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.
Engine And Engine Cooling
Ventilation fin got stuck on a piece of foam. The motor controller then failed. This resulted in inability to switch air flow direction in the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10293156
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
While driving, the vacuum solenoid for the [redacted] tries to engage the [redacted] - even at highway speeds- resulting in a horrible sound. The sound was "like i had run over a shopping cart or hit something in the road and was dragging it under the truck". This happened 5 times in two days in less than 30 miles of total driving. The noise is so loud and alarming that it made me immediately apply the brakes and…
ODI 10262623
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While stopped, the contact heard a ticking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician stated that the cam phaser and the tentioners would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
ODI 10429120
Engine And Engine Cooling
Engine shut down while driving 30 mph this happened twice dealer scanned for code and found code p2104 idle air control valve stuck closed replaced body and motor assembly 6036 wp94 no charge under warranty recall replace switch 6306 wp94 and vacuum tebe 6l3z*9w431*a. *tr
ODI 10255898
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact noticed that the temperature warning indicator was illuminated on the instrument panel, which meant that the vehicle was overheating. He also noticed smoke and water emanating from the vehicle. If the vehicle would have stalled while driving, he could have been seriously injured in a crash. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer…
Fire reported
ODI 10264005
Engine And Engine Cooling
Slowing to a stop at light. Was gong about 25. Almost at complete stop, when engine went to almost full throttle. I pushed brake harder but still drove into the parked car in front of me. No damage done, just a very hard bump. Turned key off, put in park. Car in front of me drove ahead and parked to side of road. I started the engine and it immediately went to very high throttle. Turned key off, waited 20 seconds,…
Crash reported
ODI 10249762
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. On two separate occasions, the vehicle misfires and loses power, but does not have to be restarted. The dealer stated that the spark plugs may need to be changed; however, they may break off in the process. The current mileage was 52,838 and failure mileage was 52,700.
ODI 10249088
Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling
5.4l, supercrew-- engine was replaced by ford at 38,000 miles (after complaint to ford cust svc) due to injector failure and cylinder hydra-lock. Now at 46,000 miles, complete transmission failure. Only used for daily driver, no towing, never off-road. Transmission failed on initial start on 60 degree morning, no pre-failure indicators. Paid $2800 for transmission rebuild. I have noticed a fairly large number of…
ODI 10251265
Engine And Engine Cooling
I have a 2005 ford with the 5.4 lt. Engine. At the 63,000 mile mark i decided to replace the spark plugs due to slight idle problem. After spending $102.00 on a new set of spark plugs i ran into the problem of the spark plug's lower half breaking inside the cylinder head, it took me two days to complete the replacement due to a faulty design of the spark plugs. The spark plug steel shell is made of two parts a top…
ODI 10248213
Engine And Engine Cooling
2004-2007 f-150 truck say to change the spark plugs out at 100k. The dealers say $300 to change but if they snap of it could cost more? They almost always snap!!! Ford has a spark plug that snaps in half when trying to change out do to carbon build up. Bad design and then is about $88 hr for a tech to fix. Almost all dealerships break them and cost the owner $1000 to $1800 for a spark plug change do to poor design?…
ODI 10247097
Engine And Engine Cooling · Suspension
I bought a truck at selinsgrove ford about a month ago. The night i got it home i noticed it sounded like a diesel.. That was fine then when you get up to about 55mph its has a bad shimmy and i had it back a couple of different time and they say they don't know what to do about it now. It had to be wrecked or something because there was a crease on the bumper and the drivers side door needed adjusted. *tr
ODI 10248398
Engine And Engine Cooling
The f-150 was parked in the carport attached to my son's house. It had been parked and not running for at least 3 hours. A passerby noticed the truck on fire and tried to wake all occupants in the house(duplex). At 5 a.m on 9/11/2008. My son never left the house. His body was found just inside the house by the carport door. The fire was coming from someplace in the engine compartment. Due to my sons employment with…
Fire reported · 3 injuries · 1 death
ODI 10343057
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f150. While driving, the vehicle lost some power and the engine light illuminated which read engine failed soft mode. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, but the could not duplicate the problem. The dealer told the consumer the vehicle was safe to drive, however once the consumer approached a light, the vehicle stalled, the fail safe light came on and the brakes locked up.…
Fire reported
ODI 10226747
Engine And Engine Cooling
At 2:.00 am the morning of april 24, 2008 we were awakened by our seriously agitated dog, to find our 2005 ford f150 engulfed by flames and to soon see our other two vehicles and our home destroyed by fire. A total of four investigators have concluded that the cause of the fire is the ford f150. The truck is presently under lock and key and the investigation continues to find the exact component. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10229513
Engine And Engine Cooling · Injectors
The truck started cutting out and acting like it was not getting any fuel. We continued to drive the truck home and turned the truck off. The next day went out to start truck did not want to start had it towed to ford dealer. They said due to fuel injection malfunction the motor had to be replaced. *tr
ODI 10212424
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Seat Belts
My truck has 56k on it bought it used with 35k on it when it starts runs with high idle and the top end ticks really bad the ticking does not go away at all speeds at a stop light it sounds like a diesel tic tic tic sounds like a lifter is stuck. I put "lucas" in it to try to make it go away then i changed the oil ran about two weeks with no difference and changed it again and no change called ford dealer they…
ODI 10236779
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. When slowing down for a turn or approaching a stop, the accelerator pedal does not retract. On april 16, 2008, the vehicle completely shut off. On january 7, 2008, the dealer replaced the throttle position sensor, but the failure recurred two additional times. The contact has an appointment with the dealer on april 21, 2008 to take another look at the vehicle and attempt to…
ODI 10224734
Engine And Engine Cooling
Needed tuneup, 75,549 miles, took f-150 truck to local auto service facility for a tuneup. 2 plugs broke off in head due to plug failure plug motorcraft # pzt1f. Thus the head had to be removed to take out the broken plug. This was very expensive. We have one of the spark plugs used in this vehicle. *tr
ODI 10207111
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled when the brake pedal was depressed. When the failure occurred, the check engine indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer repaired the failure and they stated that the sensors failed; however, the failure still persists. The vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately two times. The ford manufacturer issued a recall…
ODI 10250757
Engine And Engine Cooling
Experienced sudden loss of power steering and power brakes while normal and routine driving on highway. No warning of any kind that failure was about to occur. Engine ran rough, engine light warning came on after brake and steering failure and then engine shut off. Narrowly avoided rear end collision and driving off the highway and into steep ravine. Was able to bring vehicle under control with a lot of effort to…
ODI 10199477
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Truck continues accelerating after foot is removed from accelerator pedal. Almost impossible to stop with brake pedal. Had to take out of gear to stop truck. Restarted truck and it operates properly. It has happened three more times since this original occurrence. Ford dealer could find no problem in 2007. Am taking it back again as it has happened twice in the past year. *tr
ODI 10427112
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle will shut off and the steering wheel will lock while driving. The failures occur without warning. The service engine light illuminated on the dashboard and displayed that the engine has malfunctioned. The dealer repaired the failure three times by replacing the spark plugs and the chassel body. The speed was unknown. The current mileage was…
ODI 10199674
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving the vehicle began to stall and shut off. He made several attempts to restart the vehicle and was able to resume normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a technician concluded that it would cost $600.00 to repair the vehicle. No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 70,447.
ODI 10285998
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f150. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to maneuver off the roadway and shifted into park. He was able to restart the vehicle after several minutes. The failure recurred approximately five times and the vehicle was taken to both an authorized dealer and an independent mechanic who were both unable to diagnose the failure.…
ODI 10386668
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
Dt*: the contact stated while sitting inside the vehicle there was an odor of gasoline. The vehicle was inspected by the local dealership, and they replaced 7 fuel injectors, 8 spark plugs, and ordered a fuel rail. These attempts to solve the problem have been unsuccessful. *ak updated 01/25/06. *jb
ODI 10147368