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VANITY--2004 F-150 4x4 Problem--VANITY
Me ^ | 11/13/2010 | Me

Posted on 11/13/2010 7:44:41 AM PST by rabidralph

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To: rabidralph

About 3 weeks ago my husbands ‘09 Ford F150 p/u ran away with us on a busy city street. It accelerated by its self while he had the brake all the way down. This was not the case of floor mats causing the problem. We ran into the back of a car before he could get it stopped, even with it in neutral it continued to lunge ahead. It happen again the same day and after that we called a wrecker and had it towed, no damage the second time. Bye bye Ford hello Cheve.


21 posted on 11/13/2010 9:05:12 AM PST by Ditter
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To: ElkGroveDan

OUTSTANDING!!


22 posted on 11/13/2010 9:06:12 AM PST by Roccus (Quondo Omni Flunkus Mortati)
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To: ElkGroveDan

Anybody who has you for a friend is a very lucky person!


23 posted on 11/13/2010 9:09:56 AM PST by JohnG45
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To: Colorado Cowgirl

LOL! Thanks, Girl. I just don’t need that big of a truck, not to mention the state charges you more for registering a larger truck.


24 posted on 11/13/2010 9:10:30 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: Ditter

How frightening! I’m glad you all and no one else was hurt. I’ve never heard of that happening in a Ford before. However, when I was about 11, my mom mistook the gas for the brake and hit a fire hydrant. She was driving the Maverick back then.


25 posted on 11/13/2010 9:12:36 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: Darksheare

I appreciate the insight. The shift column goes into all gears successfully, it just doesn’t want to move much after hitting reverse. Thanks again!


26 posted on 11/13/2010 9:15:02 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: rabidralph

Welcome.
My car is electronically shifted.
The shift column isn’t truly hooked to anything except a bunch of electronic stuff.


27 posted on 11/13/2010 9:18:08 AM PST by Darksheare (I shook hands with Sheryl Crow and all I got was Typhus and a single sheet of toilet paper.)
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To: rabidralph

Yes, it is a little big. Here in CO. trucks can get recreational plates, not for commercial use; and they are much cheaper.


28 posted on 11/13/2010 9:19:48 AM PST by Colorado Cowgirl (God bless America!)
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To: rabidralph
No one was hurt thankfully. My husband admitted that it had happened a month before on the highway. He passed a car and then he realized he was going 90 and it was continuing to go faster. He had trouble stopping it but thought it was just a weird one time thing. He should have gotten rid of the truck then. After we hit the car ahead of us we went to the car wash in preparation for getting rid of it and it happened again going into the car wash. That could have been a real tragedy, cars, people and gas pumps, what do you try to miss? he managed to stop it then with out a tragedy. That is when we called a wrecker, 3 times, it should have been dumped after the first time.
29 posted on 11/13/2010 9:25:02 AM PST by Ditter
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To: Ditter

Good golly! What an awful story. I’m glad you were able to get rid of it. Makes me wonder about all this new technology of cars making “corrections” for inattentive drivers. Pretty soon, we’ll just be riding along on Disney rides while the car does all the steering, braking and turning for us. Scary and un-American.


30 posted on 11/13/2010 9:30:34 AM PST by rabidralph
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I just got a call from the shop. Two things--the reverse issue was because the emergency brake cable had rusted to whatever it connects to, to do its job. They will order a new cable. However, after the cable was disconnected, they took the truck for a drive to check it out and it had very little power and the check engine light was flashing. They think it could be the coil or something is shorting out because we've had constant rain since yesterday. Anyway, they'll run diagnostics on it on Monday and call Ford to talk to them about it.

So, that's it. Rusted emergency brake cable. And a totally new problem to figure out. Thanks again for the theories and the company on a rainy Saturday. God bless you all!

31 posted on 11/13/2010 10:03:00 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: rabidralph

All you need is practice. I have been driving a stick since I was 18 and rolling back is not a problem. If someone gets too close behind me when I am on a hill, I rev the engine a bit and pop the clutch and get a faster than normal take off.


32 posted on 11/13/2010 10:18:05 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Well, I always popped the clutch and I hated that I never seemed to get a smooth getaway. I do better with motorcycles than with cars when it comes to shifting. And, in fact, shifting would be a lot more fun, now that I’ve moved to a rural part of the state. The town I work in just got its first traffic light :-)


33 posted on 11/13/2010 10:28:37 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: rabidralph
That is so awesome. What a rare story. Usually it's worth than you imagined, and I was imagining issues with the rear end which can be as costly as transmission work. If they have also were able to identify an ignition problem then that's going to save you a lot of money in the long run.

FWIW I love my Ford truck, an '07 F250 which just rolled over 100,000 this week and I plan on buying another one before too long.


34 posted on 11/13/2010 11:24:47 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!)
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Praise God that things aren't as bad as imagined. You're right, I did imagine the worst.

That's a beautiful truck. Mine is burgundy and I love it. Mine is at 100,600+.

35 posted on 11/13/2010 11:32:16 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: ElkGroveDan

My 2000 Chev Silverado is 3K over 200K and going fine It’s had some work but they all require that. Previous truck was a ‘90 Silverado - 6 w/ 5 spd tran and a high speed rear end - best truck I ever had and lost it to a deer. 245K and still running smooth but the ins company got impatient - I couldn’t find a 2 wheel drive pu (new was not an option).


36 posted on 11/13/2010 12:58:16 PM PST by Archer24
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To: Ditter
About 3 weeks ago my husbands ‘09 Ford F150 p/u ran away with us on a busy city street. It accelerated by its self while he had the brake all the way down.

Interesting, I have a 09 Ford F150 p/u 4x4. It is just over a year old now with 15K miles.

Did you return the truck to the dealer and if so did they offer any explanation?

I have had no similar problems thankfully. Although the SINC system did stop working about a week ago.

37 posted on 11/14/2010 9:27:06 AM PST by Pontiac
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To: Pontiac
We have not heard yet what they have discovered about the truck. He dumped it for a Cheve, we may never hear. We have generally been GM people our entire lives having only bought a couple of Fords over our 50 years of buying vehicles. We have not liked the couple of Fords that we have bought, he a p/u years ago and me an Explorer.

We were turned off by the take over of GM by the gov. but have gone back there in spite of that.

38 posted on 11/14/2010 9:37:06 AM PST by Ditter
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To: Pontiac
I forgot to mention my husbands Ford F150 was a 4x4 as well. Watch out if your engine starts roaring when you are not accelerating.
39 posted on 11/14/2010 9:40:45 AM PST by Ditter
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To: Ditter

Well I will certainly take it in the first time that happens.


40 posted on 11/14/2010 10:17:13 AM PST by Pontiac
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