2005 Ford F-150: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Mar 16, 2018 · Engine · 164,000 miles · WA

Ford had an extended warranty on their 2005 5.4l engines in the f-150 trucks. The extended warranty was for customer satisfaction program 07m08. The extended warranty covered fuel injector failures but failed to cover the result of those failures. I lost several injectors which resulted in "damage to other powertrain components." those component were the catalytic converters. Both of my catalytic converters failed. The vehicle would hesitate when accelerating and fuel consumption increased as the catalytic converters continued to fail. Emission testing was never performed of this vehicle. I can be assumed that emission testing would have failed while the vehicle was still under the 07m08 coverage.

Filed Feb 3, 2016 · Brakes, Engine · GA

I purchased my 2005 f150 with a 5.4l trinitron engine used in 2010. I completed all regular scheduled maintenance using the recommended products, most of it done in ford dealerships. This 5.4l engine is a poor design and should be recalled. It has numerous problems. I had a safety inspection done at a ford dealership and it passed even though it had a ticking sound in the engine and I had hesitation and loss of power. Replace spark plugs, I had already replaced the transmission at 98,000 miles! This engine is a piece of junk! Ford needs to stand behind its' "built ford tough" trucks and make this right. I cant enjoy my truck!!!

Filed Jan 28, 2016 · Engine · 105,000 miles · CA

I purchased my 2005 f150 with a 5.4l trinitron engine new in 2005. I completed all regular scheduled maintenance using the recommended products, most of it done in ford dealerships. This 5.4l engine is a poor design and should be recalled. It has numerous problems. I had a safety inspection done at a ford dealership and it passed even though it had a ticking sound in the engine and I had hesitation and loss of power. At that point, I had already replaced the transmission at 62,000 miles! Now at 105,000 miles the plastic camphasers broke apart, the timing chain broke and the engine is blown!! That is unacceptable for a ford truck to last that long and have that many problems. This engine is a piece of junk! Ford needs to stand behind its' "built ford tough" trucks and make this right. I'll never buy another ford.

Filed Sep 9, 2011 · Visibility · 50,000 miles · TX

While entering an on ramp to get onto the freeway, I heard a loud pop and the next thing I know, the window is down and I cannot roll it back up. I've taken it to the ford dealership where I've told them not to let the window down (they do it anyway) and then I have to waste more time having them manually roll the window back up in hopes that it will stay up. Then, about a year later, the passenger side window has now fallen down in the middle of the night! Needless to say, I'm thankful that my truck wasn't stolen overnight while I was sleeping because of the window randomly falling, again! I'm tired of putting money into this truck and looking to go to another vehicle that is not a ford. If I knew I could file a complaint when the initial incident happened, I would have done so with no hesitation.

Filed Oct 20, 2006 · Fuel system · 37,036 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Aug 27, 2005 · Electrical · 2,000 miles · OK

I recently bought a 2005 ford f-150 xl, in the two months that I have had this truck I've had nothing but problems with it. The ignition switch has blown fuses, causing the truck to not start, but sometimes it takes 3-4 turns of the key to get it started, either the engine does nothing or it will hesitate for 5-6 seconds before finally turning over. I am also having problems with the truck stalling. Most commonly the stalling occurs while sitting at a red light but it has stalled while I was moving causing me to lose power steering until I could get the truck started again. The passenger door was off line and wouldn't always shut right causing noise and rain to get in. I was missing screws on the door panels witch caused a constant rattling from both sides of the truck. The doors have been fixed by the service department where I bought the truck, but it is still by no means quite in there, and nobody can permanently fix the engine troubles because they don't know why it's happening. This truck is not a safe and dependable way of transportation for me or my one year old son who is sometimes with me.