2006 Ford F Series problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine And Engine Cooling (2) · Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Fuel System, Gasoline (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Ford F Series model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine 2008-12-29 · TB-08-258 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
jerr-dan: anti stall feature for ford f series light duty chassis with v10 gas engine and an engine drive clutch pump. model years unknown. *pe
What owners report
2012-02-05 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 3,000 mi“i was driving casually on us17 north on my way to work. my truck suddenly lost power and service engine light illuminated. i took it in to the dealer they told me nothing was found to be wrong. then the same event happened about 7 months after that. i brought the vehicle back in for diagnosis and repair. they told me nothing was wrong and to take i…”
2011-11-15 · Vehicle Speed Control · 3,500 mi“on 3 separate occasions when brakes were applied the vehicle actually sped-up and was only brought to a stop through heavy pressure to the brake pedal. *tr…”
2011-10-30 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 140,000 mi“spark plugs are engineered counter sunk in holes in top of the heads, when the plugs are unscrewed the bottom of the plug more often than not breaks off inside the spark plug hole. this requires very expensive tools and a skilled mechanic to extract. i feel the part was engineered to fail to force the price of repairs up. leading up to this when th…”
2010-04-16 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 67,000 mi“gas pours out of the filler neck after every fill up. i do not click extra to "top it off" and still gas pours out of the neck when i remove the pump from the filler neck. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.