2007 Ford F-150

FIRST WHY WAS" THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF BAD THROTTLE BODY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE FORD ESCAPE. I REPORTED THIS BACK IN 2012 WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NHTSA I DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE THEN BUT THERE ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE F-150 I HAD TO REPLACE MINE @ A COST OF OVER $600.00 AND ALSO DAMAGED MY ALTERNATOR I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT WENT IN LIMP HOME MODE SHOWING A WRENCH SYMBOL WITH LOST OF POWER AND ACCELERATION, I ALMOST WAS HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES AS THERE WAS KNOW WHERE TO PULL OVER TIME. THIS IS THE SAME THROTTLE BODY THAT COMES ON THE FORD ESCAPE AND IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THAT GROUP OF RECALLS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ABOUT A 1/2 MILE FROM MY DESTINATION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A WRENCH SIGNAL CAME ON, MY DASH. MY TRUCK STOP PULLING WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO EXCEL I HAD TO PULL OVER QUICKLY TO AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED I LIMPED WITH NO EXCEL TO DESTINATION WHERE I CALL FORD TO PICK IT UP.AFTER GOING TO PICK IT UP I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER MY PART WHICH WAS OVER $600.00 I MEAN ME AND MY SPOUSE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT SEVERELY BECAUSE OF THIS IS A ISSUE FORD NEED TO ADDRESS. I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

MY TRUCK ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE HITTING THE BRAKE, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE MY NEW MAT SO I REMOVED IT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOT SURE IF I HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BRAKE? I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ALL THE YEARS I DROVE FORDS OR GMC. YOUR FORM WOULD BE EASIER IF YOU COULD JUST TYPE IN INFO AND BOY I WISH THESE PROGRAMS WOULD GET RID OF THE STATE BOX AND LET US TYPE IT IN. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND WITHIN A SHORT WHILE THE SAME THING HAPPENED 4 TIMES. NOW 2 MORE TIMES. THE DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE THE THROTTLE CONTROL BOX BUT HE COULD DO A 75 DOLLAR DIAGNOSTIC TOO. I DECLINED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOT AS BAD, I THOUGHT MY FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL WHICH IS DEFINITELY NOT THE CASE. *TR

I DECELERATED AND TURNED A CORNER ONTO A TWO WAY STREET. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT ICE AS MY 2007 F150 TRUCK ACCELERATED AND SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND MY TIRES WERE SCREECHING AS I LANDED ON A SNOWBANK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO STOP! IT WAS NOT HUMAN ERROR NOR ICE! VERY RECENTLY THE SPEED CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS DURING 8/07/10 - 8/10/10 TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING PAST THE ACCELERATOR WHEN BRAKING (NORMAL BRAKING), I HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I CANNOT ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WHO IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM 8/11/10 THROUGH 8/25/10 WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER DRIVING IT EVERY DAY TO AND FROM WORK TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE REPLICATED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING PAST THE ACCELERATOR WITH NORMAL BRAKING; HOWEVER, DID NOT HAPPEN EVERYTIME. I AGREED WITH THAT. AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM, THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE IS NOT A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR ME. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM, AS I DROVE SEVERAL 2007 AND 2008 F-150'S THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD ON THE LOT. EACH ONE OF THEM HAD THE PROBLEM I NOTED ABOVE. THE 2009 F-150 DOES NOT HAVE THE BRAKING PROBLEM I FOUND OUT WHEN I TEST DROVE ONE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS RE-DESIGNED FOR THE 2009 MODEL YEAR. *TR

I WAS STOPPING AND ABOUT TO PARK INTO A PARKING STALL. AS I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT JUMPED A CURB, CROSSED A LANDSCAPE ISLAND, TOOK DOWN SHRUBS, THEN STOPPED ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT HAPPENED FEW OTHER TIMES, BUT NOT TO THIS EXTEND. OTHER TIMES I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND DID NOT PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION. ONE OTHER TIME IT HAPPENED, IT WAS RAINING WHEN I THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS THE RAIN THAT CAUSED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION AFTER CONTINUALLY APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT APPEARED THAT THE POWER STEERING BEARING FAILED AND THE SERPENTINE BELT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE SERPENTINE BELT ERRONEOUSLY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT AND FRACTURED THE WIRES FROM THE SENSOR, STRUCK THE CLUTCH FAN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE CAUSED ALL OF THE PLUGS AND WIRES TO BE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE SENSOR UNIT, POWER STEERING PUMP, CLUTCH FAN AND ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,319. ... UPDATED 12/26/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS