1999 Ford F Series (heavy)
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
5 complaints
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- Engine
Spark plug blew out. Spark and gasoline could start fire.
- Engine and engine cooling
Truck engine started to cut out. Occurs every few hundred miles, requires part replacement. The cam position sensor IS the part that continues to fail. Replacement fixes it. *Tr
- Steering · Suspension › Front
Front end shakes violently when encountering successive dips or potholes at speeds between 40 and 60 . Replaced tires,shocks, tie rod ends, steering box, and linkage. Constantly verifying tire pressure, when this occurs daily I must slow to a crawl or shake the steering wheel from ten to two to make it quit. Cant afford to replace anything else that doesn't seem to work total thus far IS in the 900'S. *Tr
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
My truck started making a noise and slowly got worse over about 6000 miles. I brought it into ford and the said it was pistion slap or a bad bearing. They tolsd me it wouldnt affect the performance or the truck and it IS a fairly common problem. So I told them I wanted to trade it in and they said they didnt want it because it was making noise. help!!!
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Transmission failure with low mileage. *jb
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 6090213Information on removing and / or replacing the generic electronic module (gem).
- 612407A slow release of the hubs, at times, which may be regarded a not normal by the operator. Slow release of the hublocks IS not considered abnormal for this system.
- 612220Vehicle equiped with either manual or electronic shift 4X4 system may exhibit a vibration or a ratcheting noise from the front of the vehicle. Another symptom may be described as front hublocks not releasing.
- 609050Information on replacing and removing the generic electronic module (gem).
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