2010 FORD F-150 Complaints

STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE IN RIGHT HAND TURN AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED BELLS BUT THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. THE BREAKS BARELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER STOPPING WERE UNSUCCESSFUL EVEN WITH FORCE. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, LET IT SET FOR A COUPLE MINUTES THEN STARTED THE ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN NORMAL STEERING. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT TUTTLE CLICK FORD IN IRVINE, CA. *TR

WE NOTICED A VERY BUMPY RIDE, AS A PERSON WOULD EXPECT WHEN DRIVING DOWN A ROUGH GRAVEL ROAD WITH POT HOLES. WHEN THE FORD MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT, WE WERE TOLD BOTH REAR SHOCKS WERE NO GOOD "GONE". WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY LOADS TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS A DEFECT OR AN ISOLATED INCIDENT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW CAB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V049000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: DOOR) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ONE TO TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND PRESSED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON BUT THE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE.THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF.THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND EACH TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL ACTIVATED. THE FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,717.

WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE DOOR LATCHES ON OUR 2010 FORD F150. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG, TO IGNORE THE NOTICE. WHY BOTHER TO DEAL WITH RECALLS, WHEN THE DEALER TELLS THE CONSUMER TO IGNORE. WE ASKED FOR A LETTER FROM THE DEALER IN THE EVENT OF A PROBLEM. 2010 FORD F150. [XXX] HAVE THERE BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS RECALL? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING BY 2010 F150 AT APPROX 75 MPH IN CRUISE MODE. THE ABS BRAKE AND RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHARPLY DECELERATED. ( BRAKE ENGAGED). LASTED APPROX. 1-2 SECONDS THEN THE BRAKING STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN A 2 HOUR PERIOD. THEN WHILE STOPPING TO PAY A TOLL ( CAME TO COMPLETE STOP ABS BRAKES(, THE TRUCK STALLED OUT WHILE IN DRIVE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR "SLAMMING" THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2010 FORD F-150 DOWN THE HIGHWAY. TRUCK STALLED AND QUIT FOR NO REASON. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BUT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. THE TRUCK SEEMED LIKE IT ALWAYS IDLED ROUGH FROM DAY # 1. IT CURRENTLY HAS UNDER 13,000 MILES ON IT. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.CALLING FORD DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD F-150 IN AUGUST 2010. I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A LIGHTING ISSUE ON THE DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER. WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK ONE MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30AM, I NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTING HAD GONE OFF . IT WAS JUST SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND WAS STILL QUITE DARK OUTSIDE. AFTER THE PROBLEM RECURRING SEVERAL MORE TIMES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND AFTER A BRIEF 20 MINUTES OR SO WAS TOLD THE CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET IF ANY OTHER CONSUMERS OF THIS MODEL TRUCK WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS, THAT I HAD AN EXPLANATION FOR THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY FORD ENGINEERED A LIGHT SENSOR THAT SITS ON THE DASHBOARD AND TURNS OFF THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT LIGHTING WHEN THE SENSOR DETECTS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EXTERNAL LIGHT. THERE IS NO WAY TO PROPERLY OVERRIDE THE SENSOR TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT SOMETIMES WILL SHUT OFF LIGHTING WHEN THERE ARE STILL VERY LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS OUTSIDE. IN SEVERAL INSTANCES, I WAS DRIVING IN LOW LIGHT AND THE SENSOR HAD DEACTIVATED MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTING AND I COULDN'T READ MY INSTRUMENTS UNLESS I TOOK MY EYE OFF THE ROAD AND DUCKED MY HEAD DOWN ALMOST AGAINST THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. APPARENTLY, OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SOME HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE TOLD BY FORD THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CHANGE IT. ONE CONSUMER WENT ON TO SAY THEY HAD FABRICATED A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL TAPE THAT, WHEN PLACED OVER THE SENSOR WOULD DEACTIVATE IT. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN. THE DRIVER SHOULD BE ABLE TO TURN ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WHENEVER HE OR SHE FEELS THE NEED TO. DRIVING IN ALMOST NEAR DARKNESS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS IS RIDICULOUS. I HOPE TO SEE ALL OF THEIR LIGHT SENSOR VEHICLES RECALLED AND THE SENSORS REMOVED. *TR

SLOWING TO CHANGE LANES INTO A WEST BOUND TURN LANE; TRUCK BRAKES AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY HEAVY AND UNRESPONSIVE. BROUGHT TRUCK TO A HALT BY STOMPING ON EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHILE FIGHTING STEERING AND DRIFTING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. TRUCK COMPLETELY STALLED! PUT INTO PARK AND CYCLED THE IGNITION KEY TO RE-START TRUCK. SCHEDULED SERVICE VISIT WITH LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR 5/10/2011.