general problems of the 2006 Ford F-150 - part 1

While in drive, accelerating to highway speeds or cruising around 30 mph it will downshift and jump to about 4000 pms's and not shift up into 3rd gear. It blown 1 engine and I have replaced the transmissions, taken it to a Ford dealership and they weren't able to help me. I've replaced the ecm and anti-theft modal also and the symptoms still persist. I am I in for over 11k for the new engine and transmission, and another $100 on the ecm and anti-theft modal plus the shop charges. The truck has under 190,000 miles before any of this started. I am the 2nd owner an had for less than 3k miles before any of the problems started. Now I see the 2015-2017 F-150s are having the same problems getting recalled. Is there anything involving the earlier triton's engines?.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power with an abnormal popping sound coming from the engine compartment. The failure occurred more often while attempting to accelerate or driving uphill. The vehicle occasionally stalled during the failure. The contact released the accelerator pedal slowly and the vehicle then started driving normally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cam phaser had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cam phaser part no longer being manufactured. The contact stated that the part was no longer in production because the replacement part was defective and failed to fix the vehicle. The contact was informed by the dealer that a newer version of the cam phaser needed to be purchased and was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the repair was not covered under warranty. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 230,774.

Rotted and bent frame realized after purchase on February 22 at NJ car and driver (cadillacs plus) for $3500. 00 continues to stall and feels like it’s going to crack in two. Stalled a few times while driving and had to put it in neutral to start back up.

The vehicle will hesitate once it comes to a stop after several hesitations it would just shut down you have to keep restarting it, the restart get harder and harder.

The contact owned a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at a low rate of speed, an abnormal, popping sound emitted from the vehicle without warning. Soon after he heard the sound, the vehicle caught fire. The contact exited the vehicle and attempted to extinguish the fire with two fire extinguishers. The fire department was called to the scene and they managed to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed an independent mechanic where it remained in their possession. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The failure mileage was 174,000.

When is be driving it , it would always shilf down to low and then the reverse went out.

Computer keeps throwing code for intermittent cam shaft position sensor circuit a bank 1. Cause truck to run on only half power. Poor mpg. No horsepower. Hesitation in shifting.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the check engine indicator flashed. Denny menholt Ford (50 Ford ln, butte, mt 59701, (406) 494-6333) diagnosed that the engine assembly needed to be replaced. The dealer stated that there were no engine recalls to provide a recall remedy. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

Tl the contact owned a 2006 Ford F-150. After the contact parked the vehicle in the driveway, flames were seen coming from the engine compartment approximately five hours later. The fire department was called to the home and extinguished the flames. A fire report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed along with two other vehicles that were parked in the driveway. The cause of the fire was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 120,000.

The engine shakes violently when driving and cause the truck to learch unexpectedly in forward or reverse. It unexpectedly looses power and dies. This has been going on for 4 years.

Have a slight misfire and called all my local shops and no shop will change the plugs on a F-150 with a 5. 4l triton motor. They said it's well known that all the spark plugs will snap off in the block. I called the dealer and they want $1000 to change them. While in all other cars and trucks it's $50-$100 job. Researching this online it seems this happens to every Ford that had the 5. 4l triton engine. Why is there no recall? I can't afford $1000 to change my spark plugs. I'm a small business owner and this is beyond my means currently. I emailed Ford and they didn't seem to acknowledge it being a known issue. Yet every mechanic shop will and there are thousands of cases of this issue all over the internet.

At 9:20 Monday morning 6/25/18 my 2006 F-150 had been sitting stationary, unoccupied and turned off for 3 and half hours. I was waken up by my wife telling me my truck was on fire. The fire had breached through the hood and contained to the engine compartment. I had no prior trouble to the operation of my truck that would indicate a problem. The fire destroyed entire front of truck.

Air conditioning condensation drips down into #4 cylinder causing a misfire.

Bought a used Ford f 150 with 65700 miles in April 2011. After 7 years and only putting on 34700 miles there is a loud ticking coming from the engine. It has gotten so bad that the truck engine looses power and when it does have some power it feels like the whole front shakes as if the tire is coming off. Ford states the engine should be replaced or some other problems that seem to be inherent with the 5. 4 and no way is Ford even wanting to fix.

Motor is missing and the codes are p0345, p0349 and p0171.

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 was used, they had to do service work on it because I purchased the truck with a broken front coil spring and the transmission dipstick tube had rotted. Even though the truck was missing a heat shield, I believe there should be any kind of flammable material near the catalytic converter just in case a heat shield happens to rot and fall off or for any reason the heat shield is missing . The fire traveled through the material almost to the top of my engine. After I got the flames out it was still smoldering and smoldered up into a space I could not reach to nor see. I also believe a fire retardant system should be created to douse flames in a section of an engine compartment that cannot be reached and would probably save countless lives property and invested money into vehicle and other things that a vehicle on fire could destroy.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds, the vehicle started to misfire. The contact noticed carbon build up on the spark plug head, which caused it to cement onto the engine. The vehicle was taken to Ford of honolulu (1370 n king st, honolulu, hawaii, 96817, phone number: (808) 824-3981) where it was diagnosed that a "crappy" design was on the spark plug that needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced all four spark plugs, but fractured one of them. The contact was informed that he would have to pay to replace the fractured spark plug. The spark plug was not replaced due to the replacement fee. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds or when the vehicle was started, the reduced power engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (mullinax Ford of central florida, 1551 e semoran blvd, apopka, FL 32703) where it was diagnosed that the coolant pipe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-392-3673 and stated that the contact needed to call NHTSA. A case number was not provided. The approximate failure mileage was 134,600.

Took truck in for routine 100,000 maintenance and tune up. Spark plug stuck in the cylinder head and ended up getting charged $3,500 for the repair. I am reading online of how widespread this problem is and Ford should recall these spark plugs and take care of their customers. I will never purchase another Ford in my lifetime if they don't do something about this.

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 manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.

Power steering hose rust and leaking-transmission hoses rusted and leaking - spark plug breaking off when having them replaced.

Took in for a tune up. Broke off 7 spark plugs. Got piece in engine. Had to take engine apart. Tune up was to be $535. Now it is $2300. 00.

Cylinder #4 blew the spark plug out, stripping the threads as it went. This is the 2nd cylinder to do this in 6 months. While driving at 45 mph.

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 that I was the 10th person this week this has happened too. I presented the part to my local Ford dealership where we bought the truck (hall's Ford motor company) brand new in 2006 and paid cash to the sum of $30,000. 00. I asked them if they know of this problem with triton v8's. They stated they did but no know recalls and they too had several repairs come in for the same thing in the pass week. They also stated that the Ford motor company was aware of this matter but never let there customers know about this problem yet because there was no recall on file to let them know. This thing where the spark plugs come flying out of an engine can be very hazards, it could cause a crash or even give a person a heart attack because the truck sounds like world war iii going off under the hood and it may even start a fire. This matter needs to be taken care of by Ford.

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 head had to be removed from the engine to remove the fractured spark plug. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure; however, the contact was not offered a remedy for the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.

2006 F-150 lost all power function while traveling down the interstate. I lost power steering and brakes. The cause is a corrosive fuel pump control module. After taking with my local Ford dealer I was made aware that this is major safety issue and one that fmc refuses to recognize. This incident could have resulted in a major accident. I was lucky enough to be able to signal to the cars around me that I was having trouble - however I was still almost rear ended twice before being able to pull off to the side of the road.

Vehicle started missing and bucking. Brought into mechanic and was told this is a very common problem with triton 5. 4l engine. Needs spark plug change and chances are they will break off in engine while changing (which 5 out of 8 did). Total cost a shameful $800 (estimate was between $600-$1200). Mechanic pulled out many prior invoices from owners with the exact same issue. The spark plugs in these engines should be recalled.

Went to stop for traffic light applyed the breaks and vehicle took off///////slamed on breaks to try to stop and slamed 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 hade to replace tires. Orig. Had dry rot,,,,,,.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving uphill, there was a engine misfire. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

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.

The engine began to tick on top. Later it began to tick on the bottom. The engine light came on and I had it checked. The code said it was a cam sensor. As it turned out the engine was not getting the proper amount of oil due to a clogged a oil port restriction. End result had to replace the engine. While at the service center another truck came in with the same problem with similar mileage. Now my son who has a 2005 Ford f150 is experienceing the same issues with his truck with 96000 miles that's three that I know of.

While driving the Ford 2006 f150 it just started running sluggish and stopped. I was able to get off the side of the road.

I tried to start my truck, but it wouldn't start. It turned over perfectly but would not start. It had started twice earlier in the day. The fuel pump driver module, located above the spare tire on the frame of the truck, had corroded and failed.

When I started the truck, a spark plug blew into the head. The mechanic at the Ford dealership told me this was a common problem with these trucks. The repair cost me $3,448. To replace the head. If Ford is aware of this problem, the vehicles should be recalled and the problem corrected. My family was left stranded 7 hours away from home, had to rent a vehicle to get home and then two weeks later, had to return to dealership and pick up the truck. So stressful and expensive. Just glad we were in a town when this happened!.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated during routine maintenance on the vehicle she was informed that the spark plugs were fractured. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.