2000 Ford F-150 Structure

THERE IS CRACK AT DOOR. DEALER STATES THAT CRACK IS THERE BECAUSE OF OPENING AND CLOSING WINDOW. THEY CALL IT A STRESS FRACTURE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WANTED CONSUMER TO PAY 10 % TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DOOR CRACK WAS HALF WAY UP THE DOOR FROM BOTTOM OF WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A STRESS FRACTURE FROM ROLLING THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN. THE WINDOW MAKES NOISE DUE TO CRACK. THE DOOR CRACK WAS FIXED BUT CRACKED AGAIN. *YH

SHEET METAL IS CRACKED AT THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AREA. IT LOOKS LIKE A STRESS FRACTURE FROM THE ACTION OF THE WINDOW GOING UP AND DOWN, DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DT

WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO ABOUT DOOR CRACKS. *AK

METAL PANELING FOR DRIVER DOOR IS CRACKING RIGHT BELOW THE WINDOW. BOTH DOORS KEEP JUMPING OUT OF ALIGNMENT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE THE DOORS, AND IT IS ALSO SCRATCHING THE EXTERIOR PAINT. ALSO, METAL ROOF IS BEGINNING TO COLLAPSE IN ON PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STRESS ON PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COULD BE CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE STRESS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

SUBMITTING THIS FORM AFTER NOTICING A CRACK HAD FORMED IN THE DOOR SKIN IN THE LOWER RIGHT OPENING WHERE THE WINDOW IS. NOTICED THIS DEFECT IN MANY VEHICLES LIKE MINE AND ALTHOUGH AM AWARE OF A QUICK FIX THAT FORD IS PERFORMING, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS SATISFACTORY DUR TO THE PRICE AND AGE OF THE VEHICLE. FEEL THAT THIS REQUIRES A NEW DOOR WITH STRENGTHENED POINTS WHERE THE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. THE CRACKING POINTS TO WEAKENED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND POSSIBLY A SAFETY HAZARD IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE DOOR STRUCTURE IS WEAKENED.*AK

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE F150 DOOR CRACK ISSUE. FORD WILL NOT HELP. THERE IS BOTH A FORD BULLETIN AND NTHSA REPORT. REFER TO WWW.F150WORLD.COM *AK

CRACK IN DOOR, FROM EDGE OF WINDOW TOWARD EDGE OF DOOR, ABOVE HANDLE,HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER F150'S RANGING FROM 1997-2001 THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CRACK IN DOOR OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE NEW BODY STYLE CHANGED IN 1997 AND IT STILL HASN'T BEEN CORRECTED. IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE SHEET METAL IN THE DOORS AND IT HAS ME CONCERNED SHOULD I BE IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A SIDE IMPACT. WE ALL KNOW HOW A TIRE CAN KILL SOMEONE SO LETS NOT WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS HURT BEFORE WE REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE. THANK YOU , WILLIAM E. CARLISLE. *AK

DRIVER DOOR FRAME HAS A CRACK APPROXIAMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG, RIGHT SIDE OF WINDOW FRAME. CONTINUES TO EXPAND , REPAIRED ONCE, BUT REAPPEARED THE VERY NEXT DAY. DOOR MUST BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, DOOR WILL BUCKLE CAUSING SEVERE HARM TO DRIVER.*AK

FOUND TAG ATTACHED TO FRAME "DEFECTIVE MATERIAL DO NOT USE! L/S BAD PERFORMANCE. *AK

SMALL CRACK ON DRIVERS DOOR FROM INSIDE DOOR TO OUTSIDE, AT BASE OF DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. *AK

I BOUGHT A NEW F150 PICKUP FROM KORUM FORD AND AFTER A WEEK I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TO LOOK AT AND HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL, I DID NOT AGREE WITH HIM AND TOOK IT TO TWO OTHER DEALERS AND I WAS TOLD THAT A BRAND NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT MUCH RUST ON IT AND SAID IT WAS EXCESSIVE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO KORUM AND TOLD THEM I DID NOT WANT THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS AND THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT WAS ON THIS VEHICLE. KORUM WANTS TO TREAT THE VEHICLE LIKE IT IS A USED VEHICLE AND MAKE ME PAY MORE MONEY TO SWAP FOR A VEHICLE WITH LESS OPTIONS. I BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT IS ON THE VEHICLE NOW WILL PREMATURELY WEAKEN THE VEHICLES PARTS AND I WILL NOT GET THE FULL USE OF THE VEHICLES LIFE WITH OUT TAKING MORE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET. *AK