2003 Ford F-150 clunking / rattling reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe clunks, knocks and rattles on the 2003 Ford F-150 — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

Clunking / rattling reports

share of complaints

66,881 mi

median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Components reported on this vehicle

Engine and Engine Cooling 69 Power Train 62 Electrical System 46 Structure 32 Vehicle Speed Control 32 Air Bags 29

Clunking / rattling in other F-150 years

2024 F-150	6
2023 F-150	13
2022 F-150	21
2021 F-150	30
2020 F-150	60
2019 F-150	181
2018 F-150	280
2017 F-150	149
2016 F-150	37
2015 F-150	25

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Other symptoms owners describe on the 2003 Ford F-150

Rust / corrosion 43 Stalling 18 Vibration / shaking 15 Check engine light 7

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2003 Ford F-150 report before drawing conclusions.

Clunking / rattling across all vehicles →