2000 Ford F-150 defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 Ford F-150. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Fuel Tank Strap Failure Due to CorrosionEngineering Analysis EA11006 · opened May 4, 2011 · closed Aug 19, 2011 · led to recall 11V385000
One or both of the steel straps holding up the fuel tank and attaching it to the truck frame can corrode and fail (break or separate).If one strap fails, the tank may tilt and drop and possibly contact the road surface.If both straps break, the entire tank may drop to the road.If either failure occurs while the vehicle…
- Fuel Tank Strap Corrosion/RustPreliminary Evaluation PE10036 · opened Sep 7, 2010 · closed May 23, 2011
One or both of the steel straps holding up the fuel tank and attaching it to the truck frame can corrode and break.If one strap breaks, the tank may tilt and drop and possibly contact the road surface.If both straps break, the entire tank may drop to the road.If either failure occurs while the vehicle is being driven, …
- SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEADDefect Petition DP05005 · opened Sep 22, 2005 · closed Jan 4, 2006
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or t…
- SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIREPreliminary Evaluation PE04078 · opened Nov 19, 2004 · closed Mar 22, 2005 · led to recall 05V017000
In its letter dated january 27, 2005 to odi, ford indicated that it would conduct a safety recall (nhtsa recall # 05v-017) to remedy an overheating speed control deactivation switch in approximately 738,490 subject vehicles.the vehicles affected by the recall are certain 2000 model year (my) ford f150, ford expedition …