2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

WENT TO START TRUCK AND ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT FIRE. I TRIED THE STARTING FLUID TEST TO SEE IF IT WAS AN IGNITION PROBLEM OR FUEL PROBLEM. GAVE A LITTLE SHOT OF STARTING FLUID INTO THE INTAKE AND THEN TRIED TO START. MOTOR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO START BUT NEVER STARTED BEINGS I DIDN'T GIVE IT ENOUGH STARTING FLUID TO START BECAUSE I'M NOT A FAN OF USING IT. WITH THAT I ELIMINATED THE IGNITION HAD TO BE FUEL. I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND SEARCHED NO START PROBLEM FOR 2006 F-150 AND FOUND A YOU TUBE VIDEO OF THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE RUSTING OUT. WENT OUT AND DROPPED SPARE TIRE AND TOOK THE CONTROL MODULE OFF THE CROSS MEMBER AND NOTICED THE HOLE CORRODED THROUGH THE HOUSING JUST LIKE THE VIDEO. I GOT THE UPGRADED PART FROM A FORD DEALER FOR $163 AND INSTALLED. RUNS FINE NOW. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS FORD KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM SINCE THE HAVE CAME OUT WITH AN UPGRADED CONTROL MODULE SO WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? I LIVE IN A STATE THAT TEMPERATURES IN THE WINTER MONTHS CAN BE BELOW 0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND DRIVE AN HOUR ONE WAY TO WORK, THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD IN EXTREME COLD, COULD OF HAD MY TWO CHILDREN WITH ME BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COLD OUT. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED AT HOME BUT STILL IT WAS 4 DEGREES OUT AND LAYING UNDER MY TRUCK TAKING THE MODULE OFF WAS NOT VERY PLEASANT. THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT. *TR

MY FACTORY TIRES, BF GOODRICH LONG TRAIL T/A, ON MY FORD F-150 KING RANCH BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 LASTED ONLY 21,428 MILES. THEY GAVE ME A LOUSY $236. AND IT COST ME $708.TO REPLACE ALL 4. NOW, 18,270 MILES LATER THERE ARE LESS THE 4/32 LEFT ON THE TREAD. ON A RECENT OIL CHANGE, A DEALER WOULD NOT ROTATE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WARE. NOW I AM BEING TOLD - SORRY NO WARRANTY LEFT! - I AM LIVID! CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? *TR

WHEN DRIVING HOME, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A WELL REPUTABLE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TWO FUEL INJECTORS FAILING AND NEEDING REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL SPARK PLUGS NEEDED REPLACED. 6 OF THE 8 PLUGS SNAPPED IN HALF AND NEEDED TO BE BURROWED OUT ON TOP OF IT COSTING $90 PER PLUG DRILLING OUT. TOTAL FOR REPAIRS CAME TO $2300. BUT AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED I STILL DO NOT HAVE A RUNNING VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STARTS BUT OIL PRESSURE DROPS AFTER 5 MINS OF RUNNING. I WOULD LOVE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS, IF THIS IS COMMON OR NOT. AND IF SO, WHY IS IT NOT RECALLED? *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE GAS IN THE CAB ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SOURCE OF THE GAS SMELL COULD NOT BE FOUND. A FEW DAYS LATER UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A VERY LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TOWED BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORIGINAL #2 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGED THE HEAD. REPAIR EXCEEDING $700 WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN BY FORD. REPEAT INCIDENT LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER WITH ANOTHER CYLINDER. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED ON A ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 17 2013 A CAR RUN IN TO MY TRUCK .DRIVER SIDE MY TRUCK SPIN AROUND AND I HIT THE DIVIDER IN THE MIDDLE AT THE STREET THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOY THE TOTAL DAMAGE ON MY TRUCK WAS $10,800 DOLLARS AND 2 MONTHS LATER A REVISE A LATTER FROM FORD COMPANY SAID THAT MY TRUCK HAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG ...SO I REVISE THE NOTIFICATION REALLY LATE ... SO I WAS THIS DRIVING A DEFECT TRUCK FOR YEARS REALLY I M REALLY UPSET ..WHEN I REVISE THE RECALL LATTER I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE BIG VALLEY FORD DEALER SHIP AND THEY FIX MY AIRBAG ...SO THERE WAS A PROBLEM I TRY TO GET A HOLD OF THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY GIVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT THEY DON'T DUE NOTHING ABUT IT I NEED HELP AND SOME INFO HOW CAN I GO AGAINST FORD COMPANY. *TR

TRUCK WAS AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, WHEN I WAS TOLD NOT TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE THE FRAME IS CRACKED AND RUSTED THRU. THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE TRUCK IS NOW WORTHLESS. IN MY 50 YEARS OF OWNING AND DRIVING NUMEROUS VEHICLES IN THE NORTHEAST, I NEVER HAD A RUSTED FRAME ISSUE. FORD WILL NOT HELP NOR INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. *TR

HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS P255/65SR17 SEPARATED AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES. POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT SINCE IT WAS A STEERING TIRE. PURCHASED AT PEPBOYS STORE # 661 TUCSON, AZ. *TR

MY 2006 FORD F150 FX4 HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST 9,000 MILES. I AM DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, WITH NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, HALF TANK OF GAS, AND I WAS COASTING AS HIGHWAY SPEEDS SLOWED - AS I WENT TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO SPEED UP, I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. FIRST THE WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON, THEN I NOTICED STEERING WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT AND THEN THE BATTERY AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT I DID NOT LOSE HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, HEAT, OR POWER. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND WAITED 2 MINUTES, THEN IT STARTED BACK UP - A LITTLE DIFFICULT ON THE STARTER, BUT IT WORKED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS CHAT FORUMS ONLINE WITH USERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH 2006 V8'S IN THE F150. WHAT IS FORD DOING ABOUT THIS? MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. FROM WHAT I READ THIS IS A FUEL PUMP CONTROL PANEL ISSUE WITH CORROSION OF DISSIMILAR METALS - WHERE IS THE RECALL? *TR

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP THE TRUCK GAUGES STARTED GOING CRAZY. TRUCK STALLED BUT RESTARTED WITH GAUGES STILL ACTING CRAZY. ALL GAUGES WOULD BOTTOM OUT AND COME BACK UP AND RADIO WAS TURNING ON AND OFF. REPLACED BATTERY BUT ONLY STALLING ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER BUT SINCE THE TRUCK ONLY DOES THIS RANDOMLY, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TRUCK RUNS PERFECTLY BUT GAUGES AND RADIO STILL GO ON AND OFF MAKING IT EXTREMELY ANNOYING TO DRIVE. VERY FRUSTRATING TO KNOW THAT SO MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED FROM FORD. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK, A SPARK PLUG BLEW INTO THE HEAD. THE MECHANIC AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. THE REPAIR COST ME $3,448. TO REPLACE THE HEAD. IF FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. MY FAMILY WAS LEFT STRANDED 7 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE TO GET HOME AND THEN TWO WEEKS LATER, HAD TO RETURN TO DEALERSHIP AND PICK UP THE TRUCK. SO STRESSFUL AND EXPENSIVE. JUST GLAD WE WERE IN A TOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED! *TR