2009 Ford F-150 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2009 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4-DR with SAB has received high ratings in several crash tests, including a 5-star rating for both the front and side crash tests for both driver and passenger sides. The rollover ratings are also respectable, with a 3-star rating for rollover and a 4-star rating for rollover resistance. The vehicle comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances its safety features. However, it lacks forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems.

In terms of complaints and recalls, the vehicle has had 316 complaints reported and has been subject to 3 recalls. Overall, the Ford F-150 demonstrates good safety performance in crash tests and is equipped with essential safety features, but there have been some reported issues and recalls that potential buyers should be aware of.

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Complaint Count

316

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2009 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4-DR. w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2009 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4-DR. w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2009 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4-DR. w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2009 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4-DR. w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2009 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2009 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2009 Score
Rollover Rating 4 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2009 Ford F-150

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the gas pedal got stuck while i was driving. i couldn't stop it and lost control. it caused a horrific car accident. 10 people were involved and i'm currently fighting the case in court to prove i was not reckless. it has been inspected by my insurance but unfortunately it was only for damages and not for mechanical issues regarding the gas pedal."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2021-09-07
Complaint:
"while in motion making a three point turn to turn around, the engine speed (rpm) increased causing truck to accelerate forward. service brakes did not stop the truck. i put the truck transmission into neutral while depressing the service brake pedal, the truck stopped and i shutoff the engine and restarted. this issue has happened at least 6 times."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2018-03-07
Complaint:
"pulling up to my destination, the accelerator suddenly causing the vehicle to rapidly speed-up and become difficult to control"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2019-08-02
Complaint:
"after coming to a complete stop, i accelerated rapidly and let off the gas pedal once i reached the posted speed limit...the truck continued to accelerate on its own !! i had to stomp on the brakes to slow the truck down, threw it in neutral and rolled to a scary stop. the truck continued to rev to 4000 rpm's while in neutral. my wife jumped out of truck while we were at a red light. luckily no one was in front of truck. while truck was revving in neutral on its own, i tried stomping on gas pedal several times to try to stop it from revving to no avail. i finally turned the truck off and restarted it a few minutes later, the truck idled normal. i immediately began to try to duplicate the problem to no avail the floor mat did not interfere with the pedal. i do have a video of the incident on my phone. *tr"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2017-04-01
Complaint:
"accelerator pedal sticks, there is no rhyme or reason for this problem. this has happened on a few different occasions at different driving speeds. last time this happened my two children were in the truck as the truck accelerated toward stopped traffic. thankfully the accelerator let loose before we crashed into other vehicles."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2018-07-08
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle continued to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was not depressed. the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle resumed acceleration. the contact was able to pull over to the side of the road with the brake pedal depressed and turned off the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 73,000. updated 05/06/16*lj updated 05/29/18*jb *cn"
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2016-08-03
Complaint:
"vehicle was motion. merging onto interstate 93. depressed the accelerator to bring the vehicle to highway speed. when i took my foot off the accelerator, the pedal did not come back, but rather was stuck wide open. i was forced to pull into the breakdown lane, turn off the engine, put it in neutral and coast to a stop. after about 5 minutes, i restarted the truck and it was fine. this vehicle has the 4.6l 3-valve per cylinder v-8 engine with an automatic transmission. it does not have cruise control or any power options. i decided to file a complaint about this after reading over 100 reports of this same issue on the internet. the manufacturer denies there is a problem. something needs to be done to correct this issue before someone gets killed because of it."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2017-05-12
Complaint:
"traveling at 65 mph on the express way, i took my foot off the accelerator and the truck took off, accelerating as if it was being floored!. i hit the brake pedal but the engine still continued to rev itself and accelerate. i thought it might be a stuck floor mat but nothing was in the way. i hit the brake pedal again and popped the gear shifter into neutral. this stopped the engine from revving itself and accelerating. i took the vehicle into the dealership, and they claim to have never heard of anything like this and can't find anything wrong with the vehicle! thank god i did not smash into the vehicle that was in front of me."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2016-07-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and the rmps increased. the failure occurred on several occasions. the contact stated that the failure was becoming progressively worse. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2014-01-08
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-150. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal was stuck intermittently while traveling approximately 70 mph on a major highway with the cruise control engaged. the contact disengaged the cruise control and the failure occurred intermittently. the contact had to drive onto the emergency lane, shift into neutral gear and applied force to the brake pedal; however, the vehicle surged forward while the brake pedal was applied. the contact had to turn the vehicle off and restart it in order to reset the computer. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer several times and they were unable to replicate or diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 14,676."
Components Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of incident: 2014-05-08

Recalls for the 2009 Ford F-150

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"ford is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 f-150 vehicles manufactured from january 18, 2008, through november 30, 2009. the interior door handle housing embossment retaining the interior door handle spring may fracture during normal usage resulting in insufficient spring force to return the handle to the fully stowed position."
Consequence:
IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN.
Remedy:

OWNERS WILL BE INITIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IF ANY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS LOOSE OR FAILS TO RETURN TO THE STOWED POSITION AFTER ACTIVATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECT MODULE. ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EACH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION, THE DEALER WILL EITHER ADD A SPRING EMBOSSMENT REINFORCEMENT OR REPLACE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

Component(s) Involved: STRUCTURE > BODY > DOOR
Date of incident: 2011-02-01

FORD Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

FORD ranks 1 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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