FordF-1502000
  1. Ford F-150
  2. Problems
  3. 2000
  4. Tie Rod Assembly

2000 Ford F-150 Tie Rod Assembly Problems

42
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 42 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • passenger side · 5 records
  • ball joints · 4 records
  • lost control · 4 records
  • front side · 4 records
  • side wheel · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi17
60–100k mi12
100–150k mi4
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • September 8, 2004 · 85,910 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    The tie rods failed on the vehicle. The consumer was pulling out of a parking space and the vehicle would not move. When the consumer got out of the vehicle and looked at it from the front, the tires were pointed inward. The vehicle was towed to an after market mechanic where it was discovered that the tie rods were bad and needed replaced. Also the owner was informed by the manufacturer that the tie rods needs to…

    ODI 10092292

  • June 30, 2004 · 52,430 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    When pulling out of my driveway onto the road, the tierod broke, disabling the vehicle.*ak

    ODI 10102194

  • June 10, 2004 · 51,000 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While driving at 25 mph my 2000 f150 the right outside tie rod broke causing degraded steering and uncontollable lerching of the vehicle. No accident. No injuries.*ak the other tie rod was also in poor condition.

    ODI 10075133

  • May 14, 2004 · 92,171 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    I own a 2000 ford f-150, while turnig right to go in the garage the right hand tie rod end seperated from the socket. The cost of the repair 248.00 because the opposit end of the assembley was damage when the truck hit the blacktop. In august i received a letter from ford telling me to have the tie rod ends inspected or how to inspect them every 15,000 miles. This letter indicates that ford knows there's a problem…

    ODI 10091267

  • May 10, 2004 · 45,042 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    Ford f-150 manufacturing defect of the tie rod assemblies. *bf the vehicle's tie rod failed while pulling into a driveway. *nm

    ODI 10097249

  • April 22, 2004 · 50,000 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While reversing out of driveway front left tire stayed straight and the front right tire turned right. When this occurred vehicle stopped reversing. This failure was caused by the tie rod separating from its linkage. *ak

    ODI 10071403

  • December 25, 2003 · 61,000 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While driving 10mph the right tie rod popped off, causing loss of control. *ak

    ODI 10051160

  • November 24, 2003 · 36,000 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While driving at approximately 10 mph the outer tie rod snapped off the control arm, causing the vehicle to lose steering control. Owner contacted the manufacturer, who was aware of this defect and suggested that the owner have the suspension checked often. *ak a year later the inner tie rod snapped off the control arm at 50000 miles. *bf *nm

    ODI 10115712

  • September 3, 2003

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While driving about 30 mph on the highway driver side tie rod broke from corrosion, causing a collision with another vehicle. Also, vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. *ak

    Crash reported

    ODI 10038142

  • September 1, 2003 · 64,320 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    Drivers side outer tie rod end separated without warning.*ak

    ODI 10037502

  • August 31, 2003 · 73,000 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While driving 45 mph the right front tie rod snapped. The consumer pulled onto the shoulder and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer has not been able to resolve the problem. *ak

    ODI 10038395

  • August 5, 2003 · 45,000 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    I purchased a new 2000 f150 pickup truck from van boxtel ford in green bay wi. After putting 45000-50000 miles i had a bad experience with my vehicle. I was driving into a parking lot off the street and was turning into the second parking stall when the vehicle would not turn. I stopped and got out of the truck to see if something was wrong.the front tires were pointing in opposite directions and i noticed a hissing…

    ODI 10114655

  • July 12, 2003 · 58,000 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    My 200 f150 xlt [redacted] 4.6 litre v8 58000 mi while backing my truck in a parking lot the drivers side tie rod end fell apart then poked tgrough my rim flattening my tire now what would have happened had i been driving down the road with my family 55mph???i think this is a serious defect please respond.*ak

    ODI 10026006

  • June 9, 2003

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While driving at 5mph tie rod assembly separated from the ball joint, forcing the consumer to pull out of the road. Dealer notified. *ak

    ODI 10022680

  • March 11, 2003 · 106,741 miles

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While driving at approximately 30 miles per hour i lost steering. When i got the truck stopped and looked under it i found the right tie rod had separated. The tie rod had stripped threads where it connects through the adjustment sleeve, the adjustment sleeve also had stripped threads.*jb

    ODI 10010311

  • August 3, 2002

    Tie Rod Assembly

    While backing into a parking space vehicle suddenly would not move, there was no warning. Front driver's side wheel was going to the left while passenger's side wheel was making a hard right. Mechanic stated that tie rod end needed replacing. Please provide any further information.*ak

    ODI 8017852

  • June 21, 2002

    Tie Rod Assembly

    Right front tie rod end broke while driving 35 -40 mph, cauding loss of steering control. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information. *ak

    ODI 8012525