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488 reports6,000 miles · May 12, 2008
Power Train
AFTER READING SIMILAR ISSUES ON MYCARSTATS.COM, I FIGURED I SHOULD ENTER MINE TOO. ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY RACE AT VERY HIGH RPM. MY VEHICLE IS A STANDARD SO I WAS ABLE TO NEGATE ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING CLUTCH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 1 MONTH PERIOD. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY INDICATED THEY WERE GOI…
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AFTER READING SIMILAR ISSUES ON MYCARSTATS.COM, I FIGURED I SHOULD ENTER MINE TOO. ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY RACE AT VERY HIGH RPM. MY VEHICLE IS A STANDARD SO I WAS ABLE TO NEGATE ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING CLUTCH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 1 MONTH PERIOD. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY INDICATED THEY WERE GOING TO UPDATE CHIP WITH LATEST UPGRADE. WHEN I PICKED UP VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD THE LATEST UPGRADE AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A REPEAT OF THIS SINCE THOUGH. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10227451
33 miles · May 8, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED DRAMATICALLY AND A LOUD REVVING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MUST APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED DRAMATICALLY AND A LOUD REVVING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MUST APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE WHEELS BEGIN TO SPIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,146.
NHTSA ODI #10227096
4,100 miles · May 5, 2008
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
2/26/08 SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT STOP LIGHT - LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST HIT VEHICLE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP....DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING BUT REPLACED FUEL THROTTLE BODY. THE NEXT DAY, I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, DROVE <30 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE AT FULL STOP - HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME...3 INJURIES. …
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2/26/08 SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT STOP LIGHT - LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST HIT VEHICLE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP....DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING BUT REPLACED FUEL THROTTLE BODY. THE NEXT DAY, I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, DROVE <30 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE AT FULL STOP - HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME...3 INJURIES. *TR THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HIT WERE INJURED. UPDATED 07/22/08 UPDATED 03/08/10 THE CONSUMER NO LONGERS OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/07/10.*JB THE COSUMER RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER FROM FORD, STATING THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSITANCE. UPDATED 05/04/10.*JB
NHTSA ODI #10226714
1,500 miles · Mar 30, 2008
SuspensionTires
EXCESSIVE OUT-OF-BALANCE VIBRATION WITH 20"PIRELLI SCORPION ATR TIRES ON 2007 F-150 FX4 4X4. HAVE HAD TIRES WHEELS BALANCED- DOES NO GOOD. BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND RIMS, STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SERVICE HAS ADDED PINION ANGLE SHIM KIT- DOES NOT FIX. SERVICE HAS REPLACED 1 ORIGINAL PIRELLI TIRE, AND STATED TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND.…
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EXCESSIVE OUT-OF-BALANCE VIBRATION WITH 20"PIRELLI SCORPION ATR TIRES ON 2007 F-150 FX4 4X4. HAVE HAD TIRES WHEELS BALANCED- DOES NO GOOD. BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND RIMS, STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SERVICE HAS ADDED PINION ANGLE SHIM KIT- DOES NOT FIX. SERVICE HAS REPLACED 1 ORIGINAL PIRELLI TIRE, AND STATED TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND. THEY STILL BELIEVE TIRES PROBLEM, AND SUPPOSED TO MEET W/ PIRELLI REP TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED, BUT HAVE WAITED 2 1/2 WEEKS SO FAR. THE NEW TOYO TIRES AND RIMS WERE PUT BACK ON, AND STILL VIBRATION. NOT AS BAD, BUT STILL VIBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS. THERE MUST BE PROBLEM W/ FRONT END OR BRAKES, BUT FORD SERVICE HAS NOT FOUND YET. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10222721
1,000 miles · Mar 20, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE TO FLOOR AFTER STOPPING. WILL FADE AFTER HOLDING PRESSURE ON PEDAL FOR A WHILE .NORMAL BRAKING SEEMS TO BE OK. ALSO HAD FRONT, RIGHT CALIPER STICK AND DESTROY THE PAD AND ROTOR AT 29,000 MILES. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10221824
12 miles · Mar 6, 2008
Electrical System
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS REBUILT. THE IGNITION KEY BECOMES STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE BRAKES ONLY OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,300.
NHTSA ODI #10220300
5,177 miles · Feb 13, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
IN JULY 2007, I PURCHASED A NEW FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. IN DECEMBER 2007, 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I RAN A STOP SIGN, BUT LUCKILY DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.…
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IN JULY 2007, I PURCHASED A NEW FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. IN DECEMBER 2007, 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I RAN A STOP SIGN, BUT LUCKILY DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL JANUARY 2008, WHEN AGAIN 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED. AGAIN, I RAN A STOP SIGN, BUT DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ONE TIME I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WATCHED THE TACHOMETER GO UP TO 4000 RPMS AS THE ENGINE REVVED. I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ACCIDENTALLY ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR ANY OF THESE INCIDENCES. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY INSTALLED A "BLACK BOX RECORDING DEVICE" AND DROVE THE TRUCK FOR 3 DAYS, BUT STILL COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10217923
3,000 miles · Feb 6, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE UPON SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING/OR STOPPED AND VEHICLE STALLS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10217132
100 miles · Jan 26, 2008
Seat Belts
SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS UNLATCHED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER IT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN LATCHED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER YET. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10216178
8,193 miles · Jan 22, 2008
Unknown Or OtherCrash
I OWN A 2007 FORD F150 TRUCK. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND THE SECOND TO ME. WE EACH THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A FLUKE. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE SU…
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I OWN A 2007 FORD F150 TRUCK. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND THE SECOND TO ME. WE EACH THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A FLUKE. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE SURGED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. SHE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ALREADY STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN. SHE WAS VERY UPSET. SHE WAS CITED FOR NOT STOPPING WITH ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND GAVE US BACK THE TRUCK. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE FOR EVALUATION. STILL NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE TRUCK IS CLEARLY A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10215615
NHTSA investigations
1PE08060 · Tire Valve Cracking
Opened Oct 14, 2008 · Closed Apr 9, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires:valve
ON OCTOBER 14, 2008, ODI OPENED PE08-060 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CRACKED AND LEAKING SNAP-IN TIRE VALVES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THE VALVES WERE SUPPLIED TO FORD BY TOPSEAL AUTO-PARTS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION IN CHINA.VALVES MADE BY TOPSEAL FOR AFTERMARKET SALE WERE THE SUBJECT OF TWO RECENT SAFETY RECALLS BY TECH INTERNATIONAL (08T-018) AND DILL AIR CONTROLS (08T-028), THE LATTER OF WHICH WAS INVESTIGATED BY ODI IN PE08-036 AND EA08-022.THE DEFECT CONDITIONS ADDRESSED BY THE AFTERMARKET TIRE VALVE RECALLS BOTH INVOLVED INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE SUPPLY OF ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS TO TOPSEAL FOR A PERIOD FROM JULY TO MID-NOVEMBER 2006.THE AFTERMARKET VALVES WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A BLEND OF EPDM AND NATURAL RUBBER, USING A RELATIVELY LOW PERCENTAGE OF EPDM (EPDM PROVIDES INHERENT RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING).HENCE, THE NEED FOR ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING WHEN THOSE CHEMICALS WERE MISSING OR OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN SOME LOTS OF VALVES.BOTH RECALL CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED INSPECTION PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND REPLACE VALVES WITH VISIBLE SURFACE CRACKING.ALTHOUGH THE TOPSEAL VALVES SUPPLIED TO FORD ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ANTI-OZONANT SUPPLY ISSUES IN MID TO LATE-2006, FORD INDICATED THAT ITS VALVES WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT TOPSEAL PRODUCTION LINE AND WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF EPDM RUBBER TO MEET MORE STRINGENT SPECIFICATIONS FROM FORD.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA PROVIDED BY FORD SHOWED THAT PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED TIRE VALVES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR MY 2007 VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007.FORD RESPONDED BY IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN ITS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SNAP-IN RUBBER TIRE VALVES AND ALSO INCREASING THE QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS FOR VALVES IMPORTED FOR USE IN ITS VEHICLES.WHILE THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY CLAIM RATES ARE ELEVATED FOR SUBJECT VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007, THE RATES OF LEAKING VALVES ARE WELL BELOW ONE PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR EACH OF THE PEAK MONTHS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS.A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) WHICH WARN THE DRIVER WHEN ANY TIRE PRESSURES DROPS BELOW 25 PERCENT OF RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. AS OUTLINED IN A LETTER TO ODI DATED APRIL 6, 2009, FORD HAS AGREED TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN MY 2007 AND 2008 FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY VEHICLES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRACKING CONCERN. LETTERS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 2006 THROUGH MAY 2007.OWNERS CAN OPT FOR A FREE DEALER INSPECTION.VALVES EXHIBITING SURFACE CRACKS OR AIR LEAKAGE RELATED TO OZONE ATTACK WILL BE REPLACED BY FORD UNDER ITS NORMAL WARRANTY TERMS.FORD EXPECTS TO SEND THE LETTER BY APPROXIMATELY MID-MAY 2009. BASED ON THE USE OF TPMS IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAKING VALVES AND RESULTANT TIRE DAMAGE, ODI BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIONS FORD HAS AGREED TO TAKE WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION FOR VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE PERIOD WHEN VALVES WITH INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING WERE MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN USED IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION.FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER WOULD NOT BE AN EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF AGENCY RESOURCES.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO
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