Power Train Problem on the 2006 FORD F-150
Car problem(s) with the 2006 FORD F-150.
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Problem with Power Train
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Apr 29, 2019 - Neenah, WI - Power Train
I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY I BACK OUT TO BACK IN BACK IN TO UNLOAD MY FOURWHEELER AN THE TRUCK WOULDN'T MOVE, I TAPPED THE FUEL A COUPLE TIMES AN SOUND LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FEBRUARY
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Mar 23, 2018 - Del Valle, TX - Power Train
THE MECHANIC SAID I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, IT IS AN AUTOMATIC 4.6L MOTOR AND DOES NOT GET 4RD OR 4TH GEAR. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WHEN IT REACHED 40MPH IT WOULD NOT GO I HAD TO SWITCH TO 2ND GEAR.
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Nov 17, 2017 - Groton, MA - Power Train
TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY SHIFTING OR KIND OF GET STOCK THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 80000 MILES AND DOING IT AGAIN
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Jun 05, 2015 - Mannington, WV - Driveline, Driveshaft
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND LOOSENED UP AT RANDOM TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
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May 28, 2015 - La Jose, PA - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, ONLY NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCHES AND BANDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,854. UPDATED 7/16/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAIL SHAFT HOUSING HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE/CRACK WITH. THE REPAIRMAN BELIEVED THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS NO WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION, BEARING OR SEALS. UPDATED 08/04/15
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Feb 05, 2015 - Hobart, NY - Power Train
FORD'S IWE SOLENOID HAS A TENDENCY TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO A POOR DESIGN. TSB 06-8-15 WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THESE SOLENOIDS, BUT ONLY IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND ONLY IF IT WAS GIVING A PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS IN STORAGE FOR 5 YEARS AND AFTER IT WAS BROUGHT OUT AND TO NY, THE WATER LEAKED ON THE SOLENOID DUE TO THE INADEQUATE DESIGN, CAUSING THE IWE'S TO MALFUNCTION. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IT DID BUT DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD, IT CAUSED ME TO FEEL LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER SMALL SPEED BUMPS WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I'M AFRAID THAT IF THIS FAILED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IT COULD CAUSE THE IWE TO ENGAGE AND POSSIBLY LOCK UP ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES.
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Jan 05, 2015 - Vancouver, WA - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 3/4/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS A FAULTY SOLENOID. UPDATED 10/15/2015
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Oct 14, 2014 - Rockwell, IA - Driveline, Differential Unit
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID NEEDED TO BE REFILLED. THE FLUID WAS REPLENISHED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,678.
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Oct 07, 2014 - El Cerrito, CA - Automatic Transmission
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TRAVELING OVER APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
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Jun 16, 2014 - Phoenix, AZ - Power Train
MY TRUCK WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE 74,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
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Jul 09, 2013 - Dunlow, WV - Power Train
WENT TO BACK UP AND NO REVERSE.
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Jun 10, 2013 - Colorado Springs , CO - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WHILE AT A STOP AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD DEVELOPED A PLANETARY NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,800.
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Mar 25, 2013 - Reedsville, PA - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
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Jan 22, 2013 - Campbell, MN - Power Train
MY 2006 FORD F150 HAS THE POSITRACTION REAR END. ITS WENT OUT AROUND 25000 TO 30000 MILES, WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER FIXED IT NO CHARGE. NOW THE TRUCK HAS A LITTLE OVER 62000 MILES AND THE REAR END HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES ON THE REAR END. WARRANTY WAS UP AT 60000 MILES SO ITS NO LONGER COVERED. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ITS HAPPENED ON THE SAME TRUCK.
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May 21, 2012 - Florence, KY - Power Train
TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE OUTER SHEATH WAS MELTED ON EXHAUST SYSTEM. CABLE HAD UNKNOWINGLY COME LOOSE OF A RETAINING CLIP AND WAS THEN ALLOWED TO CONTACT HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MELTED THE OUTER PLASTIC OF SHIFT CABLE CAUSING THE SHIFT SELECTOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. SHIFT SELECTOR COULD BE PLACED IN PARK BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE IN PARK; IF I HAD NOT REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM I COULD HAVE BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK WHEN IT WAS NOT AND THE TRUCK COULD HAVE ROLLED FREELY. TRUCK IS A WELL MAINTAINED 2006 FORD F150 CREW CAB 4X4 WITH THE COLUMN SHIFTER.
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Mar 05, 2012 - Fort Gay, WV - Power Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,500.
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Feb 10, 2012 - Denver, CO - Power Train
THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME SPARK PLUG. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/21/2011 AT 82781 MILES. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY MIKE NAUGHTON FORD IN AURORA CO. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A SLEEVE INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD TO REINSTALL A NEW SPARK PLUG. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CYLINDER HEAD ONLY HAS 3-4 THREADS FOR THE SPARK PLUG TO SCREW INTO.
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Feb 02, 2012 - Newalla, OK - Driveline, Center Support Bearing
I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE GEARS AND THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BEARINGS AND SEALS IN THE REAR END - ON A TRUCK THAT HAD 87,000 MILES. EVERY DEALERSHIP I'VE SPOKEN TO HAS TALKED ABOUT THE CHEAP BEARINGS IN THE FRONT AND REAR END ON THESE FORD F-150'S. 18,000 MILES AGO I HAD TO FIX THE FRONT END.
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Nov 02, 2011 - Nacogdoches , TX - Power Train
TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN HIGH GEAR WHEN OVERDRIVE IS ACTIVE.
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Sep 06, 2011 - Milwaukee, WI - Axle Assembly, Axle Shaft, Seal
2006 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR END OVERHAUL BEARINGS REPAIR THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR PINION SEALS WERE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE QUALITY OF WORK OR THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE DEALER AND FORD HAVE AGREED TO CUT THE BILL IN HALF TO $650.
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Sep 06, 2011 - Milwaukee, WI - Driveline, Center Support Bearing
2006 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR END OVERHAUL BEARINGS REPAIR THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR PINION SEALS WERE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE QUALITY OF WORK OR THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE DEALER AND FORD HAVE AGREED TO CUT THE BILL IN HALF TO $650.
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Jun 01, 2011 - Farmersville Station, NY - Driveline, Differential Unit
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR COVER ON THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND CAUSED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE REAR COVER AND OIL WAS ADDED FOR LUBRICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 UPDATED 09/16/11
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Oct 18, 2010 - Lake Saint Louis , MO - Automatic Transmission
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE ONLY TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE INSTEAD OF THE SEVEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN; THE DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING SO MUCH OIL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,423. UPDATED 01/13/11 THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ET THE VEHICLE OUT OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS MAKING A SCRAPING NOISE DUE TO LACK OF OIL. UPDATED 03/31/11
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Jun 11, 2010 - San Antonio , TX - Driveline
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE AT 30-50 MPH THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. UPDATED 08/09/10
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May 25, 2010 - Emerson, NE - Clutch Assembly
GLAZE ON REAR END CLUTCH CAUSING TRUCK TO DRIVE INCORRECTLY...CONTACTED COMPANY AND THEY HAD A POSSIBLE RESOLUTION THAT DIDN'T WORK....WORRIED THAT THE REAR END WILL LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING CAUSING A WRECK!!
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Mar 31, 2010 - Jacksonville, FL - Power Train
SPARK PLUGS FAIL AND ENGINE STOPS. PLUGS CAN'T BE REPLACED;LONG SHAFT SEIZES TO HEAD WALLS. SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEM FOR 100,000 MILES.DANGEROUS DESIGN OF PLUGS FOR ALL FORD F-150 5.4 V-8 ; AS LOSS OF STEERING,BRAKES WITH ENGINE FAILURE.
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Mar 26, 2010 - Omaha, NE - Driveline, Differential Unit
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERIENTIAL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THE REAR WHEELS FELT AS IF THEY WERE SLIDING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE NO TRACTION. HE HAD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. THE CONTACT+S MAJOR CONCERN WAS THAT ONE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IF THE REAR FUNCTIONED IN THIS MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
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Feb 17, 2010 - Hernando, MS - Power Train
I PURCHASED A FORD F-150 IN 2006. I AM AT MY 100,000 MAINTENANCE AND THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE TO BE CHANGED. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FORD REPAIR SHOP WHO TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING MY TRUCK IN 24 HOURS EARLY TO SOAK THE PLUGS BECAUSE THEY WILL BREAK IN THE MOTOR AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM REMOVED. I FOLLOWED THERE INSTRUCTIONS ON MONDAY MORNING AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO THEM. THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE HEAD OFF MY MOTOR TO REMOVE THE PLUGS AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO ME. IT DOES NOT SEEM FAIR TO ME THAT IF FORD MECHANICS PUT FORD PLUGS INTO THERE FORD TRUCKS AND WHEN THERE FORD MECHANICS TRY TO REMOVE THE FORD PLUGS FROM THE FORD VEHICLE THEY BREAK AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES.
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Feb 11, 2010 - Penn Hills, PA - Power Train
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD F150, THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE MELTED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE MANIFOLD. THIS CAUSE THE TRUCK TO STOP. I COULD NOT START THE TRUCK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER BY FLATBED.
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Dec 15, 2009 - Del City, OK - Power Train
IWE SOLENOID FAILS TO ENGAGE 4WD SYSTEM. 1ST FAILURE DURING ICE STORM. DEALER REPLACED IWE. 2ND FAILURE 6 MO'S LATER, DEALER REPLACED IWE ADDED "BARE BOND TAPE" TO COVER OVER SOLENOID. 3RD/4TH FAILURE HAS OCCURRED DURING RAINY CONDITIONS OR AFTER I WASHED THE TRUCK. THE 4WD WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OVER 5 MILES. VEHICLE BACK AT DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 12 MONTH PERIOD.
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Oct 23, 2009 - Cleveland, OH - Driveline, Driveshaft
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE HEARD CLANGING NOISES IN THE REAR END OF THE AXLE. HE THEN PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS WHILE DRIVING, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE CARRIER BEARING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WERE LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED , THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW DRIVE SHAFT FOR $750.00 PLUS LABOR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29000. UPDATED 11/12/09 UPDATED 11/16/09
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Oct 23, 2009 - Cleveland, OH - Driveline
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE HEARD CLANGING NOISES IN THE REAR END OF THE AXLE. HE THEN PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS WHILE DRIVING, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE CARRIER BEARING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WERE LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED , THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW DRIVE SHAFT FOR $750.00 PLUS LABOR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29000. UPDATED 11/12/09 UPDATED 11/16/09
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Oct 06, 2009 - Myrtle Beach, SC - Automatic Transmission
LAST YEAR MY BRAKES FAILED ON MY FORD F-150 2006, FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE BY THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. LAST MONTH MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP ON THE SAME TRUCK, ALMOST CAUSING HER TO GO OVER A BRIDGE, THE RAIL STOPPED HER. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE.
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Jun 17, 2009 - Independence, IA - Driveline
THE INTEGRATED WHEEL END SOLENOID IS PRONE TO WATER FROM THE COWL DRAINING ONTO IT, THUS SHORTING OUT AND ALLOWING THE 4X4 VACUUM SYSTEM TO LOSE VACUUM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK'S FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM ENGAGES UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL HUBS. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE DEALERSHIP COSTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, REQUIRING A NEW IWE SOLENOID, VACUUM SYSTEM, AND FRONT HUBS.
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May 27, 2009 - Winchester, KY - Power Train
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HE EXPERIENCED UNWARRANTED FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGEMENT, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IWE SOLENOID AND THE ACTUATOR. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,387.
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Oct 28, 2008 - Sewell, NJ - Power Train
I DRIVE A 2006 FORD F150. IN JULY 2007 I STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM MY FRONT WHEELS. I BROUGHT IT TO HOLMAN FORD IN TURNERSVILLE NEW JERSEY. THEY REPLACED AUTO 4WD VACUUM SOLENOID. NOW 15 MONTHS LATER THE NOISE IS BACK AND THEY SAID THEIR PARTS AND LABOR WARRANTY IS ONLY GOOD FOR 12 MONTHS. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A DEFECT.
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Aug 01, 2008 - Dingmans Ferry, PA - Power Train
I HAVE A 06 FORD F150 THAT I PARKED THEN REMOVED THE KEYS 5 MINS. LATER HOP IN TO START MY TRUCK I WOULD NO TURN OVER . I HAD POWER THE TRUCK READ THAT IT WAS IN PARK . CALL FORD FOR ROAD SIDE AT 39,000 I WAS TOLD THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ROAD SIDE SO MY HUSBAND SHOWED UP HE COULD SEE WHY IT WAS DOING THIS? UNTIL HE PUSHED OFF THE TRUCK AND IT ROLLED BACK THEN IT STARTED CALLED A DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENT THEY COULDN'T SEE THE UNTIL 4 DAYS LATER AND IT HAPPEN 2 MORE TIMES AND THE DEALER TELLS ME I WARRANTY AND THEY STILL WANT TO CHARGE ME $155.00 FOR TO HOUR LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM.
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May 16, 2008 - Broken Arrow, OK - Automatic Transmission
WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, 3 DIFFERENT TIMES JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN HEAR GRINDING NOISE.
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Apr 01, 2008 - Negaunee, MI - Power Train
ONCE, WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND ALSO ONCE WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE ENGINE HAS GONE TO (NEARLY?) FULL THROTTLE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT BY STANDING ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTING BACK TO NEUTRAL (THROTTLE RETURNED TO IDLE).
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Apr 21, 2007 - South Sioux City, NE - Automatic Transmission
2006 FORD F-140 TRITION 5.4 LITER FLEX FUEL V-8 ENGINE AND 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS AND WHEN MERGING WITH HIGHWAY / INTERSTATE TRAFFIC.
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Aug 18, 2006 - Ingleside, TX - Automatic Transmission
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BOGGED DOWN PRIOR TO THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PASSING GEAR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER, ALONG WITH A 2 SECOND DELAY PRIOR TO THE PASSING GEAR ACTIVATION. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ONLY DURING ACCELERATION AND IN OVERDRIVE. WHEN OUT OF OVERDRIVE, THE PASSING GEAR ACTIVATED INSTANTLY IN 3RD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD A FRIEND WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WHICH WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN ON 08/04/06. THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 9/13/2006 -
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Aug 18, 2006 - Ingleside, TX - Automatic Transmission
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE PASSING GEAR BOGGED DOWN. AFTER TWO SECONDS, THE PASSING GEAR KICKED IN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED AND DETERMINED THE WAS VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. UPDATED 9/13/2006 -
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Feb 22, 2006 - Richmond, TX - Automatic Transmission
I GOT THE TRUCK JANUARY 06, 2006 FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK AND WENT HOME WITH THE TRUCK. THE SALESPERSON HAD TOLD ME THAT I WAS BUYING THE TRUCK. WHEN THEY SEND ME MY FIRST PAYMENT I REALIZE THAT I WAS NOT BUYING THE TRUCK IN REALITY I WAS LEASING THE TRUCK. THE SALESPERSON COMPLETELY JUST LIED TO ME. AS SOON AS I FOUND OUT HOW I WAS LIED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP I RETURN THE TRUCK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NOW HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR THE TRUCK IF I DON'T EVEN HAVE IT.
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Feb 01, 2006 - Blue Grass, IA - Power Train
2006 F150 FX 4 -4X4 SUPER CAB 5.4 L. I TRADED THE EXACT SAME TRUCK IN AN 04 MODEL YEAR FOR THIS 2006. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX ( FOR 3 MODEL YEARS ) : DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION, DRIVE TRAIN HOWL/WHINE. THE 04 WAS IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES WITH NO FIX. MY 06 IN THE DEALERSHIP NOW. I HAVEN'T MADE THE FIRST PAYMENT OR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. PROBLEMS NOT PRESENT ON TEST DRIVE. STARTED AT 500 MILES. OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE : BRAKE PEDAL IS MUSH. IT NEVER FIRMS UP. IT WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. DOORS WONT SHUT WITHOUT SLAMMING. SUPER CAB DOORS WONT SHUT TIGHT WITHOUT PUSHING TOP IN. MY BEST FUEL ECONOMY IS 13 MPG HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE ON. THE "NEW" F150'S ARE A DISGRACE TO THE FORD NAME. $ 38,000 P.O.S. !! MY LAST FORD.
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