2010 Ford F-150

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE NEW WITH VARIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HARSH SHIFTING, SHUDDER, AND NOW THE DRIVETRAIN LOCKING UP OR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTING, ETC. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REMOVED TWICE FOR EVALUATION AND INSPECTION. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 2/2/12 THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DECELERATED TO A STOP, REAR WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP AFTER SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON BRAKE PEDAL PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN. THE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED IN ROAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FROM INCIDENT. FORD RESPONDS THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; THEREFORE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS RECOMMENDED. WEB MESSAGE BOARDS REPORT A SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS VIOLENT DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT ON VEHICLE SAFETY, DECLINING TO COMMENT EITHER BECAUSE THE PERSON SPEAKING FOR THEM IS NOT QUALIFIED, OR THAT THEY CANNOT ASSESS UNLESS THEY CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, I WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER OWNING MY TRUCK FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS I BEGAN TO NOTICE A MUSTY SMELL. LAST WEEKEND MY KIDS WERE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT AND NOTICED WATER POOLED ON THE CENTER SEATBELT FRAME. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW WAS PARTIALLY OPENED, BUT IT WASN'T. BESIDES IT WAS NO WHERE NEAR WHERE THE WATER WAS POOLING. THEN WE NOTICED IN BOTH CORNERS OF THE HEADLINER DARK WATER STAINS. JUST BY LOOKING AT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT IS THE MOLDING THAT EXTENDS ABOUT 18 INCHES UP THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. I'M THINKING IT WASN'T PROPERLY SEALED ON THE ROOF. I AM SURE IT HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE DAY ONE,BUT WITH THE DROUGHT HERE IN HOUSTON FOR THE LAST YEAR I AM JUST NOW NOTICING SINCE IT RAINS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. FORD IS SAYING IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. EXCUSE ME BUT WHY IS THIS CONSIDERED WARRANTY WORK WHEN IT IS CLEARLY CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE TRUCK. FIRST TIME FORD OWNER BUT NEVER AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO EXPLAIN ALL THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM SPEEDS AFTER BRAKING OR COMING TO A STOP. MOST RECENTLY WHILE BRAKING FOR A TURN, RIGHT HAND FORK AT ABOUT 35 MPH, ENGINE STALLED LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COMMON FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. ALL 3 LOCAL FORD DEALERS ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. I AM SURE THAT IS WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT IT, BUT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. IT IS A 2010 "NEW" TRUCK AND I WONT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT WITH THE KIDS BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY AND INCREASED IN SPEED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 8,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO START GETTING. REAL TOUCHY AND ALMOST PUT YOU IN THE WINDSHIELD. TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND. WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL ON THE NEWER MODELS, AFTER SUGGESTING IT FELT LIKE THE TRAILER ASSIST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS RELEASING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR EVEN SHOWED ME A PRINTED NOTE ON MY BILL THAT STATED THERE WAS NO SERVICE CONCERN. ALSO HAVING TRANSMISSION FLUTTER WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR TO MAKE A TURN. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS THEN DROPS INTO A GEAR. ALSO EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE BODY ALSO BOUNCES BAD ENOUGH WHERE IT WILL GET TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. I ONLY HAVE 26,000 MI ON THE TRUCK AND DRIVE HIGHWAY. TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY OFF THE STREET AND THE BODY SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF THE FRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SIX OR SEVEN OCCASIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

PROBLEMS INCURRED SECOND DAY OF DRIVING...INTO FORD DEALER @ 1800 MILES...NOW 30,000.SEVERE TRANSMISSION HITS @ START & STOP VIOLENT SLAMMING BETWEEN GEARS AND WHEN DOWSHIFTING COMPLETE SLIPAGE/DISENGAGEMENT WHEN BACKING UP SLIGHT GRADE. LEFT FRONT BRAKE DRAGS WITH WHEEL SLIDING ON ICE-SNOW, BRAKE LININGS SMOKE AND SMELL AND ROTOR 386 DEGREES WITH OTHERS @ 124-160. IN TO 3-DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES AND WITH FACTORY FORD TECHNICIAN ONCE AND TOLD TWICE BY FORD DEALER SHOP MANAGERS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN...WILL DO. "ALL" SAY THEY'VE RE-PROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND CLEARED THE LEARNING CURVE. NO CODES STORED OR SEEN....FORD HAS TRIED TO TELL ME BASICALLY...I'M NUTS AND EVERYTHING IS FINE...HAVE FOUR WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OTHER DRIVERS OF MY TRUCK AS TO WHAT THEY'VE INCURRED...MAKES NO DIFFERENC. HAVE FILED WITH BBB AND GOING TO ARBITRATION, WHICH FROM WHAT ALL THE OTHER FORD F150 OWNERS ARE SAYING...WILL BE AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY...AND TIME. HAVE GIVEN FORD DIAGRAMS SHOWING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS....HAVE GIVEN FORD WRITTEN AND VERBAL DESCRIPTIIONS OF UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS IT HAPPENS AND TO DRIVE UNDER SAME AND EXPIERENCE FOR THEMSELVES...THEY "ALL" REFUSE TO ENTER MY COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS ONTO WORK ORDER OR DRIVE IT UNDER CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. HAVE NO IDEA WHY 3-400,000 FORD F150 OWNERS DO NOT FILE A CLASS ACTION...ONLY WAY FORD WILL RESPOND.........WILL NOT...CANNOT DRIVE ON ICE/SNOW FOR FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL WHEN BOTH BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-F150 XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER AND THE WIRING BLOCKS NEEDED REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES AFTER REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,900.