Ford F-150 / 2006
2006 Ford F-150 problems
Owners have filed 742 complaints about the 2006 Ford F-150 with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 10.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 10%.
Complaints742
Crashes73
Fires21
Injuries52
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 10.4% · 77
Engine 10.0% · 74
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.8% · 73
Electrical system 8.1% · 60
Steering 7.8% · 58
Air bags 6.6% · 49
Power train 6.5% · 48
Structure 6.2% · 46
Severity
Of those complaints, 73 describe a crash, 21 describe a fire, 52 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 35 model years of the Ford F-150 in this data, 2006 sits 25th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 19 in the last three years against 35 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 62,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2006 Ford f150. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the dealer performed a diagnostic and located the failure as the engine locking due to defective parts. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 128,183. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 128,183 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Ford f150. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph the vehicle stalled. She was able to restart it and two attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 52,000 and current mileage was 95,429. Updated 03/16/11 *bf updated 04/25/11 Engine and engine cooling · reported at 52,000 miles
I was driving home and slowed down to 15 miles per hr to make a left hand turn and heard a big bang I did not know what happened at the moment I continued to proceed on and the noise was loud like an exhaust leak but to come find out the next two days on thinking what to do I pulled off the #4 plug it was out of the motor already it actually blew out of the engine. What are my rights if any? Engine and engine cooling · reported at 142,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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