2012 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING HEAVY RAIN AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, HE ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN IT RAINED IN ORDER TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

DRIVING TO WORK ON JUNE 9 AT 8:00AM AFTER A HARD RAINSTORM, ON SOUTH MEMORIAL PARKWAY JUST NORTH OF GREEN COVE ROAD, TRAVELING ABOUT 40 TO 45, SLOWLY ACCELERATING, THE REAR END OF THE F150 LOCKED UP, TIRES SQUEALING, BEGAN TO FISHTAIL TO THE RIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN RELEASED. I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR, NO CARS BEHIND ME. TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE FINE, THE GEAR DISPLAY ON THE DASH BOARD SHOWED ONLY GEARS 1, 2, AND 3. GEARS 4, 5, AND 6 WERE NOT DISPLAYED. I SPED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE, I SLOWED DOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE, I EASED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THE GEARS 4, 5, 6 WERE REDISPLAYED. THERE WERE NO FLUIDS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE TRUCK. I EASED BACK INTO DRIVE AND NOTICED A LITTLE BIT OF A SHUDDER AROUND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO COMPUTER CODE AND IT WAS LIKELY TO BE A COMPUTER GLITCH AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE RECORDED AS A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD NO, THAT UNLESS THEY COULD WITNESS THE EVENT OR THERE WAS A COMPUTER CODE, THE COMPLAINT WOULD NOT BE DOCUMENTED....I ESCALATED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, WE AGREED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR A BIT AND SEE IF THEY COULD REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, BUT, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE T HAT COULD BE DONE. OBVIOUSLY, IF I HAD BEEN DOING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IF YOU HAVE

2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE TRIED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, HE FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OFF THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE LET THE TRUCK SIT IN THE OFF POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND THEN HE RE-STARTED THE TRUCK. AT THAT POINT, HE WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, TO A SPEED THAT ALLOWED HIM TO RE-ENTER THE INTERSTATE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FAILED AND IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE GRADUALLY AT SLOWER THEN NORMAL SPEEDS. HE CONTINUED HIS TRIP WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND AT HIS FIRST OPPORTUNITY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER SAYING THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK PERFORMED WELL FOR THE NEXT YEAR WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS, THERE WERE NO OCCASIONS WHERE QUICK ACCELERATION WAS REQUIRED. IN OCTOBER 2013, HE MADE ANOTHER TRIP, AND THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED. THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2013. THE DEALER STATED THEY MADE A DIFFERENT REPAIR AND THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE CONSUMER. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN APRIL 2014. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE, FOR TWO WEEKS, STATING THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES WHEN A HISSING SOUND STARTED. APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS LATER THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED. *TR

WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED THE POWER STEERING IS INOPERABLE MAKING STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. AFTER RESTARTING THE POWER STEERING OPERATES AS INTENDED. HOPE IT DOESN'T GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I EXPERIENCED THE EXACT PROBLEM YOU'VE ALREADY CLOSED A CASE FOR. SEE LINK BELOW. I NARROWLY ESCAPED A BAD ACCIDENT. I THINK YOU NEED TO REOPEN THE CASE AND FORCE FORD TO DESIGN A REAL FIX (NOT A SHIELD THAT DISABLES THE CHARGE AIR COOLER). YOU ALSO NEED TO FORCE A RECALL BEFORE THE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AND LAWSUITS START. HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2013/05/28/FORD-F-150-ECOBOOST-IN-NHTSA-PROBE-FOR-ACCELERATION-ISSUE/. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT A PART IN THE INNER COOLER NEEDED TO BE ALTERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I WAS MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, ACCELERATING FROM 20 MPH TO 65 MPH TO BLEND IN WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPIT, SPUTTER AND SHAKE AND BOGGED DOWN AND WOULDN'T EXCEED 50MPH. WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO ABORT MY MERGE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN WAITED FOR ALL TRAFFIC TO SUBSIDE BEFORE I MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO FORD. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR MANY ISSUES(SLOW SPEED SHUDDER, HIGH SPEED SHUDDER, EMERGENCY BRAKE ISSUES, WARPED ROTORS, ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS, TIRE ISSUES, ACCELERATION HESITATIONS, ROUGH IDLE, FAILED BRAKE PUMP, AND MORE WITH LESS THAN 30, 000 MILES) ALL OF WHICH FORD STATES ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE! THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I TRANSPORT MY 3 CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIENDS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR FORD TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THESE TRUCKS?! DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE........ LIKE WITH CHEVY!!!!! FORD IS COVERING UP THE ISSUES THEY HAVE WITH THE #1 SELLING TRUCK IN AMERICA. IT IS A SHAME THAT PEOPLE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE ON THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THEIR F150 BECAUSE FORD COVERS UP THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO SOLVE THEM. THEY TOLD US IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK..........REALLY!!!!!!! . *TR

MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WERE DRIVING UP HWY 75 NORTH FROM MACON WHEN WE ACCELERATED TO THE NEXT LANE. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 SO WE WERE JUST GOING TO PASS IN AT A NORMAL RATE WHEN THE ENGINE JUST QUITS AND THE WHOLE CAR STARTS TO SHUDDER. NOW I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT 19,000 MILES AND TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS ONLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. WENT IN TODAY BEFORE I READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS 3.5 ECO BOOST ENGINE AND THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCED. IT WAS RAINING ON WHEN WE HAD THIS HAPPEN BUT IT OCCURRED BEFORE WITH NO RAIN. AS THE TRUCK STOPPED AND SHUDDERED WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DID NOT GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE ARE SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA. SURPRISED TODAY WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS OR HAVE EVER HEARD OF IT. ????? SO BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ I CALLED BACK ONLY TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES. *TR

MAY 13, 2014, 0630 HRS. TEMP 55 DEGREES F. WHILE I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK, I PRESSED THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON AS THE MORNING DEWPOINT WAS HIGH AND CONDENSATION WAS HEAVY ON THE GLASS. THE LIGHT ON THE DEFROST BUTTON DID NOT ILLUMINATE, SO I PRESSED A SECOND TIME. THERE WAS A DELAY, BUT THE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AS ADVERTISED. I DROVE APPROX 5 MILES TO THE LOCAL FUEL STOP WHEN I NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL FROM THE REAR CABIN AREA. I PARKED THE TRUCK, AND LOOKED AROUND BUT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING BURNING. I STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK AND AS I STARTED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A LOUD "BANG", WHICH SCARED ME. IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING FELL FROM THE SKY AND HIT THE TOP OF THE TRUCK. I LOOKED AROUND, AND THEN OPENED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. THE BURNING SMELL WAS MORE PROMINENT, AND I THEN NOTICED THAT THE 'BANG" WAS MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW PANE SHATTERING. THE WHOLE RIGHT REAR PANE HAD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, AND IT SHATTERED. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS HEATING/DEFROST SYSTEM THAT NEEDS RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. MY YOUNGEST CHILD COULD HAVE HAD THIS WINDOW BLOW RIGHT INTO HER HAD SHE OR ANYONE ELSE BEEN SITTING IN THE REAR CAB AT THAT TIME. IN ADDITION, THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WINDOW BLOWING OUTWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD ALSO BE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. THIS NEEDS ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN SOUTH FLORIDA ON A CLEAR AND SUNNY DAY WHEN I SLOWED FOR TOLLS. AS I TRIED TO SPEED BACK UP, THE TRUCK STUMBLED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER. THEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/09/13 AT 22,489 FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE FOLLOWING: SAWGRASS FORD- ?CHECK ENGINE LIGHT?- INSTALLED LOWER AIR DEFLECTOR PER TSB 13-8-1 08/05/13 (3.5L GTDI?INTERMITTENT STUMBLE/MISFIRE ON ACCELERATION FROM HIGHWAY CRUISE IN HUMID OR DAMP CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE DTC P0304, P0305, P0306, OR P0430). THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IF YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE. *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING AND POWER LOSS. *TR

MY 2012 TRUCK HAS THE 3.5L ECO-BOOST ENGINE AND IT HAS SHUT ITSELF DOWN (GONE INTO LIMP MODE) AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THIS MORNING (4-17-14) IT JUST HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN A 45 MIN WINDOW. THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS 50 DEGREES F AND NOT RAINING. NORMALLY THIS VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE DURING A TURN OR AFTER A STOP, BUT IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS (45-50MPH). THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE AND I AM NO LONGER COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS ISSUE HAS ALMOST CREATE THREE SEPARATE ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V198000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON MY 2012 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST/CORROSION. SEPARATING ARMS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN LINKED TO STEERING PROBLEMS UP TO AND INCLUDING A CRASH. *TR

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FROM ST LOUIS TO MEMPHIS IN RIGHT HAND LANE. ACCELERATED TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC WHEN TRUCK BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, LURCHING FORWARD AND BACK. ALL THE WHILE LOSING SPEED AND MADE ME FEARFUL TO ATTEMPT TO TRY TO PASS OR MERGE. THIS CONTINUED ALL THE WAY BACK TO MEMPHIS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE TECH. WHEN I PICKED THE TRUCK UP THE SERVICE TICKET SAID "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. IT COULD BE RAIN OR SHINE AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PATTERN. IT IS NOW A WEEKLY/DAILY OCCURRENCE. IT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANYWHERE EXCEPT SIDE STREETS AND I AVOID THE INTERSTATE HWY. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY I WAS LOOKING IN THE MIRROR TO SEE WHAT I HAD RAN OVER. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT MY FORD DEALER DENIES EXISTS! *TR

ENGINE SHUDDER/VIBRATION AFTER ACCELERATING. LOSS OF LIGHTS, DASH INSTRUMENTS, RADIO OUT. VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 2012 F150 PLATINUM TRUCK WITH AN ECOBOOST ENGINE. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TRYING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING CAR. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO OVERDRIVE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A MOMENT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IT DID THIS AGAIN TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE WIRING WAS AT FAULT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. THEN AT 34,470 IT OCCURRED AGAIN. WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT TO PASS SOMEONE WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE SLOWED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT WE USE A HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EIGHT ADDITIONAL TIMES. THEN AT 82,200 MILES WE WERE TRAVELING UP HILL AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT A CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKEN CAUSING TWO HOLES IN THE ENGINE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REPLACED ALONG WITH TWO NEW TURBOS. FORD WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD 82,200 MILES AND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ENDED AT 60,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THE CEL CAME ON WHICH PUT MY TRUCK INTO LIMP MODE. SINCE, UNDER ANY LOAD THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHEN THERE IS ANY LOAD PUT ON THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME HARD AND FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND MISSING AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE GAS MILEAGE HAD DECREASED OVER THE LAST FEW TIMES DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. NOT FLASHING JUST ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND VAPOR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IF THESE 2012 ECOBOOST MOTORS ARE LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTED AND MOMENTS LATER, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS TRUCK WILL ABRUPTLY DIE LOSING STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAS TO BE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED. NORMALLY HAPPENS WHILE PULLING RV TRAILER HAS NOT HAPPENED RUNNING EMPTY. AFTER RESTART WILL NORMALLY RUN SEVERAL MILES BEFORE RECURRENCE. IT ALWAYS REFLECTS "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" AND SHOWS A WRENCH AT THE READ OUT. HOWEVER, WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER THERE WAS NO ENGINE CODE SO THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE AT RISK OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT EVERYTIME WE PULL THE TRAILER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. DEALER HAS ADVISED ME TO KEEP DRIVING TILL NEXT TIME IT OCCURS AND TO SOMEHOW TRY TO RESTART WITHOUT ERASING "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" READ OUT. I THING FOR OUR SAFETY THERE IS A LOT OF JEOPARDY IN THIS.

ECOBOOST ENGINE SPUTTERS AND LOSES POWER WHEN PASSING. ENGINE STARTS RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSES ALL POWER. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO 4 LANE BYWAY VEH. LOST ALL POWER STARTED ENG MISS. THROTTLE HAD NO EFFECT, COASTED ALONG IN EMERGENCY LANE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. VEH STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE STILL MISSING FOR ABOUT 5 MORE SECONDS. 3/4 FUEL TANK. PS WAS A AUTO TECH. FOR 28 YEARS WITH U.S.P.S. *TR

VERY COLD MORNING, 3/4/2012, VEHICLE STARTED BY REMOTE AT 5:30AM. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER STARTING, I WENT OUT, OPENED BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS, PUT MY GEAR IN THE BACK SEAT, CLOSED THE REAR DOOR, GOT IN THE DRIVER SEAT , CLOSED THE DOOR, PUT SEAT BELT ON, FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MOVED CONSOLE SHIFT LEVER TO R, WHEN A VERY LOUD BANG OCCURRED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN. I LOOKED AROUND BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A WINDOW, BUT COULD NOT TELL WITH SALT SPRAY ON WINDOWS AND DARKNESS. I DROVE ROUGHLY 12 MILES, PICKED UP A CO-WORKER WHO GOT IN AND ASKED IMMEDIATELY WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR REAR WINDOW? I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER A SHORT TIME LATER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT. I COULD NOT DO THAT UNTIL SATURDAY 3/8/14. WHEN THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT, THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT FORD AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE 8-10 DAYS FOR A DETERMINATION. THEY SEEMED TO BE UNAWARE OF A LARGER PROBLEM THAN JUST MY WINDOW. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB, I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR. ON MONDAY 3/10/14 AFTER WORK, I GOT IN MY TRUCK, ONLY TO HAVE MOST OF THE GLASS FALL OUT WHEN I CLOSED MY DOOR. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF THE DEALER HAD TAPED THE GLASS , I THOUGHT IT WAS LAMINATED. BECAUSE I NOW HAD A BIG HOLE IN WINDOW, I STOPPED AT A GLASS COMPANY, TO SEE HOW SOON THEY COULD REPLACE IT, WITH RAIN AND SNOW PREDICTED FOR MIDWEEK. WHEN THEY CALLED TO CHECK AVAILABILITY, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE NONE AVAILABLE, THAT THERE WAS A PROBL

TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. GOT UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH LOST POWER TRANSMISSION STARED JERKING. POWER CAUGHT BACK UP AND LUNGED FORWARD. AT TIMES THE ENGINE STALLS AND CATCHES BACK UP. AT TIMES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER TRAIN IS BUMPING AS THOUGH YOUR GETTING STUCK ARE HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

FORD F150, 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE- WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, VEHICLE HESITATED AND MISFIRED, WITH AN ASSOCIATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SOME OCCASIONS AND NOT ON OTHERS. SEEMED TO HAPPEN AFTER CRUISING AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND CONTINUED TO SLOW TO 50MPH. HAD TO EASE ON THE THROTTLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATED AFTER THE CONDITION CLEARED. VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR UPDATES, 3 FOR CHANGES TO THE INTERCOOLER AND THE LAST WAS FOR A CHANGE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND ENGAGED INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. *TR

SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WEATHER WAS NICE ABOUT 60 DEGREES AND CLEAR SKIES. THERE WERE NOT ANY CARS IN THE SAME VICINITY AS MY TRUCK. NOTHING HIT THE GLASS, IT JUST SHATTERED OUT OF NOWHERE.THE SOUND WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND THE GLASS WAS PUSHED OUTWARD. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SNOW HAS ENTERED THE DRIVER CABIN THROUGH THE DASH VENTILATION SYSTEM AND BLOWN SNOW INTO THE CAB AND CAUSED MOISTURE TO FREEZE TO THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS. THE ICE FORMS IN A FEW SECONDS AND MOSTLY BLOCK FORWARD VISIBILITY AND VIEW OF THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE VEHICLE COOLANT GAUGE IS SHOWING THE TRUCK IS WARMED AND HOT AIR IS BLOWING FROM DEFROST VENTS BUT NOT CAPABLE TO MELT OR CLEAR ICE OR IMPROVE VISIBILITY, EVEN AFTER 20 MINUTES. I HAVE TO SCRAPE THE ICE WITH MY HAND TO CREATE A PEEP HOLE SO I CAN SEE. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE EVENT HAPPENED, THE STREETS AND LANDSCAPE WERE BLANKETED WITH WHITE SNOW AND ICE AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO FOLLOW THE ROAD AND SAFELY EXIT. I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR OR DRIVE/SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND FOUND THE VENTILATION TO BE CLEAN (NO SNOW OR ICE BUILD UP) AND THE INTAKE SCREEN TO BE PROPERLY PLACED. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *TR

F150 ECO BOOST 2012 WILL NOT RUN RIGHT WHEN ITS DAMP OR RAINING IT SHUTTERS AND MISSES WHILE DRIVING IT FORD HAS WORKED ON IT OVER AND OVER AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUES IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY DON'T CARE. THEY TELL U WHEN U BUY IT THAT IT GET 22MPG BUT IT REALLY GET 12 TO 14 MPG THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST TRUCK I HAVE EVER OWNED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED OR ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH NO ONE VERY CLOSE TO ME AND I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THEN SOME AIR WHISTLING. MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED, IT HAD AN UPWARD BUBBLE IN THE MIDDLE. NOTHING HIT THE TRUCK AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES WHEN IT HAPPENED. THEN THE GLASS STARTED TO MAKE PELLETS AND FLY OFF. WE TOOK IT TO FORD AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXISTING WARRANTY (CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE). HAS THIS HAPPENED TO OTHERS? IS THIS A DEFECT? THANK YOU. *TR

NOTICED ABOUT A WEEK AGO THAT THE REAR DEFROST LIGHT STOPPED COMING ON WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON. HAD A CO-WORKER ASK ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ONE OF MY REAR WINDOWS , SAYING THAT ONE OF THE 3 WAS NOTICEABLY DARKER THAN THE OTHER 2. THE NEXT DAY, THAT WINDOW BLEW OUT INTO THE BED OF MY TRUCK. OUTSIDE TEMP ABOUT 20 DEGREES, TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN SO IT WAS WARM. GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE WINDOW BLEW OUT. TALKED TO MY SALESMAN, HE SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIS NEIGHBORS TRUCK THE WEEK BEFORE, ALSO SAME THING WITH REAR DEFROST LIGHT NOT WORKING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND IT ALSO BEGAN TO JERK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND REPROGRAMMED THE MAIN COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

SINCE NEW MY FUEL MILEAGE HAS BEEN DECLINING AND I WAS EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL). DEALER PERFORMED A TSB AND REPLACED THE CHARGED AIR COOLER AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. THIS LEFT ME WITH WORSE MILEAGE AND A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. THIS PROGRESSED UNTIL 1-19-14 WHERE I LOST ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING CAR. WHEN I FLOORED IT, THE TRANS SHIFTED DOWN TO 2ND, AND THE ENGINE SHOOK AND THE TRUCK SLOWED. ONCE I LEFT MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND COASTED FOR 30 SECONDS, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL, UNLESS I FLOORED IT AGAIN. NO CEL WAS OBSERVED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS DUE TO FOULING. I THINK THERE IS WATER INGESTION ISSUE AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE PLUGS TO FOUL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I HAD BEEN IN FRONT A FAST MOVING VEHICLE, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND GOTTEN REAR ENDED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY F150 2012 ECOBOOST ON AN ONRAMP GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY. IT WAS RAINING, WET AND ABOUT 50 DEGREES. I ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 35 TO 65 MPH TO CHANGE LANES AND GET IN LINE WITH TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING. THERE WAS ABOUT A MILE STRETCH WHERE THE VEHICLES POWER WAS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD STOP SHAKING. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AS CARS WERE BEARING DOWN ON ME FROM BEHIND AND I HAD TO GET OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE INCASE I NEEDED TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE THEN SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AND I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

1ST TIME HAPPENED WHEN TRYING TO PASS A BIG TRUCK, PICK UP LOST ENGINE POWER DURING ACCELERATION THAT I BARELY MADE IT, OPPOSITE TRAFFIC COMING, VEHICLE LOST ALL CHANCES TO MADE ON TIME I WAS AFRAID NOT TO PASS ON TIME THIS IS A HAZARD ISSUE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I HAD TO STOP AND SHUT DOWN VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAD A ENGINE CHECK MASSAGE AT THE MAIN SCREEN OF DASHBOARD WITH THE WRENCH CHARACTER IMAGE, AFTER I RESTART VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. 2ND TIME HAPPEN WHEN MADE TRIP TO TEXAS ON DECEMBER 2013, WHEN TRYING TO ENTER FREEWAY I HAD TO SPEED UP AND SUDDENLY PICK UP AGAIN LOST POWER AND START SHAKING I COULD NO GAIN ANY MORE SPEED OVER 50-55 MPH I ALMOST GOT REAR END IT BY A CAR ON THE BACK THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE HIGH SPEED STREAM. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, ;LATER STARTED TO DRIVE OK. WHEN I CAME BACK TO HOME TOWN I TOOK VEHICLE TO CHECK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT AUTOZONE AND RETRIEVE THE P0430 CODE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. THEY CHECK VEHICLE AND RETRIEVE THE SAME CODE , THEY REPLACED ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I WAS RESEARCHING ON FORUMS AND THEY COMMONLY HAVE TO REPLACE NOT ONLY CAT BUT HAVE TO CHANGE INTERCOOLER, CHANGE PLUGS AND RE-FLASH ECU AND OR PLACE A DEFLECTION PLATE ON CURRENT INTERCOOLER BUT HOME TOWN DEALER ONLY REPLACE CAT, I DON'T THINK THIS WILL FIX ISSUE. PLEASE PUSH FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, FOR EXPERIENCE THIS NEEDS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL BECAUSE SAFETY ISSUE IS INVOLVE

WHEN PASSING AND INCREASING SPEED, VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT COULD HAVE CAUSED A HEAD ON OR OTHER ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO FOR THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOURS DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,847.

HAVING RECURRING ISSUES WITH FORD ECOBOOST ENGINE ON MY 2012 F-150. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE RELATED ISSUES: 3/13/13- ENGINE LIGHT ON, SHUTTERING, SHAKING, AND WON'T GO OVER 70 ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO ISSUES. 3/29/13- ENGINE LIGHT ON, SHUTTERING, SHAKING, AND WON'T GO OVER 70 ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED ISSUE AS BAD CAC INTERCOOLER AND REPLACED PER TSB 130303C. 7/9/13- ENGINE LIGHT AND MISFIRE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SLAMMING FORWARD AS IF BEING REAR-ENDED. DEALERSHIP COIL #2 AND SPARK PLUG. NOT ABLE TO VERIFY THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMING?? ISSUE. 10/30/13-FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. STILL EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT CAC INTERCOOLER SYMPTOMS AND TRANSMISSION SLAMMING. 1/3/14- ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE NEW CAC INTERCOOLER HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WITHOUT DEFLECTOR SHIELD. ALSO REPAIRED TRANSMISSION ISSUE. 1/18/13- ENGINE LIGHT ON. REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER BANK. 1/27/14- CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NEW INFORMATION. FORD FORWARDED THIS INFORMATION TO THE REGIONAL DEALERSHIP MANAGER. 2/2/14- STILL HAVING CAC INTERCOOLER ISSUES DURING SNOW STORM. 2/4/14- FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CLOSED CLAIM. NEVER CONTACTED BY ANY DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING MY CONCERNS. I FEEL THAT I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM FORD ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. I DO NOT THINK THEY ARE TAKING THE ISSUES WITH THESE F150 TRUCKS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND, AT LEAST NOT WITH MY TRUCK. I AM A

JAN 24 2014 . MORNING 6:00 AM. MY TRUCK STALLED ON THE ELGIN OHARE EXPRESSWAY. I WAS CRUISING 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANS OR ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. I NOTICED THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH GO FROM 6 GEAR TO 2ND. GEAR, MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 40 THEN 20 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, SLOWLY CRUISED. THEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS AND DROVE TO WORK AT 45 MPH. CALLED THE FORD DEALER MADE AN APPOINTMENT. DROVE IT THERE AFTER WORK . LEFT IT THERE FOR TWO DAYS. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. THEY REFORMATTED MY DIGITAL READOUT ON THE DASHBOARD. DELETED THE NUMBERS INDICATING THE GEAR MY TRANSMISSION WAS IN. THEREFORE THEY DID NOTHING BUT COVER THEIR[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LOST POWER ON SECONDARY ROAD AT 40 MPH PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROADWAY STOPPED VEHICLE, STEPPED ON FUEL PEDAL RPM'S WENT UP SLOWLY TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. TURNED OFF TRUCK AND RESTARTED, THEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WERE I WAS GOING. ON THE WAY HOME TRUCK LOST POWER SPUTTERED WHEN I GAVE IT GAS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHICH IS A SLIGHT INCLINE. TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS 30 FEET WHILE IN PARK STRIKING A BUSH IN FRONT OF MY HOME. THIS WAS DUPLICATED 2 X AT WILL TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UPON RESTARTING HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 4-LANE, 65MPH HIGHWAY WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD, IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS COASTING. THERE WAS NO POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS EVEN WHEN I MOVED THE GAS PEDAL TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY SEEMED TO RESUME POWER, IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHOCKED PASSENGER AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, THEN I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE PARTS STREWN ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY, IT SMOOTHED OUT AND THERE WERE NO MORE ISSUES ON THAT TRIP. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THAT TRUCK FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME. THIS WAS DECEMBER 21, 2013. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON DECEMBER 28, 2013. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 50 MINUTES. I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO OVERTAKE DUE TO NO POWER. AGAIN, I WORKED THE THROTTLE TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK FINALLY RECOVERED BUT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AGAIN. AS BEFORE, IT SMOOTHED OUT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SHOWING NO CODES AND THAT THEIR TECHS COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS I HAD MENTIONED. I CHECKED ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS. MY THEORY IS THAT THERE IS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO THIS DIRECT-INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE ENGINE. I PLAN ON TRADING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN AN ECOBOOST ENGINE, AS THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELLING ON A 4-LANE, 65MPH HIGHWAY WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD, IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS COASTING. THERE WAS NO POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS EVEN WHEN I MOVED THE GAS PEDAL TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY SEEMED TO RESUME POWER, IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHOCKED PASSENGER AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, THEN I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE PARTS STREWN ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY, IT SMOOTHED OUT AND THERE WERE NO MORE ISSUES ON THAT TRIP. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THAT TRUCK FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME. THIS WAS DECEMBER 21, 2013. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON DECEMBER 28, 2013. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 50 MINUTES. I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO OVERTAKE DUE TO NO POWER. AGAIN, I WORKED THE THROTTLE TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK FINALLY RECOVERED BUT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AGAIN. AS BEFORE, IT SMOOTHED OUT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SHOWING NO CODES AND THAT THEIR TECHS COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS I HAD MENTIONED. I CHECKED ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS. MY THEORY IS THAT THERE IS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO THIS DIRECT-INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE ENGINE. I PLAN ON TRADING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN AN ECOBOOST ENGINE, AS THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS. *TR

UPON HITTING THE GAS TO CROSS TRAFFIC I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I HAD TO LET OFF AND HIT THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK MOVING. THIS UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE A MONTH SINCE BUYING IT AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT AND NEW PARTS. I HAVE NOTICED THROUGH SOME RESEARCH THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE POSTS ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM FIXED BUT END UP PAST THE WARRANTY MARK BEFORE FORD IS ABLE TO MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO ACCELERATE TO PASS SEMI PULLED BESIDE HIM. ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING TRUCK LOST POWER AND BEGAN SHAKING HAD TO HIT BRAKES AS CAR APPROACHED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION ALMOST HAD HEAD ON COLLISION. MADE IT TO REAR OF SEMI AND PULLED OVER JUST I TIME TO AVOID ACCIDENT. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE BY ACCELERATING QUICKLY. MY VEHICLE INITIALLY ACCELERATED AND THEN VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE ALONGSIDE THE VEHICLE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS. I WAS STUCK NEXT TO THE VEHICLE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS AND ALMOST STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THEN WENT OFF AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES. EVERYDAY SINCE, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS LIT SOLID AT ALL TIMES. TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TOMORROW MORNING TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS ON-LINE RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE, SEEMS AS THOUGH I WILL NOT BE HAPPY ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TELL ME. *TR