2005 Ford F-150: harsh or hard shifting

Filed May 9, 2019 · Fuel system, Transmission · 50,000 miles · CA

Transmission clunks. Truck stalls in traffic because of throttle body problems. It has been an on going problem over the past several years.

Filed Aug 23, 2012 · Airbags, Steering · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired at the owner's expense, even though there was a recall issued for the similar defect under the federal safety agency campaign id number 11v107000 (air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module). The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. In addition, the steering wheel would emit a loud clunking and rattling noise when the vehicle was in operation. The steering wheel would also lock whenever the vehicle was being driven for over a period of twenty minutes and eventually unlock when the engine was shut off. There was a technical service bulletin pertaining to the federal safety agency item number 10014252 (steering). The steering wheel was repaired by the dealer and the problem continued to occur. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Aug 14, 2012 · Steering · 116,000 miles · IL

The truck loses its power steering capability after about 10-15min of driving down the road. If a turn needs to be made,the steering wheel freezes without notice, which causes panic; additionally, it rattles and clunks as it is manually maneuvered. It becomes necessary to quickly strong-arm the steering wheel, in hopes of forcibly completing the turn so that it doesn't go off the path possibly crashing into something or someone. Ford has issued a tsb #05-9-23 pertaining to this issue. Why is a mechanical problem that can be so dangerous to the driver, passengers and others not identified as a recall vs. A tsb?

Filed Oct 27, 2011 · Transmission · 127,000 miles · MA

I was coming to a stop when the transmission would not release from gear and then finally did with a loud clunk. When I went to drive forward the engine revved up and then jumped into gear jumping the truck forward. There was no warning for a transmission failure it all of a sudden lost all gears. The mechanic at the ford dealership said it was a known issue to them and that one of the internal seals probably broke and caused a "catastrophic transmission failure."

Filed Sep 19, 2010 · Visibility · 140,000 miles · FL

I have had issues with a "clunk" sound when the window rolls all the way up. Today as the window went up there was an even louder "clunk" sound and then the window slowly sunk back into the door. It was so loud that it sounded as if the glass itself broke causing me to flinch away. Luckily there were no injuries associated with it. The problem is with the window regulator. Apparently there are hundreds/thousands of complaints of similar issues with the 2004/2005 models. When I called the ford dealership and described the problem they immediately knew what it was and said that it was common.

Filed Apr 3, 2010 · Visibility · 60,000 miles · WI

Power window regulator failure on 2005 f150. Was driving and tried to adjust window and it crashed down into bottom of door. The large "clunk" was very distracting and startled me while driving 65 MPH. I have done some research and this is not an isolated problem. There are numerous accounts of multiple failures with this part. You need to put the heat on these guys to have this part redesigned with better guts because there is no doubt it is a defective design. [xxx]

Filed Aug 28, 2009 · Brakes, Transmission · 74,000 miles · CT

Driving on road in school zone (25 miles per hour) children playing on sidewalk. Children were jumping on off sidewalk into street. Applied my brakes. Heard clunk in the back of the truck then - no brake. Used emergency brake to stop. Failure occurred as axle broke, apparently loose for long time - not original owner, purchased from dealer. C clamp holding axle in place is dissolved into small pieces causing axel to come out. Caliper is toast (only thing holding axle into place) rotor, brake pad, all rear axle components - completely failed, caused over $3,000 in repairs to truck. Extended warranty won't cover stating when the tire rubbed against the curb - they consider that as impact - ford wants no part in fixing - said no reported problems with c-clamp (no recalls) or axel breaking or slipping away. A true nightmare! - you pay for extended warranty - but they don't pay for the repair, you buy a truck from a dealer, yet they don't check safety - only tires, wipers and small stuff. Consumer is forced to bear any defective parts on their own. Really frustrated.

Filed Jan 19, 2009 · Brakes, Electrical · 50,000 miles · TX

I bought this truck with 48,000 miles on it. It had a bad shake in the rear area. Also a bad brake shimmy. Took to ford dealership I bought it. Couldn't find anything wrong. Told normal! I worked in the service dept of a ford dealership I know normal. 53,000 or so miles bad clunking from transfer area wouldn't go into 4 wheel drive 1/2 the time took to ford, told nothing wrong again. 72,000 miles transmission goes out. Told nothing could be done, out by 2000 miles. I was a service manager for a ford dealership they could do a supplement on the warranty. I asked for 1/2 of cost told no. Even after documentation of all the services and complaints told to bad so sad. This truck has had transmission troubles, 4 wheel drive trouble, the power window switch fell apart in the door and a bad brake shimmy even after I had a 4 wheel brake job done, its still there. No help from ford at all!

Filed Apr 5, 2007 · Transmission · WA

Clunking/or jearking when slowing or acceleration.

Filed Nov 21, 2005 · Transmission · 13,000 miles · WI

Automatic transmission on 2005 ford 150, goes into nuteral when you stop on a hill and will roll backwards even though the truck is in drive or the truck will roll forward even with the truck in reverse. The truck also goes into nuteral when going down a hill and you take your foot off the gas . Transmission then clunks when goes back into gear. Also when tuck down shifts when going up hill it seems to hit a dead space in the transmission. Was told this is all normal by ford reps.