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2006 Ford F-150 vehicle speed control problems

32 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Ford F-150 cite vehicle speed control, 5% of all 589 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
32
5% of all complaints
Crashes
6
Reported by owners
Fires
2
Reported by owners
Injuries
4
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the vehicle speed control

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP ON OPENING THE DOOR. ADDITIONALLY, UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ELECTRICAL PANEL BLINKS, FIZZLES, DEMANDS RESET, WHICH DOESN'T RESET, AND EVENTUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF SOMETIMES AFTER 15 MINUTES OF BLINKING. ADDITIONALLY, THE HIGH BEAMS IMPLEMENT AND THEN YOU CANNOT MAKE THE HIGH BEAMS TURN OFF. MAY ALL BE RELATED BUT, SEEMS LIKE 3 SEPARATE ISSUES, ALL SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL PANEL. BLINKING BEGINS WHILE STATIONARY UPON STARTING TRUCK AND CONTINUES WHILE IN MOTION, INDICATES PROBLEM WITH EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND STATES AUTO LOCKS FAIL, ALONG WITH BLINKING FAILURE OF ALL SYSTEMS STATING RESET BUT PUSHING RESET DOES NOT APPEAR TO FIX ANYTHING.....ONLY TIME FIXES IT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 2, 2019Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Vehicle speed controlODI 11193476
“MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT SPUN HIM UP ONTO THE LAWN AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AFTER HITTING OUR HOUSE AND GOING THROUGH THE WALL. THE TRUCK STOPPED WITH THE BACK WHEELS INSIDE THE HOUSE WITH THE ENGINE CONTINUING TO REV.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 26, 2018Vehicle speed controlCrash reportedODI 11081411
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AT A CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD, WENT INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FLATTENED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (SABINE RIVER FORD IN ORANGE, TEXAS) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNUSUAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER PLACED THE CONTACT ON HOLD FOR TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES AND DID NOT RETURN TO THE PHONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 7, 2017Vehicle speed controlCrash reportedODI 11003595
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHOOK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE SHAKING INCREASED DURING ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHAKING WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 19, 2016Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 10917391
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. THE ACCELERATION LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT WHILE IN FORWARD GEAR APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 27, 2016Vehicle speed controlODI 10871231
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,069. UPDATED 04/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/5/2015*JS”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 21, 2015Electrical system, Vehicle speed controlODI 10676932

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.