2008 Ford F-150: won't start

6 of the 369 complaints about the 2008 Ford F-150 describe won't start.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 73,000
recalls: 1

Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below

Won't start by model year

2024
2
2023
3
2022
4
2021
6
2020
4
2019
8
2018
17
2017
12
2016
20
2015
14
2014
19
2013
46
2012
18
2011
15
2010
16
2009
7
2008
6
2007
12
2006
8
2005
11
2004
11
2003
2
2002
9
2001
3
2000
3
1999
4
1998
16
1997
17
1996
2
1995
1
1994
4
1993
4
1992
1
1991
4
1990
1

What owners say

Filed Oct 11, 2018 · Electrical · 137,000 miles · GA

My cigg lighter went out no power swapped out the unit no power. Check the 110 cigg lighter fuse works if fuse blown truck wont start. Checked other fuses all work. The utility socket works everything works but lighter. Very strange.dealer wants 160.00 to look at it .. Yeah that is going to happen. Going piggy back fuse. Be careful fords are very popular having electrical issues. Just got in one morning and found cigg lighter not working .. Checked with multi meter and fuse box no luck

Filed Feb 2, 2015 · Fuel system · 45,950 miles · OH

I was driving my 2008 ford f150 when the engine suddenly started severe jerking/missing and loss of power. It continued to get worse while vehicle was under load then eventually the engine stopped working and would not start. I was able to determine the issue was a loss of fuel pressure caused by a defective fuel pump driver located above the spare tire on a steel cross member. This part was severely corroded due to an engineering flaw reported by hundreds of f150 owners prior to this incident. This issue needs to be addressed by the federal safety agency with ford and a recall initiated to replace this component with the improved part design now available.

Filed Mar 8, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 63,000 miles · PA

Drove truck through carwash pull on to road quit running tried to start and did enough to get off road then quit again and would not start at all. Towed to ford garage module rusted off frame. This is a known problem with ford because part is made of pot metal and bolted to steel cross member.

Filed Dec 11, 2013 · Fuel system · 73,000 miles · WA

Fuel pump driver module - faulty design in the mounting of the driver module causing parts to fail and causing no starts/loss of power(stales).

Filed May 26, 2012 · Fuel system · 78,000 miles · MO

Truck would crank but would not start. Towed to ford dealer and problem traced to corroded fuel pump driver module. Diagnose & repair $235.80. This part is located in an area that is subjected to road salt & other contaminates which case corrosion & failure.

Filed Apr 3, 2009 · Acceleration · 4,000 miles · TX

I have a noise problem and have been to several dealers, when you hold the accelerator steady it makes a very loud hissing noise, when you let off the gas or get on it heavy it goes away, the dealer has replaced the intake manifold and the catalytic converter, we have test driven with the service manager a identical truck and it does not make the noise and trucks at work that are equivalent don't make the noise as well, the service advisor said it is not right however when an engineer came in he could not identify the problem and deemed it a characteristic of the vehicle, it did not start making the noise until it had approximately 4 to 5,000 miles on it and has gradually been getting worse. Ford customer service says they are not going to do anything further with this issue.

Service bulletins that may apply

Feb 7, 2020 Service bulletinThis SKU is an Oil Dipstick
Sep 21, 2016 Service bulletinThe Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic...
May 30, 2014 Service bulletinLincoln/ford: when driving from idle up to 1200 RPM, there may be an intermittent rattle noise coming from...
Jul 1, 2010 Service bulletinFord: supply/return lines installation at high pressure pump-revised washer for trucks equipped with 6.4L...
Apr 1, 2008 Service bulletin1999-2008 7.3L/6.0L/6.4L/4.5L diesel f-super duty - clean the charge air cooler (CAC) system after certain...
Oct 1, 2007 Service bulletinSome 1997-2008 vehicles equipped with a 4.6L 2V, 5.4L 2V, or 6.8L 2V engine--spark plug thread repair...

Related recalls

Engine and engine coolingReported October 8, 2008 · 213 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Roush is recalling 213 my 2007-2008 ford f-150 trucks altered to operate using liquid propane injection. The hydro-carbon paper affixed to the inside of the airbox lid with adhesive may become dislodged during operation.
Risk: This failure may result in a loss of performance, illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and, in extreme cases, a stalling of the vehicle during operation without notice, which could result in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the airbox lid with a new one that includes the hydro-carbon paper which has been affixed using an adhesive promoter and greater pressure as recommended by the manufacturer free of charge. The recall began on october 21, 2008. Owners may contact roush at 1‑866‑307‑6788.

Recall number 08V523000 · Recall details

Questions about the 2008 Ford F-150 won't start

Is won't start a common problem on the 2008 Ford F-150?

6 of 369 owner complaints about the 2008 Ford F-150 (2%) mention won't start. The model year with the most reports is 2013.

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There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

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