There are 37 owner-reported suspension complaints for the 1995 Ford F-150in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE REAR SHACKLE'S WERE REPLACED IN 2004,WHEN THE REAR SPRINGS CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON,AND UPON SPRING REMOVAL THE SHACKLE THAT HOLDS THE SPRING HAD HOLES'S AND VERY DETTERIATED. SINCE THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED THE TRUCK HAS APPRX.65000 MORE MILES,AND WITH NOTHING IN THE TRUCK BOX THE FRONT SPRING SHACKLE/SPRING MOUNT BUSTED OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD.WHEN THE SPRING BREAKS LOOSE IT GOES UPWARD AND SLAMS AGAINST THE GAS TANK FILLER TUBE/WHAT A SAFETY HAZARD.UPON CHECKING BOTH SIDES ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY THREW. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE LEAF SPRING BRACKET RUSTED AND FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS THE FRONT COIL SPRING BRACKET FAILED. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT DID SO WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 237,000.
VIOLENT SHAKE IN F-150 DUE TO FRONT END. NOT THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED. I REPLACED ROTORS AND BREAKS 2 TIMES AND TOOK IT TO GET THE FRONT END TIGHTENED UP AND ALIGNED TO NO AVAIL. VERY DANGEROUS. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-250-SUPER-DUTY/TOHP1M75VBFBFT9IL/P4. *TR
INVESTIGATED COMPLAINT OF CLUNKING NOISE AND POOR HANDLING OF TRUCK NORMALLY DRIVEN BY MY SON. IT IS A 1995 FORD F150 2WD W/ 5.0L. FOUND REAR HANGERS ON BOTH LEAF SPRINGS HAD RUSTED OUT AND SPRINGS WERE NOW BEARING DIRECTLY ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK BED WITH NO CONNECTION TO FRAME. SHACKLES WERE ALSO RUSTED TO A DANGEROUS STATE. ALSO OBSERVED A FRACTURE IN A SIMILARLY RUSTED AND WEAKENED FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENT WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. GROUND OFF RIVETS AND REMOVED HANGERS AND SHACKLES. REPLACED WITH PARTS PURCHASED FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER. HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. STATED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 1990 FORD PICKUPS. TOTAL COST FOR PARTS ~$150 SO FAR PLUS ~ 6 HOURS OF LABOR. *JB
I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK (1995 FORD F150) LOWERED QUICKLY UPON BEING LOADED AND THAT IT FELT UNSTABLE. THE BED OF MY TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED AND WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I INSPECTED THE REAR SPRINGS TO NOTICE THE REAR MOUNTS THAT ATTACH THE LEAF SPRINGS TO THE FRAME HAD TOTALLY RUSTED APART AND WHERE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. I HAVE NOW PURCHASED PARTS AND PLAN TO REPAIR ($116.00) *JB
I HAD DRIVEN FROM BUFFALO ON THE THRUWAY DOING 65 MPH TO BARKER NY AND PULLED INTO A PARKING PLACE WHEN THE FRONT RADIUS ARM BRACKET GAVE WAY AND THE RADIUS ARM RIPPED THROUGH THE RADIUS ARM BRACKET CAUSING THE FRONT TIRE AND ENTIRE WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION TO TURN SIDE WAYS JAMMING INTO THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WALL. IF THIS HAD GIVEN WAY ON THE THRUWAY AT 65 MPH I WOULD BE DEAD. THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO FORD TRUCKS; FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE AS FAR BACK AS 1988 THAT I KNOW OF. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY 1988 FORD BRONCO. FORD SOLD A SPECIAL REPAIR KIT WHEN REPLACING THE RADIUS ARM BRACKET SO THEY HAD TO KNOW THERE WAS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THESE RADIUS ARM BRACKETS WEAKEN AND FORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM RUSTING THROUGH. I WAS AWARE OF THIS AND CHECKED THE RADIUS ARM BRACKETS OFTEN, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THEM RUSTING THROUGH. THE METAL JUST GAVE WAY. THIS CAUSES THE LOSS OF STEERING AND CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AT THRUWAY SPEEDS. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS IN GOOD CONDITION SO THERE HAS TO BE DEFECTS IN THE RADIUS ARMS FORD PUTS ON THERE TRUCKS. I WILL TAKE PICTURES AND SEND THEM TO YOU IF YOU WANT THEM. I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE YET, IT JUST HAPPENED. BUT MY ENTIRE FRONT STEERING SUSPENSION IS TWISTED. AAA TOWING TOWED MY TRUCK SO THERE''S PROOF IT HAPPENED. PLEASE REPLY.
THE LIFT SPRING REAR BRACKET(DRIVER SIDE) COMPLETLY RUSTED AWAY CAUSING THE BED TO COME DOWN AND IT ALSO COMES VERY CLOSE TO PINCHING THE REAR FUEL FILL TUBE(DUAL TANKS). THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL.I DO VERY LITTLE HAULING OR PULLING WITH THIS TRUCK THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS PREMATURE MALFUCTION. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME-SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO REPLACE. THEY SAID THEY REPLACE THESE ALL THE TIME AND THAT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER EVEN KEEPS THE BRACKETS IN STOCK.I HAVE PICTURES AND THE OLD PART.
1995 FORD F-150 REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE BRACKET. THE BRACKET BOLTED TO THE TRUCK FRAME WHICH CONNECTS TO THE REAR OF THE LEAF SPRING RUSTED THIN THE BROKE FREE LEAVING THE REAR OF THE LEAF SPRING UNCONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE . *AK
1995 FORD F-250 FRONT AXLE PIVOT BRACKETS SEPARATED FROM FRAME CROSS-MEMBER AND CRACKED.
BROKEN FRONT LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING DUE TO RUSTING ON 1995 FORD FF150 2WD. FOUND DURING PA STATE INSPECTION. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW SO I KNOW ITS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR BEEN USED IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SPRING. INSPECTION GARAGE REPORTS SPING IS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. TRUCK IS NOT USED IN COMMERCIAL HAULING OR ANY HAULING OF HEAVY LOADS OR PULLING ANY HEAVY LOAD. PRIMARY USE IS FOR COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION TO / FROM WORK. *AK
THE LIFT SPRING MOUNTS AND FRONT WHEEL MOUNTS ARE PREMATURELY RUSTING AWAY TO A UNSERVICABLE CONDINTION AND COULD BREAK OFF FROM TRUCK FRAM BECAUSE OF DISINTEGRATION. LARGE PIECES OF RUSTED METAL ARE FLAKING OF OF PRESS STEEL MOUNTS.*AK
ON ALL 1995 F-150 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS THE FRONT END LOWER RUBBER BUSHINGS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE STEERING IS HORRIBLE WITH THIS DEFECT AND THE TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FORD MECHANICS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAY THIS IS A COMMON DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. PLEASE HELP US FORD F-150 OWNERS AS I HAVE WRITTEN FORD AND THEY DENY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS A LIE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!*AK
LEFT FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS MADE THE WHEEL LOOSE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WILL PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING.
SHIM ON RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT WEARS OUT, CAUSING MISALIGNMENT AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR.
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION FRONT END VIBRATES AND TIRES WERE WORN. *AK *SLC
WHILE SON WAS DRIVING OUT A DRIVEWAY HEARD A NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIKE A GUN SHOT. THEN HE COULD SEE THAT THE SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS BROKE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION, BOTH COIL SPRINGS REPLACED. *AK *ML
WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE TRUCK MAKES A POPPING NOISE THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING. WHEN BODY SHIFTS POPPING NOISE COMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAB. REPLACED STABILIZER ARM BUSHINGS, THIS DID NOT FIX. OWNER THINKS NOISE MAY BE FRAME/BODY PROBLEM.
THE FRONT AXLE AND WHEELS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT
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