Ford F-150 Complaints (2009)

324 consumer complaints on file.

#10918853October 25, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT
ON NOW 4 OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD AN ACCELERATOR STUCK IN WIDE OPEN CONDITION. ON 3 OF THEM, IT INVOLVED PASSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ON THE LATEST (10/22/16), IT HAPPENED ON A HARD ACCELERATION IN CITY CONDITIONS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM SLOW TO FASTER SPEED. IN EACH EVENT, PRESSING ON THE BRAKE DID HOLD BACK SPEED, BUT FULL ACCELERATION RESUMED IF BRAKE WAS RELEASED AT ALL. VERY LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENT / DEATH!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915490October 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILLAGE WAS AT 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915063October 10, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE ONLY HAS 4,000 MILES. COMPLETE FUEL LINE FAILED ACCORDING TO DEALER AND WAS DRIPPING GASOLINE ON EXHAUST FROM ENGINE TO TANK. IT WAS SMOLDERING AND ALMOST IGNITED OVER THE WEEKEND. FIRST NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN CAB. INSPECTION STATION NOTICED LEAK AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THEY ARE SPECIAL ORDERING PARTS. TRUCK IS AT PARK CITIES FORD 3333 INWOOD ROAD, DALLAS, TX 214-358-8800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914371October 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 FORD F-150 STALLING AND NOT STARTING. THIS WAS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY LOCATED 20-AMP FUSE EXPOSED TO EXCESS HEAT. THE FUSE NEEDS TO RELOCATED OR THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE. THE TRUCK STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905624September 11, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
MICHELIN HAD A SAFETY RECALL FOR DOT B99Y 56EX 3812-2113 OF ITS LTX M/S P275/55R20 111T FOR "AFFECTED TIRES COULD HAVE PARTIAL OR FULL SIDEWALL PERFORATIONS THAT COULD CAUSE THEM TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE ' I PURCHASED THE LTX M/S P275/55R20 DOT B79Y 56EX 1913 MADE IN THE SAME TIME FRAME FOR MY 2009 FORD F-150 ON 06/08/2013. ON AUGUST 23, 2016, WHILE ON A 70MPH HIGHWAY, I SUFFERED A BLOWOUT. THE ENTIRE ANTERIOR SIDEWALL WAS AFFECTED WITH MANY CHUNKS OF THE TIRE MISSING, WHILE THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL WAS TOTALLY UNAFFECTED. I AM CAREFUL WITH MY TIRE PRESSURES AND ROTATION. NONE OF THE TIRES SHOW UNEVEN OR ODD WEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE I RAN OVER ANYTHING. I HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES IN MY POSSESSION AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I THINK MICHELIN HAS A GREATER PROBLEM THAN THE DOT RANGE OF THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL. I THINK THE DOT NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS SO THAT IF THIS PROVES TO BE A MORE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, MICHELIN CAN BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904810September 8, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MUST BE PULLED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DOOR OPENS. DELAYS ENTRY INTO VEHICLE, BOTH SIDES AFFECTED. NO DIFFERENCE NOTICED WITH VEHICLE RUNNING OR PRIOR TO STARTING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903057September 1, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT DIFFERENT DRIVING SPEEDS. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE TRUCK AS THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TOWARD STOPPED TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY THE ACCELERATOR LET LOOSE BEFORE WE CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892774August 3, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3RD BRAKE LIGHT LAMP LEAKS AND HAS FOR THE LAST 3- 4 MONTHS. WATER LEAKS AROUND THE LIGHT AND DRIPS DOWN THE CEILING OF THE CAB DOWN BACK WALL OF THE TRUCK INTO THE CARPET OF MY TRUCK. IT GOING TO USE IT TO START TO SMELL AND MOLD. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED HUNDREDS OF THESE LAMPS AND THE NEW FORD PART NEVER LEAKS WHILE HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF THE AFTER MARKET ONES ALWAYS LEAK. FORD SHOULD REPLACE ALL OF THESE AT THEIR EXPENSE, AS THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE A GASKET DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889081July 27, 2016
STEERING
I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF A 2009 FORD F150 WITH JUST OVER 42K MILES. THE STEERING HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME MORE-AND-MORE DIFFICULT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN FOR THE MOST PART- PAMPERED. I DO PULL A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER AND THE TRUCK IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE LAST MARCH (2016) AFTER SITTING FOR 6-WEEKS AND THE STEERING DIFFICULTY HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED. THE POWER-STEERING FLUID IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL, THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND TIRE PRESSURE IS NORMAL. YET THE TRUCK STEER'S AND HANDLES AS THOUGH I HAVE LOW/NO AIR IN THE FRONT TIRES AND/OR THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS FAILING. I PLAN ON TAKING THE TRUCK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. MY OVERALL CONCERN IS TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE THAT STEERING AND HANDLING IS VITAL TO THE "SAFE-OPERATION" OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ESPECIALLY A TRUCK. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 F150 AND EVEN WITH OVER 100K MILES, STEERING WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. IN FACT, I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED MANY VEHICLES WITH OVER 100K MILES BOTH IN THE MILITARY AND IN CIVILIAN USE AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED "STEERING" ISSUES OF THIS NATURE. I AM THEREFORE CONCERNED AS TO THE NATURE OF THIS SPECIFIC FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT SEEN HEAVY DUTY USE OR BEEN DRIVEN EXCESSIVELY. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, MADE-IN-AMERICA - PLEASE DON'T FAIL ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882816July 5, 2016
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG EJECTION. ON 4/24/16, #3 CYLINDER EJECTED THE SPARK PLUG, RECOMMENDED REPAIR WAS TO USE/INSTALL HELI-COIL. 7/1/16, #3 CYLINDER EJECTED THE SPARK PLUG AGAIN, THIS TIME DAMAGING THE CYLINDER HEAD. NOW WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE AND TO SEE IF THE HEAD CAN BE REPAIRED OR HAS TO BE REPLACED. BOTH TIMES, VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED FROM RED TO GREEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881912June 30, 2016
ENGINE
MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING IT, THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING SEVERELY AND WOULD NOT POWER THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND GET IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I HAD FORTUNATELY PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER, ALL THE SERVICE WRITERS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE 5.4 HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED IT AND STATED THAT IT WAS A CAM PHASER ISSUE. HERE IS THE PROBLEM: FORD KNOWS THAT THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT BECAUSE THERE ARE 1,000S OF THESE ON THE ROAD AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY TO FIX THEM. THAT IS WHY THEY DISCONTINUED THE ENGINE. WHAT IS REALLY BAD, IS THAT THE NHTSA KNOWS ABOUT IT AS WELL. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I BARELY GOT THE TRUCK PULLED OVER ON THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 405 FREEWAY! I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. I AM GOING BACK TO MY TRUSTED TOYOTA BRAND!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872128June 2, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO WORK AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870170May 21, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE PASSING A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE THE THROTTLE STUCK AND ALTHOUGH NO PRESSURE WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT KEPT ACCELERATING. BY HEAVY USE OF THE BRAKE, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO TOWN, WHERE I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. IT IS STILL LOCKED ON, AS WHEN I START IT, THE RPM'S JUMP TO 4000 IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED A TOW. THIS WAS FRIGHTENING, AS I HAD MY GRANDSON IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865685May 18, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE SIDE WALL OF TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS OLD ARE PEALING OFF. I PURCHASED 4 TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD A LITTLE OVER 30000 MILES. 2 WERE OK. THE OTHER 2 THE SIDEWALL PEALED OFF IN CHUNKS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRES.MICHELIN OFFERED 65% DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES A YEAR AGO. 11 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES LATER THEY OFFERED ONLY A 22% DISCOUNT. THEY INDICATED I USED UP 43% OF THE TIRE LIFE IN 11 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855539April 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEEP GETTING FAULT CODE "CHECK FUEL FILL INLET" THIS IS CAP LESS FUEL TANK SYSTEM. I CHECKED CAP LESS FUEL FILL INLET SEEMS OK BUT CONTINUE GETTING FAULT CODES. HUNDREDS FORD CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME ISSUE, THIS AFFECTS ALL FORD VEHICLES USING CAP LESS DESIGN. FROM WHAT I READ ON THE WEB CURRENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. WARRANTY GROUP AND OPEN A CASE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS THE FAULT CODE. I WAS A DESIGN ENGINEER AT JOHN DEERE FOR 13 YEARS, A PROBLEM FUEL STORAGE COULD BE DANGEROUS AND FATAL. FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM L SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AND RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY DURING DEVELOPMENT & TESTING FOR THIS TRUCK. I HOPE NHTSA ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND GET THIS ISSUE RECALL LIST. THANK YOU. [XXX]4/14/2016. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854155April 7, 2016
TIRES
EMPLOYEE WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE SHOP FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN THE SIDE WALL OF FRONT LEFT TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849794March 15, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE RESUMED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 05/06/16*LJ UPDATED 05/29/18*JB *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846190March 11, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FELT ABNORMAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT ALMOST TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. CONSUMER NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840417March 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE I-10, EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC MOVING AT 20 - 25 MPH. ENGINE MADE A SERIES OF REVVING NOISES. TRIED TO APPLY BREAKS TO MERGE OVER. BREAK PEDDLE WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. STUCK IN UP POSITION. I APPLIED BOTH FEET AND PRESSED FULL PRESSURE. WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WOULD NOT STOP. ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY MOVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I WOULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE ISSUE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839624March 3, 2016
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AFTER SEVERE RAIN, WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER LEAKED INTO THE HEADLINER OF THE VEHICLE. A STRONG MILDEW ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 09/05/2017*JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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