Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Ford F Series.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVEING AT 60 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CRASH FROM THE LEFT REAR THEN A GRINDING POP FROM THE LEFT REAR ALL WHILE THE… |
| 2014-05-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING UP AND DOWN IN SPEED ERRATICALLY. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT … |
| 2013-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN A STRIP MALL PARKING LOT. A FEW MINUTES LATER SOMEONE SAID THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM … |
| 2012-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2001, THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 82K MILES. I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING AND S… |
| 2011-10-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | RECALL CORRECTION TURNS TO EXPLOSION DANGER! FORD ISSUED RECALL #11 S 21 ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. … |
| 2010-10-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, PULLED OUT ON TO THE ROAD, SMALL BUMP IN THE INTERSECTION. RUSTED STRAPS BROKE AND GAS … |
| 2010-10-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WALKING TO MY TRUCK I NOTICE THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP BROKEN AND HANGING AND THE FUEL TANK HANGING FROM THE FRONT STRAP… |
| 2010-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 1, 2010, OUR FORD F150 (VIN [XXX]) STARTED ON FIRE AND BURNED FROM THE ENGINE ON OUT. THE HOOD IS TOTALLY BUR… |
| 2010-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 FORD F-150 PIK UP TRUCK. BOTH STRAPS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK IN PLACE HAVE BROKEN IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENT… |
| 2010-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL KEEPS RUNNING LOW .TRUCK STARTING TO SKIP OR MISFIRE ON CYLINDER. NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE ON THE OUT SI… |
| 2008-10-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WAS FORTUNATE TO NOTICE GAS TANK HANGING DOWN FROM UNDER CARRIAGE... WAS PREPARING TO DRIVE 50 MILE IN ON INTERSTATE...… |
| 2008-05-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WENT TO START TRUCK. HYDRO LOCKED. WOULD NOT START. *TR |
| 2007-12-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1997 F150 ENGINE FAILURE 4.2L 6 CYL MOTOR BENT OR BLEW A ROD AFTER SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE AFTER STARTING IT. *TR |
| 2007-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSING OIL AND COOLANT TO MIX. EVENTUALLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO BENT RODS. *TR |
| 2007-04-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 4.2 ENGINE PROBLEM, THE 1997 FORD F150 HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT, AS OF THIS DATE THE ENGINE MAIN BEARING WORE OUT. THIS … |
| 2007-02-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE HUNG THREE TIMES: ONE UNDER CRUISE, TWICE WITHOUT. ALL INSTANCES STARTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TEMPS WHERE EX… |
| 2006-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | '97 FORD F-150 4.2L V-6, LOWER INTAKE GASKETS FAILED, LEADING TO HYDROLOCKED ENGINE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES … |
| 2006-06-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORD LOWER INTAKE GASKET ON 1997 F150 4.2L ENGINE CAUSING COOLANT LOSS. *NM |
| 2006-05-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | PERIODIC LOW COOLANT LEVELS WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS, PROGRESSIVELY WORSE LOW OIL PRESSURE, TROUBLE STARTING, STEAM IN EXH… |
| 2006-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1. LOSS OF COOLANT 2. PRESSURE TEST SHOWED FRONT GASKET LEAKING 3.FRONT GASKET REPLACED AT COST OF $1000.00 , MAY HAV… |
| 2006-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE DEAD DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS, COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE. *NM |
| 2005-11-28 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | MY SON APPLIED HIS BRAKES ON A 1997 FORD F-150 AND TRIED TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, HOWEVER; HE CLAIMS T… |
| 2005-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1997 FORD TRUCK F250 |
| 2005-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | JUNE 5, 2005- ABOUT 1:30AM, MY WIFE AND I WERE AWAKEN BY THE NEIGHBORS AND THE FIRE DEPT. THEY INFORMED US THAT OUR TRU… |
| 2005-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | UPON STARTING MY TRUCK, A LOUD BANGING OR RATTLING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE NOISE WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THAT DAY. … |
| 2005-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FRONT ENGIN COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29 COST OF RECOVERY BY DEALER 4,700, IT WOULD APPEAR RECALL WAS … |
| 2005-04-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 4HRS.AND UNATTENDED MY 1997 FORD F-150 4X4 TRUCK VIN.# [XXX] CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. … |
| 2005-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 FORD F 150 STARTED ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. |
| 2004-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK |
| 2004-10-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | CRACKS ON DOOR FORD 1997 TRUCK. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA THERE ARE 18 TRUCKS IN THE PARKING LOT 12 OUT OF THE 18 HAVE C… |
| 2004-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 FORD F150 4X4 4.6 LITRE PICKUP. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. … |
| 2004-07-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TRUCK STARTED; HOWEVER, WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE. CONNECTOR FOR CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDAR WAS BU… |
| 2004-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER REQUEST A RESPONSE TO A QUESTION HE SUBMITTED TO NHTSA RE THE 4.6 LITER ENGINE EXPLODING IN HIS 1997 FORD F-SE… |
| 2004-04-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE ANYTHING JUST ONE DAY MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING LOUD KNOCKING SOUND TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICING AND … |
| 2003-09-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE THE SAME DOOR CRACK AROUND THE WINDOW AS MANY OTHERS. I TALKED TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM, B UT … |
| 2003-05-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING, WENT THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. FORD MOTOR WARRANTY… |
| 2003-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 97 F150 BEGAN TO HAVE AN UNPREDICTABLE COOLANT LEAK, NEVER GOING BELOW MINIMUM COOLANT LEVEL. WITHIN THE WEEK NOTICED … |
| 2003-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE AREA AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS. VEHICLE AT A COMPLETE LOSS. FIREFIGHTERS CO… |
| 2003-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LIGHTS STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY - HAVE TO REMOVE FUSES - BACK UP LIGHTS AND DOME LIGHT WON'T GO OUT. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT… |
| 2003-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE AT 73000 MILES, FOLLOWED ALL FORDS RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. *JB |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE- LIKELY DUE TO GASKET FAILURE - HEAT NON- FUNCTIONING AS A RESULT |
| 2003-02-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | BROKEN FRONT TORSION BAR (RS) ON A 1997 FORD F150 4WD. NO CRASH, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE . SAW PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION WHILE … |
| 2001-04-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OVER DRIVE WENT OUT SOME WERE AROUND 56000-58000 MILES NOW AT 94,000 MILES THERE IS NO REVERSE |
| 1997-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SEALER HOLDING WINDSHIELD IN PLACE WAS LEAKING. THIS CAUSED A SHORT IN FUSE AND R… |
| 1995-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. |