I bought my 07 Mark lt on 5-14-07 with 62 miles on the clock. Everything was going great until saturday morning (5-19), when getting on the entrance to I95. The truck slipped second gear badly and had no power and wouldnt go past 45 mph. I called the dealer and of course being saturday nobody there could help me out. My response was to bring it in on monday and just drive it carefully for now. Ok, so i ease my way into traffic, taking nearly 60 seconds to reach 70mph. Sounds real safe, especially with my fiance and 2 year old in the truck. We eventually make it home 35 miles later and 268 miles on the clock. I reset the computer by battery disconnect in hopes that maybe the computer was just having an issue. Still the same, no power, slippes second and wont reach 45 mph.

Monday (5-21) i drive the truck to the dealer, happens that the truck decided to drive this day. The tech checks the computer and shows nothing, tests drives it with the laptop connected, after 20 minutes, problem is replicated and a code for the epc selenoid pops up. I pick the truck up on thursday (5-24), now the truck has about 400 on the clock and already had the tranny opened up and messed with, I leave the dealer around 11 and by 11:10 it starts slipping and lose of power when i try to pass. I then drive back to the dealer and the tech brings that laptop and we go for another ride, and of course the problem didnt repeat and the computer showed great shift points. So we both agree to just drive the truck over the weekend and if i have any problems to bring it by on tuesday after memorial day (5-29). The rest of the day thursday it drives great, with decent power with the new reflash that he also did.

Now its friday (5-25) and my daughter and I are going to head north on I95 about 35 miles again. Getting onto the onramp i noticed lose of power again, but no slipping. So i get to speed slowly again and maintain, but no power to increase speed and foot to the floor only brought speeds to 75 mph. About 1/2 mile from our exit, the truck starts running rough, and shaking, after about 5 seconds, it just dies and i find myself rolling down I95 with no powersteering. As i look in the rearview, i almost s**t myself as i see a semi flying up my *** and i cant even turn out of the lane quick enough, he was able to swerve over just enough to miss us by a matter of inches. Keeping my composer we finally roll to a stop on the shoulder. I try starting the truck, but it started like the battery was dead and shuttered to a stop. Tryed again this time was able to idle, but throttle killed the engine. One more time i started it, seemed ok, so i crawled off the highway and into a parking lot and it shook and shuttered and knocked to a final resting place in a parking spot. The truck was towed back to the dealer that night (5-25), but in the process left my 2 year old and myself stranded on the side of the road. Not bad after buying a $45,340 truck. An hour later a friend was able to pick us up and we crashed at my friends house. Now its saturday and the dealer sends a courtesy van to get us and bring us to get the loaner car that lincoln supplies. When i get to the dealer, i talk to the tech and he was able to start the truck and drive it into the bay, but the check engine light is on now. The code popped up as the ever so famous no signal from bank 1 cam sensor P0340 i believe. As i have been reading on here about the problems, i actually told him the steps that FORD was going to tell him to take, and sure enough i was right. But when he pulled the oil pan there supposedly wasnt any shaving in there yet. I know ford is replacing engines for this type of problem, but there is no way that i am accepting anything but a different truck. I didnt buy a used truck and am not accepting a truck with a broken into tranny and now motor at 500 miles. I traded in a 03 screw with 50000 miles and a 04 navigator with 48000 miles for this truck less than two weeks ago. So the way i see it, is that they had better start locating me a replacement truck. funny thing is that i traded the 03 f150 in because i didnt like not having a warrenty, but look where that has gotten me, my daughter and I almost a dead hood ornament on the front of a freightliner. Ford had better start working on there act because they are falling quick. Since 95 i have owned 5 enconlines, 2 expeditions, 5 navigator, 2 f150s, 1 Lincoln LSe, 1 mark lt, and my newest addition 07 mark lt.

 

Worlds longest first post perhaps? Sorry I didn't read it but welcome

 

All I can say about this situation is WOW! I just purchased an 07 Screw for the exact reason of having a warranty and having a large, tough, reliable vehicle. Thankfully I haven't run into any issues at 2500 miles. I really hope they get you another truck because anything else is unacceptable. Good luck and keep us updated.

 

+1 - Welcome. I'm sure this will be resolved, but don't do what my brother in law did. He tried to take advantage of the Lemon Law in Wa, but too late.
by a month or so.
By the way, paragraphs would be nice.

 

Jeez, people like to rag on Dodge but when I had my Ram and hung out on the Ram forums, there were never as many engine problem posts about <2yr old trucks. I really hope my '07 remains trouble-free because I love it and hope to keep it a long time.

BTW, at the speed you were moving in the "semi" incident, there should have been only a slight increase in effort needed to move the truck over with no power steering.

 

Well after spending 45K just to get ran over I think he has the right to type anyway he wants

Back in the day most problems where 95% electrical and 5% carburetor, it's nice to know it's now 100% electrical. Now if I could only get my Holley 600 and my MSD distributor to fit my 5.4

 

Another Lemon?

I really don't see that many people complaining about major failures like this. There is a post floating around with guys with over 100k on the clock.

I'm sure with a manufacture that produces thousands of vehicles a year there is bound to be a few problems come up from time to time whether it be from human error at the plant or mechanical error. It's bound to happen. Quality control isn't perfect in any manufacturing industry. If you know of one that is perfect let me know so I can buy stock in that company.

Warranty should take care of all your problems.

 

this problem is a known issue now, and im not the only one with it.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=285199

and about the powersteering, yes it would've been easy to move over if we hadnt been in a construction zone with barrels on the sides, sorry i forgot that part.

 

Man, sorry for your woes dude... This is just a "preview of coming attractions" for most if not ALL of the newer F-series, and Super Duty lines, anything built after 03 with the newer motors/trans, "drive by wire" is GONNA be JUNK, not a question of how/why, but when.... Just try gettin the spark plugs out of a 10-12000 mile truck with a 3v, guarantee they are gonna snap off in the head, and they are supposed to be "100k" serviceable??? ROFL...

As far as the trans issues go, that is pretty much a "normal" characteristic of the newer trucks, they are just built like crap, and the fact of the matter is, FORD/dealership has already gotten your 50k for a overpriced/rebaged F-150, and don't care in the slightest...

Another point is that if it has under 500 miles on it now, and has been in the shop LONGER than you have owned/driven it, it's probably gonna LIVE at the dealership from here on out..... You may wanna think about a trade....

Good luck, i hear Toyota builds a better truck now days.....

 

Sorry to hear about your problems. Having them sucks but I have certainly taken a new perspective on things since I work in the commercial truck industry. If you think regular cars/trucks break a lot you have no idea. Commercial trucks probably break 50X as much. It's absolutely ridiculous. I used to get mad if a vehicle I owned had problems with less than 100,000 miles. If my new F-150 with almost 30k on the clock has a problem now I'll be OK with it.

Hang in there. I'm sure they will get it worked out for ya.

 

I'd be upset too. You'll get it fixed.

 

Damn dude, you got it all figured out.

 

Didn't your mother teach you not to believe everything you hear?

 

Ya really, Toyota? Is this the new answer to everything because 1 guy in how many thousands has a problem? Crappy luck for the guy in the LT Mr run on sentances, but Christ, these things are not 100% perfect. Mostly it's the dealership that can rectify quickly or **** you off, making you mad at everything. In all reality, they shoulda kept it till it was fixed but because it had a few things replaced or disassembled is not concern enough to cry over.

My dad's 94 had 13 sets of front brakes and 10 rears chasing an ABS problem. The second dealership figured out a) the ABS is only in the rear and b) it was something else. Maybe it was the retards working on it, what do you think?

By the way, Toyota masks recalls calling them something stupid like "service campaigns" or something like that, ever hear of the top execs in J A Pan on trial for this kind of practises, or does the media see no merit in stories like this? My track record with Ford has been near perfect so I can't complain, but remember, no-one is perfect. Enjoy the Mark LT chap, nothing classier out there, pretty sweet trucks!!!

 

Come on now...I know you're pissed because you are having trouble with a new truck but it's not a lemon. A few people have a problem, out of thousands of trucks, doesn't make it a Lemon. So, what I was pointing out is that you said "Another Lemon" like there are tons of people having this issue. They are not. A lemon is described below incase you are wondering. Good luck getting a new truck.

What is a Lemon?
A vehicle that continues to have a defect that substantially impairs its use, value, or safety. Generally, if the car has been repaired 4 or more times for the same Defect within the Warranty Period and the Defect has not been fixed, the car qualifies as a Lemon. All States differ so you should consult the Lemon Law Summary and the State Statutes for your particular State. Note that the warranty period may or may not coincide with the Manufacturer's Warranty.