2005 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED ON AN ICY ROAD. THE BACK RIGHT TIRE HIT A CURB AND CAUSED THE AXLE TO SNAP AND THE TIRE TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE AXLE AND TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000.

1. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (SNOW AND ICE COVERED) AND WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION MY TRUCK INSTANTLY DIED. WHEN THE TRUCK DIED A LOST POWER SEARING, BRAKES, AND OBVIOUSLY ACCELERATION. THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION WAS BLOCKED FOR 30-45 MIN. DUE TO AN EARLIER SNOW STORM, NO TOW TRUCKS WERE AVAILABLE. 2. THE FAILURE HAPPENED ONCE. WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENS, THE DRIVER LOOSES ENGINE, BRAKE, AND STEERING POWER. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. THE PART FAILS BECAUSE IT IS MOUNTED UNDERNEATH THE BED OF THE TRUCK BUT WAS NOT MADE RESISTANT TO ROAD SALT CORROSION. 3. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE (AND HAS A REPLACEMENT CORROSION RESISTANT PART) BUT THE KIT FOR THIS IS IN SUCH HIGH DEMAND THAT IT IS BACK ORDERED UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF MAY. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME MY TRUCK IS "FIXED" BUT NO ONE IS ABLE TO PROVE I HAVE THE CORROSION RESISTANT PART. THERE IS DOCUMENTED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FORD AND THE DEALER ABOUT KNOWINGLY INSTALLING THE OLD, DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A FLOOR MAT OR DRIVER ERROR. AT NO TIME DID THE DRIVER HAVE HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR NOR WAS THERE AN OBJECT ON, AROUND, UNDER, OR OVER THE ACCELERATOR. INCIDENT: ON 18 FEBRUARY 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 PM MY WIFE, MOTHER IN-LAW, FATHER IN-LAW AND INFANT DAUGHTER WERE PROCEEDING NORTHBOUND ON WATER TOWER RD. LOCATED IN BENTONVILLE, AR. THERE WERE ZERO DISTRACTIONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND MY WIFE WAS FULLY ALERT WITH NO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND WEATHER WAS SUNNY WITH GREAT VISIBILITY. AS THEY APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF WATER TOWER RD. AND BATTLEFIELD BLVD. AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR, MY WIFE BEGAN BREAKING. AFTER PLACING HER RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED/HEARD/FELT/EXPERIENCED INCREASED ACCELERATION AND DECREASED BREAKING POWER DURING HER ATTEMPTS TO STOP. SHE IMMEDIATELY INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ENSURING HER RIGHT FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO INCREASE SPEED WHILE MY WIFE FOUGHT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THEY PROCEEDED INTO AND THROUGH THE VACANT INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AND FORTUNATELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY WIFE'S EFFORTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUED BEYOND THE INTERSECTION FOR AN APPROXIMATE 150 - 200 FEET. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CEASED ITS EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE AND CAME TO REST AT THAT POINT. AFTER REGAINING THEIR COMPOSURE, MY WIFE PUMPED THE BRAKES IN EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE MALFUNCTION. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND FEELING COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN, THEY PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN ONCE MORE. THIS SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED LESS THAN MILE FROM THE PREVIOUS LOCATION WITH MY WIFE BEING PREPARED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. DURING THIS OCCURRENCE SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE INCREASED REVOLUTIONS OF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE WHINING NOISE OCCURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED RATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

I HAVE HAD TWO WINDOWS STOP ROLLING UP ON MY F150 LARIAT. IT IS A 2005 MODEL. THE TRUCK HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. MUST BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I THINK IF I HAD A TOYOTA, THEY WOULD FIX IT. *TR

2005 FORD F150, 5.4 V-8 ENGINE, 59,000 MILES INCIDENT 1) 02/7/10 - UPON ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE TRUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INACTIVE. TRUCK WAS MOVING AT 25-30 MPH. ADDITIONAL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL CAUSED NO ACCELERATION. LIGHT TRAFFIC ALLOWED ME TO COAST TO SHOULDER WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. TRUCK FAULTED INTO 'LIMP MODE' THAT LIMITS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATION (PER MANUAL), THIS WAS INDICATED BY THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT ON THE DASH, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED A ~15 SECONDS AND RESTARTED. UPON RESTART 'WRENCH' LIGHT CLEARED AND ACCELERATOR FUNCTIONED AS PRIOR, AGAIN NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. INCIDENT 2) 02/12/10 - WHILE DRIVING ON A FEDERAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN RIGHT LANE THE SAME SEQUENCE AS INCIDENT ONE ABOVE OCCURRED ? THE TRUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INACTIVE. BEING IN THE RIGHT-MOST LANE I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON TO THE SHOULDER AND AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION. SAME ?WRENCH? LIGHT WAS INDICATED ON DASH, SAME SEQUENCE WAS USED TO RESTART AND DRIVE OFF. THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD THE SITUATION BEEN DIFFERENT, I.E. IN HIGH-SPEED LANE OR HEAVIER TRAFFIC PATTERNS. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY CONCERN FOR DRIVING PUBLIC, BOTH THOSE IN THE F150 AND ON THE ROAD AROUND THEM. ALMOST IDENTICAL INSTANCES CAN BE SEEN ON NHTSA SITE FOR EXACT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR TRUCK. ADMINISTRATION SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND CONSIDER A SAFETY RECALL TO AVOID FUTURE DAMAGE. *TR

FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT ALWAYS GO UP AND DOWN. AFRAID TO USE THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AFRAID I WILL NOT GET IT BACK UP. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN NOW. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS WITH MY 2005 FORD F150 XLT WITH THE 5.4 V8 AND AUTO TRANS WHERE THE TRUCK HAS HAD THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAIL. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE ENGINE GOES TO "IDLE" AND THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY COASTS. AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT INDICATES ON THE DASHBOARD. STOPPING THE TRUCK, SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTARTING THE TRUCK RESTORES OPERATION. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I PHONED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR AS A SECOND POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREA, THE POTENTIOMETER AT THE GAS PEDAL. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON STATE HIGHWAYS AT LIGHT TRAFFIC TIMES SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD SAFELY AND RESTART VEHICLE TO RESTORE NORMAL OPERATION. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS SYSTEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE EARLY MODEL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS HAD BEEN PROBLEMATIC BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THEM. IF THIS SYSTEM "FAILS" ON A VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE LIKE OUR 285 IN ATLANTA, GA THE RESULT COULD EASILY BE A COLLISION RESULTING IN CERTAIN INJURY IF NOT DEATH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

VEHICLE JUST DIED. THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *TR

I PURCHASED A FORD F150 XLT V8 5.4 2WD TRUCK IN JULY OF 2005. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR FOR THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW. I JUST HAD THE LAST ONE REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 08'. IT IS STARTING TO FAIL AGAIN. WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON FOR THE WINDOW TO GO DOWN, ONCE DOWN IT WON'T COME BACK UP. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY LIFT THE WINDOW BACK UP. THIS IS A NOTED AND CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT WON'T ISSUE A RECALL OR DESIGN A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IN SPEAKING WITH MECHANICS FROM FORD, THIS ISSUE STARTED WITH THE NEW MODEL THAT CAME OUT IN 2004. THE 2005 MODELS ARE PRONE TO THE DEFECT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR THREE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE TO WHICH I SEE NO RESOLVE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE MATTER. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE ON THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP AND INSPECTED FOR CAUSE . WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE CORRODED UP AND CRACKED IN TWO PARTS AND STOPPED THE FUEL PUMP FROM PUMPING FUEL TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE SHOP HAD A HARD TIME BUYING THE PART FROM A FORD DEALER ,THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THE ONE DEALER SAID HE HAD 3 VEHICLES WAITING FOR PARTS. THIS TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE AND IT JUST QUIT IT WAS NOT A FUN DAY WHEN IT QUIT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD SHOT AT MY CAR, IT SCARED ME AND WITH MY RESPONSE SWERVED AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. LATER AS IT TURNED OUT IT WAS A COMMON WINDOW REGULATOR DEFECT ON FORD TRUCKS AND SUV'S. THEY HAVE BUILT IT WITH THE PURPOSE OF FAILURE AND A HIGH COST TO THE OWNER TO REPAIR THIS AND NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL WORK AND NOT FAIL AGAIN SOON. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO ALL THOSE FORD'S WITH THIS FAILURE. IT IS GOING TO COST JUST UNDER $400.00 TO FIX WITH NO GUARANTEE. IT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR ANYWHERE AROUND ANY OTHER CARS, NOT TO MENTION THE WINDOW DROPPING, WHO KNOWS IT COULD SHATTER AND CAUSE A SEVERE INJURY. *TR

PAINT CHIPPING ON THE VARIOUS AREAS OF THE TRUCK. *TR

WHILE AT ~45MPH, I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO GO INTO A LEFT HAND TURN. MY F150 THEN LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF (NO POWER STEERING, ETC), AND THERE WERE 2 TRACKER TRAILERS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM ME. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN WITH THE MOMENTUM THAT I HAD BEFORE THE TRUCK DIED. THE TRUCK RE-STARTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE 2 OTHER TIMES WITH LARGE GAPS OF TIME IN BETWEEN (ONCE IN NOVEMBER 09 AND THE OTHER TIME A WEEK BEFORE THIS LATEST INCIDENT). THE OTHER 2 OCCURRENCES WERE SIMILAR (HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60MPH), AND RESTARTING WITHOUT ANY ISSUE OR ERROR CODES. AN ERROR CODE WAS GENERATED (FINALLY) WITH THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THIS COMPLAINT, AND I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED. AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES I DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE AN ISSUE WITH THIS SENSOR, AND CERTAINLY I WOULD EXPECT THE TRUCK TO DEFAULT INTO THE "LIMP HOME MODE" DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL, WHICH IT DID NOT. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ON SOME FORUMS AND I FELT IT MIGHT NEED SOME ATTENTION. *TR

FUEL INJECTIONS. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A WHISTLING PROBLEM. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING LOOKED GREAT. NO PROBLEMS . TWO DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP BECACUSE OF A SMOKING PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR #8. A COVERED SERVICE. FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT SEND RECALL NOTICES. ONE WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACE FUEL INJECTOR # 1 AND #5. NOW I FIND OUT THAT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE ALL THE FUEL INJECTIONS AT ONCE. ONLY WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM WHY THE COMPUTER SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK AND THEN ENDED UP WITH THE FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEMS. THEY DIDNT HAVE AN ANSWER. FURTHER MORE THE OTHER FUEL INJECTORS CAN GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. HOPE IM NOT IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THAT HAPPENS.*CW

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2005 F-150 GOT IN MY TRUCK, CLOSED THE DOOR, AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. READING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING @ 45MPH WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT AND LOST ALL POWER, RPMS, AND POWER STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH "CHECK GAUGES" MESSAGE. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF TRUCK, THEN STARTED UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SINCE EVERYTHING IS WORKING AGAIN, IT WONT GIVE A DIAGNOSTIC CODE, SO PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. I HAVE READ ALOT ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS, BUT FORD SEEMS OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT. SOME SAY IT COULD BE A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 F-150 CREW CAB. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PAST ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE NEARLY ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ON MY FORD F150 TRUCK. THE WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WITH NO WARNING. REPLACED REGULATOR. *TR

DRIVING HOME @ (HIGHWAY SPEED 55+) FROM A FAMILY GATHERING. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE LOST POWER. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. ENGINE STALLED. HAD TO FIND PLACE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING. RETURNED GEAR SELECTOR TO P. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. RESTARTED AND COMPLETED TRIP. 50+ MILES. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT I HAD A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD BEEN ENTERING OR DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I READ DISCUSSIONS ON 2005 F150 WEB SITE THAT RELATE TO THIS TYPE FAILURE. SCANNED FOR ENGINE CODES. TPS FAULT CODE. REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. I WILL RETAIN OLD PARTS. *TR

YOUR SITE SHOWS A HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE I OWN, A 2005 FORD F-150, IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE STARTLED WHEN A SIDE WINDOW ON THIS VEHICLE "POPS" LOUD ENOUGH TO BE A GUNSHOT, THEN FALLS INTO THE DOORFRAME. IN READING THEIR COMPLAINTS YOU CAN SEE HOW LUCKY SOME OF THEM WHERE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. MUCH LESS HAVING TO PAY ~$400. TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY FORD. THIS CLEARLY IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AND PAID FOR BY FORD MOTOR CO. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHY HAVEN'T YOU INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER YET??? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER TWO DAYS OF TESTING, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN DURING THE WINTER, ONLY THE SUMMER AND THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR TWO CONSEQUENT YEARS. AN ENGINEER WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INSTALL A VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK (VRM) IN THE VEHICLE TO MONITOR THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VRM WAS REMOVED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 06/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATON OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 06/13/12

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, IT WAS MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW THAT JUST GAVE OUT ON ITS OWN. NOW THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NEARLY 3 MONTHS AGO. IT A HAZARD FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT I DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND IT SPOOOKED THE '!@#$% OUT OF ME CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ON THE OTHER LANES. PLEASE HAVE THIS PART RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND MY OLDER BROTHER ALSO HAS A F-150 AND HIM TOO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM!!! *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK DURING A SNOW STORM. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO CHECK THE FUSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND TESTED THE MOTOR AT WHICH TIME I FOUND THAT THE MOTOR IS SEIZED. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE NEXT MODEL YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 05V520000 COVERS 2006 F-150'S I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-150. *TR

FRONT WHEELS DO NOT ENGAGE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. INDICATOR LAMPS DISPLAY THAT SYSTEM IS ENGAGED AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY CAUSING A FALSE SINCE OF SECURITY WHEN TRAVELING ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. MECHANIC REPLACED PART # 7LIZ-3C247-A (ACTUATOR). A COUPLE OF MECHANICS SAID IT WAS A POOR DESIGN AND THIS VACUUM SYSTEM WAS PRONE TO WATER AND DIRT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 TRUCK. THE END OF DECEMBER 2009 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. IT STARTED WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOW BUTTON STICKING AND ENDED UP ALL OF A SUDDEN FALLING DOWN. THE FORD MECHANICS SAID THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL AND COULD HAPPEN TO ALL 4 WINDOWS. THIS IS NOT A COVERED SERVICE FOR REPAIR.*CW

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 AND THE WINDOW WAS KIND OF HAVING PROBLEMS GOING UP. DOWN WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. THEN FINALLY IT QUIT GOING UP ALL TOGETHER. WAS ABLE TO DISASSEMBLE AND FOUND THE LITTLE PLASTIC PLUGGER FOR THE ROCKER CONTACT WAS ALL MUSHROOMED OUT. TOOK ONE FROM ONE OF THE BACK WINDOW SWITCHES TO GET BY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. HE PULLED OVER AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,547. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,520.

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2005 FORD F150. DRIVING IA A RAINSTORM AND DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL WITH NO WARNING. ALMOST CRASHED ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INSIDE OF THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. HE SPECULATED THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP FOR THE WINDOW CABLES HAVE FRACTURED. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LOUD CRASH IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THEN WINDOW DROPS TO FULL OPEN POSITION. WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND SUDDENLY BEING HIT BY WALL OF RAIN AND LOUD CRASH I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE. I DID RESEARCH AFTER GETTING HOME AND THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE AND IS THE MOST COMMON FIX FOR 2004-2008 F-150S, ALL MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING IN HIS FACE. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE . NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, BECAUSE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. FRONT BEARING WENT OUT ,ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE ACCORDING TO AAMCO MECHANIC. TRUCK ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD A VIBRATION . LANCE CUNNINGHAM FORD ALWAYS POINTED TO TIRES, DRIVE SHAFT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRUE PROBLEM HAS NOW CAME TO LIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F150 FX4 WITH A 5.4 TRITON. MY PROBLEM IS THE MOTOR REGULATORS IN THE WINDOWS AND SWITCH FAILURE. I STUMBLED UPON A WEB SITE THIS MORNING AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM. WHY WON'T FORD RECALL THE PART AND FIX IT. I AM AFRAID TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY WINDOWS FALL INTO THE DOOR. I WILL PROBABLY WRECK AND UP DYING BECAUSE FORD CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 F-150 SUPERCREW. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS - APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON TRUCK AT THE TIME - THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A "FAIL SAFE" MODE WITH THE CODES P2111 AND P2104. THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING AND YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN VERY UNSAFE AND CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED FORD WHO STATES THERE IS NO CURRENT ISSUES WITH THIS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON ONLINE FORD FORUMS. WHEN I WENT TO ORDER THE PART, I WAS ADVISED BY MY DEALER THAT IT WAS ON BACKORDER. THAT CAUSES ME EVEN MORE CONCERN!! I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

NORMAL USE OF WINDOWS. THREE OF FOUR ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. ONE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR

SPARK PLUG BREAKING OFF IN ENGINE. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 3 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS, MOTORS, AND CABLES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE A 2005 F-150 LARIAT SUPERCREW. ALL 3 TIMES I HAVE HEARD A LOUD POP AND HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL THAT FORD OWES ALL CONSUMERS A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR REIMBURSE ALL CONSUMERS FOR MONEY SPENT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THE DATE THAT I AM PLACING IN THE BOX IS THE MOST RECENT DATE THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

2005 FORD F150 5.4L ENGINE TWICE THE FAIL SAFE CAME ON WHILE MY WIFE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ONCE IN OCTOBER,2009( ON THE INTERSTATE, SPEED 65) AND 11/19/09. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ENGINE STARTED OK. WITH NO CHECK ENGINE ON FORD DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR; REPROGRAMMED PCM AT A COST OF $510.00. *TR

THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO NOISES. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING EARLIER, BUT ONLY ABOUT 5 MILES AND THEN WE ATE DINNER, SO THE CAR RESTED. WE CAME HOME AND MY SON WAS ABOUT TO TAKE HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER HOME. MY SON WAS IN DRIVERS SEAT, I WAS PUTTING GRANDDAUGHTER IN BACK SEAT CHILD SAFETY SEAT . THEN I LEANED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CAB TO GRAB A COKE FROM THE CUPHOLDER. MY SON TURNED ON THE TRUCK, FORD F150 PICKUP, AND WE HEARD A BOOM. IT WAS SO LOUD THE NEIGHBORS ALL CAME OUT.-IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB! I WAS LACERATED ON THE HAND. MY SON WAS IN PAIN, MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS SCREAMING, AND I WENT TO REAR CAB FROM OUTSIDE, UNSTRAPPED HER AND CARRIED HER OUT ONTO THE SIDEWALK FAR AWAY, FEARING FIRE OR EXPLOSION. MY SON WAS LACERATED ON HIS CHEST, STOMACH AND WAS DEAF IN LEFT EAR FOR MORE THAN 2 HRS. THE INSIDE LIGHTS WENT ON, AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING UNTIL WE WERE BRAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE OUT THE KEYS ABOUT 10 MINS. WE HAD TO WASH DUST OFF OF OURSELVES, THE SMOKE FILLED THE CAB. WE CALLED POLICE AND MADE REPORT AND CALLED INS. CARRIER AND MADE REPORT. TODAY WE HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER. I KNOW THIS IS A FORD F150 DEFECT. IF MY SON HAD BEEN DRIVING, HE WOULD HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH MY 4 YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. I AM GOING TO FORCE FORD TO FIX THIS AND WE ARE ALL HEARING HUMMING IN OUR EARS. THE ADJUSTER CAME OUT, GAVE US AN ESTIMATE, WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO FORD DEALER. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE,, THEY TOOK THE COMPLAINT, AND SAID WAIT 15 DAYS FOR RESPONSE. THEY ASKED ME "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO BE THE OUTCOME OF THIS CALL?" AH WHAT? I SAID THAT I EXPECT THEM TO PAY THE 1000.00 DEDUCT AND THE COST. THE REP TOLD ME TO HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! ITS NOT HER PLACE TO TELL ME THAT I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL. I TOLD HER WE WERE. I WANT FORD TO PAY FOR THIS, THE ADJUSTER SAID THEY SHOULD. I BET THEY WONT! *TR

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A TUNNEL AT APPROX.55 MPH THE ENGINE ON MY 2005 F-150 WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AT FULL SPEED AND WENT INTO WHAT FORD CALLS LIMP MODE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME OR I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO WRITE THIS. THE TRUCK HAS SINCE THIS INCIDENT QUIT RUNNING ALL TOGETHER SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS CHARGED $75 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT WOULD COST $450 TO REPLACE. FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THEIR OWN. THE DEALER THAT IS DOING THE REPAIRS SAID THAT THERE ARE 397 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER, THAT SHOULD TELL THEM SOMETHING! THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING DEFECT THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

ENTERED THE TRUCK TO START THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BOTH VISUAL AND ON THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS NEGATIVE FOR ANY SIGNS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT I CHANGE THE AIRBAG MODULE AND THE WIRING HARNESS AS THIS COULD BE THE REASON FOR THE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT. *TR

2005 F150 5.4L V8. ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING, NO INDICATION. ONLY CONNECTION SEEMS TO BE THAT IT HAPPENS DURING THE FIRST TIME THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN IN THE MORNING. ALL ELECTRICAL IS STILL WORKING DURING STALL. GO TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING. IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS WITH RANDOM DAYS IN BETWEEN. TURN THE KEY OFF, TURN IT ON AND ALL WORKS FINE. OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE IN COMPLAINTS, IT CAN NOT BE A COINCIDENCE WITH SO MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE TO F-150 DRIVERS OR OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AN F150 IF THIS STALL HAPPENS. THE INCIDENT DATE IS JUST THE MOST RECENT. TAKING MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP THIS WEEK TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. I WANT ANSWERS FROM FORD! I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK WITH ONLY 32000 MILES ON IT. NEVER DRIVEN HARD, USED FOR TOWING OR HEAVY PAYLOADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HORN OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THEY THEN ADDED THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE ON THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125000.

EASY ACCESS INTO FORD TRUCKS HAVING PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES AND BACK PLATES. WHILE THE BREAK IN IS NOT A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE. IT TAKES UP VALUABLE POLICE RESOURCES INVESTIGATING THESE CRIMES, WHICH MAY BE NEEDED ELSEWHERE. THE THIEF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REMOVE INSURANCE CARDS, REGISTRATIONS, ETC. CONTAINING PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT ARE GENERALLY STORED IN GLOVE BOXES. THERE SHOULD BE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF SECURITY THAT ONE CAN EXPECT WHILE IN OR AWAY FROM A VEHICLE. THE DOOR HANDLE AND BACK PLATE DESIGN ARE FAULTY AND ALLOW FOR EASY, RAPID ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON THE F-150 TRUCKS FROM YEARS RANGING 2004-2009 THE POWER WINDOWS ARE FAILING DUE TO A PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IN PLACE. ONCE THIS PLASTIC PIECE BREAKS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE GLASS CAUSE IT TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. THE ISSUE IS THIS, IF THE PLASTIC PIECE IS ALL THAT KEEPS THIS WINDOW UP, IT IS NOT LONG UNTIL CAR THIEVES FIND OUT THAT ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE DOWN WARD ON ANY OF THE WINDOWS AND CAUSE IT TO BREAK. THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, AND FORD DEALERSHIP ARE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT FORD SEEMS TO THINK OTHER WISE. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME THE WINDOW IN MY FORD F150 CRASHED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. COST ME $450 ATFORD DEALER TO FIX. DEALER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY BUT FORD WONT RECALL AND THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. MY ESTIMATE IS 4,000,000 VEHICLES AT LEAST ,2004-07,08. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 0530 WHEN DRIVER WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED. IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR THAT BROKE. THAT WASN'T THE ONLY INCIDENT ALL WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE WITHIN A YEAR AFTER THAT AND JUST RECENTLY THE DRIVER WINDOW BROKE AGAIN. SO THAT A TOTAL OF 5 WINDOW REGULATOR THAT BROKE IN MY TRUCK. A DEFINITE MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 F-150 TRUCK WITH 37,500 MILES ON IT, WHEN I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE WINDOW WAS NOT ALL THE WAY UP. I THEN PUSHED THE BUTTON TO WIND THE WINDOW UP AND THEN THE WHOLE WINDOW JUST FELL BACK INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD CRASH. I DROVE HOME AND OPENED THE DOOR PANEL TO SEE IF THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS NOT. I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THAT THERE WAS A REDESIGN. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT AND THEY SAID THAT FORD DOESN'T CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEREFORE A RECALL IS NOT REQUIRED. I SAID THAT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND MY WINDOW FALLS OUT WITH A LOUD BANG DISTRACTING ME AND BEING 35 DEGREES AND RAINING OUT AND THAT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HE THEN SAID FORD DOESN'T SEE IT THAT WAY. I HAD TO PAY $333 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 F150 AND THE DOME LIGHT COMES ON BY ITSELF. I HAVE TO CUT THE DASHLIGHT DIMMER ALL THE WAY OFF FOR IT TO STAY OFF. I CAN BUMP THE DASH AND IT GOES OUT, BUT COMES BACK ON. WITH THIS I DO NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHTS AT NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS AND NOT BEEN FIXED. I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THESE TYPE THINGS AND PAID A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT DASH LIGHTS. ANY SUGGESTIONS? *TR