1999 Ford F150 XLT from North America - Comments

Door ajar sensor works intermittently, which acts as if the door is open thus keeping the interior lights on until they time-out.

Tip of the gear shifter which protects the overdrive button broke off.

Electronic odometer comes and goes out of view, but continues to count miles.

This has been and continues to be a great truck. My problems have been minimal. It's never been to the dealer for a major service, therefore it has been very cheap to maintain.

I have had the same problem with my odometer fading out, I was wondering if anyone knows why it does this? Is the repair expensive?

I just bought a 99. My odometer does the same thing. The dealer warned me about it ahead of time and also said he had an Excursion on his lot that did the same thing. It must be a common problem. He said he called the Ford dealership and asked them about it and they said the entire instrument panel would probably need to be replaced which could be $600. To me, it seems like it's just a loose wire, because sometimes if I hit a bump or if I flick it, it comes on.

Also, my windshield wipers sometimes come on by themselves, but I think the warranty will cover that.

In addition to last comment: The windshield wipers coming on by themselves is due to a fault in the multi-function switch. The odometer is due to a cold solder behind the instrument panel. This can be repaired just by re-soldering with a soldering pencil (if you want to try to do it yourself). Use a magnifier to find the bad one.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/%20showthread.php?t=196821&page=1

I can't view the link from work, but I'm almost positive this is the fix that I used to fix the odometer blackout problem. About 1200 miles since I did the soldering, and it's still on and going strong - no more problems. Good luck with fixing yours.

My 2000 F150 also blinks its odometer on and off, but I'm pretty sure it's still counting even when it's saying nothing. That's fine by me. I can live with it. If I ever need to get a mileage reading, I can just tap the cluster glass and it usually turns back on. Just as long as it keeps counting, that's all that matters.

On the "door ajar" light, spray some WD-40 in the door latch where it latches to the pin, it will take care of the problem. The sensor is in htere and can get gummed up.

I own a 99, and have had all of the above problems, and have considered them minor and unimportant. But I have an A/C problem. No cold air, I changed a clutch cycle switch and still cannot tell if the clutch is engaging or not. Please give some advice on cheapest fix. Thanks.