Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 28000 | 1 | |
| While towing a 10,000 pound 5th wheel trailer i needed to speed up to merge into the left lane. the truck was on cruise control set at 50 mph. i stepped down and entered passing gear. after the merge i let off the throttle but the truck continued to accelerate in passing gear. i stepped on the brakes but the cruise control would not release and the truck continued to accelerate. i tried repeatedly to disengage the cruise using the brakes. i then pressed the cruise control off button repeatedly to no avail. at this point i pressed and held the brake pedal as hard as i could while the diesel engine continued to race at max power. i was able to slow to about 30 mph before the engine started to overcome the fading brakes. at this point i turned the key off and coasted to a stop. i tried to restart the engine twice and it immediately started at max throttle and i immediately turned the key off. i called ford for a tow. after about 20 minutes i tried to restart the engine and it started normally so i cancelled the tow. the truck seems to be working normally and cruise also works normally. i haven't tried to enter passing gear while in cruise and won't as this incident almost cause me to have a catastrophic accident. i plan to take the truck to the dealer to be analyzed. this was a major safety problem and could easily have caused a fatal accident. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 28000 | ||
| While towing a 10,000 pound 5th wheel trailer i needed to speed up to merge into the left lane. the truck was on cruise control set at 50 mph. i stepped down and entered passing gear. after the merge i let off the throttle but the truck continued to accelerate in passing gear. i stepped on the brakes but the cruise control would not release and the truck continued to accelerate. i tried repeatedly to disengage the cruise using the brakes. i then pressed the cruise control off button repeatedly to no avail. at this point i pressed and held the brake pedal as hard as i could while the diesel engine continued to race at max power. i was able to slow to about 30 mph before the engine started to overcome the fading brakes. at this point i turned the key off and coasted to a stop. i tried to restart the engine twice and it immediately started at max throttle and i immediately turned the key off. i called ford for a tow. after about 20 minutes i tried to restart the engine and it started normally so i cancelled the tow. the truck seems to be working normally and cruise also works normally. i haven't tried to enter passing gear while in cruise and won't as this incident almost cause me to have a catastrophic accident. i plan to take the truck to the dealer to be analyzed. this was a major safety problem and could easily have caused a fatal accident. | |||
| 10/12/2008 | 25000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f250. the contact stated when depressing the brake pedal, the accelerator pedal was simultaneously depressed. the contact believed that the two pedals were manufacturer too close to each other. the dealer was notified of the problem but the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 25,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 10/12/2008 | 25000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford f250. the contact stated when you depress the brake pedal you also depress the acclerator pedal at the same time and this causes the vehicle to have sudden accleration. both pedals are too close to each other. the dealer was notified of the problem but they have not done any repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 25,000...mw | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 48000 | ||
| The cruise control failed to turn off. after several hours of highway driving with the cruise control turned on, i was not able to turn the cruise control off by using the cruise control on/off switch or by braking. the truck accelerated when the brakes were applied. after several attempts to turn the cruise control off it finally turned off by braking. | |||