When trying to stop the vehicle it suddenly accelerated for some unknown reason. This has happened on several occasions and on one of those occasions when pulling into a parking spot it resulted in damage to the truck.
2005 Ford F-150: sudden unintended acceleration
16 of the 1,112 complaints about the 2005 Ford F-150 describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 69,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
My 2005 ford f150 has been experiencing sua, "sudden unintended acceleration" since the day I bought it new off a ford dealer lot. This is not driver error or floor mats like ford explans as the problem. Sua does exsist. Complaints peaked in 2005 ford trucks! Only have 16k miles on my vehicle but have had a number of near accidents over the years. Would gladly pay to have the problem fixed, but the answer I always get " what problem, it doesn't exsist" sua happens when trying to brake with truck in gear and in motion. Has happened in both forward and reverse mode. Can not drive any more without keeping my hand on the gear shift lever to throw into neutral when the problem occurs. Worst incident was when I nearly rear ended a stopped school bus.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While reversing at 50 MPH, the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into the front of one vehicle and the driver's side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the crash scene to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle lunged forward without warning. The contact stated that when the vehicle was idle, there was a ticking noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The failures recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle consumed excessive oil at an accelerated rate and the vehicle needed an oil change. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that while approaching a traffic light, the brakes were engaged and the vehicle surged forward. The contact mentioned that extreme force was required in order to stop the vehicle. Also, the contact stated that the safe mode and check engine light illuminate as the vehicle stalled. The contact had to wait several minutes before the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck to the bottom of the floorboard and there was a sudden acceleration failure. The contact mentioned that the brakes were depressed but failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into a boulder in a river. A police report was filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure and current mileage was 86,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that the gear was shifted into drive as the brakes were depressed when the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. In addition, the engine rpms increased excessively and without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the contact was advised that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 106,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact had to apply excessive force to the brakes and shift into neutral in order to get the vehicle to stop. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and after two days of testing, the dealer advised that he was unable to diagnose a failure within the vehicle. The vehicle was not driven during the winter, only the summer and the contact had experienced the failure for two consequent years. An engineer was sent by the manufacturer to install a vehicle registration mark (vrm) in the vehicle to monitor the failure but to no avail. The vrm was removed and the failure recurred shortly afterward. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 53,000. Updated 06/12/12*lj the consumer stated the sudden acceleraton occurred four times. Updated 06/13/12
At a stop with my foot on the brake the truck lunged forward.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While the contact was driving approximately 10 MPH and attempting to slow down, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that updates needed to be made to the computer. The updates were made but the failure continued. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.
Ltr fwd fm (va) re incident of unintended sudden acceleration fm owner of a 2005 ford f-150 truck, reply to emporia, va ofc. *tgw the consumer stated he experienced sudden acceleration about four times during the 4 1/2 he has owned the truck. There were minimal RPM's created and he was previously told to hold the truck with the brake and shift into neutral. The truck would then decelerate. However, the last time the incident occurred, the consumer was unable to stop the truck and it accelerated into an intersection. The consumer stated the incidents occurred when the vehicle was cold, or hadn't been driven very far.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that the brake pedal was to close to the gas pedal. The contact approached a red light, engaged the brake pedal and accelerator pedal simultaneously. The vehicle lunged forward just enough to hit the vehicle in front of him at 10 MPH. The current and failure mileages were 50,000. Updated 11/16/10.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Ford F-150 sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2005 Ford F-150?
16 of 1,112 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford F-150 (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2018.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Ford F-150?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Ford F-150
Power windows 180Stalling 65Check engine light 43Knocking 38Loss of power 36Engine failure 35Brake failure 29Airbag light 27Grinding brakes 23Fire or smoke 23Jerking 21No deployment 19Tire blowout 19Fuel pump 18Transmission failure 16Misfire 15Power steering loss 14Adaptive cruise 12Won't start 11Harsh shifting 10Seat belt 10Slipping 10ABS 9Ball joint 9Shudder 8Fuel smell 6Headlights 6Hesitation 6Won't shift 5
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