1999 Ford F-150 Visibility

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE HEATER WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLAPPER THAT WAS INSIDE THE HEATER BLOWER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* 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.

I HAVE A 1999 FORD F-150 THAT LEAKS AROUND THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IT RAINS IT CAUSES THE WIPERS NOT TO WORK THE POWER ACC STAY ON AND THE DOOR CHIME RINGS ONCE THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VECHILE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

THE BLEND DOOR THAT SEPARATES THE COLD AIR FROM THE HOT AIR BREAKS CAUSING NO HOT AIR TO BE RELEASED. THEREFORE NOT LETTING YOU DEFROST YOUR WINDSHIELD. THE WHOLE DASH HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED TO REPLACE THIS FREQUENTLY BREAKING PART. APROX $1100 IN DEALER REPAIRS. I HAVE FOUND IN NUMEROUS FORUMS AND ASKING DEALER TECH'S THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IF FORD PRODUCTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. AFTER IT RAINED, A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED WATER TO DRIP DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND INTO THE FUSE PANEL. THE FUSE PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN

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. *JB

MY CONCERN IS THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ON THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE PLASTIC ON THE DOOR CRACKING, CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. LAST WINTER I COULD NOT GET MY HEAT ON TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, AND WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE I HAD TO WIPE THE WINSHIELD MYSELF WITH A PAPER TOWEL. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS DOOR WAS TO SEPARATE THE COLD FROM THE HOT AIR. FORD QUOTED ABOUT $1100.00 TO FIX THIS PART SINCE THE WHOLE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE REMOVED TO GET ACCESS TO THE PART. I HAVE NOT HAD TIME OR THE MONEY TO GET THIS PART FIXED. *AK

1999 F150 WIPERS COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON RANDOMLY ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. *NM

WE BOUGHT A USED F-150 AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR A YEAR. AFTER A HEAVY RAIN, THE ALARM WENT OFF AND ON, LIGHTS FLASHED, DOOR CHIME WENT OFF WHEN THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION, ETC. HAYWARD FORD IN CA LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND SINCE OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY "JUST RAN OUT," THEY WANTED TO CHARGE US $150 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I SAID FORGET THAT AND TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE AUTO ELECTRICAL PLACE. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS INDEED A LEAKY WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY EVEN GAVE US THE PAPER THAT FORD PUTS OUT TELLING MECHANICS WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF THE LEAKY WINDSHIELD (BASICALLY TO SEAL THE WINDSHIELD WITH BUTYL SEALANT). I CALLED FORD BACK AND THEY SUDDENLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID THAT ISN'T A RECALL PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT MAKES/MODELS OF FORDS HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET AND IF THE GEM WAS HARMED, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED TOO (AT A TUNE OF $1600). I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND AFTER GETTING THE RUN AROUND, A SUPERVISOR FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY ARE WILLING OR WILL DO TO HELP US OUT. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS A PROBLEM, BUT THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME FORWARD TO COMPLAIN (YET) AND THERE ISN'T A RECALL (YET). SO, THEY AREN'T WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. I AM SO MAD I CAN'T SEE STRAIGHT. I HAVE WRITTEN A COMPLAINT LETTER. MY TRUCK IS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY (TARPED UP TO PREVENT RAIN FROM GETTING ON THE GEM) WITH THE BATTERY PULLED (OTHERWISE IT GETS DRAINED). SO, WE EITHER PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED OR CONTINUE TO WATCH THE TRUCK ROT IN THE DRIVEWAY. I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION SUIT. ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM? *NM

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITON WENT INTO TOTAL MELT DOWN 5 MONTHS AGO. AFTER A RAIN STORM I WENT INTO IT AND AFTER STARTING IT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT NUTS THE RADIO DIED WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO MY MECHANIC WHO FINALLY WENT TO FORD AND NOW IT HAS BEEN BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME A NEW WINDSHIELD NEW COMPUTER AND STILL IF IT RAINS AND NOW IF IT IS HUMID ALL HELL BRAKES LOOSE.NOW THAT I SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND 2,000 DOLLARS LATER ALL HELL WILL BRAKE LOOSE WITH FORD BECAUSE I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER I CAN AND HAVE TO GET RESULTS.

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.

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ON MY FORD 1999 EXPEDITION OPERATES BY ITSELF WHEN CAR IS ON. THE WIPER SWITCH IS SET TO OFF WHEN THEY COME ON. WORRIED ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM READING OTHER CONSUMER ENTRIES. *NM

THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS PEELED OFF MAKING THE MIRRORS USELESS IN THE CONSUMER 1999 FORD F150.*MR THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL STARTED DISCOLORING AND PEELING 7 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST ARBITRARILY COMING ON. IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT OUR 1999 F150 BUT WAS MUCH MORE SPORADIC THAN IT IS NOW. NOW IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND KEEP COMING ON. IT IS GETTING QUITE ANNOYING.*JB

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 $500.00-$600.00. 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.*AK *TC

GLAZING MATERIAL ON BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAILED. DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS. TWO YEARS LATER, BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAILED AGAIN. *AK

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. *AK

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, EXPEDITIONS, AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD THE MIRRORS REPLACED AT A COST OF $150.00 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.*AK

'99 FORD F-150 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

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. *AK *MR

I HAVE A REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW WHICH LEAKS ON THE RIGHT SIDE (THE FIXED PART OF THE WINDOW) WHEN IT RAINS. MY BROTHER HAS A 98 F250 WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. IS FORD TAKING CARE OF THIS?*AK

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. *LA

CONSUMER STATES REAR WINDOWS LEAK WATER WHEN IT RAINS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

SEAL AROUND REAR WINDOW LEAKS AT THE CORNERS. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND THERE IS NOT PATTERN AS TO WHEN THE WIPERS WILL TURN ON.*AK