2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

CONTACT: CRYSTAL SHAW, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 5700 GRANITE PKWY, STE 1000, PLANO, TX 75024-6640 HER FAX NUMBER: 972-334-1832 GO TO : HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2006/11/FORD_LEMON_LINEUP.HTML I OWN 2006 FORD F-150 LEMON. THE LEMON AIR CONDITIONER WAS COMING-APART WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASED. THE TRUCKS REQUIRES NUMEROUS JUMPS. THE LIGHTS FAIL NEARLY KILLING US . THEY STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN MY REPLACEMENT VEHICLE, PAY FOR MY RENTALS, OTHER EXPENSES. THIS IS LEMON PRESENTS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS. I HAVE A 74 YEAR-OLD HANDICAPPED MOTHER. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND DASHBOARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HE NOTICED THAT THE VACUUM HOSE WAS DETACHED FROM THE MANIFOLD, WHICH SUPPLIES VACUUM POWER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE DEALER PLACED THE VACUUM HOSE BACK ON THE ENGINE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 11/15/07 *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-150 THAT HAS PAINT PEELING OFF THE FRONT CAP JUST BELOW THE GRILL. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS THAT I WORK FOR A LARGE COMPANY THAT HAS HUNDREDS OF FORD VEHICLES AND MOST OF THE 2004, 2005, & 2006 MODELS ARE PEELING AS WELL. WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS.. I FIND THIS VERY UN-ACCEPTABLE.. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS SEPARATING. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 495 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,900.

2006 FORD F-150 WITH BRAKE FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR LEVEL. HE STATES THAT THE DEALER IS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *KB

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS A SHORT. PART COST WILL BE $500. PLUS LABOR. THIS MEANS CLUSTER WILL START A FIRE. EVENTUALLY. RIGHT NOW THE DASH IS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER, AC, ENGINE TEMPERATURE,CRUISE CONTROL, OIL PRESSURE, FAN, DEFROST. THESE GO ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SINCE TRUCK IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD, THIS MEANS FORD WANTS YOU TO PAY UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FOR AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIME THE MOST RECENT BEING TODAY. I ALMOST RAN INTO A BUILDING PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE TIME BEFORE WAS AT A RED LIGHT, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE TIME BEFORE THAT I WAS HAULING AN ANTIQUE CAR ON A TRAILER WITH TRAILER BRAKES THAT ACTUALLY KEPT ME FROM HITTING ANYONE WHEN THE TRUCK BRAKES CAUSED AN ACCELERATION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP POURING FUEL OUT OF THE TRUCK ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OFF AND ON. TOOK TO DEALER FOR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM #06C11. 24 HOURS LATER TRUCK DASH STILL INTERMITTENT. NO ODOMETER READING AT ALL NOW. SPEEDOMETER, AC, CRUISE CONTROL, TACHOMETER AND WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE GO OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TIME LENGTH RANDOM. VERY DISCONCERTING NOT TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS INCREASING-ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 5 TIMES IN AN HOUR OF DRIVING. *JB

ON AUGUST 26, 2007 I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN KEMPNER, TX AND COPPERAS COVE, TX AT ABOUT 10:30 A.M. IN A 2006 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW WITH ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND THE ROADWAY WAS RECENTLY REDONE. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 65 MPH IN A 70 ZONE. FOR NO REASONS THAT I CAN DETERMINE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATED. I MANAGED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED WITH EVIDENT DAMAGE TO THE OUTER SIDEWALL. I PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON AND CONTINUED. MONDAY, 27 AUGUST I VISITED AUTOMAX FORD AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT TIRE DEFECTS WERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. I MADE THE DECISION AT THAT TIME TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *JB

COMPLETE POWER BRAKE FAILURE.I TURNED ON MY ENGINE, HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND, DROVE FORWARD A FEW FEET AND DISCOVERED THE POWER BRAKES INOPERABLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP --OLYMPIC LINCOLN MERCURY SEATTLE-- AND THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID A POOR CONNECTION OF A PRESSURE LINE UNDER THE FUEL RAIL CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID NO RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO. I DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK IN HAND. IF NEEDED I CAN PROVIDE THE EXACT DATE. THE DATE ABOVE IS A QUESTIONED. OLYMPIC LINCOLN MERCURY HAS CHANGED HANDS, IT IS NOW JACK CARROLS LINCOLN MERCURY. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. MY SON WAS WITH ME. *TR