2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS TIRES, SIZE P235/75R17. IN JULY OF 2007, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF HIS TIRES WAS FLAT. FORD STATED THAT HIS NEGLIGENCE CAUSED THE FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 3,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS THEN ALERTED BY A MOTORIST THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. SHE PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AT ALL SPEEDS AND WHEN IDLING. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPS THE VEHICLE, BUT IT IS NOT FIRM AND EXTENDS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. DURING ONE OF THE FOUR TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC BLED THE BRAKE LINE, BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD IN FEBRUARY OF 2006, WHICH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONFORM TO BOTH STANDARD #105 AND #135. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6,888 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

2006 FORD F150 WITH 34000 MILES, CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES ARE WORE OUT IRREGULARLY AND PREMATURELY. REPLACED TIRES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND HIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO JUMP AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AS TIME PROGRESSED, HE COULD DRIVE 55 MPH AND RIDE OVER A POTHOLE OR EVEN THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE SIMILAR TO HOW A FLAT TIRE WOULD FEEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED SHOCKS AND TIRES. AFTER SPENDING $1,600 DOLLARS ON WHAT THE DEALER RECOMMENDED, HIS VEHICLE IS STILL VIBRATING AND SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,132 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHILE ON INTERSTATE ENTRANCE RAMP, 3 SECOND DELAY IN ENGINE RESPONSE AND NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. MONTHS EARLIER, FORD DEALERSHIP UPGRADED PCM TO LATEST SOFTWARE DUE TO HESITATION IN THROTTLING (FORD WAS AWARE). ENGINE HARD TO START AT TIMES AND IT HESITATED WORST AT HARD THROTTLE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS OR ENTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

DRIVER''S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR VIBRATES WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS DISTRACTS THE DRIVER''S VISION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT GIVES YOU THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS A VEHICLE MOVING INTO YOUR BLIND SPOT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED TO DATE.

WAS TRAVELING BACK FROM DECLO IDAHO FROM MY FATHERS PASSING AWAY ,HEADED FOR BOISE IDAHO AT 11:00 PM, JUST PASSED JEROME ABOUT TWO MILES WEST THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WENT OUT AT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY , IN THE VEHICLE I HAD MY SON 8 YEARS OLD , MY WIFE 40 YEARS OLD , MY MOTHER 65 YEARS OLD, AND MYSELF 44 YEARS OLD WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY A MERGING OR PASSING SEMI, BUT I QUICKLY SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FROM AUTO TO HEADLAMP AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, SO I SWITCHED BACK TO AUTO AND WE TRAVELED 8 MILES AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN , SO ,I REPEATED THE SAME THING AGAIN BY TURNING THE SWITCH BACK TO HEADLAMP, AND THE LIGHTS ONCE AGAIN CAME BACK ON. THEN, I SWITCHED IT BACK TO AUTO AGAIN AND THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 8 TO 10 MILES AND WENT OUT AGAIN . I SWITCHED THEM BACK AND LEFT THE SWITCH ON HEADLAMP AND CONTINUED OUR TRIP HOME FROM DECLO NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH SWITCH ON HEADLAMP MOD. ALSO, I HAD FOG LAMPS ON THIS ENTIRE TIME WHICH ENTAILED PULLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OUT TO ENGAGE THE FOG LAMPS. THEN A WHILE LATER LIKE A WEEK I WENT TO WORK AT THE AIRPORT AT NIGHT GRAVES . I GOT TO WORK SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE KEYS ON THE FLOOR AS PER PAD TO OPEN VEHICLE, LOCKED VEHICLE BY PAD AND ENTERED THE BUILDING, ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM HORIZON EMPLOYEE THAT THERE WAS A VEHICLE WITH ITS LIGHTS ON IN THE PARKING LOT WHICH WAS MY VEHICLE. I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH FROM AUTO TO HEADLAMP AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN I LOCKED THE VEHICLE THIS TIME , AND THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES . I RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE TO LITHIA FORD OF BOISE, AND THEY HELD THE VEHICLE OVER NIGHT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM , THEY HAVE DONE THIS A COUPLE TIMES ,AND DAMAGED THE DASHBOARD. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARS A THUMPING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SOLENOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME STUCK TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO BRAKE PROPERLY UNLESS THE PEDAL IS TOUCHING THE FLOOR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARS A SQUEALING NOISE AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THE SQUEALING NOISE IS STILL AUDIBLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,346. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE CONSUMER HAS MISTAKENLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK. THE MUFFLER HAD A LEAK. UPDATED 06/06/07. *JB