2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

CERTAIN FORD MAKES, MODELS AND MOTORS ARE KNOWN FOR EJECTING SPARK PLUGS WHICH DESTROYS THE IGNITION COIL AND IS A FIRE HAZARD. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THE SPARK PLUG BREAKING WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THEM WHICH IS A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE CUSTOMER AS WELL AS A RISK THE MOTOR WHILE TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE ARE TSB'S ON THIS. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD TO GIVE ME THE HEADS UP ON THIS AND LEARNED AFTER THE FACT OF ATTEMPTING TO GET A TUNE UP.........NOW STUCK WITH TWO BROKEN SPARK PLUGS STUCK IN THE MOTOR AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST ME IN THE END. I AM WITHOUT MY TRUCK WHILE WE WAIT FOR A TOOL THAT WILL HOPEFULLY REMOVE THE BROKE OFF SLEEVES. IF IT DOESN'T WORK I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE HEAD PULLED AND WHO KNOWS IF IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVEN IF IT REMOVES IT, I WON'T KNOW UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS IF IT ENDS UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. I HAVE HAD BAD EXPERIENCES WITH FORD - TWO VEHICLES NOW. THEY DO NOT BACK UP THEIR KNOWN DEFECTS. MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS F150 (TRITON) WAS WHEN THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME STRANDED IN ANOTHER STATE BECAUSE THE WIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN BRACKET. I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON SO IT WAS IN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEDUCTIBLE PAID THE REPAIR. FORD HAD NO INTENTION OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD HAVE NORMALLY BEEN UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE MILES I PUT ON A VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ROADSIDE SERVICE IN THE AREA I WAS IN AND I GOT STUCK WITH ALL KINDS OF EXPENSES FROM IT. SEEMS OUR AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MULTIPLE KNOWN DEFECTS AS WELL AS OUR FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS. I AM ONLY ANSWERING YES TO THE FIRE BECAUSE I AM AWARE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS AS A PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD A FIRE YET, BUT WE ARE NOT DONE TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES, SIZE P25565R17, LINE RADIAL CONTITRAC, AND DOT A3K34SMW. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH THE RIGHT LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW, AND THE TIRE TUBE FAILED. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A CEMENT GUARD DAMAGING THE VEHICLE REAR RIGHT END. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE TIRE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SPARK PLUG CHANGE SIX OF THE OEM INSTALLED SPARKPLUGS BROKE OFF IN THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE ENGINE. FORD DEALER ADMITS TO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS DESIGN ENGINE AND STATES THIS OCCURS OFTEN. FORD DEALER STATED THAT FORD ADMITS AN ISSUE WITH THIS DESIGN SPARKPLUG AND HAS A TSB DETAILING THE PROCEDURE FOR BROKEN PLUG REMOVAL BUT HAS ISSUED NO FORMAL RECALL. DEALER ADVISED THAT FORD ALSO HAS A "SPECIAL TOOL" DESIGNED FOR THIS 5.4 3 VALVE SERIES MOTOR THAT IS ENGINE SPECIFIC TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PIECE OF THE SPARKPLUG BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN. ALL BUT ONE OF THE BROKEN PLUGS WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED USING A SPECIALTY TOOL PURCHASED AT AN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE. FORD DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LAST BROKEN PLUG EXTRACTED FROM CYLINDER HEAD WITH THEIR "SPECIAL TOOL". ENGINE NEEDED TO BE DISSEMBLED AND CYLINDER HEAD REMOVED SO THAT THE BROKEN PIECE COULD BE EXTRACTED. THIS REPAIR COST $1708.00 TO COMPLETE. ALONG WITH $85.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT GET THE BROKEN PIECE OUT. THE REPAIR TOOK TWO WEEKS TO HAVE COMPLETED. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COSTS DUE TO THEIR FAULTY DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE ENGINE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FOUR OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE WEDGED INTO THE HEAD GASKET AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 46,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 * BF UPDATED 11/10/10*JB

INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE STOPPED, NO COLLISION OR INCIDENT ON MY 2006 F-150 TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE AT 30-50 MPH THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

GLAZE ON REAR END CLUTCH CAUSING TRUCK TO DRIVE INCORRECTLY...CONTACTED COMPANY AND THEY HAD A POSSIBLE RESOLUTION THAT DIDN'T WORK....WORRIED THAT THE REAR END WILL LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING CAUSING A WRECK!! *TR

BRAKES FAILED ON PICKUP WHILE DRIVING. REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY. *TR

MY 2006 FORD F-150 HAD A SPARK PLUG BROKE OFF AND NOW THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REMOVE THE HEAD APPROX 3000.00 TO CORRECT. FORD SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES AND THE TRUCK IS NOW NON DRIVABLE. WHY AREN'T THEY BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SOMETHING WHEN THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS STYLE VEHICLE. *TR

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REVIEW MIRRORS ARE NOT STATIONARY. THEY ARE LOOSE AND PIVOT WHEN CLOSING A DOOR. DRIVER'S SIDE ALSO VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED "IT IS JUST A POOR DESIGN WITH A 'BREAK-AWAY FEATURE' THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN 'OVERWORN' BY PREVIOUS OWNER, POSSIBLY DUE TO USE OF THINNER GASKETS IN MIRROR ASSEMBLY". WHEN ASKED ABOUT LONGEVITY AND ANTICIPATED LIFESPAN OF MIRRORS PRIOR TO FAILURE DUE TO WEAR, THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A WEAR-PART, HOWEVER, THEY ALSO DENIED IT BEING DEFECTIVE AND QUOTED ME $1200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER SINCE THE DEFECT WAS MECHANICAL AND NOT ELECTRICAL. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THE MIRRORS THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED WOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME AND THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS UNABLE TO GET A CORRECTIVE ACTION OR REASONING WHY MY PARTICULAR MIRRORS ARE NOT SATISFACTORY, BUT I HAVE HEARD THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. LOOKING AT BOTH OF MY MIRRORS, IT IS OBVIOUS THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF LOCKING MECHANISM (SNAP-IN-PLACE DESIGN) LIKE MOST VEHICLES. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENT INVOLVED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS TO DOCUMENT A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR AWARENESS PURPOSES AND TO POTENTIALLY RECEIVE A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR MY FAULTY MIRRORS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ON-GOING, AND AN ARBITRARY INCIDENT DATE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED. *TR