2005 FORD F-150 Problems & Recalls
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FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 F-150 PICK UP TRUCKS AS WELL AS CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 LINCOLN MARK LT VEHICLES. IF THE CLOCKSPRING JUMPER WIRE COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FR...
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, while the brake pedal was depressed, the brakes failed to engage; the contact pulled the vehicle into a Home Depot parking lot, exited the vehicle, and discovered that the engine compartment was on fire. The Home De...
Mileage: 360,000
customer states that the frame of the vehicle has been compromised by corrosion. the vehicle only has 163,844 miles on it and it has major holes in the frame. The chassis could break in half prohibiting the use of this vehicle on the roadway due to the safety of occupants. I advised the customer of ...
customer states that the frame of the vehicle has been compromised by corrosion. the vehicle only has 163,844 miles on it and it has major holes in the frame. The chassis could break in half prohibiting the use of this vehicle on the roadway due to the safety of occupants. I advised the customer of ...
customer states that the frame of the vehicle has been compromised by corrosion. the vehicle only has 163,844 miles on it and it has major holes in the frame. The chassis could break in half prohibiting the use of this vehicle on the roadway due to the safety of occupants. I advised the customer of ...
Spark plug blew out no check enginge lite until after coil an plugs replaced now motor has a knocking sound 5/23 not 1969 like date happended onlys puts down even if i select present day
While changing the spark plugs 7 of the eight broke off in the engine block, the threaded section came out but the ceramic bottom portion is what broke. I find that this is somewhat common because Auto Zone rents a spark plug extractor specifically for this. My safety isn’t at risk. Problem not...
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the vehicle rolled backwards. The contact shifted the gear shifter into park and turned off the vehicle; however, the vehicle rolled backwards again. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, ...
Mileage: 260,000
My airbag light is on and the dealership says I have no active recalls but when I ask about recall number 11V-107 no one can confirm the when and where for this recall. I would like it repaired at no cost and the criteria of this recall number.
This is an extended cab - 4 door - the rear doors are half doors with a a handle allowing entry and exit to and from the rear passenger seats. (It is not a crew cab 4 door). The doors LOCKED and the handles failed with a child in the rear seat. THe doors cannot be opened. The child and his mother...
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 122,180 and at the time of registration,...
Mileage: 216,350
I don't even have 150,000 miles on this thing. I get it serviced regularly. I've used the 4x4 when needed, as I live in the Sierra Nv Mountains area. I don't overdo it, I don't abuse it. One day with "ZERO" Clues or indications my truck popped out of drive into neutral ON ITS OWN I put it back into ...
My electrical fixtures have failed or blinks off and on, on its own.
My electrical fixtures have failed or blinks off and on, on its own.
My electrical fixtures have failed or blinks off and on, on its own.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormally loud knocking sound coming from the engine. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the cam phasers had fail...
Mileage: 190,000
Issues with transmission/ over drive snap ring vehicle only has 145,000 miles. This truck has many complaints and many failures and flaws that need fixed.
The DMV has a extended warranty coverage on the fuel injectors .. coming up a recall at DMV. What do I do.
Nothing has happened yet but frame of truck is rusting apart and suspension is going to fall off. This is not just this truck it’s lots of 04-06 f150
Frame started rusting through frame the inside out, first discovered in 2021. I had to have the frame repaired with no help from Ford in October of 2022
Frame on passenger and drive side by transmission, fuel tank, and rear leaf springs are rusted and have no integrity left. No structure integrity if in an accident. If fractures completely, will loose control of vehicle as the bed will contact cab, driveshaft will jamb into transmission, lock up bra...
Frame on passenger and drive side by transmission, fuel tank, and rear leaf springs are rusted and have no integrity left. No structure integrity if in an accident. If fractures completely, will loose control of vehicle as the bed will contact cab, driveshaft will jamb into transmission, lock up bra...
Frame on passenger and drive side by transmission, fuel tank, and rear leaf springs are rusted and have no integrity left. No structure integrity if in an accident. If fractures completely, will loose control of vehicle as the bed will contact cab, driveshaft will jamb into transmission, lock up bra...
No incident FAR SOME REASON MY AIR BAG LIGT STAY ON
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that when he had the vehicle serviced that the independent mechanic informed him that the front and rear frame of the vehicle was rusted and he should not be driving the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no a...
Mileage: 170,000
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he smelled an abnormal fuel odor. Additionally, the contact stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated....
Mileage: 200,000
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he smelled an abnormal fuel odor. Additionally, the contact stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated....
Mileage: 200,000
the whole frame is rusting out and the bed dipped and looks like it will fold in half.
Pulled out of driveway and made it 50 feet and whole truck shut down right on the road. Could not make the vehical restart no click or anything dead right where it stopped. Could of caused an accident. Had to have truck taken to a shop they took a week to find out that the electrical fuel system ha...
Pulled out of driveway and made it 50 feet and whole truck shut down right on the road. Could not make the vehical restart no click or anything dead right where it stopped. Could of caused an accident. Had to have truck taken to a shop they took a week to find out that the electrical fuel system ha...
Pulled out of driveway and made it 50 feet and whole truck shut down right on the road. Could not make the vehical restart no click or anything dead right where it stopped. Could of caused an accident. Had to have truck taken to a shop they took a week to find out that the electrical fuel system ha...
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the bed of the truck was lower than usual. The contact looked underneath the vehicle and became aware of rust underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the mechanic stated that the vehicle was rusted and t...
Mileage: 75,000
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the subframe was severely rusted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failur...
Mileage: 114,000
The undercarriage and frame is rusted .Ford said it was not under warranty and the truck was unsafe to drive. Most of the rust is mainly at the rear of truck and if the truck was hit in the rear it would be very unsafe to drive.
Mileage: 188,083
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving and making a turn at various speeds, there was an abnormal popping noise detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the spark plugs, cam shaft sensor, and coils were replaced. The vehicle was t...
Mileage: 91,082
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and approaching a stop sign, he had to pump the brake pedal to fully stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contact...
This vehicle is part of the now famous Frame Rust Issue on 2004 - 2008 f-150 Extended Cab pickup trucks. This is a one owner well maintained, very clean vehicle in perfect running order. During regular service, I found rust spots on the frame. The rust appeared to be from the inside out. After f...
The main frame is so corroded that it is unsafe to drive. The body has no rust and the engine only has 73,000 miles on it. I went to the Ford garage for new tires and they found the damage to the frame
This is the 2nd Ford F 150 pick up with which I've had rusted frames! The 1st, a 1999, I ended up junking. This one needs $2000 of welding to make the frame safe to drive. The proprietor of [XXX] Welding says he's done over 40 F 150's for the same problem with the frames. My mechanic, [XXX], at...
Truck frame is rotting from the inside out, Could not tell the extent of damage from looking underneath, I have to get it repaired before it snaps in half.
My brake booster or vacuum line has went out during driving and I almost lost control with my family. I see theres recalls on my make model and year. So I wanted to check and see because it was scary I had to leave my truck and get it towed some how back still also.
My brake booster or vacuum line has went out during driving and I almost lost control with my family. I see theres recalls on my make model and year. So I wanted to check and see because it was scary I had to leave my truck and get it towed some how back still also.
The frame of the vehicle is rusted through in multiple spots. When I picked the vehicle up on the lift the weight of the vehicle crushed the bottom side of the frame upward 1/2" upon inspection below the front doors where the frame is welded together it is also rusted through. While looking up recal...
When starting the truck the airbag light is illuminated and flashes.
AIRBAG LIGHT WITH CODE 34. BOTH BELT RETENTION HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT HAS NOT FIXED IT.
AIRBAG LIGHT WITH CODE 34. BOTH BELT RETENTION HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT HAS NOT FIXED IT.
This and many other trucks of this generation have major frame rot issues due to the box frame. The rest of my truck looks excellent but the frame is so bad its most likely not repairable. I am not the only one with this major safety issue. Its only a 16 year old truck. Thankfully I have not towed o...
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal traveled to the floor. The driver immediately turned the steering to avoid hitting several kids that were crossing the street. During the failure, the brake warni...
Mileage: 174,000
I BOUGHT USED CASH TRUCK, DROVE FINE FOR FIRST DAY, SECOND DAY WHILE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION AND PUT IN REVERSE IT DIES, TOOK A COUPLE TURNS TO STARTED UP AND IT STARTED CODING THE CAMSAFT SENSORS, GOT CODES CLEARED, AND IT DROVE OK FOR 30 MINUTES COATED AGAIN STARTED TO STALL AND STUTTER A BIT. I HEAR...
Mileage: 183,459
I BOUGHT USED CASH TRUCK, DROVE FINE FOR FIRST DAY, SECOND DAY WHILE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION AND PUT IN REVERSE IT DIES, TOOK A COUPLE TURNS TO STARTED UP AND IT STARTED CODING THE CAMSAFT SENSORS, GOT CODES CLEARED, AND IT DROVE OK FOR 30 MINUTES COATED AGAIN STARTED TO STALL AND STUTTER A BIT. I HEAR...
Mileage: 183,459
I BOUGHT USED CASH TRUCK, DROVE FINE FOR FIRST DAY, SECOND DAY WHILE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION AND PUT IN REVERSE IT DIES, TOOK A COUPLE TURNS TO STARTED UP AND IT STARTED CODING THE CAMSAFT SENSORS, GOT CODES CLEARED, AND IT DROVE OK FOR 30 MINUTES COATED AGAIN STARTED TO STALL AND STUTTER A BIT. I HEAR...
Mileage: 183,459
FRAME RUSTING TERRIBLY AND FRAME CRACKING NEAR DRIVERS SIDE FORWARD LEAF SPRING MOUNT. TRUCK HAS ONLY 128,000 MILES. DO NOT HAUL OR TOW ANY WHERE NEAR THE TRUCKS CAPACITY. NORMAL DRIVING AND MINOR OFF ROAD USE.
Mileage: 127,000
FRAME RUSTING TERRIBLY AND FRAME CRACKING NEAR DRIVERS SIDE FORWARD LEAF SPRING MOUNT. TRUCK HAS ONLY 128,000 MILES. DO NOT HAUL OR TOW ANY WHERE NEAR THE TRUCKS CAPACITY. NORMAL DRIVING AND MINOR OFF ROAD USE.
Mileage: 127,000
PURCHASED VEHICLE FEB 2021 FROM PRIVATE OWNER. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE OIL CHANGE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID TO PLACE THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT SPLIT DUE TO THE FRAME BEING RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. FUR...
Mileage: 75,646
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LEARNED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED ON THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECH...
Mileage: 76,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK INTO IT'S BUCKLE. THE BUCKLE FAILS TO ACTIVATE THE LOCK AND RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE IN FRONT OF THEIR VEHICLE, IN ORDE...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK INTO IT'S BUCKLE. THE BUCKLE FAILS TO ACTIVATE THE LOCK AND RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE IN FRONT OF THEIR VEHICLE, IN ORDE...
Mileage: 200,000
COMPLETE FRAME UNDER TRUNK IS RUSTED TO WHERE THE FRAME IS GETTING READY TO BREAK IN HALF I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL OTHER OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY HAVE THE SAME SIMILAR PROBLEMS SO I'M NOT AS BAD AS OTHERS BUT 90% OF THEM ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE I LIVE IN THE AREA THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SALT ...
COMPLETE FRAME UNDER TRUNK IS RUSTED TO WHERE THE FRAME IS GETTING READY TO BREAK IN HALF I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL OTHER OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY HAVE THE SAME SIMILAR PROBLEMS SO I'M NOT AS BAD AS OTHERS BUT 90% OF THEM ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE I LIVE IN THE AREA THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SALT ...
COMPLETE FRAME UNDER TRUNK IS RUSTED TO WHERE THE FRAME IS GETTING READY TO BREAK IN HALF I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL OTHER OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY HAVE THE SAME SIMILAR PROBLEMS SO I'M NOT AS BAD AS OTHERS BUT 90% OF THEM ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE I LIVE IN THE AREA THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SALT ...
SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACK CONTINUE TO EJECT THEMSELVES FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD.(F150 BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG). THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AND HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HWY., TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH.
Mileage: 150,000
THE ENGINE TIMING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET. A FELLOW WHO HELPED PUSH THE TRUCK TO THECURB MENTIONED THE TRITON ENGINE IS 'KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM'.
WENT TO HAVE TRUCK LINED UP AND WAS TOLD IT HAD RUSTED THE FRAME ALMOST INTO IN THE REAR. IN MORE THAN ONE PLACE.
Mileage: 170,000
ON DECEMBER 3, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM OUR 2005 F150 BURST INTO BLAMES FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM EARLIER THAT DAY IN OUR PERSONALLY DRIVE WAY. WITNESS STATED THAT THEY SAW THE FIRE START NEAR THE ENGINE AREA OF THE TRUCK.
Mileage: 205,000
FRAME OF TRUCK IS ROTTED AROUND LEAF SPRING AREAS AND UNDER CAB OF TRUCK AS WELL AS BED RAILS.
FRAME OF TRUCK IS ROTTED AROUND LEAF SPRING AREAS AND UNDER CAB OF TRUCK AS WELL AS BED RAILS.
HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR GARAGE TO HAVE STARTER REPLACED.ACCORDING TO REPAIR TECH.WHILE LIFTING TRUCK A LOT OF CRACKING SOUND S INSPECTION OF FRAME REVILED EXCESSIVE RUSTING AND CRACKS .THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME TRUCK WAS UN SAFE TO USE.HAVE BILLS WITH STATEMENTS MADE BY REPAIR SHOP.
Mileage: 1,150,000
HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR GARAGE TO HAVE STARTER REPLACED.ACCORDING TO REPAIR TECH.WHILE LIFTING TRUCK A LOT OF CRACKING SOUND S INSPECTION OF FRAME REVILED EXCESSIVE RUSTING AND CRACKS .THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME TRUCK WAS UN SAFE TO USE.HAVE BILLS WITH STATEMENTS MADE BY REPAIR SHOP.
Mileage: 1,150,000
JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES AND TURNS ON WHEN DRIVING LOOKED INTO ISSUE. FOUND RECALL FOR AIRBAG THAT CAUSES THIS. RECALL 11S18B. CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID RECALL HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AND SET UP APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT DONE. FORD COMPLETED RECALL. PICKED UP VEHICLE DROVE 1000 FEET A...
Mileage: 173,874
JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES AND TURNS ON WHEN DRIVING LOOKED INTO ISSUE. FOUND RECALL FOR AIRBAG THAT CAUSES THIS. RECALL 11S18B. CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID RECALL HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AND SET UP APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT DONE. FORD COMPLETED RECALL. PICKED UP VEHICLE DROVE 1000 FEET A...
Mileage: 173,874
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE LOCAL DEALER MEL ERVIN FORD LOCATED AT 15455 OAKLEY RD, CHESANING, MI 48616, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RUSTING AND CORROSION UNDER THE CABIN SECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE ...
Mileage: 75,000
WE PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES HANKOOK KONTROL P255/65 AND DROVE THE TRUCK LESS THAN A WEEK AND THE SIDE WALL BELT IN THE TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT NO ROUGH DRIVING, NO EXCESSIVE DRIVING JUST TO AND FROM WORK ON A CLEAN HIGHWAY WITH NO DEBRIS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY AND HE WAS ABLE TO STEER...
TRUCK FRAME RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE FRAME RUST IS EXCESSIVE AFTER TAKING GREAT CARE OF THE TRUCK.
MY TRUCK IS RATTLING BAD AND ITS THE TIMING CHAIN FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE OIL SEALS ON THE TENSIONERS START LEAKING CAUSING THEM TO NOT KEEP THE CHAIN TIGHT LIKE IT SHOULD BE AND ALSO FAILS TO PUSH OIL AROUND TO THE RIGHT SIDE CAM WHICH CAUSES IT TO FAIL. TH...
Mileage: 175,000
WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
ENGINE TAPPING WHEN WARM ONLY AT IDLE DOESN'T DO IT WHILE COLD OR WHILE DRIVING I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT'S DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITH FORD 5.7 ENGINES.
Mileage: 215,000
EXPERIENCE I GUESS THE THEY CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. MAKES MY VEHICLE FEEL LIKE IT NOT ME A TING TO RUN RIGHT THE STEERING IS WEIRD AND CAN'T GET FORD TO CHECK IT OUT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT THEY SAY JUST GET AN ALIGNMENT BUT THAT ISN'T HELPING
Mileage: 94,141
EXPERIENCE I GUESS THE THEY CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. MAKES MY VEHICLE FEEL LIKE IT NOT ME A TING TO RUN RIGHT THE STEERING IS WEIRD AND CAN'T GET FORD TO CHECK IT OUT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT THEY SAY JUST GET AN ALIGNMENT BUT THAT ISN'T HELPING
Mileage: 94,141
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 40, VEHICLE WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE (HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES). SUBSEQUENTLY, ENGINE BEGAN WITH A TICKING NOISE WITH EVER INCREASING RATTLING/SHAKING TO A POINT THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE STOPPING OR IDLING IN CITY...
Mileage: 170,000
ME ENTER HOY QUE MI TRUCK TENA VARIOS RECALL Y NO HE RECIBIDO AVISO, GRACIAS POR SU ATENCION.
ME ENTER HOY QUE MI TRUCK TENA VARIOS RECALL Y NO HE RECIBIDO AVISO, GRACIAS POR SU ATENCION.
ME ENTER HOY QUE MI TRUCK TENA VARIOS RECALL Y NO HE RECIBIDO AVISO, GRACIAS POR SU ATENCION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A LIFT. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO PLACE ON THE LIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A LIFT. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO PLACE ON THE LIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION LINE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT, D...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION LINE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT, D...
Mileage: 95,000
THIS TRUCK IS VIRTUA;;Y RUST FREE ON BODY. THE FRAME HOWEVER IS RUSTED THROUGH NEAR THE GAS TANK. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE. MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE IT OFF LIFT, BECAUSE IT WAS SO WEAK. COULD JUST BREAK WHILE DRIVING.
Mileage: 165,000
THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. EVERYWHERE I LOOK THERES RUST. ALL OF THE CROSS FRAME FROM FRONT TO BACK DOWN SIDES AND ACROSS BOTTOM OF BED AND WHERE FLOOR BOARDS ATTACH LIKE WAS EXPENSIVE TRUCK FORD HAS TO KNOW
Mileage: 76,070
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE SEVERE RUST DAMAGE TO THE SUBFRAME, IT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE SHOCKS REPLACED. THE CONT...
Mileage: 180,000
THE BRAKE WARNING LITE REMAINS ON. I'M TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS DUE TO A BROKEN CONNECTION IN THE DASH BOARD CIRCUIT BOARD AND HE SAID IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON FAULT. REPAIR REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD.
Mileage: 127,000
THE BRAKE WARNING LITE REMAINS ON. I'M TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS DUE TO A BROKEN CONNECTION IN THE DASH BOARD CIRCUIT BOARD AND HE SAID IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON FAULT. REPAIR REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD.
Mileage: 127,000
1. BRAKE DOT 3 IS RUNNING OUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING, I MUST PUSH DOWN THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REFILL THE OIL TANK. 2. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPEED REACHES AT ARO...
Mileage: 75,000
1. BRAKE DOT 3 IS RUNNING OUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING, I MUST PUSH DOWN THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REFILL THE OIL TANK. 2. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPEED REACHES AT ARO...
Mileage: 75,000
1. BRAKE DOT 3 IS RUNNING OUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING, I MUST PUSH DOWN THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REFILL THE OIL TANK. 2. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPEED REACHES AT ARO...
Mileage: 75,000
ON 9-14-19 I GOT INTO MY TRUCK TO DRIVE. WITHOUT REALIZING IT, MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RECOIL THE LAST TIME I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK. WHEN I REACHED TO PUT THE SEAT BELT ON, WITHOUT KNOWING IT, THE SEAT BELT WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE SEAT RECLINING HANDLE. WHILE DRIVING I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE BELT M...
Mileage: 192,731
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT IDLED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO H...
Mileage: 184,994
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN 2007. IN 2010, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED AND THE GASKET, FILTERS, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED; HOWE...
Mileage: 84,000
EXTENSIVE MAIN FRAME RAIL RUST RENDING TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOW. STARTED AROUND 2010.
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW LOWERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP, BUT IT FAILED TO CLOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 140,000
BOUGHT TRUCK LEAST WEEK TOOK IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT HALF SHAFT IS ROTTEN TO THE POINT IT'S PITTING. THE STEERING SHAFT IS RUSTED OUT AND THE MAJORITY OF THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT NEAR WHERE ALL THE IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE HELD IN PLACE. AS I DO RESEARCH ON THIS PROB...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR FRAME DETACHED AND WAS ROTTED OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TONY BETTEN AND SONS FORD (3839 PLAINFIELD AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525, (616) 363-6841), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIR...
Mileage: 151,678
TWO MECHANICS AND ONE AUTOBODY TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND REPORTED THAT THE CHASSIS IS HEAVILY CORRODED THROUGHOUT FOR THE VEHICLE'S AGE AND IS NOT SAFE FOR TOWING. ONE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK WOULD REQUIRE OVER $1,000 OF WELDED STEEL REINFORCEMENTS TO MAKE TRUCK TO...
Mileage: 130,000
TWO MECHANICS AND ONE AUTOBODY TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND REPORTED THAT THE CHASSIS IS HEAVILY CORRODED THROUGHOUT FOR THE VEHICLE'S AGE AND IS NOT SAFE FOR TOWING. ONE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK WOULD REQUIRE OVER $1,000 OF WELDED STEEL REINFORCEMENTS TO MAKE TRUCK TO...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE PUT 3 TRANSMISSION IN AND ONLY LAST ABOUT 4-5 YRS THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND IT LOST POWER
Mileage: 312,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SUA, "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW OFF A FORD DEALER LOT. THIS IS NOT DRIVER ERROR OR FLOOR MATS LIKE FORD EXPLANS AS THE PROBLEM. SUA DOES EXSIST. COMPLAINTS PEAKED IN 2005 FORD TRUCKS! ONLY HAVE 16K MILES ON MY VEHICLE BUT ...
Mileage: 16,000
CHASSIS IS ROTTED OUT AND CANNOT EVEN BE PUT ON A LIFT. TOOK MY TRUCK TO BE INSPECTED AND THE FOUND THE CHASSIS ROTTED AND ADVISED NOT TO PUT ON LIFT
Mileage: 1,013,650
TRANSMISSION CLUNKS. TRUCK STALLS IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
Mileage: 50,000
TRANSMISSION CLUNKS. TRUCK STALLS IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
Mileage: 50,000
I NOTICE NUMEROUS OF F 150 LIKE MINE PAINT ON HOOD AND CAB FADING. ALL THE REST OF THE BODY PAINT IS GREAT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE ITEMS.FORD SHOULD LET CUSTOMERS BRING TRUCK IN FOR A TOUCH UP OR PAINT JOB.
I HAVE A 2005 F150 FX4 THAT I BOUGHT IN 2010. IN 2017 WITH THE TRUCK BEING 12 YEARS OLD. I HAD TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROAD BECAUSE OF FRAME ROT! THIS WAS MY BABY AND TAKEN WELL CARE OF. BOTH SIDES IN FRONT OF THE REAR AXLE ARE ROTTED OUT TO THE POINT A JACK JUST GOES RIGHT THROUGH THEM. THE ...
Mileage: 158,000
I HAVE A 2005 F150 FX4 THAT I BOUGHT IN 2010. IN 2017 WITH THE TRUCK BEING 12 YEARS OLD. I HAD TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROAD BECAUSE OF FRAME ROT! THIS WAS MY BABY AND TAKEN WELL CARE OF. BOTH SIDES IN FRONT OF THE REAR AXLE ARE ROTTED OUT TO THE POINT A JACK JUST GOES RIGHT THROUGH THEM. THE ...
Mileage: 158,000
LETTER FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING HIS 2005 FORD F150 FORD TRUCK AND A FAULTY ENGINE WHICH WAS NOT DISCLOSED BY THE COMPANY. *LD *TR
YES A DRUNK DRIVER RAN INTO ME AND I THINK THE OFFICER LET HIM JUST CALL HIS WIFE TO COME GET HIM CAUSE HE WAS TO DRUNK TO DRIVE AND IT WAS MAYBE INVOLVING HIM DOING ON REPAIRS TO THE OFFICERS CAR THE REASON HE GOT OFF SCOT FREE, I MAY COULD UNDERSTAND IT BUT HE LIKE BROAD SIDED ME AND SENT ME FLYIN...
Mileage: 296,000
YES A DRUNK DRIVER RAN INTO ME AND I THINK THE OFFICER LET HIM JUST CALL HIS WIFE TO COME GET HIM CAUSE HE WAS TO DRUNK TO DRIVE AND IT WAS MAYBE INVOLVING HIM DOING ON REPAIRS TO THE OFFICERS CAR THE REASON HE GOT OFF SCOT FREE, I MAY COULD UNDERSTAND IT BUT HE LIKE BROAD SIDED ME AND SENT ME FLYIN...
Mileage: 296,000
MY 2005 F150 HAS AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH TO ENGAGE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I'VE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL FROM 2004 ON UP. I NEARLY CRASHED WHILE DRIVING AFTER A SNOW STORM DUE TO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE BEING IN...
Mileage: 193,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD-F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE RUST COULD PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. T...
Mileage: 120,000
REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE FOR SECOND TIME ALLOWING WINDOW TO FALL AND SHATTER INSIDE DOOR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE. VERY DANGEROUS, VERY EXPENSIVE.
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS). AUFFENBERG FORD O'FALLON (115 REGENCY PARK, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 632-0090) REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING ...
EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST COMPROMISING VEHICLE INTEGRITY. CRACKED FRAME.
Mileage: 70,000
FRAME ON F150 IS RUSTING THROUGH CAUSING FRAME TO BECOME VULNERABLE TO BREAKING. RUSTING AND CRACKING TAKING PLACE BETWEEN BACK OF CAB AND REAR WHEEL MOUNTS. FOUND DURING OIL CHANGE AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND BODY SHOP DID NOT EVEN WANT TO PROVIDE ESTIMATE TO FIX DUE TO COMPLEXITY OF FIX AND LEGAL IMP...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF ...
Mileage: 135,000
I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F150,SO I CAME HERE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS AND THEIR IS. 11V107000 IS THE RECALL NUMBER.I WILL ALSO ADD A PICTURE. WHAT DO I DO TO HAVE THIS FIXED?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT SHOOK WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN PROMPTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HE...
Mileage: 94,000
I OWN A 2005 FORD F-150 4X4 EXTENDED CAB WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MI. FOR ITS AGE, THE TRUCK IS IN PRETTY NICE SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE FRAME, IT'S GONE, RUSTED! THERE IS A SECTION BETWEEN THE CAB & ENGINE BAY THAT YOU CAN PUT YOUR FINGERS THROUGH, NOT ONE BUT SEVERAL FINGERS, LET ALONE IN OTHER AREAS THO...
MAIN FRAME ROT LEFT REAR RUSTING RIGHT FRONT STARTING
Mileage: 160,000
WHILE DRIVING, MY F150 WITHOUT WARNING, DIED 3 TIMES IN 1/2 MILE. LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS. NEARLY HAD A ACCIDENT. HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS. NEW BATTERY. IT DID NOT GIVE A CODE. I DID GET IT STARTED EACH TIME AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. NOW I AM AFRAID TO D...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING, MY F150 WITHOUT WARNING, DIED 3 TIMES IN 1/2 MILE. LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS. NEARLY HAD A ACCIDENT. HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS. NEW BATTERY. IT DID NOT GIVE A CODE. I DID GET IT STARTED EACH TIME AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. NOW I AM AFRAID TO D...
Mileage: 60,000
PAINT ON THE ROOF AND BACK OF THE CAB IS FLAKING OFF.
TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO FRAME RUST ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK.
TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO FRAME RUST ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK.
HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK BOUGHT NEW, 2005. HAVE USED SPARINGLY ONLY 15K + MILES. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE EXPERIANCED A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN IT TRIED TO ACCELLERATE WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE. FIRST THOUGHT IT A QUIRK OR FLOOR MATS. RECENTLY NEARLY TRASHED A PARKED CAR WHILE BACKING ITO A PARKING SPACE. CON...
Mileage: 15,658
HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK BOUGHT NEW, 2005. HAVE USED SPARINGLY ONLY 15K + MILES. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE EXPERIANCED A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN IT TRIED TO ACCELLERATE WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE. FIRST THOUGHT IT A QUIRK OR FLOOR MATS. RECENTLY NEARLY TRASHED A PARKED CAR WHILE BACKING ITO A PARKING SPACE. CON...
Mileage: 15,658
HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK BOUGHT NEW, 2005. HAVE USED SPARINGLY ONLY 15K + MILES. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE EXPERIANCED A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN IT TRIED TO ACCELLERATE WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE. FIRST THOUGHT IT A QUIRK OR FLOOR MATS. RECENTLY NEARLY TRASHED A PARKED CAR WHILE BACKING ITO A PARKING SPACE. CON...
Mileage: 15,658
PREMATURE FRAME CORROSION AND RUST FAILURE, DURING RECENT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME ON THE REAR HALF OF MY 2005 FORD F-150 HAD RUSTED UNDER THE BED AND REAR WHEEL WELLS TO THE POINT OF FAILURE WHERE THE FRAME WOULD NO LONGER SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE ON H...
Mileage: 170,500
ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE EXHAUST PIPE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, INCLUDING THE DAMAGED EXHAUST PIPE. THE EXHA...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE EXHAUST PIPE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, INCLUDING THE DAMAGED EXHAUST PIPE. THE EXHA...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE EXHAUST PIPE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, INCLUDING THE DAMAGED EXHAUST PIPE. THE EXHA...
Mileage: 70,000
FRAME ON MY 2005 F-150 IS ROTTED AND HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN.
Mileage: 126,900
HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SLOW LEAK IN REAR TIRE. TOOK IT TO LES SCHWAB TIRE AND THEY FOUND IT WAS A WELD THAT WAS FAILING IN THE ORIGINAL STOCK RIM. THE SPLIT WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES LONG. I THEN SPOKE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO DENIED EVER HEARING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A THING AND SIMPLY SAID Y...
Mileage: 130,000
WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE
Mileage: 1,001,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DID NOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KNIGHT FORD OF STILLWATER (4405 W 6TH AVE, STILLWATER, OK 74074, 405-372-7144) AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS UPD...
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE STALLS AND OR SURGES AND HAS DEAD SPOTS. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE ISSUE IT STILL PERSISTS. LOOKING ON LINE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.2005 -2008 F 150 5.4. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN TOWING A TRAILER MY WIFE HAS ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENTS A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE TO...
Mileage: 62,500
VEHICLE STALLS AND OR SURGES AND HAS DEAD SPOTS. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE ISSUE IT STILL PERSISTS. LOOKING ON LINE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.2005 -2008 F 150 5.4. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN TOWING A TRAILER MY WIFE HAS ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENTS A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE TO...
Mileage: 62,500
MY 2005 FORD F150 TRUCK HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS & SOME REPLACE TWICE & IM OVER IT IM ABOUT TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE MY ACULATOR AGAIN WITH THE SOUND OF METAL SCRAPING ON THE GROUND AND WHEN I SWITCH IT TO 44 THE SOUNDS STOPS .BUT IF ITS NOT IN 44 THE SOUND STAYS AND IT IS LOUD ! I ...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 TRUCK HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS & SOME REPLACE TWICE & IM OVER IT IM ABOUT TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE MY ACULATOR AGAIN WITH THE SOUND OF METAL SCRAPING ON THE GROUND AND WHEN I SWITCH IT TO 44 THE SOUNDS STOPS .BUT IF ITS NOT IN 44 THE SOUND STAYS AND IT IS LOUD ! I ...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 TRUCK HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS & SOME REPLACE TWICE & IM OVER IT IM ABOUT TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE MY ACULATOR AGAIN WITH THE SOUND OF METAL SCRAPING ON THE GROUND AND WHEN I SWITCH IT TO 44 THE SOUNDS STOPS .BUT IF ITS NOT IN 44 THE SOUND STAYS AND IT IS LOUD ! I ...
Mileage: 100,000
FORD HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THEIR 2005 5.4L ENGINES IN THE F-150 TRUCKS. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 07M08. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES BUT FAILED TO COVER THE RESULT OF THOSE FAILURES. I LOST SEVERAL INJECTORS WHICH RESULTED IN "DAMAGE T...
Mileage: 164,000
A WHEEL STUD, FORD P/N YL3Z 1107 AB, ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL/HUB ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT TIGHTEN TO THE PRESCRIBED 150 FT-LBS TORQUE BECAUSE IT STRETCHED. THE WHEEL STUD STRETCHED 0.044" BEFORE I STOPPED TRYING TO TORQUE IT UP TO SPECIFICATION. THE WHEEL STUD AND NUT WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS STA...
Mileage: 83,180
EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE LEAKING AND CAUSING EXHUST FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. TRUCK HAS APROX 120,000, ISSUE STARTED AT AROUND 80,000. IT'S AT THE POINT NOW WHERE IT MAKES PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK SICK AND IT WON'T PASS STATE INSPECTION. CAM PHASERS MAKE NOISES AS WELL. WO KNOW WHEN THIS ENGINE WILL F...
Mileage: 120,000
TAKATA RECALL---MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AROUND OCT OF 2015. I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT, PUT MY SEAT BELT ON, PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE AND THE BAG EXPLODED BEFORE EVEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKE. IT STARTLED ME BEYOND BELIEF, THE HORN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THE CLOUD OF IGNITION WA...
Mileage: 91,000
UPON ACCELERATING WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE JUMPS. SOMETIMES ONCE, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE KICKING IN.
Mileage: 125,000
TRANS FAULT ERROR
Mileage: 130,000
THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT ITS TILL 2004, BUT SHOULD BE EXPANDED. I HAVE A 2005 F150 WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS A 2004 F150 AND THE CHASSIS SUFFERS FROM MASSIVE CORROSION. MY TRUCK IS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRAME IS ROTTING THROUGH AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT CAN SEPARA...
THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT ITS TILL 2004, BUT SHOULD BE EXPANDED. I HAVE A 2005 F150 WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS A 2004 F150 AND THE CHASSIS SUFFERS FROM MASSIVE CORROSION. MY TRUCK IS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRAME IS ROTTING THROUGH AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT CAN SEPARA...
VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK WAS REAR ENDED (BY VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH) AND THEN PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT. IMPACT WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO BREAK, BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.
TAKATA RECALL AT 80,000 MILES F150 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAD IT REPAIRED NOW IN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES GONE AGAIN.
Mileage: 80,000
PURCHASED FORD F150 FROM OLD SAYBROOK FORD, FEB. 16. THE TRUCK HAS THE 5.4 ENGINE WHICH HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE FAILURE. DRIVING ON ROUTE 1 WHEN TRUCK ECCELORATES OR LOSES POWER. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE CHAIN GUIDE WAS BROKE AND EATING THROUGH THE CASE. SPARK PLUGS GET STUCK IN ENGI...
Mileage: 136,000
PURCHASED FORD F150 FROM OLD SAYBROOK FORD, FEB. 16. THE TRUCK HAS THE 5.4 ENGINE WHICH HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE FAILURE. DRIVING ON ROUTE 1 WHEN TRUCK ECCELORATES OR LOSES POWER. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE CHAIN GUIDE WAS BROKE AND EATING THROUGH THE CASE. SPARK PLUGS GET STUCK IN ENGI...
Mileage: 136,000
PURCHASED FORD F150 FROM OLD SAYBROOK FORD, FEB. 16. THE TRUCK HAS THE 5.4 ENGINE WHICH HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE FAILURE. DRIVING ON ROUTE 1 WHEN TRUCK ECCELORATES OR LOSES POWER. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE CHAIN GUIDE WAS BROKE AND EATING THROUGH THE CASE. SPARK PLUGS GET STUCK IN ENGI...
Mileage: 136,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, A TICKING TYPE NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA...
Mileage: 130,600
WHEN CHANGING THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 F150 I FOUND THE FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU THE EXTERIOR IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH MINIMAL CORROSION.
FOLLOWING PURCHASE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP WITH A TUNE UP AND MILAGE RELATED SERVICE COMPLETED MY 2005 FORD F150 RAN FOR LESS THAN 6000 MILES BEFORE A STUCK FUEL INJECTOR CAUSED A FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. AT THE TIME I WAS COMING TO A STOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS FOLLOWING A 18 MILE COMMUTE FROM MY P...
Mileage: 112,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TWO FRONT WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AT LEAST EIGHT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS...
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TWO FRONT WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AT LEAST EIGHT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS...
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IDLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO RESTART IT, BUT IT CONTINUED TO IDLE. THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJE...
Mileage: 98,778
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IDLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO RESTART IT, BUT IT CONTINUED TO IDLE. THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJE...
Mileage: 98,778
FRAME RUSTED AND CRACKED, 72,000 MILES. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. NOTE, ALL OTHER UNDERBODY COMPONENTS APPEAR NORMAL FOR AGE AND MILES; THOUGH I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH FAITH IN REAR DRIVE SHAFT. LOCATION IS IN FRONT LEAF SPRING ATTACHMENT BRACKET ADJACENT TO FUEL TANK.
Mileage: 72,000
FRAME RUSTED AND CRACKED, 72,000 MILES. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. NOTE, ALL OTHER UNDERBODY COMPONENTS APPEAR NORMAL FOR AGE AND MILES; THOUGH I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH FAITH IN REAR DRIVE SHAFT. LOCATION IS IN FRONT LEAF SPRING ATTACHMENT BRACKET ADJACENT TO FUEL TANK.
Mileage: 72,000
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF MY 2005 FORD F-150 XLT 5.4L 3V 4X4 CREW CAB (VIN# AVAILABLE ON REQUEST) AND THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I CAN HEAR THE NOISE WHILE IDLING IN DRIVE, IDLING IN REVERSE, IDLING IN NEUTRAL, IDLING IN PARK AND TRAVELING UNDER LOW THROTTLE AND/OR POWER I...
Mileage: 109,000
FORD F 150 CRACKED REAR FRAME RAILS TRUCK MADE IN 2004 THEY HAD A RECALL FOR TRUCKS MADE IN 2004 BUT MY TRUCK IS TITLED AS A 2005 THEY MUST STILL HAVE HAD BAD FRAMES LEFT OVER THEY USED TO BUILD 2005 TRUCKS REAR OF TRUCK IS FLOATING WHEN YOU DRIVE IT.
Mileage: 168,000
FORD F 150 CRACKED REAR FRAME RAILS TRUCK MADE IN 2004 THEY HAD A RECALL FOR TRUCKS MADE IN 2004 BUT MY TRUCK IS TITLED AS A 2005 THEY MUST STILL HAVE HAD BAD FRAMES LEFT OVER THEY USED TO BUILD 2005 TRUCKS REAR OF TRUCK IS FLOATING WHEN YOU DRIVE IT.
Mileage: 168,000
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED( AT A FORD DEALERSHIP ). THE REASON FOR REPLACEMENT WAS THE SHAFT THAT GOES FROM THE WHEEL INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD ADJUSTMENT ISSUES WHEN MAKING NORMAL TURNS( THIS OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY ALSO MORE NOTICEABLE WITH QUICK TURNS AND WHEN EXITING ON T...
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAILSAFE" MODE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR! AND MOST RECENTLY, TWO WEEKS AGO! BOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON TWO DIFFERENT INTERSTATES IN FLORIDA! VERY DANGEROUS, AND HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE TO "LIMP" TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP! MANY POSSIBLE CAUSES FROM ELECTRICAL, FUE...
Mileage: 148,000
VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAILSAFE" MODE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR! AND MOST RECENTLY, TWO WEEKS AGO! BOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON TWO DIFFERENT INTERSTATES IN FLORIDA! VERY DANGEROUS, AND HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE TO "LIMP" TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP! MANY POSSIBLE CAUSES FROM ELECTRICAL, FUE...
Mileage: 148,000
VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAILSAFE" MODE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR! AND MOST RECENTLY, TWO WEEKS AGO! BOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON TWO DIFFERENT INTERSTATES IN FLORIDA! VERY DANGEROUS, AND HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE TO "LIMP" TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP! MANY POSSIBLE CAUSES FROM ELECTRICAL, FUE...
Mileage: 148,000
MY 2005 F150 XLT 4.6L ENGINE BLEW OUT THE #3 SPARK PLUG. THIS IS A TERRIBLE INCONVENIENCE AND FRIGHTENING TO THINK THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND LEAVE YOU STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF "NO WHERE", A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, COULD EVEN BE LIFE THREATENING AND YET FORD WILL NOT OWN UP AND TAKE ...
Mileage: 118,000
I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 5.4 WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. IT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I'M DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. JUST RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING WHEN I STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, BUT THIS TIME STARTED HEAR A LOUD BANGING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I DROVE THE...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME DISPLAYED EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...
Mileage: 39,000
2005 FORD F150, ONLY 85,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE OVERALL EXTERIOR BODY OF TRUCK HAS ZERO RUST AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HOWEVER, THE MAIN "FRAME" OF THE TRUCK, WHICH SUPPORTS ALL THE WEIGHT AND STRUCTURE OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTED THROUGH. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN AND HAVE OWNED MANY FORDS, AND OTH...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THREE OF THE FOUR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. THE LOCATION OF THE SEAT BELTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA...
Mileage: 174,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A LOUD NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CAM PHASER ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED...
Mileage: 88,000
NEW TRANS NEEDED, COMMON ON MOST F150. OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES AND WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND MISFIRED, AND SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INITIALLY DIAGNOSED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE EXHAUST. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, T...
Mileage: 76,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND MISFIRED, AND SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INITIALLY DIAGNOSED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE EXHAUST. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, T...
Mileage: 76,000
TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE (ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR THE OXYGEN SENSOR) AND WHEN THEY PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT THE FRAME FOLDED BECAUSE IT HAD RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES. I WAS STILL DRIVING THIS TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND IT WAS DRIVEWAY PARKED IN CONNECTICUT FOR THE 12 YEARS I...
Mileage: 40,435
I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR. JUST BLEW OUT OF NO WHERE. THIS YEAR ALONE I NEEDED NEW HUBS, ALL8 CYLINDERS HAVE A MISS FIRE MY TRUCK DROPPED FROM 60 TO TEN IN SECONDS SO SCARY
I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR. JUST BLEW OUT OF NO WHERE. THIS YEAR ALONE I NEEDED NEW HUBS, ALL8 CYLINDERS HAVE A MISS FIRE MY TRUCK DROPPED FROM 60 TO TEN IN SECONDS SO SCARY
I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR. JUST BLEW OUT OF NO WHERE. THIS YEAR ALONE I NEEDED NEW HUBS, ALL8 CYLINDERS HAVE A MISS FIRE MY TRUCK DROPPED FROM 60 TO TEN IN SECONDS SO SCARY
BOUGHT TRUCK NEW, HAS AN ENGINE TICKING THAT CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER. PROPERLY SERVICED AS PER OWNERS MANUAL. ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED PER MECHANIC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED BECAUSE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE...
Mileage: 49,433
FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE IS ROTTING AWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A 15 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND A BLACK EYE, HOWEVER NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ...
Mileage: 171,450
HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE IT WAS SHAKING AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WELL IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN IF YOU ARE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEED. BRAKES ARE VERY BAD AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT BRAKES FOR THE SECOND TIM...
Mileage: 53,000
CPSC;2005 FORD F-150 TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR WENT OUT AT 89446 MILES. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE WAS NOT INDICATIVE OF HAVING BEEN AT A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC WAS ...
CPSC;2005 FORD F-150 TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR WENT OUT AT 89446 MILES. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE WAS NOT INDICATIVE OF HAVING BEEN AT A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC WAS ...
CPSC;2005 FORD F-150 TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR WENT OUT AT 89446 MILES. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE WAS NOT INDICATIVE OF HAVING BEEN AT A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC WAS ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTIMITTENTLY THEN THE ENGINE AND MAINTANENENCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER WAS OUTDATE...
Mileage: 108,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTIMITTENTLY THEN THE ENGINE AND MAINTANENENCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER WAS OUTDATE...
Mileage: 108,000
TRUCK WAS BOUGHT AND I REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND EVEN HAD TO REPLACE A CLINOID BECAUSE WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. ITS NOT... THERE IS A BALL VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT KEEPS THE TRUCK FROM BUILDING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT WHICH THROWS A CODE AND SAYS MISFIRE ON 6 BEEN REPLACED...
Mileage: 130,000
TRUCK WAS BOUGHT AND I REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND EVEN HAD TO REPLACE A CLINOID BECAUSE WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. ITS NOT... THERE IS A BALL VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT KEEPS THE TRUCK FROM BUILDING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT WHICH THROWS A CODE AND SAYS MISFIRE ON 6 BEEN REPLACED...
Mileage: 130,000
TRUCK WAS BOUGHT AND I REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND EVEN HAD TO REPLACE A CLINOID BECAUSE WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. ITS NOT... THERE IS A BALL VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT KEEPS THE TRUCK FROM BUILDING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT WHICH THROWS A CODE AND SAYS MISFIRE ON 6 BEEN REPLACED...
Mileage: 130,000
BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED AT 150000 MILES. AFTER 5000 MILES THE LOUD TICKING THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR BECAME LOUDER. AT 161000 MILES THE ENGINE DIED. I STARTED IT UP IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING AND INSTEAD OF JUST TICKING, IT WAS KNOCKING 100X LOUDER. THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THEN IT JUS...
Mileage: 160,478
#8 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND TORQUED. FOUR DAYS LATER #8 PLUG BLEW OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING.
Mileage: 178,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE SEAT BELT TENSION SEIZED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE SEAT BELT TENSION SEIZED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 130,000
BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM SUPPLY METAL STAND PIPE RUPTURED. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF VACUUM AND LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND BRAKES WERE SLUGGISH. HAVE TO PUSH ALL WAY TO FLOOR.
Mileage: 210,000
BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM SUPPLY METAL STAND PIPE RUPTURED. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF VACUUM AND LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND BRAKES WERE SLUGGISH. HAVE TO PUSH ALL WAY TO FLOOR.
Mileage: 210,000
THE BRAKES FADED DURING A EMERGANCY STOP ON THE HIWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED BUT THE BREAK PEDDEL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR.I COULD NOT PUMP UP THE PEDDEL TO MAKE THE BREAKE WORK ANY BETTER.
Mileage: 70,000
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS DID THE TIRE RECALL.
Mileage: 221,000
WHILE DRIVING 75 ON A TOLL ROAD THE ENGINE WENT INTO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE, I LOST ALL POWER AND ALMOST WRECKED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, I WENT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, 3 DAYS LATER SAME THING, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MOTOR 5....
Mileage: 143,000
WHILE DRIVING 75 ON A TOLL ROAD THE ENGINE WENT INTO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE, I LOST ALL POWER AND ALMOST WRECKED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, I WENT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, 3 DAYS LATER SAME THING, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MOTOR 5....
Mileage: 143,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.
Mileage: 141,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,740.
Mileage: 141,740
5.4 3V TRITON. WHEN THE TRUCK IS AT IDLE AT A NORMAL OPERATING TEMP, IT HAS A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. FROM WHAT I AM READING THIS ENGINE HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAM PHASERS AND TIMING COMPONENTS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIMING CHAIN IS ABOUT TO FLY OUT OF THE ENGI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ONE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM TH...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ONE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM TH...
Mileage: 78,000
TRUCK BEGAN TICKING VERY LOUDLY, THEN BEGAN A KNOCKING NOISE, AND NOW THE ENGINE SHAKES THE TRUCK WHEN IDLING. CAM PHASERS BROKE APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AS WELL AS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE IS FREQUENT. THE LOSS OF SP...
Mileage: 155,000
TRUCK BEGAN TICKING VERY LOUDLY, THEN BEGAN A KNOCKING NOISE, AND NOW THE ENGINE SHAKES THE TRUCK WHEN IDLING. CAM PHASERS BROKE APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AS WELL AS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE IS FREQUENT. THE LOSS OF SP...
Mileage: 155,000
TRUCK BEGAN TICKING VERY LOUDLY, THEN BEGAN A KNOCKING NOISE, AND NOW THE ENGINE SHAKES THE TRUCK WHEN IDLING. CAM PHASERS BROKE APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AS WELL AS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE IS FREQUENT. THE LOSS OF SP...
Mileage: 155,000
!. VACUUM ADVANCE CONTROL FOR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE GETS WET, LOOSES PRESSURE AND FRONT WHEELS ENGAGE SLIGHTLY, CAUSING WHEEL HUB DAMAGE. 2. STEERING BECOMES HARD, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. HARD TO INSPECT STEERING SHAFT UNTIL IT IS DISCONNECTED FROM STEERING RACK. COMMON PROBLEM WITH MID TO LATE 2000...
Mileage: 94,000
!. VACUUM ADVANCE CONTROL FOR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE GETS WET, LOOSES PRESSURE AND FRONT WHEELS ENGAGE SLIGHTLY, CAUSING WHEEL HUB DAMAGE. 2. STEERING BECOMES HARD, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. HARD TO INSPECT STEERING SHAFT UNTIL IT IS DISCONNECTED FROM STEERING RACK. COMMON PROBLEM WITH MID TO LATE 2000...
Mileage: 94,000
MY F150 FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT ACTUALLY BROKE I WORK AS A WELDER AND I HAVE FIXED 3 DIFFRANT TRUCKS F150 AROUND THE SAME YEAR IT IS MOSTLY ON DRIVERS SIDE.
Mileage: 160,000
MY F150 FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT ACTUALLY BROKE I WORK AS A WELDER AND I HAVE FIXED 3 DIFFRANT TRUCKS F150 AROUND THE SAME YEAR IT IS MOSTLY ON DRIVERS SIDE.
Mileage: 160,000
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE COUNTRY, AND SOMETHING FELT ODD. AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE, (MORE THAN NORMAL) AND WAS THEN VANISH AFTER 55 MPH. AFTER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE SHAKING GOT WORSE. MY FIRST THOUGHT, "I HAVE A MISFIRE ON ONE OF MY CYLINDERS". ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ...
Mileage: 138,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE STATED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM PHASER, THE BEARING AND THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Mileage: 190,000
FUSE 14 CONTROLLING ABS MODULE, DTR SENSOR, REVERSE LIGHTS, PCV HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATOR SWITCH AND DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS WAS REPEATEDLY BLOWING. TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY DEALER ON 3-23-16, REPLACING THE A/C COMPRESSOR. REPLACING THE A/C COMPRESSOR DID NOT RESOLVE ANY...
Mileage: 114,000
FUSE 14 CONTROLLING ABS MODULE, DTR SENSOR, REVERSE LIGHTS, PCV HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATOR SWITCH AND DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS WAS REPEATEDLY BLOWING. TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY DEALER ON 3-23-16, REPLACING THE A/C COMPRESSOR. REPLACING THE A/C COMPRESSOR DID NOT RESOLVE ANY...
Mileage: 114,000
FUSE 14 CONTROLLING ABS MODULE, DTR SENSOR, REVERSE LIGHTS, PCV HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATOR SWITCH AND DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS WAS REPEATEDLY BLOWING. TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY DEALER ON 3-23-16, REPLACING THE A/C COMPRESSOR. REPLACING THE A/C COMPRESSOR DID NOT RESOLVE ANY...
Mileage: 114,000
INSIDE OF TIRE SIDEWALL SUDDENLY CRACKED OPEN LEADING TO RAPID PRESSURE LOSS. THIS SAME TIRE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER SIZES FOR THIS SAME FAILURE.
Mileage: 85,000
I DRIVE A 2005 5.4 TRITON AND AFTER 110000 MILES THE ENGINE HAS DIED. THE MECHANIC STATES ITS THE CAM PHASER AND I'VE SEEN SEVERAL WEBSITES COMPLAINING THE SAME ISSUE.
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE SWAY BAR LINKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 167,050
PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH 85,000. WHICH IS TYPICALLY A GOOD BREAK-IN POINT FOR A TRUCK. WELL AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE HOME FOR LESS THAN A MONTH I'VE NOTICED A TICKING IN THE ENGINE. A TICKING THAT I KNEW LITTLE ABOUT UNTIL FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THESE VEHICLES. SEEMS THAT ALON...
STEERING GETS VERY HARD TO TURN. HAVE TO "MUSCLE" THE STEERING BACK AFTER A TURN. POWER STEERING RACK FAILED. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. I THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM.
Mileage: 97,200
MY TRUCK HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 5.4L'S CAM PHASERS. THE TRUCK MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE AND SHAKES. TO REPAIR THIS, IT'S AROUND $3,000 AND ALSO I HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL 8 COILS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $1,200 AND A KNOWN MISFIRE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD MOTOR IS AWARE OF THE ONGOI...
Mileage: 165,000
MY TRUCK HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 5.4L'S CAM PHASERS. THE TRUCK MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE AND SHAKES. TO REPAIR THIS, IT'S AROUND $3,000 AND ALSO I HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL 8 COILS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $1,200 AND A KNOWN MISFIRE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD MOTOR IS AWARE OF THE ONGOI...
Mileage: 165,000
ENGINE STARTED TICKING ENDED UP BEING CAM PHASERS AND NEEDED NEW MOTOR FORD KNOWS ITS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS.WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL ENGINE WEAR WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE AT 100,000MILES WITH RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE TO VEHICLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WOU...
Mileage: 100,000
KNOWN ISSUE WITH FUEL INJECTORS CAUSED PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE AT 45K MI. TOO MUCH FUEL WHEN COMPRESSED AND IGNITED BLEW THE PISTON APART. FORD REPLACED ENGINE. 80K MILES LATER SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATION IS ANOTHER ENGINE. TWO 5.4L ENGINES WITH LESS THAN 130K OVERALL MILES IS ABSOLUTELY UN...
Mileage: 128,000
KNOWN ISSUE WITH FUEL INJECTORS CAUSED PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE AT 45K MI. TOO MUCH FUEL WHEN COMPRESSED AND IGNITED BLEW THE PISTON APART. FORD REPLACED ENGINE. 80K MILES LATER SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATION IS ANOTHER ENGINE. TWO 5.4L ENGINES WITH LESS THAN 130K OVERALL MILES IS ABSOLUTELY UN...
Mileage: 128,000
F-150 BEGAN WITH A TICKING NOISE AND TURNED INTO A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, VEHICLE LOOSES POWER OR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED COIL PACKS, AND SPARK PLUGS (ONE BROKE OFF DUE TO HORRIBLE DESIGN). BASICALLY, HAD TO TAKE APART THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS TO STILL NOT HAVE A...
THE PHASERS AND TUNERS ARE SHOT INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE IT STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHILE MOVING
Mileage: 136,081
I PURCHASED MY 2005 F150 WITH A 5.4L TRINITRON ENGINE USED IN 2010. I COMPLETED ALL REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE USING THE RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS, MOST OF IT DONE IN FORD DEALERSHIPS. THIS 5.4L ENGINE IS A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I HAD A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE AT...
I PURCHASED MY 2005 F150 WITH A 5.4L TRINITRON ENGINE USED IN 2010. I COMPLETED ALL REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE USING THE RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS, MOST OF IT DONE IN FORD DEALERSHIPS. THIS 5.4L ENGINE IS A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I HAD A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE AT...
I PURCHASED MY 2005 F150 WITH A 5.4L TRINITRON ENGINE USED IN 2010. I COMPLETED ALL REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE USING THE RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS, MOST OF IT DONE IN FORD DEALERSHIPS. THIS 5.4L ENGINE IS A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I HAD A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE AT...
I PURCHASED MY 2005 F150 WITH A 5.4L TRINITRON ENGINE NEW IN 2005. I COMPLETED ALL REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE USING THE RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS, MOST OF IT DONE IN FORD DEALERSHIPS. THIS 5.4L ENGINE IS A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I HAD A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE AT...
Mileage: 105,000
HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS ON 2005 FORD F150. CAUSED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I GOT THEM REPLACED AT FORD DEALERSHIP IN RICE LAKE WISCONSIN.
Mileage: 130,000
THE HOSES FROM THE WINDOW WASHER PUMP TO THE SPRAYERS HAVE DETERIORATED
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. .....UPDATED 04/15/16 *BF *CN
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEP SOUND PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A F...
Mileage: 140,000
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHT TO STAY ON. FORD HAS RECALLED OTHER F150 MODEL YEARS BUT NOT 2005 F150S.
Mileage: 75,000
THE TRUCK HAS A TICKING SOUND INSIDE THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THAT NOISE SINCE I BOUGH IT. 3 YEARS AGO I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THIS YEAR ON NOVEMBER 4, I TOOK IT AGAIN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. ITS A BENT ROD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES RECURRED ...
Mileage: 144,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AND A CURB. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, NECK, AND BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A...
Mileage: 93,000
SPARK PLUGS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO BE REMOVED/REPLACED. WENT TO MECHANIC TO BE REMOVED/REPLACED AND WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. MUST BE SOME DEFECT ON FORD'S PART.
SPARK PLUGS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO BE REMOVED/REPLACED. WENT TO MECHANIC TO BE REMOVED/REPLACED AND WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. MUST BE SOME DEFECT ON FORD'S PART.
THE WARNING LIGHT FOR BRAKES, ON THE DASH, STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME.
Mileage: 96,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND RATTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDE...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PUMP WAS NOT SUPPLYING OIL TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE ENGIN...
Mileage: 106,200
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FRAYED. WINDOW INOPERABLE.
Mileage: 160,000
REAR END SHAKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ABOUT 60MPH. GETTING OFF GAS NOR PUTTING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WOULD NOT STOP SHAKING. HAD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP BEFORE STARTING AGAIN TO MAKE VEHICLE DRIVE PROPERLY.
Mileage: 90,000
UNIT WAS RECALLED,DEALER HAD VEHICLE 3 DAYS,ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS REQUIRED TO FIX THE AIRBAG AND CONSEQUENTLY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME LATER AND UPDATE PROGRESS ON COMPLETING THE RECALL.IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND NO CALLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Mileage: 49,641
METAL SCRAPING SOUND FROM REAR END. MECHANIC HAS CHECKED AND SAYS PINION, BEARINGS, RING GEAR HAVE FAILED. LOOKS LIKE ITS A COMMON FAILURE. 9.75 RING GEAR, 3.55 RATIO
Mileage: 92,000
DRIVING VEHICLE HAVE NOTICED WHEN ENGINE IS IDLING, POWER STEERING IS SOMETIMES WEAK. FLUID IS REPLACED EVERY FALL, AS THE STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN A NOISY ONE SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING FLUID WITH SYNTHETIC. IT WORKED THEN, SO I REPLACE IT EVERY YEAR. TODAY, WITH STEERING AT ...
Mileage: 92,500
ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO MISS. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE SAID A SPARK PLUG HAD FAILED. THE PLUG BROKE WHEN REMOVING. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE PLUG. THEN DUE TO A SQUEAL UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD, HE REMOVED THE INTAKE AND FOUND THE SEAL HAD FAILED, WHILE...
Mileage: 76,000
I WAS STARTING THE TRUCK TO LEAVE A WAL-MART PARKING LOT AND MY LEFT FOOT WHICH WAS ON THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. I HAD NO BRAKES. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS STOPPED AND NOT ON THE ROAD WITH OTHER CARS OR GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. I HAD THE AUTO SHOP TOW THE TRUCK TO THE ...
Mileage: 627,633
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THERE WERE FRACTURED AREAS IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL WELL ON...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL AMERI-TRAC TIRES, SIZE: P255/70R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE TIRES EXHIBITED CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TREAD PATTERN. THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE F...
Mileage: 116,000
ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WAS DRIVING MY F-150 PICKUP TRUCK DOWN STREET MAYBE 45 M.P.H WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD NOISE AND FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR . ENDED UP THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD BROKEN . THEN YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 M.P.H AND MY BACK WINDOW WAS OPEN ABOUT 2...
Mileage: 97,000
I PURCHASED MY 2005 FORD F-150 RIGHT OUT OF THE SHOW IN 2005 AND FIRST BEGAN HAVE JERKING ISSUES 6 MONTH LATER A MECHANIC THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. SINCE THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE IN 2008, A TIMING CHAIN AND BENT RODS IN 2014 AND CURRENTLY ANOTHE...
Mileage: 185,000
I PURCHASED MY 2005 FORD F-150 RIGHT OUT OF THE SHOW IN 2005 AND FIRST BEGAN HAVE JERKING ISSUES 6 MONTH LATER A MECHANIC THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. SINCE THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE IN 2008, A TIMING CHAIN AND BENT RODS IN 2014 AND CURRENTLY ANOTHE...
Mileage: 185,000
I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A SOUND COME FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DIDN'T LOSE POWER, BUT PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. NOT NOTICING ANYTHING OBVIOUS I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. IT HAD BEEN CHECKED TWO MONTHS PRIOR DURING OIL CHANGE. I HAD NO VIS...
Mileage: 40,020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
A NUMBER OF WIRES LEADING FROM THE BODY INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAVE BEEN CUT/WORN POSSIBLY DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE RUBBER AND PLASTIC PARTS MEANT TO PROTECT THE WIRES WERE ALSO CUT/WORN. THIS HAS LED TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL ELECTRONICS IN THE DOOR INCLUDING POWER LO...
Mileage: 120,000
TURNING LEFT INTO SOUTH BOUND LANE OF A HIGHWAY WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE TIRE TO DETACH FROM THE THAT AREA. THE TIRE LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY HOWEVER REMAINED ATTACHED FROM THE LOWER ASSEMBLY. DUE TO THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO PRE...
Mileage: 111,282
TURNING LEFT INTO SOUTH BOUND LANE OF A HIGHWAY WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE TIRE TO DETACH FROM THE THAT AREA. THE TIRE LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY HOWEVER REMAINED ATTACHED FROM THE LOWER ASSEMBLY. DUE TO THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO PRE...
Mileage: 111,282
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON.
Mileage: 119,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE CAUSING DAMAGE AND REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENT.
Mileage: 141,300
ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 5TH 2015 I STARTED MY TRUCK TO WARM THE INSIDE AND ALSO MELT THE SNOW OFF MY WINDSHIELD. I GOT IN THE TRUCK AND BACKED OUT AWAY FROM HOUSE. DUE TO HAVING SNOW ON THE DRIVEWAY I TURNED ON THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN HIGH. MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT WORK SO I TRIED TO SWICTH TO 2 W...
Mileage: 175,000
ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 5TH 2015 I STARTED MY TRUCK TO WARM THE INSIDE AND ALSO MELT THE SNOW OFF MY WINDSHIELD. I GOT IN THE TRUCK AND BACKED OUT AWAY FROM HOUSE. DUE TO HAVING SNOW ON THE DRIVEWAY I TURNED ON THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN HIGH. MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT WORK SO I TRIED TO SWICTH TO 2 W...
Mileage: 175,000
ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 5TH 2015 I STARTED MY TRUCK TO WARM THE INSIDE AND ALSO MELT THE SNOW OFF MY WINDSHIELD. I GOT IN THE TRUCK AND BACKED OUT AWAY FROM HOUSE. DUE TO HAVING SNOW ON THE DRIVEWAY I TURNED ON THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN HIGH. MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT WORK SO I TRIED TO SWICTH TO 2 W...
Mileage: 175,000
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH (IN FAST LANE) WHEN TRUCK STOPPED/STALLED AND I GUESS FROM RESEARCH WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". I WAS UNABLE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, IT JUST SHOOK THREE TIMES EACH OF WHICH SLOWED IT DOWN INCREDIBLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND A WRENCH SHOWED UP, BUT THE RADIO ST...
Mileage: 97,000
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH (IN FAST LANE) WHEN TRUCK STOPPED/STALLED AND I GUESS FROM RESEARCH WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". I WAS UNABLE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, IT JUST SHOOK THREE TIMES EACH OF WHICH SLOWED IT DOWN INCREDIBLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND A WRENCH SHOWED UP, BUT THE RADIO ST...
Mileage: 97,000
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH (IN FAST LANE) WHEN TRUCK STOPPED/STALLED AND I GUESS FROM RESEARCH WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". I WAS UNABLE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, IT JUST SHOOK THREE TIMES EACH OF WHICH SLOWED IT DOWN INCREDIBLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND A WRENCH SHOWED UP, BUT THE RADIO ST...
Mileage: 97,000
MY 2005 F150 XLT FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE DRIVER,S SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I PURCHASED IT IN DECEMBER OF 2005 SO IT HAS NOT SEEN TEN YEARS OF SERVICE YET. IT WILL NOT PASS VERMONT STATE INSPECTION WHICH MEANS I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT ON PUBLIC ROADS DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. THE BODY IS...
I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THEN TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST, WHICH I RARELY USE. IT WAS ABOUT 55 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES I HEARD A HISSING NOISE THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN A HEARD LOUD POP AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. MANY OTHER ARTICLES ON THE WEB INDICATE THAT THIS I...
Mileage: 20,000
I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THEN TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST, WHICH I RARELY USE. IT WAS ABOUT 55 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES I HEARD A HISSING NOISE THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN A HEARD LOUD POP AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. MANY OTHER ARTICLES ON THE WEB INDICATE THAT THIS I...
Mileage: 20,000
I ATTEMPTED TO START MY TRUCK, IT TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEW, AND FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE NO START CONDITION TO BE THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE. (PART NUMBER 5L3A-9D370-AA) I ASKED TO HAVE THE PART SAVED FOR MY INSPECTIO...
Mileage: 66,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED BEFORE RAPIDLY ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNO...
Mileage: 125,000
UPON STARTING MY CAR THAT MORNING IT BACKFIRED AND WHITE SMOKE EXITED FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH IT HAS NEVER DONE BEFORE. ONCE IDLING I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO DEPRESS MY BRAKES WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO GET IT TO STOP. UPON ...
Mileage: 140,000
UPON STARTING MY CAR THAT MORNING IT BACKFIRED AND WHITE SMOKE EXITED FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH IT HAS NEVER DONE BEFORE. ONCE IDLING I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO DEPRESS MY BRAKES WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO GET IT TO STOP. UPON ...
Mileage: 140,000
SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT. *TR
Mileage: 99,645
THIS ENGINE IS PRONE TO ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CAM PHASERS ON 5.4 MOTOR ON A FORD F150 CAM PHASERS RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE 5.4 MOTOR ## *TR
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 85,000
2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TUNE-UP ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE CAN TELL HIM THE ESTIMATED COST OF A TUNE-UP BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUGS CAN BREAK OFF WHEN BEING REMOVED AND CAN COST SEVERAL HUNDRED OR EVEN THOUSANDS IF THE CYLINDER HEAD HAS TO BE REMOVED TO DEA...
THE VEHICLE HAS A REMOVABLE RUBBER COVER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAN COME OFF DURING BRAKING CAUSING ONE'S FOOT TO COME OFF THE PEDAL. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. *TR
Mileage: 18,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANU...
Mileage: 96,000
THE LOWER UJOINT ON THE STEERING COLUMN IS FREEZING UP FROM CORROSION. IN THE PAST I HAD NOTICED IT WAS GETTING HARDER TO STEER SO I WOULD SPRAY THE JOINTS WITH PENETRATING OIL AND THEY WOULD IMPROVE. TODAY THE JOINTS WERE SO BAD IT WAS AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAD GIVEN OUT, TO THE POINT I PULLED ...
Mileage: 112,752
THE LOWER UJOINT ON THE STEERING COLUMN IS FREEZING UP FROM CORROSION. IN THE PAST I HAD NOTICED IT WAS GETTING HARDER TO STEER SO I WOULD SPRAY THE JOINTS WITH PENETRATING OIL AND THEY WOULD IMPROVE. TODAY THE JOINTS WERE SO BAD IT WAS AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAD GIVEN OUT, TO THE POINT I PULLED ...
Mileage: 112,752
EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE FORDS' 5.4L ENGINE APPARENTLY WERE NOT ENGINEERED CORRECTLY. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY THAT HAVE LEAKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. MULTIPLE TIMES HOWEVER THEY DECLINED ANY HELP WITH THERE REPLACEMENT ON MY TRUCK. ...
Mileage: 50,000
I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A REPAIR AND WHEN THEY LIFTED IT THEY FOUND HOLES IN THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT MAY FAIL WITHIN TWO YEARS. THIS TRUCK IS AROUND 10 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF ITS LIFE AND UP TILL LAST YEAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT....
Mileage: 57,805
I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DIFFERENTIAL. MINE MAKES NOISE AND HAS MADE NOISE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE TIRES OR ROTORS. I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE HEARD, I AM PRETTY...
Mileage: 97,500
I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DIFFERENTIAL. MINE MAKES NOISE AND HAS MADE NOISE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE TIRES OR ROTORS. I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE HEARD, I AM PRETTY...
Mileage: 97,500
I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DIFFERENTIAL. MINE MAKES NOISE AND HAS MADE NOISE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE TIRES OR ROTORS. I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE HEARD, I AM PRETTY...
Mileage: 97,500
WE HAVE HAD OUR 2005 F-150 KING RANCH FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. TODAY (FEB 10,2015), MY WIFE AND OUR ONE YEAR BABE WERE HEADING TO THE POST OFFICE THE TRUCK DISPLAYED A MESSAGE READING "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING, AND IT STALL ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. LUCK...
Mileage: 170,000
WE HAVE HAD OUR 2005 F-150 KING RANCH FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. TODAY (FEB 10,2015), MY WIFE AND OUR ONE YEAR BABE WERE HEADING TO THE POST OFFICE THE TRUCK DISPLAYED A MESSAGE READING "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING, AND IT STALL ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. LUCK...
Mileage: 170,000
BOUGHT A 2005 F150 TRITON V8 5.4L NEW IN 2005. I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED A CAM PHASE PROBLEM WHICH WILL COST APPX 2500 TO REPAIR. TALKING TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THAT IT WAS NO PROMISE TO FIX THE ISSUE , BECAUSE THESE MOTORS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE EASIER TO PUT ANOTHER MOTOR IN S...
Mileage: 100,761
BOUGHT A 2005 F150 TRITON V8 5.4L NEW IN 2005. I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED A CAM PHASE PROBLEM WHICH WILL COST APPX 2500 TO REPAIR. TALKING TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THAT IT WAS NO PROMISE TO FIX THE ISSUE , BECAUSE THESE MOTORS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE EASIER TO PUT ANOTHER MOTOR IN S...
Mileage: 100,761
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE MISFIRE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WAS FRACT...
Mileage: 90,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD. *TR
Mileage: 152,000
2005 F150 GOES INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY OCCURRED ONCE PER YEAR STARTING AT 65,000 MILES, BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY 3-4 WEEKS AT 114,000 MILES. ONCE THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND IT RESTARTS EASILY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILL...
Mileage: 65,000
2005 F150 GOES INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY OCCURRED ONCE PER YEAR STARTING AT 65,000 MILES, BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY 3-4 WEEKS AT 114,000 MILES. ONCE THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND IT RESTARTS EASILY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILL...
Mileage: 65,000
2005 F150 GOES INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT ONLY OCCURRED ONCE PER YEAR STARTING AT 65,000 MILES, BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY 3-4 WEEKS AT 114,000 MILES. ONCE THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND IT RESTARTS EASILY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILL...
Mileage: 65,000
I OWN THE ABOVE MENTION VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DISCLOSURE TO ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OF A VERY SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH THE SPARK PLUGS THAT COULD AND LIKELY WILL BREAK OFF IN THE ENGINE DURING REPLACEMENT AND THE EXTREME COST IN CHANGING THESE PLUGS AROUND 900 TO 1000 DOLLARS IF NO PLUGS BREAK OF...
Mileage: 85,000
I OWN THE ABOVE MENTION VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DISCLOSURE TO ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OF A VERY SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH THE SPARK PLUGS THAT COULD AND LIKELY WILL BREAK OFF IN THE ENGINE DURING REPLACEMENT AND THE EXTREME COST IN CHANGING THESE PLUGS AROUND 900 TO 1000 DOLLARS IF NO PLUGS BREAK OF...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT W...
Mileage: 58,000
CORROSION OF THE U-JOINTS ON THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT OF MY 2005 FORD F150 (4.6 L) IS CAUSING THE STEERING TO MALFUNCTION. STEERING WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER TURNING, EVEN AT MODERATE SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE DRIVES AS IF IT HAS NO POWER STEERING. LUBRICATION OF THESE JOINTS WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ENGINE FAILURE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE ...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE M...
Mileage: 33,000
AFTER THE RECALL TO PREVENT A SHORT BETWEEN HORN AND AIR BAG WAS COMPLETED IN 2011 A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THE HORN CAME ON BY ITSELF IN THE LOCKED VEHICLE WITH NO ONE IN IT. AFTER TRYING EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF LIKE STARTING THE ENGINE AND PUSHING THE HORN BUTTON NUME...
Mileage: 65,000
OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK GO INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. MY TRUCK WILL FLASH FAIL SAFE AND I WILL LOSE ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I'M ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RE START MY VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 111,000
OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK GO INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. MY TRUCK WILL FLASH FAIL SAFE AND I WILL LOSE ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I'M ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RE START MY VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 111,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HA...
Mileage: 33,000
FRONT END COLLISION INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER TRUCK. WHOLE FRONT END DAMAGED THROUGH RADIATOR, HOOD, HEADLIGHTS, BUMPERS ETC. AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRS, I AM NOW GETTING A CODE 42 THAT THE SENSOR IS BAD AND AFTER RESEARCH FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT FO...
Mileage: 126,000
FRONT END COLLISION INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER TRUCK. WHOLE FRONT END DAMAGED THROUGH RADIATOR, HOOD, HEADLIGHTS, BUMPERS ETC. AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRS, I AM NOW GETTING A CODE 42 THAT THE SENSOR IS BAD AND AFTER RESEARCH FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT FO...
Mileage: 126,000
FRONT END COLLISION INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER TRUCK. WHOLE FRONT END DAMAGED THROUGH RADIATOR, HOOD, HEADLIGHTS, BUMPERS ETC. AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRS, I AM NOW GETTING A CODE 42 THAT THE SENSOR IS BAD AND AFTER RESEARCH FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT FO...
Mileage: 126,000
FRONT END COLLISION INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER TRUCK. WHOLE FRONT END DAMAGED THROUGH RADIATOR, HOOD, HEADLIGHTS, BUMPERS ETC. AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRS, I AM NOW GETTING A CODE 42 THAT THE SENSOR IS BAD AND AFTER RESEARCH FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT FO...
Mileage: 126,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFE MODE AND CHECK ENGINE ...
Mileage: 30,000
THE "AIRBAG" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THEN TURNED OFF. NOW, A MINUTE OR SO AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AN ALARM SOUNDS, 5 LOW SOUNDING BEEPS IN 5 ROUNDS, WILL DO IT ABOUT EVERY 30 MINUTES, SAME ALARM CYCLE. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL THIS IS AN ...
I HAVE OWNED MY FORD TRUCK FOR ALMOST 8 YEARS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTHING BUT BAD LUCK WITH THIS ENGINE AND ME AND OTHER FORD OWNERS AGREE THAT THIS ENGINE IS 1 OF THE WORST ENGINES THAT FORD HAS PRODUCED AND THEY KNOW IT. AND ARE RELUCTANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND ITS COSTING ME THOUSANDS TO...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 33,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 33,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 33,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123...
Mileage: 123,000
2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPARK PLUGS AND COILS PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, UPON ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED WHEN A SPARK PLUS MISFIRED. *JB
2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPARK PLUGS AND COILS PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, UPON ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED WHEN A SPARK PLUS MISFIRED. *JB
WHILE STOPPING FOR A PEDESTRIAN, AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH,THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE RUBBER BRAKE LINE SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BRAKE LINE,RESULTING IN THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR.THE CAUSE OF THIS SEPARATION ,WAS CORROSION OF THE FACTORY STEEL...
Mileage: 70,157
FORD DESIGNED THE FACTORY SPARK PLUGS AS A TWO PIECE DESIGN. ONCE THE TRUCK REQUIRES A TUNE UP THE CURRENT SPARK PLUGS BREAK IN HALF AS THEY ARE REMOVED CAUSING AN ADDITION COST FOR EXTRA LABOR AND SPECIAL TOOLS DESIGNED TO REMOVE THESE PLUGS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER WHO THEN BROKE 6 OUT ...
Mileage: 67,000
FORD DESIGNED THE FACTORY SPARK PLUGS AS A TWO PIECE DESIGN. ONCE THE TRUCK REQUIRES A TUNE UP THE CURRENT SPARK PLUGS BREAK IN HALF AS THEY ARE REMOVED CAUSING AN ADDITION COST FOR EXTRA LABOR AND SPECIAL TOOLS DESIGNED TO REMOVE THESE PLUGS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER WHO THEN BROKE 6 OUT ...
Mileage: 67,000
TRUCK SHAKES VIGOROUSLY AT SPEEDS OVER 55MPH, CANNOT EXCEL IN FAST ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLE! ENGINE CUTS OUT AND JERKS THE WHOLE VEHICLE. MISFIRING. CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO GET TOWING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START ALL TOGETHER! THIS COULD LEAD TO INJURY, DEATH, ACCIDENTS NOT ONL...
Mileage: 75,000
THE 5.4 LITER ENGINES HAVE A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT'S COSTING OWNERS A LOT OF MONEY JUST TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS. THE PLUGS ARE TWISTING OFF OR BREAKING BECAUSE THE BLOCK DESIGN ALLOWS THE PLUG TO EXTEND INTO A HOLE THAT ALLOWS CARBON BUILDUP AROUND THE TIP OF THE PLUG. WHEN YOU TRY TO REMOVE THE SP...
Mileage: 136,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE...
Mileage: 79,000
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2005. CHANGE OIL AS REQUIRED AND DID REGULAR SERVICES. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND RUNNING ROUGH. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED CAM PHASERS WENT OUT WHICH IN TURN BLEW THE ENGINE. DEALER STATES NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED ON A 9-YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THEN 140,000. DEAL...
Mileage: 136,000
THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE RAW FUEL, PARTICULARLY AT STOP SIGNS OR INTERSECTIONS. THE SMELL APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE INTAKE COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE TO EXPOSE THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD BEGUN LEAKING RAW FUEL INSI...
Mileage: 52,863
THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE RAW FUEL, PARTICULARLY AT STOP SIGNS OR INTERSECTIONS. THE SMELL APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE INTAKE COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE TO EXPOSE THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD BEGUN LEAKING RAW FUEL INSI...
Mileage: 52,863
THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW LOOSE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS JUST STARTED AND IDLING. IT GOT FIXED WITH A REPAIR KIT AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT WEEK. IT WOULDN'T BE A HUGE CONCERN BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND OR A FATALITY. *TR
Mileage: 122,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILUR...
Mileage: 87,000
TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE ON START UP. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET HOME IN TRAFFIC. "FIX" WAS NEW THROTTLE BODY FROM FLECTHER FORD. $582.38. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD. *TR
Mileage: 69,995
TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE ON START UP. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET HOME IN TRAFFIC. "FIX" WAS NEW THROTTLE BODY FROM FLECTHER FORD. $582.38. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD. *TR
Mileage: 69,995
AT 58,000 MILES ENGINE MALFUNCTION DUE TO A BROKEN VALVE SPRING. AT 101,879 MILE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD RATTLING AT STARTUP AND SUBSIDED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I REACHED 273,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED DUE TO OIL STARVATION AND CAM PHASER FAILURES. OIL WAS CHA...
Mileage: 273,000
WHILE AT IDLE MY ENGINE STARTED TO TICK,SO I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I HAD A BAD LASH ADJUSTER,AND IT WAS VERY COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH THE 5,4L 3VALVE ENGINE,SO I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANY INFO ABOUT MY ISSUE AND IT SEAMS THAT THOUSAND OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME...
Mileage: 128,000
WHEN TAKING MY VEHICLE OUT FOR TEST DRIVE AFTER PUTTING NEW BRAKES ON. WHILE DRIVING AN SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. WHILE CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I WAS VERY UPSET TO FIND OUT FROM THE DEALER THAT IT'S GONNA COST $585.70 TO FIX ONE SPARK PLUG AND REPLACE COIL. I ASKED ABOUT ...
Mileage: 60,495
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER DETACHED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 13,000
I HAD PROBLEMS STEERING MY CAR FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY REPLACED THE SHAFT 8L3Z-3B676-B. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THE CROWN VICTORIA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND PART. HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CAR-NEWS/FORD-RECALLS-355000-VEHICLES-IN-US-FOR-POSSIBLE-STEERING-LOSS.HTML PLEASE D...
Mileage: 100,889
THE WINDOW REGULATOR LINKAGE CONTINUALLY BREAK. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND ON 7/14/14, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, IT IS OBVIOUS THESE REGULATORS HAVE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT CAUSES PREMATURE FAILURE. THE ONLY WINDOW FALL INTO THE DOOR WHEN TH...
Mileage: 11,500
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH COMING TO A INTERSECTION WHEN A VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTH AND DECIDED TO TURN AND HIT ME! HE WAS TRAVEL 50 MPH. THE DRIVER RECEIVED 2 TICKETS AT CRASH SITE ALSO 1 TICKET 3 MINUTE BEFORE CRASH. I ALMOST DROVE 1/3 INTO HIS CAR. NO AIR BAG WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE. MY HIPS HAVE BEEN H...
Mileage: 181,000
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH COMING TO A INTERSECTION WHEN A VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTH AND DECIDED TO TURN AND HIT ME! HE WAS TRAVEL 50 MPH. THE DRIVER RECEIVED 2 TICKETS AT CRASH SITE ALSO 1 TICKET 3 MINUTE BEFORE CRASH. I ALMOST DROVE 1/3 INTO HIS CAR. NO AIR BAG WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE. MY HIPS HAVE BEEN H...
Mileage: 181,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A RUSTED SUB FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO...
Mileage: 13,000
THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD F 150. SHOCK FELL OFF DOING 30 MILES MPH. TOOK TO MY BODY SHOP TO REPAIR. SAID I NEEDED TO GO TO DEALER. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. DEALER WAS NO HELP HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A FRAME AS BAD AS MINE. WHEN I ASKED WHAT AND TO DO, HE TOLD ME TO DECIDE FOR MYSELF WHAT TO DO. TH...
Mileage: 13,000
THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD F 150. SHOCK FELL OFF DOING 30 MILES MPH. TOOK TO MY BODY SHOP TO REPAIR. SAID I NEEDED TO GO TO DEALER. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. DEALER WAS NO HELP HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A FRAME AS BAD AS MINE. WHEN I ASKED WHAT AND TO DO, HE TOLD ME TO DECIDE FOR MYSELF WHAT TO DO. TH...
Mileage: 13,000
2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE MALFUNCTIONS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE DEALER INVESTIGATED THE COMPLAINT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *JB
2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE MALFUNCTIONS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE DEALER INVESTIGATED THE COMPLAINT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *JB
I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THE ALL THE INITIAL BEFORE ENGINE STARTS LIGHTS CAME ON, TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THERE WAS A WARNING BUZZER. I RAPPED THE TOP OF THE DASH AFTER TRYING THREE RESTARTS WHERE NOTHING CHANGED. THE TRUCK NORMALIZED AND I DROVE IT. I DO NOT OFTEN DRIVE THE TRUCK, SO ABOUT THREE...
Mileage: 74,800
5.4L TRUCK ALWAYS MAINTAINED AND SERVICED AT FORD DEALERSHIPS. IT WAS RUNNING PERFECT UNTIL IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN IDLING ROUGH AT A STOP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WE JUST KNOW OUR TRUCK. TOOK IT IN FOR A TUNE-UP (REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, ETC.) AND OIL CHANGE. PERFECT BILL OF HEALTH - COULDN'T REPLICATE P...
Mileage: 68,685
I BOUGHT A 2005 FORD F 150 USED NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE ENGINE AND REAR END PROBLEMS UNTIL I HEARD THE RATTLE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO I GO ASK DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HE SAID THIS TYPE ENGINE WAS FROM FORD WAS NOT GOOD LUCKY FOR ME THEY WERE REPAIRING ONE IT HAD BLOWN A SPARK PLUG OUT AND THEY...
Mileage: 130,000
I BOUGHT A 2005 FORD F 150 USED NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE ENGINE AND REAR END PROBLEMS UNTIL I HEARD THE RATTLE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO I GO ASK DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HE SAID THIS TYPE ENGINE WAS FROM FORD WAS NOT GOOD LUCKY FOR ME THEY WERE REPAIRING ONE IT HAD BLOWN A SPARK PLUG OUT AND THEY...
Mileage: 130,000
ON 6/01/2014 I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN I STARTED TO APPROACH AN INTERSECTION TO STOP AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND THE TRUCK THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL AWAY TO THE FLOOR, THEN I REALIZED THAT EITHER I WOULD HAVE TO CRASH THE TRUCK INTO THE WALL OF THE ...
Mileage: 49,000
I HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL AND CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND HAD TO RUN SOME ERRANDS UP TOWN ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF UP THE ROAD THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE GARAGE I USE SO I PULLED IN THERE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON THE OIL PAN WAS ON FIRE OIL AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE ...
Mileage: 93,000
FORD FUEL PUMP DRIVER CORRODES BADLY CAUSING NO START AND/OR TOTAL FAILURE OF ENGINE POWER. REDUCTION OF POWER OR ENGINE STALLING CAN AND WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN ENGINE STALLS DRIVER CAN LOSE POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES AND CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS IS KNOWN BY FORD. FORD ALONG WITH A AFTERM...
Mileage: 40,000
FORD FUEL PUMP DRIVER CORRODES BADLY CAUSING NO START AND/OR TOTAL FAILURE OF ENGINE POWER. REDUCTION OF POWER OR ENGINE STALLING CAN AND WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN ENGINE STALLS DRIVER CAN LOSE POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES AND CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS IS KNOWN BY FORD. FORD ALONG WITH A AFTERM...
Mileage: 40,000
BAD PERFORATION CORROSION AROUND WHEEL ARCHES. PAINT BLISTERING. *TR
THE 5.4L ENGINE INSTALLED IN THE FORD F150 HAS NOTHING BUT A BAD REPUTATION FOR COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS AND NEVER BEING ABLE TO FULLY FIX THE ISSUE WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE CUTS OUT OF POWER, SHAKES VIGOROUSLY, MISFIRES AND IS DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS, HILLS, OR ANY ROADWAY ...
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE WENT INTO 'FAILSAFE MODE' AND STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. MANUAL SAID THIS WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO PROCEED SAFELY HOME. DID NOT GET FAR BEFORE IT WOULD NOT RUN. WHEN IT DID RUN, IT RAN AT ABOUT 2 MPH BEFORE FAILING TO GO ANY FARTHER. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE ...
Mileage: 125,000
ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. WOULD NOT RESTART. BECAUSE I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD, THERE WAS A 2 CAR REAR COLLISION THAT OCCURRED BEHIND ME. REPAIRS WERE $400.00 FOR ME NOT TO MENTION THE COST AND INJURY OF THE OTHER CARS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT BEHIND ME. I HAVE SINCE L...
Mileage: 152,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE CAME TO STOP, THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE CAME TO STOP, THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 175,000
AROUND MIDDAY WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I HEARD A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE A FEW BLOCKS BACK TO MY OFFICE AND THE VEHICLE SAT UNTIL I LEFT TO GO HOME LATER THAT DAY. A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY OFFICE ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I HEARD A LOUDER VIBRATION A...
Mileage: 54,314
FIRST OFF I WANT TO SAY THAT I WORK FOR FORD AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE FIRST OF THE TWO ISSUE I HAVE HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AND I'M NOT 100% SURE ABOUT THE DATES THAT THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED ON. MY TRUCK HAS SOUNDED LIKE IT HAS A DIESEL ENGINE IN IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAD NEW IN 2005 AND AFT...
Mileage: 15,000
FIRST OFF I WANT TO SAY THAT I WORK FOR FORD AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE FIRST OF THE TWO ISSUE I HAVE HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AND I'M NOT 100% SURE ABOUT THE DATES THAT THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED ON. MY TRUCK HAS SOUNDED LIKE IT HAS A DIESEL ENGINE IN IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAD NEW IN 2005 AND AFT...
Mileage: 15,000
THE STEERING WHEEL ON THIS 2005 IS EXTREMELY LOOSE AT THE TOP OF THE WHEEL AND FEELS VERY UNSECURED AS FAR AS IT BEING CONNECTED OR SECURED UNDERNEATH. IT IS ALSO DETERIORATING GREATLY IN THAT SAME AREA AT THE TOP OF THE WHEEL AND NEVER HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. THE REASON I AM SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS DROPPED INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL WHILE BEING OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS C...
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS DROPPED INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL WHILE BEING OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS C...
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT, HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CAM PHASERS AND LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 90,000
LOSS OF STEERING BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN HYDRAULIC HOSES. HOSE ROTTED OUT REPLACED HOSE AND RACK. HAPPENED AGAIN 11/23/13 SAME CONDITIONED BUT PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE AS OF THIS DATE. *TR
Mileage: 32,694
DASH ELECTRICAL RELAY ISSUE,PAINT PEELING TAILGATE,TRANSMISSION SHUTTER GOING INTO OVERDRIVE 45 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
DASH ELECTRICAL RELAY ISSUE,PAINT PEELING TAILGATE,TRANSMISSION SHUTTER GOING INTO OVERDRIVE 45 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
DASH ELECTRICAL RELAY ISSUE,PAINT PEELING TAILGATE,TRANSMISSION SHUTTER GOING INTO OVERDRIVE 45 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I PURCHASES A USED 2005 FORD F150 ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. TODAY, FEB 28, 2014, I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY TRUCKS DISPLAY FLASHED AN MESSAGE READING "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING AND DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ON SURFACE STREETS AND PULLED IT OVER WITH NO POWER STEERI...
Mileage: 91,000
I PURCHASES A USED 2005 FORD F150 ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. TODAY, FEB 28, 2014, I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY TRUCKS DISPLAY FLASHED AN MESSAGE READING "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING AND DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ON SURFACE STREETS AND PULLED IT OVER WITH NO POWER STEERI...
Mileage: 91,000
I PURCHASES A USED 2005 FORD F150 ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. TODAY, FEB 28, 2014, I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY TRUCKS DISPLAY FLASHED AN MESSAGE READING "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING AND DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ON SURFACE STREETS AND PULLED IT OVER WITH NO POWER STEERI...
Mileage: 91,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME TRUCK SHUT OFF ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE INDICATOR CAME ON ENGINE SHUT OFF ALL FUNCTIONS,BRAKES POWER STEERING. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME TRUCK SHUT OFF ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE INDICATOR CAME ON ENGINE SHUT OFF ALL FUNCTIONS,BRAKES POWER STEERING. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
I HAD JUST ROLLED UP THE WINDOWS ON MY TRUCK, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP COME FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. THIS IS TWICE IN THE 8 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE SEEMS TO BE HAPPENI...
Mileage: 60,200
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE...
Mileage: 88,000
TRUCK STARTED STALLING IN TRAFFIC & INTERSECTIONS. HAD TO CONTINUE TO RESTART. FINALLY MADE IT HOME. THEN TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. REMOVE & REPLACE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE (PART WAS SEVERELY CORRODED) TECHNICIAN WAS SURPRISED THAT THE TRUCK EVEN RAN. FORD PICK A POOR LOCATION FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT ...
Mileage: 87,925
I WAS DRIVING TO TOWN WHEN ENGINE STARTED MAKING A SOUND LIKE A LARGE COMPRESSOR, STOPPED TRUCK, COULD FEEL AIR COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE HEAD BY INTAKE MANIFOLD, TOOK TO A GARAGE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PLUG CAME OUT OF THE #2 CYLINDER AND BUSTED THE COIL PAK. I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MAN...
Mileage: 136,230
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM PARK UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID, BRAKE SWITCH AND BRAKE MODULE WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. T...
Mileage: 200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Mileage: 88,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SOUND AS IF IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, COILS, PULLEY AND SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR...
Mileage: 120,000
TRUCK WOULD NOT START AFTER IT WAS PARKED. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT STARTED LONG ENOUGH TO DRIVER TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND A FUEL INJECTOR WAS STUCK OPEN POURING GAS INTO THE CYLINDER AND OIL. VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER FOUND A FUEL INJECTOR WAS STUCK OPEN POURING GAS ...
Mileage: 133,889
I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESPOND. LUCKILY IT WASN'T ON A HIGHWAY THE ON COMING TRAFFIC HAD ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING I THOUGHT THE TRUCK HAD DIED AND WENT TO RESTART BUT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. I THEN PUT THE TRUCK INTO LOW TRANSFER AND WAS ABLE TO M...
Mileage: 96,809
I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESPOND. LUCKILY IT WASN'T ON A HIGHWAY THE ON COMING TRAFFIC HAD ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING I THOUGHT THE TRUCK HAD DIED AND WENT TO RESTART BUT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. I THEN PUT THE TRUCK INTO LOW TRANSFER AND WAS ABLE TO M...
Mileage: 96,809
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEA...
Mileage: 215,000
HIT A TREE FULL FORCE DAMAGING THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Mileage: 108,000
AFTER THE TRUCK PASSED 76000 I STARTED TO NOTICE A TICK/KNOCK IN THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL NOISE FOR THESE ENGINES, TO ME THIS WAS NO NORMAL. NOW THE TICK/KNOCK/RATTLE HAS BECOME WORSE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE...
Mileage: 86,000
THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND TIME A SPARK PLUG HAS POPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 WITH THE 4.6 LITER V8 ENGINE IT. THE FIRST SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT IN AUGUST 2011 AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2013. I HAVE HEARD THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS IS HAPPENED TO. THIS SEEMS TO...
Mileage: 179,000
WHEN I PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 5 MPH I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING HIT MY VEHICLES BACK DOOR. WHEN I LOOKED BACK ALL LOOKED NORMAL. A FEW MINUTES LATER I HEARD AIR BLOWING. LIKE A WINDOW WAS DOWN. REAR WINDOW HAD STARTED TO SLOWLY SLIDE DOWN....
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE GAUGES AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,490.
Mileage: 83,490
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE...
Mileage: 40,491
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE ...
Mileage: 107,000
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE. I WAS TOLD I NEED NEW SPARK PLUGS. THE ISSUE IS HUNDREDS OF 2004 -2008 FORD F-150 5.4 LITER ENGINE HAVE FAULTY SPARK PLUGS THAT BREAK OFF IN THE HEAD CREATING ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. THE PRICES ARE BETWEEN 500- 1000 TO CHANGE OUT SPARK PLUGS. THE F...
Mileage: 128,000
WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AT 40 TO 50MPH THE ENGINE STRUGGLES TO PICK UP SPEED LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. IT HAS ALSO STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAUSING ME TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE STILL ROLLING,OR COME TO A STOP, TURN THE KEY COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN RESTART.TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD D...
Mileage: 110,000
OK SO WE BOUGHT A FORD F150 2005 ON FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK WHICH WOULD BE 08/09/2013 . THE MAN ASSURED US THIS WAS A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE. SO WE START OUR TRIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LOOK AT A NEW HOUSE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WE STOPPED IN ARIZONA TO SEE MY GIRLFRIENDS MOM. SUR ENOUGH THE TRU...
Mileage: 145,875
OK SO WE BOUGHT A FORD F150 2005 ON FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK WHICH WOULD BE 08/09/2013 . THE MAN ASSURED US THIS WAS A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE. SO WE START OUR TRIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LOOK AT A NEW HOUSE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WE STOPPED IN ARIZONA TO SEE MY GIRLFRIENDS MOM. SUR ENOUGH THE TRU...
Mileage: 145,875
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A 35 MPH MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD POP SOUND AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. I HAVE SEEN THIS TO BE A PROBLEM ON THIS SITE AND MANY OTHER ONLINE FORUMS. THERE MUST BE A DEFECT WITH THE REGULATORS. MINE WAS...
Mileage: 91,000
AFTER WASHING AND WAXING MY TRUCK I NOTICED THAT ON BOTH OF THE BACK FENDERS THE PAINT IS STARTING TO BUBBLE UP AND THERE APPEARS TO BE RUST COMING OUT OF THE BUBBLES. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS ONLINE THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT CHECK THE LINK HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAW.COM/WORDPRESS...
Mileage: 91,583
FAILURE OF THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT CAUSES VEHICLE TO RESTRICT CORRECTING ITSELF AFTER A TURN. DRIVER HAS TO PHYSICALLY STRUGGLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE AFTER TURNING. *TR
Mileage: 151,000
TURNED TO GO AROUND CORNER STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN BACK. ENDED UP ON SIDEWALK. VERY HARD TIME TO TURN STEERING WHEEL BACK. MY MECHANIC IT WAS POOR DESIGN OF THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT. *TR
Mileage: 51,335
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE TIMING CHAIN, AND OIL PUMP WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RE...
Mileage: 175,412
FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL TO BOTTOM OF DOOR. *TRW
Mileage: 135,000
REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. HAD MY WIFE DONE THIS WHILE DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARED BY THE LOUD POPPING NOISE AND POTENTIALLY CRASHED INTO OBJECT INJURING HERSELF AND OR OTHERS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRUCKS WITH TH...
Mileage: 144,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE BATTERY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...
Mileage: 77,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
WE HAD JUST LEFT OUR HOUSE AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND YOUTUBE TO FIND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 100'S OF THE F150'S. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE EVIDENTLY IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY OF THE WINDOWS ON THE TRUCK. ONE OF MY...
Mileage: 32,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE IN A JERKING MOTION. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONE SPARK PLUG FR...
Mileage: 128,542
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
I BOUGHT MY FORD-F 150 DIRECTLY FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 30 MILES IN AUGUST 2005. BY NOVEMBER 2005, WE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH CONCERNS OF THE TRANNY SLIPPING. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, AND WE WENT HOME. WITH-IN 1 YR. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WIND...
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP DURING A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I WAS STRUCK ...
Mileage: 50,251
DURING A RECENT REQUIRED NYS INSPECTION, PLAY WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER U JOINT OF THE STEERING SHAFT. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC DOING THE INSPECTION THAT THE JOINT HAD SO MUCH PLAY IN IT THAT IT COULD BREAK CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND VEHICLE CONTROL. THE ENTIRE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FORD DEALERSH...
Mileage: 49,000
CONSTANT TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE, REMAINS TICKING THE ENTIRE TIME./ WHEN APPLYING BRAKES EITHER ON A HARD STOP OR ROLLING OVER TRACTION IN ROAD, GRINDING FEELING IN PEDAL AND NOISE AND WILL NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY.-----WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE "TICKING" WAS TYPICAL...
Mileage: 5,555
CONSTANT TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE, REMAINS TICKING THE ENTIRE TIME./ WHEN APPLYING BRAKES EITHER ON A HARD STOP OR ROLLING OVER TRACTION IN ROAD, GRINDING FEELING IN PEDAL AND NOISE AND WILL NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY.-----WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE "TICKING" WAS TYPICAL...
Mileage: 5,555
REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. HAD MY DAUGHTER DONE THIS WHILE DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARED BY THE LOUD POPPING NOISE AND POTENTIALLY CRASHED INTO OBJECT INJURING HERSELF AND OR OTHERS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRUCKS W...
Mileage: 86,500
REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. HAD MY DAUGHTER DONE THIS WHILE DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARED BY THE LOUD POPPING NOISE AND POTENTIALLY CRASHED INTO OBJECT INJURING HERSELF AND OR OTHERS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRUCKS W...
Mileage: 86,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED IN ANY DIRECTION. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, AS IF THE KEY HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THIS STOPPED ALL CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS FORCED TO STOP QUICKLY AND AVOID ME. WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER I ALMOST WENT INTO THE DITCH BECAUSE OF LAC...
Mileage: 161,000
DRIVING HOME AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOT OUT MY WINDOW. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I LOOKED AT IT AND REALIZED THAT THE GLASS HAD DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND PAID $350 FOR THE REPAIR. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS NEED TO BE RECALLED OR BANNED!!!!!!!!!!!...
Mileage: 85,000
GOODYEAR TIREWALL RUBBER PEELING, EXPOSING INNER LAYERS. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REP...
Mileage: 76,000
ON AUGUST 3, 2012 THE PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED AND THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. YESTERDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. THE REGULATOR WITH MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR VEHICLES, AND REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR
Mileage: 68,845
WHEN VEHICLE'S ENGINE IS COLD, AND APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES INTO DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION & WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE THEN HAS TO BE GUIDED TO A STOP WITH NO POWER OR CAN BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL & RESTARTED WHILE STILL MOVING. FOLLOWING VEHICLE RESTART ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ...
WHEN VEHICLE'S ENGINE IS COLD, AND APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES INTO DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION & WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE THEN HAS TO BE GUIDED TO A STOP WITH NO POWER OR CAN BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL & RESTARTED WHILE STILL MOVING. FOLLOWING VEHICLE RESTART ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL SOUND, SIMILAR TO BREWING COFFEE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED ONLINE RESEARCH AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CAM PHASERS. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 34,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE....
Mileage: 69,950
2005FORD F-150 4.6 TRITON V8 SPARK PLUG EJECTED BLOWING OUT COIL WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTING IN A STRIPPED HEAD AND NEEDING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WITH RESEARCH ON THE WEB SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL ENGINE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS THAT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD. CALLED FORD NO RECALL. CAN SEE WHY SO MANY SUV, TRUCKS,ECT. HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD HAVE PAID. WENT TRUCK SHOPPING GOT A NEW DODGE. *TR
Mileage: 70,485
THE COIL PACKS AND PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED ON DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD HAS TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION TO FIX THESE ONGOING ISSUES SO THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING ALL THIS MONEY FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ENGINE LOST POWER ON SEV...
Mileage: 20,000
THE COIL PACKS AND PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED ON DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD HAS TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION TO FIX THESE ONGOING ISSUES SO THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING ALL THIS MONEY FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ENGINE LOST POWER ON SEV...
Mileage: 20,000
THE COIL PACKS AND PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED ON DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD HAS TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION TO FIX THESE ONGOING ISSUES SO THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING ALL THIS MONEY FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ENGINE LOST POWER ON SEV...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO THE RIGHT WRIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER DID NOT P...
Mileage: 219,671
WOULD NOT START BROKE DOWN HAD TO TOW RUSTED FUEL PUMP MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT JUMPED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA...
Mileage: 115,000
BOUGHT THIS FORD F150 USED WITH 95,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THE PLUGS AND FUEL FILTER NEEDED REPLACED BY THE 100,000 RANGE. MY LOCAL GARAGE SPENT HOURS REPLACING ONE PLUG AND WHEN THEY CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY WERE TOLD IT WAS A LONG ON GOING PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID, T...
Mileage: 96,388
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC BSW TIRES, SIZE: LT245 75 R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED ON THE SIDEWALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHANGED AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO T...
Mileage: 37,125
MICHELIN LTX AT2 TIRES. EXCESSIVE CRACKING. TIRES WITH 30,000 MILES ON THEM AND WELL OVER ONE-HALF TREAD REMAINING HAVE DEVELOPED WIDESPREAD SIDEWALL CRACKS. CRACKS ARE MORE THAN COSMETIC, YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL RAISED BUMPS IF YOU RUN YOUR HAND OVER THEM. THE CRACKS SEEM SEVERE ENOUGH THAT I AM ...
Mileage: 83,000
WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. APPARENTLY THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE, AN ISSUE WHICH IS DOCUMENTED ON NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES. THE WINDOW DROPPING INTO THE DOOR CREATED A VERY DISTRACTING DRIVING SITUATION, NOT TO MENTION VISUAL SAFETY H...
Mileage: 49,750
WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. APPARENTLY THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE, AN ISSUE WHICH IS DOCUMENTED ON NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES. THE WINDOW DROPPING INTO THE DOOR CREATED A VERY DISTRACTING DRIVING SITUATION, NOT TO MENTION VISUAL SAFETY H...
Mileage: 49,750
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECT...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG AND WRIST. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 130,000
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY FORD 2005 F150 KING RANCH SUPERCREW 4X4 ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE DIED AND NO POWER STEERING. IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT HAND ...
Mileage: 53,000
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY FORD 2005 F150 KING RANCH SUPERCREW 4X4 ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE DIED AND NO POWER STEERING. IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT HAND ...
Mileage: 53,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE...
Mileage: 106,000
MY FUEL CONTROL MODULE SHORTED OUT WHICH CAUSED MY PCM TO BE ERASED. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING IT, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO HAVING NO POWER STEERING AND LESS BRAKE CONTR...
Mileage: 62,000
MY FUEL CONTROL MODULE SHORTED OUT WHICH CAUSED MY PCM TO BE ERASED. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING IT, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO HAVING NO POWER STEERING AND LESS BRAKE CONTR...
Mileage: 62,000
MY FUEL CONTROL MODULE SHORTED OUT WHICH CAUSED MY PCM TO BE ERASED. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING IT, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO HAVING NO POWER STEERING AND LESS BRAKE CONTR...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPILL FUEL INTO THE STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE JOINT ON THE TANK HAD BECOME DELAMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFF...
Mileage: 52,300
THERE IS A OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLDS ON THIS TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS AN FX4 AND RARELY SEEN ANY OFF ROADING. MY MANIFOLDS ARE CRACKED AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BABIED THIS RESULTS IN A VERY ANNOYING NOISE. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAD BE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, THE NEW ONE IS STILL SL...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX/MS 2 TIRES, SIZE: P275/65/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP WH...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING WITH THE LOW BEAMS ACTIVATED WHEN THEY FAILED AND NEVER RE-ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT WITHER THE MULTI-SWITCH OR THE...
Mileage: 164,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WOULD ...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED UPON ARRIVING TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DETECTED THE...
Mileage: 115,000
I HAVE POWERED WINDOWS ON MY TRUCK. TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AND GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING SOUTH ON I-35 IN OKC, OK. I HAD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PARTIALLY ROLLED DOWN AND ONCE I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I DECIDED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP, AS I USUALLY HAVE ALWAYS DONE BEFORE. AFTER THE WINDOW REACH...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECAL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECAL...
THE TRUCK LOSES ITS POWER STEERING CAPABILITY AFTER ABOUT 10-15MIN OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF A TURN NEEDS TO BE MADE,THE STEERING WHEEL FREEZES WITHOUT NOTICE, WHICH CAUSES PANIC; ADDITIONALLY, IT RATTLES AND CLUNKS AS IT IS MANUALLY MANEUVERED. IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO QUICKLY STRONG-ARM THE ST...
Mileage: 116,000
I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE, FORD TOLD SOME PEOPLE THEY HAD WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS. LAST YEAR THE DRIVERS WINDOW POPPED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR I WENT TO FORD BOUGHT THE CABLE AND REGULATOR AND HAD A WINDOW COMPANY REPLACE IT. 2 W...
Mileage: 15,099
I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE, FORD TOLD SOME PEOPLE THEY HAD WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS. LAST YEAR THE DRIVERS WINDOW POPPED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR I WENT TO FORD BOUGHT THE CABLE AND REGULATOR AND HAD A WINDOW COMPANY REPLACE IT. 2 W...
Mileage: 15,099
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER ASSIST FEATURE ON THE BRAKES WAS NO LONGER FU...
Mileage: 95,173
THIS 5.4 LITER V8 MOTOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS (CHECK ENGINE MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD). THE SPARK PLUGS HAD WELDED THEMSELVES TO THE ENGINE HEAD, ULTIMATELY REQUIRING THE REMOVEL OF THE ENGINE HEAD TO EXTRACT SPARK PLUG-COST $2,000 IN ADDITIONAL COST TO CONSUMER. INTERNET IS F...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK SNM TIRES, SIZE: P235 70 R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE PASSED STATE INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATION OF A FAILURE. TH...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE DETACHED FROM THE CONNECTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHIFTER CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE M...
Mileage: 60,000
PARKING MY TRUCK IN MY GARAGE, STOPPED, PUT TRANSMISSION IN PARK, CLOSED DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW, HEARD LOUD POP, SOUNDED AS IF GLASS BROKE, BUT IT DID NOT. WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR, WOULD NOT RAISE UP. PRESSING POWER BUTTON, I COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING, BUT WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE. *JS
Mileage: 32,000
WHILE SITTING AT REST, THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AT THE BOTTOM RUNG. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND THE TRUCK WAS UNLOADED. I HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK. NO PARTS OR FRAGMENTS WERE RELEASED AND THE BREAK WAS CLEAN AND RATHER EVEN ACROSS THE BODY OF THE SPRING. THE STANCE OF THE TRU...
Mileage: 77,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE 235/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD AROUND THE TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE REST OF TIRE....
Mileage: 115,000
JUNE 24, 2012 DEAR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I OWN A 2005 FORD F150 4X4 CREW CAB TRUCK, WHICH I HAVE HAD SINCE 2005, AND WHICH YOU HAVE EXCLUDED FROM YOUR PRESENT RECALL OF 2005-2006 FORD F150'S. HOWEVER, IT HAS PRESENTED AN ILLUMINATED AIR BAG LIGHT EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN STARTED NOW FOR OVER 2 YEARS...
Mileage: 100,000
DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, ONLY 10 MPH OR SO, LOUD POP ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. GRATEFUL I WAS NOT GOING FAST AND HAD THE ABILITY TO STOP QUICKLY, OTHERWISE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. LOOKING ONLINE, CAN SEE THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBL...
Mileage: 52,000
I WAS LEAVING AN ATM (IT WAS RAINING), I ROLLED UP THE DRIVERS WINDOW. WHEN THE WINDOW REACHED THE TOP THE WINDOW FELL (FREE FALL WAS MORE LIKE IT) IN TO THE DOOR. ONCE I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND INSPECTED THE WINDOW PARTS I FOUND THE REGULATOR FAILED/BROKE. WE ARE THANKFUL THE WINDOW DID NOT BRE...
Mileage: 91,447
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT FOUR SPARK PLUGS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES BEFORE BEING REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 81,000
I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET (GRAY ST. )APPROACHING A BUSY TWO LANE STREET THAT WAS ONE WAY HEADING SOUTH (ARMENIA AVENUE) IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PREPARING TO STOP, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED INTO TH...
Mileage: 62,118
I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET (GRAY ST. )APPROACHING A BUSY TWO LANE STREET THAT WAS ONE WAY HEADING SOUTH (ARMENIA AVENUE) IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PREPARING TO STOP, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED INTO TH...
Mileage: 62,118
THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO FORD MANY TIMES FOR DRAINING THE BATTERY. IF IT IS PARKED FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP START IT. THE DEALERS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND KEEP REPLACING THE BATTERY. AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO FIND THE PROBLEM STILL COULD NOT FIND. ...
Mileage: 76,000
CROSS-REFERENCE FORD TSB 07-13-5: WATER LEAK FROM AC HAS FLOODED THE PASSENGER FLOOR PAN AND ALL ASSOCIATED CARPETING AND PADDING. SIGNIFICANT HEALTH HAZARD EXISTS IN WARM CLIMATES DUE TO THE PROLIFERATION OF RESPIRATORY HAZARDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE. THE ITEM S...
Mileage: 59,977
CROSS-REFERENCE FORD TSB 07-13-5: WATER LEAK FROM AC HAS FLOODED THE PASSENGER FLOOR PAN AND ALL ASSOCIATED CARPETING AND PADDING. SIGNIFICANT HEALTH HAZARD EXISTS IN WARM CLIMATES DUE TO THE PROLIFERATION OF RESPIRATORY HAZARDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE. THE ITEM S...
Mileage: 59,977
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER TWO DAYS OF ...
DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM SCHOOL, HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, WHICH MADE ME JERK THE WHEEL (GLAD I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST), THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE FRAME. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. CALLE...
Mileage: 42,000
DRIVING TO CHURCH ON MAY 6TH, 2012 @ 0900 A.M. ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING @ 70 MPH. I LOWERED THE WINDOW ABOUT AN INCH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO RAISE THE WINDOW A LOUD POP OCCURRED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR-WELL. IT SCARED EVERYONE IN THE TRUCK. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY. POTENTIAL FOR LOS...
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVING TO CHURCH ON MAY 6TH, 2012 @ 0900 A.M. ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING @ 70 MPH. I LOWERED THE WINDOW ABOUT AN INCH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO RAISE THE WINDOW A LOUD POP OCCURRED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR-WELL. IT SCARED EVERYONE IN THE TRUCK. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY. POTENTIAL FOR LOS...
Mileage: 60,000
SITTING IN PARK AS I HAD JUST STARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR
Mileage: 97,251
#3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING AWAY FROM HOME IN ANOTHER STATE. IN DRIVING TWO MILES BACK TO MY SON'S HOUSE, I HAD TWO EXPLOSIONS FROM EXCESS GASOLINE AND SPARK PLUG FIRING. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE ORIGINAL AND BLEW OUT BECAUSE OF THE FINE THREADS AND ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS. THIS IS A DESIGN D...
Mileage: 79,968
FOR THE THIRD TIME, I HAVE HAD A DOOR WINDOW DROP FROM A FULLY CLOSED POSITION TO A FULLY OPEN POSITION. IN DOING RESEACH ON THE ISSUE, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 - 2005 MODEL YEAR F150 CREW CABS. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REVERSE SPARK PLUGS WELDED THEMSELVES TO THE ENGINE HEAD. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A...
Mileage: 94,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REVERSE SPARK PLUGS WELDED THEMSELVES TO THE ENGINE HEAD. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A...
Mileage: 94,000
THE FIRST REGULATOR THAT BROKE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. MY WIFE AND I CAME HOME IN HER CAR, MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WE NOTICED THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS DOWN AND ON INSPECTION THE GLASS WAS DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE NEXT TIME WAS THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2012, WHEN WE GOT HOME...
Mileage: 26,000
FORD FACTORY SPARK PLUG BREAKS WITHIN THE HEAD CAUSING POTENTIAL INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE THAT HAS LEAD TO THE INVENTION OF A SPECIAL TOOL USED JUST BECAUSE F THE ISSUE. COMMONLY REACHING HUNDREDS AND EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. FORD HAS CHANGED THEIR TSB FROM CHANG...
Mileage: 88,999
FORD FACTORY SPARK PLUG BREAKS WITHIN THE HEAD CAUSING POTENTIAL INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE THAT HAS LEAD TO THE INVENTION OF A SPECIAL TOOL USED JUST BECAUSE F THE ISSUE. COMMONLY REACHING HUNDREDS AND EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. FORD HAS CHANGED THEIR TSB FROM CHANG...
Mileage: 88,999
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO A PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECH...
Mileage: 248,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A LOUD POP NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN WHICH IT WAS PARKED NEAR. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS F...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A LOUD POP NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN WHICH IT WAS PARKED NEAR. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS F...
Mileage: 78,000
WARNING LIGHT: ENGINE FAIL SAFE ON I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE CLEARING THE WARNING AND CONTINUED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR.
Mileage: 130,000
WARNING LIGHT: ENGINE FAIL SAFE ON I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE CLEARING THE WARNING AND CONTINUED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR.
Mileage: 130,000
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL IN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 122,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WINDOW COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE SO THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 80,690
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CUR...
Mileage: 10
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE THAT HAD FALLEN AND OBSTRUCTED THE ROADWAY. AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THE IMPALED TREE, ONE OF THE TREE BRANCHES FRACTURED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND STR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND AS A RESULT, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 12,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE DOOR. AFTER A GUST OF WIND HIT HIM, HE REALIZED THAT THE WINDOW FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER WHO NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL FOR...
Mileage: 52,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE DOOR. AFTER A GUST OF WIND HIT HIM, HE REALIZED THAT THE WINDOW FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER WHO NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL FOR...
Mileage: 52,000
MY FUEL PUMP MODULE SHORTED OUT. IT HAD BECOME CORRODED. THERE WAS A MELTING OF PLASTIC PARTS IN THE MODULE. I COULD SMELL THE PLASTIC BURNING BEFORE THE UNIT FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY DIED WHEN THE MODULE FAILED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL TOWN WHEN T...
Mileage: 46,000
MY FUEL PUMP MODULE SHORTED OUT. IT HAD BECOME CORRODED. THERE WAS A MELTING OF PLASTIC PARTS IN THE MODULE. I COULD SMELL THE PLASTIC BURNING BEFORE THE UNIT FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY DIED WHEN THE MODULE FAILED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL TOWN WHEN T...
Mileage: 46,000
THIS IS THE SECOND COOPER DISCOVERER H/T DE-TREADING INCIDENT IN SEVERAL MONTHS. IN BOTH CASES, TIRE PRESSURES WERE INFLATED PER SPECIFICATION PRIOR TO AN EXTENDED TRIP AND FAILED AFTER LESS THAN 200 MILES OF SUSTAINED HIGHWAY DRIVING. ALL TIRES WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE TRIP AND NO ROAD HAZARDS W...
Mileage: 27,000
2005 FORD F150. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RE-START, AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T. THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE FUEL FILTER, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FUEL PUMP...
2005 FORD F150. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RE-START, AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T. THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE FUEL FILTER, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FUEL PUMP...
MY 2005 F-150 TRUCK STALLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE JUST OUTSIDE OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY NEIGHBOR AND I HAD TO PUSH IT IN AS TO NOT BLOCK MY STREET. LUCKILY IT DIDN'T DIE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH I WAS ON FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT DIED OUT. I WAS THINKING THE FUEL PUMP WENT, BUT WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES TH...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING TO WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND BRAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 7,000...
Mileage: 23,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED FIVE SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUFFERED BURNS ON THE LEFT HAND AND WRIST. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AND INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND THE INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT LOCATE A FAI...
Mileage: 50,000
PAINT CHIPPING ON THE VARIOUS AREAS OF THE TRUCK. *TR
HUBS GRINDING, VIBRATING AND SLOWING TRUCK DOWN. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TOO SOON FOR A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT AT A STOP SIGN WITH NO WARNING THEN SHUT THE TRUCK OFF COMPLETELY. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS TO BE REMOVED. I WENT TO REMOVE THEM AND THEY WERE ALL DEFECTIVE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AND REPAIRED. THEY CHARGED ME $941.00 WHICH CRAZY. THIS IS 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR ON MY OWN IF THE SPARK PLUGS ON MY OWN WHICH IS WHAT I WAS ...
Mileage: 99,316
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH UPHILL, THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH UPHILL, THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A...
THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 HAS HAD TWO TORQUE CONVERTERS FAIL IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. ONE FAILED WITHIN THE 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE SECOND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AROUND 50,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS INFORMATION WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FORD LINE OF TORQUE CON...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...
Mileage: 135,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE SPEED CONTROL BRAKE PEDAL DISCONNECT STOPPED WORKING. SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECT WAS ACHIEVED BY USING THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL BUT IF THE STOPPING SITUATION HAD BEEN AN EMERGENCY ONE, AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED AS THERE WAS ABOUT A 1.5 SECOND DELAY FOR...
Mileage: 67,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE SPEED CONTROL BRAKE PEDAL DISCONNECT STOPPED WORKING. SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECT WAS ACHIEVED BY USING THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL BUT IF THE STOPPING SITUATION HAD BEEN AN EMERGENCY ONE, AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED AS THERE WAS ABOUT A 1.5 SECOND DELAY FOR...
Mileage: 67,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 LOSES THE ABILITY TO USE THE GAS THROTTLE. I CAN STILL STEER AND THE ENGINE, LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND BRAKE SYSTEM STILL WORK. THE HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO DOZEN TIMES STARTING IN OCT 2010 AND STILL OCCURRING AS OF DECEMBER 2011. I HAVE HAD TO SWERVE ACROSS FREEWAY LAN...
Mileage: 50,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 LOSES THE ABILITY TO USE THE GAS THROTTLE. I CAN STILL STEER AND THE ENGINE, LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND BRAKE SYSTEM STILL WORK. THE HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO DOZEN TIMES STARTING IN OCT 2010 AND STILL OCCURRING AS OF DECEMBER 2011. I HAVE HAD TO SWERVE ACROSS FREEWAY LAN...
Mileage: 50,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 LOSES THE ABILITY TO USE THE GAS THROTTLE. I CAN STILL STEER AND THE ENGINE, LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND BRAKE SYSTEM STILL WORK. THE HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO DOZEN TIMES STARTING IN OCT 2010 AND STILL OCCURRING AS OF DECEMBER 2011. I HAVE HAD TO SWERVE ACROSS FREEWAY LAN...
Mileage: 50,000
YES MY 4X4 IS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE READ OVER 300 POST EASY ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH MY TRUCK. OBVIOUSLY IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR OF TRUCK AND SAME PROBLEM WHY ISN'T FORD DOING A RECALL? THEY SA...
YES MY 4X4 IS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE READ OVER 300 POST EASY ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH MY TRUCK. OBVIOUSLY IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR OF TRUCK AND SAME PROBLEM WHY ISN'T FORD DOING A RECALL? THEY SA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PRESSURE HOSE WAS LOOSING POWER STEERING FLUID RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PRESSURE HOSE HAD COMPLETELY ROTTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WA...
Mileage: 64,000
THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2010, IT NOW HAS HAPPEN THREE TIMES THIS YEAR MY 2005 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB HAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING, EITHER LOST ALL POWER OR THE ENGINE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE RPM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. ITS HAPPEN IN ALL TYPS OF DRIVING, ...
Mileage: 81,231
THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2010, IT NOW HAS HAPPEN THREE TIMES THIS YEAR MY 2005 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB HAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING, EITHER LOST ALL POWER OR THE ENGINE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE RPM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. ITS HAPPEN IN ALL TYPS OF DRIVING, ...
Mileage: 81,231
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY, CAUSING...
Mileage: 87,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...
Mileage: 62,000
I HAVE HAD TWO WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL AND THE WINDOWS COME CRASHING DOWN UNEXPECTED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN FORD F150 AND NOT TOUCHING THE WINDOW CONTROLS. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO BACK UP AND HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED. I LIVE IN NORTHERN CLIMATE WITH BAD WEATHER AND THE CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE ...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK #5 SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT OF THE BLOCK. WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING FUMES OR GAS VAPORS FROM THE SPARKPLUG HOLE AND THE SPARK FROM THE COIL PACK CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE OR EVEN EXPLODE!!!! CAUSING BODILY INJURY OR DEATH TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 87,000
AUTO RAN GREAT,FUEL MILEAGE REAL GOOD,THEN SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 127,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, SIZE 245/65R17, DOT NUMBER: UP15C56. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING IT TO SHRED TO PIECES. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE HE CHANGED T...
Mileage: 24,000
I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM GEAR AND THEN FINALLY DID WITH A LOUD CLUNK. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE FORWARD THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN JUMPED INTO GEAR JUMPING THE TRUCK FORWARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING FOR A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL GEARS. T...
Mileage: 127,000
CAMSHAFT PHASERS FAILED SO ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE, CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT STOP SIGNS HAVING TO CONSTANTLY REV ENGINE TO KEEP RUNNING. REPAIR COST $3,897.73. THROUGH INTERNET INVESTIGATION HAVE FOUND MY PARTICULAR YEAR AND ENGINE (5.4L TRITON) HAS A HISTORY OF THIS FAILURE. TOLD THA...
Mileage: 148,000
VEHICLE MISFIRED ON ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY. WAS AWARE OF SPARK PLUG EJECTIONS W/ MY PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL AFTER GOING THROUGH CAMSHAFT PHASER REPAIRS. (2005 F-150 W/ 5.4L TRITON ENGINE). MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING ALL FACTORY SPARK PLUGS W/ NEW DESIGNED SPARK PLUG KIT TO ELIMINATE EJECTION PR...
Mileage: 150,000
2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CLOCKSPRING TO DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS TO CHAFE ON THE HORN MOUNTING PLATE *TGW
2005 FORD F150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING THE CHAFING OF WIRING HARNESS, THAT MAY CAUSE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURY OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2011, THE RECALL S...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSAR...
Mileage: 57,000
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CAM PHASER AND THE TENTIONERS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...
Mileage: 39,000
THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF DOWN TO THE METAL ON THE ROOF OF MY TRUCK. THIS IS A $38,000 TRUCK THAT I HAVE KEPT WASHED AND WAXED SINCE I BOUGHT IT. FORD WILL NOT CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
I JUST BOUGHT THIS VECHILE WITH IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE, MADE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND .....THEN A LOUD BANG AS THE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN THE DOOR! I'M VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT TOTAL MY VECHILE AS I WAS PULLING INTO MAIN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD THAT I LIVE ON! THIS WAS MY DA...
Mileage: 40,110
I JUST BOUGHT THIS VECHILE WITH IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE, MADE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND .....THEN A LOUD BANG AS THE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN THE DOOR! I'M VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT TOTAL MY VECHILE AS I WAS PULLING INTO MAIN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD THAT I LIVE ON! THIS WAS MY DA...
Mileage: 40,110
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AT ANYTIME AT SPEEDS AROUND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2011. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE SEPTEMBER 2...
Mileage: 84,855
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WATER WAS PENETRATING THE ACT...
Mileage: 20,000
WHILE DRIVING OUR TRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SLOWLY LOWERED ITSELF AND WOULD NOT RAISE UP. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 ABOUT 2PM, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT RAISE UP. I TURNED OFF THE HWY I WAS ON AND LUCKILY AVOIDED A WRE...
Mileage: 21,030
WHILE DRIVING OUR TRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SLOWLY LOWERED ITSELF AND WOULD NOT RAISE UP. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 ABOUT 2PM, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT RAISE UP. I TURNED OFF THE HWY I WAS ON AND LUCKILY AVOIDED A WRE...
Mileage: 21,030
TRUCK CONTINUES ACCELERATING AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO TAKE OUT OF GEAR TO STOP TRUCK. RESTARTED TRUCK AND IT OPERATES PROPERLY. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THIS ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE. FORD DEALER COULD FIND NO PROB...
Mileage: 29,546
TRUCK CONTINUES ACCELERATING AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO TAKE OUT OF GEAR TO STOP TRUCK. RESTARTED TRUCK AND IT OPERATES PROPERLY. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THIS ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE. FORD DEALER COULD FIND NO PROB...
Mileage: 29,546
TRUCK CONTINUES ACCELERATING AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO TAKE OUT OF GEAR TO STOP TRUCK. RESTARTED TRUCK AND IT OPERATES PROPERLY. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THIS ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE. FORD DEALER COULD FIND NO PROB...
Mileage: 29,546
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE AND IN PARK WHEN IT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT FOUR CYLINDERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 61,000
THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE FLAMES , FROM THE BURNING SEAT SHOT UP AND BURNT THE CARPET AND DOOR PANEL , BEFORE IT COULD BE PUT OUT. THE CONTROLS ON THE SEAT WERE COMPLETELY MELTED. IT STILL HAS A SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TT
Mileage: 52,032
THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE FLAMES , FROM THE BURNING SEAT SHOT UP AND BURNT THE CARPET AND DOOR PANEL , BEFORE IT COULD BE PUT OUT. THE CONTROLS ON THE SEAT WERE COMPLETELY MELTED. IT STILL HAS A SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TT
Mileage: 52,032
THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE FLAMES , FROM THE BURNING SEAT SHOT UP AND BURNT THE CARPET AND DOOR PANEL , BEFORE IT COULD BE PUT OUT. THE CONTROLS ON THE SEAT WERE COMPLETELY MELTED. IT STILL HAS A SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TT
Mileage: 52,032
LIMITED SLIP REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH PACK HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN 25,000 MILES. FAILURE OF COMPONENTS CAUSES HARSH VIBRATION AND CONTROL PROBLEMS IN TURNS AND CURVES. *KB
LIMITED SLIP REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH PACK HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN 25,000 MILES. FAILURE OF COMPONENTS CAUSES HARSH VIBRATION AND CONTROL PROBLEMS IN TURNS AND CURVES. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE CABLE AND FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,780 AND THE CURRENT MI...
Mileage: 25,780
WHILE SITTING STILL, USING THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH TO RAISE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE WINDOW ROLLED ALL THE WAY UP AND THEN HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, AND THE WINDOW DROP INTO THE DOOR IN LESS THAN A SECOND. THIS HAS PREVIOUSLY HAPPEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ABOUT A YEAR AGO. *TR
Mileage: 59,000
POWER WINDOWS DEVICES & CONTROLS - WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE MY WIFE AND I DROVE MY 2005 FORD F150 TO PICK UP MY SON UP FROM KINDERGARTEN AND WHILE DRIVING HOME, GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DURING A SEVERE FLORIDA THUNDER STORM WE HEARD A LOUD POP, THEN CRACKLE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE DRI...
Mileage: 75,000
POWER WINDOWS DEVICES & CONTROLS - WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE MY WIFE AND I DROVE MY 2005 FORD F150 TO PICK UP MY SON UP FROM KINDERGARTEN AND WHILE DRIVING HOME, GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DURING A SEVERE FLORIDA THUNDER STORM WE HEARD A LOUD POP, THEN CRACKLE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE DRI...
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE ENTERING AN ON RAMP TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, THE WINDOW IS DOWN AND I CANNOT ROLL IT BACK UP. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I'VE TOLD THEM NOT TO LET THE WINDOW DOWN (THEY DO IT ANYWAY) AND THEN I HAVE TO WASTE MORE TIME HAVING THEM MA...
Mileage: 50,000
PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OUT OF HOME DRIVEWAY ONTO ROAD, WHICH IS GRAVEL AND TRAVELS IMMEDIATELY DOWNHILL. I HEARD A POP AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE EXHAUST/COMPRESSION POPPING AND EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE SKIPPING WITH SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER. I TURNED AROUND, AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO, AND DROVE BACK TO MY...
Mileage: 64,800
PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OUT OF HOME DRIVEWAY ONTO ROAD, WHICH IS GRAVEL AND TRAVELS IMMEDIATELY DOWNHILL. I HEARD A POP AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE EXHAUST/COMPRESSION POPPING AND EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE SKIPPING WITH SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER. I TURNED AROUND, AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO, AND DROVE BACK TO MY...
Mileage: 64,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS CORRODED AND SPLIT IN HALF...
Mileage: 96,000
VEHICLE STALLS OUT COMPLETELY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED ONCE PUT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF.
Mileage: 97,503
VEHICLE STALLS OUT COMPLETELY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED ONCE PUT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF.
Mileage: 97,503
VEHICLE STALLS OUT COMPLETELY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED ONCE PUT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF.
Mileage: 97,503
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COVER ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL RUSTED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE LEAKING OIL COULD CAUSE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO SEIZE AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE P...
Mileage: 30,400
SEAT BELT LATCHES RUSTING, CENTER SEAT BELT (SMALL LATCH FOR CROSSOVER) CAME APART AND IS NO LONGER USABLE. BECAUSE THE LATCHES ARE RUSTING IT IS HARD TO SECURE THE SEATBELT. *TR
Mileage: 62,000
2005 FORD F150 XLT 4X4 W/ 5.4 LITER V8. POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE PORTION STARTED LEAKING UNDER SUPPORT CLAMP, AND ALMOST EMPTIED OUT THE RESERVOIR IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS. STEERING WAS NOTABLY HARDER WHICH CAUSED ME TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL. AFTER REPAIRING WITH AFTERMARKET PART, WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS I...
Mileage: 53,000
2005 FORD F-150 HAD LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED FIRST THEN THE LEFT SIDE FAILED A FEW DAYS LATER. THE WINDOW DROPPED COMPLETELY WHEN THE REGULATORS FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 74,500
UPDATED * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V107000 (AIR BAG: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE), BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT MADE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER W...
UPDATED * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V107000 (AIR BAG: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE), BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT MADE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER W...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME HESITANT AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED...
Mileage: 83,189
I OWN A 2005 FORD F150 XLT W/ ELECTRIC WINDOWS. MY TRUCK HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP REGULARLY SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS DRIVING TO RUN ERRANDS AND MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MADE A LARGE POP NOISE AND STARTED TO SLIDE DOWN INSIDE MY DOOR. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 4...
Mileage: 82,162
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIRBAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST T...
Mileage: 39,000
WE HAVE A 2005 F-150 FORD PICKUP. LATTER PART OF APRIL 2011 I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF. WILL NOT RESTART. HAVE IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE THEY SCANNED IT AND SAID THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL MODULE NEEDED REPLACED. ORDER THE PARTS THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY , CAN'T GET THEM ANYW...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER BLOCK HAD EJECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 120,000
FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS ON F150 TRUCKS. DRIVING BACK FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEVADA WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE WINDOW FELL IN TO DOOR. WE HAD TO DRIVE 300 MILES IN A RAIN STORM WITH THE WINDOW DOWN, AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ...
Mileage: 66,875
AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A SHALLOW (LESS THAN 6 INCHES DEEP) PUDDLE, MY AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD, ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY FRONT IMPACT SENSOR, WHICH SHORTED OUT. THE SHORTED SENSOR, IN TURN, SHORTED OUT THE ENTIRE R...
Mileage: 82,950
1) DRIVING DOWN A PAVED ROAD GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. 2) HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN A METAL GRINDING SOUND. THE DRIVESHAFT FORCED ITS WAY AND BUSTED THROUGH THE CENTER CARRIER BEARING. IT ONLY NEEDS TO HAPPEN ONCE AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED. THE CENTER CARRIER BREARING IS SNAPPED. THIS PART HOLDS THE DRIVES...
Mileage: 95,000
1) DRIVING DOWN A PAVED ROAD GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. 2) HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN A METAL GRINDING SOUND. THE DRIVESHAFT FORCED ITS WAY AND BUSTED THROUGH THE CENTER CARRIER BEARING. IT ONLY NEEDS TO HAPPEN ONCE AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED. THE CENTER CARRIER BREARING IS SNAPPED. THIS PART HOLDS THE DRIVES...
Mileage: 95,000
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 4 DOOR. WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THE LOUD NOISE WAS A SHOCK AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW DID THE SAME THING!! I HAVE READ SEVERAL THINGS ON LINE ABOUT THIS S...
Mileage: 105,000
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 4 DOOR. WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THE LOUD NOISE WAS A SHOCK AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW DID THE SAME THING!! I HAVE READ SEVERAL THINGS ON LINE ABOUT THIS S...
Mileage: 105,000
REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. I RARELY IF EVER HAVE PASSENGERS RIDE IN MY TRUCK AND EVEN LESS SO IN THE REAR, SO THE WINDOW RARELY EVER GETS USED. MY TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN AND HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 4 MONTHS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME HOME ONE DAY TO MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN INSIDE THE...
Mileage: 69,150
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESS...
Mileage: 17,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND THAT THE CONTACT W...
Mileage: 97,000
I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2005, FORD F-150 PICK-UP TRUCK ABOUT TO MAKE A STOP WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR, IT SOUNDED LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION FRIGHTENING MYSELF AND MY WIFE WHO WAS A PASSENGER. I HAVE READ TO MANY STORIES CONCERNING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS FALLING TO ...
Mileage: 70,250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAULTY SPARK PLUGS FRACTURED IN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND THE REMAINS BECAME STUCK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASS...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE), THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST OF EIG...
Mileage: 90,000
WE HAVE HAD 3 ACTUATORS ON OUR WINDOWS IN OUR FORD F-150 GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE ALMOST HAD A VERY BAD ACCIDENT WHEN THE LAST ONE "EXPLODED". IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE HAS SHOT THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IT HAPPENS AND IT IS VERY HARD TO CONCENTRATE ON DRIVING AND NOT SWERVE INTO ANOTHER CAR...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 11V107000: ( AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BUT LATER STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS ...
Mileage: 18,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 11V107000: ( AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BUT LATER STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS ...
Mileage: 18,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 WITH GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER AMERI-TRAC TIRES SIZE P255/70/R17, DOT NUMBER: A3ND45NW3904. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW AND SIX MONTHS LATER, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDE WALLS EXPLODED, CAUSING DAMAGE...
Mileage: 35,326
2005 FORD F150, 139,000 MILES. TRUCK STARTED MAKING GRIND/BUZZ NOISE INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD STOP WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD 4WD VACUUM SWITCH DAMAGED FROM WATER AND DRIVER SIDE INDEPENDENT WHEEL END NEEDED REPLACED. NEW SWITCH HAS WATER SHROUD TO PREVENT WATER ...
Mileage: 139,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT CRASHING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE MAINTENANCE WARRANTY ENDED (1YR 2 DAYS)....THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO THE SAME WINDOW AND IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROA...
Mileage: 40,100
I CANNOT GET THE RECALL PARTS FOR THE AIRBAGS ON MY 2005 FORD F150. NO ONE HAS THEM!!! AND CANNOT SAY WHEN THEY WILL BE IN. WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE MEANTIME???? AND WHY DO A RECALL IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE PARTS!!!! OUTRAGEOUS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE THE PARTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 80,000. ...
Mileage: 80,000
2005 FORD F150 TRUCK 4X4 AUTO TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. LOST FORWARD LOW GEARS. ONLY HAS 57K MILES. TRUCK WAS ALWAYS DEALERSHIP SERVICED AND MAINTAINED AS RECOMMENDED. NO HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED. NO HEAVY TOWING DONE. REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 57,000
IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. THE 1ST CAR TURNED ON THEIR SIGNAL AT THE SAME TIME ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY, THE 2ND CAR HIT THE 1ST CAR FROM THE REAR, AS MY F-150 APPROACHED THE 2ND VEHICLE, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP BEFORE COLLIDING INTO 2ND VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND DID NOT...
Mileage: 87,000
IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. THE 1ST CAR TURNED ON THEIR SIGNAL AT THE SAME TIME ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY, THE 2ND CAR HIT THE 1ST CAR FROM THE REAR, AS MY F-150 APPROACHED THE 2ND VEHICLE, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP BEFORE COLLIDING INTO 2ND VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND DID NOT...
Mileage: 87,000
IT WAS A SCORCHING SUNNY FLORIDA DAY WHEN MY WINDOW ON MY 2005 F150 WOULD NO LONGER WORK DUE TO A WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR IT AT THE WONDERFUL COST OF OVER $300 AMERICAN DOLLARS. THE WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY WORK...
Mileage: 44,000
2005 FORD F-150, RIGHT REAR WINDOW MECHANISM POPS REAL LOUD,WINDOW FALLS INTO THE DOOR. I WAS NOT ROLLING IT UP OR DOWN,JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK JUST TURNED 34,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN GARAGED AND TAKEN CARE OF ALL ITS LIFE. *TR
Mileage: 34,200
HEARD LOUD POP WHEN ROLLING WINDOW UP AND THEN WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. THIS WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. I HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE CAUSE OF THAT WAS BROKEN REGULATOR IN THE WINDOW. THE WINDOWS JUST FALL DOWN INTO THE DOORS. COULD ...
Mileage: 10,500
AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. *TR
Mileage: 99,200
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 0530 WHEN DRIVER WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED. IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR THAT BROKE. THAT WASN'T THE ONLY INCIDENT ALL WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE WITHIN A YEAR AFTER THAT AND JUST RECENTLY THE DRIVER WINDOW BROKE AGAIN. SO THAT A TOTAL OF 5 WINDOW REGULATOR THAT BROKE IN MY...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE DRIVING I LOST ACCELERATION CROSSING LANES AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS FAULTY DUE TO THE DESIGN, CAUSING A CARBON BUILD UP THAT BLOCKS THE SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SPARK PLUGS. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE ...
THIS PAST MARCH, DURING A HEAVY SNOW STORM I TRIED TO ENGAGE MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON MY 2005 F150 AND IT WOULDN'T ENGAGE. SINCE THEN, I'VE NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL (THAT'S SINCE PROGRESSED TO MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL). FOUND A TSB #06-8-15 THAT AFFECTS THE IWE SOLENOIDS ON 04-06 F15...
Mileage: 59,000
2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM *TGW
2005 FORD F-150 SPARK PLUGS FUSE TO ENGINE AND BREAK VERY EASILY. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TUNE UP. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REMOVE THE PLUGS AND THEY BROKE. THEY ARE NOW FORCED TO REMOVE THE HEADER AND REPLACE THE PLUGS. THIS IS NOW GOING TO C...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND T...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOWS CANNOT BE MANEUVERED BACK INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE ACTUATOR ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED THE IGNITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. HE RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE ARM AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HO...
Mileage: 59,300
MY 2005 FORD F150 QUIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 12 YR OLD SON. ENGINE BEGAN TO SPIT AND SPUTTER AND STRANDED US ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER TOWING TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD SLIPPED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JUMP TIME AND RUINING THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK HA...
Mileage: 130,000
WINDOWS SUDDENLY FALLING DOWN WHILE TRAVELING ON PUBLIC ROADS. POSES POTENTIAL HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS AND DRIVER. *TR
Mileage: 32,148
2005 FORD F150 SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 148
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES W...
Mileage: 36,500
FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE IS SUBJECT TO CORROSION DUE TO LOCATION. I WAS DRIVING UP HILL ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY 2005 F150 STALLED. I LOST ALL POWER, POWER STEERING, BRAKES. I WAS NEARLY KILLED WHEN THE SEMI BEHIND ME COULD NOT STOP IN TIME DUE TO THE FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. THANKFULL...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL EXHIBITED SIGNS OF FAILING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS GOING FLAT AND ADDED MORE AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT DRI...
Mileage: 65,148
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED DURING ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AND FORCED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH AND A TREE . THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A POLICE REPORT. THE AI...
Mileage: 107,000
2005 F150 SUPERCREW 4X4 LARIAT; WITH A 5.4 3 VALVE/CYLINDER ENGINE; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED CYLINDER 5; MECHANIC WENT TO PULL THE PLUG WHICH BROKE IN TWO WITH THE BOTTOM PART STILL IN THE BLOCK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER; $150 TO REMOVE THE PLUG PLUS $29 PARTS AND LABO...
Mileage: 100,430
I BOUGHT MY FORD F-150/V/8 IN 2005. SINCE 2005 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS TO DATE (03/20/2011). I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $4,000.00 FOR PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS. ALTHOUGH FORD SENT OUT A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 2007, REFERENCING AND ACKNOWLEDGING PROBLEMS WITH THE INJ...
I HAVE AN 05 FORD F -150 AND ONE NIGHT I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AT TOP OF HILL WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BUT TRUCK NEVER STOPPED THEN IT WENT COMPLETELY POWERLESS AT NIGHT. ROLLED DOWN HILL HOME WITH NO POWER OR LIGHTS IN NEUTRAL. HAD NO WARNING OR CHAN...
Mileage: 89,000
A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, DESTROYING THE COIL ABOVE IT. NO HINT OF ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO BLOW OUT. *TR
Mileage: 165,822
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 1 MPH IN REVERSE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD FRACTURED IN THE HEAD OF CYLINDER FIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONT...
Mileage: 100,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) YET THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK AFTER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WA...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) YET THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK AFTER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WA...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AND THE VEHI...
Mileage: 40,000
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IMPACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ...
Mileage: 40,662
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IMPACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ...
Mileage: 40,662
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO THE...
Mileage: 45,000
THE 2005 FORD F150 CREW CAB HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EITHER STALL OR LOSE POWER WITH OUT ANY NOTICE. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
2005 F150 STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES AT HIGHSPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED VERY FREQUENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING AT APPROX $750.00 AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS ...
Mileage: 92,000
DRIVER AIR BAG EXPLODED INSTANTLY UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 63,395
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 67,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F 150 FX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED BUT WAS ALE TO BE RESTART...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WA...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPR...
Mileage: 105,000
I OWN A 2005 FORD F-150 WHICH I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS WERE GIVEN A DEFECT ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD A FEW INJECTORS REPLACED SINCE THE LETTER BECAUSE OF DEFECT..I.E WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST AND STUTTER OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. RIGHT AFTE...
Mileage: 109,000
I OWN A 2005 FORD F-150 WHICH I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS WERE GIVEN A DEFECT ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD A FEW INJECTORS REPLACED SINCE THE LETTER BECAUSE OF DEFECT..I.E WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST AND STUTTER OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. RIGHT AFTE...
Mileage: 109,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED FROM 10 MPH TO 70 MPH THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO SAFE MODE (LIMP-HOME MODE) GOING DOWN TO 5 MPH AND LOSING ALL POWER STEERING. WHEN DIAGNOSED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT GOES IN...
Mileage: 56,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED FROM 10 MPH TO 70 MPH THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO SAFE MODE (LIMP-HOME MODE) GOING DOWN TO 5 MPH AND LOSING ALL POWER STEERING. WHEN DIAGNOSED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT GOES IN...
Mileage: 56,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED FROM 10 MPH TO 70 MPH THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO SAFE MODE (LIMP-HOME MODE) GOING DOWN TO 5 MPH AND LOSING ALL POWER STEERING. WHEN DIAGNOSED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT GOES IN...
Mileage: 56,000
ATTEMPTED TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AT 100,000 MILE. WHILE THIS WAS BEING DONE 3 FACTORY INSTALLED MOTORCRAFT SPARK PLUGS BROKE OFF. AS A RESULT I WAS CHARGED A TOTAL OF ALMOST $700 FOR THE REMOVAL OF THESE BROKEN PLUGS. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN INFOR...
Mileage: 102,000
POOR QUALITY PAINT ON MY 2005 FORD F-150. IT HAS BEGUN PEELING AND EXPOSING THE PRIMER. *TR
MY FORD F-150, 2005 MODEL HAS A WHEEL BEARING DEFECT THAT CAUSES BEARING FAILURE AND BRAKE WOBBLE DUE TO THE WEAK BEARINGS THAT'S ON 2004-2009 FORD F-150- 2WD TRUCKS. THE BEARINGS CAN'T BE CHANGED UNLESS YOU PURCHASE THE ENTIRE INSTALLATION (ROTORS, ABS HUB BEARING AND ONE-TIME USE NUT.) FORD KNOWS ...
Mileage: 50,000
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR, THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRA...
Mileage: 32,000
I HAVE A 05 FORD F150 AND MY DIFFERENTIAL HAS GONE OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT I HAD THIS ISSUE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD ALWAYS FOUND EXCUSES AND NOW THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY I STARTED TO RESEARCH AND I HAVE FOUND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS WHERE PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATIONS AT THE ABOV...
Mileage: 72,000
2005 F150 JUST DIES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND JUST DIES. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, JUST DIES, IT ALWAYS TAKES A FEW TRIES TO GET IT RESTARTED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE KNOW AT LEAST 4 OTHER FAMILYS THAT ALSO HAVE 2005 F150'S AND THEY HAVE EXPERIEN...
Mileage: 80,000
TRUCK WOULD IDLE EXTREMELY BAD, WHEN YOU CUT IT OFF IT WOULDN'T START. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2010. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FIRESTONE AND THEY RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH AT THE TIME DID NOT SHOW THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME....
Mileage: 157,000
ON CERTAIN MODEL FORD VEHICLES USING THEIR 5.4 LITER ENGINE (WHICH INCLUDES FORD/LINCOLN MODELS) THE SPARK PLUGS ARE OF A 3 PART DESIGN WHICH WILL SEPARATE AND SHOOT OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WHILE RUNNING CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. FORD IS AWARE OF T...
Mileage: 129,650
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NOW I HAVE DUCT TAPE ON MY WINDOW B/C I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
ORIGINAL FLYWHEEL BROKEN. TOLD WILL COST $1K TO $1,4K TO REPLACE THAT AND STARTER B/C FLYWHEEL 'PROBABLY' DAMAGED STARTER. TRUCK WON'T START SOMETIMES, AND GRINDS WHEN I TRY TO START IT. WAS STRANDED 2 TIMES AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
ORIGINAL FLYWHEEL BROKEN. TOLD WILL COST $1K TO $1,4K TO REPLACE THAT AND STARTER B/C FLYWHEEL 'PROBABLY' DAMAGED STARTER. TRUCK WON'T START SOMETIMES, AND GRINDS WHEN I TRY TO START IT. WAS STRANDED 2 TIMES AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
SPARK PLUGS BREAKING OFF IN ENGINE HEAD BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN. JUST HAPPENED TO ME AND AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE INTERNET IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COMMON AND NOW THEY ARE CHARGING ME BECUASE THEY BROKE IT AND ITS COMMON. *...
Mileage: 91,000
SPARK PLUGS BREAKING OFF IN ENGINE HEAD BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN. JUST HAPPENED TO ME AND AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE INTERNET IT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND NOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COMMON AND NOW THEY ARE CHARGING ME BECUASE THEY BROKE IT AND ITS COMMON. *...
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL. THE ODOR WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUF...
Mileage: 87,240
WEBASTO - HOLLANDIA 700 SERIES SUNROOF BLEW OFF TRUCK GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD F-150 KING RANCH SUPER CREW. ON 12/26/2010 - WHILE TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD FROM JACKSONVILLE, FL. TO ATLANTA, GA.AND ON I-10 WEST, 5 MILES FROM I-75 NORTH WHEN MY SUNROOF SUDDENLY RIP...
Mileage: 51,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIM...
Mileage: 71,000
WE OWNED A 2005 F150 VEHICLE. WE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE 2004 AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW'S REGULATED FAILED A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE WINDOW CAME DOWN BY ITSELF. TODAY 12/10/2010 THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. WE ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND WITH NO MONEY TO PAY FOR THE WINDO...
Mileage: 83,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ON A RAILROAD TRACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNIN...
Mileage: 46,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES...
Mileage: 76,000
2005 FORD F-150. HAD WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED IN MAY FOR DRIVER'S WINDOW. JUST HAD PASSENGER WINDOW ROLL DOWN ON ITS OWN ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A THUNDERSTORM. I WAS IN THE BACKSEAT WHILE MY HUSBAND AND FATHER-IN-LAW WERE IN THE FRONT. I WAS DRENCHED, AS WAS THE INTERIOR. I CONTACTED FORD AND THE...
THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR 06/09/2010 AT 39738 MILES. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE VULNERABLE TO THEFT. (AT THE TIME VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT) REPAIR AT THE DEALER WAS $384.00 - SECOND FAILURE WAS TO THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR WHILE DRIVING. 11-13-20...
Mileage: 39,738
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT UPDATES NEEDED TO BE MADE TO THE COMPUTER. THE UPDATES WERE MADE BUT THE FAILURE CONT...
Mileage: 69,000
AFTER NOTICING A LOW TIRE MY DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO AIR IT UP BUT TO NO AVAIL AND WE NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING AT A WELD ON THE RIM. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CRACKED ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY AROUND THE RIM WHERE THE CENTER WAS WELDED TO THE OUTER RIM. I HAD TO BUY A REPLACEMENT WHE...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mileage: 82,000
I OWN A 2005 FORD F150 5.4 AUTOMATIC W/ 63,000. UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION CAUSED BY, AS DEALER STATED, A DEGRADATION OF A BEARING WHICH CAME LOOSE AND BECAME LODGED IN SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I REPLIED TO THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER DOES THIS MEAN THAT WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE WAS A DEFECTIVE...
Mileage: 64,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE ENGINE POPPED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH THREAD ON THE SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR T...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. HE STATED THAT A YEAR AND A HALF EARLIER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ALSO FELL INTO THE DOOR. WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED ...
Mileage: 39,000
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING THREE DAYS AGO I HEARD A LOUD POP AND SUDDENLY MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS GONE, IT HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. THE MOTOR STILL RUNS, BUT THE WINDOW IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. TODAY WHILE STARTING MY TRUCK, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DID THE SAME THIN...
Mileage: 51,000
"ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" FAILURE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO LOSE ALL POWER, POWER STEERING IS INOPERABLE AND VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED, IGNITION TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN BEFORE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO PROCEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 4 OCCASIONS IN THE PAST YEAR WITH NO WARNING. THIS DEFECT POSES A SERIOUSLY DA...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAD JUST SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, AND LOOKING OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER BEGAN BACKING OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING LOT, WHEN SUDDENLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I EXPERIENCED CUTS AND BRUISING TO MY LEFT FOREARM AND A REDNESS APPEARANCE OF MY LEFT SIDE NECK AND FACE.
Mileage: 101,873
MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 WON'T ROLL UP ANYMORE. WHILE DOING RESEARCH FOR PARTS I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE PART THAT IS USED IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS UNSAFE FOR MY BABIES AND MYSELF TO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY HAVE T...
Mileage: 72,337
2005 F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES. REAR DRIVER SIDE FAILED 9/2009 (60000 MILES), FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED 10/2010 (72000 MILES). BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT CAUSE WITH THE WINDOW SUDDENLY FALLING INTO THE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, A SUDDEN SHAKING OF VEHICLE AND 4 TH TIME THE VEHICLE SHOOK ALL OVER. AT FIRST, THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A TIRE GO DOWN BUT AFTER PULLING OFF ROAD EACH TIME, GETTING OUT AND CHECKING FOUND NOTHING AND THEN AFTER A RESTART EVERYTHING WAS OK. AFTER I GOT HOME AFTER...
Mileage: 68,395
THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, A SUDDEN SHAKING OF VEHICLE AND 4 TH TIME THE VEHICLE SHOOK ALL OVER. AT FIRST, THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A TIRE GO DOWN BUT AFTER PULLING OFF ROAD EACH TIME, GETTING OUT AND CHECKING FOUND NOTHING AND THEN AFTER A RESTART EVERYTHING WAS OK. AFTER I GOT HOME AFTER...
Mileage: 68,395
MY 2005 FORD F-150 LARIAT 5.4L SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH F-150'S WITHIN 2003-2006. THIS IS A RESULT OF EITHER CAM PHASERS OR BAD LIFTERS. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS IN THE UP POSITION BUT DROPPED INTO THE PANEL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BAD. WINDOW COULD HAVE SHATTERED, INJURING DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT, OR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2010, THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ABRUPTLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD F150 AT 55 MPH. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. ON OCTOBER 13, 2010, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED IN THE SAME FASHION. BOTH INCIDENTS STRUCK ME AS VERY DANGEROUS ...
Mileage: 79,000
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY 05 FORD F-150 FAILED IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BROKE. THE TRUCK WAS JUST PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. I HAVE HEARD MANY STORIES OF THIS HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS...
Mileage: 70,000
2005 FORD F 150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, LOUD SNAP THEN WINDOW COMES STRAIGHT DOWN WITH NO WAY TO CLOSE IT. 2 OF 4 SO FAR, 50% FAILURE ISN'T TOO GOOD. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I DECIDED TO GET A LITTLE FRESH AIR SO I ROLLED MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL IT BACK UP THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND A POP. AFTER THIS MY WINDOW SLAMMED DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. I WAS SO STARTLED THAT I ALMO...
Mileage: 60,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY F150 WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROP MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MY 3 YR IN THE BACK SEAT WAS VERY FRIGHTENED. WE WERE 3HOURS FROM HOME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT WE HIT A THUNDERSTORM 1 HOUR FROM HOME. IT WAS VERY HARD TO C...
Mileage: 35,000
2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE 3RD WINDOW REGULATOR TO FAIL. *TR
Mileage: 48,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD F150 FX4 AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN. I WAS SHOCKED NOT KNOWING AT ALL WHAT WAS GOING ON. I MOMENTARILY HAD LITTLE OR NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO MY SUDDEN SHOCK AND CONFUSION. ONCE I H...
Mileage: 55,000
WHILE DRIVING, MY 2005 F-150 WOULD SUDDENLY ACT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE WRENCH SYMBOL ON THE GAUGE PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM WAS TO PULL OVER, PUT CAR IN PARK, SHUT ENGINE OFF, RESTART ENGINE AND SHIFT TO DRIVE. ...
Mileage: 58,800
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55-65. I THOUGHT I WAS SHOT AT CAUSING ME TO BE DISTRACTED FROM MY DRIVING. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I WAS SHOT OR IF SOMETHING HIT MY CAR I NOTICED MY LEFT HAND REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN IN THE DOOR. THIS OCCURRED YESTERDAY 9/27/10. WHEN I RETURNED HO...
Mileage: 117,000
2005 F150 JUST REPLACED THE SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS A COSTLY AND CONCERNING PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 56,004
2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, I HAVE REPLACED THE REGULATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NOW THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED. I CALL FORD CUSTOMER CARE BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR
Mileage: 77,000
AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR IN A DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE WINDOW COULD NOT BE RAISED TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WITH PART NUMBER 4L3Z-1823201-CA HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $553. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION HA...
Mileage: 47,800
2005 FORD F-150 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FAILED WITHIN THE SAME WEEK. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE WINDOWS COLLAPSED INTO THE DOORS CAUSING A LOUD NOISE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR BOT...
Mileage: 38,906
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150. WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK LAST WEEK AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE TO PULL AWAY FROM MY PARKING SPOT MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN AND THEY TOLD ME CHAFFED WIRES CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 77,000
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, I FELT LIKE MY TRANSMISSION MIGHT BE SLIPPING IN MY 2005 FORD F-150. I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO A LOCAL AND REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO TESTED THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE, SPECIFICALLY THE SPARK PLUGS. IN TH...
Mileage: 116,154
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, I FELT LIKE MY TRANSMISSION MIGHT BE SLIPPING IN MY 2005 FORD F-150. I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO A LOCAL AND REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO TESTED THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE, SPECIFICALLY THE SPARK PLUGS. IN TH...
Mileage: 116,154
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS ARM AND CHEST FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 94,000
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH A "CLUNK" SOUND WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS ALL THE WAY UP. TODAY AS THE WINDOW WENT UP THERE WAS AN EVEN LOUDER "CLUNK" SOUND AND THEN THE WINDOW SLOWLY SUNK BACK INTO THE DOOR. IT WAS SO LOUD THAT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE GLASS ITSELF BROKE CAUSING ME TO FLINCH AWAY. LUCKILY THERE ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND CLOSING THE WINDOW. ONCE THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL BANG. THE WINDOW IMMEDIATELY DROPPED INTO THE DOOR PANEL AND SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 20,000
1. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH HOME FROM THE DOG PARK AND THE WINDOW POPPED WHEN I WAS CLOSING IT. 2. THIS WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO MY FORD 150 SIX TIMES. I HAVE TO TAKE APART THE PANELING AND PLACE A PIECE OF WOOD TO HOLD UP THE WINDOW BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD 400 DOLLARS EACH TIME THIS HA...
Mileage: 73,135
NORMAL USE OF WINDOWS. THREE OF FOUR ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. ONE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 26,000
ON OCTOBER 30, 2008 I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. WHEN I STOPPED MY TRUCK I NOTICED MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS SLOWLY COMING DOWN BY ITSELF. ANOTHER BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR THANKS TO FORD. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
/I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW REGULATORS IN IT. ON THURS 9/9/10 THE THIRD ONE WENT OUT. THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTS. I'M WAITING FOR THE FOURTH ONE TO BREAK. IT IS VERY SCARY TO BE DRIVING AND HEAR A LOUD BANG. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY THREW A BOULDER AT THE S...
Mileage: 102,000
IN AUGUST 2007 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY DRIVER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. LIVING IN ARIZONA IN AUGUST THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 100. NOT ONLY WAS I SCARED BUT HOT AND SWEATY. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW IS HAVING ISSUES ROLLING UP. WILL ROLL DOWN FINE, BUT WHEN I GO TO ROLL IT UP, GETS STUCK HALFWAY THROUGH. I HAVE TO GRAB TOP OF THE WINDOW TO FORCE IT BACK ALL THE WAY UP. I HAD THIS PROBLEM 2 YEARS AGO WHEN TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. NOW I...
Mileage: 45,000
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW IS HAVING ISSUES ROLLING UP. WILL ROLL DOWN FINE, BUT WHEN I GO TO ROLL IT UP, GETS STUCK HALFWAY THROUGH. I HAVE TO GRAB TOP OF THE WINDOW TO FORCE IT BACK ALL THE WAY UP. I HAD THIS PROBLEM 2 YEARS AGO WHEN TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. NOW I...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE DEALER STATED THAT T...
Mileage: 58,020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150 . WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE'S TIRES BOUNCED ON GRAVEL AND HIT A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACE AND WRIST INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. T...
Mileage: 63,482
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD MY WINDOW SLAM DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. ONCE I WAS DRIVING 45MPH AND ONCE I WAS ACTUALLY DOING AT LEAST 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH TWICE. TODAY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AFTER ONLY RESEARCHING FOR APPROX...
Mileage: 109,163
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150 TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WAS SKIPPING AND JUMPING AND IT WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO HAD TO REMOVE THE ENGINE HEAD IN ORDER TO REACH THE SPARK PLUGS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AN...
Mileage: 75,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 PICK-UP DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD BANG WHEN I WENT TO ROLL IT UP. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS VERY STARTLED, ALMOST HITTING THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I LOOKED FOR A WEBSITE TO FIX IT AND FOUND THEY HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THEIR ELECTRIC WINDOWS. ADD ONE MORE. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 PICK-UP DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD BANG WHEN I WENT TO ROLL IT UP. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS VERY STARTLED, ALMOST HITTING THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I LOOKED FOR A WEBSITE TO FIX IT AND FOUND THEY HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THEIR ELECTRIC WINDOWS. ADD ONE MORE. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND WOULD FEEL AS IF IT WERE DRAGGING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10MPH. ...
Mileage: 91,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW HAD SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW EXPERIENCED T...
Mileage: 65,000
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN ON MY 2005 F150 FORD TRUCK. WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. AFTER RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO GET THE NEW FORD WINDOW REGULATOR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SAD PART IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK OR ON A TRIP OR IN THE RAIN OR DESERT WITH SO...
Mileage: 51,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 -10 MPH WHEN HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. SUDDENLY, A FIRE IGNITED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE ENGINE W...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODE P0442 INDICATING EVAP EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM SMALL LEAK. MECHANIC PERFORMED SMOKE TEST AND FOUND SEVERED FUEL LINE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. IT APPEARS THE LINE WAS FAULTY IN THAT IT WAS RELATIVELY PROTECTED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. ALSO, THIS LINE IS DIRECTLY...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS OF 15-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT HARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE ...
Mileage: 64,000
7 OF 8 SPARK PLUGS BROKE OFF WHILE CHANGING OUT ON MY VEHICAL THIS IS CRAZY HEARD ALOT OF COMPLAINTS. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
7 OF 8 SPARK PLUGS BROKE OFF WHILE CHANGING OUT ON MY VEHICAL THIS IS CRAZY HEARD ALOT OF COMPLAINTS. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
WHEN OPERATING THE POWER WINDOW OF MY 2005 FORD F-150 THERE WAS A SUDDEN BANG AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR CAVITY. RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE. FORD HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN CHARGE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SHIFT INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT WATER WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE FRONT CHASSIS IN FRONT OF THE FO...
Mileage: 60,000
REAR RIGHT WINDOW FALL DOWN INSIDE DOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE LEFT REAR WINDOW DID THE SAME THING IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, I HAD THE FIRST ONE REPAIRED FOR ABOUT $300.00. FORD HAS A DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW OF ANYTHING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE OUTSIDE TRIM OF THE DOOR WAS ALSO OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW OF THE L...
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 WITH 45K MILES ON IT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN ALL BY ITSELF NO WARNING NOTHING. SCARED THE HECK OUT OF MY WIFE. IT APPEARS IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT FORD IS AWARE THEY HAVE THE ISSUE BUT REFUSE TO DO...
Mileage: 45,000
TWICE THE PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOWS HAVE JUST FALLEN, ONCE IN THE PARKING LOT DURING WORK, THE OTHER WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON THE ROAD. THIS IS 2005 F150 VEHICLE, BOTH WINDOWS ARE SELDOM USED. MY MOTHER HAS A 2004 F150 VEHICLE, AND BOTH WINDOW IN THE FRONT HAVE FALLEN, BOTH TIMES SHE WAS ON THE IN...
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE BEEN CHANGING OUT MY REGULATORS FOR MY F-150 5.4 LITER XLT 2005 SINCE 2008. TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIMES IS UP TO THREE AND TODAY 08-16-2010 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS NOW STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. COMING HOME FROM WORK DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY TODAY I WAS ROLLING DOWN MY WINDOW AND...
Mileage: 45,461
HI I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR LET GO AND THE GLASS JUST FELL DOWN ITS THE THIRD REGULATOR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 FRONTS AND ONE REAR. *TR
Mileage: 30,134
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS STOMACH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT TH...
Mileage: 87,000
PAID MY TOLL FOR THE BRIDGE CROSSING WENT TO ROLL UP DRIVER SIDE DOOR , HEARD A LOUD POP PLUS GLASS BREAKAGE AND MY WINDOW BEGAN TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 20,806
PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME AND IT CAUSED A BIG DISTRACTION. THIS IS THE 2ND FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 73,705
WHILE LEAVING TO GO TO WORK I GOT IN MY TRUCK (2005 F-150) AND STARTED IT. WAITED A FEW SECONDS TO WARM UP THE MOTOR, AND WENT TO PUT IN REVERSE (NEVER PUT INTO GEAR) AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY RIGHT HAND INCLUDING THUMB AND 1ST FINGER WAS INJURED WITH LACERATIONS. I TOOK PICTURES AND WENT TO FORD DEALER W...
Mileage: 73,564
1) NO PARTICULAR EVENT PRECEDED THIS FAILURE. 2) PASSENGER POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN DUE TO FAILED WINDOW REGULATOR PLASTIC PART ON 2005 FORD F-150 FX4 SUPERCAB WITH 32K MILES WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE AT WORKPLACE. LUCKILY THE CONSEQUENCES WERE LIMITED BUT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, SUCH AS THEFT, INTER...
Mileage: 32,950
2005 FORD F150 EXTENDED CAB FX4 I WAS CLOSING MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, THEN THE WINDOW FELL THROUGH THE DOOR SEAL. NOW THE WINDOW IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION INSIDE THE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 41,000
LIGHT BULB ATTACHED TO TRANSMISSION PLACEMENT WINDOW IN CONSOLE, DETACHES AND BURNS OTHER WIRES AND WHAT EVER ELSE IT CAN INSIDE CONSOLE, THEN BURNS THROUGH SIDE OF CONSOLE RELEASING SMOKE INTO CAB OF VEHICLE ,IN THE END YOU HAVE AN EXTRA LIGHT STICKING OUT THE SIDE OF THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE DRI...
Mileage: 47,000
LIGHT BULB ATTACHED TO TRANSMISSION PLACEMENT WINDOW IN CONSOLE, DETACHES AND BURNS OTHER WIRES AND WHAT EVER ELSE IT CAN INSIDE CONSOLE, THEN BURNS THROUGH SIDE OF CONSOLE RELEASING SMOKE INTO CAB OF VEHICLE ,IN THE END YOU HAVE AN EXTRA LIGHT STICKING OUT THE SIDE OF THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE DRI...
Mileage: 47,000
SEAT WILL NOT RECLINE ENOUGH. BABY'S HEAD WAS JUST HANGING OVER HELD UP WITH THE CHEST STRAP. HIS FACE WAS RED AND I'M AFRAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFOCATED HAD I NOT TAKEN HIM OUT WHEN I DID. I TOOK THE SEAT TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO VERIFY IT WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY, AND IT WAS. THE INST...
BRAKE PEDAL ON 2005 F150 FADES EVEN WITH BRAND NEW PADS INSTALLED. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
STOPPED FOR FUEL AFTER FUELING STARTED THE VEHICLE, PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR ROLLED ABOUT 10 FEET WHEN I BRAKED BEFORE ENTERING INTO TRAFFIC THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISING TO BOTH WRIST AND MY CHEST. *TR
Mileage: 80,250
2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE WITH WINDOW DOWN ,SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 50,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME LOOSE AND FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXHIBITED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE REGULATOR WAS R...
Mileage: 75,000
MY 2005 FORD F-150 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL IN THE DOOR. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH ROAD IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA I HEARD A HUGE CRACK, THEN THE WINDOW LITERALLY FELL IN THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT COME UP. THE CRACK SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES. REPAIRS FRO...
Mileage: 95,000
MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE WINDOW REGULATORS OF MY 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 4X4. I HAVE NOW HAD THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR RIGHT REGULATORS FAIL DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN. THE REAR RIGHT FAILURE OCCURRED LAST FALL (AUGUST 2009) WHILE GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. W...
Mileage: 70,000
2005 FORD F-150 PASSENGER WINDOW FELL AND COST 300.00 TO REPAIR. TWO WEEKS LATER THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL, HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED YET. ONLY 22000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 22,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE AIR BAGS INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HIS LEFT HAND. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE....
Mileage: 98,000
THE F-150 WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT ATTACHED TO MY SON'S HOUSE. IT HAD BEEN PARKED AND NOT RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A PASSERBY NOTICED THE TRUCK ON FIRE AND TRIED TO WAKE ALL OCCUPANTS IN THE HOUSE(DUPLEX). AT 5 A.M ON 9/11/2008. MY SON NEVER LEFT THE HOUSE. HIS BODY WAS FOUND JUST INSIDE THE ...
Mileage: 35,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCAB TRUCK. I RECENTLY HAD ANOTHER POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAIL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 35MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND REGULATOR THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE (THE FIRST ONE OCCURRED THREE ...
Mileage: 28,849
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND HIS CLOTHES WERE STAINED FROM THE MATERIAL IN THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AND WAS CURRENTLY AT AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER...
Mileage: 65,000
2005 FORD F-150, POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. DRIVER'S SIDE 2 YEARS AGO NOW PASSENGER SIDE. NO KNOWN CAUSE. FIRST ONE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT REPLACED PSNGR. SIDE YET. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED GOING STRAIGHT AND CRASHED INTO TREE BRANCHES AND MAILBOXES. THE CRASH CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S TIE ROD TO BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE R...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR NITTO, DUNE GRAPPLER DESERT TERRAIN TIRES, AND LINE SIZE: 285/50/R20.THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION AND SPLITTING FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ...
Mileage: 45,000
THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOWS HAVE SUDDENLY FAILED ON MY 2005 FORD F-150. THE WINDOWS SUDDENLY ROLL DOWN AND ARE NOT ABLE TO ROLL BACK UP. *TR
Mileage: 46,000
NOTIFIED TODAY THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH REMOVING AND REPLACING SPARK PLUGS FOR THE FORD 5.3 TRITON V8 3 VALVE ENGINE. FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 08-7-6 AND IT IS NOT AVAILABLE ON YOUR WEBSITE. WHY? IF THIS IS INDEED A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT SHOULD IT NOT BE COVERED BY THEIR OR...
Mileage: 98,000
NOTIFIED TODAY THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH REMOVING AND REPLACING SPARK PLUGS FOR THE FORD 5.3 TRITON V8 3 VALVE ENGINE. FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 08-7-6 AND IT IS NOT AVAILABLE ON YOUR WEBSITE. WHY? IF THIS IS INDEED A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT SHOULD IT NOT BE COVERED BY THEIR OR...
Mileage: 98,000
IN THE 2005 FORD F-150 WITH THE 5.4 LITER 3 VALVE THERE IS A DEFECT PERTAINING TO THE SPARK PLUGS. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU TRY TO REMOVE THE SPARK PLUGS THEY TEND TO BREAK OFF IN THE HEAD POSSIBLY DAMAGING THE THREADS OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, FORD IS CHARGING AN OUTSTANDING AMOUNT OF ...
Mileage: 87,033
APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F-150 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000 MILES ON IT. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) WEEKS AGO I NOTICED MY TRUCK "SPUTTERING" AND "MISSING" AND HAVING SOM...
Mileage: 67,000
WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, WENT TO LET DRIVER WINDOW UP, THE WINDOW SLAMS UP VERY FAST, MADE THIS LOUD POPPING SOUND THAN FALLS TO THE BOTTOM OF DOOR, IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP OR DOWN, IT REALLY SCARED ME DIDN'T NO WHAT WAS GOING ON. HAD TO PUT FOILED PAPER IN WINDOW TO KEEP IT UP. ALL YOU CAN HERE IS...
Mileage: 46,000
2005 FORD F150 POWER WINDOW. TWO WINDOWS IN TWO MONTHS DROPPED WHILE DRIVING AND ONE SHATTERED. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 74,980
WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT GO UP, IN A ROLLOVER, LIMBS AND HEAD COULD PROTRUDE OUTSIDE CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY HARM AND OR DEATH, THIS ACCIDENT HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE YET, I AM ONLY SAYING IT COULD. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD SHOT AT MY CAR, IT SCARED ME AND WITH MY RESPONSE SWERVED AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. LATER AS IT TURNED OUT IT WAS A COMMON WINDOW REGULATOR DEFECT ON FORD TRUCKS AND SUV'S. THEY HAVE BUILT IT WITH THE PURPOSE OF FAILU...
Mileage: 72,000
VEHICLE JUST DIED. THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 66,000
VEHICLE JUST DIED. THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 66,000
2005 FORD F-150 INJECTOR FAILURE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL REIMBURSE FOR INJECTOR FAILURES THAT ARE "OPENED OR STUCK". THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE FOUR INJECTORS IN MY TRUCK IS ELECTRICALLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS 53,500 MILES. I CAN'T JUSTIFY PAYING $200 - $300 FOR FAILED INJECTOR. *...
Mileage: 53,500
TRUCK ENGINE CUTTING OFF AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING ,LOSS OFF STEERING AND CONTROL OF TRUCK. MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF SAME PROBLEM. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT HAS 40,000MILES. IT HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. *TR
Mileage: 39,500
2005 FORD F150 - DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FAILED AND FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. *TR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OUT OF NOWHERE! MY DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW SLID/FELL HARD DOWN INTO MY DOOR FOR NO REASON!! I DIDN'T EVEN HIT A BUMP! NOT SURE IF THE WINDOW BROKE AT THE BOTTOM INSIDE THE DOOR OR NOT. NOW IT WON'T GO UP. UPON LOOKING FOR THE POSSIBLE CAUSE ONLINE, I READ THAT FORD KN...
Mileage: 44,000
2005 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE - DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HEARD A LOUD POP ON THE DRIVER SIDE I THOUGHT SOMETHING HIT MY TRUCK, THE WINDOW FELL INTO TO THE DOOR. ESTIMATED COST TO FIX $420.00 + TAX. AFTER SEEING THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. REC...
Mileage: 76,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE SPARK PLUGS DISBURSED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURREN...
Mileage: 80,000
WINDOW FAILURE/FALLING INTO DOOR: 1. NO KNOWN SPECIFIC EVENT, CAR WAS PARKED WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT HUMAN INTERVENTION. 2. DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW FALLING INTO DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW FAILURE. LUCKILY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS NOT BROKEN/SHATTERED, BUT HAS ONLY FALLEN INTO DOOR AN...
Mileage: 55,311
2005 FORD F150 AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS IN REVERSE. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
PRESSING BUTTON TO LOWER WINDOW CAUSED WINDOW TO FALL AND CRASH INSIDE OF DOOR PANEL. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD F150, THE BACK WINDOW SLID DOWN. MY DAUGHTER PUSHED THE BUTTON TO ROLL IT UP AND A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND WITH A POP FOLLOWED. THE FUNCTION OF THE BUTTON IS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATE...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN REVERSE, THE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE CONTACT WAIVED ALL RIGHTS FOR ANY FUTURE CLAIMS THEN THEY WOULD R...
Mileage: 123,757
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING WHEN THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED FIRST AND THE DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED TWENTY SECONDS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME ...
Mileage: 35,000
I BOUGHT TRUCK IN AUG 2008 WITH VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND THE TIRES WERE CUPPED. I REPLACED THE STRUTS, SHOCKS AND TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS DONE AT THAT TIME. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED, SO ALL THE ROTORS AND BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE PARKING BRAKES ADJUSTED. THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES VI...
Mileage: 45,000
PASSENGER WINDOW IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 FELL INSIDE THE DOOR CREATING A LOUD BANG WHILE DRIVING. CAUSED ME TO JUMP AND PULL STEERING WHEEL TO ONE SIDE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATION LED TO A BROKEN PLASTIC CLIP IN THE DOOR THAT RELEASED THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW IN THE UP (OR DOWN ...
Mileage: 65,000
PASSENGER WINDOW IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 FELL INSIDE THE DOOR CREATING A LOUD BANG WHILE DRIVING. CAUSED ME TO JUMP AND PULL STEERING WHEEL TO ONE SIDE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATION LED TO A BROKEN PLASTIC CLIP IN THE DOOR THAT RELEASED THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW IN THE UP (OR DOWN ...
Mileage: 65,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MILD HEAD INJURY AND A SPRAINED WRIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER COULD N...
Mileage: 122,533
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F15O SD TURBO CHARGED. THE VEHICLE HAS MASTER CRAFT 35/12.50/ R17 COURSER CT TIRES, PURCHASED AS REPLACEMENT TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE UNRAVELED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHI...
Mileage: 90,000
I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK THIS MORNING , STARTED IT, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF, BROKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY-THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT SHOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM PHASERS AND CAM CHAIN TENSIONER CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MAKE NOISES AND THEN ENGINE FAILURE THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTSTO FORD WITH NOTHING BEING DONE IF YOU WHERE DRIVING ONTHE ROAD AND THE ENGINE BLEW...
Mileage: 74,000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY-THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT SHOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM PHASERS AND CAM CHAIN TENSIONER CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MAKE NOISES AND THEN ENGINE FAILURE THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTSTO FORD WITH NOTHING BEING DONE IF YOU WHERE DRIVING ONTHE ROAD AND THE ENGINE BLEW...
Mileage: 74,000
FORDMOTOR COMPANY ON THE 2005 FORD F150 THERE HAS BEEN OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ACTUATOR ON THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THERE IS A VACUUM SWITCH THAT OPERATES THEM WATER RUNS DOWN OFF THE COWL CONTAMINATING THE VAC.LINE CAUSING THE ACTUATOR TO GO OUT THEREWAS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT SHOWING THAT T...
Mileage: 72,000
FORDMOTOR COMPANY ON THE 2005 FORD F150 THERE HAS BEEN OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ACTUATOR ON THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THERE IS A VACUUM SWITCH THAT OPERATES THEM WATER RUNS DOWN OFF THE COWL CONTAMINATING THE VAC.LINE CAUSING THE ACTUATOR TO GO OUT THEREWAS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT SHOWING THAT T...
Mileage: 72,000
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON 2005 F150. WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO ADJUST WINDOW AND IT CRASHED DOWN INTO BOTTOM OF DOOR. THE LARGE "CLUNK" WAS VERY DISTRACTING AND STARTLED ME WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF ...
Mileage: 60,000
2005 FORD F-150 5.4L TRITON HAD 2 BLOWN SPARK PLUGS. FIRST ONE HAPPENED AT 80,000 MILES, SECOND AT 130,000. THE FIRST TIME IT DESTROYED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND COST $3000 TO REPAIR. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED IT BLEW THE LEFT SIDE EXHAUST AND THE COIL PACK. THIS COST ABOUT $1500 TO REPAIR.
Mileage: 80,000
MY 2005 FORD F-150 FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, FIRST TIME IT WAS MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE DEALER REPAIRED IT, IT WAS THE REGULATOR. THIS TIME I DISASSEMBLED THE DOOR PANEL SO I COULD 'ATTEMPT' TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF....
Mileage: 32,200
DRIVING DOWN A BUSY DOWNTOWN INTERSTATE, SMOOTH PAVEMENT, BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND I HEAR A LOUD POP AND SOUND OF GLASS BREAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. LOT OF ROAD RAGE IN THE CITY I LIVE IN, SO FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOT THRU MY WINDOW SO I REACTED WITH A QUICK SWERVE AND AL...
Mileage: 52,000
WAS DRIVING MY 2005 F-150 ELT ON 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65-70 MPH. WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES FELT SLIGHT PULL TO THE RIGHT. BEGAN SMELLING STRONG ODOR ONCE ENTERED TOWN AND WAS SLOWED TO 35 MPH. DROVE ANOTHER 2-3 MILES TO HOME AND SMELL INTENSIFIED. ONCE EXITED THE TRUCK SAW SMOKE COMING FRO...
Mileage: 72,599
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 SUPER CREW PICKUP TRUCK. AS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT HEARD A VERY LOUD CRASH COMING FROM A DRIVERS TO WORK A RAISE MY ARM TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM FLYING GLASS THAT WAS EXPECTING TO CONTACT ME AT MY LOOKED AT THE AND/OR GLASS IT WAS STILL INTACT. THE SOUND STARTLED EVERYONE I...
Mileage: 63,000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED IN MY TRUCK. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE REGULATOR POPPED AND THE WINDOW FELL. THIS, ALONE, SCARED ME ENOUGH TO MAKE A JOLT IN MY TRUCK AND SECONDLY CREATED QUITE A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. IF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT AS GOOD AS...
Mileage: 50,000
DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. NO WAY TO GET WINDOW CLOSED WITHOUT REMOVAL OF DOOR PANEL. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH NO WINDOW DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER. THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMPLETE REVIEW OF ALL THE FAILS OF THIS SINGLE PART.
Mileage: 76,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT, CRASHING INTO A STREET SIGN. THE ...
Mileage: 23,000
LTR FWD FM (VA) RE INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FM OWNER OF A 2005 FORD F-150 TRUCK, REPLY TO EMPORIA, VA OFC. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ABOUT FOUR TIMES DURING THE 4 1/2 HE HAS OWNED THE TRUCK. THERE WERE MINIMAL RPM'S CREATED AND HE WAS PREVIOUSLY...
I HAVE HAD TWO WINDOWS STOP ROLLING UP ON MY F150 LARIAT. IT IS A 2005 MODEL. THE TRUCK HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. MUST BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I THINK IF I HAD A TOYOTA, THEY WOULD FIX IT. *TR
Mileage: 43,000
1. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (SNOW AND ICE COVERED) AND WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION MY TRUCK INSTANTLY DIED. WHEN THE TRUCK DIED A LOST POWER SEARING, BRAKES, AND OBVIOUSLY ACCELERATION. THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION WAS BLOCKED FOR 30-45 MIN. DUE TO AN EARLIER SNOW STORM, NO T...
Mileage: 50,000
THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED IN A BANK PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT HIT. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND MILES. THE DEALER THUS FAR HAS NOT FOUND A CAUSE FOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THEY HAVE CONTACTED FORD A...
Mileage: 212,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED ON AN ICY ROAD. THE BACK RIGHT TIRE HIT A CURB AND CAUSED THE AXLE TO SNAP AND THE TIRE TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE AXLE AND TIRE. THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 58,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN AROUND AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME IN JAN 2009. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 380...
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. HE ALSO OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE...
Mileage: 35,742
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. HE ALSO OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE...
Mileage: 35,742
FOR THE SECOND TIME THE WINDOW IN MY FORD F150 CRASHED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. COST ME $450 ATFORD DEALER TO FIX. DEALER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY BUT FORD WONT RECALL AND THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. MY ESTIMATE IS 4,000,000 VEHICLES AT LEAST ,2004-07...
Mileage: 52,638
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE WHINING NOISE OCCURRED WHENEVER TRAVELIN...
Mileage: 83,000
I HAVE A 2005 F-150 SUPERCREW. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS - APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON TRUCK AT THE TIME - THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A "FAIL SAFE" MODE WITH THE CODES P2111 AND P2104. THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING AND YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE ORANGE WRENCH LI...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE...
Mileage: 99,800
P/S WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK CAUSING TO BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 51,000
2005 FORD F150 V8 4.6L DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF THE HEAD. 65,000 MILES, ORIGINAL PLUGS. *TR
Mileage: 64,000
AT JUST OVER 59K MILES ON MY 2005 F-150 5.4L TRITON V8 DRIVING AT 30 MPH I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND THAT INCREASED/DECREASED WITH RPMS. TRAVELING ABOUT 2 MILES FURTHER THE NOISE INCREASED IN VOLUME SO I PULLED OVER AND RAISED THE HOOD. THE NOISE WAS COMING FORM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND T...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONTACT APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD JUST ENOUGH TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM AT 10 MPH. THE CU...
Mileage: 50,000
VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE ON THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP AND INSPECTED FOR CAUSE . WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE CORRODED UP AND CRACKED IN TWO PARTS AND STOPPED THE FUEL PUMP FROM PUMPING FUEL TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE SHOP HAD A HARD TIME BUYING THE PART FROM A ...
Mileage: 82,500
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB CALIFORNIA LIMITED EDITION BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS 48388.9 MILES AND I HEARD A LOUD POP AS I WAS AT THE LIGHT,I THEN LOOKED AROUND AND ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN ( DRIVERS...
Mileage: 48,388
2005 F-150 FX4 5.4L TRITON 43,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, I HEARD A LOUD THUD!! IN SHOCK, THINKING SOMETHING MAY HAVE CRASHED THROUGH MY WINDOW, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING VERY BUSY A.M TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT FIND ANY TRACE OF BROKEN GLASS. I THEN LOOKED...
Mileage: 43,000
THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A FLOOR MAT OR DRIVER ERROR. AT NO TIME DID THE DRIVER HAVE HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR NOR WAS THERE AN OBJECT ON, AROUND, UNDER, OR OVER THE ACCELERATOR. INCIDENT: ...
Mileage: 63,000
THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A FLOOR MAT OR DRIVER ERROR. AT NO TIME DID THE DRIVER HAVE HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR NOR WAS THERE AN OBJECT ON, AROUND, UNDER, OR OVER THE ACCELERATOR. INCIDENT: ...
Mileage: 63,000
THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BROKEN IN 2 OF MY F150 WINDOWS, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. LATEST DATE IS NOTED BELOW. *TR
Mileage: 54,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD F-150 THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY AND LOUDLY SLAMMED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL CAUSING EXTREME DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND FAILED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WINDOW ANY LONGER. THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REQUIRED ...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 AND THE WINDOW WAS KIND OF HAVING PROBLEMS GOING UP. DOWN WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. THEN FINALLY IT QUIT GOING UP ALL TOGETHER. WAS ABLE TO DISASSEMBLE AND FOUND THE LITTLE PLASTIC PLUGGER FOR THE ROCKER CONTACT WAS ALL MUSHROOMED OUT. TOOK ONE FROM ONE OF THE BACK WINDOW SWIT...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE AT ~45MPH, I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO GO INTO A LEFT HAND TURN. MY F150 THEN LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF (NO POWER STEERING, ETC), AND THERE WERE 2 TRACKER TRAILERS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN WITH THE MOMENTUM THAT I HAD BEFORE THE TR...
Mileage: 49,500
WHILE AT ~45MPH, I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO GO INTO A LEFT HAND TURN. MY F150 THEN LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF (NO POWER STEERING, ETC), AND THERE WERE 2 TRACKER TRAILERS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN WITH THE MOMENTUM THAT I HAD BEFORE THE TR...
Mileage: 49,500
2005 FORD F150, 5.4 V-8 ENGINE, 59,000 MILES INCIDENT 1) 02/7/10 - UPON ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE TRUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INACTIVE. TRUCK WAS MOVING AT 25-30 MPH. ADDITIONAL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL CAUSED NO ACCELERATION. LIGHT TRAFFIC ALLOWED ME TO ...
Mileage: 59,000
I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS WITH MY 2005 FORD F150 XLT WITH THE 5.4 V8 AND AUTO TRANS WHERE THE TRUCK HAS HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAIL. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE ENGINE GOES TO "IDLE" AND THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY COASTS. AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT INDICATES ON THE DASHBOARD. STOPPING T...
Mileage: 39,535
FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT ALWAYS GO UP AND DOWN. AFRAID TO USE THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AFRAID I WILL NOT GET IT BACK UP. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN NOW. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS ON 2005 F150 FAILED AND WINDOW DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED TO BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
I PURCHASED A FORD F150 XLT V8 5.4 2WD TRUCK IN JULY OF 2005. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR FOR THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW. I JUST HAD THE LAST ONE REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 08'. IT IS STARTING TO FAIL AGAIN. WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON FOR THE WINDOW TO GO DOWN, ONCE DOWN IT WON'T COME ...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE CORROSION ON THE RIMS CAUSED THE BLOW OUT AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AROUND THE RIMS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 30,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 F-150 TRUCK WITH 37,500 MILES ON IT, WHEN I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE WINDOW WAS NOT ALL THE WAY UP. I THEN PUSHED THE BUTTON TO WIND THE WINDOW UP AND THEN THE WHOLE WINDOW JUST FELL BACK INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD CRASH...
Mileage: 37,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED RAPID ACCELERATION WHENEVER HE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FORD MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 53,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO TELL THE CONTACT WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS. TH...
Mileage: 92,000
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 TRUCK. THE END OF DECEMBER 2009 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. IT STARTED WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOW BUTTON STICKING AND ENDED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN FALLING DOWN. THE FORD MECHANICS SAID THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL AND COULD HAPPEN TO ALL 4 WINDOWS. THIS IS NOT A COVERED SERVICE...
Mileage: 69,500
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 TRUCK. THE END OF DECEMBER 2009 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. IT STARTED WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOW BUTTON STICKING AND ENDED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN FALLING DOWN. THE FORD MECHANICS SAID THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL AND COULD HAPPEN TO ALL 4 WINDOWS. THIS IS NOT A COVERED SERVICE...
Mileage: 69,500
FUEL INJECTIONS. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A WHISTLING PROBLEM. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING LOOKED GREAT. NO PROBLEMS . TWO DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP BECACUSE OF A SMOKING PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR #8. A COVERED SERVICE. FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PR...
Mileage: 70
THE DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ON MY FORD F150 TRUCK. THE WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WITH NO WARNING. REPLACED REGULATOR. *TR
Mileage: 69,437
WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2005 F-150 GOT IN MY TRUCK, CLOSED THE DOOR, AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. READING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. *TR
Mileage: 43,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 F-150 CREW CAB. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PAST ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE NEARLY ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONT...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2005 F-150 LARIAT FORD PICKUP TRUCK SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SURGE AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. WHITE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT THE TAIL PIPE. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE PARKING OF THE VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN TRIED RESTARTING BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED A NEARBY FORD DEALER A...
Mileage: 43,000
YOUR SITE SHOWS A HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE I OWN, A 2005 FORD F-150, IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE STARTLED WHEN A SIDE WINDOW ON THIS VEHICLE "POPS" LOUD ENOUGH TO BE A GUNSHOT, THEN FALLS INTO THE DOORFRAME. IN READING THEIR COMPLAINTS YOU CAN SEE HOW LUCKY SOME OF THEM WHERE TO AVOID AN AC...
I WAS DRIVING @ 45MPH WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT AND LOST ALL POWER, RPMS, AND POWER STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH "CHECK GAUGES" MESSAGE. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF TRUCK, THEN STARTED UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SINCE EVER...
Mileage: 56,000
COIL ON PLUG KEEPS MISS FIRING . THEY WERE CHANGED TWICE. FORD WANTS TO DO A VALVE JOB TO FIX THE PROBLEM . THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 57000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 57,000
HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARING, PADS AND ROTORS AT 33000 MILES. 5000 MILES LATER CALIPER FROZE LOCKING BRAKES. ANOTHER BRAKE JOB HAD TO BE DONE. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
FRONT WHEELS DO NOT ENGAGE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. INDICATOR LAMPS DISPLAY THAT SYSTEM IS ENGAGED AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY CAUSING A FALSE SINCE OF SECURITY WHEN TRAVELING ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. MECHANIC REPLACED PART # 7LIZ-3C247-A (ACTUATOR). A COUPLE OF MECHANICS SAID IT WAS A POOR DESIGN AND THIS VA...
Mileage: 46,174
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ENGAGE. NO INDICATOR LAMPS. FORD HAD TO REPLACE 4X4 MOTOR. 34,000 MILES BUT 38 MONTHS SO WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Mileage: 34,000
WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A TUNNEL AT APPROX.55 MPH THE ENGINE ON MY 2005 F-150 WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AT FULL SPEED AND WENT INTO WHAT FORD CALLS LIMP MODE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME OR I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS. THE TRUCK HAS SINCE THIS INCIDENT QUIT RUNNING ...
Mileage: 43,567
DRIVING HOME @ (HIGHWAY SPEED 55+) FROM A FAMILY GATHERING. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE LOST POWER. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. ENGINE STALLED. HAD TO FIND PLACE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING. RETURNED GEAR SELECTOR TO P. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. RE...
Mileage: 80,000
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK DURING A SNOW STORM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO CHECK THE FUSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND TESTED THE MOTOR AT WHICH TIME I FOUND THAT THE MOTOR IS SEIZED. I SUBSEQUENTLY ...
Mileage: 65,000
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK DURING A SNOW STORM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO CHECK THE FUSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND TESTED THE MOTOR AT WHICH TIME I FOUND THAT THE MOTOR IS SEIZED. I SUBSEQUENTLY ...
Mileage: 65,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, IT WAS MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW THAT JUST GAVE OUT ON ITS OWN. NOW THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NEARLY 3 MONTHS AGO. IT A HAZARD FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT I DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND IT SPOOOKED THE '...
Mileage: 19,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. FRONT BEARING WENT OUT ,ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE ACCORDING TO AAMCO MECHANIC. TRUCK ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD A VIBRATION . LANCE CUNNINGHAM FORD ALWAYS POINTED TO TIRES, DRIVE SHAFT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRUE PROBLE...
Mileage: 49,000
LOSS OF BRAKES, BRAKING WHILE GOING DOWNHILL, LOSS OF BRAKES, ABS NOT WORKING THEN WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2005 FORD F150. DRIVING IA A RAINSTORM AND DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL WITH NO WARNING. ALMOST CRASHED ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Mileage: 50
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. HE PULLED OVER AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. HE CALLED THE ...
Mileage: 53,520
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INSIDE OF THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. HE SPECULATED THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP FOR THE WINDOW CABLES HAVE FRACTURED. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING IN HIS FACE. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE . NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, BECAUSE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY T...
Mileage: 68,000
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LOUD CRASH IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THEN WINDOW DROPS TO FULL OPEN POSITION. WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND SUDDENLY BEING HIT BY WALL OF RAIN AND LOUD CRASH I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE. I DID RESEARCH AFTER GETTING HOME AND THIS IS A WELL ...
Mileage: 104,833
WINDOWS FALL OUT AND CRASH INTO THE DOOR PANEL. *TR
Mileage: 50,880
ENTERED THE TRUCK TO START THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BOTH VISUAL AND ON THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS NEGATIVE FOR ANY SIGNS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. THE FORD DEALE...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 FX4 WITH A 5.4 TRITON. MY PROBLEM IS THE MOTOR REGULATORS IN THE WINDOWS AND SWITCH FAILURE. I STUMBLED UPON A WEB SITE THIS MORNING AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM. WHY WON'T FORD RECALL THE PART AND FIX IT. I AM AFRAID TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY WIN...
Mileage: 77,771
SPARK PLUG BREAKING OFF IN ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 70,400
VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND SERIOUS WOBBLE IN FRONT END AND CAN ALSO FEEL UNDER DRIVER SEAT...THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES LEFT AND RIGHT SO BAD SOMETIMES THAT IT CAN BE NAUSEATING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM...MUST BE THE TIRES. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED FULL SET OF TIRES TWICE AND NO RE...
Mileage: 80,000
VENTILATION FIN GOT STUCK ON A PIECE OF FOAM. THE MOTOR CONTROLLER THEN FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN INABILITY TO SWITCH AIR FLOW DIRECTION IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE REPLACED 3 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS, MOTORS, AND CABLES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE A 2005 F-150 LARIAT SUPERCREW. ALL 3 TIMES I HAVE HEARD A LOUD POP AND HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL THAT FORD OWES ALL CONSUMERS A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR REIMBURSE AL...
Mileage: 40,826
2005 FORD F150 5.4L ENGINE TWICE THE FAIL SAFE CAME ON WHILE MY WIFE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ONCE IN OCTOBER,2009( ON THE INTERSTATE, SPEED 65) AND 11/19/09. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ENGINE STARTED OK....
Mileage: 47,640
THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO NOISES. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING EARLIER, BUT ONLY ABOUT 5 MILES AND THEN WE ATE DINNER, SO THE CAR RESTED. WE CAME HOME AND MY SON WAS ABOUT TO TAKE HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER HOME. MY SON WAS IN DRIVERS SEAT, I WAS PUTTING GRAND...
Mileage: 71,000
2005 F150 5.4L V8. ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING, NO INDICATION. ONLY CONNECTION SEEMS TO BE THAT IT HAPPENS DURING THE FIRST TIME THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN IN THE MORNING. ALL ELECTRICAL IS STILL WORKING DURING STALL. GO TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING. IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. IT HAS ...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HORN OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THI...
Mileage: 125,000
ON OCT 5, 2009 I LEFT FOR LUNCH AT 1:00 PM TO GO TO LUNCH STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE AIRBAG HIT MY LEG AND BURNED MY LEG. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RANDALL NOE IN TERRELL TEXAS ON OCT 24, 2009 AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD RUN SOME TESTS AND LET ME...
Mileage: 70,000
EASY ACCESS INTO FORD TRUCKS HAVING PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES AND BACK PLATES. WHILE THE BREAK IN IS NOT A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE. IT TAKES UP VALUABLE POLICE RESOURCES INVESTIGATING THESE CRIMES, WHICH MAY BE NEEDED ELSEWHERE. THE THIEF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REMOVE INSURANCE CARDS, ...
EASY ACCESS INTO FORD TRUCKS HAVING PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES AND BACK PLATES. WHILE THE BREAK IN IS NOT A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE. IT TAKES UP VALUABLE POLICE RESOURCES INVESTIGATING THESE CRIMES, WHICH MAY BE NEEDED ELSEWHERE. THE THIEF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REMOVE INSURANCE CARDS, ...
I OWN A 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCREW PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING I TRIED TO LOWER THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT WINDOW. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH THE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND BECAME INOPERABLE. AFTER TAKING THE INNER DOOR PANEL OFF I COULD SEE A MESS OF SNARLED CABLE INSIDE...
Mileage: 44,290
ON THE F-150 TRUCKS FROM YEARS RANGING 2004-2009 THE POWER WINDOWS ARE FAILING DUE TO A PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IN PLACE. ONCE THIS PLASTIC PIECE BREAKS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE GLASS CAUSE IT TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. THE ISSUE IS THIS, IF THE PLASTIC PIECE IS ALL THAT KEEPS THIS WINDOW UP, I...
Mileage: 131,164
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE BRAKES LOCK WHENEVER HE DRIVES THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND BRAKE LINE WERE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 36,000.
Mileage: 36,000
I HAVE A 2005 F150 AND THE DOME LIGHT COMES ON BY ITSELF. I HAVE TO CUT THE DASHLIGHT DIMMER ALL THE WAY OFF FOR IT TO STAY OFF. I CAN BUMP THE DASH AND IT GOES OUT, BUT COMES BACK ON. WITH THIS I DO NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHTS AT NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS AND NOT BEEN FIXED. ...
IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAINY NIGHT, THE WINDOW OF MY PARKED 2005 FORD F150 FX4 SIMPLY FELL INTO THE DOOR, LEAVING MY INTERIOR TO BE SOAKED. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
THE SPARKPLUGS ON THE FORD TRITON 3 VALVE ENGINE. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IT WAS KNOWN BY THE DEALER AND THE COMPANY THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE SPARKPLUGS. NEITHER ONE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THE PLUGS IN ALL THESE ENGINES AND REIMBURSE THE CONSUMERS F...
THE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCHES ON ALL 4 DOORS OF MY 2005 FORD F150 CREW CAB XLT HAVE QUIT WORKING. AND DEALERS TELL ME THIS HAPPENS A LOT. ITS RIDICULOUS THESE GO OUT AND COST SO MUCH. *TR
DOOR TO FRESH AIR CIRCULATION IN HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM BROKE, FELL IN CAGE AROUND BLOWER MOTOR, MAKES NOISE AS THE FANSPEED IS INCREASED. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO PULL DASH>>>. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 PICKUP AND THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE BEING ROLLDED UP. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 58,501
2005 FORD F150 VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND ALL CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES. VERY LUCKY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT MOST TIMES BUT ONE ALMOST A CAUSED REAR END COLLISION. I REPLACED A THROTTLE SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEK...
Mileage: 73,500
BOTH FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED WITHIN 60K MILES WITHOUT ANY INPUT. THE LOUD BANG WHEN THEY FAIL COULD CAUSE DRIVER DISTRACTION. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT IT WOULD COST $600.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NO R...
Mileage: 45,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 HAS AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME HAD A SIDE WINDOW FALL INTO THE DOOR PANEL OF THE TRUCK. MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK, AND SINCE THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN IT OCCURS I FELT COMPELLED TO REPORT IT. MY WISH IS FOR THE NHTSA TO ENCOURAGE F...
Mileage: 61,500
2005 F-150 DRIVESHAFT GOES BAD PREMATURELY. THE MIDDLE JOINT IN A 2 PIECE DRIVE SHAFT IS CHEAPLY MADE AND UNSERVICEABLE. IT CAUSES DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION AND COULD FAIL CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGERS OR OTHER DRIVERS THOUGH A ACCIDENT. THE PART FAILURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND MANY...
Mileage: 66,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT FIVE OF THE EIGHT SPARK PLUGS SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE HEAD; HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Mileage: 50,000
NO REAL EVENT, JUST PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY ,HEARD LOUD POP AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN, AND STAYED THAT WAY. *TR
Mileage: 30,541
DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR ON DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR, WINDOW FELL INSIDE OF DOOR. REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST $413.00. *TR
Mileage: 34,000
DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE OF DOOR. REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
2005 FORD F150, 18,350 MILES. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHEN WINDOW WAS CLOSED. LOUD BANG. WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR PANEL. ONLINE RESEARCH AND FORD DEALER CONFIRMED A FREQUENT FAILURE PROBLEM. SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO INABILITY TO CLOSE WINDOW. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE DEALER ...
Mileage: 18,350
EVERY TIME I ROLL UP THE WINDOW FROM THE DRIVER SIDE I HEARD A LITTLE NOISE LIKE SAND BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE DOOR SO ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR AND IT WAS RAINING. THE PROBLEM IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . ...
Mileage: 33,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO POWER REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OFF TRACK INSIDE THE DOOR. THE CONTACT DOES NOT HAVE A WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE AND IS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTA...
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE IS AN 05 FORD F150 FX4 CREW CAB. DRIVER'S SEATBELT UNLATCHING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY OF DRIVING EVERYDAY. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS ON A SUDDEN BRAKE, BUMPS, OR SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SOMETHING IN THE SEATBELT LATCH IS NOT HOLDING THE BUCKLE GOOD. IF A CRASH OCCURS, DRIVER ...
Mileage: 61,000
WINDOW FELL DOWN (FROM A FULLY UP POSITION) INTO DRIVER-SIDE DOOR WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SOUND RESEMBLED A GUN-SHOT WHICH DISTRACTED MY ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE IN SOUTHERN AND WESTERN STATES DUE TO HEAT-RELATED COMPONENT FAIL...
Mileage: 36,898
I OWN A 2005 FORD F150. IT HAS 63,000 MILES AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. JULY THE 7TH, 2009 THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED DUE TO A REGULATOR FAILURE. I REPLACED IT AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH COST. THEN ON AUGUST 28TH, 2009 THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL. NEITHER TIME WAS I IN A SITUATION THAT ENDANGERED ...
Mileage: 63,120
SINCE JUNE OF 2009, MY 2005 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW HAS, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, EITHER LOST ALL POWER OR THE ENGINE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE RPM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, I WAS IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS BUSY LANES WHILE COASTING. IN THE TWO INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE ENGIN...
Mileage: 48,000
MY SON, 49 YEARS OLD, WAS BACKING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, ON LEVEL GROUND, AND THE AIRBAG BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. HIS HEAD WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS LOOKING IN THE SIDE MIRROR HURTING HIS NECK. TOOK THE PICKUP TO THE FORD DEALER SHIP IN GAINESVILLE, TX. THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG AND OTHER PARTS AND SAID A WIRE S...
Mileage: 62,739
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD F150 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BAM SOUNDED AS IF SOMEONE THROUGH SOMETHING AT MY PASSENGER WINDOW. THE NOISE STARTLED ME SO BAD I ENDED UP SWERVING INTO THE NEXT LANE AND ALMOST CRASHING, COME TO FIND OUT; MY WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND IS NOW BROKEN. UPON LOOKING INTO THE SI...
Mileage: 40,600
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150 CREW CAB. IN SHORT, THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAILING AT A HIGH RATE, AND YET THE ISSUE IS NO BEING ADDRESSED AT ALL. HOW IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, YOU MIGHT ASK? THE WINDOWS- WITHOUT WARNING- WILL MAKE A LOUD POP AND SIMPLY FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANELS. WHEN YOU ARE IN ...
Mileage: 46,000
DRIVING ON ROAD IN SCHOOL ZONE (25 MILES PER HOUR) CHILDREN PLAYING ON SIDEWALK. CHILDREN WERE JUMPING ON OFF SIDEWALK INTO STREET. APPLIED MY BRAKES. HEARD CLUNK IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK THEN - NO BRAKE. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. FAILURE OCCURRED AS AXLE BROKE, APPARENTLY LOOSE FOR LONG TI...
Mileage: 74,000
DRIVING ON ROAD IN SCHOOL ZONE (25 MILES PER HOUR) CHILDREN PLAYING ON SIDEWALK. CHILDREN WERE JUMPING ON OFF SIDEWALK INTO STREET. APPLIED MY BRAKES. HEARD CLUNK IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK THEN - NO BRAKE. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. FAILURE OCCURRED AS AXLE BROKE, APPARENTLY LOOSE FOR LONG TI...
Mileage: 74,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE LIGHT BULB IN THE CONSOLE WHERE THE SHIFT LEVER IS LOCATED FELL OUT ON THE INSIDE AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AND THE BULB WAS REPLACED. CONTACT DID NOT ...
Mileage: 53,000
I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WENT TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN (POWER WINDOWS) ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. NOW IT WON'T GO UP OR DOWN. I READ OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT, THEY WANT OVER $400 TO FIX IT. I OWN A 2005...
Mileage: 75,682
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. CAN NOT BE RAISED BY PRESSING POWER WINDOW BUTTON. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS IN STOCK. COST OF REPAIR IS ABOUT $400. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ON DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THEN ABOUT A YEAR LATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 XLT 4.6L REGULAR CAB. *TR
Mileage: 87,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WINDOW GLASS SLIPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE DOOR GLASS ...
Mileage: 24,000
1. AS I WAS LEAVING THE WAL-MART PARKING LOT THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT ON MY 1995 FORD F-150 4X4 BROKE APART AND DISABLED THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINT MANUFACTURER APPARENTLY DID NOT PUT GREASE IN THE JOINT WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. 2. I DO NOT KNOW HOW OFTEN THIS PART FAILS ON THE FORD F-...
Mileage: 62,130
OWNER OF A 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 4X4. I CANNOT SAY THAT ANY PARTICULAR EVENT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THIS ISSUE. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE WINDOW LIFT ASSEMBLY. APPARENTLY A CABLE CAME LOOSE THAT SUPPORTS THE WINDOW AND IT WILL NO LONGER...
Mileage: 70,000
OCCASIONALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT RELEASE EITHER BY PRESSING BRAKE OR TURNING OFF ON STEERING WHEEL BUTTON. HAVE TO BRAKE AGAINST CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWS ENOUGH FOR IT TO DROP OUT. WHICH IS NEARLY STOPPED. *TR
Mileage: 44,500
WINDOW FALLS DOWN AND MAKES A LOUD THUD. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE WINDOW SHATTERING AS A RESULT, BUT MINE DIDN'T. THE WINDOW SUPPORT SYSTEM FAILS. IF CHILDREN ARE THEN THAT SEAT, THEY COULD EASILY GET OUT. IN SEVERE WEATHER, THE FAILING WINDOW MECHANISM COULD POSE PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 68,377
THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW ON MY 2005 FORD F150 XLT 4X4 TRUCK SUDDENLY SLIPPED ALL OF THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WHILE I WAS PARKED BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RAISE IT USING THE POWER BUTTONS FAILED AND IT WASN'T UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER THAT I WAS ABLE TO DISMANTLE THE DOO...
Mileage: 45,000
MY 2005 FORD F-150 STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. ACCELERATOR HAD NO RESPONSE AND TRUCK WENT TO IDLE RPM. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A BUSY STREET. I CONSIDER THIS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALERSHIP F...
Mileage: 89,900
2005 F150 4X2 REGULAR CAB. . PURCHASED NEW FROM AL PACKERD FORD, ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL. I HAVE NOTICED A VIBRATION/SHUDDER, FROM INTERMITTENTLY TO CONTINUOUSLY ON SHORT TRIPS. ON LONGER TRIPS I NOTICED A COUPLE TIMES AN ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. I BROUGHT IT TO ADVANTAGE FORD, 4000 SE FEDERAL HIGHWA...
Mileage: 62,701
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, WINDOW DROPPED. *TR
Mileage: 41,800
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I ROLLED UP MY WINDOW ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PISTOL SHOT, THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR LIKE A ROCK. I THEN ROLLED UP MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN IT POPPED AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW...
Mileage: 32,453
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I ROLLED UP MY WINDOW ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PISTOL SHOT, THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR LIKE A ROCK. I THEN ROLLED UP MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN IT POPPED AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW...
Mileage: 32,453
1. WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD F-150, I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL UP MY DRIVER'S DOOR POWER WINDOW. 2. AS THE WINDOW WAS GOING UP, IT SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR CAUSING A LOUD BANG. I FEARED THAT I HAD BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR GIVEN THE LOUD NOISE. I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON TO RAISE THE ...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. HE REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND FRONT DISCS AT LEAST TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 29,300
I HAVE HAD DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW GLASS FALL INTO THE DOOR. THE DRIVER HAPPENED ABOUT 04/07 AND IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE MOTOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON DRIVER WINDOW AND A DAY LATER THE PASSENGER WINDOW GLASS FELL INTO THE DOOR. ALSO ON DATE BELOW THEY HAD TO REPLACE STARTER AND FL...
Mileage: 56,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW ROLLED UP AND DOWN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. SUDDENLY, THE GLASS SHATTERED WHILE THE WINDOW WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...
Mileage: 15,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW ROLLED UP AND DOWN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. SUDDENLY, THE GLASS SHATTERED WHILE THE WINDOW WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...
Mileage: 15,000
THE WINDOW ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 FELL INTO THE DOOR. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN A RAIN STORM I MIGHT HAVE HAD A WRECK. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF POSTS REGARDING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF FORD F-150'S. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
WE HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150, MY HUSBAND IS DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK SITS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. ON JULY 3RD, ME AND MY DAUGHTER (FIVE YEARS OLD) WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THE WNDOW FELL. WHAT IF THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE SHATTERED AND HURT MY CHILD?? THIS WINDOW HAS BEEN UP AND DOWN MAYBE A HAND FUL...
FORD F-150 TRUCK - REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO DOOR PANEL AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. VEHICLE OPERATOR DISTRACTED BY THE DROP BUT NO ACCIDENT. HAD TO TAPE WINDOW AND TAKE TO REPAIR - TOLD PLASTIC PIN BROKEN BUT HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE WINDOW REGULATOR UNIT - $400.00. TOLD A RECURRENT PROBL...
Mileage: 61,000
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM BROKE MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE. WINDOW DROPPED INTO DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND COULDN'T BE PUT BACK UP. *TR
Mileage: 62,175
2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATORS FAILURE....I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A LOAD POP, I WAS REALLY STARTLED AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF SOMEONE HIT ME OR IF SOMEONE SHOT AT ME. ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER I HEARD THIS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. A WEEK LATER IN ...
Mileage: 42,520
2005 F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. HAD ONE REPLACED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND ANOTHER FAILED AT 48K MILES. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON TREND AMONGST FORD VEHICLES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE 2005 MODELS. ALSO APPEARS IN EXPEDITIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS AND CUTS TO THE LEFT ARM AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 51,100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A MECHANICAL NOISE IN THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE. THE REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE TRACK OF THE DOOR. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WITH ALL THE WINDOWS IN HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE ...
Mileage: 41,450
2005 FORD F-150 LARIAT CREW CAB; REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL. FAULTY POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY; THIS IS THE 3RD WINDOW TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK NEW IN 2005; NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COSTS $400 TO FIX; SINCE THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW IN 60K MILES, MUST BE A MANUF...
Mileage: 15,000
2005 FORD F-150, WINDOW REGULATORS THE POORLY DESIGNED CLIPS BREAK AND THE WINDOW DROPS. WHICH CAN SPOKE YOU WHILE YOUR DRIVING AND PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CARS AHEAD. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDOW DROPS AND MAKES YOU SWERVE. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE NOISE WAS HEARD INTERMITTENLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE LATER LOCKED INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...
Mileage: 37,217
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 90,000
FORD F-150 LARIAT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
Mileage: 76,000
THE LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF RAISING IT BACK TO A SECURE POSITION. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING, JUST A LOUD POP BEFORE THE WINDOW DESCENDED OUT OF SIGHT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME IT WAS CLEAR AND HOT (100 DEGREES) SO I DI...
Mileage: 73,460
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESUM...
Mileage: 57,000
2005 FORD F150 LARIAT SUPERCAB...FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING..BAD WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR
Mileage: 32,280
I USED THE POWER BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO LOWER THE WINDOW AND HEARD A POP. THE WINDOW CRASHED DOWN AND LUCKILY DID NOT BREAK. I TRIED TO RAISE THE WINDOW AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE WIRES GETTING WOUND UP. FAILURE HAPPENED ONCE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR PLASTIC CRACKED WHICH HOLD T...
Mileage: 57,677
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITH THE CONTACT SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BURNS ON THE WRIST. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CURREN...
Mileage: 66,000
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150 PICK UP WITH A 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE NUMBER 1 SPARKPLUG WAS SPIT OUT DAMAGING THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. FORD SAID THIS IS UNCOMMON, YET THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILED ABOUT ...
Mileage: 115,150
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL FOR NO REASON ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 XLT 4X4. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BOUGHT THE PART (REGULATOR ASSEMBLY). FOR 218.00 AND I AM GOING TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. *TR
Mileage: 39,000
ROLLED DOWN FRONT DRIVER WINDOW OF '05 F150 AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHEN IT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL. BASED ON MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF FORD F-150 OWNERS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS AS THE SOUND IS VERY LOUD AND COULD EASILY DISTRACT A DRIVER. *TR
Mileage: 41,000
LEAVING WORK I WENT TO PUT DOWN MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE WINDOW GLASS FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS FROM MY DESCRIPTION AND ADVISED OF A $90 DIAGNOSIS CHARGE. TWO DAYS LATER AND 400 DOLLARS LESS I...
2005 FORD F-150 FX4 - DRIVERSIDE WINDOW/DOOR, HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW (IN THE UP POSITION) DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 235 IN IOWA AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 70 MPH. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT....
Mileage: 16
REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
Mileage: 41,283
FORD F150 2005 DOOR WINDOWS ONE WINDOW FAILED AT 30,000 MILES AND TWO OTHER WINDOWS FAIL AT 70,000 MILES AT THE COST OF 300.00 EACH. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON DOOR WINDOWS BREAKING DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
SPARK PLUGS CANNOT BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF DESIGN OF CYLINDER HEAD. THIS IS A SPARK PLUG BREAKAGE INSIDE THE HEAD. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON 5.4 LITER FORD MOTORS AS REPORTED ON FORUMS AND THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH. 1998 TO 2008 MOTORS ARE NOTORIOUS LEADING CONSUMERS TO EITHER PAY HUGE REPAIR BILLS O...
Mileage: 55,000
I HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THEN MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL! I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, DO SOMETHING! FORD SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I'VE FOUND THERE WAS SEVERAL F150 OWNERS ALL HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. BAD DESIGN ON THESE REGULATORS BAD WINDO...
Mileage: 72,000
SUDDEN ENGINE SURGES OCCURRING AT ANY TIME WEATHER MOVING OR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT OR WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. *TR
REGARDING: 2005 FORD F 150 TRUCK PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER, HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. IT HAS STALLED IN REVERSE AND WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TODAY ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH IS WHY I AM TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I ALSO KN...
Mileage: 69,500
2005 FORD F150 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NJ
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ...
Mileage: 32,684
2005 FORD F150 (22K) HAS SEVERAL AREAS WHERE PAINT IS BLISTERING. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
FORD F150 PICKUP. THE PASSENGER-SIDE SIMPLY WINDOW DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AS I WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS CAUSED BY A FAILED WINDOW REGULATOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE; ALSO HAD A SINGLE FAILURE ON MY 2004 FORD EXPEDITION, THE REAR WINDOW WHERE MY (THEN)...
Mileage: 40,346
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $7,300. THE MANUFACTURER S...
Mileage: 73,000
2005 F150 WITH 38,000 MILES,DEVELOPED A WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.REPLACED BOTH LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS.AFTER CHANGING THE BALL JOINTS OUT I ROTATED THE TIRES,AND THE WOBBLING BECAME WORSE NOT BETTER.I INSPECTED THE TIRE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK, AND I FOUND A R...
Mileage: 38,000
2005 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW WITH BAD SHAKING/VIBRATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND MACHINED THE ROTORS. CONSUMER FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB'S FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL AND MODEL YEAR TRUCK. *KB
WINDOW REGULATOR ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BOTH BROKEN. SOUNDED LIKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WINDOW FELL IN DOOR PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE. PASSENGER SIDE HAS THE GRINDING NOISE NOW. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
LEADING UP TO THE EVENT I NOTICED FRICTION NOISE WHEN OPERATING LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW. ON THE FREEWAY I HEARD WIND NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE WINDOW HAD CRACKED OPEN. AS I REACHED FOR THE UP DOWN SWITCH THE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. I WAS QUITE STARTLED. WHEN I GOT HOME I GOOGLED THE I...
Mileage: 43,610
WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 72,140
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150 (4.6L V8) AND I RECENTLY HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE, FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME IT COST ME $556.50 TO REPAIR IT. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED IN A DIFFERENT CYLINDER. THIS TIME I HAD MY 2YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME AND WAS STRANDED ALONG INTERSTATE 70 FOR OVE...
Mileage: 86,000
MY TRUCK IS A 2005 FORD F-150 WITH 45,000 MILES NO PRIOR PROBLEMS SERVICED AS PER THE FORD RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WHILE ON VACATION GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP IN RENO NEVADA AND COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND SPUTTER AS IF IT WAS GOIN...
Mileage: 45,000
2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATORS. WINDOW JUST COLLAPSES IN THE DOOR !!!! *TR
Mileage: 21,467
I OWN A 2005 FORD F-150 AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS WITH IN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER AND I AM OUT $550. AFTER IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEM A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
ALL FOUR WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS AND LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FILKER ON AND OFF. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE AND STATED ALL FOUR OF THE ELECTRIC MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. STILL WORKING ON THE DASHBOARD PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
ALL FOUR WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS AND LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FILKER ON AND OFF. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE AND STATED ALL FOUR OF THE ELECTRIC MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. STILL WORKING ON THE DASHBOARD PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH / TEMP 25 DEGREES IN MY FORD 150 ( 2005 ) WITH MY INFANT SON AND MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN. THIS SCARED ME AS I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HIT MY VEHICLE. AFTER I PULLED OVER AND CALMED DOWN AND REALIZED WHAT HAD AC...
Mileage: 39,000
THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. PRETTY MUCH EVERY THING IS FINE THEN I WILL GET THIS GRINDING SOUND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ROLL DOWN OR UP A WINDOW. THE SAME FIX IS REQUIRED EACH TIME FROM THE DEALER. THE WINDOW ACTUATOR BREAKS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. TODAY MARKS THE DAY THAT OFFICIALLY ...
Mileage: 37,121
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150 FX4 WITH 48,000 MILES. TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT INSIDE OF THE GAS CAP DOOR AT THE BOTTOM EDGE WAS STARTING TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE BODY. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND IS NOW VISIBLE WITH THE GAS DOOR SHUT. ...
Mileage: 46,000
IN THE PAST 25 MONTHS ALL 4 OF THE ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2005 F150 SUPER CREW HAVE BROKEN AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 57K MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME FOR ALL, THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT RETAIN THE END OF THE DRIVE CABLE LET LOOSE AND THEN THE CABLE UNWRAPS FROM THE MOTOR PULLEY. SINCE FO...
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH MEANT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. HE ALSO NOTICED SMOKE AND WATER EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BED AND CAB COMPARTMENTS OF THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING F...
Mileage: 47,000
DRIVING AROUND WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL UP THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG THAT MADE ME THINK THAT I HAD BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK THE DOOR PANEL APART AND FOUND THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE WAS MANGLED AND IT HAD BR...
Mileage: 55,000
DRIVING AROUND WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL UP THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG THAT MADE ME THINK THAT I HAD BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK THE DOOR PANEL APART AND FOUND THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE WAS MANGLED AND IT HAD BR...
Mileage: 55,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE VACUUM SOLENOID FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRIES TO ENGAGE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE - EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS- RESULTING IN A HORRIBLE SOUND. THE SOUND WAS "LIKE I HAD RUN OVER A SHOPPING CART OR HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND WAS DRAGGING IT UNDER THE TRUCK". THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN TWO DAY...
Mileage: 53,900
WHILE DRIVING, THE VACUUM SOLENOID FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRIES TO ENGAGE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE - EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS- RESULTING IN A HORRIBLE SOUND. THE SOUND WAS "LIKE I HAD RUN OVER A SHOPPING CART OR HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND WAS DRAGGING IT UNDER THE TRUCK". THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN TWO DAY...
Mileage: 53,900
WINDOW REGULATOR. TONS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE "PLASTIC" SUPPORT SYSTEM FAILING CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. *TR
WITHIN THE LAST TREE MONTHS (SHORTLY AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRATION) THREE OF FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED IN MY F-150. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON REPAIR ACTIONS FOR F-150'S. THIS IS CLEARLY A WELL DOCUMENTED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT PRODUCT DEFICIENCY THA...
Mileage: 37,944
MY FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR HAS WENT OUT ON 3 DIFFERENT WINDOWS IN 3 MONTHS. THE WINDOW FOR NO CAUSE IE.. ROLLING UP OR DOWN WINDOW OUT OF THE BLUE A LOUD "POP" AND THE WINDOW FALLS INSIDE THE DOOR WHERE IT WILL STAY UNTIL THE REGULATOR IS REPLACED. I'VE BEEN DOING Y RESEARCH AND I'VE DISCOVERED I...
Mileage: 76,000
I HAVE A 2005 CREWCAB F150 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE. I HAD IT REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE THEN MY PASSENGER WINDOW FELL OUT WHILE I WAS ROLLING IT DOWN. I COULDN'T HAVE THIS ONE REPLACE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A COUPLE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I SEE ALOT PEOPLE COMPLAINI...
Mileage: 44,300
1. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. 2. SIDE WINDOW FAILED - RETRACTED AND BROKE. 3. SERVICE GARAGE REPLACED DEFECTIVE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $300. *TR
Mileage: 37,950
SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES ALL DROP TO ZERO, POWER TO CLOCK/RADIO GOES OFF, FLASH OF ABS LIGHT AND THEN FLASH OF SRS LIGHT, WHEN GAUGES RETURN TO NORMAL THE LOW FUEL SIGNAL GOES ON IN THE ODOMETER UNTIL THE FUEL GAUGE RETURNS TO NORMAL. SRS LIGHT BLINKS 5 TIMES THEN 3 TIMES, REPEATS, AND THEN STAYS ON ...
Mileage: 53,300
MOVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVERS WINDOW THEN FELL INTO THE DOOR. UNABLE TO CLOSE WINDOW. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO SHOP YET. *TR
Mileage: 65,185
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 22,752
FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HEARING A POPPING OR CLICKING TYPE NOISE COMING FROM MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OF MY 2005 FORD F-150, I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT, 2 DAYS AGO I GOT INTO MY TRUCK SHUT THE DOOR, "BAM" THE WINDOW FALLS INTO THE DOOR, I HIT THE WINDOW BUTTON, NOTHING BUT A CRACKLING S...
Mileage: 39,868
WHILE INVESTIGATING A FRONT TIRE WITH AN AIR LEAK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTER RIM (WHERE THE TIRE BEAD SEATS) OF THE STEEL OEM WHEEL HAD SPLIT AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE RIM FOR A CIRCUMFERENTIAL LENGTH OF OVER 10 INCHES NEAR THE TIRE BEAD SEALING SURFACE. IT APPEARS THAT THE OUTER PORTION OF ...
Mileage: 76,099
PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE - FELL INSIDE DOOR. ACCORDING TO DEALER IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT CAUSED BY FORD USING CHEAP PLASTIC CLIPS TO SECURE CABLES. HAD TO TAPE UP THE WINDOW WITH PLASTIC TO PROCEED HOME. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND I KNOW THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES T...
Mileage: 101,000
MY TRUCK WAS HIT BY A CAR THAT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HER CAR HIT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY TRUCK AND THEN SLAMMED THE SIDE DRIVER SIDE. HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT MINE DIDN'T-- I NOW HAVE TWO CRACKED ROTOR CUFFS ON BOTH ARMS. HAVE SURGERY ON ONE ALREADY. ANOTHER TO BE DON...
LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING F150S I CLOSED MY DOOR AND HEAR A LOUD POP SOUND FROM MY DOOR. I FIRST BELIEVED THAT THE DOOR HAD SLAMMED ON SOMETHING, SO I OPENED THE DOOR AND LOOKED, THERE WAS NOTHING. ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING LATER MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY AND QUITE FORCEFULLY FELL INSIDE ...
Mileage: 37,000
WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVERS WINDOW ROLLED DOWN. SHE COULD NOT ROLL IT UP AND FORD SAID IT WAS A WINDOW REGULATOR WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
THE CABLE IN THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 COMPLETELY STRIPPED OUT. THE PART IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, UNLESS I WANT TO PAY $330 AT THE FORD PLACE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PART ANYWHERE. MANY PEOPLE WITH 2004-2005 F-150S SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSIDERING I CAN'T FIX MY...
Mileage: 51,000
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 THEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 51,299
ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THIS HAPPENED TWICE DEALER SCANNED FOR CODE AND FOUND CODE P2104 IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE STUCK CLOSED REPLACED BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY 6036 WP94 NO CHARGE UNDER WARRANTY RECALL REPLACE SWITCH 6306 WP94 AND VACUUM TEBE 6L3Z*9W431*A. *TR
Mileage: 57,958
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD A BAD SHAKE IN THE REAR AREA. ALSO A BAD BRAKE SHIMMY. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TOLD NORMAL! I WORKED IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF A FORD DEALERSHIP I KNOW NORMAL. 53,000 OR SO MILES BAD CLUNKING FROM TRANSFER AR...
Mileage: 50,000
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD A BAD SHAKE IN THE REAR AREA. ALSO A BAD BRAKE SHIMMY. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TOLD NORMAL! I WORKED IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF A FORD DEALERSHIP I KNOW NORMAL. 53,000 OR SO MILES BAD CLUNKING FROM TRANSFER AR...
Mileage: 50,000
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD A BAD SHAKE IN THE REAR AREA. ALSO A BAD BRAKE SHIMMY. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TOLD NORMAL! I WORKED IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF A FORD DEALERSHIP I KNOW NORMAL. 53,000 OR SO MILES BAD CLUNKING FROM TRANSFER AR...
Mileage: 50,000
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD A BAD SHAKE IN THE REAR AREA. ALSO A BAD BRAKE SHIMMY. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TOLD NORMAL! I WORKED IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF A FORD DEALERSHIP I KNOW NORMAL. 53,000 OR SO MILES BAD CLUNKING FROM TRANSFER AR...
Mileage: 50,000
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE DOOR WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. *TR
Mileage: 59,303
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 60MPH, MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE DASH CONTROL. THE FRONT AXLE MADE TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DRAMATICALLY. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A VACUUM LINE AND FORD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH MY FORD F150 TRUCK ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. SECONDS BEFORE IT STALLED A ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO RE-START AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACING THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNING THE KEY OFF THEN BACK ON. TOOK IT T...
Mileage: 33,900
I DROVE AWAY FROM AN ATM WENT TO PUT WINDOW UP HERE LOUD RINGING NOISE AND WINDOW WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND NOTICE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO DOOR AND. WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THE NOISE WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO CAUSE GRANDSON SITTIN...
Mileage: 45,500
2005 F150 REGULATOR BROKE AND BROKE WINDOW. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. *TR
Mileage: 36,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BOOSTER LINE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. S...
Mileage: 19,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN TH...
Mileage: 33,900
WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS (SHORTLY AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRATION) THREE OF FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED IN MY F-150. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON REPAIR ACTIONS FOR F-150'S. THIS IS CLEARLY A WELL DOCUMENTED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT PRODUCT DEFICIENCY THA...
Mileage: 54,032
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH I HEARD WIND BLOWING INTO MY 2005 FORD F-150 AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAD FELL DOWN ABOUT HALF WAY I TRIED TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAD TO TAPE THE WINDOW SO THAT IT WOULD STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 30,000 MIL...
Mileage: 33,110
I OWN A 2005 FORD F150 AND 2 YEARS AFTER OWNING IT THE FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON BLINKS AND STAYS ON AFTER A WHILE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO RIDE IN MY PICKUP OR ALLOW MY TEENAGER TO RIDE UP FRONT BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150 PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2005. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY LOST ITS SEAL. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH, HE HEARD FIVE LOUD BANGING NOISES IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTALLATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT FORD MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 47,197
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON MY 2005 F150. 2 FAILURES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. PAID FORD 332.00 DOLLARS TO FIX, EACH. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SLIDER WINDOW MOTOR ON THE REAR WINDOW AND THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW ...
Mileage: 34,332
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SLIDER WINDOW MOTOR ON THE REAR WINDOW AND THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW ...
Mileage: 34,332
PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW ON OUR 2005 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB SIMPLY FELL DOWN WHILE MY WIFE WAS WORKING. WE RARELY USE THE PASSENGER WINDOW AT ALL. I HAVE READ A PLETHORA OF SUCH OCCURRENCES ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE WINDOWS CAN FALL AT ANY TIME - EVEN WH...
Mileage: 48,235
5.4L, SUPERCREW-- ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY FORD AT 38,000 MILES (AFTER COMPLAINT TO FORD CUST SVC) DUE TO INJECTOR FAILURE AND CYLINDER HYDRA-LOCK. NOW AT 46,000 MILES, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ONLY USED FOR DAILY DRIVER, NO TOWING, NEVER OFF-ROAD. TRANSMISSION FAILED ON INITIAL START ON 60 D...
Mileage: 46,475
5.4L, SUPERCREW-- ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY FORD AT 38,000 MILES (AFTER COMPLAINT TO FORD CUST SVC) DUE TO INJECTOR FAILURE AND CYLINDER HYDRA-LOCK. NOW AT 46,000 MILES, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ONLY USED FOR DAILY DRIVER, NO TOWING, NEVER OFF-ROAD. TRANSMISSION FAILED ON INITIAL START ON 60 D...
Mileage: 46,475
I HAVE CHANGED THE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH, WINDOW MOTOR AND NOW HAVE TO CHANGE THE WINDOW REGULATOR FOR THE SAME WINDOW. THE CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE BROKE. THAT IS ON ONE WINDOW, NOT COUNTING THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS THAT HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED ALREADY. *TR
Mileage: 112,381
BROKEN POWER WINDOW. *TR
Mileage: 51,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE SENSORS FAILED; HOWEVER, THE FAI...
Mileage: 18,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE SENSORS FAILED; HOWEVER, THE FAI...
Mileage: 18,000
AT 47,296 MILES THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW OF MY FORD F150 CREW CAB FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE. I PAID 416.00 TO REPAIR AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. AT 48312 THE LEFT REAR WINDOW HAS FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR AND WILL NOT OPERATE. I WILL BE FACING ANOTHER 400+ IN REPAIRS. *TR
Mileage: 48,315
SLOWING TO A STOP AT LIGHT. WAS GONG ABOUT 25. ALMOST AT COMPLETE STOP, WHEN ENGINE WENT TO ALMOST FULL THROTTLE. I PUSHED BRAKE HARDER BUT STILL DROVE INTO THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE DONE, JUST A VERY HARD BUMP. TURNED KEY OFF, PUT IN PARK. CAR IN FRONT OF ME DROVE AHEAD AND PARKED TO...
Mileage: 22,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE MISFIRES AND LOSES POWER, BUT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED; HOWEVER, THEY MAY BREAK OFF IN THE PROCESS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,838 AND FAILURE MILEAGE ...
Mileage: 52,700
MY PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL DOWN IN THE DOOR. IT WAS POURING OUT AN I COULDN'T SEE WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THE RAIN BLOWING INSIDE. I PUSHED THE WINDOW UP BUTT...
Mileage: 88,000
DEALER DID NOT REPAIR VEHICLE PER THE RECALL NOTICE,NO WORK WAS DONE AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER SERV. MGR., NO ATTEMPT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. CALLED FORD CUST SERV. JUST TOOK INFO ,NO FOLLOW-UP OR CALL BACK. FILLED OUT CUST CARD AFTER SERVICE WAS PERFORMED NOTING COMPLAINT,NO CALL OR ATTEMPT TO CONTACT M...
Mileage: 54,952
2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 33,000
MY 2005 FORD F150 JUST DROPPED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN INTO THE DOOR DUE TO THE POORLY DESIGNED FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR. FROM SEARCHING THE WEB THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS ABUNDANT IN F150'S. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THIS HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN SHOT AT A...
Mileage: 31,003
THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES NOW. WHILE DRIVING, I HEAR LOUD POP OR BANG AND THEN THE WINDOW WILL FALL INTO THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING AT ME. IT STARTLED ME QUITE BADLY. FORD SHOULD BE ...
Mileage: 35,875
CRACKING ON THE SHOULDER OF MY TIRES. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I BOUGHT A TRUCK AT SELINSGROVE FORD ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE NIGHT I GOT IT HOME I NOTICED IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL.. THAT WAS FINE THEN WHEN YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 55MPH ITS HAS A BAD SHIMMY AND I HAD IT BACK A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIME AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT NOW. IT HAD TO B...
I BOUGHT A TRUCK AT SELINSGROVE FORD ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE NIGHT I GOT IT HOME I NOTICED IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL.. THAT WAS FINE THEN WHEN YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 55MPH ITS HAS A BAD SHIMMY AND I HAD IT BACK A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIME AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT NOW. IT HAD TO B...
I HAVE A 2005 FORD WITH THE 5.4 LT. ENGINE. AT THE 63,000 MILE MARK I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS DUE TO SLIGHT IDLE PROBLEM. AFTER SPENDING $102.00 ON A NEW SET OF SPARK PLUGS I RAN INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE SPARK PLUG'S LOWER HALF BREAKING INSIDE THE CYLINDER HEAD, IT TOOK ME TWO DAYS TO COMP...
Mileage: 63,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT - DRIVER INSERTED KEY & TURNED ON THE IGNITION - IMMEDIATELY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE HORN TO GO OFF - THE HORN COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AND HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED - THE DRIVER SUFFERED A WELT ON THE STOMACH FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG ALONG WITH HEARING...
Mileage: 70,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING BUT WHEN SHE TRIED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOTHING, SHE SAID ON THE DASH IT SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN A FAIL SAFE MODE. SHE SAFELY MADE IT TO A AREA WHERE SHE PULLED THE OPERAT...
Mileage: 75,000
PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCAB TRUCK ON JULY 22, 2007 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES 4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO RAPID WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR SHOPS AND HAD THE FRONT END AND SUSPENSION CHECK BY 3 DIFFERENT TECH'S AND THEY HAVE ALL SAID THAT EVERYTHING IS ...
Mileage: 35,000
PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCAB TRUCK ON JULY 22, 2007 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES 4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO RAPID WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR SHOPS AND HAD THE FRONT END AND SUSPENSION CHECK BY 3 DIFFERENT TECH'S AND THEY HAVE ALL SAID THAT EVERYTHING IS ...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SPONTANEOUSLY FALL INTO THE DOOR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $300. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACE...
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW RELEASED IN A DOWNWARD POSITION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZE...
Mileage: 28,000
2004-2007 F-150 TRUCK SAY TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS OUT AT 100K. THE DEALERS SAY $300 TO CHANGE BUT IF THEY SNAP OF IT COULD COST MORE? THEY ALMOST ALWAYS SNAP!!! FORD HAS A SPARK PLUG THAT SNAPS IN HALF WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE OUT DO TO CARBON BUILD UP. BAD DESIGN AND THEN IS ABOUT $88 HR FOR A TEC...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, BACKFIRE, AND RUN BADLY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE. THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLEANED TWICE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT TH...
Mileage: 90,000
FRONT END VIBRATION, CONTACTED FORD THEY ADVISED NOT THEIR PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH FORD SERVICE BULLETIN 050502 STATES DIFFERENTLY NHTSA 10017890. FORD HAS FAILED TO CONTACT ME AGAIN. AND THE VIBRATION IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNER SHIP, FORD CONTINUES TO PUSH ME OFF. *...
Mileage: 35,000
ANOTHER WINDOW DROPS DOWN INSIDE MY DOOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT. FORD USED CHEAP PLASTIC ON THEIR WINDOW REGULATORS THAT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSE. *TR
Mileage: 33,988
WINDOWS FAILURE,WILL NOT GO UP. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
MY WIFE WENT OUT THIS MORNING TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS FALLEN DOWN IN THE DOOR. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS THAT SAY THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? *TR
Mileage: 32,486
WHILE DRIVING INTO TOWN I DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND REFIRED THE ENGINE. AFTER THAT THE EMISSIONS LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. MECHANIC REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND IT COST 450$ PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Mileage: 68,200
2005 FORD 150 4X4 KING RANCH CREW CAB. AT 60K MILES, DRIVER'S WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR. MECHANISM FAILED. FORD DEALERSHIP IN SANTA FE, NM REPAIRED FOR $350.00. THEY CLAIMED THEY'D NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE BUT SINCE HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS WINDOW MECHANISM DESIGN FAULT. THIS SHOULD BE A R...
Mileage: 60,000
2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW PICKUP WINDOW REGULATORS BREAK (QUITE COMMONLY), CAUSING THE WINDOW TO NO LONGER HAVE ANY SUPPORT. THE WINDOW THEN CAN FALL ABRUPTLY AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE DRIVER TENDS TO THINK THAT THE VEHICLE HAS GOTTEN HIT BY SOMETHIN...
Mileage: 34,500
THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND IT WAS RAINING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. APPARENTLY, AFTER DOING VERY LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. NOT ONLY DID THI...
Mileage: 50,500
THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OF MY 2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE THEN FELL INTO THE DOOR, ALL WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO ROLL IT UP. IT HAD BEEN LOCKING UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS ON AND OFF. COST TO REPAIR IS ABOUT $300, SO UNTIL I CAN AFFORD IT, THE WINDOW IS HELD IN PLACE WITH VICE-GR...
Mileage: 83,000
WAS SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD POP. WHEN I STARTED TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN ON MY 2005 FORD F150 SUPER CAB, THE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN AND SOUNDED LIKE BROKEN GLASS. AFTER REMOVING THE PANEL I SAW THE CABLE MESSED UP. THEN AFTER GOOGLING TO FIND AN ANSWER, I DISCOVERED THA...
Mileage: 29,300
WAS SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD POP. WHEN I STARTED TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN ON MY 2005 FORD F150 SUPER CAB, THE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN AND SOUNDED LIKE BROKEN GLASS. AFTER REMOVING THE PANEL I SAW THE CABLE MESSED UP. THEN AFTER GOOGLING TO FIND AN ANSWER, I DISCOVERED THA...
Mileage: 29,300
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000.
Mileage: 42,000
I HAVE A 2005 F150 FORD FX4 , AND TWO FRONT WINDOWS FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHIN THREE MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS TRUCK, THAT THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAULTY. WHEN THESE WINDOWS FALL INSIDE THE DOOR I AM LEFT SCARED AND VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBL...
Mileage: 41,000
AFTER RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE CONNECTION OF THE CABLE TO BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL FAILED. WHEN THE CONNECTION FAILED IT CAUSED ALL OF THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO COME LOOSE AND BIND, THUS CAUSING ALL OF THE INTERNAL PARTS TO BECOME DISLODGED. ONCE...
Mileage: 36,000
I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY 2005 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR IN WHICH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST DROPPED DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MARCH OF 2008. BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. I ASKED THE SERVI...
Mileage: 31,088
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMPA...
Mileage: 75,000
NORMAL DRIVING WITH WINDOWS UP, HEARD LOUD BANG AND WE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD HIT OR THROWN SOMETHING AT OUR PICKUP. THEN I NOTICED DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW SLOWLY SLIDING DOWN AND FINALLY FALLING INTO DOOR. PICKUP IS FOR ALL INTENTS UNSAFE. CAN NOT PUT UP WINDOW. I SEE ON OTHER WEBSITES AND THIS ONE ...
Mileage: 14,685
2005 FORD F150 LARIAT SUPERCREW 4 DOOR TRUCK-FAILED POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS BEING USED TO RAISE WINDOW AND THE GLASS FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL MAKING A LOUD BANG. THE NOISE WAS LOUD AND I BELIEVED THE GLASS HAD BROKEN DUE TO THE NOISE. THE WINDOW WOULD NO ...
Mileage: 71,000
2005 FORD F150 LARIAT SUPERCREW 4 DOOR TRUCK-FAILED POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS BEING USED TO RAISE WINDOW AND THE GLASS FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL MAKING A LOUD BANG. THE NOISE WAS LOUD AND I BELIEVED THE GLASS HAD BROKEN DUE TO THE NOISE. THE WINDOW WOULD N...
Mileage: 73,350
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT INTO PARK. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WERE AT 5,000 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE...
Mileage: 17,000
IN OCTOBER OF 2007 DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THE RIGHT HAND PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR RENDERING THE WINDOW INOPERABLE. IN DECEMBER OF 2007 THE 2ND FAILURE OF A WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT HAND REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WHILE AGAIN OPERATING THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 24,172
WINDOW REGULATOR-EARLY FAILURE-FORD WOULD DO NOTHING. AFTER READING MANY BLOGS-IT'S A REAL BIG PROBLEM. FORD IS CHARGING 350-OR SO TO REPAIR OVER AND OVER AGAIN,MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD 4-6 REPAIRS ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITH 40,00 MILES ON THEM, FORD REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND. *TR
Mileage: 39,871
2005 FORD F-150 5.4 LITER ENGINE; ALL SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED AT THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVALS ON THIS VEHICLE. AT 102,000 MILES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. (FORD RECOMMENDED 100,000 MILE TUNE-UP) THE FIRST THREE SPARK PLUGS ATTEMPTED TO BE REMOVED BY ...
Mileage: 102,000
2005 FORD F-150 5.4 LITER ENGINE; ALL SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED AT THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVALS ON THIS VEHICLE. AT 102,000 MILES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. (FORD RECOMMENDED 100,000 MILE TUNE-UP) THE FIRST THREE SPARK PLUGS ATTEMPTED TO BE REMOVED BY ...
Mileage: 102,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES MODERATE TO SEVERE SHAKING. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NOT A FACTOR. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT THE CONTACT HAS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS WERE CHANGED, BUT THAT HAS NOT REMEDIED ...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES MODERATE TO SEVERE SHAKING. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NOT A FACTOR. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT THE CONTACT HAS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS WERE CHANGED, BUT THAT HAS NOT REMEDIED ...
Mileage: 45,000
FAILURE OF WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR ON DRIVERS SIDE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. *TR
Mileage: 32,100
WINDOW CONTROLLER FAILS WITH A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE NOISE IS SO DISTRACTING THAT IT CAUSES A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT SITUATION. I WAS PULLING A TRAILER AT THE TIME AND THE SWERVING CAUSED FISH TAILING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTED FAILURES OF THE FORD WINDOW CONTROLLER IN 2005 VEHICLES AND FORD ...
Mileage: 39,000
WINDOW CONTROLLER FAILS WITH A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE NOISE IS SO DISTRACTING THAT IT CAUSES A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT SITUATION. I WAS PULLING A TRAILER AT THE TIME AND THE SWERVING CAUSED FISH TAILING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTED FAILURES OF THE FORD WINDOW CONTROLLER IN 2005 VEHICLES AND FORD ...
Mileage: 39,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD DIM. AS A RESULT, THE GAUGES BECAME DIFFICULT TO SEE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A SAFETY FEATURE IN ORDER TO...
Mileage: 6,000
THE PASSENGER SEATBELT KEEPS LOCKING UP EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED. *TR
Mileage: 55,854
2005 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 4 DOOR TRUCK-FAILED POWER WINDOW REGULATOR (FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR). DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEAR A LOUD BANG. THE NOISE WAS LOUD AND I COULD NOT BE SURE THAT SOMETHING HAD NOT BEEN THROWN OR SHOT AT MY TRUCK. AS I TRIED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM, I NOTICED THE DRI...
Mileage: 18,233
2005 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 4 DOOR TRUCK-FAILED POWER WINDOW REGULATOR (PASSENGER SIDE DOOR/THIRD REGULATOR FAILURE ON THIS TRUCK, DIFFERENT WINDOW). DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I AND MY WIFE HEAR A LOUD BANG. SHE IS AFRAID AS THE NOISE WAS LOUD AND FOR THE MOMENT WE COULD NOT BE SURE THAT SOMETHING H...
Mileage: 34,157
2005 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 4 DOOR TRUCK-FAILED POWER WINDOW REGULATOR (REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR/SECOND REGULATOR FAILURE ON THIS TRUCK, DIFFERENT WINDOW). DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEAR A LOUD BANG. THE NOISE WAS LOUD AND I COULD NOT BE SURE THAT SOMETHING HAD NOT BEEN THROWN OR SHOT AT MY TRUCK....
Mileage: 32,245
MY TRUCK HAS 56K ON IT BOUGHT IT USED WITH 35K ON IT WHEN IT STARTS RUNS WITH HIGH IDLE AND THE TOP END TICKS REALLY BAD THE TICKING DOES NOT GO AWAY AT ALL SPEEDS AT A STOP LIGHT IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TIC TIC TIC SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER IS STUCK. I PUT "LUCAS" IN I...
Mileage: 40,000
MY TRUCK HAS 56K ON IT BOUGHT IT USED WITH 35K ON IT WHEN IT STARTS RUNS WITH HIGH IDLE AND THE TOP END TICKS REALLY BAD THE TICKING DOES NOT GO AWAY AT ALL SPEEDS AT A STOP LIGHT IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TIC TIC TIC SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER IS STUCK. I PUT "LUCAS" IN I...
Mileage: 40,000
MY TRUCK HAS 56K ON IT BOUGHT IT USED WITH 35K ON IT WHEN IT STARTS RUNS WITH HIGH IDLE AND THE TOP END TICKS REALLY BAD THE TICKING DOES NOT GO AWAY AT ALL SPEEDS AT A STOP LIGHT IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TIC TIC TIC SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER IS STUCK. I PUT "LUCAS" IN I...
Mileage: 40,000
MY TRUCK HAS 56K ON IT BOUGHT IT USED WITH 35K ON IT WHEN IT STARTS RUNS WITH HIGH IDLE AND THE TOP END TICKS REALLY BAD THE TICKING DOES NOT GO AWAY AT ALL SPEEDS AT A STOP LIGHT IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TIC TIC TIC SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER IS STUCK. I PUT "LUCAS" IN I...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150 FX4 FOUR DOOR TRUCK AND ON JULY 17, 2008 I HAD AN ACCIDENT. A CAR RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND I HIT THEM IN THE SIDE OF THEIR CAR. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 30-35 MPH AND HIT THEM STRAIGHT WITH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BUMPER WAS CRUSHED IN AN...
Mileage: 55,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT FAINT AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. SHE BELIEVES THAT SHE PASSED OUT AND, WHEN SHE CAME TO, SHE WAS IN AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT HAD CROSSED OVER FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS ...
Mileage: 135,000
8/26/07 FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FALLS. 7/19/08 FRONT DRIVER WINDOW FALLS. 1ST FIXED WARRANTY. 2ND FIXED $100 DEDUCTIBLE (EXTENDED WARRANTY). CONTINUAL RECURRING PROBLEM JUST AFTER WARRANTY ACCORDING TO INTERNET. APPROX. FORD CHARGE $200+ AND 1.5 HRS. (INTERNET). 3 FORD MECHANICS SAY 15 MIN. FIX...
Mileage: 42,850
ADVISED THAT THE 2005 F-150 5.4 TRITON ENGINE HAS A HISTORY OF SPARK PLUGS SEIZING IN THE ENGINE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLUGS BE REPLACED. FORD SAYS THE PLUGS WILL LAST FOR 100,000 MILES. TSB 08-7-6 ISSUED BY FORD TO ADDRESS PROBLEM. HAD PLUGS REPLACED AT 43,123 MILES AND HAD THREE FROZEN OR SE...
Mileage: 43,143
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V208000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE TIE RODS REPLAC...
Mileage: 33,000
2005 FORD F-150 WITH <25K MILES HAS PAINT SPONTANEOUSLY PEELING OFF OF THE TAILGATE, HOOD AND ROOF. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (WHO DID NOT SELL THIS TRUCK) INITIALLY STATED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT JOB, IN THE METAL ITSELF AND PRETENDED TO FILE A PICTORIAL CLAIM OF THE DAMAGES. FORD'S "C...
Mileage: 20,000
2005 FORD F150 LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND CREATING EXCESSIVE HEAT ON AXLE. MAY BE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10024843. *TR
Mileage: 29,000
WINDOWS BREAK WITH NO WARNING, WITH A CRASH INTO THE DOOR. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, STARTLING THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OUR F150 IN MARCH. ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF US - HAD TO PULL ONTO SIDE OF ROAD INTO GRASS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. LOCAL AUTO SHOP FIXED THE PROBLEM-"MAIN VACUUM FEED OFF ON BACK OF MANIFOLD". *TR
Mileage: 41,000
MULTIPLE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURES DURING NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE AND EVEN PARKED IN SOME INSTANCES. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CAUSES MUCH STRESS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE EXTREME HEAT, SNOW OR A HEAVY RAIN STORM YOU CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IF YOU HAVE PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY SMALL CHILDREN...
Mileage: 63,500
MULTIPLE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURES DURING NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE AND EVEN PARKED IN SOME INSTANCES. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CAUSES MUCH STRESS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE EXTREME HEAT, SNOW OR A HEAVY RAIN STORM YOU CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IF YOU HAVE PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY SMALL CHILDREN...
Mileage: 63,500
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. HAD TO HAVE TO WINDOW REGULATOR AND WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED COMPLETELY DUE TO THE ELEVATOR CABLES OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR BREAKING. HAS HAPPENED TO MORE THAN ONE WINDOW. *TR
Mileage: 45,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. ON JUNE 8, 2008, THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE, PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST, RIGHT EYE, ARMS, AND RIGHT ANKLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP. HER INSURANCE C...
Mileage: 55,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND FELT AS IF THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER. HE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSS...
Mileage: 46,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW 4X4. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURREN...
Mileage: 11,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW 4X4. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURREN...
Mileage: 11,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND SPONGY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD EXTEND TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION IN THAT MANNER. THE DEAL...
Mileage: 4,000
SEVERE BLOWOUT. TIRE LOOKS AS THOUGH IT WAS SHOT FULL OF HOLES! GOING 65 MPH ON HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
AT 2:.00 AM THE MORNING OF APRIL 24, 2008 WE WERE AWAKENED BY OUR SERIOUSLY AGITATED DOG, TO FIND OUR 2005 FORD F150 ENGULFED BY FLAMES AND TO SOON SEE OUR OTHER TWO VEHICLES AND OUR HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE. A TOTAL OF FOUR INVESTIGATORS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS THE FORD F150. TH...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. FORTUNATELY, AFTER CONTINUALLY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY S...
Mileage: 54,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ON MAY 18, 2008, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 30 MPH; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CONTINUED THROUGH A FOUR LANE HIGHW...
Mileage: 133,077
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR I ACTIVATED THE VEHICLES' CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLES' INTERIOR LIGHTING CAME ON AND I SUBSEQUENTLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DIED ( ENGINE, WAS NO LONGER RUNNING). IN A PANIC, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY...
Mileage: 36,000
SINCE JAN. 08 THERE HAVE BEEN 3 DEALERS LOOK AT & SUPPOSEDLY FIXED 5.4 LITER FORD ENGINE. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO HELP WITH ANY EXPENSE & I HAVE 3 OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD SAME RECURRING PROBLEM. ALL THE ABOVE STARTED WITH RECALL AND HAS GONE DOWNHILL. *TR
Mileage: 98,919
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INJURY CRASH. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING THE TRUCK. I DIDN'T GET THE TRUCK STOPPED UNTIL ABOUT 100-150 FEET PAST THE CRASH SCENE. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 FORD F150 AND EVERYTIME YOU RIDE ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY BAD. ITS REAL ANNOYING THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS OR HOW TO FIX IT. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
2005 FORD F150. REQUEST FOR A PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT AN ON/OFF SWITCH IS NEEDED DUE TO THE HAZARD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYING AND SENDING THE LAPTOP INTO THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND THREE OTHER FIELD TECHNICIANS HAVE LAPTOPS M...
HAVING INTERMITTENT EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING ISSUES WITH OUR '05 FORD F-150. IT ONLY HAPPENS NOW AND THEN, BUT WHEN IT DOES, YOU CANNOT EVEN STEER TO GET THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. IT HAS NO RELATION TO SPEED OR BRAKING. WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED ONE OF THE A...
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST SOME POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH READ ENGINE FAILED SOFT MODE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, HOW...
Mileage: 22,000
FORD F150 BRAKE FAILURE, SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING TO WORK. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, COULDN'T AT A STOP SIGN, ROLLED THROUGH AND USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *TR
Mileage: 23,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE BELIEVED THAT THE DRIVELINE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,00...
Mileage: 30,000
SUDDEN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON FORD F150 2005. RESULT OF VACUUM LINE POPPING OFF OF REAR INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TR
Mileage: 54,000
WE OWN A 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCREW PICKUP BOUGHT IN JUNE 2005. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE THE TRUCK WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN EITHER JUST COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. EXAMPLE- SITTING AT BANK DRIVE THROUGH- STOPPED- WHEN THE GAS WAS HIT TO MOVE ...
I OWN A 2005 F150 WITH A 5.4 ENGINE. THE TRUCK IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 49,000 MILES. THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR WARNING. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE VACUUM HOSE THAT LEADS FROM THE BACK OF THE ENGINE TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS WORN AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP ...
Mileage: 49,000
PURCHASED A USED 2005 FORD F-150 FROM THE DEALER SHIP, TRUCK HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I CHANGED THE PLUGS 5 OUT OF THE 8 BROKE OFF IN THE HEAD. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PIVOT LEVER (EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE) WAS RUSTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
Mileage: 37,930
NORMAL BRAKING CAPABILITY WAS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST WITHOUT WARNING WHEN VACUUM ASSIST HOSE SEPARATED FROM FITTING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. VACUUM HOSE SEPARATED APPARENTLY DUE TO SOME SLIGHT BACK-PRESSURE THAT OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED. ORIGINAL DESIGN DID NOT INCLUDE A CLAMP ON THE H...
Mileage: 76,442
MY VEHICLE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO START. WHEN IT DID START, I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE HARD. I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. I LITERALLY HAD TO PUT 2 FEET ON THE BRAKES AND PRESS DOWN WITH ALL OF MY WEIGHT JUST TO STOP MY TRUCK. I BR...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN OR APPROACHING A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT RETRACT. ON APRIL 16, 2008, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ON JANUARY 7, 2008, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIME...
Mileage: 35,000
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. I HAD 80 FT TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I DEPRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WAS VIBRATING AS ANTI LOCK WAS ENGAGED. I RAPIDLY...
Mileage: 74,037
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON IS STUCK INWARD, WHICH PREVENTS THE SEAT BELT FROM CONNECTING SECURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT SERVICED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,431 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,0...
Mileage: 66,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE CORRECT PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED, CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE ONLY STO...
Mileage: 34,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE CORRECT PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED, CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE ONLY STO...
Mileage: 34,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT IS A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN AND HE INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE. THE SEN...
Mileage: 25,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ON INTERSTATE 77 THE TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL CRASHING INTO A BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT TRAINED IN THE FIELD TO KNOW WHAT ...
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS STOLEN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE THIEF CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DUE ...
Mileage: 80,000
THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR CALIPERS FROZE. THE WHEELS BEGAN SMOKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE CALIPERS. THE DEALER ALSO DISCOVERED THAT AN AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING, WHICH SATURATED THE BRAKE ...
Mileage: 12,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR CALIPERS FROZE. THE WHEELS BEGAN SMOKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE CALIPERS. THE DEALER ALSO DISCOVERED THAT AN AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING, WHICH SATURATED THE BRAKE ...
Mileage: 12,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR CALIPERS FROZE. THE WHEELS BEGAN SMOKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE CALIPERS. THE DEALER ALSO DISCOVERED THAT AN AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING, WHICH SATURATED THE BRAKE ...
Mileage: 12,500
FORD F-150 SUPER CREW WITH 57,000 MILES WILL NOT ENGAGE IN OVERDRIVE. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND TESTING IT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, I WAS ABLE TO RESUME BUT AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION REACHED OVERDRIVE IT DISENGAGED COMPLETELY. DE...
Mileage: 57,000
I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC SIGNAL...I ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY TRUCK BY APPLYING THE BRAKES...MY TRUCK WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER THE INTERSECTION. I HEARD A NOISE RIGHT BEFORE THE TRUCK ACTUALLY STOPPED. I PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND TRIED APPL...
Mileage: 18,200
I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC SIGNAL...I ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY TRUCK BY APPLYING THE BRAKES...MY TRUCK WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER THE INTERSECTION. I HEARD A NOISE RIGHT BEFORE THE TRUCK ACTUALLY STOPPED. I PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND TRIED APPL...
Mileage: 18,200
RETURNING HOME FROM ERRANDS FRIDAY EVENING, MY HUSBAND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE RIM WAS VERY HOT AND THERE WAS A STRONG, BURNING ODOR. NOT WANTING TO DUE FURTHER DAMAGE, WE MADE AN IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT WITH...
Mileage: 23,598
RETURNING HOME FROM ERRANDS FRIDAY EVENING, MY HUSBAND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE RIM WAS VERY HOT AND THERE WAS A STRONG, BURNING ODOR. NOT WANTING TO DUE FURTHER DAMAGE, WE MADE AN IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT WITH...
Mileage: 23,598
WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT IT SPUTTERED AND DID NOT START THE FIRST TIME. NO PROBLEM THE SECOND TIME. AFTER STARTING THE SECOND TIME I NOTICED THE POWER BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF TO TRY TO RESET THE SYSTEM, STILL NO BRAKES. I DROVE HOME VERY CAREFULLY USING MY ...
Mileage: 44,000
MY 2005 FORD F-150 W/ 4.6 TRITON ENGINE LOST COMPRESSION AROUND THE #3 SPARK PLUG FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE ENGINE RAN, BUT WITH LOSS OF POWER AND A POPPING NOISE. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 55,000 MILES. LEAVING ME STRANDED AND REQUIRING TOWING. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
POWER BRAKE FAILURE AFTER STARTING ENGINE. *TR
I OWN A FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. THE REAR CALIPER IS BROKEN AND THE FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING. I ONLY HAVE 34,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK WITH INFO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU LIONEL PARENT *TR
Mileage: 34,000
I OWN A FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. THE REAR CALIPER IS BROKEN AND THE FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING. I ONLY HAVE 34,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK WITH INFO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU LIONEL PARENT *TR
Mileage: 34,000
VEHICLE FUEL INJECTORS FILLED ENGINE WITH GASOLINE AND CAUSED MOTOR AND OXYGEN SENSORS TO FAIL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM BUT IS REFUSING TO FIX INJECTORS UNTIL THEY FAIL. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
KNOWN ISSUE OF SPARK PLUGS BREAKING OFF IN THE CYLINDERS. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR IT. DUE TO THE BREAKAGE, IT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO COST WELL OVER $2,000 IN REPAIR COSTS; JUST FOR A SPARK PLUG CHANGE! *TR
Mileage: 45,000
I HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE POWER BRAKES ON MY '05 FORD F-150 DUE TO A VACUUM VALVE THAT IS LOCATED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOTOR MIDWAY DOWN OF THE MOTOR ON THE BACK SIDE BETWEEN MOTOR AND FIREWALL. THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM DUE TO MY TRUCK HAVING 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE REMEDY IS TO GET THE...
Mileage: 56,000
BRAKE PROBLEMS SEVERAL TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD TO HAVE CALIPERS, ROTORS, ETC REPLACED. NOW MY REAR END SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING GOING AROUND CORNERS. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
BRAKE PROBLEMS SEVERAL TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD TO HAVE CALIPERS, ROTORS, ETC REPLACED. NOW MY REAR END SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING GOING AROUND CORNERS. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS OPERATING MY 2005 MODEL F150 WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT, SHE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT UNTIL THE TRUCK CAME TO REST. NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO HER OR THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD LOST VACUUM (POWER ASSIST) DUE TO A VACUUM...
Mileage: 67,707
SEVERE FRONT BRAKE SHUDDER STARTING AT 40,000 MILES: TURNED ROTOR, SEVERE BRAKE SHUDDER AT 60,000 MILES: REPLACE L FRONT ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD: SEVERE SHUDDER AT 80,000 MILES: PRESENTLY AT 110,000 MILES AND FORD TELLS ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND CALIPER TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT ...
NORMAL BRAKING CAPABILITY WAS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST WITHOUT WARNING WHEN VACUUM ASSIST HOSE SEPARATED FROM FITTING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. VACUUM HOSE SEPARATED APPARENTLY DUE TO SOME SLIGHT BACK-PRESSURE THAT OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED. ORIGINAL DESIGN DID NOT INCLUDE A CLAMP ON THE HO...
Mileage: 23,442
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS GENERAL AMERI-TRAC, SIZE 255/70/R17 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED ON ALL OF THE TIRES ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN THE TIRES DEVELOPED KNOTS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ROUGHLY AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE 40 MPH. THE DEALER REP...
Mileage: 24,000
ON 3 OCCASIONS THE REAR PARKING BRAKE HAS HUNG UP AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE CHATTERING AND SHUDDERING AT SPEEDS OVER 10MPH. CAUSED THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND ASSEMBLY TO BE SO HOT THAT SMOKE WAS EVIDENT. CAUSED CALIPER ASSEMBLY TO FAIL WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILE FOR THE 3RD TIME. DEALER SAID T...
Mileage: 13,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED IRREGULARITIES WHILE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO OVERDRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT 23,400 MIL...
Mileage: 8
GASOLINE FUEL INJECTORS STAYING OPEN AND DUMPING RAW UNCONTROLLED FUEL INTO ENGINE CAUSING CYLINDER FAILURE. NOW FORD DEALERSHIP STATES I MUST PAY FOR 1/2 OF COST OF A NEW ENGINE. REQUIRED 2 SERVICE VISITS TO GET TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN AND STILL AFTER $800+ MORE DOLLARS IN REPAIRS IS NOT RUNNING PROPER...
Mileage: 44,296
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND RAN A RED LIGHT. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STA...
Mileage: 36,900
THE TRUCK STARTED CUTTING OUT AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. THE NEXT DAY WENT OUT TO START TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO START HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY SAID DUE TO FUEL INJECTION MALFUNCTION THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 55,000
THE TRUCK STARTED CUTTING OUT AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. THE NEXT DAY WENT OUT TO START TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO START HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY SAID DUE TO FUEL INJECTION MALFUNCTION THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 55,000
MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN OUR 2005 FORD F-150 TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM TWICE CONCERNING BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 7,400 MILES. THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AND SAID ALL WAS FINE. AT AROUND 18,000 MILE HE AGAIN HAD TO GO BACK DUE TO A BAD VIBRATION. THEY TURNED THE ROTORS YET A...
Mileage: 28,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY STIFF WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION....
Mileage: 49,173
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN...
Mileage: 110,000
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, 2005 F-150 SUPERCREW, KING RANCH 4X4 OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC ON 11 NOV 2005, AT A SPEED 34 MPH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. MY WOULD HAVE WRECKED THE VEHICLE, HAD SHE BEEN DRIVING, SHE WAS HYSTERICAL WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AN...
Mileage: 30,173
NEEDED TUNEUP, 75,549 MILES, TOOK F-150 TRUCK TO LOCAL AUTO SERVICE FACILITY FOR A TUNEUP. 2 PLUGS BROKE OFF IN HEAD DUE TO PLUG FAILURE PLUG MOTORCRAFT # PZT1F. THUS THE HEAD HAD TO BE REMOVED TO TAKE OUT THE BROKEN PLUG. THIS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. WE HAVE ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS USED IN THIS VEHICLE....
Mileage: 75,549
2005 FORD F-150 WITH AMERITAC TR OWL TIRES HAS A DISINTEGRATING SIDEWALL. CUSTOMER STATES TIRE MANUFACTURER REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS RUN FLAT WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. *KB INSPECTION OF THE TIRE PRIOR TO SENDING IT TO THE MANUFACTURER SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS OF PUNCTURES OR HOL...
Mileage: 19,000
ON WEDNESDAY SEPT 12, 2007 I GOT IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 PICK UP TRUCK AND STARTED THE ENGINE AS SOON AS I DID THIS MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING ME IN THE CHEST I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT TO THEM FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 89,000
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW. HAD HIGHWAY SPEED SHUDDERS AND VIBRATION. DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WOULD GO AWAY BY ITS SELF. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED IT AND WE LEFT. IMMEDIATELY, WE TURNED AROUND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. WE FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DRA...
Mileage: 35,975
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW. HAD HIGHWAY SPEED SHUDDERS AND VIBRATION. DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WOULD GO AWAY BY ITS SELF. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED IT AND WE LEFT. IMMEDIATELY, WE TURNED AROUND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. WE FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DRA...
Mileage: 35,975
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE HAS AMERITRAC SUV, SIZE P265/70R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT PORTIONS OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE MISSING. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, NO REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. ...
Mileage: 23,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HOWEVER, THE RPM WOULD NOT DECREASE UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED, THE RPM WOULD DROP A HALF MILE LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE FAILU...
Mileage: 5,000
2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW 4X4: TRUCK SHUTTERS AROUND 50 MPH. FORD DEALER SAYS ONE OF MY TIRES ARE BAD(DISINTEGRATING)? TIRE DEALER SHOWS NO RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE TIRES I HAVE ON MY VEHICLE. WAITED SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES, HAD TIRES BALANCED BY TIRE DEALER, ALL FOUR TIRES BALANCE TO "0...
Mileage: 100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE.
Mileage: 73,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURES OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND DISPLAYED THAT THE ENGINE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER REPAIRED ...
Mileage: 50,000
EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHILE NORMAL AND ROUTINE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NO WARNING OF ANY KIND THAT FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. ENGINE RAN ROUGH, ENGINE LIGHT WARNING CAME ON AFTER BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURE AND THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR END COLLIS...
Mileage: 45,831
GENERAL AMERITRAC TR TIRES, SIZE P255/70/17. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON MY 05 FORD F-150 4X4 AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES TO THE POINT YOU COULD SEE THE STEEL BELTS. BEFORE THAT I HAD NUMEROUS PUNCTURES AND REPAIRS FROM THINGS AS LIG...
Mileage: 22,000
MICHELIN BF GOODRICH TIRES WITH TIRE WEAR OUT PROBLEMS CUSTOMER WANTS HELP AND GUIDANCE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW, THE TIRES HAD WORN OUT SMOOTHLY. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THERE WAS A LIMITED WARRANTY WHICH COVERED MANUFACT...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT STOP BLINKING. AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER ASKED THE CONTACT TO PAY. THE PURCHASE D...
Mileage: 10,133
NO INJURIES INVOLVED. WHILE TRAVELING ALONG A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 45 TO 50 MPH, I EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON A 2005 FORD F150 XLT EXTENDED CAB-SHORTBED PICKUP. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE/RIM BY THE AAA TECHNICIAN, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OEM STEEL RIM HAD SPLIT OPEN TH...
Mileage: 93,550
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. HE LITERALLY HAD TO APPLY ALL OF HIS WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE VACUUM HOSES. THE CURRENT A...
Mileage: 53,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DISENGAGED WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK HARD. THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASE IN THE RPM, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT INDICTOR TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 9,000
FOG LAMPS ON 2005 FORD, F150 TRUCKS WERE LEAKING THROUGH PRESSURE RELIEF HOLE. THIS CAUSED WATER TO DRIP INTO HALOGEN BULB, AND THEN BULB EXPLODED. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM MANY STATES WILL NOT PASS THIS IN STATE SAFETY INSPECTIONS. *AK
THE 2005 F150 SUPERCREW HAS A SHUTTER IN THE REAR END WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. A FAMILY FRIEND HAD ALERTED US ABOUT FORD'S SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. OUR FRIEND, A MECHANIC, FELT THE PROBLEM WERE THE BEARINGS IN T...
Mileage: 48,000
AT 15,000 AND 30,000 MILE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES A BRAKE HOSE INSPECTED SHOULD BE DONE. IN OUR CASE IT WAS COMPLETED AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WERE NO FOUND PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, WHEN WE WERE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AND THERE WAS A TEENAGER ON A FOUR WHEELER ON OUR SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WE ...
Mileage: 39,000
AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN BRAKES FAILED TO BRAKE PROPERLY. THE BRAKES WERE TIGHT AND NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WOULD STOP THE TRUCK. I PUT IT IN N AND IT EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP WITH THE HELP OF GRAVITY AND THE INCLINE LEADING UP TO THE INTERSECTION. I HAD MY 2005, F150 TOWED TO THE NEAREST ...
Mileage: 17,945
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, AND SPEEDWAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS, AND NEITHER ONE COULD FIND ANY FAILURES. THE MASTER C...
Mileage: 318
UPON ACCELERATION OUR F150 EXCAB MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM 4HI, HAD TO STOP AND START A FEW TIMES TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE. TALKED TO FORD DEALER HERE AND HE SAID IF THE GRINDING NOISE HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT IN WHILE IT IS HAPPENING SO A MECHANIC CAN GO FOR A RIDE. THE P...
Mileage: 17,000
CLUNKING/OR JEARKING WHEN SLOWING OR ACCELERATION.*AK
BRAKES, REAR, LEAKAGE OF LUBRICANT FROM REAL AXLE THROUGH SEALS TO CONTAMINATE REAR BRAKE ROTORS, CALIPERS, ETC.. THIS WAS FOUND BY TECHNICIAN AT A FORD DEALERSHIP WHILE TRUCK WAS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE ENTIRE REAR END WAS REPLACED. IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD BE INOPERATIVE....
Mileage: 65,700
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 FORD F150 WITH 97200 FAILURE MILEAGE IT EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION. SHE FOUND THAT THE RIM SPLIT IN THE SAME PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN NOTHING LIKE THIS. TWO OF THE R...
Mileage: 97,200
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. WHO DIAGNOSE...
Mileage: 64,000
2005 F150 SUPERCREW 4X4, TRANSMISSION AT 48000 MILES BEGAN TO MIS-SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE TRANSMISSION MISSED ALL SHIFT POINTS AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY AT DEALERSHIP. NO CAUSE TO FAILURE WAS FOUND. *JB
Mileage: 48,163
NORMAL USE OF MY 2005 FORD F-150 IN THE PAST TWO YEARS HAS LEAD TO A FEW ITEM I BELIEVE CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LATEST IS THE DRIVERS SEAT BREAKING ITS LOWER FRAME AND SEAT PAD TRAY. FORD HAS YET TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THEY CLAIM PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE SEAT IS "ROCKING" DURIN...
Mileage: 20,250
NORMAL USE OF MY 2005 FORD F-150 IN THE PAST TWO YEARS HAS LEAD TO A FEW ITEM I BELIEVE CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LATEST IS THE DRIVERS SEAT BREAKING ITS LOWER FRAME AND SEAT PAD TRAY. FORD HAS YET TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THEY CLAIM PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE SEAT IS "ROCKING" DURIN...
Mileage: 20,250
I WAS ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN AND I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. FEW MINUTES LATER, I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CORNER CENTER CONSOLE. I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE AND SAW A LIGHT SHINING THROUGH THE SIDE OF MY CONSOLE THAT DIDN'T BELONG THERE. WHEN I TURNED OFF MY HEADLIGHTS AND THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OF...
I HAD ABOUT 9500 MILES ON MY 2005 F150 WHEN THE ALIGNMENT NEEDED REPAIR. I HAD IT ALIGNED AT A LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T GET MY STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT WITH THE ROAD. HAD TAKEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY STILL COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TRUCK STILL HAS A HARD PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN STEERIN...
Mileage: 9,500
I HAD ABOUT 9500 MILES ON MY 2005 F150 WHEN THE ALIGNMENT NEEDED REPAIR. I HAD IT ALIGNED AT A LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T GET MY STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT WITH THE ROAD. HAD TAKEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY STILL COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TRUCK STILL HAS A HARD PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN STEERIN...
Mileage: 9,500
OUR 2005 FORD F-150 PICK UP TRUCK WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. DURING THE NIGHT THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THROUGH THE GARAGE AND THROUGH THE ATTIC. OUR HOME AND CONTENTS WERE DESTROYED AS WELL AS LOSS OF A FAMILY PET. *NM
Mileage: 16,000
ON DECEMBER 22, 2006, THE CONTACT HAD USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS BURNING. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE RETURNED 2 HOURS LATER THE SMELL HAD DISSIPATED. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 28, 2006 HIS 2005 FORD F150 CREW CAB CAUGHT ON FIRE. ...
Mileage: 19,000
I HAD STOPPED AT A LOCAL SHOP ON MY WAY BACK TO WORK AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY PICKUP TO RETURN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, IT FINALLY STARTED, BUT SMELLED LIKE A MOTOR BURNING UP. I WAS PROCEEDING UP A HILL AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE...
Mileage: 20,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 18 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE VACUUM HOSE HAD COME OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 1/19/2007 - *NM
Mileage: 26,114
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE IGNITION WIRING HARNESS STARTED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. T...
Mileage: 20,000
VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WITH TRANSMISSION PLACED IN PARK AND KEY REMOVED. INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES AND DEALER ATTEMPTED REPAIR 4 TIMES, LAST REPAIR IS 17 NOV 2005. UNKNOWN IF IT WILL WORK. *NM
Mileage: 9,000
I EXPERIENCED EXTREME FRONT BRAKE SHUDDER AFTER ONLY 6200 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FAULT OF THE FRONT ROTORS. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE CUT. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE ROTORS TO WARP AGAIN, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WON'T CAUSE AN ...
Mileage: 6,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY ROTATED AND CHECKED FOR ACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE.*AK
Mileage: 16,888
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEED THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO AN EMBANKMENT WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WAS NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM....
Mileage: 7,300
WHILE TRYING TO STOP MY FORD F-150 TRUCK, I WAS ACTUALLY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I COULD NOT TELL THAT IT WAS HAPPENING UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. AS I PSHED ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW DOWN NEARLY AS FAST AS IT SHOULD HAVE, SO I PUSHE...
WHILE TRYING TO STOP MY FORD F-150 TRUCK, I WAS ACTUALLY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I COULD NOT TELL THAT IT WAS HAPPENING UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. AS I PSHED ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW DOWN NEARLY AS FAST AS IT SHOULD HAVE, SO I PUSHE...
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE IN COLD CONDITIONS OR ON COLD STARTS THE ENGINE RACES. ALSO DURING THIS TIME AS YOU TRY AND APPLY THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RACES AND IF IN GEAR IT WILL SURGE/LEAP FORWARD. THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BLOCK WALL AND DAMAGE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. *NM
Mileage: 12,781
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE IN COLD CONDITIONS OR ON COLD STARTS THE ENGINE RACES. ALSO DURING THIS TIME AS YOU TRY AND APPLY THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RACES AND IF IN GEAR IT WILL SURGE/LEAP FORWARD. THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BLOCK WALL AND DAMAGE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. *NM
Mileage: 12,781
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND LATER DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 37,036
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FLAKING OF THE TIRE'S SIDEWALLS WERE NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIRE MANUFACTURER: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. BRAND & TIRE LINE: AMERI-TECH. SIZE:P...
Mileage: 29,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FACTORY KEY WAS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INCLUDED 3 KEYS; 2 GOOD AND 1 DEFECTIVE. ANY TIME A GOOD KEY WAS USED TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE DEFECTIVE KEY DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE KEY WORKED...
Mileage: 20,625
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FACTORY KEY WAS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INCLUDED 3 KEYS; 2 GOOD AND 1 DEFECTIVE. ANY TIME A GOOD KEY WAS USED TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE DEFECTIVE KEY DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE KEY WORKED...
Mileage: 20,625
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FACTORY KEY WAS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INCLUDED 3 KEYS; 2 GOOD AND 1 DEFECTIVE. ANY TIME A GOOD KEY WAS USED TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE DEFECTIVE KEY DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE KEY WORKED...
Mileage: 20,625
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNAL TO INDICATE BRAKE FAILURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED A VACUUM LINE HAD DISCONNECTED DUE TO OIL PRESENCE ...
Mileage: 48,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNAL TO INDICATE BRAKE FAILURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED A VACUUM LINE HAD DISCONNECTED DUE TO OIL PRESENCE ...
Mileage: 48,000
I HAVE A 2005 F-150 4-DOOR 2WD WITH A RETRACTABLE SUNROOF. AT ABOUT 3000 MILES IT STARTED LEAKING FROM RAINING SO MUCH IN WA STATE. I TOOK IT TO TITUS-WILL FORD IN TACOMA AND THEY FIXED IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. *NM
Mileage: 3,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN IMPROPER BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WHICH MADE THE SLACK ADJUSTER LENGTH DIFFERENT ON EACH SIDE OF AN AXLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE BRAKE CHAMBERS BE REPLACED AND EACH OF THE SERVICE CHAMBERS MUST BE OF THE SAME SIZ...
Mileage: 14,250
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN IMPROPER BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WHICH MADE THE SLACK ADJUSTER LENGTH DIFFERENT ON EACH SIDE OF AN AXLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE BRAKE CHAMBERS BE REPLACED AND EACH OF THE SERVICE CHAMBERS MUST BE OF THE SAME SIZ...
Mileage: 14,250
2005 F150 RWD VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO FORD REPAIR 3 TIMES FOR BRAKES (PARKING BRAKE, ABS). ONE OCCASION THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LT REAR HUB WAS 385 DEGREES F BY INFERRED THERMOMETER. ANOTHER OCCASION RT REAR WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALUMINUM RIMS THAT THE DEALER...
Mileage: 5,000
2005 F150 RWD VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO FORD REPAIR 3 TIMES FOR BRAKES (PARKING BRAKE, ABS). ONE OCCASION THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LT REAR HUB WAS 385 DEGREES F BY INFERRED THERMOMETER. ANOTHER OCCASION RT REAR WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALUMINUM RIMS THAT THE DEALER...
Mileage: 5,000
2005 F150 RWD VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO FORD REPAIR 3 TIMES FOR BRAKES (PARKING BRAKE, ABS). ONE OCCASION THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LT REAR HUB WAS 385 DEGREES F BY INFERRED THERMOMETER. ANOTHER OCCASION RT REAR WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALUMINUM RIMS THAT THE DEALER...
Mileage: 5,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ON A HILL APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 8MPH , THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWNHILL AND STRIKE A FENCE. THE SEATBELT WAS WORN AND NO INJURIES WER...
Mileage: 10,000
WHEN DRIVING PAST LUKE AIR FORCE BASE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATES IN MY 2005 FORD F150. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE RADAR. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY IN THE EVENT AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. OTHER PEOPLE WE KNOW ARE ALSO ...
Mileage: 73
THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AT 3000 MILES, THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS AROUND 19,300 MILES AND WAS A BIT MORE INTENSE. I WAS SITTING AT THE STOP LIGHT, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING TO THE POINT,I STARTED GOING INTO TRAFFIC. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO G...
Mileage: 19,400
I WAS GOING TO MEET MY HUSBAND ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO PICK UP MY SON. I STARTED SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEED OF 90KMS/HR QUITE A WAYS BACK. I SLOWED THE TRUCK TO ABOUT 30KMS/HR ABOUT 40 FEET BEHIND HIS PICKUP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING GAVE A COUPLE OF LURCHES, SPED UP AND SL...
Mileage: 20,000
BRAKE FAILURE. *NM
Mileage: 10,217
WHILE COMING TO A STOP OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A LOSS OF PRESSURE FEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ON THE 26TH OF JULY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO POWER FORD IN VALENCIA CA. AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT IS MY BELIEF THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER IS LEAKING PRESSURE WHEN...
Mileage: 7,550
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 LEASED IN JULY OF 2005. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENCES WHERE A TIRE HAS GONE FLAT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS NEAR 60 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN EACH CASE BUT THIS COULD HAVE GONE TERRIBLY WRONG IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEH...
Mileage: 11,125
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DEALERSHIPS. NEW PINION GEARS, AND NEW CARRIAGE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BUT THE ROARING SOUND PERSISTED.
Mileage: 35,235
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FROM THE VEHICLE IN PREPERATION TO DRIVE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WOULD STICK IN PLACE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL WITH THE EMERGNECY BRAKES APPIED GENERATING PRESSURE TOWARD THE TIRES WHICH CAUSED THEM TO RUN HOT AND BURN. THE BURNIN...
HAD MY F150 FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS WHEN NOTICED THE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ALSO HAS ROUGH IDLE, AND ROUGH SUSPENSION. TOOK TO DEALER THEY STATED NOTHING WRONG... WELL NOW ITS BEEN ABOUT 9 MONTH AND THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED YOU GET THE STEERING WHEEL S...
Mileage: 3,600
HAD MY F150 FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS WHEN NOTICED THE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ALSO HAS ROUGH IDLE, AND ROUGH SUSPENSION. TOOK TO DEALER THEY STATED NOTHING WRONG... WELL NOW ITS BEEN ABOUT 9 MONTH AND THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED YOU GET THE STEERING WHEEL S...
Mileage: 3,600
MY WIFE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE. SHE IS DRIVING A FORD F150 TRUCK, WITH LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. WHILE WAITING AT THE LIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THIS INITIALLY HELD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. THE ACCELERATION ...
Mileage: 5,900
VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 18 MONTHS, 38,925 MILES. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY TRANSMISSION FAILED. NO LACK OF FLUID, VEHICLE IS NOT USED TO TOW. COULD ONLY STATE THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP IN TRANSMISSION AND RESULTED IN FAILURE. VEHICLE AND BEEN DRIVEN HOME PRIOR EVENING WITH ...
Mileage: 38,925
PLEASE HELP A CONSUMER! I QUESTION THE SAFETY AND LONG TERM VALUE OF THE NEW FORD F150 TRUCKS MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM WRITING YOU AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT A PRODUCTION ISSUE WITH THE FORD F150 TRUCKS THAT VIBRATE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I...
Mileage: 300
PLEASE HELP A CONSUMER! I QUESTION THE SAFETY AND LONG TERM VALUE OF THE NEW FORD F150 TRUCKS MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM WRITING YOU AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT A PRODUCTION ISSUE WITH THE FORD F150 TRUCKS THAT VIBRATE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I...
Mileage: 300
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VIBRATION RECURRED THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO TH...
Mileage: 75
BAD VIBRATION FROM REAR OF TRUCK 55-60 MPH INTERMITTENT. FORD STATE IT IS AFTERMARKET TIRES. HAD TRUCK IN 2 TIMES WITH FACTORY TIRES AND 3 TIMES WITH NEW TIRES FOR SAME VIBRATION. PINION ANGLE CHANGED TWICE ON TRUCK CAUSING MORE VIBRATIONS THAT FORD WON'T FIX. NOW TRUCK IS LEAKING ENGINE OIL FROM R...
BAD VIBRATION FROM REAR OF TRUCK 55-60 MPH INTERMITTENT. FORD STATE IT IS AFTERMARKET TIRES. HAD TRUCK IN 2 TIMES WITH FACTORY TIRES AND 3 TIMES WITH NEW TIRES FOR SAME VIBRATION. PINION ANGLE CHANGED TWICE ON TRUCK CAUSING MORE VIBRATIONS THAT FORD WON'T FIX. NOW TRUCK IS LEAKING ENGINE OIL FROM R...
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DECEMBER 19, 2005: CAUSE: BRAKE FAILURE. WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND I WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR AND ROLLED IN TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS ONLY 2000 MILES ON THE PICK-UP. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED UN...
Mileage: 2,000
AT 20,000 MILES I TOOK MY 2005 F150 SUPERCREW XLT 4X4 INTO FIRESTONE, TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PADS, AS I STILL HAD ABOUT 65-70% LEFT ON THEM. HOWEVER THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ROTORS. HE STATED THEY WERE WARPED. KNOWIN...
PURCHASED A 2005 F-150 4X4 FORD PICK-UP TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A STRONG VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. TOOK IT BACK TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS EACH ONE CLAIMING THEY FIX IT. THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING. I BELIEVE THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE. I WILL CONTIN...
Mileage: 10
PURCHASED A 2005 F-150 4X4 FORD PICK-UP TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A STRONG VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. TOOK IT BACK TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS EACH ONE CLAIMING THEY FIX IT. THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING. I BELIEVE THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE. I WILL CONTIN...
Mileage: 10
MAY 2, 2006 THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DECEMBER 19, 2005: CAUSE: BREAK FAILURE. WE WERE STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND I WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON THE BREAK PEDAL AND IT COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR AND ROLLING IN TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS ONLY 2000 MI...
Mileage: 2,000
THE DEALERSHIP LIEDTO ME THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS BUYING THE CAR AND NOT LEASING IT. I HAVE GONE PLENTY TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DON'T PUT ANY ATTENTION TO ME. I HAD TALKEDTO THE SALES PERON GUSTAVO MAYA. I ALSO TALKED TO J.R. STARIKA THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP BUT HE NEVER TRIED TO GIVE ...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS HANGING BY THE CABLES. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 10 MPH, HAULING A 300 POUND COUCH. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THIS WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS NOT THE CONT...
Mileage: 6,200
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE CONSUMER'S 2005 FORD F150 FAILED. *NM
BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. LAST TIME PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH STOP SIGN. ALSO HAD THROTTLE STICKING. AFTER PEDAL SINKS TO FLOOR & YOU TRY A SECOND ATTEMPT THEN IT WORKS FINE. TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP SINCE FEBRUARY 10, 2006 & IS STILL THERE TODAY APRIL 17, 2006. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWL...
Mileage: 9,400
EVERYTIME I HIT THE BRAKES, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEVER HOLDS. PERSON IN THE SEAT ALWAYS HAS TO BE READY WHEN I BRAKE, EITHER HARD OR SOFT. SEAT BELT NOT DOING ITS WORK, NOT LOCKING, NOT HOLDING. HAPPENS COUNTLESS TIMES. TOOK IN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY NOTHINGS WRONG, BUT IF I REALLY HAVE TO HIT B...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER; A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DMV FILED A RE...
Mileage: 13,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER; A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DMV FILED A RE...
Mileage: 13,000
FORD F-150 DEVELOPED SEVERE CHASSIS SHUDDER AT 60 MPH ON FREEWAY. EXITED FREEWAY AND SHUDDER DID NOT CONTINUE WHEN TRAVEL RESUMED. *NM
Mileage: 2,500
I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 F-150. THE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN MUSHY AND ENGAGES THE BRAKES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS WHEN APPLIED, I NEVER WHERE THE BRAKING WILL BEGIN. SOME TIMES IF I AM PARKING A TRAILER WHERE THE BRAKES ARE USED A LOT THE PEDAL WILL BE AL...
PURCHASED MY FORD F - 150 [XXX]) ON AUGUST 18, 2005. ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2005, WAS TOWING A CARGO TRAILER OF FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS AND WENT TO UNLOAD SOME OF THE THINGS AT THE FIRST STOP. I SET THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE VEHICLE SINCE I HAD BACKED UP A DRIVEWAY AND WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. UP...
Mileage: 4,100
JERKING AND BUMPING NOISE IN DRIVE LINE AT LIGHT ACCELERATION JUST BEFORE OR JUST AFTER TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR. DEALER ADDED A GEAR FLUID ADDITIVE THAT THEY SAID WAS LEFT OUT AT FACTORY. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE HEATER IS ENGAGED GAS FUMES ARE DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS, SPARK PLUGS, STARTER, FLY WHEEL, TRANSFER CASE, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH NO SUCCESS.
Mileage: 15,420
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE HEATER IS ENGAGED GAS FUMES ARE DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS, SPARK PLUGS, STARTER, FLY WHEEL, TRANSFER CASE, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH NO SUCCESS.
Mileage: 15,420
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONTACT'S FOOT PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER INDICATED THE BRAKES OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS MEET THE FMVSS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - *NM
Mileage: 4,002
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONTACT'S FOOT PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER INDICATED THE BRAKES OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS MEET THE FMVSS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - *NM
Mileage: 4,002
SHUDDERING, SHAKING, ROUGH IDLE, BANGING WHEN RE-APPLYING GAS AFTER COASTING AND STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS. THEN MANUFACTURER HAS REPLACED 5 FUEL INJECTORS SO FAR AND THE TRUCK IS RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN. I HAVE 23K MILES. *JB
Mileage: 21,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM AND THE TIRES SPUN AND WERE BURNING RUBBER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *JB THE HORN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB
Mileage: 9,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM AND THE TIRES SPUN AND WERE BURNING RUBBER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *JB THE HORN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB
Mileage: 9,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 F150, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE STARTED LOCKING UP AND SMELLING REALLY BAD. I STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THE RIM TO BE VERY HOT. I DROVE IT A FEW MORE MILES TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO LOAN ME A CAR FOR FREE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I ASKED WHAT ...
Mileage: 15,650
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK. THE SEAT BELTS RETRACTED, BUT DO NOT HOLD THE PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT BELTS LEAVE ENOUGH WEBBING TO WHERE THE PASSENGERS COULD IMPACT THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ...
Mileage: 5,035
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO APPLY SUDDEN BRAKE PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THE BRAKES STOPPED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER NOT BEFORE THE POINT OF IMPACT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. AFTERWARDS, THE ...
Mileage: 35,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO APPLY SUDDEN BRAKE PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THE BRAKES STOPPED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER NOT BEFORE THE POINT OF IMPACT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. AFTERWARDS, THE ...
Mileage: 35,000
2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW 4X4, HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN VEHICLE,WITH A BURNING SMELL, LIGHTS COMING ON WITH NO ONE IN VEHICLE, A/C COMING ON BY IT'S SELF AND CAN'T SHUT IT OFF, BATTERY GOING DEAD,4 WAY FLASHERS TURNING CAN'T TURN OFF, RADIO GOING HAYWIRE,INTERIOR LIGHTS COMING ON,BUZZERS RINGI...
Mileage: 2,600
FRONT ROTORS WARPED WITHIN 9000 MILES AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS AND VIBRATES UNCONTROLIBLY ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 10,293 MILES THEN REPLACED AT 11,475 MILES AND REPLACED AGAIN AT 17,158 MILES AND AT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD EXPIRE AT 23,475 MILES ...
Mileage: 10,200
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END VIBRATED AT 45MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, CUT THE ROTORS AND TIGHTENED THE PINION IN THE REAR END. ALTHOUGH THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THIS...
Mileage: 2,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NOISES THAT RESEMBLED THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS. AFTER FINDING THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE CONTACT'S OTHER VEHICLE AND HOME. THE FIRE MAR...
Mileage: 6,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO BRAKING PRIOR TO IMPACT. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SUST...
Mileage: 9,200
THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE MOST RECENT. TRUCK HAS ONLY 4200 MILES ON IT. ON ALL FOUR OCCASIONS I WAS BRAKING WHEN IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATED THREE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONE TIME ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THE CRUISE WAS NOT ON. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKES NOR THE EM...
Mileage: 4,100
POPPING FROM REAR-END AT SLOW SPEEDS AND SHUTTERING AT DOWN SHIFT ON HIGHWAY. LOCAL DEALER SAID REAR PINION GEAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND CLUTCH PACKS WERE BAD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *NM
Mileage: 17,000
POPPING FROM REAR-END AT SLOW SPEEDS AND SHUTTERING AT DOWN SHIFT ON HIGHWAY. LOCAL DEALER SAID REAR PINION GEAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND CLUTCH PACKS WERE BAD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *NM
Mileage: 17,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED 7 FUEL INJECTORS, 8 SPARK PLUGS, AND ORDERED A FUEL RAIL. THESE ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. ...
Mileage: 10,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED 7 FUEL INJECTORS, 8 SPARK PLUGS, AND ORDERED A FUEL RAIL. THESE ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. ...
Mileage: 10,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FEATURE ON THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG THAT DISABLED THE AIR BAG BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONLY WHEN THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT TO THIS SENSOR, AND THE MANU...
Mileage: 150
I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURES ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS. IT HAS OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC. THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE ENGAGING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND START TO PULSE BUT FAIL TO STOP. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS HA...
Mileage: 4,800
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO THE MEDIAN AND COLLIDED...
Mileage: 11,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO THE MEDIAN AND COLLIDED...
Mileage: 11,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO THE MEDIAN AND COLLIDED...
Mileage: 11,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AND REAR THIRD DO NOT ALWAYS CLOSE COMPLETELY. THIS SOMETIMES ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINED OR WHEN IT WAS WASHED. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LETTING THE CONTACT KNOW THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
Mileage: 2,000
MY PAINT JOB WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIN, MY WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, THERE ARE TICKING NOISES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THE FRONT END IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE TRUCK, THE TRANSMISSION STALLS THE TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLS BACKWARDS IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAS EX...
MY PAINT JOB WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIN, MY WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, THERE ARE TICKING NOISES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THE FRONT END IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE TRUCK, THE TRANSMISSION STALLS THE TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLS BACKWARDS IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAS EX...
MY PAINT JOB WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIN, MY WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, THERE ARE TICKING NOISES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THE FRONT END IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE TRUCK, THE TRANSMISSION STALLS THE TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLS BACKWARDS IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAS EX...
MY PAINT JOB WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIN, MY WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, THERE ARE TICKING NOISES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THE FRONT END IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE TRUCK, THE TRANSMISSION STALLS THE TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLS BACKWARDS IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAS EX...
MY PAINT JOB WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIN, MY WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, THERE ARE TICKING NOISES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THE FRONT END IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE TRUCK, THE TRANSMISSION STALLS THE TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLS BACKWARDS IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAS EX...
MASTER CYLINDER LEAK DOWN. *NM
Mileage: 9,000
ENGINE ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED WHEN BRAKING FOR RED SIGNAL. WAS FORCED TO PUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND TAP ACCELERATOR TO REDUCE ENGINE SPEED TO IDLE. THE TACHOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY 4000 RPM WHEN PUT IN NEUTRAL INITIALLY. BRAKES STOPPED THE TRUCK WITH DIFFICULTY PRIOR TO PUTTIN...
Mileage: 2,109
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WATER LEAKED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE FOR INSPECTION. NO CAUSE WAS DISCOVERED. THE WIRING THAT UNDER THE FLOOR MAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS UNDER WATER AND FROZE INTO ICE. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THEY OFFERED AN E...
Mileage: 14,000
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, AND COLLIDING WITH FOUR OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOT...
Mileage: 13,400
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, AND COLLIDING WITH FOUR OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOT...
Mileage: 13,400
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK DURING HEAVY BRAKING. HE TESTED THE VEHICLE AT 30, 50, AND 70 MPH BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH FOR THE TIRES TO SQUEAL. THE SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCKED . THIS CAUSED ONE INJURY TO THE PASSENGER. SHE SLAMMED INTO THE DASHBOARD AND I...
Mileage: 650
2005 FORD F150 6-DISK CD/MP3 PLAYER NO LONGER ACCEPTS CD'S. I GET ERROR MESSAGE REPORTING BAD DISC AND ITS EJECTED. *JB
EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES IN A 9 MONTH TIME SPAN. HAD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND IT WASN'T UP TO THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TIRE MANUFACTURER. WHILE TALKING TO THE MANUFACTURER REP ON THE PHONE SHE ADVISED THAT...
EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES IN A 9 MONTH TIME SPAN. HAD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND IT WASN'T UP TO THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TIRE MANUFACTURER. WHILE TALKING TO THE MANUFACTURER REP ON THE PHONE SHE ADVISED THAT...
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2005 FORD 150, GOES INTO NUTERAL WHEN YOU STOP ON A HILL AND WILL ROLL BACKWARDS EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK IS IN DRIVE OR THE TRUCK WILL ROLL FORWARD EVEN WITH THE TRUCK IN REVERSE. THE TRUCK ALSO GOES INTO NUTERAL WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS . ...
Mileage: 13,000
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 FORD F-150 4X4 SUPERCREW TRUCK AND HAVE STARTED EXPERIENCING SOME GRINDING/ PULLING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WOULD PROBABLY JUST GO AWAY AND NOW IT JUST GETS WORSE EACH TIME. THE PROBLEM CREATES A RATHER LOUD NOISE AND HAS GREATLY CONCERNED ME. I CONTACTED...
Mileage: 12,110
BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY SANK TO FLOOR AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP BEFORE PULLING ONTO A STREET FROM A DRIVEWAY. DROVE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO SINK TO THE FLOOR WHEN LIGHT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. IT TOOK A STURDY PUSH TO ACTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO NEARES...
Mileage: 9,109
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WAS DRIVING 72 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN HE STARTED TO GO DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. AT THAT TIME, HE PRESSED THE BRAKES AND DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO DIFFERENT...
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP BLED THE BRAKES. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER C...
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP BLED THE BRAKES. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER C...
TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY F150 I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND WITH THE A/C ON AND THE FAN IN LOW. I DROVE FOR ANOTHER WEEK TO DETERMINE WHAT THE NOISE WAS AND FOUND THAT IT IS APPARENTLY A RELAY THAT IS BEING CYCLE...
Mileage: 500
DT: 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A SPARE TIRE WHICH IT IS THE SAME SIZE AS THE OTHER TIRES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE RIM WILL NOT FIT UNDER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE TIRE ON IT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALERSHIP STATE...
DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2005 THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. ON OCTOBER 3, 2005 IT SURGED FORWARD AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS ON AND IT WAS IN PARK. THEN, THE CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO R...
Mileage: 3,100
DT: NOTICED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 THAT THE RESIDUE AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. CLEANED OFF THE RESIDUE AND OIL AROUND MASTER CYLINDER. IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING AND NO NOISE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 3,300
DT: ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 VEHICLE SKIDDED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. IT SKIDDED THREE TIMES SINCE THEN, TWICE WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, AND T HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT. TOOK VEHICLE...
DT: WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THIS OCCURRED ON 3-1-05 FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SOLENOID VALVE...
Mileage: 202
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK AS WELL. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A CLANKING NOISE. THE ...
DT: AT 400 MILES THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 18, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM HEAT. THEY GOT PERMISSION FROM FORD TO PUT ON DIFFERENT ROTORS. AFTER LEAV...
Mileage: 400
DT: AT 400 MILES THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 18, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM HEAT. THEY GOT PERMISSION FROM FORD TO PUT ON DIFFERENT ROTORS. AFTER LEAV...
Mileage: 400
DT: AT 400 MILES THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 18, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM HEAT. THEY GOT PERMISSION FROM FORD TO PUT ON DIFFERENT ROTORS. AFTER LEAV...
Mileage: 400
RUNAWAY THROTTLE/UN-COMMANDED ACCELERATION EVENT. BRAND NEW VEHICLE, ONLY 110 MILES ON ODOMETER. WHILE WAITING FOR A STOPLIGHT WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. NEITHER I NOR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ...
Mileage: 108
RUNAWAY THROTTLE/UN-COMMANDED ACCELERATION EVENT. BRAND NEW VEHICLE, ONLY 110 MILES ON ODOMETER. WHILE WAITING FOR A STOPLIGHT WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. NEITHER I NOR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ...
Mileage: 108
I HAVE A NEW 2005 F150 SUPER CREW 4X4 W/ 5.4L. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN CITY TRAFFIC, WHENEVER I SLOW DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATE, THERE IS A AT LEAST ONE OR MORE BUMPS OR JERKS SEEMING TO COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE TRAIN. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS TOO MAJOR OF A BUMP TO NOT CAU...
WHEN I START THE TRUCK IT MAKES A TICKING SOUND AND WHEN I HAVE THE A/C ON IT MAKES THE TICKING SOUND EVERY FEW SECONDS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES SO FAR AND THEY SAY THAT IT'S NORMAL SOUNDS FROM THE A/C COMPRESSOR BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT IT IS NORMAL BECAUSE WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED WITH...
Mileage: 3,000
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2005 FORD F-150 XL, IN THE TWO MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BLOWN FUSES, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO NOT START, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3-4 TURNS OF THE KEY TO GET IT STARTED, EITHER THE ENGINE DOES NOTHING OR IT WILL HE...
Mileage: 2,000
2005 FORD F150 LOSS BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKES. LEAKS BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR FROM UNDER CAP. *NM
Mileage: 450
DT: 2005 FORD F150. WHEN REVERSING THEN GOING FORWARD THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. IT FEELS LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS IN AND IT IS HARD TO STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 7 TIMES. HE TALKED TO A DIFFERENT MANAGER EACH TIME. THE CONSUMER ALMOST WENT OFF OF A CLIFF. THIS ...
Mileage: 12
2005 FORD F150 DEVELOPED EXTREME FRONT WHEEL BRAKE PAD DUST. *MR THE DUST HAD COMPLETELY COATED THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF OTHER SAME MAKE/MODEL(S) THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC
EVER SINCE DELIVERY OF VEHICLE (2005 FORD F150 LARIAT 4WD), VEHICLE "SHUTTERS" OR "JERKS" ON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. INITIALLY THERE WAS ALSO SOME "POPPING" ON TURNING AND ACCELERATION, WHICH WAS FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE SHUTTERING HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT AFTER 3 REPAIR ATTEMPS, THE TRU...
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THREE WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 1800 MILES, AND IT SHOOK BADLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT LOOKED AS IF CHUNKS HAD BEEN CUT OUT OF THE TIRES. IT WAS THE COAL MINES, WHERE CONSUMER WORKED, THAT WAS ...
I PURCHASED F150 LARIAT FROM LEIF JOHNSON FORD IN AUSTIN OCT 2004. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH THE TRUCK NOT WANTING TO COME OUT OF PARK. YOU CAN PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALL DAY LONG AND TRY TO PUSH THE BUTTON IN TO MOVE THE GEAR AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIME...
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT JACK THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE DOES NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH SO THAT HE CAN CHANGE A FLAT. THE FLAT TIRE WILL COME OFF, BUT THE REPLACEMENT TIRE THAT IS INFLATED WILL NOT GO ON WITH THE JACK FULLY EXTENDED. CONSUMER HAD A FLAT ON VEHICLE AT ON AUGUST 4, 2005 AROUND 1:00 AM....
Mileage: 929
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT JACK THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE DOES NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH SO THAT HE CAN CHANGE A FLAT. THE FLAT TIRE WILL COME OFF, BUT THE REPLACEMENT TIRE THAT IS INFLATED WILL NOT GO ON WITH THE JACK FULLY EXTENDED. CONSUMER HAD A FLAT ON VEHICLE AT ON AUGUST 4, 2005 AROUND 1:00 AM....
Mileage: 929
ENGINE KNOCKS. *JB
Mileage: 100
DT: CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ON NEW 2005 FORD F150. HE HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REBALANCED EVERY 100-200 MILES .THE DEALER REPLACED 3 OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THEM TO BALANCE WITHIN THE LIMITS. THE FIRST TIRE WAS REPLACED AT 56 MILES. NOW THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS A HUNK ...
Mileage: 56
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 2005 FORD F150 SURGED FORWARD. IT FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALERSHIP CALLED FORD, AND THEY HAD THE ACCELERATOR CHIP REALIGNED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED THE SURGING CONTINUED. HE CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP A...
Mileage: 5
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 2005 FORD F150 SURGED FORWARD. IT FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALERSHIP CALLED FORD, AND THEY HAD THE ACCELERATOR CHIP REALIGNED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED THE SURGING CONTINUED. HE CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP A...
Mileage: 5
I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F150 (LOBO EDITION) IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS IN JUNE 2005. WE PICKED IT UP A WEEK LATER SO THEY COULD INSTALL A BEDLINER.ON THE WAY HOME I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT,PRESSED THE BRAKE, AND THE TRUCK STARTED REVING(LIKE I WAS PRESSING THE GAS TOO!) SO I WAS AT THE RED LIGHT AND HAD MY F...
Mileage: 80
DT: 2005 FORD F150 4 DOOR QUAD CAB. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE LAST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. *JB
Mileage: 5,500
TIRES ARE NOT WEARING CORRECTLY AND SMALL PIECES ARE COMING LOOSE. FORD DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ANY HELP
Mileage: 8,500
DT: THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 05V266000 ON 6/25/05. CONCERNING FUEL SYSTEM. THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/29, AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THE PARTS. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO KEEP CALLING....
2004 F-150 SUPER CREW STALLED AFTER DECELERATING AND AT LOW SPEED TURNING LEFT THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO ROLL THROUGH INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND RE-START ENGINE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND SHIFTING TO PARK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT A LOW SPEED OR T...
Mileage: 17,000
EXCESSIVE FRAME/TIRE "WOBBLE" 2005 FORD F150 4X4. VIBRATION AT 50-70 MPH, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS OVERHEATING CAUSING WARPED ROTORS THEN INCREASING VIBRATION WITH POSSIBLE "DEATH WOBBLE" . TESTED 3 2005 F150 WITH SERVICE MANAGER "LYLE" WHO CONFIRMED AND LATER BACKTRACKED WITH "FORD2005 F150 TRUCKS WOBBL...
Mileage: 3,867
ON JUNE 4, 2005 AT ABOUT 6:30 PM I HAD LOADED UP SOME SCRAP ALUMINUM (FROM A SMALL SHED WE HAD TOOK APART) INTO THE BED OF MY TRUCK. AFTER FINISHING LOADING THE SCRAPS, I WENT TO SHUT THE TAILGATE WHICH STRUCK A THIN 1- 1 1/2 INCH WIDE PIECE OF SCRAP HANGING OFF THE END OF THE BED PART OF THE TRU...
Mileage: 2,000
I HAVE A 2003 F-150 WITH A 5.4 ENGINE. THERE IS SLACK IN THE TRANSMISSION AROUND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WHWNEVER YOU SLOW DOWN THE GENTLY BUMP THE ACCELERATOR YOU HEAR A BUMPING NOISE. IS THIS NORMAL
DT: THERE IS A LOUD CLANKING NOISE IN THE REAR END WHEN TAKING OFF AND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT JUMPS SO BAD SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE RESUMING RIDE. IT'S BEING HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTOR AND THE DEALER. IT'S BEEN...
Mileage: 3,000
IN AUTO ACCIDENT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED,, AROUND 45 MPH.. HIT TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.. THE IMPACT WAS SO HARD I SPLIT THE OTHER TRUCK IN HALF.. I WAS DRIVING A F150, 2005. I BROKE MY NECK IN TWO PLACES...
2005 FORD F150 SUPER CAB EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS GETTING OUT OF A U-TURN.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE WHEEL SHOULD GO BACK TO DEAD CENTER AFTER HAVE COMPLETED A TURN. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WANDERED BOTH TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXP...
2005 FORD F150 SUPER CAB EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS GETTING OUT OF A U-TURN.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE WHEEL SHOULD GO BACK TO DEAD CENTER AFTER HAVE COMPLETED A TURN. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WANDERED BOTH TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXP...
FORD F150 2005 , AFTER ABOUT 100 TO 150 MILES ON TRUCK DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH SLIGHT HILLS NOTICED VIBRATION , AT OR ABOUT 2100 TO 2400 RPMS IN ANY GEAR FLAT OR HILLY SURFACE AND AT ANY SPEED AS LONG AS 2100 TO 2400 RPMS ARE REACHED , TRUCK VIBRATES THROUGH OUT THE TRUCK , CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE...
Mileage: 110
WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION LEVEL LINKAGE. *SC *JB
Mileage: 35,000
ON 3-17-05 BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD JUMP THE CURB TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR. HAD TOWED TO MIKE SHAD FORD AND WAS TOLD "THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM!" ON 3-22-05 COMING TO A RED LIGHT MY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOPPED. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SAME ...
Mileage: 3,150
A WEEK AFTER I HAD PICKED UP MY NEW 2005 FORD F150 LARIAT THE 5.4L ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND SPUTTERING. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO FAULTY SPROCKETS ON THE CAM SHAFTS (BULLETIN SSM-18342). I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND A WEEK AFTER GETTING ...
Mileage: 200
THE COMPLAINANT PURCHASED A TRUCK FOR HIS BUSINESS AT THE COLORADO RIVER FORD DEALERSHIP IN BULLHEAD CITY AZ. THE DEALERSHIP OBTAINED THE TRUCK FROM CALIFORNIA AND HAD SAME DELIVERED TO BULLHEAD CITY. THE COMPLAINANT PICKED UP THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IMMEDIATELY NOTED A PRONOUNCED ENGINE KNO...
I AM A INSPECTOR OF FINAL ASSEMBLY AT THE MILAN VISTEON PLANT IN MILAN, MI RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINAL INSPECTION OF FORD F-150 FUEL TANKS. THESE TANKS ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO PROCESS FAILURES IN THE THEMOFORMING STAGES. I HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY MY SUPERVISORS TO CIRCUMVENT QUAL...