2009 Ford F-150: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Feb 4, 2017 · Body · 119,880 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

Sudden acceleration after coming to a complete stop at a traffic light, truck kept accelerating on its own, hitting the car in front of me, I while applying the brakes I had to put it on parking for the truck to come to a complete stop.

Filed Aug 26, 2014 · Transmission · 71,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and was unable to stop. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred while the cruise control was engaged. Also, the contact stated that in order to control the vehicle, the transmission had to be shifted into the neutral position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.

Filed Aug 8, 2014 · Acceleration · 14,676 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was stuck intermittently while traveling approximately 70 MPH on a major highway with the cruise control engaged. The contact disengaged the cruise control and the failure occurred intermittently. The contact had to drive onto the emergency lane, shift into neutral gear and applied force to the brake pedal; however, the vehicle surged forward while the brake pedal was applied. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and restart it in order to reset the computer. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer several times and they were unable to replicate or diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,676.

Filed Aug 1, 2013 · Acceleration · 52,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000 and the current mileage was 63,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jun 18, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 14,000 miles · IL

I was pulling my boat, when coming to a stop, to park the truck, it suddenly accelerated. I had to turn off the key to stop it. I restarted the vehicle and drove around to block and come back to make another stop and it happened again. I again turned off the key. I let the truck set for about an hour and restarted it with no other incidents. I am very afraid it will happen again. Took it back to the ford dealer when I got home and they say they cannot find any problem.

Filed Apr 1, 2013 · Acceleration · 12,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. The contact stated that while at a stop, the engine rpms increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where a diagnosis was recommended. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 14,600. *tr...updated 05/08/13 *bf the consumer stated the dealer advised the failure was due to the gas and brake pedal being too close together. This caused the driver to step on both at the same time. Updated 06/10/2013

Filed Aug 20, 2012 · Body, Engine · 37,009 miles · MA · crash · 1 injury

Dropped off vehicle with ford dealership service adviser and proceeded to waiting area. Vehicle had a steady yellow engine light indicating service is required. Five minutes later, loud engine racing noise, tires squealing and crash impact sound from service bay area. Knowing it was my truck, I went out to the service bay to see it slammed through the far stone wall, about 75 feet from the service desk. Hydraulic fluid was all over the floor, outside and inside of the truck. Service adviser was stunned and crawled out of vehicle claiming it suddenly accelerated and he could not put the vehicle into neutral or park as the engine raced at full RPM. Service adviser was sent to hospital. Ford service manager was concerned and agreed to check engine codes, he talked like he'd seen this happen before. All service engineers were concerned about spontaneous acceleration they all witnessed as the truck miraculously barreled through the service bays without hitting any of the workers. Later in the day, I returned to check status and everyone at dealership changed their story. They will not tell me why the truck accelerated like it did, but will not admit there was human error either.

Filed Jul 18, 2012 · Acceleration · 500 miles · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. While parked, the contact placed his foot on the accelerator pedal and shifted into reverse. The vehicle suddenly surged and accelerated on its own. The contact placed the vehicle in neutral in order to come to a stop. The failure occurred intermittently and also occurred while in drive with his foot on the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 500. ...updated 09/12/12 *bf updated 09/18/12

Filed Jun 9, 2011 · Acceleration, Engine · 13,250 miles · ID

I experienced unintended acceleration while backing up. I had just started the engine and placed it in reverse and then tapped the accelerator lightly to start moving. The vehicle then started to accelerate rapidly backwards. Luckily my foot was off the accelerator for I was in a school parking lot and on a slight incline so I was riding the brake lightly. I had my right foot fully on the brake pedal and could barely keep it slowed. I placed the engine in neutral and the tach showed a steady 4000 RPM, again my foot was still off the accelerator. I then turned off the engine and restarted and all seem normal. I took it to the dealer and they could not duplicate or show any computer code errors.

Filed Dec 3, 2010 · Acceleration · 25,000 miles · FL · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. The vehicle was stopped with the contact's foot on the brake pedal, when the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into two other vehicles. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000. Updated 02/01/11*lj the consumer stated prior to the accident, he experienced sudden acceleration on several other occasions. Updated 03/22/11

Filed Sep 14, 2010 · Acceleration · 24,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f150. The contact was driving 65 MPH when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact depressed the brakes and shifted into neutral. He was able to stop the acceleration and move the vehicle from the roadway. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer where they performed a diagnostic test but could not duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the failure was the second instance of unintended acceleration in the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 24,000.

Filed Mar 20, 2010 · Acceleration · 9,600 miles · 00 · crash

2009 ford f-150, 4.6l super crew. Pulled into driveway and stopped to allow passengers to disembark just outside of opened garage door. Once passengers entered house through door at front of garage, I removed my foot from the brake and pressed on accelerator to pull in. Vehicle suddenly surged forward and engine began to rev very high. Immediately pulled foot off accelerator pedal and pressed hard on brakes. Vehicle continued to surge forward and increase rpms. Unable to stop, vehicle slammed into front of garage wall. Airbags did not deploy, engine only stopped high revs and slowly returned to idle shortly after impact.