2006 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPAIRED THE REAR AXLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

2006 F-150 LOST ALL POWER FUNCTION WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CAUSE IS A CORROSIVE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. AFTER TAKING WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ONE THAT FMC REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SIGNAL TO THE CARS AROUND ME THAT I WAS HAVING TROUBLE - HOWEVER I WAS STILL ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

THE ENGINE BUCKS,MISSES AND DOESN'T COME UP TO SPEED. THERE IS NO ADVANCED WARNING AS WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN, THUS MAKING PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC A HAZARD! THE GARAGE WHERE I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR MY DESCRIPTION OF MY TROUBLE. THEY HAD A F150 IN THE WEEK BEFORE WITH THE SAME ISSUE!! THIS GENTLEMAN'S TRUCK ACTUALLY SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC,SO I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY! *TR

FORD'S IWE SOLENOID HAS A TENDENCY TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO A POOR DESIGN. TSB 06-8-15 WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THESE SOLENOIDS, BUT ONLY IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND ONLY IF IT WAS GIVING A PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS IN STORAGE FOR 5 YEARS AND AFTER IT WAS BROUGHT OUT AND TO NY, THE WATER LEAKED ON THE SOLENOID DUE TO THE INADEQUATE DESIGN, CAUSING THE IWE'S TO MALFUNCTION. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IT DID BUT DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD, IT CAUSED ME TO FEEL LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER SMALL SPEED BUMPS WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I'M AFRAID THAT IF THIS FAILED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IT COULD CAUSE THE IWE TO ENGAGE AND POSSIBLY LOCK UP ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND UNABLE TO RUN CORRECTLY. TOOK TO GARAGE AND FUEL PUMP DRIVE MODULE WAS RUSTED WITH CIRCUITS BEING EXPOSED TO THE SALT AND MOISTURE ELEMENTS WHERE THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN BACK OF UNIT. NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED WITH SPACERS TO HELP PREVENT SALT AND MOISTURE FROM COLLECTING WHERE BACK OF MODULE MOUNTS ONTO AXLE BRACKET. VEHICLE RAN BETTER BUT ALSO HAD TO INSTALL NEW COIL DUE TO A CYLINDER MISSING. RUNS OK WITH WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED. MODULE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AGAINST THE BRACKET SO SALT AND MOISTURE COULD COLLECT AND RUST IT SO BADLY AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR DUE TO THE WAY IN WHICH THE MODULE WAS INSTALLED SO IT WOULD RUST SO BADLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,069. UPDATED 04/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/5/2015*JS

NOTICED STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN. CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID WHICH WAS OK. RESEARCHED PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED ON FORD CUSTOMER FORUMS AND ELSEWHERE ONLINE MENTIONING THAT THE U-JOINT(S) ON THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT POSSIBLY RUST AND CORRODE AND BECOME VERY STIFF. WHEN TURNING CORNERS WHEEL DOES NOT READILY RECENTER ITSELF. FEARFUL THAT STEERING JOINTS COULD FAIL, SEIZE OR BREAK RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. SAW THAT FORD REDESIGNED THE STEERING SHAFT AFTER 2006 AND THE NEW FORD PART LOOKS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL SHAFT IN MY 2006 TRUCK. SPRAYED SOME PENETRATING OIL ON BOTH U-JOINTS YESTERDAY AND STEERING WAS NOTICEABLY MUCH EASIER WITHIN 5 MINUTES. THEN SPRAYED SOME LIQUID WRENCH LUBRICATING OIL (LIGHTWEIGHT AEROSOL OIL) ON BOTH JOINTS AND DROVE THE TRUCK. STEERING WAS LIKE NEW AND STEERING WHEEL EASY TO TURN. DO NOT KNOW HOWEVER IF THIS "OILING FIX" WILL LAST. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS THEY REDESIGNED THE STEERING SHAFT/U-JOINTS AND HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. DEFECT IN DESIGN OF CRITICAL STEERING COMPONENT, FORD IS AWARE AND REDESIGNED STEERING SHAFT AND U-JOINTS. NOTE: OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH NON-FORD VEHICLES AND FORD VEHICLES OTHER THAN THE F-150 HAVE REPORTED NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 3/4/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS A FAULTY SOLENOID. UPDATED 10/15/2015 *JS

THE ENGINE BEGAN TO TICK ON TOP. LATER IT BEGAN TO TICK ON THE BOTTOM. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD IT CHECKED. THE CODE SAID IT WAS A CAM SENSOR. AS IT TURNED OUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF OIL DUE TO A CLOGGED A OIL PORT RESTRICTION. END RESULT HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WHILE AT THE SERVICE CENTER ANOTHER TRUCK CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. NOW MY SON WHO HAS A 2005 FORD F150 IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH HIS TRUCK WITH 96000 MILES THAT'S THREE THAT I KNOW OF. *TR

FRONT END BUSHINGS DETERIORATION - REPLACEMENT COST ESTIMATE $750.00

THE SEAT GETS WHOLE BECAUSE OF MEDAL BAR AND NOT ENOUGH CUSHION ON THE SIDE OF IT SO CAUSES IT HOLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND PULLED OVER, BUT WAS STUCK IN A BUSY INTERSECTION FOR 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE THE TRUCK WOULD RESTART. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A PARKING LOT BEFORE IT STALLED AGAIN. TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED IT WAS A CORRODED FUEL CONTROL MODULE. DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH CONFIRMED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD EASILY OCCUR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE FORD 2006 F150 IT JUST STARTED RUNNING SLUGGISH AND STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID NEEDED TO BE REFILLED. THE FLUID WAS REPLENISHED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,678.

PART #4L3Z 9D370 A (CONTROL UNIT) THIS IS THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE ON A 2006 FORD F150 THAT FAILED BECAUSE THE SHELL THAT HOLDS THE MICRO CHIPS RUSTED OUT. THIS SHOULD BE NOTED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER STATES. P.S. REPAIR COST AT FORD DEALERSHIP $458.78. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TRAVELING OVER APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF. AND HARD TO TURN THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A RECALLED RACK AND PINION. *TR

ENGINE HAD BLOWN A PLUG OUT ABOUT 300 MILES AGO ON THE NUMBER 3 WAS REPAIRED WITH REPAIR KIT NEW PLUG AND COIL WAS PUT ON. WAS TRAVELING STARTED UP HILL ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS DROVE 20 MILES TO DESTINATION HAD TRUCK TESTED AT ADVANCE AUTO PARTS READOUT STATED MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 1 AND 3 AND BAD COIL ON 3. REPLACED COIL 3 AGAIN TOOK TO MECHANIC HIS COMPUTER READ OUT WAS NUMBER 8 COIL WAS BAD REPLACED IT ENGINE CONTINUED TO MISS TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE CHANGED ALL THE PLUGS THE 2ND PLUG ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS LOOSE AND READY TO BLOW OUT AND HE TOOK THE NUMBER 3 PLUG OUT THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF PLUG WAS MELTED COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE LOOKED DOWN IN ENGINE WITH CAMERA THE PISTON WAS DESTROYED. THIS PROBLEM IS FROM THE FACTORY INSTALLED PLUG BLOWING OUT AND FRAGMENTS GOING INTO ENGINE. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE MY ENGINE 2500 OUT OF MY POCKET D/T POOR HEAD DESIGN FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES ANY ASSISTANCE FORD ACTUALLY HAS EXCLUDED BLOWN PLUG REPAIR FROM THEIR WARRANTY. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE YOU EXPECT TO GET MORE THAN 106000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,270.

VEHICLE STARTED MISSING AND BUCKING. BROUGHT INTO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRITON 5.4L ENGINE. NEEDS SPARK PLUG CHANGE AND CHANCES ARE THEY WILL BREAK OFF IN ENGINE WHILE CHANGING (WHICH 5 OUT OF 8 DID). TOTAL COST A SHAMEFUL $800 (ESTIMATE WAS BETWEEN $600-$1200). MECHANIC PULLED OUT MANY PRIOR INVOICES FROM OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THE SPARK PLUGS IN THESE ENGINES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS AND MIRROR ADJUSTMENTS ALL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2006 F150. AFTER DOING SOME LOOKING I FOUND THAT THE WIRE HARNESS THAT RUNS TO THE DOOR HAS MOST OF THE WIRES BROKEN OR BREAKING IN HALF THUS LEAVING BARE WIRES EXPOSED AND A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD THE WAY IT LOOKS TO ME. *TR

WENT TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF///////SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO TRY TO STOP AND SLAMMED IN PARK .CAME WITH IN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TODAY IS SEPT.1ST HAVE NOT DRIVEN TRUCK AGAIN////// CALL FORD CORP. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO CHECK OUT TRUCK. AT 3100 MILES HAD TO REPLACE TIRES. ORIG. HAD DRY ROT,,,,,, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RAPIDLY SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM REVVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE UPON INSPECTION OF ENGINE FOUND THAT THE BACK SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT FROM HEAD AND OF COURSE STRIPPED THE TREADS FROM THE HEAD THE SPARK PLUGS ARE THE ONES THAT CAME FROM FACTORY THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED OR REPLACED VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AFTER REVIEWING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORDS 4.6 AND 5.4 ENGINE AS WELL AS RESULTING IN FIRES AND CONSIDERING FORD MAKES A REPAIR KIT. IF THIS HAS EFFECTED THIS MANY VEHICLE SHOULDN'T FORD FOOT THE BILL. *TR

GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. YOU COULD STILL BE GIVING IT GAS WHILE YOU ARE PUSHING ON THE BRAKES. I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE.I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THE OTHER HALF OF MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS CAUSING ME TO JUMP THE CURB AND CRASH INTO A WALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THERE WAS A ENGINE MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TRUCK STUTTERED & STALLED, WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED FORD TO DEALER. FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED, CRACKED FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE MODULE BODY IS MADE OF AN ALLOY METAL MATERIAL, AND THE MODULE IS BOLTED DIRECTLY TO THE STEEL FRAME NEAR THE GAS TANK, MOISTURE AND DIS-SIMILAR METALS (ELECTROLYSIS) CAUSED RAPID DETERIORATION OF MODULE BODY. THIS POOR DESIGN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AT ANY SPEED/SITUATION, LOSS OF POWER STEERING & BRAKES WOULD OCCUR. RESULT COULD BE DEATH OF OCCUPANTS OR THOSE PERSONS AROUND TRUCK WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN OCCURS *TR

AS A PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE I ALWAYS HAVE WELL IN ADVANCE PERFORMED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON MY 06 F-150.ON AUG 23 2013 I HAD MY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ALL REPLACED AS WELL AS HAVING A HI PRESSURE BRAKE FLUID CHANGE PERFORMED AS PART OF THIS AS SUGGESTED BY THE BILL CURRIE FORD DEALERSHIP IN TAMPA. THE TRUCK HAD 83,996 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME OF SERVICE. THE TRUCK WAS RARELY DRIVEN AFTER THAT AND USED ONLY ON SHORT TRIPS.OF 10-20 MILES OR LESS AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED. FRIDAY JULY 18TH 2014..THE TUCK HAD ONLY APPROX. 2000 ADDITIONAL MILES ON IT AFTER THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED AT BILL CURRIE FORD.I AND A FRIEND WERE DRIVING TO PICKUP A WASHING MACHINE ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY. WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RETURNING THE RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND SMOKE AND A RUBBER AND PLASTIC SMELL ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE STARTING RISING FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL WHICH WAS SCOTCHING HOT. THE HEAT WAS SO INTENSE THAT WHEN WE STOPPED THE PLASTIC WHEEL COVER FELL OFF BECAUSE ITS WAS MELTED.IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE ORIGINAL WORK WAS PERFORMED. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE CALIPER,THAT IT HAD SEIZED AND THAT AFTER ALREADY HAVING REPLACED THE FRONT ROTOR SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES BEFORE//THE RIGHT ROTOR AND CALIPER AND BRAKE LINE WOULD NOW HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN..BECAUSE THEY SAID.."WE CAN'T TELL WHEN A CALIPER WILL FAIL". NOW IT HAS COST ME $2,300,00 TO GET MY BRAKES DONE..WHEN INITIALLY THEY WERE STILL IN SAFE LIMITS.WE WERE LUCKY THIS DIDN'T CAUSE A FIRE OR CAUSE THE TIRE

UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY 2006 FORD F150 SUPER CREW CAB VEHICLE (5.4L), THE ENGINE WILL ATTEMPT TO CRANK OVER BUT WILL NOT TURN ON. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE IS NOT WORKING. IT BECAME COMPLETELY RUSTY AND EXHIBITS HOLES THROUGHOUT THE SURFACE OF THE MODULE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD IS VERY WELL AWARE OF AND HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. I THINK A CIVIL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD HELP THEM WITH THEM MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION TO REPAIR THE MODULE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING ISSUE THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. UPON SPEAKING WITH FORD DIRECTLY, I WAS ADVISED THAT THEIR HAS BEEN RECALLS FOR THAT EXACT PART BUT NOT FOR THE 2006 FORD F150. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND INEXCUSABLE. THIS WILL BE MY LAST FORD PURCHASE. I'VE BEEN A FORD MAN ALL MY LIFE. NOT ANYMORE.... *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER, AND AS I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE TRUCK QUIT ON ME. I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP IN ORDER TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START. I ENDED UP HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL SHOP AND AFTER A DIAGNOSIS THAT COST $124.95 THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE WHEN BAD. THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE COST $234.44. SO ALL TOGETHER WITH PARTS, LABOR AND TAX IT COST ME $496.88 WITHOUT INCLUDING THE COST TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE IS BOLTED DIRECTLY TO THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER, AND WITH MINNESOTA WINTERS SNOW AND ROAD SALT GET TRAPPED BETWEEN THE TWO PARTS. THE PART WILL EVENTUALLY RUST, CRACK, AND THEN THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE GOES BAD. IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS A PLASTIC HOUSING WITH A COUPLE SPACERS TO MOVE IT AWAY FROM THE CROSS MEMBER TO POSSIBLY ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. FORD HAD TO KNOW ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED THE DESIGN RIGHT? *TR

SHUTTERS UPON ACCEL. REAR CLUTCH PATCH REPLACED. RETURNED 04/28/2014 FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE 3RD TIME I RETURNED ON 05/29/2014. AGAIN THE SHUTTERING CONTINUES..THIS PROBLEM WAS SINCE BEEN FIXED. HOPEFULLY. *TR

AT VERY LOW MILEAGE I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS HEARING A WHINING NOISE THAT APPEARED FROM COMING THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEARS WERE BREAKING DOWN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE GEAR AND PINION WERE REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE FIXED. AGAIN AT 57814 MILES? *TR

FORD HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2006-2008 F150. THEY HAVE FAULTY SPARKPLUG THAT WHEN THEY NEED CHANGEDIRECTIONS SNAP. THIS RESULTS IN THEM HAVING TO RETAP THE MOTOR AND PUT DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS IN WHICH THEY CHARGE $400/SPARK PLUG THAT SNAPS. THE PART THAT SNAPS FALLS INTO THE MOTOR THAT'S WHICH IT IS SO EXPENSIVE. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS BECAUSE THEY MADE SURE TO GET NEW SPARK PLUGS AS SOON AS THERE WERE ISSUES. NUMEROUS PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE CALLED FORD AND COMPLAINED BUT THEY NEVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL. *TR

MY TRUCK WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE 74,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIP LASH AND OTHER MINOR INJURIES, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED LEG INJURIES, A SECOND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND THE THIRD PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND ABRASIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONCERNS WITH THE AIR BAG FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURED TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. UPDATED 8/14/14*CN UPDATED 08/27/2014 *JS

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE, IT WAS VERY HARD TO APPLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE MANUAL BRAKE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO NOTICED THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE HAD COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V208000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC),HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

ALL THE GAUGES IN MY TRUCK STOPPED WORKING. FIRST THE SPEEDOMETER THEN ALL THE GAUGES. AT FIRST THEY JUST FLUCTUATED THEN THEY ALL STOPPED. THEN THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THEN THE FUEL SENSOR WARNING STARTED BEEPING FOLLOWED BY THE SEATBELT BEEPER. OCCASIONALLY THE ENTIRE DASH GOES BLANK FOLLOWED BY A TEST SCREEN ON THE DASH. ALL INTERIOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT TWO TO THREE SECONDS THEN COME BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. VERY WORRIED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STOP WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DRIVING WITH MY 2 KIDS ON US 23 I FELT THE STEERING GET TIGHT. STOPPED CHECK EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. STARTED BACK DRIVING AND ROAD CURVED TO LEFT AS I WAS DRIVING IT DID NOT WANT TO TURN BACK TO THE RIGHT. ALL MOST CAUSING TO HIT A VEHICLE HEAD ON. FINALLY GOT BACK TO THE HOUSE AND DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FIGURED OUT IT WAS LOWER STEERING SHAFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND DRIVE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT A LOWER JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

APRIL 14, 2014 AFTER LEAVING MY DOCTORS OFFICE I BUCKLED MY SEATBELT AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW I MADE ONE LEFT HAND TURN AND STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AS I BEGAN MY TURN TO THE RIGHT WHEN LIGHT CHANGED THE SEALBELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE BUCKLE. THE TOP OF THE BUCKLE WAS STUCK DOWNWARD AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR ME TO BUCKLE IT AGAIN. WHEN RETURNING HOME I CALLED MIKE SHAD FORD IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR $294.71 DOLLARS IT WAS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. I THEREFORE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE YOUNG LADY WHOM ANSWERED THE PHONE WHAT HAPPENED TELLING HER IT NEEDED TO BE PUT ON A RECALL LIST SHE REFUSED TO LISTEN AND HUNG UP. I THEN CALLED THE NHTSA AND REPORTED IT TO THEM. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO PURCHASED THAT YEAR TRUCK THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED MY PART FREE OF CHARGE HOWEVER THEY DID NOT. SO I PAID FOR THE NEW PART AND IT WAS INSTALLED BY A TRAINED FORD TECHNICIAN. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY FORD IF NOT THE DEALER. COMPLAINT NUMBER BY NHTSA 10584144. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE BUCKLE NOT TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,900. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

OIL PUMP/PRESSURE PROBLEM CAUSING KNOCKING AND ENGINE TO STOP. *TT

VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE, FORD PART # 9D370, ALUMINUM CASING CORRODED THROUGH EXPOSING THE INTERNAL CIRCUIT BOARDS. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THE 2004 THROUGH 2006 F150 AND CAN CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V208000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE RECURRED BECAUSE THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE MANIFOLD HOSE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN US 281(BUSY 3 LANE HIGHWAY) IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING ME TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ONCE I GOT OFF OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE STARTED UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER I INSPECTED THE FLUIDS AND SAW EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT, I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE REPORTED OR A RECALL, AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I FOUND OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS FORUMS BY TYPING IN --2006 F150 FAILSAFE--IN THE SEARCH ENGINE. I THINK THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ON THE ROAD. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT MY ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. AT VERY HIGH RPM'S AND THE TIRES BURNED OUT WHEN I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN DEC. 2013 AND THIS WAS APPROX. THE 7TH INCIDENT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN STOOPED OR SLOWING DOWN. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE DEEPLY APPRECIATED. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SHE WOULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TR