2011 Ford F-150 complaints

DOZENS OF INCIDENTS OF MISFIRE AND LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION SOMETIMES RESULTING IN SEVERE SHAKING AND FLASHING OF ENGINE LIGHT. HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT ON 2 OCCASIONS WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC. IN SHOP 3 TIMES, FIRST 2 TIMES TECHNICIANS SUPPOSEDLY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM (VERY EASY TO REPLICATE IF TRYING TO DO IT). MOST RECENTLY ADVISED THAT I MIGHT NEED A "TUNE-UP" AND OIL CHANGE. 2 DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A KNOWN PROBLEM DESPITE A FLOOD OF POSTINGS ON INTERNET FORUMS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

I WRECKED MY 2011 F150 ECOBOOST, I HIT A 4 FT CULVERT AND 4 TREES, TO WHICH THE 4TH STOPPED ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY, IN WHICH CASE CAUSED ME TO HAVE WHIPLASH AND SEVERELY SPRAINED ANKLE W/TORN LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS REQUIRING A HALF CAST AND WALKING BOOT. HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 9:40ISH P.M. I CAME AROUND A CURVE, WITH CRUISE SET ON 60 MPH, THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE MAJORITY OF MY LANE, I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID IT. WHEN I HIT THE CULVERT MY TRUCK DASHBOARD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT TRAC ON AND OK, I WENT AIRBORN, THE CULVERT BROKE A TIE ROD AND THE TREES TOOK OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK, THE LAST TREE I HIT STOPPED ME.....I CALLED FORD AND THEY ARE REFERRING IT TO THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT, SUPPOSE TO BE SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT MY TRUCK (I MIGHT ADD THAT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS BROKE OUT TOO) AND BE CONTACTING ME IN A 15 DAY RANGE PERIOD. IN THE MEAN TIME....I THINK IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.

ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE TO PASSING SPEED RESULTED IN SEVERE ENGINE SPUTTER AND BOG DOWN. FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND CONTINUED SPUTTERING FOR SEVERAL MILES TO FOLLOW. THIS OCCURRED TWICE DURING THE SAME (APPROXIMATELY 8 HR) TRIP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. THE SECOND TIME OCCURRING ON A LONG STRETCH OF 2 LANE ROAD CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO RE-ENTER MY LANE WITH OTHER TRAFFIC ALREADY MOVING UP TO PASS BEHIND ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE P275/55 R20, DOT NUMBER: N94BY5204610. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000 FOR BOTH THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE BY APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE WITH NO WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A DEFLECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,389.

TRUCK FREQUENTLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE/STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TIMES, TERRAIN, ETC ALL OVER THE COUNTRY BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT OUR CAMPER ATTACHED AND BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT TOW-HAUL ENGAGED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY'VE UPDATED THE SOFTWARE ACCORDING TO SOME TSB THAT'S BEEN RELEASED. I'VE HAD THE DEFLECTOR PUT ON, CAM CHANGED, AND NOW THEY'RE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

ENGINE MISSES AT TIMES OF HARD ACCELERATION. ENGINE ECOBOOST. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO PASS A CAR. SPEED AT TIME OF ATTEMPT WAS 55MPH. TIME 2:20 P.M. AND PARTLY CLOUDY. TWO LANE ROAD BUT HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO PASS OR AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. PUSHED DOWN ON ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE ACTUALLY DECREASED SPEED/SIGNIFICANT DECELERATION. I LET UP ON GAS PEDAL, MAINTAINED SPEED THEN WAS GRADUALLY ABLE TO PASS. THINK THE TURBO HAD STALLED. THIS HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. AT THAT TIME I WAS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE AND IT STALLED OUT, FOR A SHORTER DURATION. AFTER THE JULY 31 INCIDENT, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE ISSUES SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD ON THE ECO BOAST ENGINE, WHICH I HAVE. NO CODES APPEARED SO I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEN TALKED TO REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT THE SAME STORY. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I USE THE TRUCK TO TOW A 26' TRAILER. WHEN THE ECO BOAST TURBO WORKS, I HAVE PLENTY OF POWER TO MERGE OR PASS. THE ABOVE EXPERIENCE WAS SCARY AND I DID NOT HAVE THE TRAILER BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. NOW I FEEL I CAN NOT REASONABLY DEPEND ON IT TO WORK AS IT SHOULD. I THINK IT IS THE TURBO BUT IT COULD BE THE ELECTRONIC GAS PEDAL, OR THE TRANSMISSION BUT I REALLY DO NOT THINK THESE ARE THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU.

WHILE ACCELERATING TO 75MPH OR SO, UP SLIGHT HILL FROM 65-70 MPH WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE THEN TRUCK LOST VAST MAJORITY OF POWER EVEN WITH ALL THE WAY DOWN AND BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE ACCIDENT SINCE WASN'T ABBLE TO ACCELERATE AS PLANNED TO MATCH SPEED OF OTHER LANE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OFF AND ON FOR NEXT MILE BEFORE STOPPING. PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING UNDER ANY MODERATE ACCELERATION THAT GOES OVER ~2000 RPM

BRAKES FAIL ON INITIAL DRIVE; HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING NEIGHBORS GARAGE AND CAR, AND HAVE BACK INTO TREE ON OUR PROPERTY AS WE ARE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 30-40 TIMES. ON FIRST START UP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. IF THE BRAKES ARE RE-APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES, THE ANTI-LOCK WILL DISENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE INDICATES BRAKE FAILURE ON DASH. NO COMPUTER CODES ARE RECORDED HOWEVER ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. TWO CASES HAVE BEEN OPENED WITH FORD; FIRST CASE WAS CASE #2802388; SECOND CASE IS CAS3111923XZC1H9; CONTACT IS MARY AT 1-866-631-3788, X 77741. DEALERSHIP HAS DUPLICATED PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT RESULTS FROM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I'VE OFFERED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE FOR EXTENDED TIME SO IT CAN BE DRIVEN AND PROBLEM IDENTIFIED. FORD REPRESENTATIVE (MARY) SAYS THEY ARE UNWILLING TO TAKE VEHICLE FOR EXTENDED TIME. I KEEP TAKING BACK TO DEALER, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO BE UNABLE TO RESOLVE. FORD ENGINEER IS INVOLVED. WE DON?T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT CONTINUING TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *JB

WAS ON THE INTERSTATE JUST WEST OF ST. LOUIS, DRIVING AT 70 MPH. WAS A DAMP RAINY DAY. PULLED IN TO THE PASSING LANE TO PASS A SEMI AND TRUCK LOST POWER, WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I PULLED BACK INTO MY LANE AND THEN OFF TO THE SHOULDER. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND SAT FOR 5 - 10 MINUTES. WHEN I POWERED IT BACK UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND HAD FULL POWER FOR THE REST OF MY TRIP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS TRUCK. BOTH OTHER INCIDENTS WERE IN DAMP OR RAINY WEATHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN PASSING OR MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. *JB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND MORE FREQUENTLY AS OF LATELY, I AM LOSING ACCELERATION CAPABILITY WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT ANY SPEED. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR UPHILL, I FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE WON'T GO OR IS BOGGING DOWN. TO TRY AND COMPENSATE, I TRY TO ACCELERATE MORE WHICH ONLY SEEMS TO MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A PART ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND IS ONLY GET MORE FREQUENT. *JB

HAD A CAR PULL INTO MY LANE, TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE OVER WITH OUT CAUSING A DANGEROUSNESS SITUATION OF A CAR COMING UP IN THE LANE I NEEDED TO BE IN TO AVOID THE IDIOT MOVING INTO MY LANE BUT CAR LOST POWER. THANKFULLY THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE OVER SAW THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR MOVING OVER INTO ME AND GAVE ME ROOM, I'M SURE THEY DIDN'T EXPECT MY CAR TO SLOWDOWN DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER. THIS CAR HAS THE ECOBOOST ENGINE 3.7 LITER

WHILE SPEEDING UP FROM A SERVICE ROAD TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON AN EXPRESS WAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80+ MPH IN A MATTER OF SECOND. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY DECREASE SPEED TO ABOUT 70 MPH BUT AS SOON AS I RELEASE THE BRAKE IT QUICKLY ACCELERATED TO 80+ MPH AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE A SECOND TIME BUT THE VEHICLE REACTED THE SAME WAY. I THEN SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND HIT THE BRAKE AND EXIT THE EXPRESS WAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE ENGINE IDLE WAS STILL EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE IDLE REDUCE TO NORMAL. WHEN I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND GOT OUT AND MY BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKING. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT INDICATED A PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP (WOODY ANDERSON FORD, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA). FORD MOTOR COMPANY CASE# CAS3080877

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT AND OFFERED TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE REPAIR COST TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING TO FLORIDA IN MY 2011 F150 ECOBOOST AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH MY TRUCK STARTED STALLING AND LOST POWER MISS FIRING AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER . I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON 10 MINS LATER AND IT BEGAN TO RUN FINE AGIAN. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAY NO ENGINE CODES WENT OFF SO THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. *TR

THE MOTOR STUMBLES WHEN PASSING PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAYS OR AT ANY TYPE OF STRONG ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING AND THERE ARE RECORDS AT THE SEEKINS FORD DEALERSHIP HERE IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN MORE THAN ONCE, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. LEFT SIDE OF REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED AT THE END OF THE DAY. THE GLASS WAS OBVIOUSLY STRESSED BY THE HEAT AND BROKE OUTWARDS ( PRESSURE BUILT INSIDE OF CAB AND PUSHED GLASS OUTWARDS). IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THAT SEAT AND THE GLASS SHATTERED THAT PERSON COULD GET HURT/CUT. LOOKING ON-LINE (GOOGLE SEARCH) THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY ISSUE CLAIMING (OUTSIDE FORCES) CAUSED THE ISSUE. MAYBE YOU SHOULD NEVER PARK YOUR FORD TRUCK OUTSIDE? *TR

ON AUGUST 11 2013,AFTER ABOUT 2HRS OF DRIVING MY 2011 FORD F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AT A CONSTANT 72 MPH I WAS COMING OUT OF A TOLL BOOTH WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE,THE TRUCK REGAINED POWER AND CONTINUED.COMING HOME ON AUGUST 18TH,AGAIN AFTER ALITTLE OVER 2 HOURS OF DRIVING,I WENT TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC WHEN THE HEAVY SHAKE,STUTTER AND POWER LOSS HAPPEN.TRAFFIC BEHIND ALMOST RAN ME OVER .THE STUTTERING/LOSS OF POWER CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 3MINS,IN WHICH I COULD NOT GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST GOT MY WIFE AND I REAR ENDED.FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS HAD MANY TSB FOR A POSSIBLE FIX ON THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE BUT THEY HAVE NOT WORKED.PLEASE HELP US BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. *TR

WHEN MERGING INTO I-75 TRAFFIC I PUSHED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRUCK SPUTTERED AND MISSED, LOST 90 PERCENT OF ITS POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET RAN OVER. THIS TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH NO SUCCESS GETTING IT FIXED. IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW AND I AM HAVING TO PAY TO REPAIR THIS WELL KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

ISSUE STARTED AGAIN ON 10 AUG. 2013. WHEN UNDER MILD TO HEAVY ACCELERATION (SUCH AS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATES) THE ENGINE DEVELOPS A SIGNIFICANT MISS AND SHUDDER. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE ON 20 MAR. 2013 UNDER TSB # 13-3-3. *TR WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. THE "MISS" WAS SO SEVERE WITH A K&N AIR CHARGER HIGH-FLOW INTAKE KIT INSTALLED THAT I HAD TO REINSTALL THE STOCK SYSTEM. THIS WAS A NONE ISSUE EVENTUALLY BECAUSE THE FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTICS UNTIL I HAD REINSTALLED THE STOCK KIT.

ON I-20 EAST HEADED TO AUGUSTA, GA FROM ALABAMA I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS AND THE ENGINE STARTS SPUTTERING, SKIPPING AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES YESTERDAY. IT WAS IN A LIGHT RAIN AND SINCE THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET THE ENGINE TO RECOVER EACH TIME. THIS COULD BE A REAL DANGER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TESTED IT AGAIN THIS MORNING (08/18) AND IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY IT JUST ABOUT SHUTS DOWN UNTIL YOU LET OFF. *TR

WELL I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY TRUCKS I HAVE PURCHASED FROM FORD. WELL IN AUGUST OF 2011 I PURCHASED THE NEW F150 WITH ECOBOOST. THE TRUCK DROVE LIKE A DREAM FOR A WHILE THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUE, WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THEN ENGINE LOSING POWER. THIS HAPPEN ABOUT 4 TIME DURING THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK.THE LAST TIME WAS IN JANUARY 2013, IT WAS THE LAST STRAW FOR ME. THE REPROGRAMMED THE TRANS/COMPUTER AND PUT A WIND DEFLECTOR IN THE FRONT OF THE INTERCOOL. STILL LOST POWER ON A ROAD TRIP ON THE WAY BACK HOME FROM S CAROLINA. MIND YOU THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP FOR TRAN/ENGINE/THE RIGHT FENDER HAD TO BE ADJUSTED IT WAS MISALIGNED, THE BED OF THE TRUCK SAME THING. THIS LOST OF POWER ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAD TO SUNROOF REPLACED AS IT WAS VIBRATING THE WHOLE TRUCK WHEN MOVING. THE DRIVER SEAT TRACK WAS REPLACED AND THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW IN THE BACK WAS REPLACED TOO. THE DEFROST STOPPED THEN THE WINDOW STOPPED SLIDING. I STOPPED DRIVING THE TRUCK SO I COULD GET RID OF IT I HAVE A 2013 LIMITED AND HAVE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUE. NOW THAT I HAVE A NEW 2013 VEHICLE I EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER. I DROVE FOR 5-10 MINUTES AND PARKED. I THEN HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND SAW THAT THE REAR PASSENGER GLASS PANEL HAD CRACKED LIKE A SPIDER WEB ON THE INSIDE. I FELT THE GLASS AND IT WAS WARM. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F38/EXPLODING-REAR-WINDOW-145329/ MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO COVER IT EVEN THOUGH FORD APPEARS TO HAVE COVERED IT FOR MANY OTHERS. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD CORPORATE AND AM AWAITING RESPONSE FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

WENT ON A 350 MILE TRIP, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I HAVE ONE OF THE ECOBOOST ENGINES. THE ENGINE DID FIX ITSELF AND I CONTINUED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. 2011 FORD F150 KING RANCH. *TR

LOSS OF SIGNIFICANT POWER UNDER SLIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION, ENGINE SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY, SHAKES AND MISS-FIRES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN ON 50% POWER LOSS, LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR FOR AWHILE THEN ENGINE SEEMS TO RECOVER TEMPORARILY UNTIL ADDITIONAL POWER IS NEEDED. UNABLE TO HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE TO PASS ANY VEHICLES ON GRADES. QUITE POSSIBLE FOR COMPLETE POWER LOSS UNDER FULL ACCELERATION AS THE ENGINE MISSES SO BAD THAT IT ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN AND LOOSES RPM'S. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW. SYMPTOMS STARTED IN DRY CLIMATE, NO RAIN AND HAVE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AS I HAVE ENTERED INTO RAINY AREAS WITH HUMIDITY. *TR

SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE ENGINE LOSING POWER WHILE TOWING A CAMPER OVER 100+ MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN ADDING POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, OVER A 1.5-2 HRS DRIVE, APPROACHING A HILL WHILE TOWING A CAMPER, ACCELERATED TO CLIMB THE HILL AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN, DROPPED FROM 65 TO 40 MPH IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. ENGINE STUTTERED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE CONTROL TO GAIN SPEED TO CLIMB THE HILL. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP NO PROBLEM FOUND, ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THERE WAS AN INEFFICIENT CATALYTIC REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS OCCURRED POST HAVING THE ECOBOOST FIX THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATED WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND IT IS STILL OCCURRING. ODBC 2 DATA LOGGER CAPTURED THE INCIDENT RECORDING ENGINE SPEED, ENGINE RPM, AND ENGINE LOAD (%). *TR

MISFIRE - SHIFTING ISSUES IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

ECOBOOST ENGINE. LOUD CLATTERING ON COLD START. RUNS VERY ROUGH, EXHIBITS PROPENSITY TO STALL WHEN IDLING, AND VERY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION COUPLED WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. EXAMPLE 1: COASTING ON THE FREEWAY WITH TRAFFIC AROUND 40MPH, SHIFTED LANES, THEN MADE ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DOWNSHIFT. ACCELERATOR WILL BE DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND TRUCK WILL REMAIN STUCK IN A LOW GEAR (LIKE 6TH) AND GO NOWHERE...ZERO ACCELERATION...AFTER A FEW MORE TRIES, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLAM INTO 2ND GEAR, SHAKING THE ENTIRE TRUCK. AT THIS POINT, THE TURBOS KICK IN AND THE TRUCK TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET. CREATES 2 DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, A POTENTIAL REAR-END ACCIDENT BY THE LANE CHANGE WITHOUT ACCELERATION, AND THEN THE SUDDEN, RAPID, UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION OF BEING RANDOMLY THROWN INTO 2ND GEAR. SEEN VARIOUS OTHER INCIDENTS LIKE THIS IN OTHER SCENARIOS AND VARIOUS GEARS. ACCELERATING OUT OF A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, OR OUT OF A TURN, IS AN EASY WAY TO SEE THE PROBLEM. TRUCK HAS BASICALLY LOST ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE/DOWNSHIFT ON DEMAND. EXAMPLE 2: STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN I THEN PROCEED INTO INTERSECTION...ACCELERATION IS VERY SLOW, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TURBOS KICK IN RESULTING IN RAPID UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION. OFTEN TIMES, THE WHEELS WILL SPIN, AND IF THE ROAD IS DRY, THE TRUCK WILL BOUNCE UP AND DOWN ALL OVER THE ROAD! ACCELERATOR WILL IN THE SAME POSITION THE ENTIRE TIME. I HAVE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TOWARDS CARS THAT I DI

THIS IS ON THE ECOBOOST F150. I WAS DRIVING DURING A RAIN AND HAD BEEN AROUND 70 MILES. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY. I WENT TO PASS A FARM TRACTOR ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STUTTERED AND HAD NO POWER TO PASS. I HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND GET BACK INTO MY LANE WHERE THERE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPUTTER FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 2 MINUTES. I TOOK TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED A CONVERTER AND COOLER. LAST WEDNESDAY UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ON A VACATION TRIP. ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO EVADE ME AS I TRIED TO GET BACK INTO MY LANE. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 10, 000 MILES SINCE LAST ATTEMPTED REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY DEALER. OBVIOUSLY THE REPAIR DID NOT WORK AND NOW I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE WITH AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THIS TRUCK HAS A VERY BAD HABIT OF LOOSING POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IN HEAVY RAIN/HIGH HUMIDITY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THE SECOND DAY I OWNED THIS TRUCK (ORIGINAL OWNER) AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE MOST RECENT TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND LOST ALL POWER, I RAN OUT OF ROOM TO MERGE AND HAD TO STEER TO THE RIGHT OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE...I HAD NOWHERE TO GO! MY DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION BUT TO NO AVAIL. 3.5L ECOBOOST IS A HAZARD TO OPERATE UNDER THE ABOVE LISTED CONDITION NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT OTHER PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR

WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN START TO GET SHUTTER AT 4100 RPM THROUGH 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN IT IS IN 3RD GEAR AT THE SAME RPM IT WILL SHUTTER EVEN WORSE AND THEN SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND START BLINKING FOR UP TO A MIN AND THEN THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 12/2011 WITH 19,800 MILES ON IT (IT WAS MANF. 12/2010, SOLD IN ORLANDO,FL IN 01/2011 AND TRADED IN 10/2011 AND WAS USED AS A RENTAL TRUCK) AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED (CPO) FROM MAROONE FORD MARGATE FL. THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED <5MPH THE SHIFT BETWEEN 1-2 WOULD SOMETIMES BE REAL HARD (ENGINE @ 3000RPM+) SO THIS DEALER CHECKED AND 'FIXED' IT WITH GREASING THE 2 PART DRIVE SHAFT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WRONG GREASE WAS USED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT AND NEEDED TO USE A NEW GREASE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AROUND THE END OF 2012(AROUND 35K MILES) AND MAROONE FORD MIAMI 'FIXED' IT AGAIN BY GREASING THE DRIVE SHAFT. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN (8/2013) AND THIS TIME THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT STILL HAPPENS AND I AM GOING TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT IS NOT MAROONE/AUTONATION AND SEE IF THEY CAN 'FIX' MY PROBLEM. ALSO I AM READING THAT NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHTS RAPID FLASHING BUT NOT THE PASS SIDE OR WHEN THE HAZARDS ARE ON SO I GOOGLED AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) AND THAT I HAVE FOUND IS BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SEATS ON A SUPER CREW. THE DEALERSHIP (MAROONE/AUTONATION) HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CHECK IF MY VEHICLE WAS ON A RECALL AS FAR AS I KNOW AND NOW I HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND ALSO BRING THIS UP (AND I DOUBT THEY WOULD EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT EITHER). I WAS TOLD BY MAROONE/AUTONATION THAT IF ANYTHING IS FOUND TO LET THE

WHEN MILD-ACCELERATING TO GET TO THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MY FORD F150 ECOBOOST STARTED SHAKING AT 55 MPH AND AT 2,500 RPM MY TRUCK STARTS SHAKING AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. I HAD TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE AT A LOWER SPEED I FIGURED IT WAS ANOTHER ENGINE MISFIRE THAT I HAD REPLACED RECENTLY ON 8/2/13. I THEN PROCEED TO TRY AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY AND AT 55PMH IT AGAIN STARTED TO SHAKE AND RATTLE CAUSE ME TO DRIVE ON THE FEEDER ROAD FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP TO WORK. *TR

2011 FORD F150 ECOBOOST - PURCHASED JULY 2011. WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS TRAFFIC OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY LOSING ALL POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES THE GOES TO SOLID. THIS WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANICS IN FLORIDA AND KANSAS 3 TIMES NOW WITH NO FIX ACTION IN PLACE. DURING A ROAD TRIP IN JULY 2013, (AFTER A TRIP TO FORD) WE COULDN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL DUE TO TRAVELING OVER HILLS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER CONSTANTLY TO THE POINT WHERE SOME HILLS WERE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE OVER, VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE HONKING AND COMPLAINING AS IT BARELY MADE IT UP HILLS. *TR

SIX MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY TRUCK I NOTICED A SHUTTERING AND HESITATION WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SHUTTERING HAPPENS WHEN I AM CRUISING AT 55-60 MPH. MORE NOTICEABLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS CLIMBING A SLIGHT INCLINE ON THE ROAD WHILE LIGHTLY ACCELERATING TO MAINTAIN 60 MPH. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT IT BACK THE SECOND TIME AND I WENT FOR A RIDE WITH THE TECHNICIAN AND HE NOTICED THE SHUTTERING. HE SAID THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT AND NO CODES TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. FINALLY THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE ENGINEERS ARE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED SO HARD I THOUGHT I GOT REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. *TR

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING OUT INTO A CENTER TURN LANE IN ORDER TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND BOGGED DOWN. JUST FOUR DAYS LATER, I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WHERE THE MOTOR COMPLETELY CUT OUT WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH A YIELD SIGN, SLOWING DOWN, AND THEN GETTING ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE SPEED. I COUNTED BETWEEN 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAD SOMEONE BEEN RIGHT BEHIND ME IT COULD'VE BEEN A BAD WRECK. IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS FIRST TIME RIGHT AFTER I PICKED MY TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEM TELLING ME MY VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE TSB WITH REPLACING THE CAC (INTERCOOLER) AND ADDING THE AIR DEFLECTOR PLATE. I HAVE SINCE GONE TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE PERFORMING THE TSB FOR ME AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK FOR 5 DAYS NOW, AND BEING ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EASILY. I HOPE THIS FIXES IT. I'VE ALREADY HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS LEAKS ALL UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY - FRONT MAIN SEAL, TRANSMISSION LEAK, REAR DIFF LEAK, AND EVEN SOME DETERIORATING RUBBER GASKETS IN THE DOORS, AND AM SERIOUSLY QUESTIONING FORD'S QUALITY THESE DAYS. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) ON 2011 FORD F150 ECOBOOST SHIMS/KNOCKS/VIBRATES AT SPEEDS UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55 MPH). NOT SURE IF IT IS SAFE OR NOT? BUT STEERING IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE. I DID NOT FEEL TOTALLY SAFE AS FORD HAS HAD SOME ISSUES WITH PAST VEHICLES THAT POSSIBLE PRONE TO ACCIDENTS THAT INVOLVED STEERING. IT ONLY OCCURS AT TEMPS ABOVE 75 F. TOOK VEHICLE IN COUPLE TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. ONLY WHEN TEMPS ROSE ABOVE 75F AND TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE. LOCAL DEALER STATED IT WAS STRUTS, BUT AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE F-150 BLOG SITE, THE ISSUE WAS DESCRIBED AS THE EPAS RACK THAT CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE COMPUTER CHANGES WHILE TEMPS ABOVE APPROX 75F. THE REPLACEMENT PART #DL3Z3504BE GEAR ASSEMBLY EPAS (THIS IS THE 4TH VERSION OF THIS COMPONENT FORD HAS USED IN THEIR F150S) WAS REPLACED 17 JUNE 13. FORD COVERED ONLY $400 OF THE $1500 TOTAL REPAIR. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THERE SEEMS TO BE A ISSUE WITH 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST EPAS. I DID NOT FIND AND TSB OR SAFETY BULLETINS AS OF TODAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE ROADWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. *TR

WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE MOTOR STARTED TO SKIP AND LOST POWER THE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEN ON 5 DIFFERENT TIME TWO TIMES WHILE PULLING A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER IN THE RAIN CAUSING TRAFFIC TO MAKE EVASIVE MOVES TO KEEP FROM RUNNING US OVER. *TR

AFTER CRUISING AT 50 MPH FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WITH HIGH HUMIDITY, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED NICELY, THEN STUMBLED, STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, INDICATING A MISFIRE. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER 30 SECONDS AND TRUCK RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

THIS TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. THE TRUCK IS COMPANY OWNED BY WL HALL CO. I WAS ACCELERATING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THEN STARTED TO SHAKE, SHUDDER AND JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 9,700 MILES, 28,000 MILES AND 60,000 MILES. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE THREE TIMES. THE TRUCK WILL BE GOING IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE A FOURTH TIME. DUE TO IMPROPER PERFORMANCE, THIS ISSUE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THIS LAST TIME. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE IT DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND DROPPED POWER, BUT THEN THE VEHICLE CORRECTED ITSELF. *TR

KNOCKING FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. GETS WORSE AS OUTSIDE TEMPS GET ABOVE 80 DEGREES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER IT IS WET OR DAMP WEATHER THE VEHICLES SPEED AND ACCELERATION DECREASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. *TR

AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13018- HARD ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE MISFIRED WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

JUST PURCHASED USED FORD F150 SUPERCREW WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE WITH 26,000+ MILES A WEEK AGO. I FIRST NOTICED A SHUDDER IN THE REAR END WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY A COUPLE DAYS AGO. FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER A WASHBOARD. DID NOT PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO IT AS I HAD NOT NOTICED IT BEFORE. WENT ON 575 MILE TRIP OVER THE WEEKEND AND THIS SHUDDERING PERSISTED WHILE PULLING UP TO STOPS AND STARTING OUT, BOTH TURNING AND GOING STRAIGHT. ONLY OCCURS 65% OF THE TIME BUT THE SHUDDERING IS VERY INTENSE AT LOW SPEED BUT APPEARS TO GET BETTER AT CRUISING SPEEDS. YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE SHUDDERING. *TR

THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70MPH IT FELT LIKE I WAS REAR ENDED AND PRETTY HARD. I LOOKED AROUND AND THERE WERE NO CARS NEARBY. IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN THE STARTED TO BE INTERMITTENT. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE REPLACED COIL PACK AND PLUGS AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I DID NOT MAKE IT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHUDDER. TOOK TRUCK BACK THEY KEPT IT FOR WEEKS THEN SAID IT WAS FIXED. THEY HAD INSTALLED THE SHIELD PER THE TSB AND AGAIN SENT ME ON MY WAY. WITHIN 1 MILE IT DID IT AGAIN AND I WAITED TO TAKE IT BACK AS I NEEDED MY TRUCK FOR WORK AND THEY WERE GIVING ME TINY SUV LOANER CARS. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED INTERCOOLER AFTER WEEKS AND WEEKS OF IT SITTING THERE. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 12 TIMES. DURING THIS TIME I SENT LETTERS ABOUT MY CONCERNS TO EVERY PERSON ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT FORD WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR FORD NOT ONLY AVOIDED MY CALLS AND WOULD NOT REPLY TO ME THEN I TRIED TO ESCALATE ABOVE HER AND REACHED A VERY ARROGANT JERK THAT BLEW ME OFF. ONCE FINALLY GETTING A REPLY FROM [XXX] I GOT THE REPLY I HAVE EXPECTED. THE CORPORATE BLOW OFF! FORD DOES NOT LET YOU GET PAST CSM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 7 MONTHS. I HAD ENOUGH SO DECIDED TO TRY TO SELL THIS DEATH TRAP AND DEALERSHIPS WERE LOW BALLING ME DO TO THE KNOWN ISSUES. WHEN LEAVING A DEALERSHIP AND TRYING TO CROSS A RURAL HWY THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND I WAS NERVOUSLY SLAMMING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NO