10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
10 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,996 miles

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problem #148

Jan 012003

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,000 miles
Door cracks on right and left doors 2" up from bottom of window. Rust on bottom of right and left doors

- Lincoln, NE, USA

problem #147

Nov 222002

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Drivers side and passenger side door by window cracked.called Ford side will not fix service bulletin 996754

- Woodbury, NJ, USA

problem #146

Dec 112002

F-150

  • miles
Engine front cover gasket failed in line with recall 99B29. Ford does not include my truck, built 04/97 in recall campaign 99B29 indicating the original recall has been inadequate.

- Mentor, OH, USA

problem #145

Jun 012002

F-150

  • miles
Consumer states the driver and passenger door frames are cracking down the center below the window.

- Dahlonega, GA, USA

problem #144

Sep 152002

F-150 4WD

  • miles
Ford knows about the problems with cracking doors and will not fix them. There are many people that have the same problem.

- Narvon, PA, USA

problem #143

Sep 232002

F-150

  • miles
Consumer states that without warning the two front doors will stick and it will be hard to open for the consumer to enter or exit the vehicle. Dealer notified.

- Central Village, CT, USA

problem #142

Jun 102002

F-150

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Driver and passenger doors have 1/2 inch cracks in metal near the windows.

- New Castle, PA, USA

problem #141

May 152002

F-150 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
There is a 1/4 inch crack in outside driver door near door handle. Crack is increasing from opening and closing. Dealer was not contacted.

- Massillon, OH, USA

problem #140

Sep 122001

(reported on)

F-150

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The vehicles door cracked four times, and the consumer wants the manufacturer to fix the problem.

- Corondy Center, IA, USA

problem #139

May 102002

F-150

  • miles
Driver's side door stress factor 2 inches above window is cracked and can break at anytime, and could cause major injuries.

- Seaside, OR, USA

problem #138

Mar 272002

F-150 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer states the driver side and passenger side door are beginning to crack, manufacturer has been aware of problem and has a recall on the problem however consumer does not fall under recall. Nlm

- Algona, IA, USA

problem #137

Mar 182002

(reported on)

F-150 4WD

  • miles
Ford has redesined the outer door shell because they are aware of the problem it seems to be a common problem so I think that Ford should recall the outer door schells on the 1997 F-150.

- Frazer, PA, USA

problem #136

Mar 122002

(reported on)

F-150 4WD

  • miles
Doors develope a crack near the window, on corner where door handle is. I had repair made at the dealer, which were experimental according to the body shop manager. Driver door re-cracked after the repair, months after the repair. Again a welding repair was made. Now the passanger door has started cracking again. I feel the welding fix is not the answer, and the manufacturer needs to replace the door skins with a newly designed part.

- North Royalton, OH, USA

problem #135

Mar 052002

(reported on)

F-150

  • miles
Driver side and passenger side door panel is cracking. Manufacturer and dealer is aware of door fracture; however, structure of door for a 1997 is no longer being made.

- Frazer, PA, USA

problem #134

Feb 262002

(reported on)

F-150 4WD

  • miles
Crack in door as reported by many others.

- Harrison Twp., MI, USA

problem #133

Aug 012000

F-150

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Driver's and passenger's doors have cracks in frame near backside of window. Cracks are hidden by rubber around window.

- Lantana, FL, USA

problem #132

Feb 032002

(reported on)

F-150 4WD

  • miles
There is a crack forming in the sheet metal of the drivers side door just below the window on the right.

- Feasterville, PA, USA

problem #131

Dec 012001

F-150

  • miles
Stress cracks inside of frame of driver's side door and passenger's side door. Also, ABS braking system isn't operable, and brake pedal goes all the way down to the floor. Dealership is aware of problem.

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #130

Jan 011999

F-150

  • miles
Door is cracking and progressing every day I use the vehicle. Soon, it will result in injury to passenger or other people on the road. Dealership refuses to look at vehicel and follow Ford's suggested resolve on this issue.

- Eliot, ME, USA

problem #129

Nov 232001

(reported on)

F-150

  • miles
Driver and passenger door skins are cracked at lower corner of windows (stress cracks - poor stamping) dealer est. Repair to cost me $790 cost not covered by Ford due to mileage.

- Novi, MI, USA

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