| Issue ID | 747437 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10292218 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 05/11/09 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving our new 2009 f150 truck with only 3,200 miles on it, i stopped at a stop light. The truck began to idle very fast and was lurching forward, when i took foot off brake the truck accelerated very fast to 80 - 90 mph. I could hardly slow the vehicle down by applying brakes as hard as possible. I was on a freeway and continued to put it into neutral which only slowed it down for a moment . Cruise control was not on and there are no floor mats in the truck. I continued down the freeway for approx. 3 miles when i decided i had to exit freeway because i was gaining speed. I put it into neutral again to exit on a off ramp doing about 40 mph. The brakes were not doing anything to slow truck down at this point. I was headed for a very busy intersection and did not want to broadside another vehicle so i then decided to crash into a row of dumpsters at the end of a strip mall. As soon as i entered the mall parking lot i through it into park which locked the steering and i stopped just few feet in front of dumpsters. We had the truck towed to nearby ford dealership. The dealer said that they can not replicate the problem and found nothing wrong with the truck. They want us to pick up truck and we refuse to drive the truck home. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3259 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 1FTPX14V09KXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 80 |
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