2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

THIS INVOLVES A 2006 FORD F-150 4X4 SUPERCREW PICKUP WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. ON AT LEAST 7 OCCASIONS I OR MY UNCLE HAVE EXPERIENCED INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH THIS PICKUP. ALL CASES OCCURRED WHEN MANEUVERING THE PICKUP AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PARKING OR BACKING THE PICKUP UP. THESE UNINTENDED ACCELERATIONS ARE CAUSED BY THE FOOT, WHILE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE GAP BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE, CAUSING A FOOT THAT IS ON THE EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN BRAKING. THIS RESULTS IN THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 12 FEET, UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY UNCLE AND MYSELF HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PHENOMENON ON MY UNCLES 2004 FORD F-150, WHICH I REPORTED TO THE NHSTA. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BOGGED DOWN PRIOR TO THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PASSING GEAR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER, ALONG WITH A 2 SECOND DELAY PRIOR TO THE PASSING GEAR ACTIVATION. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ONLY DURING ACCELERATION AND IN OVERDRIVE. WHEN OUT OF OVERDRIVE, THE PASSING GEAR ACTIVATED INSTANTLY IN 3RD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD A FRIEND WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WHICH WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN ON 08/04/06. THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE PASSING GEAR BOGGED DOWN. AFTER TWO SECONDS, THE PASSING GEAR KICKED IN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED AND DETERMINED THE WAS VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM

TONIGHT DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON DRIVERS REAR TIRE FAILED. THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE BLEW OUT. LUCKILY IT WAS ON THE REAR TIRE. THIS FORD F150 HAD ONLY 3300 MILES, I EXPECT TO GET MY TIRE REPLACED!!! I REALLY EXPECT TO HAVE ALL 5 TIRE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE A REQUIRED TOOL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE TOOL WAS AVAILABLE. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE LETTER ON THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL # 06C11 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

I PURCHASED A 2006 F-150 ON JULY 6, 2006 WITH 9,177 MILES ON IT. ON JULY 10, 2006 I ALLOWED MY 24-YEAR-OLD SON TO TAKE THE TRUCK 700 FEET TO HIS MOBILE HOME TO TAKE A WASHER AND DRYER FROM MY HOME TO HIS. HE WAS WITHIN 3 FEET OF THE PORCH OF THE MOBILE HOME WITH THE TRUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IN REVERSE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND KNOCKED HIS MOBILE HOME ABOUT 3 FEET OFF THE FOUNDATION. HE HAD JUST LET OFF THE BRAKE A LITTLE TO EASE BACK. THE TRUCK AND MOBILE HOME SEEM TO BE TOTALED. MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 7/12/2006 AND HE SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO DO A D*** THING ABOUT IT AND THREATENED TO CALL THE POLICE. I TOLD HIM THE MANUAL SAID TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. ASKED IF I SHOULD CALL FORD MOTOR COMPANY. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT MAKE THE VEHICLE AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL ME. WE PAID CASH FOR THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A SECURE LOT UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATION. I ASKED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE. WE PURCHASED THE PREMIUMCARE EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN. IF NOTHING ELSE, IT SHOULD HAVE FELL UNDER THE IMPLIED WARRANTY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEMATICALLY DEPRESSED AS WELL. ON THE FIRST OCCASION WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A TRAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE HIT PEDESTRIANS AND CAUSED OTHER MAJOR ACCIDENTS. THESE INCIDENCES OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BY THE DEALER HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL PERTAINING TO THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTING. 08/02/06 CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BREAK PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CONTACT HAS MASHED BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME WHILE TRYING TO STOP. *TT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE ARE 10 GROOVES IN THE ROOF OF THE CAB ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT DURING THE WINTER, THE GROOVES COULD FILL WITH WATER AND FREEZE. WHEN THE ICE DISLODGES, IT COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE TOWARDS OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND IT.

ON 15 JUNE 2006, MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHILE OPERATING A 2006 FORD F150. A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER SHE PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPONDED TO HER BRAKING ACTION. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODY ANDERSEN FORD IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA AND THE SERVICE MANAGER VERIFIED THAT THE BRAKES INDEED WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE WAITED A WEEK FOR A FORD ENGINEER TO VERIFY THE PROBLEMS AND HE STATED THAT WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE IT WAS OKAY AT THAT TIME. THESE BRAKES FAILED MY WIFE AT 5 MILES AN HOUR AND CAUSED HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *NM