2010 Ford F-150 complaints

THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 3 PIECE REAR WINDOW WITH DEFROSTER SHATTERED AFTER I TURNED IT ON. I HAD DRIVEN MAYBE 1 1/2 BLOCKS AFTER TURNING IT ON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE TURNING IT ON ANYMORE. THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT COMPANY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED WITH ABOUT 24050 MILES ON IT SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. *TR

I PURCHASE A NEW 2010 FORD F-150XLT IN APRIL, 2010. THE TRUCK CAME WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES. TWO OF THE TIRES LOST A GREAT DEAL OF TREAD BETWEEN 16500 AND 18000 MILES, NECESSITATING ALL FOUR TIRES BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER AND GOODYEAR AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES ARE BACKORDERED AND HAD TO PURCHASE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ADVENTURE ALL SEASON TIRES. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THEY HAVE SEEN EXCESSIVE WEAR ON MANY OTHER OF THE WRANGLER SRA TIRES. I RECEIVED A PRORATED ALLOWANCE FOR THE NEW TIRES; BUT DO TIRES ONLY LAST 18000 MILES NOW. MY PREVIOUS F-150 TIRES HAD OVER 60000 MILES ON THEM AND HAD MORE TREAD THAN MY 2010 F-150. THERE HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE AND I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *TR

THE ORIGINAL CENTER HIGH-MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT ON THE CAB OF MY TRUCK HAS A FAULTY GASKET AND DOES NOT FORM A PROPER SEAL AGAINST WATER. WATER HAS LEAKED INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HEADLINER OF THE VEHICLE, AND UNKNOWN DAMAGE/RUST TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO WATER RUNNING DOWN THE INTERIOR TRIM PANELS AND UNDERNEATH THE CARPETING. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND THAT THE GASKET AND LAMP HOUSING ON NEWER MODELS OF TRUCKS WAS REDESIGNED TO FORM A BETTER SEAL AGAINST WATER. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD EITHER BUY A NEW LAMP ASSEMBLY AT THE COST OF APPROX. $115, OR COULD USE SILICONE SEALANT AROUND THE LIGHT. THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT HEADLINER WAS NOT ADDRESSED, HOWEVER A NEW HEADLINER FOR MY VEHICLE WILL COST APPROX. $895 (PLUS LABOR) BRINGING A TOTAL IN PARTS ALONE TO APPROX. $1010.00. THIS IS ALL DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED GASKET THAT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND REDESIGNED. THERE SHOULD BE A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY FORD MOTOR CO. AS A QUALITY ISSUE, NOT NECESSARILY A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME OCCURRENCE IN YOUR "COMPLAINTS" SECTION ON BOTH 2010 & 2009 MODEL F-150 TRUCKS. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE DEALERSHIPS TOOK RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACED THE FAULTY PARTS. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE, HOWEVER, THERE ARE POSSIBLY SEVERAL HUNDRED, IF NOT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS FACING THE SA

EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE WAS ~22DEGREES F, HAD REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HEATED DRIVER SEAT TURNED ON. FRONT DEFROSTER WAS ON AND SET TO HIGHEST TEMPERATURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, MY SON AND I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. HE WAS SEATED IN A BOOSTER, REAR SEAT, PASSENGER SIDE. HE ADVISED THAT HE COULD HEAR SOMETHING BEHIND HIM MAKING NOISE. I LOOKED BACK AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER HEADREST, WHERE MY SON WAS SEATED. I LOOKED FORWARD TO FIND A SPOT TO PULL OVER AND THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG. LOOKING BACK I SAW THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS A SLIDING REAR WINDOW WITH THREE SECTIONS, ONLY THE PASSENGER SECTION,DIRECTLY BEHIND MY SON WAS SHATTERED. THE GLASS REMAINED IN PLACE, BUT SHATTERED. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND REMOVED MY SON. FROM THE OUTSIDE I CAN SEE THE PLASTIC LOWER CORNER MELTED WHERE THE PASSENGER GLASS MEETS THE CENTER GLASS SECTION. THE RUBBER SEAL/MOLDING WAS SMOKING AND HAD MELTED AND DRIPPED DOWN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK CAB, BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE TRUCK BED/BOX. INSIDE THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNT RUBBER OR PLASTIC. *TR

I HAD TURNED ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR POWER SLIDING WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. *TR

WAS DRIVING INTO DRIVEWAY AT APPROX. 5 MPH AND HEARD LOAD POP. WHEN GOT INTO GARAGE I GOT OUT AND NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME I HAD TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTERS ABOUT 4 MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. LOOKING INTO THIS, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS AND THEY DON'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

GROWLING NOISE IN 4X2 WHEN I PUT VEHICLE IN 4X4 NOISE GOES AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED WHEN A SMALL SPARK IGNITED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DEFROSTER. A POPPING AND CRACKLING NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE FLAME WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DETACHED THE DEFECTIVE FUSE FOR THE DEFROSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS LEAVING FROM WORK. I PUT MY REAR DEFROSTER ON MY REAR SLIDING WINDOW. I HEARD A LOUD POP. I LOOKED AT THE REAR WINDOW WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING WINDOW WAS SPIDER CRACKED ALL OVER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YET. ITS PRETTY SAD WHEN YOU BUY A FULLY LOADED TRUCK THAT COSTS OVER FIFTY GRAND, BUT YOU CANT USE THE REAR DEFROST BECAUSE THEY MALFUNCTION. IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THIS IS A PROBLEM...JUST DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET. *TR

WARMED UP CAR BEFORE CHURCH. TURNED ON FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTER. BACKED UP, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING CRASHING INTO MY ROOF OR A GUNSHOT. I STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE STEEL BODY PARTS AND COULD FIND NOTHING. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR THAT MY RIGHT SIDE OF MY SLIDING REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. IT REMAINED IN PLACE. I TOOK THIS INTO THE DEALER ON MONDAY AND THEY FIXED IT SAYING A REED SWITCH HAD MALFUNCTIONED ALLOWING THE GLASS TO GET TOO HOT AND SHATTERING. *TR

THE REAR FACTORY TINTED POWER SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE DEFROSTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER BUMPER REINFORCEMENT WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING PAINTED. AS A RESULT, THE METAL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

IT WAS FROSTY OUT AND I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST. A FEW BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD, I HEARD A POP AND MY BACK WINDOW BROKE. I HAVE THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING REAR WINDOW. *TR

IN THE MORNING I TURNED ON MY REAR DEFROST IT WAS APROX 40 DEGREES OUT. ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE I HEARD THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT INSIDE THE TRUCK SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD... LOOKED AROUND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. AS THE SOUND SEEMED TO COME FROM THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK I LOOKED AT THE ROOF AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I DISCOUNTED IT AS A CAR BACKFIRE AND PROCEEDED TO THE GAS STATION. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. LATER EXAMINATION I DISCOVERED MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FORD BOTH DEALER AND CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO RECORD OR RECALL OF THE PROBLEM. THIS DOES POSE A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE SOUND OF THE WINDOW EXPLODING IS VERY LOUD AND DISTRACTING AND TYPICALLY AS I'VE READ HAPPENS IN MOTION. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW-SPEED 45 MILES A HOUR FRONT END COLLISION. I WAS IN A FORD F-150 4 DOOR 2-WHEEL DRIVE. MY SEAT BELT WORKED GREAT. THE AIR BAG WENT OFF BUT DID NOT HIT ME IN THE FACE. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS CRUSHED BADLY BUT WITH NO FLUID LEAKS. AFTER THE WRECKER PULL MY FRONT BUMPER FREE FROM MY FRONT TIRES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BACK HOME ABOUT 100 MILES. ALL SYSTEM WORKED GREAT. THE TRUCK SHOWED THAT THE FORD SAFETY SYSTEM WORKED WELL. I HAD NO INJURIES EXCEPT FOR MY LEFT HAND. AND THAT IS THE COMPLAINT. WHY WOULD FORD OR NTSB ALLOW A FORD DESIGN THAT NOT ONLY CAN HELP SAVE A LIFE BUT FOR SURE WILL INJURE THE VERY PERSON THEY ARE TRYING TO SAVE. BEING A ENGINEER MYSELF I BELIEVE THEY COULD DESIGN THE TEAR PATTERN, WHICH IS THE PROBLEM, ON THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG SO THAT IT DID NOT FLY OPEN LEFT & RIGHT AND INFLECT A SEVERE BLUNT FORCE INJURY TO MY THUMB BY THE FORD EMBLEM. THE INJURY IS JUST LIKE I WAS HIT WITH A HAMMER ON MY THUMB. IT DID NOT BREAK MY THUMB BUT A SEVERE SKIN BREAK AND BRUISE THAT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO HEAL. I HAVE PICTURES IF THAT WOULD BE OF HELP. HAVE FORD ENGINEERING CALL ME AND I WILL SHOW THEM HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT LIKE TO BE INJURED WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO SAVE MY LIFE. FORD CAN DO BOTH. SAVE MY LIFE AND NOT INJURE ME AT THE SAME TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE AND ROTORS BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BRAKE DISC WAS NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS AND CAUSED CORROSION WITHIN THE OPEN AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. AT 12,000 MILES, THE BRAKES FELT ABNORMAL, AS IF THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO STOP, WHILE IN REVERSE, AT 18,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE OUTER BRAKE PAD WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT, WHILE THE INNER BRAKE PAD HAD VERY LITTLE WEAR OR CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR. UPDATED 01/27/14

TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER OF POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW, RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SECTION CRACKED INTO PIECES. NO THERE WAS NO HAIR LINE CRACK NO IMPACT TO THIS WINDOW. LOOKED AT THE LOWER HEAT STRIP IN THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THIS PANEL AND SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE BURN MARKS. NOW THE BACK DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. DID FORD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. ABSOLUTELY NOT !! THIS IS MY 2ND FORD TRUCK AND AS SOON AS I GET RID OF THIS ONE WE WILL BEING GOING GM. THANK GOODNESS THIS IS SHATTER PROOF GLASS AND WAS NOT BLOWN OUT BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER CAR SEAT RIGHT UNDER THIS. *TR

I GOT IN THE TRUCK THIS MORNING AND LEFT THE HOUSE, TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER, AND ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER I HEARD A LOUD "POP"! I STOPPED AND LOOKED AROUND BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY SINCE IT WAS STILL DARK OUT BUT ONCE THE SUN CAME OUT I SAW MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW, RIGHT ABOVE MY DAUGHTER'S CHILD SEAT WAS SHATTERED. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT IN THERE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS HAPPENING, BUT A SIMPLE SEARCH HERE AND ON THE FORD FORUMS SHOW PLENTY OF CONSUMERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR

2010 F-150 SUPERCREW - LARIAT 5.4L. CAPLESS FUEL FILLER - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON + MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYS 'CHECK FUEL FILL INLET'. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSED AS 'LOW LEVEL LEAK EVAP SYSTEM'. CALLED FORD ABOUT A RECALL ON THE CAPLESS FUEL FILL THAT APPEARS TO AFFECT MANY OTHER VEHICLES; GAVE THEM MY VIN AND THEY REPLIED 'THERE IS NO RECALL ON YOUR VIN'. ASKED IF THEY HAD ISSUES W/ THE CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEM AND THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND. ALSO SMELL GAS FUMES WHEN I FIRST ENTER THE GARAGE AREA IN THE MORNING AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK OVERNIGHT W/ GARAGE DOOR CLOSED. *TR

I STARTED MY 2010 F150 SUPER CREW THIS MORNING TO LET IT WARM UP, IT WAS APPROX. 45 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE WINDOWS WERE FOGGED. I TURNED ON MY REAR DEFROSTER FOR MY POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW, WHEN I RE-ENTERED THE TRUCK ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK, I WAS SITTING THERE FOR A MINUTE AND I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND, I LOOKED BACK TO SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY REAR 3-PIECE WINDOW SHATTERED AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE REAR GLASS AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE HEATER ELEMENT WAS, THERE WAS NO FIRE JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE. THERE HAD BEEN NO IMPACT TO THE GLASS AND IT HAS BECOME APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE REAR DEFROSTER ELEMENT OVERHEATING THE GLASS. I GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AND FOUND SMALL "SLIVER" TYPE SHARDS OF GLASS ON MY SEAT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM FOR ME BECAUSE HAD MY WIFE NOT HAD OFF TODAY I WOULD HAVE HAD MY 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT DIRECTLY UNDER THE WINDOW WHICH WOULD HAVE FOR SURE CAUSED POTENTIALLY SEVERE INJURY. AFTER DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THIS PROBLEM IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS A VERY LARGE ISSUE WITH THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCURRING TO THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW OF THE POWER SLIDING DEFROSTING WINDOW OF 2010 FORD F150'S. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECT AND I WAS LESS THEN PLEASED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW, MY EXPENSE BEING THE DEDUCTIBLE. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I TURNED MY REAR DEFROSTER ON AND ABOUT 5 MIN LATER I HEARD A LOAD BANG, LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND SAW THE PASSENGER PORTION OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE WINDOW ARE CLUE TO WHY IT SHATTERED. SO I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2010 F150 TRUCKS WITH POWER REAR SLIDERS. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT IS DIRECTLY UNDER THAT WINDOW! FORD DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE AND INSISTED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND WOULDN'T COVER REPAIRS. I THEN LEARNED THAT FORD HAS CHANGED THE WIRING DESIGN FOR THIS WINDOW, A DESIGN THAT KEEPS ELECTRICAL SURGES FROM OVER HEATING THE DEFROSTER. MY CONCERN IS THAT A SHATTERING WINDOW POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE CHILDREN OF THOSE CUSTOMERS SAFE! *TR

I TURNED ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROST, I AFTER A FEW MINUTES I HEARD A SIZZLING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. *TR

I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON (60 OR 70 DEGREES OUTSIDE) AND HEARD A VERY LOUD POP. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE BACK WINDOW IT HAD EXPLODED (SHATTERED COMPLETELY WITH NO SPIDER WEB CRACKS) AND NO ONE DRIVING NEARBY, CUTTING GRASS, WALKING, ETC - THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND, NOTHING NEXT TO THE TRUCK OR IN THE BED THAT COULD HAVE HIT THE WINDOW. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE IN MULTIPLE FORUMS AND FOUND THAT A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING TO 2010 F-150S WITH REAR DEFROSTER ON. THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT COMPANY IN TOWN ALSO STATED THEY HAD REPLACED 3 OR 4 WINDOWS THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I'M LUCKY NO ONE WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE WINDOW BECAUSE SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS FELL INTO THE SEAT AND INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE GASKET AROUND THE LAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

VEHICLE STALLED AS IF OUT OF FUEL, DESPITE HAVING BEEN RECENTLY FILLED WITH GAS. FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM (TANK LEVEL GAGE AND RANGE COMPUTER) INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS USING FUEL AT MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN NORMAL. FOR EXAMPLE, NORMAL RANGE OF THIS TRUCK WHEN 36 GALLON TANK IS FULL IS APPROXIMATELY 570 MILES. AFTER 250 MILES, GAUGE WAS SHOWING TANK OUT OF FUEL AND RANGE COMPUTER WAS INSTRUCTING ME TO REFUEL. REFILLING ONLY REQUIRED 15 GALLONS, INDICATING REDUCED TANK STORAGE CAPACITY. AFTER PERFORMING RESEARCH VIA INTERNET, SUSPECTED BENT FUEL PUMP MOUNT DUE TO FAILED TANK PURGE VALVE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE WHO FOUND STORED P-1450 CODE WHICH INDICATED A PRIOR FAILURE OF THE FUEL VENT PURGE VALVE. DEALER DROPPED THE TANK, REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND VERIFIED THAT THE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR THE PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN SEVERELY BENT WHEN TANK COLLAPSED UNDER ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. NEGATIVE GAGE PRESSURE INSIDE OF TANK CAUSED PLASTIC FUEL TANK TO COLLAPSE, SEVERELY BENDING FUEL PUMP MOUNTING HARDWARE WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED OF TWO 3/16" DIAMETER STEEL RODS. APPARENTLY THE PURGE VALVE FAILED AND EITHER THERE IS NO PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM, OR IT FAILED. DEALER REPLACED PUMP AND PURGE SOLENOID VALVE AT OWNER COST OF $950+. DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO LIABILITY FROM EITHER DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. MY CONCERNS IS SIMPLE....HOW CAN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM ALLOW THE TANK TO COLLAPSE AT ALL? MY CASE RESULTED IN PUMP HARDWARE DAMAGE, BUT IT SEEM VERY PLAUSIBLE THAT

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST PURCHASED A 2010 FORD F150 LARIAT SUPER CREW ON 9/7/13. ON 9/15/13, WHEN HE LEFT FOR WORK AT 5 AM HE PUT ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. HE DROVE 2 1/2 MILES TO WORK AND AS SOON AS HE SHUT OFF THE TRUCK, HE HEARD A LOUD POP. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE MODULE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE BSM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

I OWN A FORD F150 LARIAT 4X4 WITH A 5.4 ENGINE, 3.55 GEARS AND 38,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE ENGINES RPM'S INCREASED TO AT LEAST 5000 RPM, WHEN I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WE I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WENT INTO A LOCKDOWN MODE WITH THE ENGINE AND WRENCH ICONS ILLUMINATING. I LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND CALLED THE DEALER FOR A TOW. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP IF POSSIBLE AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A FAULTY COMPUTER (MECHATRONIC) THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CONTROLLER IN STOCK AND RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE UNIT REPLACED IN MY HOME TOWN. THE DEALER IN MY HOMETOWN CLAIMS THAT THE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND I NEED TO MONITOR THE TRUCK FOR RECURRENCE. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND IT SOUNDS AS IF THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN ON THE 2010 MODEL. YOUR SUGGESTIONS? *TR

THIS MORNING I SWITCHED ON MY REAR DEFROSTER. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 50 DEGREES. WITH A FEW MINUTES I HEARD A LOUD POP. INSPECTING THE GLASS OF THE VEHICLE I FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW BROKEN (SPIDER WEBBED). THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT GLASS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY,NAROWLY MISSED BEING IN ACCIDENT. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AS OF THIS DATE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO RESPONSE. UPDATED 10-24-13 *BF THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AFTER MUCH CHECKING AND TESTING. THE MAF SENSOR WAS BAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO CODE THROWN, AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS COMPLETE AND INSTANT POWER FAILURE. UPDATED 10/29/13

I HAVE 2010 FORD F150 FX4. I HAVE 36000 MILES ON IT AND AM THE ORIGINAL. BOUGHT IT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP. TODAY I WAS TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER WITH 2 HORSES IN IT AND CAME THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR THE BARN. SPEED LIMIT IS 30 MILES AN HOUR AND I WAS DOING 25 AND WAS ACTUALLY BRAKING TO SLOW IT DOWN TO 20. I HEARD A WEIRD ENGINE NOISE AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK SURGED AND TOOK OFF. WE HIT ALMOST 50 MILES AN HOUR IN THIS RESIDENTIAL 2 LANE ROAD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET. MY FRIEND IN THE TRUCK WAS DOWNSHIFTING (AUTOMATIC) FOR ME IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW ENGINE DOWN. WE MANAGED TO GET IT TO 2ND AND WITH ME STANDING ON BRAKES WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP IT AT 40 MPH. NEUTRAL HAD NO EFFECT AND RPMS WAY TOO HIGH FOR FIRST GEAR-EVERY TIME I SLIGHTLY LIFTED MY FOOT OF THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY, WE SURGED TO 50 AND THE TRUCK KEPT TRYING TO GO FASTER. NOTHING WE TRIED COULD GET IT TO STOP, SLOW OR RETURN TO NORMAL. WE TRIED NEUTRAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT OR THE TOW FEATURE. DID NOT HAVE SPEED CONTROL ON. SCARIEST RIDE OF MY LIFE AND WITH TWO HORSES BEHIND ME. I WAS PREPARED TO HIT A TREE OR ROCK WALL AS WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF ROAD. I WAS TERRIFIED OF JACK KNIFING. WE FINALLY HIT AN INCLINE FOR A HILL AND WE SLAMMED IT INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN,PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHEN WE GOT TO THE TOP. THINK MY BRAKES COMPLETELY BURNED OUT AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY ENGINE. NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT WE HAD TERRIFIED PULLED OVER

WHILE DRIVING I PUT MY REAR DEFROSTER ON AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD POPPING SOUND. WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I NOTICED THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG. THEN I HEARD THE REAR WINDOW CRACKLING AND LOOKED BACK AND NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. IT WAS ONLY BEING HELD TOGETHER BY THE FACTORY TINT BUT THERE WERE GLASS SHARDS THROUGHOUT THE BACK SEAT WHERE MY CHILDREN SIT. THE WINDOW IS A POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW WITH DEFROST. I ALSO HAD THE REAR DEFROST ON DURING THE TIME WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WINDOW SHATTERING. *TR

ON A ~50 DEGREE MORNING, I TURNED ON MY REAR DEFROST WHEN MY REAR WINDOW (PASSENGER SIDE) SHATTERED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER I TURNED IT ON. THIS IS A 3 PIECE WINDOW AS THE MIDDLE IS A SLIDER ON THE PICKUP, ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. I WAS DRIVING WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND AS THERE MUST BE A SHORT OR FAULTY WIRING IN THE REAR DEFROST. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY FORD AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK UPON ENGAGEMENT AS THE RPMS BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY INCREASE TO 4,000. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVENTUALLY RELEASED AFTER REPEATED FORCE WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING AND GAUGES WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE OR OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAD A BROKEN SEAM THAT ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER AND LEAK ONTO THE REAR SEATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATS HAD BECOME MOLDED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND BEGAN TO SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INTAKE VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,400. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150 CREW CAB. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE REVIEW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THE TEMPERED GLASS SHATTERED BUT DID NOT FALL INTO THE CABIN. IN ADDITION, A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR WINDOW SEAL WITHOUT FLAMES BEING VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED IN THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE BURNED THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOW WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND MADE AUDIBLE BEEP AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PLACED TRUCK IN PARK AND RESTARTED RIGHT UP PLACED INTO DRIVE AND DROVE AWAY WITHOUT ISSUE WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ALWAYS IN THE SAME WAY IN SAME ORDER COMPLETE STOP OIL LIGHT BEEP AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AND SINCE NO ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND NO STORED CODES WE FOUND I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. SINE I OWNS OWN SCAN TOOLS AND AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVE NEED TO BRING TO DEALER TO WASTE MY TIME WHEN THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

HEAD LINER WET, REAR SEATS AND REAR CARPET WET. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY DID NOT EVEN TRY TO FIND PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS A WATER LEAKING PROBLEM IT WAS NOT COVERED EITHER BY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED. APPARENTLY IT IS A LEAK IN THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE ROOF. WITH AS MANY OF THE 2010 F150'S EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN EITHER DESIGN OR INSTALLATION AT FORD, AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

FILED A COMPLAINT EARLIER IN THE YEAR ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE DEALER. I TOOK MY 2010 FORD F-150 IN AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. WELL GREAT...900$ TO GET IF FIXED. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TRUCK WILL NOT START WITHOUT IT. WOW, I USE TO LOVE FORDS... NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE A FORD OF ANY KIND. THANKS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER QUIT WORKING AFTER MY WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT "GETTING SO HOT IT WAS LITERALLY BURNING HER LEGS". I TOOK APART THE SEAT TODAY TO REPLACE THE HEATING PAD BECAUSE I HAD READ ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE MY WIFE WAS NOT EXAGGERATING. THERE WERE BURN MARKS ON THE FOAM INSULATION AROUND A CONNECTING PIECE OF THE BOTTOM SEAT HEATER. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, OTHERWISE I PROBABLY WOULD'VE JUST DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER AND NEVER WITNESSED THIS MYSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CALIPERS WERE RED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY IT IS WHILE COMING TO A STOP BUT OCCASIONALLY IT IS WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN. THIS MEANS THE POWER STEERING GOES AS DO THE BRAKES. VERY SCARY. THE ENGINE CODES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND SINCE THEY DO NOT SHOW ANYTHING THE TRUCK IS CONSIDERED GOOD. YET IT CONTINUES TO STALL. *TR

ON OR AROUND DEC 2012 I NOTICED A WATER STAIN IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE HEAD LINER. I ASSUMED I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE WINDOW PARTIALLY DOWN CAUSING A WATER STAIN IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I RECENTLY LOST MY JOB SO I'M NOT DRIVING MY TRUCK VERY OFTEN ON APRIL 26TH 2013 AFTER MANY DAYS OF RAIN I NOTICED A LARGE WATER STAIN ALL ALONG THE REAR WINDOW OF THE TRUCK,STAINING UP THE TAN HEAD LINER PRETTY BAD. MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED BY 2000 MILES SO I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. AS WE TOOK DOWN THE LINER WE NOTICED SLIGHTLY RUSTED SPOTS ALL ALONG THE TRIM AND WATER DRIPPING FROM THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT THAT'S OUTSIDE THE TRUCK NEAR THE TOP OF THE CABIN. MY HUSBAND BELIEVES THAT THE SEAL SURROUNDING THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS A DEFECT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ATCHINSON FORD DEALER IN BELLEVILLE MI AND SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER HE NEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT I WAS REFERRING TOO SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY MAKE REPAIRS TO THESE NEW AND USED F-150 FREQUENTLY. I ASKED THE MANAGER IF THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHT AND HE LAUGHED AND SAID "NO,BUT FORDS S DEFINITELY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.I'M CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL BECOME COMPROMISED WITH THE WIRES AS WELL AS MOLDY SMELL THIS HAS CAUSED.I CONTACTED FORDS AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER OPENED UP CONCERNING THIS MATTER,IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THIS BRAKE LIGHT AND OR GASKET SURROUNDING THE WINDOW.IT WILL BE VERY COSTLY TO ME .CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER?A $36 THOUSAND DOLLAR TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE HAVING FAULTY GASKETS/SEAL

TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER AND AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *TR