10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 9
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
77,412 miles

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problem #45

Jun 152012

F-150 6-cyl

  • 65,000 miles
After the recall to prevent a short between horn and air bag was completed in 2011 a short time thereafter in the middle of the night the horn came on by itself in the locked vehicle with no one in it. After trying everything I could think of like starting the engine and pushing the horn button numerous times. I was about ready to disconnect the battery when in anger I hit the center of the steering wheel very hard with my hand and the horn stopped blowing. From that day on the airbag warning light stays on when the engine runs. And the horn blows half as loud as it originally did when activated. Ford says its my problem because the recall was already completed. Only problem here is that their was no problem at all until after the recall work.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

problem #44

Oct 012014

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • miles
2005 Ford F-150. Consumer writes in regards to spark plugs and coils problem. The consumer stated the vehicle stalled, upon acceleration. The consumer also stated the check engine light illuminated and flashed when a spark plus misfired.

- Park Falls, WI, USA

problem #43

Jun 022014

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • miles
2005 Ford F-150. Consumer writes in regards to engine fail safe mode malfunctions causes vehicle to lose all power, brakes and steering. Consumer has different vehicle complaint in artemis. The dealer investigated the complaint, but was unable to identify the cause.

- Linden, NJ, USA

problem #42

Sep 092013

F-150

  • 74,800 miles
I started the truck and the all the initial before engine starts lights came on, tachometer went to zero and there was a warning buzzer. I rapped the top of the dash after trying three restarts where nothing changed. The truck normalized and I drove it. I do not often drive the truck, so about three weeks later I was headed to Pennsylvania and was about to enter the hrbt tunnel when the instrument cluster went to key on status (no tachometer or speedometer function, multitude of warning lights and warning buzzer). So at 55mph I hit the top of the dash and the instrument cluster briefly came back on then shut off again. I repeated the blow on the top of the dash and the problem went away for about five hours and then came back again. It's quite disconcerting to have the speedometer shut down while driving and the rest of the instrument cluster not function. This continues to happen and Ford's fix is for me to have to spend approximately $900 to completely replace the cluster.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

problem #41

Jan 072014

F-150

  • 175,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that whenever he came to stop, the gears would engage independently and make a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where the technician diagnosed that the alternator was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact mentioned that he had to replace the alternator a total of four times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 175,000 and the current mileage was 190,000.

- Pardeeville, WI, USA

problem #40

Feb 282014

F-150 6-cyl

  • 91,000 miles
I purchases a used 2005 Ford F150 about 5 months ago. Today, Feb 28, 2014, I was leaving my neighborhood and my trucks display flashed an message reading "engine failsafe mode". my truck lost all power, no steering and died. Luckily I was on surface streets and pulled it over with no power steering and engine dead. The mechanics cannot find the cause and the engine will start but continues to turn off and the vehicle's computer shuts down. Online I read of this happening on the freeway at 65 mph. Iam now terrified that my truck will shut off on the freeway with my children in the truck with me. This seems to be a life threatening problem. I called a Ford dealership and the service dept claimed they never heard of this but can work on it if I bring it in. What is my recourse? thank you.

- Riverside, CA, USA

problem #39

Feb 012013

F-150 8-cyl

  • 70,000 miles
Dash electrical relay issue, paint peeling tailgate, transmission shutter going into overdrive 45 mph.

- Livermore, CA, USA

problem #38

Sep 162010

F-150

  • 83,490 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, all of the gauges and lights on the instrument panel began to malfunction. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 83,490.

- Westfield, PA, USA

problem #37

Aug 132013

F-150

  • 145,875 miles
Ok so we bought a Ford F150 2005 on Friday of last week which would be 08/09/2013. The man assured us this was a safe and reliable vehicle. So we start our trip across the country to look at a new house in eastern North Carolina. We stopped in Arizona to see my girlfriends mom. Sur enough the truck would not start the next day. We take it to a mechanic and he says its the fuel pump so he changes it out we drive it 2 blocks down the street back to her parents house turn off the truck load it up with our stuff and it will not start again. So the mechanic comes back over says ok it must be the fuel modulator. So he changes out the fuel modulator and sure enough it worked we drove it two blocks turned it off, reloaded the truck again. Again it would not start back up, apparently the new modulator killed the brand new fuel pump we just paid $500 for so now we have to get another fuel pump as well. I am not happy after doing research there is thousands of people having the same problem and if anything like us we now have paid nearly $1000 to fix a problem that could easily be changed by Ford mounting the fuel modulate under the hood near the engine like the rest of the modulators. Would you please look into this as soon as you can this is so uncalled for a lot of us work to hard for our money and our vehicles to have them break down with the same problem every time we stop. Included is a link to video where the guy explains the problem and all the people who have had the problem as well. www.youtube.com/watch?V=_2E9kmf1_kg.

- Rocky Mount, NC, USA

problem #36

May 262013

F-150

  • 77,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that he replaced the battery prior to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

- Hyde Park, MA, USA

problem #35

May 112013

F-150

  • 86,500 miles
Rear passenger window regulator stopped working and window fell into door. Had my daughter done this while driving she would have been scared by the loud popping noise and potentially crashed into object injuring herself and or others. This is a common problem and Ford needs to recall the trucks with the plastic parts and falty mechanism. Search the web and there are hundreds of vehicles with the same issue. Years 2004-2006. Ford needs to recall!!

- Moraga, CA, USA

problem #34

Apr 012007

F-150

  • miles
When vehicle's engine is cold, and approximately 8 minutes into driving, vehicle will cut off while in motion & wrench light comes on. Vehicle then has to be guided to a stop with no power or can be shifted into neutral & restarted while still moving. Following vehicle restart engine light is on. Code indicates truck has been placed in "limp home mode". after about 2 weeks, engine light goes off. I was advised to replace the throttle body in Feb. 2010, however the throttle body had just been replaced in April 2007 when the vehicle was only 2 years old.

- Yorktown, VA, USA

problem #33

Nov 132012

F-150

  • 62,000 miles
My fuel control module shorted out which caused my PCM to be erased. It seems to be a common problem after researching it, but no recall has been issued. My pregnant wife was driving my truck and lost all power. This resulted in a near accident due to having no power steering and less brake control. If this is such a common problem with the placement of the control module why has this not been recalled. $1000 later I hope this doesn't happen again.

- North Chili, NY, USA

problem #32

May 162012

F-150 8-cyl

  • 76,000 miles
The truck has been back to Ford many times for draining the battery. If it is parked for 2 to 3 days I would have to jump start it. The dealers could not find the problem and keep replacing the battery. After it was out of warranty paid out of my own pocket to find the problem still could not find. I have a video of the truck IN12/11 of the heater/defroster running after the truck was parked for 3 hours with no keys in the truck. On 5/16/2012 the truck was parked in my driveway and caught fire under the dash.

- Wilmington, DE, USA

problem #31

Mar 012012

F-150 8-cyl

  • 88,999 miles
Ford factory spark plug breaks within the head causing potential internal engine damage. An extremely common issue that has lead to the invention of a special tool used just because F the issue. Commonly reaching hundreds and even thousands of dollars to repair. Ford has changed their tsb from changing plugs at 100K miles to 60K miles. However by the time a issue was noticed many of us owners have over the 60K mile mark.

- Holiday, FL, USA

problem #30

Feb 272012

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 78,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, a loud pop noise was heard and the vehicle erupted into flames. The vehicle caused extensive damage to a commercial building in which it was parked near. The police were contacted and a police report was filed. The fire department did not determine the cause of the fire. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000. Updated 03/28/12 updated 03/30/12

- Ashboro, NC, USA

problem #29

Feb 162012

F-150 8-cyl

  • 46,000 miles
My fuel pump module shorted out. It had become corroded. There was a melting of plastic parts in the module. I could smell the plastic burning before the unit failed. The truck was running fine and then suddenly died when the module failed. Fortunately, I was driving through a small town when this happened. If it would have happened on the highway it could have been a very dangerous situation. I feel Ford should be performing a recall on these modules. It's a very poor design. I also feel that the truck owners should be compensated for the repairs that have already been done.

- St. Clements On N0b 2m0, MI, USA

problem #28

Oct 032011

F-150 8-cyl

  • 40,110 miles
I just bought this vechile with in the past 2 weeks and the window on the driver side, made a loud grinding sound.....then a loud bang as the window fell down in the door! I'm very lucky that I did not total my vechile as I was pulling into main traffic on a busy road that I live on! this was my dads old vechile and he had the same problem with the passenger side.....not to long ago! also have been doing some digging on this issue and I see that quite a few other people have been going throught the same problem as well! just making first few payments and boom!!!! there go's a bunch of money on a safety part that really needs fixed! Ford.........wake up and fix this issue already!!!

- Twinsburg, OH, USA

problem #27

Oct 082009

F-150 8-cyl

  • 21,030 miles
While driving our truck the driver side window slowly lowered itself and would not raise up. This was approximately 2 years ago. Yesterday, September 25, 2011 about 2pm, the passenger side window went down on its own and would not raise up. I turned off the hwy I was on and luckily avoided a wreck. Today Sept. 29, 2011, I called Ford Motor Company, told them about the window and the previous window being fixed, gave them my VIN#, name, telephone# and was told there are no recall's and they are not aware of any problems and cannot help us financially with this problem. I told them, I was filling a complaint with them and notifying you.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #26

Jul 312011

F-150 4WD 8-cyl

  • 52,032 miles
The truck was not running. When the door was opened the flames, from the burning seat shot up and burnt the carpet and door panel, before it could be put out. The controls on the seat were completely melted. It still has a smell of an electrical fire.

- Alexandria, IN, USA

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