general problems of the 2005 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he smelled an abnormal fuel odor. Additionally, the contact stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

I was pulling out into traffic when the engine wouldn't respond. Luckily it wasn't on a highway the on coming traffic had enough time to avoid me. There was no warning I thought the truck had died and went to restart but the engine was idling. I then put the truck into low transfer and was able to move to a safe place by idling until a tow truck could remove it.

Warning light: engine fail safe on I was forced to coast to a stop and turn off the vehicle. I restarted the vehicle clearing the warning and continued on. I took the vehicle to a local Ford dealer where it was determined I needed to replace the throttle body and throttle position sensor.

The problem started in 2010, it now has happen three times this year my 2005 Ford F-150 supercab has without any warning, either lost all power or the engine was reduced to idle rpm at highway speeds. A total of five times this has happen since I bought the truck. Its happen in all typs of driving, highway speeds, city driving, acceleration and at a steady speed. I have had to maneuver across busy freeway lanes while coasting. In three of the incidents in which the engine stalled, I had to accomplish this without power steering or brakes. In another incident, the engine was idling so p/s and p/b were functioning, but there was no response to throttle inputs for acceleration. The check engine and "wrench" warning lights were illuminated on the dashboard. After turning off the ignition switch, the vehicle re-started and I was able to continue, the wrench light went off after restart, but the check engine light remained illuminated untill I have it reset. I been very fortunate that I have not been in an accident. This problem is intermittent and comes with absolutely no warning, it is clearly a safety issue. I now will not let my family drive the truck.

Proceeded to drive out of home driveway onto road, which is gravel and travels immediately downhill. I heard a pop and what sounded like exhaust/compression popping and experienced the engine skipping with slight loss of power. I turned around, as soon as it was safe to do so, and drove back to my own driveway. I contacted a local mechanic which I use regulary and explained my situation. The mechanic was only able to check it out Thursday 8, September, 2011. He then diagnosed the problem as a blown sparkplug and suggested I contact Ford for some relief as the problem is widespread. I did and was denied. The problem, as I understand it, could have resulted in having raw gasoline spraying out of the spark plug hole, onto a hot manifold and possibly causing a fire.

Vehicle stalls out completely when coming to a stop and at highway speed. Vehicle goes into fail safe mode. Very hard to control vehicle. Vehicle can be restarted once put in park and shut off.

While driving I lost acceleration crossing lanes and was almost hit by a truck.

My 2005 Ford f150 loses the ability to use the gas throttle. I can still steer and the engine, lights, air conditioning system, and brake system still work. The has happened about two dozen times starting in oct 2010 and still occuring as of December 2011. I have had to swerve across freeway lanes on several occasions. The wrench sign comes on in the dash. I am able to shut the vehicle off and it turns right back on. The wrench goes away but the check engine light stays on. It really scares me because I visit the mountains in the winter and I am afraid this will happen on the way to the mountain and kill me or my family. I have heard numerous complaints online about this issue and it needs to be fixed.

The contact owns 2005 Ford f150. The contact stated that the vehicle was emitting an overpowering odor of gasoline fuel. The odor was most prominent when the vehicle was at a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer yet the vehicle was not repaired. The contact also contacted the manufacturer and was advised to take the vehicle back to the dealer. No further assistance was offered. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle failure and current mileages was 87,240.

2005 Ford F-150 injector failure. Ford motor company will reimburse for injector failures that are "opened or stuck". The dealer diagnosed that one of the four injectors in my truck is electrically failed. The vehicle has 53,500 miles. I can't justify paying $200 - $300 for failed injector.

I have had 2 incidents in the last 6 months with my 2005 Ford f150 XLT with the 5. 4 v8 and auto trans where the truck has had the electronic throttle body fail. What happens is the engine goes to "idle" and the transmission simply coasts. An orange wrench light indicates on the dashboard. Stopping the truck, shutting off engine, then restarting the truck restores operation. After the first incident, I phoned the dealer and they said most likely it was the throttle body causing the problem or as a second possible problem area, the potentiometer at the gas pedal. Both incidents happened on state highways at light traffic times so I was able to pull off road safely and restart vehicle to restore normal operation. I am very concerned about the safety of this system. The dealer told me that the early model electronic systems had been problematic but no recall had been issued for them. If this system "fails" on a vehicle in heavy traffic on an interstate like our 285 in atlanta, GA the result could easily be a collision resulting in certain injury if not death. Please let me know what actions have been taken to remedy this problem. Thank you.

Driving home @ (highway speed 55+) from a family gathering. Service engine light illuminated. Engine lost power. I tried to accelerate. No throttle response. Engine stalled. Had to find place to pull over with no power steering. Returned gear selector to p. Turned ignition to off position. Restarted and completed trip. 50+ miles. This event has occurred two times. I have been very lucky that I had a place to pull over and restart the vehicle. If I had been entering or driving in high speed traffic this failure could have caused a major accident. I read discussions on 2005 f150 web site that relate to this type failure. Scanned for engine codes. Tps fault code. Replace throttle body. I will retain old parts.

Since June of 2009, my 2005 Ford F-150 supercrew has, without any warning, either lost all power or the engine was reduced to idle rpm at highway speeds three times. Each time, I was in rush-hour traffic and had to maneuver across busy lanes while coasting. In the two incidents in which the engine stalled, I had to accomplish this without power steering or brakes. In the third incident, the engine was idling so p/s and p/b were functioning, but there was no response to throttle inputs for acceleration. The check engine and "wrench" warning lights were illuminated on the dashboard. After turning off the ignition switch for several seconds, the vehicle re-started and was able to accelerate normally, but the check engine light remained illuminated for several days (the "wrench" light went off after re-start). I was fortunate in that I am a very confident driver and was able to quickly assess the situation and react properly to get safely to the side of the road. If my wife had been driving the vehicle, I fear that she would not have been so lucky. In doing research on this problem on the internet, it appears to be wide spread over multiple vehicles (f-150, expedition, etc. ) manufactured in the 04-05 time frame. As this problem is intermittent and comes with absolutely no warning, it is clearly a safety issue for drivers of these Ford vehicles. I have checked my VIN on the Ford website, and there has been no recall issued. Please help!.

While driving into town I decelerated and the engine stalled. I put truck in neutral and refired the engine. After that the emissions light was on. Took truck to mechanic and said the throttle body failed. Mechanic replaced throttle body and it cost 450$ parts and labor.

The 2005 Ford f150 crew cab has been having problems with its throttle body actuator. This problem will cause the vehicle to either stall or lose power with out any notice.

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.

2005 f150 rwd vehicle has been into Ford repair 3 times for brakes (parking brake, abs). One occasion the temperature of the lt rear hub was 385 degrees f by inferred thermometer. Another occasion rt rear was too hot to touch after sitting for an hour. This vehicle has aluminum rims that the dealer states show no damage. Also unknown is what this temperature may have caused to the rear bearings, seals and other brake components (calipers). Abs light intermittent on and driveablity was intolerable with shaking and vibration. Fuel consumption got worse by 30%. Vehicle taken to dealer and parts were replaced (rotor, abs sensor, parking brake reattached) , parking brakes was found disconnected in the semi locked position on the second return, missed on first return. Unable to get old parts.

I purchased a 2005 Ford f150 (lobo edition) in san antonio texas in June 2005. We picked it up a week later so they could install a bedliner. On the way home I came to a stoplight,pressed the brake, and the truck started reving(like I was pressing the gas too!) so I was at the red light and had my foot on the brake and the truck was acting like it wanted to take off! my husband drove it and it happened to him 3 times(the first time I was with him). While my husband was coming to a stop, the truck accelerated (while he had his foot on the brake!) he almost drove completely into a ditch. The last time it happened he was in reverse with his foot on the brake. We called Ford and they picked it up and took it to the nearest service center. The truck only has 80 miles on it. The Ford service manager in uvalde texas called me yesterday and said they cannot reproduce the problem so they don't know how to fix it.