The truck started cutting out and acting like it was not getting any fuel. We continued to drive the truck home and turned the truck off. The next day went out to start truck did not want to start had it towed to ford dealer. They said due to fuel injection malfunction the motor had to be replaced.
2005 Ford F-150 fuel system complaints
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While operating vehicle in cold conditions or on cold starts the engine races. Also during this time as you try and apply the brakes the motor races and if in gear it will surge/leap forward. This cause the vehicle to crash into a block wall and damage the front end of the truck.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. It was maneuvered off the road and later driven to the dealer who determined the fuel injectors failed causing engine damage resulting in the engine needing to be replaced.
2005 f150 rwd vehicle has been into ford repair 3 times for brakes (parking brake, ABS). One occasion the temperature of the lt rear hub was 385 degrees f by inferred thermometer. Another occasion rt rear was too hot to touch after sitting for an hour. This vehicle has aluminum rims that the dealer states show no damage. Also unknown is what this temperature may have caused to the rear bearings, seals and other brake components (calipers). Abs light intermittent on and driveablity was intolerable with shaking and vibration. Fuel consumption got worse by 30%. Vehicle taken to dealer and parts were replaced (rotor, ABS sensor, parking brake reattached) , parking brakes was found disconnected in the semi locked position on the second return, missed on first return. Unable to get old parts.
My wife was at a complete stop at a red light in the left turn lane. She is driving a ford f150 truck, with less than 6,000 miles. While waiting at the light, the engine began accelerating unexpectedly. She had her foot on the brake and this initially held the vehicle in place. The acceleration continued to increase and she pressed harder on the brake petal, in an effort to keep the vehicle from moving forward. The vehicle's acceleration increased and the vehicle lurched forward, striking the stopped vehicle in front of her. No one was hurt and I had the vehicle towed to the ford dealership. The service tech at the dealership, told me that it could be a number of problems with the fuel injection system. It should be noted that the day before, I was driving the truck and while stopped at a red light, I thought I heard the engine running in a loud or rough manner. I turned the radio off and listened intently. I check the gauges and they were find. The light changed and I drove forward and the funny noise went away. Could this have been an indication of bad things to come? Finally, I found a similar incident on the federal safety agency complaint site, dated september 8, 2005. The incident on that date is almost exactly what happened to my wife.
Dt*: the contact stated while the heater is engaged gas fumes are detected in the vehicle. In an attempt to remedy the problem the dealer replaced the fuel injectors, spark plugs, starter, fly wheel, transfer case, and catalytic converter with no success.
Shuddering, shaking, rough idle, banging when re-applying gas after coasting and stalling at intersections. Then manufacturer has replaced 5 fuel injectors so far and the truck is running rough again. I have 23k miles.
Dt*: the contact stated while sitting inside the vehicle there was an odor of gasoline. The vehicle was inspected by the local dealership, and they replaced 7 fuel injectors, 8 spark plugs, and ordered a fuel rail. These attempts to solve the problem have been unsuccessful. *ak updated 01/25/06.
Runaway throttle/un-commanded acceleration event. Brand new vehicle, only 110 miles on odometer. While waiting for a stoplight with right foot on brake and transmission in drive, engine began accelerating unexpectedly. Neither I nor anything else in the vehicle was pressing on the accelerator in any way. The un-commanded acceleration increased. I pressed harder on the brakes and the acceleration continued to increase, to the point that the rear wheels broke loose and started to squeal (this is a rwd vehicle). Then I moved the transmission selector to neutral, at which time the torque to the rear wheels was removed. The engine raced to about 3000-3500 RPM as observed on the tach and then returned to normal idle. At this point everything was normal, so I continued to drive to work since I was very close. No further problems were noted. I parked the vehicle in our parking lot and called the dealer (berge ford, mesa, az) for further advice. All of this happened within about a three second period. The vehicle had been started from cold at about 6:30 am after being parked in garage overnight (on board thermometer read 89 f when I started out). Runaway throttle event occurred after driving about five miles. Air conditioning was on the entire time.
I purchased a 2005 ford f150 (lobo edition) in san antonio texas in june 2005. We picked it up a week later so they could install a bedliner.on the way home I came to a stoplight,pressed the brake, and the truck started reving(like I was pressing the gas too!) so I was at the red light and had my foot on the brake and the truck was acting like it wanted to take off! My husband drove it and it happened to him 3 times(the first time I was with him). While my husband was coming to a stop, the truck accelerated (while he had his foot on the brake!) he almost drove completely into a ditch. The last time it happened he was in reverse with his foot on the brake. We called ford and they picked it up and took it to the nearest service center. The truck only has 80 miles on it. The ford service manager in uvalde texas called me yesterday and said they cannot reproduce the problem so they don't know how to fix it.
Dt: the consumer received recall 05v266000 on 6/25/05. Concerning fuel system. There was a potential fire hazard, the consumer called the dealership on 6/29, and they stated they did not have the parts, and they didn't know when they will receive the parts. They told the consumer to keep calling. The consumer called ford and reported the problem on 6/30/05. A reprensative told owner that there was nothing ford could do to get parts any faster. When the owner asked who would be responsible if the truck caught on fire, the representative reported that it would be his insurance company that had to pay. Owner felt that this was irresponsible on ford's part.
I am a inspector of final assembly at the milan visteon plant in milan, mi responsible for the final inspection of ford f-150 fuel tanks. These tanks are currently involved in a safety recall due to process failures in the themoforming stages. I have been ordered by my supervisors to circumvent quality checklists and have been told to place missed identification stickers on tanks as well as quality check verification marks directly on the tanks regardless of my direct knowledge of theses quality steps happening in order to meet production goals.
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