While decelerating 2010 ford f150 stalled (4.6l v-8). Vehicle restarted in neutral, then stalled each time vehicle was put in gear. Increased rpms in neutral and put vehicle in drive and drove to safe area, vehicle stalled. Cleaned mass air flow and made it home. Took vehicle to local dealership where vehicle was purchased and was told that because the onboard computer is not displaying a code that the truck cannot be fixed. Currently I refuse to drive a vehicle that is stalling unexpectedly and subsequently losing power steering and brake assist. This vehicle is a danger and liability to any driving inside it, or near it.
2010 Ford F-150 engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact merged to the shoulder and restarted the vehicle however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 39,000.
Ford f-150 truck caught fire while parked in the driveway. Fire started under the hood/dash board. Truck is destroyed. This is the second time the same ford truck catches fire while being parked after about 20-30 min - first time it happens in aug. 2010 causing $3,556.18 including $1,000 deductible paid.
My 2010 ford f 150 that I bought new in august of 2010 has stalled five different time over the last two years. The first time was about a month after I bought it with less than 2000 miles on it. While stopping at a red light the engine just died. The other four times was while making a left turn. When it stalls the engine RPM just goes down smoothly to zero and becomes very hard to steer and brake. This is very dangerous while making a turn across oncoming traffic which is how two of the stalls happened. The last incident happened on 11/27/2012 with only 21,000 miles on my truck. I came extremely close to hitting a dump trunk that had to swerve not to hit me. After I stop and put it back to park it starts right back up and runs fine. No engine lights and the dealer says there are no codes set. I have taken it in twice before with no help. This is an extremely dangerous safety issue that needs to be fixed. *tr updated 03/26/14
While breaking to make right hand turn engine stalled. First indication was truck was impossible to steer. I was able to stop truck in the middle of the intersection. At a higher speed this would have been deadly. Ford dealer claimed to have never heard of the problem even though an internet search shows thousands of such incidents, many of them reported to this agency. Dealer was unable to find a cause, although the manager said it was likely the throttle body but he could not replace a part under warranty unless it was positively known to be defective. I was sent on my way to risk my life in an unsafe vehicle.
Vehicle engine has stopped while in motion on two separate occasions. On 5 oct 2012 while merging into traffic at about 45 mphs and once on 19 oct 2012 while coming to a stop at a red light. Was unable to restart at stop light for about 2 minutes. Very dangerous problem because I lost control of all power steering and braking. Brought it to the dealership who stated that this is a common problem among my make and year model. Dealership replaced the fuel vapor valve assembly. Remains to be seen as to whether the problem is fixed or not. Of course, the problem is not covered under the extended warranty.
When making a left turn into oncoming traffic, the engine died which disabled the power brakes and power steering. After coming to a stop, I was able to start the engine and continue driving. I took the truck to the ford dealer and they checked the computer codes and said nothing was wrong. As a side note, nothing is wrong according to them unless the computer finds an error code.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle began sparking from the undercarriage after driving over road debris. The contact exited the vehicle as the vehicle was beginning to ignite in flames. The contact was able to extinguish the fire without the assistance of the fire department. The vehicle was not repaired or inspected for the failure. The contact did not call the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 31,300. The VIN was not available.
Sometimes around 45 to 50 MPH when accelerating, the truck does a violent hard shift. It is random when it will happen and has been happening for over a year. I have taken the truck to two different dealerships several times and they keep telling me ford is aware of it but does not have a solution. I have contacted ford directly and they just tell me to take it back to the dealership.
This f-150 pick up truck was purchased in april 2010 as new. Everything was ok until april 2012. The truck stalled without warning when it slowed down or made turns. The engine died and no power, no steering. I was able to restart it and sent the truck to the dealer shop right away. On the way to the dealer, it stalled couple of more times. Luckily, no other cars were behind, otherwise I could not imagine what would happen. The dealer could not duplicate the problem or get a code. I checked online and noticed many 2010 f150 owners had same problems. Some of people mentioned to change throttle body, so I told the dealer shop and got throttle body changed. During the next 2 months, it did not happen again. However, on july 5th 2012, it stalled again when I made turns in the local. I sent the truck back to the dealer shop again and they still did not know how to fix the problem, since it happened intermittent. Now I am afraid of driving my truck. Absolutely no drive on highways. The people have already complained the 2010 model that the trucks stalled on the highway at >65 MPH. It is a severe safety issue. I am very frustrated since the truck is not living to what it is suppose to be.
Engine stalls at low speeds causing loss of steering and braking. There was no check engine light or error code when this first occurred. After the engine had stalled for about 32-35 times, the check engine light finally came on. I took the truck to a local mechanic shop to read the code which indicated that the evap system was blocked. My dealer determined that a solenoid in the fuel evap. System had failed. As a result the fuel tank was collapsed by vacuum because there was no secondary tank vent. This is dangerous! There should be a secondary vent or a pressure/vacuum sensor to prevent the tank from being collapsed. Note: the tank was collapsed so much so, as to damage the pump/level sending unit assembly.
On may 8th 2012, my truck stalled while I was merging into traffic at approx. 55 MPH. The vehicle was brand new when I purchased it in may of 2009 from gulf coast auto ford in angleton,texas. So, I had them tow it to their shop for repairs. The mass air flow sensor was replaced on may 9th, and I drove the vehicle until friday , may 11th, when the same problem occurred. The vehicle stalled at traffic speeds, died, and then couldn't be restarted! This second incident also resulted in my having the vehicle towed to the dealership where I am told that they can't find the problem!! It now starts after the stalling, but not until a period of hours passes. What can I do? This is a serious safety issue? Ford is telling the dealership to put an on-board data recorder on my truck that they cannot even get from ford! I only have 52000 miles on this vehicle and have cared for it meticulously.
I was driving down the highway around february 6th 2011 and my 2010 f150 stalled on me. I was able to crank it back up and keeping moving. This was not the first time this happened. It was the worst one seeing has how I was doing maybe 60. I took it to the ford dealership and they said they could find a problem while driving the truck, so downloaded some new software to my computer and said that should fix the issue. On april 11th the same thing happened again, I was driving in a parking lot and my truck stalled. I wasn't able to crank the truck back up for almost 30 minutes. When I was able to start it back up there are a burning smell coming from the truck. I this time had the truck towed to ford and spoke to them today and they stated they again found nothing wrong and couldn't recreate the problem. The have contacted ford hq for answers. My worry is that I am going to get in a crash because of this problem. I have done some looking around on the internet and found a lot of people having this issue, and nothing seems to be getting done.
I was driving down the highway around february 6th 2011 and my 2010 f150 stalled on me. I was able to crank it back up and keeping moving. This was not the first time this happened. It was the worst one seeing has how I was doing maybe 60. I took it to the ford dealership and they said they could find a problem while driving the truck, so downloaded some new software to my computer and said that should fix the issue. On april 11th the same thing happened again, I was driving in a parking lot and my truck stalled. I wasn't able to crank the truck back up for almost 30 minutes. When I was able to start it back up there are a burning smell coming from the truck. I this time had the truck towed to ford and spoke to them today and they stated they again found nothing wrong and couldn't recreate the problem. The have contacted ford hq for answers. My worry is that I am going to get in a crash because of this problem. I have done some looking around on the internet and found a lot of people having this issue, and nothing seems to be getting done.
When declerating to a stop or stopped the engine will die. When I attempt a restart the engine will try to turn over for 10-15 seconds then stop. After 3 or 4 attemps and giving a little gas the truck will start. This has now happened 5 times to me in the past 2 weeks. I took the truck to ford and they didnt return any codes so nothing repaired. They fit my truck with a recorder and I am suppose to press a button next time it dies. This seems to be a serious issue as I have seen dozens of posts with the same issue.
Engine stalls at random speeds after braking or coming to a stop. Most recently while braking for a turn, right hand fork at about 35 MPH, engine stalled losing power steering and power brakes. Very dangerous situation and common from what I have found on the internet. All 3 local ford dealers act like they have never heard of the problem. I am sure that is what they have to say, because they do not know how to correct it, but this is a very serious situation. It is a 2010 "new" truck and I wont let my wife drive it with the kids because it is dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-f150 xl. The contact stated that when coming to a stop, the vehicle would stall and all the warning lights would illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that the main computer and the wiring blocks needed repair. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred approximately 5,000 miles after repairs and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact was awaiting diagnosis. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 24,900.
At a stop sign, when getting ready to take off, realized the truck had turned off with out a reason, second time it did the same thing. The third time was this saturday 12/03/11, when I came to the red light, of course truck was running, when the light turned green I got ready to go, the truck was turned off once again, stuck in the middle of traffic I had to turn it back on and go, problem is this has to be a major safety issue, as a single mother with my son's father deceased, last thing I need is to be in a fatal accidents to his, would like to know if manufacture or a dealer can or will fix this, truck still under warranty, just very concerned with this issue, called dealer left voicemail, and no call back.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 80 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but it started to jerk violently. The vehicle was towed the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure but advised that the mass air flow sensor needed to be cleaned. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileage was 22,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 ford f150. The contact stated that the mass air flow sensor caused the engine to stall while driving 35 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated they would have to replace the mass air flow sensor. The manufacturer was contacted who filed a complaint and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.
Vehicle being driven at normal highway speed on cruise control. Cruise control kicked off. Then power steering and brakes went out and a fire started in the engine compartment in front of driver seat. Vehicle coasted to the side of the road. Smoke began to fill the cab. At side of road vehicle was evacuated vehicle burned to the ground. Photos available from the time they got to the side of the road.
2010 f150 with 4.6 liter v8 with 30k miles on it 1.the events leading up to the failure: none 2.the failure, how often it occurs, its consequences; and, truck stalls with no warning. One second it is running the next it is dead. Twice in the last week. Very dangerous. 3.what was done to correct the failure; I.e, parts repaired or replaced (and if old part is available) - taking to dealer tonight - but have read about this same issue described as I have, exact same issue. Dealers are not finding anything wrong with trucks.
Engine loss of power (shuts off) for no reason, vehicle engine dies sporadically (with a total of 9 incidents to date) when at a stop light or making a complete stop, this places myself, my wife and my three young children in a dangerous situation when on the highway or on a road due to this no-power situation, this may cause loss of control of the vehicle due to the engine shutting off for no reason. Vehicle has been to dealer several times and they say they are unable to diagnose the concern and return the vehicle to us with inconclusive results. We feel this is a manufacturer defect that needs to be addressed by the federal safety agency and dot as it may places our family in a dangerous situation and may also be affecting other vehicles aside from ours. Please contact the manufacturer and assist us in addressing this concern. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f150. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact heard a loud clicking noise from the engine. The failure would recur whenever accelerating up to 50 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised that the clicking noise was a normal occurrence. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.
On or about july 15th 2010 I purchased my ford f150 brand new with 3 miles on it. No problems occurred until december 31st 2010. Heading north on a 3 lane highway the truck just "shut off"..died in the middle of heavy traffic. I immediately attempted to restart and would not restart until 3rd attempt. I looked at the gas gage, it read 3/4 full. This did not reoccur until january 3rd, 2011. The same as before stalled with full tank of gas.third time occurred january 19th, 2011 with my wife driving and 2 minor children in the back seat. This again happened stalled on highway in heavy traffic, with full tank of gas. State trooper with highway patrol had to stop traffic and push the truck to side of the road and noted the full tank of gas. Towed to ford who refused to fix this vehicle claiming that this defect needed to reoccur with a flight recorder attached to it, but ford dealership refused to drive it stating"it was a liability to their buisness and could cause injury to the service department staff"...they then refused to keep it any longer and delivered it to our home with the serious safety defect still untouched!
My ford f-150 truck(milage,529) has stalled or lost power and stalled 10 times on 5 different occasions. The problem started on 01-14-11. The first two visits to the dealer they could not duplicate the condition or find a code in the computer. No mechanical work was performed. On 01-26-11 the wrench appeared, I drove directly to the dealer. The tech found two conflicting codes. He e-mailed ford tech center with the problem. On 01-28-11 they replaced the throttle body. (code p0505) on 02-01-11 truck stalled again, this time they replace the resonator(pin point leak to the resonator hose code p0102 at 9511 miles. On 02-08-11 truck stalled at a stop sign. ( no wrench) on 02-15-11 truck stalled twice (wrench showed up ) at mileage 9,525- 14 miles since the resonator work. On 02-16-11 I had a meeting with the service manager. He was very courteous and professional. I gave the service manager a copy of a report on problems for 2010 ford f-150 trucks. (www.arfc.org) I understand this information is from the federal safety agency this way they can not say they never heard of the problem. On 02-16-11 truck was returned to dealer. This is a very dangerous condition. The truck stalls between 10 and 40 MPH you lose the ability to steer the truck.on one occasion I was turning into my property making a left turn. I was going slow so I was able to stop before I hit a snow bank. Once you lose power steering there is no way to steer the truck and the breaks fade very fast.
Truck has a warning light on that looks like a wrench. Truck has been stalling while driving, causing the truck to lose all power and stop dead in the middle of road. Ford tech's say they cant find anything wrong and ford refuses to help. I am just waiting to get in an accident so I can sue ford for not acting on this safety issue after having the truck in for repair four times with no help.
We have experienced six different instances since december where the engine would completely shut down while in motion. Range of speed at time of incident has been between 5 - 40 MPH. On january 23, 2011, while driving at 40 MPH down a windy hill, the vehicle flashed the wrench light then completely shut down causing a loss of power steering. As a result, I had a near miss of a head on collision with another vehicle in the oncoming lane as the truck I was driving veered into the oncoming traffic because I was unable to immediately regain control. Typically the truck can be put into park then turned back on but not in this case. The latest stall of the engine occurred on february 9, 2011 while making a turn in a grocery store parking lot. The vehicle was towed to a dealer on january 23, 2011 and the dealer indicated that the could not duplicate the problem and the computer reading did not show faulty equipment. In addition, I am experience a problem with the fuel gauge. Even after completely filling up the vehicle, the gauge does not read as full. There are functional problems with this vehicle. As a mother with two children who is the primary driver of the vehicle, I am terrified of the potential for a fatal accident to occur. There are numerous web page/blogs where drivers across the country have described these same issues. Ford needs to do something.
My truck is in the shop for the third time in a month and a half. It has an issue with stalling. 5 times so far plus the gas gauge is not reading the proper amount (5-7 gals low). Stalled twice in a week and the dealer changed the sending unit and reprogrammed computer. Was fine for two weeks and it stalled two more times with the gas gauge reading low again. Said they found gas in the evap canister and that was causing all of the problems. Changed can and went on my way. That was 1-28-11 and on 1-31-11 vehicle stalled again with the gas gauge still not working properly. It is back at the shop (as of 2-1-11) and they have been unable to duplicate or find a problem yet. Dealer claims that they have not heard of the problem, but seems like there are too many complaints here for ford not to have noticed.
While driving the wrench warning light comes on, followed by the gas pedal not working and then the engine stall out. This all happens while the truck is in motion. This has happened at 30 MPH, 60mph and while accelerating through an intersection. This is an extremely dangerous situation. I have taken it to ford four times now and they "cant duplicate it" so it has not been repaired yet.
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