2010 FORD F-150 Complaints

PLATINUM EDITION PURCHASED IN JAN 2011. ISSUE: CAP LESS GAS DOOR STAYS UNHINGED AND WILL NOT CLOSE. NOTES: HAPPENED AFTER A TRIP. DOOR WAS OPEN, RETRACT DEVICE INSIDE OF FRAME NO LONGER PROVIDES TENSION NEED TO KEEP GAS DOOR CLOSED. 1. RESULTING TO TAPING DOOR CLOSED TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGED TO THE TRUCK, OTHER THAN TAPE DAMAGE TO THE PAINT. 2. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW: A. RISK OF IGNITION NOW THAT GAS DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. IMPORTANT BEING TRUCK IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH GAS CAP. B. RISK OF IGNITION DUE TO EXTERNAL COMBUSTIBLE SOURCE OR IGNITION SOURCE SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO; CIGARETTES, SPARKS, ELECTRIC, TEMPERATURE ETC. 3. NEED OR DIRECTION FOR MYSELF OR OTHER DRIVERS TO UPDATE INSURANCE, ETC. FOR COVERAGE AND LIABILITY TO OTHERS THIS DEFECT COULD PRODUCE. 4. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS STATEMENT. OVERALL COMPLAINT IS THAT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ITEM IN QUESTION, AND THE VAST AMOUNT OF OTHER USERS BOTH HERE AND AT OTHER NOTED SITES AND FORUMS, A FIX NEEDS TO BE ISSUED OR INFO NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED BY FORD OR THE NHTSA OR NTSB SO DRIVER CAN KNOW THE FACTS ON THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED OR LACK OF. NTF *TR

WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THEFT LIGHTS FLASH AND THE VEHICLE WON'T TURN. IF I LEAVE IT FOR SOME TIME AND COME BACK AND TRY IT, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT'S ONLY BRIEFLY, THE A/C GOES OUT BUT STILL BLOWS AIR, THE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER GO TO ZERO EVEN WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY HELD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME SAYING IT WAS WORKING FINE. ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE HASSLE AND I'VE HAD TO MISS WORK BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I HIT A CAR IN THE SIDE AS HE WAS RUNNING A RED LIGHT. DID NOT KNOW IF THEY WERE SUPPOSE TOO. FORD STATES IT SHOULD DEPLOY AT LEAST 8MPH. WHAT TO DO? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PARKED THE VEHICLE, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND WENT INTO MY HOME. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, AND WHEN I WENT OUT, THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE-10 WHEN I DETECTED A THE ODOR OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BRAKE PADS BURNING. AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK DIDN'T RESPOND AS IT NORMALLY WOULD TURNING AND I THOUGHT MY BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND EXITED MY VEHICLE TO INSPECT MY FRONT END. WHEN I APPROACHED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE I COULD SMELL THE SOMETHING BURNING AND I COULD FEEL AND EXTREME AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING FROM THE TIRE WELL AREA. I NOTICED THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE SMOKING AND WHEN I REACHED DOWN AND TOUCHED MY WHEEL RIM IT WAS SO HOT IT BURNT MY HAND. I LATER JACKED UP THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK TO INSPECT CALIPER AND FOUND IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I HAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AND GET IT TO A SHOP WHERE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TSB FORD PUT OUT. I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE WAS PUT IN DANGER BECAUSE I WAS NOT WARNED ABOUT THIS TSB AND THE BRAKE PROBLEMS FORD IS EXPERIENCING. I AM EXTREMELY ANGRY THAT FORD HAS NOT MADE THIS PROBLEM MORE WIDELY KNOWN AND I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT I HAVE TO SEARCH OUT, ON MY ON, POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY FORD F-150 NEW IN AUGUST 2010. I NOTICED IN SEPTEMBER 2013, MY FUEL FILLER DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING, AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED AN INNER MECHANISM, THAT ALLOWS THE DOOR TO REMAIN CLOSED, WAS BROKEN AND NO LONGER KEPT THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS PLASTIC DOOR COSTS APPROXIMATELY $75.00 TO REPLACE, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IF THE DEALER INSTALLS IT. THE FRUSTRATING THING IS MY SON-IN-LAW, AS WELL AS MY BROTHER BOTH OWN LATE MODEL FORD F-150'S, AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD (THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIPS) HASN'T FELT THE NEED TO MAKE GOOD ON AN OBVIOUS WORKMANSHIP ISSUE, SO THE CONSUMER IS LEFT TO REPLACE THIS DOOR EVERY 3 YEARS OR SO. I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT HAVING THE DOOR COMPLETELY SECURE AND CLOSED IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP WATER AND OTHER DEBRIS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK, AS THE FUEL TANK ON THE LATE MODEL F-150'S DOES NOT HAVE A FUEL CAP. WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY RECALLS, OR PLANS FOR ONE, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HEARD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE TRUCK IS 6/22/14 LUNGING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY 6/22/14. THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND IT WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,847.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE P330/12.5/R20 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WORE PREMATURELY AND THE WIRES WERE VISIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE REAR END TO START HOPPING AND SLIDING LEFT. I REGAINED CONTROL AND PUT THE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED ME TO STEER PAST A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND AN 18 WHEELER WAS ON HIS BRAKES AND WAS APPARENTLY GOING TO PASS CLOSE OR CRASH INTO MY VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH AND I DECIDED TO GO THROUGH THE DITCH AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT THROTTLE UP. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO THROTTLE UP WHICH ALSO FAILED. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO LOOK FOR DAMAGE. AMAZINGLY NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. AT THIS TIME I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND EVERYTHING WORKED AS IF NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW SPEED STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOVERED A CODE WHICH HAD BEEN STORED WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. WHEN THE CODE WAS INVESTIGATED THE INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTED THE TECHNICIANS TO REPLACE THE MEGATRONICS VALVE BODY. BEFORE A REPLACEMENT PART COULD BE ORDERED THE SERVICE MANAGER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURERS TRANSMISSION FACTORY AND WAS DIRECTED NOT TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART AND THAT THE FACTORY WOULD SEND THE REPLACEMENT PART AND TO SEND THE DEFECTIVE PART BACK TO THE FACTORY AS SOON AS IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. I WAS NEARLY KILLED DUE TO A FAULTY PART IN A TRANSMISSION AND CAN ONLY WONDER WHO MAY HAVE LOST THEIR LIFE IN THE SAME SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT I COULD NOT TRUST IT. I HAVE SOLD IT. *TR