2007 Ford F-150

BATTERY DEAD AFTER LESS THAN 2 YEARS. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE. DEALER CLAIMS NON-EOM STEREO DRAINS BATTERY IN ONLY MINUTES. STEREO UNHOOKED.. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRUCK TOOK A COUPLE OF RETRIES TO GET IT FROM START TO FINISH OF A TX STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE BATTERY DIES, EVEN AFTER CHARGING OVERNIGHT. LAST TIME. IT GOT THROUGH INSPECTION, BUT NEEDED A JUMP START AFTER INSPECTION. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE CSR INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BELIEVE THEIR DEALER OVER A CUSTOMER. NO HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD F150 IT HAS 14,454 MILES. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF HAVING THE TRUCK ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. BOTH MYSELF AND MY SISTER WAS IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED IT IN TO DRIVE WHEN IT ACCELERATED FORWARD FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. I WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE AND STARTED TO MAKE A U-TURN WHEN THE TRUCK AGAIN ACELERATED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALMOST CRASHING INTO MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE. SINCE WE DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK VERY OFTEN I DID NOT TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. ON APRIL 12TH OF 2009 MY SON WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND DECIDE HE WAS NOT STRAIGHT, SO HE BACKED UP AND WHEN HE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO A BACK OF A BUILDING. WE HAD 2 WITNESS, SAYING THAT HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO ONE WAS HURT, ONLY DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND THE TRUCK. I HAVE NOW NOTIFIED THE REPAIR SHOP AND GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. IT APPEARS THIS HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE TIRE VALVES ON MY 2007 FORD F-150. UPON INSPECTION OF THE THIRD, THE NUMBER IS T 414. LOOKING IT UP, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VALVE STEM. OF COURSE, I ELECTED TO REPLACE THE FOURTH AS WELL. MY DEALER SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF A RECALL. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR FAILURE, I'M NOT HAPPY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS DUE TO BEING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN THE THIRD FAILED. TWO STEMS FAILED IN AUGUST OF 2008. THE THIRD FAILED ON APRIL 18TH, 2009. *TR

I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF THE ENGINE SURGING/REVVING WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION ENGAGED IN DRIVE GEAR AND ANOTHER ONE WHILE IN REVERSE. EACH TIME I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET TO TRY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING BUT IT CONTINUED TO LUNGE AHEAD ANYWAY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY SAID FORD HAD A FAIL-SAFE BUILT IN--THAT I WAS NOT IN DANGER BUT THEY REPROGRAMMED IT WITH A COMPUTER. SEEMED OK FOR AWHILE. LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT REVERSE WHILE I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT. I EVEN HAD SKID MARKS TRYING TO STOP IT THIS TIME. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION PAUSES/COASTS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISKS OF HAVING A COLLISION, DAMAGING PROPERTY, OR HURTING SOMEONE--INCLUDING MYSELF IF I END UP HITTING SOMETHING. SO FAR, WHEN IT HAS OCCURRED, I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR TIGHT QUARTERS! I HOPE THIS CAN BE REMEDIED ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF THE ENGINE SURGING/REVVING WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION ENGAGED IN DRIVE GEAR AND ANOTHER ONE WHILE IN REVERSE. EACH TIME I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET TO TRY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING BUT IT CONTINUED TO LUNGE AHEAD ANYWAY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED WITH A COMPUTER WHICH WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT A MONTH. LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT IN REVERSE WHILE I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT. I EVEN HAD SKID MARKS TRYING TO STOP IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN REVERSE. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION PAUSES/COASTS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISKS OF HAVING A COLLISION, DAMAGING PROPERTY, OR HURTING SOMEONE--INCLUDING MYSELF IF I END UP HITTING SOMETHING. SO FAR, WHEN IT HAS OCCURRED, I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR TIGHT QUARTERS! THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE TIRE. THE VALVE STEM HAD A SENSOR, BUT IT WAS CRACKED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE TIRE AND REPLACED THE VALVE STEM; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REMAINING STEMS. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEMS WERE NOT DAMAGED; THEREFORE, THE DEALER DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACE THE STEMS. THE VALVE STEM INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

IN FEBRUARY, 2009, I EXPERIENCED A LOW TIRE WARNING LIGHT ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE. I TOOK IT TO WAL-MART AND THE TECH IMMEDIATELY KNEW IT WAS THE STEM. HE REPLACED THE STEM AND BALANCED THE TIRE. IN MARCH, 2009, MY RIGHT REAR WENT FLAT. SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU MOVE THE STEM, YOU CAN HEAR THE AIR LEAK OUT. NITROGEN IN MY CASE. THE STEM BASE APPEARS TO BE TOO SMALL FOR THE RIM. I HAVE MICHELIN P255/65R17 LTX A/S ON MY 2007 FORD F150 CREW CAB. *TR