2006 Ford F-150: sudden loss of power

Filed Sep 20, 2017 · Engine · 134,600 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While driving various speeds or when the vehicle was started, the reduced power engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (mullinax ford of central florida, 1551 e semoran blvd, apopka, fl 32703) where it was diagnosed that the coolant pipe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑392‑3673 and stated that the contact needed to call the federal safety agency. A case number was not provided. The approximate failure mileage was 134,600.

Filed Jun 8, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 116,000 miles · VT

Ford f150 xlt 2006 should have a mandatory safety recall for the fuel control module. This is clearly a design defect and a major safety concern. I was driving down vt116 (a hilly, winding 2 lane country highway with no shoulder) in the rain at about 40mph when my truck started to buck and lose power. There was no place to pull over, so I put my hazards on and tried to limp it to a safe place to pull over. The engine stalled and I lost steering and braking power on a curve. I applied the brakes manually and wrestled the steering wheel (which no longer had any power assist). With major difficulty, I was able to bring the truck to a controlled stop. I was then able to restart the engine, limped along at 15mph, bucking and stalling 3 more times before getting to a safe place to pull over. This is the second time I have had my fcm replaced (prior was 1/5/2013) and the second time I almost crashed my truck because of this defect. The previous time was january 2013 on a mountain road in winter on snow. If I was towing my boat on the interstate and lost all power, I would probably have been killed along with anyone around me. Why is it a design defect? Because this electronic component is installed in a weather-exposed area above the spare tire and is not corrosion-proof. In any rust belt state (or a place exposed to salt), the case will corrode, exposing the circuit board to water, causing the unit to fail. Why is it a safety concern? Because when the fcm fails, the engine will stall, causing a loss of power to the steering and braking systems. The federal safety agency should force ford to do a mandatory recall and redesign this poorly designed part. Even the replacement parts fail after a few years. Considering how many f150's are on the road and how many of them carry or tow heavy loads, I'd say this should be a top priority for both ford and the federal safety agency. Recall!

Filed Apr 20, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 128,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While driving 45 MPH, the front of the vehicle shook violently, the engine nearly stalled and lost power repeatedly, and the check engine indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle also braked independently. The vehicle was taken to an uncertified mechanic who diagnosed that the engine was having multiple misfires, and did not know how to repair the vehicle. The contact also called a dealer who was extremely rude and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that they would not assist because the claims deadline had been missed. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.

Filed Dec 25, 2016 · Brakes, Engine · 117,000 miles · WA

Was driving my 2006 f-150 over a mountain pass in canada. There was compact snow and ice on the roadway and I was traveling with other vehicles around me at approximately 40 MPH. The vehicles ahead of me began to brake, I as well tried to brake only to find my truck had lost power and was no longer running. I had lost power to my brakes and steering. This caused my truck to begin sliding on the snow and ice and I was unable to control my vehicle. The cars around me were slowing and stopping and I could not. I began to fish tail in both directions while trying desperately to control my truck with no brakes or power steering, I eventually did a complete 360 degree spin and somehow managed to get the truck under control with out rolling over and into the ditch or smashing into the other vehicles around me. When I came to a stop my truck was not running and the dash lights were on. I placed the transmission into drive and restarted the truck without issue and continued on without issue. This is the second time this has happened with this truck, the first time I was on a residential street and I was able to just coast to a stop and restarted the truck. This last incident on the mountain pass has confirmed to me that I will not own another ford as I have researched this problem to find that this is a common issue with ford trucks. I am certain this has caused major accidents if not deaths and the fact there are no error codes left behind from the events to verify this has happened we may never know. The fact it has happened to me twice and once only a miracle a serious accident didn't occur I am done with the ford motor company.

Filed Sep 5, 2015 · Engine · 94,224 miles · MO

Originally factory installed sparkplug blows out of the engine head traveling at approximately 35 MPH. This was disclosed after taking vehicle to a ford dealership for diagnostics as there was a loud noise while engine running and loss of power. Repair cost was $617. Discussion with dealer discloses that this a well know problem by ford management, a tbs has been issued. Further ford has denied any responsibility and will not provide any monetary assistance. This is a ford created design engineering defect that ford just ignores and let's the customer pay for its mistake. Customer is subject to cost of repair that is far from normal wear and tear, a safety concern of fire in engine compartment from raw fuel blown out of the hole vacated by sparkplug, a reliability issue and a safety concern from sudden loss of power. This problem should be covered by a federal mandated recall since ford is making this a consumer problem ignoring the fact that it is a engineering, design or manufacturing problem for which it refuses to accept responsibility. In addition the trade in value of this vehicle will be reduced by the ford dealership that is aware of the problem evan for the customer that did not encounter a sparkplug blowout and at private sale if prospective buyer checks on vehicle via any internet automotive site. Again ford lets consumer absorb cost of defect it created.

Filed Mar 11, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · 83,000 miles · MI

2006 f-150 lost all power function while traveling down the interstate. I lost power steering and brakes. The cause is a corrosive fuel pump control module. After taking with my local ford dealer I was made aware that this is major safety issue and one that fmc refuses to recognize. This incident could have resulted in a major accident. I was lucky enough to be able to signal to the cars around me that I was having trouble - however I was still almost rear ended twice before being able to pull off to the side of the road.

Filed Jan 31, 2015 · Electrical · 54,187 miles · NY

Vehicle started losing power and unable to run correctly. Took to garage and fuel pump drive module was rusted with circuits being exposed to the salt and moisture elements where there was a large hole in back of unit. New one was installed with spacers to help prevent salt and moisture from collecting where back of module mounts onto axle bracket. Vehicle ran better but also had to install new coil due to a cylinder missing. Runs ok with work that was performed. Module should not have been installed against the bracket so salt and moisture could collect and rust it so badly and cause it to fail. Ford should pay for this repair due to the way in which the module was installed so it would rust so badly.

Filed Jul 30, 2014 · Fuel system · 67,800 miles · PA

Truck stuttered & stalled, would not restart. Towed ford to dealer. Failure caused by corroded, cracked fuel pump module. The module body is made of an alloy metal material, and the module is bolted directly to the steel frame near the gas tank, moisture and dis-similar metals (electrolysis) caused rapid deterioration of module body. This poor design causes the vehicle to shut down at any speed/situation, loss of power steering & brakes would occur. Result could be death of occupants or those persons around truck when engine shut down occurs

Filed Jan 18, 2013 · Engine · 81,250 miles · ME

While turning truck started to emit noises, sounded like an exhaust problem, manifold etc. No service engine light on and all gauges were normal. Then while driving, as truck shifted down to overdrive, noise returned, loss of power, but again no service engine light, gauges all normal. Took vehicle to dealer, have been told, engine needs to be replaced,(81,250 miles/130,000km) for a meager $6000. Vehicle has been dealer maintained since new, oil changed every 3125, miles/5000km (by dealer) still no service engine light, gauges still reading normal. Manufacturer will do nothing. Looking for lawyer who would like to start class action suit against manufacturer, considering all the issues I have found on the 2006 f150 v8 triton since starting research yesterday, there are a lot of us that ford is not willing to assist.

Filed Jan 4, 2013 · Fuel system · 66,000 miles · VT

2006 f-150 fuel control module should be a mandatory safety recall for ford. The 2006 f-150 has a poorly designed fuel module that absolutely will fail over time in rust belt states, producing a loss of power, inability to start or a complete engine stall / loss of control at any speed, including highway speeds. My complaint starts after the first snowstorm this year. The truck was sluggish to accelerate on the highway and it seemed to need more gas pedal just to maintain speed. A few days later I drove up heavily salted roads to a ski area. At the end of the day, the truck would not start without the gas pedal being fully depressed. (first time I have ever had to use the gas pedal to start it.) I got it running for about 2 minutes, then it stalled out while still in park. It took several tries to restart it. I finally got it going again and it performed ok on the 60 mile home trip, some of that at interstate speeds. The next day the truck would not start at all. It would crank, but not turn over. The shop I took it to did the diagnosis and it turned out that it was not bad gas or a clogged fuel line. It was a faulty fuel control module located above the spare tire. This module is flawed not only in design but in placement as well. It is not weatherproof and not even the right type of metal to be exposed to salt, sand and water. It has dissimilar metal from the truss it mounts to, disintegrated over time and I also question ford's supposed fix to the problem (spacers). Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2e9kmf1_kg it should be completely redesigned with years of rust belt element exposure in mind. You don't want to have an engine stall - ever. (I would have put it inside the cab or under the hood). Why is this not more important than a flawed headlamp?

Filed Oct 6, 2011 · Engine · 30,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While driving highway speeds, the wrench warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle then decelerated, lost power and stalled. The dealer and the manufacturer were contacted but denied any assistance with repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 52,000.

Filed Mar 31, 2011 · Engine · 58,000 miles · PA

Over a period of 3 months, I was experiencing a rough idle, loss of power when accelerating on flat surfaces as well as climbing hills. I took it to a mechanic who said it was 2 bad coil packs. They fixed it and 2 weeks later same incident occurred and they replaced it. During this time, I could always smell the odor of gasoline. After the large expense I was assuming, I called the ford dealer where I bought my 2006 f-150 lariat. The service manager of 22 years apparently never heard of the coil pack going bad along with the spark plugs breaking due to this. After arguing for a week with them, they finally agreed to pay for the replacement of all 8 coil packs. During this sequence, a coil pack was going bad weekly and I had to continually have it in the shop. Ford needs to address this issue and as I can see, there are a lot of these issues out there and ford continues to disregard a recall. There is a definite safety issue as gasoline will emit from the crack in the coil pack and could cause a fire under the right condition. This is unacceptable.