I was driving casually on us17 north on my way to work. My truck suddenly lost power and service engine light illuminated. I took it in to the dealer they told me nothing was found to be wrong. Then the same event happened about 7 months after that. I brought the vehicle back in for diagnosis and repair. They told me nothing was wrong and to take it back and stop wasting their time. I asked them to keep it and give me a different vehicle in which they would not. I left the truck with the dealer and ford motor credit repossessed the faulty vehicle.
The worst 2006 Ford F Series problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Engine2
- Acceleration1
- Brakes1
- Electrical1
- Fuel system1
Problems by type
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- Engine2
- Acceleration1
- Brakes1
- Electrical1
- Fuel system1
- Transmission1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Technical service bulletins for the 2006 Ford F Series 1
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What 2006 Ford F Series owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
On 3 separate occasions when brakes were applied the vehicle actually sped-up and was only brought to a stop through heavy pressure to the brake pedal.
Spark plugs are engineered counter sunk in holes in top of the heads, when the plugs are unscrewed the bottom of the plug more often than not breaks off inside the spark plug hole. This requires very expensive tools and a skilled mechanic to extract. I feel the part was engineered to fail to force the price of repairs up. Leading up to this when the plugs begin to fail the engine will fail without warning and without the engine needs service light ever coming on. When this happens and their is no place to pull over you hope your not ran into by oncoming traffic.
Gas pours out of the filler neck after every fill up. I do not click extra to "top it off" and still gas pours out of the neck when I remove the pump from the filler neck.
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Questions about the 2006 Ford F Series
Is the 2006 Ford F Series reliable?
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2006 Ford F Series, fewer than a typical F Series model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2006 Ford F Series?
Engine and cooling, with 2 complaints. Next is acceleration (1).
How many recalls does the 2006 Ford F Series have?
No recalls on record.
What year does the Ford F Series have bad engine?
The Ford F Series model years with the most engine complaints are 1997 (22 complaints), 2001 (17 complaints) and 2002 (16 complaints).
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