Ford F-150 Complaints (2005)

1,112 consumer complaints on file.

#10311963February 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
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 REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311230February 17, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 SWITCHES TO GET BY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311146February 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 TRUCK DIED. THE TRUCK RE-STARTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE 2 OTHER TIMES WITH LARGE GAPS OF TIME IN BETWEEN (ONCE IN NOVEMBER 09 AND THE OTHER TIME A WEEK BEFORE THIS LATEST INCIDENT). THE OTHER 2 OCCURRENCES WERE SIMILAR (HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60MPH), AND RESTARTING WITHOUT ANY ISSUE OR ERROR CODES. AN ERROR CODE WAS GENERATED (FINALLY) WITH THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THIS COMPLAINT, AND I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED. AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES I DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE AN ISSUE WITH THIS SENSOR, AND CERTAINLY I WOULD EXPECT THE TRUCK TO DEFAULT INTO THE "LIMP HOME MODE" DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL, WHICH IT DID NOT. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ON SOME FORUMS AND I FELT IT MIGHT NEED SOME ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310032February 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 COAST TO SHOULDER WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. TRUCK FAULTED INTO 'LIMP MODE' THAT LIMITS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATION (PER MANUAL), THIS WAS INDICATED BY THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT ON THE DASH, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED A ~15 SECONDS AND RESTARTED. UPON RESTART 'WRENCH' LIGHT CLEARED AND ACCELERATOR FUNCTIONED AS PRIOR, AGAIN NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. INCIDENT 2) 02/12/10 - WHILE DRIVING ON A FEDERAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN RIGHT LANE THE SAME SEQUENCE AS INCIDENT ONE ABOVE OCCURRED ? THE TRUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INACTIVE. BEING IN THE RIGHT-MOST LANE I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON TO THE SHOULDER AND AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION. SAME ?WRENCH? LIGHT WAS INDICATED ON DASH, SAME SEQUENCE WAS USED TO RESTART AND DRIVE OFF. THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD THE SITUATION BEEN DIFFERENT, I.E. IN HIGH-SPEED LANE OR HEAVIER TRAFFIC PATTERNS. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN FOR DRIVING PUBLIC, BOTH THOSE IN THE F150 AND ON THE ROAD AROUND THEM. ALMOST IDENTICAL INSTANCES CAN BE SEEN ON NHTSA SITE FOR EXACT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR TRUCK. ADMINISTRATION SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND CONSIDER A SAFETY RECALL TO AVOID FUTURE DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308395February 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 THE TRUCK, SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTARTING THE TRUCK RESTORES OPERATION. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I PHONED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR AS A SECOND POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREA, THE POTENTIOMETER AT THE GAS PEDAL. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON STATE HIGHWAYS AT LIGHT TRAFFIC TIMES SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD SAFELY AND RESTART VEHICLE TO RESTORE NORMAL OPERATION. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS SYSTEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE EARLY MODEL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS HAD BEEN PROBLEMATIC BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THEM. IF THIS SYSTEM "FAILS" ON A VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE LIKE OUR 285 IN ATLANTA, GA THE RESULT COULD EASILY BE A COLLISION RESULTING IN CERTAIN INJURY IF NOT DEATH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308504February 10, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308158February 9, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS ON 2005 F150 FAILED AND WINDOW DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED TO BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304105February 3, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 BACK UP. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY LIFT THE WINDOW BACK UP. THIS IS A NOTED AND CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT WON'T ISSUE A RECALL OR DESIGN A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IN SPEAKING WITH MECHANICS FROM FORD, THIS ISSUE STARTED WITH THE NEW MODEL THAT CAME OUT IN 2004. THE 2005 MODELS ARE PRONE TO THE DEFECT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR THREE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE TO WHICH I SEE NO RESOLVE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303612February 1, 2010
WHEELS:RIM
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 THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WHERE THE AIR WAS APPLIED AND THE RIM WERE LEAKING AIR AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT REPLACING THE TIRES SHOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE TIRES CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303294January 30, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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. I DROVE HOME AND OPENED THE DOOR PANEL TO SEE IF THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS NOT. I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THAT THERE WAS A REDESIGN. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT AND THEY SAID THAT FORD DOESN'T CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEREFORE A RECALL IS NOT REQUIRED. I SAID THAT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND MY WINDOW FALLS OUT WITH A LOUD BANG DISTRACTING ME AND BEING 35 DEGREES AND RAINING OUT AND THAT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HE THEN SAID FORD DOESN'T SEE IT THAT WAY. I HAD TO PAY $333 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302980January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302982January 28, 2010
AIR BAGS
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. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. PCO CONTACTED CONSUMER: UNK IF ABL WAS ILLUMINATED AT TIME. DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR BURISES ON ARM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND DAMAGE/FAULT CODES. REPAIR NOT MADE TO DATE. 20100414.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10302493January 27, 2010
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 FOR REPAIR.*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302496January 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 PROBLEM BUT DID NOT SEND RECALL NOTICES. ONE WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACE FUEL INJECTOR # 1 AND #5. NOW I FIND OUT THAT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE ALL THE FUEL INJECTIONS AT ONCE. ONLY WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM WHY THE COMPUTER SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK AND THEN ENDED UP WITH THE FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEMS. THEY DIDNT HAVE AN ANSWER. FURTHER MORE THE OTHER FUEL INJECTORS CAN GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. HOPE IM NOT IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THAT HAPPENS.*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300117January 18, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300138January 18, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299854January 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299909January 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 AND THEY DISPATCHED A WRECKER TO BRING THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER GARAGE LOCATED A FEW MILES AWAY. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT THE DEALER CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT A FUEL INJECTOR HAD GONE BAD AND THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS MODEL YEAR OF PICKUP TRUCK TO 111,000 MILES. THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF THE 35,000 MILES WARRANTY. FORD SAID THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE TO REPAIR THE INJECTOR. I'M WONDERING WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL BY FORD SINCE THEY ADMIT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. SHOULD THE INJECTOR HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298987January 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 EVERYTHING IS WORKING AGAIN, IT WONT GIVE A DIAGNOSTIC CODE, SO PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. I HAVE READ ALOT ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS, BUT FORD SEEMS OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT. SOME SAY IT COULD BE A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299008January 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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