Cruise Control problems of the 2005 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated he was traveling at speeds of 50 mph with the cruise control activated. Upon depressing the brake pedal, the cruise control would not deactivate and the vehicle proceeded to accelerate without driver intent, crashing into a street sign. The vehicle continued to maintain activation of the cruise control and the contact utilized the emergency brake in order to bring the vehicle to a stop. The contact did not report any injuries. A police report was not filed. The dealer could not duplicate the failure and stated that the vehicle was operating as designed. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 23,000. The consumer stated he was unable to stop the vehicle and consequently, he drove off the road and hit a sign post and side swiped the back of another vehicle. Updated 04/23/10.

Occasionally the cruise control will not release either by pressing brake or turning off on steering wheel button. Have to brake against cruise control until vehicle slows enough for it to drop out. Which is nearly stopped.

We own a 2005 Ford f150 supercrew pickup bought in June 2005. Over the past 3 years we have had numerous instances where the truck will accelerate unexpectedly when either just coming to a stop or when completely stopped. Example- sitting at bank drive through- stopped- when the gas was hit to move forward, the engine revved up and it took both feet on the brake to stop the vehicle- with wheels spinning. We believe it to have something to do with cruise control. Have had to dealer on 2 occasions they find nothing. Last week, I drove the vehicle and was coming to a stop behind a truck at a red light. As I braked, the engine revved to high, wheels were screeching, I kept both feet on brake- the engine would not slow down. I threw it into park- still had engine revving and turned off key before it stopped. We had our personal mechanic look at it. He can find nothing wrong. I refuse to drive it anymore and want it on record that there is something wrong with this vehicle that could kill someone some day. Any feedback is appreciated. 3/11/2010 update invoice received. Updated 09/13/10.

The contact states was driving 72 mph with the cruise control on when he started to go downhill, the vehicle accelerated to 85 mph. At that time, he pressed the brakes and deactivated the cruise control. This happened two more times, and he took the vehicle to the dealership. Two different dealerships and the manufacturer stated it is the way the vehicle was designed. Updated11/29/05.

2005 Ford f150. When reversing then going forward the vehicle surges forward. It feels like the cruise control kicks in and it is hard to stop. Took the vehicle to the dealership at least 7 times. He talked to a different manager each time. The consumer almost went off of a cliff. This happened the first time the day of purchase. He took the vehicle back the following Monday and the dealership reprogrammed the chip in the accelerator. The problem recurred. The dealership stated they could not duplicate the problem. He has called Ford, and after they contacted the engineers, he was told there was nothing they could do. He would have to take it back to the dealership. It has happened at 7 times.