2004 Ford F-150 complaints

1) BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. IT WAS SERVICED BY FRIENDLY FORD BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, EXTREME SEVERE VIBRATION THAT IT SHAKES THE WHOLE TRUCK WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE SAID VEHICLE AT 65 MPH GOING DOWNHILL. THE CONDITION IS WORSE THAN BEFORE IT WAS SERVICED. I BEG NHTSA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. 2) ENGINE OR COMPUTER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? ENGINE LOSSES POWER AND DROPS TO FAIL SAFE MODE. TOTALLY GUTLESS WHILE COMING IN TO FREEWAY FROM AN OFFRAMP OR DURING CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. AFTER HOURS OF DRIVING IT COMES BACK TO NORMAL. I TRIED DIFFERENT GRADES OF FUELS OCTANE IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFFERENCE IT DID MALFUNCTION IN SIMILAR WAY. VERY SCARY AND DAGEROUS EXPERIENCE. 3) DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW AND REAR WINSHIELD POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS. EXTREME WATER INTRUSION DURING RAIN AND CAR WASH TIME. IT HAS HARSH MECHANICAL NOISE INSIDE THE DOOR.

2004 FORD F-150 2WD REG CAB LONG BED: 1 - SHIFTING VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DURING A COMPLETE STOP FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE 2 - ONCE DRIVE ENGAGED, THE THROTTLE ENGAGED AT FULL POWER WITHOUT DRIVER'S INITIATION OF GAS PEDAL. TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING BRAKE FIRST WITH ONE FOOT, THEN WITH TWO, WITH NO EFFECT. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ONCE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TO PARK. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE CAUSED BY RUNNING THROUGH A CHAINLINK FENCE WHICH RESULTED IN APPROX $2500 IN REPAIRS. 3 - FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER. SERVICE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. DAMAGED FIXED IN DEALER BODY SHOP VIA DRIVER'S INSURANCE POLICY. ONCE BODY WORK COMPLETED, THE BODY SHOP TECHNICIAN PUT IN A REQUEST TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO CHECK THE VEHICLE AGAIN AS THE THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STILL IN SERVICE SHOP FOR FURTHER MECHANICAL INVESTIGATION.

DT VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT VIBRATION, IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE. THE DEALER STATES ITS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS, AND THE REAR END TWICE BECAUSE THE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, IT STILL SHAKES AND THEY THINK ITS BECAUSE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE LOCKED UP. *AK.

MY 2004 FORD F150 WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND AC ON MAX. I LEFT IT RUNNING WHILE I UNLOADED THE BACK SEAT OF SEVERAL ITEMS. I THEN CLOSED THE DOORS AND PROCEEDED TO UNLOAD 4 CASES OF WATER FROM THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I MADE 5 TRIPS FROM THE TRUCK TO THE HOUSE AND WHEN I RETURNED AND PUT THE TAILGATE BACK UP MY TRUCK TOOK OFF TOWARDS MY HOUSE AND IMPACTED THE BRICK WALL OF THE GARARGE (APPROX 20 TO 25 FOOT DISTANCE). I TRIED TO RUN FROM THE BACK AND OPEN THE DOOR AND APPLY THE BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK HIT THE HOUSE AS I GOT THE DOOR OPEN. THE SHIFTER WAS STILL IN PARK. I APPLYED THE BRAKE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND MOVED IT BACK TO REVEAL THE DAMAGE. MY WIFE AND I TESTED THIS AFTERWARDS TO ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THIS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT. MY HOUSE AND THE TRUCK ARE DAMAGED AND I FEEL THAT THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REALLY HURT SOMEONE. AFTER BEING TOLD OF THIS SITE BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND ONE HAS ALMOST AN IDENTICAL STORY. SEE COMPLAINT 10081205. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY INFORMATION YET.

CONTINUOUS VIBRATIONS IN 2004 F150 AFTER FIVE TIMES TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DRIVE SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL HAVE VIBRATIONS. ACCORDING TO RADAR AND GPS THE SPEEDOMETER IS INCORRECT UP TO 3 MILES PER HOUR CLOCKING EXAMPLE. OPERATING AT 55 MPH SPEEDOMETER SHOWING 58 TO 58 1/2 MPH.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 F-150 REGULAR CAB PICKUP IN MAY OF 04. IT HAS HAD A SERIOUS VIBRATION SINCE NEW. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS "TEETHING" PROBLEMS, GETTING BROKEN IN AS IT WERE. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO DRIVE SHAFTS, A DAMPENER AND A COMPLETE REAR END DOWN TO THE BREAK ROTORS. NONE OF THIS HAS HELPED WITH THE VIBRATION. I TOOK IT TO A SECOND DEALER AFTER THE ORIGINAL REFUSED TO SWAP THE TRUCK OUT AS A GOOD FAITH GESTURE. INSTEAD THEY WANTED TO "TRADE" THE TRUCK. I WAS OFFERD TEN THOUSAND PLUS LESS THAN I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK FOR, LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS EARLIER. THE TRUCK I WANTED TO "SWAP" FOR WENT UP OVER SIX THOUSAND MORE THAN THE STICKER PRICE. THE SECOND DEALER KEPT IT MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEIR SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL TTRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HAD NO LUCK WITH RECTIFYING IT. THE ORIGINAL SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS A LEMON, THE SECOND SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS A LEMON. NEITHER WOULD PUT IT IN WRITING, FOR FEAR OF JOB LOSS. FORD HAS BEEN NO HELP WITH THE ISSUE, AFTER REPEATED PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THIS IS MY ONLY "RELIABLE" VEHICLE. IT NOW HAS @17800.0 MILES ON IT MAINLY HIGHWAY. THE VIBRATION IS GETTING WORSE WITH TIME AND MILAGE. I FEEL THAT ANY THING MECHANICAL THAT VIBRATES WILL EVENTUALY BREAK. IF I WAS LOOKING TO BUY THIS VEHICLE USED AND FELT THE VIBRATION I WOULD WALK AWAY FROM IT! IT IS THAT BAD. INCIDENT DATE APPROXIMATE

ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER I PURCHSED MY TRUCK I WAS STOPPING AT STOP SIGN, AND MY TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCLERATED. THIS HAPPENS OCASSOANALLY. IT CAN HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK OR IT CAN GO A COUPLE MONTHS WITHOUT A INCIDENT. I HAD IT TO THE DEALER (ZIMMERMAN FORD IN CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA) THEY REPROGRAMED IT AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TOLD THEM MANY TIMES THAT IT WAS STILL OCCURING AND THEY SAID IF THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE THEY HAD IT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIE PROBLEM FOR 18 MOUNTHS NOW. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A ACCIDENT 3 TIMES AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY REFERED ME BACK TO THE DEALER, WHICH HAS GOTTEN ME NOWHERE. I SEE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN 8 OR MORE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSIGHT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY FORD DEALER SAID THEY HAVE A THING CALLED OASIS FOR DEALERS TO REPORT THEASE PROBLEMS TO FORD AND THERE WAS NOT ANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM.

THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DO NOT PERFORM INTENDED FUNCTION, OR FAIL ENTIRELY. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS ARE LIT, THE BUTTONS DO NOT LIGHT. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON LATER IN THE DRIVE. THE VOLUME + BUTTON MAKES THE CD TRACK OR RADIO STATION SKIP TO THE NEXT ONE, THE VOLUME - BUTTON MAKES THE VOLUME INCREASE. THE MEM BUTTON DOES NOTHING. THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED SLIPPING, AS IF IT "FORGOT" THAT IT WAS ON. AND THE TRUCK ACCELLERATES, OR SLOWS. WHEN THE CRUISE WAS ON YESTERDAY, THE "RESUME" BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, AND THE "SET" BUTTON CAUSED THE TRUCK TO ACCELLERATE. FREQUENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL SIMPLY WILL NOT TURN ON AND SET AT ALL.

REAR AXLE WHINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. UNREPAIRED TWO TIMES BY DEALERSHIP. THIRD REPAIR REFUSED BY ME BECAUSE DEALERSHIP AND FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE THE REAR AXLE AND WANTED TO KEEP MY TRUCK FOR AN INDEFINATE PERIOD OF TIME TO DISCOVER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHOUT PROVIDING ME A LOANER/RENTAL. A MANDITORY RECALL SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED, NOT JUST THE RING AND PINION. UNDER THE CURRENT TSB'S FOR THIS PROBLEM THEIR IS TOO MUCH ROOM FOR ERROR! VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5000 MILES.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS CONTINENTAL TIRES, CONTRITRAC, SIZE P255/65R17. IT IS A TUBELESS RADIAL TIRE. AT ONLY 3000 MILES THE TRUCK SHOOK . THEY CHANGED TWO TIRES BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NOT GOOD. ON JUNE 27, 2005 THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK

WHEN USING PASSING GEAR AT 45-65 MPH YOU GET A VERY STRONG VIBRATION UNTIL YOU GO INTO OVERDRIVE. WHEN YOU USE THE OD SHUT OFF BUTTON AT 65 - 50 MPH YOU GET THE SAME VIBRATION. (1) FORD SENT LETTER IN JANURARY FROM 1ST COMPLAINT IN OCT 04 SAYING IT WAS THE TIRES AND WOULD ONLY WARRANTY THEM FOR 3 YEAR NOT REPLACE THEM NOW. (2) MAY BOTH FRONT STEEL RIMS. NOW AT THIS POINT VIBRATION IS ONLY BETWEEN 50 - 65. (3) TRUCK WAS IN SHOP FROM 31 MAY TO 10 JUN 05. REPLACED (A INSULATOR ASY - ENGINE SUPPORT), (DRIVE SHAT ASSEMBY -REAR) REMOVED AND INSTALLED. (INSULATOR - POWERTRAIN REAR SUPPORT) REPLACED. I DO NOT HAVE OLD PARTS, DEALER KEPT THEM. VIBRATION IS STILL THERE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY IN 373 REAR ENDS. MY BROTHER IN TX (SAN ANGELO, WAS HELPING ME, HIS BEST FRIEND IS THE SERVICE MGR AT THE FORD DEALER THERE AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM). A FRIEND TOLD ME HER FATHER IN AL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD CAN NOT FIX IT. MY SERVICE MGR BRYAN AND I DROVE A 2005 IDENTICILE TO MY TRUCK AND THE VIBRATION WAS WORSE THEN MINE. MY CONCERN IS WHAT IN THE LON TERM WILL IT HAVE ON US WHO WILL BE TOWING CAMPERS AND GOING UP AND DOWN MOUNTAING AND USING THE LOWER GEAR FOR POWER AND BRAKING. WHAT WILL THAT VIBRATION DO TO THE DRIVE TRAIN? WHO LIVES WILL BE PUT IN AT RISK BECAUSE OF THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

VEHICLE HAS DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION & REAR END HOWL SENSE I TEST DROVE IT AUG 2004. I POINTED OUT THE DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION TO MY SALESMAN AND HE SAID IT " PROBABLY LOST A WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHT". A FRIEND WENT INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP ( LINDQUIST FORD) AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AFTER THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THERE ARE TSBS ON THIS PROBLEM AND AFTER MY TRUCK WAS IN & OUT OF THEIR SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. SO FAR THE TIRES AND WHEELS HAVE BEEN FORCED BALANCE, DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED, CAB MOUNTS REPLACED, TRANSMISSION TAIL SHAFT END PLAY CHECKED & REAR END REPLACED. NONE HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUES. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME FORD HAS IDENTIFIED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS THE PROBLEM. WE PRECEEDED TO ARRANGE REPLACEMENT AND I INSISTED ON A NEW NOT A REBUILT ONE. HE GOT BACK WITH ME AND SAID THE NEW FORD REP HE WAS DEALING WITH DOESNT REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS ! MINE SUDDENLY.......... YOU GUESSED IT.. ITS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS !! THE DEALERSHIP MANAGEMENT WONT RETURN MY CALLS. FORD WONT BE SHAMED INTO FIXING THESE PROBLEMS UNLESS/ UNTIL THE MEDIA GETS INVOLVED.

DT: HAD TO PUT 4 SETS OF BRAKES ON VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. THE ROTORS WERE GETTING GROOVED SO BADLY THAT VEHICLE PULLS OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO FORD, AND THEY IGNORED HIM. HE TRAVELED AND SAW THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER FORD CARS. FORD TOLD HIM IT WAS COSMETIC. *AK WHILE ON THE FIRST TRIP WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE REAR END HAD GONE OUT, THE CLUTCH PACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, THE FOG LAMPS WERE HOLDING MOISTURE AND WERE REPLACED, THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE AND PULL FROM ONE SIDE, THE SHIFTING WAS HARSH WHEN CHANGING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, A LOUD CLUNK WOULD BE PRESENT AT TIMES WHEN STARTING FROM STOP THEN DECELERATING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START AT TIMES. SC

HUSBAND DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE ANS SEES FLAMES COMMING UP BEHIND HIM BETWEEN THE CAB ABD THE BED. PULLED OVER AND HAD FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FLAMES. FOR DEALER STATED THAT "SOMETHING CLOGGED THE BREATHER TUBE WHICH IGNITED THE FIRE" TWIN TODDLERS WERE STRAPPED INTO THE CARSEATS IN THE BACK OF THE CAB..

BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES WITH COMPLAINTS OF VIBRATION. REPLACED TIRES, DRIVE SHAFT, ROTORS & CLUTHES IN REAR END. STILL HAD VIBRATION & RETURNED TO DEALER ONY TO HEAR "WE CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". THE VIBRATION OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 500-1000 MILES.

BRAKES WARPING... ABS COMES ON,BRAKES START PUMPING......TURN THE BRAKE DISC ABOUT THREE TIMES, REPLACED BRAKE DISC FOUR TIMES IN TWENTY THOUSAND MILES ON F 150 FORD PICKUP TRUCK........

DT: ENGINE FAILURE. FAIL SAFE MODE LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED FOR A YEAR. DEALER SAID THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT CONTACT CALLER BACK A,ND WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP. COMPUTER PARTS AND ELECTRICAL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NOTHING HAS HELPED. *AK

2004 F150 XLT SEVERE DRIVELINE VIBRATION BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THIS VIBRATION IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN TOWING OR HAULING A HEAVY LOAD. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO BACK TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS FOR THIS CONDITION. THREE SETS OF TIRES AND TWO SETS OF WHEELS HAVE BEEN ON THIS TRUCK, ROAD FORCE TIRE BALANCING HAS BEEN TRIED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO APPARENT CORRECTION FOR THIS CONDITION IN SIGHT.

DT: PROBLEM OCCURED ON 5/27/05 WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER OPENING AND SHUTTING THE DOOR, THE BACK GLASS SHATTERED. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED THAT THE GLASS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. LA WEST IS THE MANUFACTURER AND WERE SUPPOSED TO SEND A GLASS BUT HAS NOT DONE SO YET.

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE'S FORD HITCH BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. *NM THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO A WELDING SHOP WERE THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANY PENETRATION ON THE WELD, WHICH WAS WELDED PART WAY AND TO TAKE THE OLD RECEIVER TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE RECEIVER TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY CLAIMED THE TRAILER WHICH WEIGHT IS 2500 LBS WAS TOO BIG, HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. 2500 LBS, IS LESS THEN WHAT FORD GUARANTEE THERE TRUCKS WILL PULL. JEANNETTE GOMES OF HARTFORD INS. IS CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF THE RECEIVER THAT FAILED.*NM *SB

DT: WITHOUT WARNING, CARBON MONOXIDE SMELLED IN VEHICLE AND WATER LEEKING FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE SMELL HAPPENED MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE CLOSED AND WHEN IT WAS RAINING . BUT IT SMELLEDALSO WHEN IT WAS DRY. DEALER STATED THEY COULDN'T HELP HELP BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REDESIGN THE SYSTEM. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY COULDN'T HELP CALLER. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE HIS PARENTS HOME THE ALARM WENT OFF. WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK.

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 SUPER CAB TRUCK.WHILE EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY IWAS COASTING DOWN THE RAMP AND WHEN I APPROACHED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELLERATING WHEN I FIGURED OUT WHAT I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND SLID INTO THE INTERSECTION.THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMAL AFTER I GOT IT STOPPED.THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP.THEY SAID THERE WHERE NO FAULTS STORED IN THE COMPUTER AND IT TEST DROVE NORMAL COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS THE 5.4 V/8 ENGINE

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING. AT A STOP LIGHT IT DIED, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET IT STARTED. PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND AFTER 15 MINUTES IT STARTED. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER, AND DID SOMETHING ON THE COMPUTER. MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY HELP.*AK

POOR PAINT FROM FACTORY, RUNS IN CLEAR COAT. THEY ONLY WANTED TO REPAINT IT AND THE SHOP THEY WANTD TO USE WAS NOT EVEN A FORD SHOP. 2004 F-150. JOPLIN FORD LINCOLN MERCURY WAS THE DEALER.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 F-150 VIN [XXX] IN AUG 2004. THE SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT WE BEGAN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN AND FOR SOME REASON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT. IT WAS NOT A CONSTANT THING WHEN WE WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK. HOWEVER AFTER A FEW OCCASIONS OVER A COUPLE MONTHS WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER.WE TOOK IN ON FEB.1 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD 2600 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME.THE DEALER CONCURRED WITH THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR ASSISTANCE ON HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.THE DEALER DID AS THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY FORD AND DID CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD IT RESOLVED.BUT A MONTH TO SIX WEEKS LATER IT BEGAN STALLING AGAIN.ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES AT LOW SPEED.THEN SOME TIME PASTED IT DID IT AGAIN THEN A WEEK LATER IT SHUTTERED WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC. THEN 3 DAYS LATER IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A THREE LANE EXPRESSWAY BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR.IN THE PAST EVERYTIME IT STALLED IT WOULD RESTART. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT CRANK OVER BUT IT HAD A HOT BATTERY.IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD MIRCOPROCESSOR I BELIEVE. THIS WAS REPLACED ,IT DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM.THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 4700 MILES. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT AS MANY TIMES AS THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED I HAVE NOT BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. BUT MY LUCK MAY RUN OUT. HAVE OTHERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS,HAVE THERE BEEN RECALLS IN THIS PROBLEM OR SERVICE BULLETINS. I EMAILE

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE INSTANCES OF SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE. CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY OFF.*AK VEHICLE HAD A 4TH ACCELERATION EPISODE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONSUMER SAW THE ACCELERATION ON THE TACHOMETER. *BF *NM

REAR END DIFFERENTIALS MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT 50+ MPH.

CONTACT STATES: REAR END SHOOK WHILE GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH. WHEN DRIVING ACROSS SMALL POT HOLES THE VEHICLE MADE NOISE. BRAKES SQUEALED AT ABOUT 18,000 MILES. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THERE WAS A LOT OF POWDER FROM THE BRAKES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CHECKED BRAKE PADS AND THEY WERE MORE THAN HALF WORN OUT AT ABOUT 18, 000 MILES. ALSO , THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *AK

MY 2004 FORD F150 VIBRATES. THE DEALER HAS MAD E FOUR ATTEMPTS AT REPAIRS WITH NO SUCCESS. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY START TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIBRATIONS IS TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 TO 25 MPH. SLOWING DOWN THIS MUCH ON THE FREEWAY IS UNSAFE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS SEVERE VIBRATION STARTS, IT'S AS IF SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO FAIL IN THE DRIVELINE. AS IT IS NOW, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE, AND AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 7-10-04, AND NOW HAS 6770 MILES.*AK

THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL SHIMMY'S WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT - THE FIRST TIME THEY GROUND THE ROTORS - NOW I WILL WANT THEM TO REPLACE THE PADS AND BRAKE ROTORS. IT IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AROUND A CORNER WHEN YOU MUST APPLY THE BRAKES.*AK

THE FRONT STEERING ON MY 2004 FORD F-150 TRUCK WILL START TO WOBBLE AFTER SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY TRAVEL. IT ACTS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE OUT OF BALANCE. HOWEVER, I JUST HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. THE VEHICLE HAS 23,000 MILES. ANOTHER PERSON I KNOW IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2004 FORD F-150 WITH 17,000 MILES. *JB

THE ENTIRE TRUCK WILL VIBRATE AT ANY SPEED WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE AREA DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE TRUCK BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP THE OWNER WAS MADE AWARE OF TWO SIMILAR F150 PICKUPS WITH THE SAME INTERMITTENT VIBRATION. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *NM

CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK, THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVELINE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SERVICE SINCE 11/25/04 UNTIL PRESENT FOR THE SAME ISSUES. FORD ORGINALLY DID NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM, AND WENT DOWN THE TSB LIST REPLACING DIFFERENT PARTS SUCH AS TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AND DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS UNTIL THE LAST SERVICE ON 1/27/05 FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE RING AND PINION IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. HOWEVER, ON 4/15/05 I NOTICED A VIBRATION AND GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR END WHEN TURNING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. VEHICLE WIKK BE BACK IN SERVICE ON 4/25/05.*AK

2004 FORD F150 PROBLEMS WITH UPPER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS TIRE WEAR.*MR THE UPPER JOINT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE WEAR ON ONE TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT EXHIBITED A RATTLE NOISE, THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS VIBRATING SO BADLY, THE HOOD HAD TO BE REINFORCED SO IT WOULD NOT FLUTTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *JB

PERSISTANT DRIVELINE VIBRATION, MUCH MORE PREVALENT WHEN TOWING. UNDER HEAVY LOAD THE VIBRATION IS SO SUBSTANTIAL THAT VEHICLE CANNOT BE USED. *AK

MY TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BED JUMPING UP AND DOWN AS IT GOES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU GOING AROUND A CORNER. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM UP TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO PERFORM. NO, IT WAS NOT RIGHT FOR A VEHICLE TO PERFORM THIS WAY. *AK

I RENTED A FORD F-150 TRUCK ON APRIL 14, 2005. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED OUT OF CONTROL. THE RPMS WENT FROM IDLE SPEED TO 3000 RPMS. ALL WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD UNTIL I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD. I QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK BACK INTO PARK, THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. *AK

CLUNKING SOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA, WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND/OR SLOWING DOWN AND THE TRUCK IS SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR. AS SOON AS I GIVE IT GAS I WILL GET THE CLUNKING SOUND AGAIN ( IT IS A VERY HARD SOUND). THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD SAYS THIS IS TYPICAL, AND ALL OF THE TRUCKS DO THIS. FORD REMEDY-LUBE THE YOKE. THIS DOES NOT WORK OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BOUGHT MY 2004 F 150 2WD FROM DEALER IN OK. 5800MI HAVE A VIBRATION @ 38-42MPH AND 58-62MPH. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES IN WHICH THEY HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT, RECLOCKED THE DRIVESHAFT ON SECOND VISIT, REBALANCES AND ROTATED THE TIRES BUT STILL HAVE THE PEROBLEM IN WHICH THEY MENTIONED WILL BE ACCEPTABLE. IT ISN'T NORMAL.*AK

THE VEHICLE WILL EMIT AN ELECTRICAL SMELL, THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN THE OCCUPANTS HAVING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SO THAT THEY WON'T GET ASPHYXIATE BY THE SMELL. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *AK *SC *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW FORD F150 ,3 WEEKS OLD, UP THE HIGHWAY 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. SUDDENLY THE AIR BAG DEPOLYED, BURING MY RIGHT EAR LOBB. I THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ,WITH OUT ANY INCEDENT, WHEN I GOT OUT I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHATTERED LIKE AN EGG SHELL. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP POINTED OUT THAT ONE C-CLIP WAS EITHER NEVER PUT IN THE FRONT U-JOINT. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE AIT BAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF.THEY THEN TRIED TO TELL MY MY INSURENCE SHOULD FIX IT. THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE NOT EVEN A PIECE OF DIRT MISSING. THEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT. WWHEN I WENT UP TO SIGN WORK RELEASE THE SAID THEY WANT TO SEND THE TRUCK BACK TO THE FACTORY. BUT THEYNEVER DID THIS. I THEN TOLD THEM I DO NOT WANT IT BACK THEY CAN JUST KEEP IT. UNDER THE LEMON LAW. IT WAS ALRREADY IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 30 DAYS. THEY HAD THERE LEGAL DEPT. CALL ME AND TELL THAT IT IS NOT A LEMON AND I MUST KEEP THIS TRUCK. I DID NOT ARGUE. BUT THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THEY AGIAN SAYING I COULD COME UP THERE AND PICK OUT 1 OF 2 2005 F150 THAT WERE MORE EXPENSIVE AND DID NOT HAVE OPTIONS MINE HAD. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE CASH DIFFERENCE UP FRONT TO PICK 1 UP. I DID NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF CASH SO I STUCK TO MY WORD THAT I DONT WANT A NOTHER FORD TRUCK.AFTER THIS TIME NO ONE ELSE WOULD DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH ME THEY JUST HANG UP. NOW THEY SENT A LETTER TO SAY THEY SELLING MY TRUCK TO PAY FOR LEGAL FEES AND REPIARS. PLEASE HELP ME

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE ON THE ROAD, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. OWNER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP.*AK

10/19/04 PUCHASED A NEW FORD F150 SUPERCREW. I DISCUSSED A VIBRATION I FELT WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE SALES PERSON. HE SAID IT WAS FLAT SPOTS ON THE TIRES, AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT AFTER THE PURCHASE. SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN THE SHOP 3 DAYS LATER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VIBRATION IS A KNOW PROBLEM ON 2004 SOME 2004 F150 TRUCKS. I HAVE EVERYTHING DOCUMENTED IN DETAIL I CAN SEND. THIS SPACE LIMITS ME TO 2000 CHARACTERS. *AK

THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM REAR CAN BE FELT THROUGH OUT TRUCK SEAT ,/STEERING WHEEL /BED SHAKES WHEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS40-65

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR CHECK UP.*AK *BF *NM

WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT CAMPSITE, ABOUT MIDNIGHT, CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED TO FIND THE TRUCK ON FIRE. CONSUMER AND OTHERS AT THE CAMPSITE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO AN AUTOMOBILE CLINIC, AND WAS INFORMED THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THEN, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL...ADJUSTABLE PEDAL LEVELS SEEM TO MOVE CAUSING DRIVER TO STEP ON ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF BRAKE PEDAL...HAPPENS OFTEN...VERY DANGEROUS

REAR END SHUDDERS OR SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP AND TURNING...THERE IS ALSO A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END...FROM READING NHSTA COMPLAINTS THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK...SEEMS LIKE FORD WOULD STEP UP AND FIX WHATEVER IT IS....WORST TRUCK I EVER BOUGHT

VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANDER ON ITS OWN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE...AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE WIND BUT AFTER IT FIRST CAUGHT MY ATTENTION I WATCHED CLOSER AND IT JUST SORT OF PULLS AT TIMES TO ONE SIDE..DON'T THINK ITS THE TIRES CAUSE THEY WERE CHECKED AT A DEALERSHIP NOT LONG AGO..THIS TRUCK SEEMS TO HAVE ALOT OF PROBLEMS..WON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE