2008 Ford F-150 owner complaints

When applying the brake, the vehicle speeds up like the accelerator is being pressed. The first time it happened, I was slowing down to make a turn but the truck did not slow down but accelerated. The second time it occurred, I was backing up and pressed the brake when I was finished but the truck accelerated backwards. The first time this happened, I thought it might have been a mistake where I had my foot on the accelerator pedal. The second time it happened, I know that I was only pressing the brake pedal. I am concerned that this may occur when in traffic, causing me to run into another vehicle. The acceleration only occurs for a few seconds but I am completely out of control of my truck for that period of time.

I bought this vehicle used from a dealership in virginia and there is extreme premature frame corrosion and rust. The exterior body does not exhibit spots or surface rust on visible body panels. The mechanic informed me that the entire frame is rusted and is cracked under bed and rear wheel wells. The frame may no longer support weight of vehicle due to the rust holes and longitudinal cracks formed on the bottom and side frame surfaces at the stress point before the rear wheel bend. This car will not pass the state inspection. Ford is aware of the problem and has recalled 385,762 Ford escape models-year 2001-2004 for the same problem.

Fuel pump driver module - faulty design in the mounting of the driver module causing parts to fail and causing no starts/loss of power(stales). *tr

While driving at 40mph. My truck made a loud popping sound and I pulled off the road, raised the hood and learned that the sparkplug blew out. I have replaced the spark plug and coil. I learned this is a common occurrence and nothing has been done to fix the problem.

Tl* the contact owns 2008 Ford f-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the engine and there was a sudden loss of power when attempting to accelerate. The contact shut the vehicle off and restarted it. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Ford f 150. After starting the vehicle, exhaust fumes emitted inside the vehicle, but the failure recurred daily. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the exhaust manifold kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.

I had problems with the throttle sticking and I put my ob11 on and isaid code p2104 and p2111 .so icalled and they say its a well know problem.if you don't know what to do I can see some one get hurt so I think it should be a recall. *tr

This has happened numerous times when braking the accelerator is also depressed at the same time. Causing the vehicle to continue to move unexpectedly. Today while pulling into our driveway this happened again and the vehicle went through the house pushing it off the foundation and causing damage to the vehicle. This is a design flaw the gas and brake pedal are to close together. This has also happened to my wife and she wears a size 6 shoe. Are there any recalls or class action suits that any one is aware of. Or does someone have to die before it matters. I have been on other web sites and find many owners of and \08 f150 have the same complaints. *tr

We purchased a brand new 2008 Ford f-150 back in may, 2008. We have only put on it 27,000 miles and have never towed anything with it, we don't even have a trailer hitch on it. On dec. 10, 2015 the "trans fault" light came on the dashboard while driving on a city street and the truck started making lots of noise and jumping into gear when you put it in "drive". We drove two miles to our home and got it in the driveway. After it was in the driveway, we tried to drive it to a repair shop and it wouldn't got into any gear, not even neutral so it couldn't be moved. On dec. 11, 2015 we had it towed to a transmission shop where we had to replace the entire transmission or have it rebuilt. We decided to get a brand new transmission, it had a better warranty. Even the transmission guy with

Transmission failure. Internal failure causing back up to shake really bad (stutter) , going up a hill and struggles in first and doesn’t want to increase speed. No light indications or anything to show transmission problems. Relying on a sound that sounds like brake scrub but it’s the transmission

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Ford f-150. While turning left or right, the steering wheel stiffened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering was leaking and the rack and pinion and hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Steering became stiff. Vehicle was hard to maintain even on straight road. After my inspection, I found that the steering shaft was horribly corroded at the universal joint. I will not drive this vehicle until I repair it. It is at the point where it could break and loose all control of steering. Very dangerous. I have been a mechanic for over 30 years I have never seen this in any vehicle, no matter what age.

My motor had started ticking a bit back in september 2018 I added some oil and it went away. Then, in january 2019 I had engine codes. Plugged my scan tool in and said I needed both camshaft sensors, misfire on cylinders 1, 3, & 7. Replaced all 8 plugs and coils, motor had 123xxx miles. Drove another 4000 miles and the same problems persisted and got worse. I took it to a mechanic for a diagnosis on the misfires and engine tick, come to find out it is a 'lifter tap', shavings of aluminum in my oil and plugging up the lifters. Mechanic said to get a new motor, don't both trying to fix it. I bought it used with 119xxx and truck ran fine in august of 2018.

On sunday 12/14/14 at 7pm my 2008 Ford f-150 shut off when I was going 65 MPH down the new york state thruway. I was stuck on the side of the road for hours waiting for it to be towed. Turns out the fuel pressure module (fpm) that is mounted in the back of the truck on a crossmeber of the frame up above the spare tire was the cause. Ford needs to recall these 2004-2008 Ford f-150 that use this fpm before someone gets killed on the side of the road! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Ford f-150. The accelerated pedal was too large for the floor-board in the vehicle. Consequently during brake application, he accidentally applies pressure on the accelerator pedal. The Ford manufacturer nor the dealer has been contacted. The failure mileage was 47,373. Updated 12/30/09 *bf updated 12/30/09*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Ford f-150. While driving less than 45 MPH and attempting to make a left turn, the brake pedal extended to the floor and the contact could not feel any hesitation. The vehicle jerked and crashed into the preceding vehicle. There were no injuries. The police was called and a report was filed. The failure and current mileages were 5,000.

Driver side seat belt frayed from normal use

I own a 2008 Ford f150. In the year of 2014 I began to hear a noise from the front end of the vehicle. The noise was heard when going over bumps and making turns. On august 14, 2014 the vehicle was serviced and repaired for front sway bar end links. In the year of 2016 the noise returned with the same symptoms. On april 5, 2016 the vehicle was serviced and repaired for front sway bar end links. In the same year the noise returned with the same symptoms. On september 10, 2016 the vehicle was taken in for an oil change and I informed the service advisor about the noise. His response was, 'his mechanics would not be able to check the issue due to minimum staffing'. December 17, 2016 the vehicle was serviced and repaired for front sway bar end links. I was concerned about this reoccu

The mirrors are not convex, the do not meet safety standards for viewable angles. Impossible to use to back up.