Six problems related to frame rust have been reported for the 2006 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2006 F-150.
The vehicle that is talked about in this is a 2006 Ford F-150 that recently went in for an annual nys safety inspection and failed due to an excessively rusted frame that resulted in cracks on both frame rails. This truck has only ~50,000 miles and it is unknown how long the frame has actually been cracked and still driven.
I brought my 2006 f150 in for service the other day, and my mechanic pointed out a rust hole on my frame that showed up. After I scraped some of the surface rust off, I found that a large portion of my drivers side frame rail had significant rot spreading. My truck had just barely above 90,000 miles on it, with no other rust on any of the body panels. I drive a company vehicle during the week, and my truck barely gets driven all year. It seems as though the frames on these mid 2000's f150's are very prone to rot due to the lack of weep holes in the bottom of the frame. Corrosive elements get inside, then have no way out of the frames interior. With this poorly designed detail on the frame, consumers are left with next to no choice but anxiously wait for the premature decay of the most crutial element of their vehicle. At this rate, junk yards are going to filled with low milage Ford trucks that rusted out before their prime. Ford should be held responsible for their poor structural engineering. Consumers buy a Ford truck for their "Ford tough" reputation, not for the inadequately built trucks that they sold under that "Ford tough" guise and now refuse to stand behind. I believe a recall should be issued due to the sheer number of incidents I've read about, all of which are central to the mid 2000's f150. How can a problem this public go unaddressed? how many unsuspecting people are driving a rusted deathtrap at this moment, but would never suspect a thing due to low miles and a great body? Ford should make this right to the people that supported them for years.
2006 f150 frame rusted through making the vehicle unsafe to drive and worthless, the vehicle was always stored inside and only other minor rusting however the frame has rusted through on both sides of the truck where the cab meets the bed of the truck.
The frame is rusted to the point that it is unsafe to drive. Using my hand to get leverage to look under vehicle as exhaust was dripping water. The frame crumpled and broke with the force of my hand. I understand 2001-2004 vehicles were recalled for the same reason.
�takata recall� the frame is rusted really bad and almost rusted into. The truck bed is rusted in bottom and rusted all over. I bought this truck thinking Ford didn't rust like this. Please help me. Truck is too dangerous to drive but I can't afford to get a new frame and truck bed.
Truck was at dealership for repairs, when I was told not to have repairs done because the frame is cracked and rusted thru. They said the vehicle is unsafe to drive. The truck is now worthless. In my 50 years of owning and driving numerous vehicles in the northeast, I never had a rusted frame issue. Ford will not help nor investigate the situation.