2011 Ford F-150 complaints

VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED, THE PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES, THE IGNITION COILS HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED. THE IS AN INTERMITTENT MISFIRE WHICH IS UNEXPLAINED. FORD DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THE GHOSTS IN THIS MACHINE. UPON SEARCHING THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE IN THE F-150 ECOBOOST, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE, HOWEVER WAS UNLUCKY THAT MINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. MOST CASES ONLINE ARE UNDER 90,000 MILES. IT IS ABSURD FOR A VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE THESE KIND OF ISSUES WITH THE HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS ALSO THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS BEING SUPPLIED TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN FORD INTERCEPTOR AND EXPLORER MODELS. I AM SURE THIS ISSUE WOULD BECOME ESCALATED THE MOMENT AN OFFICER CANNOT PURSUE A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MISFIRES AND BAD TIMING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN HIGH HUMIDITY. PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN TO PASS A COUPLE TRUCKS GOING UP A MOUNTAIN AND THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING AND STUTTERING. THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FAILED TO PASSED THE TRUCKS CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION BY PRODUCING UNEXPECTED RESULTS. THIS PROBLEM IS DETAILED IN FORD'S TSB 13-8-1. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI TIRE SCORPION STR TIRES, TIRE SIZE 275/55/20. (NA) THE DOT NUMBER WAS XL4BJ9248610. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISED EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. HOWEVER, THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,434 OF THE VEHICLE AND TIRES.

I OWN A 2011 F150 4X4 SUPERCREW ECOBOOST, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I WAS PULLING A TRAILER WEIGHT APPROX 2500LBS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING UP HILL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. MY TRUCK LOSS ALL POWER AND I BARLEY MADE IT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. I PULLED OVER CHECKED OUT THE TRUCK AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID THE TSB, REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND REPLACE ONE IGNITION COIL. COST AROUND $800 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS, I'M AFRAID TO PUT ANY LOAD ON THE ENGINE. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CONDENSATION IN THE INTER COOLER THAT CAUSES A MISS FIRE BUT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I'M HOPING FOR A RECALL SOON BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BY THIS MALFUNCTION. *JS

VACUUM PUMP WILL FAIL ON TRUCK. WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. RELEASED THE BRAKE AND IT STARTED TO MOVE TOO QUICKLY. TRIED TO REAPPLY THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS NOTHING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT TOOK MAX EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE THAT HAD JUST BEEN PUT INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE REPLICATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE AND ONCE TO THE SERVICE TECH. VERY SCARY! TURNS OUT THE VACUUM PUMP HAD SEIZED CAUSING THERE TO BE NO POWER BOOST. ONCE THE ENGINE HAS RUN FOR A WHILE THE ENGINE WILL PROVIDE THE BOOST, IT'S ONLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE THAT THERE IS NO BOOST. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE THE LOW VACUUM CONDITION AND 90% OF THE TIME THERE ISN'T A NOTICEABLE PROBLEM. UNTIL THEY CAN'T STOP, THE OWNER DOESN'T KNOW THE PUMP HAD FAILED MONTHS EARLIER. THIS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE CHANCE OF A SLOW SPEED CRASH. CURRENTLY THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON THE PUMPS SO I HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE KNOWING THAT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. *TR

AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A SEMI WHO WAS APPROACHING IN THE RIGHT LANE. I HARD ACCELERATED, BUT THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I HAD LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND WAS FORCED TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND MERGE TO THE BREAK-DOWN LANE TO AVOID BEING RUN COMPLETELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE IN 6TH GEAR AND I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT TO 5TH GEAR TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM VIBRATING APART. LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LATER (WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED BACK INTO 6TH WITHOUT ANY VIBRATION. THIS LACK OF ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. ABOVE WAS ONLY AN EXPLANATION OF THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED (UNDER WARRANTY) WHERE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED WITH FORD, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM... *TR

2011 F150, 3.5L ECOBOOST MOTOR, VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND LOSES POWER DURING ACCELERATION. DANGEROUS TO TRY AND PASS VEHICLES OR EVEN CHANGE LANES TO PULL OVER AS THERE IS POWER LOSS FROM ENGINE. TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED FORD TSB 13-08-01. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE MISFIRE CONTINUED, AFTER RETURNING TO DEALER THE VEHICLE SHOWED CODE RELATED TO SAME TSB AFTER IT HAD BEEN APPLIED. DEALER CLEARED CODE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND SO FAR HAS NOT RECURRED. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUES ON MANY FORD F150 FORUMS. I WOULD SAY FORD REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AS I WAS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY 694 NORTH, I HAD TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF A SEMI APPROACHING ME FROM BEHIND, I GAVE THE TRUCK FULL THROTTLE BUT THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT QUIT OR JUST HAD NO POWER LEFT. THE TRUCK STRUGGLED TO REACH 55MPH, AND WITHIN SECONDS I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY, DO TO THE FACT THAT MY TRUCK HAD NO POWER. AFTER I MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT 3 MILES WHILE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. DURING THIS TIME IT FELT AS THOUGH MY TRUCK HAD LOST 50% OF ITS POWER. *TR

THIS TRUCK AND OTHERS OF THE SAME DESIGN UP UNTIL 2013 HAVE A BAD ELECTRIC VACUUM ASSIST PUMP. MY PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR DASH LIGHTS THE TRUCK LOST BRAKE ASSIST RENDERING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. THE TURBOCHARGED V6 ECOBOOST REQUIRES VACUUM ASSIST AND THIS PUMP IS KNOWN FOR ISSUES. FORD HAS NO PARTS ON HAND AND PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE DEATH TRAPS WITH NO BRAKES. FORD IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CHANGED THE 2014 MODEL HOWEVER PROVIDE ZERO SAFETY RELIEF FOR PREVIOUS OWNERS NOW STUCK WITH NO BRAKES AND NO PARTS. ONLY MY QUICK REFLEXES TAKING THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR SAVED ME FROM DRIVING INTO MY HOME THROUGH MY GARAGE WALL. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR UNTIL TRUCK IS WARMED UP. FRONT HUBS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VACCUM TO DISENGAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THEY WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT AND CAUSED THE WIRE TO BURN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VACUUM BOOSTER WAS REPLACED BUT, THE BRAKES REMAINED DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE BRAKES ONLY FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE SAT IDLE FOR NO LESS THAN 2 TO 3 DAYS. UPDATED 08/27/2014 *JS

THE STEERING ON MY TRUCK HAS STARTED TO STICK AND IS GETTING WORSE ALL OF THE TIME. IT STARTED HAPPENING AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS SINCE STARTED TO STICK ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I HAVE TO PULL THE WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN LINE. *TR

I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BOGGED WITH ALL LOSS OF POWER. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SHUDDERED AND WOULD NOT REGAIN POWER UNTIL I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND SHUT IT OFF THEN RE-STARTED IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WHEN THE DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR THEIR FINDINGS. *TR

I EXPERIENCED LACK OF ACCELERATION, SPUTTERING, AND SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM A MERGE RAMP. THIS EVENT NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY EXPECTATION WAS FOR VEHICLE TO PERFORM AT NORMAL STANDARDS AND GET ME SAFELY ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT FAILED TO DO SO! *TR

I EXPERIENCED LACK OF ACCELERATION, SPUTTERING, SHAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO PASS ON A 2 LANE RURAL HIGHWAY. THIS IS SECOND EVENT OF THIS NATURE AND THE FIRST SINCE HAVING FORD MAKE CERTAIN REPAIRS TO ENGINE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE THE V-6 ECO BOOST ENGINE. I AM UNHAPPY THAT THIS ENGINE ENCOUNTERS THIS PROBLEM AND IT COULD RESULT IN A WRECK WITH LOSS OF LIFE. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD 150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS CONSTANTLY DEPRESSING BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,439. UPDATED 10/02/14

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND BRAKED TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AFTER IN MY DRIVEWAY I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR (TO GET UP THE SLIGHT GRADE) AND MY TRUCK WENT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE!! I MASHED ON THE BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO MY BRICK HOME. EVEN AFTER IMPACT AND ME CONTINUING TO APPLY FULL BRAKE IT WAS STILL WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AND BURNING OUT. I FINALLY CAME TO MY SENSES AND SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND THE STOPPED IT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD CUSTOMER CARE REP. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK AND FOUND NOTHING AS WELL AS TRIED TO GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. I HAD A STATE TROOPER CERTIFIED IN DOWNLOADING EVENT RECORDER DATA DO SUCH TO MY TRUCK. THE DATA SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED..BUT DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR BEING PUSHED VS.THE ACCELERATOR POSITION AS INDICATED. HOWEVER, IT DOES SHOW SERVICE BRAKE APPLIED AND CONTINUAL ACCELERATION AT THE SAME TIME WHICH I CAN PROVE WAS NOT DONE BY ME! I HAVE PICTURES OF ABRASIONS TO MY RIGHT SHIN AND KNEE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH..MY RIGHT FOOT WAS FULLY APPLIED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE ABRASIONS AT IMPACT DUE TO BEING DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. MY LEFT LEG HAD ZERO ABRASIONS...SINCE TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. IF I WAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DATA SHOWN IN THE DOWN LOAD I WOULD OF HAD TO HAVE MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THUS SUSTAINING ABRASIONS TO THAT LEG. IT IS ALSO

I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AFTER PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM DAYCARE. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR FIRMLY TO GAIN SPEED TO GET INTO TRAFFIC. MY TRUCK STALLED WITH A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND AN UNCHARACTERISTIC BLACK SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING MY TRUCK ON MY DAUGHTERS SIDE. THE TRUCK RECOVERED BUT ONLY GRADUALLY PICKED UP SPEED WITH VERY LITTLE POWER. IT WAS A LOW CONSTANT ACCELERATION. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY TRUCK BUT THIS TIME IT ENDANGERED MY DAUGHTER SO I FEEL THAT I NEED TO SPEAK OUT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE MY 1.5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OR SOMEONE ELSE GETS HURT DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

MY HEATED SEAT DRIVERS SIDE BECAME VERY HOT - CAUSING SMALL RED SPOT ON MY LEG. PULLED SEAT COVER WHICH HAD BECOME DISTORTED AND DISCOVERED HEATED SEAT ELEMENT HAD SHORTED OUT MELTING COPPER WIRING AND BURNING A HOLE IN FOAM SEAT CUSHION. ENDED UP REPLACING ELEMENT AND LEATHER SEAT COVER ON MY OWN JUST PARTS COST NEARLY $600. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THREE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. CHECKED GOOGLE SEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH THESE ELEMENTS. I SAVED COVER, AND ELEMENT AND HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE. *TR

LACK OF STEERING WHEEL RETURN ABILITY ON LEFT TURNS. MUST BE MANUALLY CORRECTED. *TR

I OWN A 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST AND HAVE HAD ISSUES THAT FORD WISHES TO IGNORE AND WHICH I CONSIDER A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. APPROX. OCT 16, 2013, WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE DURING RAINY WEATHER, I ACCELERATED TO PASS, ON THE LEFT, A TT/ST THAT WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. AS I STARTED TO PASS, AT APPROX. 3500 RPM, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE THAT WAS BEHIND ME, DUE TO THE STALL AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND TO THIS DATE THE SAME THING OCCURS , ONLY THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. FORD'S FIX IS TO REPLACE THE COIL AND ALL SIX SPARK PLUGS AT A COST OF $400, STATING THE ISSUE IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY). FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGER THIS PROBLEM CREATES FOR THE OCCUPANTS AND WOULD RATHER USE A BAND-AID APPROACH, RATHER THAN FIX THE PROBLEMS , WHICH APPEARS TO BE MOISTURE DUMPED INTO THE ENGINE FROM THE COLD-AIR-CHARGE(INTERCOOLER) FOR THE TURBOS. I HAVE DONE MY HOMEWORK AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND IN MOST CASES, FORD REPLACES THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS , ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. AGAIN , FORD IS PUTTING THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE VEHICLES AT RISK CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN DECELERATION AND REFUSES TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULSING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I PUT THE TRUCK ON MY LIFT AND TRIED TO ROTATE THE FRONT WHEELS, THERE WAS SEVERE BRAKE DRAG, WHICH MADE ROTATING THE FRONT WHEELS CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE. I REMOVED THE WHEELS AND DID A VISUAL INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE INNER BRAKE PADS WERE CONSIDERABLY MORE WORN THAN THE OUTER PADS. I THEN REMOVED THE CALIPERS AND FOUND THAT CORROSION OCCURRED BINDING THE INNER PADS TO THE BRAKE PAD HOLDERS. I LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST AND ROAD SALT IS USED IN THE WINTER MONTHS, THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED SO THAT THIS CORROSION CAN'T OCCUR. I CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY RE-PLACING THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, USING BRAKE LUBRICANT TO HELP PREVENT THE CORROSION. DOING THIS REPAIR CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

I AM GLAD THAT WE WERE NOT IN A SITUATION THAT WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THE THROTTLE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A ROUGH IDLE. WE HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. STOPPED TURNED OFF THE TRUCK, IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS WORKING AGAIN. WE DROVE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. AT THE FORD DEALER THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WHEN WE WERE GOING 55 MPH. COASTED TO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND DROVE VERY CAREFULLY TO THE FORD DEALER. THIS TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A CODE READING OF THE PROBLEM. THE CODE CALLED FOR A RECALIBRATION. THIS WAS DONE. DROVE THE TRUCK HOME THINKING THAT IT WAS REPAIRED. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING 75MPH. LUCKILY WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. REPEATED SAME PROCEDURE AS ABOVE. RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALER. THIS TIME THEY READ THE CODE(P2112) AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED A DEADLY CRASH. I FEEL THAT MY WIFE AND ARE VERY LUCKY AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER OR CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER WHERE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED STEERING RACK, RACK WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE NOW OPERATES NORMALLY. THE SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS TRUCK VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE. LATER LOSS OF POWER ON ANY INCLINE THAT I APPROACHED. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOOSE POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WENT OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY NOW UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND NO REAL RESOLUTIONS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE NEED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A MUCH SLOWER VEHICLE MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND BEGAN SHUDDERING VERY BAD. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING QUICKLY I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES RATHER HARD AND QUICK TO AVOID A ACCIDENT. WHAT WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY HAPPENED IF I WAS TOWING A LEGAL BUT HEAVY LOAD? FORD HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COILS ON THE ECOBOOST AND THIS TRULY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A EXTREMELY SERIOUS TRAFFIC SAFETY WHEN YOU LOOSE ALL POWER AND THE SEVERITY OF THE SHUDDER THAT ALSO OCCURS. *TR

VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ALL HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IS 4WD. VEHICLE HAS NEVER TOWED, HAULED OR BEEN OFF ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A/C SERVICED (WHICH WAS NOTED HAVING PROBLEMS DURING WARRANTY, BUT TECHS NEVER FOUND ISSUE NOR RAN DIAGNOSTICS) DURING THE DIAGNOSTICS THE SERVICE TECH STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING GEAR. *NOTE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OUT OF OWNER'S POSSESSION AND AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING A/C SERVICE FOR 4 DAYS. OWNER STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO STEERING ISSUES OR WARNINGS DISPLAYED IN THE VEHICLE AND HAD BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT WHEN THEY FINISHED THE A/C SERVICE THAT THE STEERING CEASED UPON BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SERVICE AREA. OWNER ASKED WHY THE STEERING GEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS ISSUE IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT IS BEING ENCOUNTERED WITH THE NEW FORD EPAS SYSTEM AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE'S LOW MILEAGE. OWNER REQUESTING THAT FORD PAY FOR REPLACEMENT DUE TO IT BEING COMMONLY DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE STILL IN DEALERSHIP'S POSSESSION. *JS

THE PASSENGER (PS) SECTION OF THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING & WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW. THERE WAS A SLIGHT FROST ON THE WINDOWS & THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 25 MILES PER HOUR AN LOUD POP NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PS SECTION OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM WAS CONTACT TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY BULLETINS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO BULLETINS FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER, THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES & DIRECTED ME TO CALL THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR WINDOW THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS ON BACK ORDER & THAT ADDITIONAL REPAIR LOCATIONS SHOULD BE CONTACTED TO REPLACE THE GLASS IF IMMEDIATE REPAIR WAS NEEDED. TWO ADDITIONAL REPAIR LOCATIONS WERE CONTACTED, BOTH OF THEM HAD THE REAR GLASS ON BACK ORDER. A CALL WAS PLACED TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE WITH THIS COMPLIANT, DIRECTION WAS GIVEN THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS ISSUE & THAT THE INCIDENT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR REPAIR. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY & THE DEDUCTIBLE WAS PAID TO HAVE THE REAR WINDOW REPLACED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIR LOCATION ALSO WAS AWARE & REPLACED SEV

DURING ACCELERATION TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY F-150 LOST POWER. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER. AN 18-WHEELER BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE AS I MOVED IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED TSB13-8-1. AS OF TODAY (4/28/2014), THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I JUST TOOK MY TRUCK BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ANOTHER TSB PERFORMED. THIS TIME, I HAD TO PAY $100 BECAUSE MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE TSB'S THAT FORD IS ISSUING ARE INADEQUATE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAUSE OF POWER LOSS IS MOISTURE THAT BUILDS UP INSIDE THE INTERCOOLER. THE LAST FIX WAS TO PLACE A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER THE INTERCOOLER IN AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES AND PREVENT MOISTURE FROM BUILDING UP. IT DID NOT WORK...AND MY MPG WENT DOWN BY 1.8 (AVERAGE) WITH THE FIX. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT FORD WILL CONTINUE TO RELEASE INADEQUATE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM, AND ONCE MY ESP HAS RUN OUT, I WILL BE LEFT WITH A TRUCK THAT DOESN'T WORK AND WITH NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR EXPENSES 100% OUT OF POCKET. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING IS DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I AM NOT A VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER AT THIS TIME. *JS

CPSC: I144350A. 2011 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOST POWER. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, A BLOCK OF ICE FELL OFF A TRUCK THAT WAS AHEAD OF HIM, AND EVASIVE ACTION WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE ICE AND TRAFFIC VOLUME. THE ICE STUCK THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS POSITIONED 10 INCHES OFF THE GROUND ON THE LOWER LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER . EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO STEER A SLIGHT CURVE. HE THEN REALIZED HE HAD NO BRAKES, SO HE SHOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS USUALLY BUSY, AND HE STOMPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE, BUT QUICKLY PUT IT OUT WITH THE SNOW. *JB

I ACCELERATED HARD ON A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO STUTTER TO THE POINT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT STALL OUT. I LET OFF THE GAS AND ACCELERATED AGAIN MORE SLOWLY WITH NO PROBLEM. THINKING IT WAS A ONE OFF I ACCELERATED HARD AGAIN AND AGAIN THE CAR STUTTERED. I WENT EASY FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN AGAIN ACCELERATED HARD A FEW DAYS LATER WITH THE SAME RESULT. I GOT ONLINE AND REALIZED I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. ON 4/18/14 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP(LANDERS FORD, COLLIERVILLE, TN) AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH IT AND SAID THERE WAS A FIX. THIS FIX INCLUDED INSTALLING A MOISTURE DEFLECTOR AND REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER. IT WAS PERFORMED AND I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. YESTERDAY, 4/23/14, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM PLANNING ON GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, I MOVED INTO THE LEFT PASS LANE AND PUSHED ON THE GAS, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY, LOSE POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY DID THE INTERCOOLER FIX. AFTER THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SPARK PLUG, REPLACED IT, ON THE DRIVE HOME SAME PROBLEM, ENGINE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY, LOSES POWER, GOES INTO LIMP MODE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EITHER FLASHES OR GOES SOLID. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW FROM THE DEALER. *TR

ON THE NIGHT OF DEC 20, 2013, I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I81 NORTH OF SYRACUSE NY. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT VERY GOOD. A BLOCK OF ICE FELL OFF A TRUCK AHEAD OF ME, EVASIVE ACTION WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO ICE AND TRAFFIC VOLUME. THE ICE STRUCK THE ALTERNATOR WHICH IS CLEVERLY POSITIONED ABOUT 10" OFF THE GROUND ON THE LOWER LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM BY SYSTEM. I CANT RECALL THE EXACT SEQUENCE, AS IT WAS ALL HAPPENING PRETTY FAST. EVENTUALLY, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOST POWER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THIS VEHICLE, YOU LOSE ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. ITS NOT LIKE ITS JUST MANUAL STEERING, THERE IS NO STEERING OTHER THAN THE ABILITY TO SLIGHTLY ALTER COURSE BY PULLING EXTREMELY HARD ON THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO LIGHTS, THE SHOULDERS WERE UNPLOWED, STOPPING WASN'T A GOOD IDEA. AS GOOD FORTUNE WOULD HAVE IT, THE CICERO NY EXIT PRESENTED ITSELF AT THAT MOMENT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL EXTREMELY HARD ON THE WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE SLIGHT CURVE. AT THE BOTTOM, I DISCOVERED I HAD NO BREAKS. I SHOT ACROSS THE USUALLY BUSY NY 31 AND INTO A KWIKSTOP, WHERE I STOMPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. WE SHORTLY DISCOVERED A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE AND WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH IT WITH SNOW. I CANNOT BELIEVE A STEERING SYSTEM LIKE THIS IS PERMITTED. HAD I KNOWN IT HAD THIS SYSTEM AND ITS LIMITATIONS, ID NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. IF MY SON AND I HAD BEEN KILLED THAT NIGHT, IT WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN CHALKED UP TO ROAD CONDIT

IT WAS A 20 DEGREE MORNING SO I DECIDED TO USE THE REMOTE START TO WARM UP MY TRUCK BEFORE I WENT TO WORK. I CLIMB INTO THE TRUCK AND GO TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER IS SHATTERED. I'VE NEVER HAULED ANYTHING IN THE BED SO NOTHING WOULD HAVE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF FORD OWNERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, ONE GENTLEMAN HAD HIS CHILD IN THE BACK WHEN THIS HAPPENED! FORTUNATELY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME AT THE TIME THE WINDOW SHATTERED. HOPEFULLY FORD WILL COVER THIS BEING THAT IT'S $800, BUT I'M GUESSING THEY'LL TELL ME IT'S NOT THEY'RE PROBLEM. *TR

STEERING LOCKS WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS AND THEN STRAIGHTENING OUT.

THE TRUCK IS NEW TO ME AND WILL MISS IN CASES OF ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY OR GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. IF IT WERE A SMALLER VEHICLE, I KNOW I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER TODAY WHEN TRYING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY ALREADY AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FELT LIKE IT QUIT AND I HAD TO RUN ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO NOT GET HIT. IT HAS BEEN SPUTTERING/MISSING ALOT BUT NEVER TO THAT EXTREME. I HEAR THERE IS AN INTERCOOLER PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 ECONOBOOST ENGINE AFTER ASKING AROUND. SUPPOSEDLY, THEIR IS MOISTURE BUILDING UP IN THE INTERCOOLER AND IS HORRIBLY DAMAGING TO THE ENGINE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE RAPIDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELING 800 MILES FROM HOME. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND WORSENED. THE TURBOS NOW DO NOT SPOOL UP AND THE TRUCK RUNS ON 6 CYLINDER POWER ALONE. CURRENTLY PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY DRIVE IT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER IN THE ENGINE DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER COOLER NEEDED A PROTECTIVE SHIELD TO REDUCE THE INNER FLOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN THE RIGHT LANE, DOING ABOUT 60 MPH. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THE TRUCK SIMPLY SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED A MINUTE OR SO TO CALM DOWN AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO. I THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE TRUCK, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I NERVOUSLY DROVE THE REST OF THE 25 MILES OR SO TO MY HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TRUCK ALSO SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL I COULD GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY WAS BAD (ONLY 2+ YEARS OLD) AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. IT SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE PROBLEM, SINCE THE TRUCK RESTARTED EASILY AND RAN WELL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, THE NEW BATTERY DOES SEEM TO HAVE CURED THE PROBLEM AS IT HASN'T REPEATED THE TRAVELING SHUT DOWN. I AM CAUTIOUS AND NERVOUS NOW ABOUT DRIVING OVER IT FOR FEAR IT MIGHT SHUT OFF AGAIN. IT IS ACTUALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE GM COBALT OWNERS EXPERIENCED, ALTHOUGH THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE IGNITION RELATED.I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD TO SEE IF THEY WOULD CONFIRM WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME - THAT A WEAK BATTERY COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO QUIT WHILE RUNNING. I AM HOPING THAT BY DOCUMENTING THIS INCIDENT, I WILL FIND OUT IF OTHER OWNERS OF NEWER F150S HAVE HAD SIMILAR FULL SPEED SHUT DOWNS. I'M TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO KEEP THE TRUCK OR SELL IT BECAUSE I STILL DON'T TRUST IT. *TR

ENGINE STUMBLES OR MISFIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH LEAD TO A LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

DURING RAIN STORM OR HIGH HUMIDITY DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHILE AT A STEADY SPEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, I APPLY THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS OR MERGE, MY TRUCK STUTTERS AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT CAUSED TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN TO UNSAFE SPEEDS RAPIDLY WHILE ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING ME TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A CRASH. THE TRUCK IS STILL ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT ACCELERATOR PEDDLE IS USELESS UNTIL VEHICLE IS STOPPED, AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ON MULTIPLE DATES. ONE PARTICULAR TRIP FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO FLORIDA AND BACK, THIS ABOVE CONDITION HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 15 TIMES. HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR MULTIPLE SERVICES AND NOTHING, BUT A CODE FOR MISFIRE I BELIEVE THE TECH SAID. HAD ALL TSB'S DONE AS OF AUGUST 2013. MY TRUCK IS AVERAGING VERY BAD GAS MILEAGE BETWEEN 8.5 MPG TO 12MPG. MY TRUCK ALSO STUTTERS WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON COLD DAYS. *TR

HAVING ISSUES WITH FORD F-150 ECOBOOST ENGINE LOSING POWER DURING ACCELERATION, ON OUR 2011 MODEL. WE HAVE ADVISED FORD ON THIS ISSUE, SINCE IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN, THAT CAN LEAD TO A CRASH OR EVEN INJURY, HOWEVER FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT...PLEASE HELP US OUT !!! THE SAFETY OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAS PURCHASED THIS MODEL TRUCK IS IN YOUR HANDS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SPUTTERING, THAT CAUSES YOU TO STAHL OUT... THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE... ME AND MY KIDS ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FACTORY DEFECT. PLEASE HAVE THIS TRUCK RE-CALL, OR INVESTIGATE ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

THIS IS A 2011 FORD F150 WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE. 3.5 LITER V6 DUAL TURBO. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK 12-7-13 AND IT FAILED ON 12-27-13 HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. IT HAS NO POWER AND THE TURBOS DO NOT WORK AT RANDOM. THE LOSS OF POWER ALL THE TIME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. LUCKILY I DID NOT CRASH OR CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SINCE 1-30-14 , HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR OVER 30 BUSINESS DAYS AND NO DEALERSHIP CAN FIX IT. THE TRUCK IS UNDER MULTIPLE WARRANTIES, BUT THE ISSUE OF THE TURBOS FAILING AT RANDOM / INGESTING MOISTURE FROM THE INTER COOLER IS STILL THERE. 3/31/14 THE TRUCK IS STILL AT A DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WIRE CONNECTED TO A SPARK PLUG WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THE SUBJECT PICK UP TRUCK WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I405 BETWEEN ORANGE AVE AND CHERRY AVE IN LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE FAST LANE OR THE LANE ADJACENT TO THE FAST LANE. SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE WITH ALL LANES MOVING AT FREEWAY SPEED. WITHOUT WARNING, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE SOUND OF A SKIDDING TIRE, THE VEHICLE PULLED VIOLENTLY AND ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT, OUT OF CONTROL, AND CROSSED ALL TRAFFIC LANES OF THE FREEWAY AND THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE ROADWAY, ENOUGH CONTROL WAS REGAINED TO AVOID HITTING A FREEWAY DIRECTIONAL SIGN IN THE LANDSCAPE MEDIAN. THE TRUCK ENTERED THE LANDSCAPE MEDIAN AND CAME TO REST FACING SOUTH, PARALLEL TO THE FREEWAY. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES PASSED BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE OFFICER SAID HE WAS RESPONDING TO AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION. FIVE TO TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL, THE DRIVER NOTICED A FLUCTUATION IN THE SPEEDOMETER FROM APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH TO 50 MPH WITH NO CHANGE IN VEHICLE SPEED, ENGINE RPM OR PERFORMANCE. SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED AN EVENT AT MODERATE SPEED WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS FEELING THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT SLOW SPEED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND THE TRUCK. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER BOTH FAILED TO 0 AN

2011 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE EXITING A CAR WASH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT STOP, EVEN WITH HIM STANDING ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY AFTER HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *JB

THE DEFROST BUTTON WOULD NOT COME ON PROPERLY. ONCE IT DID, APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MINUTES LATER I HEARD A LOUD POP. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED BY LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. THERE WAS NOTHING INDICATING IT HAD BEEN STRUCK BY ANYTHING. THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS STILL INTACT. THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 27 DEGREES. 2011 F150 SUPER CREW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2011 FORD F 150. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE TURNED ON HIS REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500.