2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

SPARK PLUGS FAIL AND ENGINE STOPS. PLUGS CAN'T BE REPLACED;LONG SHAFT SEIZES TO HEAD WALLS. SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEM FOR 100,000 MILES.DANGEROUS DESIGN OF PLUGS FOR ALL FORD F-150 5.4 V-8 ; AS LOSS OF STEERING,BRAKES WITH ENGINE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERIENTIAL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THE REAR WHEELS FELT AS IF THEY WERE SLIDING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE NO TRACTION. HE HAD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. THE CONTACT'S MAJOR CONCERN WAS THAT ONE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IF THE REAR FUNCTIONED IN THIS MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

SUBJ: BROKEN GAS TANK AT SEAMS ON MY 2006 FORD F150 TRUCK I HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 FORD F150 FUEL TANK LEAKING AT THE MANUFACTURES PLASTIC WELDED SEAMS. I BOUGHT MY LAST 3 TRUCKS FROM NORTH COUNTY FORD, IN VISTA, CALIFORNIA. MY 3RD TRUCK WAS A BRAND NEW 2006 FORD F150, AND ALL 3 TRUCKS I BOUGHT FROM NORTH COUNTY FORD, I PAID EXTENDED WARRANTY ON EACH ONE OF THEM, AND THAT WAS OVER $9,000, AND I NEVER USED 1 PENNY OF IT, I NEVER NEEDED ANY WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY WORK UNTIL NOW, FOR THE FAULTY LEAKY PLASTIC GAS FUEL TANK UNDER MY TRUCK. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY MY GAS GAUGE SAID LOW FUEL, WHEN I HAD JUST PUT FUEL IN THE TRUCK THE SAME DAY. WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK, I SMELLED GAS, SO I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND COULD SEE IT COMING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK AREA. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ON, BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET HOME BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED, AND I PUT MORE FUEL IN THE TRUCK, AND JUST GOING ONLY 15 MILES THE GAS DISAPPEARED AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BUT I DID GET IT HOME. I JACKED UP THE TRUCK AND STARTED IT, AND CLIMBED UNDERNEATH, AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT IT WAS A PLASTIC BLACK FUEL TANK, NOT STEEL OR METAL. I WAS JUST LIKE A CHEAP SWIMMING POOL THAT YOU WOULD PUT TWO OF THEM TOGETHER, AND YOU WOULD SEAL IT IN THE MIDDLE TO MAKE A TANK. BUT THE SEAL IS NOW BROKE, AND IM TRYING TO PUT SOME PLASTIC SEAL ON IT, BUT EVERYTHING I READ ON THE INTERNET, TOLD ME FORD WAS ALREADY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE I PUT AN AD UP ON CRAIGSLIST UNDER THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTION, ASKING MECHANICS FOR HELP ON WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO SUCH A NEW TRUCK. ITS NOT LIKE I RAN OVER SOMETHING, AS THAT WOULD OF MADE A HOLE IN THE TANK, AND I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT BEING MY FAULT, BUT THE SEAMS COMING APART, AND THE GAS JUST GOING ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD, AND DONT BE SURPRISED IF THIS THING CATCHES ON FIRE ON ME, HOPEFULLY NOT?

MY SON WAS KILLED IN HIS 2006 FORD 150 PICKUP TRUCK DRIVING 45 MILES AN HOUR. HIS TRUCK APPARENTLY LEFT THE ROAD WITH NO SIGNS OF BRAKES BEING APPLIED, FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WAS THREATENING ME TO RELEASE THE TRUCK FROM STORAGE WHICH I DID. I HAVE SINCE REGAINED MY SENSES ENOUGH TO SEARCH THE WEB AND SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY RECALLS ON THE BRAKE LINES OF THIS MAKE TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC TIRES, AND TIRE SIZE P255-65-R17. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TIRES MET THE TREAD REQUIREMENTS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AT A LATER DATE THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE TREAD SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED A DISCOUNT PRICE ON A SET OF TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DOT NUMBER A3K345MW4605. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN THE TIRES HAD A VIBRATION FROM BEGINNING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED AS WELL AS THE BELTS ON TWO TIRES. UPDATED 05/17/10

WHILE BRAKING THE MOTOR SURGED CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK DID NOT FULLY RESPOND. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). POWER WINDOWS FOR THE F-150 NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHO OWN THIS TYPE OF TRUCK AND THEY ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. AND THE AVERAGE FIX IT PRICE IS $500. [XXX] *TR

WE HAVE A CORRODED ABS BRAKE WIRE ON OUR 2006 FORD F150 TRUCK. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO CORROSION. I CALLED FORD ESP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING (DOES NOT STATE THIS IN COVERAGES). WHEN I ASKED ABOUT ANY COVERED PART NOT BEING COVERED IF IT HAS ANY CORROSION ON IT, I WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT COVER CORROSION. I LIVE IN NORTHERN OHIO AND THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE IF THE VEHICLE IS MORE THE A FEW YEARS OLD. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A BRAKE SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS WIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE CORRODED THIS SOON. *TR

MY 2006 F-150 WITH THE 4.6L MOTOR EJECTED A SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER WITHOUT WARNING. I WENT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE ON 2/19/10, AND THERE WAS A HORRENDOUS KNOCKING OR TAPPING SOUND. I WAS ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN, SO I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DO A THOROUGH CHECK OF WHAT COULD BE WRONG. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND LEFT IT SITTING UNTIL I RETURNED ON 2/21/2010. UPON LOOKING, I NOTICED THAT THE SECOND CYLINDER IN FROM THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD EJECTED THE PLUG FROM THE CYLINDER WELL. WHEN I WENT TO TRY TO PUT THE PLUG BACK IN, IT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN. I JIGGLED THE PLUG AND RATCHET EXTENSION AND NOTICED THAT THE THREADED AREA TO ACCEPT THE PLUG WAS MUCH LARGER THAN THE STOCK PLUG. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS USED MANY EXCUSES AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENS, BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE PURCHASED NO NEW PARTS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW UNUSABLE, AND IS MY PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THESE MOTORS AND EJECTING PLUGS, SO MY QUESTION IS WHY HAS FORD NOT STEPPED UP TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE DROVE 10 MPH OVER A BUMPY ROAD OR A POTHOLE THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE FOR ABOUT 2 OR THREE SECONDS. ON EVEN SURFACES THE BRAKES PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,080.