Ford F-150 Complaints (2006)

585 consumer complaints on file.

#10297411December 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARKPLUG POPPING OUT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY ,THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOW OUT OF MY TIRE HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT AND EXIT .FOUND OUT IT WAS THE SPARKPLUG . LATER AFTER A FEW PHONE CALLS TO DEALERS AND MECHANICS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS REGULARLY AND THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I FEEL CHEATED AND I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS TRUCK F-150 AT ALL IF I NEW ABOUT THIS. AFTER ALL THIS I WILL CONTACT THE MEDIA AND LOCAL PAPERS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND OUT IF WILL START A FIRE IF I KEPT DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295732December 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN
IWE SOLENOID FAILS TO ENGAGE 4WD SYSTEM. 1ST FAILURE DURING ICE STORM. DEALER REPLACED IWE. 2ND FAILURE 6 MO'S LATER, DEALER REPLACED IWE ADDED "BARE BOND TAPE" TO COVER OVER SOLENOID. 3RD/4TH FAILURE HAS OCCURRED DURING RAINY CONDITIONS OR AFTER I WASHED THE TRUCK. THE 4WD WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OVER 5 MILES. VEHICLE BACK AT DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 12 MONTH PERIOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295807December 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON FILLING UP WITH GAS AT A STATION, THE FRONT END OF THE GAS TANK FELL DOWN AND HIT THE GROUND. THE FRONT STRAP THAT HOLDS THE TANK RUSTED OUT AND BROKE. THE TRUCK IS 38 MONTHS OLD WITH 28000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NO VISIBLE RUST IS SHOWING ON THE PICK UP BED AND THE AUTOMOBILE HAS NEVER DRIVEN ON WINTER ROADS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IS INVOLVED. IF THE TRUCK WAS MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AN EXPLOSION WOULD BE THE RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293921November 29, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. LOUD NOISE AS WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR I ALMOST CRASHED. VERY CLOSE CALL. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS SAME MODEL , DIFFERENT YEARS, ALL REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293671November 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 FORD F150 80,000KM IN FOR SERVICE THE DEALER CALLED AND INDICATED WHILE REMOVING THE PLUGS 6OUT OF 8 BROKE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 5.4 TRITON 3VALVE ENGINE. QUOTE $2000 OR POSSIBLY MORE. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FOR OVER $50,000 AND NOW IT WILL NOT RUN AND HAS SAT FOR 2 MONTHS, THE FORD DEALER ALSO HAS THREE OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THEY HAVE ADVISED TO TAKE THE TRUCK ELSEWHERE???? ALL SHOPS IN MY CITY ARE REFUSING THIS ENGINE TO WORK ON WHAT TO DO I'M STRANDED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO WHOM I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER. AS I RESEARCH THIS ISSUE IT HAS BECOME SO WIDESPREAD I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO TASK OVER THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293335November 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 F 150 HAS SHUT OFF TWICE ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AND AFTER BARELY AVOIDING THE SEMI BEHIND ME I MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TURNED THE KEY OFF , AFTER WAITING ABOUT A MINUTE I TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY.THE LIGHT COMES ON TO SIGNIFY THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, BUT I CALLED AROUND A FEW PLACES AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING ,THEY CANT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO DIE IN ORDER FOR FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.. IS IT WORTH LOSING A LIFE OVER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290598November 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A FORD F150 TRUCK WITH 65,000 MILES FROM A FORD DEALER. AFTER MONITORING THE ENGINE OIL OVER THE FIRST 3 MONTHS I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER 2 TIMES FOR AN ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THIS TRUCK USES 1 QUART OF OIL PER THOUSAND MILES BEING DRIVEN. IT DOES NOT LEAK OIL, IT BURNS IT. AFTER CONTACTING MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AS WELL AS FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THEY STATED THAT THIS IS "NORMAL." THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A 2006 VEHICLE. IN A TIME WHEN THE UNITED STATES IS CONCERNED WITH GLOBAL WARMING, THIS VEHICLE IS PRODUCING EMISSIONS THAT ARE WAY OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I WILL BE STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS TESTS WHEN THEY BECOME MANDATORY IN THIS AREA. IF YOU ARE NOT THE AGENCY TO CONTACT, PLEASE REFER ME TO SAID AGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290457October 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A YEAR ON MY 2006 FORD F150. HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED WHEN I TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL. PUMPING OR JAMMING ON THE BRAKE SEEMS TO STOP IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A CASE OF MY FOOT HITTING BOTH PEDALS AT ONCE. IT HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET BUT EASILY COULD DO SO IN THE WRONG SITUATION. I'M FILING THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290398October 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 F150 WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND IT WOULD START BACK UP AND NOT GIVE ME A PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER DAY OR SO. IT ONLY STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289520October 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE HEARD CLANGING NOISES IN THE REAR END OF THE AXLE. HE THEN PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS WHILE DRIVING, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE CARRIER BEARING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WERE LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED , THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW DRIVE SHAFT FOR $750.00 PLUS LABOR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN UPDATED 11/16/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288730October 17, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVERS WINDOW CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286540October 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LAST YEAR MY BRAKES FAILED ON MY FORD F-150 2006, FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE BY THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. LAST MONTH MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP ON THE SAME TRUCK, ALMOST CAUSING HER TO GO OVER A BRIDGE, THE RAIL STOPPED HER. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285181September 24, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FAILURE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. OVER A MATTER OF MONTHS, THE OPERATION OF THE SWITCH DETERIORATED. INITIALLY, WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW SWITCH WAS PRESSED TO CLOSE, THE WINDOW WOULD HESITATE. THIS HESITATION BECAME WORSE UNTIL THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. AT TIMES, THE WINDOW HAD TO REMAIN OPEN OVERNIGHT AND AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THE CLOSE BUTTON WOULD WORK AGAIN. THERE WAS NO CLEAR INDICATOR TO A CONDITION THAT WOULD INITIATE THIS PROBLEM, NOR WAS THERE ANY PROCEDURE TO RETURN THE SWITCH TO OPERATION (ASIDE FROM REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. THE MATTER WAS BROUGHT TOP THE ATTENTION OF FORD DURING THE FULL WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THIS REPAIR APPEARS TO HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM (IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE). THIS INCIDENT IS BEING REPORTED AFTER LEARNING OF NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. THESE CONVERSATIONS WERE WITH OTHERS OF F-150 AND OTHER FORD VEHICLES OF THE 2005-2006 ERA. A HIGH PERCENTAGE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER THE 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY, SWITCHES WERE NORMALLY REPLACED WITH NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. HOWEVER, M LARGE PORTION OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION SHORTLY BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND HAVE HAD TO LIVE WITH THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH OR PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE IS INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT IN THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284508September 18, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CRASH ON FREEWAY, CAR HIT ME, CAR HIT CENTER DIVIDER, MADE ME FLIP DOWN THE FREEWAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. CAR IS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282934September 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I REPORTED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WENT BAD TO RICHMOND FORD LLC. I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-150 XLT WITH 44,000 MILES. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS PAST. IT WAS DURING A ROUTINE STATE INSPECTION MY MECHANIC FOUND THE ISSUE. I AGAIN CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE INFORMED THAT THERE IS AN 8 YEAR 80,000 MILE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I AGAIN CALLED RICHMOND FORD LLC. SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH WARRANTY. I HAD TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL EXHAUST SPECIALIST. IT TOOK A WEEK AND OVER $2000 TO REPAIR MY TRUCK. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANIES CUSTOMER CARE LINE. THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS A FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY AND IT WAS FOR 8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES. NOW I AM OUT $2000 AND I AM FIGHTING WITH FORD TO RECOVER MY EXPENSES, LOST TIME FROM WORK WITH NO SUCCESS CAN YOU ASSIST OR PROVIDE ME WITH ANY CONTACT INFORMATION TO ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER. YOUR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY WELCOME. *TR THANKS, BRIAN M DOUGHERTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281539August 24, 2009
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS A LOUD NOISE EXPELLED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH CAUTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD PERFORM THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A POWER STEERING PUMP SHOULD FAIL ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/15/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280555August 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PLEASE SEE ODI#10278394. COMPLAINT CONTINUED. TRUCK TAKEN TO GARAGE TO BE FIXED IN JANUARY 09 BECAUSE OF VIBRATION IN STEERING FROM BRAKES. OCT, GUARANTEE RUN OUT, AND BRAKES STILL NOT FIXED. VIBRATION CONTINUED. ORDERED NEW PERFORMANCE ROTORS AND PADS. UPON INSTALLATION OF THESE ITEMS I INSPECTED CALIPERS AND FOUND CRACKS AND CHIPS IN CYLINDER PLUNGERS WHICH CONNECT TO PUSH THE PADS. I WOULD SAY THIS CAME FROM CONSTANT VIBRATION OF THE FRONT BRAKES WHICH FORD DID NOT FIX FOR EIGHT MONTHS. THE CENTER PLUNGER OF THESE CALIPER PISTONS ARE MADE OF A FIBER BOARD WHICH WILL NOT STAND UP TO VIBRATION, FIBER BOARD IS A VERY HARD AND BRITTLE MATERIAL WHICH IS GOOD FOR HEAT AND WEAR BUT NOT VIBRATION. CALIBERS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE AT MY EXPENSE. TRUCK IS UNDRIVEABLE AND THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND DEATH IF BREAKDOWN OF THIS FIBER BOARD TYPE MATERIAL SHOULD FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE. YOU WOULD COMPLETELY LOSE YOUR CONTROL AND BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279398August 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2006 FORD F 150 WITH A 4.6 LT V-8 FACTORY INSTALLED SPARK PLUG CAME OUT DAMAGING THE IGNITION COIL AND STARTING A SMALL FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278394July 27, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE DEFECT 2006 FORD 4X4 XLT PICKUP. VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277628July 21, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I PURCHASED FIRESTONE DESTINATION 20 INCH TRUCK TIRES, HAVE ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON THEM AND THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING A ROLL OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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