2005 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IMPACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,662. UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HER LEFT ARM WAS BRUISED AND THERE WAS SWELLING FROM THE IMPACT. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. UPDATED 08/22/11

STARTING WITH A SERVICE ON 2/19/2008 THE TRUCK HAD BEEN IDLING REALLY ROUGH AND MAKING A TICKING SOUND WHEN STARTED. AT THAT TIME THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE NOISE WENT AWAY WITH FACTORY OIL AND FILTER. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED UP TO AND INCLUDING WHEN WE TOOK IT IN LAST WEEK WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS COULD BE FIXED WITH THICKER OIL, AND TO RETURN WHEN IT IS TIME FOR OUR NEXT SERVICE. THE SECOND ISSUE HAS PERSISTED SINCE MID 2010, IT IS A FOUL FUEL SMELL COMING INSIDE THE CAB, THROUGH THE AC VENTS WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED IN THE MORNING AND WHEN IDLING. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD OVER AND OVER AGING THAT NOTHING CAN BE FOUND AND THEY CANNOT SMELL IT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THEY DROVE THE TRUCK AROUND DURING A SERVICE ON 8/17/2011 TO SEE IF THEY COULD SMELL IT, YET OUR MILES IN AND MILES OUT ON OUR SERVICE RECORDS BOTH STATE 47,771. NOT SURE HOW THEY DROVE IT WITHOUT CHANGING THE MILES. OUR TRUCK BARELY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT, IT IS SERVICED REGULARLY YET IT IDLES HORRIBLY, SMELLS OF FUEL AND GETS 7MPG. SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG! *TR

FORD F-150 SUPER CREW WITH 57,000 MILES WILL NOT ENGAGE IN OVERDRIVE. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND TESTING IT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, I WAS ABLE TO RESUME BUT AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION REACHED OVERDRIVE IT DISENGAGED COMPLETELY. DEALER CLAIMS A PIN WAS BROKEN THAT LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE. *TR

I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC SIGNAL...I ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY TRUCK BY APPLYING THE BRAKES...MY TRUCK WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER THE INTERSECTION. I HEARD A NOISE RIGHT BEFORE THE TRUCK ACTUALLY STOPPED. I PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY SEEMED TO BE OKAY. I PROCEEDED HOME VERY SLOWLY. *TR

POWER BRAKE FAILURE AFTER STARTING ENGINE. *TR

MY 2005 FORD F-150 W/ 4.6 TRITON ENGINE LOST COMPRESSION AROUND THE #3 SPARK PLUG FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE ENGINE RAN, BUT WITH LOSS OF POWER AND A POPPING NOISE. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 55,000 MILES. LEAVING ME STRANDED AND REQUIRING TOWING. *TR

I OWN A FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. THE REAR CALIPER IS BROKEN AND THE FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING. I ONLY HAVE 34,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK WITH INFO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU LIONEL PARENT *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM ERRANDS FRIDAY EVENING, MY HUSBAND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE RIM WAS VERY HOT AND THERE WAS A STRONG, BURNING ODOR. NOT WANTING TO DUE FURTHER DAMAGE, WE MADE AN IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SATURDAY MORNING. THE MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER CALIPER, BRAKE PADS AND THE RIGHT REAR ROTOR NOW JUST MAKES SPEC AFTER HAVING TO BE RESURFACED. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS TRUCK AND ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE ARE ANY INJURIES OR DEATHS. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION AND HAVE SUCH A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT CORRECTED? AND LET ME JUST ADD THAT I ONLY HAVE 23, 500 MILES ON MY TRUCK. *TR

VEHICLE FUEL INJECTORS FILLED ENGINE WITH GASOLINE AND CAUSED MOTOR AND OXYGEN SENSORS TO FAIL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM BUT IS REFUSING TO FIX INJECTORS UNTIL THEY FAIL. *TR

BOUGHT TRUCK NEW, HAS AN ENGINE TICKING THAT CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER. PROPERLY SERVICED AS PER OWNERS MANUAL. ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED PER MECHANIC.

I HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE POWER BRAKES ON MY '05 FORD F-150 DUE TO A VACUUM VALVE THAT IS LOCATED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MOTOR MIDWAY DOWN OF THE MOTOR ON THE BACK SIDE BETWEEN MOTOR AND FIREWALL. THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM DUE TO MY TRUCK HAVING 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE REMEDY IS TO GET THE 30$ VALVE AND REMOVE THE TOP HALF OF THE MOTOR JUST TO GET TO THE VACUUM VALVE, DUE TO THE LABOR INTENSIVENESS OF THE JOB LABOR IS $400. LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT YOU WILL ONLY HAVE MANUAL BRAKES WHEN THIS VACUUM LINE COMES OFF IN ADDITION TO A ROUGH RUNNING TRUCK. *CN

MY DAUGHTER WAS OPERATING MY 2005 MODEL F150 WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT, SHE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT UNTIL THE TRUCK CAME TO REST. NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO HER OR THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD LOST VACUUM (POWER ASSIST) DUE TO A VACUUM HOSE THAT HAD FALLEN LOOSE FROM THE REAR OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. 600.00 REPAIR TO RE-ATTACH VACUUM HOSE AND CLAMP NEVER INSTALLED AT FACTORY. *TR

BRAKE PROBLEMS SEVERAL TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD TO HAVE CALIPERS, ROTORS, ETC REPLACED. NOW MY REAR END SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING GOING AROUND CORNERS. *TR

SEVERE FRONT BRAKE SHUDDER STARTING AT 40,000 MILES: TURNED ROTOR, SEVERE BRAKE SHUDDER AT 60,000 MILES: REPLACE L FRONT ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD: SEVERE SHUDDER AT 80,000 MILES: PRESENTLY AT 110,000 MILES AND FORD TELLS ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND CALIPER TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT BEFORE I PURCHASED THE NEW VEHICLE IN AUG 2005 (SERVICE BULLETIN 100117872 JUNE 1 2005). IT WAS NOT RIGHT FOR FORD TO SELL ME A TRUCK WITH BRAKES THAT WERE ALREADY UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR

NORMAL BRAKING CAPABILITY WAS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST WITHOUT WARNING WHEN VACUUM ASSIST HOSE SEPARATED FROM FITTING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. VACUUM HOSE SEPARATED APPARENTLY DUE TO SOME SLIGHT BACK-PRESSURE THAT OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED. ORIGINAL DESIGN DID NOT INCLUDE A CLAMP ON THE HOSE. CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE VACUUM FITTING; THE HOSE WAS REPLACED AND CLAMPED. MILEAGE WAS 23,442 BUT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE OF 39 MONTHS. DEALER DID A "GOODWILL - AFTER WARRANTY" REPAIR FOR WHICH I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY 20% OR A MINIMUM OF $100. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO LEARN THAT NORMAL BRAKING CAPABILITY CAN BE COMPLETELY LOST IN THIS WAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER. I BELIEVE THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY MUST BE HELD FULLY RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT WHAT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFICIENCY THAT HAS HIGH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ON INTERSTATE 77 THE TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL CRASHING INTO A BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT TRAINED IN THE FIELD TO KNOW WHAT A TIE ROD WAS. A SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE AT THE MANUFACTURER FILED COMPLAINT# 0569400748; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP CALL. HE WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM SINCE HE DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES OR CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE THE PART THAT FAILED AND PHOTOS. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,100. UPDATED 04-08-08 *BF UPDATED 04/08/08 *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F150 SUPERCAB TRUCK ON JULY 22, 2007 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES 4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO RAPID WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR SHOPS AND HAD THE FRONT END AND SUSPENSION CHECK BY 3 DIFFERENT TECH'S AND THEY HAVE ALL SAID THAT EVERYTHING IS TO SPECS. WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

2005 FORD F-150 5.4L TRITON HAD 2 BLOWN SPARK PLUGS. FIRST ONE HAPPENED AT 80,000 MILES, SECOND AT 130,000. THE FIRST TIME IT DESTROYED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND COST $3000 TO REPAIR. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED IT BLEW THE LEFT SIDE EXHAUST AND THE COIL PACK. THIS COST ABOUT $1500 TO REPAIR.

2005 FORD 150 4X4 KING RANCH CREW CAB. AT 60K MILES, DRIVER'S WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR. MECHANISM FAILED. FORD DEALERSHIP IN SANTA FE, NM REPAIRED FOR $350.00. THEY CLAIMED THEY'D NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE BUT SINCE HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS WINDOW MECHANISM DESIGN FAULT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND RAN A RED LIGHT. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VACUUM HOSE DETACHED FROM THE MANIFOLD. THE HOSE TUBING WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,900.

MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN OUR 2005 FORD F-150 TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM TWICE CONCERNING BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE FIRST TIME WAS AROUND 7,400 MILES. THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AND SAID ALL WAS FINE. AT AROUND 18,000 MILE HE AGAIN HAD TO GO BACK DUE TO A BAD VIBRATION. THEY TURNED THE ROTORS YET AGAIN INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM. WE HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON OUR TRUCK YESTERDAY AND WE WERE INFORMED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE NEARLY SHOT. THIS IS AT ONLY 28,000 MILES. THIS HAS TO BE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE WORKMANSHIP. I KNOW OF NO OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN THAT HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS EARLY ON. *TR

THE TRUCK STARTED CUTTING OUT AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. THE NEXT DAY WENT OUT TO START TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO START HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY SAID DUE TO FUEL INJECTION MALFUNCTION THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR AN INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 04/22/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY STIFF WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,173.

MY TRUCK HAS 56K ON IT BOUGHT IT USED WITH 35K ON IT WHEN IT STARTS RUNS WITH HIGH IDLE AND THE TOP END TICKS REALLY BAD THE TICKING DOES NOT GO AWAY AT ALL SPEEDS AT A STOP LIGHT IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TIC TIC TIC SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER IS STUCK. I PUT "LUCAS" IN IT TO TRY TO MAKE IT GO AWAY THEN I CHANGED THE OIL RAN ABOUT TWO WEEKS WITH NO DIFFERENCE AND CHANGED IT AGAIN AND NO CHANGE CALLED FORD DEALER THEY COULDN'T HELP THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TAKE IT IN AND GET CHARGED $165. THEN I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS MAYBE A FOULED PLUG THAT WASN'T IT THERE GOES 120 BUCKS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE $140 REPLACED THAT ALREADY. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP SOMETIMES NOW TO THE FRONT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES REALLY BAD WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES TURNED THE ROTORS AT NAPA $20 NEW BRAKE PADS $90 AT KRAGENS BALANCED TIRES FREE I WORK AT A TIRE SHOP SHAKING WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS 350 MILES LATER THE SHAKING IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE CHECKED THE BALANCING ON THE TIRES THEY WERE GOOD ROTORS ARE OUT OF SHAPE AGAIN STILL ON THERE NOW AND THE SHAKING IS GETTING WORSE I CANT AFFORD THEM RIGHT NOW SO THEY WILL STAY THERE HOOKED UP THE SNAP ON EHTOS COMPUTER TO IT AND REGISTERS THAT TWO SENSORS HAVE AN OPEN CIRCUIT BUT NO EXPLANATION FOR TOP END NOISE INJECTORS MIGHT BE BAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WINDOW GLASS SLIPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE DOOR GLASS BOLTS DETACHED FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE VEHICLE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE DEFECTIVE REGULATORS WERE ON THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHICH SPECIALIZED IN REPLACEMENTS OF THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM AND WINDOW GLASS. THE WINDOW GLASS WAS PROPERLY SECURED IN AN UPWARD POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000. UPDATED 09/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/09.*JB

ON 3 OCCASIONS THE REAR PARKING BRAKE HAS HUNG UP AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE CHATTERING AND SHUDDERING AT SPEEDS OVER 10MPH. CAUSED THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND ASSEMBLY TO BE SO HOT THAT SMOKE WAS EVIDENT. CAUSED CALIPER ASSEMBLY TO FAIL WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILE FOR THE 3RD TIME. DEALER SAID TO DISCONNECT PARKING BRAKE OR PULL OFF THE GLUED BRAKE LINING AND NOT TO USE IT ANY LONGER. ON LAST OCCASION NEW ROTOR AND CALIPER WAS INSTALLED LEAVING THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTED WELL AWAY FROM THE DRUM AND I WAS SUGGESTED TO NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE BECAUSE THIS IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH OTHERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN OR APPROACHING A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT RETRACT. ON APRIL 16, 2008, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ON JANUARY 7, 2008, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ON APRIL 21, 2008 TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,300. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED 5 TIMES PRIOR TO JANUARY 7TH 2008 AND 2 TIMES BETWEEN JANUARY 7TH AND APRIL 16TH. UPDATED 05/05/08 *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVERS WINDOW ROLLED DOWN. SHE COULD NOT ROLL IT UP AND FORD SAID IT WAS A WINDOW REGULATOR WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11

GASOLINE FUEL INJECTORS STAYING OPEN AND DUMPING RAW UNCONTROLLED FUEL INTO ENGINE CAUSING CYLINDER FAILURE. NOW FORD DEALERSHIP STATES I MUST PAY FOR 1/2 OF COST OF A NEW ENGINE. REQUIRED 2 SERVICE VISITS TO GET TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN AND STILL AFTER $800+ MORE DOLLARS IN REPAIRS IS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR, THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD JUST RUN OUT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW GLASS FELL INSIDE THE DOOR IN 2010. THE BACK WINDOW QUIT WORKING JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. WE NEVER GOT IT REPAIRED. EACH REPAIR COST US OVER $300.

NEEDED TUNEUP, 75,549 MILES, TOOK F-150 TRUCK TO LOCAL AUTO SERVICE FACILITY FOR A TUNEUP. 2 PLUGS BROKE OFF IN HEAD DUE TO PLUG FAILURE PLUG MOTORCRAFT # PZT1F. THUS THE HEAD HAD TO BE REMOVED TO TAKE OUT THE BROKEN PLUG. THIS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. WE HAVE ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS USED IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

IN OCTOBER OF 2007 DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THE RIGHT HAND PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR RENDERING THE WINDOW INOPERABLE. IN DECEMBER OF 2007 THE 2ND FAILURE OF A WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT HAND REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WHILE AGAIN OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDOW, AGAIN, FELL INTO THE DOOR AND COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED. THE 3RD FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY OCCURRED DURING AUGUST OF 2008. THIS TIME THE DRIVER'S WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RETRIEVED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS AT FAULT IN EACH INSTANCE. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS WERE COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY, THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED (37,618 MILES) AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BEEN A FREQUENT PROBLEM SEEN WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS, THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY RENDERED INOPERABLE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, SECURITY, ETC. I AM ANTICIPATING THE FAILURE OF THE REMAINING WINDOW (LEFT HAND PASSENGER) TO OCCUR AT ANY UNKNOWN MOMENT. ALL ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THE PART, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. NO ASSEMBLIES WERE ALLOWED TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO ACTUAL FAILURE OF THE REGULATOR UNLESS I WAS WILLING TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT CHARGES. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH THIS DEFECTIVE REGULATOR AND REPLACE IT AT NO CHARGE WITH THE IMPROVED PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE SENSORS FAILED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TWO TIMES. THE FORD MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE POWER BOOSTER LINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,820.

ON WEDNESDAY SEPT 12, 2007 I GOT IN MY 2005 FORD F-150 PICK UP TRUCK AND STARTED THE ENGINE AS SOON AS I DID THIS MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING ME IN THE CHEST I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT TO THEM FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW. HAD HIGHWAY SPEED SHUDDERS AND VIBRATION. DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WOULD GO AWAY BY ITS SELF. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED IT AND WE LEFT. IMMEDIATELY, WE TURNED AROUND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. WE FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DRAGGING AND THAT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SHUTTERING AND VIBRATION. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND WE'VE NOT HAD ANYMORE ISSUES WITH THIS UNTIL RECENTLY. WE HAD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED FOR THE SLIPPING PROBLEM AND NOW THE PARKING BRAKES ARE DRAGGING AGAIN. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IN MY OPINION CAN CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

2005 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW 4X4: TRUCK SHUTTERS AROUND 50 MPH. FORD DEALER SAYS ONE OF MY TIRES ARE BAD(DISINTEGRATING)? TIRE DEALER SHOWS NO RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE TIRES I HAVE ON MY VEHICLE. WAITED SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES, HAD TIRES BALANCED BY TIRE DEALER, ALL FOUR TIRES BALANCE TO "0"(ZERO), NO TIRE DISINTEGRATION PER TIRE DEALER. TRUCK STILL SHUTTERS UNDER POWER. TRYING LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEIR MECHANICS COME UP WITH.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE 2005 FORD F150 CREW CAB HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EITHER STALL OR LOSE POWER WITH OUT ANY NOTICE. *TR

IN AUGUST 2007 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY DRIVER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. LIVING IN ARIZONA IN AUGUST THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 100. NOT ONLY WAS I SCARED BUT HOT AND SWEATY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE HAS AMERITRAC SUV, SIZE P265/70R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT PORTIONS OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE MISSING. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, NO REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHILE NORMAL AND ROUTINE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NO WARNING OF ANY KIND THAT FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. ENGINE RAN ROUGH, ENGINE LIGHT WARNING CAME ON AFTER BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURE AND THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR END COLLISION AND DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO STEEP RAVINE. WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL WITH A LOT OF EFFORT TO STEER AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. COULD HAVE BEEN INJURIES AND/OR FATAL. TOWED VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER. DEALER PERFORMED EEC TEST AND RECEIVED CODES P0171 AND P0174. DEALER FOUND VACUUM HOSE FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD TO EBRAKE BOOSTER BROKEN. DEALER REMOVED INTAKE MANIFOLD, REPLACED VACUUM HOSE AND INTAKE GASKETS, AND REINSTALLED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CLEARED CODES. I HAVE OLD PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN 2007. IN 2010, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED AND THE GASKET, FILTERS, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UP HILL WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAULT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: N24150780-F193G8. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2005 FORD F-150 WITH AMERITAC TR OWL TIRES HAS A DISINTEGRATING SIDEWALL. CUSTOMER STATES TIRE MANUFACTURER REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS RUN FLAT WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. *KB INSPECTION OF THE TIRE PRIOR TO SENDING IT TO THE MANUFACTURER SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS OF PUNCTURES OR HOLES IN THE TIRE TREAD OVER THE RANGE OF THE TREAD PATTERN INCLUDING THE REMAINDER OF THE INTACT SIDEWALL. THE TIRE BEAD WAS INTACT AND NOT DAMAGED ON BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS, ALTHOUGH THE OUTER SIDEWALLS HAD DISINTEGRATED AND MOSTLY MISSING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A LONG TERM WEAR PATTERN DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. EXAMINATION OF THE TIRE AFTER THE FAILURE SHOWED THE OUTER SIDEWALL REINFORCING PILES WERE MISSING AND THE TIRE FAILURE WAS POTENTIALLY THE RESULT OF A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. *JB

GENERAL AMERITRAC TR TIRES, SIZE P255/70/17. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON MY 05 FORD F-150 4X4 AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES TO THE POINT YOU COULD SEE THE STEEL BELTS. BEFORE THAT I HAD NUMEROUS PUNCTURES AND REPAIRS FROM THINGS AS LIGHT AS A STICK. I HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES FROM THESE TIRES SINCE DAY ONE AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY FORD WOULD PUT SUCH A POOR QUALITY TIRES ON THERE VEHICLES. I BELIEVE BOTH GENERAL TIRE AND FORD OWE ME SOME KIND OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY TROUBLE, TIME, AND NEW TIRES. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT REPLACED THEM THAT GENERAL TIRE WOULD NOT HONOR ANY TYPE WARRANTY ON THESE TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. HE ALSO OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS (PERFORMED UNDER FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 07M08, NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 07M08, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS) AND MADE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER (PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V208000: COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIRS, WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND THEY WOULD TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, TO DATE. THE CONTACT HAS ALL SERVICE RECORDS, IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,742 AND THE CURRENT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE BELIEVED THAT THE DRIVELINE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INJURY CRASH. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING THE TRUCK. I DIDN'T GET THE TRUCK STOPPED UNTIL ABOUT 100-150 FEET PAST THE CRASH SCENE. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AT ALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 60MPH, MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE DASH CONTROL. THE FRONT AXLE MADE TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DRAMATICALLY. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A VACUUM LINE AND FORD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR