2007 Ford F-150 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE NOT ALIGNED AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. WITHIN 10,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE PERTAINING TO BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 40,606.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MARCH 20, 2010, HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. UPON IMPACT, THE CONTACTS VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH ALSO REAR ENDED A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BOTH THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AS A RESULT; THEY WERE TRANSPORTED THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,400.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALSO VIBRATE THE LONGER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, STATING THAT THEY WERE WARPED ALSO CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

FOR THE SECOND TIME MY F-150 WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. IT IS AN 2007 MODEL. THE CAR WENT INTO THE PROTECT MODE. IT IS NOW IN THE FORD DEALER. THEY WANT 3600 TO REPLACE IT. I HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT IN 2008 WHERE THEY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. *TR

2007 FORD F-150 4X4 HAD THE 4X4 SHIFT ON THE FLY ACTIVATE ON HARD PAVEMENT WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY WHILE ON THE ON RAMP, CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND VERY LOUD BANG ALMOST LIKE A GUNSHOT HAPPENED AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT ONTO SHOULDER NARROWLY MISSING THE ABUTMENT . THE CAUSE IS FAULTY VACUUM ACTUATORS AND SHIFT MOTOR. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AND WAS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RIGHT TURNS CAUSING FOR IMPRECISE TURNING AND HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE AS A RESULT OF THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO IT. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE NECK AND HEAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND REPAIRED FOR THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE REPAIR OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR. IN ADDITION, WHEN PROCEEDING TO MAKE A SHARP TURN THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ISN'T RAISED ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL, THEY ARE LATERAL AND TOO CLOSE MAKING FOR DANGEROUS STOPPING AND ACCELERATING ISSUES. *TR

2007 FORD F150 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PLACEMENT OF ITS GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN BRAKING YOU ACCIDENTALLY HIT BOTH PEDALS WHICH CAUSES YOU TO ACCELERATE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK AND NOTICED THIS ISSUE. MY BROTHER ALSO NOTICED THIS. IF I LEND MY TRUCK OUT I MAKE SURE I INFORM THE PERSON ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHEN SEARCHING THE WEB MANY OTHER SITES ARE ADDRESSING THIS SAFETY ISSUE OF ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKING. I WONDER WHAT YOUR AGENCY IS DOING REGARDING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM? THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF IT SO MUCH SO THEY ARE POSTING ABOUT IT. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS, CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED. SO WHEN IS YOUR AGENCY GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON STATE HIGHWAY, APPLIED BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW, CONTINUED ON HELPLESS, UNTIL STRIKING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. CALLED DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. CALLED FORD DIRECT, AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL BE HERE TODAY, I WILL NOT LET ANYONE TOUCH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED, I HAVE NOT SLEPT FOR DAYS, NOT BECAUSE OF MY INJURIES, BUT THE HAUNTING THOUGHTS OF KNOWING I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. *TR

WHEN I TOOK MY 2007 FORD F150 IN FOR TIRE ROTATION, THE FORD TECHNICIAN HAD SAID THAT I HAD CUPPED FRONT TIRES, AT THAT TIME MIRE TIRES HAD ABOUT 9 TO 11 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM AND WERE ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD, FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE ABNORMAL ROUNDING OF THE TIRE AND SAID I SHOULD BUY SOME NEW ONES FROM THEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER MY OTHER TWO TIRES HAD STARTED FORMING BALLS ON THE INSIDE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE, WHICH I WAS NOT AWARE UNTIL I WENT TO GET MY STATE INSPECTION STICKER, THE TECHNICIAN AT PUEBLO TIRES TOLD ME I HAD SEVERAL BALLS ON THE SIDES OF MY TIRES HE ALSO TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS TO WORN, HE EVEN SHOWED ME THE TREAD LEVELS WITH A TREAD METER AND I VERIFIED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TREAD ON THE TIRES. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME WAS ONLY 15000 MILES SO I REPLACED THEM SO IT WOULD BASS INSPECTION AND FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS AS WELL.. <BR> WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IT CAME WITH A MANUAL STATING HOW MUCH AIR AND HOW MANY MILES A CERTAIN BRAND OF TIRE WAS SUPPOSED TO AVERAGE MINE SAID I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN 30000 MILES MINIMUM BEFORE REPLACEMENT, FORD IS OBVIOUSLY USING FALSE STATISTICS TO MARKET THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *TR

PICKUP WOULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE ON. THE REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING WITH THE BRAKES ON FIRMLY. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE AND BOTH TIMES I THREW THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE MALFUNCTION.. *TR

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE GOING 65 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A HIGHWAY. MY 2007 FORD 150- SUPERCREW DROPPED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED RIGHT. I COULD NOT STEER AWAY FROM AN 18 WHEELER THAT WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. I BOUNCED OFF THE 18 WHEELER AND IT KNOCKED MY WHEEL STRAIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I HAD $5000 IN PROPERTY DAMAGE . THE 18 WHEELER DID GO OFF THE ROAD AND HAD $70000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER PICKING MY TRUCK UP FROM THE BODYSHOP I HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THIS TIME I WAS GOING 35 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY TRUCK. THE BACK TIRES WERE FINE. THESE 2 BLOWOUTS OCCURRED WITHIN 1. 5 HOURS OF DRIVING ALL IN THE FRONT. TIRES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE EXCESS WEIGHT OF A F150 SUPERCREW. I HAD BF GOODRICH LONG TRAIL ON MY LAST SUPERCREW AND HAD EXCELLENT RESULTS. I SPENT $690 TO REPLACE ALL GENERAL AMERITRAC TIRES. *TR

2007 FORD F-150 FUEL VAPOR LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY DUE TO INFERIOR PLASTIC. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG TURNS OFF. OCCASIONAL PROBLEM, HAS BECOME CONSTANT PROBLEM. WIFE WEIGHS 100 LB+. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR,DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH OUR 09, SMART CAR. ONE DEALER SAID SHE DOESN'T WEIGH ENOUGH,ANOTHER SAID,BAG WILL STILL DEPLOY BUT NOT AS HARD. THINK IT IS A SENSOR IN THE SEAT ,WHEN THE LIGHT SAYS BAG OFF, MEANS NO PROTECTION, AND IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY,SOME TIMES RE CONNECTING THE SEAT BELT CORRECTS IT BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE. JUST COMPLETED 3,000 MILE TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY, BAG OFF LIGHT WAS ON MOST OF THE TIME. DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER HOW THE WIFE POSITIONED HER SELF,THIS IS NOT A WEIGHT/SIZE ISSUE,BUT A FAILURE OF A SAFETY DEVICE. IS IT AN '07' ISSUE?*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. THE ENGINE FAILED AND A FIRE OCCURRED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FUEL CROSS OVER LINE. THE FIRE REPORT INCIDENT NUMBER IS 2009-09331. THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

FAILURE OF TIRE VALVE STEM RESULTING IN A RAPID FLAT TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE HE WAS REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE REASON THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OTHER THAN HE KNEW OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS $6,400 SINCE IT HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH THE UPDATED VERSION PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED HIM TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER. HE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER IF HE COULD BUY AN ENGINE FOR $1,800 BUT THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. HE WAS FORCED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEBBING ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT IS SEPARATING. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

BOUGHT NEW IN 2007 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND OWNER ONLY 19,000 MILES ON ORIGINAL TIRES. BLEW OUT DURING NORMAL DRY DRIVING CONDITIONS PULLING A EMPTY 16 FT TRAILER. IF IT HADN'T BEEN THAT IT WAS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND LATE AT NIGHT ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY WOULD HAVE HAD A WRECK. TRUCK WENT ALL OVER THE ROAD DUE TO THE BLOW OUT. VALVE STEM COMPLETELY GONE. THESE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL HANKOOK 17 INCH TIRES THAT WERE SOLD WITH THIS TRUCK AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 19K MILES THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE TIRE BLEW THE TREAD IS STILL THERE SIDE OF TIRE IN SHREDS AND NO VALVE STEM AT ALL JUST AN EMPTY HOLE WHERE IT SHOULD BE. IF THIS HAD OF BEEN A STEERING TIRE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY LOST CONTROL. I STILL HAVE 3 MORE OF THESE TIRES ON THE TRUCK; IS THERE A RECALL ON THE STEMS OR TIRES FOR THESE TRUCKS WHAT SHOULD I DO? I CURRENTLY HAVE THE SPARE ON THE TRUCK WILL THIS HAPPEN TO IT? DO THE TIRES NEED REPLACING? THEY STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD BUT ARE THEY DEFECTIVE/SAFE? WILL OR SHOULDN'T THE TRUCK WARRANTY COVER THIS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE AND CONTINUED TO HIS DESTINATION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE STEM CAUSED THE TIRE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE THAT FAILED AND CHECKED THE OTHER TIRES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS BUT NOT PARTS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

AT 12000 MILES THE ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY WARPING. IT'S ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 50 MPH. I CAN SEE AND FEEL THE BED BOUNCING AND CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER WILL DO NOTHING UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT THEM BUT WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME. I ALSO SPOKE WITH FORD DIRECTLY, THEY WILL ALSO OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. I'VE HEARD OF THIS SITUATION HAPPENING MANY TIMES AND FORD WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. *TR

VALVE STEMS ON 2007 F 150 BAD VALVE STEMS ON TRUCK FORD SENT OUT A NOTICE ON THEM AFTER LOSING 1 TIRE AND SPINNING 3 OTHER VALVES EVERY WEEK AFTER FORD WOULD NOT STAND BUY THE NOTICE ON THE REPAIRS. *TR

TUESDAY MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK THE TIRE LOOKED TO ME TO BE LOW ON AIR AND LOW PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON IN THE TRUCK. I DROVE TO MY SHOP (APPROX. 7.2 MI.), TOOK OFF THE WHEEL TO CHECK FOR LEAKS (FOUND NON), CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE AND IT WAS AT 28 LBS, I FILLED THE TIRE WITH AIR TO 36 LBS. THE LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. I CHECKED THE OTHER 3 TIRES AND FOUND THEM ALL TO BE LOW SO I FILLED THEM WITH AIR TO 36 LBS AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AT THE END OF THE DAY I DROVE HOME, THEN TOOK MY WIFE TO DINNER (APPROX. 5 MI.). WHEN WE PULLED INTO THE RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AND TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OFF THE RIM AS I CAME TO A STOP. I AM NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING A 'FREE' TIRE AS I AM OF THE SAFETY FACTOR INVOLVED. I HAVE 4 HANKOOK TIRES ON THIS TRUCK AND IT CONCERNS ME THAT ANOTHER ONE MAY BLOW APART (POSSIBLY AT FREEWAY SPEED). I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. I AM 65 YEARS OLD AND I'VE WORKED ON CARS ALL MY LIFE AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A TIRE BEAD SPLIT THE WAY THIS ONE DID. I ALSO HAVE ASSOCIATES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS WHO AFTER SEEING THE DAMAGED TIRE COMPLETELY AGREE WITH ME. I WOULD HATE TO SEE A REPEAT OF THE FORD EXPLORER TIRE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITH FIRESTONE SEVERAL YEARS BACK; AND I HATE TO THINK THERE ARE MORE DEFECTIVE TIRES OUT THERE. I SPOKE WITH AND EMAILED THIS INFORMATION TO AL ABRADOR AT HANKOOK TIRE AND HE SAID 'IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE PERSON THAT MOUNTED THE TIRES', HE ALSO SAID THAT H

HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTENSIVE BRAKE DUST ON THE FRONT WHEELS ALMOST FROM DAY 1. LATELY, AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES THE FRONT END WOBBLES AND SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKING. NOT SO BAD AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT REALLY BAD IF YOU HAVE TO BRAKE FAIRLY HARD WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FROM SPEEDS OF 65 MPH OR MORE. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED WHICH HELPED A BIT BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD, F150 EXTENDED CAB, THE BRAKE ROTOR HAVE WARPED. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THIS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. THE SHOP WHICH I CARRIED MY VEHICLE TO TOLD ME THAT IF THE COMPANY USED CERTAIN BRANDS OF ROTORS THAT WERE MADE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES WON'T STAND UP TO HEAT. IF FORD USED THESE PRODUCTS ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE BECAUSE THEY'RE CHEAPER, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

TIRE VALVE STEM FAILURE ON MY 2007 FORD F150. I'VE RECEIVED FORD'S SAFETY NOTICE 5 MONTHS AFTER ONE OF MY TIRE VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED. THEIR NOTICE GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THEY INTEND TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. THEIR REMEDY AS OUTLINED FOR CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM BY MONTHLY INSPECTION OF VALVE STEM IS FAR FROM CORRECTIVE OR PREVENTIVE. I HAD VERY RECENTLY CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE, AND INSPECTED TIRES, VALVE STEMS, AND LUG NUT TORQUE PRIOR TO A LONG TRIP WHEN MY VALVE STEM FAILED. FORTUNATELY THEIR WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT RELATED TO THIS FAILURE. HOWEVER, IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM: YOU MAY CONTACT ME FOR ANY LITIGATION TESTIMONY. *TR

1. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ALERT, FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE DROP IN TIRE PRESSURE. TRIED TO ADD ADDITIONAL AIR, BUT TIRE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE. AIR COULD BE HEARD ESCAPING FROM VALVE STEM. 2. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON ONCE ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED MONTHLY. 3. SERVICED AT NATIONWIDE, NON-DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER; MECHANIC FOUND 4 DEFECTIVE, UNREPAIRABLE VALVE STEMS. REPLACED WITH NEW VALVE STEMS. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER TO CONTACT LOCAL DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PARTS. *TR

TRUCK HAS A ROUGH IDLE ISSUE SINCE 6K. I NOW HAVE 30K. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED COLD SOMETIMES IS VERY BAD ENGINE SHAKE, ALSO WHEN IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT ENGINE SEEMS TO SHAKE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING SO BAD IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM THEY SAY BECAUSE NO TROUBLE CODES SHOW IN THE COMPUTER OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. *TR

2007 FORD F150 VALVE STEM BROKE AND CAUSED A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER RECOVERING FROM BEING DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD, I NOTICED THAT MY THREE OTHER TIRES HAD CRACKED VALVE STEMS AS WELL. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL AND DEAL WITH THIS HAZARD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

BATTERY DEAD AFTER LESS THAN 2 YEARS. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE. DEALER CLAIMS NON-EOM STEREO DRAINS BATTERY IN ONLY MINUTES. STEREO UNHOOKED.. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRUCK TOOK A COUPLE OF RETRIES TO GET IT FROM START TO FINISH OF A TX STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE BATTERY DIES, EVEN AFTER CHARGING OVERNIGHT. LAST TIME. IT GOT THROUGH INSPECTION, BUT NEEDED A JUMP START AFTER INSPECTION. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE CSR INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BELIEVE THEIR DEALER OVER A CUSTOMER. NO HELP. *TR

THE A/C ON THIS TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN WEAK. THE DEALER SAY IT IS OPERATING NORMALLY, BUT IT DOES NOT COOL THE TRUCK IN THE TEXAS HEAT. DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING MORE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD F150 IT HAS 14,454 MILES. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF HAVING THE TRUCK ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. BOTH MYSELF AND MY SISTER WAS IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED IT IN TO DRIVE WHEN IT ACCELERATED FORWARD FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. I WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE AND STARTED TO MAKE A U-TURN WHEN THE TRUCK AGAIN ACELERATED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALMOST CRASHING INTO MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE. SINCE WE DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK VERY OFTEN I DID NOT TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. ON APRIL 12TH OF 2009 MY SON WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND DECIDE HE WAS NOT STRAIGHT, SO HE BACKED UP AND WHEN HE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO A BACK OF A BUILDING. WE HAD 2 WITNESS, SAYING THAT HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO ONE WAS HURT, ONLY DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND THE TRUCK. I HAVE NOW NOTIFIED THE REPAIR SHOP AND GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. IT APPEARS THIS HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE TIRE VALVES ON MY 2007 FORD F-150. UPON INSPECTION OF THE THIRD, THE NUMBER IS T 414. LOOKING IT UP, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VALVE STEM. OF COURSE, I ELECTED TO REPLACE THE FOURTH AS WELL. MY DEALER SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF A RECALL. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR FAILURE, I'M NOT HAPPY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS DUE TO BEING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN THE THIRD FAILED. TWO STEMS FAILED IN AUGUST OF 2008. THE THIRD FAILED ON APRIL 18TH, 2009. *TR

I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF THE ENGINE SURGING/REVVING WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION ENGAGED IN DRIVE GEAR AND ANOTHER ONE WHILE IN REVERSE. EACH TIME I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET TO TRY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING BUT IT CONTINUED TO LUNGE AHEAD ANYWAY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED WITH A COMPUTER WHICH WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT A MONTH. LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT IN REVERSE WHILE I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT. I EVEN HAD SKID MARKS TRYING TO STOP IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN REVERSE. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION PAUSES/COASTS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISKS OF HAVING A COLLISION, DAMAGING PROPERTY, OR HURTING SOMEONE--INCLUDING MYSELF IF I END UP HITTING SOMETHING. SO FAR, WHEN IT HAS OCCURRED, I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR TIGHT QUARTERS! THANKS *TR

I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF THE ENGINE SURGING/REVVING WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION ENGAGED IN DRIVE GEAR AND ANOTHER ONE WHILE IN REVERSE. EACH TIME I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET TO TRY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING BUT IT CONTINUED TO LUNGE AHEAD ANYWAY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY SAID FORD HAD A FAIL-SAFE BUILT IN--THAT I WAS NOT IN DANGER BUT THEY REPROGRAMMED IT WITH A COMPUTER. SEEMED OK FOR AWHILE. LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT REVERSE WHILE I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT. I EVEN HAD SKID MARKS TRYING TO STOP IT THIS TIME. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION PAUSES/COASTS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISKS OF HAVING A COLLISION, DAMAGING PROPERTY, OR HURTING SOMEONE--INCLUDING MYSELF IF I END UP HITTING SOMETHING. SO FAR, WHEN IT HAS OCCURRED, I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR TIGHT QUARTERS! I HOPE THIS CAN BE REMEDIED ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE TIRE. THE VALVE STEM HAD A SENSOR, BUT IT WAS CRACKED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE TIRE AND REPLACED THE VALVE STEM; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REMAINING STEMS. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEMS WERE NOT DAMAGED; THEREFORE, THE DEALER DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACE THE STEMS. THE VALVE STEM INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

URETHANE ADHESIVE SEPARATION / PAINT SEPARATION FROM WINDSHIELD FRAME. WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT AFTER CRACK. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD CAME OUT THE PAINT CAME WITH THE URETHANE ADHESIVE AS A SOLID COATING ON THE ADHESIVE. WINDSHIELD WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE AUTO BODY FRAME. *TR

IN FEBRUARY, 2009, I EXPERIENCED A LOW TIRE WARNING LIGHT ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE. I TOOK IT TO WAL-MART AND THE TECH IMMEDIATELY KNEW IT WAS THE STEM. HE REPLACED THE STEM AND BALANCED THE TIRE. IN MARCH, 2009, MY RIGHT REAR WENT FLAT. SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU MOVE THE STEM, YOU CAN HEAR THE AIR LEAK OUT. NITROGEN IN MY CASE. THE STEM BASE APPEARS TO BE TOO SMALL FOR THE RIM. I HAVE MICHELIN P255/65R17 LTX A/S ON MY 2007 FORD F150 CREW CAB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE RAPIDLY LOST TIRE PRESSURE. AS THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. HE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE EQUIPMENT AND TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,183.

BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND BLEED DOWN, REPEATED SHORT BRAKING BETWEEN STOPLIGHTS PEDAL WENT TO THE STOP, TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, MECH. CHECKED IT SAID IT WAS NORMAL, OTHER F150 OWNERS SAY NOT LIKE THEIR BRAKES. HARD BRAKING LAST WEEK PEDAL WENT TO STOP ALMOST RESULTING IN REAREND COLLISION. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INSTANCES BRAKES HAVE WENT TO THE STOP NEAR THE FLOORBOARD BRAKING FROM SPEED. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. *TR

WINDSHIELD FAILURE-WHILE DRIVING IN 18 DEGREE WEATHER, WINDSHIELD CRACKED 18 INCHES ALONG BASE, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES FROM SEAL RUNNING FROM CENTER OF WINDSHIELD TO DRIVER'S SIDE, LEFT OF STEERING COLUMN. WINDSHIELD WAS FREE OF SNOW OR ICE, AND NO WIPERS RUNNING, HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES, DEFROST SETTING ON MEDIUM. CROSSROADS FORD OF CARY SERVICE BLAMES "CHIP" IN WINDSHIELD, INVISIBLE TO OWNER. UNWILLING TO REPAIR DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY. OWNER MIGHT ACCEPT THIS EXPLANATION IF "CHIP" COULD BE SEEN BY NAKED EYE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER EVER SINCE. THE DEALERS IN ONE STATE DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH WHOM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

ON 12-31-08 HAD LOW TIRE LIGHT IN TRUCK. WENT TO TIRE KINGDOM AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD A BAD STEM ON DRIVERS REAR TIRE. ITEM WAS REPLACED. ON 1-2-08 LOW TIRE LIGHT AGAIN AND RETURNED TO TIRE KINGDOM. THIS TIME IT WAS THE TWO FRONT TIRES LEAKING AIR FROM THE STEMS. ON 1-4-08 I RESPONDED BACK TO TIRE KINGDOM AFTER READING THAT THE FORD F-150 WAS ONE OF THE TYPES OF VEHICLES THAT MIGHT HAVE FAULTY STEMS. I CONTACTED YOUR OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE I GET THE OLD STEMS REPLACED ON MY LAST TWO TIRES FOR SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE THE TWO STEMS NOW. THE ONE THAT WAS ON MY PASSENGER REAR HAS A CRACK STARTING ON IT. THE SPARE SEEMS FINE BUT WAS CHANGED ANYWAY. THE NUMBERS ON BOTH OF THE STEMS IS "TR 414" THIS IS ONE OF THE NUMBERS LISTED BY THE DILL COMPANY AS BEING DEFECTED. *TR

I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT #10229285 AND NOTHING HAS BE RESOLVED TO DATE I READ OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ALL RELATED TO FORD. *TR

2007 FORD F150 WAS LEASED FROM ENTERPRISE LEASING ON MARCH 31, 2008 AT GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) SHOWED LOW TIRE PRESSURE AT TIME OF LEASE DELIVERY. AGENT FOR ENTERPRISE HAD TIRES INFLATED AT TIME OF LEASE DELIVERY. WAS INFORMED BY ENTERPRISE THAT TIRES AND AIR PRESSURE WERE FINE. ON APRIL 6, 2008 (6 DAYS LATER), THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED GOING 55 MPH IN 55 MPH ZONE ON STRAIGHT, LEVEL ROADWAY AND CRASHED ALMOST KILLING COMPLAINANT AND WIFE. DISCOVERED UNEVEN TREAD ON TIRES AND DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVE STEM ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. *TR

FRONT LEFT TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE. BEFORE I COULD GET SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY THE TIRE CAME APART. UPON EXAMINATION THE ONLY REASON FOR THE LOSS OF AIR APPEARS TO BE A CRACKED VALVE STEM. I CHECKED THE OTHER 3 WHEELS AND FOUND THE VALVE STEMS ALL CRACKED. I COULD HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIRE FAILURES! I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE AND AM HAVING ALL 5 VALVE STEMS REPLACED. THIS COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, THEY SAY IT FALLS UNDER THE 12 MONTH TIRE WARRANTY, MY VEHICLE IS 17 MONTHS OLD. *TR

TIRE FAILED ON HIGHWAY APPARENTLY DUE TO CRACKED VALVE STEM. *TR

TWO FLAT TIRES ON MY 2007 F-150 BECAUSE OF FAULTY VALVE STEMS. I CALLED THE TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE THE TIRES BOTH TIMES. COLONY TIRE OF ELIZABETH CITY REPAIRED BOTH TIRES FOR ME. *TR