general problems of the 2008 Ford F-150

The grab handle on drivers side that is put there to assist the driver to enter the vehicle is the issue. On 4/17/2025 I was attempting to enter my truck. I am severely disabled. I grabbed the handle that is attached to the a pillar as I have hundreds of times since I bought the truck in 2008. I am the original owner. Vehicle only has about 36,000 miles on it. As I was pulling myself in the entire handle detached from the a pillar sending me into a bad fall onto my driveway. Luckily I was not seriously injured. I'm 6'4 190 pounds, so its not like I'm terribly heavy. The next day I went to see just what happened and removed the the handle assembly. I was shocked to find that it is not attached to the steel a pillar. A steel plate is attached to the pillar under the handle but the handle is anchored to that plate only by two plastic wells that the screws go through. Both of the bottoms of those wells broke clean off which then allowed the entire assembly to pull away from the a pillar. I did some research and there is like a 5 year period of this being a known issue. I found dozens of examples of the exact same failure online. There is no "better" replacement part available either. I'm shocked that Ford would not secure this handle into the frame. Something thats meant to assist people entering the vehicle that will be pulled on anchored with plastc?? Ford needs issue a recall for this and provide a fix. If I had been 4 inches closer to my brick wall corner of my house I would not be here now to report this. I have included pics. The red circled parts are the plastic that hold the handle to the pillar that broke.

When stepping on brake peddle gos so far dow foot hits accelerator pedal causing the truck to lunge forward as if accelerator stuck. Nearly caused accident, dealer said there was no fix to raise the brake pedal.

The three rear brake lights stay on all the time, even after the truck is turned off and key removed. The malfunction is definitely available for inspection upon request. The safety of myself and others are put at risk, because vehicles behind me don't know when I'm actually applying the brake. This safety defect has been an issue (off and on} for the last 2 years. I'm apprehensive about taking my truck to a Ford dealership, due to an expense that I shouldn't be responsible for. I have not been able to drive my truck for the last 3 months, due to this safety defect. My truck hasn't been inspected by police or insurance representatives, because I haven't been in a fatal accident yet. I'm the original owner.

When applying the brake, the vehicle speeds up like the accelerator is being pressed. The first time it happened, I was slowing down to make a turn but the truck did not slow down but accelerated. The second time it occurred, I was backing up and pressed the brake when I was finished but the truck accelerated backwards. The first time this happened, I thought it might have been a mistake where I had my foot on the accelerator pedal. The second time it happened, I know that I was only pressing the brake pedal. I am concerned that this may occur when in traffic, causing me to run into another vehicle. The acceleration only occurs for a few seconds but I am completely out of control of my truck for that period of time.

Hello I own a 2004-2008 body style Ford F-150 4x4 style side 2008 to be exact. Wile my truck was stationary preforming regular maintenance I noticed two large 4�x6� and 4�x4�rust holes in the rear structural frame rails that run the full length of the vehicle. The holes weaken the strength of the frame. This could result in frame failure which could result in serious injury or death if failure occurs during operation of vehicle. Upon further inspection I have found thousands of other 2004-2008 Ford F-150 owners with same frame weakening rust holes due to pore frame coating and frame design. This issue should be resolved by Ford motor company by replacing frames on these Ford F-150 trucks in the form of a recall. If the new frames could be coated inside and out with a rust preventative coating or paint. This may cure the dangerous frame rusting issue. Or as Toyota has done on many models of there trucks they may even buy back these pickups for a price that may be determined by the trucks value. Thank you and have a nice day.

My vehicle is only 11 years old. I have an issue with the frame. The frame on my vehicle has rust holes on the left hand inner side. I believe there is a manufacturing issue in the metalwork for the frames on 2004-2008 f150 trucks. I work as a service technician and multiple vehicles have this issue. We as consumers should not be having to cover the costs of repairing these unsafe frames due to Fords negligence to build the frames properly. Due to this, any vehicle with frame issues such as mine, if involved in a wreck, could be catastrophic. I have seen countless f150's of those year ranges come in with frames rotted all in the same place at the rear of the main frame rail, near the gas tank. 2009 and forward do not seem to have this issue as they changed the design of the frame. Something needs to be done about these frame issues. Pictures attached are of various f150's, not just my own.

Takara recall, drove the 2008 Ford f150 to work. The morning after I went downstairs to get some tums approximately 3a. M. After rustling around for work approximately 5a. M. I went to let my dogs out as it's my routine and realized my truck was in flames right next to the house burning the sides of our home. Fire department could determine right then what where or when it caught a blaze. They made a report and were to submit it to law enforcement. Insurance is coming out to assess damages and hopefully investigate what where when and how a cold truck that sits all night just go up in flames.

Vehicle in for service and technician found frame rotted on front passenger side of vehicle.

The actuator blend door, keeps going out about every 6 to 8 months.

2008 Ford f150 tires, within 3 months and283 miles all four of the tires had tread separation and were replaced. . . Updated 02/12/bf.

Rear end does a skidding when coming from a complete stop to moving. Looks as though the brakes are not releasing like they should, but sounds like there is grinding from the rear differential. When calling auto part stores about getting a replacement, they have all advised that this years (2008) Ford F-150s all have this same problem. All stores say it is the differential clutch packs in these 2008 Ford F-150s but Ford will not take responsibility of the malfunction of this part.

Vehicle would stall at slow speed and severe rattling and loss of power to vehicle which could easily result in accident. Ford service indicated that it was cam phasing or otherwise known as intake camshaft position timing over retarded problem. Very dangerous condition which should be addressed via recall.

During the spring of 2013 the hvac blower motor speed selector switch switch was producing the same amount of air on position 4 as it did on 3. I replaced the blower motor resistor, but this did not solve the problem. I took off the dash trim bezel to gain access to the rear of the hvac controls, and I was shocked to find melted & burnt plastic. A couple of the wires were brown from what I can only assume was a small fire. We have a 10 month, our first child, and my heart was racing at the fear of a vehicle fire and getting our baby girl out safe in time. Should a fuse blow prior to this failure? I did some looking online, replaced the switch and wire harness pigtail. It works fine now, but I discovered the problem, and why so many Fords are experiencing this on the window control switches & blower motor control switches. It's because both use the same 4 wire blade plug. And the way it is assembled is the cause. The terminals need to tighter around the blade connection. Also, the portion that is crimped where the wire attached to the terminal sits off center and assembled back to back. If it was assembled with the crimp on the inside it would create a bigger gap and reduce the risk of vehicle fires. I took a bunch of photos and still have the original switch if you care to examine it.

05/31/2013 purchased used 06/29/2011 2008 Ford 150 mileage: 26,440 issue: accelerator has stuck two times in town. 1st incident: 07/18/2012 mileage 32,000 driving in town with no cruise control being used. Preparing to turn at intersection, speed about 10 mph, when engine started to roar. First reflex was to press brake which caused the tires to squeal. Put in neutral which caused the engine to slow down to normal. 07/19/2012: took to Ford dealer they stated with out the check engine light being on they could only guess as to what the cause may be. Have enclosed the work order. Invoice states cruise control sticks, but both incidents the cruise control was not being used. 2nd incident: 05/29/2013 mileage 40,260 slowing down for a red light in town, speed about 15 mph, engine started to roar, put in neutral, engine slowed down. My wife and daughter both drive this vehicle occasionally, I am afraid they might not get it into neutral soon enough to keep from causing injury to a person or anything in the path. 07/18/2012: repair consisted of cruise control switch. With out the engine light being on, they just had to guess as to what repair to do. The shop manager said if it happened again they would just have to keep the vehicle and drive it to see if this problem would recur. This would cause us not to have use of the vehicle for possibly months. Vehicle functioned fine until 05/29/2013. If I were to return to the dealer, they again would have to make a guess as to the repair needed. Please make recommendations as to what I can do with this issue.

2008 f150 when you depress the brake and your foot is on the right side of the pedal it will go down pass the acc. Pedal and sometimes causing you to depress both pedals. This has happened to me more than once and can be the cause of an accident if you are in close quarters. If this happens the engine will out pull the effect of the brakes. I took the vehicle to alan vigil Ford in morrow GA and they say that nothing is wrong with it. When this happens I can see why some people run over things even though they say they are on the brake. With todays technology I would think that they could correct this by adjusting the brake when being depressed from going down lower than the accelerator.

Bought a 2008 F-150 and the a/c does not cool properly. Checked it against a 2005 F-150 that I own and new truck a/c is 8 degrees warmer. Took new truck back to dealer, got a loaner 2008 and checked it's a/c. It cools like the 2005. Dealer said nothing wrong with a/c. It has been back to dealer twice now and now is cooling 15 degrees warmer than originally. Dealer will not help. Contacted customer relations in deaborn,mi and they ended up talking to my dealer and said same thing . . Nothing they can do. I live in texas and it gets hot here. There is a big difference in cooling something from say 95 degrees to 115 degrees. Something is wrong with a/c and Ford dealership will not acknowledge it or fix it.