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2003 Ford F-150

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2003-09-22 03V349000 STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN 300 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-01-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My husband was shoveling snow off of our vehicles and seen smoke coming from under the hood of his truck. When he opene…
2025-08-28 AIR BAGS Yes 0 Well the passenger side in front seat seat belt needs replaced due to getting stuck after front airbags in dash and st…
2025-06-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:SPARK PLUGS No 0 The engine continues to shoot out the spark plugs. This is continued to happen with different cylinders. I’ve had it at…
2025-03-17 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel b…
2024-01-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I purchased this F150 in November, 2023. The only code shown was a lean code, P0171. I removed the bed first to begin …
2023-10-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Our truck has been great but we have a major problem. It is leaking water when it rains. Getting front floor carpet wet…
2023-09-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off for approximate…
2023-05-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 Ford placed a decal on the rear differential that wraps all the way around the axle. This decal holds water and has cau…
2023-04-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 Transmission
2023-02-20 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 On the day of Monday February 20 2023 I was in my front driveway preforming some maintenance on my 2003 Ford F-150 Xlt …
2022-11-27 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 On 11/27/2022 at or around 4:30 P.M. my 2003 Ford F-150 burned almost completely, without any mechanical failures or wa…
2020-12-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL TANK SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN FUEL SPILL.
2020-11-01 AIR BAGS Yes 2 ON NOVEMBER 01,2020 I WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ROLLOVER IN MY FORD F150 2003 WHICH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AIRBAG …
2020-10-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT'S BOYFRIEND OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION CO…
2020-08-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE …
2020-07-27 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEG…
2020-04-03 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED SIN…
2020-03-15 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017…
2020-01-22 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLI…
2019-09-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AT FIRST BUT THEN WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPS BUT WITH…
2019-08-15 TIRES No 0 ONE GENERAL GRABBER STX, FROM WALMART, ON FRONT OF F150 BASE MODEL TRUCK SHREDDED ON HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING DAY THE OTHER F…
2019-08-15 TIRES No 0 ONE GENERAL GRABBER STX, FROM WALMART, ON FRONT OF F150 BASE MODEL TRUCK SHREDDED ON HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING DAY THE OTHER F…
2019-08-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 FRONT DRIVER SEAT MOVES ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING OR TOUCHING CONTROLS AND NO PROBLEM WITH FUSES ETC. W…
2019-07-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER Yes 1 DRIVING A 2003 FORD F-150, LARIAT, SUPER CREW, GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ACCELERATING, ON THE ON-RAMP ENTRANCE TO …
2019-05-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I…
2019-03-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 AFTER A RAINSTORM AND WHILE DRIVING, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, MY RADIO/CD PLAYER STARTED TURNING OFF AND O…
2019-03-17 AIR BAGS No 1 MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE MAIN STREET IN OUR TOWN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT, CROSSED OVER THE RAILROAD CROSSING AND BOTH …
2019-02-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. TRUCK SPEEDS UP, ONLY WAY TO STOP IS SHIFT TO NEUTRAL.HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY AND I SHIFTED TO NEUTR…
2019-01-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT'S SISTER SMELLED SMOKE COMING THEIR BEDROOM WINDOW. THE CONTACT WEN…
2018-12-10 TIRES No 0 I HAD A CATOSTROPHIC SIDEWALL FAILURE OF A GOODYEAR WRANGLER DURATRAC TIRE (MDW8 B11V 4110) THAT HAD ONLY 2140 MILES ON…
2018-10-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 NOTHING HAS REALLY HAPPENED BUT BOTH ANTI LOCK BRAKE WIRES KEEP RUBBING ON THE RIMS AND WHERING THROUGH I HAVE REPLACE…
2018-09-06 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYS…
2018-08-19 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 GAS TANK STRAP BROKE WAS THIS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE?
2018-08-02 ENGINE No 0 REQUESTNG FORD BE MADE TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR EXHAUST MANIFOLD HOLES AND CRACKING ISSUES. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN AND THE A…
2018-07-29 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I DROVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 90 MILES SUNDAY JULY 29. PARKED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY HOME WENT INSIDE AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES …
2018-07-05 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WH…
2018-04-02 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 GAS TANK IS LEAKING. JUST READ THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT
2017-11-10 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND T…
2017-09-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 3:49PM WHEN APPROCHING THE CAPE COD MA BRIDGE, MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS FORD F-150 SUDDENELY ACCEREL…
2017-05-05 AIR BAGS No 0 HORN CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING STARTED WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TOWN
2017-04-29 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE. CANNOT OPEN EITHER REAR DOOR. THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE I L…
2017-03-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACC…
2017-01-17 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE FUEL TANK STRAP HAS BROKEN DUE TO CORROSION. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES FROM FORD…
2016-12-06 ENGINE No 0 THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM MY ENGINE AND CYLINDER HEAD. AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD TRUCK ENGINES.…
2016-12-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WIRING HARNESS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN …
2016-11-07 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TRANS WENT OUT A MONTH AFTER INTAKE CRACK HAD TO BE REPLACE ALMOST $1,650 TOGETHER ALSO BALL JOINTS AND TIEROD ENDS NO …
2016-10-25 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK …
2016-10-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE…
2016-09-28 ENGINE No 0 WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 35 MPH GOING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET. A SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE HEAD. THIS COULD …
2016-08-19 STEERING No 0 DROVE TO OUR CABIN IN UPPER WISCONSIN AND THE PSF TIRE THE MIDDLE OF IT BLOW OUT. IT HAD PROBABLE A 4 INCH CUT FROM WHE…