2009 FORD F-150 Complaints

MICHELIN HAD A SAFETY RECALL FOR DOT B99Y 56EX 3812-2113 OF ITS LTX M/S P275/55R20 111T FOR "AFFECTED TIRES COULD HAVE PARTIAL OR FULL SIDEWALL PERFORATIONS THAT COULD CAUSE THEM TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE ' I PURCHASED THE LTX M/S P275/55R20 DOT B79Y 56EX 1913 MADE IN THE SAME TIME FRAME FOR MY 2009 FORD F-150 ON 06/08/2013. ON AUGUST 23, 2016, WHILE ON A 70MPH HIGHWAY, I SUFFERED A BLOWOUT. THE ENTIRE ANTERIOR SIDEWALL WAS AFFECTED WITH MANY CHUNKS OF THE TIRE MISSING, WHILE THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL WAS TOTALLY UNAFFECTED. I AM CAREFUL WITH MY TIRE PRESSURES AND ROTATION. NONE OF THE TIRES SHOW UNEVEN OR ODD WEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE I RAN OVER ANYTHING. I HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES IN MY POSSESSION AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I THINK MICHELIN HAS A GREATER PROBLEM THAN THE DOT RANGE OF THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL. I THINK THE DOT NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS SO THAT IF THIS PROVES TO BE A MORE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, MICHELIN CAN BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED TIRES.

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MUST BE PULLED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DOOR OPENS. DELAYS ENTRY INTO VEHICLE, BOTH SIDES AFFECTED. NO DIFFERENCE NOTICED WITH VEHICLE RUNNING OR PRIOR TO STARTING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT DIFFERENT DRIVING SPEEDS. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE TRUCK AS THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TOWARD STOPPED TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY THE ACCELERATOR LET LOOSE BEFORE WE CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLES.

3RD BRAKE LIGHT LAMP LEAKS AND HAS FOR THE LAST 3- 4 MONTHS. WATER LEAKS AROUND THE LIGHT AND DRIPS DOWN THE CEILING OF THE CAB DOWN BACK WALL OF THE TRUCK INTO THE CARPET OF MY TRUCK. IT GOING TO USE IT TO START TO SMELL AND MOLD. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED HUNDREDS OF THESE LAMPS AND THE NEW FORD PART NEVER LEAKS WHILE HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF THE AFTER MARKET ONES ALWAYS LEAK. FORD SHOULD REPLACE ALL OF THESE AT THEIR EXPENSE, AS THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE A GASKET DESIGN FLAW.

I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF A 2009 FORD F150 WITH JUST OVER 42K MILES. THE STEERING HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME MORE-AND-MORE DIFFICULT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN FOR THE MOST PART- PAMPERED. I DO PULL A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER AND THE TRUCK IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE LAST MARCH (2016) AFTER SITTING FOR 6-WEEKS AND THE STEERING DIFFICULTY HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED. THE POWER-STEERING FLUID IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL, THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND TIRE PRESSURE IS NORMAL. YET THE TRUCK STEER'S AND HANDLES AS THOUGH I HAVE LOW/NO AIR IN THE FRONT TIRES AND/OR THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS FAILING. I PLAN ON TAKING THE TRUCK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. MY OVERALL CONCERN IS TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE THAT STEERING AND HANDLING IS VITAL TO THE "SAFE-OPERATION" OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ESPECIALLY A TRUCK. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 F150 AND EVEN WITH OVER 100K MILES, STEERING WAS NEVER AN ISSUE. IN FACT, I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED MANY VEHICLES WITH OVER 100K MILES BOTH IN THE MILITARY AND IN CIVILIAN USE AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED "STEERING" ISSUES OF THIS NATURE. I AM THEREFORE CONCERNED AS TO THE NATURE OF THIS SPECIFIC FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT SEEN HEAVY DUTY USE OR BEEN DRIVEN EXCESSIVELY. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, MADE-IN-AMERICA - PLEASE DON'T FAIL ME.

SPARK PLUG EJECTION. ON 4/24/16, #3 CYLINDER EJECTED THE SPARK PLUG, RECOMMENDED REPAIR WAS TO USE/INSTALL HELI-COIL. 7/1/16, #3 CYLINDER EJECTED THE SPARK PLUG AGAIN, THIS TIME DAMAGING THE CYLINDER HEAD. NOW WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE AND TO SEE IF THE HEAD CAN BE REPAIRED OR HAS TO BE REPLACED. BOTH TIMES, VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED FROM RED TO GREEN.

MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING IT, THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING SEVERELY AND WOULD NOT POWER THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND GET IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I HAD FORTUNATELY PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER, ALL THE SERVICE WRITERS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE 5.4 HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED IT AND STATED THAT IT WAS A CAM PHASER ISSUE. HERE IS THE PROBLEM: FORD KNOWS THAT THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT BECAUSE THERE ARE 1,000S OF THESE ON THE ROAD AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY TO FIX THEM. THAT IS WHY THEY DISCONTINUED THE ENGINE. WHAT IS REALLY BAD, IS THAT THE NHTSA KNOWS ABOUT IT AS WELL. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I BARELY GOT THE TRUCK PULLED OVER ON THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 405 FREEWAY! I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. I AM GOING BACK TO MY TRUSTED TOYOTA BRAND!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO WORK AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

WHILE PASSING A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE THE THROTTLE STUCK AND ALTHOUGH NO PRESSURE WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT KEPT ACCELERATING. BY HEAVY USE OF THE BRAKE, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO TOWN, WHERE I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. IT IS STILL LOCKED ON, AS WHEN I START IT, THE RPM'S JUMP TO 4000 IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED A TOW. THIS WAS FRIGHTENING, AS I HAD MY GRANDSON IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME.

THE SIDE WALL OF TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS OLD ARE PEALING OFF. I PURCHASED 4 TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD A LITTLE OVER 30000 MILES. 2 WERE OK. THE OTHER 2 THE SIDEWALL PEALED OFF IN CHUNKS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRES.MICHELIN OFFERED 65% DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES A YEAR AGO. 11 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES LATER THEY OFFERED ONLY A 22% DISCOUNT. THEY INDICATED I USED UP 43% OF THE TIRE LIFE IN 11 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES.