The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact stated the inside covering on the sideview mirrors was defective making it difficult to see. The dealer advised there was nothing they could other than replace the mirrors. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN information was not available. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 122,000.

- Louisville, KY, USA

1999 Ford F-150 exterior rearview mirrors are extremely faded so they are basically useless. These are the mirrors with turn signals inside the glass. Ford says there are no recalls and no problem exists. They are a safety hazard.

- Azle , TX, USA

The contact states there is NHTSA recall campaign 05V388000 concerning the vehicle speed control:cruise control. The parts needed for recall repairs were not available at the local dealership. He spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed the parts were not available at this time. Updated 12/27/2005. The tires had excessive wear at 20000 miles. The seat belt roller has been replaced three times. The air bag control was replaced. Both doors had stress fractures. The rear brake lines were not secured properly which resulted in wear. The wheel hubs came off while driving at highway speed. The driver side exterior rearview mirror was defective.

- Burlington, CT, USA

Exterior rearview mirrors on my 1999 F-150 lariat purchased new have effectively completely deteriorated to the point that they are not functional. It is apparent that this is a manufacture defect based on my and the many other complaints.

- Melissa, TX, USA

The reflective material on the exterior rear view mirrors peeled off making the mirrors useless in the consumer 1999 Ford F150. The reflective material started discoloring and peeling 7 months after the vehicle was purchased.

- Bluefield, WV, USA

Complaint received via E-mail. I own a 1999 F150 Ford. The mirrors on the doors are defective. The finish has almost all come off. It is very difficult to view out of the side mirrors. They have the signal flashers R and L in the mirrors. I have gone to the dealer, [located in thomson, ga], and asked them to replace the mirrors. They said they would not replace the mirrors, and they were not covered under the extended warranty. The service department acknowledged to me that the mirrors were defective, but said I would have to pay to have them fixed on my own at a non Ford glass repair shop. They estimated the cost to be $500-$600. I had another person check at a dealer in columbia, South Carolina. They said the power operating part of the side mirrors were covered under warranty, but not the glass.

- Dearing, GA, USA

Both exterior rearview mirrors on my 1999 F-150 lariet model have experienced black spots. The black spots make it impossible to see anything behind me. I have done research and found that delamination of mirrors occured on 1998 and 1999 F-150, F-250, Expedition, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. I have had the mirrors replaced at a cost of $150 per mirror plus labor. I contacted Ford to ask about reimbursement for the costs of replacing the mirrors and was told that since the vehicle is not under warranty that they can't do anything. Ford has been very unresponsive to this issue. It appears unless a vehicle recall is required that they will not voluntarily replace the mirrors. I was told by the parts manager that the replacement mirrors have a different design than the original mirrors. I can only assume that the mirrors were redesigned after Ford realized that there was a defect.

- Anamosa, IA, USA

Purchased 1999 F150 lariat new with electronic side mirrors with built in turn signal lights. The mirrors have faded and turned spotty with dark spots. The passenger side mirror is almost impossible to see out of and the drivers side is almost as bad. Within the next couple months I will not be able to see out of either side mirror. Called Ford and they said it wasn't a defect and I needed to bring it into a Ford dealer to see if it would be covered.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Exterior rear view mirrors are eroding. Driver can see clear through mirror as if it were a window. This proposes a safety concern, driver is not able to see oncoming vehicles. Dealer has been contacted.

- Slidell, LA, USA

On my 1999 Ford F-150 pickup (33,000 miles), both the exterior mirrors have lost reflection and turned black. Have checked repeatedly for recall since purchase, but none issued by Ford. I have compensated by putting small adhesive wide-angle mirror on. However, another driver tried to use mirror and was unable to see a small child at right rear fender.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

The signal mirrors on my truck have been developing dark spots making it difficult to see. It appears to be a defect in the reflective surfaces.

- Eugene, OR, USA

Outside mirrors are turning black at the mirror itself (backing coming off?).

- Ladson, SC, USA

I have a 1999 F150 lariat, 40,000 miles, bought new, with electronic side mirrors with built in arrow lights. The silver backing on both the left and right mirrors has deteriorated causing the mirrors to become opaque. This is becoming a safety hazard, especially in low light conditions.

- Horseshoe Bay, TX, USA

Side mirrors with turn signals built into mirrors have turned black and spotty. This problem appears to only exist on the mirrors with the turn signals built into the mirror, and Ford no longer sells these vehicles in the F150 this way.

- Hastings, MI, USA

Consumer stated both exterior side mirrors appeared shadey, which caused low visibity when tring to change lanes. Please provide any additional information.

- Covington, GA, USA

Mirrors on both side doors are de laminating the reflectant on the back of the mirrors. This at first looks like paint oversparay, but continues untill you can not see out of the mirrors. They are simply black. They are the Ford signal mirrors with turn signals built in. I was told by the parts department that this was not a defect coverd by warrenty. He also indicated that other people were having the same problem.I have never, ever seen a mirror do this. The mirrors are a definate safety issue and need to be replaced.

- Ontario, CA, USA

Side view mirrors on left and right side of vehicle have faded and is almost impossible to look at anything in those mirrors. Contacted dealer who is not willing to do anything.

- Locust Grove, GA, USA

On both sides of vehicle mirrors have black spots, and consumer is unable to see.

- Grastonia, NC, USA

The passenger side mirrors are delaminating, the dealer pointed out that they should be replaced, but the manufacturer declined to pay for replacement cost due to vehicle being over 36000 miles.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

The passenger side mirrors are delaminating, the dealer pointed out that they should be replaced, but the manufacturer declined to pay for replacement cost due to vehicle being over 36000 miles.

- Alexandria, VA, USA