30 of the
552 complaints filed about the Ford F Super Duty
are about the throttle and cruise control —
5% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1999.
30
Complaints
5%
Share of all complaints
0
Crashes
5
Fires
Acceleration & Cruise Control complaints by model year
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD IN MY 2008 F250 PICKUP (DIESEL) ON 26 JAN 2016 ABOUT 35 MPH, AND CAME UPON A STOP SIGN. I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED BRAKING. THE ENGINE STARTED ACCELERATING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (HIGH), SO ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPINNING FAST, AND KEPT THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, AND AFTER GOING SEVERAL FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION, IT FINALLY STOPPED. I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PROBLEM STOPPED. I THEN CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THE VEHICLE HAD 37,062 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10822683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TURN KEY TO START AND RUN. START DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL GAUGES GO DEAD (NO POWER) RADIO & CRUISE CONTROL & WINDOWS & INTAGRATED BRAKES ALL GO OUT. NO MATTER AT ANY SPEEDS. THE SCARY ONE IS WHEN WE HAVE OUR 44 FT SUNDOWNER RV COMBO HORSE TRAILER AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THIS HAPPENS AND YOU HAVE NO GAUGES OR TRAILER BRAKES, NO POWER TO WINDOWS, NO POWER TO UNLOCK DOORS EXCEPT MANUALLY.AND NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE WORKING. BUT THE TRUCK STILL RUNS FINE. DEALERSHIPS CANT LOCATE PROBLEM BUT CHARGE YOU 2 HOURS LABOR AND SAYS BRING IT BACK IF IT DOES IT AGAIN. HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 14 TIMES THIS MONTH.
NHTSA complaint #10749884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY F-250 FORD DIESEL TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL ABS MODULE BURNED AND CRUISED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNED AWAY FROM THE ABS MODULE.
NHTSA complaint #10626186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ACCELERATED ON ROAD UP TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE A WIRE SHORTING OUT ON THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. ISSUE KNOWN BY FORD WHICH ISSUED TSB 07-26-2. AFFECTS ALL F250/F1350/F450/F550 CREATED IN FIRST HALF OF 2007. A BRIEF SEARCH AROUND THE WE SHOWS IT AFFECTS LATER YEARS AS WELL SO REPLACEMENT PART MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE. MANY FAIL AT MUCH LOWER MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10560641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING TRUCK DOWN ROAD I HEAR THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THEN ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE OFF. LOOK AT THE DASH BOARD GAUGES AND THEY ARE GOING NUTS FUEL , BATTERY , TEMP GAUGES, AND SPEED O WOULD PIN BELOW 0 THE TACH GAUGES WOULD PIN AS HIGH AS IT WOULD GO THEN START MOVING UP AND DOWN FAST. . LAST A FEW MINS THEN GO BACK O NORMAL. I PULLED THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS DARK OUT AND ALL THE OUT SIDE LIGHT WERE OFF WITH EVERYTHING ABOVE AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN OR NOW IF THEY ARE DOWN THE WOULDNT GO UP.
NHTSA complaint #10558523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, TWICE! ALSO VIOLENT ENGINE SHAKING RIGHT AFTER START UP. SHAKING STOPPED AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.
NHTSA complaint #10546545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTIES WHEN DRIVING , SPEED DID NOT MATTER , COULD HAPPEN AT 20-50-65 . SPUTTERING ,MISSING HEAVING , NO POWER OR LOSING POWER. NO COMPUTER CODES EITHER - 2 TIMES TO THE DEALER WITH NOT FINDING THE PROBLEM AS IT WAS OCCASIONAL/AND UNUSUAL IN THE WAY IT OCCURRED. 3RD TIME THE DEALER TOLD US IT WAS THE TURBO AND WE PAID 2,000.00 TO REPLACE- NOW 5 MONTHS LATER CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN. THIS TRUCK AS IT STANDS IS UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS - WE LOST POWER ON THE INTERSTATE - COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I READ ON LINE MANY ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE . I WANT AN ANSWER AND I WANT A SOLUTION NOW.
NHTSA complaint #10482208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY FIRST 2005 FORD F-250 IN AUGUST OF 2012. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED THAT WAS A FORD PRODUCT. ON AUGUST 13, 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN I NOTICED THAT I STARTED TO LOSE POWER ON THE ACCELERATOR AND MY VEHICLE JUST SHUTT OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO WAIT ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AGAIN. I ALSO SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST IN THE CABIN OF MY TRUCK. I THEN WENT TO A LOCAL MUFFLER SHOP AND HAD THEM CHECK MY EXHAUST SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK HAD NO EXHAUST LEAKS. I THEN STARTED TO RESEARCH THE SYMPTOMS OF MY TRUCK ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES THAT I WAS HAVING ON MY TRUCK. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. MY LOCAL MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. MY RESEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM CREATED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER DUE TO THE UN-SAFENESS OF THIS PROBLEM FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND CORRECT THE DEFECT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. I WILL BE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO CONTACT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I MADE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS MADE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
NHTSA complaint #10472462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, WHEN HITTING BRAKE TO BEGIN SLOW DOWN TO EXIT UP RAMP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL, HOWEVER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN DEPRESSING THE OFF BUTTON FOR SPEED CONTROL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, SO I HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED.
NHTSA complaint #10442151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. INSURANCE VEHICLE ARSON INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH COMPONENT WAS SOURCE OF IGNITION IN FIRE. HALF MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN AS A RESULT OF FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10425537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V265000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED IN EITHER DECEMBER OF 2007 OR JANUARY OF 2008 TO AVOID A POTENTIAL FIRE AS DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE, BUT WOULD ARRIVE IN DECEMBER OF 2007. HE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2008 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. IN MARCH, HE WAS INFORMED THAT A DEALER HAD THE PARTS AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING HIS VEHICLE. ONCE HE ARRIVED, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAD THE WRONG PART AND COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
NHTSA complaint #10222565 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY FORD F-350 WITH CREWCAB AND DUELLYS AND POWER STROKE 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR 3 DAYS. EVERY FORD MECHANIC SAYS CRUISE CONTROL ON DIESELS AND GAS ENGINES ARE 100% INTERCHANGEABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10219660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DIESEL ENGINE AND HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL TO DATE.
NHTSA complaint #10217962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND FORD RECALL NUMBER 05S28 IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE CALLED FORD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MID'DECEMBER OF 2007 AND THEN IN JANUARY OF 2008. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
NHTSA complaint #10216671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1997 FORD F-SUPER DUTY WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER PUT HIM ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. HE STATES THAT THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING HIM THE PARTS ARE NOT IN AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE IN.
NHTSA complaint #10215048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-530 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WAIT TIME FOR THE RECALLED PART WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07
NHTSA complaint #10209350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEWSPAPER, AUGUST 2007, IDENTIFIED MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL. CONTACTED FORD TO VERIFY RECALL. FORD VERIFIED BUT REFUSED TO ISSUE LETTER. FINALLY GOT A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 2007. FORD IDENTIFIED TWO DEALERS FOR MY AREA. ONE SUNLAND FORD STATED THEY NEVER KNEW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND MADE NO EFFORT TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR. SECOND DEALER SAID HE WOULD CALL WHEN HE HAD PARTS. NO CALLS. RECEIVED NEW LETTER FROM FORD 26 OCTOBER 2007. CALLED SECOND DEALER TO SCHEDULE REPAIR 29 OCTOBER 2007. DEALER SAID NO PARTS WERE EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER 1 DECEMBER 2007. I HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE ON A 2001 NAVIGATOR BEGINNING 2002 AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. I ENDED UP DISPOSING THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT PLAN TO CHASE AFTER FORD ANY MORE.
NHTSA complaint #10207301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 MOTORHOME FORD F SUPER DUTY SPEED CONTROL SENSOR WAS DISCONNECTED BY FORD. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEY DISCONNECTED THE SPEED SENSOR DUE TO NOT HAVING THE PARTS TO FIX IT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 3 YEARS WITH THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL AND THE PART NEVER COME IN.
NHTSA complaint #10203845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS THE VEHICLE COULD BE MOVING 50-60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ABOUT 40 MPH THEN BACK TO 60 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER EVERY YEAR BUT FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. *AK *CB *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10026740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.