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1997 Ford F-150 lighting problems

60 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 1997 Ford F-150, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
60 2% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
9 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires, 9 injuries.

What owners wrote

Doors have stress cracks on upper frame,I've paid to have repaired once,when I approached dealer they said o recall on that problem, would not help,now door switches keep interior lights on till it goes off on power saver,door ajar light stays on when moisture condition/rain,snow sleet and so on.

Reported at 89,000 miles, February 2003 Injury

Dt: turn signals have never functioned right since it was bought. You have to jiggle the turn signal stock to get them to blink. And you have to hold them a certain position before they blink. There have been no recalls. Have talked to ford and they said that it would cost the consumer $800.00 to fix the problem. Have talked to dealer also, and that was no help.

Reported at 100 miles, May 1997

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