2004 Ford F-150: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Mar 8, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 79,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. While driving approximately 65 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle involuntary accelerated. In addition, the brake system failed. The contact had to switch the vehicle to neutral and the rpms increased. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road to a complete stop. The contact pulled the fuses to the throttle and cruise control. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred even with the cruise control deactivated. The contact recurred seven other times. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

Filed Jun 24, 2015 · Acceleration · 67,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact stated that the cruise control failed to engage and disengage. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the activation switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000. Ma 08/11/15 the consumer stated the local dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. The dealer refunded the diagnostic fee. Updated 1127/2015

Filed Apr 25, 2015 · Acceleration, Transmission · KY

I noticed that the cruise control started shutting off without ever touching the brake pedal or off switch. Then sometimes it would work fine for a few minutes then just shut off. When it does that it will not come back on again till the next day. I then checked the console shifter, I was able to shift of park with out pressing the brake pedal and even engine in off position. I am worried that the truck may jump out of park and run off and hit something or someone.

Filed Feb 3, 2014 · Acceleration · 97,000 miles · MI · fire

I was on the expressway and set my cruise control at 74 MPH. When I pressed my brake pedal, the cruise control wouldn't disengage and the brake pedal became hard like a rock. I then pressed the off button to turn the cruise control off but it remained engaged. I pressed harder on the brake and was able to slow down to 65 MPH but as soon as I released the brake the vehicle gradually sped up to 74 MPH. I exited the freeway and had to put the truck in neutral to stop. When I did this the engine raced to 4500 RPM. I then put the vehicle in park and turned it off. When traffic cleared, I restarted the engine and it raced to 4500 RPM. I put the truck in drive and made a left turn into the center left turn lane and had to put the truck back in neutral while I waited for traffic to clear so I could merge. The engine raced to 4500 RPM. When traffic cleared, I put the truck back in drive and the cruise control finally disengaged. However, at this time I smelled smoke coming from the engine compartment. Since the cruise control was disengaged at this time I decided to re-enter the freeway and return home. I haven't tried the cruise control since then but I smelled smoke again this morning when I took it into the dealership. I should note that my vehicle is a 2004 f-150 heritage edition which in essence is identical to the 2003 f-150. The 2003 f-150 was recalled for a problem with the cruise control but according to ford motor the 2004 f-150 heritage wasn't. Both the dealership and ford customer service have told me that I must pay for the repair since the vehicle is out of warranty. I think it was just an oversight that the 2004 f-150 heritage wasn't recalled along with the 2003 f-150. This incident could have been much worse than it was.

Filed Apr 5, 2011 · Acceleration · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact was driving approximately 60-70 MPH with the cruise control in activation when suddenly, the cruise control failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Dec 3, 2010 · Acceleration · 86,500 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact stated that the cruise control involuntarily turned off while the contact was driving 60 MPH with it activated. He tried to turn it back on but it would not respond. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop but the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 86,500 and the current mileage was 87,900. Updated 01/13/11 *bf updated 01/24/11

Filed Nov 22, 2010 · Acceleration · 69,500 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact was driving 68 MPH with the cruise control activated when the vehicle began to buck with hesitation causing the steering wheel to shake. Suddenly, the cruise control deactivated. The following day after the failure, the gear selector would not shift out of the park gear. The actuator switch was engaged whenever shifting into park. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but they were unable to diagnose a failure code. The cruise control continued to not operate. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 69,500. Updated 01/24/11 *bf updated 03/18/11

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Acceleration · 56,000 miles · OK

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH. The cruise control failed to engage at a set speed. There were occurrences when the cruise control engaged without assistance after the vehicle was in operation for a few minutes. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunctions. The failure mileage was 56,000. The current mileage was 84,688.

Filed Oct 23, 2009 · Acceleration · 47,807 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. While using the cruise control at 68 MPH he attempted to apply the brakes, but the vehicle would not stop. He had to use the emergency brake to decelerate. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 47807. Updated 11/12/09 *cn the consumer stated he was able to use the emergency brake. Updated 11/16/09

Filed Mar 6, 2009 · Acceleration, Locks · 74,000 miles · SD

I was driving when I heard a loud pop! At that point my driver side window rolled down and couldn't be rolled back up. Ford said they would look at it for 200.00 and that was just to look at it. I tore into it myself and found the window regulator to be broken. Ford wants to charge me 198.00 for the whole assembly. This I believe to be rediculous. Also my passenger side window does not want to role up with the passenger side control so that is inopporative. One more thing my cruise control doesn't work half of the time. My major complaint though is the window regulator as this seems to be a major problem with ford components and even the ford mechanics I talk to say this is a big problem.

Filed Jan 29, 2009 · Acceleration · 40,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. While driving at an unknown speed, the cruise control activated on its own. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the set spring of the vehicle speed control needed to be replaced. Immediately after the repair, the failure resurfaced. She took the vehicle back to the dealer and they stated that she would have to replace the part again at her expense. The vehicle has not been repaired again. The failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 43,000. Updated 3/16/09 *cn the consumer stated the cruise control activated at low speeds and highway speeds and the vehicle would accelerate. Updated 03/18/09.

Filed Nov 24, 2008 · Acceleration · 83,000 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. While driving approximately 65 MPH with the cruise control activated, it failed to deactivate when pressure was applied to the brake and accelerator pedals. The speed immediately reduced to 30 MPH. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and detached the fuse from the cruise control system. The instrument panel warning indicators were not illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired at that time. The failure recurred, but the vehicle has not been repaired again. The failure mileage was 83,000 and current mileage was 84,000.