2005 Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 76
- 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 76 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- spark plugs · 28 records
- spark plug · 13 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
- engine light · 9 records
- check engine · 6 records
- power steering · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 30–60k mi | 23 |
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Unknown Or Other
While driving vehicle at any speed from 10 mph to 70 mph the truck will go into safe mode (limp-home mode) going down to 5 mph and losing all power steering. When diagnosed it is the throttle body control to me this is a safety issue what happens if i am driving 70 mph on the highway and it goes into safety mode and i lose all power steering. Does someone have to die before there is a recall on this??? It will cost…
ODI 10380748
Engine And Engine Cooling
Attempted to have spark plugs changed in accordance with vehicle maintenance manual at 100,000 mile. While this was being done 3 factory installed motorcraft spark plugs broke off. As a result i was charged a total of almost $700 for the removal of these broken plugs. The dealership technician informed me that 100% of all 2004-2007 f150 trucks that have the plugs removed as required at 100,000 miles have plugs that…
ODI 10380127
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Other
Spark plugs breaking off in engine head because of poor design. Just happened to me and after looking around the internet it has happened to a lot of people and now the service department of my local ford dealership says it common and now they are charging me becuase they broke it and its common. *tr
ODI 10372733
Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving, my 2005 f-150 would suddenly act as if the transmission was in neutral. The wrench symbol on the gauge panel would illuminate, but the engine was still running. The only way to clear the problem was to pull over, put car in park, shut engine off, restart engine and shift to drive. Luckily this never happened on the highway, but it could have led to a serious accident. I had the truck repaired, and the…
ODI 10358920
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f150. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited an abnormal grinding noise from the engine whether the vehicle was parked or in motion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
ODI 10384203
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Other
I own a 2005 ford f-150 which i received a letter from ford stating that my fuel injectors were given a defect only extended warranty to 150,000 miles. I have had a few injectors replaced since the letter because of defect..i.e white smoke from exhaust and stutter of engine while driving. Right after my last replacement of a fuel injector my catalytic converter was giving a bad odor..afterwards i had a diagnostic…
ODI 10384209
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f150 truck. While driving 35-40 mph the vehicle the vehicle was skipping and jumping and it was later towed to a local mechanic who had to remove the engine head in order to reach the spark plugs. The mechanic could not get all of the spark plugs out of the vehicle and referred him back to the dealer. The local mechanic repaired the vehicle for $900 since the dealer wanted to charge…
ODI 10353367
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Mechanical
7 of 8 spark plugs broke off while changing out on my vehical this is crazy heard alot of complaints. *tr
ODI 10351366
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure was intermittent. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that someone would inspect the vehicle. There were no warning lights prior to the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 10371912
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Other
Notified today that there is an issue with removing and replacing spark plugs for the ford 5.3 triton v8 3 valve engine. Ford has issued a technical service bulletin tsb 08-7-6 and it is not available on your website. Why? If this is indeed a manufacturers defect should it not be covered by their original warranty or the magnusen-moss warranty act and or the ucc, article 2. This procedure can be both timely and…
ODI 10340380
Engine And Engine Cooling
2005 f150 just dies without any warning. Driving down the hwy and just dies. It happens frequently, just dies, it always takes a few tries to get it restarted. We were told that the throttle body needs to be replaced. We know at least 4 other familys that also have 2005 f150's and they have experienced the same problem. My co-worker has hers in the ford shop right now and they are charging 1300.00 to fix it. It…
ODI 10374902
Engine And Engine Cooling
Approximately 2 years ago i purchased a 2005 ford f-150 extended cab truck. I have had no problems with the truck up until this point and my truck currently has approximately 67,000 miles on it. However, approximately three (3) weeks ago i noticed my truck "sputtering" and "missing" and having some difficulty starting. I took it to the dealership (kamaaina motor's) that i purchased it from. The mechanics are now…
ODI 10339518
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving at 55 mph, the spark plugs disbursed from the engine and the vehicle lost power and stalled. The dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that the repairs would be at her expense. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.
ODI 10332232
Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving to work #5 sparkplug blew out of the block. With the engine still running fumes or gas vapors from the sparkplug hole and the spark from the coil pack can cause the engine to catch fire or even explode!!!! Causing bodily injury or death to the occupant of the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10435122
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f150. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, a loud noise was emitted from the engine compartment. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the spark plugs were not torqued correctly, causing the spark plugs to be spewed from the engine block. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer…
ODI 10438019
Engine And Engine Cooling
At just over 59k miles on my 2005 f-150 5.4l triton v8 driving at 30 mph i noticed a ticking sound that increased/decreased with rpms. Traveling about 2 miles further the noise increased in volume so i pulled over and raised the hood. The noise was coming form the passenger side of the motor and the motor was shaking as if miss firing or running iraticly. I had no engine warning light or any other notifications on…
ODI 10314550
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
While at ~45mph, i eased off the accelerator to go into a left hand turn. My f150 then lost all power and shut off (no power steering, etc), and there were 2 tracker trailers coming in the opposite direction from me. I was barely able to complete the turn with the momentum that i had before the truck died. The truck re-started without any issue. This had happened before 2 other times with large gaps of time in…
ODI 10311146
Engine And Engine Cooling
SPARK PLUG BREAKING OFF IN ENGINE. *TR
ODI 10293890
Engine And Engine Cooling
While traveling through a tunnel at approx.55 mph the engine on my 2005 f-150 with a 5.4 liter engine quit running at full speed and went into what ford calls limp mode. Luckily there was no other vehicle behind me or i would not be here to write this. The truck has since this incident quit running all together several different times. I took the vehicle back to where it was purchased and was charged $75 to diagnose…
ODI 10298297
Engine And Engine Cooling
There were no warnings or events leading up to the incident. No warning lights, no noises. We had been driving earlier, but only about 5 miles and then we ate dinner, so the car rested. We came home and my son was about to take his young daughter home. My son was in drivers seat, i was putting granddaughter in back seat child safety seat . Then i leaned into the passenger side front cab to grab a coke from the…
2 injuries
ODI 10292821
Engine And Engine Cooling
2005 f150 5.4l v8. Engine dies while driving. No warning, no indication. Only connection seems to be that it happens during the first time the truck is driven in the morning. All electrical is still working during stall. Go to hit the accelerator pedal and nothing. It is completely random. It has happened 3 times in the last 2 weeks with random days in between. Turn the key off, turn it on and all works fine. Others…
ODI 10292223
Engine And Engine Cooling
Sudden engine surges occurring at any time weather moving or stopped at red light or while slowing down to stop. *tr
ODI 10268946
Engine And Engine Cooling
Regarding: 2005 ford f 150 truck purchased new from dealer, has been having problems with stalling. It has stalled in reverse and while driving on freeway. It is very dangerous. I almost got into an accident today on the freeway, which is why i am taking the time to look into this matter. I also know a few people with the same problem and have also seen many postings online for this issue. Many people have been…
ODI 10268574
Engine And Engine Cooling
I have a 2005 ford f-150 (4.6l v8) and i recently had a spark plug blow out of the engine, for the second time. The first time it cost me $556.50 to repair it. This time it happened in a different cylinder. This time i had my 2year old daughter with me and was stranded along interstate 70 for over an hour. I didn't report it the first time, because i thought it was an isolated incident. Now after some research, i…
ODI 10266438
Engine And Engine Cooling
My truck is a 2005 ford f-150 with 45,000 miles no prior problems serviced as per the ford recommendations as well as regular oil changes. While on vacation getting off the freeway off ramp in reno nevada and coming to a stop at a red light my car started to shake and sputter as if it was going to turn off and the check engine light was on. After the light turned green i proceeded through the green light and parked…
ODI 10266192