2012 Ford F-150 complaints

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A LOSS OF POWER WHILE PASSING IN RAINY CONDITIONS IN MY 2012 F-150 CREW CAB 4X4 3.5 V-6 ECO BOOST. AFTER DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (25-35MPH) AND FAIRLY CONSTANT THROTTLE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE STARTING AT 50 MPH. AS SOON AS I WAS ON BOOST I EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER FORCING ME TO TAKE VIOLENT EVASIVE MANEUVERS INCLUDING FULL BRAKING AND HITTING THE SHOULDER, TO BARELY AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. AS THE BED WAS EMPTY I ASSUMED THAT I SPUN THE TIRES ON THE VERY WET HIGHWAY AND HIT A REV-LIMITER AS IT FELT LIKE I LOST SEVERAL CYLINDERS. ONCE IT RETURNED TO 6TH GEAR AND ABOUT 1500 RPM THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. SUBSEQUENTLY I HAVE ROLLED ON THE THROTTLE SLOWLY WHEN REQUIRING FULL POWER IN WET CONDITIONS. AFTER READING ABOUT THE OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES I REALIZED THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TURBOCHARGING SYSTEM. WITH THIS IN MIND I NOW REGULARLY GO TO BOOST WHERE I DON'T NEED THE POWER TO REMOVE THE CONDENSATION FROM THE INTERCOOLER WHEN CONDITIONS ARE WET. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING FOR AN EXTENDED TIME IN RAIN, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS AND THE VEHICLE MISFIRED, SHUTTERED AND SHOOK TO THE POINT OF NEARLY LOSING CONTROL, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND ALMOST STOPPED, CAUSING A NEAR REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE RECOVERED AND SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM A REST AREA, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT GETTING REAR ENDED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MANUAL SAID TO GET TO A SERVICE AREA TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED LATEST CAC AND DEFLECTOR ARE INSTALLED, SO THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM WITH THE LATEST UPDATES. LITERATURE GIVEN TO ME AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THERE IS NO CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM AT THE PRESENT TIME. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING TO PASS, TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING,HAD LOSS OF POWER AND INCREASED RPM ON TACH TRUCK PRACTICALLY STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER. DEFINITELY COULD BE HAZARD-AS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SO I HOPE FORD TAKES NOTICE BEFORE PEOPLE DIE. *TR

I OBTAINED THIS VEHICLE NOVEMBER 2012 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER WINNING AN ARBITRATION CASE I FILED. REASON: THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM IN THE TRUCK IT REPLACED, A 2010 FORD, 150, 4X4, WAS TOTALLY INACCURATE AND UNDEPENDABLE. THE ARBITRATOR AGREED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND GRANTED US THE OPTION EITHER TO ACCEPT A NEW VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR FEATURES, OR A BUY-BACK. THROUGHOUT MONTHS OF PROCESSING AND SEVERAL VISITS TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, FORD STEADFASTLY DENIED ANY ISSUES EXISTED--THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL MONITORING AND MEASURING SYSTEM WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED--DESPITE THE FACT THAT A DISINTERESTED THIRD PARTY EXPERT HIRED BY THE BBB TEST DROVE OUR TRUCK AND CONCLUDED IT WAS DEFECTIVE. FURTHERMORE, A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WHEREIN SOME OWNERS ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF GAS OWING TO AN INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING. HERE IS A RECENT AND TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF THE PROBLEM: A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK, "MILES TO EMPTY" WAS 225. THE FUEL TANK SHOWED BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE-HALF FULL. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, "MILES TO EMPTY" READ 90, AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE EMPTY. I DON'T REALLY CARE MUCH ABOUT THE "MILES TO EMPTY" FEATURE BECAUSE I'VE LEARNED NOT TO TRUST IT; HOWEVER, WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS A HALF TANK OF GAS REMAINING, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER DROPS TO NEARLY EMPTY, I BECOME CONCERNED--PARTICULARLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE WE LIVE, AND IN SNOW CONDITIONS, THUS CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. TO TH

WHEN DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, I MOVED TO THE PASSING LANE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2012 FORD F-150 (WITH ECOTECH MOTOR), MY TRUCK DID NOT ACCELERATE AND IT FELT AS IF MY TRUCK HAD LOST ALL POWER. THIS LOST ACCELERATION REQUIRED THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING NUMEROUS VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ONTO AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THERE WAS A RAPID REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. A PART WAS INSTALLED ONTO THE ECO BOOSTER. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT ONLY NON LETHAL GASOLINE SHOULD BE USED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY OFFERED AN EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TRAVELING HWY 70 E BETWEEN SAINT AUGUSTINE PASS AND AGUIRRE SPRINGS TURNOFF, COMING FROM LAS CRUCES, NM. HAD JUST PULLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC AFTER SWITCHING FROM A 5'9'" DRIVER TO 4'9" DRIVER. THE SEAT MEMORIES WERE PROGRAMMED FOR BOTH DRIVERS, BUT DID NOT WORK. THE SHORT DRIVER ADJUSTED SEATS AND MIRRORS, NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRIC CONTROLS SEEMED TO BE SLUGGISH. AFTER PULLING BACK INTO TRAFFIC, THE SEAT WAS A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER TRIED TO NUDGE SEAT BACK, BUT CONTROL DID NOT WORK. DRIVER TRIED TO ADJUST SEAT TO TILT BACKWARD, BUT THE SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK. WHEN TRYING TO BRING SEAT BACK UP, THE CONTROL STUCK IN THE TILT FORWARD POSITION AND FOLDED DRIVER IN SEAT TO WHERE DRIVER COULD NO LONGER SEE ABOVE THE DASH (40-45 DEGREE SHARP ANGLE OF SEAT) . PASSENGER NAVIGATED THE VEHICLE ONTO MEDIAN. DRIVER THEN PULLED CONTROL WITH BOTH HANDS, WHEN IT FINALLY CAME UNSTUCK. THE INJURY TO DRIVER WAS A SORE LOWER BACK LASTING SEVERAL DAYS AFTER EXPERIENCING GREAT PRESSURE FROM SEAT BACK ON LUMBAR REGION. (MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE OR LESS SEVERE WITH LARGER DRIVER) LOCAL FORD DEALER WILL SERVICE VEHICLE ON 20 JUNE 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, LITTLE TO NO UPHILL OR DOWNHILL GRADE, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55, ATTEMPTED TO PASS A TRACTOR-TRAILER. PRESSED HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND STARTED THE PASS. HALFWAY THRU THE PASS, PASSING SPEED 65-70 MPH, MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I BACKED OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND PULLED BACK IN BEHIND THE TRACTOR-TRAILER, THEN OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, OPENED THE HOOD, EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING BAD. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG. STARTED THE ENGINE, DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME, WITH NO OTHER MIS-HAPS. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE, THE MOST RECENT BEING JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, 6-10-13. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS BEEN DURING AN ATTEMPT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE, DURING A HARD ACCELERATION. I'M TYPICALLY A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER, AND BOUGHT THIS TRUCK WITH THIS ENGINE FOR BOTH FUEL ECONOMY AND POWER TO PULL A TRAILER. ON THE FIRST AND THIRD OCCURRENCE, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, WITH TRAFFIC GOING THE SAME DIRECTION. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ON A SLIGHT UPGRADE ON A 2-LANE ROAD, AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A MUCH SLOWER VEHICLE. THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION, BUT THERE WAS AMPLE TIME AND DISTANCE TO MAKE A SAFE PASS, AS THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WAS VERY SLOW. AGAIN, HALFWAY THRU THE PASSING ATTEMPT, I LOST POWER, AND HAD TO BACK BEHIND THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO MOVE OVER TO AVOID THE COLL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED DURING THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

AFTER PURCHASING THIS 2012 F150 W/ECOBOOST V-6, I WANTED TO SEE HOW GOOD OF GAS MILEAGE I COULD GET OUT OF IT. I ALSO WANTED TO BREAK THE VEHICLE IN BEFORE ANY HARD ACCELERATIONS. WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, I WOULD GRADUALLY MAKE IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TREATED THE VEHICLE GINGERLY UNTIL I WANTED TO TEST THE CAPABILITIES OF THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE I HAD HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT. IT WAS A COLD JANUARY EVENING AND THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL WEATHER (NO RAIN OR SNOW). I HAD BEEN CRUISING AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. THE ROAD HAD NARROWED FROM A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TO A 2 LANE. I WAS STUCK BEHIND A VEHICLE TRAVELING JUST ABOVE 50 MPH. I REACHED A PASSING ZONE AND DECIDED TO TEST THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE/TRUCK. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE SPIT AND SPUTTERED. I DECIDED TO EASE OFF IMMEDIATELY FOR OUR SAFETY. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AS RESULT OF THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE NOTICED THAT AT CRUISING SPEEDS, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINE MISS AROUND 60 MPH WHILE GOING UP A SLIGHT GRADE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT (ENGINE) DOES NOT START AS QUICKLY. THE KEY HAS TO BE HELD LONGER. THESE PROBLEMS ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE ENGINE AFTER THE VERY FIRST HARD ACCELERATION. *TR

WAS PASSING A LARGE TRUCK TOWING A MOBILE HOME UP A STEEP INCLINE, IT WAS RAINY AND WINDY AND I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. MID WAY THROUGH THE PASS, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPPED POWER ABOUT 15 MILES DOWN TO 45 MPH, I ALMOST THOUGHT THE ENGINE STALLED, AND THEN, AS I TRIED TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL, IT STARTED TO SHUDDER AND I JUST MANAGED TO MAKE THE PASS AS I CAME OVER THE HILL. THE SHUDDERING CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, AND AFTER TRAVELING DOWNHILL AND COASTING A BIT, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND THERE WERE NO MORE INCIDENTS FOR THE REST OF THE 15 MILES I DROVE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT I WILL REPORT THAT AT ONE POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 8 DAYS 3 MONTHS PRIOR, AND WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN BEFORE I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO BRING IT TO A GARAGE, I HAD THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD JUST HAD A BAD BATCH OF GAS. *TR

WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE IT PERIODICALLY HAS HAD AN ISSUE OF SELECTING THE GEAR. SOMETIMES IT HAS HELD ONTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT CHANGING TO SECOND, MOST RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN SKIPPING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 5TH GEAR. I'VE RECORDED A VIDEO (LINK AT THE BOTTOM) TO BETTER DEMONSTRATE. I DRIVE THE TRUCK IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT (OAHU) + WASH MY CAR REGULARLY (NOTHING IN THE ENGINE, OTHER THEN SPRAYING THE GRILL) - AS I'VE HEARD OF SIMILAR RELATED ISSUES. I'VE UPLOADED A VIDEO OF IT TO YOUTUBE WHICH WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT (I HAD TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT IT 3 DIFFERENT WAYS AFTER PULLING OVER - 1. GOING INTO THE LOW GEARS (1, THEN 2), THEN DRIVE 2. I TRIED MANUALLY TELLING THE VEHICLE WHICH GEAR I WANTED TO BE IN (IT BLINKED TO INDICATE I'M LOCKED OUT) 3. (AS SEEN IN THE VIDEO) I WENT TO PARK, THEN TO DRIVE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Y50_CJ82D20. *TR

IN DAMP CONDITIONS THE F-150 WITH THE ECO BOOST ENGINE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM WHEN THE TURBO CHARGERS ARE CALLED FOR. IN OTHERWORDS WHEN YOU STRONGLY ACCELERATE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK DIES. *TR

LOSS OF POWER/ENGINE MISFIRES DURING HARD ACCELERATION ON MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 PASSING A CAR AT COUNTRY RD SPEED OR LESS (WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TURNED) IN RAIN. ONCE I REACHED DESTINATION TRUCK SAT UNTIL MID DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 9 WHEN CONDITION RECURRED ON HILL CLIMB ACCELERATION IN DRY CONDITIONS. ENGINE MISFIRE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT TIME. AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING TRUCK OFF TO CHECK OWNERS MANUAL, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED TRUCK BACK UP AND HAS REMAINED ON BUT THE ISSUE HASN'T RECURRED. APPT AT FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 14 TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT STATUS AND THIS ISSUE. ENGINE IS 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST. *TR

I WAS MERGING ON THE ON RAMP TO OBTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED I STEPPED ON THE GAS WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE REALLY BAD. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE BUT THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE TO THE ENGINE AS THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE EVEN WORSE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS SHUDDER IN THE TRUCK. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THEN SHOOK HARD, POWER WAS LOST. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT POWERED UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED IN MARCH 2013 AND AGAIN ON JUNE 7. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED IT SHUDDER WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TR

TURNED RIGHT AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE, WHEN I GOT UP TO ABOUT 45-50 MPH AND THE ECOBOOST WENT TO KICK IN, TRUCK DRAMATICALLY JERKED FORWARD AND THEN THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUTTER AND SHAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A POINT WHERE THE ECOBOOST TRANSITIONED OFF. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THIS TIME MY WIFE EXPERIENCED IT TOO AND WE FEEL IT MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC OR ON A FREEWAY. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AT 50+ MPH WITHOUT HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A GOLF TOURNAMENT IN THE RAIN. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUT DROPS IN MY EYES. WHEN I STARTED BACK I PULLED OUT AND WHEN I GOT UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. I LET OFF THE GAS AND PUSHED BACK DOWN AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED. IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS LOCKING UP, AFTER ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS (NOW WITH CARS ON MY BUMPER) IT SMOOTHED OUT. NO OTHER ISSUES ON THE REST OF THE TRIP. TOTAL TRIP WAS ABOUT AN HOUR. *TR

DRIVING IN THE RAIN. TRIED TO MERGE ON HIGHWAY. TRUCK STARTED MISSING AND BUCKING. I HAD THE TRUCK FLOORED AND IT WAS LOOSING SPEED. I HAD TO PULL OVER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. *TR

AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHILE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, I ACCELERATED TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK. AS I WAS ALONG SIDE THE TRUCK, MY VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGIN TO SHUDDER(FELT AS IF FRONT TIRES WENT FLAT). I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK BEHIND THE TRUCK AND OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RECOVERED AND I CONTINUED MY TRIP. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK IN BEHIND THE TRUCK TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE ONTO I-74 NEAR INDIANAPOLIS, IN. THE ECOBOOST ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK SHOOK AND VIBRATED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS ONLY RUNNING ON A COUPLE OF CYLINDERS AND HAD VIRTUALLY NO POWER. WE WERE NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI THAT WE WERE TRYING TO MERGE WITH. I DROVE VERY SLOWLY ON THE SHOULDER FOR AN EXTENDED TIME AS THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. FINALLY IT SEEMED TO REGAIN POWER AND WE HEADED ON HOME TO ILLINOIS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW F150 ECOBOOST ON 6/13/2012. AT 4516 MLS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE TOWING A LARGE TRAILER IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO APPROX 50MPH THEN LOST PWR SUDDENLY AND SLOWED TO 30MPH WHILE TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM THE REAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE WHILE THE TRUCK SLOWLY STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. LATER THE SAME DAY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO MORE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IT DID THE SAME THING. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND I HAVE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT TOWED IN THE SAME CONDITIONS SINCE THEN. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIME DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER SAYS IS A BAD TURBO INTAKE SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED EACH TIME. THE TRUCK HAS 18500MLS ON IT AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED APPROX EVERY 4000 MLS. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

I AM REPORTING A SECOND INCIDENT OF ENGINE FAILURE WHILE PASSING THAT HAPPENED ON THE SAME DAY. WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE/SHUDDER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FOR THE VEHICLE TO RECOVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I DROVE MY 2012 FORD F150 PLATINUM, 4X4, SUPERCREW, MULTIPLE TIMES BETWEEN TEXAS AND WASHINGTON STATE ON INTERSTATE 10 AND INTERSTATE 5, GOING THROUGH OREGON BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER 2012 AND JANUARY 2013, TRAVELING THROUGH SNOWY AREAS AND THEN HOT AREAS SUCH AS ARIZONA. WHEN I ACCELERATED HARD TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC OR TO PASS TRAFFIC, MY TRUCK LOST ACCELERATION POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SEE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO AUTOMAX FORD IN KILLEEN, TEXAS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE FROM A TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND REPAIRED THE FAULTY PART(S). *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2012 FORD F150 PLATINUM, 4X4, SUPERCREW OCCASIONALLY MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I SLIDE THE SEAT BACKWARDS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FORD LAKEWOOD DEALERSHIP IN WASHINGTON STATE AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAD SOME SORT OF TECHNICAL BULLETIN ABOUT THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET. SO THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A BRACKET WHICH I THINK IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE STABILITY SUPPORT TO THE SEAT. THE BRACKET HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE GRINDING NOISE I HEAR. THE SEAT DOESN'T APPEAR OR FEEL LOOSE. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. *TR

PULLING AWAY FROM A SIDE STREET MAKING RIGHT TURN MERGING INTO FAST TRAFFIC IN AN ACCESS ROAD WITH CARS MERGING ONTO AND OFF OF THE FREEWAY... PULLED OUT SAFELY AND GAVE IT THE GAS TO MERGE SAFELY IN TO TRAFFIC AND TRUCK ENGINE STUTTERED AND NEARLY SHUT DOWN, LEAVING ME PULLED OUT OF THE SAFETY OF THE STREET BUT RIGHT INTO THE ROADWAY LACKING THE POWER TO GET OFF THE ROAD OR EVEN CONTROL THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE NEARLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY I FEAR THAT IT WILL CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I DISCUSSED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASSURE ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THAT ENGINE OR MY SPECIFIC TRUCK. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE TRUTH OR AN ACCEPTABLE APPROACH TO MY PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE OR MY SAFETY. THEY COULD NOT SHOW ME A LIST OF ANYTHING THEY ACTUALLY DID TO CHECK IT OUT AND FORD WON'T HELP EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. *TR

VEH LOSES POWER UPON ACCELERATION. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ENGINE POWER. THE DRIVER DECELERATED WITH FORCE AND THEN MANEUVERED INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ENGINE POWER REDUCED SLIGHTLY SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DURING ANY HARD ACCELERATION SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK STALLS AND GOES INTO A MODE OF MISSING AND ENGINE STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK AND ONLY HAPPENS DURING A HARD ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AND THE TECH AT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS KNOW DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN OF SOME KIND OF MOISTURE PUMP. HE SAID THAT FORD WOULD ONLY FIX IT WHEN YOU GOT TO THE FOURTH CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A HAZARD DURING MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ENGAGED INTO SAFE LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS 13,000. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15 MILES. AT STOP SIGN, UPON ACCELERATION, ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER GOING THROUGH GEARS. PULLED OVER, STOPPED ENGINE, STARTED AND BEGAN SHUDDERING AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROCKWALL FORD, DEALER IN ROCKWALL TX.. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTION (NOT THE PROBLEM). SECOND INCIDENT: VEHICLE BEGAN MISFIRING AROUND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER READING FORUMS AND DOING RESEARCH, FOUND MOISTURE PROBLEMS WITH INTERCOOLER (CAC). ROCKWALL FORD DEALER REPLACED PER FORD PROCEDURE: REPLACE CAC AND INSTALLED DEFLECTOR SHIELD FOR MOISUTE AT 20,170 MILES. THIRD INCIDENT: VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUDDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TOOK TO DIFFERENT FORD DEALER (RANDAL NOE IN TERRELL, TX). DEALER VERY HELPFUL AND FOUND TRUCK TO MISFIRE. FORD HOWEVER HAS NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND STILL HAVE NO TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION OF MY ECOBOOST F-150 MISFIRING DURING ACCELERATION, INCLUDING A VIDEO. I ALSO HAVE THE FORD REPS NAME AND DATES OF CONVERSATION WITH FORD AND MY DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FORD REP "DOES NOT FEEL THIS ISSUE PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK..." EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN THE RAIN ENTERING A HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A WRECK. THIS IS ONE OF THREE INCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR

THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER. *TR

WE EXPERIENCED BUCKING, SHUTTERING, LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN EXITING ONE MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ENTERING ANOTHER. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE COULD STILL DRIVE TRUCK AFTER WE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. (WE WERE ABOUT 200 MILES FROM HOME)THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A CL3Z*19E672*A DEFLECTOR AND *W711281*S300 PIN. THE DEALER SAID THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER "LEARNS" THE DRIVING HABITS OF THE EVERYDAY DRIVER (WIFE). WHEN THE HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. DEALER SAID THEY RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, INSTALLED PARTS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE, AND IS CURRENTLY IN THERE, AND HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK, WITH NO END IN SIGHT!!!. THE LAST TIME THE HESITATION HAPPENED VERY NEARLY RESULTED IN A MULTIPLE CAR PILE UP BEHIND ME AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE RAMP. I SPOKE TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-392-3673 REFERENCE NUMBER [XXX] AND SPOKE WITH "[XXX]" WHO DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH EVERY SINGLE REPRESENTATIVE AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND HQ ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE F150 ECOBOOST. THEY ARE REFUSING TO CONSIDER THIS AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE VIRGINIA LEMON LAW, EVEN THOUGH IT QUALIFIES COMPLETELY. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AND HAS ADMITTED SO. THEY CONTINUE TO MISLEAD ME AND PROLONG THE INEVITABLE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR LIFELONG, AND LOYAL CUSTOMERS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WERE ABNORMAL NOISES HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE REMAINED STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THERE WERE MOIST, WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE IRREGULARITIES WHERE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ECO BOOST FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,463.

I PROCEEDED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON I-75 JUST NORTH OF CHATTANOOGA, TN. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE VERY QUICKLY AS THE TRUCK LOST SPEED RAPIDLY. I HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET POWER BACK. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE A PART. IT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER EVER SINCE AND THE TRUCK HAS REPEATED THIS PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 5 MORE TIMES. THE SERVICE DEPT WAS KIND OF VAGUE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY JUST KEPT TELLING ME IT WOULD NOT HURT THE ENGINE. *TR

2012 FORD F150XL WITH 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND AFTER SUCCESSFULLY MERGING, VEHICLE EXPECTANTLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE FOOT WAS OFF GAS. ENGINE KEPT ACCELERATING FOR PERIOD OF 5 SECONDS REACHING 90MPH. I WAS HITTING THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME WITH NO EFFECT UNTIL HEARD A DULL CLUNK OR POP SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THIS SOUND, THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. IF THERE WAS A MOTORCYCLE OR CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE RUN THEM OVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150 ECO BOOST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT..POWER LOSS AND RUNNING ROUGH...ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW..THEY REPLACED 3 COILS,,3 SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE BURNED UP AND RECENTLY A TURBO COOLER..I TRIED TO GET THEM TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS BUT THEY SAID FORD WOULD NOT DO IT AND THERE WAS NO SERVICE ANOUNCEMENT....I HAVE SINCE SPENT 2500 ON A EXTENDED WARRANTY..TO ME THIS IS SOMETHING FORD SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT BUT DOESNT SEEM TO BE.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F-150 ECOBOOST DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE- SPED UP TO JUMP IN FRONT OF SOMEBODY, THE ENGINE TOTALLY BOGGED DOWN.... WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL... LUCKILY DIDN'T GET RAN OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE. I HAVE TALKED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH TWO MOTORCYCLES IN THE BED OF THE TRUCKS, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. HAVE SINCE SEEN THIS REFERRED TO AS THE SHUDDER THAT SOMETIMES PRECEDES THE LIMP MODE WHICH RESULTS IN POWER FAILURE. AFTER CHANGING LANES AND MONITORING TIRES ON NEARBY VEHICLES IN MOTION WE CONFIRMED IT WAS NOT THE ROAD. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN BUT CANNOT RECREATE THE BEHAVIOR ON DEMAND AND IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY ON LONG TRIPS WITH A LOAD IN THE TRUCK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 70MPH I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HARD TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON SOUTHBOUND I-75. MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND COASTED UNTIL THE SHUDDER STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AS IF I HAD TWO FLAT FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND I COMPLETED MY TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

PULLED OUT TO PASS AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHUTTER COULD NOT COMPLETE PASS VEHICLE STALLED HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT RESTARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. MY DEALER SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. DEALER TOOK CODE FROM TRUCK IT SHOWED A MISS FIRE CYLINDER 6 LIGHT IS OFF NOW. I THINK IT IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F 150 WITH UNDER 5000 MILES ON IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WENT TO PASS A TRUCK AND PUT THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED AND THE RPM'S WENT UP. WHEN THIS ACCRUED THE TRUCK FEEL FLAT ON ITS FACE. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION WHAT'S SO EVER AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO MISS. I HELD IT TO THE FLOOR FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS WITH NO CHANGE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *TR

I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN HARD RAIN FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS PULLING A 8000LB TRAVEL TRAILER. ON A 3 LANE INTERSTATE I PULLED OUT TO PASS A SLOW VEHICLE IN THE RH LANE. WE WERE GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL. IT STARTED TO SHAKE, LOST POWER, AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS THEN IN THE CENTER LANE GOING TOO SLOW FOR THE TRAFFIC WITH TRUCKS PASSING ME BLOWING THEIR HORNS ON BOTH SIDES AND THE ROAD SLOP FROM THEM MAKING IT HARD TO SEE. I STOPPED IN A REST AREA AND CALLED THE FORD HELP LINE WHO OFFERED NO ADVICE OTHER THAN TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER. I AM FROM MI. AND THIS HAPPENED IN TN. NORMALLY ON A HILL LIKE THIS IT WOULD HAVE GONE TO 65MPH WITH NO EFFORT. THE ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 850', TEMP 45 DEG, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR CODES, WAS IN THE TOW HAUL MODE, AS I GOT TO THE RH SIDE AGAIN IT STARTED TO GET BETTER, TOOK ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I WAS AMAZED I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. IT WAS A REALLY SCARY SITUATION AND MY WIFE IS STILL HESITANT ABOUT PULLING A TRAILER WITH IT. WHEN I GOT HOME I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY CHECKED A LOT OF THINGS AND DID SOME OF THE TSB'S FOR THIS PROBLEM AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY THEN PUT A FLIGHT RECORDER ON IT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND GOT NO CODES. NOW ALL I KNOW IS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL EVER BE TAKEN CARE OF. THEY ARE VERY CLOSED MOUTH ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET SOME IDEA IF THEY ARE WORKING ON IT OR IF I'M STUCK WITH IT. IT'S A REALLY NICE TRUCK IF IT DOESN'T KILL US. *TR