2006 Ford F-250 SD: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Electrical · 35,000 miles · NJ

While driving my 2006 f250 diesel super duty (have about 35000 miles on it) pulling a 26 foot rv travel trailer lost the electrical system. The speedometer went to 0, cruise control reset and basically all electrical systems shut down. The truck got real quiet. About 5 seconds later the electrical system restored and only light that came on, the dash was the ABS light. The ABS light remained on for about another 100 miles and then went off. Drove another 200 miles with no more problems. Brought the truck to ford but there were no engine codes stored and problem could not be recreated.

Filed Mar 16, 2010 · Electrical · 32,000 miles · VA

Ford f-250 sd, 5.4l engine. Repeated occurrences of ABS light activation after one to one-and-a-half hours at cruising speeds between 55 and 70 MPH. If cruise control is active when ABS light activates, cruise control is disabled. On several occasions, the speedometer needle gyrated erratically for a few seconds also. After the ABS light is activated, it stays on. Frequently, it comes back on immediately, sometimes through several restarts of the truck. That is, sometimes the ABS light comes back on immediately when the truck is re-started. Braking seems unaffected.

Filed Feb 23, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · 38,000 miles · FL

Cruise control will not disengage, truck wants to speed up even with brake on, this is an ongoing problem started in january of 2009.

Filed Apr 23, 2009 · Acceleration · 38,000 miles · FL

The cruise control will not disengage at times when hitting the brake, causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate when a stop or slow down is required. I reported this to the dealer at approx 38,000 miles and was informed it was not are call defect. I know this has been an issue on earlier ford trucks. This is a repetitive issue.

Filed May 3, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 57,850 miles · KS

After letting 2006 f250 diesel warm up for approximately 5mins, proceed to get onto I-35, about 5 miles from the house when I set the cruise control for 70mph everything was fine. Within a mile of getting on the highway, truck hesitated and completely stalled. I move the vehicle onto the shoulder of the highway to await a tow. I took it to a ford dealership where they found that the ficm was bad. A day after I picked up the truck, again, the vehicle hesitated for a second before stalling in city traffic. I lost power brakes and power steering and was very difficult to get off of the city streets. Currently towed to the dealership again, where the issue is under investigation. Concern that if someone other than a 6'4" person was driving this 7500lb vehicle, they may not have been able to steer this vehicle out of the traffic. I've heard of common complaints with the ficm/hpop/egr issues with these trucks and am surprised that no recall has been created by ford.