2006 Ford F-150 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE WITH AN EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE RESIDENCE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $8,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS FIVE TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO CRACK AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SPARK PLUGS THAT CRACKED WERE ON TWO SEPARATE CYLINDERS. THE FAILURE CAUSED FUEL TO BE SPILLED ONTO THE ENGINE WHICH COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AT TIMES WHEN HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS SOMEONE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,345 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,622.

I HAVE A 2006 F-150 WITH 99,000 MILES. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A MISS WHEN UNDER HEAVY LOAD. CHECKING THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE RECOMMEND BY FORD, THE SPARK PLUGS NEED TO BE CHANGED AT 100,000 MILES. I TRIED TO CHANGE THE PLUGS MYSELF AND BROKE THE FIRST ONE. I STOPPED AT THAT POINT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY BROKE FIVE ADDITIONAL PLUGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN OVER NIGHT. FORD HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON CHANGING THE SPARK PLUGS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DUE SINCE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS STUCK WITH A $300 LABOR BILL WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE $75 FOR SPARK PLUGS AND $98 FOR THE TOW. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE ENGINEERING MISTAKE. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE ONLY TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE INSTEAD OF THE SEVEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN; THE DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING SO MUCH OIL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,423. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ET THE VEHICLE OUT OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS MAKING A SCRAPING NOISE DUE TO LACK OF OIL. UPDATED 03/31/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEN DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

I OWN A 2006 FORD F150 TRUCK WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO IT HAS DEVELOPED A SEVERE BRAKING ISSUE WHICH WHEN UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY BRAKING CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER SEVERELY AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. IT OCCURS EVERTIME YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER F150 OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME VEHICLE AND THE 2007 MODEL ALSO. THE BRAKE PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, HOWEVER THE BREAK ROTORS HAVE A VERY UNUSUAL SCRATCH PATTERNS RUNNING FROM THE CENTER OF THE BRAKE ROTOR SURFACE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE SURFACE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ON A VEHICLE BEFORE. I DO KNOW THAT ONE FELLOW HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF HIS BRAKE ROTORS ON A 2007 MODEL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, NOT NORMAL IF YOU ASK ME. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON OTHER CONSUMER WEB SITES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS STILL IN THIS SAME CONDITION, I AM TRYING TO GET INFORMATION ON WHAT IS CAUSING THE FAILURE BEFORE I SPEND $$$$ TO FIX IT. THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F150 WITH THE 5.4 ENGINE. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE TRUCK HAS 144K MILES. I AM NOW STUCK WITH ~$1800 TO PULL THE CAB TO GET TO THE HEADS TO GET THE PLUGS OUT. 2 MECHANICS CANNOT GET IT OUT NORMALLY. I AM TOLD THAT A FIX FOR STRIPPING THE HEADS IS WITH A SLEAVE THAT I CANNOT GET OUT OF CYLINDER #8. I WAS NEVER INFORMED TO HAVE THE PLUGS CHANGED AT 80KTO 100K MILES. I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I THINK THE FIX IS A POOR DESIGN AND I WAS DESIGNED TO COVER ANOTHER PLUG ISSUE. I AM WONDERING WHY 2 WRONGS DO NOT MAKE A RIGHT AND I AM WONDERING WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE. I HAVE PURCHASED OR TRADED 3 NEW TRUCKS AND CURRENTLY DRIVE A MUSTANG, ALL PURCHASED IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. I AM SERIOUSLY WONDERING IF I SHOULD EVER BUY ANOTHER FORD TRUCK AT THIS TIME. I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN LOYAL TO FORD PRODUCTS OVER THE YEARS. *TR

TL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RACK AND PINION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT THIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,052. JO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE REAR WHEN PERFORMING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS STILL A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 12/14/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST VACUUM FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V208000 -SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HIV VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

2006 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW 5.4L V8 WITH APPROXIMATELY 28000 MILES BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING HEAVILY AND VERY ROUGH TO IDLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT POINT. VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH, HAD HARDLY ANY POWER. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT FUEL INJECTORS FOR CYLINDERS 7 AND 8 FAILED, FLOODED THE CYLINDERS AND CAUSED A HYDROLOCK. INITIALLY I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A $400 REPAIR TO SWITCH OUT THE INJECTORS. UPON SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED FROM A THROWN ROD. DEALER NOW ADVISING THAT A NEW MOTOR WILL BE REQUIRED. VEHICLE HAS MANUFACTURE DATE AS 1/2006 (DRIVERS DOOR STICKER). FORD ADVISES THAT WHILE 2005 ENGINES HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, MY ENGINE WAS NOT AFFECTED AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

LOUD SCREECHING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I TOOK IT TO AN OUT OF TOWN DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS OVER 125 MILES FROM HOME. IT SEEMS A 4 YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH 69K MILES HAD TO HAVE BOTH HUB ASSEMBLIES REPLACED, BOTH ACTUATORS AND BOTH VALVE ASSEMBLIES. MECHANIC STATED THAT HE'S HAD TO REPLACE OVER 25 FORD F-150 TRUCKS FOR THE SAME DEFECT (HIS WORDS). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED DISPLAY FOR THE ODOMETER MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. FORD STATED THAT WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR $500. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

I HAD AN INJECTOR STICK OPEN ON MY 2006 F150 AND IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO HYDROLOCK AND SEIZED UP THE ENGINE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE 2005 F150 HAD AN EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HEARD THAT SOME OF THE EARLY 2006'S (WHICH WERE MADE IT 2005) HAS ALSO HAD THESES PROBLEMS BUT FORD DID NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE 2006. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE WAS UNSUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED FOR FOUR YEARS AND HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

I OWN A 2006 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. ON 07/15/2010 I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DASHBOARD INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ME ENGAGING THE CONTROL. LATER I DURING THE EVENING I NOTICED NOT ONLY THE CRUISE CONTROL DASHBOARD INDICATOR LAMP TURNING ON AND OFF, BUT ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE STEERING WHEEL CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS WERE NOT LIGHTING UP THOUGH THE HEADLAMPS WERE ON. I ATTEMPTED TO GET THE ISSUED REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL DEALER, BUT CLOSEST APPOINTMENT WAS AT THE END OF FOLLOWING WEEK. TWO DAYS LATER, ON 07/17/2010 I WAS OPERATING THE TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGING AS I ACCELERATED. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL, NOR WAS MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO NEAREST FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. WHILE TRAVELING THE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILE RIDE, THE CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE ON ITS OWN. THE FORD DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, CITING A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO OPERATING PROPERLY. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS SHOWING EXTREME HESITATION IN ACCELERATION WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING THESE PROCESSES, MY VEHICLE WILL START BACKFIRING AND MISSING. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON AT THIS TIME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT STATE LICENSED MECHANICS, AND CHAPMAN FORD DEALERSHIP IN PHILADELPHIA. ALL THREE TOLD ME THE PLUGS SHOULD HAVE LASTED 100,000 MILES OR BETTER AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE AND THESE PLUGS ARE VERY COMPLICATED TO REPLACE. SPECIAL TOOLS WOULD BE NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM. THEY ALSO SAID IT IS VERY COMMON THESE PLUGS WOULD BREAK OFF WHEN BEING REMOVED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE PLUGS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $400 TO $550, WITH AN ADDITIONAL COST IF ANY PLUGS BREAK. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL WHEN THERE SHOULD BE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I REALIZE SPARK PLUGS ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE COST TO REPLACE THEM IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE AS THE MECHANICS STATED, IT WAS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE PLUGS AND THEY CORRODE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. FORD REALIZED THIS AND CHANGED THE PLUGS IN NEWER VEHICLES TO A NON-CORROSIVE PLUG. I FEEL THE CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A POOR DESIGN FROM FORD. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THIS WORK COMPLETED ON JULY 21, 2010 AT CHAPMAN FORD IN PHILADELPHIA BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS USING AN ACCESS AMOUNT OF GASOLINE. *TR

THIS PROBLEM FIRST SURFACED ON THE MORNING OF 6/25/2010. I, ALONG WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, WERE RETURNING FROM RUNNING AN ERRAND WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT THE 'PASSENGER AIR BAG DISABLED' INDICATOR WAS LIT. THE LATER EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL STATE, OFF, BUT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ON INTERMITTENTLY. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN ON 6/27/2010 WITH THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND AT THE SAME TIME THE AN WARNING CHIME, AT 1 SECOND INTERVALS, WAS HEARD. THE 'PASSENGER AIR BAG DISABLED' INDICATOR REMAINED LIT WITHOUT A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN DRIVEN ON 7/5/2010 WITH THE SAME INDICATIONS. AS A RESULT, I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL I DO MORE RESEARCH OR SPEAK TO A CERTIFIED SERVICE FACILITY. I TRULY FEEL THAT I'D BE AT RISK OF AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYEMENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE , POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURIES TO MYSELF, PASSENGERS, AND OTHER VEHICLES, AND THUS I'M REQUESTING HELP AND ADVICE FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62928 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63000.

CERTAIN FORD MAKES, MODELS AND MOTORS ARE KNOWN FOR EJECTING SPARK PLUGS WHICH DESTROYS THE IGNITION COIL AND IS A FIRE HAZARD. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THE SPARK PLUG BREAKING WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THEM WHICH IS A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE CUSTOMER AS WELL AS A RISK THE MOTOR WHILE TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE ARE TSB'S ON THIS. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD TO GIVE ME THE HEADS UP ON THIS AND LEARNED AFTER THE FACT OF ATTEMPTING TO GET A TUNE UP.........NOW STUCK WITH TWO BROKEN SPARK PLUGS STUCK IN THE MOTOR AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST ME IN THE END. I AM WITHOUT MY TRUCK WHILE WE WAIT FOR A TOOL THAT WILL HOPEFULLY REMOVE THE BROKE OFF SLEEVES. IF IT DOESN'T WORK I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE HEAD PULLED AND WHO KNOWS IF IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVEN IF IT REMOVES IT, I WON'T KNOW UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS IF IT ENDS UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. I HAVE HAD BAD EXPERIENCES WITH FORD - TWO VEHICLES NOW. THEY DO NOT BACK UP THEIR KNOWN DEFECTS. MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS F150 (TRITON) WAS WHEN THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME STRANDED IN ANOTHER STATE BECAUSE THE WIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN BRACKET. I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON SO IT WAS IN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEDUCTIBLE PAID THE REPAIR. FORD HAD NO INTENTION OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD HAVE NORMALLY BEEN UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE MILES I PUT ON A VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ROADSIDE SERVICE IN THE AREA I WAS IN AND I GOT STUCK WITH ALL KINDS O

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES, SIZE P25565R17, LINE RADIAL CONTITRAC, AND DOT A3K34SMW. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH THE RIGHT LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW, AND THE TIRE TUBE FAILED. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A CEMENT GUARD DAMAGING THE VEHICLE REAR RIGHT END. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE TIRE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SPARK PLUG CHANGE SIX OF THE OEM INSTALLED SPARKPLUGS BROKE OFF IN THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE ENGINE. FORD DEALER ADMITS TO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS DESIGN ENGINE AND STATES THIS OCCURS OFTEN. FORD DEALER STATED THAT FORD ADMITS AN ISSUE WITH THIS DESIGN SPARKPLUG AND HAS A TSB DETAILING THE PROCEDURE FOR BROKEN PLUG REMOVAL BUT HAS ISSUED NO FORMAL RECALL. DEALER ADVISED THAT FORD ALSO HAS A "SPECIAL TOOL" DESIGNED FOR THIS 5.4 3 VALVE SERIES MOTOR THAT IS ENGINE SPECIFIC TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PIECE OF THE SPARKPLUG BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN. ALL BUT ONE OF THE BROKEN PLUGS WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED USING A SPECIALTY TOOL PURCHASED AT AN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE. FORD DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LAST BROKEN PLUG EXTRACTED FROM CYLINDER HEAD WITH THEIR "SPECIAL TOOL". ENGINE NEEDED TO BE DISSEMBLED AND CYLINDER HEAD REMOVED SO THAT THE BROKEN PIECE COULD BE EXTRACTED. THIS REPAIR COST $1708.00 TO COMPLETE. ALONG WITH $85.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT GET THE BROKEN PIECE OUT. THE REPAIR TOOK TWO WEEKS TO HAVE COMPLETED. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COSTS DUE TO THEIR FAULTY DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE ENGINE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FOUR OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE WEDGED INTO THE HEAD GASKET AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 46,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 * BF UPDATED 11/10/10*JB

INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE STOPPED, NO COLLISION OR INCIDENT ON MY 2006 F-150 TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE AT 30-50 MPH THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

GLAZE ON REAR END CLUTCH CAUSING TRUCK TO DRIVE INCORRECTLY...CONTACTED COMPANY AND THEY HAD A POSSIBLE RESOLUTION THAT DIDN'T WORK....WORRIED THAT THE REAR END WILL LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING CAUSING A WRECK!! *TR

BRAKES FAILED ON PICKUP WHILE DRIVING. REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY. *TR

MY 2006 FORD F-150 HAD A SPARK PLUG BROKE OFF AND NOW THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REMOVE THE HEAD APPROX 3000.00 TO CORRECT. FORD SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES AND THE TRUCK IS NOW NON DRIVABLE. WHY AREN'T THEY BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SOMETHING WHEN THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS STYLE VEHICLE. *TR

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REVIEW MIRRORS ARE NOT STATIONARY. THEY ARE LOOSE AND PIVOT WHEN CLOSING A DOOR. DRIVER'S SIDE ALSO VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED "IT IS JUST A POOR DESIGN WITH A 'BREAK-AWAY FEATURE' THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN 'OVERWORN' BY PREVIOUS OWNER, POSSIBLY DUE TO USE OF THINNER GASKETS IN MIRROR ASSEMBLY". WHEN ASKED ABOUT LONGEVITY AND ANTICIPATED LIFESPAN OF MIRRORS PRIOR TO FAILURE DUE TO WEAR, THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A WEAR-PART, HOWEVER, THEY ALSO DENIED IT BEING DEFECTIVE AND QUOTED ME $1200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER SINCE THE DEFECT WAS MECHANICAL AND NOT ELECTRICAL. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THE MIRRORS THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED WOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME AND THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS UNABLE TO GET A CORRECTIVE ACTION OR REASONING WHY MY PARTICULAR MIRRORS ARE NOT SATISFACTORY, BUT I HAVE HEARD THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. LOOKING AT BOTH OF MY MIRRORS, IT IS OBVIOUS THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF LOCKING MECHANISM (SNAP-IN-PLACE DESIGN) LIKE MOST VEHICLES. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENT INVOLVED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS TO DOCUMENT A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR AWARENESS PURPOSES AND TO POTENTIALLY RECEIVE A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR MY FAULTY MIRRORS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ON-GOING, AND AN ARBITRARY INCIDENT DATE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED. *TR

SPARK PLUGS FAIL AND ENGINE STOPS. PLUGS CAN'T BE REPLACED;LONG SHAFT SEIZES TO HEAD WALLS. SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEM FOR 100,000 MILES.DANGEROUS DESIGN OF PLUGS FOR ALL FORD F-150 5.4 V-8 ; AS LOSS OF STEERING,BRAKES WITH ENGINE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERIENTIAL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THE REAR WHEELS FELT AS IF THEY WERE SLIDING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE NO TRACTION. HE HAD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. THE CONTACT'S MAJOR CONCERN WAS THAT ONE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IF THE REAR FUNCTIONED IN THIS MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

SUBJ: BROKEN GAS TANK AT SEAMS ON MY 2006 FORD F150 TRUCK I HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 FORD F150 FUEL TANK LEAKING AT THE MANUFACTURES PLASTIC WELDED SEAMS. I BOUGHT MY LAST 3 TRUCKS FROM NORTH COUNTY FORD, IN VISTA, CALIFORNIA. MY 3RD TRUCK WAS A BRAND NEW 2006 FORD F150, AND ALL 3 TRUCKS I BOUGHT FROM NORTH COUNTY FORD, I PAID EXTENDED WARRANTY ON EACH ONE OF THEM, AND THAT WAS OVER $9,000, AND I NEVER USED 1 PENNY OF IT, I NEVER NEEDED ANY WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY WORK UNTIL NOW, FOR THE FAULTY LEAKY PLASTIC GAS FUEL TANK UNDER MY TRUCK. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY MY GAS GAUGE SAID LOW FUEL, WHEN I HAD JUST PUT FUEL IN THE TRUCK THE SAME DAY. WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK, I SMELLED GAS, SO I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND COULD SEE IT COMING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK AREA. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ON, BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET HOME BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED, AND I PUT MORE FUEL IN THE TRUCK, AND JUST GOING ONLY 15 MILES THE GAS DISAPPEARED AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BUT I DID GET IT HOME. I JACKED UP THE TRUCK AND STARTED IT, AND CLIMBED UNDERNEATH, AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT IT WAS A PLASTIC BLACK FUEL TANK, NOT STEEL OR METAL. I WAS JUST LIKE A CHEAP SWIMMING POOL THAT YOU WOULD PUT TWO OF THEM TOGETHER, AND YOU WOULD SEAL IT IN THE MIDDLE TO MAKE A TANK. BUT THE SEAL IS NOW BROKE, AND IM TRYING TO PUT SOME PLASTIC SEAL ON IT, BUT EVERYTHING I READ ON THE INTERNET, TOLD ME FORD WAS ALREADY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE I PUT AN AD U

MY SON WAS KILLED IN HIS 2006 FORD 150 PICKUP TRUCK DRIVING 45 MILES AN HOUR. HIS TRUCK APPARENTLY LEFT THE ROAD WITH NO SIGNS OF BRAKES BEING APPLIED, FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WAS THREATENING ME TO RELEASE THE TRUCK FROM STORAGE WHICH I DID. I HAVE SINCE REGAINED MY SENSES ENOUGH TO SEARCH THE WEB AND SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY RECALLS ON THE BRAKE LINES OF THIS MAKE TRUCK. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC TIRES, AND TIRE SIZE P255-65-R17. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TIRES MET THE TREAD REQUIREMENTS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AT A LATER DATE THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE TREAD SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED A DISCOUNT PRICE ON A SET OF TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DOT NUMBER A3K345MW4605. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN THE TIRES HAD A VIBRATION FROM BEGINNING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED AS WELL AS THE BELTS ON TWO TIRES. UPDATED 05/17/10

WHILE BRAKING THE MOTOR SURGED CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK DID NOT FULLY RESPOND. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). POWER WINDOWS FOR THE F-150 NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHO OWN THIS TYPE OF TRUCK AND THEY ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. AND THE AVERAGE FIX IT PRICE IS $500. [XXX] *TR

WE HAVE A CORRODED ABS BRAKE WIRE ON OUR 2006 FORD F150 TRUCK. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO CORROSION. I CALLED FORD ESP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING (DOES NOT STATE THIS IN COVERAGES). WHEN I ASKED ABOUT ANY COVERED PART NOT BEING COVERED IF IT HAS ANY CORROSION ON IT, I WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT COVER CORROSION. I LIVE IN NORTHERN OHIO AND THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE IF THE VEHICLE IS MORE THE A FEW YEARS OLD. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A BRAKE SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS WIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE CORRODED THIS SOON. *TR

MY 2006 F-150 WITH THE 4.6L MOTOR EJECTED A SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER WITHOUT WARNING. I WENT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE ON 2/19/10, AND THERE WAS A HORRENDOUS KNOCKING OR TAPPING SOUND. I WAS ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN, SO I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DO A THOROUGH CHECK OF WHAT COULD BE WRONG. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND LEFT IT SITTING UNTIL I RETURNED ON 2/21/2010. UPON LOOKING, I NOTICED THAT THE SECOND CYLINDER IN FROM THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD EJECTED THE PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER WELL. WHEN I WENT TO TRY TO PUT THE PLUG BACK IN, IT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN. I JIGGLED THE PLUG AND RATCHET EXTENSION AND NOTICED THAT THE THREADED AREA TO ACCEPT THE PLUG WAS MUCH LARGER THAN THE STOCK PLUG. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS USED MANY EXCUSES AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENS, BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE PURCHASED NO NEW PARTS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW UNUSABLE, AND IS MY PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THESE MOTORS AND EJECTING PLUGS, SO MY QUESTION IS WHY HAS FORD NOT STEPPED UP TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER A BUMP THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36080.

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE DROVE 10 MPH OVER A BUMPY ROAD OR A POTHOLE THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE FOR ABOUT 2 OR THREE SECONDS. ON EVEN SURFACES THE BRAKES PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,080.

I PURCHASED A FORD F-150 IN 2006. I AM AT MY 100,000 MAINTENANCE AND THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE TO BE CHANGED. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FORD REPAIR SHOP WHO TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING MY TRUCK IN 24 HOURS EARLY TO SOAK THE PLUGS BECAUSE THEY WILL BREAK IN THE MOTOR AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM REMOVED. I FOLLOWED THERE INSTRUCTIONS ON MONDAY MORNING AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO THEM. THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE HEAD OFF MY MOTOR TO REMOVE THE PLUGS AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO ME. IT DOES NOT SEEM FAIR TO ME THAT IF FORD MECHANICS PUT FORD PLUGS INTO THERE FORD TRUCKS AND WHEN THERE FORD MECHANICS TRY TO REMOVE THE FORD PLUGS FROM THE FORD VEHICLE THEY BREAK AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD F150, THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE MELTED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE MANIFOLD. THIS CAUSE THE TRUCK TO STOP. I COULD NOT START THE TRUCK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER BY FLATBED. *TR

BLACK PAINT, CHIPPING FROM UNDER THE GAS DOOR.

I'M AN OWNER OF A 2006 FORD F-150 5.4 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD 3 ENGINE FAILURES WITH THIS TRUCK THE FIRST ONE WAS AN INJECTOR. SECOND WAS A TIMING SOLENOID. THIRD WAS A COIL. I HAD OVER 100,000 KMS. I HAD MY PLUGS CHANGED. THE MECHANIC ENDED UP BREAKING OFF 6 PLUGS IN THE ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, IT SHOULD ONLY BE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I HAVE DONE A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND IT IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I FEEL OWNERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. ANY ADVICE I CAN RECEIVE WOULD BE HELPFUL THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. HE STATED THAT UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE , HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE NOTICED ALL OF THE WIRES AND THE FLOORBOARD SURROUNDING THE EMERGENCY AND BRAKE PEDAL HAD CAUGHT FIRE OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING IN HIS DRIVEWAY. HE ALSO NOTICED SOOT ALL OVER THE SEATS, WINDOWS AND DOOR PANELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE POLICE OFFICER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY AND THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE TRUCK. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2009, JUNE 2009 AND AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2009. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS; SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SHE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44000.