2006 FORD F-150 Complaints

2006 F-150 4X4 SUPER CREW TILT LEVER FALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. *KB ***NAR*** *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OR WHILE AT A STOP THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, NO CODES ARE STORED IN THE COMPUTER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE UNLOADING GRAVEL THE TAILGATE FELL SUDDENLY, SEVERELY INJURING THREE FINGERS ON THE RIGHT HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A PLASTIC PART IN THE HINGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED PULLED UP TO A STOP STREET STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT SAME TIME AND ALMOST BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BACKING OUT OF CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. UPDATED 05/30/2006. *AK

WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR NEW FORD TRUCK IT WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT WAS NO MAJOR PROBLEM. COME TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO THE DEALERSHIP KEEP THE NEW TRUCK AND PUT IN A NEW ENGINE. WHEN THEY DELIVERED THE TRUCK A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WAS MAKING THE SAME NOISE. SO WE HAD IT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE TO PUT IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE SECOND ENGINE WAS NOT ANY GOOD EITHER. WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN MARCH AND DID NOT EVEN GET TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE END OF APRIL. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 30 DAYS AND IT HAD AROUND 8 TO 9 HUNDRED MILES PUT ON IT BY THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

GAS PEDAL TO BRAKE IS A 3" LIFT FROM GAS PEDAL THAN APPLY BRAKES ON NEW F-150 W/5 SPEED TRANSMISSION,THIS INCREASES TIME TO STOP OVER ONE SECOND. ALSO THE ACCESSORY 12V PORT FOR PHONES OR IPODS ETC DOESN'T SHUT-OFF WHEN KEY IS REMOVED,POSSIBLY CAUSING A VEHICLE FIRE IF LEFT UNATTENDED FOR ANY LONG LENGTH OF TIME. *NM

DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING THE GAS TANK WAS RUPTURED ON A F150 SUPERCREW 4X4 KING RANCH BY UNKNOWN DEBRIS. THE GAS TANK DOES NOT HAVE A PROTECTIVE SHIELD. IT IS AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION, IT IS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE 4X4 MODEL,WHICH I FOUND OUT LATER. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION WE NOTICED THE FUEL WAS SPILLING, I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, THEY RECOMMENDED I CALL THE FIRE DEPT. THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP THE LEAK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED AND I DO HAVE THE OLD TANK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION WITHIN THE SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE BALANCED. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE A VIBRATION. THE SERVICE MANAGER ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO THE BASIC HARMONICS OF THE VEHICLE. A VIBRATION ANALYZER WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE TO RECORD ANY SUSPENSION ISSUES, BUT NO VIBRATIONS WERE DETECTED. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB

2006 F150 LARIAT BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TS THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THE ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A THREE FOOT DITCH AND HAD TO BE PULLED OUT. IT SUSTAINED FRONTAL DAMAGE AND THE TOW BAR WAS BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE TOW HOOK, FRONT LICENSE PLATE BRACKET AND BALANCED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL #06C11, CONCERNING THE HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRICAL BRAKE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.