2010 Ford F-150

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE SO HE TURNED IT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TO FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATION FAILED AND WOULD NOT LIGHT UP; THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE SPEED AT WHICH HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2010 FORD F-150 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND AND DOWNSHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST. OFTEN TIMES SO HARD IT CHIPS THE TIRES. ON WET ROADS THIS WILL CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHUTTER AT 30 MPH. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION IS IN 09-11 F150 AND EXPEDITIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED SO HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE IT TO ROLL TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. AFTER REPEATED RESTARTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM SIXTH GEAR TO FIRST GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE PARKED, PARKING LOTS AND TAIL LIGHTS STAY ON DESPITE SWITCH POSITION, THEN WHEN TRUCK PUT IN DRIVE, RADIO GOES OUT... THEN WIPERS FAIL TO WORK, ILLUMINATED ODOMETER FLASHES ALONG WITH 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT. DEALER CLAIMS WATER IN GEM PANEL???? INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR WITH MORE DANGEROUS RESULTS, SUCH AS BEING LOCKED IN CAR WHEN POWER LOCKS FAIL OR WIPERS FAIL DURING RAINSTORMS. FORD ISSUED SPEC. MSG TO DEALER #15773 AND KNOWS OF PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT HASN'T NOTIFIED OWNERS TO FIX BEFORE DAMAGE OCCURS TO FUSES AND A MAJOR REPAIR IS NEEDED. THEY CLAIM WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER, BUT LEAKS OCCURRED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD BUT PROBLEMS DIDN'T MANIFEST UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF WHEN A 108 POUND PERSON IS SITTING CORRECTLY IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WE RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO TUTTLE CLICK FORD IN IRVINE FOR INSPECTION. THEY SAID THAT THERE WHERE NO ERROR CODES SO THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE ANY SENSORS BECAUSE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL ONLY REIMBURSE THEM IF A PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMS THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY NONSENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US WITHOUT BEING FIXED. THIS IS A 10 MONTH OLD VEHICLE WITH 3550 MILES. *TR