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1999 Ford Pickup problems

Owners have filed 11 complaints about the 1999 Ford Pickup with NHTSA between 1998 and 2017. The largest single group is the suspension.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Ford Pickup All 1999 cars
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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

11

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

How 1999 compares with every other Ford Pickup

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1999 Ford Pickup

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Suspension 4 36.4%

Median failure at 30,000 miles

Tires 2 18.2%

Median failure at 36,000 miles

Engine & Cooling 2 18.2%

Median failure at 55,700 miles

Other & Unspecified 1 9.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 9.1%

Median failure at 76,000 miles

Airbags 1 9.1%

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

25,000 – 49,999 miles 2 50.0%
50,000 – 74,999 miles 1 25.0%
75,000 – 99,999 miles 1 25.0%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Nov 1998 peak 1 Jun 2017

NHTSA investigations into the 1999 Ford Pickup

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

PE00029 Opened 21 Jul 2000 Closed 5 Jan 2001 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

PROPANE VEHICLE CONVERSION

THE SECOND-STAGE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER, DURING THE CONVERSION PROCESS, INSTALLS THE PROPANE FUEL TANK ON THE LEFT-OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CARGO BED IN AN EXPOSED POSITION.THIS LOCATION APPEARS TO BE CONTRARY TO THE NFPA #152 GUIDELINES AND FORD'S BODY BUILDER LAYOUT BOOK - ALTERNATIVE FUELS GUIDELINES.IN A SIDE-SWIPE TYPE OF COLLISION, BETWEEN ONE OF THE SUBJECT CONVERSIONS AND A 1988 INTERNATION TRUCK, THE PROPANE TANK WAS IMPACTED AND THE PROPANE WAS RELEASED.THE RELEASED PROPANE REPORTEDLY IGNITED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT AND THE DRIVERS OF BOTHE VEHICLES INVOLVED WERE SERIOUSLY BURNED....

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 55,700 miles Greenville, SC

ENGINE

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND GOES TO LIMP MODE. WRENCH APPERS ON DASH SCREEN AND LOSES POWER THIS HAPPENED MORE THEN 20 TIMES IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ON A 500 MILE TRIP TOWING A VEHICLE BETWEEN FL AND SC.

NHTSA complaint #10993067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 76,000 miles Brockway, PA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS OR THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATING SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY IS REMOVED, RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF. A CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE DASH. THE DASH LIGHTS WILL DIM. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WON'T START. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING AND THE MOISTURE DESTROYED THE MODULE AND FUSE PANEL. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPLACE THAT AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN THE ESTIMATE FOR THE WINDSHIELD YET. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS OTHER EXPEDITION OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I'M HOPING THAT A RECALL WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

NHTSA complaint #10185857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chesapeake, VA

AIR BAGS

COMPLAINT FOR 1999 FORD PICKUP BUT NO NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE IN THE APPLICABLE INCIDENT FIELD OF VOQ.*MR THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALL IN HIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10117319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 30,000 miles Canada, 00

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

THE LOWER BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE POPPED OFF.

NHTSA complaint #10050348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Seaside, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

REQUEST TO HAVE FORD PICKUP TRUCK FIXED BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCUR. *MR *TS *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10042717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 36,000 miles Tujunga, CA

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ALL TREAD BUT DID NOT LOSE AIR. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOST TREAD AND HAD BLOWN. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED REGULARLY. *JB *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10038592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sheridon, WY

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #562525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST. Augustine, FL

TIRES

FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES (P265 75 R16) ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKING. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #557353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Nipomo, CA

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT VERY STRONGLY DUE TO BAD BALL JOINTS ON THE TIE ROD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #847198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Patterson, NJ

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER SAYS WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO GO WHERE IT WANTS, THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AT THIS SPEED. IT STARTS VEERING INTO OTHER LANES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #829630 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beaverton, OR

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN PREVIOUS GEAR WHEN PUT INTO PARK.

NHTSA complaint #542331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.