Ford F-150 Frontal Problems
- 235
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 12
- Years with records
- 1999–2011
- Stored years
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 235 stored complaint records:
- 164 indicate a crash
- 116 indicate injury
- 11 indicate fire
- 3 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Sensor/Control Module · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 25 |
| 30–60k mi | 24 |
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Air Bags · Frontal · Inflator Module
Complaint our 2011 ford f150 had an involuntary airbag deploy on the passenger side of the vehicle. After further review from the ford dealer they maintain that they do not know what the cause is. Currently ford is reviewing however, will not respond to when the evaluation will take place or how long the evaluation will take and that ford council is "reviewing" however, they will not tell us when we can expect a…
ODI 10930318
Frontal
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact was driving 50 mph when he hit a deer and the air bags did not deploy. The contact was injured. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated after the crash, but the air bags never deployed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer to be repaired. The dealer advised that when the deer penetrated the front grill, it damaged the air bag sensor and prevented it from…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10436765
Frontal
I just bought a used 2008 ford f150....had it one week and now the airbag light comes on and off every day. Took it to five start ford and the service advisor told me there is no recall on this problem. I cannot afford to pay to have this fixed so will just have to drive it like it is and take my chances. The truck has 47k on it *kb
ODI 10413487
Frontal
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-150. While the contact was driving approximately 25 mph over a bump in the road, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where they stated that there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 1v107000 (air bags: frontal: driver side inflator module). The failure occurred whenever the engine was in operation. The vin was…
ODI 10415494
Frontal
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 11v107000 (air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repairs. After the repairs, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for diagnosis where the contact was advised that the driver side air bag would not deploy if…
ODI 10415375
Frontal
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact stated that they received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 11v107000 (air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module) and contact the dealer to secure an appointment. The dealer advised that due to the tsunami in japan, the recall repairs were halted and could not provide an estimate time in which the recall would persist. The vehicle was not repaired under…
ODI 10408612
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. While driving approximately 35 mph entering a ramp, the contact crashed into the proceeding vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered an injury to the head and sustained minor body injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to an impound facility. The contact experienced the consequence of the recall before receiving…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10407300
Frontal
I received a recall notice (11s18) from ford motor company for air bag deployment issues that could cause injury to driver. I scheduled appointment for this repair and dropped 2006 ford f150 at the dealer on scheduled date. The truck repair couldn't be performed because ford motor company did not supply the parts. I have a hard time getting the truck to the dealer for the day as it is my only transportation as i…
ODI 10404324