2009 Ford F-150

APPROACHING AN YELLOW LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH I HIT THE GAS PEDAL HARD FOR PASSING GEAR. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, THE ENGINE ROARING, I HAD TO STEP AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO STOP THE TRUCK SO I WOULD NOT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING FORCING ME TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK. SHOCKED, I SAT IN TRAFFIC FOR A MOMENT BEFORE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT IT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL SPEED AGAIN, FORCING ME TO AGAIN TURN OFF THE ENGINE. MY FRIEND CLIMBED OUT AND PUSHED ME OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER SITTING IN A PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES I AGAIN STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. *JS

STEERING SHAFT AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES OF ON ROAD DRIVING WAS WORN OUT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ONE LANE AND TO NEGOTIATE TURNS WITH ANY DEGREE OC CONFIDENCE . A SEARCH OF FORD FORUMS INDICATE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME TYPE OF ISSUE AS WELL AS BINDING IN THE STEERING COLUMN LIKELY DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS SAME PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADRESTS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE AND CONSTANTLY STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS A NEW DESIGN FOR SAFETY. THE DEALER STATED IF THE CONTACT FELT SO STRONGLY THAT THE HEADREST WAS SUCH A PROBLEM TO SIMPLY TURN THE HEADREST AROUND. THE CONTACT HOWEVER WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS NECK COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

ACCELERATING ON INTERSTATE ON RAMP TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED. HAD TO HEAVILY APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, PUT IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, SHUT TRUCK OFF. ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER STOPPING, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD IN CAB (ACCELERATOR UNSTICKING??). TURNED TRUCK ON, NORMAL ACCELERATION FOLLOWED. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD SPEW FROM THE FILLER NECK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,335. RK

ON OR ABOUT AUG & 2013 THE VEHICLE MENTION ABOVE WOULD START AND THEN STALL . I TOOK THE FORD F150 TO PALM BAY FORD IN PALM BAY FL. I WAS VISITING MY STEPSON AT THE TIME. I AM FORM GA. THE FORD DEALER HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. ON FEB 7 2014 THE SAME THING HAPPEN. THIS TIME THEY TOWED THE FORD TO THERE PLACE FROM MY STEPSONS HOME. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS. AND FINALLY SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE HAD FAILED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD NOT KNOW THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN. THEY CHARGED ME 652.09 FOR THE REPAIR. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THIS HAS HAPPEN TO. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN IF THIS MODULE FAILED WHEN I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT OR WORSE. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS DEVICE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE MODULE AND WHERE IS PLACED(UNDER THE SPARE TIRE) AND THE TWO DIFFERENT METALS THAT CAUSE CORROSION. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT "ALL CARS" THAT COME EQUIPPED WITH THESE NEW STYLE BRIGHT WHITE / BLUE HEADLIGHT BULBS. AND THE ENTIRE SECONDARY MARKET WHERE PEOPLE CAN PURCHASE THESE LIGHT BULBS TO REPLACE THEIR EXISTING HEADLIGHT BULBS. THE PROBLEM IS THE AT NIGHT THEY ARE DO [XXX] BRIGHT, I CAN'T TELL IF THEY ARE ON LOW OR HIGH BEAMS, I'M CONSTANTLY FLASHING MY HIGH BEAMS TO THESE CARS. THIS PAST WEEK ONE WAS SO BRIGHT THAT I COULDN'T SEE AND ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD..... THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN "OFF THEM MARKET", OR AT LEAST LIMIT THE BRIGHTNESS OR HAVE A STANDARD BRIGHTNESS (A MAXIMUM THAT HAS BEEN TESTED ON REAL PEOPLE AT NIGHT). THEY HAVE CAUSED OR TRIGGERED ME TO HAVE AN OCULAR MIGRAINE IN MY LEFT EYE, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT, SOME PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE OCULAR MIGRAINES TRIGGERED FROM BRIGHT LIGHTS HAVE THE MIGRAINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEY EYE AND CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING. I'M TELLING YOU SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. IF IT HAS HAPPENED ALREADY, NO ONE PROBABLY KNOWS WHY THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, BECAUSE NO ONE IS ASKING THE QUESTION ABOUT THESE DANGEROUS HEADLAMPS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AGE IS OF CONCERN AS WELL, THE OLDER YOU GET YOUR EYES BECOME MORE SENSITIVE TO THESE BRIGHT WHITE AND BLUE LIGHTS, IN MY MIND THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FIRST, THE FUEL DOOR FELL OFF THE TRUCK. LATER THAT EVENING I HEARD A WEIRD SUCTION SOUND COMING FROM THE FUEL DOOR AREA. IT BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH, THEN WOULD NOT WANT TO START AFTER FILL UPS. WHEN YOU WOULD STICK THE GAS NOZZLE IN THE TANK A LOUD "WHOOSH" SOUND WOULD EMIT AS IT RELIEVED PRESSURE. MY GAS GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND ALL OF THESE ISSUES EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE TANK IMPLODING/COLLAPSING ON ITSELF. THIS BENT THE FUEL PUMP AND GAS GAUGE INSIDE THE TANK. I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE WARRANTY ONLY "COVERED MOVING PARTS". I ASKED IF THE FUEL GAUGE FLOAT AND FUEL PUMP MOVED. THEY ENJOYED MY RHETORIC, BUT DECLINED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ONLY REPLACED A SENSOR THAT THREW A LEAN BANK ONE CODE AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. I DROVE IT FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO USING THE ODOMETER TO TELL ME WHEN TO FILL UP AS MY GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKED.. FAST FORWARD A YEAR AND A HALF, AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS 3 OR 4 TIMES, AND IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING TO ME AGAIN. I JUST PAID $972.19 TO A PRIVATE GARAGE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, BUT I ONLY GOT A 90 DAY WARRANTY ON THE WORK AND NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS ISSUE WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN I GOOGLED THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE TRUCK I FOUND ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, YET FORD ACTED LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. I UNDERSTAND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE TRUCK RUNNING, BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE WAY I OPERATE THE VEHICLE MADE IT DO THIS. IF I GET IN A WRECK, I SHOULD PAY TO FIX IT. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. BTW I WAS DOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT SHUT DOWN MOST RECENTLY AND TRAFFIC HAD ME BOXED IN. IT NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION JUST GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD. HAD I DIED, NO ONE WOULD HAVE QUESTIONED WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *TR