1997 Ford F-150 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“1997 F-150 rear window leaking - took in twice during warranty and told them about hearing water in truck them checked drain in door and said nothing wrong - only have 62000 on truck so I did not drive it much but now I found were water was coming in through gasket and this seems to be a big problem and dealer ship are having outside vendors doing work I think this should be recalled because they knew this problem and changed design”

“1/28/03 - heater core failed and was replaced. 11/29/03 - heater core failed again and was replaced. Ford didn't charge me for another core but I did have to pay agion for the labor, $400.00. This part should not fail after 11 months.”

“Rear sliding glass window leaking in the inside top left section. Taken to Ford dealer who in turn subcontracts out to a leak specialist. I was inform by the service desk that he inform them that I would need to replace the whole rear window at a cost estimate of a couple hundred dollars. I in turn contacted Ford motor company and of course my vehicle is now out of warranty. I own a 1997 Ford F-150 with 82,000 miles. I was informed by Ford motor co. That the dealers are franchised and what ever policy they have in place Ford co. Can't control.”

“I am sending in a full letter to explain the failures . It centers around TSB 99b29 and lack of owner notification of a bad front cover design that can lead to engine failure, which occurred in this case. Additionally, I had a tie rod failure that was not addressed under warranty, but later broke while driving. Also, my crank shaft pulley / dampener assembly fell off while highway driving (70 MPH). There are other issues including door lock / key sticking. Campaign id number : 03v196000 component: steering:gear box:shaft sector. The engine cover gasket failed. …”

“I purchased a 1997 Ford F-150 june 11, 2001 from two rivers cheverolet on 2/04/02 a hole was patched in the radiator of the vehicle. On 9/02/02 the radiator had another hole in it and this time had to be replaced. On 9/27/02 the heater core began leaking and had to be replaced. At that time I had taken the vehical back to the radiator specialist and he sugguested that the vehical might have electryolisis, said take the vehicale to the Ford . I did they replaced the heater core and I had suggested to the service technian that it could have electroylisis. The service tech. …”