2010 Ford F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR AND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND WISHED TO WITHDRAW HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 01/17/13

SOMETIMES AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING, THE TRUCK DOES A VIOLENT HARD SHIFT. IT IS RANDOM WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME FORD IS AWARE OF IT BUT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY AND THEY JUST TELL ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE NEW WITH VARIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HARSH SHIFTING, SHUDDER, AND NOW THE DRIVETRAIN LOCKING UP OR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTING, ETC. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REMOVED TWICE FOR EVALUATION AND INSPECTION. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 2/2/12 THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DECELERATED TO A STOP, REAR WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP AFTER SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON BRAKE PEDAL PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN. THE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED IN ROAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FROM INCIDENT. FORD RESPONDS THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; THEREFORE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS RECOMMENDED. WEB MESSAGE BOARDS REPORT A SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS VIOLENT DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT ON VEHICLE SAFETY, DECLINING TO COMMENT EITHER BECAUSE THE PERSON SPEAKING FOR THEM IS NOT QUALIFIED, OR THAT THEY CANNOT ASSESS UNLESS THEY CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, I WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER OWNING MY TRUCK FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS I BEGAN TO NOTICE A MUSTY SMELL. LAST WEEKEND MY KIDS WERE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT AND NOTICED WATER POOLED ON THE CENTER SEATBELT FRAME. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW WAS PARTIALLY OPENED, BUT IT WASN'T. BESIDES IT WAS NO WHERE NEAR WHERE THE WATER WAS POOLING. THEN WE NOTICED IN BOTH CORNERS OF THE HEADLINER DARK WATER STAINS. JUST BY LOOKING AT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT IS THE MOLDING THAT EXTENDS ABOUT 18 INCHES UP THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. I'M THINKING IT WASN'T PROPERLY SEALED ON THE ROOF. I AM SURE IT HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE DAY ONE,BUT WITH THE DROUGHT HERE IN HOUSTON FOR THE LAST YEAR I AM JUST NOW NOTICING SINCE IT RAINS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. FORD IS SAYING IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. EXCUSE ME BUT WHY IS THIS CONSIDERED WARRANTY WORK WHEN IT IS CLEARLY CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE TRUCK. FIRST TIME FORD OWNER BUT NEVER AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO EXPLAIN ALL THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 8,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO START GETTING. REAL TOUCHY AND ALMOST PUT YOU IN THE WINDSHIELD. TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND. WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL ON THE NEWER MODELS, AFTER SUGGESTING IT FELT LIKE THE TRAILER ASSIST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS RELEASING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR EVEN SHOWED ME A PRINTED NOTE ON MY BILL THAT STATED THERE WAS NO SERVICE CONCERN. ALSO HAVING TRANSMISSION FLUTTER WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR TO MAKE A TURN. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS THEN DROPS INTO A GEAR. ALSO EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE BODY ALSO BOUNCES BAD ENOUGH WHERE IT WILL GET TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. I ONLY HAVE 26,000 MI ON THE TRUCK AND DRIVE HIGHWAY. TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY OFF THE STREET AND THE BODY SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF THE FRAME. *TR

PROBLEMS INCURRED SECOND DAY OF DRIVING...INTO FORD DEALER @ 1800 MILES...NOW 30,000.SEVERE TRANSMISSION HITS @ START & STOP VIOLENT SLAMMING BETWEEN GEARS AND WHEN DOWSHIFTING COMPLETE SLIPAGE/DISENGAGEMENT WHEN BACKING UP SLIGHT GRADE. LEFT FRONT BRAKE DRAGS WITH WHEEL SLIDING ON ICE-SNOW, BRAKE LININGS SMOKE AND SMELL AND ROTOR 386 DEGREES WITH OTHERS @ 124-160. IN TO 3-DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES AND WITH FACTORY FORD TECHNICIAN ONCE AND TOLD TWICE BY FORD DEALER SHOP MANAGERS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN...WILL DO. "ALL" SAY THEY'VE RE-PROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND CLEARED THE LEARNING CURVE. NO CODES STORED OR SEEN....FORD HAS TRIED TO TELL ME BASICALLY...I'M NUTS AND EVERYTHING IS FINE...HAVE FOUR WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OTHER DRIVERS OF MY TRUCK AS TO WHAT THEY'VE INCURRED...MAKES NO DIFFERENC. HAVE FILED WITH BBB AND GOING TO ARBITRATION, WHICH FROM WHAT ALL THE OTHER FORD F150 OWNERS ARE SAYING...WILL BE AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY...AND TIME. HAVE GIVEN FORD DIAGRAMS SHOWING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS....HAVE GIVEN FORD WRITTEN AND VERBAL DESCRIPTIIONS OF UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS IT HAPPENS AND TO DRIVE UNDER SAME AND EXPIERENCE FOR THEMSELVES...THEY "ALL" REFUSE TO ENTER MY COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS ONTO WORK ORDER OR DRIVE IT UNDER CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. HAVE NO IDEA WHY 3-400,000 FORD F150 OWNERS DO NOT FILE A CLASS ACTION...ONLY WAY FORD WILL RESPOND.........WILL NOT...CANNOT DRIVE ON ICE/SNOW FOR FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL WHEN BOTH BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT WAS 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A INCLINE IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHO STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DID NOT AGREE WITH THE DEALER STATEMENTS AND SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL WHILE PARKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE AND CRASHED INTO A WOODEN FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 11/04/11*LJ UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF UPDATED 11/21/11 UPDATED 12/16/11

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING INTERSTATE 81 IN VIRGINIA ON 8/13/2011. WE WERE DRIVING IN THE STAUNTON, VA AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHERE THE REAR WHEELS ON MY 2010 F-150 IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, AND WITH THE HELP OF FORD TECHS, THEY FEEL THE ISSUE WAS THE TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY DROPPED FROM 6TH GEAR DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. FORTUNATELY THE ROAD WAS DRY AND I GAINED CONTROL AND MOVED THE VEHICLE SAFELY OFF THE ROAD, HOWEVER MY CONCERN IS IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THEY ARE 100% SURE THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE, AND EVEN IF IT IS, HOW DO I KNOW IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE FUTURE...WITH A WORSE OUTCOME. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AND WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T GET INTO A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN, AND FORD SEEMS TO FEEL THERE ISN'T AN ISSUE, BUT I SEE NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE INTERNET OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS. SHOULD FORD BE DOING MORE TO ENSURE THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE SAFE IN THEIR VEHICLES, OR SHOULD I JUST FIND ANOTHER TRUCK THAT IS SAFER? *KB