I WAS DRIVING CASUALLY ON US17 NORTH ON MY WAY TO WORK. MY TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. THEN THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED ABOUT 7 MONTHS AFTER THAT. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AND TO TAKE IT BACK AND STOP WASTING THEIR TIME. I ASKED THEM TO KEEP IT AND GIVE ME A DIFFERENT VEHICLE IN WHICH THEY WOULD NOT. I LEFT THE TRUCK WITH THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR CREDIT REPOSSESSED THE FAULTY VEHICLE. *TR
2006 Ford F Series
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY SPED-UP AND WAS ONLY BROUGHT TO A STOP THROUGH HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
SPARK PLUGS ARE ENGINEERED COUNTER SUNK IN HOLES IN TOP OF THE HEADS, WHEN THE PLUGS ARE UNSCREWED THE BOTTOM OF THE PLUG MORE OFTEN THAN NOT BREAKS OFF INSIDE THE SPARK PLUG HOLE. THIS REQUIRES VERY EXPENSIVE TOOLS AND A SKILLED MECHANIC TO EXTRACT. I FEEL THE PART WAS ENGINEERED TO FAIL TO FORCE THE PRICE OF REPAIRS UP. LEADING UP TO THIS WHEN THE PLUGS BEGIN TO FAIL THE ENGINE WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT THE ENGINE NEEDS SERVICE LIGHT EVER COMING ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND THEIR IS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER YOU HOPE YOUR NOT RAN INTO BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
GAS POURS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AFTER EVERY FILL UP. I DO NOT CLICK EXTRA TO "TOP IT OFF" AND STILL GAS POURS OUT OF THE NECK WHEN I REMOVE THE PUMP FROM THE FILLER NECK. *TR
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1997| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 — this page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.