2007 Ford F-150

MY 2007 FORD F150 JUST EXPERIENCED ITS 3RD VALVE STEM FAILURE FROM A TOPSEAL AUTO PARTS TR414 VALVE STEM THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY MANUFACTURED BY SHANGAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD TO CHECK MY VALVE STEMS BACK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, BUT ALL OF THEM APPEARED OKAY AT THE TIME I CHECKED THEM AND AS I RECALL THE BULLETIN DID NOT INSIST THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY A DEALER. I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST VALVE STEM FAILURE ON 9/6/09 REQUIRING A NEW TIRE. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TOUGH LUCK, SAYING I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR IT TO BE CHECKED BY THEM. I HAD TO REPLACE THAT TIRE MYSELF FOR ABOUT $185. I THEN REQUESTED THAT THE 3 REMAINING STEMS BE REPLACED BY THE FUGATE MOTORS DEALERSHIP IN EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN WARRANTY IN SEPTEMBER 2009. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE VALVE STEMS BUT SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT STEMS AND SAID THEY HAD CHECKED THE 3 REMAINING STEMS AND THEY WERE FINE AND DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE RETURNING FROM COLORADO LAST WEEK I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER FAILURE ON 6/24/10 REQUIRING A CHANGED VALVE STEM AT A WALMART AND AND A 3RD FAILURE ON 6/25/10 WHICH WILL REQUIRE ANOTHER NEW TIRE. THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SHREDDED TIRE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS WRECK. THEY ALSO POINTED OUT THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MAY BE BAD DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE TIRE SHREDDING. THEY NOW ALSO REMIND ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SOMETHING IS DESPERATELY WRONG HERE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F 150. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS TO ALARM THE CONTACT OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F150. HE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COVERING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THERE WERE REPORTS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE AND THEN IMPOUNDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 179,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE CHANGED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SWITCH THEM OUT BUT IF THEY DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO TAKE THEM OUT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN IT DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT SPEED HE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON ITS OWN WHEN THE SPEED BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED UNTIL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,728.

2007 FORD F-150. SEVERE WHEEL SHAKE WAS REPORTED. UPON INSPECTION FOUND OUTER WHEEL RIM WAS SEPARATING FROM WHEEL. DISCOVERED LARGE CRACK IN THE WELD. THIS IS THE THIRD WHEEL FROM DEFERENT TRUCKS OF SAME YEAR VINTAGE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT DECLINED TO DUE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE HAD A EQUAL AMOUNT OF BOTH 2006 AND 2007 F-150'S THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON. ALL OF THESE TRUCK PERFORM DIFFERENT DUTIES, SO THE TYPE OF USE IS NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES FROM THIS PROBLEM, BUT CERTAINLY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURIES IF THE WHEELS WERE TO COME COMPLETELY APART AND THE TIRE LEAVE THE RIM. I'M CURIOUS AS TO HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OR HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND PULLING INTO A THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED YET THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,402.

ON 4-29,2010 I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, I PUT THE BRAKE ON, THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WAS LURCHING, THE TIRE WERE SQUEALING, BUT I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH BY NOW, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ACCELERATING, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, AND WAS COMING TO A STOP SLOWING, THERE WAS AN INTERSECTION WITH CROSS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME.. I WAS STILL MOVING.. SO I JAMMED IT INTO PARK TO STOP.. I RESTARTED IT IN A FEW SECONDS THINKING I COULD MOVE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC, BUT WHEN I STARED IT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THEADORE ROBBINS FORD IN COSTA MESA CA. THEY HAD THE TRUCK 2 DAYS AND WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE SITUATION, FIXED NOTHING AND RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME. THE TRUCK IS A 2007 F 150 WITH 26,072 MILES ON IT. *TR