2011 Ford F-150 complaints

GOING UP A STEEP HILL IN COLORADO ON INTERSTATE I70 AND THE TRUCK STARTED HOPPING AND LURCHING, DROPPING MY SPEED FROM 60-40. THE TRUCK LOST POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REAR-ENDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. DUE TO THE STEEPNESS OF THE CLIMB, I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A MISFIRE COMMON IN THE ECOBOOST TRUCKS. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED GOING UP A STEEP GRADE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, CAUSING POWER TO DECREASE DRASTICALLY. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS CRACKED SPARK PLUGS, COMMON IN THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. I WAS VERY ANGRY TO FIND OUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS IT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE READ FROM OTHER F150 ECOBOOST OWNERS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD COVER THIS FIX OR REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. REGARDLESS, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNER (ESPECIALLY WHEN UNDER WARRANTY). *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM A WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP WITH MY FAMILY AND PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER VIA I-81 IN VA, I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR APPROACHING A LONG HILL, AND ABRUPTLY LOST ALL ENGINE AND DRIVE POWER, THE ENGINE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED A FEW TIMES. WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER AND I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE 2ND LANE FROM THE RIGHT AND HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE THEN TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE PULLING A 34' TRAVEL TRAILER. I HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP COMPLETELY TO REGAIN CONTROL. I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF BEFORE IT RETURNED TO SOMEWHAT NORMAL DRIVABILITY. WHILE CONTINUING TO CLIMB THE UPHILL GRADE, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND HESITATED CONSTANTLY. I COULD ONLY APPLY GENTLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING. ONCE OVER THE HILL THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVABILITY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON RT-4 IN MD WITH MY WIFE, AND NOT PULLING A TRAILER. THIS TIME I DIDN'T SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER TO REGAIN CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER. AS I CONTINUED ON RT4 THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND HESITATED SEVERAL MORE MILES. ONCE AT MY DESTINATION I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN UPON DEPARTURE THE VEHICLE OPERATED MORE NORMAL, BUT EXPERIENCED MISFIRE A

MY TRUCK HAS SHUDDERING PROBLEMS DURING ACCELERATION TO PASS. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND VERY WET. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. WHILE VISITING LOUISIANA IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. *TR

I APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND LET OFF THE GAS, AND STARTED TO SLOWDOWN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE COMING TO INTERSECTION. THE F-150 SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND MY FOOT APPLY AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING ON OWN. ABS KICKED IN AND PULSED. BUT AGAIN TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS I COMPLETE MADE SURE FOOT WAS REMOVED AND BOTH FEET ON BRAKES. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELATING FROM BRAKE AS PUMPING TO TRY AND STOP AS HARD STOP DIDN'T WORK IT WAS LIKE IT WAS BUILDING UP AND SHOOT OUT LIKE A BULLET AND HIT CAR IN FRONT ME. ONCE HIT THEN QUIT ACCELERATING. THE FRONT LIFTED UP AND FULL ACCELERATING BUT FEET WERE BOTH ON BRAKES. LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. SMALL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE BECAUSE WAS AS LOW SPEED INTERSECTION. IF THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE IN FRONT ME. I WOULD SHOT INTO INTERSECTION WHERE ONLY WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION, THAT COULD HAVE GONE REALLY BAD.. END RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY FORD AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD BE INJURED OR LIVES TAKEN FROM AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND RESOLUTION TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS THAT ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THERE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND MAKE SURE ALL VEHICLES THIS IS REPORTED ON ARE SAFE OR TAKEN OUT OF COMMISSION TO MAKE OUR ROADS SAFE FOR OTHERS AND DRIVES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO

WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND ACTUALLY SLOWED WHILE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT RE-LIGHT AND I CONTINUED ON NORMALLY UNTIL ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE WHEN THE SAME MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS WHILE ATTEMPTING HARD ACCELERATION UNTIL IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INSTALLED A "DEFLECTOR" TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM ENTERING THE TURBO OR AFTERCOOLER AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE REPAIRS DID NOT WORK AND THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. THE ENGINE MISFIRES CONSTANTLY RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

THE TRUCK HAS A BAD MISS WHEN GOING UP HILL , IT HAS HAD THE FORD FIX AND IT STILL WON'T RUN. IT'S GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK ODOMETER IS TRAVELING FURTHER THAN I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELED. I HAVE TOLD THE DEALERWHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO ISSUE. MOST RECENT WAS I LEFT SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA AND HAD SOME WORK DONE ON THE TRUCK AND THE ODOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED IN BENTONVILLE ARKANSAS AND THE ODOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPON RETURNING TO SACRAMENTO ,CA. THE ODOMETER READ, 48,600.IT IS NOT 3500MILES FROM BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, TO SACRAMENTO, CA.I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THERE IS AN ISSUE .TRUCK WAS BOUGHT WITH 33,700 AND NOW HAS48,600 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT TRAVELED FIFTEEN THOUSAND SINCE I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK. IT IS ABOUT 8000 MILES FARTHER THAN I HAVE ACTUALLY TRAVELED. *TR

WE WERE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF ST. LOUIS MO AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS FULLY DEPRESSED THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISFIRE AND POWER WAS REDUCED. A BLINKING CEL WAS DISPLAYING ON THE DASHBOARD. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE TURBO SYSTEM WAS NOT ADDING ANY EXTRA CHARGE TO THE AMBIENT AIR. THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION TO THE VEHICLE THAT SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN. LUCKILY THERE AS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND OUR POOR ACCELERATION DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY SOLUTION WAS TO MANUALLY SELECT THE GEARS AND DRIVE AT MUCH HIGHER RPM. THIS SMOOTHED THE MISFIRE AND WE HAD AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF POWER TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES EVERYTHING SMOOTHED OUT AND THE MISFIRE WAS GONE. TRUCK BEHAVIOR RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE WEATHER THAT DAY WAS A PLEASANT 60 DEGREES AND SUNNY. THE PREVIOUS DAY WE DROVE FROM CENTRAL OHIO TO ST. LOUIS THROUGH MUCH RAIN AND FOG. SINCE WE WERE ON VACATION AND AWAY FROM HOME WE DID NOT TAKE THE TRUCK TO A DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THEN. THERE WAS ONE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE AT A PREVIOUS DATE. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT WAS. WE WERE TRAVELING HOME TO VT FROM OHIO. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY HOURS, MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY/CRUISE CONTROL DRIVING. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND WERE ON STATE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE IN MY LANE AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE SEEMED TO MISFIRE (RPM WENT UP BUT POWER DELIVERY FELL FLAT). I STEPPED OFF

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD F-150 4X4 WITH THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE ON HWY 12 IN BUXTON, N.C. AND I WENT TO PASS A DRIVER, ACCELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TO 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE BOGGED AND LOST ALL POWER. I CONTINUED TO HIT THE GAS FOR ABOUT ANOTHER SECOND AND THE WHEELS THEN LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK HAD SEVERAL VIOLENT JERKING MOTIONS BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON FOR AN HOUR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP (UNDER WARRANTY) AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RUN OK IN THE TIME SINCE THEN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OCCASIONAL SHUDDERING DURING HARD ACCELERATION. NOW (DECEMBER 2013) THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT HIGHER THAN 2,000 RPM WHEN IN 4TH, 5TH OR 6TH GEAR WITHOUT SHUDDERING AND CUTTING POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH DURING THIS AND THEN TURNS OFF. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE REPAIR COSTS AND DESPITE SPEAKING TO SEVERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, NO ONE AT FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE HAPPENING WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

UPON TRYING TO PASS A TRUCK, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS FOR ADDED POWER, THE ENGINE CONVULSED AND SHOOK THE ENTIRE TRUCK, LOST POWER, ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED... I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY DID A CHECK THROUGH ON STAR (TYPE SYSTEM). SAID THEY SAW NOTHING?! STARTED BACK UP, SEEMED TO BE FINE ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW MULTIPLE TIMES. ALWAYS WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FOR ADDED POWER, SAME SCENARIO. THIS IS THE ECO BOOST ENGINE. WHILE I LOVE THE POWER, IT HAS FAILED ME 5 TIMES TO DATE. SAME PROBLEM AS THE PE 13-018 REPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2011 FORD F150 EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L TURBO CHARGED ENGINE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BEGAN MISFIRING AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 25 MPH QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER AND NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO CAR OR DRIVER, BUT UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS OVERTAKING (PASSING) SLOWER TRAFFIC, THE SUDDEN AND NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER COULD BE DISASTROUS. AFTER QUICK RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION WITH THE FORD SERVICE CENTER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I HAVE LEARNED THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO "LIMP" MODE TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM MECHANICAL DAMAGE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS LONG BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A FEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. ALSO TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, FORD, THROUGH THIS SERIES OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN'S HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT THE NHTSA IN COOPERATION WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY CAN PROVIDE A QUICK AND PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE DUE TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON A MOTOR VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH UP A HILL WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED HESITATING AND MY SPEED STARTED TO RAPIDLY DROP. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER UNDER A MAJOR POWER LOSS. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME WHEN I ACCELERATE RAPIDLY OR UNDER A LOAD. *TR

WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE ENTERED "LIMP HOME" MODE, NOTED BY A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND SIMPLY HAD THE ERROR CODES CLEARED. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED FEW MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT RECOMMENDED REPAIR/UPGRADE PER FORD TSB INCLUDING INTERCOOLER COVER AND REFLASH OF COMPUTER. FOR PAST WEEK VEHICLE HAS HAD PERSISTENT POWER LOSS AND "SHUTTERING" DURING ACCELERATION. THIS NOT ONLY LIMITS THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO ENDANGERS THE OCCUPANTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND CROSSING INTERSECTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE SEEMS TO BE NO EFFORT TO FIND A "COMPLETE AND LASTING" SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, AN ERROR CODE (P0036) AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO PASS THE ENGINE DURING FULL ACCELERATION STUMBLES AND LOOSES ACCELERATION. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND DOES NOT GIVE AN ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER. VERY DANGEROUS ON TWO LANE ROAD PASSING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO SURGED AND LUNGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ECO-BOOST MOTOR. UPON PUTTING TRUCK IN REVERSE AND BACKING DOWN DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH AND ACTED AS IF SOMETHING WAS STUCK UNDER PEDAL. DRIVER WENT INTO NEIGHBORS YARD AND BEFORE STRIKING THE HOUSE, PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK TO STOP. THERE WAS NO OBJECTS BEHIND PEDAL. AFTER RE-STARTING VEHICLE A FEW MINUTES LATER, BRAKES THEN WORKED AS DESIGNED. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER WERE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS BEING LOOKED AT. AFTER A WEEK OF MISS-DIAGNOSING, VEHICLE OWNER WAS TOLD TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE IN THE DEALER PARKING LOT AND SHOWED THE MECHANIC AND SERVICE WRITER AND THEY CONCURRED THAT THERE WAS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. UPON LEAVING IN RENTAL CAR, VEHICLE OWNER WITNESSED A PORTER CRASH VEHICLE INTO A PARKED CAR. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE NOISE RANGING FROM A DEEP HOWLING TO A SOUND LIKE A STEEL CHAIN BEING DRUG OVER AN ALUMINUM LADDER. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SYNC, MEMORY SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL, AUTO START, AND AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HESITATION OR MISS FIRING IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSE THE TRUCK TO LOOSE POWER ON ACCELERATION AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. I HAVE HAD SOME REALLY CLOSE CALLS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP 13 TIMES AND GETTING READY TO GO BACK FOR THE 14TH TIME. I HAVE TRIED THE BBB AND THE LEMON LAW PROGRAM WHICH I WAS DENIED BY A THIRD PARTY ARBITRATOR. I WAS EXPECTING THAT BECAUSE A BBB EMPLOYEE SAID 93% OF ALL PEOPLE THAT FILE A LEMON LAW CLAIM IN MISSOURI GET DENIED. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH 50,000 MILES LEFT ON IT AND THE FORD ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF REPAIRS SAYS HE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENGINE NOISE ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE PAST FAILED REPAIRS. THIS IS AN V6 ECOBOOST . I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR

EVENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER A PERIOD FROM 27 OCT 13 TO 21 NOV 13, DECELERATING WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. SPEED VARIED ALL THREE TIMES FROM A HIGH OF ABOUT 60MPH, TO A LOW OF 45MPH. MESSAGE CENTER WOULD TURN ORANGE AND DISPLAY A WRENCH SYMBOL, WHILE THE ENGINE DISCONTINUES PRODUCING POWER. AFTER PULLING OVER, SIMPLY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTING, EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL AGAIN. TWO FORD DEALERS "FOUND NO CODES", AND WERE UNABLE TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE SECOND DEALER ATTEMPTED TO COLLECT DATA VIA AN ONBOARD COMPUTER AS WELL, BUT THE EVENT WOULDN'T REPEAT WHILE THE DEVICE WAS INSTALLED, NOR WAS I TOWING DURING THAT TIME. ONE OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE. TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP UNTIL I RESTARTED. DANGEROUS AT BEST. THE THIRD EVEN OCCURRED GOING UP A ONE LANE FREEWAY FLYOVER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST PAST THE BRIDGE STRUCTURES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER, HOWEVER, THIS OCCURRED DURING RAIN, AND MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES HAD TO MAKE ACCIDENT AVOIDING MANEUVERS, INCLUDING TRACTOR TRAILER RIGS. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPLACED THE VEHICLE. *TR

FOLLOWING TWO HEAVILY LADEN 18 WHEELERS DURING A LIGHT RAIN STORM FOR TWO OR MORE MILES ON A PAVED, TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD, IT CAME CLEAR FOR ME TO PASS, I ACCELERATED AND ALL WENT WELL FOR JUST LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET EVEN WITH THE FIRST ONE IN FRONT OF ME. MY MOMENTUM CARRIED ME FAR ENOUGH TO PULL BACK IN FRONT OF THE FIRST TRUCK. BY THAT TIME I WAS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. MY TRUCK WOULD BARELY RUN, IT WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION TO GET ME OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRUCK I HAD JUST PASSED. HAD HE NOT BRAKED HARD FOR ME THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS WRECK. I'VE HAVE HAD 5 OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN IT UP WITH FOMOCO, OVER A PERIOD THE FIRST YEAR. WORKING THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA BBB I WAS ASSURED FORD WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FOMOCO SENT A TEXAS REP TO MY WORK LOCATION TO PUT THE MOST RECENT FIX ON THE VEHICLE. FOLLOWING THIS FIX, WE CONTINUED INTO A DRY SPELL, BUT AS FATE WOULD WOULD HAVE IT, I WAS IN A HEAVY RAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS AND THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. SHE THOUGHT I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING BECAUSE THE ACTION OF THE PICKUP WAS SO VIOLENT. I'VE OCCASIONALLY SEEN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF MOTOR TREND'S "TRUCK TREND". OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT THING I'VE EXPERIENCED DRIVING THIS SAME TYPE VEHICLE (EARLY MODEL ECOBOOST V-6, THOSE BUILT PRIOR TO APRIL 2011, I BELIEVE). I HAVE A HUGE FILE FROM THE TIME WHEN I WAS TRYING VERY HARD TO GET THIS CORRECTED, DEALERSHIPS, DATES, TIMES, C

3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTER A BRIEF REST AREA STOP WHILE RAINING. ATTEMPTED TO REJOIN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY ON RAMP BUT ENGINE SHUTTERED AND LOST ALL POWER NEARING CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A SEMITRUCK. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON TO THE HARD SHOULDER AND RESTART ENGINE TO GET VEHICLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS RECEIVED BACK FROM FORD FOR THE 5TH TIME FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE 1 WEEK PRIOR. CAC WAS CHANGED AGAIN TO THE NEWEST VERSION, CAC SHIELD WAS INSTALLED AND NEWEST PROGRAMMING WAS INSTALLED. ALL TSBS FOR THE 3.5L HAVE BEEN DONE TRYING TO ELIMINATE ISSUE WITH NO SUCCESS. LIVE DATA SHOWED ENGINE LOAD OF 99% AND 3 PSI OF TURBO PRESSURE AT TIME OF FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE GLASS DID NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE GLASS EXPLODED UPWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO TOOK PICTURES AND SUBMITTED THEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS AWAITING A SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,825.

2011 F-150 WITH 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES IN THE RAIN. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT. ACCELERATED UP A HILL ON A 2 LINE HIGHWAY AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ALL POWER IN A MOVING LANE OF TRAFFIC. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND AFTER A MINUTE TRUCK CLEARED UP AND DROVE NORMAL. CURRENTLY THE TRUCK SURGES UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION AND IN 3RD GEAR WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND LOSE ALL POWER. ONLY OCCURS UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ADVANCED TRACK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,487.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR AUTOMATIC INTERIOR DOORS LOCKS FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED VARIOUS TIMES WHENEVER THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE OCCUPANT WAS FORCED TO EXIT OUT OF A NEARBY WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REAR DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WHILE IN WET CONDITIONS TRUCK WILL STALL, LOOSE POWER, AND SHUTTER. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ON BUSY INTERSTATE THE TRUCK STALLED. HAD TO TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK TO GO. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES! *TR

ECOBOOST ENGINE STUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING. CAN NOT PASS OR CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR

I HAD MY TRUCK SCHEDULED TO HAVE A LEVELING KIT AND NEW TIRES PUT ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SIMPLE INSTALL MY TRUCK GAVE AN ALERT ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN SAYING "ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING FAULT. TOOK THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD TO NEAREST FORD DEALER AND AFTER THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC IT SHOWED IT NEEDED A COMPLETE NEW RACK AND PINION. $1278.00 WORTH WITHOUT ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANICS SHOP WHO INSTALLED THE KIT IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT TO GET KIT + TIRES, HOWEVER, I HAVE READ NUMEROUS STORIES ONLINE SIMILAR TO MINE THAT SHOW THE EPAS GOING OUT OR THAT THERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. FORD HAS HAD SEVERAL UPDATES TO THE EPAS MODELS I'M AWARE, HOPEFULLY THE NEW ONE GOING IN WILL WORK AND I WON'T RIDE AWAY ONLY TO HAVE A CLUNKING NOISE TO DEAL WITH IN MY FRONT END LIKE SO MANY OTHERS I KNOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, REAR WHEELS LOCK UP FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN TRUCK SHAKES AND HAS NO ACCELERATION POWER. THIS IS HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE WEEKLY NOW WITH LOSS OF POWER LASTING FROM 10 TO 45 SECONDS. NOT SAFE WHEN IN TRAFFIC. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THEY HAVE NO TSB ON IT. *TR

REPEATED MISFIRES, AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, ENGINE LIGHTS FLASHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE LAST 2 TIMES I NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INTER-COOLER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NOW THEY SAY I NEED PLUGS. I NEED HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BACKED UP FROM PARKING SPOT AND PUT IN DRIVE AND THE STEERING QUIT WORKING. FAULT CODES APPEARED FOR STEERING ASSY FAULT. TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,300.

CROSSING TABLE ROCK DAM ON DRY, FLAT, LEVEL PAVEMENT AFTER LETTING OFF GAS IN ANTICIPATION OF STOPPING AT UPCOMING LIGHT REAR TIRES LOCKED AND WENT INTO SKID SQUEALING BRAND NEW MICHELIN TIRES WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON THEM. NOBODY WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME OR WOULD HAVE CAUSED WRECK DUE TO SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS SINCE NO BRAKE APPLIED. TIRES SQUALL LIKE OLD VEHICLES WITH NO ABS WHEN BRAKES LOCKED UP. AN EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING WITH ME AT THE TIME AND IT SCARED BOTH OF US. HAD WE NOT BEEN OUT OF TOWN AND DEPENDENT ON TRUCK GETTING US HOME WE WOULD HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT AGAIN. AFTER RETURNING HOME TRUCK DID IT A SECOND TIME A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER DRIVING IN TOWN DOWN STADIUM BLVD AT ABOUT 35 MPH. REAR TIRES LOCK, SKID AND SQUALL. IN ADDITION EARLIER INTERMITTENT HARD DOWNSHIFTS THAT FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HITS YOU FROM BEHIND BUT NOT A FULL LOCK CONDITION AS THESE TWO RECENT INCIDENTS. ALSO INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OUT OF PARKING LOT, OR OUT OF DRIVEWAY - ESPECIALLY AFTER IDLING. STALLS, HESITATES, BUCKS, VIBRATES, GIVING IT GAS DOES NOT RESULT IN VEHICLE RESPONDING. USUALLY ON "EASY" ACCELERATION MEANING WHEN JUST EASING OFF FROM STOP. INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION STICKING IN 1ST GEAR AND WON'T SHIFT OUT. FINALLY VEHICLE SOMETIMES "SURGES" AFTER PUTTING IN GEAR ON COLD START OR WHEN LETTING OFF GAS AND COASTING - IT ACTUALLY PICKS UP SPEED AND LUNGES FORWARD FOR JUST A SECOND. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ALL THE SENSORS AND THE

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH . I RELEASED THE THROTTLE AND GENTLY REAPPLIED IT AND IT RAN FINE. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. THE EVENT HAS HAPPENED SINCE, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON , SO FORD UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

RAINY DAY TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 19 NEAR CROCKETT , TEXAS. TRIED TO PASS SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND ENGINE STALLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED MISSING. LOST POWER AND I WAS FORCED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND HE INSTALLED A SMALL PLATE OVER INTER COOLER. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE PASSING ON A HUMID DAY SAME THING OCCURRED WITH SAME RESULTS. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET BACK INTO MY LANE DUE TO OTHER CARS. TOOK BACK TO FORD IN OCTOBER, 2013 AND THEY INSTALLED ANOTHER PLATE ON BOTTOM OF INTERCOOLER AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE REPAIRS AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER TRY A PASS IN ANY HUMID OR WET WEATHER. *TR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES JERKINESS AND AT TIMES COMPLETE POWER LOSS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE LURCHES AND HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED GOING UP HILLS, OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE LIKE WHEN PASSING A CAR OR ON AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP. ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO FORD NUMEROUS TIMES OVER PAST 2YRS, SEVERAL VARIOUS EXCUSES PROVIDED AND AN OCCASIONAL 'ATTEMPT' AT FIXING, WITH NO REMEDY. MOST RECENT EVENT (SEP 2013) INVOLVED A NEAR CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE RAPIDLY LOSING POWER IN BUSY TRAFFIC. OTHER INCIDENTS IN THE PAST HAVE INCLUDED STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A FULL STOP AND NEARLY LOSING CONTROL WHEN PULLING A BOAT/TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH/JERK WHEN GOING UP HILLS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING A TWO LANE HWY, ON RT 81 FROM TENNESSEE TO VIRGINIA IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING , WE WERE PULLING OUR 24 FOOT CAMPING TRAILER, WE WERE BEHIND A TT UNIT AND THERE WAS A TT UNIT BEHIND US , WE WERE ALL ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER MV IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK SHUDDERED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY WENT LIMP, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE BARLEY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PREVENT AN ACCIDENT ,. WHEN WE DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING.. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, TRYING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A TOLL BOOTH - THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER. IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND FLASH THE ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, THE ISSUE CLEARED UP. DEALERSHIP PULLED CODE THEN PERFORMED A TSB WHICH INSTALLED A SHROUD OVER THE CAC. INCIDENT TWO ONE YEAR AFTER FIRST REPAIR: SAME SCENARIO AS FIRST INCIDENT - PULLING OUT OF A TOLL BOOTH AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. A MINUTE LATER IT RECOVERED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH THE DEALER (THEY COULD NOT PULL A CODE), THEY ORDERED AND INSTALLED A NEW CAC AND SHROUD. INCIDENT THREE TWO WEEKS AFTER SECOND REPAIR: PULLED OUT TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. TRUCK LOST POWER AS IT DID IN FIRST TWO INCIDENTS. ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED THEN REMAINED ON STEADY. HAD TO ABORT THE PASS. VEHICLE IS RETURNING TO DEALERSHIP PENDING DIAGNOSTICS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THESE VEHICLES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IMAGINE PULLING OUT OF A TOLL BOOTH IN FRONT OF A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK AND LOOSING ALL POWER TO MOVE. NOT GOOD. THE VALUE AND SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED. IT NEEDS A DEFINITIVE FIX OR REPLACEMENT. *TR

DURING PASSING OR PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC THE TRUCK WILL LOOSE POWER AND MISFIRE THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT. THIS WEEKEND I WAS PULLING A CAMPER IN THE RAIN AND IT DONE IT FIVE TIMES YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND START OVER WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN SIGHT AND ALSO TRY STOPPING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN AND PRAY NO ONE HITS YOU WITH YOUR FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. AND THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIFTEEN TIMES FOR REPAIRS WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AS THE CONTACT PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH FORCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES AND ON ONE OCCASION, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE SPARK PLUG COILS WERE ALSO BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH IDLE THEN UPON ACCELERATION, SEVERE SHUDDERING AND LACK OF POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND BEGAN FLASHING. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 3.5L GTDI ENGINE. VEHICLE THEN CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE COMPLETE LACK OF POWER AND SHUDDER WHILE BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DECREASE SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WHILE DRIVING AFTER 5 MINS IN THE MORNING, HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG. LIKE A BRANCH OR ROCK HIT THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK IN THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. HEARD A CRACKLING SOUND AND THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD SHATTERED. THE WINDOW IS DIVIDED INTO 1/3 AND THE 1/3 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS SHATTERED. ALL OF THE OTHER WINDOWS APPEAR TO BE OK. AFTER SOME INSPECTION, NOTHING HIT THE TRUCK! I WAS DRIVING IN A OPEN AREA, SO NOTHING COULD HAVE FALLEN ON THE TRUCK FROM ABOVE. *JS

DEPARTED EUREKA, CA AT 1600 IN HEAVY RAIN ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2013. EUREKA TO REDDING CA ON HIGHWAY 299. RAIN WAS HEAVY FOR ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 299. AT ABOUT THE 100 MILE MARK, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE (SUDDEN ACCELERATION) WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LOSE POWER AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SHUDDER. THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGAN TO FLASH. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. BECAUSE I WAS IN "THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE" I CONTINUED ON TOWARDS WEAVERVILLE. I WAS CLIMBING A STEEP HILL, SLOWLY AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER FOR ABOUT 6 MILES UNTIL I GOT TO THE TOP OF OREGON HILL (SUMMIT). WHEN I REACHED THE TOP, I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND CAREFULLY COASTED DOWN THE HILL. WITHIN 2 MILES (OF COASTING AND THE ROAD IS DRY NOW) THE FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TRUCK APPEARED TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. AFTER THIS, I CONTINUED MY TRAVEL TO RENO, NEVADA AND HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK IS RUNNING FINE RIGHT NOW. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS EVEN THOUGH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND INSTALLED A HEAT SHIELD. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF MOISTURE IN THE INTERCOOLER. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

AS WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH LEXINGTON KENTUCKY ON RT 75 NORTH, TOWING OUR ENCLOSED CAR TRAILER WITH OUR MUSTANG INSIDE. IT WAS RAINING PRETTY HARD AND THERE WERE 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A RATHER STEEP GRADE, THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE AS WE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES ON THE FREEWAY TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO MERGE FROM AN ON RAMP. I HAD JUST READ ABOUT A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE THIS SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO OTHERS BEFORE WE HAD LEFT ON THIS TRIP. THE TRUCK DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR, I HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TOWING A 20' LONG TRAILER IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM. WE STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHUT IT OFF, AS DESCRIBED IN THE FORUMS I HAD READ ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. IT RESTARTED FINE AND RAN GOOD THE REST OF THE WAY BACK TO OHIO. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO CODES THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, I WAS PREPARED FOR THAT WITH THE ARTICLES THAT I HAD READ AND I SAID FIX IT OR I'LL FILE A SUIT AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD! THE MILEAGE HAD DROPPED FROM ABOUT 16-17 MPG IN THE CITY TO ABOUT 11 MPG IN THE CITY, IT TOOK THEM SUPPOSEDLY UNTIL AUGUST TO "GET THE PARTS IN" SO FAR IT'S BEEN FINE BUT I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AGAIN. *JS

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SLIGHT YET CONSISTENT KNOCK FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, PRIMARILY WHILE GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR CRACKS IN THE ROAD. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS LOOSE OR WORN-OUT IN THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION. THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT THE TRUCK ON 9/23/2013 AND SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE. THIS IS A GRAVE CONCERN AS A FAILURE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.