Ford F-150 Complaints (2005)

1,112 consumer complaints on file.

#10173777November 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I EXPERIENCED EXTREME FRONT BRAKE SHUDDER AFTER ONLY 6200 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FAULT OF THE FRONT ROTORS. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE CUT. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE ROTORS TO WARP AGAIN, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WON'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NO HELP FROM INQUIRIES WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172790November 6, 2006
TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY ROTATED AND CHECKED FOR ACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172191October 30, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEED THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO AN EMBANKMENT WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WAS NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO IT IN GEAR, THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. UPDATED 02/22/07.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172027October 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE TRYING TO STOP MY FORD F-150 TRUCK, I WAS ACTUALLY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I COULD NOT TELL THAT IT WAS HAPPENING UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. AS I PSHED ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW DOWN NEARLY AS FAST AS IT SHOULD HAVE, SO I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND THAT DID NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY, THEN I REALIZED THE RIGHT EDGE OF MY FOOT WAS ACTUALLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, BUT YOU COULD NOT REALLY FEEL IT SINCE IT HAS VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I TRIED TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELRATOR, BUT TO DO SO I HAD TO RELEASE THE BRAKE A BIT. WHEN I DID THAT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD TOWARD THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT IT. IT HAPPENS BECAUSE AS YOU ARE HITTING THE ACCELERATOR WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO HIGH RPM, AS YOU TRY TO GET YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND RELEASE THE BRAKE A BIT, THE CAR THINKS YOU WANT TO GO FAST AND TAKES OFF BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RPM. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO, BUT IT JUST SEEMED LIKE AN ODDITY AT THE TIME SO I DID NOT REALLY THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL. THEN IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN YESTERDAY WHEN I NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY BECAUSE EVERYONE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME, SO WHEN I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES, I INADVERTANTLY WAS HITTING THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME, IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I PLOWED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM IN FRONT OF ME, AT LEAST 10 TO 15 FEET OR MORE, AND WE WERE ONLY TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR TO THEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING VEHICLES FOR THIRTY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME UNTIL I DROVE THIS TRUCK, AND IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST 2 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. I AM DRIVING THIS TRUCK SINCE AUGUST THIS YEAR. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171965October 27, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE IN COLD CONDITIONS OR ON COLD STARTS THE ENGINE RACES. ALSO DURING THIS TIME AS YOU TRY AND APPLY THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RACES AND IF IN GEAR IT WILL SURGE/LEAP FORWARD. THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BLOCK WALL AND DAMAGE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171460October 20, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND LATER DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170503October 11, 2006
TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FLAKING OF THE TIRE'S SIDEWALLS WERE NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIRE MANUFACTURER: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. BRAND & TIRE LINE: AMERI-TECH. SIZE:P255/70R17. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168843September 21, 2006
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FACTORY KEY WAS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INCLUDED 3 KEYS; 2 GOOD AND 1 DEFECTIVE. ANY TIME A GOOD KEY WAS USED TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE DEFECTIVE KEY DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE KEY WORKED IF IT USED TO LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE STARTING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO PROGRAMMED ANOTHER KEY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO EXPRESSED THAT ANOTHER KEY COULD NOT BE REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE OTHER DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND OFFERED NO RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168672September 19, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNAL TO INDICATE BRAKE FAILURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED A VACUUM LINE HAD DISCONNECTED DUE TO OIL PRESENCE IN THE CONNECTION. THE RUBBER HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT DENIED ANY TRACES OF OIL IN THE SURROUNDING OF THE VACUUM HOSE CONNECTION. UPDATED 11/03/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168423September 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2005 F-150 4-DOOR 2WD WITH A RETRACTABLE SUNROOF. AT ABOUT 3000 MILES IT STARTED LEAKING FROM RAINING SO MUCH IN WA STATE. I TOOK IT TO TITUS-WILL FORD IN TACOMA AND THEY FIXED IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167619September 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN IMPROPER BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WHICH MADE THE SLACK ADJUSTER LENGTH DIFFERENT ON EACH SIDE OF AN AXLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE BRAKE CHAMBERS BE REPLACED AND EACH OF THE SERVICE CHAMBERS MUST BE OF THE SAME SIZE ACROSS THE VEHICLE'S AXLES. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS PAST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HAS CAUSED TROUBLE WHILE THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS INADVERTENTLY IT BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167621September 7, 2006
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 F150 RWD VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO FORD REPAIR 3 TIMES FOR BRAKES (PARKING BRAKE, ABS). ONE OCCASION THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LT REAR HUB WAS 385 DEGREES F BY INFERRED THERMOMETER. ANOTHER OCCASION RT REAR WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALUMINUM RIMS THAT THE DEALER STATES SHOW NO DAMAGE. ALSO UNKNOWN IS WHAT THIS TEMPERATURE MAY HAVE CAUSED TO THE REAR BEARINGS, SEALS AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS (CALIPERS). ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENT ON AND DRIVEABLITY WAS INTOLERABLE WITH SHAKING AND VIBRATION. FUEL CONSUMPTION GOT WORSE BY 30%. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND PARTS WERE REPLACED (ROTOR, ABS SENSOR, PARKING BRAKE REATTACHED) , PARKING BRAKES WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED IN THE SEMI LOCKED POSITION ON THE SECOND RETURN, MISSED ON FIRST RETURN. UNABLE TO GET OLD PARTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167241September 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ON A HILL APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 8MPH , THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWNHILL AND STRIKE A FENCE. THE SEATBELT WAS WORN AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. HOWEVER, THE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WAS NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT CORRECTED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165796August 17, 2006
AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING PAST LUKE AIR FORCE BASE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATES IN MY 2005 FORD F150. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE RADAR. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY IN THE EVENT AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. OTHER PEOPLE WE KNOW ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2005 FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165291August 12, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AT 3000 MILES, THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS AROUND 19,300 MILES AND WAS A BIT MORE INTENSE. I WAS SITTING AT THE STOP LIGHT, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING TO THE POINT,I STARTED GOING INTO TRAFFIC. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO IDLE DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I THEN TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER, WHERE I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD I PROBABLY HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS, WHEN I TOLD HIM I DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT, HE SAID MY FOOT COULD HAVE SLIPPED FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS PEDAL. EVERY TIME HE CAME UP WITH A LAME EXCUSE AS TO WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED I LET HIM KNOW HE WAS WRONG. NOTHING WAS DONE AND WAS TOLD IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT BACK IN AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL BE TAKING IT TO SOMEONE ELSE NEXT TIME OR GETTING A HOLD OF FORD TO FIND A SOLUTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164577August 5, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS GOING TO MEET MY HUSBAND ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO PICK UP MY SON. I STARTED SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEED OF 90KMS/HR QUITE A WAYS BACK. I SLOWED THE TRUCK TO ABOUT 30KMS/HR ABOUT 40 FEET BEHIND HIS PICKUP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING GAVE A COUPLE OF LURCHES, SPED UP AND SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF MY HUSBANDS TRUCK. I DID NOT REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP THE TRUCK. ON THE GROUND BESIDE THE TRUCK THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING STRANGE GOING ON WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. LIKE IT HAD REVVED UP, BRAKED, REVVED AND BRAKED AGAIN. THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD US THE TRUCK CAME OUT TO THE SCENE AND SAID THAT HE BELIEVED SOMETHING WENT TERRIBLY WRONG AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LACOMBE FORD. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT COME UP WITH A CAUSE FOR THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION LIKE THEY DID. FORD CANADA DID NO FURTHER TESTING ON THE TRUCK. THERE WAS $8000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE F150 AND $1000 DAMAGE TO THE OTHER PICKUP WHICH WE HAVE TO PAY FOR. WE HAD THE DAMAGE ON THE FRONT END REPAIRED AND DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN FOR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NOT KILL ME AND MY FAMILY. THE DAY I WAS TAKING IT IN TO BE TRADED IT FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME AT THE STOP SIGN AT AN OVERPASS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING THAT DAY. NOTHING WAS EVER CORRECTED ON THE TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164046July 31, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163795July 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE COMING TO A STOP OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A LOSS OF PRESSURE FEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ON THE 26TH OF JULY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO POWER FORD IN VALENCIA CA. AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT IS MY BELIEF THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER IS LEAKING PRESSURE WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS HIGH, BOTH TIMES THIS OCCURRED THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 110 DEGREES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162700July 17, 2006
TIRES:VALVE
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 LEASED IN JULY OF 2005. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENCES WHERE A TIRE HAS GONE FLAT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS NEAR 60 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN EACH CASE BUT THIS COULD HAVE GONE TERRIBLY WRONG IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR TO KEEP IN MY LANE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 17, 2006. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, NEAR 65 MPH, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT WITHIN 5 SECONDS. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO STEER THE TRUCK AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. I REMOVED THE WHEEL FROM THE TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE TIRE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE WHEEL AND TOLD ME THE VALVE STEM WAS LEAKING; NO HOLE OR PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE COULD BE FOUND. THEY REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE RIM AND INSPECTED THE TIRE TO FIND DAMAGE IN THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE. I REQUESTED THAT THE TIRE, VALVE STEM, AND LABOR BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS THEIR FAULT. HE STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TIRE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VALVE STEM. I ARGUED THAT I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE AND I BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THAT I THOUGH FORD HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VALVE STEMS AND HE CONTINUED TO TELL ME I MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT HE WAS ENTIRELY AVOIDING THE ISSUE AT HAND AND BLAMING ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162138July 11, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM REAR END. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DEALERSHIPS. NEW PINION GEARS, AND NEW CARRIAGE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BUT THE ROARING SOUND PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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