2008 Ford F-150

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,600.

WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY 2008 AND THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT BLOW COLD AT IDLE. IT WILL BLOW APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES OUT OF THE VENTS ON A 90 DEGREE DAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND BOTH CHECKED AND TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, ONLY TO ADVISE "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT" IT IS BLOWING COLD ENOUGH ACCORDING TO THEM ON MAX A/C GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SO THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO NOT CHANGE IT FROM MAX A/C. *TR

TOOK DELIVERY OF 2008 FORD F-150 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 ON 4/23/08. YESTERDAY 4/29/08 I WAS PREPARING TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT FROM A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I HAD THE SENSATION THAT I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE I WAS ADVANCING WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. WITH THE BRAKES FULLY APPLIED I CONTINUED TO ADVANCE INTO THE PARKING LOT AND I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING AT FULL THROTTLE IN PARK, I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. FROM THE TIME I EXPERIENCED THE SENSATION OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST, I ESTIMATE THE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL AT 50 FEET. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME THAT WITNESSED THE EVENT AND CONCURRED THAT THE TRUCK HAD ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, EXPLAINED THE EXPERIENCE AND AFTER CHECKING IT OUT INFORMED ME THAT NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IT HAS ABOUT 4,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. ON ABOUT 12 TO 15 OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I AM TRAVELING BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND I AM COASTING AROUND A CURVE, DOWN A HILL, OR AROUND AN ON OR OFF RAMP, WHILE COASTING AT A SPEED BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER COASTING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE IS WHEN I REALIZE THE TRUCK IS IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE RPMS GO UP AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE TRUCK WILL THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY FORD BACK TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE AND THEN BRING IT BACK. I DID NOT REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH DANGER THEY WERE PUTTING ME IN UNTIL APRIL 1, 2008 BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAD NOT EVER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS COASTING AROUND AN OFF RAMP AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. ON APRIL 1ST I WAS TRAVELING AROUND AN OFF RAMP FROM A MAJOR HIGHWAY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND TO MY SURPRISE THE TRUCK WAS IN NEUTRAL. A CAR ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK BEFORE MY TRUCK SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THIS BRAND NEW TRUCK DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND FORD DOES NOT THINK IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO INVESTIGATE MORE AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIX IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY AND THEN THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE OCCURRENCE. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE ME OR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

RE: 2008 FORD F-150 I PICKED UP A NEW FORD F-150 YESTERDAY AND HAD AN EVENT OCCUR WHILE SLOWING IN PREPARATION FOR STOPPING BEHIND A LINE OF STOPPED VEHICLES AT A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS GENTLY APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS ON A SHEET OF ICE. I COULD "FEEL" THE ABS BRAKES TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I BARELY MISSED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND A LIGHT POLE NEAR THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, SINCE I HAD TO STEER OFF OF THE ROAD AND ONTO THE SIDEWALK AREA WHERE I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SENT A MECHANIC WHO RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE AREA AND CHECKED ALL OF THE SYSTEMS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND AND THAT I MUST HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT DO THAT. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY AFTER RETURNING HOME, AND IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT VERY DIFFICULT AND UNCOMFORTABLE TO DO. I HAVE FOUND OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER F-150S. I HAD USED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE ODOMETER READ ONLY 10.4 MILES WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WAS NOT ENABLED WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT RAISE UP OR DOWN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, BUT THE TILT FEATURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL STILL WOULD NOT WORK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PARTS FOR THE REMEDY AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,499 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9.