Ford F-150 Complaints (2005)

1,112 consumer complaints on file.

#10125320June 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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 WOBBLE AND ITS NORMAL.........
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#10124331June 6, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
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 TRUCK ABOUT 1-2 INCHES AND THE TAILGATE CAME OFF IT'S HINGES FALLING ONTO MY RIGHT KNEE. I HAVE HAD TO GO TO THE ER 2 TIMES THIS WEEKEND. SATURDAY NIGHT I HAD X-RAYS THAT HAVE SHOWN THAT THE IMPACT OF THE TAILGATE FALLING ON MY KNEE FRACTURED MY KNEE CAP, I HAVE A TOMATO HEMATOMA IN MY KNEE, AND TORE A LIGAMENT IN MY KNEE. SUNDAY JUNE 5TH I HAD TO HAVE THE FLUID DRAINED OFF MY KNEE. TODAY (MONDAY JUNE 6) I WENT TO SEE MY DOCTOR AND WAS GIVEN A DATE TO HAVE AN MRI DONE FOR THIS COMING THURSDAY AND ALSO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR.THIS WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT WORSE IF IT HAD INVOLVED A CHILD BECAUSE THOSE TAILGATES ARE VERY HEAVY AND CAN CAUSE SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THEM MAKE SURE THE HINGES ARE NOT FLAWED OR THE HINGES ARE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AND THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WAS NORTH POINT FORD IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR. THE PHONE NUMBER TO THIS DEALERSHIP IS 501-945-1200.
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1
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0
#10120871May 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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0
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#10120295May 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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 AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM ALONE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IF THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE ALL THE TRUCKS 2005 F150 REGULAR CABS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
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0
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#10120138May 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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...
Crash:
Yes
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10120380April 27, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN, SUSPENSION
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 EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. *BF
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10116770April 11, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 PURCHASED 3 TIMES FIRST WAS TOLD TO BRING TRUCK BACK IN FOR FURTHER TESTING , SECOND TIME DRIVABLE TECH WENT FOR RIDE NOTICED VIBRATION , THIRD TIME SERVICE MANAGER DROVE TRUCK NOTICED VIBRATION , CONTACTED FORD , FORD STATES ISSUE IS NORMAL FOR TRUCK NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING , BUT HAS TSB FOR ISSUE 05-15 , SO I AM TO ASSUME THAT FORD IS NOW PRODUCING TRUCKS THAT VIBRATE AT SET RPMS . THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 650 MILES ON IT AND THE VIBRATION IS GETTING WORSE BUT FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10111716April 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
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
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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#10114603March 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
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 DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114321March 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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 IT BACK THE KNOCKING AND SPUTTERING IS STILL THERE AND GETTING WORSE. NOW I'M GOING BACK TO THE DEALER INSISTING THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. I DON'T EXPECT A LOT OF COOPERATION.*AK
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Deaths:
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#10107826January 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 KNOCK. CALLING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM THEY TOLD THE COMPLAINANT THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE COMPLAINANT THEN MADE THEM START UP TWO SIMILAR TRUCKS ON THE LOT THAT DID NOT MANIFEST THE SAME KNOCK. THE COMPLAINANT REQUESTED A NEW TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT REFUSED TO HONOR THE REQUEST. THE COMPLAINANT HAD THE DEALERSHIP CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER IN DETROIT WHO ADVISED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO ACCRUE IN SOME 2004/2005 MODELS AND THAT TO CORRECT SAME A NEW PART HAD TO BE ORDERED WHICH THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLACE AS THEY LACKED THE PROPER TOOLS TO DO SO. THE DEALERSHIP THEN DISMANTLED THE ENGINE. THE COMPLAINANT AGAIN ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THIS DEFECTIVE TRUCK, AS HE HAD PURCHASED A NEW TRUCK TO BE IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOW ATTEMPTING TO COMPEL THE COMPLAINANT TO ACCEPT A TRUCK THAT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. TO DATE THE TRUCK REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE COMPLAINANT REFUSES TO ACCEPT THIS DEFECTIVE (FROM THE FACTORY) TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER NEW TRUCK IN LIEU OF THE DEFECTIVE ONE. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, CONSTANTINE "CHUCK" BENTAS. *NM
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#10093621October 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 QUALITY CHECKLISTS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD TO PLACE MISSED IDENTIFICATION STICKERS ON TANKS AS WELL AS QUALITY CHECK VERIFICATION MARKS DIRECTLY ON THE TANKS REGARDLESS OF MY DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THESES QUALITY STEPS HAPPENING IN ORDER TO MEET PRODUCTION GOALS.*AK
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