2010 Ford F-150

WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THEFT LIGHTS FLASH AND THE VEHICLE WON'T TURN. IF I LEAVE IT FOR SOME TIME AND COME BACK AND TRY IT, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT'S ONLY BRIEFLY, THE A/C GOES OUT BUT STILL BLOWS AIR, THE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER GO TO ZERO EVEN WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY HELD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME SAYING IT WAS WORKING FINE. ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE HASSLE AND I'VE HAD TO MISS WORK BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE-10 WHEN I DETECTED A THE ODOR OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BRAKE PADS BURNING. AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK DIDN'T RESPOND AS IT NORMALLY WOULD TURNING AND I THOUGHT MY BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND EXITED MY VEHICLE TO INSPECT MY FRONT END. WHEN I APPROACHED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE I COULD SMELL THE SOMETHING BURNING AND I COULD FEEL AND EXTREME AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING FROM THE TIRE WELL AREA. I NOTICED THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE SMOKING AND WHEN I REACHED DOWN AND TOUCHED MY WHEEL RIM IT WAS SO HOT IT BURNT MY HAND. I LATER JACKED UP THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK TO INSPECT CALIPER AND FOUND IT COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I HAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AND GET IT TO A SHOP WHERE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TSB FORD PUT OUT. I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE WAS PUT IN DANGER BECAUSE I WAS NOT WARNED ABOUT THIS TSB AND THE BRAKE PROBLEMS FORD IS EXPERIENCING. I AM EXTREMELY ANGRY THAT FORD HAS NOT MADE THIS PROBLEM MORE WIDELY KNOWN AND I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT I HAVE TO SEARCH OUT, ON MY ON, POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY FORD F-150 NEW IN AUGUST 2010. I NOTICED IN SEPTEMBER 2013, MY FUEL FILLER DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING, AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED AN INNER MECHANISM, THAT ALLOWS THE DOOR TO REMAIN CLOSED, WAS BROKEN AND NO LONGER KEPT THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS PLASTIC DOOR COSTS APPROXIMATELY $75.00 TO REPLACE, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IF THE DEALER INSTALLS IT. THE FRUSTRATING THING IS MY SON-IN-LAW, AS WELL AS MY BROTHER BOTH OWN LATE MODEL FORD F-150'S, AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD (THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIPS) HASN'T FELT THE NEED TO MAKE GOOD ON AN OBVIOUS WORKMANSHIP ISSUE, SO THE CONSUMER IS LEFT TO REPLACE THIS DOOR EVERY 3 YEARS OR SO. I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT HAVING THE DOOR COMPLETELY SECURE AND CLOSED IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP WATER AND OTHER DEBRIS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK, AS THE FUEL TANK ON THE LATE MODEL F-150'S DOES NOT HAVE A FUEL CAP. WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY RECALLS, OR PLANS FOR ONE, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HEARD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU. *TR

TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE REAR END TO START HOPPING AND SLIDING LEFT. I REGAINED CONTROL AND PUT THE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED ME TO STEER PAST A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND AN 18 WHEELER WAS ON HIS BRAKES AND WAS APPARENTLY GOING TO PASS CLOSE OR CRASH INTO MY VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH AND I DECIDED TO GO THROUGH THE DITCH AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT THROTTLE UP. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO THROTTLE UP WHICH ALSO FAILED. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO LOOK FOR DAMAGE. AMAZINGLY NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. AT THIS TIME I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND EVERYTHING WORKED AS IF NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW SPEED STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOVERED A CODE WHICH HAD BEEN STORED WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. WHEN THE CODE WAS INVESTIGATED THE INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTED THE TECHNICIANS TO REPLACE THE MEGATRONICS VALVE BODY. BEFORE A REPLACEMENT PART COULD BE ORDERED THE SERVICE MANAGER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURERS TRANSMISSION FACTORY AND WAS DIRECTED NOT TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART AND THAT THE FACTORY WOULD SEND THE REPLACEMENT PART AND TO SEND THE DEFECTIVE PART BACK TO THE FACTORY AS SOON AS IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. I WAS NEARLY KILLED DUE TO A FAULTY PART IN A TRANSMISSION AND CAN ONLY WONDER WHO MAY HAVE LOST THEIR LIFE IN THE SAME SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT I COULD NOT TRUST IT. I HAVE SOLD IT. *TR