2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

FORD PUT P-METRIC TIRE ON A TRAILER TOW PACKAGE TRUCK AFTER DRIVING FOR A HOUR WE STOP AND WALK AROUND TO CHECK IF EVERY THING IS OKAY MY TIRE WERE WEARING VERY BAD I WIPE MY HAND ACROSS THE TIRE AND HAD RUBBER IN IT. THIS ATFER GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION AND PASSED THIS WEAR IS ON ALL 4 TIRE. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REPLACE TWO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WITHIN SIX MONTHS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. THERE IS ALSO A FRONT END VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO ALIGNED TWICE AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES AND THE VIBRATION AND TIRE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,239.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID FORWARD. THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE PUSHED FORWARD, BUT THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND PREVENTED IT FROM TURNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,500. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB

BRAKE FAILURE - EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS WAS REPORTED BY SOMEBODY ELSE ON ODI ID#10214592. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. BROUGHT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS WHO ADVISED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO NATIONWIDE ISSUE AND OFFERED NO ETA ON PART AVAILABILITY. ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE. COMPANY TRUCK IS ONLY SLIGHTLY OVER ONE YEAR OLD (10 DAYS) AND IS STILL UNDER DEALER WARRANTLY. SPOKE WITH NATIONWIDE CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE DENIED PROBLEM WITH CLUSTER EXISTS DESPITE ORDER BACKLOG AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. SPOKE WITH MANUFACTURER(ELECTRA-SOUND) WHO ADVISED PART NOT MADE FOR MONTHS AND NO ETA ON WHEN MANUFACTURING WILL BEGIN. NO RESOLUTION FROM FORD. INVESTIGATION OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS ON FORD 500'S NOTED. *TR

BRAKES WORKED FINE UPON ARRIVING AT STORE. UPON LEAVING PARKING LOT AS I APPROACHED STREET, I APPLIED BRAKES TO LEARN THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. I PRESSED THE BRAKES VERY HARD AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY STOP. I WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 5-10 MPH LEAVING PARKING. I CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND ANY ENGINE CODES, ALL WERE NORMAL. I PROCEEDED TO THE HOUSE CAREFULLY ALLOWING FOR MAXIMUM DISTANCE. BY PRESSING VERY HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL, I WAS ABLE GRADUALLY COME TO A STOP. ON MONDAY, 11/19/2007, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE THIS MORNING HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT VISIBLE. THE TROUBLE WAS QUICKLY DIAGNOSE BY SERVICE MECHANIC AS A BROKEN VACUUM LINE BEHIND THE ENGINE. THE SMALL COUNTRY DEALERSHIP RELATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE SAME LINE ON A SIMILAR VEHICLE THE WEEK BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE NEAREST PART WAS IN MEMPHIS, TN AND WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO ARRIVE. PLUS, THE MANIFOLD AND OTHER PARTS HAD TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO LINE. IT TOOK SOME 6 HOURS OF LABOR TO REPLACE. THE PARTS AND LABOR WAS $767.80 AND THE RENTAL CAR WAS $112.19. THE SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETED IN THE AFTERNOON OF 11/21/2007. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS 43996 MILES WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. *TR

RANDOM STALLING, LOOSES POWER AND COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN EVERYTHING. 2006 FORD F150. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 395 MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER WAS BENT AND THE BED WAS ALIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE FORD DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD SEVERE EDGE WEAR BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE ALIGNMENT ONCE AGAIN AT 4,076 MILES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A 4-WHEEL ROTATION AND ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AT 11,000 MILES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH. THE DEALER CHANGED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE, FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER, AND PERFORMED ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE DEALER CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MISSION VALLEY FORD FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THEY PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND INFORMED HIM TO COME BACK FOR A FOLLOW-UP VISIT AFTER 1,000 MILES. THE CONTACT OBEYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT ONCE AGAIN. MISSION VALLEY FORD CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO SUNNYVILLE FORD. FORD AUTHORIZED FOUR NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT AT 18,456 MILES. HE WAS ADVISED ONCE AGAIN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AFTER 1,000 MILES FOR A FOLLOW-UP VISIT. THE FRONT TIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE INSIDE EDGE WEAR AND THE DEALER ROTATED THEM AND PERFORMED ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AT 19,640 MILES AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES ONCE MORE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AFTER 1,000 MILES. AFTER THAT, HE WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,056 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,076.

VEHICLES MISFIRING AND STUBBLING DURING MODERATE ACCELERATIONS AND CRUISING WHEN A LOAD IS PUT ON MOTOR. ( GOING UP A HILL, SLIGHT INCLINE AND PASSING). *TR

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH POWER BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP & PULL OVER WITH COMBINATION OF E BRAKE AND COASTING. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED ON A SIDE STREET WITH ONLY LIGHT TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT A VACUUM BOOST HOSE WAS DETACHED FROM THE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOSE AND ADDED A CLAMP TO THE CONNECTION. *TR