2009 Ford F-150

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE,WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT UNTIL PRESENT. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER ON THE LOSE OF POWER PROBLEM I WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS A NORMAL ISSUE WITH FLY BY WIRE ACCELERATOR. *TR

JUST GOT ONTHE EXPRESSWAY FROM THE ON RAMP AND HAD SPEED UP FASTER DUE TO ON-COMING TRAFFIC NOT SLOWING. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATED. TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS BUT KEPT GOING FASTER. I USED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE ENGINE KEPT ACCELERATING. I TOOK RIGHT FOOT AND STOMPED THE GAS PEDAL AND RELEASED IT. THAT GOT THE PEDAL UNSTUCK AND I RETURNED TO A SAFER SPEED. I TRAVEL THE SAME WAY TO WORK AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR. THE LAST TWO OF WHICH I AM SURE THAT IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT. *TR

THIS STARTED ABOUT SPRING OF 2011. MY TRUCK HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN I HEARD A TRICKLE OF WATER IN THE BACK SEAT. I LOOKED BACK AND SAW NOTHING. LATER WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CHECKED TO SEE IF I COULD FIND OUT WHAT THE TRICKLE NOISE WAS. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE ROOF WAS LEAKING. IN THE BACK TWO CORNERS OF THE CAB WATER WAS COMING IN. APPARENTLY, A HARD RAIN CAUSES THE WATER TO POOL ON THE ROOF. THE RUBBER GASKET ON THE ROOF HAS APPARENTLY BECOME BRITTLE AND IS LETTING WATER IN. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND SAW OTHERS, INCLUDING LEAKS FROM THE SATELLITE ANTENNA AND THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT. PLEASE HELP. MY TRUCK GETS WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND THE WET, MUSTY ODOR THAT FOLLOWS IS DISGUSTING. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT FORD CONSIDERS THIS A COSMETIC ISSUE MUCH LIKE DOOR DINGS AND SCRATCHES. NOT FAIR!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSIS WAS RECOMMENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,600. *TR...UPDATED 05/08/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL BEING TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO STEP ON BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. UPDATED 06/10/2013 *JS

POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING FLUID. MULTIPLE DEALERS HAVE STATED THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND FULFILLMENT OF A REPLACEMENT ORDER WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL WEEKS TO ALMOST A YEAR BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES THEY'VE HAD. THEY ALSO STATED THAT FORD ORDERED DEALERS TO STOP SELLING ANY HOSES THEY CURRENTLY HAVE IN INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE ALL STATED THAT I SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON FLUID LEVEL, KEEP DRIVING IT, AND HOPE IT DOESN'T GET WORSE OR FAIL COMPLETELY. *TR

WHEN ENGAGED, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE FORD F150 2009 CAUSES THE DOOR TO NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF BEING OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE PURPOSE OF THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM BEING OPENED (BY CHILDREN) FROM THE INSIDE ONLY. THE INABILITY OF THE DOOR BEING ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE PRESENTS A GRAVE RISK OF DANGER IF THIS VEHICLE IS ENGAGED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH WOULD PREVENT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL OR ANY OTHER PERSONNEL FROM BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY OPEN THE DOOR POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, MY FORD F150 2009 PICKUP TRUCK IS A FOUR DOOR CREW CAB MODEL. WHEN I ENGAGED THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME DURING OWNERSHIP (12/16/2012), THE DOOR HANDLE IMMEDIATELY WOULD NOT WORK FROM BOTH THE INSIDE (AS EXPECTED) AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE. I CURRENTLY HAVE THREE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FOUR WHICH ARE SITUATED IN CAR SEATS (AS REQUIRED BY LAW) IN THE CREW CAB SECTION OF MY TRUCK. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, GREAT CONCERN EXISTS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN OF FELLOW, UNKNOWLEDGEABLE OR UNSUSPECTING FORD F150 TRUCK OWNERS THAT THIS SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK / ACCELERATED AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES AND I COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS AND FREAKED ME OUT. I COULDN'T STOP THE TRUCK AND ACCELERATED TO OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR UNTIL IT FINALLY SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN AFTER COLLISION. I SUFFERED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END AND MY RIM/ TIRES. I HIT A POLE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HOPE A RECALL IS CALLED. I AM JUST HAPPY NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR IN FOR ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. FAILED DUE TO LEAKING LOWER POWER STEERING HOSE. UNABLE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT FROM FORD DUE TO BACKORDER - APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART IN THESE VEHICLES. FORD STATED THAT THEY WON'T HAVE ANY AVAILABLE UNTIL 22 OCT SO I'M DRIVING AROUND WITH A FAILED VEHICLE SAFETY STICKER UNTIL THEN. AMAZED THAT THIS OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE THAT'S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, AND SUBJECTED TO LIGHT DUTY THE ENTIRE TIME. VEHICLE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO WILL COST ME $600 TO REPLACE (NEW HOSE IS $200 ALONE!). THIS IS MY 5TH AND LAST FORD. *TR