2009 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, I LEFT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN TO 45 MPH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AHEAD. AT 45 MPH, I SLIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR TO MAINTAIN THE 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE RPM'S WENT OVER 4000 AND WOULD NOT STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT THE RPM'S BETWEEN 4000 AND 4200. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND THE UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION STAYED AT THE HIGHER RPM. I COULD HEAR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE TO HELP SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN, BUT THE ENGINE LABORED OVER 4000 RPM. I WAS CONCERNED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK, SO I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE BERM OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE STAYING AT A VERY HIGH RPM. ONCE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND THE RPM'S WERE OVER 6000. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE TRYING TO RE-START THE TRUCK. I CHECKED THE CONDITION OF THE FLOOR MAT ASAP TO VERIFY IT WAS NOT ON TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND NOTHING WAS FOUND AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE OGC REVIEWS SUGGESTED THAT THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRST UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION. AS I TURNED THE KEY, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND IT MADE A CLICKING NOISE. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE MOTOR. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING, SO I WENT BACK INTO THE CAB AND STARTED THE TRUCK. IT STARTED, BUT WOULD NOT IDLE, THE RPM'S WENT TO OVER 6000 AND STAYED CONSTANT. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AGAIN AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, I SHUT THE TRUCK BACK OFF, BECAUSE THE RPM'S WOULD NOT IDLE AND WENT TO 6000 AND STAYED THERE. I ADJUSTED THE POWER ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND THE TRUCK STARTED AND IDLED AT NORMAL RPM'S. I LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 7/31/13 FOR AN INSPECTION....UPDATED 09-26-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DISENGAGING THE CHILD LOCK, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/22/13 *CN THE TRACK BAR WAS REPLACED WITH OEM PARTS. ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, INCLUDING BALANCING. THE TRUCK WAS ALIGNED AND THE TIRES HAVE THE SAME AND PROPER AIR PRESSURE. THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE EVERY TIME IT HIT ANY KIND OF SMALL BUMP. IT HAPPENED EVERY COUPLE OF MILES. THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD, IT FELT AS THOUGH, THE TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. THE ONLY THING, THE CONSUMER COULD DO WAS STOP.

FROM A STOP, I RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT RED LIGHT I HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE BRAKE FORCE TO STOP. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT HIGH RPM WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION TO PREVENT GOING INTO INTERSECTION. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER I WAS ON HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND SET CRUISE. I TOOK MY EXIT, PRESSED ON BRAKE TO TURN OFF CRUISE. THE EXIT SPEED WAS 45 MPH. I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND PRESSED BRAKES VERY HARD TO REDUCE SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING HIGH SPEED AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. I HAD TO PLACE TRANS. IN NEUTRAL AND SWITCH OFF IGNITION. AFTER STARTING ENGINE AGAIN RPM IDLE WAS NORMAL AND PROBLEM DID NOT RE-OCCUR ALL THE WAY HOME. ON 7/25/13 I TURNED IN TRUCK TO HOMER SKELTON FORD IN OLIVE BRANCH, MS. WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT TO SERVICE PERSONNEL TO INSPECT OR REPAIR VEHICLE. (THIS WAS A FIRST EVENT SINCE OCT. 2012) I FOUND A CODE C1963 IN COMPUTER USING CAR MD AND LOADED DEFECT ONTO WEB SITE FOR MY RECORDS. *TR

I BOUGHT A PREOWNED 2009 FORD F-150 IN NOVEMBER 2011 WITH 49000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAD ALWAYS COMPLAINED THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES WERE DIFFICULT TO SEE. I FINALLY INVESTIGATED AND REALIZED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT ILLUMINATED UNDER DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS. IT IS ONLY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE PARKING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET ILLUMINATION DURING DAYLIGHT IS TO COVER THE LIGHT SENSOR THUS SIMULATING DARKNESS. THIS,HOWEVER, ONLY ILLUMINATES THE GAUGES AT THE LOWER SETTING FOR NIGHTTIME DRIVING. THE DIMMER KNOB/WHEEL IS OPERATIONAL BUT DOES NOT INCREASE ILLUMINATION TO THE LEVEL EXPECTED FOR DAYLIGHT DRIVING. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER LIKE COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES. THE DEALER TECH WAS HELPFUL, BUT UPON CHECKING WITH FORD, WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. I FIND THAT TO BE LUDICROUS. FOR INSTANCE, TODAY, ON A SUNNY MORNING, WHEN DRIVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 10:00 AM IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE GAUGES! HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AS ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGED ON TO THE FREEWAY I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR TO AVOID A COLLISION,THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED (85 TO 90MPH),TAPPING THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT,DISENGAGING THE CRUISE HAD NO EFFECT,TURNED THE IGNITION OFF IN NEUTRAL FOR APROX 4 SECONDS HAD NO EFFECT,CRUISE FINALLY DISENGAGED AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF IN NEUTRAL FOR APROX 10 SECONDS. *TR

I WAS PULLING MY BOAT, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, TO PARK THE TRUCK, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE KEY TO STOP IT. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE AROUND TO BLOCK AND COME BACK TO MAKE ANOTHER STOP AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AGAIN TURNED OFF THE KEY. I LET THE TRUCK SET FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO OTHER INCIDENTS. I AM VERY AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALER WHEN I GOT HOME AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING UP A SMALL HILL. I REACHED 30MPH AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY AT AROUND 2000RPMS AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. I SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS SLOWLY INCREASED AS IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER LOAD. I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THEY SURGED UP TO 4000 WHERE THEY WERE CAPPED BY THE COMPUTER. I USED MY BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. I WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 1000RPMS AND THEN DOWN TO 700-800RPMS. I CONTINUED HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OTHER TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM STILL TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT CAUSED BY FLOORMATS AND I HAVE RULED OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING PART OF THE ISSUE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, I ENGAGED/DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH NO CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR. IT APPEARS TO BE MECHANICAL TO THE THROTTLE BODY OR A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION SOMEHOW. IT IS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO REPLICATE AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TRIP. I AM GOING TO INSPECT/CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND CLEAN THE MASS AIR INTAKE SENSOR. I HAVEN'T EVER HAD A VEHICLE ACT THIS WAY AND THINK THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE TO TURN A VEHICLE OFF TO RESET IT. LOSING POWER-STEERING/BRAKES IS THE PROBLEM WITH DOING THIS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 7/1/13