Ford F-150 Complaints (2006)

585 consumer complaints on file.

#10191989May 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE ON INTERSTATE ENTRANCE RAMP, 3 SECOND DELAY IN ENGINE RESPONSE AND NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. MONTHS EARLIER, FORD DEALERSHIP UPGRADED PCM TO LATEST SOFTWARE DUE TO HESITATION IN THROTTLING (FORD WAS AWARE). ENGINE HARD TO START AT TIMES AND IT HESITATED WORST AT HARD THROTTLE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS OR ENTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191622May 24, 2007
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER''S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR VIBRATES WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS DISTRACTS THE DRIVER''S VISION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT GIVES YOU THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS A VEHICLE MOVING INTO YOUR BLIND SPOT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED TO DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191519May 23, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS TRAVELING BACK FROM DECLO IDAHO FROM MY FATHERS PASSING AWAY ,HEADED FOR BOISE IDAHO AT 11:00 PM, JUST PASSED JEROME ABOUT TWO MILES WEST THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WENT OUT AT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY , IN THE VEHICLE I HAD MY SON 8 YEARS OLD , MY WIFE 40 YEARS OLD , MY MOTHER 65 YEARS OLD, AND MYSELF 44 YEARS OLD WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY A MERGING OR PASSING SEMI, BUT I QUICKLY SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FROM AUTO TO HEADLAMP AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, SO I SWITCHED BACK TO AUTO AND WE TRAVELED 8 MILES AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN , SO ,I REPEATED THE SAME THING AGAIN BY TURNING THE SWITCH BACK TO HEADLAMP, AND THE LIGHTS ONCE AGAIN CAME BACK ON. THEN, I SWITCHED IT BACK TO AUTO AGAIN AND THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 8 TO 10 MILES AND WENT OUT AGAIN . I SWITCHED THEM BACK AND LEFT THE SWITCH ON HEADLAMP AND CONTINUED OUR TRIP HOME FROM DECLO NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH SWITCH ON HEADLAMP MOD. ALSO, I HAD FOG LAMPS ON THIS ENTIRE TIME WHICH ENTAILED PULLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OUT TO ENGAGE THE FOG LAMPS. THEN A WHILE LATER LIKE A WEEK I WENT TO WORK AT THE AIRPORT AT NIGHT GRAVES . I GOT TO WORK SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE KEYS ON THE FLOOR AS PER PAD TO OPEN VEHICLE, LOCKED VEHICLE BY PAD AND ENTERED THE BUILDING, ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM HORIZON EMPLOYEE THAT THERE WAS A VEHICLE WITH ITS LIGHTS ON IN THE PARKING LOT WHICH WAS MY VEHICLE. I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH FROM AUTO TO HEADLAMP AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN I LOCKED THE VEHICLE THIS TIME , AND THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES . I RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE TO LITHIA FORD OF BOISE, AND THEY HELD THE VEHICLE OVER NIGHT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM , THEY HAVE DONE THIS A COUPLE TIMES ,AND DAMAGED THE DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190304May 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARS A THUMPING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SOLENOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190148May 8, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME STUCK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO BRAKE PROPERLY UNLESS THE PEDAL IS TOUCHING THE FLOOR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARS A SQUEALING NOISE AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THE SQUEALING NOISE IS STILL AUDIBLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,346. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER HAS MISTAKENLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK. THE MUFFLER HAD A LEAK. UPDATED 06/06/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188499April 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 FORD F-140 TRITION 5.4 LITER FLEX FUEL V-8 ENGINE AND 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS AND WHEN MERGING WITH HIGHWAY / INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188456April 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED A FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE ON MY '06 F-150 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-65 ON 10-10-06 AND ON I-10 ON 10-14-06. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER IN CULMAN ALABAMA THAT I COULD DRIVE IT ON TO MEMPHIS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. UPON ARRIVAL IN MEMPHIS DOBBS FORD TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND I HAD TO TAKE HIS WORD. ON MY TRIP BACK TO TAMPA THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I HAD TO TOWED TO AMERICAN FORD IN TALLAHASSEE. THE REPLACED #6 FUEL INJECTOR. LATER, WHILE IN MEMPHIS #5 INJECTOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT LANDERS FORD IN COLLIERVILLE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188458April 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AMERICAN FORD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE # 6 FUEL INJECTOR. AT 9,670 MILES, THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE # 5 FUEL INJECTOR. AT 9,735 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED BECAUSE OF THE FUEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,765, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,462.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188997April 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
2006 FORD F-150 PICKUP CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED HIS FOOT ALSO HITS THE GAS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE**NAR**CC UPDATE *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187312April 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH ONLY 30 MILES. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IF THERE WERE ANY RELATED RECALLS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NONE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 06C11 ON APRIL 7, 2007 STATING THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CALIBRATION HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTICE FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE. HOWEVER, WAS NOT ADVISED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MODULE BEHIND THE DASH WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS NEAR THE RELATED RECALL COMPONENT AND COULD CATCH ON FIRE. ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE DEALER INDICATED THE INCORRECT MILEAGE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY, AND INDICATE THAT THE CONTACT HAS EXCEEDED THE ALLOTTED MILEAGE FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 10,500.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186978April 4, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2006 FORD F-150 WHICH I LEASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2006. SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES BELOW THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. MY WIFE CANNOT DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE SHE CONSTANTLY HIT THE BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE CHECKED WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL WITH THE NEW FORD TRUCKS. COMPLAINTS TO FORD DIRECT HAVE RESULTED IN NO RESPONSE. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM OF HITTING THE BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME UNLESS I PUMP THE BRAKES FIRST, IN A PANIC SITUATION THERE IS NOT TIME TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185479March 19, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2006 FORD F-150 EXTENDED CAB. THE CONTACT TRIED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND HER HAND WAS CAUGHT IN AN AREA OF THE DOOR THAT BROKE HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER. FOUR STITCHES WERE REQUIRED DUE TO THE INJURY. THAT AREA OF THE DOOR COULD POTENTIALLY CUT OFF A CHILD'S FINGER. THE DOOR SHOULD HAVE A COVER, ANDWAS CURRENTLY A SAFETY RISK. THE PASSENGER DIDN'T HAVE THE SPECIFICS REGARDING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10183628February 27, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 F150 FORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BACKING UP, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES IT WAS EASY TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION HE WAS BACKING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE BUMPED THE GARAGE AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 5600 MILES ON IT. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHILE IN REVERSE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS WEARING WORK BOOTS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182248February 11, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL GAS STATION(5 - 8 MPH), I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK JUMPED THE SIDEWALK AND CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING. AFTER PICKING THE TRUCK UP THE NEXT DAY, THE BRAKES WORKED FINE AND EVERYBODY THINKS I'M NUTS! CURRENTLY HAVING TRUCK ACCESSED BY DIFFERENT SOURCES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179087January 18, 2007
STRUCTURE
I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY 2006. THE BED VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 45 MPH, ALMOST AS IF IT IS LOOSE. THERE IS ALSO A NOTICEABLE GROANING FROM THE REAR WHEN THE TRUCK GOES IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER VERIFIED THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178835January 16, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* - ON DECEMBER 20, 2006, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STATING HIS 1995 FORD F150 AND THE CAR PORT WERE ON FIRE AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO START ON ITS OWN. THE WITNESS LOOKED INTO THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT NO ONE WAS IN IT AND CALLED 911. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO RECENT REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 210,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE TO BE A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES, A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT AND THE VEHICLE STORED. *NM UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177768January 4, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES
MY NEW F150 HAS A TERRIBLE SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR THE FIRST 10 MILES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. IF IT IS COLD OUT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ABOVE 50 MPH. FORD HAS REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THEY REPLACED THEM WITH THE SAME PIRELLIS AND IT DID NOT HELP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177662January 3, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE 2006 FORD F-150WAS IN PARK HADTO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SWITCH THE TRANSMISSION TO A DRIVE GEAR. ONCE HE HAD THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WITHOUT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RELEASE ITSELF. IT ACCELERATED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE GEAR. ONE TIME WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH ON AN EXIT RAMP, WHEN HE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/01/06 AND THEY PUT A BOX THAT CONTACT STATED WORKED LIKE A BLACK BOX ON THE PLANE TO DIAGNOSE VEHICLE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE BOX ON FOR 6 WEEKS AND THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 1/30/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177588January 2, 2007
TIRES
HAD A GENERAL AMERI-TECH GO FLAT (613 MILES ON IT) COULD FIND NO HOLES OR LEAK EXCEPT FROM TIRE/RIM SEAL. FORD DEALER CLAIMED IT HAD A NAIL HOLE IN SIDE WALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE MYSELF. AGAIN I ATTEMPTED TO AIR TIRE BACK UP BUT IT WAS LEAKING FROM TIRE AT RIM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177005December 26, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
ALL FORD LIGHT TRUCKS, SUVS, AND CARS MANUFACTURED SINCE 1987 ALL THE WAY UNTIL 2006 NEED TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ADJUSTED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 24 YEARS AND I HAVE SEEN THESE VEHICLES SWITCH FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL TOO BRIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT BLINDS INCOMING TRAFFIC DRIVERS. THIS IS ALSO TRUE WHEN FORD PRODUCTS ARE DRIVEN BEHIND OTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS AND THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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