2010 Ford F-150

I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON (60 OR 70 DEGREES OUTSIDE) AND HEARD A VERY LOUD POP. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE BACK WINDOW IT HAD EXPLODED (SHATTERED COMPLETELY WITH NO SPIDER WEB CRACKS) AND NO ONE DRIVING NEARBY, CUTTING GRASS, WALKING, ETC - THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND, NOTHING NEXT TO THE TRUCK OR IN THE BED THAT COULD HAVE HIT THE WINDOW. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE IN MULTIPLE FORUMS AND FOUND THAT A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING TO 2010 F-150S WITH REAR DEFROSTER ON. THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT COMPANY IN TOWN ALSO STATED THEY HAD REPLACED 3 OR 4 WINDOWS THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I'M LUCKY NO ONE WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE WINDOW BECAUSE SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS FELL INTO THE SEAT AND INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE GASKET AROUND THE LAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

VEHICLE STALLED AS IF OUT OF FUEL, DESPITE HAVING BEEN RECENTLY FILLED WITH GAS. FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM (TANK LEVEL GAGE AND RANGE COMPUTER) INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS USING FUEL AT MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN NORMAL. FOR EXAMPLE, NORMAL RANGE OF THIS TRUCK WHEN 36 GALLON TANK IS FULL IS APPROXIMATELY 570 MILES. AFTER 250 MILES, GAUGE WAS SHOWING TANK OUT OF FUEL AND RANGE COMPUTER WAS INSTRUCTING ME TO REFUEL. REFILLING ONLY REQUIRED 15 GALLONS, INDICATING REDUCED TANK STORAGE CAPACITY. AFTER PERFORMING RESEARCH VIA INTERNET, SUSPECTED BENT FUEL PUMP MOUNT DUE TO FAILED TANK PURGE VALVE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE WHO FOUND STORED P-1450 CODE WHICH INDICATED A PRIOR FAILURE OF THE FUEL VENT PURGE VALVE. DEALER DROPPED THE TANK, REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND VERIFIED THAT THE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR THE PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN SEVERELY BENT WHEN TANK COLLAPSED UNDER ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. NEGATIVE GAGE PRESSURE INSIDE OF TANK CAUSED PLASTIC FUEL TANK TO COLLAPSE, SEVERELY BENDING FUEL PUMP MOUNTING HARDWARE WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED OF TWO 3/16" DIAMETER STEEL RODS. APPARENTLY THE PURGE VALVE FAILED AND EITHER THERE IS NO PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM, OR IT FAILED. DEALER REPLACED PUMP AND PURGE SOLENOID VALVE AT OWNER COST OF $950+. DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO LIABILITY FROM EITHER DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. MY CONCERNS IS SIMPLE....HOW CAN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM ALLOW THE TANK TO COLLAPSE AT ALL? MY CASE RESULTED IN PUMP HARDWARE DAMAGE, BUT IT SEEM VERY PLAUSIBLE THAT FUEL TANK DAMAGE OR FAILURE IS VERY POSSIBLE, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SPILLED FUEL AND FIRE. *JB

I OWN A FORD F150 LARIAT 4X4 WITH A 5.4 ENGINE, 3.55 GEARS AND 38,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE ENGINES RPM'S INCREASED TO AT LEAST 5000 RPM, WHEN I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WE I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WENT INTO A LOCKDOWN MODE WITH THE ENGINE AND WRENCH ICONS ILLUMINATING. I LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND CALLED THE DEALER FOR A TOW. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP IF POSSIBLE AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A FAULTY COMPUTER (MECHATRONIC) THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CONTROLLER IN STOCK AND RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE UNIT REPLACED IN MY HOME TOWN. THE DEALER IN MY HOMETOWN CLAIMS THAT THE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND I NEED TO MONITOR THE TRUCK FOR RECURRENCE. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND IT SOUNDS AS IF THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN ON THE 2010 MODEL. YOUR SUGGESTIONS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE MODULE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE BSM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO RESPONSE. UPDATED 10-24-13 *BF THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AFTER MUCH CHECKING AND TESTING. THE MAF SENSOR WAS BAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO CODE THROWN, AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS COMPLETE AND INSTANT POWER FAILURE. UPDATED 10/29/13