2005 Ford F-150 complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END VIBRATED AT 45MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, CUT THE ROTORS AND TIGHTENED THE PINION IN THE REAR END. ALTHOUGH THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NOISES THAT RESEMBLED THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS. AFTER FINDING THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE CONTACT'S OTHER VEHICLE AND HOME. THE FIRE MARSHAL FILED A REPORT. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COMPLETELY MELTED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING INSPECTED. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO BRAKING PRIOR TO IMPACT. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. UPDATED 02/21/06. *JB

THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE MOST RECENT. TRUCK HAS ONLY 4200 MILES ON IT. ON ALL FOUR OCCASIONS I WAS BRAKING WHEN IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATED THREE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONE TIME ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THE CRUISE WAS NOT ON. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKES NOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD HOLD IT. ACCELERATION WENT UP TO 3000+ RPMS AND WAS WITNESSED BY THE PASSENGER. I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO GET IT STOPPED. ALL FOUR TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM NOR MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY ACCIDENT. FORD DID REPROGRAM THE PCM MODULE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THAT.*AK

POPPING FROM REAR-END AT SLOW SPEEDS AND SHUTTERING AT DOWN SHIFT ON HIGHWAY. LOCAL DEALER SAID REAR PINION GEAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND CLUTCH PACKS WERE BAD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED 7 FUEL INJECTORS, 8 SPARK PLUGS, AND ORDERED A FUEL RAIL. THESE ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FEATURE ON THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG THAT DISABLED THE AIR BAG BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONLY WHEN THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT TO THIS SENSOR, AND THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - THE AIR BAG WAS DISABLED ALTHOUGH A 120 LB OCCUPANT WAS IN THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER NOTED THE FAILURE BUT CLAIMED THERE WAS NO WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURES ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS. IT HAS OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEED WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC. THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE ENGAGING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND START TO PULSE BUT FAIL TO STOP. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE PAVEMENT WAS COMPLETELY DRY AND THE ROAD SURFACES WERE CLEAN. ALL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN NARROW MISSES IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS. AFTER EACH INCIDENT THE BRAKES APPEAR TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION AND ONLY ONCE HAVE I BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE WHICH WAS IN A PARKING LOT SHORTLY AFTER THE VERY FIRST INCIDENT. DURING EACH INCIDENT I INITIALLY APPLY AND HOLD THE BRAKE UNTIL I REALIZE COMPLETE FAILURE AND THEN RELEASE AND RE-APPLY. EXCEPT FOR YESTERDAY (01/01/2006) THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. YESTERDAY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT BUT ONLY BECAUSE THE INITIAL SPEED WAS SO SLOW THE VEHICLE JUST RAN OUT OF FORWARD MOMENTUM AND THE MINIMAL BRAKING HELD THE VEHICLE. I BACKED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, BRAKED, TESTED STOPPING AND THE BRAKES APPEARED FINE AT THAT TIME. I PLAN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM IN ADDITION TO A CHARGING LIGHT PROBLEM AND HAVE FAILED TO FIX EITHER PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A BRAKING PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO RE-CREATE THE BRAKING MALFUNCTION. THEIR RESOLUTION WAS TO BLEED THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND RETURN THE

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO THE MEDIAN AND COLLIDED WITH THE RETAINING WALL. THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FOR AN ABS PROBLEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AND REAR THIRD DO NOT ALWAYS CLOSE COMPLETELY. THIS SOMETIMES ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINED OR WHEN IT WAS WASHED. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LETTING THE CONTACT KNOW THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

MY PAINT JOB WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIN, MY WINDSHIELD WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, THERE ARE TICKING NOISES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THE FRONT END IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE TRUCK, THE TRANSMISSION STALLS THE TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLS BACKWARDS IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAS EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, WHICH IS THE ONLY THING THAT FORD HAS ALL BUT ADMITTED TO BY EXTENDING THE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR/RIDE HARSHNESS WARRANTY FROM 1YR/12,000 MILES TO 3YRS/36,000 MILES. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A CAR COMPANY GIVING AWAY SOMETHING UNLESS THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NM

MASTER CYLINDER LEAK DOWN. *NM

ENGINE ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED WHEN BRAKING FOR RED SIGNAL. WAS FORCED TO PUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND TAP ACCELERATOR TO REDUCE ENGINE SPEED TO IDLE. THE TACHOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY 4000 RPM WHEN PUT IN NEUTRAL INITIALLY. BRAKES STOPPED THE TRUCK WITH DIFFICULTY PRIOR TO PUTTING GEAR IN NEUTRAL. NO KNOWN TSBS AND DEALER NOT SURE HOW TO DUPLICATE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WATER LEAKED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE FOR INSPECTION. NO CAUSE WAS DISCOVERED. THE WIRING THAT UNDER THE FLOOR MAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS UNDER WATER AND FROZE INTO ICE. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THEY OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO THE CONTACT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, AND COLLIDING WITH FOUR OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK DURING HEAVY BRAKING. HE TESTED THE VEHICLE AT 30, 50, AND 70 MPH BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH FOR THE TIRES TO SQUEAL. THE SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCKED . THIS CAUSED ONE INJURY TO THE PASSENGER. SHE SLAMMED INTO THE DASHBOARD AND INJURED HER WRIST AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE SEAT BELTS WERE ACTING AS INTENDED. *AK UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

2005 FORD F150 6-DISK CD/MP3 PLAYER NO LONGER ACCEPTS CD'S. I GET ERROR MESSAGE REPORTING BAD DISC AND ITS EJECTED. *JB

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES IN A 9 MONTH TIME SPAN. HAD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND IT WASN'T UP TO THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TIRE MANUFACTURER. WHILE TALKING TO THE MANUFACTURER REP ON THE PHONE SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAD READ MEMOS FROM FORD ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE ALIGNMENT SPECS ON THE VEHICLE. FORD CONTINUES TO REFUSE ANY KIND OF WARRANTY WORK. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2005 FORD 150, GOES INTO NUTERAL WHEN YOU STOP ON A HILL AND WILL ROLL BACKWARDS EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK IS IN DRIVE OR THE TRUCK WILL ROLL FORWARD EVEN WITH THE TRUCK IN REVERSE. THE TRUCK ALSO GOES INTO NUTERAL WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS . TRANSMISSION THEN CLUNKS WHEN GOES BACK INTO GEAR. ALSO WHEN TUCK DOWN SHIFTS WHEN GOING UP HILL IT SEEMS TO HIT A DEAD SPACE IN THE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD THIS IS ALL NORMAL BY FORD REPS. *NM

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 FORD F-150 4X4 SUPERCREW TRUCK AND HAVE STARTED EXPERIENCING SOME GRINDING/ PULLING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WOULD PROBABLY JUST GO AWAY AND NOW IT JUST GETS WORSE EACH TIME. THE PROBLEM CREATES A RATHER LOUD NOISE AND HAS GREATLY CONCERNED ME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, RIVERTOWN FORD/ COLUMBUS,GA, AND I DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDE SPREAD WITH THE F-150. I AM IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM NOW. FORD MOTOR CO. NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *NM

BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY SANK TO FLOOR AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP BEFORE PULLING ONTO A STREET FROM A DRIVEWAY. DROVE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO SINK TO THE FLOOR WHEN LIGHT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. IT TOOK A STURDY PUSH TO ACTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THEY REPORT THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID MULTIPLE TESTS AND FOUND NOTHING. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CITY WITH UNRELIABLE BRAKES. I DON'T WANT TO HURT SOMEONE OR MYSELF. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWS LACK OF CONCERN. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WAS DRIVING 72 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN HE STARTED TO GO DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. AT THAT TIME, HE PRESSED THE BRAKES AND DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED IT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. *AK UPDATED11/29/05. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP BLED THE BRAKES. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY F150 I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND WITH THE A/C ON AND THE FAN IN LOW. I DROVE FOR ANOTHER WEEK TO DETERMINE WHAT THE NOISE WAS AND FOUND THAT IT IS APPARENTLY A RELAY THAT IS BEING CYCLED WHEN THE A/C COMPRESSOR TURNS ON. THE SWITCH WILL CYCLE ANYWHERE FROM ONCE EVERY TEN SECONDS AT 55 MPH AND ABOVE WITH THE FAN IN 1 OR 2 TO ONCE EVERY THIRTY SECONDS. THE SWITCH SELDOM CYCLES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT IDLE BUT CAN BE HEARD TO CYCLE WHEN THE A/C IS SWITCHED ON OR OFF AT IDLE OR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THERE IS NO APPARENT AFFECT ON THE A/C SYSTEM OPERATION. THE TICKING IS VERY LOUD AND ANNOYING. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A NEW VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND THEY DID SEVERAL THINGS, FIRST THEY RECHARGED THE A/C SYSTEM AND TRIED TO RETURN THE TRUCK TO ME. I DROVE IT DOWN THE STREET, NOTED THE TICKING STILL THERE AND TOOK IT BACK. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME THAT THE TICKING IS "NORMAL" ON THESE TRUCKS. I PRESSED THE ISSUE AND HE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND ULTIMATELY CHANGED THE SWITCH/RELAY THAT IS CYCLING. THIS, HOWEVER IS THE WRONG SOLUTION, OBVIOUSLY THE SWITCH WORKS, WHAT IS NOT WORKING IS WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO CYCLE SO FREQUENTLY (AS OFTEN AS ONCE EVERY TEN SECONDS). AFTER A FULL DAY AT THE DEALERSHIP, I TOOK THE TRUCK AND HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANOTHER SOLUTION. *NM

DT: 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A SPARE TIRE WHICH IT IS THE SAME SIZE AS THE OTHER TIRES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE RIM WILL NOT FIT UNDER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE TIRE ON IT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE WHEN THE TIRE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A N ORIGINAL HANKOOK TIRE, P235/70R17.. THE HANKOOK DEALER COULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE EITHER. FORD STATED IT WAS A NEW SIZE TIRE WITH A NEW MANUFACTURER.*AK

DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2005 THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. ON OCTOBER 3, 2005 IT SURGED FORWARD AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS ON AND IT WAS IN PARK. THEN, THE CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND IMMEDIATELY IT SURGED BACKWARDS. BECAUSE OF THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS O THE BRAKE IT KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO THE STREET. THE CONSUMER CONCERNED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED HIM TO HAVE TWO MAJOR ACCIDENTS. WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

DT: NOTICED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 THAT THE RESIDUE AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. CLEANED OFF THE RESIDUE AND OIL AROUND MASTER CYLINDER. IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING AND NO NOISE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005. *AK

DT: ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 VEHICLE SKIDDED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. IT SKIDDED THREE TIMES SINCE THEN, TWICE WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, AND T HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING AND THERE WAS NO NOISE. *AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THIS OCCURRED ON 3-1-05 FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SOLENOID VALVE BLOCK. ALSO, THEY PUT IN SOME BRAKE FLUID. IT HAPPENED AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES ON 8-10-2005. THE NEXT TIME CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY RAN SEVERAL TESTS ON THE VEHICLE AFTER CONTACTING THE TECHNICAL SERVICES PERSON FOR THE MANUFACTURER. THEY DID NOTHING TO ALTER THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK AS WELL. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIX THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY CONTACTED FORD. THE DEALERSHIP SPOKE WITH THE REGIONAL FORD REPRESENTATIVE, WHO TOLD THEM THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH NONE OF THE OTHER TRUCKS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TEST DROVE A 1999 MODEL AND DROVE IT THE SAME PLACES WHERE SHE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ,AND THAT VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO TEAR THE VEHICLE APART TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE THEY TEST DROVE IT AS WELL AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND GETS WORSE.*AK *NM

DT: AT 400 MILES THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 18, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM HEAT. THEY GOT PERMISSION FROM FORD TO PUT ON DIFFERENT ROTORS. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. LEFT THE DEALER AGAIN , WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER, THE FLUID WAS IN THE RIMS OF THE VEHICLE, AND ON THE GROUND. THIS WORE OUT THE TIRES AND THE BRAKES STILL WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FORD WAS SUPPOSE TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO MEET WITH THE CONSUMER , AND HAD NOT DONE SO. CURRENTLY, THE CONSUMER WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER , AND THEY JUST SWAPPED THE TIRES FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK. THEN , THEY CHANGED/ TURN ED THE ROTORS. THE CONSUMER SPOKE WITH MANUFACTURER , WHO BLAMED THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER BLAMED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

RUNAWAY THROTTLE/UN-COMMANDED ACCELERATION EVENT. BRAND NEW VEHICLE, ONLY 110 MILES ON ODOMETER. WHILE WAITING FOR A STOPLIGHT WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. NEITHER I NOR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ANY WAY. THE UN-COMMANDED ACCELERATION INCREASED. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED TO INCREASE, TO THE POINT THAT THE REAR WHEELS BROKE LOOSE AND STARTED TO SQUEAL (THIS IS A RWD VEHICLE). THEN I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR TO NEUTRAL, AT WHICH TIME THE TORQUE TO THE REAR WHEELS WAS REMOVED. THE ENGINE RACED TO ABOUT 3000-3500 RPM AS OBSERVED ON THE TACH AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. AT THIS POINT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO WORK SINCE I WAS VERY CLOSE. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN OUR PARKING LOT AND CALLED THE DEALER (BERGE FORD, MESA, AZ) FOR FURTHER ADVICE. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN ABOUT A THREE SECOND PERIOD. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED FROM COLD AT ABOUT 6:30 AM AFTER BEING PARKED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT (ON BOARD THERMOMETER READ 89 F WHEN I STARTED OUT). RUNAWAY THROTTLE EVENT OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT FIVE MILES. AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON THE ENTIRE TIME. *JB

I HAVE A NEW 2005 F150 SUPER CREW 4X4 W/ 5.4L. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN CITY TRAFFIC, WHENEVER I SLOW DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATE, THERE IS A AT LEAST ONE OR MORE BUMPS OR JERKS SEEMING TO COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE TRAIN. FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS TOO MAJOR OF A BUMP TO NOT CAUSE DAMAGE OR PROBLEMS LATER ON. *NM

WHEN I START THE TRUCK IT MAKES A TICKING SOUND AND WHEN I HAVE THE A/C ON IT MAKES THE TICKING SOUND EVERY FEW SECONDS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES SO FAR AND THEY SAY THAT IT'S NORMAL SOUNDS FROM THE A/C COMPRESSOR BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT IT IS NORMAL BECAUSE WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED WITH THE AIR OFF IT DOES THIS. ALSO WHEN BRAKING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES STRONGLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS EVERYTIME YOU BRAKE AND AT ANY SPEED UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *JB

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2005 FORD F-150 XL, IN THE TWO MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BLOWN FUSES, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO NOT START, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3-4 TURNS OF THE KEY TO GET IT STARTED, EITHER THE ENGINE DOES NOTHING OR IT WILL HESITATE FOR 5-6 SECONDS BEFORE FINALLY TURNING OVER. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK STALLING. MOST COMMONLY THE STALLING OCCURS WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT BUT IT HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS MOVING CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING UNTIL I COULD GET THE TRUCK STARTED AGAIN. THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS OFF LINE AND WOULDN'T ALWAYS SHUT RIGHT CAUSING NOISE AND RAIN TO GET IN. I WAS MISSING SCREWS ON THE DOOR PANELS WITCH CAUSED A CONSTANT RATTLING FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK. THE DOORS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, BUT IT IS STILL BY NO MEANS QUITE IN THERE, AND NOBODY CAN PERMANENTLY FIX THE ENGINE TROUBLES BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S HAPPENING. THIS TRUCK IS NOT A SAFE AND DEPENDABLE WAY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME OR MY ONE YEAR OLD SON WHO IS SOMETIMES WITH ME. *JB

2005 FORD F150 LOSS BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKES. LEAKS BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR FROM UNDER CAP. *NM

DT: 2005 FORD F150. WHEN REVERSING THEN GOING FORWARD THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. IT FEELS LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS IN AND IT IS HARD TO STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 7 TIMES. HE TALKED TO A DIFFERENT MANAGER EACH TIME. THE CONSUMER ALMOST WENT OFF OF A CLIFF. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THE DAY OF PURCHASE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE CHIP IN THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE HAS CALLED FORD, AND AFTER THEY CONTACTED THE ENGINEERS, HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAS HAPPENED AT 7 TIMES.*AK

2005 FORD F150 DEVELOPED EXTREME FRONT WHEEL BRAKE PAD DUST. *MR THE DUST HAD COMPLETELY COATED THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF OTHER SAME MAKE/MODEL(S) THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC

EVER SINCE DELIVERY OF VEHICLE (2005 FORD F150 LARIAT 4WD), VEHICLE "SHUTTERS" OR "JERKS" ON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. INITIALLY THERE WAS ALSO SOME "POPPING" ON TURNING AND ACCELERATION, WHICH WAS FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE SHUTTERING HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT AFTER 3 REPAIR ATTEMPS, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO JUMP/JERK ON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS NORMAL, BUT THE DRIVELINE ONLY JERKS WHEN IN 2WD MODE - IT DOES NOT JERK IN 4WD. TO GET THE SHUTTERING TO STOP, FORD INSTALLED A SHIM KIT TO ALIGN THE DRIVELINE, WHICH THEY STATE IS A PROBLEM THEY FINALLY FOUND. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THREE WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 1800 MILES, AND IT SHOOK BADLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT LOOKED AS IF CHUNKS HAD BEEN CUT OUT OF THE TIRES. IT WAS THE COAL MINES, WHERE CONSUMER WORKED, THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CUTS IN THE TIRES. CONSUMER DENIED IT, CLAIMING HE DID NOT WORK IN THE COAL MINES, AND DRIVEWAY WAS GRAVEL AND SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE CUTS IN THE TIRES. TWO OR THREE OF THE TIRES HAD CUTS. *AK

I PURCHASED F150 LARIAT FROM LEIF JOHNSON FORD IN AUSTIN OCT 2004. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH THE TRUCK NOT WANTING TO COME OUT OF PARK. YOU CAN PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALL DAY LONG AND TRY TO PUSH THE BUTTON IN TO MOVE THE GEAR AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. LAST FRIDAY 8-05-05 THEY CHANGED OUT THE COMPLETE GEAR SHIFT THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON THAT SATURDAY 8-06-05 AND AGAIN 8-07-05,8-08-05 IN WHICH I RETURNED TO FORD.*JB

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT JACK THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE DOES NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH SO THAT HE CAN CHANGE A FLAT. THE FLAT TIRE WILL COME OFF, BUT THE REPLACEMENT TIRE THAT IS INFLATED WILL NOT GO ON WITH THE JACK FULLY EXTENDED. CONSUMER HAD A FLAT ON VEHICLE AT ON AUGUST 4, 2005 AROUND 1:00 AM. CONSUMER HAD TO CALL FOR HELP. HE WAS STRANDED DUE TO IMPROPER JACK. HE WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. TOW TRUCK DRIVER T CAME TO THE SCENE USED HIS JACK TO LIFT VEHICLE, AND TOW TRUCK DRIVERS JACK WAS ALSO TOO SHORT. HE HAD TO USE A 4X4 PIECE OF WOOD UNDER JACK TO CHANGE FLAT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT JACK WAS PROBABLY MADE FOR A 15 INCH TIRE. THIS VEHICLE HAD 17 INCH TIRES. WHEN CHANGING THE FLAT WITH THE JACK SUPPLIED WITH VEHICLE IT FELL OFF OF THE JACK.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

ENGINE KNOCKS. *JB

DT: CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ON NEW 2005 FORD F150. HE HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REBALANCED EVERY 100-200 MILES .THE DEALER REPLACED 3 OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THEM TO BALANCE WITHIN THE LIMITS. THE FIRST TIRE WAS REPLACED AT 56 MILES. NOW THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS A HUNK OF TREAD OUT OF THE TIRE. THEY WERE SAYING VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS, BUT VEHICLE HAS NOT HIT ANYTHING, AND THAT THE TIRE WAS A ROAD HAZARD . ALSO, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH. THEY PUT A STABILIZER ON THE LEFT REAR IN THE FRAME TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE TIRES STILL WERE UNBALANCED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 2005 FORD F150 SURGED FORWARD. IT FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALERSHIP CALLED FORD, AND THEY HAD THE ACCELERATOR CHIP REALIGNED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED THE SURGING CONTINUED. HE CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD. ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER SERVICE THE ENGINEERS SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. CONSUMER WAS CURRENTLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SO WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN LAST WEEK, AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK, AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON THE WAY HOME TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SURGED FORWARD. DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER KEPT TELLING HIM TO CALL THE OTHER. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FIVE TIMES, AND GOT A DIFFERENT SERVICE MANAGER EVERY TIME. THE PROBLEM STARTED THE NIGHT HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F150 (LOBO EDITION) IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS IN JUNE 2005. WE PICKED IT UP A WEEK LATER SO THEY COULD INSTALL A BEDLINER.ON THE WAY HOME I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT,PRESSED THE BRAKE, AND THE TRUCK STARTED REVING(LIKE I WAS PRESSING THE GAS TOO!) SO I WAS AT THE RED LIGHT AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK WAS ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO TAKE OFF! MY HUSBAND DROVE IT AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM 3 TIMES(THE FIRST TIME I WAS WITH HIM). WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED (WHILE HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE!) HE ALMOST DROVE COMPLETELY INTO A DITCH. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED HE WAS IN REVERSE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY PICKED IT UP AND TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 80 MILES ON IT. THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER IN UVALDE TEXAS CALLED ME YESTERDAY AND SAID THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

DT: 2005 FORD F150 4 DOOR QUAD CAB. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE LAST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. *JB

TIRES ARE NOT WEARING CORRECTLY AND SMALL PIECES ARE COMING LOOSE. FORD DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ANY HELP

DT: THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 05V266000 ON 6/25/05. CONCERNING FUEL SYSTEM. THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/29, AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THE PARTS. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO KEEP CALLING. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM ON 6/30/05. A REPRENSATIVE TOLD OWNER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING FORD COULD DO TO GET PARTS ANY FASTER. WHEN THE OWNER ASKED WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT IT WOULD BE HIS INSURANCE COMPANY THAT HAD TO PAY. OWNER FELT THAT THIS WAS IRRESPONSIBLE ON FORD'S PART.*AK

2004 F-150 SUPER CREW STALLED AFTER DECELERATING AND AT LOW SPEED TURNING LEFT THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO ROLL THROUGH INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND RE-START ENGINE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND SHIFTING TO PARK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT A LOW SPEED OR TURNING.