2010 Ford F-150 complaints

EARLY MORNING LEFT IT RUNNING WITH HEATER AND FRONT DEFROSTER ON. TEN MINUTES LATER I ENTERED THE VEH & NOTICED THAT I HAD NOT ACTIVATED THE BACK DEFOGGERS. (I RARELY USE THE BACK WINDOW DEFOGGER SINCE I GENERALLY PARK INDOORS AND TO BE HONEST I WAS NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHERE THE BUTTON WAS LOCATED). I REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOORS CLOSED AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN PARK (NOT IN GEAR). I A FEW MOMENTS PASSED WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND NOT UNLIKE THE NOISE MADE BY A 22 CALIBER RIFLE SHOT. MY TRUCK IS A F150 LARIAT W/CREW CAB W/ 3 PIECE WINDOW WHERE THE CENTER SECTION OPENS. ALL THREE WINDOW SECTIONS HAVE DEFOGGER WIRES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE GLASS. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPEN DUE TO THE EARLY HOUR AND FOGGED WINDOWS BUT THE FAR RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) BACK GLASS PANEL HAD LITERALLY SHATTERED AS TEMPERED GLASS DOES. IT MAINTAINED ITS SURFACE AND DID NOT FALL AWAY THANKS TO THE FACTORY TINT-COATING. I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WILL COST OVER $900 TO FIX. I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL GLASS COMPANIES. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD SEEMS TO BE UNCONCERNED ABOUT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND FORD CARE BUT ANY GOOD WILL SEEMS TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY AND I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY ARE RESISTING TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM TO AVOID THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY OF FIXING THIS DESIGN DEFECT IN MILLIONS OF TRUCKS. MY LAST FORD TRUCK HAD THE SMOKING/BURNING CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE UNTIL I HEARD ON THE NEWS ABOUT CARS BURNING UP

TRUCK STARTED LEAKING WATER INSIDE BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR ROOF CORNERS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 31 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THERE WAS ICE ON THE WINDOW. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL POP SOUND NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE SHATTERED WINDOW ALONG WITH A SUBSTANCE THAT MELTED FROM THE EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

STARTED VEHICLE AND ACTIVATED REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER-OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 31 DEGREES F. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER WHILE STOPPED AT IDLE, HEARD A LOUD POP AND DISCOVERED PASSENGER SIDE OF THREE PART REAR BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH 2010 MODELS. POSES A SAFETY HAZARD TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. SOME CONTACTS HAVE REPORTED SMOKE\OVER HEATING. *TR

STARTED THE TRUCK WITH AUTO START TO LET IT WARM UP (OUT TEMP APPROX. 38* PLUS WIND CHILL), TURNED ON DEFROSTER IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR. WITH IN 60 SECONDS THERE WAS A LOUD BANG LIKE A GUN SHOT AND SMOKE COMING FROM REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE BACK WINDOW. WHEN I GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO CHECK IT OUT THERE WAS A SMALL FLAME AT BASE OF PASSENGER SIDE BACK GLASS AND PLASTIC WAS MELTING. THE INSIDE BACK SEAT WAS WARM TO TOUCH, I WAS UNABLE TO GET SEAT FORWARD TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY INSIDE DAMAGE. THERE IS MELTED PLASTIC DOWN OUTSIDE CAB OF TRUCK. I WENT ON LINE TO (HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/F-150/REAR-WINDOW-DEFOGGER-PROBLEMS.PHP) AND FOUND THAT THIS SITE HAD OTHERS THAT EXPERIENCED THIS SAME THING. EVEN AFTER THE TRUCK WAS OFF, THE BACK GLASS REMAINED HOT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE GLASS IS SHATTERED AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY THE AFTER MARKET WINDOW TINTING. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON MY REAR DEFROSTER, THE PASSENGER SIDE PANEL OF THE THREE PANEL REAR GLASS SHATTERED. NOTHING STRUCK THE GLASS TO CAUSE THIS. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS AROUND 36* F, WINDOWS WERE SLIGHTLY FOGGY, NOT COVERED IN FROST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FUEL DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK, HAD THE REAR DEFROST ACTIVE FOR ROUGHLY 10 MINUTES. AT A STOPLIGHT, NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW. AS I PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW PROCEEDED TO SPIDERWEB. THE GASKET FOR THE REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN BURNED ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER (WHEN OBSERVED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE). IT IS APPARENT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR HEATING ELEMENT, AS OBSERVED BY THE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. I HOPE THAT FORD STEPS UP AND DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE ACTUALLY GETS HURT. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED WITH A LOUD BANG WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS A LARGE 6 X 4" HOLE IN THE WINDOW AND THE BALANCE WAS SPIDER WEBBED. THERE WAS GLASS IN THE BACK SEAT AND ON THE TONNEAU COVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,451.

CONTACTED FORD FIRST ABOUT RH REAR DEFROSTER NOT WORKING. LUCKILY ONLY HAD THE BURNT SMELL AND NOT THE EXPLOSION OF GLASS. BEING THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FORD SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS BEFORE POSSIBLY A CHILD IN A CAR SEAT GETS A FACE FULL OF GLASS. AS USUALL FROM FORD I RECEIVED THE USUAL FORM LETTER BACK ABOUT NOT BEING UNDER ANY RECALLS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 32,400 MILES ON IT. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURE FORD BUYS THESE FROM. EVEN OFFERED IF THEY WERE TO SEND ME A REAR UNIT I WOULD REPLACE IT MYSELF AS BEING A AUTO TECH ALL MY LIFE AND SEND THE OLD UNIT BACK FOR VERIFICATION. *TR

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SHATTERED REAR WINDOW GLASS. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

WHILE STOPPED, HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW. TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER, THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT BROKE, IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPLACE THE REAR POWER SLIDER ASSEMBLY. I CONTACTED FORD: THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE, SARAH. I AM NOT SURE HOW YOUR RESPONSE RELATES TO MY EMAIL. THE REAR WINDOW BURST WITH NO EXPLANATION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE WINDOW WAS OBSERVED. TO HAVE THAT ASSESSED AS ?OPERATING WITHIN FORD SPECIFICATIONS? IS CONCERNING. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. DUE TO YOUR (LACK) OF RESPONSE, I WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. MY NAME IS SARAH, I AM FROM FORD`S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER (CRC). I HAVE REVIEWED YOUR EMAIL REGARDING THE CONCERNS ON YOUR 2010 FORD F-150. I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS HAS CAUSED. IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST YOU WITH THIS MATTER, WE HAVE CONTACTED SKYLINE FORD. ACCORDING TO THEIR ASSESSMENT YOUR VEHICLE IS OPERATING WITHIN FORD SPECIFICATIONS. YOUR DEALERSHIP HAS FACTORY TRAINED TECHNICIANS, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE INFORMATION AND SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO RESOLVE YOUR CONCERNS. WE CONCUR WITH THE DEALERSHIP'S ASSESSMENT. IF YOU REQUIRE FURTHER EXPLANATION OR THE CONDITIONS CHANGE, PLEASE CONTACT THE SERVICE MANAG

TURNED ON REAR DEFROST AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. DAUGHTER REPORTED HEARING A "STATIC" NOISE WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND A "POP" AS THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE REAR GLASS CRACKED-(GLASS SPIDERWEB) BUT STILL INTACT. *TR

DRIVING HOME WITH MY FAMILY FROM IN-LAWS HOUSE. UPON STARTING THE TRUCK I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER, ABOUT 5 MIN LATER I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE SOMETHING LANDED ON THE ROOF. LATER ON REALIZED IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SECTION OF MY REAR WINDOW. IT SHATTERED, BUT REMAINED FULLY IN TACT WITH NO IMPACT SPOT FROM INSIDE OR OUT. AFTER GOOGLING THIS I SEE IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG THESE VEHICLES. *TR

WITH THE TEMP OUTSIDE BEING ABOUT 48 DEGREES I HAD MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON AND THE HEAT ON INSIDE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD POP, LIKE THE TRUCK WAS BEING SHOT AT OR A LARGE BOLDER WAS THROWN AT VEHICLE. WHEN I STOP THE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED I NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS SHATTERED. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE CLOSER WHEN I GOT HOME AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, LIKE A ROCK OR SOME OTHER OBJECT AND THERE WAS NO HOLE IN WINDOW. *TR

2010 FORD F150 . THE REAR RIGHT DOOR AJAR INDICATOR WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON ACTIVATED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE VENT BEGAN DISPERSING HEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE RELATED FAILURE EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

WHILE LEAVING HOUSE, I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. ABOUT 5 BLOCKS FROM HOME, I HEARD A LOUD POP, LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF REAR WINDOW COMPLETED SHATTERED. *TR

USED REAR DEFROST (APPROXIMATELY 63 DEGREES OUTSIDE) DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND PASSENGER REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. WAS SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT. SOUNDED LIKE A GUN-SHOT. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE TO FIND MANY OTHER 2010 F150 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHO WERE TOLD IT WAS A SHORT IN THE REAR DEFROST ELECTRICAL. FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. *TR

MY SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I WENT TO REPLACE IT TODAY AND FOUND THAT THE HEAT ELEMENT HAD MELTED AND TURNED BLACK THE SEAT CUSHION IN THE AREA OF WHERE IT MELTED, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ACTUAL FIRE BUT HAD THE POWER NOT SHUT OFF I AM SURE THAT THE SEAT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T SEAL PROPERLY, ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK THROUGH DURING RAIN & CAR WASH. TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD ONCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THEY CAULKED AND RESEATED THE LIGHT, BUT IT STARTED AGAIN. WE TOOK THE RAPTOR BACK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE US $215 TO PUT IN A NEW LIGHT. #1. MANUFACTURER/FORD DEFECT & #2. AFTERMARKET AND OEM ARE CHEAPER ONLINE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THAT ISN'T BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED. HTTP://WWW.FORDRAPTORFORUM.COM/F39/3RD-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUES-3350/. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON I10 IN ARIZONA WHEN MY TRUCK DECIDED TO DOWN SHIFT/LIMP MODE AT 75 MPH. THE RESULT WAS A NICE LONG SLIDE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. OF COURSE THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO SPEED THE TRUCK UP AND CONTINUED ACCELERATING UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT IT AND THEY ASKED ME TO START IT AGAIN. IT STARTED FINE AND DID NOT SHOW ANY ERRORS ON THE DISPLAY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME THOUGH AT A REDUCED SPEED AND NOT USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. I FIND THAT FORD WOULD SUPPLY A VEHICLE WITH A LIMP MODE THAT WOULD SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO 2ND GEAR LIMP MODE AT ANY SPEED AND NOT SHUT OFF THE CRUISE AT THE SAME TIME. SEEMS TO ME THE VEHICLE SHOULD DISENGAGE THE CRUISE AND SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN AT SPEED AND NOT THE UNEXPECTED DOWN SHIFT THAT SEEMS TO RESULT FROM ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IF I HAD BEEN TOWING MY CAR TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. BE NICE TO FIND OUT WHAT FORD SAYS WHEN I FINALLY GET MY TRUCK BACK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 3 MILES WHEN I HEARD A TONE AND SAW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND AS THE TRUCK SLOWED I SAW A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING COME UP ON THE DIGITAL MESSAGE CENTER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND NEARLY RAN THE RED LIGHT. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK. I DROVE TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY (SOUTHWEST FORD OF GREENVILLE, TX) THEY TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM DOWN TO A FAULTY FUEL PURGE VALVE. THIS CAUSED A SECONDARY ISSUE DUE TO AN EXCESS VACUUM BUILD UP IN THE TANK. THE TANK WAS DEFORMED DESTROYING THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL QTY SENDING UNIT. THE REPAIR COST WAS ABOUT 1200 DOLLARS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS EXCELLENT AT GIVING ME THE DETAILED INFORMATION, AND THEY PAID FOR MY RENTAL. *TR

JUST AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND AT THE FIRST PRESS OF THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. AFTER BEARING DOWN ON THE PEDAL WITH FULL FORCE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. BRAKE WARNING APPEARED IN THE DIGITAL MESSAGE CENTER AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND A VERY TIGHT PEDAL INDICATED THE VACUUM ASSIST HAD FAILED. I ALSO COULD HEAR A HISSING SOUND AT THE PRESS OF THE PEDAL. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND PULLED THE VACUUM LINE OFF THE BOOSTER AND THE DISTINCT VACUUM POP WAS PRESENT. I BEGAN REMOVING THE BOOSTER, I THEN REALIZED BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE REAR OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND INTO THE BOOSTER. I BELIEVE THE CORROSIVE PROPERTIES OF THE BRAKE FLUID RUPTURED THE DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE BOOSTER. THERE WAS ABOUT 5 OZ. OF FLUID INSIDE THE BOOSTER. I ORDERED AND REPLACED THE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS IS TOO NEW OF A VEHICLE FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS SITTING OUTSIDE AFTER A HEAVY RAIN NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM INTERIOR ROOF. MY WINDOWS FOGGED UP IMPAIRING MY VISION FROM THE EXCESSIVE MOISTURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO MY VEHICLE SMELLS MUSTY AND MOLDY CAUSING HEALTH CONCERNS TO MYSELF AND OTHER PASSENGERS. I TURNED ON THE LIGHT IN THE EVENING AND COULD SEE LIGHT SHINING THROUGH BETWEEN THE GASKET OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE METAL OF THE CAB. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT WHEN I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I ASKED THE SHOP PERSON IF HE COULD TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT IT SO HE COULD SEE WHAT I WAS SEEING AND HE TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ASSURED BY THE FORD DEALER THAT I NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THAT FORD WILL NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE FOR THE LEAK OR THE WATER DAMAGE. *TR

WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LENS DURING HARD RAIN OR AUTO CAR WASH. ENOUGH WATER COMES IN TO SOAK THE BACK SEAT AND THE FLOOR. THEN THERE IS SO MUCH MOISTURE INSIDE THE CAB THAT THE DEFROSTER CAN NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS NOR INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE DRIVER'S VISION IS VERY EFFECTED. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NOT A PROBLEM - PROBABLY JUST A PINCHED GASKET FROM CHANGING A LIGHT BULB. BUT THAT IS NOT THE FACTS. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

MY FORD F150 XLT WAS PARTED IN MY DRIVE WAY, LAST DRIVEN AT 9.00AM ON 8/29/2014. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND KEY FULLY WITH DRAWN. AT AROUND 5.00PM VEHICLE TOOK OFF ITSELF WITH OUT DRIVER WENT DOWN THE STREET AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING BIG DAMAGES TO THAT VEHICLE AND AS WELL TO FORD 150 THAT I OWN. I HAVE SEVERAL EVIDENCE OF PEOPLE AROUND MY STREET WATCHING THIS HAPPENING. MY PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAIN IS: 1. TO FIND OUT WHETHER THERE IS RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, AND FORD HASN'T INFORMED THE CUSTOMERS 2. THE DEALERSHIP SAN LEANDRO FORD IN CA 94577 DIDN'T RESPOND MY COMPLIANT- MY REQUEST WAS TO FIND IF THERE IS RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. 3. MY BIG CONCERN IS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, WHETHER THIS VEHICLE HAS FACTORY AND HAS TENDENCY TAKE OFF WHEN FULLY PARKED AND DISENGAGED. I BELIEVE WE WERE JUST LUCKY IT DIDN'T HIT CHILDREN PLAYING ON THE STREET OR DIDN'T RUN IN TO SOME ONE'S HOUSE. 4. I REALLY BEG YOUR ORGANIZATION TO QUICKLY INVESTIGATE, BECAUSE THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS 5. WE HAVE SEVERAL PICTURES AND VIDEOS FOR EVIDENCE, TAKEN BY PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR

I OBSERVED AT LEAST 6 AREAS ON THE ROOF OF MY TRUCK WHERE THE PAINT IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE BODY. THERE IS OBVIOUS RUST UNDER ALL THE SPOTS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A MUSTY SMELL IN MY CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO PERFORATION IN THE SHEET METAL, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I POINTED TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT IF IT WERE ONE SPOT I COULD SEE THAT AS POSSIBLY SOMETHING MAY HAVE CHIPPED THE PAINT AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT FOR IT TO HAPPEN IN AT LEAST 6 AREAS SPREAD OUT AROUND THE ROOF THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID I SHOULD CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY BUT THEY WOULD PROBABLY DENY THE CLAIM. BASED ON WHAT I FOUND ONLINE WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST 7 NHTSA DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PAINT PROBLEMS WITH FORD VEHICLES IT WOULD APPEAR THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM AT THEIR FACTORIES THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I PLAN TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOW THAT I KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND LEAKS AROUND IT, AS WELL AS CONTACTING FORD HEADQUARTERS FOR RESOLUTION. *TR

TWO DISCOVERY A/T HAD TIRE SEPARATION, ONE WHILE DRIVING AND ONE WAS DISCOVERED AS VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED OR DISCOVERED WITHIN A THREE WEEK PERIOD. BOTH TIRES REMAINED INTACT AND NO CRASH OCCURRED. ONE TIRE WAS PARTIALLY REBATED BY LOCAL DEALER BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET ON SECOND TIRE. *TR

PARKED TRUCK IN A LOT. LEFT THE TRUCK AND WAS FINE AT THE TIME. I HAVE HEARD OF THE REAR WINDOWS SHATTERING BEFORE SO I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT IT. GET BACK TO THE TRUCK AND THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. CHECKED SECURITY FOOTAGE AT THE LOT AND COULD NOT SEE ANYONE THROW OR HIT IT WITH ANYTHING. NOT NEAR A MAIN ROAD EITHER. REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WITH DEFROSTER (BROKEN SIDE), MOTORIZED CENTER WINDOW. *TR

SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, FELT A POP BUT FIGURED I DROVE OVER A POT HOLE. (NOTHING BEING ME) PUT INTO DRIVE, MADE INTIMIDATE RIGHT TURN ONTO STREET, TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AT LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDDLE WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. PUMPED IT SEVERAL TIMES TO SLOW DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK IS STILL UNDER 69K MILES. (WITH 34K SINCE LAST MAJOR SERVICE). LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND SAW NOTHING, --> NO WARNING SYSTEMS OR LIGHTS ON <-- WENT TO DASHBOARD AND RAN THE FORD SYSTEM CHECK - IT SAID "BRAKE SYSTEM OK" FIGURED MUST HAVE BEEN AIR OR SOMETHING WOULD CHECK ON IT WHEN I GOT HOME. BACK INTO DRIVE TURNED CORNER ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT SAME ISSUE ONLY WORSE, FIGURED I WOULD HAVE TO BABY IT TO A SHOP. DASH SYSTEM STILL NO WARNINGS OR BRAKE NOTIFICATIONS, THOUGHT MAYBE I'M LOW ON BRAKE FLUID WILL CHECK AT HOME. GOING 5 MPH NOW, JUST A BLOCK AWAY FROM HOME, ATTEMPTED TO PRE-SLOW DOWN TO STOP SIGN, FAIL JUST KEPT GOING - LUCKY NO ONE WAS THERE. PULLED STRAIGHT INTO HOME USED E-BRAKE TO STOP IN-FRONT OF NEIGHBORS HOUSE. BRAKE SYSTEM CHECK AGAIN SAID "BRAKE SYSTEM OK" NO BRAKES, LOOKED UNDER STRUCK - REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER AND POURING OUT. WASN'T ABLE TO FIND LEAK OR CUT OR BROKEN HOSE, MAYBE A LINK BETWEEN HOSE AND CONNECTOR IS BAD OR SOMETHING ELSE. WILL HAVE TO CHECK WITH FORD FURTHER. FOR NOW - SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT HAVING A BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T DETECT PRESSURE OR BRAKE FLUID LEVELS. EVEN RUNNING THE CHECK RETURNS BRAKE SYSTEM OK ON DASHBOARD - EVEN WHEN THE

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD F150 WE COME TO A STOP AND GO TO TAKE OFF . THE TRUCK STALLS OUT ... IT MAY DO THIS TWO TO THREE TIMES ... 2YRS AGO I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM , I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD DEALER THEY REPLACE A PART ON THE FUEL AREA ... NO ENGINE LIGHT COMES .. THIS IS THE ONLY YR THAT WAS MADE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A GAS CAP . MAY BE THE PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT THE EXPERT....THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AND SAFETY ISSUE IN DRIVING MY 2010 FORD F150 STX THE PROBLEM NEED TO BE FIXED .. MY TRUCK IS AT THE FORD DEALER AS WE SPEAK THE STALLING NEED TO BE RESOLVED.... THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY FAILED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A PLUG ATTACHED TO THE RESISTER WIRE HAD MELTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE PLUG, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2010 F-150 WITH 5.4 L V-8 ENGINE, DURING OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD TO INCLUDE CARPET AND MATTING WERE SOAKED. SUBSEQUENT SERVICING BY DEALERSHIP FOUND A FAULTY ELBOW AND HOSE FROM AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ELBOW AND HOSE AND RE-PLUMBED THE HOSE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $300. DEALERSHIP NOTED THAT THE ELBOW AND HOSE WERE FAULTY ON THE INVOICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOSS POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME FILLED WITH WATER IN WET CONDITIONS. THE WATER ALSO SEEPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND DAMPENED THE INTERIOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RUBBER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

CONSTANT SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. DEALER HAS TRIED SEVERAL SOLUTIONS AND CANNOT REPAIR PROBLEM. DEALER THINKS THAT THE SUSPENSION SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE FROM FORD BECAUSE THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE IS WAY TOO NEW TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT A HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY HAD CAUSED THE ELECTRONICS TO FAIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

PLATINUM EDITION PURCHASED IN JAN 2011. ISSUE: CAP LESS GAS DOOR STAYS UNHINGED AND WILL NOT CLOSE. NOTES: HAPPENED AFTER A TRIP. DOOR WAS OPEN, RETRACT DEVICE INSIDE OF FRAME NO LONGER PROVIDES TENSION NEED TO KEEP GAS DOOR CLOSED. 1. RESULTING TO TAPING DOOR CLOSED TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGED TO THE TRUCK, OTHER THAN TAPE DAMAGE TO THE PAINT. 2. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW: A. RISK OF IGNITION NOW THAT GAS DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. IMPORTANT BEING TRUCK IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH GAS CAP. B. RISK OF IGNITION DUE TO EXTERNAL COMBUSTIBLE SOURCE OR IGNITION SOURCE SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO; CIGARETTES, SPARKS, ELECTRIC, TEMPERATURE ETC. 3. NEED OR DIRECTION FOR MYSELF OR OTHER DRIVERS TO UPDATE INSURANCE, ETC. FOR COVERAGE AND LIABILITY TO OTHERS THIS DEFECT COULD PRODUCE. 4. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS STATEMENT. OVERALL COMPLAINT IS THAT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ITEM IN QUESTION, AND THE VAST AMOUNT OF OTHER USERS BOTH HERE AND AT OTHER NOTED SITES AND FORUMS, A FIX NEEDS TO BE ISSUED OR INFO NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED BY FORD OR THE NHTSA OR NTSB SO DRIVER CAN KNOW THE FACTS ON THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED OR LACK OF. NTF *TR

WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THEFT LIGHTS FLASH AND THE VEHICLE WON'T TURN. IF I LEAVE IT FOR SOME TIME AND COME BACK AND TRY IT, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT'S ONLY BRIEFLY, THE A/C GOES OUT BUT STILL BLOWS AIR, THE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER GO TO ZERO EVEN WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY HELD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME SAYING IT WAS WORKING FINE. ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE HASSLE AND I'VE HAD TO MISS WORK BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I HIT A CAR IN THE SIDE AS HE WAS RUNNING A RED LIGHT. DID NOT KNOW IF THEY WERE SUPPOSE TOO. FORD STATES IT SHOULD DEPLOY AT LEAST 8MPH. WHAT TO DO? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PARKED THE VEHICLE, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND WENT INTO MY HOME. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, AND WHEN I WENT OUT, THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE-10 WHEN I DETECTED A THE ODOR OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BRAKE PADS BURNING. AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK DIDN'T RESPOND AS IT NORMALLY WOULD TURNING AND I THOUGHT MY BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND EXITED MY VEHICLE TO INSPECT MY FRONT END. WHEN I APPROACHED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE I COULD SMELL THE SOMETHING BURNING AND I COULD FEEL AND EXTREME AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING FROM THE TIRE WELL AREA. I NOTICED THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE SMOKING AND WHEN I REACHED DOWN AND TOUCHED MY WHEEL RIM IT WAS SO HOT IT BURNT MY HAND. I LATER JACKED UP THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK TO INSPECT CALIPER AND FOUND IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I HAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AND GET IT TO A SHOP WHERE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TSB FORD PUT OUT. I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE WAS PUT IN DANGER BECAUSE I WAS NOT WARNED ABOUT THIS TSB AND THE BRAKE PROBLEMS FORD IS EXPERIENCING. I AM EXTREMELY ANGRY THAT FORD HAS NOT MADE THIS PROBLEM MORE WIDELY KNOWN AND I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT I HAVE TO SEARCH OUT, ON MY ON, POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY FORD F-150 NEW IN AUGUST 2010. I NOTICED IN SEPTEMBER 2013, MY FUEL FILLER DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING, AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED AN INNER MECHANISM, THAT ALLOWS THE DOOR TO REMAIN CLOSED, WAS BROKEN AND NO LONGER KEPT THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS PLASTIC DOOR COSTS APPROXIMATELY $75.00 TO REPLACE, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IF THE DEALER INSTALLS IT. THE FRUSTRATING THING IS MY SON-IN-LAW, AS WELL AS MY BROTHER BOTH OWN LATE MODEL FORD F-150'S, AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD (THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIPS) HASN'T FELT THE NEED TO MAKE GOOD ON AN OBVIOUS WORKMANSHIP ISSUE, SO THE CONSUMER IS LEFT TO REPLACE THIS DOOR EVERY 3 YEARS OR SO. I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT HAVING THE DOOR COMPLETELY SECURE AND CLOSED IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP WATER AND OTHER DEBRIS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK, AS THE FUEL TANK ON THE LATE MODEL F-150'S DOES NOT HAVE A FUEL CAP. WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY RECALLS, OR PLANS FOR ONE, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HEARD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE TRUCK IS 6/22/14 LUNGING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY 6/22/14. THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND IT WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. *TR

ENGINE STALLS AT RED LIGHTS NO REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,847.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE P330/12.5/R20 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WORE PREMATURELY AND THE WIRES WERE VISIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.