2008 Ford F-150 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, HE NOTICED A REFLECTION IN THE GLASS THAT REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/07/08.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT PULLED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AND BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT HER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CREEP UP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHILE BRAKING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND DRIVING THROUGH A DRIVE THRU, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

I HAVE A 2008 F150 PICKUP WITH 348 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE AND THE ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR LURCHES. ALL TIMES, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT QUICKLY INTO PARK THEN TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE IS RUNNING NORMALLY. ONE OF THE THREE TIMES, IT HAPPENED WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING. I CAN'T BE SURE I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TOGETHER THAT MY FOOT TOUCHES THE GAS WHEN BRAKING. THE FIRST TIME I HAD SHOES ON AND DON'T KNOW. THE SECOND TIME WAS WITH BARE FEET AND I FELT THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FOOT TOUCH THE GAS. MY HUSBAND CAN'T COMMENT ON THE THIRD TIME. I MEASURED AND MY HONDA CIVIC BRAKE/GAS DISTANCE IS 2.75". THE TRUCK DISTANCE IS 2 3/8". I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CLAIM THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I KNOW I'M GOING TO RUN SOMEBODY OVER OR GET IN AN ACCIDENT SOME DAY AND THIS WILL BE TO BLAME. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. I'VE HAD IT OVER A MONTH AND AM STILL ON THE FIRST TANK OF GAS. I'M REALLY GLAD I KEPT MY HONDA CIVIC.

2008 F150 SUPERCREW LARIAT 4X4 BOUGHT BRAND NEW ON JULY 18 WITH 426 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE TRUCK EXCEPT PUT A FLAT BED CAP ON THE BED THAT ATTACHES WITH CLAMPS UNDER THE BED RAIL AND HAS NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK LESS THAN 2500 MILES. ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT I DROVE TO WORK JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM HOME. PARKED TRUCK AND LOCKED VEHICLE AND WENT INTO FACTORY TO MY OFFICE. 35-40 MINUTES LATER I RECEIVED A CALL ON MY PHONE FROM THE GUARD BUILDING SAYING MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I WALKED BACK OUT TO THE PARKING LOT AND THE TRUCK WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. BYSTANDERS SAID TRUCK HAD FLAMES INSIDE GOING UP WINDSHIELD BUT HAD DIED DOWN. THEY HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT THE TRUCK WAS LOCKED AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO OPEN THE TRUCK SINCE THE FLAMES WERE DYING DOWN UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND I UNLOCKED TRUCK DOOR AND OPENED UP TRUCK TO LET SMOKE OUT. SMALL FIRE REKINDLED UNDER DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE, PUT OUT IMMEDIATELY WITH DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. OPENED HOOD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INTERIOR DASH WAS COMPLETED BURNED AWAY IN A 4-5" WIDE AREA BETWEEN RADIO/HVAC CONTROL CONSOLE AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR. AREA THAT INCLUDES THE AUXILIARY POWER PLUG AND A DASH VENT. I MADE NO CHANGES/MODIFICATIONS OR ADD ONS TO THE TRUCK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AND HAD NOTHING PLUGGED INTO THE AUXILIARY POWER PLUG AT ANY TIME. DASH IS

I THINK IT A CRIME THAT FORDS PUT TOWING WEIGHTS ON THEIR WEB SITES AND IN BOOKLETS AND IT IS FALSE. WE BOUGHT FORD 150 IN MARCH SO THAT WE COULD TOW OUR 32"'TRAVEL TRAILER THAT WEIGHS 7,000 LBS. ALL DOCUMENTATION STATES IT CAN PULL 9,000 LBS. WE HAVE PULLED OUR UNIT 3 TIMES AND EVERYTIME WE PRAY THAT WE MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND HOME SAFELY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO RATES THESE VEHICLES TOWING CAPACITY. OUR NEW TRUCK STRUGGLES AND SWAYS SO BAD. WE HAVE A SWAY BAR TOO. I AM GOING TO GO AS FAR AS I CAN TO PREVENT ANY OTHER POOR SOLE FROM EXPERIENCING WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING. AS THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS TOWING WHAT OUT THERE. WE HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENT OR DEATHS YET BUT I WILL BE KEEPING COPIES OF EVERYTHING I SEND SO IF I DO DIE PULLING THIS TRAILER, I HAVE ADVISED MY CHILDREN TO FIGHT FOR OTHER PEOPLE. WE PAY ALOT OF MONEY A MONTH JUST TO TOW THIS TRAILER AND THE DARN TRUCK WON'T TOW IT, BUT ALL DOCUMENTATION SAYS IT SHOULD. MAYBE IT IS JUST US, BUT MY HUSBAND IS NOT A FEARFUL PERSON WHAT SO EVER AND TOWING THIS TRAILER DOES CAUSE SOME FEAR. *TR

PURCHASED NEW FORD 150 SUPERCREW 4X4. ON 07/2008. AFTER ARRIVING AT STOP SIGN, STOPPED WHEN RESTARTED, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD TO QUICKLY PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS RECURRED TWICE WHEN STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT AND STOP SIGN. *TR

BOUGHT A 2008 F-150 AND THE A/C DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY. CHECKED IT AGAINST A 2005 F-150 THAT I OWN AND NEW TRUCK A/C IS 8 DEGREES WARMER. TOOK NEW TRUCK BACK TO DEALER, GOT A LOANER 2008 AND CHECKED IT'S A/C. IT COOLS LIKE THE 2005. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH A/C. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE NOW AND NOW IS COOLING 15 DEGREES WARMER THAN ORIGINALLY. DEALER WILL NOT HELP. CONTACTED CUSTOMER RELATIONS IN DEABORN,MI AND THEY ENDED UP TALKING TO MY DEALER AND SAID SAME THING ..NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND IT GETS HOT HERE. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN COOLING SOMETHING FROM SAY 95 DEGREES TO 115 DEGREES. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH A/C AND FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR FIX IT. *TR

PURCHASED NEW FORD 150 SUPERCAB 2X4. ON 8/6/08. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES ON FREEWAY. AFTER ARRIVING AT DESTINATION, STOPPED AT STORE. WHEN RESTARTED, WHEN PREPARING TO ENTER ROAD, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 4,000 RPMS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT IDLE. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD TO QUICKLY PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID TRUCK MOVING INTO THE ROAD AND HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS RECURRED 4 OR FIVE TIMES WHEN STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN AND STOPPING AT MOTEL. THE NEXT MORNING THIS RECURRED WHEN STOPPING AT MOTEL OFFICE. DID NOT REOCCUR. TOOK TRUCK INTO DEALER AND THEY ARE INSPECTING FOR PROBLEMS. *TR

A FAULTY TIRE VALVE STEM CAUSED A FLAT TIRE ON 2008 FORD F150 TRUCK. THE VALVE STEM HAD CRACKS ON BOTH REAR TIRES, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. HAD BOTH VALVE STEMS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY SWAYED FORWARD THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE RPMS INCREASED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,031.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,600.

WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY 2008 AND THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT BLOW COLD AT IDLE. IT WILL BLOW APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES OUT OF THE VENTS ON A 90 DEGREE DAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND BOTH CHECKED AND TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, ONLY TO ADVISE "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT" IT IS BLOWING COLD ENOUGH ACCORDING TO THEM ON MAX A/C GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SO THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO NOT CHANGE IT FROM MAX A/C. *TR

TOOK DELIVERY OF 2008 FORD F-150 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 ON 4/23/08. YESTERDAY 4/29/08 I WAS PREPARING TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT FROM A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I HAD THE SENSATION THAT I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE I WAS ADVANCING WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. WITH THE BRAKES FULLY APPLIED I CONTINUED TO ADVANCE INTO THE PARKING LOT AND I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING AT FULL THROTTLE IN PARK, I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. FROM THE TIME I EXPERIENCED THE SENSATION OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST, I ESTIMATE THE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL AT 50 FEET. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME THAT WITNESSED THE EVENT AND CONCURRED THAT THE TRUCK HAD ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINED THE EXPERIENCE AND AFTER CHECKING IT OUT INFORMED ME THAT NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. *TR

MOONROOF VIBRATES IN THE OPEN POSITION CREATING A LOUD ECHO NOISE IN THE CABIN OF VEHICLE. LOUD ENOUGH TO DISTRACT DRIVER AT SPEED. FORD STATES THIS IS WITHIN NORM OF OPERATION. *TR

TRITON 5.4L V-8 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AFTER ONLY 1,218 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IT HAS ABOUT 4,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. ON ABOUT 12 TO 15 OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I AM TRAVELING BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND I AM COASTING AROUND A CURVE, DOWN A HILL, OR AROUND AN ON OR OFF RAMP, WHILE COASTING AT A SPEED BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER COASTING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE IS WHEN I REALIZE THE TRUCK IS IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE RPMS GO UP AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE TRUCK WILL THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY FORD BACK TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE AND THEN BRING IT BACK. I DID NOT REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH DANGER THEY WERE PUTTING ME IN UNTIL APRIL 1, 2008 BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAD NOT EVER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS COASTING AROUND AN OFF RAMP AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. ON APRIL 1ST I WAS TRAVELING AROUND AN OFF RAMP FROM A MAJOR HIGHWAY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND TO MY SURPRISE THE TRUCK WAS IN NEUTRAL. A CAR ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK BEFORE MY TRUCK SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ALMOST INVOLV

RE: 2008 FORD F-150 I PICKED UP A NEW FORD F-150 YESTERDAY AND HAD AN EVENT OCCUR WHILE SLOWING IN PREPARATION FOR STOPPING BEHIND A LINE OF STOPPED VEHICLES AT A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS GENTLY APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS ON A SHEET OF ICE. I COULD "FEEL" THE ABS BRAKES TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I BARELY MISSED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND A LIGHT POLE NEAR THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, SINCE I HAD TO STEER OFF OF THE ROAD AND ONTO THE SIDEWALK AREA WHERE I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SENT A MECHANIC WHO RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE AREA AND CHECKED ALL OF THE SYSTEMS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND AND THAT I MUST HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT DO THAT. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY AFTER RETURNING HOME, AND IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT VERY DIFFICULT AND UNCOMFORTABLE TO DO. I HAVE FOUND OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER F-150S. I HAD USED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE ODOMETER READ ONLY 10.4 MILES WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WAS NOT ENABLED WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT RAISE UP OR DOWN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, BUT THE TILT FEATURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL STILL WOULD NOT WORK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PARTS FOR THE REMEDY AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,499 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9.