2009 Ford F-150

MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING IT, THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING SEVERELY AND WOULD NOT POWER THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND GET IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I HAD FORTUNATELY PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER, ALL THE SERVICE WRITERS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE 5.4 HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED IT AND STATED THAT IT WAS A CAM PHASER ISSUE. HERE IS THE PROBLEM: FORD KNOWS THAT THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT BECAUSE THERE ARE 1,000S OF THESE ON THE ROAD AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY TO FIX THEM. THAT IS WHY THEY DISCONTINUED THE ENGINE. WHAT IS REALLY BAD, IS THAT THE NHTSA KNOWS ABOUT IT AS WELL. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I BARELY GOT THE TRUCK PULLED OVER ON THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 405 FREEWAY! I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. I AM GOING BACK TO MY TRUSTED TOYOTA BRAND!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO WORK AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

WHILE PASSING A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE THE THROTTLE STUCK AND ALTHOUGH NO PRESSURE WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT KEPT ACCELERATING. BY HEAVY USE OF THE BRAKE, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO TOWN, WHERE I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. IT IS STILL LOCKED ON, AS WHEN I START IT, THE RPM'S JUMP TO 4000 IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED A TOW. THIS WAS FRIGHTENING, AS I HAD MY GRANDSON IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME.

THE SIDE WALL OF TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES AND 4 YEARS OLD ARE PEALING OFF. I PURCHASED 4 TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD A LITTLE OVER 30000 MILES. 2 WERE OK. THE OTHER 2 THE SIDEWALL PEALED OFF IN CHUNKS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRES.MICHELIN OFFERED 65% DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES A YEAR AGO. 11 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES LATER THEY OFFERED ONLY A 22% DISCOUNT. THEY INDICATED I USED UP 43% OF THE TIRE LIFE IN 11 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES.

KEEP GETTING FAULT CODE "CHECK FUEL FILL INLET" THIS IS CAP LESS FUEL TANK SYSTEM. I CHECKED CAP LESS FUEL FILL INLET SEEMS OK BUT CONTINUE GETTING FAULT CODES. HUNDREDS FORD CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME ISSUE, THIS AFFECTS ALL FORD VEHICLES USING CAP LESS DESIGN. FROM WHAT I READ ON THE WEB CURRENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. WARRANTY GROUP AND OPEN A CASE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS THE FAULT CODE. I WAS A DESIGN ENGINEER AT JOHN DEERE FOR 13 YEARS, A PROBLEM FUEL STORAGE COULD BE DANGEROUS AND FATAL. FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM L SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AND RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY DURING DEVELOPMENT & TESTING FOR THIS TRUCK. I HOPE NHTSA ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND GET THIS ISSUE RECALL LIST. THANK YOU. [XXX]4/14/2016. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE RESUMED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 05/06/16*LJ UPDATED 05/29/18*JB *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FELT ABNORMAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT ALMOST TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. CONSUMER NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE I-10, EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC MOVING AT 20 - 25 MPH. ENGINE MADE A SERIES OF REVVING NOISES. TRIED TO APPLY BREAKS TO MERGE OVER. BREAK PEDDLE WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. STUCK IN UP POSITION. I APPLIED BOTH FEET AND PRESSED FULL PRESSURE. WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WOULD NOT STOP. ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY MOVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I WOULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AFTER SEVERE RAIN, WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER LEAKED INTO THE HEADLINER OF THE VEHICLE. A STRONG MILDEW ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 09/05/2017*JS *TR