2000 Ford F-150 Suspension Problems

“Was on a slick road. I was going 15 miles an hour, when my 2000 Ford F-150 spun completely around. When the truck spun around it went towards the ditch backwards. When I hit the ditch the truck flipped onto the passenger side. When the tow truck arrived on the scene he informed me that the rear tire broke off the axle. I had never heard of this happening at such a slow speed, neither had the tow truck driver, especially since it was a heavy half ton load axle . When we were looking at the axle in the light it appeared that it crystallized and snapped. …”

“Dt: consumer took the vehicle to dealer to be aligned, and was told the front ball joints were out and were replaced. Took vehicle o another service department and was told that rack and pinion wore out in the steering box. Consumer had problems with the steering and heard a popping and cracking.”

“Dt:the contact stated she had a problem with the upper ball joints. While driving at highway speeds the front end shimmied. Also, there was excessive tire wear. She contacted the manufacturer, and there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle has not been repaired.”

“The vehicle's upper and lower ball joints wore prematurely. The cause of the premature wear had not been determined. The consumer is concerned that the front end of the vehicle will collapse.”

“There are two situations: #1: multiple rear spring failures on several f150 s-cab 4wd vehicles from 1995 thru 2000 build date. The main leaf cracks at axle spring perch resulting in a puncture of bed floor on some incidents. All requiring spring replacement and recently repaired by using after market heavy duty springs on both sides. #2: multiple vehicles also experienced front fender alignment change resulting in front door forward edge binding. Not caused by front bumper or fender impact. …”