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Complaints Reported By The Department Of Transportation For
2003 FORD Vehicles
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FORD: F150
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
STRUCTURE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Read Details...
DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Read Details...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Read Details...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH Read Details...
STRUCTURE Read Details...
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:REAR:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
TIRES Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE Read Details...
TIRES:SIDEWALL Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Read Details...
TIRES:TREAD/BELT Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Read Details...
POWER TRAIN Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
SUSPENSION Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Read Details...
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Read Details...
STEERING:RACK AND PINION Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
TIRES Read Details...
STEERING:RACK AND PINION Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Read Details...
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:FRONT Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING Read Details...
TIRES Read Details...
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL Read Details...
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE Read Details...
TIRES:TREAD/BELT Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Read Details...
SUSPENSION Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL Read Details...
TIRES Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:REAR Read Details...
WHEELS Read Details...
POWER TRAIN Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS Read Details...
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
SUSPENSION:REAR Read Details...
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES Read Details...
INTERIOR LIGHTING Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Read Details...
INTERIOR LIGHTING Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
AIR BAGS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN Read Details...
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
TIRES Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
TIRES Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:FRONT Read Details...
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
AIR BAGS Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Read Details...
INTERIOR LIGHTING Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Read Details...
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT Read Details...
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SEAT BELTS Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
SUSPENSION:FRONT Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Read Details...
WHEELS Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:FRONT Read Details...
WHEELS Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING Read Details...
OTHER Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...


Fuel Efficiency Ratings for
2003 FORD: F150 Vehicles
Data provided by U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA
ModelDisplacementCylindersTransmissionDriveCity MPGHighway MPG
F150 NATURAL GAS 5.4 8 Auto(L4) R 12 16
F150 PICKUP 2WD 4.2 6 Auto(L4) R 16 20
F150 PICKUP 2WD 4.2 6 Manual(M5) R 17 20
F150 PICKUP 2WD 4.6 8 Auto(L4) R 16 20
F150 PICKUP 2WD 4.6 8 Manual(M5) R 15 19
F150 PICKUP 2WD 5.4 8 Auto(L4) R 14 19
F150 PICKUP 2WD 5.4 8 Auto(L4) R 12 15
F150 PICKUP 2WD 5.4 8 Auto(L4) R 12 16
F150 PICKUP 2WD 5.4 8 Auto(L4) R 12 16
F150 PICKUP 4WD 4.2 6 Auto(L4) 4 15 19
F150 PICKUP 4WD 4.2 6 Manual(M5) 4 16 20
F150 PICKUP 4WD 4.6 8 Auto(L4) 4 15 19
F150 PICKUP 4WD 4.6 8 Manual(M5) 4 14 18
F150 PICKUP 4WD 5.4 8 Auto(L4) 4 14 18
F150 PICKUP 4WD 5.4 8 Auto(L4) 4 11 14
F150 PICKUP 4WD 5.4 8 Auto(L4) 4 12 15


Recall Information for
2003 FORD: F150 Vehicles
Data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Recalled ComponentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Description of DefectCERTAIN CEQUENT 90 DEGREE 7-WAY RIGHT ANGLE ADAPTORS SOLD BY DISTRIBUTORS IN TOW PACKAGES FOR AFTERMARKET SALES TO TOW 5TH WHEEL RV TRAVEL TRAILERS. DUE TO INCORRECT WIRING OF THE HARNESS, THE TRAILER LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.
Consequences of DefectIF THE TRAILER LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR.
Corrective ActionALL OF THE DEFECTIVE TOW PACKAGES ARE STILL AT THE DISTRIBUTOR LEVEL AND HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD TO ANY CONSUMERS.
NotesTHIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET CEQUENT TOW PACKAGES AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER, GMC, OR FORD VEHICLES.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Recalled ComponentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Description of DefectCERTAIN EAGLE EYES HEADLAMPS, P/NOS. FR208-B101R, FR208-B101L, FR208-B001R, AND FR208-B001L, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Consequences of DefectDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective ActionSABRY LEE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER FULL CREDIT FOR ANY NONCOMPLIANT HEADLAMP. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JUNE 14, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABRY LEE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT 1-866-467-2279.
NotesTHIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Recalled ComponentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Description of DefectCERTAIN MAXZONE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES, DEPO BRAND, P/NOS. 331-1129L-ASN AND 331-1129R-ASN, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Consequences of DefectDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective ActionMAXZONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY NONCOMPLIANT HEADLIGHTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAXZONE AT 909-822-3288.
NotesTHIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION¿S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Recalled ComponentSTEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
Description of DefectON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE PITMAN ARM TO STEERING GEAR RETAINING NUT WAS NOT FULLY TIGHTENED TO THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATION.
Consequences of DefectIF THE PITMAN ARM TO GEARBOX ATTACHMENT NUT LOOSENS, A NOISE AND A LOOSE FEEL IN THE STEERING COULD OCCUR. IF THE CONDITION PROGRESSED AND SERVICE WAS NOT SOUGHT, THE NUT COULD BACK OFF COMPLETELY AND THE PITMAN ARM COULD SEPARATE FROM THE GEAR CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. IF THE WARNING IS NOT HEEDED AND STEERING IS LOST, A CRASH MAY RESULT.
Corrective ActionDEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE PITMAN ARM RETAINING NUT TO SPECIFICATIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
NotesFORD RECALL NO. 03S07.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION¿S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).










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