2010 Ford F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A RAINSTORM, WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE VIA THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,618. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON A 40 DEGREE MORNING, I TURNED THE REAR DEFROSTER ON TO CLEAR WINDOWS AND MIRRORS. AS I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO DAYCARE I HEARD A LARGE POP THEN SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. LOOKED AND SEEN THE RIGHT REAR GLASS SHATTERED AND WAS IT SHORTED OUT ON THE HEATING ELEMENT. TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD AND SINCE IT IS OFF WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME THERE S NOTHING THEY CAN DO BESIDES CHARGING ME $1200 FOR REPLACEMENT, VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD. IF I WANTED ELECTRICAL TROUBLES I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A 1990'S DODGE! THANKS FOR NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER BUMPER REINFORCEMENT WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING PAINTED. AS A RESULT, THE METAL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER OF POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW, RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SECTION CRACKED INTO PIECES. NO THERE WAS NO HAIR LINE CRACK NO IMPACT TO THIS WINDOW. LOOKED AT THE LOWER HEAT STRIP IN THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THIS PANEL AND SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE BURN MARKS. NOW THE BACK DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. DID FORD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. ABSOLUTELY NOT !! THIS IS MY 2ND FORD TRUCK AND AS SOON AS I GET RID OF THIS ONE WE WILL BEING GOING GM. THANK GOODNESS THIS IS SHATTER PROOF GLASS AND WAS NOT BLOWN OUT BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER CAR SEAT RIGHT UNDER THIS. *TR

I GOT IN THE TRUCK THIS MORNING AND LEFT THE HOUSE, TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER, AND ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER I HEARD A LOUD "POP"! I STOPPED AND LOOKED AROUND BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY SINCE IT WAS STILL DARK OUT BUT ONCE THE SUN CAME OUT I SAW MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW, RIGHT ABOVE MY DAUGHTER'S CHILD SEAT WAS SHATTERED. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT IN THERE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS HAPPENING, BUT A SIMPLE SEARCH HERE AND ON THE FORD FORUMS SHOW PLENTY OF CONSUMERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE GASKET AROUND THE LAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

HEAD LINER WET, REAR SEATS AND REAR CARPET WET. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY DID NOT EVEN TRY TO FIND PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS A WATER LEAKING PROBLEM IT WAS NOT COVERED EITHER BY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED. APPARENTLY IT IS A LEAK IN THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE ROOF. WITH AS MANY OF THE 2010 F150'S EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN EITHER DESIGN OR INSTALLATION AT FORD, AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

ON OR AROUND DEC 2012 I NOTICED A WATER STAIN IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE HEAD LINER. I ASSUMED I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE WINDOW PARTIALLY DOWN CAUSING A WATER STAIN IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I RECENTLY LOST MY JOB SO I'M NOT DRIVING MY TRUCK VERY OFTEN ON APRIL 26TH 2013 AFTER MANY DAYS OF RAIN I NOTICED A LARGE WATER STAIN ALL ALONG THE REAR WINDOW OF THE TRUCK,STAINING UP THE TAN HEAD LINER PRETTY BAD. MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED BY 2000 MILES SO I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. AS WE TOOK DOWN THE LINER WE NOTICED SLIGHTLY RUSTED SPOTS ALL ALONG THE TRIM AND WATER DRIPPING FROM THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT THAT'S OUTSIDE THE TRUCK NEAR THE TOP OF THE CABIN. MY HUSBAND BELIEVES THAT THE SEAL SURROUNDING THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS A DEFECT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ATCHINSON FORD DEALER IN BELLEVILLE MI AND SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER HE NEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT I WAS REFERRING TOO SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY MAKE REPAIRS TO THESE NEW AND USED F-150 FREQUENTLY. I ASKED THE MANAGER IF THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHT AND HE LAUGHED AND SAID "NO,BUT FORDS S DEFINITELY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.I'M CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL BECOME COMPROMISED WITH THE WIRES AS WELL AS MOLDY SMELL THIS HAS CAUSED.I CONTACTED FORDS AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER OPENED UP CONCERNING THIS MATTER,IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THIS BRAKE LIGHT AND OR GASKET SURROUNDING THE WINDOW.IT WILL BE VERY COSTLY TO ME .CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER?A $36 THOUSAND DOLLAR TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE HAVING FAULTY GASKETS/SEALS. I KNOW LONGER UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. FORDS WOULD NOT HELP IN ANY WAY SO I'M ADDRESSING MY CONCERN IN HOPES YOU CAN ASSIST ME. *TR [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I HAD MY TRUCK PARKED OUTSIDE DURING A HEAVY SNOWFALL DAY AT WORK. I WENT OUT AND STARTED IT TO LET IT WARM UP AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST. WHEN I GOT IN TO LEAVE I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED, NOT IN AN AREA WHERE VANDALISM IS POSSIBLE. AFTER READING THE ONLINE POSTS ABOUT OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM I REALIZED THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. *TR