Ford F-150 Complaints (2005)

1,112 consumer complaints on file.

#10298939January 11, 2010
VISIBILITY
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 ACCIDENT. MUCH LESS HAVING TO PAY ~$400. TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY FORD. THIS CLEARLY IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AND PAID FOR BY FORD MOTOR CO. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHY HAVEN'T YOU INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER YET??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298612January 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298607January 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
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 VACUUM SYSTEM WAS PRONE TO WATER AND DIRT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298610January 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298297January 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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 ALL TOGETHER SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS CHARGED $75 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT WOULD COST $450 TO REPLACE. FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER THAT IS DOING THE REPAIRS SAID THAT THERE ARE 397 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER, THAT SHOULD TELL THEM SOMETHING! THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING DEFECT THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297857January 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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. RESTARTED AND COMPLETED TRIP. 50+ MILES. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT I HAD A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD BEEN ENTERING OR DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I READ DISCUSSIONS ON 2005 F150 WEB SITE THAT RELATE TO THIS TYPE FAILURE. SCANNED FOR ENGINE CODES. TPS FAULT CODE. REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. I WILL RETAIN OLD PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297688December 31, 2009
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
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 FOUND THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE NEXT MODEL YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 05V520000 COVERS 2006 F-150'S I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297701December 31, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 '!@#$% OUT OF ME CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ON THE OTHER LANES. PLEASE HAVE THIS PART RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND MY OLDER BROTHER ALSO HAS A F-150 AND HIM TOO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297597December 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 PROBLEM HAS NOW CAME TO LIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297601December 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOSS OF BRAKES, BRAKING WHILE GOING DOWNHILL, LOSS OF BRAKES, ABS NOT WORKING THEN WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296887December 24, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2005 FORD F150. DRIVING IA A RAINSTORM AND DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL WITH NO WARNING. ALMOST CRASHED ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296894December 24, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,547. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,520.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296747December 22, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296375December 18, 2009
AIR BAGS
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 THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296409December 18, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 KNOW ISSUE AND IS THE MOST COMMON FIX FOR 2004-2008 F-150S, ALL MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296142December 16, 2009
VISIBILITY
WINDOWS FALL OUT AND CRASH INTO THE DOOR PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295765December 15, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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 DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT I CHANGE THE AIRBAG MODULE AND THE WIRING HARNESS AS THIS COULD BE THE REASON FOR THE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295326December 11, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 WINDOWS FALL INTO THE DOOR. I WILL PROBABLY WRECK AND UP DYING BECAUSE FORD CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293890November 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG BREAKING OFF IN ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293581November 25, 2009
STEERING
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 RESOLVE. AND NEW STRUTS/SHOCKS, NEW DRIVE SHAFT AND U-JOINTS, SEVERAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND NEW BALL JOINTS, NEW ROTORS, AND MANY REBALANCINGS.... CANNOT FIND PROBLEM TO FIX. THIS FEELS DANGEROUS AS IT REQUIRES A TWO FISTED GRIP AND IT COMES AND GOES...WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS NOT HAVING PALSY ATTACK, VIBRATION CAN BE FELT UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT AND UNDER FEET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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