Six problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 1997 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
1997 f150 4. 2l engine failure. . Updated 01/11/08. The engine main bearings, lower engine gasket and timing belt gasket cover were replaced. Updated.
Crank shaft pulley broke 4 bolts and came off harmonic balancer on 1997 Ford f150 causing loss of rower steering,alternator,and water pump functions.
There was no accident. We turned the key on to start the engine and the rod went through the engine and oil pan. There were no lights indicating any problems. The veh did not use any oil. It recieved its oil changes regularly. It had been running just fine. They put a new engine in it and now it vibrates makes a popping noise and runs loud. They told us this is all within Ford specs. This should not have happened. We paid over $13000 for a veh that took a dump after 10 months. We could not even get this dealers sale manager to return a call. Everyone else at the dealer said well it worked good for 10000 miles. I called Ford and they gave me a case number and that is it. They also did nothing for us. I am getting no where with anyone. I finally went over there and cornered the manager and he says he doesn't remember and I should call him on Monday. Which I will. Also they tried to stick us with an extra $1100 bill for something that was not the problem with the shifting gear. We ended up putting a new clutch in also at this time. We had this problem when we bought it and they told us that there was nothing wrong that it ground going into 2nd gear becasue we were going to fast. Actually the clutch cleared that problem. They tryed to say it was the syncronation gears and they needed to be repalced. Which was not true. The clutch fixed this problem. They also at this time are not paying for this even though we bought it that way and I brought that up at the time we test drove it. I feel they need to be checked out and also I am wondering if this falls under the lemon law. We would be willing to give the vehicle back if they are not willing to stand behind there defective engine. I was unsure of what you were talking about with the 2 pt belt , 3 point belt or manufacture belt so I did not check anything. Thank you chris pauley.
I am sending in a full letter to explain the "failures". It centers around TSB 99b29 and lack of owner notification of a bad front cover design that can lead to engine failure, which occurred in this case. Additionally, I had a tie rod failure that was not addressed under warranty, but later broke while driving. Also, my crank shaft pulley / dampener assembly fell off while highway driving (70 mph). There are other issues including door lock / key sticking. Campaign id number : 03v196000 component: steering:gear box:shaft sector. The engine cover gasket failed. The serpentine failed, the transmission had an akward shift, the wipers operated periodically by themselves on high speed, there was little heat coming from the vents through the floor.
While driving at approx 30mph heard a noise coming from engine compartment I then heard a loud bang, when I looked out rearview mirror I seen a engine part rolling down road. Veh lost power steering ability. Veh towed to dealership (roy o'brien Ford) dealer stated crankshaft pulley &dampner snapped off engine damaging belt tension bar and fan. Dealer and Ford motor refusing to assist!!! total bill approx 600. 00.
Power steering bracket broke which threw main belt off, causing failure of brakes and power steering. Consumer feels that there should not be only 1 belt that operates brakes and steering.