There are 19 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2008 Ford F-150in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
GAS GUAGE IS NOT WORKING. READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. TRUCK HAS STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FOESNT START EASILY AND CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY HOUSING AND COVER RUSTED THROUGH, WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT MADE THE FUEL PUMP BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE FAILURE
ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I EXITED, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER CONTROL UNIT. HE SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE F150 TRUCKS. MY OPINION IS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE DRIVER MODULE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CORROSION.
LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE OCCASIONALLY POPS UP
VEHICLE UNEXPECTANTLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. FAILED TO RESTART VEHICLE INITIALLY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, VEHICLE RESTARTED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALER ONE BLOCK AWAY WITH SEVERAL STALLS, RESTARTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. LOCHEN FORD IN NEWBURG, WI DIAGNOSED A FAILED FUEL DRIVER MODULE. REPLACED AT A COST OF $350 ON 3/29/16. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON FAILURE WITH THIS VEHICLE. FAILURE OF PART IS DUE TO ACCELERATED CORROSION OF PART ITSELF DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND MOUNTING. MODIFICATIONS HAVE SINCE BEEN MADE TO LESSEN THE CHANCE OF FAILURE. THIS IS CERTAINLY OF CONCERN SINCE STALLING OF THE ENGINE AT ALL SPEEDS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I SUSPECT THOUSANDS, IF NOT MILLIONS OF THESE POPULAR TRUCKS ARE AFFECTED. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY FORD, BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HAS NOT.
FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE (FPDM) CORRODES RAPIDLY, BREAKS OPEN, AND SHORTS OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING.
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD F150 WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED SEVERE JERKING/MISSING AND LOSS OF POWER. IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER LOAD THEN EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT START. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE WAS A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP DRIVER LOCATED ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE ON A STEEL CROSS MEMBER. THIS PART WAS SEVERELY CORRODED DUE TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF F150 OWNERS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA WITH FORD AND A RECALL INITIATED TO REPLACE THIS COMPONENT WITH THE IMPROVED PART DESIGN NOW AVAILABLE. *TR
FUEL PUMP DRIVER CORROSION CAUSE TRUCK TO STALL AND NOT RESTART LUCKY I WAS IN SAFE LOCATION OR COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SCEAN FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PART CAUSE IN STATES THAT USE SALT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE IT GETS FIXED CAUSE NEW ONES HAVE A SPACERS SO THEY DON'T RUST IM SURE THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP MANY TIMES THANK YOU *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. ...UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/21/2015*JS
VEHICLE HAD INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUE AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED. AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WITH A SCANNER RECEIVED A P1233 CODE WHICH IS THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE OFFLINE. COMPONENT LOCATED UNDERNEATH BOLTED TO THE FRAME.CALLED AND EMAILED SPITZER FORD,LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY'RE UNSURE OR ACTED LIKE THE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. WHY IS IT THAT FORD NORTH AMERICA IS SHORT HANDED OF THE FPDM?
FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE, STOPPING VEHICLE. DISSIMILAR METALS IN CONTACT CAUSED CORROSION OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH EVERY ENGINEER AND MECHANIC. *TR
FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP FAILED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES AN HOUR CAUSING FRONT EDGE OF THE FUEL TANK TO HIT THE PAVEMENT AND BE DRUG SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY. UPON FAILURE OF THE STRAP, THE METAL HOOK DUG A GROOVE INTO THE DRIVESHAFT. *TR
FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE - FAULTY DESIGN IN THE MOUNTING OF THE DRIVER MODULE CAUSING PARTS TO FAIL AND CAUSING NO STARTS/LOSS OF POWER(STALES). *TR
I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AT A 20MPH ROAD AND I MADE A LEFT TURN THEN ACCELERATED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STALLED BUT KEPT GOING STRAIGHT FORWARD UNTIL IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. THANKFULLY I WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE SIDEWALK AND NOT TO INCOMING TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I CHECKED IT, IT CAME UP AS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. SO I TOOK THE GAS TANK DOWN AND REVISED IT BUT IT SEEMS TO BE IN NEW SHAPE WITH MAYBE A LITTLE PLAY IN THE SENSOR SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE BECAUSE I CANT RISK TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. ON TOP OF THAT I REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS CORRODED DUE TO FORDS LACK OF PLACEMENT ON A FRAME. THANKFULLY I WASN'T INJURED OR FORD WOULD HAVE NEVER HEARD THE LAST OF ME. THESE NEW TRUCKS CANT BE TRUSTED ANYMORE WITH YOUR LIFE AND ALL THESE CHEAP MATERIAL PARTS. *TR
TRUCK WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND PROBLEM TRACED TO CORRODED FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE. DIAGNOSE & REPAIR $235.80. THIS PART IS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT IS SUBJECTED TO ROAD SALT & OTHER CONTAMINATES WHICH CASE CORROSION & FAILURE. *TR
GAS GAUGE IN 2008 FORD F 150 FAILS TO READ CORRECTLY. I FILL UP AND IT DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TRUCK. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. WHY ISN'T THE COMPANY DOING ANYTHING TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM SURE THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX. HOW CAN YOU SEND YOUR CHILDREN OUT IN THIS VEHICLE NOING THEY COULD EITHER RUN OUT OF GAS ANYWHERE OR STALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND BE HIT FROM BEHIND BY SOMEONE GOING 65 MPH. *TR
SMELLED ODOR OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AND WHEN EXITED VEHICLE, STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. WALKED TO REAR OF VEHICLE AND SAW A TRAIL OF GASOLINE SPLATTERS BEHIND 2008 FORD F150. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW A POOL OF GASOLINE WITH GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM ALL AROUND FUEL TANK AND SURROUNDING AREA. IMMEDIATELY GOT ASSISTANCE AND DETERMINED THAT GASOLINE WAS COMING FROM AREA AT TOP OF FUEL TANK-AREA OF FUEL PUMP (BY TURNING KEY ON A 1-2 SECONDS WHILE ASSISTANT WATCHED UNDER PICKUP). WE REMOVED THE FUSE TO FUEL PUMP RELAY AND TOWED VEHICLE (100 FT) TO AREA WHERE WE COULD WASH GASOLINE OFF WITH WATER HOSE AND PUSHED VEHICLE INTO SHOP AND REMOVED PICKUP BED TO GET A VISUAL AT LEAK AREA. VENT HOSE TO FILLER CAP WAS BROKEN AT TOP OF TANK (THIS IS NOT A HOSE THAT NORMALLY HAS GASOLINE OR PRESSURE. REINSTALLED FUSE AND RAPIDLY TURNED KEY ON AND OFF WITH 2 PERSONS WATCHING. A HUGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE WAS SPRAYED OUT WHEN THE PUMP WAS ENERGIZED. WHEN ASSISTANT TOUCHED THE HOSE AT SOURCE OF LEAKAGE TO PULL HOSE OFF, THE PLASTIC CONNECTION ON THE PUMP BROKE OFF (NO FORCE WAS APPLIED). CALLED FORD DEALER AND WERE INFORMED IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY--INFORMED THEM OF OBSERVATIONS AND ACTION WE TOOK. WHEN FORD GOT THE VEHICLE THEY BASICALLY SAID THIS WAS AN OWNER ABUSE AND WAS NOT A DEFECT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY ROUGH TREATMENT. IF I HAD DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET EXHAUST HOT OR HAD ANY SOURCE OF IGNITION THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BASICALLY EXPLODED AND BURNED, IT PROBABLY LOST 5-6 GALLON OF GAS IN 3 MILES(5 MINUTES). THERE WAS A SPLIT IN PLASTIC CONNECTION THAT BROKE OFF AND APPEARANCE OF OTHER CRACKS IN AREA. IN MOST CASES THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM WOULD BE WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITED. ENOUGH GASOLINE DRIPPED OFF TANK AREA ON ASPHALT TO MAR AREA. FORD DEALER HAS VEHICLE AND PARTS, INDICATED IT WOULD BE 4-10 DAYS TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS HAS SERIOUS FIRE POTENTIAL AND I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR BREAK EXCEPT DEFECTIVE. *TR
THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON JULY 28, 2008 FOR A RADIO PROBLEM. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS 27,371 AT THAT TIME I TOOK THE SERVICE ADVISORS RECOMMENDATION AND HAD A 30,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED. SINCE THAT TIME MY TRUCK HAS HAD A GASOLINE ODOR. THIS FUEL ODOR ORIGINATES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COMES INTO THE CAB THROUGH THE A/C VENTS. THIS GAS ODOR HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN, THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND THE SERVICE MANAGER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN 4 TIMES (8/12/08, 8/15/08, 9/2/08, AND 9/11/08) DURING THESE REPAIR ATTEMPTS I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE VEHICLE FOR WELL OVER 30 DAYS. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD; I AM CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL VAPORS WILL CAUSE A FIRE AND EXPLOSION. *TR
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