2003 Ford F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 29
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 29 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 16 records
- without warning · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
- brake pedal · 4 records
- fire department · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Gas pedal is sticking. Truck speeds up, only way to stop is shift to neutral.happened on highway and i shifted to neutral and hit pedal several times to get back to idle
ODI 11180820
Vehicle Speed Control
September 05, 2017 3:49pm when approching the cape cod ma bridge, my 20 year old daughters ford f-150 suddenely accerelated when the cruse control was off. She reached speeds exceding 80mph and the brakes where useless. She had to shift out of drive and shut the engine off whille weaving in and out of traffic to regain control. Had she been in any heaver traffic or on the bridge she and maybe others would have been…
ODI 11021723
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Horn cruise control not working started when driving down the road in town
ODI 10995364
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. When the accelerator pedal was depressed the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal had not seized. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. 06/01/17updated *lj *as
ODI 10979632
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Pulling into a parking space in front of a medical clinic, going maybe 5 -8 mph and i had the brake depressed and suddenly the vehicle lunged forward at full throttle and hit a building--you can see the skid mark in the first picture. I ended up hitting a building and when it got stopped the tires just kept spinning until i shut it off. The air bags did not deploy, myself and my grandchildren were hurt. Major…
Crash reported · 4 injuries
ODI 10863668
Vehicle Speed Control
Cpsc:i have a 2003 ford 6 cylinder truck and it has nearly gotten us killed a number of times!i've checked to see if there is a recall and can't find one and i called the ford dealership in covington louisiana and was told that there is nothing they could do. I sent emails to the ford motor company and never get a response. *bf the consumer stated the vehicle would accelerate rapidly and unintentionally. In order to…
ODI 11020829
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated at 50 mph and caused the contact to lose control. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a median wall and the air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained head and eye injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10690520
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. While attempting to slow the vehicle down, it suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was pending diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,381.
ODI 10630068
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 143,000.
ODI 10587737
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. The contact stated that while traveling 70 mph, the accelerator pedal seized causing the vehicle to erroneously accelerate. The contact was able to slow the vehicle down and continued to his destination. The vehicle was not taken for inspection or repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. The failure and current mileages were…
ODI 10483199
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. The contact stated that according to the fire department the cruise control malfunctioned causing a short and the vehicle was completely burned. No injuries were reported. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who filed a complaint and stated that they would contact him at a later date. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 270,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10480868
Vehicle Speed Control
2003 ford f-150. Claims adjuster sent correspondence on behalf of consumer who lost his vehicle due to a fire in which an investigation revealed was a direct result of what was believed to be the cruise deactivation switch *tgw
Fire reported
ODI 10440809
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle began accelerating on its own (> 75 mph). Cruise control was not on. The break was effective at mitigating increasing speed until the vehicle could be stopped safely on the side of hwy 85s. Distance traveled with uncontrollable acceleration was approximately 2.5 miles. Prior to stopping and turning the engine off, an attempt to put the engine in neutral while speeding was fruitless -- the engine raced to…
ODI 10389328
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f150 pickup. The contact stated the vehicle was parked with the engine off when it caught on fire. The contact had parked the vehicle five minutes prior to the failure. The fire department was called to assist and advised that the fire originated from the cruise control mechanism. A fire department report was available. The contact stated that part of the utility building, the…
Fire reported
ODI 10349584
Vehicle Speed Control
My son was driving home and the throttle stuck, the brakes did nothing. He had to throw the vehicle in park. *tr
ODI 10327145
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was parked and not in use. Owner returned home while away with his son to find that vehicle fire was extinguished by local fire department. The extent of fire was the front engine area. Vehicle was used night before without any incident.
Fire reported
ODI 10368843
Vehicle Speed Control
1.cruise control use. 2.occurs intermittantly while driving. 3. Ford refused. My symptom, model, and year of vehicle is included on ford recall update of 6/26/08 as fire hazard but because my vin is not listed ford refuses even to examine my vehicle under the recall. Http://www.ford.com/dynamic/metatags/article-detail/223_important_notice_voluntary_recall_update. *tr
ODI 10235398
Vehicle Speed Control
I received a notice in the mail that my vehicle has a recall on part of the cruise control mechanism. This can cause an under the hood fire and needs a replacement part/fuse installed. The part will not be in until march 2008! *tr
ODI 10207411
Vehicle Speed Control
Faulty cruise control on 2003 ford f150. Situation: driving at steady state; press cruise-control 'on' switch; horn chirps; cruise control engages with-out pressing the 'set' button and begins to accelerate vehicle. Brake pedal de-activation switch dis-engages cruise control only temporarily. Cruise control re-activates on it's own when foot is removed from brake pedal, and begins to accelerate again. The 'off'…
ODI 10198560
Vehicle Speed Control
On occasions when pressing brake petal, the engine will speed up wide open causing the back wheel to actually to spin the back tires while holding the break petal down hard! Very dangerous!! First time this happen the truck was only a couple months old. I took the truck back to dealer, and they reprogrammed the computer. I have had several occasion of it happening again but not as serious until only recently! Last…
ODI 10192039
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*- the contact stated that while backing out of the driveway the 2003 ford f150 with 15000 failure mileage with his foot on the brake he put the vehicle into drive and it accelerated to 35 mph and struck a tree. The driver then shut the vehicle off and put it into park. The vehicle was towed to a body shop with extensive damage. The cause of the acceleration has not been determined. *ak updated 03/30/07. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10183486
Vehicle Speed Control
On 11-21-06, one of our employees, was accelerating onto the freeway and realized that the throttle linkage on his 2003 ford f150 was stuck. He had to put the f150 in neutral and pull over to safely stop (the engine was racing until he turned it off). He found that there is a plastic, two-piece cover around the throttle linkage that had come unsnapped on its underside and had apparently caused the problem. He…
ODI 10174066
Vehicle Speed Control
10/10/06 7:20 pm i was sitting at a red light with my daughter in my ford f150 2003 truck, when it began sudden acceleration. I placed both feet on the brake, and pushed the brake down as far as it would go to try and hold the truck in place. I could feel the brake pedal jumping under my feet as the truck was trying to move forward. I didn't think the brakes were going to hold the truck in place. I could hear the…
ODI 10170508
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked in his garage. The vehicle had been driven approximately 10 hours earlier. The insurance investigator was unable to determine where the fire originated or locate any defective parts that may have caused the failure. The engine compartment was damaged, however, the most extensive damage was on the driver side of the…
Fire reported
ODI 10202573
Vehicle Speed Control
In light of the recall of the 2000 model of the ford f-150 pickups for engine fires associated with the cruise control switch, i would like to ask that nhtsa and ford to look at a possible simular problem with the 2003 model of f-150's. A few months ago i had my cruise control on and after about 15 min the brake light illuminated in the dash cluster. When i disengaged the cruise control with the off button the light…
ODI 10108233