2005 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 122,180 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 216,350.

My electrical fixtures have failed or blinks off and on, on its own.

Pulled out of driveway and made it 50 feet and whole truck shut down right on the road. Could not make the vehical restart no click or anything dead right where it stopped. Could of caused an accident. Had to have truck taken to a shop they took a week to find out that the electrical fuel system harness had a dead short in it. So no fuel going to the feul injectors or to the key to start the vehical. Still have head lights and breaks and radio. Just no way to restart the vehical. They checked thw wires and after unplugging many wires to the fuel system and retesting it started. Left with the truck a day later the same thing happen but this time i had to jump a curb to avoid an accident and coasted into a parking lot. I got out and wiggled a few of the wires and the truck started back up. I made it back to where i was staying only 2 blocks up the road and it died in the parking lot in a stall. That has been over 3 weeks and cant find the parts to fix it even by talking to ford shops. There not able to get this harness due to they have been discontinued...truck has low miles on it and now i dont know what to DO. This is my daily driver for WORK. This shouldnt of happened with the wires being wrapped even the mechanic who has his own shop but also works for Ford as a mechanic he has seen this before and now having problems getting parts. I hope you can help with this matter. Due to its very disturbing to myself when its in good shape and was taken care of and NOW cant get parts..

ON DECEMBER 3, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM OUR 2005 F150 BURST INTO BLAMES FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM EARLIER THAT DAY IN OUR PERSONALLY DRIVE WAY. WITNESS STATED THAT THEY SAW THE FIRE START NEAR THE ENGINE AREA OF THE TRUCK.

JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES AND TURNS ON WHEN DRIVING LOOKED INTO ISSUE. FOUND RECALL FOR AIRBAG THAT CAUSES THIS. RECALL 11S18B. CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID RECALL HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AND SET UP APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT DONE. FORD COMPLETED RECALL. PICKED UP VEHICLE DROVE 1000 FEET AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TURNED AROUND AND INFORMED SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL HAS NOTHING TO SO WITH THE AIRBAG OR LIGHT AND THAT IF I PAY 100 THEY WILL DIAGNOSE VEHICLE. I INFORMED THEM THAT IT SHOWS RIGHT ON FOR THAT THE RECALL CAUSES LIGHT TO FLASH AND POSSIBLY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THEY TOLD ME IT DOES NOT AND I WAS WRONG AND SENT ME ON MY WAY

HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK BOUGHT NEW, 2005. HAVE USED SPARINGLY ONLY 15K + MILES. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE EXPERIANCED A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN IT TRIED TO ACCELLERATE WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE. FIRST THOUGHT IT A QUIRK OR FLOOR MATS. RECENTLY NEARLY TRASHED A PARKED CAR WHILE BACKING ITO A PARKING SPACE. CONTINUED TO ACCELLERATE DISPITE STANDING ON BRAKE. THERE IS NO LONGER ANY DOUBT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SUA, SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELLERATION, THAT FORD HAS NEVER ADMITTED. I HAVE MADE SURE I AM OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE!

THE BRAKE WARNING LITE REMAINS ON. I'M TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS DUE TO A BROKEN CONNECTION IN THE DASH BOARD CIRCUIT BOARD AND HE SAID IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON FAULT. REPAIR REQUIRES REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD.

PURCHASED FORD F150 FROM OLD SAYBROOK FORD, FEB. 16. THE TRUCK HAS THE 5.4 ENGINE WHICH HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE FAILURE. DRIVING ON ROUTE 1 WHEN TRUCK ECCELORATES OR LOSES POWER. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE CHAIN GUIDE WAS BROKE AND EATING THROUGH THE CASE. SPARK PLUGS GET STUCK IN ENGINE OR PROPEL THEM SELVES THROUGH THE TRUCK HOOD. DANGEROUS ENGINE TO HAVE ON ROAD. I OWE 8000.00 ON A TRUCK THAT NOW NEEDS 4-6000 WORTH OF WORK.

VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAILSAFE" MODE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR! AND MOST RECENTLY, TWO WEEKS AGO! BOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON TWO DIFFERENT INTERSTATES IN FLORIDA! VERY DANGEROUS, AND HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE TO "LIMP" TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP! MANY POSSIBLE CAUSES FROM ELECTRICAL, FUEL, OR ENGINE ISSUES THAT ARE WELL DOCUMENTED ON MANY INTERNET SITES AND F150 FORUMS! ALSO RUST ISSUES ON ROOF OF VEHICLE IN RAIN CHANNELS! VERY COMMON,AND VERY POOR DESIGN!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IDLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO RESTART IT, BUT IT CONTINUED TO IDLE. THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,778.

FUSE 14 CONTROLLING ABS MODULE, DTR SENSOR, REVERSE LIGHTS, PCV HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATOR SWITCH AND DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS WAS REPEATEDLY BLOWING. TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY DEALER ON 3-23-16, REPLACING THE A/C COMPRESSOR. REPLACING THE A/C COMPRESSOR DID NOT RESOLVE ANY ISSUES. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON 4-6-16 FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME FUSE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUSE AND PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON THE TRUCK, THEN INFORMING ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR LOCATE THE SHORT. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL THE FUSE STARTED BLOWING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE FIRST TIME THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN AFTER WORK WAS PERFORMED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE TRUCK ENGINE WOULD SURGE AS THE TRUCK WENT DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE ISSUE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL HAPPENED ON 4-9-16. ON THE MORNING OF 4-10-16 THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES AND PARKED IN THE DRIVE OF MY HOME. AFTER ENTERING THE HOUSE THE ALARM WAS HEARD SOUNDING ON THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME I STEPPED OUTSIDE TO FIND THE TRUCK ON FIRE. THE FIRE SEEMED TO HAVE STARTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEP SOUND PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

A NUMBER OF WIRES LEADING FROM THE BODY INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAVE BEEN CUT/WORN POSSIBLY DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE RUBBER AND PLASTIC PARTS MEANT TO PROTECT THE WIRES WERE ALSO CUT/WORN. THIS HAS LED TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL ELECTRONICS IN THE DOOR INCLUDING POWER LOCK, POWER WINDOWS, AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF RADIO, DOOR CHIME, KEYPAD, AND MIRRORS. DISCUSSION WITH FORD DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST.

I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THEN TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST, WHICH I RARELY USE. IT WAS ABOUT 55 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES I HEARD A HISSING NOISE THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN A HEARD LOUD POP AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. MANY OTHER ARTICLES ON THE WEB INDICATE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE REAR DEFROST. I CALLED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER AND COMPENSATION TO HAVE IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND GOT GLASS IN HER HAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTIMITTENTLY THEN THE ENGINE AND MAINTANENENCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER WAS OUTDATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

WE HAVE HAD OUR 2005 F-150 KING RANCH FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. TODAY (FEB 10,2015), MY WIFE AND OUR ONE YEAR BABE WERE HEADING TO THE POST OFFICE THE TRUCK DISPLAYED A MESSAGE READING "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING, AND IT STALL ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. LUCKILY, SHE SAID THERE WERE VEHICLES BEHIND HER AND SHE PULLED IT OVER WITH NO STEERING AND THE ENGINE DEAD. MY WIFE THEN SAT ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, WHICH STARTED AND THERE WERE NO "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE" ON DISPLAY ANYMORE. KNOW WITH-IN THE LAST YEAR OUR TRUCK HAS HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF EVERY OTHER MONTH. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND HAD REPLACE A FEW BUT AT TIME IT IS NOT THE FUSE. I'VE HAD THE INTERIOR DIM IN AND OUT AND AT TIMES IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. BY READING THE F150.NET FORUM FOUND OUT THE A WIRE THAT SPLITS INTO TWO WIRES WAS CORRODED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD, IT SEEMS THAT CONDENSATION OR WATER COME IN AND STAYS IN THAT POCKET WERE THAT WIRING HARNESS GOES THRU. I AM NOW TERRIFIED THAT TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN WITH MY FAMILY AND I IN IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THRU SOME FORUMS AND IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT CAN WORK ON IT IF THEY BRING IT IN. BUT THAT FORD CLAIM THAT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE PEOPLE SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. HOPE SOME ONE CAN HELP OR ASSIST US IN FIXING THIS ISSUE NOT JUST FOR OUR FAMILY BUT FOR OTHERS TOO. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK GO INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. MY TRUCK WILL FLASH FAIL SAFE AND I WILL LOSE ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I'M ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RE START MY VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR

2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE MALFUNCTIONS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE DEALER INVESTIGATED THE COMPLAINT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *JB

I PURCHASES A USED 2005 FORD F150 ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. TODAY, FEB 28, 2014, I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY TRUCKS DISPLAY FLASHED AN MESSAGE READING "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING AND DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ON SURFACE STREETS AND PULLED IT OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING AND ENGINE DEAD. THE MECHANICS CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE AND THE ENGINE WILL START BUT CONTINUES TO TURN OFF AND THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SHUTS DOWN. ONLINE I READ OF THIS HAPPENING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. IAM NOW TERRIFIED THAT MY TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPT CLAIMED THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BUT CAN WORK ON IT IF I BRING IT IN. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? THANK YOU. *TR