2005 Ford F-150 Speed Control & Cruise Problems

TRUCK BEGAN TICKING VERY LOUDLY, THEN BEGAN A KNOCKING NOISE, AND NOW THE ENGINE SHAKES THE TRUCK WHEN IDLING. CAM PHASERS BROKE APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AS WELL AS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE IS FREQUENT. THE LOSS OF SPEED AND POWER HAS CAUSED US SEVERAL CLOSE-CALL ACCIDENTS. TRUCK WILL SIMPLY NOT ACCELERATE WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK CANNOT CATCH GEARS WHILE IN MOTION.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH (IN FAST LANE) WHEN TRUCK STOPPED/STALLED AND I GUESS FROM RESEARCH WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". I WAS UNABLE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, IT JUST SHOOK THREE TIMES EACH OF WHICH SLOWED IT DOWN INCREDIBLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND A WRENCH SHOWED UP, BUT THE RADIO STILL WORKED. WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER ALMOST WRECKED (MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND I WAS IN FAST LANE). FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD HYSTERICAL, SHUT OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND IT STARTED. DROVE REST OF WAY HOME *100 MILES* WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ABS LIGHT ON. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE AGAIN. NOT FUN HAVING A VEHICLE STALL/QUIT WHATEVER ON INTERSTATE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96.000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BOULDER IN A RIVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFE MODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP DURING A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS ISSUED A VIOLATION FROM LOUISIANA STATE POLICE FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY. MY BELIEF IS THAT THE SHUDDERING WAS THE EFFECT OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING. THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WAS RELATIVELY MINOR. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR A DEFECT BUT NONE COULD BE FOUND.

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET (GRAY ST. )APPROACHING A BUSY TWO LANE STREET THAT WAS ONE WAY HEADING SOUTH (ARMENIA AVENUE) IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. PREPARING TO STOP, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED INTO THE LANES OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING SOUTH. I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE SO HARD THAT MY LEG WAS SHAKING WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE RPM'S FINALLY CAME DOWN AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I WAS SO NERVOUS BECAUSE IF THERE HAD BEEN CARS COMING I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE STREET IS USUALLY VERY HEAVY WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ONE CLOSE OR I MAY NOT BE WRITING THIS TODAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I CAME TO THE SAME CORNER AND A BICYCLIST CROSSED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON APRIL 12TH, I WOULD HAVE RUN OVER THE BICYCLIST. I DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK VERY SLOWLY CONTINUING TO STOP AND RPM'S WERE NORMAL. I REALLY THOUGHT EVERYONE WOULD THINK I WAS CRAZY FOR WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. WHEN THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PROBLEM ON THE COMPUTER I WAS RELIEVED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD BE FIXED. IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. A MONTH LATER OUR OTHER FORD F-150, A 2007, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS TIME MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. THERE WAS A REPORT ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO. FORD IS NOT RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE BEING BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME ISSUES WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES TO INNOCENT PARTIES DUE TO SOME DEFECT IN THE THROTTLE BODY'S ON THE F-150'S. MY REPORT NUMBER ON OUR 2007 F-150 IS 10459967. *TR

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY FORD 2005 F150 KING RANCH SUPERCREW 4X4 ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE DIED AND NO POWER STEERING. IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD, THEN AN REAR ENGINE COLLISION WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY OCCURRED IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN OUTER LANE OF A MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAY. AFTER THE THIRD OCCASION THIS PAST WEEK, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN ROCKWALL, TEXAS WHERE IT COST ME $700.00 TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY/MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. MY OBD READINGS AT HOME WERE P2104 AND P2112. IF NOT ALREADY, THIS ISSUE IS A FATALLY WAITING TO HAPPEN. LOTS OF CHATTER ON INTERNET OF SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F 150 FX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED BUT WAS ALE TO BE RESTARTED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WASN'T AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,020, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,040.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 -10 MPH WHEN HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. SUDDENLY, A FIRE IGNITED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED THE HEAVY FLAMES UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO ASSIST. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT, CRASHING INTO A STREET SIGN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN ACTIVATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY, HE DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN POST AND SIDE SWIPED THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/23/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 F-150 CREW CAB. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PAST ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE NEARLY ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER TWO DAYS OF TESTING, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN DURING THE WINTER, ONLY THE SUMMER AND THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR TWO CONSEQUENT YEARS. AN ENGINEER WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INSTALL A VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK (VRM) IN THE VEHICLE TO MONITOR THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VRM WAS REMOVED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 06/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATON OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 06/13/12

I HAVE A 2005 F-150 SUPERCREW. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS - APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON TRUCK AT THE TIME - THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A "FAIL SAFE" MODE WITH THE CODES P2111 AND P2104. THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING AND YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN VERY UNSAFE AND CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED FORD WHO STATES THERE IS NO CURRENT ISSUES WITH THIS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON ONLINE FORD FORUMS. WHEN I WENT TO ORDER THE PART, I WAS ADVISED BY MY DEALER THAT IT WAS ON BACKORDER. THAT CAUSES ME EVEN MORE CONCERN!! I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND WOULD FEEL AS IF IT WERE DRAGGING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10MPH. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE REPAIR BRIEFLY CORRECTED THE FAILURE BEFORE RECURRING. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

2005 FORD F150 VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND ALL CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES. VERY LUCKY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT MOST TIMES BUT ONE ALMOST A CAUSED REAR END COLLISION. I REPLACED A THROTTLE SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THEY ALSO PERFORMED PCM REFLASH POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND RETEST. THE CODES RECEIVED WITH SCAN TOOL WERE P0121, P2104 AND P2112. *TR