2008 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY SON WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH ENGINE BEING SLUGGISH FOR A WEEK OR SO AND TRIED TO PASS SOMEONE AND ENGINE CUT OUT AND HE WAS ALMOST RAN OVER BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY HAD A BULLETIN FROM FORD ABOUT FAULTY ENGINES IN 2008 F 150'S AND SAID FORD WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE. THEY CALLED BACK NOW AND SAID THEY FOUND SOME SLUDGE IN BOTTOM OF ENGINE WHICH ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT AND SAID FORD WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS IS A FORD DEFAULT AND THEIR LIABILITY. READY TO JOIN THE CLASS ACTION AGAINST THEM ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE SEATBELT RECEIVER/LOCKING MECHANISM TO CLASP SEAT BELT ACROSS BODY DID NOT ENGAGE AND SEIZE CLASP. THE RECEIVER DID NOT ENGAGE AND GRASP THE SEATBELT HOOK ON DRIVER SIDE. FAILURE THOUGHT ISOLATED BUT PASSENGER SIDE EXPERIENCED ISSUE AT SAME TIME. EXAMINED RECEIVER, NO GROSS BUILD UP OR EXTERNAL STRUCTURAL DEFORMITIES.. "PUMPING" ACTION REQUIRED TO GET RECEIVER TO ENGAGE. REPEATED INSERTION OF CLASP INTO RECEIVER APPEARS TO HAVE NO EFFECT. BACK SEATBELTS APPEAR UNAFFECTED AT THIS TIME. PROBLEM IS NOW INTERMITTENT. HAS NOT RELEASED CLASP SPONTANEOUSLY YET ONCE ENGAGED UNLESS BUTTON USED. *TR

STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS NOW. USE WD-40 TO LOOSEN THE KNUCKLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 3 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN BY APPLYING OIL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RUNNING BOARDS WERE DAMAGED AND THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,660.

STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. FEELS AS IF IT IS LOCKING UP AND I REALLY HAVE TO MUSCLE IT BACK TO CENTER AFTER TAKING A SHARP TURN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE LUBRICATED A U JOINT ON THE STEERING SHAFT WHICH HELPED AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF/WHEN IT STARTS BINDING UP AGAIN. HE INFORMED ME HE HAS REPLACED THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT ON OTHER F150'S DUE TO SEVERE RUST/CORROSION AT THE JOINT. I SAW RECENTLY FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON CROWN VICTORIA'S WITH SOME TYPE OF STEERING ISSUE SO I FIGURED I WOULD SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT SINCE I ANTICIPATE HAVING TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

POWER STEERING BECAME INTERMITTENT AND VEHICLE WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE FAULTY, RUSTED LOWER LINKAGE IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY STEERING SUDDENLY STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS BINDING. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A LARGE POOL OF FLUID UNDERNEATH. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A STEERING RACK. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY ( I HAVE A RECEIPT, JUST NOT AT HAND AT THE MOMENT) $1300.00. A WEEK LATER MY STEERING WAS ACTING STRANGE AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT I NOW NEEDED A STEERING COLUMN (SP). THE COST TO REPLACE THIS WAS $470.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND STEERING LINE HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES EVEN WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT APPLIED OIL TO THE STEERING COLUMN TO ALLEVIATE THE FAILURE. THE REMEDY LASTED A WEEK AND MORE OIL WAS APPLIED AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE TRUCK STEERING COLUMN WAS HARD TO TURN. CLUNKING AND STICKING POINTS WERE NOTED DURING TURNING.FOUND LOWER STEERING SHAFT U-JOINT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT SEIZED. THIS COINCIDES WITH LATEST FORD RECALL FOR 2005 - 2011 FORD CARS. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AS "FROZEN" BY FORD AND REPLACED ON 06/17/13. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE FORD F-150 SERIES TRUCKS. THE REPAIR COST $460.00. I THOUGHT THIS SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPEN BEING ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH TRUCK WAS A SPLIT IN THE RADIATOR (MAIN CORE.) WHILE DRIVING , MY FAMILY NOTICED THE SMELL OF GLYCOL. THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING (STREAMING)IN THE MIDDLE OF RADIATOR CORE. FORD REPLACED THE RADIATOR AT A COST OF $820.83 ON 08/05/13. THERE WAS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO RADIATOR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS LEAKING. *JS