I waxed my truck this weekend and found the crack in my drivers side door ,I thought they had that problem fixed by now. What's the process, do I go back to the dealer or fight with the factory? I also found the pop rivets in the weather stripping over the door have let go. My 2000 ex-cab only has 27,000 miles on it.

 

They fixed the problem in trucks made after april or may of 2000 is what i have heard. When was yours made?

 

I was told last July that the fix was about to be implemented. The '01 models were just starting down the production line. So, early '01s and ALL 2000's are susceptible.

I have no idea in what month the '01 doors got reinforced.

 

I took delivery in Dec.99 .thanx for the reply . I called my dealer this morning he said no problem (after he talked to his body shop)said they would order the kit for me. The original saleman said he had never heard about that problem.

 

My 99 supercab has not shown any cracks yet.
Will they show up, if so where should I be looking. No warranty left. Will this be my problem now or does the factory fix it.

 

hey briguy, hope you don't have the problem , but if you do I have read on this bb that some have gotten a repair done even out of warrantee. Depends on your dealer.I not sure if the supercab has the problem.good luck

 

When I took my truck in to start accident repairs last week I saw 2- 00 F150`s both getting repairs in the crack area. I don`t know if they were getting a repair due to cracks or other but both had primer right in that area and no place else. Plus side is I`m getting one new door that was made according to the parts guy within the last 2 months so maybe its a updated or fixed door so I only have to worry about the other. Hated to have to get hit in an accident to get it though

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2000 F150 SC, XLT, Bright Red/Silver 4x2,Auto, 5.4, 3.55LS,CD, sliding rear window, Tow package,Captains chairs,Remote Entry, Ford Bedliner, molded splash guards,Stainless step bars and bed rails.
FM50 Delta single in/dual out the back.Clear Corners.Pretty much stock now but waiting for performance mods to include FIPK,,Superchip, new wheels/tires and new audio.

 

sorry briguy supercab is what I've got I was thinking you had a super crew

 

>>>>The dealer's had mine now for almost two weeks. They ordered me a new door to replace my drivers side door because of the crack. I called em last Friday to check on it's status and they advised me the factory shipped them the wrong door and they didn't know it until they took it to the body shop. They were expecting the "second" door Friday. I called them again today to check on my truck and they advised me the the second door that was shipped was the right door but that it had been damaged during shipment. Now I'm waiting again for my third replacement door and none of them have been put on the truck yet. It seems if it can happen it happens to me.

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99 F150 XLT SC 4x4 4.6 liter Deep Wedgewood Blue

Westin Nerf Bars , Lund Bug Deflector , Kenwood 10 disc CD changer, Extang Black Max soft bed cover, Bodyguard Bed Liner

 

what a night mare JFP1715 I sure hope they fixed you up w/ some temperary form of transportation. I use mine daily to work out of, I do carpenter work, have it loaded w/ tools hate to think I'll be without it for any length of time.My truck is Deep Wedgewood Blue also and I never noticed the crack till I put some wax on it, then it really lit up. Well I sure hope you get it back soon and it turns out good as new,Thanx for the reply

 

So far I've been lucky and no cracks on my 2000 and I had it since Nov. of 99 and it has over 30,000 on it.

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2000 F150 XLT Reg. cab
4.6 Triton Engine
4x2 3.55 rear end gear
sliding rear window
automatic keyless entry
white styleside short box

 

While visiting my local body shop, I saw pre-2000 F150 getting a door replaced. Both the old door and the new door had the trim off and I could see that both doors had a reinforcement plate but the one on the old door was shorter. The plate on the new door extended all the way to the back of the window and slightly upward.

The trim on the old door is 1 piece but the trim on the new door is 2 pieces. Could it be that this new door is the fix for the crack? Does anyone have the 2 piece trim and the crack? If so, this theory is wrong. If not, this may be a way of determining if your door will crack. I have a 2000 super cab with the 2 piece trim and no cracks yet, but it only has 5000 miles.

 

Where exactly are these cracks at ?? I have a 2001 ext cab 150 and i havent noticed any cracks in my doors yet. Any info would be helpful. thanks

 

Cracks are about a foot above each door handle, creeping out from under the rubber seal around the window. Seem to be more prevalent on power window models and may be caused by power window stresses created on the door.

I have two cracked doors in an off-warranty '97 F-150 4x4 Off road 3-door stretch cab. Ford says I own the problem because I have 83,000 miles.

Has anyone found a way to fix the cracks without replacing the doors??????

Has anyone heard about whether Fords will fix them on off-warranty vehicles?

My dealership just got a cracked door complaint on a brand new '02 150 (service mgr said it's an '02), BTW, so it looks like they still haven't solved the problem and they're probably replacing them, when they do so at all, with faulty new doors!!

This door crack thing could evolve into a situation like the old Ford blown engine and peeling paint fiasco--I sure hope so!

 

Hey Mike , Bob gave a good explanation of what and where about the cracks. I'm waiting for the kit to come in to repair mine. My crack is only on the drivers side but they're going to glue some kind of stiffener to both doors,thats supposed to be the repair,but I've heard of some cracks coming back and I've got almost 30,000 miles on mine and they said that after the warranty runs out they can't do anything.I read about some people having the repairs done out of warranty in the virginia area??????I've been driving Fords since I was sixteen and this is my first new one since I bought a 79 Bronco new and damn if you don't have to spend alot of money on something just to find out you ain't gain a whole lot. Pisses me off to have to stop what I'm doing to have them fix something that should have been taken care of 3 or 4 years ago. Good Luck with you new 150 they are supposed to have solved the problem in the late 2001 models.