2005 Ford F-150 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,800. PCO CONTACTED OWNER: VEH WAS IN PARK. DEALER FOUND NO EXT DAMAGE. FIXED UNDER "GOODWILL" WARRANTY. 20100413.PCO

P/S WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK CAUSING TO BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN. *TR

2005 FORD F150 V8 4.6L DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF THE HEAD. 65,000 MILES, ORIGINAL PLUGS. *TR

AT JUST OVER 59K MILES ON MY 2005 F-150 5.4L TRITON V8 DRIVING AT 30 MPH I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND THAT INCREASED/DECREASED WITH RPMS. TRAVELING ABOUT 2 MILES FURTHER THE NOISE INCREASED IN VOLUME SO I PULLED OVER AND RAISED THE HOOD. THE NOISE WAS COMING FORM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR WAS SHAKING AS IF MISS FIRING OR RUNNING IRATICLY. I HAD NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATIONS ON THE DASH PRIOR. I WENT DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC. WHEN MY MECHANIC CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE HAS REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. HE SAID THAT I HAD BLOWNOUT A LEAST ONE SPARK PLUG. THIS IS A KNOWN FLAW WITH THE TRITON V8 MOTORS OR RATHER THE SPARK PLUG DESIGN THAT WAS PUT IN THE ENGINE FROM THE FACTORY. THE SPARK PLUG IS A THREE PIECE DESIGN THE IS CRIMPED TOGETHER AND ULTIMATELY CRACKS AND SEPARATES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME LEADING TO LITERALLY BLOWING UP. IN SOME CASES THE THREADS IN THE MOTOR WHERE THE SPARK PLUG SCREWS IN CAN BE TORN OUT. THIS REQUIRES RE-TAPPING NEW THREADS OR A HELIOCOIL PACK. THIS ISSUE WAS NOT POINTED OUT TO ME BY FORD PRIOR SO I COULD PREVENT POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTS AS I KNOW THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IS VERY WRONG. THE MANUAL PROVIDED BY FORD WITH THE TRUCK SAYS THE SPARK PLUGS DON'T NEED TO BE CHANGED UNTIL 100K. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO 100K. I WILL BE SENDING THE BILL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONTACT APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD JUST ENOUGH TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM AT 10 MPH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE ON THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP AND INSPECTED FOR CAUSE . WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE CORRODED UP AND CRACKED IN TWO PARTS AND STOPPED THE FUEL PUMP FROM PUMPING FUEL TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE SHOP HAD A HARD TIME BUYING THE PART FROM A FORD DEALER ,THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE ONE DEALER SAID HE HAD 3 VEHICLES WAITING FOR PARTS. THIS TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE AND IT JUST QUIT IT WAS NOT A FUN DAY WHEN IT QUIT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB CALIFORNIA LIMITED EDITION BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS 48388.9 MILES AND I HEARD A LOUD POP AS I WAS AT THE LIGHT,I THEN LOOKED AROUND AND ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN ( DRIVERS DOOR SIDE) AND THE WHOLE WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE TRACK. I HAD TO CALL A REPAIR MAN TO FIX IT AND HE CHARGED OVER $200.00 DOLLARS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE (SOMEONE COULD GET SCARED BECAUSE OF THE LOUD POP OR THE WINDOW FALLING INSIDE THE TRACK AS YOUR DRIVING CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE ROAD AND VEHICLES SURROUNDING THEM).I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THAT AND THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING ALL THE WINDOWS REGULATORS IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES INCLUDING THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS IN MY TRUCK BEFORE IT DOES THE SAME THING AND CAUSE ANOTHER DISTRACTION. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AS I WAS RESEARCHING ON THE COMPUTER THERE HAVE BEEN ALREADY MANY COMPLAINTS. [XXX] *TR

2005 F-150 FX4 5.4L TRITON 43,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, I HEARD A LOUD THUD!! IN SHOCK, THINKING SOMETHING MAY HAVE CRASHED THROUGH MY WINDOW, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING VERY BUSY A.M TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT FIND ANY TRACE OF BROKEN GLASS. I THEN LOOKED INSIDE THE DOOR AND SAW THAT THE GLASS HAD JUST FALLEN IN????? I COULD PRESS THE BUTTON AND HEAR THE MOTOR, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO MOVEMENT FROM THE GLASS. TWO WEEKS LATER, WITH A 2X4 HOLDING THE WINDOW UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A 35,000.00 DOLLAR AUTOMOBILE, ME MY TWO YEAR AND MY ELEVEN YEAR OLDS IN THE BACK, WERE ON INTERSTATE 10.UNBELIEVABLY, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW COMES CRASHING DOWN AND EXPLODES IN THE DOOR!!!! WITH THE WIND RUSHING UNEXPECTEDLY IN, AND THE LOUD CRASH OF THE GLASS BREAKING IN THE DOOR, I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. KNOWING I HAD MY FAMILIES LIFE AT STAKE, I IMMEDIATELY GAINED CONTROL AND BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO A SCREECHING HALT IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. FROM THAT MOMENT, I HAVE CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CALLED FORD AND MADE COMPLAINTS. ACCORDING TO THE FORD PARTS PERSON I SPOKE TO THE OTHER DAY THE WINDOW REGULATOR PART# HAS CHANGED NOW 3 TIMES AND HE STATED THAT FORD NEVER CHANGES THE PART # UNLESS THERE IS A PHYSICAL CHANGE TO THE PART AND HE STATED THEY HAVE HAD "ISSUES" WITH THESE REGULATORS THUS THE CHANGE, HE STATED THAT THE NEWEST VERSION HAS BEEN BEEFED UP AROUND THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT KEEPS BREAKING OFF, HOPEFULLY THE NEWEST VERSIONS HAVE

THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A FLOOR MAT OR DRIVER ERROR. AT NO TIME DID THE DRIVER HAVE HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR NOR WAS THERE AN OBJECT ON, AROUND, UNDER, OR OVER THE ACCELERATOR. INCIDENT: ON 18 FEBRUARY 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 PM MY WIFE, MOTHER IN-LAW, FATHER IN-LAW AND INFANT DAUGHTER WERE PROCEEDING NORTHBOUND ON WATER TOWER RD. LOCATED IN BENTONVILLE, AR. THERE WERE ZERO DISTRACTIONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND MY WIFE WAS FULLY ALERT WITH NO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND WEATHER WAS SUNNY WITH GREAT VISIBILITY. AS THEY APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF WATER TOWER RD. AND BATTLEFIELD BLVD. AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR, MY WIFE BEGAN BREAKING. AFTER PLACING HER RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED/HEARD/FELT/EXPERIENCED INCREASED ACCELERATION AND DECREASED BREAKING POWER DURING HER ATTEMPTS TO STOP. SHE IMMEDIATELY INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ENSURING HER RIGHT FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO INCREASE SPEED WHILE MY WIFE FOUGHT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THEY PROCEEDED INTO AND THROUGH THE VACANT INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AND FORTUNATELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY WIFE'S EFFORTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUED BEYOND THE INTERSECTION FOR AN APPROXIMATE 150 - 200 FEET. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CEASED ITS EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE AND CAME TO REST AT THAT POINT. AFTER REG

THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BROKEN IN 2 OF MY F150 WINDOWS, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. LATEST DATE IS NOTED BELOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD F-150 THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY AND LOUDLY SLAMMED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL CAUSING EXTREME DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND FAILED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WINDOW ANY LONGER. THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 AND THE WINDOW WAS KIND OF HAVING PROBLEMS GOING UP. DOWN WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. THEN FINALLY IT QUIT GOING UP ALL TOGETHER. WAS ABLE TO DISASSEMBLE AND FOUND THE LITTLE PLASTIC PLUGGER FOR THE ROCKER CONTACT WAS ALL MUSHROOMED OUT. TOOK ONE FROM ONE OF THE BACK WINDOW SWITCHES TO GET BY. *TR

WHILE AT ~45MPH, I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO GO INTO A LEFT HAND TURN. MY F150 THEN LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF (NO POWER STEERING, ETC), AND THERE WERE 2 TRACKER TRAILERS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN WITH THE MOMENTUM THAT I HAD BEFORE THE TRUCK DIED. THE TRUCK RE-STARTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE 2 OTHER TIMES WITH LARGE GAPS OF TIME IN BETWEEN (ONCE IN NOVEMBER 09 AND THE OTHER TIME A WEEK BEFORE THIS LATEST INCIDENT). THE OTHER 2 OCCURRENCES WERE SIMILAR (HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60MPH), AND RESTARTING WITHOUT ANY ISSUE OR ERROR CODES. AN ERROR CODE WAS GENERATED (FINALLY) WITH THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THIS COMPLAINT, AND I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED. AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES I DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE AN ISSUE WITH THIS SENSOR, AND CERTAINLY I WOULD EXPECT THE TRUCK TO DEFAULT INTO THE "LIMP HOME MODE" DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL, WHICH IT DID NOT. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ON SOME FORUMS AND I FELT IT MIGHT NEED SOME ATTENTION. *TR

2005 FORD F150, 5.4 V-8 ENGINE, 59,000 MILES INCIDENT 1) 02/7/10 - UPON ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE TRUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INACTIVE. TRUCK WAS MOVING AT 25-30 MPH. ADDITIONAL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL CAUSED NO ACCELERATION. LIGHT TRAFFIC ALLOWED ME TO COAST TO SHOULDER WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. TRUCK FAULTED INTO 'LIMP MODE' THAT LIMITS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATION (PER MANUAL), THIS WAS INDICATED BY THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT ON THE DASH, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED A ~15 SECONDS AND RESTARTED. UPON RESTART 'WRENCH' LIGHT CLEARED AND ACCELERATOR FUNCTIONED AS PRIOR, AGAIN NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. INCIDENT 2) 02/12/10 - WHILE DRIVING ON A FEDERAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN RIGHT LANE THE SAME SEQUENCE AS INCIDENT ONE ABOVE OCCURRED ? THE TRUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INACTIVE. BEING IN THE RIGHT-MOST LANE I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON TO THE SHOULDER AND AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION. SAME ?WRENCH? LIGHT WAS INDICATED ON DASH, SAME SEQUENCE WAS USED TO RESTART AND DRIVE OFF. THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD THE SITUATION BEEN DIFFERENT, I.E. IN HIGH-SPEED LANE OR HEAVIER TRAFFIC PATTERNS. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN FOR DRIVING PUBLIC, BOTH THOSE IN THE F150 AND ON THE ROAD AROUND THEM. ALMOST IDENTICAL INSTANCES CAN BE SEEN ON NHTSA SITE FOR EXACT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR TRUCK. ADMINISTRATION SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND CONSIDER A SAFETY RECALL TO AVOID FUTURE DAMAGE. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS WITH MY 2005 FORD F150 XLT WITH THE 5.4 V8 AND AUTO TRANS WHERE THE TRUCK HAS HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAIL. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE ENGINE GOES TO "IDLE" AND THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY COASTS. AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT INDICATES ON THE DASHBOARD. STOPPING THE TRUCK, SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTARTING THE TRUCK RESTORES OPERATION. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I PHONED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR AS A SECOND POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREA, THE POTENTIOMETER AT THE GAS PEDAL. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON STATE HIGHWAYS AT LIGHT TRAFFIC TIMES SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD SAFELY AND RESTART VEHICLE TO RESTORE NORMAL OPERATION. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS SYSTEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE EARLY MODEL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS HAD BEEN PROBLEMATIC BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THEM. IF THIS SYSTEM "FAILS" ON A VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE LIKE OUR 285 IN ATLANTA, GA THE RESULT COULD EASILY BE A COLLISION RESULTING IN CERTAIN INJURY IF NOT DEATH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT ALWAYS GO UP AND DOWN. AFRAID TO USE THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AFRAID I WILL NOT GET IT BACK UP. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN NOW. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS ON 2005 F150 FAILED AND WINDOW DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED TO BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. *TR

I PURCHASED A FORD F150 XLT V8 5.4 2WD TRUCK IN JULY OF 2005. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR FOR THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW. I JUST HAD THE LAST ONE REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 08'. IT IS STARTING TO FAIL AGAIN. WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON FOR THE WINDOW TO GO DOWN, ONCE DOWN IT WON'T COME BACK UP. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY LIFT THE WINDOW BACK UP. THIS IS A NOTED AND CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT WON'T ISSUE A RECALL OR DESIGN A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IN SPEAKING WITH MECHANICS FROM FORD, THIS ISSUE STARTED WITH THE NEW MODEL THAT CAME OUT IN 2004. THE 2005 MODELS ARE PRONE TO THE DEFECT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR THREE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE TO WHICH I SEE NO RESOLVE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE CORROSION ON THE RIMS CAUSED THE BLOW OUT AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AROUND THE RIMS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WHERE THE AIR WAS APPLIED AND THE RIM WERE LEAKING AIR AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT REPLACING THE TIRES SHOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE TIRES CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 F-150 TRUCK WITH 37,500 MILES ON IT, WHEN I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE WINDOW WAS NOT ALL THE WAY UP. I THEN PUSHED THE BUTTON TO WIND THE WINDOW UP AND THEN THE WHOLE WINDOW JUST FELL BACK INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD CRASH. I DROVE HOME AND OPENED THE DOOR PANEL TO SEE IF THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS NOT. I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THAT THERE WAS A REDESIGN. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT AND THEY SAID THAT FORD DOESN'T CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEREFORE A RECALL IS NOT REQUIRED. I SAID THAT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND MY WINDOW FALLS OUT WITH A LOUD BANG DISTRACTING ME AND BEING 35 DEGREES AND RAINING OUT AND THAT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HE THEN SAID FORD DOESN'T SEE IT THAT WAY. I HAD TO PAY $333 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED RAPID ACCELERATION WHENEVER HE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO TELL THE CONTACT WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. PCO CONTACTED CONSUMER: UNK IF ABL WAS ILLUMINATED AT TIME. DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR BURISES ON ARM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND DAMAGE/FAULT CODES. REPAIR NOT MADE TO DATE. 20100414.PCO

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 TRUCK. THE END OF DECEMBER 2009 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. IT STARTED WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOW BUTTON STICKING AND ENDED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN FALLING DOWN. THE FORD MECHANICS SAID THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL AND COULD HAPPEN TO ALL 4 WINDOWS. THIS IS NOT A COVERED SERVICE FOR REPAIR.*CW

FUEL INJECTIONS. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A WHISTLING PROBLEM. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING LOOKED GREAT. NO PROBLEMS . TWO DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP BECACUSE OF A SMOKING PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR #8. A COVERED SERVICE. FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT SEND RECALL NOTICES. ONE WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACE FUEL INJECTOR # 1 AND #5. NOW I FIND OUT THAT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE ALL THE FUEL INJECTIONS AT ONCE. ONLY WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM WHY THE COMPUTER SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK AND THEN ENDED UP WITH THE FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEMS. THEY DIDNT HAVE AN ANSWER. FURTHER MORE THE OTHER FUEL INJECTORS CAN GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. HOPE IM NOT IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THAT HAPPENS.*CW

THE DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ON MY FORD F150 TRUCK. THE WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WITH NO WARNING. REPLACED REGULATOR. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2005 F-150 GOT IN MY TRUCK, CLOSED THE DOOR, AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. READING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 F-150 CREW CAB. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PAST ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE NEARLY ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY 2005 F-150 LARIAT FORD PICKUP TRUCK SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SURGE AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. WHITE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT THE TAIL PIPE. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE PARKING OF THE VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN TRIED RESTARTING BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED A NEARBY FORD DEALER AND THEY DISPATCHED A WRECKER TO BRING THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER GARAGE LOCATED A FEW MILES AWAY. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT THE DEALER CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT A FUEL INJECTOR HAD GONE BAD AND THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS MODEL YEAR OF PICKUP TRUCK TO 111,000 MILES. THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF THE 35,000 MILES WARRANTY. FORD SAID THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE TO REPAIR THE INJECTOR. I'M WONDERING WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL BY FORD SINCE THEY ADMIT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. SHOULD THE INJECTOR HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

YOUR SITE SHOWS A HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE I OWN, A 2005 FORD F-150, IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE STARTLED WHEN A SIDE WINDOW ON THIS VEHICLE "POPS" LOUD ENOUGH TO BE A GUNSHOT, THEN FALLS INTO THE DOORFRAME. IN READING THEIR COMPLAINTS YOU CAN SEE HOW LUCKY SOME OF THEM WHERE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. MUCH LESS HAVING TO PAY ~$400. TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY FORD. THIS CLEARLY IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AND PAID FOR BY FORD MOTOR CO. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHY HAVEN'T YOU INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER YET??? *TR

I WAS DRIVING @ 45MPH WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT AND LOST ALL POWER, RPMS, AND POWER STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH "CHECK GAUGES" MESSAGE. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF TRUCK, THEN STARTED UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SINCE EVERYTHING IS WORKING AGAIN, IT WONT GIVE A DIAGNOSTIC CODE, SO PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. I HAVE READ ALOT ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS, BUT FORD SEEMS OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT. SOME SAY IT COULD BE A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. *TR

COIL ON PLUG KEEPS MISS FIRING . THEY WERE CHANGED TWICE. FORD WANTS TO DO A VALVE JOB TO FIX THE PROBLEM . THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 57000 MILES ON IT. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARING, PADS AND ROTORS AT 33000 MILES. 5000 MILES LATER CALIPER FROZE LOCKING BRAKES. ANOTHER BRAKE JOB HAD TO BE DONE. *TR

FRONT WHEELS DO NOT ENGAGE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. INDICATOR LAMPS DISPLAY THAT SYSTEM IS ENGAGED AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY CAUSING A FALSE SINCE OF SECURITY WHEN TRAVELING ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. MECHANIC REPLACED PART # 7LIZ-3C247-A (ACTUATOR). A COUPLE OF MECHANICS SAID IT WAS A POOR DESIGN AND THIS VACUUM SYSTEM WAS PRONE TO WATER AND DIRT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ENGAGE. NO INDICATOR LAMPS. FORD HAD TO REPLACE 4X4 MOTOR. 34,000 MILES BUT 38 MONTHS SO WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A TUNNEL AT APPROX.55 MPH THE ENGINE ON MY 2005 F-150 WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AT FULL SPEED AND WENT INTO WHAT FORD CALLS LIMP MODE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME OR I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS. THE TRUCK HAS SINCE THIS INCIDENT QUIT RUNNING ALL TOGETHER SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS CHARGED $75 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT WOULD COST $450 TO REPLACE. FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER THAT IS DOING THE REPAIRS SAID THAT THERE ARE 397 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER, THAT SHOULD TELL THEM SOMETHING! THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING DEFECT THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

DRIVING HOME @ (HIGHWAY SPEED 55+) FROM A FAMILY GATHERING. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE LOST POWER. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. ENGINE STALLED. HAD TO FIND PLACE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING. RETURNED GEAR SELECTOR TO P. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. RESTARTED AND COMPLETED TRIP. 50+ MILES. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT I HAD A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD BEEN ENTERING OR DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I READ DISCUSSIONS ON 2005 F150 WEB SITE THAT RELATE TO THIS TYPE FAILURE. SCANNED FOR ENGINE CODES. TPS FAULT CODE. REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. I WILL RETAIN OLD PARTS. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK DURING A SNOW STORM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO CHECK THE FUSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND TESTED THE MOTOR AT WHICH TIME I FOUND THAT THE MOTOR IS SEIZED. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE NEXT MODEL YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 05V520000 COVERS 2006 F-150'S I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, IT WAS MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW THAT JUST GAVE OUT ON ITS OWN. NOW THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NEARLY 3 MONTHS AGO. IT A HAZARD FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT I DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND IT SPOOOKED THE '!@#$% OUT OF ME CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ON THE OTHER LANES. PLEASE HAVE THIS PART RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND MY OLDER BROTHER ALSO HAS A F-150 AND HIM TOO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM!!! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. FRONT BEARING WENT OUT ,ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE ACCORDING TO AAMCO MECHANIC. TRUCK ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD A VIBRATION . LANCE CUNNINGHAM FORD ALWAYS POINTED TO TIRES, DRIVE SHAFT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRUE PROBLEM HAS NOW CAME TO LIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. *TR

LOSS OF BRAKES, BRAKING WHILE GOING DOWNHILL, LOSS OF BRAKES, ABS NOT WORKING THEN WORKING. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2005 FORD F150. DRIVING IA A RAINSTORM AND DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL WITH NO WARNING. ALMOST CRASHED ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. HE PULLED OVER AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,547. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,520.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INSIDE OF THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. HE SPECULATED THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP FOR THE WINDOW CABLES HAVE FRACTURED. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING IN HIS FACE. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE . NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, BECAUSE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68000.

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LOUD CRASH IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THEN WINDOW DROPS TO FULL OPEN POSITION. WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND SUDDENLY BEING HIT BY WALL OF RAIN AND LOUD CRASH I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE. I DID RESEARCH AFTER GETTING HOME AND THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE AND IS THE MOST COMMON FIX FOR 2004-2008 F-150S, ALL MODELS. *TR

WINDOWS FALL OUT AND CRASH INTO THE DOOR PANEL. *TR

ENTERED THE TRUCK TO START THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BOTH VISUAL AND ON THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS NEGATIVE FOR ANY SIGNS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT I CHANGE THE AIRBAG MODULE AND THE WIRING HARNESS AS THIS COULD BE THE REASON FOR THE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 FX4 WITH A 5.4 TRITON. MY PROBLEM IS THE MOTOR REGULATORS IN THE WINDOWS AND SWITCH FAILURE. I STUMBLED UPON A WEB SITE THIS MORNING AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM. WHY WON'T FORD RECALL THE PART AND FIX IT. I AM AFRAID TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY WINDOWS FALL INTO THE DOOR. I WILL PROBABLY WRECK AND UP DYING BECAUSE FORD CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

SPARK PLUG BREAKING OFF IN ENGINE. *TR

VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND SERIOUS WOBBLE IN FRONT END AND CAN ALSO FEEL UNDER DRIVER SEAT...THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES LEFT AND RIGHT SO BAD SOMETIMES THAT IT CAN BE NAUSEATING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM...MUST BE THE TIRES. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED FULL SET OF TIRES TWICE AND NO RESOLVE. AND NEW STRUTS/SHOCKS, NEW DRIVE SHAFT AND U-JOINTS, SEVERAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND NEW BALL JOINTS, NEW ROTORS, AND MANY REBALANCINGS.... CANNOT FIND PROBLEM TO FIX. THIS FEELS DANGEROUS AS IT REQUIRES A TWO FISTED GRIP AND IT COMES AND GOES...WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS NOT HAVING PALSY ATTACK, VIBRATION CAN BE FELT UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT AND UNDER FEET. *TR