2011 Ford F-150 complaints

WE WERE TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD. WE WERE FOLLOWING A SLOW MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER AND WAS HUMID. I ACCELERATED TO PASS AND WAS PARTIALLY AROUND THE TRUCK WHEN THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK STARTED MISFIRING AND LOST POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT ALONG AND GET BACK INTO MY LANE BEFORE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE MOTOR IN MY TRUCK IS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS MOTOR, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED SO DRAMATICALLY TO MINE. I DON'T RECALL HAVING TRAVELED FOR ANY DISTANCE IN THESE CONDITIONS WITH THIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT REPAIRS DEPENDING ON HOW THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I HAVE READ OF A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THE TRUCKS WITH THESE MOTORS TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IT IS EVIDENT TO ME THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE ISN'T AS LUCKY AS WE WERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID TWO NEAR CRASHES AND DRIVE SAFELY ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE LOSS OF POWER FAILURE WAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TRAVELING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY DURING PERIOD OF TRAIN, ACCELERATED TO PASS VEHICLES, MY TRUCK ECO-BOOST MOTOR ACCELERATION STAGNATED AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER, WAS UNABLE TO PASS, DECELERATED AND STAGNATION STOPPED. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EVER I TRIED TO ACCELERATED DURING ACTIVE RAIN DURING A 9 HOUR INTERSTATE TRIP. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA WITH FAMILY ON VACATION JUST COMING OUT OF MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE WENT TO PASS A 18 WHEELER HIT GAS WAS GOING 60 TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SLOWING DOWN HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND NO CEL LIGHT OR ANY OTHER WARNING LIGHT ON LET OFF GAS THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD ACCELERATE NORMAL AGAIN THEN HAPPENED AGAIN IN FLORIDA ON I 75 ON RAMP HAD TO LET OFF TWO TIMES BEFORE COULD ACCELERATE. *TR

WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY TODAY IN MIAMI, AT ABOUT 35 MPH, I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE MERGING LANE, AT WHICH TIME (FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2011) THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE (A 3.5L ECOBOOST) AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER, SHAKE, AND DECELERATE. LUCKILY FOR MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD I DID LEAVE A SUFFICIENT GAP BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR TO MY REAR TO GIVE THAT VEHICLE TIME TO REACT TO WHAT EQUATES TO A VEHICLE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF HIM/HER AND GENTLY PRESSING THE BRAKES WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGING. MY TRUCK HOVERED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS WITH IT DOING THE SPUTTERING AND SLOWING THING EACH TIME I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. AFTER PRETTY MUCH COASTING FOR 30 OR SO SECONDS, THE TRUCK SPRANG BACK TO LIFE AND DROVE AS ADVERTISED. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I (AS WELL AS OTHERS) BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK, I'D JUST LIKE THE PROBLEM FIXED. EVEN THOUGH NO DEATHS OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO THIS "YET", YOU CAN SEE THE DANGER OF HAVING YOUR ENGINE LOOSE POWER WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, ALL FORD SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED WITH IS THE LOSS OF A BUCK......NOT THE LOSS OF A LIFE!!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHTHAND LANE OF THE EAST BOUND SIDE OF I24 AROUND MANCHESTER, TN. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH. I SUDDENLY CAME UP UPON SLOWER TRAFFIC IN THE SAME LANE AND SIGNALED TO PASS THE SLOWER TRAFFIC. AS I LOOKED IN MY MIRRORS FOR TRAFFIC BEHIND ME I NOTICED ANOTHER VEHICLE CLOSING ON ME IN A HURRY. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN SPEED AND MAKE THE PASS. THE VEHICLE LURCHED AND THE MOTOR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PASS. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME LOCKED THEIR BRAKES AND MANAGED TO SLOW THEIR VEHICLE DOWN BEFORE POSSIBLY COLLIDING WITH ME. I LET THE SLOWER TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT PASS AND SIGNALED TO GET BACK IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME AND I THINK THERE IS A REAL POSSIBILITY THIS COULD ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY IF NOT CORRECTED. MY 2011 FORD F-150 IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST V6. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND REGAIN ACCELERATION POWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTER COOLER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

POOR GAS MILEAGE. WINDOW STICKER SAYS 23 MPG HIGHWAY, BEST I EVER GOT IS 16 MPG,WITH CRUISE SET AT 65 MPH ON FLAT LEVEL HIGHWAY. HAD AT DEALER, 4 TIMES, THEY UPDATED COMPUTER, CHANGED TURBO INTERCOOLER AND THEY STILL CANT IMPROVE MY FUEL ECONOMY. AROUND TOWN I GET 12 MPG. BAD TURBO LAG WHEN PULLING OUT LOW POWER, DEALER SAID ITS HOW TURBOS WORK. DOORS RATTLE, SPEAKERS CRACKLE, REAR END SPRINGS MAKE A CREAKING SOUND. 4 WHEEL DRIVE MAKES A LOUD GROWLING, SOUNDS LIKE GEARS ARE NOT MESHED RIGHT. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A NEW F-150 TO ANY ONE. NOTHING BUT TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND LET DOWNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LONG HESITATION PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TURBO INTERCOOLER WAS REPLACED. THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO REPROGRAMMED BUT FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO KNOCK, CLUNK AND VIBRATE BADLY, TO A POINT IT BECOMES HARD TO HOLD ONTO THE WHEEL AS THE SENSATION IS OVERLY DISTURBING TO YOUR HANDS. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. HEAT IS A MAJOR COMPONENT. THE HOTTER IT IS OUTSIDE, THE WORSE THE KNOCKING GETS, TO A POINT SOME PLAY CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING. ON A 90 DEGREE DAY IT IS EASILY REPRODUCED, AND IS STARTING TO EVEN MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IT CAUSES THE WHEEL TO VIBRATE OUT OF ONES HANDS, OR CAUSES A PERSONS HANDS TO GET TIRED OR COMPENSATING FOR THE PLAY AND KNOCKING AND NEED TO LET GO OF THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIPS WANT TO SAY WE HAVE NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NEW ELECTRONIC STEERING BUT THAT IS ABSURD. WE HAVE SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, INCLUDING A NEWER F150, AND IT DOES NOT DO THIS AT ALL. THIS 2011 F150 HAS HAD MORE ISSUES THAN ANY NEW VEHICLE EVER SHOULD, BUT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHEN GOOGLE SEARCHING THE ISSUE, F!50 STEERING POPPING KNOCKING, THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE. FORD IS GETTING AWAY WITH TOO MANY ISSUES ON THEIR 2011 AND NEWER VEHICLES, IT IS TIME TO MAKE THEM STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, THERE IS A KNOCKING/ POPPING FEELING THAT IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS BEING GENERATED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND MAKES THE TRUCK FEEL LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND LOST ACCELERATION POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE COILS SPRING WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE AND WOULD ALSO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,163. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN MY STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND BRAKE CALIPERS TO INSPECT THEM. THE INSIDE ROTOR SURFACE IS NOT AS WIDE AS THE OUTSIDE SO THE BRAKE PADS DO NOT CONTACT THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE ROTOR LIKE THE OUTSIDE. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE ROTOR WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN INSTALLED. THE BRAKES HAVE 41000 MILES ON THEM AND ARE LESS THAN HALF WORN OUT. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL BRAKES. *TR

WAS HIGH SPEED ACCELERATING IN NJ FROM ONE HWY TO ANOTHER. LONG ON-RAMP. DURING ACCELERATION FROM ABOUT 40-45MPH TO GET TO 65 HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TRUCK ACCELERATION STOPPED TRUCK SHOOK, SPEED DECLINED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND 3-4 SECONDS LATER SHAKING STOPPED AND CHECK ENGINE WENT OFF. I SLOWLY CAME BACK ON WITH ACCELERATOR AND ISSUE STOPPED. WEATHER CONDITIONS WAS RAINY/WET/HUMID ABOUT 60F ~ 1000AM. THIS IS 3RD TIME HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WAS SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING TRUCK NEW IN 2011 ~ APRIL IN SAME CONDITIONS AND SECOND TIME ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER THAT. FIRST TIME AND THIS TIME I TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO CODES. THIS RECENT I ALSO STARTED LOSING MPG FROM NORMALLY ~16.9 MPG AND DOWN TO 12 MPG NOW. DEALER SAID THEY RELAYED INFO TO FORD AND SAID REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AS NO CODES. I HAVE OTHERS WHO HAVE SAME TRUCK BOUGHT FOR A COMPANY FLEET WITH SEQUENTIAL VIN'S THAT HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED. MY DEALER SAID FORD REFUSED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT THE TRUCK PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES SO TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR A CHECK. THE DEALER VERIFIED MY CONCERN, AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE ROTORS TO WARP ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT I WAS TOLD HEAT, AND THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE BRAKES ARE CONSIDERED WEAR PARTS. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE, BUT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I CHECKED SAFERCAR.GOV AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKES OF THIS TRUCK. FORD DIDN'T CARE AND TOLD ME TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE TO MY TRUCK AND KEEP THE RECEIPT INCASE THEY ISSUED A RECALL. I WOULD BE REIMBURSE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK FOR A MONTH, HOPING FORD WOULD CONTACT ME. WHEN I DID HERE FROM THEM, THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, AT THIS TIME. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, FORD CUSTOMER CARE, OR THE FORD DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE TRUCK DON'T SEEM TO CARE. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED THIS TRUCK, NEVER PULLED A TRAILER, OR DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I'M GLAD I NEVER HAD TO USE THIS AS A REAL TRUCK, *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES WHEN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE (ACCELERATING FROM ~50 MPH TO ~65 MPH) THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. AS THE VEHICLE COASTED BACK INTO THE LANE OF TRAVEL POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE ENGINE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY BILL BROWN FORD IN LIVONIA, MICHIGAN. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD FOR THE INTER-COOLER. HOWEVER THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. *TR

RELATED TO THE F-150 ECOBOOST INVESTIGATION : PE 13-018 DATE OPENED: 05/22/2013. MY TRUCK HAD THE SAME INTERMITTENT STUMBLE/MISFIRE ON ACCELERATION DESCRIBED IN THE INVESTIGATION ABOVE. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY EARLY MORNING DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM. AS I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ALL POWER. I WAS FORCED TO CUT A VEHICLE OFF TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND BRING IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON THE ENGINE IDLED EXCESSIVELY AND THE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS A ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TURBO CHARGER LINE; YET, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,800.

WHEN I'M ACCELERATING THE ENGINE STALLS, I MAY BE LEAVING A STOP SIGN CLIMBING OVER AN OVERPASS OR PASSING ANOTHER SLOWER VEHICLE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN ABOUT 40MPH TO 70MPH. *TR

IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD, AND I HAD A CELL PHONE CALL COME IN. I WAS ON I-75 SOUTHBOUND. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO TAKE THE CALL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, I PUT THE TRUCK IN "DRIVE" AND STARTED TO PULL BACK ONTO I-75. AT ABOUT 25 MPH, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TURBO WASTE GATE OPENED FULLY. THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY HARD. THERE WERE 2 SEMI'S COMING TOWARD ME HONKING THEIR HORNS. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND STEERED TOWARD THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AGAIN. THE TRUCK LIMPED OFF THE HIGHWAY, STILL SHAKING, BUT WITH LESS VIGOR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, THE IDLE SMOOTHED OUT SOMEWHAT, AND EVENTUALLY THE TRUCK RAN SMOOTHLY. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO BRONDES FORD IN MAUMEE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 14. WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SHE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH HER BOSS. SHE CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE NO CODE LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE TRUCK WASN'T DOING IT NOW. I ASKED IF THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SHE SAID "NO, BRING IT WHEN IT'S DOING IT, AND WE'LL CHECK IT". IF IT HAPPENS IN FRONT OF 2 SEMI'S AGAIN, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BRING IT IN! I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY REFUSED TO EVEN RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT! THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN MY MIND, BUT BRONDES FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM. *TR

LOST POWER,ENGINE DIED UNDER HARD ACCELERATION WHILE TRYING TO PASS A CAR. CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER AT FORD AND THEY CLAIM THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. *TR

SPRING OF 2012 ACCELERATION FAILED WHEN OVERTAKING A SLOWER VEHICLE. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH. THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. 06/10/13. VEHICLE ENGINE BEGAN MISSING AND VIBRATING WHEN ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH. HAVE SENT THE PICKUP TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. *TR

MY FORD F150 ECO BOOST LOST POWER SUDDENLY WHILE TRYING TO ENTER A RURAL ROUTE AT A STOP SIGN.WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT JUST DIED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN TOOK OFF SINCE I WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WONDERING WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED .THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUDDERING A LOT ON ACCELERATION NOW WITH A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF FUEL ECONOMY . I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD IT AT TWO FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH SAY THEY CAN FIND NO PROBLEM WITH IT , BUT SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME AND MY WIFE WE WHERE STUCK WITH IT AND TO FIX IT BY PULLING THE BATTERY CABLE OFF EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. *TR

RAPID ACCELERATION WHILE PASSING CAUSED ENGINE TO CUT OUT AND SHUDDER. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN APRIL 2013 I HAD TO PULL OVER AND KILL THE ENGINE SO THE COMPUTER COULD RESET. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR, 2 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BACK TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR A CAR LEAVING THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHUTTER. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 70F. *TR

WE JUST TOOK OUR F150 (ECOBOOST V-6) ON VACATION. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WE WERE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS OTHER VEHICLE'S AND WE LOST ALL POWER. WE MERGED INTO THE PASSING LANE AS WE WERE ACCELERATING AND WHEN I APPLIED MORE THROTTLE WE LOST SPEED AND POWER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED ONCE WE TRIED TO DUPLICATE IT WHEN WE ON THE INTERSTATE AND PRETEND WE WERE GOING TO PASS OTHER CARS. THE POWER LOSS HAPPENED ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. FURTHERMORE, THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE JUST TRYING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE VIA AN ON RAMP AND GET UP TO SPEED. I DID NOT "FLOOR IT" TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE, I DID A MORE AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION AND THE PICKUP SHUTTERED AND LOST POWER. I ASKED FORD TODAY (JUNE 5TH) IF THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE AN UPDATE, BUT NOTHING WAS CERTAIN. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND WE WILL NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY MORE THAN WE HAVE TO UNTIL THIS ISSUE GET RESOLVED. I WASN'T PERFORMING PERFECTLY TIMED PASSES (WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE SO THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC) BUT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN SHUDDERING HEAVY BETWEEN 40MPH AND 50MPH. REQUIRING ME TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL HEAVY TO AVOID THE SHUDDERING, ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT 45 MPH (WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT IN MOST OF THE AREA I DRIVE IN). THIS OCCURRENCE IS WHEN 5TH GEAR CHANGING TO 6TH GEAR, WHICH IS TYPICAL BETWEEN 45 MPH. NOT SURE WHAT DAMAGE THIS IS DOING TO MY VEHICLE, LET ALONE THE SAFETY RISK THIS MAY BE CAUSING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP AT LEASE 6 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND WITH NO RESULTS OF THE ISSUE BEING RESOLVED. JUST THE RUN AROUND AND FALSE PROMISES. 2011 F150 5.0 MOTOR AND 3.55 GEAR RATIO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A MERGING CAR. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" OR ANY OTHER INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM DURING THE INCIDENT, OR AFTER RESTARTING THE TRUCK. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE THEN WONDERING IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW I SEE THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. KISTLER FORD IN TOLEDO, OHIO WILL HAVE A RECORD OF THIS SERVICE APPOINTMENT ON 10-21-11, AS I HAVE A COPY OF THE SERVICE DOCUMENT STATING THE ABOVE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO WAY TO PROVE IT, THE TRUCK HAS ALSO SEEMED TO HAVE LESS POWER SINCE THIS INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED BRIEFLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. 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 13. *TR

THE TRUCK HAS A HESITATION AT BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WHEN GOING UPHILL IN 6TH GEAR. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRUCK TRIES TO SHIFT BUT DOES NOT. ADDITIONALLY AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE TIMES THE TRUCK HAS LOST POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY ON 5/29/2013 A VEHICLE PULLED ONTO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, I PULLED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATED TO MAKE IT PAST THE OTHER CAR AND AVOID ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND SEEMED TO DOWN SHIFT. I LET OFF THE GAS AND TRIED TO PRESS IT AGAIN WITH NO RESPONSE. AT THIS POINT I WAS BEYOND THE OTHER VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE LANE AND AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WAS STILL LOSING POWER SO I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE GAS AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED MULTIPLE TIMES. I LET OFF THE GAS AGAIN AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATING AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. THE WEATHER WAS RAINING AN HUMID AT THE TIME OF THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO VARNEY FORD IN NEWPORT MAINE AT LEAST TWICE FOR SERVICE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE FIXES BUT AFTER THE MOST RECENT ATTEMPT IN SEPTEMBER 2012 I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PERFORMANCE MAY JUST BE "A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE" AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO HELP. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE THEY APPEAR TO BE UNABLE TO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR

VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD WHEN NOT UNDER POWER. WHEN UNDER POWER VEHICLE BACKFIRES,MIS FIRES, LOSES ACCELERATION COMPLETELY. HAVE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEAL 4 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THERE IS BLACK SUT ON THE EXHAUST. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE IF IT CANNOT ACCELERATE OR WILL JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE COMPLAINTS OF THE ECO-BOOST. I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE IN ALABAMA. FLOORED IT TO PASS AND ENGINE WENT DEAD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND IT STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO GAS STATION ON EXIT ABOUT 200 YDS AWAY. TURNED OFF ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. GOT BACK ON HIGHWAY(WITH ENGINE LIGHT OFF ) AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME IN EAST TEXAS. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET LOOKED AT. THEY PUT ON SOME PLATE ON THE TURBO COOLING RADIATOR. LAST MONTH, TOOK IT UP TO IOWA. COMING BACK, IT DID IT AGAIN IN TULSA OK. THIS TIME ENGINE LIGHT ON ALL THE WAY HOME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID A 3 PRONGED CABLE, THE PRONGS BROKE, GOING TO ONE OF THE TURBOS. *TR

TRUCK LOST ALL FLUID FROM TRANSMISSION. FORD REPLACE SEAL IN TRANSMISSION AFTER SITTING AT DEALER FOR NEARLY 3 WEEKS. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO LOCAL DEALER ABOUT ENGINE STUMBLE ON HARD ACCELERATION. DEALER REPLACED AIR DEFLECTOR PER FORD SERVICE BULLETIN. TRUCK STILL STUMBLES ON HARD ACCELERATION. (06/01/2013) CURRENT MILEAGE 40,900. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM THE EZ-PASS LANE AT A NJ TOLL PLAZA, WITH NO WARNING, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHUDDER AND COMPLETE STALL (ENGINE POWER LOSS). ALTHOUGH THE POWER DID COME BACK UP WITHIN 3 SECONDS, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I FELT MY FAMILY WAS IN DANGER WITH VEHICLES COMING UP BEHIND US QUICKLY. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY.

2011 FORD F 150 WITH ECO BOOST. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, BOGS DOWN, LOOSES POWER AND SHUTTERS. I HAVE TAKEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I RECENTLY TOOK IT BACK IN AND HEY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH HELPED A LITTLE HOWEVER STILL REALLY ROUGH. I AM THINKING OF FILING. LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD. I HAVE TIED TO TRADE OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND I'M UPSIDE DOWN BECAUSE OF BAD PUBLICITY I'M BEING TOLD. I THOUGHT I HAD. LEMON BUT I GUESS IT'S ALL THE ENGINES. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ACCELERATING THREE TIMES TWO TIMES IT WAS RAINING. ENGINE SHOOK ACTED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING ON 5 CYL INSTEAD OF 6. ENGINE IS 3.5 ECOBOST. ONE TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWO TIMES IT DID NOT. I SENT FORD AN EMAIL ON 12/15/11 AND THEY HAD ME GO TO MY LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER. FORD WAS PROMPT IN ANSWERING MY EMAIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA IS LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM AND WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE INFORMATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SEEM TO LOSE POWER I PULL OVER TO SEE IF SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG BUT NOTHING I CAN TELL. I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE NEEDED UPDATES. A MONTH LATER TOOK ANOTHER ROAD TRIP THE SAME THING HAPPEN, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH VEHICLE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND FOR MY TRUCK JUST LOSES POWER AND SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TWO ISSUES HERE. FIRST ISSUE. WHEN MAKING TURNS THERE IS A CLUNK SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE TURN AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS RETURNED TO FORWARD POSITION. HAPPENS INTERMITTENT. CANNOT FEEL THE CLUNK IN THE WHEEL, BUT THE SOUND IS LIKE METAL ON METAL. SECOND ISSUE: REAR SUSPENSION CLUNKS AND SQUEAKS A LOT. (LIKE IT IS 20+ YEARS OLD.) STANDING ON THE BUMPER OR PUSHING SIDEWAYS ON THE FENDER MAKES THE REAR-END SQUEAK. I TOOK IT TO FORD FOR REPAIR AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A TECHNOTE THAT TOLD THEM TO 'LUBE' THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. FOR A FEW MONTHS IT MADE THE SOUND GO AWAY, BUT MADE THE BACKEND FEEL LOOSE OR LIKE IT WAS SLIDING SIDEWAYS ON CORNERS. AT THIS SAME VISIT THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE CHANGED NOTICEABLY. ACCELERATION WAS SMOOTHER AND DID NOT HESITATE AS MUCH. (THEY SAY THEY DID NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS CHANGE.) I'M NOT SURE I AM GETTING TRUE ANSWERS FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR. NOW SIX MONTHS LATER ALL THE SOUNDS AND CLUNKING SOUNDS ARE BACK. I FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT DESIGNED SAFE ENOUGH FOR THE LOAD RATING THEY GAVE IT OR SOMETHING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE AND NOT GOING TO JUST END UP PHYSICALLY BROKEN SOMEWHERE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LUBE IT EVERY SIX MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 07/2/13*LJ

VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING UP HILL WEATHER COLD AND DAMP TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER ON 5/20/13 FOUND NOTHING WRONG . ON 5/25/13 VEHICLE SHUT OFF 11 TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING. DROVE VEHICLE ON MON MAY 27 SHUT OFF 9 TIMES AND WE WERE NEARLY RUN OVER BY SEMI ON INTERSTATE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON TUESDAY MAY 28 DROVE TO DEALER WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF OVER 10 TIMES. VEHICLE IS A LIABILITY AS WELL AS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

LACK OF ACCELERATION - I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE IN HEAVY RAIN. I THEN STOPPED FOR GAS. AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS I WENT THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH AND RE-ENTERED THE INTERSTATE. THE PICKUP WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE. I COULD ONLY GO 30-40 MILE PER HOUR FOR THE FIRST MILE OR SO THEN IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE COMPUTER SET A CODE. AFTER RETURNING HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY CHECKED THE CODE AND REPLACED THE CONVERTER ASY. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS ON THE SAME DATE I LOST POWER UNDER ACCELERATION AND ON THE SECOND OCCASION I WAS PRESENTED A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO BILLY HOWELL FORD CUMMING, GA THAT SAME DATE AND LEFT WITH THEM WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAD JUST HAD IT IN THE SAME DEALER ON 8/30 COMPLAINING OF MISSING AND "BACKFIRING", BUT THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED AIR DEFLECTOR AND PROBLEM HAS NOT PRESENTED ITSELF TO THAT EXTENT AGAIN. HOWEVER, I DO EXPERIENCE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT STALLING OR DELAY IN ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE STALL AND/OR SHUDDER PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. BY FAR THE WORST IS THE DATE AND ITEMS LISTED IN THE INCIDENT INFORMATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AFTER DRIVING IN A STEADY DOWNPOUR FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR, MY ECOBOOST F150 FELL FLAT ON ITS FACE. NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. IT JUST STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND TRIED AGAIN WITH NO REACTION FROM THE MOTOR. I THEN FEATHERED THE THROTTLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WOULD RUN AS LONG AS I DIDN'T TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES IN THE OTHER LANE. WITH DRYER WEATHER THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD IT SHUDDER A FEW TIMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MOSTLY IN DAMP OR HUMID CONDITIONS. *TR

AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT AND LOSE POWER. IT WILL CHUG, CUTTING IN AND OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE PICKING UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE. WE HAVE BEEN PUT IN A FEW DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BY THIS BEFORE BUT THANKFULLY NOTHING SERIOUS HAS HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG. WE TOOK IT BACK 2 MORE TIMES AND STILL WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I CALLED TODAY TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECORD OF US TAKING THE TRUCK IN THE PREVIOUS 3 TIMES. *TR

LOSS OF POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN ALL OCCASIONS I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, LET SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE. *TR

AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS: TRAVELING ALONG AT 45MPH, AND PULL OUT TO OVERTAKE A SLOWER VEHICLE, YOU ACCELERATE AGGRESSIVELY. UPON DOING THIS, THE TRUCK SEEMS TO STUMBLE LIKE IT'S HUNTING FOR THE APPROPRIATE GEAR (@ ABOUT 45- 50MPH). ALSO, IT FEELS LIKE AN ENGINE MIS-FIRE. IT'S A DISCONCERTING FEELING THAT THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST. *TR

WENT TO PASS A CAR, LOST POWER, HAD TO DROP BACK. *TR