2011 Ford F-150 complaints

I PRESSED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST BUTTON AND IT DIDN'T LIGHT UP, SO I PRESSED IT AGAIN AND NO LIGHT. I LEFT MY TRUCK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND WHEN I CAME BACK MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. *TR

I SHOULD NOTE THAT MY TRUCK HAS THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED ON A VERY COLD MORNING (-15F) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRUCK ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, GOING UP HILL. I HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND ACCELERATED HARD, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND MISFIRE, LOSING ALMOST ALL POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED 3 OR 4 TIMES THEN CAME ON SOLID. I WAS ABLE TO DROP BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE TRUCK AND AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO AN AREA WHERE I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, IT RAN BETTER BUT NOT AT WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FULL POWER. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, LEFT THE TRUCK SIT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND HEADED BACK TOWARDS HOME. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY AT CRUISING SPEED. SINCE THAT OCCURANCE, I HAVE NOTICED A DROP IN GAS MILEAGE AND INTERMITTENT MISFIRES OR SHUTTERING OF THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING HARD. I BELIEVE THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD UPON ACCELERATION TO PASS OR TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THIS TRUCK BASICALLY DIED AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS FORD TRUCK FORUM WEBSITES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 ECOBOOST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR, A LIGHT RAIN STARTED WITH HUMID CONDITIONS. WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR BUT MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHEN I TIRED TO INCREASE SPEED WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE PASSING. MY TRUCK HAS NOW RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION BUT I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THE ISSUE I HAD HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOUR TRUCK IS RUNNING JUST FINE AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA WHEN MY 2011 FORD 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST F150 TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE 10 HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, PROBABLY 60 MILES TO THE EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT, AS THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED OUT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED. WE HAD BEEN STEADY STATE CRUISING WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 70 FOR ATLEAST 2-2.5 HOURS. AFTER DOING SOME READING I SEE THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CONDENSATION IN THE INTERCOOLER THAT ENTERED THE INTAKE TRACT WHEN I HAD ACCELERATED TO GO AROUND A BIG TRUCK THAT WAS BARELY MAKING IT UP A HILL ON INTERSTATE 10. THIS WAS A REAL BAD EXPERIENCE, THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST 2 TIMES SINCE THEN. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK OR CRASHED, BUT AS I KEEP READING UP, I SEE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ECOBOOST F150. NOW, I HAVE A TRUCK IN THE SHOP WITH A BLOWN MOTOR, AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE WATER GETTING INTO THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR TRYING TO COMPRESS THAT WATER WAS WHAT CAUSED MY ENGINE FAILURE. I METAL FROM THE INTERNAL ROTATING ASSEMBLY SHOOT THROUGH THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE BLOCK LAST WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED DUE TO THE WATER AND THE WATER BENDING THE CONNECTING RODS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

IT WAS ABOUT 12 DEGREES OUT THIS MORNING WHEN I PUT ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON MY 2011 F150 SUPERCREW. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, I HEAD A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND NOTICE THAT THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED INTO TINY PIECES.NOTHING HAD HIT THE WINDOW, IT WAS FROM THE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE. THE BACK WINDOW HAD NO PREVIOUS CRACKS OR SCRATHERS SO I SAW NO REASON FOR IT TO REACT TO THE CHANGE IN HEAT. LUCKILY NOONE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE ENGINE OF MY F-150 ECO -BOOST SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE WILL RUN FINE FOR HOURS AND THEN IT WILL BEGIN TO SPUTTER AND CRAP OUT AND DIE. THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS TRAVELING 65 MILES ON HOUR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT JUST STARTED CRAPPING OUT LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. IT BARELY RAN UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE HAD IT STOP RUNNING ON AT LEAST 10 OCCASIONS. ONLY 1 TIME DID THE DEALER GET A CODE WHICH INDICATED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS FAILING. REPLACED THAT. THREE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN IN THE EXACT SAME WAY. IT WILL RUN FINE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DECIDES THAT IT WANTS TO CRAP OUT AND START SPUTTERING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENS TURN THE ENGINE OFF, TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TRY TO START. I HAVE HAD TO WAIT AS LONG AS A FEW MINUTES TO OVER AN HOUR FOR THE COMPUTER TO REBOOT AND ALLOW THE TRUCK TO RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN SOME VERY REMOTE LOCATIONS WHERE IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THAT I HIKE AS MUCH AS 20 MILES TO SEE A LIVING SOUL AGAIN TO FIND HELP. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD IN DEATHS IF A RECALL IS NOT PERFORMED TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE TO IGNORE THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH FORD TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH ANY

SINCE OWNING A NEW 2001 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST, I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, SHUTTERING WHEN BRAKING AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY HAVE APPLIED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITINS, BUT THE ISSUE RETURNS. THE LATEST PROBLEM WAS A FAILED COIL PACK CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ALMOST STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD DIDN'T COVER THE PART UNDER THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE LOST POWER/ACCELERATION AND TRUCK JERKED, AND BRAKES SEEMED TO APPLIED BY THEIR SELVES VERY HARD. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO. ITS HAPPENING NOW AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN EVERYDAY ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY HUSBAND IS VERY CONCERNED THAT HE IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND HE SAID IT WAS SO BAD, WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED, THE BRAKES LOCKED SO BAD THE TIRES JUST SCREECHED. HE TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3/4/14 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP (SAME DAY) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT, I BEGAN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE LOSS OF POWER/BRAKE PROBLEM. (MOISTURE IN COOLER CAUSING LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM IN F-150 ECHBOOST ENGINES) HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND HE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE INFO ON THE INTERNET THAT WE HAD FOUND, AND THAT IF HAD HAPPENED AGAIN THAT SAME DAY, THEY TOLD HIM THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ECHBOOST PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL A RECALL HAPPENS, SO THEY DID NOTHING TO THE TRUCK .THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A COLLISION AND POSSIBLE DEATH OR INJURY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE F-150 ECOBOOST TRUCKS. PLEASE HELP EVERYONE THAT OWNS THIS VEHICLE AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

IT WAS 15 DEGREES OUT, I STARTED THE TRUCK SUNDAY MORNING, I PUSHED THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON AND THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. I WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR THE TRUCK TO WARM UP WHEN I GOT INTO THE TRUCK, THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON STILL WAS NOT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH I PUSHED IT A FEW TIMES. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE F150 REAR DEFROST BUTTON. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS NOT SAFE! I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERING DUE TO A POSSIBLE SHORTAGE WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON. I LOOK FORWARD TO READING THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION REPORT WHICH WILL HOLD FORD LIABLE TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED ITEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 35MPH.I HEARD POP SOUND I LOOKED AROUND,EVERYTHING LOOKED OK BUT THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE REAR PASS. WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I HAVE READ ON THE NET A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.IT SEEMS TO ME THAT FORD HAS A BAD GLASS PROBLEM.I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED DURING COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND ME DUE TO MY SPEED BEING SLOWER THAN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I PUT HAZARDS ON AND PULLED OVER. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR DRIVERS AROUND ME. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE MISFIRE AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. SINCE THIS INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER SPARK PLUG AND COIL. I TOOK IT IN THE LAST TIME AND THEY FLASHED MY COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED ON MY TRUCK. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRUCK HESITATES, LOOSES POWER AND JERKS VIOLENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE. WHEN THE TRUCK JERKS AND LOOSES POWER IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOST OF POWER. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TRUCK IS MISFIRING. *TR

TOWING A 9500# FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER ON INTERSTATE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER SHUDDERING AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE.

ECOBOOST F150. LOSS OF POWER WHEN RAINING WHILE TOWING. THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, LOST POWER AND THE CEL FLASHED. WE WERE NEARLY KILLED ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND WE DRIVE MORE THAT 45 MINUTES IN THE RAIN. MY FAMILY NO LONGER FEELS SAFE. CARS HAVE RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING US. I AM AFRAID MY FAMILY WILL BE INJURED. FORD KEEPS SENDING ME AWAY SAYING THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, (NO KIDDING, IT HAS TO BE DAMP AND DRIVEN IN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD). *TR

WHEN PASSING ON INTERSTATE TRUCK LOST POWER AN WENT INTO A LIMP MODE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT TO FLASHING WHICH MADE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WHEN OTHER TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY F150, V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE, DOWN THE INTERSTATE, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE,THE TRUCK TO PASS VEHICLES AND OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE GIVES ME NOTHING AND SHUTTERS, FEELS LIKE IT IS MISSING. I ORIGINALLY STARTED TO FEEL THIS IN 2013, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, CAUSE I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND THE SERVICE REP ONLY ASKED IF A LIGHT CAME ON AND IF NONE HAS COME ON, PROBABLY WON'T SHOW ANYTHING. I AM OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY NOW AND THE TRUCK IS SHUTTERING VERY BADLY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE ANYWHERE, BESIDES MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH NOW CAN BECOME A EPA ISSUE. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF ISSUES CONCERNING THIS YEAR FORD WITH SAME ENGINE WITH NO OUTCOMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, ONCE AGAIN THAT IF I DON'T HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEN IT PROBABLY WONT SHOW A CODE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN BUT TO AT LEAST HAVE A COMPLAINT FILED WHERE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2011 FORD F150 V-6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW WINDOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APX. 70 MPH) ATTEMPT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE, AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, AND WOULD NOT SPEED UP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO OCCUR IN THE RAIN, OR HIGH HUMIDITY DAYS. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ON 3 OCCASION. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAS TOLD ME TO USE "FUEL ADDITIVE" EVERY TIME I COMPLAIN, STATING THE PROBLEM IS WATER IN THE ETHANOL THAT IS BLENDED WITH GASOLINE IN TEXAS. I RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HAVING A FIX, THROUGH THE WEB, AND I AM NOW TOLD "THERE IS A FIX, BUT IT NOT A WARRATNY SITUATION"

LOSS OF POWER BRAKES UPON INITIAL START-UP AND MOVEMENT. THE VACUUM PUMP THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO POWER BRAKES AND 4X4 WHEEL HUBS FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE. DRIVER EXPECTS TO STOP VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLES DOES NOT RESPOND TO NORMAL FORCE AND KEEPS MOVING. EXTREME FORCE TO BE PROVIDE TO BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH IF ANOTHER PERSON IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE. FORD WILL NOT RECALL OR COVER REPAIRS OF FAULTY PUMP. PUMP IS LOCATED BEHIND FRONT HEADLIGHT ON VEHICLE. COST OF PART IS $565 + LABOR TO REPAIR TO BE PAID BY OWNER. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR PERSONS NEAR VEHICLE WITHOUT PROPER OPERATION OF BRAKING SYSTEM. AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE OPENED IMMEDIATELY UPON FORD. UNDERSTANDING IS THAT FORD REDESIGNED VACUUM SYSTEM FOR 2014 MODEL YEAR TO CORRECT SAFETY ISSUE. REDESIGN SHOULD BE MANDATED ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS TO CORRECT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE USING THE ELECTRIC DEFROST, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR

I STARTED MY VEHICLE ON THE MORNING OF FEB 8TH,AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES I HEARD A POP NOISE AND FOUND THE GLASS PANEL BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE (ONE OF 3 GLASS PANELS) HAD SHATTERED. NO OUTSIDE IMPACT,IT JUST SHATTERED. I SEE DOING AN ON-LINE SEARCH THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD SEEING AS I WAS OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY,THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. $625.00 + TAX. *TR

HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURBO INTERCOOLER GETTING CONDENSATION AND MAKE THE TRUCK LOSE POWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH WHOLE TRUCK JUST SHAKES HAD IT TO THE FORD DEALER HAD TO PUT A NEW CAT CONVERTER ON MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER ANY OF IT I SAID THIS IS FORDS SCREWUP WHY DON'T THEY HAVE A RECALL ENDED COSTING MY $800.00 NOT TO IMPRESSED FORD MOTORS ALSO INTERCOOLER WAS FULL OF ICE AND WATER. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AFTER ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEED WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PASSING OR ENTERING HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN FLORIDA ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO PASS A SEMI. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND I LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE. SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER ON HARD ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK. THE LATEST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY SPARK PLUG AND COIL AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS REPAIR. *TR

AS I WAS TRYING TO PASS A CAR THE WHOLE PICKUP STARTED TO SHAKE, MISFIRE, NO POWER, WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN WHAT IS THE DEAL FORD. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE I LIVE AND WAS TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACCELERATED MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE, AND WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN I TOOK TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT I WAS TOLD NUMBER 2CYLINDER AND NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WAS MIS FIRING, THAT I NEEDED NEW COIL PACKS SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS ON THE ENTER STATE TWO LANE THANK GOD. IT WAS RAINING AND I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET AROUND A BIG TRUCK AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOST POWER ALL POWER. MY TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE LOOSE OR THE U JOINT FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS GOING BAD. HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS. HAS BEEN ONGOING FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO PRESENT TIME. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHILE UNDER MEDIUM TO HEAVY THROTTLE MY 2011 F-150 ECOBOOST LOST ALL POWER WHILE SHUDDERING TO THE POINT IT I HAD TO ABRUPTLY GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND CONTINUED FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE TRUCK BEHAVED ALMOST NORMAL AS LONG AS ENGINE RPM WAS KEPT UNDER 2500 ABOVE THAT IT CONTINUED TO MISS AND HAVE A LOSS OF POWER. BY THE TIME I GOT IT HOME THE CEL WAS(IS) ON CONTINUOUSLY. THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY SOCAL HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

WHEN TURNING LEFT SOMETIMES THE STEERING LOCKS UP. WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING IF I WERE TO TAKE MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL THE TRUCK WOULD CONTINUE LOCKED IN A LEFT TURN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I MUST FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO NEUTRAL POSITION. IF ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. HAVE TAKEN TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND HAS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS AT SLOWER SPEED. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THIS PIECE OF JUNK BUT NEEDED TO ADD TO THE LIST?. WE, AS OF LAST WEEK, ARE ON OUR 15TH RENTAL WHILE THE DEALER AND FORD ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT AGAIN?. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE THE WEEK WE BOUGHT THIS JUNK AND IS STILL FLASHING WHILE WE DRIVE?.. THE DEALER HAS ASKED FORD TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BUT FORD FOR SOME REASON WANTS THE DEALER TO JUST KEEP REPLACING THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN?? WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEW SETS OF PLUGS.. THE OTHERS CRACK AND SHORT OUT? WE'VE HAD CAM PHASERS AND SENSORS REPLACED?? FAST FORWARDING THROUGH MANY PARTS REPEATEDLY REPLACED, THE DEALER NOW SAYS THERE ARE PARTS SHEARED OFF IN THE ENGINE AND ARE ASKING FORD, ONCE AGAIN TO REPLACE THE ENGINE?. WE ARE WAITING ON FORD TO (PROBABLY) DECLINE THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATION?.. FORD STOPPED CALLING US BACK, WE HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES AND THEY JUST KEEP PASSING THE BUCK ONTO THE POOR DEALER, WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO HELP US?.. FORD SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS LEMON BACK LONG AGO AND GAVE US A NEW ONE?.. OUR 15TH RENTAL MIGHT BE WITH US FOR SOME TIME WHILE WE WAIT ON AN ANSWER?? WE SOMETIMES HAVE OUR RENTALS FOR OVER A MONTH AT A TIME??. ITS NICE TO KEEP PAYING ON TIME FOR A VEHICLE THAT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE?(SARCASM). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATED HARD TO PASS AND HEARD A LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND AND LOST POWER BRIEFLY. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE INITIAL INCIDENT, BUT NOW THE TRUCK RANDOMLY MISFIRES AND SHUTTERS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE MISFIRE BUT CLAIMS THEY CAN DO NOTHING MORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN POWER IS NEEDED MOST IT IS UNRELIABLE. I HAVE ESCALATED THE MATTER TO THE CORPORATE LEVEL AT FORD BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK YET. *TR

REVERSE LIGHTS FAILURE. *TR

2011 F150 ECOBOOST AT 57K MILES MID JULY 2013 EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHUDDERING LOSE OF POWER PULLING UP HILL AT 60 MPH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE REPAIR WAS LISTED AS #2 COIL PACK COSTED $277. NOW JAN 2014 SIX MONTHS AND 13K MILES LATER SAME EVENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. USED ON BOARD DIAGNOSIC TOOL I HAD PURCHASED AND TRUCK CODED P0303 AS #3 CYLINDER MISFIRE OBVIOUSLY THE #3 COIL PACK HAS GONE BAD AT 70K MILES. *TR

THE ECO BOOST V 6 MOTOR STARTED MISSING UNDER ACCELERATION CAUSING MASSIVE LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK THE TRUCK TO FRIENDLY FORD IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIRS. THEY ADMITTED THE CAUSE WAS A DESIGN FLAW ON THE INTER COOLER WHICH IN TURN CAUSED FAILURE OF THREE SOLENOIDS TO FAIL. JULY 2013 I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY AND THE MISS FIRE HAPPENED AGAIN AND DID NOT QUIT UNTIL I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE REP AT THE FORD DEALER REPORTED THE PROBLEM WAS EXTREMELY COMMON AND SUSPECTED A RECALL WAS COMING. I ASKED HIM WHY FORD WAS NOT STANDING BEHIND THE OBVIOUS AND DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW AND HE SAID HE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE TO EVENTUALLY DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM.. I WAS CHARGED $620.51 TO CORRECT VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS DIRECTLY RELATED TO A FORD DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 2/26/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS WOBBLE.

WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK STARTED TO BUCK VIOLENTLY AND LACKED POWER. AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL AND COASTING A BIT I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY REGAIN SPEED. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND HAD BEEN RAINING MOST OF THE DAY ON 12/29/14. WE HAVE NOT HAD A RECURRENCE BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY RAINY DAYS EITHER. *TR

UNDER ACCELERATION BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, TRUCKS STARTS SHUTTERING AND DECELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND WILL BLINK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE STAYING ON. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TODAY AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED DECELERATING AND SHUTTERING DOWN TO 35 MPH BEFORE I COULD GET ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN THAT SPEED AND GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WHILE DRIVING WITH A 5,500 POUND CAMP TRAILER IN TOW THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION AND FEED BACK FROM THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM CAME ABOUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES ON THE TRUCK. I WOULD NOTICE IT PRIMARILY OVER JOINTS IN THE ROAD AND ANY ROAD IMPERFECTIONS ALSO NOTICE IT AND HEAR A CLUNKING WHEN OFF ROAD ON DIRT ROADS. THE CLUNKING IS INTERMITTANT BUT IS THERE. IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS A LOOSE COMPONENT IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WHICH THEN CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAN NOTICE BOTH WITH TRAILER AND WITHOUT MORE WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE HIGHER SUCH AS 80 DEGREES OR MORE. NOT SO MUCH WHEN COLD BUT I AM STILL ABLE TO GET ROAD FEEDBACK IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOWER TEMPS JUST NOT AS BAD. YOU CAN ESPECIALLY NOTICE THE VIBRATION/FEEDBACK IN COLDER TEMPS IF HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AT ITS LOWEST POINT (BOTTOM OF WHEEL) WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ALLEGE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK NOW 4 SEPARATE TIMES AND ON THE LAST TIME I SHOWED THE SERVICE ADVISER HOW I CAN GRASP THE STEERING SHAFT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND MANUALLY BY HAND TURN THE SHAFT BACK AND FORTH AS IF IN A STEERING MOTION AND YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE EITHER IN THE RACK UNIT ITSELF OR THE STEERING SHAFTS. I AM NOT SURE WHERE THE NOISE IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM BUT CLEARLY IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY SOMEWHERE. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN OVER SAFETY AND HAVE NOW READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS INCL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION AS THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AT RAPID SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. IT IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE AND NOW IT IS STOPPING WORKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. THE LAST EVENT I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN PULLING OUR OF A PARKING PLACE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED BACK WHILE I WAS TURNING IT HURTING MY ARM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AT ABOUT 70-75 MILES PER HOUR. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES. I ENCOUNTER A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND MOVED INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE AND TRIED TO PROMPTLY ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND GO INTO A VERY RAPID DECELERATION. THE VIOLENT VIBRATION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND RAPID DECELERATION MADE CONTROL A CHALLENGE. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE REDUCED SPEED TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUED ON TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT 3 COILS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND DECELERATE RAPIDLY. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *TR

COASTING AT LOW SPEED AROUND 7MPH I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, INSTANTLY AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, NOW NOT EVEN MAKING IT TO 10MPH, THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE MADE AN INCREDIBLY LOUD AND HARD BANG AND CONTINUED TO GROW LOUDER AND SHAKE MORE VIOLENTLY. I CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK TO FIND OIL SPILLING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BLOCK. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT TWO CONNECTING RODS HAD BROKE AND DESTROYED THE BLOCK. THEY IS NO CONCERN FROM ANYONE AT FORD ABOUT HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AS THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKED MOMENTARILY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MILES LATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR IN THE POWER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE GEAR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO STRAIGHTEN THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FUNCTION WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5490.

TRUCK HAS A 36 GALLON GAS TANK. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT GO TO FULL WHEN FILLED. WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND MESSAGE CENTER COMES ON LOW FUEL 10 MILES TO EMPTY. TANK STILL HAS 20 GALLONS OR MORE IN TANK. WHEN FILLING WITH GAS AFTER THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A HIGH PRESSURE RELEASE OF GAS FUMES FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN PUMP NOZZLE IS PLACED IN THE NECK. AN AUDIBLE WHOOSH SOUND IS MADE AND THE BUILD UP OF GAS FUMES IS CONSISTENT WITH EVERY TIME THE GAUGE AND MESSAGE CENTER THINK THE TANK IS EMPTY. WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE IT TAKES 2-3 TRIES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WILL COME ON FOR 3-20 MINUTES BEFORE GOING OFF. THE FORD VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT READS "ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AMP; EMISSIONS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 8 TIMES WITH NO CORRECTIVE RESULTS. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THE BUILD UP OF FUMES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM WITH TRUCKS HAVING 36 GALLON TANKS SINCE 2008 BASED ON COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHEN I GOOGLED MY PROBLEM. TO THIS DATE FORD DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE ONCE WHEN FIRST BOUGHT SHUT DOWN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS WHEN TRYING TO EXCEL. IT WAS LIKE YOU RAN INTO A WALL. FORD THEN SAID IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED MISSING AT TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN DECEMBER WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND IT WAS AGAIN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS AND JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS TSB 13 8 1 AND MADE REPAIRS. VEHICLE NOW DOES NOT RUN RIGHT AND GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED BY AT LEST 2.5 MPG. NOTICEABLE POWER LOSS. VEHICLE IS THE FORD 3.5 ECHO BOOST. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS WHO WANT A TRUCK AND EXPECT POWER WITH GOOD MPG BUT SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO DRIVE OR GET A SUPPOSED FIX THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED. THESE SITUATIONS WILL RESULT INTO SOME VERY BAD ACCIDENTS. I CANT IMAGINE PULLING SOMETHING AND THIS HAPPENS. BOTTOM LINE CONSUMERS DESERVE SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLES. WE LOVE FORDS AND I HATE I AM HAVING TO COMPLAIN BUT THIS IS A REAL BIG PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS!!!! *TR

UNDER HARD ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT AND MISFIRE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE INNERCOOLER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW, AT ROUGHLY 55,000 MILES IT HAS BEGUN TO DO IT AGAIN, I HAD NOTICED IT SOME BEFORE, BUT NOW IT IS WORSE. I TOOK MY 2011 F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY SAID A TSB HAD BEEN WRITTEN AND THEY CHANGED THE REPLACED THE LOWER AIR DEFLECTOR. THIS ACTUALLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE FROM A STOP TO ABOUT 80 MPH, EVERY GEAR WILL CUT OUT AND SOMETIMES PUT THE ENGINE INTO A PROTECTION MODE BEGINNING AROUND 4,000 RPM. IF IT SHAKES AND SHUDDERS MADE ENOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH, AND NOW IT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. IT HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I PULL OUT TO MAKE A PASS AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND I CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES, AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TWICE NOW BY THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT ANY FIX. *TR