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2003 Ford F-150 Door Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 5, 2018 · 46,000 miles

    Door

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. While the vehicle was stationary, the rear driver's side door would not open when prompted. Cloninger ford ([redacted] s, salisbury, north carolina 28147) was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000. *tt…

    ODI 11110717

  • December 21, 2015

    Door

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. The contact stated that the rear driver side and passenger side doors failed to open from inside and outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the door cables needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The vin and failure mileage were unknown.

    ODI 10920268

  • December 11, 2013 · 87,400 miles

    Door

    I had no problems with this vehicle until december 2013 when i discovered that i could not open the right side rear door. In november 2014 the same thing happened to the left rear door. I obtained a repair estimate from a local ford dealer and was informed it would cost $700.00 per door to have the problem fixed. (broken cables inside door) the service manager informed me that he had a 2004 f-150 and the same thing…

    ODI 10666991

  • March 30, 2012 · 41,000 miles

    Body · Door

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. The contact stated that the rear passenger door could not be opened from the interior or exterior. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer took a complaint and might assist with the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 41,000. Updated 7/12/12 *cn updated 07/18/12

    ODI 10454231

  • January 27, 2008

    Door

    We have a 2003 f150 supercrew with 39,000 miles. While washing the truck in january 2008, we noticed that all 4 doors are rusting/bubbling on the bottom of the doors. This truck is garaged and frequently washed in the winter to avoid this problem. *tr

    ODI 10216813

  • September 16, 2004 · 22,000 miles

    Door

    Bought a brand new 2003 f150 super crew in december of 2002. It now has 22,000 miles on it and the bottom inside of all four doors are rusting and bubbling out. Will bring into dealer to see what is the problem and have it fixed with some guarantee it wouldn't happen again. *jb

    ODI 10091107

  • May 30, 2004

    Body · Bumpers · Door

    I purchased a left over 2003 ford f-150 pickup truck at condit ford in newton, new jersey. I picked up the vehicle on friday evening may 28, 2004 on sunday morning at 8:00 when i bent down to pick up a piece of paper in my driveway i noticed that the under side of the rear bumper is rusted from several scratches, i walked around the truck and noticed several paint and body defects as follows: rear bumper has several…

    ODI 10074533

  • Door

    2003 ford f150 king ranch 4x4 pickup all four doors are rotting out on the bottom. *dt 2/20/10 the consumer was informed the drain holes or weep holes were plugged probably from rust and road material thus trapping water inside the doors causing them to rust out. When the consumer looked at the weep holes, they were not clogged up, but plugged with factory installed plugs the consumer stated the plugs should have…

    ODI 10313172