Ford E-150 Complaints

1,063 consumer complaints on file.

#10567423March 5, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY OPENED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER ON THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT BOTH WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLIES WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565653February 24, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
AFTER STARTING MY VAN ON THE MORNING OF 02/06/2014, MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALERTED ME OF LOW AIR PRESSURE IN ONE OF MY TIRES. I CHECKED MY TIRES TO SEE WHICH TIRE WAS LOW, AND NOTICED THE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. BECAUSE OF THIS TIRE CONDITION I INSPECTED MY OTHER THREE TIRES AND NOTICED ALL OF THE TIRES HAD SLIGHT TREAD SEPARATION. I QUICKLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AT BELLE TIRE OF BELLEVILLE, MI. AT THIS TIME I WASN'T AWARE OF ANY RECALL ON MY TIRES. AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT TIRE RECALLS ON FEB,24 2014 FOR MY VEHICLE, I CALLED MICHELIN TO SEE IF MY TIRES WERE PART OF THE RECALL, BUT WITHOUT THE OLD TIRES I COULD NOT PROVE THE TYPE OF TIRE I HAD, THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF MY TIRES. OKAY I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT MY TIRES ONLY HAD 36000 MILES AND HAD TREAD SEPARATION. I TOLD THE MICHELIN REP THEY MAY WANT TO EXPAND THE RECALL BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE FALLING APART AS WELL. I'M JUST GLAD THEY DIDN'T BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564864February 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,373.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564544February 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ADULT MALE DRIVER, I'VE RAN A TRUCK SALES SINCE 1971, DRIVING ALL BRANDS AN THIS IS A FIRST AND THE MOST DANGEROUS 2 OR 3 MINUTES OF MY LIFE..... DRIVING A 2009 FORD F150 61,62 MPH ON CRUISE, COMING INTO LEARY GEORGIA AN APPROACHING 2 VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME, I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PETAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS THE START OF A NITE MARE. THE THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN, FROM 60 I GO TO 75 -80 I HAD TO PASS THE 2 CARS AHEAD IN TOWN OR REAR END THEM. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AN THE TRANSMISSION KEPT DOWNSHIFTING GIVING IT MORE POWER. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, NO LIGHTS. I WAS PREPARED TO HIT WOODS OR BUILDING TO DODGE THE CARS ON STREET, HAD A FULL 90 DEGREE RT TURN TO MAKE AN CROSS A RR TRACK, NEEDING BRAKES AND LIGHTS I TURNED IGNITION ON , FULL THROTTLE AGAIN, TURNED IGNITION BACK OFF AND STEERED UNDER A SERVICE STATIONS CANOPY AND BACK OUT ON THE STREET AND ACROSS JUMPED THE CURB AND INTO A GOD SENT VACANT LOT, GRASSY, WET AND SOFT. IT STOPPED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND TAKING MY NITROGLYCERIN ,I STOPPED SHAKING ENOUGH TO START THE ENGINE, IT IDLED. I LOCKED IT AND LEFT A NOTE ON THE WINDSHIELD TO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WILL KILL YOU, WILL RUN AWAY FULL SPEED. DON'T BLAME IT ON DRIVER ERROR-CELLPHONE-TEXTING OR ALCOHOL- IT WAS A RUNA-WAY TRUCK AND WILL SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILL YOUR WIFE, SON OR DAUGHTER THAT'S INEXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563950February 12, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL STARTED TO SPEW OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. 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 MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553220November 21, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A F150 2011 3.5L ECO BOOST MOTOR THAT FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AT A REST STOP. I WAS NEAR CHICAGO ON INTERSTATE 80/90 I TRIED TO PULL OUT USING THE ACCELERATION RAMP TRAFFIC WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY SO NEEDED TO USE THE ECO BOOST POWER WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHUTTER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT KEEP FLASHING ON THEN OFF. I HAD MY WIFE WITH ME AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE MOTOR LOST POWER. I COULD NOT GET ONTO THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A LOT OF SEMI-TRUCK ON THE ROAD THAT DAY AND THIS ALMOST ENDED UP IN A COLLISION. I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS BEFORE PULLING INTO THE SERVICE AREA. I CALL MY LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I ASK IF FORD HAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID FORD HAS NO RECALLS. I CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER THAT AND THEY SAID THEY WILL OPEN A CASE STUDY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT AS OF NOW THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I EVEN TOLD THEM THIS WAS A HIGH LIABILITY PROBLEM AND WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE FORD FIXES THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING AND THIS IS A 2011 TUCK THEY CAN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM SENSE WE ARE GETTING READY TO GO INTO 2014.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553069November 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E150 VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SPARK PLUG BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552861November 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AS A RESULT OF POSSIBLE RUST CORROSION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542912September 10, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD E-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PRIVATE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SPARK PLUGS BUT THEY WERE FUSED TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538640September 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS TRUCK STARTED SHUTTERING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND PUTS THE TRUCK INTO REDUCED POWER AND TRUCK WILL NOT GO. TRUCK HAS DONE THIS NOW SINCE AROUND 25K. IT WAS BOUGHT WITH A EXTENDED WARRANTY,TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER THEY PUT A NEW COIL PACK ON FIXED IT FOR ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES,REALLY NOT I HAVE HAD TO TEACH MYSELF HOW TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE IF YOU GIVE IT FULL THROTTLE THIS HAPPENS .THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS NOR IS IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532472July 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PARKING OUR BOAT TRAILER AT THE LAKE AND ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN HEARD A WEIRD CRUNCHING NOISE SO I ROLLED BACK UP AND THEN IT JUST SLID DOWN ALL BY ITSELF AND HAD TO LEAVE OUR F-150 UNLOCKED AT THE LAKE AND WORRY THE WHOLE TIME WHILE WE WERE ON OUR BOAT EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BOUGHT THE PART TODAY 173.73 AND THAT IS PUTTING IN OUR SELVES I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND FORD ACTED LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENS THEY NEED CHECK IN TO THIS PROBLEM YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A WINDOW REGULATOR IN A 2006 VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF WHAT THE ARE SELLING AND THE NEW PART I BOUGHT IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THAT BROKE ACCORDING TO THE PARTS DEPT.SO I AM SURE THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526410July 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TODAY WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE SIDE ROAD NOT TOWING & IN OVERDRIVE WHEN AROUND 40MPH THE OVERDRIVE DISENGAGED & STARTS REVVING LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. I PULL OVER & PUT IT INTO PARK & THEN BACK INTO OVERDRIVE & START DRIVING ONCE AGAIN & SAME THING HAPPENED THREE TIMES. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SERVICE SHOP CLOSE. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN & THEY SAID TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. HE ALSO SAID IT WAS FINE TO TAKE IT OUT OF OVERDRIVE & THAT WOULDN'T CAUSE IT TO DO THAT. SO, I TOOK IT OUT OF OVERDRIVE & IT DIDN'T MISS A BEAT. AFTER READING THE REVIEWS IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE OVERDRIVE SERVO RETAINING CLIP BREAKING. THIS IS BY FAR A MAJOR PROBLEM FORD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PUT LIVES AT RISK. IF IT'S A BAD PART WHY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IF THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ON THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE? I'VE BEEN A FORD OWNER ALL MY LIFE & AM TRULY SADDENED THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE MY LAST FORD I EVER BUY AGAIN. I'M HOLDING FORD ACCOUNTABLE ON THIS & EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE SHOULD DO THE SAME. IT'S A $2.50 PART, THAT'S ALL. & WHEN YOU BRING IT INTO FORD OR ANY OTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP THEY WANT TO DO A WHOLE REBUILD WHICH WILL COST THOUSANDS. WE GO BY THE SAYING BUILT IN AMERICA FOR A REASON & THAT'S NOT USING CRAP PARTS. BUILD IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME & HAVE NO PROBLEMS. IF YOU START THROWING PARTS & BUBBLE GUMMING IT TO DEATH, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. FIX IT FORD! THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524595July 12, 2013
STEERING
WHILE TURNING ON TO MY STREET THE THREE BOLTS HOLDING THE GEAR BOX TO THE FRAME SHEARED OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524465July 11, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DRIVING THIS VAN IS VERY DIFFICULT, IT WILL NOT HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE ,WHEN YOU PASS BIG TRUCKS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ,THE VACUUM SUCKS IT UP ,AND IT GETS MORE UNCONTROLLABLE,CAUSING A MINOR FISH TALE. OF COURSE FORD CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG .M---KS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM..DO NOT DRIVE THIS VAN IF IS AT ALL WINDY,COULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND UNSAFE . THE WANDERING IN THE STEERING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE .I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VAN FOR ANYONE. OR ANY BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519378June 11, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
WE HAVE A VAN THAT HAS MICHELIN TIRES (225/75 R16). THE VEHICLE HAD 37000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE TIRE BEGAN TO SHOW SEPARATION ON 6/2/2013 AT 3 PM. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT A CERTIFIED TIRE BUSINESS. THE OPPOSITE REAR TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE ON THE SUBSEQUENT TRIP AS WE TRAVELED TO HOUSTON ON 6/6/2013. WE WERE TRAVELING AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR AND AGAIN THE TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF SEPARATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515924June 9, 2013
TIRES
I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 5 TIRES WITHIN 2 YEARS OF MY VEHICLE PURCHASE. THE NEW TIRES ARE NOW JUST OVER 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. ONE BLEW OUT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHILE GOING 35 MILES/HOUR. THE 2ND TIRE REPLACED WAS ALSO SEPARATING AND CAUSING THE VAN TO VIBRATE JUST AS THE FIRST ONE SO I TOOK IT IN 6 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST BLOWOUT. LEAVING THE TIRE STORE MY VAN IS STILL VIBRATING AND NOW I NOTICE THE 3RD TIRE IS BUCKLING ON THE OUTSIDE WALL. THE 4TH TIRE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY MAJOR ISSUE YET. THE 5TH IS MY SPARE-NEVER USED. DISCOUNT SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE 2 FRONT TIRES UNTIL THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS THE REAR TIRES, WITHOUT COST TO ME. THESE TIRES ARE FROM THE SAME LOT #S. THEY SHOULD ALL BE REPLACED BEFORE ACCIDENTS, OR WORSE, OCCURS. ALL TIRES WERE MICHELIN LTX M/S LT225/75 R16. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509987April 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR WHEN AN EXPLOSION INCURRED WHICH RESULTED IN THE TRUCK BURNING UP. THE MOTOR AREA, FRONT WHEELS AND COMPLETED CAB WERE DESTROYED. GAS TANK DID NOT BLOW UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509001April 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND UPON ENTERING NOTICED THE SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. STARTED THE VEHICLE, ODOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND A BLOWN 15 AMP FUSE IN THE FUSE PANEL. REPLACED FUSE, ODOMETER CAME BACK ON AND VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRING WAS EVIDENT, AS WAS SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED THE FUSE BACK OUT, OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH ON FIRE, WHICH MELTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AS WELL AS THE BATTERY CASING ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504155March 22, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING AT 35MPH, VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A BACKFIRING SOUND AND LOSING POWER. PULLED VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALER. FORD SERVICE ADVISER SAID #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE. HE HAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN PULL OTHER PLUGS AND CHECKED GAP ON PLUGS TO FIND ALL PLUGS WERE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502516March 12, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS IS THE EXACT SAME SITUATION OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01V114000 RELATING TO CRACKS/LEAKS TO THE 'MID SHIP' STYLE FUEL TANK. MY VAN IS A 1997 E-150 CONVERSION VAN. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM IN THE SAME SITUATION AS MANY OTHERS IN THE FACT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER IS AFFECTED IN THIS RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED WITH VEHICLES MYSTERIOUSLY CATCHING ON FIRE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. VERY DISTURBING THAT A MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT AGREE TO REPLACE A LEAKING/DAMAGED FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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