2005 Ford F-150 Power Train

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 shifter into park and turned off the vehicle; however, the vehicle rolled backwards again. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that upon inspecting under the hood, the contact became aware that the shifter cable had melted. The contact purchased a new shifter cable and replaced the shifter cable. The vehicle was started and driven to the residence. In addition, the contact stated that the failure had occurred at night, which was dangerous for being on the side of the road. The contact stated that the shifter cable had melted again within 12 hours. The contact stated that the failure was the result of a design flaw. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 260,000.

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. I don't overdo it, I don't abuse it. One day with "ZERO" Clues or indications my truck popped out of drive into neutral ON ITS OWN I put it back into drive. Then as I tried to accelerate NOTHING, I got a code/msg saying faulty transmission, my O/D kept turning off and on. I pushed it to the side if the road. I eventually got reverse back, 1st gear, but that's it. And NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. Its Automatically you need a transmission. [XXX]!! You go online and this is happening to TONS of people. Are you saying WE ALL NEED NEW TRANSMISSIONS?? Kinda odd same trucks, same issues on the same part. What's the common denominator here ford??? Your [XXX] transmissions. Figure it out!!! My truck is paid off and I can't even drive the [XXX]. I'm walking because of a [XXX] transmission, on top of paying over 20,000 you want me to dish out another 3grand for your [XXX]?? Nah... Figure it the [XXX] out. Take care of your customers as you should!!! Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is looking. Come on Ford. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Issues with transmission/ over drive snap ring vehicle only has 145,000 miles. This truck has many complaints and many failures and flaws that need fixed.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN 2007. IN 2010, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED AND THE GASKET, FILTERS, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UP HILL WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAULT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: N24150780-F193G8. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

MY 2005 F150 HAS AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH TO ENGAGE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I'VE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL FROM 2004 ON UP. I NEARLY CRASHED WHILE DRIVING AFTER A SNOW STORM DUE TO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE BEING INACTIVE.

WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND DID NOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KNIGHT FORD OF STILLWATER (4405 W 6TH AVE, STILLWATER, OK 74074, 405-372-7144) AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS UPDATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

NEW TRANS NEEDED, COMMON ON MOST F150. OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES AND WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR

TAKATA RECALL AT 80,000 MILES F150 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAD IT REPAIRED NOW IN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES GONE AGAIN.

TRANS FAULT ERROR

REAR END SHAKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ABOUT 60MPH. GETTING OFF GAS NOR PUTTING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WOULD NOT STOP SHAKING. HAD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP BEFORE STARTING AGAIN TO MAKE VEHICLE DRIVE PROPERLY.

METAL SCRAPING SOUND FROM REAR END. MECHANIC HAS CHECKED AND SAYS PINION, BEARINGS, RING GEAR HAVE FAILED. LOOKS LIKE ITS A COMMON FAILURE. 9.75 RING GEAR, 3.55 RATIO

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A SOUND COME FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DIDN'T LOSE POWER, BUT PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. NOT NOTICING ANYTHING OBVIOUS I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. IT HAD BEEN CHECKED TWO MONTHS PRIOR DURING OIL CHANGE. I HAD NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKS. I FOUND A FORUM ON THE INTERNET THAT TALKED ABOUT TRANSMISSION FLUID GOING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TRANSFER CASE, BUT UNABLE TO RETURN. THEY HAD A $20 SEAL REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FORUM HAD STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN CONDITION BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. A MECHANIC HAD SAID THAT IT ONLY EFFECTED 17-18% OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2004-2008. I CALLED TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT. IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS TO CHANGE, BY DROPPING THE TRANSFER CASE AND REPLACING THE SEAL. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL AND THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. I WAS TOLD BY FMC REP THAT SHOULD A RECALL OCCUR I COULD TAKE MY RECEIPT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY REIMBURSE ME. I DON'T FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE A KNOWN CONDITION BUT DO NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME AND OTHERS UNDER THE SAME SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM PARK UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID, BRAKE SWITCH AND BRAKE MODULE WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

VEHICLE WENT INTO 'FAILSAFE MODE' AND STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. MANUAL SAID THIS WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO PROCEED SAFELY HOME. DID NOT GET FAR BEFORE IT WOULD NOT RUN. WHEN IT DID RUN, IT RAN AT ABOUT 2 MPH BEFORE FAILING TO GO ANY FARTHER. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR WITH VARIOUS FORD VEHICLES. *TR

AROUND MIDDAY WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I HEARD A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE A FEW BLOCKS BACK TO MY OFFICE AND THE VEHICLE SAT UNTIL I LEFT TO GO HOME LATER THAT DAY. A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY OFFICE ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I HEARD A LOUDER VIBRATION AND THIS TIME A METAL ON METAL CLANKING SOUND. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF INTO A PARKING AREA AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN FROM ITS CENTER MOUNT. THE TWO PIECE DRIVE SHAFT CARRIER BEARING MOUNTING BRACKET HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO NO LONGER BE MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A CITY STREET DRIVING AND ONLY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND NOT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHERE I COULD HAVE LOSS DRIVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LESS THAN A YEAR EARLIER, THE VEHICLE FAILED A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO AN EXCESSIVELY CORRODED STEERING SHAFT U JOINT. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS U JOINT COULD FAIL DURING DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF DRIVER CONTROL. EITHER OF THESE COMPONENT PART FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS OR OTHERS IN OTHER VEHICLES OR ON OR NEAR THE ROADWAY. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OTHER NON LIFE SAFETY MECHANICAL DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS CONDITION EXISTS WITH MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROADS TODAY AND ANY OF THOSE DRIVERS COULD EXPERIENCE A FAILURE OF EITHER THE STEERING SHAFT OR THE DRIVE SHAFT AT ANY TIME AND BE THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY FORD-F 150 DIRECTLY FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 30 MILES IN AUGUST 2005. BY NOVEMBER 2005, WE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH CONCERNS OF THE TRANNY SLIPPING. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, AND WE WENT HOME. WITH-IN 1 YR. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOWS, AND WITH-IN 2 YRS, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. LUCKILY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND WAS REPLACED. WE HAVE REPLACED EVERY PIECE IN THAT TRUCK AT LEAST ONCE AND SOME SEVERAL TIMES. AND THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. WE PAID $2700. TO ONLY BRING IT HOME, AND IMMEDIATELY IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE MECHANIC IS BAFFLED. HE HAS BEEN TRYING FOR 4 WEEKS TO FIX IT, AND HAS NOW THROWN IN THE TOWEL. HERE I HAVE A GORGEOUS TRUCK, WITH A HUGE PAYMENT, AND IT'S A PIECE OF JUNK. WE HAVE MAINTAINED EVERYTHING SO PRECISELY, NEVER TOWED, NEVER LONG TRIPS, AND HAVE HAD ALL THE UP KEEP NEEDED FOR THIS TRUCK TO LAST, SO OUR SON COULD TAKE OVER WHEN HE IS OF AGE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT JUMPED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE DETACHED FROM THE CONNECTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHIFTER CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 FORD F-150 HAS HAD TWO TORQUE CONVERTERS FAIL IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. ONE FAILED WITHIN THE 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE SECOND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AROUND 50,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS INFORMATION WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FORD LINE OF TORQUE CONVERTERS FOR THE FORD F-150 TRUCK LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR BECAUSE WATER HAD ENTERED THE OLD SENSOR AND CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THE REPLACING OF THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM GEAR AND THEN FINALLY DID WITH A LOUD CLUNK. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE FORWARD THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN JUMPED INTO GEAR JUMPING THE TRUCK FORWARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING FOR A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL GEARS. THE MECHANIC AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THEM AND THAT ONE OF THE INTERNAL SEALS PROBABLY BROKE AND CAUSED A "CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE." *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AT ANYTIME AT SPEEDS AROUND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2011. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE SEPTEMBER 23,2011. THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,855.