2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* - ON DECEMBER 20, 2006, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STATING HIS 1995 FORD F150 AND THE CAR PORT WERE ON FIRE AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO START ON ITS OWN. THE WITNESS LOOKED INTO THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT NO ONE WAS IN IT AND CALLED 911. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO RECENT REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 210,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE TO BE A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES, A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT AND THE VEHICLE STORED. *NM UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

MY NEW F150 HAS A TERRIBLE SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR THE FIRST 10 MILES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. IF IT IS COLD OUT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ABOVE 50 MPH. FORD HAS REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THEY REPLACED THEM WITH THE SAME PIRELLIS AND IT DID NOT HELP. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE 2006 FORD F-150WAS IN PARK HADTO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SWITCH THE TRANSMISSION TO A DRIVE GEAR. ONCE HE HAD THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WITHOUT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RELEASE ITSELF. IT ACCELERATED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE GEAR. ONE TIME WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH ON AN EXIT RAMP, WHEN HE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/01/06 AND THEY PUT A BOX THAT CONTACT STATED WORKED LIKE A BLACK BOX ON THE PLANE TO DIAGNOSE VEHICLE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE BOX ON FOR 6 WEEKS AND THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 1/30/2007 - *NM

HAD A GENERAL AMERI-TECH GO FLAT (613 MILES ON IT) COULD FIND NO HOLES OR LEAK EXCEPT FROM TIRE/RIM SEAL. FORD DEALER CLAIMED IT HAD A NAIL HOLE IN SIDE WALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE MYSELF. AGAIN I ATTEMPTED TO AIR TIRE BACK UP BUT IT WAS LEAKING FROM TIRE AT RIM. *JB

ALL FORD LIGHT TRUCKS, SUVS, AND CARS MANUFACTURED SINCE 1987 ALL THE WAY UNTIL 2006 NEED TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ADJUSTED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 24 YEARS AND I HAVE SEEN THESE VEHICLES SWITCH FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL TOO BRIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT BLINDS INCOMING TRAFFIC DRIVERS. THIS IS ALSO TRUE WHEN FORD PRODUCTS ARE DRIVEN BEHIND OTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS AND THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 8 - 10 MILES PER HOUR, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL AND WAS BADLY DMAGED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. WE WILL BE CONTACTING THE CALLER FOR MORE INFORMATION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, AND PULLED TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT. EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS (WINTER ICE AND SNOW, COLD TEMPS) MY WHEELS HAD ICE FREEZE IN THEM CREATING AN IMPOSSIBLE STEERING SITUATION. THE DESIGN OF THESE WHEELS ALLOWS THEM TO HOLD ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ABOUT 3 INCHES IN LENGTH, WHEN THIS FREEZES THE RESULT IS AN OUT OF BALANCE WHEEL, ( IN THIS CASE 4 OUT OF BALANCE WHEELS) MAKING THEM WOBBLE (VIBRATE) UNCONTROLLABLY ON ICY ROADS. THIS CAUSED ME TO EXPERIENCE A TERRIFYING DRIVE FOR THE 17 MILES TO TOWN. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. *JB

MY 2006 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB PICKUP, 2X4, V-8 ENGINE, HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS FALLING TOWARDS THE GROUND CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY...I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME A TRADE-IN ON A TRUCK WITH POWER MIRRORS...I HAVE HAD (3) NEW SETS OF MIRRORS INSTALLED ON THIS TRUCK ALREADY SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN JANUARY 2006....I HAVE HAD A RESTRICTION PUT ON MY DRIVERS LICENSE STATING THAT I MUST HAVE A RIGHT HAND MIRROR ON ALL VEHICLES I DRIVE DUE TO HAVING AMBLYOPIA IN MY RIGHT EYE....CAN'T SEE ANYTHING WHEN MY MIRRORS POINT DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND...SHOULDN'T' HAVE TO TAKE A BEATING ON THE TRADE-IN SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN GOOD FAITH BELIEVING THAT FORD WOULD STAND BEHIND ITS WARRANTY...THEY ARE NOT REIMBURSING ME FOR THE TIME OR GAS TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS AND I BELIEVE THREE SETS OF MIRRORS ARE ENOUGH....I WANT THIS TO BE DOCUMENTED IN CASE THAT I HAVE A MINOR OR MAJOR ACCIDENT THAT IS INVOLVING A LIFE BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE OUT OF MY MIRROR WHILE CHANGING A LANE..... *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. I THOUGHT I WAS HITTING THE BRAKE WHEN AND HIT THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO REAR END COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE IN HEIGHT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *NM