2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

2006 SUPERCREW 4X4 F150 THAT BEGAN MISSING AND SHAKING BADLY ALONG WITH RICH SMELL OF GASOLINE THIS MORNING. WAS TAKEN INTO SHOP WHERE IT LATER HYDROLOCKED AND WAS NOW UNABLE TO START. ASSESSMENT BY FORD TECHNICIAN FOUND THE ENGINE TO HAVE A FAULTY INJECTOR ON CYLINDER 6 THAT WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION ALLOWING FUEL TO DUMP DIRECTLY INTO CYLINDER UNTIL FULL AND THE PISTON WAS UNABLE TO MOVE ANYMORE APPARENTLY RESULTING IN SOME BENT RODS ACCORDING TO TECHNICIAN. WAS ADVISED THAT ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED $9500 FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE SINCE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AT 56,000 MILES. FOUND OUT THAT MANY OF THE 2005 MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE HAD RECALLS ON THE SAME INJECTORS MAKING THIS TYPE OF REPAIR COVERED, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW THIS RECALL SINCE IT A 2006 MODEL. THIS BOTHERS ME BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY SHOWN TO BE MANUFACTURED IN SEPT 2005 AND POSSIBLY HAD THE SAME BATCH OF FAULTY INJECTORS INSTALLED IN IT. *TR

EMISSIONS LIGHT DISPLAYS: 2006 F150 LOOSES POWER, WILL NOT ACCELERATE, STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC (CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD), POPS (BACKFIRES) WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAVE TO TOTALLY STOP TRUCK, TURN OFF IGNITION, WAIT A FEW MINUTES, RESTART AND PROCEED. SOMETIMES HAVE TO REPEAT THIS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO DESTINATION. HAD TRUCK HOOKED TO DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER, MECHANIC SAID THERE "WAS" A PROBLEM, BUT IT CLEARED ITSELF....CHARGED ME FOR COMPUTER USE. HE SAID TO COME BACK IN WHEN TRUCK WAS "MISBEHAVING" AGAIN. IT DOES IT SPORADICALLY, EXPLAINED THIS TO MECHANIC. EMISSIONS LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT SPORADICALLY AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS INCORRECT READINGS, AND THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND DIM WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,112 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER ASSIST SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THE FAILURE ?RESULTED FROM A BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY VACUUM HOSE BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.? IT WAS FIXED UPON THE FIRST OCCASION, BUT A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. *TR

I WAS LOADING STUFF INTO THE BACK SEAT OF MY 2006 F-150. THE WIND CAUGHT THE FRONT DOOR AND IT SLAMMED SHUT. THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR IS EXTREMELY SHARP AND STUCK INTO MY LEG. IT REQUIRED STAPLES BECAUSE IT WAS TO DEEP FOR STITCHES. UPON INSPECTION, THE DOOR IS NOT PUT TOGETHER PROPERLY AND THE EDGES ARE NOT SEALED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F150 CREW CAB 4X4 PICKUP WITH GENERAL AMERITRAC TR TIRES AND 19,000 MILES ON THEM AND THE TIRES ARE SHOT . THESE TIRE CAME ON THE TRUCK BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASE THE TRUCK FROM BEV SMITH FORD AND THE TIRES REALLY SUCK IM A VERY PISSED OFF CUSTOMER OVER THESE TIRES I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY TIRES I THINK FORD SHOULD REPLACE THEM FOR FREE IF THEY OR YOU REFUSE TO REPLACE FOR FREE DIRECT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN!!!!!!!!! *TR

ONCE, WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND ALSO ONCE WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE ENGINE HAS GONE TO (NEARLY?) FULL THROTTLE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT BY STANDING ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTING BACK TO NEUTRAL (THROTTLE RETURNED TO IDLE). *TR

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2008, I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY 2006 FORD F-150 AND STOPPED FOR GAS. UPON ENGINE RESTART I HEARD A BACKFIRE AND SMELLED A PECULIAR ODOR. I CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. I STARTED THE TRUCK AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING EITHER. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER VISUAL REFERENCE TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS (100 MILES) AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY. WHILE ON THE EXIT RAMP I APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THEY WERE EXTREMELY HARD TO DEPRESS AND WERE INEFFECTIVE. I MANAGED TO GUIDE THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GEARING DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING VEHICLES STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE END OF THE RAMP. I DISCOVERED LATER (AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP) THAT THE VACUUM LINE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD RUPTURED (OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED) LEAVING NO POWER ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THERE WAS NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THERE WERE NO CODES FROM THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. I HAD TRAVELED FOR 2 HOURS AND 100 MILES WITH NO BRAKES UNAWARE OF THE EXISTING HAZARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ANY WARNING. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DESIGNED DIRECTLY BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. EVERY TIME HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD ALSO BE APPLIED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT COMPLIED WITH FORD'S STANDARDS; THEREFORE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 3/18/08 *CN UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPED UP 1 MPH EVERY TIME THE COAST WAS APPLIED. THE COAST WAS SUPPOSED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 04/03/08. *LJ THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE AS WELL.