25 of the 1,323 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-150 are about the lighting — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 55,650 miles.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS KEEP BLOWING, AS WELL AS THE HEAD GASKETS I ONLY DRIVE FORD'S, SO FORD PLEASE FIX THIS FOR US LOYAL OWNERS PLEASE.
NHTSA complaint #11360722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
NHTSA complaint #10689913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO (10/2014) I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1999 FORD F-150 WERE NOT WORKING. A FEW TIMES ONCE I RETURNED TO HOME I NOTICED THAT WHEN I SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO PARK, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO MATTER IF THE HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. I STARTED TO INSPECT THE HEADLIGHT OPERATION AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I TILTED THE STEERING WHEEL TO IT'S LOWEST POSITION, TYPICALLY IT'S OPERATING POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. WHEN I TILTED THE WHEEL UP SLIGHTLY TO THE NEXT POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON. TODAY, 10/19/2014 I REMOVED THE TRIM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE TWO WIRES THAT HAVE BROKEN AND SEPARATED FROM THE WIRING HARNESSES THAT ATTACH TO THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY AND SEVERAL CONTACTS THAT ARE LOOSE IN THE UPPER HARNESS. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS AND A VIDEO SHOWING THE PARTS THAT ARE LOOSE AND OR BROKEN. BECAUSE THESE BROKEN WIRES AND CONTACTS ARE LOOSE AND AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF A SHORT OR SPARKS THAT THEY COULD CREATE AND WITHOUT FULLY OPERATIONAL HEADLIGHTS, THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND PURCHASED IT AT AROUND 11,000 MILES. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN APART NOR HAS THE TRIM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN BEEN REMOVED. THESE WIRES COULD BE SEEN MOVING AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED UP AND DOWN PRIOR TO THE SIGNAL ASSEMBLY BEING REMOVED AS THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH LEFT IN THE ON POSITION.
NHTSA complaint #10648663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED THIS FORD F150 1999 ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. I HAVE NOTICED FROM THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT, WHEN I FIRST START IT UP I HEAR A SERIES OF DINGS (LIKE ONES YOU WOULD HEAR FOR SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED), BUT THE SEAT BELTS ARE FASTENED. MY RADIO SOMETIMES HAS POWER AND WORKS, OTHER TIMES IT HAS NO POWER TO COME ON. SOMETIMES MY ODOMETER IS ON AND I CAN READ MY MILEAGE, MOST OF THE TIME ITS OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN THE BLOWER FAN IS BEING USED IT DOES NOT GO OF WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED OFF AND REMOVED, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS PROBLEM IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I HAVE HEARD ON OCCASIONS, A CLICKING SOUND BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AREA, AGAIN THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM STOP WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS. I FEAR IT MAY LEAD TO, OR CAUSE A FIRE SOMEHOW. MOST OF THE TIME I CAN LEAVE MY TRUCK PARKED, AND START IT UP THE NEXT DAY, SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT THE BATTERY IS MYSTERIOUSLY DRAINED DEAD THE NEXT MORNING. I HAVE BEEN DILIGENT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE LEFT NOTHING ON THAT COULD IN ANY WAY DRAIN THE BATTERY. I FEAR THESE ARE MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS, DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS TO GET THESE ISSUES REPAIRED?
NHTSA complaint #10562788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHTS AND BED LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10550683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHTS AND BED LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10550683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE DIMMER SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED THE WIRES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
NHTSA complaint #10440099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
JUST WONDERING IF MY TRUCK IS ON THOSE RECALLS.
NHTSA complaint #10438823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE ODOMETER IN MY 1999 FORD F150 PICKUP DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. IT DOES EVENTUALLY COME ON BUT HAS TAKEN LONGER AND LONGER AS THE VEHICLE HAS AGED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.
NHTSA complaint #10417164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHILE THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM IS AN OFF AND ON ISSUE. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON JULY 20, 2005. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ON IT WILL HAPPEN, AND SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT THEY WILL COME ON. OVER THE PHONE A DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE TURN SIGNAL.
NHTSA complaint #10138032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, CHECKED THE BULBS, HAD A TOPPER WIRED INTO THEM . TOOK THAT OFF AND DISCONNECTED IT. TRIED FLASHERS, THEY WORKED. CHECKED FUSES, FIGURED IT WAS ONE OF THE TWO SWITCHES, EITHER THE ONE ON THE RESERVOIR OR THE ONE THE PEDAL UP UNDER THE DASHBOARD. FOUND OUT YESTERDAY ON JULY 20, 2005.
NHTSA complaint #10129561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE TURN SIGNALS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. IT BEGAN AS AN INFREQUENT PROBLEM OCCURRING MORE AND MORE AND LASTING LONGER IN DURATION. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM ONLY INVOLVED THE TURN SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED AFTER LOOKING OVER A WIRING DIAGRAM OF THE VEHICLE. THE REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM, PER A CAR WEB SITE, IS ROUTED THE EMERGENCY SWITCH. DEPRESSING THE SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES SEEMS TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS, SOLVING THE PROBLEM, AT LEAST SO FAR.
NHTSA complaint #10109220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE TURN SIGNALS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. IT BEGAN AS AN INFREQUENT PROBLEM OCCURRING MORE AND MORE AND LASTING LONGER IN DURATION. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM ONLY INVOLVED THE TURN SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED AFTER LOOKING OVER A WIRING DIAGRAM OF THE VEHICLE. THE REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM, PER A CAR WEB SITE, IS ROUTED THE EMERGENCY SWITCH. DEPRESSING THE SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES SEEMS TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS, SOLVING THE PROBLEM, AT LEAST SO FAR.
NHTSA complaint #10109220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
MY F150 P.U. HAS A STRESS CRACK IN THE CURVE OF THE DOOR BY THE WINDOW. THE LATCH IS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH, SO THE DOOR IS HARD TO SHUT. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, THE ODOMETER LIGHT GOES ON & OFF, THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RECOIL & THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT GETS STUCK, EVENTHOUGH ALL DOORS ARE RESHUT. ENGINE SOMETIMES RUNS ROUGH EVENTHOUGH HAS JUST HAD 60,000 MILE CHECK. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR NEW PART TO FIX ODOMETER LIGHT $300+PLUS LABOR, $58 FOR DOOR PART+LABOR. HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM ABOUT "ROUGH RUNNING", I'M SURE THEY'LL WANT MORE $$ TO FIX IT TOO.
NHTSA complaint #10078455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DIGITAL ODOMETER LIGHT TURNS ON & OFF. DOOR AJAR LIGHT, DOME LIGHT, AND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS GO ON & OFF ALSO. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS MAY BE THE "GEM MODULE." SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT GETTING CUT/DAMAGED FROM DOOR LATCH WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. FORD ENGINEERS WERE NOTIFIED NEARLY SIX MONTHS AGO BUT NO REPLY.
NHTSA complaint #10074470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1999 FORD F-150. ON A RECENT TRIP TO INDIANA I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED DOWN SO THAT MY WIFE COULD DRIVE, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WHILE IN INDIANA A MAN WAS NICE ENOUGH TO FLAG ME DOWN TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY BREAK LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO EBY FORD SALES (JUNE 6, 2003) IN GOSHEN FOR REPAIR. THEY INDICATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH DISCONNECTED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED DOWN. SO THEY LENGTHENED THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WIRES AND THAT SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 17, 2001, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO PRINCE FORD IN DOUGLAS GEORGIA AND TOLD THEM THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD JUST COME ON FOR NO REASON. THEY REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BUT DID NOT LENGTHEN THE WIRES.ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT EBBY FORD, THIS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH CONTROLS SEVERAL VITAL FUNCTIONS ON THE TRUCK - BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, ETC. *AK SEVERAL THINGS ARE WORTH NOTING HERE: FIRST, I CALLED AND TALKED WITH PRICE FORD IN GEORGIA AND ASKED WHY THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WIRES WERE NOT LENGTHENED WHEN THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THEM THE FIRST TIME (DECEMBER 17, 2001). THEY HAVEN'T EVEN CALLED ME BACK. SECOND, I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOTE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. FINALLY, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS CRASHES RESULTING FROM THE FACT THAT THE SWITCH WIRES ON THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY IS NOT LONG ENOUGH AND THAT THE SWITCH DISCONNECTS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED DOWN. IT WOULD BE A TRADGEDY IF JUST ONE PERSON LOST THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THE BREAK LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS FAILED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME.
NHTSA complaint #10023805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1999 FORD F-150. ON A RECENT TRIP TO INDIANA I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED DOWN SO THAT MY WIFE COULD DRIVE, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WHILE IN INDIANA A MAN WAS NICE ENOUGH TO FLAG ME DOWN TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY BREAK LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO EBY FORD SALES (JUNE 6, 2003) IN GOSHEN FOR REPAIR. THEY INDICATED THAT THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH DISCONNECTED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TILTED DOWN. SO THEY LENGTHENED THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WIRES AND THAT SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 17, 2001, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO PRINCE FORD IN DOUGLAS GEORGIA AND TOLD THEM THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD JUST COME ON FOR NO REASON. THEY REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH BUT DID NOT LENGTHEN THE WIRES.ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT EBBY FORD, THIS MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH CONTROLS SEVERAL VITAL FUNCTIONS ON THE TRUCK - BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, ETC. *AK SEVERAL THINGS ARE WORTH NOTING HERE: FIRST, I CALLED AND TALKED WITH PRICE FORD IN GEORGIA AND ASKED WHY THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WIRES WERE NOT LENGTHENED WHEN THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THEM THE FIRST TIME (DECEMBER 17, 2001). THEY HAVEN'T EVEN CALLED ME BACK. SECOND, I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOTE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. FINALLY, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS CRASHES RESULTING FROM THE FACT THAT THE SWITCH WIRES ON THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY IS NOT LONG ENOUGH AND THAT THE SWITCH DISCONNECTS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED DOWN. IT WOULD BE A TRADGEDY IF JUST ONE PERSON LOST THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THE BREAK LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS FAILED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME.
NHTSA complaint #10023805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
FOG LIGHT COVERS ARE DEFECTIVE. LAMP GETS TOO HOT AND COVERS CRACK AND BREAK OUTWARD. SOME DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX, OTHERS FIX UNDER WARRANTY. SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS A TSB ON FILE WITH FORD. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10016915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #8019009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE GOVT SHOULD OUT LAW HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) HEADLIGHTS ON ANY VEHICLE NEW OR USE.. THEY ARE TO BRIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #765889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TRUCK WAS UNSTABLE WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN BY DEALERSHIP. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER NOTHING HAS CHANGED. VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN AT IDLE WITH RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATING UP/DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, OIL LEVEL DROPPED AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BLADE AND FAN CLUTCH. REAR BRAKES EXPERIENCED GRINDING, DEALER APPLIED A SILENCER TO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C AND HEATER, PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE USES A LOT OF GAS, IDLES ROUGH AND EXPERIENCES SMALL HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE KICKS INTO GEAR. VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE. DRIVER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR RATTLES WHEN CLOSING DOOR, WHEN EVERYTHING IS CLOSED THERE IS AN OUTSIDE NOISE, DEALER RESEALED THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS, THE CLOCK AND A/C ARE DELAYED. THERE IS A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. WINDOW CONTROL BUTTONS STICK AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW SWITCH. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #8013741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYES ON AND THE DOME LIGHT AND CARGO LIGHTS STAY ON FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
NHTSA complaint #762755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR WILL NOT REMAIN LATCHED WITHIN THE MECHANISM. *AK LEVER WILL LATCH IN IF VEHICLE IS MOVING STRAIGHT ON, BUT WILL NOT IF VEHICLE IS TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #872091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHTS FAIL TO GO OUT AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, SPEEDOMETER SHOT TO 100RMPS AFTER SHIFTING. TOOK TO DEALER & LIGHTS STILL ON & NOT GOING OFF. EVENTUALLY, LIGHTS WENT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #870533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOOR AJAR/LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THERE IS CHIMING NOISE TO LET CONSUMER KNOW THAT DOOR IS OPEN. ALSO DOME LIGHT IS ON.
NHTSA complaint #846987 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.