I bought my ford-f 150 directly from the ford dealership brand new with only 30 miles in august 2005. By november 2005, we brought it in to the dealership with concerns of the tranny slipping. The dealership could not find the problem, and we went home. With-in 1 yr. We had to replace the power windows, and with-in 2 yrs, the transmission went out completely. Luckily it was under warranty, and was replaced. We have replaced every piece in that truck at least once and some several times. And the transmission twice. Last month the transmission went out again. We paid $2700. To only bring it home, and immediately it went out again. The mechanic is baffled. He has been trying for 4 weeks to fix it, and has now thrown in the towel. Here I have a gorgeous truck, with a huge payment, and it's a piece of junk. We have maintained everything so precisely, never towed, never long trips, and have had all the up keep needed for this truck to last, so our son could take over when he is of age. I don't know what to do!
2005 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine rpms increased and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated the transmission would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.
When vehicle's engine is cold, and approximately 8 minutes into driving, vehicle will cut off while in motion & wrench light comes on. Vehicle then has to be guided to a stop with no power or can be shifted into neutral & restarted while still moving. Following vehicle restart engine light is on. Code indicates truck has been placed in "limp home mode". After about 2 weeks, engine light goes off. I was advised to replace the throttle body in feb. 2010, however the throttle body had just been replaced in april 2007 when the vehicle was only 2 years old.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f150. The contact stated that he shifted into park and exited the vehicle however, it began to roll away in reverse. The contact jumped back in the vehicle and applied the parking brake. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 115,000.
My fuel control module shorted out which caused my PCM to be erased. It seems to be a common problem after researching it, but no recall has been issued. My pregnant wife was driving my truck and lost all power. This resulted in a near accident due to having no power steering and less brake control. If this is such a common problem with the placement of the control module why has this not been recalled. $1000 later I hope this doesn't happen again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that the shifter cable detached from the connection in the transmission. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and the mechanic replaced the shifter cable. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
The torque converter on my 2005 ford f-150 has had two torque converters fail in the drive train. One failed within the 3 year or 36,000 mile warranty period. The second torque converter failed around 50,000 miles. I believe this information warrants an investigation into the ford line of torque converters for the ford f-150 truck line.
Yes my 4x4 is not working and I have read over 300 post easy about the same problem people are having. Thousands of people are having the same problem I have had with my truck. Obviously if there are that many people with the same year of truck and same problem why isn't ford doing a recall? They say the problem is the iwe, solenoid, the problem why it happens in the first place is there isn't a rain cover over the solenoid underneath the hood. I do believe that this is a huge safety hazard and almost caused me to be in an accident about three weeks ago because my four wheel drive went out! Ford please do a recall before someone gets hurt or even die! I do believe that ford should be responsible for this issue and have a recall to get these vehicles fixed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that the four wheel drive feature malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to engage the four wheel drive system while driving 60 MPH. The front end of the vehicle shook violently when the failure occurred. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the dealer replaced the four wheel drive sensor because water had entered the old sensor and caused the malfunction. The replacing of the four wheel drive sensor did not remedy the issue. The contact called the manufacturer and they advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. The failure mileage was 70,000.
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."
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that the transmission would slip at anytime at speeds around 60 MPH. The vehicle had the transmission replaced in march of 2011. The failure recurred on september 8, 2011. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred on the september 23,2011. The dealer was in the process of diagnosing the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 84,855.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently shift into four wheel drive unexpectedly. The failure occurred when driving 30 MPH and above. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that water was penetrating the actuator. Various repairs were performed, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Limited slip rear differential clutch pack has needed to be replaced three times in 25,000 miles. Failure of components causes harsh vibration and control problems in turns and curves.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that he attempted to accelerate from a stop, but the vehicle would not accelerate and a loud grinding noise was heard coming from the engine. Upon examining the vehicle, the contact noticed that the drive shaft was corroded and split in half. The vehicle was towed home and parked. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 96,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact was driving 60 MPH uphill when the engine became hesitant and the transmission would not downshift properly. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 83,189.
1) driving down a paved road going about 35 MPH. 2) heard a loud bang and then a metal grinding sound. The driveshaft forced its way and busted through the center carrier bearing. It only needs to happen once and it cannot be fixed. The center carrier brearing is snapped. This part holds the driveshaft. Without the bearing, the drive shaft will hang down and grind against the pavement and throw it out of balance and damage it. Eventually the driveshaft will break in two. Then the truck will lose power to the wheels which can cause an accident. 3) the driveshaft from ford is nonserviceable. If any 1 part fails you are buying a complete new driveshaft for upwards of $1,200.00. None of the parts can be replaced. The driveshaft for my truck costs $1200.00 from ford. The center carrier bearing could not be replaced because the bearing is installed before tube was friction welded (bad) in place. The bearing cannot be changed without cutting driveshaft apart, destroying the driveshaft. This part is only $35.00 but you have to buy a complete new driveshaft. I found a company that specializes in driveshafts and makes serviceable driveshafts for ford trucks. I have heard others have this problem so this is a common driveshaft defect with 04-05 ford f-150 trucks. I bought the new driveshaft from http://www.driveshaftspecialist.com f or $725 + installation. This is less than what ford charges but is not something I feel should have to be replaced on a newer truck with this mileage and that is driven very lightly unless there is a defect in design like there is with ford f-150 drive shafts. This is something thiat is supposed to last the lifetime of the truck.
2005 ford f150, 139,000 miles. Truck started making grind/buzz noise intermittently and would stop when accelerator was released. Took to ford dealer and was told 4wd vacuum switch damaged from water and driver side independent wheel end needed replaced. New switch has water shroud to prevent water damage which would indicate this is a known problem.
2005 ford f150 truck 4x4 auto transmission experienced mechanical failure with no warning. Lost forward low gears. Only has 57k miles. Truck was always dealership serviced and maintained as recommended. No harsh weather conditions experienced. No heavy towing done. Replaced with rebuilt transmission. Old part will be made available.
This past march, during a heavy snow storm I tried to engage my 4 wheel drive on my 2005 f150 and it wouldn't engage. Since then, I've noticed a noise coming from my right front wheel (that's since progressed to my left front wheel). Found a tsb #06-8-15 that affects the iwe solenoids on 04-06 f150's. Replaced the solenoid, and still have noise. Now being told by a ford mechanic that my actuator hubs are probably shot from water getting into the old solenoid and traveling down the vacuum hoses to the hubs.
A spark plug blew out of the cylinder head, destroying the coil above it. No hint of any problems prior to blow out.
2005 f150 stalled without warning while driving sometimes at highspeed on the highway. It happened very frequently and the check engine light finally came on so I took it to the dealership for repair. I was told that the throttle body would need replacing at approx $750.00 and was told that this is a typical repair for this vehicle. I understand many others have had this issue. Prior to repairing I stalled several times in the high speed lane and had to pull over to the left hand of the 4 lane highway which I was fortunate not to be hit. This seems to be a very serious safety issue.
I have a 05 ford f150 and my differential has gone out and needs to be rebuilt I had this issue while under warranty but ford always found excuses and now that its out of warranty I started to research and I have found alot of complaints where people complain of loud noise and vibrations at the above speeds of 45mph.
Truck would idle extremely bad, when you cut it off it wouldn't start. This started happening on friday, december 31, 2010. I took the truck to firestone and they run a diagnostic test which at the time did not show the throttle body problem because the "check engine" light was not on at the time. However, firestone replaced the fuel filter, did a tune up and replaced the battery and removed the gas tank to clean it but this still did not resolve the problem and this cost me $369. The truck was then taken to a ford dealership and on the way there the "check engine" light did come on. The dealership advised us after the diagnostic test that we needed a throttle body and electronic egr valve which will cost $1330.00.
On certain model ford vehicles using their 5.4 liter engine (which includes ford/lincoln models) the spark plugs are of a 3 part design which will separate and shoot out of the top of the engine while running causing serious injury or even death and extensive damage to the engine. Ford is aware of this problem as I have been told by several service managers but ford refuses to do anything about it because for every vehicle repair is a 1500.00 repair bill for the dealer/ford. For people whom don't have 1500.00 to replace spark plugs which should be a 50.00 repair, they remain at risk.
Original flywheel broken. Told will cost $1k to $1,4k to replace that and starter b/c flywheel 'probably' damaged starter. Truck won't start sometimes, and grinds when I try to start it. Was stranded 2 times and had to be towed.
I own a 2005 ford f150 5.4 automatic w/ 63,000. Unexpected failure of transmission caused by, as dealer stated, a degradation of a bearing which came loose and became lodged in side of the transmission. I replied to the ford service manager does this mean that what caused the failure was a defective part, he answered yes and gave me the quote for a new transmission. I have done some research and have found over 6,000 cases of customers with same issue( no towing, proper maintenance intervals and documentation, etc.) yet investigation is being conducted to find solution to the premature failure. Talked to 3 nationally known transmission repair facilities and they also have stated numerous problems with the 4r75w and 4r70e/w transmission that ford is installing in its vehicles, primarily with the exact same symptoms.
As I was driving down a major highway in south carolina, I felt like my transmission might be slipping in my 2005 ford f-150. I took it immediately to a local and reputable mechanic who tested the transmission and subsequently informed me that it was the engine, specifically the spark plugs. In their investigation it was determined that 4 of my 8 spark plugs were broken. They had to use a special tool, developed by ford just for this "problem", in order to extract the broken plugs. The mechanic stated that ford should have to recall these or forced to reimburse consumers for the expensive repairs due to a design error. Upon researching on-line, I was totally amazed at how many and how much a problem people have had with these plugs and the consumer is paying for their defect. This is not right. The total cost for this repair for me was $358.55. Tell me how many other cars or trucks require this type of repair to replace spark plugs? I would l like for your agency to investigate the number of repairs consumers have had to make because of this defect. [xxx] sc drivers license no. [xxx] VIN [xxx] thank you for investigating this defect. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f150. The contact stated that when accelerating from low speeds of 15-25 MPH, the vehicle would vibrate excessively, causing the transmission to shift hard. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer for them to inspect and diagnose the vehicle for repairs. The failure mileage was 64,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds, the vehicle would attempt to shift into four-wheel drive independently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was found that water was leaking through the front chassis in front of the four-wheel drive and corroding the solenoids. The dealer ordered the necessary parts to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage is 83,000. Updated 11/10/10
Truck engine cutting off at any time while driving ,loss off steering and control of truck. Many complaints on line of same problem. Truck is out of warranty. It has 40,000miles. It happens a couple times a week.
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