| Issue ID | 502545 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10090725 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 19/08/04 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2004 f150 and am having the same problem as most others here. I have a bad vibration that was starting at 42 mph and is now happening at all speeds all the time. The dealer has rebalanced the tires, put on a vibration damper and also has replaced all 4 tires and wheels as a set all to no avail. The dealer i bought the truck from has been going out of their way to try to help me, but like me they are getting very frustrated as ford is not doing much if anything to try to fix it. I am now going to be seeing a ford engineer on sept 20th about the problem. So far nothing has been done to fix it. Fords engineer says it is a characteristic of the tires and that i should live with it. I don't think so. I have been to my dealer 5 times for this problem.*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ALDEN, NY |
| VIN pattern | 1FTPX14594NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 31/07/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 42 |
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