2009 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER ONE HOUR AND OPERATED NORMALLY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TRUCK STEERING "WENT OUT" AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED ON AND OFF. FOUND OUT IS WAS LOWER STEERING SHAFT, I HAD JUST REPLACED A POWER STEERING HOSE, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. ANYWAY THE NEW LOWER STEERING SHAFT DID SOLVE THE PROBLEM (COST OF OVER $320.00 TO ME) BUT REALLY AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, AND A VERY CONSERVATIVE ONE MAN DRIVER A FAMILY TRUCK NOT BUSINESS TRUCK, NOT ROUGH! THE TRUCK IS PARKED OUTSIDE AND I DID NOTICE RECALLS FURTHER NORTH DUE TO COLD AND ROUGH WINTERS. I LIVE IN SE MICHIGAN AND PERHAPS THAT RECALL SHOULD HEAD SOUTH A BIT. TOTAL SPENDING WAS OVER 650.00 DOLLARS FOR BOTH JOBS. AN F150 WITH BIG STEERING PROBLEMS AND BIG COST WITH LESS THEN 70,000, NOT ANYONE'S IDEA OF "BUILT TOUGH". I HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MANY VEHICLES AND TRAVELED WELL OVER A MILLION MILES IN OVER 50 YEARS OF DRIVING AND I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE PARTS. THERE IS A CONCERN HERE AS WHEN STEERING GOES SO DOES CONTROL OF TRUCK! JUNK OEM PARTS ????? RECALL NEEDED?? I THINK SO................ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. TH CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE GROMMET HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,100.

COOL MORNING TRUCK WAS FINE DAY BEFORE, BUT THIS AM STEERING WAS "HARD" LIKE TRUCK LOST IT'S "POWER" IN POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LEVEL WAS ABOUT 1/4 INCH BELOW MIN SO I FILLED TO PROPER LEVEL. ( I JUST HAD IT AT DEALER AND FLUID WAS CHECKED "OK" TWO MONTHS PRIOR). A FEW DAYS LATER LEVEL HAD GONE DOWN A BIT SO I ADDED MORE STAYING BETWEEN MIN AND MAX LINES. NEXT COUPLE WEEKS POWER STEERING WOULD FADE IN AND OUT (AT ALL SPEEDS) AND WORKED WHENEVER IT WANTED TO. INTERMITTENT HARD TO TURN AND AT TIMES WORKED FINE. TOOK TO DEALER ON 4 30 14 (THIS DAY STEERING WAS WORKING FINE) AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A LEAKING POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE OPERATION 3719-A R&R 4.6L 2009. COST OUT OF POCKET ABOUT 390.44. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS TRUCK AND I DRIVE LIKE AN OLD MAN CAUSE I AM AN OLDER MAN, LOTS OF TLC. SO WHY IN THE HECK WOULD THIS FAIL SO EARLY AT LESS THEN 70,000 MILES? RECALL NEEDED?? *JS

APPROACHING AN YELLOW LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH I HIT THE GAS PEDAL HARD FOR PASSING GEAR. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, THE ENGINE ROARING, I HAD TO STEP AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO STOP THE TRUCK SO I WOULD NOT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING FORCING ME TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK. SHOCKED, I SAT IN TRAFFIC FOR A MOMENT BEFORE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT IT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL SPEED AGAIN, FORCING ME TO AGAIN TURN OFF THE ENGINE. MY FRIEND CLIMBED OUT AND PUSHED ME OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER SITTING IN A PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES I AGAIN STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. *JS

STEERING SHAFT AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES OF ON ROAD DRIVING WAS WORN OUT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ONE LANE AND TO NEGOTIATE TURNS WITH ANY DEGREE OC CONFIDENCE . A SEARCH OF FORD FORUMS INDICATE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME TYPE OF ISSUE AS WELL AS BINDING IN THE STEERING COLUMN LIKELY DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS SAME PART. *TR

MICHELIN TIRES CRACKING IN THE TREADS ON ALL TIRES. MICHELIN NOT FOLLOWING THEIR PUBLISHED WARRANTY IN PRO-RATING FOR ADJUSTMENT. TIRES WITH 58 TO 67% TREAD LEFT AND MICHELIN RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO A 35% ADJUSTMENT. DEALER AND CUSTOMER WERE TOLD "IF THE CRACK CANNOT BE SPREAD OPEN AND SEE LINING, IT IS A COSMETIC CRACK". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADRESTS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE AND CONSTANTLY STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS A NEW DESIGN FOR SAFETY. THE DEALER STATED IF THE CONTACT FELT SO STRONGLY THAT THE HEADREST WAS SUCH A PROBLEM TO SIMPLY TURN THE HEADREST AROUND. THE CONTACT HOWEVER WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS NECK COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

ACCELERATING ON INTERSTATE ON RAMP TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED. HAD TO HEAVILY APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, PUT IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, SHUT TRUCK OFF. ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER STOPPING, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD IN CAB (ACCELERATOR UNSTICKING??). TURNED TRUCK ON, NORMAL ACCELERATION FOLLOWED. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE. *TR