Ford F-150 Complaints (2006)

585 consumer complaints on file.

#10467165July 23, 2012
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS BECOME UNUSABLE DUE TO NOT COMING OUT TO BE ABLE TO BELT IN PASSENGERS. ALSO, IT WILL NOT RETRACT FULLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO SEAT BELT LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND PASSENGER SAFETY ISSUES, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED ON ANY FORD THAT IS HAVING SUCH ISSUES OR SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465877July 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON JULY 1, 2012, MY 2006 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING UNTOUCHED FOR A WEEK WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION. FIRE INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 90% BURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464614July 8, 2012
STEERING
STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. WOULD NOT CENTER AFTER TURNING, WOULD LOCK ON WET ROADS. I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BY HAND TO GET IT BACK TO CENTER. I CHECKED TO FIND THE U JOINTS ON STEERING SHAFT WHERE RUSTED SO I LUBED WITH OIL. STEERING BECAME MUCH BETTER. I WENT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS AND KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON THE F150'S. THE FORD DEALER WANTED ME TO LET THEM TAKE EVERYTHING APART BUT SAID IT COULD RUN INTO A LOT OF MONEY DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY FIND. SO FOR OVER THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN OILING THE JOINTS ON THE SHAFT AND LIVING WITH THE PROBLEM. WAITING FOR TOTAL FAILURE TO SUE FORD FOR POOR DESIGN OF THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT JOINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464353July 5, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF MY GAUGES WENT DEAD INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER THEY CAME BACK ON AND WHEN THEY DID THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED BLINKING RAPIDLY. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE GAUGES WENT DEAD AGAIN, WHEN THEY CAME BACK ON THE SECOND TIME THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED BLINKING RAPIDLY AND ERRATICALLY. SINCE THAT TIME MY GAUGES HAVE FAILED 3 MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME BEHAVIOR FROM THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT EVEN THOUGH FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY HUNDREDS OF 2006 FORD F150 OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464197July 4, 2012
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
I HAD A FUEL INJECTOR FAIL THAT COMPLETELY RUINED THE ENGINE AT 71K MILES. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT MY PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY LIKE THE FORD 2005 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 07M08 PROBLEM. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT IN 2005, BUT TITLED AS A 2006. I HAVE TALKED AND WROTE TO FORD BUT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. I TOLD THEM I STILL HAVE THE FAILED INJECTOR AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF IT WAS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT SPURRED THE 07M08 PROGRAM. I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO EXPAND THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 07M08 TO INCLUDE 2006 MODELS. I WOULD LOVE FOR THE NHTSA TO PRESSURE FORD TO REVISIT THIS ISSUE. THIS WAS HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I STILL HAVE THE INJECTOR THAT FAILED. I KEEP IT AS A REMINDER OF THE $8,000 I HAD TO SPEND ON A NEW ENGINE. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD PRESSURE FORD TO ADMIT WHICH INJECTORS WERE AN ISSUE SO PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE LEVERAGE TO FIGHT GIANTS LIKE FORD THAT IN THIS CASE SCREWED THEIR CUSTOMER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461895June 15, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE DECALS ON THE VEHICLE WERE FADED AND DELAMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 07/13/12*LJ UPDATED 07/17/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461713June 14, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT FOUR OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT OF GOOD QUALITY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN USUAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE, HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460377June 2, 2012
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE TRIED ROLLING UP THE WINDOW WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT AND IT WOULD NOT GO UP. THE WINDOW SWITCH WILL WORK TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BUT NOT TO ROLL IT UP. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 11 MONTHS THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS DOING THE SAME THING, WILL GO DOWN BUT NOT UP. WITH THE WINDOW STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION, MY VEHICLE IS NOW EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, RAIN PARTICULARLY, AND I FEAR THE WATER FROM THE RAIN IS GOING TO AFFECT THE REST OF MY DOOR SWITCHES, AND POSSIBLY RUIN THE LEATHER SEATS AND THE POWER FUNCTIONS FOR MY SEATS AS WELL. IT IS A DISTRACTION AND A HAZARD TO HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOW DOWN CONSTANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459109May 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE OUTER SHEATH WAS MELTED ON EXHAUST SYSTEM. CABLE HAD UNKNOWINGLY COME LOOSE OF A RETAINING CLIP AND WAS THEN ALLOWED TO CONTACT HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MELTED THE OUTER PLASTIC OF SHIFT CABLE CAUSING THE SHIFT SELECTOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. SHIFT SELECTOR COULD BE PLACED IN PARK BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE IN PARK; IF I HAD NOT REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM I COULD HAVE BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK WHEN IT WAS NOT AND THE TRUCK COULD HAVE ROLLED FREELY. TRUCK IS A WELL MAINTAINED 2006 FORD F150 CREW CAB 4X4 WITH THE COLUMN SHIFTER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454888April 11, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE PULLING VEHICLE INTO GARAGE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I DID NOT HAVE A FLOOR MAT ON THE FLOOR. THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454899April 11, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STALL AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BAD SPARK PLUG DESIGN. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE SPARKS HAD FRACTURED EACH TIME THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454414April 7, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT TENSIONER ON VEHICLE GOES BAD AND AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. PER FORD MOTOR COMPANY AIR BAG MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT WHICH PUTS MY LIFE ENDANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454359April 6, 2012
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR A SHOP AND A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE O-RING, POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING LINE WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/08/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454063April 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED AVOIDING INCIDENT. LOST VACUUM TO BRAKING SYSTEM RESULTING IN STIFF MANUAL STYLE BRAKING. LOOKED ONLINE FOR RECALL AND SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE EXACT SAME THING FOR MY YEAR AND VEHICLE DESCRIPTION. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. WELL, IT SHOULD BE. IT WAS THE EXACT ISSUE AND PART AS IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 08V208000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08001 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450884March 9, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450351March 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447411February 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME SPARK PLUG. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/21/2011 AT 82781 MILES. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY MIKE NAUGHTON FORD IN AURORA CO. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A SLEEVE INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD TO REINSTALL A NEW SPARK PLUG. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CYLINDER HEAD ONLY HAS 3-4 THREADS FOR THE SPARK PLUG TO SCREW INTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446875February 6, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A FUEL DRIVE MODULE AND CONTROLS THE ELECTRICAL OUTPUT TO THE FUEL PUMP. OEM PART NUMBER FL8A-9D370-AA. THE MODULE IS MOUNTED TO THE ONE OF THE REAR FRAME CROSSBARS, ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE ON THE F150 PICKUPS. DUE TO THE PLACEMENT AND MOUNTING SALT AND ROAD DEBRIS GET STUCK BETWEEN MODULE AND FRAME AND CAUSE MASSIVE ERODING OF THE METAL HOUSING CAUSING THE MODULE TO FAIL. MY TRUCKS MODULE FAILED AT AROUND 44,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446638February 4, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TRUCK DOES NOT START FUEL PUMP DOES NOT RUN . REMOVE SPARE TIRE FOR ACCESS AND FOUND FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE BROKEN AND CORRODED. SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446550February 3, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS FRACTURED, DETERIORATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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