2004 FORD F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

THIS 2004 FORD F 150 THAT I HAVE DRIVEN SINCE NEW AS I AM ABOUT TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC TO GET ON THE XWAY BEGAN TO REV UP ENGINE . I REMOVE MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE GAS TO SEE THAT THE %$#&* IS GOING ON. PAT THE GAS THINKING " STUCK" STILL REVING UP NOW I AM OVER 60. I USE MY HEELS TO SEE IF MAT OR SOME OBJECT MAY HAVE FALL DOWN. NO ! I PULL OVER IN BETWEEN SOME YELLOW CONE ..WITH ALL THE STRENGTH I COULD PUT ON BRAKES. WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE AND ENGINE RPM IN RED I AM THINKING " WHAT THE NEXT THING TO DO " THIS TRUCK IS NOT COMING DOWN TO IDLING . COME TO ME " FOOL PUT IN NEUTRAL ". I DID . STILL RPM IN RED. I AM THINKING " TURN OFF IGNITION" . BUT AT...

SPEED CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF IT BEING RECALLED. I ALSO HAVE HEARD OF THIS CAUSING FIRES

THINK I BOUGHT A LEMON TRUCK FROM FORD AFTER SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO TRY AND KEEP TRUCK RUNNING BUT AFTER ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT I PUT INTO THE TRUCK IT WILL ONLY GO IN REVERSE AND ENGIN SOUNDS ROUGH .

WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BEGIN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. I APPLIED A LITTLE GAS TO SLOWLY BACKUP AROUND THE TURN IN THE DRIVE. AS I WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS NAVIGATING PAST OTHER PARKED VEHICLES. AS I WAS CLEARING ONE OF THE VEHICLES, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY JOLTED BACKWARDS HITTING A TREE. SO THEN, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE SO THAT I COULD PULL FORWARD AWAY FROM THE TREE. AS I BEGAN TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK INSTANTLY THRUST FORWARD, HITTING ANOTHER TREE, STOPPING THE TRUCK & KNOCKING THE TREE OVER. IT HAPPENED WITH SUCH POWER THAT THE WHEELS SPUN DOWN INTO THE MULCH BED BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE, PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND REMOVE THE KEYS TO TURN...

MOST RECENTLY,(NOT INCLUDING REAR END REPLACED, REVERSE BAND ON TRANS REPLACED, BLOWN SPARK PLUG OUT OF ENGINE BLOCK) MY TRUCK HAS STARTED TO STALL OUT FOR NO REASON THAT I CAN FATHOM,1ST TIME WAS AT 65 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, NOW MORE RECENTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, COMING TO A STOP AT STOP SIGNS LIGHTS ECT , TURNING STREET CORNERS AT LOWER SPEEDS, OR COMING TO A STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN FORUMS WITH NO CAUSE OR REPAIR THAT SEEMS TO BE A ROOT CAUSE. PLEASE HELP !

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FUSES TO THE THROTTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED EVEN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT RECURRED SEVEN OTHER TIMES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD F-150. AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SWITCHED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN HAND AND ARM, A SEVERED FINGER, AND BRUISING ON THE BODY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR OFF SWITCH. THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN JUST SHUT OFF. WHEN IT DOES THAT IT WILL NOT COME BACK ON AGAIN TILL THE NEXT DAY. I THEN CHECKED THE CONSOLE SHIFTER, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OF PARK WITH OUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EVEN ENGINE IN OFF POSITION. I AM WORRIED THAT THE TRUCK MAY JUMP OUT OF PARK AND RUN OFF AND HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM IT POPS UP SAYING TRANSMISSION FAULT AND I WANT TO FIX IT SO HELP ME PLEASE!! *TR

POWER LOSS AND SURGE IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT 65MPH. SUDDEN STOP AND LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC HAD TO COME TO HALT AROUND ME. I HAD TO STOP VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF FORD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AT THESE SPEEDS AND IT WAS TERRIFYING. *TR

I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AT 74 MPH. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T DISENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD LIKE A ROCK. I THEN PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUT IT REMAINED ENGAGED. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 65 MPH BUT AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY SPED UP TO 74 MPH. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL TO STOP. WHEN I DID THIS THE ENGINE RACED TO 4500 RPM. I THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT RACED TO 4500 RPM. I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND MADE A LEFT TURN INTO THE CENTER LEFT TURN LANE AND HAD TO PUT THE...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND THE APPROACHING VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO AVOID ME BY PULLING INTO THE PASSING LANE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND A CORRODED FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HESITATION. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, HE CATEGORIZED THE PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THE MODULE IS MOUNTED IN A AREA SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION. THIS IS A RELATIVELY EASY FIX HOWEVER IN MY CASE THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER HAD TO CUT OFF TO ACCESS THE MODULE. *TR

WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL IS ENGAGED IT WORKS FINE ON LEVEL OR CLIMBING HIGHWAY, BUT ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE, THE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE TO THE SPEED SET. THE VEHICLE SPEED KEEPS INCREASING DEPENDING ON LONG THE DOWNHILL SECTION IS AND THE BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT OUT OF OVERDRIVE FOR THE SPEED CONTROL TO WORK PROPERLY. HOWEVER, I TRIED THIS AND THE SPEED CONTROL DID THE SAME THING, INCREASED SPEED ON A DOWN GRADE. ON EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED, THE SPEED CONTROL, WHEN ENGAGED, CONTROLLED THE DOWNHILL SPEED TO THE SPEED WHICH WAS SET. *TR

AT 50,000 MILES , AND EARLIER, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. UPON TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED REPLACING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO VENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE OF ACCELERATION TO 80 MPH FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN RPMS, FOLLOWED BY AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN SPEED. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WERE TIMES WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE RACED AT HIGH RPM'S AND IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ENGAGEMENT OF...

AS I WAS PARKING MY F150 I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON. I APPLIED FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF SO IT WOULD NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND DROVE HOME FINE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE GARAGE FOUND NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IN ACTIVATION WHEN SUDDENLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL INVOLUNTARILY TURNED OFF WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WITH IT ACTIVATED. HE TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,900. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF UPDATED 01/24/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 68 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK WITH HESITATION CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. SUDDENLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR. THE ACTUATOR SWITCH WAS ENGAGED WHENEVER SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE CODE. THE CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUED TO NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 03/18/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN WEARING INSULATED OR HEAVY WORK BOOTS, THE SHOE WOULD INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE SHOE WAS TOO BIG AND WOULD ALSO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW A PEDESTRIAN TO PASS, IT LUNGED FORWARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL GEAR THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR AN ENTIRE DAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50315 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50315.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATES WHILE HE WAS IN HIS HOME. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FLAMES WHERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE PREVIOUSLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 54900. UPDATED 09/16/09 *BF UPDATED 09/17/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND FOUND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FLAMES WERE LOCATED IN THE REAR CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/23/09 *CN UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP! AT THAT POINT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND COULDN'T BE ROLLED BACK UP. FORD SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR 200.00 AND THAT WAS JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I TORE INTO IT MYSELF AND FOUND THE WINDOW REGULATOR TO BE BROKEN. FORD WANTS TO CHARGE ME 198.00 FOR THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THIS I BELIEVE TO BE REDICULOUS. ALSO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT WANT TO ROLE UP WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL SO THAT IS INOPPORATIVE. ONE MORE THING MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK HALF OF THE TIME. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT THOUGH IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD COMPONENTS AND EVEN THE FORD MECHANICS I TALK TO SAY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SET SPRING OF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART AGAIN AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. UPDATED 03/18/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, IT FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DETACHED THE FUSE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL OR PUSH THE BUTTON TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,869 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700. UPDATED 12/02/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. UPDATED 12/03/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED AND WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT IT WAS MORE OF A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE CONTACT ALLOWED SOMEONE ELSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I HAVE THREE FORD AND HADN'T BEEN NOTICE ABOUT ANY RECALL ON MY FORD F150 2004 AND 2007. *TR

THE 2004 F150 SC HAS A FEW PROBLEMS: FIRST WAS THE WATER LEAKING FROM THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IN WHICH I HAD TO APPLY SILICONE AROUND THE RUBBER SEAL OF THE LIGHT...NEVER LEAKED AGAIN. SECOND ISSUE WAS FAR MORE FRUSTRATING, WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH WHEN DECIDING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY THE TRUCK WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS BEING STARVED OF FUEL. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT WAS BY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND RELEASING IT VERY QUICKLY. I TOOK IT TO THE WONDERFUL FORD DEALERSHIP, SARCASTIC, AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE OF COLD AIR INTAKE... FINALLY ,AFTER CALLING FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINING THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY...NATURALLY ALL MY PROBLEMS WERE GONE. NOW, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN AND I WILL POST THE OUTCOME ONCE KNOWN. THE THIRD INCIDENCE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN THE IDLE POSITION FOR 30 OR MORE SECONDS, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO REVERSE WHEN THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM IDLE POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE CENTRAL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/12/2006 - *NM

1) UNKNOWN EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE, NORMAL DRIVING, EVENTS HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST TURNED ON VEHICLE AND DURING BACKING UP .2) THE ENGINE RACED OUT OF CONTROL AND LURCHED UNTIL IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED (IT GRABS THE GAS PEDAL FROM THE DRIVER LIKE CRUISE CONTROL DOES) IF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS IN VEHICLE'S PATH IT OR THEY WILL BE CRASHED INTO. THEN THE VEHICLE AND 8 CYLINDER RUNS LIKE ITS ON 4 CYL AND THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK. 3) TAKEN TO FORD DEALER COASTAL FORD IN MOBILE AL,THEY REBOOTED COMPUTER BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE COMPUTER BOARD, THEY SAID JUST BRING IT BACK FOR REBOOT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT REVEAL REASON FOR RACING ENGINE THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED THAT IF THE EVENTS HAPPENED AGAIN AN ACCIDENT COULD NOT BE PREVENTED OR THE TRUCK BEING DESTROYED WHICH MEANS IT COULD NOT BE TAKEN BACK FOR REBOOT OR HOW...

THE CONSUMER 2004 FORD F150 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST INDICATED 4 TROUBLE CODES (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, PCM PROCESSOR FAULT, THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH FORCED SHUTDOWN AND AN INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE INCOMPATIBILITY). *NM

2004 FORD F150 REAR PASSENGER SIDE PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO THE SHOULDER. *TS THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD, HOWEVER IT IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT ACROSS 4 LANES OF THE STREET, TRAVELED UP AN EMBANKMENT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE F THE STREET AND HIT A TREE. IN ADDITION, THE NEXT THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED HIM DURING THE INCIDENT HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TWICE AND CAUSED THAT VEHICLE TO CROSS ALL FOUR LANES OF THE ROAD. *JB

DT: 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN FRONT OF HOUSE TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING. THE CONTACT HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A BRICK WALL TOWARDS NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. HE MISSED THE HOUSE AND ENDED UP IN A TREE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS GOING, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. THE POLICE CAME OUT AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT'S NEIGHBORS HEARD THE VEHICLE AND CAME OUTSIDE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS OUTSIDE RACING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS WITH THE POLICE AT THIS TIME, THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS GOING TO ACQUIRE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE CONTACT STATED HIS SHOULDER AND NECK WERE HURTING. *AK

DT: THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY DID SOME WORK TO IT AND SAID IT WAS A DIAPHRAGM, AND THEY FIXED IT. THIS WORKED FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS WAS AUGUST 1, 2005. NOTICED IT MADE A GROANING SOUND AND SHOOK. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE, AND IT HASN'T MADE THE SOUND SINCE THEN. WHEN STANDING AT STOP IT SURGED, GAVE A LITTLE JUMP/PULSATED AND TOUCHED THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *JB

FORD F150 ACCELERATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

I RENTED A FORD F-150 TRUCK ON APRIL 14, 2005. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED OUT OF CONTROL. THE RPMS WENT FROM IDLE SPEED TO 3000 RPMS. ALL WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD UNTIL I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD. I QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK BACK INTO PARK, THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE INSTANCES OF SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE. CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY OFF.*AK VEHICLE HAD A 4TH ACCELERATION EPISODE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONSUMER SAW THE ACCELERATION ON THE TACHOMETER. *BF *NM

THE CONSUMER'S 2004 FORD F150 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST INDICATED 4 TROUBLE CODES (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, PCM PROCESSOR FAULT, THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH FORCED SHUTDOWN AND AN INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE INCOMPATIBILITY). *NM

WHILE REVERSING THE RPMS RACED AT A HIGH RATE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE AND GO INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER SHIFTING TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE HITTING A HOUSE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE FOUR SETS OF SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT. TWO SKID MARKS FROM THE REAR WHEELS SPINNING AND TWO FROM THE FRONT WHEELS AS A RESULT OF THEM DRAGGING FROM THE APPLIED BRAKES. THE CONSUMER REQUEST INFORMATION BE DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET DUE TO NO COMPUTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS WIFE WAS FORCED BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HITTING A BRICK WALL, JUMPING THE WALL AND INTO THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHEELS WHERE STILL SPINNING AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND DUG A HOLE ABOUT 8 INCHES DEEP INTO THE FLOWER BED. *TC

A LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT. TOOK VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE HOUSING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RUNS THEN STOPS AFTER TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. *TC

2004 FORD F150 XLT 4WD SUPERCAB(BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEALING)CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL EVEN BRAKING.I NEVER HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. 'VE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS.CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE SCUFFING THE BRAKE PADS AND DEGLAZING THE ROTORS.IT'S FINE FOR A MONTH AND THE SQUEALING IS BACK AS WELL AS A DEPOSIT OF BRAKE DUST ON THE WHEEL.I'VE ALSO HAD TWO INCIDENTS CONCERNING THE ELECTRONIC ACCELRATOR(FORD CALLS THIS DRIVE BY WIRE AS IT IS DIGITALLY CONTROLLED ACCELERATION)THE TROUBLE LIGHT DISPLAYED IN DASH PANEL TWICE OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS.THE LAST INCIDENT CAUSED THE VEHICLE ENGINE TO VIOLENTLY SPUTTER AND MISFIRE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER .THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED WITH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING APPEARED WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR MODULE.THE BRAKES I CAN LIVE WITH BUT THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR IS PARAMOUNT FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION.NO ACCELERATOR(DIGITAL) NO GO.LOSS...

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE PARKING A 2004 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK I EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS ENGAGING THE BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE. AS I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND LET THE VEHICLE STOP ON ITS OWN. I LATER TOLD THE OWNER (MY UNCLE) ABOUT THE EVENT, AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT HE HAD A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS MY FOOT WAS TOUCHING BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I EXAMINED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AND SURE ENOUGH MY FOOT WOULD BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO, ENGAGING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I HAD THE SAME SITUATION OCCUR AGAIN, BUT THIS...

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 15 DAYS, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB