2006 Ford F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 27
- 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 27 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 7 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- without warning · 5 records
- cruise control · 5 records
- failure occurred · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
At certain speeds the car stalls when changing gears
ODI 11229792
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
Vehicle Speed Control
My husband was backing out of our driveway and had sudden acceleration that spun him up onto the lawn and finally the vehicle was stopped after hitting our house and going through the wall. The truck stopped with the back wheels inside the house with the engine continuing to rev.
Crash reported
ODI 11081411
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. When the contact attempted to shift out of the park position at a car wash, the vehicle accelerated out of control. The vehicle crossed the road, went into an apartment complex, and crashed into a concrete block. All four tires were flattened. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the…
Crash reported
ODI 11003595
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle would shook whenever the vehicle was idling. The shaking increased during acceleration. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer who was unable to identify the cause of the failure, but informed the contact that the shaking was a common issue with the year, make, and model. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The…
ODI 10917391
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated when placed in reverse. The acceleration lasted for approximately 30 seconds. The failure recurred, but while in forward gear approximately three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate…
ODI 10871231
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
Body · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Gas and brake pedal are too close together. You could still be giving it gas while you are pushing on the brakes. I see hundreds of complaints about this online.i was pulling into a parking spot when i thought i was applying the brakes the other half of my foot was on the gas causing me to jump the curb and crash into a wall. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10622576
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When stopped at a red light my engine began to rev. At very high rpm's and the tires burned out when i shifted the transmission into neutral. I purchased this truck in dec. 2013 and this was approx. The 7th incident of sudden acceleration. It seems to only happen when stooped or slowing down. Any help in this matter would be deeply appreciated. Thanks in advance. *tr
ODI 10572587
Fuel System, Gasoline · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2006 ford f150 fx4 has stalled on the highway at two different times in the last 9,000 miles. I am driving at normal speeds, with normal weather conditions, half tank of gas, and i was coasting as highway speeds slowed - as i went to hit the accelerator to speed up, i lost the ability to accelerate. First the wrench dash light came on, then i noticed steering was slightly difficult and then the battery and…
ODI 10549836
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicles misfiring and stumbling during moderate accelerations and cruising when a load is put on motor. ( going up a hill, slight incline and passing). Spark plugs were unable to be removed for replacement. The spark plugs were not of good quality and would need to be replaced more often than usual. The manufacturer was made aware, however no assistance was provided. $1249.00 to change one spark plug. *tr
ODI 10522730
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. The contact stated that while reversing, the engine rpms increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000 and current mileage was 38,500. *tr…
ODI 10502554
Service Brakes · Structure · Vehicle Speed Control
I am 6'5" and wear size 16 shoes. With my size and the distance to the pedal my legs go a little to the side and my shoe is at an angle to the petals lets say 30 degrees. I wearing typical work boot (like in ford commercials) which the laces have pegs the shoe laces go around. These pegs are the same as all work boots (red wings - $300 boot). What happened is because the brake pedal has a thick rubber pad that…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10486507
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Transmission shift cable outer sheath was melted on exhaust system. Cable had unknowingly come loose of a retaining clip and was then allowed to contact hot exhaust manifold. Melted the outer plastic of shift cable causing the shift selector to become inoperable. Shift selector could be placed in park but transmission would not be in park; if i had not realized there was a problem i could have believed the…
ODI 10459109
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
While pulling vehicle into garage the vehicle suddenly accelerated. I did not have a floor mat on the floor. This is about the fourth time this has happened since i bought the vehicle new. I took the vehicle to the ford dealer approximately 2 years ago and they could not duplicate or determine the problem. *tr
ODI 10454888
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* 2006 ford f150. The contact stated that while driving he started to accelerated when the gas pedal stuck causing the vehicle to pick up speed. The vehicle crashed into a building and stopped when it hit a snow bank. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was towed to a local shop where they diagnosed that it was possible for the pedals to get stuck in cold weather. The vehicle was being repaired. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10376587
Vehicle Speed Control
I own a 2006 ford f150 pickup truck. On 07/15/2010 i noticed that the cruise control dashboard indicator lamp came on several times without me engaging the control. Later i during the evening i noticed not only the cruise control dashboard indicator lamp turning on and off, but also the right side steering wheel cruise control buttons were not lighting up though the headlamps were on. I attempted to get the issued…
ODI 10344109
Vehicle Speed Control
While braking the motor surged causing me to have to swerve to avoid hitting another car. Even with my foot on the brake the truck did not fully respond. *tr
ODI 10316906
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f150 pickup truck. He stated that upon attempting to start the vehicle , he smelled a burning odor. Upon further investigation, he noticed all of the wires and the floorboard surrounding the emergency and brake pedal had caught fire overnight while sitting in his driveway. He also noticed soot all over the seats, windows and door panels of the vehicle. The police called and a report…
Fire reported
ODI 10303806
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking lot the vehicle shut off. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive home. A couple of days later while driving at 45 mph the vehicle shut off again with traffic behind the vehicle. This could have caused a crash due to the vehicle shutting off without warning. The contact drove the vehicle to a dealer and he…
ODI 10298469
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While approaching a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact applied excessive force to the brake pedal, but it failed to stop the vehicle. The contact had to rapidly shift the gear into park in order to stop the engine from revving. The failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but the…
ODI 10629110
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle decelerated and the speed would not increase when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure occurred without warning. The contact was able to safely maneuver the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer stated that there was no…
ODI 10257310
Structure · Vehicle Speed Control
The truck was purchased oct, 2006. June, 2007 upon approaching an intersection i moved my foot from the accelerator to the brake. The engine did not decelerate for approx. 2 sec. July, 2007 while driving 60 mph i moved my foot from the accelerator to the brake to slow for a left turn. The truck would not decelerate for approximately 3 sec. The truck revved to approx. 5000 rpms. As i took the ditch, the acceleration…
ODI 10217506
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f150. The cruise control was activated at 35 mph. The vehicle sped up 1 mph every time the coast was applied. The coast was supposed to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The failure mileage was 43,500 and current mileage was 44,000. Updated 04/03/08. *lj the horn was inoperative as well.
ODI 10219707
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f150. While driving 65 mph without warning, the vehicle stalled. She was able to restart the vehicle and continue driving. The failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the electronic throttle assembly caused the failure to occur and it was replaced. The failure mileage was 62928 and the current mileage was 63000.
ODI 10341794