Ford f-150 has accelerated with foot on brake pedal 4 times, twice while in reverse, twice when stopping, always at low speed. It was hard to stop truck, even with foot full on pedal. The engine was racing with high RPM's. Restarting engine resolved issue or putting it in neutral. There is also an issue with A/C ventilation. Temperature varies from cool to hot when dial is set to mostly cool air flow, requiring constant adjusting. Truck has been to dealer 3 times and am told they can't fix it unless they experience it themselves.
2008 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-150. While approaching a stop sign, the vehicle spontaneously swayed forward then came to a complete stop. After applying pressure to the brake pedal the rpms increased, the vehicle accelerated and caused the driver to crash into another vehicle. There was moderate damage to the vehicle. While driving in reverse, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a tree. There were no warning lights prior to the failures. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified and the contact is waiting for a response. The failure mileage was 2500 and the current mileage was 10,031.
We bought this truck brand new in february 2008 and the air conditioner does not blow cold at idle. It will blow approximately 70 degrees out of the vents on a 90 degree day. I have taken it to 2 different dealers and both checked and test drove the truck, only to advise "there is nothing wrong with it" it is blowing cold enough according to them on max A/C going down the highway, so their suggestion was to not change it from max A/C.
Took delivery of 2008 ford f-150 lariat crew cab 4x4 on 4/23/08. Yesterday 4/29/08 I was preparing to pull into a parking lot from a two lane highway and the truck spontaneously accelerated at full throttle with my foot firmly on the brake. I had the sensation that I was hit from behind because I was advancing without applying the accelerator. With the brakes fully applied I continued to advance into the parking lot and I immediately shifted into park in attempt to stop the vehicle. The vehicle came to a stop and the engine was racing at full throttle in park, I then turned the ignition off and the engine stopped. From the time I experienced the sensation of being hit from behind until the vehicle came to rest, I estimate the distance of travel at 50 feet. There were two passengers in the truck with me that witnessed the event and concurred that the truck had accelerated spontaneously. I brought the truck to the dealer, explained the experience and after checking it out informed me that no problem could be found. I am extremely concerned that this could happen again and the potential consequences could be catastrophic.
Triton 5.4l v-8 engine was replaced after only 1,218 miles.
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