2005 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EMIT A LOUD CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN FOR OVER A PERIOD OF TWENTY MINUTES AND EVENTUALLY UNLOCK WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10014252 (STEERING). THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE TRUCK LOSES ITS POWER STEERING CAPABILITY AFTER ABOUT 10-15MIN OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF A TURN NEEDS TO BE MADE,THE STEERING WHEEL FREEZES WITHOUT NOTICE, WHICH CAUSES PANIC; ADDITIONALLY, IT RATTLES AND CLUNKS AS IT IS MANUALLY MANEUVERED. IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO QUICKLY STRONG-ARM THE STEERING WHEEL, IN HOPES OF FORCIBLY COMPLETING THE TURN SO THAT IT DOESN'T GO OFF THE PATH POSSIBLY CRASHING INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB #05-9-23 PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. WHY IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT CAN BE SO DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHERS NOT IDENTIFIED AS A RECALL VS. A TSB? *TR

I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE, FORD TOLD SOME PEOPLE THEY HAD WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS. LAST YEAR THE DRIVERS WINDOW POPPED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR I WENT TO FORD BOUGHT THE CABLE AND REGULATOR AND HAD A WINDOW COMPANY REPLACE IT. 2 WEEKS AGO SAME THING ON THE PASSENGERS FRONT WINDOW, NEXT DAY THE PASSENGERS BACK WINDOW DROPPED WHILE I WAS IN MY HOUSE, THE DRIVERS BACK WINDOW IS THE ONLY ONE LEFT. THIS TRUCK IS A 2005 THE PARTS ARE NOT THAT OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER ASSIST FEATURE ON THE BRAKES WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT VARIOUS HOSES FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V208000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,173.

THIS 5.4 LITER V8 MOTOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS (CHECK ENGINE MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD). THE SPARK PLUGS HAD WELDED THEMSELVES TO THE ENGINE HEAD, ULTIMATELY REQUIRING THE REMOVEL OF THE ENGINE HEAD TO EXTRACT SPARK PLUG-COST $2,000 IN ADDITIONAL COST TO CONSUMER. INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR REPORTS. MECHANICS AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND MIDAS REPORT FREQUENT ENCOUNTER WITH THIS ISSUE WITH SIMILAR RESULT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY CLAIM NO LIABILITY, STATING NHTSA HASN'T REQUIRED THEM TO DO A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK SNM TIRES, SIZE: P235 70 R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE PASSED STATE INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATION OF A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE IMPORTED FROM KOREA AND THAT THE RUBBER DID NOT WEAR EVENLY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. .. UPDATED 08-30-12 *BF UPDATED 08/31/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE DETACHED FROM THE CONNECTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHIFTER CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

PARKING MY TRUCK IN MY GARAGE, STOPPED, PUT TRANSMISSION IN PARK, CLOSED DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW, HEARD LOUD POP, SOUNDED AS IF GLASS BROKE, BUT IT DID NOT. WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR, WOULD NOT RAISE UP. PRESSING POWER BUTTON, I COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING, BUT WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE. *JS

WHILE SITTING AT REST, THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AT THE BOTTOM RUNG. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND THE TRUCK WAS UNLOADED. I HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK. NO PARTS OR FRAGMENTS WERE RELEASED AND THE BREAK WAS CLEAN AND RATHER EVEN ACROSS THE BODY OF THE SPRING. THE STANCE OF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN ALTERED ALTHOUGH NO CHANGE IN DRIVABLILITY TO DATE (NEXT DAY). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE 235/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD AROUND THE TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE REST OF TIRE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES ATTACHED TO THE RIM REMAINED INTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP TO GET THE TIRES INSPECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 1,000.

JUNE 24, 2012 DEAR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I OWN A 2005 FORD F150 4X4 CREW CAB TRUCK, WHICH I HAVE HAD SINCE 2005, AND WHICH YOU HAVE EXCLUDED FROM YOUR PRESENT RECALL OF 2005-2006 FORD F150'S. HOWEVER, IT HAS PRESENTED AN ILLUMINATED AIR BAG LIGHT EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN STARTED NOW FOR OVER 2 YEARS.THIS I HAVE LEARNED IS THE SINGLE WARNING SIGN CAPABLE OF WARNING OF ITS FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. I AM AWARE THAT NHTSA WANTED FORD TO RECALL 1.2+ MILLION TRUCKS AND THAT FORD HAS AVOIDED SUCH A WIDE-SPREAD RECALL SAYING THEY HAD MADE PRODUCTION CHANGES THAT MINIMIZED THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED TRUCKS, AND THAT NHTSA SENT ANOTHER LETTER WARNING FORD THAT IF THEY DIDN'T AGREE TO A COMPLETE RECALL, THE AGENCY COULD CONVENE A FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING TO COMPEL A RECALL, AND THAT NOW FORD HAS AGREED TO RECALL 2004 THROUGH 2006 F-150 VEHICLES, APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION MORE TRUCKS. YET STILL MY TRUCK IS A 2005, THE VERY YEAR MODEL INCLUDED IN YOUR ORIGINAL RECALL, YET FOR WHATEVER REASON MY 2005 FORD F150 IS EXCLUDED, LEAVING ME TO CHANCE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE EVERY TIME ANY OF US GET IN MY TRUCK (WHICH ONLY LIKES 2 PAYMENTS BEING PAID FOR). BY THE WAY, I AM A MOTHER OF 3, DAUGHTER OF 2, SISTER TO 1 AND THE GIRLFRIEND OF A MEAN BIKER, SHOULD I PARISH MY CHILDREN WOULD BE ORPHANS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY, SHOULD ANY OF MY CHILDREN BE SO MUCH AS HARMED DUE TO THIS WELL DEPICTED ISSUE, FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS GOING TO WISH MY CHILDREN WERE ORPHANED! [XXX] P.S. I ALSO COME FRO

DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, ONLY 10 MPH OR SO, LOUD POP ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. GRATEFUL I WAS NOT GOING FAST AND HAD THE ABILITY TO STOP QUICKLY, OTHERWISE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. LOOKING ONLINE, CAN SEE THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, MODEL TRUCK. A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM THIS. *JS

I WAS LEAVING AN ATM (IT WAS RAINING), I ROLLED UP THE DRIVERS WINDOW. WHEN THE WINDOW REACHED THE TOP THE WINDOW FELL (FREE FALL WAS MORE LIKE IT) IN TO THE DOOR. ONCE I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND INSPECTED THE WINDOW PARTS I FOUND THE REGULATOR FAILED/BROKE. WE ARE THANKFUL THE WINDOW DID NOT BREAK AND INJURE US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT FOUR SPARK PLUGS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES BEFORE BEING REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A CARBON BUILD UP ON THE TIPS OF THE PLUGS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET (GRAY ST. )APPROACHING A BUSY TWO LANE STREET THAT WAS ONE WAY HEADING SOUTH (ARMENIA AVENUE) IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PREPARING TO STOP, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED INTO THE LANES OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING SOUTH. I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE SO HARD THAT MY LEG WAS SHAKING WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE RPM'S FINALLY CAME DOWN AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I WAS SO NERVOUS BECAUSE IF THERE HAD BEEN CARS COMING I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE STREET IS USUALLY VERY HEAVY WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ONE CLOSE OR I MAY NOT BE WRITING THIS TODAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I CAME TO THE SAME CORNER AND A BICYCLIST CROSSED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON APRIL 12TH, I WOULD HAVE RUN OVER THE BICYCLIST. I DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK VERY SLOWLY CONTINUING TO STOP AND RPM'S WERE NORMAL. I REALLY THOUGHT EVERYONE WOULD THINK I WAS CRAZY FOR WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. WHEN THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PROBLEM ON THE COMPUTER I WAS RELIEVED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD BE FIXED. IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. A MONTH LATER OUR OTHER FORD F-150, A 2007, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS TIME MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. THERE WAS A REPORT ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO. FORD IS NOT RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE BEING BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME ISSUES WHICH

THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO FORD MANY TIMES FOR DRAINING THE BATTERY. IF IT IS PARKED FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP START IT. THE DEALERS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND KEEP REPLACING THE BATTERY. AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO FIND THE PROBLEM STILL COULD NOT FIND. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE TRUCK IN12/11 OF THE HEATER/DEFROSTER RUNNING AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR 3 HOURS WITH NO KEYS IN THE TRUCK. ON 5/16/2012 THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH. *TR

CROSS-REFERENCE FORD TSB 07-13-5: WATER LEAK FROM AC HAS FLOODED THE PASSENGER FLOOR PAN AND ALL ASSOCIATED CARPETING AND PADDING. SIGNIFICANT HEALTH HAZARD EXISTS IN WARM CLIMATES DUE TO THE PROLIFERATION OF RESPIRATORY HAZARDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE. THE ITEM SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS REASON. I HAVE LOST USE OF MY TRUCK DUE TO THE INABILITY TO SUFFICIENTLY DRY THE PADDING - I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE DRYING FOR ONE WEEK IN HOT FLORIDA SUN TO NO AVAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER TWO DAYS OF TESTING, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN DURING THE WINTER, ONLY THE SUMMER AND THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR TWO CONSEQUENT YEARS. AN ENGINEER WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INSTALL A VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK (VRM) IN THE VEHICLE TO MONITOR THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VRM WAS REMOVED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 06/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATON OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 06/13/12

DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM SCHOOL, HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, WHICH MADE ME JERK THE WHEEL (GLAD I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST), THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE FRAME. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. CALLED FORD COMPLAINT NUMBER; THEY VERY KINDLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE TO NOT BE ON RECALL LIST. *TR

DRIVING TO CHURCH ON MAY 6TH, 2012 @ 0900 A.M. ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING @ 70 MPH. I LOWERED THE WINDOW ABOUT AN INCH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO RAISE THE WINDOW A LOUD POP OCCURRED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR-WELL. IT SCARED EVERYONE IN THE TRUCK. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY. POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE IS PRESENT WITH THIS ISSUE. INCLEMENT WEATHER OR BLINDING DEBRIS WITHIN THE CAB COULD RAISE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE PETITION FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR A RECALL ON THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. *TR

SITTING IN PARK AS I HAD JUST STARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR

#3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING AWAY FROM HOME IN ANOTHER STATE. IN DRIVING TWO MILES BACK TO MY SON'S HOUSE, I HAD TWO EXPLOSIONS FROM EXCESS GASOLINE AND SPARK PLUG FIRING. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE ORIGINAL AND BLEW OUT BECAUSE OF THE FINE THREADS AND ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SAFETY PROBLEM KNOWN TO FORD. TOWING AND INSERT INSTALLATION BY A FORD DEALER WAS $950. THE ENGINE IS A 4.6 V-8 UPDATED 05/17/12 *BF

FOR THE THIRD TIME, I HAVE HAD A DOOR WINDOW DROP FROM A FULLY CLOSED POSITION TO A FULLY OPEN POSITION. IN DOING RESEACH ON THE ISSUE, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 - 2005 MODEL YEAR F150 CREW CABS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REVERSE SPARK PLUGS WELDED THEMSELVES TO THE ENGINE HEAD. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A TUNE UP AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ THE CUSTOMER STATED FORD REPLACEDTHE FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS. UPDATED 06/06/12 *JS

THE FIRST REGULATOR THAT BROKE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. MY WIFE AND I CAME HOME IN HER CAR, MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WE NOTICED THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS DOWN AND ON INSPECTION THE GLASS WAS DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE NEXT TIME WAS THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2012, WHEN WE GOT HOME FROM CHURCH THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

FORD FACTORY SPARK PLUG BREAKS WITHIN THE HEAD CAUSING POTENTIAL INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE THAT HAS LEAD TO THE INVENTION OF A SPECIAL TOOL USED JUST BECAUSE F THE ISSUE. COMMONLY REACHING HUNDREDS AND EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. FORD HAS CHANGED THEIR TSB FROM CHANGING PLUGS AT 100K MILES TO 60K MILES. HOWEVER BY THE TIME A ISSUE WAS NOTICED MANY OF US OWNERS HAVE OVER THE 60K MILE MARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO A PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINES WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A LOUD POP NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN WHICH IT WAS PARKED NEAR. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF UPDATED 03/30/12

WARNING LIGHT: ENGINE FAIL SAFE ON I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE CLEARING THE WARNING AND CONTINUED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL IN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WINDOW COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS DISPLAYED THAT THE DM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,690.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE THAT HAD FALLEN AND OBSTRUCTED THE ROADWAY. AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THE IMPALED TREE, ONE OF THE TREE BRANCHES FRACTURED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND STRUCK THE DRIVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ UPDATED 06/07/12*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND AS A RESULT, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 03/16/12*LJ UPDATED 04/19/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE DOOR. AFTER A GUST OF WIND HIT HIM, HE REALIZED THAT THE WINDOW FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER WHO NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL FOR THE WINDOW WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. UPDATED 04/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON HIS OWN. THE PLASTIC FEED FOR THE CABLES HAD BROKEN AND THE REGULATOR CABLE DRUM GROOVES HAD WORN OUT. UPDATED 04/23/12

MY FUEL PUMP MODULE SHORTED OUT. IT HAD BECOME CORRODED. THERE WAS A MELTING OF PLASTIC PARTS IN THE MODULE. I COULD SMELL THE PLASTIC BURNING BEFORE THE UNIT FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY DIED WHEN THE MODULE FAILED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL TOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I FEEL FORD SHOULD BE PERFORMING A RECALL ON THESE MODULES. IT'S A VERY POOR DESIGN. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE TRUCK OWNERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND COOPER DISCOVERER H/T DE-TREADING INCIDENT IN SEVERAL MONTHS. IN BOTH CASES, TIRE PRESSURES WERE INFLATED PER SPECIFICATION PRIOR TO AN EXTENDED TRIP AND FAILED AFTER LESS THAN 200 MILES OF SUSTAINED HIGHWAY DRIVING. ALL TIRES WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE TRIP AND NO ROAD HAZARDS WERE CAUSE OF THE TIRES DE-TREADING. THE FIRST INCIDENT IN OCTOBER ON HIGHWAY 10 WEST WAS REPORTED TO NTHSB. THIS SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2012 WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY 10 EAST, APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES FROM LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE TIRES HELD PRESSURE WHILE THE TREADS SHEARED FROM THE TIRE. BOTH DEFECTIVE TIRES MAINTAINED THE CORRECT PRESSURE AFTER TESTING. IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER TOWED A TRAILER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE IN BOTH INCIDENTS, WITH THE FIRST OCCURRENCE FORCING THE TRUCK OFF THE ROADWAY AND INTO A NEAR FATAL SITUATION. *TR

2005 FORD F150. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RE-START, AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T. THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE FUEL FILTER, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FUEL PUMP MODULE, THROTTLE BODY, AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WERE REPLACED TO TRY AND RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED, THE CASING ON THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HAD RUBBED THROUGH AND WAS SHORTING OUT ON THE AC LINE RUNNING ALONG THE RIGHT FENDER WELL. THE CONSUMER STATED AT SOME POINT WHEN HIS VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, A COVER WAS REMOVED FROM THE FAR LEFT WIRING HARNESS AT THE PCM, WHICH PERMITTED WATER TO RUN DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WIRING HARNESS AND SHORTED OUT THE CONNECTOR. JB

MY 2005 F-150 TRUCK STALLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE JUST OUTSIDE OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY NEIGHBOR AND I HAD TO PUSH IT IN AS TO NOT BLOCK MY STREET. LUCKILY IT DIDN'T DIE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH I WAS ON FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT DIED OUT. I WAS THINKING THE FUEL PUMP WENT, BUT WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES THAT WOULD NOT BE VERY GOOD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE NET THIS LITTLE PART NAMED FUEL PUMP DRIVE MODULE GETS MY ATTENTION. I TOOK DOWN THE SPARE TIRE TOOK OUT THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FPDM IN AND WOW THIS PART WAS CORRODED WITH A HOLE IN IT AND A CRACK!!! SO AFTER $144.00 FOR PART # 4L3Z-9D370-A FROM FORD DEALER AND ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF MY TIME, I'M ROLLING AGAIN, LUCKY FOR ME NO TOW FEES JUST A FEW BEERS FOR MY NEIGHBOR. WHAT A JOKE THAT FORD CAN ALLOW THIS BAD DESIGN TO CONTINUE AND NOT BE RECTIFIED BY RECALLING ALL THE VEHICLES THIS WAS INSTALLED ON. I GUESS THAT WONT HAPPEN TILL A FEW PEOPLE LOSE THERE LIVES BECAUSE OF IT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STEERING TO WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND BRAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 7,000 MILES OF DRIVING. THE DEALER HAD NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED FIVE SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUFFERED BURNS ON THE LEFT HAND AND WRIST. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AND INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND THE INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V107000 (AIR BAG: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE), BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 02/23/12

PAINT CHIPPING ON THE VARIOUS AREAS OF THE TRUCK. *TR

HUBS GRINDING, VIBRATING AND SLOWING TRUCK DOWN. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TOO SOON FOR A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT AT A STOP SIGN WITH NO WARNING THEN SHUT THE TRUCK OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

MY 2005 FORD F150 NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS TO BE REMOVED. I WENT TO REMOVE THEM AND THEY WERE ALL DEFECTIVE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AND REPAIRED. THEY CHARGED ME $941.00 WHICH CRAZY. THIS IS 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR ON MY OWN IF THE SPARK PLUGS ON MY OWN WHICH IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO. FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD DO NOTHING FOR ME EVEN AFTER I TOLD THEM AND SHOWED PROOF OF MANY MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON A FORUM. THERE IS A PROBLEM! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH UPHILL, THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 HAS HAD TWO TORQUE CONVERTERS FAIL IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. ONE FAILED WITHIN THE 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE SECOND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AROUND 50,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS INFORMATION WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FORD LINE OF TORQUE CONVERTERS FOR THE FORD F-150 TRUCK LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE SPEED CONTROL BRAKE PEDAL DISCONNECT STOPPED WORKING. SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECT WAS ACHIEVED BY USING THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL BUT IF THE STOPPING SITUATION HAD BEEN AN EMERGENCY ONE, AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED AS THERE WAS ABOUT A 1.5 SECOND DELAY FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND CORRECT THE SITUATION. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON I-10 WITH THE SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, I WENT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY TO GET FUEL AND WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED, THE SPEED CONTROL BEGAN ATTEMPTING TO RESUME THE ORIGINAL 70MPH SPEED BY REVVING THE ENGINE. LATER I DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ON THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED AND WHILE THE BATTERY HAD ENOUGH VOLTAGE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE VOLTAGE GAUGE HAD NOT MOVED YET, THE BATTERY DID NOT HAVE A FULL 12.5V OUTPUT. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR DOES NOT HAVE A FULL CHARGING VOLTAGE INPUT, IT SEEMS TO STOP WORKING. THEREFORE, THE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECT FAILED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE EVEN THOUGH THE MOTOR AND OTHER COMPONENTS CONTINUED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR IS VERY VOLTAGE DEPENDENT (WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE ON OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED). I NOTIFIED FORD OF THE SITUATION AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING IN RESPONSE. I GOT RID OF THE VEHICLE AND PURCHASED A DIFFERENT ONE AS I BELIEVE IT IS NOT SAFE AND COULD RESULT IN TRAFFIC TICKETS/ACCIDENTS (NO BRAKE LIGHTS) AND SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECT FAILURES (

MY 2005 FORD F150 LOSES THE ABILITY TO USE THE GAS THROTTLE. I CAN STILL STEER AND THE ENGINE, LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND BRAKE SYSTEM STILL WORK. THE HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO DOZEN TIMES STARTING IN OCT 2010 AND STILL OCCURRING AS OF DECEMBER 2011. I HAVE HAD TO SWERVE ACROSS FREEWAY LANES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE WRENCH SIGN COMES ON IN THE DASH. I AM ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT TURNS RIGHT BACK ON. THE WRENCH GOES AWAY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. IT REALLY SCARES ME BECAUSE I VISIT THE MOUNTAINS IN THE WINTER AND I AM AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN ON THE WAY TO THE MOUNTAIN AND KILL ME OR MY FAMILY. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

YES MY 4X4 IS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE READ OVER 300 POST EASY ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH MY TRUCK. OBVIOUSLY IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR OF TRUCK AND SAME PROBLEM WHY ISN'T FORD DOING A RECALL? THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS THE IWE, SOLENOID, THE PROBLEM WHY IT HAPPENS IN THE FIRST PLACE IS THERE ISN'T A RAIN COVER OVER THE SOLENOID UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT! FORD PLEASE DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN DIE! I DO BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE A RECALL TO GET THESE VEHICLES FIXED. *TR