2008FORDF-150

455 complaints filed with NHTSA.

455
Complaints
48
Crashes
15
Fires
54
Injuries
2
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE53
STEERING50
POWER TRAIN38
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL36
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM29
AIR BAGS26
SERVICE BRAKES21
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM21
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER16
STRUCTURE:BODY15
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC12
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION11
SEAT BELTS11
SUSPENSION9

Recalls (1)

08V52300008/10/2008

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ROUSH IS RECALLING 213 MY 2007-2008 FORD F-150 TRUCKS ALTERED TO OPERATE USING LIQUID PROPANE INJECTION. THE HYDRO-CARBON PAPER AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF THE AIRBOX LID WITH ADHESIVE MAY BECOME DISLODGED DURING OPERATION.

Recent Complaints

20250421UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The grab handle on drivers side that is put there to assist the driver to enter the vehicle is the issue. On 4/17/2025 I was attempting to enter my truck. I am severely disabled. I grabbed the handle that is attached to the A pillar as I have hundreds of times since I bought the truck in 2008. I am the original owner. Vehicle only has about 36,000 miles on it. As I was pulling myself in the entire handle detached from the A pillar sending me into a bad fall onto my driveway. Luckily I was not se

20240630CrashAIR BAGS

My emergency brake doesn't work and light is on,and air bags did not deploy when I was hit from behind.

20240630CrashSERVICE BRAKES

My emergency brake doesn't work and light is on,and air bags did not deploy when I was hit from behind.

20240611FireENGINE

Vehicle caught on fire from the engine compartment while driving. Total loss, Fire Department responded to the scene. Two persons on board of the vehicle had to escape the fire, pulled over and jumped out.

20240611FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle caught on fire from the engine compartment while driving. Total loss, Fire Department responded to the scene. Two persons on board of the vehicle had to escape the fire, pulled over and jumped out.

20220903CrashAIR BAGS

During an accident that totaled the car, air bags didn’t deployed.

20220624CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH and rounding a right-hand bend, the steering wheel veered to the left direction. The contact stated the "tire pressure" warning light was illuminated. The contact stated the vehicle crashed into a guard rail on the driver's side and flipped over the rail and landed on the driver's side. The contact said that there was damage to the front fender, driver's and passenger door, and rear quarter panel. The co

Mileage: 167,000

20210309CrashAIR BAGS

THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON AN EXIT ON INTERSTATE (I-610 LOOP SOUTH IN HOUSTON). MY SON CAME TO A STOP WHEN CAR IN FRONT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THIS IS WHEN MY SON WAS REAR ENDED BY 2016 F-250 THAT WAS TOWING HORSE TRAILER. THIS PUSHED MY SON'S TRUCK INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. IMPACT COMPLETELY BUCKLED MY SON'S TRUCK BED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT AND THE INSIDE CABIN. BOTH THE FRONT SEATS BROKE (BACK RECLINING PORTION SNAPPED BACKWARD) PLUS NEITHER AIRBAGS INFLATED FROM THE IMPACT. SO MY QUESTION IS W

Mileage: 145,000

20210309CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON AN EXIT ON INTERSTATE (I-610 LOOP SOUTH IN HOUSTON). MY SON CAME TO A STOP WHEN CAR IN FRONT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THIS IS WHEN MY SON WAS REAR ENDED BY 2016 F-250 THAT WAS TOWING HORSE TRAILER. THIS PUSHED MY SON'S TRUCK INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. IMPACT COMPLETELY BUCKLED MY SON'S TRUCK BED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT AND THE INSIDE CABIN. BOTH THE FRONT SEATS BROKE (BACK RECLINING PORTION SNAPPED BACKWARD) PLUS NEITHER AIRBAGS INFLATED FROM THE IMPACT. SO MY QUESTION IS W

Mileage: 145,000

20210309CrashSEATS

THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON AN EXIT ON INTERSTATE (I-610 LOOP SOUTH IN HOUSTON). MY SON CAME TO A STOP WHEN CAR IN FRONT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THIS IS WHEN MY SON WAS REAR ENDED BY 2016 F-250 THAT WAS TOWING HORSE TRAILER. THIS PUSHED MY SON'S TRUCK INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. IMPACT COMPLETELY BUCKLED MY SON'S TRUCK BED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT AND THE INSIDE CABIN. BOTH THE FRONT SEATS BROKE (BACK RECLINING PORTION SNAPPED BACKWARD) PLUS NEITHER AIRBAGS INFLATED FROM THE IMPACT. SO MY QUESTION IS W

Mileage: 145,000

20191122CrashAIR BAGS

I,(MR.[XXX])WAS DRIVING MY GRANDCHILDREN HOME AND THEY LIVE @1025 [XXX] DR.,AND WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AND SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER,AND OVERSTEERED AND HIT A LARGE TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIR-BAGS DID NOT EMPLOY,LEAVING US WITH ALL KINDS OF MEDICAL COST,THANKS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY(GEICO) [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

Mileage: 119,000

20190905CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS TAKING THE GRANDKIDS HOME,5MILES WEST OF HWY 24 ON 1025 BADGER TRL.DR.FLORISSANT,CO.80816,TO MY SON AN HIS WIFE AND GOING A LITTLE FAST ON THE DIRT ROAD AN SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING DEER THAT JUMPED IN FRONT OF ME,WELL I OVERSTEERED,DONE A 360 AND ENDED UP ON MY SONS LAND WITH THE TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG TREE,CRAMMED THE FRONT END TO ENGINE BLOCK,BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED,ALL THAT WERE IN TRUCK WERE HURT,I GOT WHIPLASH,MY GREAT NIECE GOT HER ARM HURT,MY GRANDSON GOT A HURT LEG,AND MY

Mileage: 190,000

20190524CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A DEER CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED FOR 4 PEOPLE BUT THE INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED LOCAL DEALER PHIL LONG FORD

Mileage: 119,401

20190524CrashAIR BAGS

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN HOME ON A DIRT ROAD AND HIT A DEER WHICH SPUN ME AROUND AND SMASHED INTO A BIG TREE HEAD ON.THE CRASH WAS SO HARD THAT THE FRONT BUMPER WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE MOTOR BLOCK,DECLARED TOTALLED FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY.MYSELF,I HAD A WHIPLASH,MY GREAT NIECE (PASSENGER) BROKE HER WRIST,MY GRANDSON HAS LEG PROBLEMS AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER HIT HER HEAD REAL HARD!MR. (XXXXX) THE OWNER WAS DRIVING!!!!!!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTEC

Mileage: 119,401

20190524CrashSEAT BELTS

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN HOME ON A DIRT ROAD AND HIT A DEER WHICH SPUN ME AROUND AND SMASHED INTO A BIG TREE HEAD ON.THE CRASH WAS SO HARD THAT THE FRONT BUMPER WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE MOTOR BLOCK,DECLARED TOTALLED FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY.MYSELF,I HAD A WHIPLASH,MY GREAT NIECE (PASSENGER) BROKE HER WRIST,MY GRANDSON HAS LEG PROBLEMS AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER HIT HER HEAD REAL HARD!MR. (XXXXX) THE OWNER WAS DRIVING!!!!!!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTEC

Mileage: 119,401

20190312CrashAIR BAGS

AIRBAG DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65MPH AND UPON STRIKING A TREE AFTER LOSING CONTROL OVER TIRE ISSUE. I REMEMBER AIRBAG OPENED LIKE A BALLOON AND THEN DEFLATING AS SOON AS IT OPENED UP AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ROLLED. I REMEMBER WAKING UP TO FIND MYSELF BEING LIFE FLIGHTED TO HOSPITAL. I SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES WHICH I'M BLESSED TO BE ALIVE. I SUFFERED HEAD INJURY WHICH NEEDED STAPLES AND STITCHES, BROKEN RIBS AND STERNUM, HIP DISLOCATION AND SURGERY

Mileage: 296,903

20181205FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

TAKARA RECALL, DROVE THE 2008 FORD F150 TO WORK. THE MORNING AFTER I WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO GET SOME TUMS APPROXIMATELY 3A.M. AFTER RUSTLING AROUND FOR WORK APPROXIMATELY 5A.M. I WENT TO LET MY DOGS OUT AS IT'S MY ROUTINE AND REALIZED MY TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOUSE BURNING THE SIDES OF OUR HOME. FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD DETERMINE RIGHT THEN WHAT WHERE OR WHEN IT CAUGHT A BLAZE. THEY MADE A REPORT AND WERE TO SUBMIT IT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. INSURANCE IS COMING OUT TO ASSESS DAMAGES AND HOP

20181017CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A VEHICLE. IN TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALSO REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER WERE INJURED, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER WHO REAR ENDED THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE AS A PRECAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TOWED TO THE INSU

Mileage: 129,000

20180117CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A DODGE DAKOTA. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BACK, AND NECK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

20170222CrashPOWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT CHANGED GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DOWN THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A CAR PORT AS WELL AS PART OF A RESIDENTIAL HOME. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND BRUISING FROM THE IMPACT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SPECIFY IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. A TOW TRUCK TOWED THE VEH