Tire Pressure Monitoring System problems of the 2009 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2009 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. Additionally, the abs and tpms warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle slowed down; however, the brake pedal needed to be depressed to the floorboard to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to auto zone and o’reilly’s where it was diagnosed with a failed abs module. The contact was informed that the abs module needed to be replaced; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that it was a known failure for similar vehicles. In addition, the contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included in a recall related to the failure. The contact stated that it was difficult to locate the part needed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.

The tire air pressure sensor fault light illuminates. Have had to dealership several times. Was told sensors were bad. Dealer has replace sensors several times. Issue continues to occur.

I have an 09 f150. My problem is with the tire pressure monitoring system (tpms). It keeps indicating a tire pressure sensor fault. I took it to one Ford dealer and they replaced 3 of the wheel sensors. I went on a 1600 mile trip after that and I continued to get tire pressure sensor fault. The problem is intermittent. I took it to another Ford dealer and they said that the previous Ford dealer had installed them incorrectly. This was not the case. After consulting with the original dealer we determined that they installed correctly. I was told that Ford now says that certain electronic devices like cell phones and gps's may interfere with the system. My truck has had the problem with no gps or cell in the cab. After doing some research on Ford's tpms system I found that this has been a problem since Ford started using it. On all models whether car or truck people are having the same "tire pressure sensor fault" error show up. I feel Ford should recall there all vehicles equipped with this system and have them replaced with a system that is reliable. The manual says that while the system is in error mode that the system may or may not work. I think this is a huge safety issue because while I do not rely solely on the system to monitor tire pressure I'm sure there are a lot of people who do and others who could have a tire going down and may not know it until its to late. My mother in laws 05 explorer has the same system with the same error message. Ford needs to do something before someone gets hurt.