2009 FORD F-150 Complaints

I WA TRAVELING ON I-20 EAST TRAVELING FROM VICKSBURG, MS HEADING TO ATLANTA, GA. I HAD BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL CONSISTENTLY FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I ALSO WAS USING THE ACCELERATE & DECELERATE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I APPROACHED A SLIGHT CURVE IN BIRMINGHAM, AL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL LOCKED IN AT 60 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I APPLIED FOOT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 85 MPH. I THEN SOMEWHAT RAISED UP IN THE SEAT TO APPLY ALL THE FOOT PRESSURE I COULD TO THE BRAKE. IT SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, IT BEGAN TO SPEED UP AGAIN. NEXT I FUMBLED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS TO SEE IF THEY WERE STUCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. FINALLY, I MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL & THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN DRIVE, EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ANYMORE. THANK GOD, WE SURVIVED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INCREASE ACCELERATION ABNORMALLY. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN THE SPEED RATE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING SOWN ROAD, A/C FAN QUIT AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VENTS. A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE. *JS

WHILE MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WE HAD A VERY BAD TROPICAL STORM COME THROUGH, WHEN I WENT TO GET IN MY TRUCK I NOTICED THAT MY BACK SEAT WAS WET AND THE BACK OF MY HEAD LINING WAS WET AND HAD WATER SPOTS ON IT. SO I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER THINKING MY REAR WINDOW WAS LEAKING, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND THE SEAL AROUND IT WAS BAD. SO INSTEAD OF IT BEING COVERED UNDER THE TRUCKS WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED PLUS PAY FOR MY SEATS TO BE CLEANED FROM THE WATER DAMAGE. BECAUSE IT IS STILL RAINING I DID NOT HAVE NO CHOICE, BUT I THINK THAT IF FORD HAVE HAD ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES, THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND WATER DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WE PAY TO MUCH MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES TO HAVE TO PUT WITH A COMPANY THAT KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND WANT DO NOTHING TO FIX IT, BUT MAKES THE CUSTOMER SUFFERS AND PAYS THE PRICE FOR THEIR NEGLECT. *TR

I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION. ALL AIRBAGS WHERE DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE PASSENGER FRONT. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW SO I KNOW THAT IT WAS NEVER TURNED OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PART BECAUSE IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE KNOWN ISSUES FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED WET SPOTS ON THE HEADLINER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF A BAD GASKET IN THE TAIL LIGHT THAT WOULD CAUSE WATER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION AND NOTICED THAT THE LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED, THEY BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING ON THE PART SINCE MARCH OF 2012. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

ON 5/2/12 I WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER IN MANAHAWKIN, NJ TO ADVISE OF CRACKING TIRES. THESE TIRES HAD ONLY 19000 MILES AND WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2009 FORD F150. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT PIRELLI TIRE COMPANY. ON 5/4/12 I CONTACTED PIRELLI TIRE COMPANY VIA EMAIL AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED ME TO GO TO A LOCAL PIRELLI DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. ON 5/8/12 I WENT TO SBR TIRE EXCHANGE IN MANAHAWKIN, NJ TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. THEY CONFIRMED THE CRACKING PROBLEM AND THAT THE TIRES HAD 8/32 OF TREAD LEFT AND THE TIRES COME WITH 12/32 NEW. THEY THEN CONTACTED PIRELLI. PIRELLI OFFERED 60% TOWARD A NEW SET OF PIRELLI TIRES. AT FIRST THIS SOUNDED REASONABLE UNTIL I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WOULD BE SOLD AT LIST PRICE OF $399.95 EACH BEFORE THE DISCOUNT. THIS CAME TO 791.50 AFTER THE 60% DISCOUNT WITH MOUNTING AND TAX ADDED. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS KNOWING THE TIRES CAN BE PURCHASED FOR A SIMILAR PRICE WITHOUT THE DISCOUNT AND SAME SIZE COMPARABLE BF GOODRICH TIRES FOR LESS. PIRELLI HAS CLEARLY NOT STOOD BEHIND A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT APPARENTLY HAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THAT MODEL TIRE. THEY ARE FORCING ME TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AFTER ONLY 1/3 WEAR, YEARS BEFORE THEY ARE NEEDED BECAUSE I AM IN FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. ## VIN PASSED ## FORD F150 2009 ##. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. AFTER THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THEY RESEARCHED AND DETERMINED THERE IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM PROBLEM WITH THE MAIN COMPUTER THAT CAUSES THE LIGHT TO GO ON. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET AN UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT WOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IT COST ME THREE VISITS AND A $85 BILL TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THEIR COMPUTER PROGRAM. THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PROGRAM AND THEY WANT THE VEHICLE OWNER TO PAY OVER $200 TO FIX IT. HOW DO THEY FIGURE THAT IS THE OWNER'S FAULT? *TR