2005 Model Year

Ford F-150

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
1,120
Recalls
1
Crashes
50
Severe
128

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

06E056000 Jun 2006

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Engine
Oct 2025

Spark plug blew out no check enginge lite until after coil an plugs replaced now motor has a knocking sound 5/23 not 1969 like date happended onlys pu...

Engine Fire
Oct 2025

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, while the brake pedal was depressed, the brakes failed to engage;...

Power Train
Aug 2025

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the vehicle rolled backwards. The contact shifted the gear shif...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 2025

While changing the spark plugs 7 of the eight broke off in the engine block, the threaded section came out but the ceramic bottom portion is what brok...

Air Bags
Jul 2025

My airbag light is on and the dealership says I have no active recalls but when I ask about recall number 11V-107 no one can confirm the when and wher...

Structure
Jul 2025

This is an extended cab - 4 door - the rear doors are half doors with a a handle allowing entry and exit to and from the rear passenger seats. (It is...

Electrical System
Jul 2025

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that ther...

Power Train
Apr 2025

I don't even have 150,000 miles on this thing. I get it serviced regularly. I've used the 4x4 when needed, as I live in the Sierra Nv Mountains area....

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE
Jan 2025

My electrical fixtures have failed or blinks off and on, on its own.

POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 2025

customer states that the frame of the vehicle has been compromised by corrosion. the vehicle only has 163,844 miles on it and it has major holes in th...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2005 Ford F-150 has 1120 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Visibility. 50 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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