2013 Ford F-150 complaints

PURCHASE DATE 02/28/2013 AUGUST 24, 2013 ? MY WIFE WAS DOWNSTATE SCHOOL SHOPPING FOR MY SON AND PULLED OUT ON TELEGRAPH ROAD. BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED. THE TRUCK STARTED SHUDDERING AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 5 MPH. IT WENT INTO PROTECTION MODE. TOOK THE TRUCK INTO GAYLORD FORD, GAYLORD MICHIGAN ON AUGUST 26, 2013 TO HAVE THEM CHECK WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK ALL DAY AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AUGUST 30, 2013 ? MY WIFE AND SON JUST TURNED OFF HIGHWAY 65 ONTO HIGHWAY 72 AND MY WIFE WAS AT 45MPH TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO 55MPH. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND DROPPED FROM 45PM TO 5PM. ALMOST CAUSING HER TO HIT A GUARD RAIL BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS BEHIND HER. IT WAS TAKEN BY FLATBED TO ZUBECK FORD IN OSCODA, MI. THE MECHANIC SAID IT CAME BACK WITH 25 ERROR CODES AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 ? THE TRUCK STILL SITS AT ZUBECK FORD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHUDDERING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, IT STARTED DECELERATING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. I REVVED THE ENGINE UNTIL THE TURBOS STARTED SPOOLING NORMALLY AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE WENT IN FOR SERVICE, ISSUE WITH ENGINE STUTTER, DEALERSHIP DID PCM RE-FLASH AND UPDATED COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP NOTICED A/C FAN RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED AND NOT CYCLING OFF. DEALERSHIP KEPT FOR TWO MORE DAYS ONLY TO TELL ME IT NEW PROCEDURE IN PROGRAMMING. WHEN AMBIENT TEMP OUTSIDE IS ABOUT 93 OR ABOVE, A/C FAN KICKS INTO HIGH SPEED AND STAYS ON BECAUSE OF HIGH HEAD PRESSURE ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT SOMETIMES NEVER GOES OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IT'S LOUD AND PRESENTS A HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE NOISE AND THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IT PRESENTS BY OVERHEATING THE FAN MOTOR. FORD TELLS ME THEY PUT OUT A BULLETIN ON THE MATTER THAT BASICALLY SAYS THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL. I TOLD THEM IT'S A HAZARD AND AN UNACCEPTABLE FIX. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD TO FIX THE MATTER RATHER TO PUT A BAND-AID ON IT! *TR

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 200 MILES AT 65MPH IN THE RAIN, I ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO PASS A VEHICLE AND MY 2013 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST TRUCK SEEMED TO LOSE POWER/STALL AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES (PROBABLY 2-3), POWER WAS RESTORED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO ENTER INTERSTATE TRAFFIC FROM AN ON RAMP. ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED. A MALFUNCTION INDICATION LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE DASH. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO PASS ME ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THE CONDITION CLEARED ITSELF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 SECONDS. I WAS APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED MILES INTO A 150 MILE TRIP IN RAINY WEATHER. RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY WHO RETRIEVED NUMEROUS MISFIRE CODES FROM THE ECM (DTC P 0903, P 0904, P 0905). DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE ECM AND INFORMED ME I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE IT AND SEE IF THAT WORKS. PERFORMED RESEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AND FOUND THAT INDEED IT WAS, THAT THE CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE AT LEAST 2011 MODEL YEAR AND TO DATE THERE APPEARS TO BE NO CLEAR FIX FROM FORD. ADDITIONALLY, DESPITE WELL OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION, THAT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE NHTSB. IT IS MY MOST SINCERE HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE A FATALITY TO SPUR ACTION ON THIS CONDITION. *TR

2013- FORD F150 ECOBOOST: I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY 100KM/HOUR HIGHWAYS SPEED. I CAME UPON A CAR GOING 70KM/HR. IT WAS SAFE TO PASS, AND AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, MY TRUCK LOST COMPLETE POWER AND DECELERATED TO ABOUT 40 KM/HR, EVENTUALLY SLOWING RIGHT DOWN. I TRIED FRANTICALLY TO PUSH THE GAS, AS THERE WERE TWO SEMI TRUCKS BEHIND ME TRYING TO PASS AT THE SAME TIME AS ME. THE TRUCKS BOTH ENDED UP HAVING TO PASS ME UNSAFELY ON THE SHOULDER TO THE LEFT OF ME, INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE OVER BACK TO THE LANE I WAS IN, AND EVENTUALLY RODE THE SHOULDER. I CONTINUALLY TRIED TO GET POWER TO THE VEHICLE. MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. EVENTUALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, MY TRUCK DID "GRAB" AND SHOOT FORWARD. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN WENT OFF, AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE, THE TRUCK WAS FINE. AGAIN, TWO DAYS LATER, THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING, BUT AT SLOWER SPEEDS IN TOWN. AS I READ INTO THE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM???? MY SITUATION TOO WAS DURING RAINY/WET WEATHER, LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAYS THE FIRST TIME, AND WET WEATHER, IN TOWN, THE SECOND TIME. THIS IS A SEVERELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I TOO BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED AND THAT FORD HAD SOLUTION TO TRY. WHAT BOGGLES MY MIND IS THAT THERE ARE "SOLUTION" TO TRY, WHICH MEANS THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN, YET WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT MAKE ONE SINGLE MENTION, EVEN WHEN I ASKED IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE ECO

THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!! I EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE LAST WEEKEND ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING (25MPH) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK BEGAN SHUDDERING AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I COULDN'T GO MORE THAN 5 MPH AND ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS CLOSED, SO I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND AFTER RECONNECTING IT THE TRUCK RAN FINE, UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT AT 70MPH. ONCE AGAIN THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY (TO RESET EVERYTHING). THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING JUST TO BE TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES ON THE FREEWAY MY F150 ECOBOOST ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. THIS SITUATION ALMOST CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN TO ALLOW ME TIME TO PASS THE SLOWER VEHICLES AND GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW SPEED OF 20 MPH TO AVOID A POSSIBLE COLLISION MY F150 ECOBOOST ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MY ECOBOOST ENGINE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SECONDARY ROAD IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT APPROX 35MPH AS I PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WITH WHAT I ASSUME IS THE INFAMOUS ECOBOOST MISFIRE. THE TRUCK IS A 2013 WITH ONLY 13000 MILES. ONCE I STOPPED BRIEFLY THE MISFIRE WENT AWAY AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND BUT AS OTHERS HAVE STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I DROVE MY F150 FOR A SHORT DISTANCE OF MAYBE 3 MILES, SHUT IT OFF, ENTERED THE POST OFFICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, DROVE THE TRUCK ACROSS THE STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF MAYBE 1/4 MILE, SHUT IT OFF AND WENT INTO A BUSINESS FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES. UPON STARTING THE TRUCK TO RETURN HOME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SAW THE RPMS TO BE OVER 3000. I DID NOT HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING DUE TO AC BLOWER NOISE. I CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS TOUCHING IT AND NOTHING WAS NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, RESTARTED, AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. OTHER ISSUES: 1) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY ALONG WITH THE DATE/TIME DISPLAY WAS FLASHING SYMBOLS INSTEAD OF DISPLAYING ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS. UPON RESTARTING THE TRUCK THE DISPLAY RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE RADIO FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. 2) WHEN APPLYING FULL THROTTLE THE ENGINE BASICALLY STALLS WHICH CAN BE SOMEWHAT HAZARDOUS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH A SHORT ENTRANCE RAMP AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MENTION ALL OF THESE ITEMS BECAUSE IN MY OPINION THEY WOULD POINT TO COMPUTER ISSUES ON THE ECOBOOST. *TR

HAD BEEN DRIVING IN RAIN ALL DAY. PULLED OUT TO PASS ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. HAD TO PULL BACK BEHIND VEHICLE I WAS TRYING TO PASS. DEALER SAID I HAD SAME PROBLEM OTHER ECOBOOST OWNERS WERE HAVING AND REPLACED INTERCOOLER. IT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM AS IT HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. DEALER SAID FORD WAS "WORKING ON A SOLUTION". I HAVE TO WAIT FOR RECALL AND JUST BE AWARE THAT PROBLEM COULD OCCUR IF CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,700.

REDUCED ENGINE POWER DURING HARD ACCELERATIONS WITH THE 5.0 V8 ENGINE. SAFETY ISSUE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR NEEDING TO ACCEL FOR ANY REASON. *TR

THIS VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE PASSING ANOTHER MOTORIST A FEW DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WE WERE TOLD BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE TRUCK HAD A RECALL ON THE INTER COOLER SYSTEM. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH THIS MOTOR PRIOR TO PURCHASING. THE INTER COOLER WAS "REPLACED" SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE STILL STALLS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT NO CODES ARE SHOWING UP ON THE TRUCK. THE STALLING INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES DURING VARIOUS DRIVING AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. WE WERE TOLD BY DEALERSHIP WE WOULD "JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT". I NO LONGER ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY BEHIND A TRUCK TOWING A BIG CAMPER. WHEN I GOT A CHANCE TO TRY AND PASS HIM I GOT OVER TO GO AROUND HIM AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING) AND I HAD TO APPLY BRAKE HARD TO SLOW BACK DOWN TO GET BACK BEHIND THE TRUCK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANYONE BEHIND ME SO I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK OVER. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SET AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY WENT OUT AND TRUCK STARTED RUNNING FINE. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO FORD AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS A 2013 F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST 3.5 ENGINE WITH LESS THAN 11K MILES. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT NOW. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK AFTER DRIVING A CONSTANT SPEED OF 65 IN ARIZONAS HUMID MONSOON SEASON, UNDER HARD ACCELERATION MY F150 HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ALONG WITH A VERY STRANGE SHUDDER AND LOUD REVVING SOUND. AFTER I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PULLED BEHIND THE SEMI I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS (DUE TO ON COMING TRAFFIC), THE TRUCK RAN NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE CONDITIONS WERE DIFFERENT THE DAY OF TEST DRIVE AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR NEARLY AS LONG. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE THE DEALER WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

I WAS DRIVING MY MONTH OLD BRAND NEW FORD 150 AND COMPLETELY LOSS POWER STEERING. THANK GOODNESS I WAS GOING STRAIGHT OR I AM SURE THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE . IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP THEY THINK THE STEERING RACK IS GONE AND NOW I AM DRIVING A CRAPPY TOYOTA CAMRY AS A RENTAL . SO NOT HAPPY I BOUGHT FORD BECAUSE THEY HAD A GREAT REPUTATION AND LOVE THE TRUCK BUT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 940.

THE FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPEN I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY ABOUT 70 DEGREES OUT. I TRIED TO GO AROUND A CAR AND WHEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE KIND OF STALLED AND SHOOK, DID NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT ACCELERATED FINE. THERE WASN'T MUCH DANGER INVOLVED IN THIS MISHAP AS THE OTHER DRIVER AND I WERE THE ONLY 2 VEHICLES ON THE ROAD FOR A FARE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED IS WHAT REALLY WORRIED ME. I WAS LEAVING A GAS STATION PREPARING TO CROSS A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. THIS TIME IT WAS MORNING ABOUT 65 DEGREES AND SUNNY, I ROLLED UP TO THE INTERSECTION AND WHEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS WAS PRESENTED I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK PRETTY BAD AND THE ENGINE ABOUT DIED. I HIT THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE WORKED ITSELF OUT OF THE SHAKE. THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THIS ISSUE IS LIFE THREATENING. IF I WOULD HAVE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE BROUGHT ME TO THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY AND STALLED THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE I COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED! AND TO TOP IT OFF ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY 2013 FORD F-150 PLATINUM IS THE BLUETOOTH IS RARELY CAPABLE OF SYNCING TO MY IPHONE, SO I WERE TO BE T-BONED THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN INCAPABLE OF UTILIZING ITS 911 ASSIST FEATURE AND THE INJURED INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE TO RELY ON A WITNESS DIALING 911. *TR

I GET NOWHERE NEAR THE MILEAGE THE STICKER HAS ON THE WINDOW.....STATES 21 MILES TO THE GAL HWY TRY 15-17. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOME RESEARCH THIS AND STOP FALSELY ADVERTISING BECAUSE ONCE YOU SIGN YOUR NAME TO THAT CONTRACT FORD WILL NOT BUY IT BACK! *TR

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND THERE IS NO REASON THE TIRES SHOULD WEAR OUT LIKE THIS. THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND I DON'T RUN OFF THE ROAD I DON'T DRIVE TERRIBLE THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2013 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST IN DECEMBER 2012. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2013. IT WAS RAINING. I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT WHERE I HAD MADE A COMPLETE STOP. I COULD NOT GAIN SPEED VERY WELL. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING/POPPING AND THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SAME HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE ON MORE THAN A DOZEN OCCASIONS AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HOWEVER, EACH TIME WAS WHILE IT WAS RAINING. NEVER HAS HAD A PROBLEM IN FAIR WEATHER. I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, MANY TIMES WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE OR WHILE TRYING TO OVERCOME A VEHICLE. THE FRONT-END LURCHES, I LOSE SPEED DRAMATICALLY, THE ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO CHOKE OUT OR BLOW UP. THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE EACH TIME. ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE A MISFIRE. HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DURING ONE TRIP OFTEN, BUT ALWAYS WHEN IT RAINS. CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCES AND BEGINNING TO BECOME MORE FREQUENT. HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO 2 DEALERSHIPS, NEITHER OF WHICH CAN DETECT ANY DTCS OR ANY OTHER PROBLEM. OFFER NO ADVICE OTHER THAN TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. I AM REALLY AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM MAY RESULT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HAVE NOT HAD ONE YET, BUT HAVE A HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM IS SO PERSISTENT THAT I AM CONSIDERING TRADIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500.

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2013 F150 ECOBOOST IN THE RAIN AND I TRIED TO PULL TO THE LEFT TO PASS A SLOWER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. AS I WENT TO GIVE IT GAS, ABOUT 90% THROTTLE, THE TRUCK FELT LIKE IT HIT A BRICK WALL, STUTTERED AND STARTED SHAKING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 55 MPH. IF I TRIED TO DRIVE PAST THAT IT WOULD JUST SHAKE. THE TRUCK HAD NO POWER. I DROVE IT LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. ON THE WAY BACK ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ONCE AGAIN IN THE RAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. SINCE THEN I HAVE TRIED TO DUPLICATE THIS IN DRY CONDITIONS AND THE TRUCK PERFORMS PERFECT. ONLY WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE DOES THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMALLY WITHIN TEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ECO BOOST ENGINE, HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FOR A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, WITH BOTH MY WIFE AND I. DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGHER SPEEDS TRYING TO MERGE OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS WE APPLY THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS OR MERGE THERE IS A LOSE OF POWER AND THE TRUCK ALMOST STALLS. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 6 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO PHIL LONG OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. AND WAS TOLD I WAS LYING AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THEY COULD LOOK AT IT FOR $150.00 AS MY TRUCK IS BRAND NEW AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY, IM NOT HAPPY I CANT DRIVE MY TRUCK SAFELY AND FEEL LIKE FORD HAS LET ME DOWN. DON'T SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY POST SALE CUSTOMER SERVICE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 44 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR DEFLECTOR PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

AFTER A PROLONGED PERIOD (8+ HOURS) OF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN FREQUENT RAIN THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND STALLED (WITHOUT COMPLETELY DYING) WHILE IN A PASSING MANEUVER. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED MULTIPLE TIMES THEN WENT OUT. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE POWER LOSS MY VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR INPUT AND RESULTED IN COMPROMISED SAFETY BETWEEN TWO RAPIDLY CONVERGING VEHICLES. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 -15 SECONDS THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A KNOCKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS.. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE STEERING. IT IS GETTING WORSE IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A RATTLE FELT THROUGH IT. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS GIVING FEEDBACK OR THE FRONT SHOCKS ARE LOOSE. AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH, THIS CANNOT BE FELT. FORD TECHS ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX IT. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKS BASED UPON SPEED. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WORSE AT LOW SPEEDS AND OK AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO FIX! *TR

AS I WAS PASSING A SLOW MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER IN MY BRAND NEW 2013 FORD F-150 LIMITED V6 ECOBOOST WITH ONLY 345 MILES ON IT, ON A TWO LANE HWY IN LIGHT RAIN WELL INTO THE PASS THE VEHICLE JUST LOST POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. AFTER TALKING TO ONE OF MY FRIENDS WHO WORKS AT A FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ECOBOOST ENGINE. I TOOK IT THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE AGENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE FORD ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A FIX BUT HAVEN'T FOUND ONE AS OF YET. HOW CAN I TRUST THIS VEHICLE TO GET ME WERE I AM GOING SAFELY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 87 SOUTH TOWARD SOUTHPORT, NC NEAR SANDYFIELD, CLOSE TO THE HYW 11 INTERSECTION, I PERFORMED A HARD ACCELERATION TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE WHEN I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY SHAKING. IF THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING WAS GOING FASTER THAN 50 MPH I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT AROUND HIM. WHILE I DID NOT STOP, I DID SLOW THE VEHICLE TO UNDER 50 MPH TO WHICH THE ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AS DID THE SHAKING. THE WEATHER WAS PARTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH HUMIDITY. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY.

WHILE ACCELERATING, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED SHUDDERING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE FLASHING. COULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING FOR ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS. AFTER LIGHT WENT OUT TRUCK STARTED DRIVING NORMAL AGAIN. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR WHEN MY ENGINE STALLED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 TO 50 MPH WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AROUND THE CAR AND MY ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED. IT HAD BEEN RAINING ALOT AND WAS HUMID AND WET ALTHOUGH NOT ACTIVELY RAINING AT TIME OF MALFUNCTION. I DRIVE A NEW FORD F150 V6 WITH ECOBOOST TECHNOLOGY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PULLING A TRAILER TO FIELD WHEN SMOKE APPEARED AND ENGINE AREA WAS ON FIRE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT 55 MPH, THE DRIVER ACCELERATED WHICH KICKED INTO PASSING GEAR. AT THIS TIME THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER (THOUGH REMAINED ON) AND DECELERATED TO ABOUT 45 MPH ON IT'S OWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND REMAINED LIT FOR APPX 1 MINUTE. ONCE IT WENT OFF THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL OPERATIONS. HOWEVER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THE NEXT DAY IN DRY CONDITIONS THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY TO PASS ONLY THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE SAME SITUATION HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN, THOUGH THE LIGHT REMAINS ON. IT IS SCHEDULED TO GO INTO THE DEALERSHIP TONIGHT. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY VIA AN ON RAMP IN RAINY CONDITIONS I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY 2013 FORD F150 ECOBOOST EQUIPPED TRUCK LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS FORCED TO THE SHOULDER AS THE APPROACHING TRACTOR TRAILER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND THE IMPENDING COLLISION WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS HARM TO MY FAMILY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED FOR A FEW MOMENTS AS WE DROVE SLOWLY ON THE SHOULDER AND THEN IT WENT OFF. NO FURTHER HIGHWAY TRAVEL WAS USED FOLLOWING THIS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT DUE TO THE RAINY CONDITIONS. ONE ADDITIONAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE TRUCK ONE MONTH PRIOR BUT DID NOT RESULT IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY STREET THE TRUCK HESITATED FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE FINALLY ACCELERATING. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY RESPONDED A LARGE SMOKE CLOUD APPEARED BEHIND THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE REVVED MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL. UNTIL THE RECENT EVENT WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO RAIN OR EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THE AIR ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY. *TR

UPON HARD ACCELERATION TO MERGE ON TO AN INTERSTATE, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCE CAUSING A FAILURE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE SECONDARY TO LOSS OF SPEED AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. *TR

WEATHER: RAINING AND HUMID, TEMP: 73 DEGREES, SPEED: 65MPH. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY (USING CRUISE CONTROL), I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND PASS A CAR AFTER COMING OFF OF HIGHWAY ONTO A SECONDARY ROAD AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SURGE AS IF IT LOST TRACTION. TRUCK DECREASED POWER AND THREW CHECK ENGINE CODE P0300, LIGHT WENT OFF AND CLEARED THE CODE. OVER THE NEXT 10 MILES I ATTEMPTED TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CODE HAS NOT RETURNED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNDER 40 MPH I CAN FEEL A BANGING IN THE STEERING WHEEL TRAVELING UP THE STEERING COLUMN IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS LOOSE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROADS AS WELL AS ROUGHER ROADS, AND IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE TEMPS OUTSIDE GO ABOVE 75 DEGREES AND THE LONGER I DRIVE IT THE WORSE IT GETS, IF IT IS A COOLER DAY OUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN. FORD SERVICE DEPT. WANTS TO CHANGE OUT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING UNITS IN THESE TRUCKS THAT CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. I DON'T THINK A BRAND NEW $50,000 TRUCK WITH 1600 MILES ON IT SHOULD BE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

REDUCED ENGINE POWER DURING HARD ACCELERATIONS. EXPERIENCING MISFIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN PULLING OUT INTO INTERSECTION. WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING VEHICLE IN INTERSECTION BECAUSE TRUCK LOST POWER AND SPEED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, TRUCK WAS CALLED ON FAST TO MAKE A LEFTHAND TURN AT THE GAP IN TRAFFIC AND LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON APRIL 13, 2013. FORD DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO OASIS SPECIAL MESSAGE NUMBER 32227, "INTERMITTENT STUMBLE/MISFIRE ON ACCELERATION". FORD SAID THERE IS NO FIX YET "ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING, CONTINUE MONITORING FOR UPDATES". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAULING A CAPACITY OF OVER TWO THOUSAND POUNDS. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600.

THIS IS THE 5TH INCIDENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WORST NOW. I HAD THIS TRUCK AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY JUNE 17,2013. THEY SAID IT WILL BE HARD TO DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT A FAULT CODE. HOW IS IT THEY CAN TELL ME HOW FAST I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR THE PAST MONTH, BUT THE INBOARD COMPUTER CANNOT TELL FORD TECHNICIANS WHAT IS WRONG.THE ENGINE CUT OFF AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME, BUT THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT START. THE INSTRUMENT SHOWED 2 ICON'S THIS TIME, A ( WRENCH AND CHECK OIL ), I'M SORRY BUT THE WRENCH INDICATES I BELIEVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH A REAR END ON A 4 X 4 TRUCK, SORRY THIS IS ONLY A 2 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. I TRIED THE ( 2 ) RECOMMENDATION IN THE INSTRUCTION BOOK AND WHEN TURNED THE IGNITION TO START IT ONLY TRIED FOR LESS THAN 3 SECONDS, THEN THE POWER TO THE IGNITION WENT BLANK. I TRIED FOR 30 MINUTES, THEN CALLED FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANT FOR A TOW TRUCK, WHICH WAS DISPATCHED WITHIN A HOUR. I HAD ALREADY CALLED FORD FRIDAY JUNE 21,2013 FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR # 3 & 4 WITH THE ENGINE CUTTING OFF. I THEN CALLED SATURDAY MORNING AND ASKING THEN FOR A BETTER APPOINTMENT, THEY GAVE ME ONE FOR MONDAY 6-23,2013 INSTEAD OF TUESDAY 6-24-2013.I BADLY NEED TRANSPORTATION THIS NEXT WEEK, I'M GOING TO ASK FORD FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE THIS NEXT COMING FRIDAY JUNE 28,2013, I AM A DISABLED SENIOR VETERAN AND HAVING HIP INJECTIONS NEXT FRIDAY OUT OF TOWN AT THE VETERANS HOSPITAL AND NEED A CARE GIVER,SINCE I WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE AFTER THE PROCEDURE.FORD THIS IS BEGINNING TO BE A VERY SERI

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT THIS NEW F-150 TRUCK ENGINE SUDDENLY HAS CUT OFF. I WAS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BELMONT, N.C ON MONDAY JUNE 17,2013. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY THEN SAID THEY PUT IN A NEW UPDATE CODE. I NOW HAVE ONLY DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 50 MILES SINCE MONDAY. IT CUT OFF AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A BUSY CHARLOTTE, NC STREET. I THOUGHT MY NUCKLES WERE GOING TO PART SINCE I HAD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM SCHEDULE TO TAKE IN BACK TO KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25,2013--THERE PHONE NUMBER 704-825-5186-SERVICE PERSON- WILL *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR