| Issue ID | 708599 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10255306 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 04/01/09 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Fuel economy is not in accordance with standards on the 4. 6l f150. I have checked and checked it time and time again. I am supposed to actually get better gas mileage on the highway. Around town and on the highway, since the purchase of my truck in 2006 it has been getting 13 mpg. I just recently placed a k&n filter on it in order to help with the mileage. I am now getting 15mpg highway and around town. Before the change, the trucks idle was rough and dropped below 1,000 rpms. After the change, it's still the same. I took it to a two different ford departments and spoke with them about the concern that i had and both told me it was the way i drove the truck. Wrong. When there is black soot on the exhaust pipe and it's not clean, that's an indication of a maf sensor or one of the oxygen sensors have gone bad. I have nearly 25,000 miles on my truck and am fixing to replace the maf sensor due to the fact that a maf sensor will not show up as being damaged and no computer codes are relayed through this. The oxygen sensors would show computer codes. I do have it on file at wayne morris ford in perry, ga where they had checked the truck and stated nothing was wrong, i was just getting bad gas. This was before i changed out the air filter. It is aggravating in knowing that one, i am driving a truck that now gets 15 mpg city/highway where before it was 13 mpg when i should be getting 17/20 mpg. *also, here is a keynote. The 2006 cruise control assembly was messed up on the truck when i first purchased it and they replaced it with a 2007 cruise control assembly and placed a newer 2007 computer in it due to the fact 2006 was not picking up on the cruise control. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 24200 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PERRY, GA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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