2007 Ford F-150 Electrical System

The fuel module failed and the 5,4l Triton engine stopped running. There was no power steering or power brakes in the middle of the fast lane on the interstate. This was a safety critical walk home. The component was disposed of. The vehicle stopped in the fast lane. Possibility to be hit from behind, Ford denied my claim. There were no warnings of the failure. Galvanic corrosion.

Vehicle reports “check charging system” which has an associated TSB but no recall. My understanding is that the AC drips water on the alternator harness causing degradation and shorting of the wires. A new wiring harness as well as a drain relocation kit are required. I do not believe the customer should be responsible for this repair.

Spark plug blow out. Yes it is available for inspection. Ongoing very common issues with triton engines blowing out spark plugs making a fire hazard because fuel vapor coming out of plug hole could be ignited by coil pack. All ford dealerships are very aware of this issue and have repaired many by rethreading and installing a helicoil thread repair kit at a very high price of 800 dollars and most repairs are temporary because the aluminum is weak and very thin at the spark plug hole. Ford is very aware of this ongoing issue and denies any liability experts don’t agree with fords arguments. No warning the plugs start to blow out at around 140000 miles well after the warranty. This problem started in the 90s all triton engines are affected. As in the photo the dealers attempt to repair was unsuccessful the spark plug is tightened to deep into the head and is broken off. They said at the end of the day I need a new head. 5000 dollars.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was displaying the incorrect fuel level. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

TRUCK WOULDN'T START. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE PART WAS BOLTED TO THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE BACK OF THE FRAME. THE BOTTOM OF THE PART IS ALUMINUM AND THE CROSS MEMBER IS STEEL, AND THEY WERE BOLTED FLUSH TOGETHER. REPLACED THE PART AND TRUCK WORKS FINE. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND REIMBURSE ALL PARTIES WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.01

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER IT COOLED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VARIABLE SPEED TIMING SOLENOID. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,334,000.

MY BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD IS COMING ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE RESISTORS WERE NOT SODERED CORRECTLY. I'VE BEEN LOOKING ON MULTIPLE FORMS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF THE F150'S. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THSI.

POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, WIRE HARNESS IMPROPER DESIGN CAUSING SHORTAGE IN THE HARNESS. POTENTIAL SAFETY HARNESS DUE TO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM PHASERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

BROKEN WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR. CAUSES AUTOMATIC WINDOWS TO NOT BE ABLE TO ROLL DOWN, RADIO DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN KEY IS OFF AND DOOR IS OPEN, KEYLESS ENTRY KEYPAD DOESN'T WORK, FOLDING MIRRORS DO NOT WORK. *TR

POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. AT ALL SWITCHES. NO POWER TO THEM. WIRES IN DOOR JAM FOR POWER WINDOWS RUBBED TILL THEY BROKE. LEAVING NO POWER TO ANY WINDOW AT ANY SWITCH. COST $ 370.00 FOR FORD TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX BROKEN WIRES RIGHT WHERE MECHANIC KNEW THEY WERE BROKE BEFORE LOOKING.. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS AND FORD SHOULD OWN UP TO IT AND FIX THEM FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORDS BUT AFTER THIS EPISODE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. NOT TO HAPPY......CHECKED INTERNET. MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACTLY AS IT HAPPENED AND IN SAME AREA OF VEHICLE..HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS SAME PROBLEM, SAME FIX, SAME PLACE, SIMILAR COSTS TO CUSTOMER...NOT RIGHT. FORD IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS AND DOESN'T CARE. COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. HAD A BURNT SMELL. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER BUYING IT NEW IN OCTOBER 2007, IN OCTOBER 2009 THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER STOPPED WORKING WAS REPAIRED AND AGAIN MONTHS LATER STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES WITH THREE OF THOSE BEING THIS YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES THIS YEAR ALONE AND THE LAST TIME , ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS AGO I INSTRUCTED THE WORKER TO JUST LET THE WINDOWS UP AND DISCONNECT THEM AFTER BEING TOLD THAT I NEEDED A COMPLETE NEW WIRING HARNESS WHICH WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING WAS BRITTLE AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE F 150. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD POSE A DANGER IN AN EMERGENCY ESCAPE SITUATION AS WELL AS OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM ALSO INVOLVE THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM WHICH IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD, I CAN GET NO REAL RESPONSE FROM FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F -150. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 2/26/14*CN

ELECTRICAL WIRING ON THE FRAME UNDER DRIVERS DOOR WIRES ARE CORRODING . MANY OF THE 2007 FORD F150 HAS UNDER LAY WIRES GOING TO THE FUEL TAKE TO THE COMPUTER UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

VEHICLE DOES NOT START, AFTER SPENDING WEEKS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVING THE PCM REPLACED...IT RAN FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW AGAIN IT WILL NOT START. THE DRIVER IS STRANDED AGAIN OUT ON A REMOTE JOB SITE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING NOW FOR TWO YEARS. FORD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

FORD SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF HEAD BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT THE CORRECT PLUGS FROM FACTORY AND ARE NOT TIGHTEN CORRECTLY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A NO STARTING CONDITION 40-50 TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASE IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES(20 OR MORE) FOR THE CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE IS OPERATED BY THE CHARLESTON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND HAS REPEATEDLY STRANDED OUR EMPLOYEE AT REMOTE LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY AND PREVENTED THE EMPLOYEE FROM RESPONDING TO WORK ASSIGNMENTS. BETWEEN THE DTE OF 6/21/11 AND 7/5/2011 OT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES!!!! *TR

DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUGS IN 2007 FORD F150 5.4 L 3VALVE V8. I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC AT FORD THAT THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT ONE OR ALL OF MY SPARK PLUGS MIGHT BREAK DURING REMOVAL, AND THAT IT WILL COST AN ADDITIONAL 90.00 TO EXTRACT EACH BROKEN PLUG. IN FACT THERE IS A TSB BULLETIN WITH PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. TSB 08-1-9 . I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT IN THE MODERN AGE WE HAVE SUCH A DEFECTIVE SITUATION. AND NO REMEDY. FORD HAS STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THERE ARE SUFFICIENT COMPLAINTS AND INSTRUCTED BY YOUR AGENCY. LEAVING THOSE OWNERS OF THE 5.4L ENGINE TO FOOT THE REPAIR BILL ON AN OTHERWISE SIMPLE PROCESS FOR OTHER VEHICLES. IN ADDITIONTHE FORD MANUAL STATES THE SPARK PLUGS ARE GOOD FOR 100,000 MI. BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HIGHLY RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE SPARK PLUGS AT 60,000 MI TO PREVENT SEIZED SPARK PLUGS. QUITE A CONTRADICTION. IF THIS IS POOR ENGINEERING ON FORDS PART, THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDEN. *TR

BATTERY DEAD AFTER LESS THAN 2 YEARS. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE. DEALER CLAIMS NON-EOM STEREO DRAINS BATTERY IN ONLY MINUTES. STEREO UNHOOKED.. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRUCK TOOK A COUPLE OF RETRIES TO GET IT FROM START TO FINISH OF A TX STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE BATTERY DIES, EVEN AFTER CHARGING OVERNIGHT. LAST TIME. IT GOT THROUGH INSPECTION, BUT NEEDED A JUMP START AFTER INSPECTION. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE CSR INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BELIEVE THEIR DEALER OVER A CUSTOMER. NO HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING ON A CONSTANT BASIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS REBUILT. THE IGNITION KEY BECOMES STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE BRAKES ONLY OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAUSE OF FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.