2010 FORD F-150 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A COLD MORNING AND HAD MY REAR DEFROSTER ON. ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME I HEARD A LOUD, GUN SHOT TYPE SOUND AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN TIRE BUT WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I REALIZED THAT THE BACK PANEL IN MY REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. IT WAS TOTALLY SPIDER-WEBED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THE DEFROSTER WAS FUNCTIONING FINE SO THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT. *TR UPDATED 11/30/12 *CN

WHILE BREAKING TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN ENGINE STALLED. FIRST INDICATION WAS TRUCK WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AT A HIGHER SPEED THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. FORD DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THOUSANDS OF SUCH INCIDENTS, MANY OF THEM REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE, ALTHOUGH THE MANAGER SAID IT WAS LIKELY THE THROTTLE BODY BUT HE COULD NOT REPLACE A PART UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS IT WAS POSITIVELY KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. I WAS SENT ON MY WAY TO RISK MY LIFE IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON 5 OCT 2012 WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 45 MPHS AND ONCE ON 19 OCT 2012 WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AT STOP LIGHT FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE I LOST CONTROL OF ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MY MAKE AND YEAR MODEL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL VAPOR VALVE ASSEMBLY. REMAINS TO BE SEEN AS TO WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS FIXED OR NOT. OF COURSE, THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

DISCOVERED POWER STEERING OUT OF FLUID- REFILLED AND NOTICED IT RUNS OUT EVERY DAY- TOOK TO DEALER AND DISCOVERED BAD HOSE- ON BACKORDER FOR TWO MONTHS- HAVE TO REFILL EVERY DAY AND PRAY THAT IT DOESN'T FAIL ME GOING DOWN THE ROAD- STEERING LOSS IS NOT A GOOD THING IN MY BOOK- THIS IS A TWO YEAR OLD TRUCK AND THE LACK OF PARTS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO ME AS I HAVE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK DAILY- *TR

AS I AM PUMPING GAS, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT SEEPAGE. IN SOME CASES, I HAVE TO STOP HALF WAY THROUGH BECAUSE THE SEEPAGE IS SO GREAT. DURING THIS LAST INCIDENT, I TOOK PICTURES OF THE AREA WHERE THE SEEPAGE WAS TRICKLING DOWN AND SHOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND INSISTED THAT IT WAS DUE TO OVERFILLING MY TANK. I TOLD THEM SEEPAGE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE FILL UP PROCESS. THIS WAS THEIR SECOND ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. ONE MOMENT I WILL HAVE 90 MILES TO EMPTY THEN WITHIN A FEW MILES, I AM AT 50 MILES TO EMPTY. *TR

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE DIED WHICH DISABLED THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER CODES AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. AS A SIDE NOTE, NOTHING IS WRONG ACCORDING TO THEM UNLESS THE COMPUTER FINDS AN ERROR CODE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SOMETHING HAD MOST LIKELY BECAME STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AS THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE NOR GENERATE A FAILURE CODE DURING THE DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER/WINDOW ASSEMBLY CONNECTION DEFECTIVE, SHORTS OUT CAUSING FIRE AND GLASS BREAKAGE. I DROPPED OFF MY DAUGHTER AT PRESCHOOL AND FIVE MINUTES LATER I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DEFROSTER WINDOW BEHIND HER CAR SEAT. I PULLED OVER TO FIND THIS BECOMING A FIRE. IT BEGAN AS SMOKE, THEN SPARK, AND THEN FLAME. FORTUNATELY, I HAD A BOTTLE OF WATER IN MY TRUCK, WHICH I BEGAN TO POUR ON IT TO STOP. IT GOT WORSE WITH THE SPARKS, BUT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. WHILE TRYING TO DISTINGUISH THE FIRE, THE "EXPLOSION" OCCURRED SHATTERING THE REAR WINDOW. I TOOK THIS TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND BEGAN TO RESEARCH ISSUE. I QUICKLY FOUND SEVERAL FORD FORUMS WHERE OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON 2010 F150 FORD TRUCKS. HERE'S A LINK TO ONE THAT HELPS EXPLAIN THE ISSUE CLEARLY. I POSTED MY EXPERIENCE IN POST 38...HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F38/REAR-WINDOW-DEFROSTER-EXPLODING-REAR-WINDOW-129167/.. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS TO YOU REGARDING THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DEFROSTER/WINDOW UNIT CAUSING A VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE. BUT THERE WAS NO NEED TO PUSH ISSUE FURTHER DUE TO THEIR FORD DEALER UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE AND COVERING THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE FORD'S PREMIUMCARE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH SHOULD COVER THIS BUT MY DEALER IS SEEING ONLY AS GLASS BREAKAGE AND REFUSING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WOULD BE NO GLASS BREAKAGE IF THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY DIDN'T CAUSE A FIRE, AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE DAMAGE..WITH COLD WEATHER COMING, AND MORE RECENT INCIDENTS POSTED, THERE WILL BE MORE INSTANCES OF THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON 2010 FORD F150 TRUCKS. WITH THE REDESIGN OF REPLACEMENT PART FORD IS AWARE THAT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN IS FLAWED. *TR UPDATED 11/05/12 *BF UPDATED 11/07/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPARKING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AFTER DRIVING OVER ROAD DEBRIS. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO IGNITE IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WENT TO WARM UP MY TRUCK THIS MORNING AS IT WAS 36 DEGREES AND LIGHT FROST ON THE VEHICLE. TURNED ON THE IGNITION ALONG WITH THE SEAT WARMER FOR DRIVERS SIDE AND DEFROST. WENT INSIDE AND AS I WATCHED THE TRUCK THERE WAS A SMALL SPARK/FLAME ON THE LEFT BOTTOM CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. HEARD A LOUD POP AND RAN OUT TO THE TRUCK TO FIND THAT THE PORTION OF GLASS HAD SHATTERED, STILL INTACT. WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THIS AFTERNOON. *TR UPDATED 11/07/12*LJ