2006 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems
- 44
- 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 44 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- spark plugs · 7 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 12 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
Interior lights do not light up on opening the door. Additionally, upon starting the engine, the electrical panel blinks, fizzles, demands reset, which doesn't reset, and eventually corrects itself sometimes after 15 minutes of blinking. Additionally, the high beams implement and then you cannot make the high beams turn off. May all be related but, seems like 3 separate issues, all seem to be related to the…
ODI 11193476
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall. For three years of electrical issues, beeping electrical dash panel and lights in truck hardly ever work. The trucks dependability at moment isn't great due to these issues. Can't afford a new truck at time being .. This truck transports my toddlers around. This typically happens when turning on car and opening doors we never see lights on. It does happen also when driving at random times. Not sure if…
ODI 11128177
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
MOTOR IS MISSING AND THE CODES ARE P0345, P0349 AND P0171
ODI 11163346
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Smart junction box failed. Causing interior, dash and back lights not to light and including the horn not to work. When trying to replace the fuse it would blow the fuse and smoke. It is in the shop now to have the smart junction box replaced. Fuses started blowing. At first it was the radio and the fuse was replaced then the others started to blow.
ODI 11044742
Body · Electrical System · Engine
My truck caught on fire yesterday. Due to a heat shield missing over passenger side catalytic converter caused the plastic grommets that hold the sound barrier material on the floorboard to drop and hang on top of the catalytic converter until the material caught on fire. My insurance company is still investigating how the catalytic converter heat shield was missing. Less than a month after i bought the truck and it…
Fire reported
ODI 11035607
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. After taking the vehicle to a drive thru car wash service, water entered the passenger side. The interior of the passenger side became wet and the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.
ODI 10934613
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle made a loud popping noise and the instrument panel became inoperable. In addition, the rear windows and power locks failed to operate and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 150,000.
ODI 10884754
Electrical System · Service Brakes
After countless hours spent diagnosing a dash brake lite warning. These vehicles factory defect is the electronics board or speedometer cluster. Countless people are driving with a brake light on with nothing possibly wrong.when something does go wrong they may not have a clue until the vehicle has no brakes.
ODI 10872470
Electrical System · Engine · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Morning of july 23,2015, i was driving about 25 mpr speed when number three spark plug blow out of the cylanderhead on my f-150 triton v8. Took it to the local machanic shop walton's. Three hours later, walton's had to replace and resleeve number three cylanderhead and replaced electrical sparkplug wire, plus replaced all eight spark plugs. All at a cost of $543.00. Not only this happened to me but walton's stated…
ODI 10747937
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for routine maintenance. While at the independent mechanic, the contact was notified that seven of the eight spark plugs in the vehicle were fractured and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that one of the fractured spark plugs remained in the cylinder head. The mechanic stated that the cylinder…
ODI 10733630
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While driving at 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to a mechanic where it was discovered that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. After the vehicle was repaired, the failure continued with a ticking noise. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
ODI 10761499
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts
In june 2015, the air bag light in my ford f150 illuminated, indicating a problem. I took my vehicle to a ford dealership. They told me that the deployable restraint system, specifically the pretensioner, had malfunctioned and possibly would fail to function as intended in the event of a crash. The service technician indicated that the restraint system is connected to my air bags, which might fail to work in a…
ODI 10758652
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
Ford's iwe solenoid has a tendency to malfunction due to a poor design. Tsb 06-8-15 was issued to replace these solenoids, but only if there was a problem and only if it was giving a problem. My vehicle was in storage for 5 years and after it was brought out and to ny, the water leaked on the solenoid due to the inadequate design, causing the iwe's to malfunction. I still don't know what exactly it did but driving…
ODI 10681530
Electrical System
Vehicle started losing power and unable to run correctly. Took to garage and fuel pump drive module was rusted with circuits being exposed to the salt and moisture elements where there was a large hole in back of unit. New one was installed with spacers to help prevent salt and moisture from collecting where back of module mounts onto axle bracket. Vehicle ran better but also had to install new coil due to a…
ODI 10680168
Electrical System
While driving instrument panal shuts down, radio shuts off, airbag indicator comes on, windows don't work, if shut off lasts more than 5 minutes seat belt chime goes off, twice word test came on in mileage indicator window. Sometimes goes on and off while turning or hitting brakes, other times just while driving.
ODI 10787572
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the service vehicle warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that a sensor was faulty. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,069. Updated 04/10/15*lj updated 11/5/2015*js
ODI 10676932
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Went to stop for traffic light applied the brakes and vehicle took off///////slammed on brakes to try to stop and slammed in park .came with in inches of crashing into car in front of me. Today is sept.1st have not driven truck again////// call ford corp. They will not pay to check out truck. At 3100 miles had to replace tires. Orig. Had dry rot,,,,,, *tr
ODI 10629943
Electrical System
The electric windows and door locks and mirror adjustments all stopped working on my 2006 f150. After doing some looking i found that the wire harness that runs to the door has most of the wires broken or breaking in half thus leaving bare wires exposed and a possible fire hazard the way it looks to me. *tr
ODI 10631076
Electrical System
All the gauges in my truck stopped working. First the speedometer then all the gauges. At first they just fluctuated then they all stopped. Then the lights started flashing on and off inside the vehicle. Then the fuel sensor warning started beeping followed by the seatbelt beeper. Occasionally the entire dash goes blank followed by a test screen on the dash. All interior electrical systems shut off for about two to…
ODI 10595714
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
Went to start truck and engine would crank but would not fire. I tried the starting fluid test to see if it was an ignition problem or fuel problem. Gave a little shot of starting fluid into the intake and then tried to start. Motor acted like it was going to start but never started beings i didn't give it enough starting fluid to start because i'm not a fan of using it. With that i eliminated the ignition had to be…
ODI 10561160
Electrical System · Engine
While approaching a stop the truck gauges started going crazy. Truck stalled but restarted with gauges still acting crazy. All gauges would bottom out and come back up and radio was turning on and off. Replaced battery but only stalling issue was resolved. Took to local ford dealer but since the truck only does this randomly, they were not able to diagnose the problem. Truck runs perfectly but gauges and radio still…
ODI 10544648
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. The contact stated that the instrument cluster shut off whenever the temperature was above 70 degrees. The contact mentioned that it would return to normal once the temperature was cooler. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10514092
Electrical System
The led display that indicates the mileage, gear selector and warning indicator is no longer operable. From a quick web search and a discussion with the local ford service department this is a known issue that is not currently covered by a recall. Inability to view mileage and warning indicators results in unsafe driving conditions. *tr
ODI 10510975
Electrical System
Abs sensor shorted out and fused to wire harness for whole electrical system, ford claims no recall, could have caused major fire, noted complaint #10195595 was very similar. Caused $2300 dollar repair. *tr
ODI 10477135
Air Bags · Electrical System
I was driving on the highway when all of my gauges went dead including the speedometer, a couple of minutes later they came back on and when they did the airbag warning light started blinking rapidly. A few moments later the gauges went dead again, when they came back on the second time the airbag warning light started blinking rapidly and erratically. Since that time my gauges have failed 3 more times with the same…
ODI 10464353