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Engine Problem on the 2011 FORD F-150

Car problem(s) with the 2011 FORD F-150. This database includes information received by NHTSA from consumers either directly or as recorded by the Vehicle Safety Hotline. This information may be used by NHTSA during the investigation process. You may file your own complaint by calling the NHTSA Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153. You can also file your complaint online.

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Problem with Engine

• May 29, 2019 - Lincoln, NE - Engine
  THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACED AFTER 120000 MILES AFTER CAR STALLED INTO +LIMP MODE+ GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TRUCK DIAGNOSED AT BAXTER FORD SOUTH IN OMAHA NE AND ANDERSON FORD IN LIBCOLN NE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE TRUCK GAVE NO WARNING SIGNS AND JUST HESITATED AND SLOWED DOWN WITH LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS WITH THE FORD F-150 2011. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER FORDS AROUND THAT YEAR THAT HAVE HAD THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. I DON+T KNOW WHY THIS IS. IT A RECALL?
  
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• May 22, 2019 - Redlands, CA - Engine
  THE TRUCK ON ITS OWN DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65-70MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE OBD ERROR CODE P0720. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND RETURNED IT WITHOUT ANY UPDATES TO THE SOFTWARE OR REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR.
  
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• May 22, 2019 - Bellaire, MI - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL MARSH FORD (LOCATED AT 408 W MILE RD, KALKASKA, MI 49646, (231) 258-9192) WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPGRADED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENGINE PERFORMED AS IF IT WERE MISFIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AFTER LEAVING THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN ON HIS OWN, BUT NOT THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO BILL MARSH FORD GAYLORD (LOCATED AT 1928 OTSEGO AVE, GAYLORD, MI 49735, (989) 732-6737) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE VALVE ON THE LEFT BANK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES AND STILL REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
  
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• May 09, 2019 - Granville, IL - Engine
  LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE . WHETHER ACCELERATING TO PASS OR THE NEED TO ACCELERATE IN ANY INSTANCE OR ANY TIME!! IN A RECENT TRIP VIA INTERSTATE THE TRUCK LOST POWER !! IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON SECONDARY ROADS AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS , I DO NOT BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE MADE IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! I BROUGHT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY RAN TESTS ON IT AND SAID IT DID CODE DTCP0016 WHEN DELETING THE CODE IT WOULD COME BACK!!! I HAVE PARKED THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO THE NTSB ON SAME PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND IT ONLY HAS 56000 MILES ON IT AN THE FORD SERVICE SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!!
  
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• Apr 22, 2019 - Salina, KS - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK AND START INTERMITTENTLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS CHANGED, THE GEAR INDICATOR WOULD NOT DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE "PRNDL" ILLUMINATION FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. LONG MCARTHUR FORD (3450 S 9TH ST, SALINA, KS 67401, (785) 823-2237) AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12C123 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V190000 (POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
  
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• Apr 15, 2019 - Lakeland, FL - Engine
  DRIVING ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE BATTERY LIGHT AND OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE PULLEY BY THE IDLER PULLEY CAME OFF WITH PART OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
  
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• Mar 27, 2019 - Kennewick, WA - Engine
  VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND THROWS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM IT RUNS SMOOTHER. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS, IT WAS DETERMINED TO PROBABLY BE A STICKY VALVE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS TRUCK WAS SERVICED AND THE ISSUE CORRECTED WHILE OWNED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IF YES, IT IS BROKEN AGAIN.
  
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• Mar 27, 2019 - Springville, TN - Engine
  WHEN ENTERING INTERSTATE IN RAIN ENGINE MISFIRED TRUCK SLOWED. FORD ENGINEERS MODIFIED BOOST INTAKE CHARGED ME $274.80 TO CORRECT DESIGN FLAW.
  
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• Mar 20, 2019 - Paris, TX - Engine
  TRUCK HAD HAD A RECALL ON THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE HAVING. NOW WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT RECALL NO LONG EXIST AND THAT IT WAS TAKEN OFF OF RECALL. WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENOR CIRCUIT. CODE P705 AND IT+S HOING TO COST ALMOST 600.00 TO FIX. IS THERE STILL AT RECALL ON THIS?
  
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• Mar 13, 2019 - Louisville, KY - Engine
  THE ENGINE REVS AND RPM SUDDENLY INCREASE REGARDLESS OF GEAR. AFTER THE MPH AND REST OF FRONT DISPLAY GOES BLANK. AFTER PULLING OVER SHUTTING OF ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE TRUCK THE SYSTEM RESETS. VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS.
  
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• Mar 09, 2019 - Flint, MI - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE FAULT CODE FOR TIMING CHAIN P0016 CAME ON AND ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKE POWER WHICH CAUSED ME TO ALMOST COLLIDE WITH OTHER VEHICLES TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO POWER. AFTER FINALLY GETTING TRUCK ON THE OFF RAMP IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO GET IT TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION PUTTING MY LIFE AND THE DRIVER OF THE SUV AT THE INTERSECTION LIFE IN DANGER.
  
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• Mar 04, 2019 - Toledo, OH - Engine
  MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE SCANNED WAS P0016. THE CODE SCANNER STATES IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN LOOSENING OVER TIME. THE TRUCK HAS A VERY PROMINENT RATTLE SOUND FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS UPON AN INITIAL START UP IN THE COLD WEATHER. THE OTHER DAY I WENT TO PASS SOMEONE, AND LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE AND MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST THE CAR. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND CANADA ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2011-2012 FORD F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. TO ME THIS SEEMS LIKE AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. SEEMS LIKE AN ENGINEERING FLAW TO ME. THE TIMING CHAIN COMING LOOSE, AND ENGINE RATTLING LIKE IT'S COMING APART HAS TO BE CAUSING DAMAGE AS TIME GOES ON. THE PROBLEM I HAD WHILE TRYING TO PASS THE CAR WAS ON A LANE 55MPH ROAD.
  
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• Feb 11, 2019 - Hillsboro, MO - Engine
  ENGINE COMPLETELY TURNS OFF OR DIES AND ALL INSTRUMENTS ALSO TURN OFF. NOT ABLE TO STEER OR NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. IT'S COMPLETELY DEAD. ALSO TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD WITH NO WARNING AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING YOU TO SLAM ON BRAKES OR HIT WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF YOU.
  
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• Feb 07, 2019 - Huntsville, AL - Engine
  TRUCK WILL HAVE SEVERE INTERMITTENT STUMBLE/MISFIRING ON ACCELERATION FROM 45MPH+ IN HUMID, WET OR DAMP CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY, BOGS DOWN, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES EVENTUALLY BECOMING A SOLID ENGINE LIGHT. THIS INVOLVES THE ENGINE SHUDDERING WHEN THERE IS ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO PASS VEHICLES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE MY SPARK PLUGS AND COILS REPLACED AFTER THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED IN DAMP AND WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. MAKE YEARS SEEM TO INVOLVE 2011-14 ECOBOOST TRUCKS. FROM THOUSANDS OF FORD FORUM POSTS, THE TRUCKS HAVE AN INTERCOOLER CONDENSATION PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING POOR PERFORMANCE AND SPARK PLUGS/COILS TO FAIL EARLY. WATER AND OIL VAPOR/RESIDUE CONDENSATION IS BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE. PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO FIND A SOLUTION BY DRILLING A 1/16+ HOLE IN THE LOW POINT OF THE INTERCOOLER DRIVER+S SIDE TO DRAIN OIL/WATER CONDENSATION/RESIDUE OR INSTALL A $400-$500 OIL CATCH CAN SEPARATOR WHICH FORD SHOULD BE OFFERING TO OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD OWN THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE AN APPROPRIATE FIX LIKE THE OIL CATCH CAN INSTALLATION OR CONFIRM WITH ITS OWNERS THAT IT IS OK TO DRILL A WEEP HOLE IN THE INTERCOOLER. NOT THE CHEAP FIXES I HAVE SEEN LIKE TSB 13-8-1.
  
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• Feb 05, 2019 - Gardnerville, NV - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. CAPITAL FORD (3660 S CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701, (775) 882-5353) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE AT A STOP, DURING ACCELERATION, AND WHILE MAKING A TURN, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT. CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGN PROGRAM NUMBER: 15N05 (ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP RECALL) WAS REFERENCED AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
  
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• Feb 05, 2019 - Foster, RI - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE RPM GAUGE DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.
  
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• Dec 20, 2018 - Yuma, AZ - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO REMAIN PARKED FOR A WHILE AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE FOR IT TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL ALEXANDER FORD LINCOLN MERCURY (801 E 32ND ST, YUMA, AZ 85365, (928) 344-2200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND A COMPUTER RESET WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE RESET MADE THINGS WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
  
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• Nov 14, 2018 - Olive Branch, MS - Engine
  BAD TRANSMISSION LEADFRAME ASSEMBLY AS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY FORD IN A RECALL CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AT 65MPH REQUIRING VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED AND RESTARTED; FORD HAS IDENTIFIED ISSUE AS 16V-248 BUT TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE MISSED THE CAMPAIGN AS MY VEHICLE BUILD DATE WAS 11 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR RECALL DATES; HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT AT SAME PLANT (DEARBORN) AND HAD SAME IDENTICAL ERROR CODES FOR PROBLEM; FORD REP AT 866-436-7332 TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH PROBLEM SEEMS THE SAME NOTHING CAN BE COVERED; TO RESOLVE COST ME $751.27. ALWAYS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION.
  
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• Nov 08, 2018 - Tyrone, PA - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 F150 I GOT OF I99 AT THE TYRONE EXIT. WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP AT ABOUT 35 MPH THE TRUCK SHIFTED FROM 5THGEAR TO 1ST WHICH CAUSE THE WHEELS TO SQUAWK AND SLIDE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL, I PULLED OVER IN THE BK PARKING LOT SHUT IT OFF AN RESTARTED ONCE I PUT IT IN GEAR TO DRIVE IT SHOWED I WAS IN 5TH GEAR SO I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN WAITED A FEW MINUTES S TD STARTED IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS IN 3RD SO I REPEATED. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS IN FIRST SO I DROVE HOME THE BACK ROADS TO BE SAFE AS I GOT UP TO SPEED IT STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN THE SPEEDOMETER SHOW I WAS GOING 0MPH BUT I WAS GOING 25MPH AGAIN THE TRUCK SLAMMED IN AN OUT OF GEAR I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEAL THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A LEAD FRAME HOPE THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM AS I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. I DO HAVE VIDEOS OF WHEN ITS ACTING UP BUT I CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO UPLOAD THEM.
  
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• Nov 01, 2018 - Chepachet, RI - Engine
  VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY AND CITY SPEEDS AS WELL AS WITH AND WITHOUT A TRAILER IN TOW. THE FRONT END STILL IS ALL OVER THE ROAD, FOLLOWING TIRE REPLACEMENT, BRAKE REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT.
  
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• Sep 11, 2018 - Orangeburg, SC - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (AL BILTON FORD, 7621 OLD STATE ROAD, HOLLY HILL, SC 29059, 877-722-7214) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15747379. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
  
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• Sep 03, 2018 - Stow, OH - Engine
  THE TRUCK LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AS A SLOW RATE OF SPEED 20-35 MPH. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. THE TRANSMISSION RECEIVES NO POWER AND THE TRUCK WILL ONLY COAST FORWARD . IMMEDIATE SOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. THE TRUCK THEN HAS POWER. THE PROBLEM MAY REPEAT ITSELF WITHIN MILES OR IT MAY NOT REPEAT FOR DAYS/WEEKS. THIS HAPPEN 18 MONTHS AGO, 4 MONTHS AGO, AND 2 DAYS AGO.
  
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• Aug 25, 2018 - Las Vegas, NV - Engine
  HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED. SAW IT WAS 2 PINTS LOW ON FLUID. ADDED FLUID, DROVE TOWARDS MY AUTO SHOP, HAD TO STOP TO FILL THE BRAKE FLUID AGAIN (THE LIGHT WENT ON THIS TIME). DID THIS A FEW TIMES. JUST BEFORE I GOT TO THE STOP, THE TRUCK BLEW OUT SOME SMOKE, CHUGGED, AND THE MOTOR SEIZED UP. TOWED THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP, THEY FOUND OUT THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED AND THE VACUUM LINES SUCKED THE BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND DUMPED IT INTO THE CYLINDERS IN THE MOTOR AND THIS BLEW MY MOTOR. I HEAR THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON 2014 F-150S BUT NOT ON THE 2011. TERRIBLE DESIGN. A BRAKE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BLOW UP MY MOTOR.
  
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• Jun 11, 2018 - Clinton Township, MI - Engine
  MY TRUCK IS HAVING THE ISSUES OUTLINED IN THE NHTSA INVESTGATION PE13018. IN SOME CASES IN RAINY OR HUMID CONDITIONS THE ENGINE MISFIRES (SOMETIMES WITHOUT ANY CODES) AND LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE SOMETIMES THAN WON'T SHIFT OUT OF A LOWER GEAR UNTIL IT IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FORD TSB (12-10-19) AND RELATED Q&A PROVIDED TO THE NHTSA HAS A FIX BUT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPEATED THE ISSUES (IT HASN'T BEEN HUMID OUT AND THEY AREN'T DOING IT UNDER HIGHWAY OR OPEN THROTTLE SPEEDS). WE HAVE GIVEN DATES, EXPERIENCES AND CODES TO THE DEALERSHIP (INCLUDING ONES IN THE TSB). BUT AS THEY CAN'T RECREATE IT IN THE SERVICE BAY, THEY WON'T MAKE THE FIX.
  
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• May 25, 2018 - Lake View, NY - Engine
  TIMING CHAIN REPLACED 2015. STARTED GRINDING NOISE AT START UP AGAIN & TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON AGAIN. TIMING CHAIN AGAIN HAS TO BE REPLACED.
  
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• May 25, 2018 - Franklyn, TN - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FIND THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL AND THERE WERE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE MIXTURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
  
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• May 23, 2018 - Denver, IA - Engine
  DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN 2011 FORD F-150 WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL WITH A/C ON LOST ALL POWER..........AND A TOOL DISPLAYED ON DASH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON-SIDE OF INTERSTATE LUCKILY.......TURNED OFF VEHICLE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RE-STARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. I'M CONCERNED THIS IS SIMILAR TO OTHER ISSUES FORD PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN HAVING. NEED ANSWERS BEFORE YOUR VEHICLE HURTS MY FAMILY!!!
  
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• Apr 26, 2018 - Sandy, OR - Engine
  WENT TO PASS A SLOWER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK STARTED SHACKING BAD AND SLOWED WAY DOWN. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 60000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR.IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON SQUARE TIRES.
  
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• Apr 24, 2018 - Gaylord, MI - Engine
  WHEN COMING TO A STOPLIGHT ON A CITY STREET, BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE ENGINE RACED TO A HIGH RPM . NEXT I PUSHED PEDAL HARDER BUT REAR TIRES WERE NOW SPINNING ON DRY PAVEMENT. I PUT F-150 TRUCK INTO PARK STOPPING INCHES FROM THE CAR STOPPED AHEAD OF ME AT STOPLIGHT.
  
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• Apr 17, 2018 - Kalamazoo, MI - Engine
  IF I START MY TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY PUT IT IN REVERSE MY BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, I HAVE TO LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE MY BRAKES WILL WORK. I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES THINKING THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT. I HAVE BACKED INTO A CONCRETE POST BECAUSE OF THIS. VERY UNSAFE
  
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• Apr 11, 2018 - Lilburn, GA - Engine
  TRUCK HAS A TIMING CHAIN RATTLE AND HAS HAD THE SAME RATTLE FOR 28,000 MILES, SINCE I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE RATTLE LASTS FROM 2-10 SECONDS. I HAVE VIDEOS OF IT HAPPENING IN MY DRIVEWAY, AFTER A COLD START. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AFTER I DRIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY START IT. TSB-14-0194, TSB 16-0027, TSB- 15-0131. ALL 3 TSBS HAVE THE SAME RESULTS. I HAVE SHOWN THE DEALER MY VIDEOS ND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME "NO PROBLEM WE CAN GET IT FIXED", ONLY TO FIND OUT HE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT UNTIL THEY CAN GET THE TRUCK TO DO IT FOR THEM, UNDER THEIR CARE. THE TSB STATES THAT IF THE OWNER HEARS THE RATTLE THE DEALER IS TO FIX IT.
  
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• Apr 04, 2018 - Destin, FL - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
  
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• Mar 28, 2018 - Toledo, OH - Engine
  TRUCK MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE UPON STARTING COLD IN THE MORNING. NOISE LASTS FOR 3-5 SECONDS, THAN GOES AWAY. THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED ROUGHLY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP LAST FALL (2017), AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TENSION BELT/PULLEY LOOSENING. WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, SEEMS LIKE QUITE A FEW FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH THAT ECOBOOST ENGINE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ALL DIFFERENT CLIMATES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, AND WAS HOPING FORD WOULD RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THIS. TRUCK SEEMS TO MAKE THIS NOISE WHILE STATIONARY UPON STARTING FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE, AND THEY RECOMMENDED FILING A CLAIM WITH YOU GUYS.
  
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• Mar 14, 2018 - Capac, MI - Engine
  2011 3.5 ECOBOOST WITH 50,000 MILES WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN PASSING AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO CAM TIMING CHAIN DEFECT AND ENGINE ENDED UP BLOWING UP. $5,640 REPAIR AT 54,000 MILES AND STILL NO RECALL ON THIS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE .
  
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• Feb 26, 2018 - Claremore, OK - Engine
  COOLANT LEAKS AT MULTIPLE POINTS WHERE O-RINGS ARE LOCATED.
  
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• Feb 26, 2018 - Claremore, OK - Engine
  WATER PUMP FAILED
  
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• Feb 26, 2018 - Claremore, OK - Engine
  5.0 ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AT 130K MILES. TIMING CHAINS ARE ALSO STRETCHED CAUSING ANOTHER TICKING SOUND.
  
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• Feb 23, 2018 - Wood Village, OR - Engine
  MY TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AT 48 THOUSAND MILES. FORD NEEDS TO DO A RE-CALL ON THIS. IT IS NOT OK THAT THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT. LONG TIME FORD OWNER AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED
  
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• Feb 12, 2018 - Keithsburg, IL - Engine
  THE MORNING AFTER I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN NOVEMBER. I WENT TOO START IT ON A COLD MORNING AND NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. ONLY DOES IT WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS MY TIMING CHAIN. AND THE DEALER WOULDN'T FIX IT SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY
  
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• Feb 02, 2018 - Capac, MI - Engine
  AT 10K BLOWING BLACK SMOKE, LOSE POWER WHEN PASSING AT 10K ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT 40K. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND CLEARED CODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. AT 54 K ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND WANTED TO STALL, BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE. TOWED TO DEALER. TIMING CHAINS WENT BAD AND BENT VALVES. DEALER SAID 10,000 DOLLARS FOR NEW ENGINE. I TALKED TO FORD AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. DEALER SAID TO CALL THEM AGAIN. THEY SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE AGAIN. NEXT DAY DEALER CALLED AND SAID THEY WOULD DO THE ENGINE FOR 5643.00 DOLLARS. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES!
  
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• Jan 25, 2018 - Darrigada, MP - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE UP HILL, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE RPMS DECREASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TRIPLE J FORD (470 MARINE CORPS DRIVE, TAMUNING, GUAM 96913, 671-648-2277) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE DUE TO NO FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC CODES. WHEN TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 RPMS. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT OF THE COIL PACKS, SPARK PLUGS, O2 SENSORS, AND AN INJECTOR CLEANING. ON APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 5, 2017, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE SECOND SET OF REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TURBO BOOST FOR THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PIPE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THAT THE TACHOMETER WAS FLUCTUATING. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THREE INJECTORS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND WAS HELPING TO GET THE FAILURES RESOLVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
  
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• Jan 23, 2018 - Paducah, KY - Engine
  THE TRUCK IS MAKING A SEVERE RATTLING NOISE UPON START UP, WHICH CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ONE. CODES ARE SAYING ITS TIMING CHAIN RELATED. TRUCK WILL LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, YOU CAN'T PUSH ACCELERATOR DOWN WITHOUT IT STALLING OUT OR WITHOUT IT MISSING REAL BAD AND JERKING. HAD TRUCK WORKED ON PREVIOUSLY BY FORD DEALER FOR THE MISSING AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COIL PACK AND CHANGED IT OUT AND PLUGS AND WIRES. HERE I AM WITHIN 10,000 MILES LATER AND ITS WORST THAN EVER. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE ECOBOOST ENGINES AND TIMING CHAIN ISSUES. ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THAT A $40,000+ VEHICLE CAN'T MAKE IT PAST 70,000 MILES WITHOUT HAVING TIMING CHAIN ISSUES! EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND THE WAY THEY ARE HANDLING THIS ISSUE. ZERO ASSISTANCE OR HELP. NEXT STEP AFTER THIS OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WILL BE A LAW SUIT.
  
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• Jan 21, 2018 - Big Bend, WI - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I CONNECTED A CODE READER AND PULLED A P0016. CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT CORRELATION SENSOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT CAN CAUSE THIS CODE. AFTER CHECKING OUT THE ENGINE THEY FOUND THAT THE PRIMARY TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED CAUSING THE PLAY IN THE ENGINE. THIS PLAY CAUSES THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT TIMING TO BE OFF ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS ENGINE CODE. THIS TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES ON IT AND IN NO WAY SHOULD BE HAVING TIMING CHAIN ISSUES THIS SOON. CLEARLY FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIMING CHAIN AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND $3,500.00 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE THESE TRUCKS AND NEEDS TO OFFER A SOLUTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
  
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• Jan 10, 2018 - Bellevue, NE - Engine
  MISFIRE AT HIGH SPEEDS. CAUSING ENGINE SHAKE AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM IT IS A HUGE RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF SPEED DROP. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN . SPARK PLUG AND COIL CHANGE ONLY HELPS FOR A MONTH AT A TIME. THIS IS IN THE ECOBOOST MODEL
  
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• Jan 09, 2018 - Houma, LA - Engine
  WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND APPEARS TO MISFIRE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE AND BLACK SMOKE APPEARS FROM THE EXHAUST. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED IN THE BEGINNING AND THE CODE REFERENCED A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED WITHOUT ANY CODES APPEARING.
  
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• Jan 03, 2018 - Palm Coast, FL - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PALM COAST FORD IN PALM COAST, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
  
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• Dec 11, 2017 - Woodbridge, VA - Engine
  GOING AROUND 70MPH ON ROUTE 95, TRUCK SUDDENLY SHIFTS FROM 6TH GEAR DOWN TO 1ST ON IT'S OWN, REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SKIDDED NEARLY OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD IT WAS SO JOLTING. CAME TO A STOP, NO DASH LIGHTS OR ENGINE INDICATORS CAME ON. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES, TURNED THE TRUCK BACK ON, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, EVERYTHING SEEMED OK, SLOWLY DROVE THE NEXT 2 MILES TO MY OFFICE. CHECKING FORD'S WEBSITE, THERE APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME IS THE ISSUE, CAUSING RANDOM DOWNSHIFTS.
  
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• Dec 08, 2017 - West, TX - Engine
  MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR AT ALL TIMES BUT SPECIFICALLY WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET RAN INTO ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST SEEMS YOU LOSE CONTROL FOR A BIT, ITS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND IS GETTING WORSE, I SAW FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF THING BUT THEY SAID IT WASN'T IN MY BATCH OF TRUCKS, I THINK MY BATCH SHOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS DOING EXACTLY THAT
  
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• Nov 14, 2017 - Pensacola, FL - Engine
  I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT WILL SLIP FROM 1ST TO 5TH WHEN STARTING OUT. IT WOULD ONLY WORK IF I PUT IT IN MANUAL MODE. WHILE IN MANUAL MODEEVERYTHING ON MY DASH WENT BLANK AND QUIT WORKING. I HAD NOTHING TO GO BY NOT EVEN MY SPEEDOMETER. ALSO IT SLIPPED FROM 5TH TO 1ST WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP AND MY WIFE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. I TOOK IT TO WORLD OF FORD IN PENSACOLA. THEY TOLD ME ABOUT 2 RECALLS. 16S19,16N02, NHTSA RECALL 16V248. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER 10DAYS AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO TIMEFRAME ON WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. I HAVE A PREGNANT WIFE AND A JOB AND NOW I+M OUT OF MY VEHICLES. THE MANAGER AT WORLD OF FORD FRANK TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AWAY FROM HIS SHOP THAT THEY WEREN+T GOING TO FIX IT. I CAN+T DRIVE THE TRUCK BY IT+S DANGEROUS. I DO HAVE HIS CONVERSATION RECORDED BY HE WAS TELLING ME TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AWAY AFTER IT LOCKED UP ON ME. NOW I+M TRYING OTHER SOURCES TO SEE WHAT I NEED TO DO. ANYTHING WOULD HELP. I CAN+T AFFORD 40$ A DAY FOR A RENTAL. ESPECIALLY SINCE I FEEL LIKE IT+S A FORD ISSUE NOT ANYTHING I DID. ## VIN PASSED ## FORD F-150 2011 ##
  
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• Nov 06, 2017 - Bay City, MI - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HAGEN FORD (3980 EUCLID AVE, BAY CITY, MI 48706 (989) 684-4600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT VALVES WITHIN THE ENGINE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE HEADS AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE 24 MONTH COVERAGE BECAUSE IT BEGAN AT 28 MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
  
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• Nov 04, 2017 - La Plata, MD - Engine
  MY V-6 ECOBOOST ENGINE SHUDDERS UPON ACCELERATING, LOSES POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING ON & OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS DAMP. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 75K
  
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• Oct 24, 2017 - Broomfield, CO - Engine
  LOSS OF POWER TOWING BOAT UP A HILL ON HIGHWAY. FORCED DANGEROUS LOW SPEED ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY WITH CURVES AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. DEALER INSPECTED AND SPARK PLUGS CRACKED AT ONLY 43K MILES.
  
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• Oct 23, 2017 - Baton Rouge, LA - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT FROM 5TH TO 1ST AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP WORKING . AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND FORD ISSUED THE FOLLOWING RECALL SAFETY RECALL 16S19 THE INTERMITTENT OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR (OSS) FAILURE MAY RESULT IN AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING FORD THEY SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIX THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT WAS ON THE RECALL.
  
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• Oct 20, 2017 - Prairie Village, KS - Engine
  MY NAME IS [XXX], I OWN A 2011 F150 ECOBOOST. OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AND SAME ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE MISFIRING DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING IN THE INTAKE. EVERYONE DEALERSHIP PERSONAL I'VE SPOKEN WITH HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THAT YEAR AND MODEL AND THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX. HOWEVER WHEN THE ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY MISFIRES IT CALLS FOR SERVICE ON THE TRUCK AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN PARTS. I AM FILLING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS RIGHT THAT FORD SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO IGNORE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS ALMOST GOTTEN MYSELF AND FAMILY INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AS WELL COST ME MONEY OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE THIS ISSUE GETS SOMEONE KILLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Oct 11, 2017 - Irvine, CA - Engine
  DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NO WARNING JUST HEARD A POT AND I PULLED OVER NOTICED OIL COMING OUT. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THE BLOCK HAD 2 HOLES BLOWN OUT OF IT. OIL AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE RODS JUST BLEW THRU AT 94,000 MILES.
  
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• Sep 21, 2017 - Hoover, AL - Engine
  ECOBOOST 3.5 L TIMING CHAIN STRETCH. ON START UP AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, TIMING CHAIN SLAPPS THE SIDE OF THE CRANK CASE. COMMON PROBLEM ON ECOBOOST ENGINE. DEALER TELLS ME I NEED NEW ENGINE.
  
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• Sep 16, 2017 - Spring Branch, TX - Engine
  2011 FORD F-150 XLT SUPERCREW 4X2. I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS EARLIER THIS WEEK AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING AFTER PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD NOTICED THIS VERY INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT THIS ISSUE WAS CONSTANT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS, BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE PU SEEMED TO BE OPERATING AT ABOUT 30-40% OF THE EXPECTED PERFORMANCE LEVEL. I TOOK INTO THE FORD SERVICE DEALER, NORTHSIDE FORD, AND THEY MENTIONED IT MIGHT BE THE PCM BUT THEY NEEDED TO START BY REPLACING THE O2 DOWNSTREAM SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE O2 DOWNSTREAM SENSOR AND RE-TESTED AND IT THEM INDICATED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 112,500 MILES SO IT SEEMS ODD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (12V190000) BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND IT SEEMS TO BE EXHIBITING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AS I BELIEVE IT HAS A SIMILARITIES TO THE PREVIOUS RECALLS.
  
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• Aug 20, 2017 - Hainesport, NJ - Engine
  2011 F-150 SUPER CAB 4X4 WITH AN 8FT BED 3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINE, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY 60 MILES AN HOUR ENGINE THREW A ROD, IT BLEW THROUGH THE ENTIRE BLOCK CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, STARTED CHECKING AROUND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING IN THE 3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINES, SOMETHING ABOUT FORD USING CHEAPER POWDERED RODS, I'M NOT SURE ALL I KNOW IS I HAD A PERFECTLY GOOD TRUCK ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT IT'S BASICALLY A LOSS, I JUST THANK FOR NO ONE WAS HURT.
  
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• Aug 12, 2017 - Ellisville, MO - Engine
  WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE POWER SHUT DOWN AND THE ENGINE SHAKED VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTERWORD I COULD NOT SPEED UP PASS 50MPH. I PULLED OVER LET IT REST FOR 30MIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANY AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATIONS AND COULD BARELY MAKE IT UP HILLS.
  
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• May 24, 2017 - Las Vegas, NV - Engine
  DRIVING 2011 FORD F150 ECOBOOST ON THE HIGHWAY ON A 8 HR TRIP TO RENO FROM LAS VEGAS. WENT TO PASS A LARGE TRUCK AND EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND STUDDERING. HAD TO BACK OFF AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING. HAD TO BACK OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN RAINY CONDITIONS BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME ATTEMPTING TO PASS ALONG WITH ME. THIS CAUSED SWERVING AND HARD BRAKING BY MANY VEHICLES BEHIND THAT VEHICLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED BUT DID NOT REMAIN ON. I LATER REPLICATED THIS BY DOING A HARD ACCELERATION ON A CLEAR STRETCH OF ROAD SAME STUDDERING AND FLASHING LIGHT. DROVE CONSERVATIVELY THE REST OF THE WAY. IN RENO, I HAD THE TRUCK SCANNED AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE. NO CODES SHOWED. HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE SINCE. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. THE INTERNET SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD ON THE EARLY ECOBOOST ENGINES HAVING TO DO WITH FAULTY INTERCOOLER DESIGN WHICH GATHERS MOISTURE THEN BLOWS IT INTO THE CYLINDERS WHEN ACCELERATING. I LIVE IN THE DESERT AND SO HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THAT TRIP. THEY (FORD) HAVE NEVER NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB FOR IT BUT THAT WON'T HELP THE LARGE BILL FOR THE FIX OR THE SAFETY HAZARD THIS CONDITION CREATES. THIS NEEDS ATTENTION. AT THE LEAST, FORD SHOULD NOTIFY OWNERS THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS, THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND FIX AT NO COST.
  
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• May 22, 2017 - San Antonio, TX - Engine
  RECOGNIZED PATTERN FAILURE. EXCESSIVE TIMING CHAIN STRETCH ON 2011 FORD F-150 XLT WITH 3.5L ECOBOOST MOTOR. TAPPING AND RATTLING NOISE FROM THE TOP FRONT OF THE ENGINE WHEN FIRST STARTED, LASTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS. VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN IN NORMAL FASHION ON PAVED HIGHWAYS. ODOMOTER ~86K MILES. THE OWNER CONTENDS TIMING CHAINS IN PROPERLY-MAINTAINED AND NORMALLY-DRIVEN VEHICLES SHOULD TYPICALLY LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE (OR THEREABOUTS) UNLESS A DEFECT EXISTS. THE CUSTOMER HAS DISCOVERED (UNVERIFIED) THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS REVISED THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TIMING CHAIN MECHANISM ON THIS MOTOR IN MORE RECENT MODEL YEARS, WITH REDESIGNED CHAIN AND GUIDES AND UPDATED PART NUMBERS. THERE IS A RISK OF CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEADING TO A SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE VEHICLE NO LONGER DRIVABLE. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES WITH TSB 14-0194, TSB 15-0131, AND TSB 16-0027, BUT HAS FAILED TO INITIATE A VOLUNTARY REMEDY OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR APPEARS TO BE AN INCREASING AND ONGOING PROBLEM ON LATER MODEL GASOLINE TURBOCHARGED DIRECT INJECTION (GTDI) ENGINES. THE CUSTOMER RAISED THE ISSUE WITH BOTH A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY HEADQUARTERS TO NO AVAIL. REPAIR COST $2634.44 AT FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS APPARENT DEFECT YIELDS CONTINUING AND SUBSTANTIAL PROFITS FOR THE MANUFACTURER.
  
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• May 08, 2017 - Orlando, FL - Engine
  THROTTLE BODY KEEPS GOING OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING.
  
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• Apr 27, 2017 - East Aurora, NY - Engine
  FORD F150 2011 ECOBOOST ENGINE. IN 2015, TRUCK STARTED TO LOOSE POWER GOING UP HILLS OR CARRYING A LOAD IN TRUCK BED. THEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE ON HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. SO IN JANUARY 2015, FORD REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AT 60,000 MILES. NOW TWO YEARS LATER AND 40K MILES SINCE - TRUCK IS HAVING TIMING CHAIN ERRORS AGAIN. ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT AND CODES SET SAYING TIMING CHAIN ERRORS. SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. FORD SAYS TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT FIX UNLESS I PAY.
  
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• Apr 20, 2017 - Westmont, IL - Engine
  PRIMARY TIMING CHAIN WEAR. ACCORDING TO TSB. 15-0044,THE STRUCTURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN IS INFERIOR TO THE POINT IT STRETCHES. IF IT BREAKS, THE ENGINE WILL BE COMPROMISED AND A FULL RE-HAUL OF ENGINES INTERIOR WILL BE NEEDED. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IS ALWAYS HEARD UPON STARTUP IN A "COLD" START UP.SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON LINE CONCERING FORD'S BELOW STANDARD OF MATERIAL / COST OF ANY REPAIRS. ALSO MENTIONED IS AFTER REPAIRS ARE DONE, SAME TROUBLE RETURNS IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER REPAIRS. UNKNOWN THE AFFECT THE TIMING CHAIN WILL HAVE ON VEHICLE IF IT BREAKS IN TRANSIT. NOTE: AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THE ISSUE HAS STARTED AS SOON AS VEHICLE PURCHASED REACHES "OUT OF WARRANTY" MILEAGE STATUS.
  
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• Apr 07, 2017 - Healy, AK - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE HEATING GAUGE WAS HIGH AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GAUGE RETURNED TO THE NORMAL RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A COLD WEATHER FRONT/GRILL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
  
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• Mar 22, 2017 - Mexico, MO - Engine
  I DRIVE A 2011 PLATINUM WITH THE 3.5 L ECO JUNK WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK LOOSES ALL POWER AND SHAKES AND DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT UP WHEN ACCELERATING HARD IT WILL STICK IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR AT 70 MPH AND WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS IT TAKES OFF FAST AND HARD THESE TRUCKS WITH THE ECOBOOST ARE JUNK AND THEY SHOULD JUST RECALL THE WHOLE TRUCK CONSIDERING FORD CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THERE PROBLEMS
  
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• Mar 18, 2017 - Land O' Lakes, FL - Engine
  ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE TO THIS POINT THE FIST RECALL THAT I BELIEVE APPLIES TO THIS VEHICLE IS TSB 13-6-8, AND THE 2ND IS TSB 13-8-1. BOTH OF THESE SYMPTOMS ARE PREVALENT TO MY VEHICLE BUT FORD FAILS TO ACT ON THIS TSB AND FAILS TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS THAT WILL REMEDY THESE ISSUES. ONCE AGAIN THIS VEHICLE IS NOW PART OF A FIELD SERVICE ACTION (15N05) FOR THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP, AND WILL RETURN THE VEHICLE ON 3/24/2017 TO SEE IF THEY WILL RESPOND IN THIS ACTION, AND ONCE AGAIN BRING THESE TSB'S TO THERE ATTENTION AS PREVIOUSLY DONE TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE TO AN ACCEPTABLE OPERATING STANDARD. IF FORD FAILS TO RESPOND TO THE TSB'S AND TO THE FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS, WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO SEE THESE REPAIRS TAKE PLACE, AND MY VEHICLE IS IN A SAFE AND PROPER WORKING FUNCTION?
  
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• Mar 15, 2017 - New Carlisle, IN - Engine
  EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ENGINE MISFIRE EVENTS IN PAST YEAR WITH 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. DEC 2015- MISFIRE CODE P0300. SIX SPARK PLUGS REPLACED BY NAPA CERTIFIED SHOP AT MY COST. AUG 2016 - TOWING 7,000 LB. TRAVEL TRAILER - ENGINE STUTTER & POWER LOSS GOING UPHILL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. DIAGNOSIS - CRACKED SPARK PLUG ON CYLINDER 6. SPARK PLUG REPLACED AT MY COST. DEC 2016 - UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. ACCELERATED FROM 65 TO APPROX 70 MPH TO PASS SEMI - ENGINE STUTTER & POWER LOSS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE, ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. HAD TO PULL OVER & SLOW TO 50 MPH BEFORE POWER CAME BACK. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSIS - FOULED SPARK PLUG & BAD IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 3. COIL REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, SPARK PLUG REPLACED AT MY COST. FEB 2017 - UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. AGAIN ACCELERATING FROM 65 TO APPROX 70 MPH TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE - ENGINE STUTTER & POWER LOSS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE, ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. HAD TO PULL OVER & SLOW TO 50 MPH BEFORE POWER CAME BACK. TOOK TO SAME LOCAL DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSIS - CRACKED SPARK PLUG & BAD IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 6. COIL REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, SPARK PLUG REPLACED AT MY COST. MARCH 2017 - AGAIN, UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. AGAIN ACCELERATING FROM 65 TO APPROX. 70 MPH TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE - ENGINE STUTTER & POWER LOSS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE, ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. HAD TO SLOW TO 45 MPH BEFORE POWER CAME BACK. TOOK TO SAME LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOW 200 MILES OUTSIDE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT BUT IT WOULD COST ME. TOOK TO AUTOZONE FOR CODE READ - ERROR CODE P0305 - CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE. MULTIPLE ARTICLES & ONLINE FORUM REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE. FORD APPEARS TO BE IGNORING THE ISSUE.
  
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• Mar 13, 2017 - Macomb, MI - Engine
  TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED, ENGINE MALFUNCTION.
  
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• Feb 22, 2017 - Coeur D Alene, ID - Engine
  IT IS LOOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATION DURING WET OR COLD CONDITIONS. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY, OR PASSING, GOING UP HILLS AND ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION.
  
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• Feb 18, 2017 - Pine Grove, CA - Engine
  I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE JUST LEAVING WORK. MADE A RIGHT ONTO HWY & ALMOST GOT SMASHED, NO POWER IN THE PEDDLE, WITH A SEMI COMING AT ME FULL SPEED I'M SITTING THERE TRYING TO GO, HE BLEW HIS HORN PASSING ME IN LEFT LANE... CRAZY!!!!!!! THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT JUST CUZ OF ME BUT FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE!!! NOT COOL!!! WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT! REDUCED POWER DURING HARD ACCELERATION NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION #PE13018 STATUS: CLOSED DATE OPENED: MAY 22, 2013 DATE CLOSED: APRIL 07, 2014 RECALL: NO RECALL ISSUED COMPONENT(S): ENGINE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SUMMARY: ON MAY 22, 2013, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED PE13-018 TO INVESTIGATE 95 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER DURING HARD ACCELERATIONS.
  
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• Feb 06, 2017 - Albany, OR - Engine
  CODE P0016, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND TIMING CHAIN LOOSENESS ON ECOBOOST FORD F-150. 2011 W LOW MILES AT 59,000. COMMON PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL.
  
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• Jan 17, 2017 - Pittsburgh, PA - Engine
  TSB 14-0196, TSB 15-0131, TSB 16-0027 - ALL EXPLAIN THE ISSUE, SO YES FORD KNOWS IT IS A RECURRING ISSUE. ITS BASICALLY THE ENGINE RATTLING FOR 2-5 SECONDS WHEN YOU STARTING THE VEHICLE FROM A COLD START. IN MECHANICS TERMS THE PRIMARY TIMING BELT HAS STRETCHED AND TAKES THAT 2-5 SECONDS TO PICK UP THE SLACK.THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS IT VERY WELL. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WT3AC_H8WL0 FORD ONLY COVERS THIS ISSUE FOR 5YR/60K MILES WHICH IS TERRIBLE. TONS OF DIFFERENT MODELS OF FORDS HAVE THIS ISSUE OVER A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT YEARS. THIS SHOULD EASILY BE A RECALL ON FORDS OR ATLEAST AN EXTENSION IN WARRANTY. THIS REPAIR WILL COST AROUND $2000 TO HAVE A FORD DEALER FIX IT FOR YOU. I CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE 62K MILES ON MY TRUCK AND FORD STILL WON'T EVEN GIVE ME A DISCOUNT FOR THE REPAIRS. IM ONLY 2K MILES OVER THE WARRANTY MARK AND STILL GET NOTHING? I'VE LOVED FORD TRUCKS FOR YEARS BUT AFTER ALL THIS, ITS EASILY DRIVING ME AWAY FROM WANTING ANOTHER FORD.
  
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• Jan 03, 2017 - Wheeling, WV - Engine
  3.5 ECO BOOST BOGGED DOWN WHEN I WAS PASSING....ON 1-2-20017..ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT..SAME SYMPTOMS AS MANNY ECO BOOST F150 FORD....VERY DANGEROUS !!!!
  
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• Jan 03, 2017 - Scott Depot, WV - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED, THE ENGINE REVVED UNCONTROLLABLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000. UPDATED 04/05/17 LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED, ENGINE IDLING AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE.
  
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• Dec 17, 2016 - Austin, TX - Engine
  INTERCOOLER FOR TURBO HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME AS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FOR PASSING, ETC.
  
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• Dec 14, 2016 - Somerset, NJ - Engine
  MY 2011 F150 FX4 HAS BEEN ACTING UP WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPLICATE IT. SO FAR THEY HAVE CHANGED ALL OF TH COIL PACKS, RESET THE TRANSMISSION, CHANGED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS IN A HOPE THAT WAS THE ISSUE. WELL IT'S NOT. THE TRUCK LUNGES FORWARD WITH LOUD BANGS AND GRINDING NOISES. RPM'S GO UP AND DOWN AND THE TRUCK SOUNDS AS IF I DOWNSHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR TO FIRST. THEN I CAN ONLY GO 40 MILES AN HOUR WITH HIGH RPMS. ENGINE LIGHTS HAVE LIT UP AND NOW A WRENCH. THIS IS CRAZY MY GAUGES DON'T WORK THIS IS DANGEROUS.
  
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• Nov 25, 2016 - White Bear Lake, MN - Engine
  THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK, WHILE MERGING ON A HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK LOSES ALL POWER AND STARTS SHAKING RAPIDLY, ONCE AGAIN I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT MERGE. WHEN I INITIALLY HAD THIS ISSUE 50 THOUSAND MILES AGO, I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO AUTO-NATION FORD IN WHITE BEAR LAKE MINNESOTA, THEY SAID IT WAS AN ISSUE OF SPARK PLUGS, WIRES AND COIL PACKS, FORD ALSO SAID THE ISSUE WAS THE INTER-COOLER. FORD FIXED ALL OF THOSE ISSUES ROUGHLY 50 THOUSAND MILES AGO, BUT HERE WE ARE, MY TRUCK IS AT 100,XXX MILES AND THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE NOW BEEN RUN OFF THE ROAD TWICE AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A LAKE! WHEN MY TRUCK LOSES ALL POWER AND STARTS SHAKING RAPIDLY, I LOSE CONTROL OF THE HALF TON TRUCK. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, (AUTO-NATION FORD) IN WHITE BEAR LAKE, WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO PAY IN FULL FOR ALL OF THESE ISSUES, WHICH FORD CLEARLY KNOWS ABOUT. I KNOW FOR A FACT I AM NEVER BUYING A FORD AGAIN, MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY HAS NOW BEEN COMPROMISED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND FORD HAS NOT ONCE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OR OFFERED TO FIX THE ISSUE. I AM VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE WAY FORD HAS BEEN HANDLING THESE SAFETY ISSUES. WHEN YOU BUY A BRAND NEW TRUCK AND THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN, THE COMPANY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF YOU, BUT ONCE AGAIN, FORD HAS PROVED THAT THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS.
  
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• Nov 04, 2016 - Burnsville, MN - Engine
  THE ENGINE MISFIRES AND CHANGES TO "LIMP MODE" AFTER THE ENGINE SHUDDERS, SHAKES AND LOOSES POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. ALSO THE STEERING STICKS WHEN TURNING LEFT.
  
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• Oct 19, 2016 - Casper, WY - Engine
  JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THE STUMBLE ISSUES TO THESE VEHICLES COULD BE DANGEROUS HAD IT HAPPEN A WEEK OR SO AGO WHILE TOWING. THE POWER WAS TOTALLY GONE AT FULL THROTTLE WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE. WHAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME. I JUST DISCOVERED ALL THIS INFORMATION. AS I AM TYPING THIS MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP GETTING THE CATALYTIC ON THE DRIVER SIDE (BANK ONE) REPLACED AND A RE-FLASH, AS IT THREW THE P0430 DTC. AGAIN IT WAS A DRASTIC POWER LOSS AT FULL THROTTLE, WHEN THROTTLE RELEASED REGULAR OPERATION OCCURRED. "YOU TRY LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PASS, I DIDN'T". AND BY THE WAY I WAS A MECHANIC MOST OF MY WORKING DAYS. JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T REPORT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T EXIST. IN MY OPINION THERE ARE A LOT MORE OF THEM OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, JUST GOOGLE IT AND YOU WILL SEE MANY. THANK YOU
  
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• Oct 17, 2016 - Sioux City, IA - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SLOWING DOWN, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
  
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• Oct 10, 2016 - Denham Springs, LA - Engine
  ON HARD ACCELERATION LIKE WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR IT WILL MISS FIRE CONTINUOUSLY THRU THE ACCELERATION 60-70 MPH.SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING THROWING P0300 CODES FOR MISFIRING AT 47,000 MILES CHANGED ALL SPARK PLUGS / COIL PACKS / WIRES / AIR FILTER / 48,000 STILL MISFIRING
  
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• Oct 01, 2016 - Crossville, TN - Engine
  2011 F150 CONNECTING RODS BROKE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED BEATING A HOLE IN BLOCK OIL IS ALL PUMPED OUT OF MOTOR COVERIMG THE WINDSHIELD OF CARS BEHIND ME ONE WAS 80000 THE SECOND WAS ONLY 60000.
  
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• Sep 18, 2016 - Taylor, MI - Engine
  TAKATA RECALL THERE IS A COLD START NOISE KINDA SOUNDS LIKE A GRINDING NOISE ALSO HAVE A HUGE POWER LOSS WHEN EVER TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I GET CODES P0016 P0017 P0299 . I HAVE CHANGED ALL CAME AND CRANK SENSORS.
  
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• Sep 10, 2016 - Austin, TX - Engine
  THE ENGINE ON MY 2011 ECOBOOST 3.5 L V6 FORD F150 SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHEN YOU TRY AND ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. THE TRUCK HAS 67,000 MILES AND HAS STALLED OUT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS OR MAKING TURNS AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOUR TIMES. IT WAS QUITE SCARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE ISSUE IS MY TRUCK AND NOT A FORD PROBLEM, THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT HAS OCCURRED IN COUNTLESS 2011 ECOBOOST F150 ENGINES AS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. BELOW IS A LINK WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALL THE SAME. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2011/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML TWO DEALERSHIPS SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $12,000 TO ME. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE.
  
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• Sep 09, 2016 - Fort Mill, SC - Engine
  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND LOOSE POWER DURING ACCELERATION. A FEW DAYS LATER IN SUNNY WEATHER IT WAS FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. LOOKS LIKE FROM READING ON THE NHTSA SITE THIS IS A TURBO ISSUE THAT OCCURS DURING HUMID OR WET WEATHER. SINCE FORD IS AWARE WHAT WILL THEY BE DOING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE?
  
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• Aug 25, 2016 - Stillwater, MN - Engine
  VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND MISFIRES WHEN ACCELERATING ESPECIALLY AT 50MPH OR HIGHER. RECURRING PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS. MOSTLY AN ISSUE WHEN PASSING ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
  
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• Aug 17, 2016 - Shelby Twp., MI - Engine
  ON HARD ACCELERATION LIKE WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR IT WILL MISS FIRE CONTINUOUSLY THRU THE ACCELERATION.ON SEVERAL OCASIONS IT DOWN SHIFTS AND THEN THE ENGINE LOSES POWER.THIS HAS HAPPINED MEANY TIMES IN THE LAST 2 TO 3 YEARS.
  
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• Aug 17, 2016 - Cincinnatti, OH - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRACTOR TRAILER, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
  
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• Aug 15, 2016 - North Canton, OH - Engine
  WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT THE TIME AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY A LARGE TRUCK BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET UP TO SPEED OR OFF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINES AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED BY FORD.
  
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• Aug 11, 2016 - Northville, MI - Engine
  SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE NEW, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WOULD ALMOST STALL ON HARD ACCELERATION WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS & BOOTS, BUT CONDITION WAS NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED. VEHICLE WOULD STILL ON OCCASION REPEAT THE SAME PROBLEM. MORE RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING YESTERDAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THEN BECAME STEADY. OF GREATER CONCERNED I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT & POOR ACCELERATION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER & DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2000+. VEHICLE HAD JUST TURNED 61000 MILES. DEALER SERVICE AGENT TELLS ME ITS NOT UNCOMMON AND COULD BE CAUSED BY NOT GETTING THE OIL CHANGED AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT THE DEALER & OTHER SERVICE FACILITIES. NEVER HEARD OF THIS & I THINK IT'S PREMATURE FOR A VEHICLE WITH 61000 MILES TO NEED THE TIMING BELT REPLACED. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN 45+ YEARS OF DRIVING.
  
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• Aug 01, 2016 - Byron, GA - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING ON HWY WHEN ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-START IT, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEN WHEN DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE TO PASS, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS, THE ENGINE MISS FIRES, LOOSES POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS "AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST AND THE AIR CHARGE COOLER". THEY SAID THE FIX IS TO PUT A INTERCOOLER DEFLECTOR (PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER THE INTERCOOLER), CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS AND DO A VEHICLE SOFTWARE UPDATE WITCH IS GOING TO COST AROUND $700 TO FIX. OUTRAGEOUS COST FOR A TUNE UP AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW ITS A "ONGOING PROBLEM" AND DON'T WANT TO HAVE A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTEE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS ISSUE?! THIS IS DEFINITELY THE ONLY AND LAST FORD I WILL BUY. THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEES THAT ITS GOING TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY I COULD BUY AN AFTERMARKET INTERCOOLER, DO A COMPLETE TUNE UP AND STILL HAVE MONEY LEFT.
  
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• Aug 01, 2016 - Newhall, WV - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
  
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• Jul 11, 2016 - Exceisior Springs, MO - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,502.
  
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• Jul 01, 2016 - Douglas, WY - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER VERY VIOLENTLY WHILE LOSING POWER. WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 70MPH
  
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• Jun 29, 2016 - Coral Gables, FL - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY SEIZED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
  
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• Jun 29, 2016 - El Paso, TX - Engine
  THOUSANDS OF FORD F150 OWNERS (20011-2015) BAVE EXPERIENCING WITH ECOBOOST ENGINES MOSTLY WITH MY MOST RECENT ISSUE "TIMING CHAIN STRETCHING CHAIN" AND FAULTY CAM PHASERS, I BELIEVE WE DESERVE TO AT LEAST GET OUR VEHICLES FIX. I STRUGGLE PAYING MY TRUCK AND I CANT PAY 4000 DLLS TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT I STRONGLY BELIEVE IS A FORD'S NEGLIGENCE. PLEASE HELP US MY NAME IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Jun 27, 2016 - Maceo, KY - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, LOST POWER, AND SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
  
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• Jun 24, 2016 - Worland, WY - Engine
  I NOTICED MY 2011 FORD F-150 WAS RUNNING ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED A CRACKED 3 CYLINDER HEAD. IN THE BEGINNING IT WAS A BLOWN 3RD CYLINDER HEAD AND WAS GOING TO COST $5,000 TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER AND LOOK AT THE REST OF THE ENGINE. ENDED UP BEING A CRACKED CYLINDER. NOW LOOKING AT A NEW ENGINE TO THE TUNE OF $8000. THIS HAS A 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE WITH LESS THAN 137,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT IN 2013 WITH 500 MILES ON IT. 90% OF MILES ARE HIGHWAY. I EXPECTED TO GET AT LEAST 175,000 MILES OUT OF IT. I REMEMBER HEARING A LOUD POP WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A ROCK THROWN UP FROM A TIRE. THE ENGINE RAN FINE AND I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. UNTIL A FEW WEEKS LATER WHEN IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. I HAD THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AT A LITTLE OVER A 100,000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED. MY BELIEF IS THAT THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE #3 CYLINDER.
  
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• Jun 16, 2016 - Waynesville, NC - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED HARD AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER COIL FAILED AND THE CYLINDER BATTERY PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EVENTUALLY FIVE OF THE SIX CYLINDER BATTERY PACKS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 08/04/16
  
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• Jun 13, 2016 - Newnan, GA - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD LOSS OF POWER STARTED MISFIRING SHIFTING FUNNY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED BY A LARGE TRUCK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
  
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• Jun 07, 2016 - New Market, AL - Engine
  WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS, SUCH AS PASSING ON AN INTERSTATE OR ACCELERATING UP AN INCLINE, THE TRUCK SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY AND ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. IF DRIVER MAINTAINS SPEED, ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS DEADLY. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL IN BUSY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. TRUCK SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER FOR 5 SECONDS. THE TRUCK COASTED UNTIL I COULD APPLY POWER AGAIN TO THE ENGINE. APPLYING POWER CAUSED MORE SHUTTERING, BUT ENGINE DID NOT LOSE POWER AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS CLOSER TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND NOT AS MUCH STRAIN ON THE ENGINE.
  
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• Jun 03, 2016 - Yardley, PA - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER BILLED THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIRS, CLAIMING THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE THROUGH THE NORMAL RECALL PROCESS. THE CONTACT WAS ASSURED THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT STATED THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT WOULD NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL THE FOURTH QUARTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
  
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• May 26, 2016 - Wakeman, OH - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT FAILED, THERE WERE MULTIPLE CYLINDER FAILURES, LOW COMPRESSION, AND THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER SALVAGEABLE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.
  
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• May 22, 2016 - Round Rock, TX - Engine
  WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK (WHAT SEEMED LIKE) SHIFTED HARD THEN THE WRENCH SIGN CAME UP ON THE SCREEN AND THROTTLE WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS DOING 50 MPH AT THE TIME AND HAD TO HIT THE HAZARDS AND PULL OVER. ONCE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNED IT BACK ON IT SEEMED OK, PULLED THE CODE P2112 THROTTLE BODY. LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY , MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A RECALL SEEING HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS.
  
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• May 10, 2016 - Bellmawr, NJ - Engine
  WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I WANTED TO ACCELERATE AND PASS SOMEONE. I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND PRESSED THE GAS. THE ENGINE SHOOK THE TRUCK AND IT LOSS POWER. I HAD TO MOVE BACK INTO THE LANE.
  
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• May 05, 2016 - Waterloo, NY - Engine
  THE TIMING CHAIN BELT WAS SKIPPING, IT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON WHILE DRIVING BUT THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF THE NEXT TIME I'D STAY IT. THIS DID THIS FOR AS LONG AS I HAD IT. I MENTIONED THE ISSUE THO THE DEALER BUT WHEN IN THE GARAGE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND THEY WOULD TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AND NO ERROR CODES WERE COMING UP. I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK ONLY 1 YEAR 7 MONTHS AND IT STARTED STALLING OUT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE GARAGE AND IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN.
  
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• May 05, 2016 - Oakridge, OR - Engine
  THE ENGINE (3.5L ECOBOOST) HAS A RATTLE IN THE FRONT REGION WHEN STARTED AND AT LOWER RPM'S WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR (TIMING CHAIN ISSUE). WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING CEASED UPON ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE WE LEARNED THAT THE VCT UNIT (EXHAUST SIDE) HAD SEPARATED AND A PIECE OF THE INTERNAL COMPONENT FLEW OUTWARD BORING A HOLE THROUGH THE VALVE COVER. WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE PROJECTILE ENDED (HOPEFULLY NOT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN). IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE OIL WAS SO LOW (FROM THE HOLE IN THE VALVE COVER) THAT IT DID NOT REGISTER ON THE DIP STICK NOR DID THE INDICATION ALERT NOTIFY THE DRIVER IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL KENDALL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RATTLE/MISFIRE ISSUE BEFORE THE VCT RUPTURED AND THEY GAVE THE TRUCK A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF A SPARK PLUG ON CYLINDER #2. THE MISFIRE OCCURRED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON A LONG HIGHWAY 60MPH AND STARTED TO SHUTTER AND SHAKE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED US TO CRASH (IT ALREADY HAS THE CAC TSB FIX INSTALLED). NHTSA SHOULD RE-OPEN THE INVESTIGATION ON THAT BECAUSE THE FIX DID NOT WORK. IT MAY HAVE IMPROVED IT, BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON MAY 4TH ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS OR ALERTS CONCERNING OUR VEHICLE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT OUT OF POCKET. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE WHEN SEARCHED APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ONE AND DUE TO FAULTY PARTS, FORD SHOULD IN GOOD FAITH OFFER A RECALL BECAUSE FOR THIS FIX, LIKE OURS, IS ABOUT $2000.00 CONSERVATIVELY. OUR VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 121,000 MILES ON IT.
  
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• May 04, 2016 - Milwaukee, WI - Engine
  ON WIDE OPEN THROTTLE ENGINE MISFIRES . GOT IT TO SET A CODE AFTER ANOTHER HARD THROTTLE.DROVE TRUCK 1500 MILES AND GOT 21 MPG.AFTER TRIP I TOOK IT TO DEALER CODES PO300 0304 0305 0306.HAD TSB FOR PROBLEM DONE LAST JUNE. STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM.DEALER STATES MAY BE PLUGS. DOESN"T SEEM POSSIBLE GETTING 21 MPG WITH BAD PLUGS. THEY WANT 260 DOLLARS TO CHECK PLUGS ON ONE BANK. FORD NEEDS TO GET THIS PROBLEM WITH WIDE OPEN THROTTLE MISS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.TSB DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEWER TRUCKS HAVE A DIFFERENT INNERCOOLER SYSTEM IS THE MOISTURE CAUSING BAD SPARK PLUGS? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
  
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• Apr 23, 2016 - Frisco, TX - Engine
  #1: DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI; VEHICLE LOST POWER AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND WE HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE INTERCOOLER AND THE SECOND TIME I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. IT OCCURRED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE IT'S REGULAR SERVICE. IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAPS ON THE PLUGS, AND THEY KNEW CARS WERE LOSING POWER BECAUSE OF IT, THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT AT THE SERVICE! #2: DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND SPEEDOMETER JUMPED AROUND AND WENT TO ZERO. AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, I LOST POWER AND HAD ERRATIC SHIFTING WHILE TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION. THERE'S A TSB OUT FOR THIS TOO!! WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL IF THERE'S A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CREATES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS!?!?
  
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• Apr 15, 2016 - Bellmawr, NJ - Engine
  AT 50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE SHOOK AND I LOST POWER. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. FORD TOLD THE NHTSA THIS WAS CORRECTED AND THE SUIT WAS ENDED. FORD WILL NOT INSTALL THIS REPAIR IN MY TRUCK.
  
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• Apr 05, 2016 - Boynton Beach, FL - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
  
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• Apr 04, 2016 - Meridianville, AL - Engine
  UNDER ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS, AND SHAKES. IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER FOR SECONDS BEFORE IT PICKS BACK UP. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PULLING MY CAMPER AND PASSING VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE. THE OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE PARKWAY THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR TO 1ST OR 2ND WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AND HAD TO DRIVE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID THE COLLISION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND I WILL BE TAKING THE TRUCK IN FOR WARRANTY WORK ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 6TH 2016. I ONLY HAVE 3K MILES LEFT ON POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND NONE LEFT ON BUMPER TO BUMPER. I PURCHASE FORD VEHICLES CAUSE OF THERE LONG LASTING AND RELIABLE REPUTATION. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND WIFE THAT I EXPECT TO KEEP SAFE WHILE DRIVING THIS TRUCK. I HOPE FORD WILL LOOK DEEPER INTO THE PROBLEMS AT HAND, DONT BE LIKE GM AND KILL PEOPLE BEFORE YOU FIX THE ISSUES.
  
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• Apr 01, 2016 - Hummelstown, PA - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STUTTERED VIOLENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE SPARK PLUG BOOTS. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
  
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• Mar 10, 2016 - Tucson, AZ - Engine
  MY F-150 SUPERCREW 4X4 WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING ON HARD ACCELERATION SITUATIONS, SUCH AS MERGING AND CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS, THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT OF MISFIRING UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION. THE JERKING FROM THE MISFIRE CONDITION IS QUITE VIOLENT, AND I BELIEVE TO BE UNSAFE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO THE DESIGN OF THE TRUCKS INTERCOOLER. CONDENSATION BUILDS DURING PROLONGED HIGHWAY DRIVING, PARTICULARLY IN HUMID CLIMATES. I AM IN ARIZONA, BUT I DRIVE 50+ MILES A DAY ON THE FREEWAY. THE NHTSA DROPPED THEIR INVESTIGATION OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION, APPARENTLY AGREEING THAT FORD'S TSB WAS SUFFICIENT IN DEALING WITH THE MATTER. MY TRUCK IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER IT EXHIBITS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS UNSAFE. HOW IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? DISAPPOINTING.
  
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• Mar 10, 2016 - Island Lake, IL - Engine
  I OWN A 2011 FORD F150 ECOBOOST V6. FOR THE PAST YEAR,THE ENGINE WILL QUIT MAKING POWER UNDER ACCELERATION WHEN MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR PASSING. I CURRENTLY HAVE 65000 MILES. FORD HAS TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND INVITED ME TO SPEND MY MONEY IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS CLEARLY AND UNSAFE ISSUE AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE ATTEMPTS TO MERGE ON A HIGHWAY AND IS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER.
  
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• Mar 09, 2016 - Kenton, OH - Engine
  THERE ARE @ HOSES THAT COME OUT OF THE RADIATOR AND GO INTO A HARD PLASTIC T-PIECE (PART NUMBER DR3Z-8566-A) AND THERE ARE O-RINGS INSIDE OF IT. MINE STARTED LEAKING AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PIECE NO BIG DEAL. THEN THE DEALER SHIP WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED 6 IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS OF THE SAME EXACT YEAR AND MODEL. THE DEALER SHIP IS IN LIMA OHIO. THAT BEING SAID IF THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE THAT ARE GOING BAD AND THE VEHICLE ONLY BEING 5 YEARS OLD I FEEL LIKE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE PART/ DESIGN OF IT THAT CAUSES IT TO FAIL.
  
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• Feb 28, 2016 - Orleans, VT - Engine
  WHEN ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY GOING UPHILL, THE ENGINE MAKES A REPETITIVE WHOOSHING NOISE.
  
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• Feb 22, 2016 - Tabernacle, NJ - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR BEGAN TO CHANGE RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
  
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• Feb 22, 2016 - Pineville, LA - Engine
  MY 2011 FORD F-150 WITH THE ECOBOOST PACKAGE WILL STALL UPON ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH MOMENTARILY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AS IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACT IN A MANNER THAT INST PREDICTABLE WHEN CHANGING LANES ON AN INTERSTATE OR PASSING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD WITH THIS MODEL.
  
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• Feb 17, 2016 - Silver Spring, MD - Engine
  ENGINE COOLANT IS OVERHEATING. ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE NORMAL RANGE ( BETWEEN H AND C ) .TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE GAUGE (BETWEEN H AND C ) . GAUGE DETAIL- ---- TRANS TEMP -195 - 210 F .20 MINUTES DRIVING (NOT TOWING ) .CHECK THE LEVEL OF THE COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR --- LOW!!! . ADDING 1/2 GALL -5O/50 MIXTURE COOLANT. 02/16/2016 - APPLE FORD (COLUMBIA , MD ) CHECK ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. --- FOUND COOLANT TANK AND COOLANT HOSE FROM TANK TO HEATER CORE LEAKING. CAR MILEAGE-44117. CAR FOR LIFE OIL AND FILTER CHANGE,MULITPOINT INSPECTION.
  
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• Feb 09, 2016 - Henderson, NV - Engine
  TRUCK HAS LOSS OF POWER WHEN PULLING OUT TO PASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING HEAD ON CRASHES.
  
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• Jan 15, 2016 - Oneida, NY - Engine
  2011 FORD F150 LARIAT - WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS, ENGINE LIGHTS WILL FLASH AND THE TRUCK WILL LOSE POWER. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF FLASHING, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE TRUCK DECELERATES. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN RE-STARTED BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO A CITY STREET. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
  
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• Jan 10, 2016 - Lindale, TX - Engine
  UPON DOWNSHIFT DURING ACCELERATION, THE TRUCK SHUDDERS, MISFIRES, BACKFIRES THROUGH EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND LOSES POWER WHILE CREATING A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE DRIVETRAIN. THIS OCCURS IN BELOW 35¦ DRY OR WET WEATHER. THIS ISSUE DESTROYED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, AS WELL AS BROKE LOOSE THE BAFFLES IN FACTORY MUFFLER CAUSING OVER $2,000 IN REPAIRS FOR EXHAUST. I FURTHER REPLACED PLUGS, AND PLUG BOOTS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS SEVERE ISSUE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP FROM FURTHER DAMAGING THE VEHICLE IS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND IDLE AS WELL AS REV ENGINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, AND NEARLY CAUSED OTHER VEHICLES TO REAR ENDED ME ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS. ALL OF WHICH I HAD TO JUMP ONTO SHOULDER OF ROAD OR IN MEDIAN TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. I CURRENTLY OWE $22,000 ON THIS VEHICLE, AND AM QUITE FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF A RECALL FROM FORD. SOLUTIONS OF A WALKER CAC ARE KNOWN; HOWEVER, FORD IS NOT WILLING TO EVEN CONSIDER PAYING FOR THIS FIX. PLEASE HELP IN THE RESOLVING OF THIS ISSUE?
  
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• Dec 28, 2015 - Red Bluff, CA - Engine
  FAULT LOG CODE P0234, TURBO NOISE HISSING, CUTTING OUT. LOSS OF POWER. POOR ACCELERATION. COOLANT LEEKS, OIL LEEKS. RETURNED TO CORNING FORD FOR MORE SERVICE WORK. ORIGINAL SERVICE OCTOBER 11 / 2015. SECOND SERVICE DECEMBER 28 / 2015 COOLANT LEEK, TURBO HISSING, CUTTING OUT HISSING WHEN UNDER ACCELERATION. CONDITION WHEN IN MOTION ON CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING.
  
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• Dec 22, 2015 - Tucson, AZ - Engine
  VEHICLE HAS BEEN SPUTTERING & MISSING. HEAVY HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. ON 12/01/15 MY TRUCK EQUIPPED 3.5 ECOBOOST STARTED MISSING UPON ACCELERATION THEN LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS THEY RETURNED WITH SAYING MY ENGINE, TURBOS & CRANKSHAFT ARE DAMAGED AND MUST BE ALL REPLACED. I AM WITHIN THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY BUT EXCEEDING THE MILEAGE WITH 71,000. MYSELF & HOLMES TUTTLE FORD FILED A CLAIM WITH FORD BOTH BEING DENIED ANY HELP.
  
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• Dec 21, 2015 - San Marcos, TX - Engine
  MY VEHICLE AS BEEN MISS FIRING SINCE IT HAD 20,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ALMOST 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE UPON MERGING ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE WILL MISFIRE, SLOWDOWN AND WILL NOT SPEED UP FAST ENOUGH TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE BY AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE MISS FIRING DUE TO AIR COOLING SYSTEM AND IT DESTROYED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND INSTALLED SOME TYPE OF COOLING SHIELD, AND NOW AT 110,000 MILES IT'S MISS FIRING AGAIN AND RUNNING SLUGGISH. THE COOLING SHIELD THAT WAS INSTALLED DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT ALL. NOT ONLY IS THE ON GOING MISS FIRING LIFE THREATENING BUT HAS DESTROYED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TWICE WHICH IS CAUSING MY EMISSIONS TO EMIT HARMFUL SMOG INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. ISN'T THEIR EMISSION LAWS AUTOMAKERS MUST ABIDE BY? THE MISS FIRING IS MESSING UP MY EMISSION'S WHICH IS HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT TOO.
  
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• Dec 09, 2015 - Tallahassee, FL - Engine
  ENGINE STALL-SHUTS DOWN WHEN IT GOES INTO PASSING GEAR. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO PASS OR ENTER ONTO A HIGHWAY YOU ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN
  
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• Dec 01, 2015 - Port Saint Lucie, FL - Engine
  FORD F150 3.5L ECOBOOST COMPLETELY LOOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING IN PASSING GEAR. VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND BUCKS SEVERALLY AND DOES NOT ALLOW ANY TYPE OF ACCELERATION TO BE ABLE TO EXIT INTO SLOW LANE INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. NORMAL OPERATION RETURNS AFTER ABOUT 1.5 MINUTES OF COASTING AND THEN GENTLY APPLYING ACCELERATOR TO REGAIN VEHICLE CONTROL. DURING THE RECOVERY TIME THE ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH AS IF TIMING WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF SYNC.I DRIVE 1000 MILES PER WEEK ON INTERSTATE 95 AND THIS CONDITION IS ONGOING. I EXPERIENCE AT LEAST 2 OR 3 OF THESE EPISODES PER WEEK WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND DOES NOT RECOVER UNTIL 1.5 MINUTES LATER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON VERY TIME THIS CONDITION OCCURS. WHEN READING THE ERROR CODES IT ONLY SHOW MISFIRING OF ALL CYLINDERS (CODE P0300).
  
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• Nov 29, 2015 - Victor, ID - Engine
  ENGINE LOSSES POWER AND SHUDDERS BADLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO OVER TAKE. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN DIAGNOSED SAYS MISFIRE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER, CHECKED AND INSTALLED NEW PLUG AND COIL AFTER 50 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIX ISSUE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER COILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT COILS WERE OEM MOTORCRAFT UNITS. IN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS THAT THIS POWER UNIT HAS A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES.
  
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• Nov 24, 2015 - Applevalley, MN - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS NOT SEPARATING THE SLUDGE CAUSING THE SLUDGE TO PENETRATE THE ENGINE AND ACTIVATING THE VEHICLE LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD INSTALL AN OIL SEPARATION DEVICE TO THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,263.
  
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• Nov 18, 2015 - Wyoming, MI - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA
  
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• Nov 09, 2015 - Burnsville, NC - Engine
  I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK BACK WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THEY NEVER COULD FIND ANYTHING, BUT IT HAD A MIS WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE GAS. IT NEVER REALLY STALLED OUT BUT WOULD JUMP PRETTY GOOD, NEVER SEEMED TO RUN REALLY SMOOTH. I KEEP TELLING THE DEALER TO PLEASE CHECK OUT. I GIVE UP AND KEEP DRIVING THE TRUCK AND NOW THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY FIND THAT ITS SOMETHING TO DO WITH VARIABLE CAMSHAFT AND GOING TO COST $4,400.00 TO FIX NOT COUNTING THE OTHER THINGS I HAVING TO PAY FOR THAT WAS TAKEN BACK WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WATER HAS BEEN IN THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AND NOW THEY TELL ME, ITS THE HEATER BOX NEED REPLACE AT A COST OF $1,400.00 STRANGE THEY CAN FIND ALL THIS NOW THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MY TRUCK HAD TO BE PARKED DUE TO THIS AND I NOW HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF I WANT TO INVEST ANY MORE MONEY IN A TRUCK OR JUST JUNK WHAT SHOULD BE A TRUCK WORTH $30,000.00
  
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• Nov 04, 2015 - Mobile, AL - Engine
  UNDER ACCELERATION OR TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE LOSS OF POWER HAS BEEN OCCURING. TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO INTERSTATE FROM ON RAMP HAVE HAD POWER LOSS AND VEHICLE LOSES ALL ACCELERATION.
  
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• Nov 03, 2015 - Burleson, TX - Engine
  WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY ON A CLEAR, WARM, SUNNY DAY; THE TURBO ENGAGED AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER. THERE WAS IMMEDIATE DECELERATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. AFTER EASING UP ON THE THROTTLE AND COASTING, THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE TRUCK BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN 1-MILE OF TRAVEL. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE ON THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DROPS DRAMATICALLY IN A SHORT DISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO RECOVER RAPIDLY, LEAVING THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS ON THE ROADWAY.
  
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• Nov 02, 2015 - Clemmons, NC - Engine
  ECO BOOST ENGINE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHEN RAPIDLY PULLING AWAY FROM A TOLL BOOTH AFTER SEVERAL HOUR OF CONTINUOUS INTERSTATE DRIVING IN THE RAIN (OCCURRED 10/2013 AND 10/2015). PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE ROAD UNDER THE SAME TYPE OF RAINY CONDITIONS (OCCURRED 10/2015). ENGINE WILL SHUDDER AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. TRUCK WAS TAKEN 2 YEARS AGO TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. TWO EVENTS OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEK UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS. TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL NOT FIXED.
  
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• Nov 01, 2015 - Midland, TX - Engine
  ON OCTOBER 26 WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS ON LOOP 250 WHICH IS 60 MPH. GOT ON THE LOOP WAS APPROACHING AN OVER PASS WHEN SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS IT STARTS JERKING, A PULLING, SHAKING. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL LOOKED AT DASH NO WARNING LIGHTS ON BUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND GEARS ON DASH WERE GOING CRAZY GOING UP AND DOWN. SLOWING DOWN APPLYING THE BRAKE SLOWLY CAUSE LOTS OF TRAFFIC BEHIND AND I FRONT OF ME. I WAS SHAKING AND VERY UPSET FINALLY PULLED OVER AND TURNED TRUCK OFF CALLED MY HUSBAND I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED. HE ASKED IF THE TRUCK TURNED ON IT DID I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP GOING VERY SLOW. MY HUSBAND MET ME THERE AND I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP ALMOST IN TEARS. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE IM LIKE WHAT IF THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ONE OF THOSE GEARS WHEN IT WAS GOING UP AND DOWN FROM 1-6 OR REVERSE I WOULD HAVE FLIPPED THAT TRUCK. PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE AND IS HURT OR KILLED. IT IS NOV 1 AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT EVEN DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE. I WANT IT FIXED CORRECTLY BUT 1 WEEK AND NOT EVEN LOOKED AT YET. THAT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND IT'S BEEN VERY INCONVENIENT GETTING TO WORK.
  
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• Nov 01, 2015 - Midland, TX - Engine
  ON OCTOBER 26 AT AROUND 1230 PM I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT 60 MPH. ON LOOP 250.ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTS JERKING REALLY HARD. I LET GO OF THE GAS AND LOOKED AT THE DASH THE SPEEDOMETER AND GEARS WERE GOING CRAZY UP AND DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFE CAUSE IT WAS LUNCH HOUR LOTS OF TRAFFIC. TURNED TRUCK OFF WAS SHAKING, SCARED AND VERY UPSET. CALLED MY HUSBAND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED ASKED IF I WAS OK I SAID YES BESIDES VERY SHAKEN UP. HE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION OR TCM . STARTED THE TRUCK WENT SLOW TO DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE I'M THINKING WHAT IF THE GEARS WOULD'VE GOTTEN STUCK OR REVERSE AND I WOULD'VE ROLLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CAUSE IT WAS VERY SCARY.
  
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• Oct 27, 2015 - Mokena, IL - Engine
  REFERENCE 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST: WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 30MPH FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN I BEGAN TO INCREASE SPEED TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. STARTED TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT SHOULDER FROM FAR LEFT LANE, WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY AND HAD TO ROLL WITHOUT POWER TO THE SHOULDER. THE TRUCK/ENGINE CONTINUED TO LIMP TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE 8-9TH TIME I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK HAS LEFT ME AND MY KIDS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE DEALER HIT ME WITH THE $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY. ALL TSB'S HAVE BEEN DONE AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY HAS MADE MATTERS WORSE BY THE DEALER "REFLASHING" THE TRUCK AND KILLING THE AVG. MPG. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INTERCOOLER AND WILL HAVE FUTURE MAJOR EFFECTS ON THE CAT CONVERTER AND TURBOS AS WELL AS CARBON ISSUES IN THE REAR CYLINDERS. THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AT THIS MOMENT AND I AM AWAITING THE DEALERS CALL. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS UNSAFE PROBLEM, THAT PUTS MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AT RISK. BTW, I HAVE REPLACED THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS 4 TIMES SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT THE 34-36K MILE MARK.
  
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• Oct 23, 2015 - Prairieville, LA - Engine
  THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE OIL IS FULL. SAYING OIL PUMP LOW PRESSURE. THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO. IT SEEMS TO ONLY DO THIS WHEN RPM'S ARE 1200 AND BELOW.
  
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• Oct 17, 2015 - Hartly, DE - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE STARTED TO MISS FIRE AND LOSE POWER. I WAS HAULING A HORSE TRAILER GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH LARGE 18 WHEEL VEHICLES WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISS FIRING AND LOOSING POWER. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF INTERSTATE AND FIND A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING TO FORD DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH, I FINALLY LOST ALL POWER AND THE TRUCK SHUDDERED AND FLASHERS AUTOMATICALLY WENT ON, WAS ABLE TO GET TO DEALER SHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BAD #4 COIL. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND 6 DAYS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED, AGAIN WHILE HAULING HORSE TRAILER ON INTERSTATE, SAME ISSUES WITH LOOSING POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND TRUCK SHUDDERED. AGAIN WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME #6 COIL WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING BAD. THIS WAS CHANGED UNDER WARRANTY WITH ANOTHER PAYMENT OF $100 DEDUCTIBLE. BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE HAULING MY HORSES, AND I HAD ANOTHER 400 MILES TO GO BEFORE REACHING MY FINAL DESTINATION, I COULD NOT TAKE THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING AND LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATES WITH 18 WHEEL VEHICLES AT 60 MPH AND FIGURE I MIGHT GET LUCKY A THIRD TIME AND NOT BE KILLED BECAUSE AN 18 WHEELER COULDN'T STOP OR AVOID HITTING ME WHEN LOOSING POWER FROM 60 MPH TO 30 MPH, I CHOSE TO HAVE THE OTHER 4 COILS REPLACED. AFTER GETTING HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH NHTSA AND WANTED TO REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. THE OTHER 4 COILS I HAD REPLACED WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT POSSIBLY THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE BUT MOST LIKELY MOISTURE ACCUMULATION IN INTERCOOLER SYSTEM OF TRUCK. I'M CONCERNED I DON'T HAVE A TRUCK THAT CAN BE DEPENDED UPON TO KEEP ME AND MY ANIMALS THAT ARE BEING TRANSPORTED IN HORSE TRAILER SAFE.
  
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• Oct 05, 2015 - Arlington, TX - Engine
  ACCELERATED TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DECELERATION WAS AS SUDDEN AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OF THE TRUCK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF ME SHAKING, I RESTARTED THE TRUCK. ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, BUT TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY AS LONG AS I "CREPT" UP TO SPEED.
  
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• Sep 28, 2015 - Destrehan, LA - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, TOWING A TRAILER IN AN AREA OF HEAVY CONGESTION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS APPARENTLY MISFIRING AND WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I STOPPED, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, BUT LEFT IT RUNNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN FINE. BUT EVER SINCE THEN, WHENEVER I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND WON'T ACCELERATE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! I CHECKED AROUND THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A LOCAL DEALER RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO THE DEALERS ON A POSSIBLE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE, THE FIX DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'VE NEVER SUED ANYONE IN MY LIFE, BUT I SEE THERE IS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS HOPING THAT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE REPORT THIS PROBLEM THAT FORD WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING- WE SHALL SEE....
  
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• Sep 21, 2015 - Charleston, WV - Engine
  APPROXIMATELY 9 TO 10 TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER SHUTTERING MISFIRES AND BACKFIRING ONLY TO FIND FOULED SPARK PLUGS I HAVE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES IN 10,000 MILES DUE TO THIS CONDITION ON THIS FORD ECO-BOOST ENGINE. ALL TSB'S HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ON THE TRUCK YET I STILL EXPERIENCE THIS ENGINE PROBLEM
  
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• Aug 20, 2015 - Holmen, WI - Engine
  WE DROVE THE VEHICLE 6 HOURS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON.... PARKED IT - STARTED IT AGAIN ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER. THE VEHICLE REVVED VERY HIGH, BARELY CHUGGED AS WE DROVE AND THEN THE YELLOW "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON - INDICATING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS WELL AS A "LIMP HOME" MODE. WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT AND HAD TO KEEP IT PARKED.... AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH - WE DISCOVERED THAT CONDENSATION HAD GOTTEN INTO SOME SORT OF CONDENSER AND CAUSED THE ECO-BOOST ENGINE TO MISFIRE AND ESSENTIALLY MALFUNCTION.
  
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• Aug 19, 2015 - Wildwood, MO - Engine
  WHEN THE TURBO BOOST IS 11PSI MISFIRING BEGINS - NO AFTER MARKET ENGINE PROGRAMMING. IF TURBO DEMAND IS NOT REDUCED, OR IS INCREASED THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE DISENGAGED - 'LIMP MODE.' ON THE DATE CITED, THIS HAPPENED NO LESS THAT 3 TIMES. LOCAL HUMIDITY WAS 50-70%, AS I RECALL, AND THERE WAS NO RAIN. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MULTIPLE TIMES WITH LOCAL HUMIDITY NOTED AT 50 %. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE MISFIRING WILL OCCUR ANYTIME TURBO PSI EXCEEDS 11, WHETHER TOWING OR NOT, THOUGH TOWING WILL BE MORE APT TO ENCOUNTER 11PSI. MY TRAILER IS WITHIN ALL TOW LOAD LIMITS FOR MY TRUCK, AXLES AND TONGUE, PER FORD'S RV & TRAILER TOWING GUIDE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRUCK GOING LIMP WAS JUNE OF 2014. I PULLED THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER NEXT TO A GUARD RAIL AND CALLED FOR TOWING. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A #3 CYLINDER MISFIRE AND A MOMENTARY HEAD OVER-TEMP WAS - WHICH TRIGGERED LIMP MODE. I HAVE REPORTED THE MISFIRING TO MY DEALER, AND WITH FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALER SAYS FORD HAS NOTHING LISTED FOR MY TRUCK OR THE ISSUE. I TOLD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MY DEALER THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF INTERNET TRAFFIC ON THIS ISSUE. ASIDE FROM THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IMPLEMENTED TO PUT A LARGER AIR SHIELD ON THE INTERCOOLER (CAC), DONE TO MY TRUCK IN 2014 AS A RESULT OF MY EXPERIENCE, THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT FORD HAS NOT ENGINEERED A WATER SEPARATOR TO THEN DRAIN OFF DEVELOPED WATER FROM THE CONDENSATION PROCESS BEFORE IT IS INGESTED INTO THE CYLINDERS. INGESTION OF THE WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS WOULD CAUSE A SPARK MISFIRE, AS WAS SUGGESTED TO ME BY A FORD MECHANIC. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER A FORD ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTY, AS A RESULT OF A SEPARATE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. GOD FORBID THIS OCCUR WHILE TO SOMEONE TOWING ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER!
  
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• Aug 13, 2015 - Mcallen, TX - Engine
  MY 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST 3.5 WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT THEN SUDDENLY BEGAN A VERY ROUGH IDLE. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES ( ON AND OFF) THEN CLEARED UP . WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT . THEY DID A SERVICE ORDER AND CAME UP WITH NOTHING WRONG. WE TOOK THE TRUCK HOME AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK 4 OR 5 MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS SLOWER MOVING CARS, THE TRUCK HESITATED AND SPUTTERED WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. A MONTH AGO THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AFTER A COLD START AND THEN LATELY A LOUDER NOISE FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AREA OF THE VALVE COVER. THEN THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED ON ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY . I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A NEW ENGINE? WHAT THE ????? IT HAS 50K AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY, BUT THE DEALER IS SAYING THERE IS SLUDGE IN THE OIL WHICH WAS CHANGED LESS THAN 2000 MILES AGO. THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED, THE INTAKE CAM VTC IS BROKEN AND BASED ON ALL OF THE OTHER SIMILAR POST I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE THEY HAVE REVEALED THAT THE ROD AND CAM BEARINGS ARE ALSO MORE THAN LIKELY PREMATURELY WORN, REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.
  
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• Aug 07, 2015 - Manteca, CA - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AND A WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE PANEL THAT READ +SERVICE ADVANCE TRAP". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS LOSS OF ACCELERATION AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
  
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• Jul 30, 2015 - Cedar Hill, TX - Engine
  THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE AIRCONDITIONING SHUT OFF. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRUCK SHUDDERED HARD. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP, IT WAS LIKE EVERYTHING RESET. THE ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE CORRECTLY, THE AIR CONDITIONING CAME BACK ON, AND THERE WAS NO SHUDDER.. THE FORD HOUSE SAID THERE WERE NO CODES STORED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED A $1100.00 TUNEUP.
  
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• Jul 28, 2015 - Hallsville, TX - Engine
  THE ENGINE STALLED (SEVERER LOSS OF POWER) AS I TRIED TO OVERTAKE/PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEOUS TIMES & TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING HUMID/RAINING WEATHER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY HAVE YET TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS BUT, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE & FORCED TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
  
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• Jul 27, 2015 - Dearborn Heights, MI - Engine
  WHEN ACCELERATING AND APPROACHING FREEWAY SPEED, ENGINE STUMBLED, PREVENTING ACCELERATION. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR AGAIN. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE DID NOT REGISTER A CODE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE SINCE HAD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN ON JULY 17 & 18, 2015, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT DID COME ON, SO I'M ASSUMING IT DID REGISTER A CODE. ON JULY 17, IT WAS A CLEAR DRY DAY, THE FOLLOWING DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT IT WAS RAINING ALL DAY. ONCE ON THE FREEWAY, WHENEVER I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, EVEN WHEN AT FREEWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE AND BARELY ACCELERATE. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN INSPECTION FOR JULY 29, 2015. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 47000 MILES. I'VE TALKED TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY REPAIR, BUT I AM SEEING A NUMBER OF SERVICE BULLETINS BEING ISSUED DESCRIBING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY.
  
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• Jul 02, 2015 - Littleton, CO - Engine
  GOING UP HIGHWAY @ 55MPH. PULLED AROUND A VEHICLE TO PASS. ONCE, I WAS IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, CHUGGED, AND WAS STUMBLING OVER ITSELF. I THEN GOT BACK BEHIND THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING. THE 4 PASSENGERS AND I WERE ALL QUIET AND THEN FREAKED OUT. AFTER A WHILE WE PULLED OUT AND ACCELERATED TO GO UP ROAD AGAIN, TRUCK DOGGED OUT. WE HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BUT EVERYONE WAS FREAKED OUT. WE CALLED BIRTHDAY PARTY DESTINATION TO TELL THEM WE HAVE VEHICLE TROUBLE AND CAN'T MAKE IT. DROVE IT DOWN HILL ALL THE WHILE WORRIED THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW. DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THEY HAD NO CLUE AND DID NOT WANT US TO LEAVE IT THERE. SAID SET UP APPT. 7-10 DAYS OUT. PARKED IT UNTIL APPT. THEN THEY REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS. WE ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLES WITH THE BRAKING. WHERE IT SUDDENLY TAKES EXTRA EFFORT AND REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN WE'VE DRIVEN IT TO FORD FOR REPAIR THEY THROW THEIR HANDS UP, ACT FRUSTRATED, LIKE THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE. WE WERE HESITANT TO RENEW OUR STATE TAGS AS IT SITS PARKED MOST OF THE TIME, SINCE IT CHUGGED ON LEVEL SURFACE WITH NO RAIN PRESENT, AND THE MECHANICS LIGHT CAME ON. WE FEEL SCARED DRIVING IT AND IT HAS REMAINED PARKED FOR 3+ WEEKS. THIS IS OUR NEWEST VEHICLE, WHICH LOOKS NEW AND YET WE CAN'T DRIVE IT. WE'RE NOT MADE OUT OF MONEY, AND CAN NOT EASILY REPLACE THIS TRUCK. WE WANT FORD TO FIX THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKES, AND NOT ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. FORD WANTS US TO TAKE THE LOSS ON THE VEHICLE VALUE OR CONTINUE DRIVING IT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. THEY WANT NOTHING IN WRITING. AND, WE DO NOT WANT TO SELL THE VEHICLE TO A STRANGER. WE'D ALLOW YOU TO INSPECT OUR VEHICLE....AND DRIVE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. WOULD YOU WANT TO BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH YOUR YOUNG CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS?
  
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• Jun 22, 2015 - Granville, OH - Engine
  ON JUNE 12, 2015 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I 75 IN GEORGIA ON MY WAY TO FLORIDA. I HAD THE CRUISE SET AT AROUND 80 MPH AND CAME UP TO A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. I TAPPED THE BREAKS TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS THE SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE QUITE VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGAN TO FLASH. MY TRUCK SLOWED TO ABOUT 55 OR 60 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE MY TRUCK FOR A SECOND TIME BUT I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE. I PULLED THE TRUCK IN TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND ATTEMPTED SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO GET THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE BUT WITH NO RESPONSE. ABOUT ONE OR TWO MILES LATER I FELT A "KICK" AND THE TRUCK WAS BACK TO NORMAL LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. THE ACCELERATOR WAS WORKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I WROTE THE INCIDENT OFF TO MABE GETTING A BATCH OF BAD GAS AT MY LAST FILL UP.THE REST OF THE TRIP AND THE RETURN TRIP BACK TO OHIO MY TRUCK PREFORMED FINE. FAST FORWARD TO YESTERDAY JUNE 21, 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE STORE AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO PULL BACK IN TO MY LANE. AFTER A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS MY TRUCK SNAPPED OUT OF IT AND I COULD ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. MY TRUCK IS A 2011 FORD F150 WITH THE 3.5 L ECOBOOST V6 WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE ENGINE THAT IS HAVING THE TROUBLE. I ALSO READ THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE.
  
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• May 26, 2015 - Jones, OK - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS VERY HUMID MORNING MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2011 ECOBOOST F-150. AS I ACCELERATED TO MERGE, MY RPM'S WENT UP BUT MY SPEED ACTUALLY DROPPED JUST AS VEHICLES WERE COMING IN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BEHIND ME. I LET OFF ON THE THROTTLE AND AGAIN PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR WITH THE SAME RESULT. I WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN CARS AND CAUSED ONE CAR TO SWERVE DANGEROUSLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT, BUT CERTAINLY GOT MY FILL OF MIDDLE FINGERS FROM UPSET MOTORISTS AND LUCKED OUT NOT BEING THE VICTIM OF ROAD RAGE MY TRUCK CAUSED. A MINUTE OR SO LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS MORNING I REALIZED THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE. I CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALER AND FORD CORPORATE ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND IF I "WANT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT" I WOULD HAVE TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN AND PAY FOR SERVICE SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY.
  
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• May 23, 2015 - Mexico, MO - Engine
  WHILE TRYING TO SPEED UP THE ENGINE LAGS OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MISFIRE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. MY ECOBOOST ONLY EXPERIENCES THIS ISSUE AT HIGH SPEEDS WHICH IS AN INCOVIENCE ON THE HIGHWAY .
  
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• May 15, 2015 - Las Vegas , NV - Engine
  WHILE TRAVELING A LONG DURATION AT A CONSISTENT MPH, LOW RPM, AND LOW TURBO BOOST PRESSURE I BEGAN TO CLIMB A HILL WHERE MORE ACCELERATION WAS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN MPH. AT TIME THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY SLOWED, ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON, TRIED TO ADD THROTTLE TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC BUT JUST CONTINUED TO SLOW. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING FROM LAS VEGAS NEVADA TO RENO NEVADA. I REPLACED THE IGNITION COILS AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN IN LESS THAN 5K MILES IN THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS
  
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• May 13, 2015 - San Clemente , CA - Engine
  FX2 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST: WAS DRIVING APPROX. 65 AND HAD TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO PASS. THE TURBOS STARTED TO KICK IN AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND MISFIRE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. PROBLEM OCCURS DURING ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
  
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• May 13, 2015 - Hixson, TN - Engine
  DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER, I TOOK A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THEN PUSHED THE GAS TO GET MOVING AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE, TRIED PUTTING IN LOW GEAR BUT TO NO PREVAIL, TRIED AGAIN SHIFTING BACK TO DRIVE WITH NOTHING HAPPENING. AT THIS TIME WE ARE STUCK IN TRAFFIC WITH PEOPLE FLYING BY US AND NOTHING I CAN DO. FINALLY I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT RAN WELL ENOUGH FOR US TO GET HOME. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE AND LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME. IF IT HAPPENED ONCE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND PROBABLY NOT THE SAME LUCK I HAD THIS TIME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU
  
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• May 11, 2015 - Fort Worth, TX - Engine
  MY ECOBOOST ENGINE STALLED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ON A 2 LANE ROAD. THIS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I WAS IN THE OPPOSING LANE WITH NO POWER. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS FIXED AT THE DEALER MORE THAN 5 TIMES. ONE DEALER ACTUALLY PUT IN A NEW SENSOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO BUT THIS HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE YET FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT.
  
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• May 01, 2015 - Chattanooga, TN - Engine
  MY F150 ECOBOOST STALLED TWICE IN THE RAIN WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED ON I20. THE ENGINE FAILED A COUPLE YEARS BACK IN RAIN AND FORD INSTALLED A SHROUD OVER THE INTERCOOLER. AFTER REPORTING THE SECOND PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DEALER, FORD INSTALLED A MODIFIED "NEW" SHROUD ON THE INTERCOOLER. THE GOVT PREMATURELY CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION OF F150 ECOBOOST ENGINES THAT HAVE A MAJOR FLAW THAT AFFECT VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. INSTALLING A MODIFIED SHROUD TO FIX A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT A SOLUTION. PLEASE REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE FORD F150 OWNERS THAT HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE.
  
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• Apr 24, 2015 - Ruston, LA - Engine
  VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHEN TRYING TO PASS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE. I HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. THIS NOW OCCURS ANYTIME I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE...
  
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• Apr 22, 2015 - Summerville, SC - Engine
  I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS. EXITED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRUCK BOGGED DOWN, MISFIRING AND ALMOST CUTTING OFF. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY FORD AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN ON-GOING INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECALL. THIS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS SOMEONE AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND THEY APPLIED THE FIX IN ACCORDANCE TO THE TECH BULLETIN BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE.
  
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• Apr 20, 2015 - College Station, TX - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO PASS SOMEONE AND THE TRUCK HAD MAJOR HESITATION AND SHUDDERING. CONTINUES TO DO THIS ANYTIME YOU TRY TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE.
  
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• Apr 10, 2015 - Athens, AL - Engine
  I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH ON DRY ROADS/GOOD VISIBILITY/GOOD WEATHER IN 6TH GEAR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR AND FINALLY ENDED IN 1ST GEAR - DURING THIS TIME THE ENGINE RPMS EXCEEDED 6000 RPMS - I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ENGINE RPM. NEEDLESS TO SAY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED WAS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I THEN SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AND ALL WAS WELL. LAST SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD AT FIRST NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST AND THEN WENT TO 5TH GEAR AND REMAINED IN 5TH GEAR TILL I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES THIS FAR.ALWAYS WHEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE COLD!!!
  
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• Mar 17, 2015 - Interlochen , MI - Engine
  LOSS OF POWER. MISSFIRE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. ECOBOOST 3.5 V6. MOISTURE PROBLEM GETTING IN TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. TURBO COOLER PROBLEM. TRUCK IS IN SERVICE NOW ON DATE ABOVE.
  
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• Mar 06, 2015 - Peoria, IL - Engine
  FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT LISTED BELOW (BEGINNING WITH SUMMARY): IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR IN HUMID OR RAINY CONDITIONS. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE. PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DID INCREASE ENGINE RPM BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE BEHAVIOR EXHIBITED BY THE VEHICLE SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONDENSATION PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF WITH THE 3.5 V6 ECOBOOST. HOWEVER NONE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES FORD CLAIMS CAUSES THE ISSUE EXISTED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. WEATHER WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES AND SUNNY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COLD AND AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. SUMMARY: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES TO ACCESS INTERSTATE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE THEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000 RPM BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLES WERE APPROACHING IN EXCESS OF 50MPH. I MANAGED TO BARELY AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PULLED TO SIDE OF RAMP. VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED TWO FIXES INVOLVING SOME FORM OF AIR DAM. ON 02/24 VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING LUCKILY IN A PARKING LOT THIS TIME. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH LEAVES NO ERROR CODES SO FAR. I AM SEEING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAIN TS ONLINE. TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN ON 3/3/15 AS THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY 3/2/15.
  
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• Mar 03, 2015 - Cave Creek, AZ - Engine
  I WAS ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEED WHEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MY ENGINE WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO SPEED UP. IT FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER A WASHBOARD. THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND THEY REPLACED THE FAULTY SPARK PLUGS. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS NOW OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS NOW REPLACED THESE SPARK PLUGS 3 TIMES, TWICE OF WHICH THE ENTIRE SET OF SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED OVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT ALWAYS OCCURS AS I AM DRIVING AND SPEEDING UP TO GET ON THE FREEWAY.
  
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• Mar 02, 2015 - Peoria, IL - Engine
  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES TO ACCESS INTERSTATE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE THEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000 RPM BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLES WERE APPROACHING IN EXCESS OF 50MPH. I MANAGED TO BARELY AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PULLED TO SIDE OF RAMP. VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED TWO FIXES INVOLVING SOME FORM OF AIR DAM. ON 02/24 VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING LUCKILY IN A PARKING LOT THIS TIME. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH LEAVES NO ERROR CODES SO FAR. I AM SEEING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAIN TS ONLINE. TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN ON 3/3/15 AS THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY 3/2/15.
  
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• Feb 21, 2015 - Athol, ID - Engine
  HELLO, WE WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE 3.5 L ECO BOOST ENGINE IN OUR 2011 F150. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES OF SHUTTERING, LURCHING, "LAG", LOSS OF POWER/LACK OF RESPONSE. WE FIRST HAD THIS ISSUE PASSING A SEMI ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY JULY 2014, NO THERE WAS NO FOG/RAIN. IT IMMEDIATELY SHUTTERED, SHOOK,LURCHED (COUGHED/SPUTTERED) LOOSING POWER AS WE WERE PASSING. WE MADE MANEUVERS TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT STRUGGLED TO STAY ENGAGED. WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT HEAD ON, REAR ENDED, SIDE-BROADED BY THE SEMI OR WORSE, A COMBINATION OF ALL 3. NOT TO MENTION STRANDED. WE HAVE READ OF OTHER ISSUES, LAWSUITS AND COMPLAINTS BEING FILED. THE "SHIELD" DID NOT WORK (WE HAVE IT, INSTALLED 8/2014 & FLASHED COMP) IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO DAYS IN A ROW LAST WEEK. THE TRUCK HAD NO LOAD EITHER TIME, WHAT IF WE WERE/ARE PULLING OUR TRAILER? (THE REASON WE BOUGHT THIS 60K TRUCK, FORD SAID IT WOULD) NOW THEY CLAIM SPARK PLUGS ARE FOWLED, THAT IS A NEW "FIX". (NOT COVERED) HOWEVER THAT IS A SEPARATE "CARBON TRACKING" PLUG ISSUE, (THE NEXT "ISSUE" COULD BE THE IGNITION PLUGS FOWLING DUE TO CARBON TRACKING FROM THE MOISTURE ISSUE) THE PROBLEM IS NOT PLUGS, THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS MOISTURE! FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING THE MOISTURE PROBLEM CAUSING THE "FAILURE". THEY ARE FIXING SYMPTOMS OF THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM-MOISTURE IN THE PISTONS WATER & ENGINES DO NOT MIX! THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD FALL UNDER LEMON LAW. NEXT THERE WILL BE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT (IF NOT FATAL) DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER/RESPONSE, WHAT THEN? "..IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR, THEY SLOWED/STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE IN TRAFFIC"..TESTS ARE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE; TESTS. WE ARE EVERY DAY LIFE; DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTATION, NOT PETAL-METAL 24/7, "GROCERY GETTERS", VALUE OUR TRUCK. SINCE WHEN ARE OUR LIVES INDISPENSABLE OR NOT IMPORTANT? WHEN IS ANY ONE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES?
  
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• Feb 19, 2015 - Columbia City, IN - Engine
  I LOSE POWER WHEN TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND THE MOTOR SEEM TO SHUTDOWN AND SHAKES.
  
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• Feb 13, 2015 - Ponce Delon, FL - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO BOOST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,626. UPDATED 4/6/15
  
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• Feb 10, 2015 - Deerfield Beach, FL - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.
  
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• Jan 29, 2015 - Carrollton, GA - Engine
  MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE ENGINE FELT ROUGH. THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 - 60 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCEPT THROTTLE AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THIS PROBLEM HAS REPEATED ITSELF ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 7TH TIME TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. IN ONLY ONE INSTANCE OF THE MANY THAT I'VE HAD, I DID GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. FORTUNATELY, THIS WAS DOCUMENTED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP AS ONE ENTIRE BANK OF CYLINDERS MISFIRING. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF TRANSMISSION SHIFT ISSUES, WHERE AT SLOW (LESS THAN 10 MPH) SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN 'HUNTS' BETWEEN TWO GEARS AND ONCE SELECTED, A LOUD NOISE EMANATES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO NOTICEABLY JERK I ONLY LEARNED OF NHTSA PE13018 ON 1/28/15. THE FIRST INCIDENT YIELDED INSTALLATION OF THE DEFLECTOR IN THE VICINITY OF THE CHARGE AIR COOLER. ANOTHER INCIDENT YIELDED A TSB TO REMOVE THE DEFLECTOR, AND MOST RECENTLY ANOTHER TSB TO RE-INSTALL SAID AIR DEFLECTOR. IN EVERY INSTANCE OF THIS PROBLEM, I'VE HAD TO EXECUTE EMERGENCY MANEUVERS TO AVOID TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP HAS COMMENTED THAT FORD ENGINEERING HAS NO CLUE HOW TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT AND IS COVERED UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY.
  
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• Jan 27, 2015 - South Bend, IN - Engine
  AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT WILL BACKFIRE AND SPUTTER. THIS LAST INCIDENT ON 1/22/2015 ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER. I TRIED TO PASS, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE ENGINE BACKFIRED, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE A TRAFFIC. A SEMI ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY PASSENGER. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN RE-START THE ENGINE. NOW THE ENGINE WILL BARELY ACCELERATE FROM THE START. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 2/4 TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. IT HAS NOW GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE AND DANGEROUS.
  
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• Jan 26, 2015 - Kettle Falls, WA - Engine
  GOING UP HILL, STEPPED ON GAS, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN ONE GEAR, LET OFF GAS AND ENGINE DIED. IT SHOWED LOW OIL PRESSURE ON DASH. STEERING WAS HARD (HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD). VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED. OIL DIP STICK WAS PULLED OUT AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN. LATTER DISCOVERED ENGINE IS SEIZED UP FOR NO KNOW REASON.
  
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• Jan 26, 2015 - Bonners Ferry, ID - Engine
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERK AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
  
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• Jan 23, 2015 - Millwood, VA - Engine
  THE ECOBOOST ENGINE FLASHED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND STARTED BLINKING AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER, VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROX 35 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. FORD SAYS THE RECALL NEVER HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU CLOSED IT WITH SATISFACTORY REPAIR RESULTS. I AM TOLD I HAVE TO NOW PAY FOR THIS FIX SINCE IT IS AFTER THEIR 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. YET THE VEHICLE ALMOST KILLED US. THEY SAY THEY HAVE A MISFIRE , CAC FIX TSB TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.
  
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• Jan 22, 2015 - Pleasanton, CA - Engine
  SAME AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS: MISFIRE UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL; REPORTED TO DEALER WHO FOUND NO ERROR CODES. HAPPENED AGAIN SOON AFTER, THIS TIME ACTIVATING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. DEALER REPLACED CYLINDER COIL; NEXT DAY, SAME TYPE OF MISFIRE OCCURRENCE. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, COSTING ME LOTS OF TIME AND MONEY. IN ADDITION, THIS ECCOBOOST, AS I HAVE REPORTED TO FORD SINCE IT WAS NEW, HAS NEVER ACHIEVED EVEN CLOSE TO RATED MPG, ONLY AVERAGING 14 MPG OR 40% LESS THAN ADVERTISED. VEHICLE NOW BACK AT LIVERMORE FORD, WHERE TECHNICIAN WAS ASKED BY SERVICE DEPT TO DRIVE UNIT HOME HOOKED INTO COMPUTER TO SEE IF PROBLEM CAN BE DIAGNOSED. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE SITUATION. NOT HAPPY.
  
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• Jan 22, 2015 - Louisville, KY - Engine
  GENERALLY SPEAKING WITH A NEW VEHICLE I "BABY" A NEW VEHICLE UNTIL I GET OVER 75,000 MI. FIRST INCIDENT - NOTICED AROUND 40,000 MI. WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND DOESN'T HAVE POWER. THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS, TURBO LAG, OR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION ISSUE. PROBLEM OCCURRED A FEW TIMES OVER THE YEARS, EVERY TIME WAS DURING ACCELERATION TO PASS OR MERGE ON TO EXPRESSWAY CONDITIONS. KEEP IN MIND SINCE I WAS IN THE BABYING MILEAGE RANGE I RARELY PERFORMED SUCH ACCELERATION. BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF OCCURRENCES, I DISCUSSED THIS WITH A FRIEND THAT ALSO OWNS AN ECOBOOST AND HE THOUGHT THE SAME REASONS. I HAVE 7 YEAR 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I THOUGHT I WOULD WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO EASILY TROUBLE SHOOT. OF COURSE FREQUENCY WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH UNTIL AFTER I GET OUT OF THE "BABY" STAGE ON MILEAGE. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 75,000 MILES. I NO LONGER BABY IT. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE TO PASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FROM RAMP. THE RAMP OCCURRENCE APPEARS TO BE WHEN I'M AT A SPEED AND THEN ACCELERATE. NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND POTENTIAL A LIFE THREATENING OR CHANGING EVENT. WHAT IS ONE LIFE WORTH? I GUESS THAT DEPENDS ON IF ITS YOURS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING EVENT AND KNOW THAT DRIVERS LIKE MYSELF ONCE AWARE PAY ATTENTION AND PROCEED WITH CAUTION AND THIS IS THE REASON THERE HASN'T BEEN LIFE LOST, OR NO ONE HAS PROVEN THIS WAS THE ROOT CAUSE TO ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED. I FEAR FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT THEY MAY DISCOVER IT AT THE WRONG TIME. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP.
  
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• Jan 12, 2015 - Lafayette, LA - Engine
  WENT TO PASS CAR ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND SHAKING HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT .TURNED ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AS DIRECTED BY DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ON GOING PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TIME .BEEN FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2011 AND JUST READ WHERE FORD WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX IT .ARE Y'ALL WAITING TILL SOMEONE GETS KILLED?
  
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• Dec 23, 2014 - Shawnee, OK - Engine
  WHILE TOWING MY CAMPER AT 60 MPH UP AN INCLINE MY 5.0L F150 BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, AS I INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE DECREASED EVEN MORE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LIMPED UP THE HILL AT A WHOPPING 20MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. ONCE ON THE DOWNGRADE THE VEHICLE CAME BACK UP TO SPEED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO HAVE POWER ISSUES AND A KNOCKING FROM THE MOTOR WHEN I WAS CLIMBING HILLS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO CODES TO TELL THEM WHAT WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE APPARENT MISS AND KNOCKING SOUND AT CERTAIN RPM'S AND NOW HAS AN ISSUE STARTING FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE WHEN THE STARTING ISSUE WAS HAPPENING AND THEY TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NO CODES TO EXPLAIN THIS PROBLEM. I TRIED ALL OF THE EASY FIXES BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME STARTING AND POWER LOSS ISSUES AND FORD CAN NOT TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. MY BEST GUESS IS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUE, BUT I CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I KNOW FOR SURE.
  
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• Dec 22, 2014 - Luling, LA - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH AND DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A RETRO KIT HAD TO BE PLACED ONTO THE TURBO BOOST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
  
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• Dec 21, 2014 - Killeen, TX - Engine
  I WAS TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, DOING 70 MPH, ONCE I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK BOGGED DOWN AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ONCE MORE ABOUT 50 MILES LATER AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE WITH ALL 2011-2013 F150 ECOBOOST.
  
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• Dec 15, 2014 - Vinita, OK - Engine
  LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TRUCK HAD A SEVERE MISS. DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES IN 5TH GEAR AND ENGINE CLEARED UP AND LIGHT WENT OFF. TRUCK THEN MISSED DURING ACCELERATIONS ALL THE WAY HOME.
  
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• Dec 13, 2014 - Franklin, WI - Engine
  SINCE NEW, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH A LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING HARD. THE LATEST INCIDENT, THIS PAST OCTOBER, OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 80000 MILES. PLUGS WERE BAD PREMATURELY AND FOUND THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY WATER BUILD UP IN A CAC FOR THE TURBO CHARGERS AND THERE WAS A TSB. I WAS PASSING A CAR AND LOST POWER ALMOST CREATING AN ACCIDENT. THIS TIME, FORTUNATELY, A LIGHT STAYED ON SO THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE DEALER DID AN UPDATE PER THE TSB BUT FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE UPDATE DUE TO THE MILES EVEN THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE NHTSA DID NOT MAKE THE RECALL MANDATORY IN THEIR PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION AS I BELIEVE WATER BEING INJECTED INTO AN ENGINE CAUSING A POWER LOSS AT A TIME POWER IS CALLED UPON IS DANGEROUS.
  
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• Dec 08, 2014 - San Jose, CA - Engine
  I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WENT TO IDLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM IDLE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST IDLE. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 1/2 MILE THE ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER. I AGAIN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL HOME (APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES). ALL THE WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON STEADY. A SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED WHILE TOWING A 30 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER WHILE ON THE I-80 FREEWAY NEAR RAWLINGS WYO.IN JUNE, 2014, ALTHOUGH THAT TIME THE ENGINE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY THE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY WITHOUT HAVING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUDDER HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MY FORD DEALER (MISSION VALLEY FORD TRUCK IN SAN JOSE, CA). THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CAPTURE ANY COMPUTER DEFECT CODES AFTER DOING A COMPUTER SCAN.
  
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• Dec 04, 2014 - Knoxville, TN - Engine
  THE ECOBOOST ENGINE FORD INTRODUCED INTO THE F150 (AND OTHER VEHICLES) IN 2011 SEEMS TO BE HAVING COMMON AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS, INCLUDING MY VEHICLE. I FIRST REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 63,000 MILES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS REVEALED UNDER ANY ACCELERATION "EVENT" SUCH AS HIGHWAY MERGING, PASSING, TOWING ETC. UNDER ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE "CHOKES" AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE AS THE DRIVER & PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE STALLING, SHUDDERING OR BUCKING. THIS IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS THE VEHICLE GOING INTO "LIMP MODE" OPERATING ON FEWER THAN ALL CYLINDERS. THE PROBLEMS APPEAR TO STEM FROM DYSFUNCTIONAL INTERCOOLER OPERATION ON THIS TWIN TURBO ENGINE. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS DESCRIBED IN F150 BLOGS. ONE, MOST COMMON, IS THAT THE COOLING OF THE AIR VIA THE INTERCOOLER CAUSES CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE AIR INTAKE. WHEN THE DRIVER ACCELERATES, THE INCREASE IN AIR VOLUME DRAWS THE MOISTURE INTO THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE, WHICH THE DRIVER EXPERIENCES AS AN ENGINE STALL, BUCKING OR SHUDDERING. THE SECOND SCENARIO REPORTED IS THAT THERE IS AN OVERHEATING OF AIR INTO THE FUEL DELIVER SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES EARLY DETONATION OF THE FUEL MIXTURE IN THE CYLINDERS CAUSING ROUGHLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS. MY VEHICLE REPAIRS ARE COSTING ME ALMOST $700.00 - WHICH WOULD BE MORE IF I DID NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER IS REPLACING 6 SPARK PLUGS, 4 COIL BOOTS THAT HAVE OVERHEATED AND CRACKED, INSTALLING A NEW INTERCOOLER SHIELD - NONE OF WHICH THEY ARE STANDING BY AS A DEALER COVERED EXPENSE. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE DESIGN FOR BOTH CONSUMER SAFETY AND FINANCIAL REASONS. SOMEONE MAY BE KILLED TRYING TO PASS OR ENTER A HIGHWAY AS THEIR VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER.
  
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• Nov 19, 2014 - Houston, TX - Engine
  I PURCHASED A 2011 FORD F-150 4X4 WITH AROUND 41,000 MILES ON IT FROM TEXAS DIRECT AUTO, ON 08/18/14 WITH AN EXISTING WARRANTY ON IT. ON THE MORNING OF 09/24/14 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT OF MY AC VENTS, HOOD AND EXHAUST PIPE, AS WELL AS LOSING POWER TO THE TRUCK AND SHAKING REALLY BAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY TO PARK IT. THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, SO I TOWED IT TO JOE MYERS FORD, HOUSTON ,TX DOWN THE STREET. LONG STORY SHORT, I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR BLEW AND ON 10/2/14 JOE MYERS FORD IS DENYING THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE SERVICE MAINTENANCE RECORDS, THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO ABUSE. JOE MYERS FORD QUOTES ME $10,500 TO INSTALL A NEW MOTOR. TEXAS DIRECT AUTO WHERE I PURCHASED IT, WAS NOT HELPING ME OUT AS WELL. THE FORD TRUCK HAS A 3.5L V6 DIR DOHC 24V (ECOBOOST) MOTOR. I KNOW THAT NHTSA IS/WAS INVESTIGATING ON THESE MOTORS. I CAN NOT AFFORD A $10,500 MOTOR PLUS A PAYING FOR A $29,000 TRUCK NOTE.
  
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• Nov 10, 2014 - Rhinelander , WI - Engine
  I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, GOT UP TO APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STATED TO LOOSE POWER AND UNTIL I LET OFF OF THE GAS AND BEGAN TO SLOWLY GET BACK UP TO 55 MPH. VEHICLE IS A 2011 F150 ECOBOOST.
  
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• Nov 05, 2014 - Maryville, TN - Engine
  I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT GETTING HIT BY FASTER CARS. I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRUCK REGAINED COMPOSURE AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. NOW I CAN'T GIVE THE TRUCK MORE THAN A 1/4 THROTTLE OR IT WILL START JERKING AGAIN. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I HAVE HAD FORD REPLACE THE INTERCOOLER, INSTALL A SHIELD PUT OVER THE TOP HALF OF THE INTERCOOLER PER TSB 13 -8 -1, RE-FLASHED COMPUTER, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, AND REPLACED FUEL FILTER. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST TODAY.
  
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• Oct 29, 2014 - Baytown, TX - Engine
  DURING ACCELERATION TO PASS ANOTHER MOTORIST, TRUCK EXHIBITED MULTIPLE MISFIRES CAUSING TRUCK TO LOSE POWER AND TRIGGER THE SEL LIGHT. AFTER THAT, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS ACTUALLY LOSING SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. MY TRUCK NOW COASTING, I HAD TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE THROUGH TRAFFIC GOING MUCH FASTER THAN ME, TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE I HAD TO EVENTUALLY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND START IT BACK UP AGAIN. TRUCK THEN IDLED VERY ROUGH AND I PRECEDED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THAT DANGEROUS SITUATION AGAIN.
  
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• Oct 17, 2014 - Perryopolis, PA - Engine
  ENGINE MISS FIRE. THE ENGINE WHEN TRYING TO PASS MISS FIRES AND ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND IT WAS NOT MISS FIRING. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND I REPEATEDLY TOOK IT BACK FOR SERVICE WITH THE SAME RESULT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE WERE MANY ESB'S ON THIS SUBJECT WITH THE TURBO COOLING SYSTEM RETURNING WATER BACK TO THE FIRING CHAMBERS BURNING OUT THE SPARK PLUGS, COIL PACKS, AND SENDING RAW FUEL TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNING IT OUT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THESE ISSUES EVEN THOUGH THE ESB'S WERE AVAILABLE TO THE FORD DEALER OF THE ISSUES NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER I AM EXPECTED TO REPAIR THESE ISSUES. THIS IS FRAUD!!!
  
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• Oct 08, 2014 - Lubbock, TX - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING ON I-20 FROM DALLAS TO LUBBOCK, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE IN THE ON-COMING LANE. WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE TRUCK WENT INTO VIGOROUS SHAKING, AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE. I WAS THREE HOURS INTO THE TRIP, THE TRUCK HAD BEEN CRUISE CONTROLLED FOR OVER 60 MILES, AND IT HAD BEEN RAINING THE ENTIRE WAY. WHEN THE TRUCK DID THIS, A VEHICLE (IN ON-COMING LANE) APPEARED AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO RETURN BEHIND THE CAR I ATTEMPTED TO PASS. THE SHAKING OF THE TRUCK MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IN FEAR OF MY SAFETY, AND ULTIMATELY MY LIFE. HAD I NOT ACTED WHEN I DID, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME CONDITIONS AS MY EXPERIENCE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.
  
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• Sep 29, 2014 - Dunkirk, NY - Engine
  JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THEN TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE FOR ROTORS THAT'S ARE SHOT WITH 25K ON IT. FIND OUT THE LAST GUY BLEW THE TURBO CHARGERS AT 4000 MILES N TRADED IT IN. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS FROM TAKE OFF. THEN SHIFTS HARD. ALSO SHIFTS HARD FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. NOONE WANTS TO ADMITS THERE'S PROBLEMS. DEALERS KEEP SAYS OH ITS OK. NOT TRUE. I WANT A NEW VEHICLE. I JUST GOT IT. THEY CAN SHOVE IT. LOSSES POWER WHEN IT WANTS TO. I PLUG A CHARGER INTO THE PORTS THE RADIO GOES STATIC. I MEAN WTF .
  
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• Sep 29, 2014 - Palmetto, GA - Engine
  THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MISFIRING AT MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION. THIS REALLY BOTHERS ME. AS I HAVE TALKED WITH FORD MECHANICS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FORD HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND STUDIED, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CONDENSATION IN THE INTERCOOLER MAKING ITS WAY TO HE INJECTORS. ONCE YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE YOU EXPERIENCE A SOMETIMES VIOLENT STUTTER AND THE VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING BUT INSTEAD SOUNDING LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THIS HAPPENS WHEN ITS HUMID OUTSIDE. REGARDLESS, ONE DAY I'M GOING TO NEED TO ACCELERATE AWAY OR FROM SOMETHING AND THE TRUCK IS GOING TO FAIL, CAUSING ME TO GET HIT OR KILLED. I HAVE FOUND FIXES TO THE PROBLEMS INCLUDING A FULL RACE INTERCOOLER, PLUGS AND WIRES, HOWEVER I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND OVER $1000 FOR SOMETHING FORD RELEASED KNOWING IT WASN'T READY, OR UP TO PAR. I'VE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND ITS 0% BETTER EVEN USING TOP OCTANE FUEL. PLEASE HELP...
  
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• Sep 26, 2014 - Pe-Itas, TX - Engine
  I HAVE A FORD F150 ECOBOOST. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DEFECTIVE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRYING TO OVERPASS OTHER VEHICLES..VEHICLE LOOSES POWER DUE TO MOISTURE OR HUMIDITY THAT ENTERS THE INTERCOOLER. IT ALSO MAKES THE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE AND THE TURBO. DUE TO THAT ENGINE TURNS ON AND I HAVE TO POWER TO MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A SUDDEN SLOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.. I HAVE THREE KIDS AND I WOULDN'T WANT ANY ACCIDENTS HAPPENING DUE TO THIS.. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS VEHICLES I LOST MY MONEY ON A WORTHLESS PIECE OF YOU KNOW.IM VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I'VE SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON REPAIRS ARE NOT WORKING.
  
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• Sep 23, 2014 - Myrtle, MS - Engine
  ENGINE SHAKES AND LOSES POWER WHEN YOU TRY AND SPEED UP.
  
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• Sep 16, 2014 - Alabaster, AL - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT MISSING BADLY. COASTED OFF THE ROAD, STOPPED AND WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE IS NO ERROR CODE RECORDED. THIS CONDITION COULD BE DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR PULLING A TRAILER.
  
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• Sep 14, 2014 - Blaine, MN - Engine
  I WAS ACCELERATING UP AROUND 45 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUST DIED TO A ROUGH IDLE. CAR BEHIND HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A THROTTLE CONTROL BOARD AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD VEHICLES. PLEASE TELL FORD TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM OR THEY WILL NOT RECALL THIS PART UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IT LOOKS LIKE.
  
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• Sep 14, 2014 - Salem, MO - Engine
  THE ENGINE WILL START TO MISS BADLY AND THAN GO DEAD WHEN PASSING THIS IS DANGEROUS.. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BY YOU IN MAY 2013 BUT YOU STOPPED IT IN 14 BECAUSE FORD SAID THEY HAD A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM.. THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO FORD 4 TIMES NOW AND THEY KEEP CHANGING A COIL OR SPARK PLUG THEY SAY. THE FIRST TIME THEY PUT SOME KIND OF DEFLECTOR ON THE CHARGE AIR COOLER. MY TRUCK WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY IN 1200 MILES AND I DON'T WANT TO GET A PROBLEM. I JOINED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WITH GRANT &EISENHOFF. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE 500,000 FORD TRUCK F150 V6 ECO BOOST FROM 2011,12 AND 13 ENGINES AFFECTED. WHY WOULD YOU DROP AN INVESTIGATION JUST BECAUSE FORD SAID THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED.. THIS PROBLEM IS OR MAY ALREADY HAVE CAUSED FATAL ACCIDENTS.. I AM FORWARDING THIS LETTER TO FORD AND THE ATTORNEYS, THANK YOU . ANY INFORMATION AND HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED.
  
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• Aug 26, 2014 - Lansing, MI - Engine
  I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT DATES AS TO WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. I WAS ENTERING THE E WAY MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLES LOST POWER. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE HIT IN THE BACK BY TRAFFIC I HAD TO STEER QUICKLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE AND TWO OTHERS WE OWN IN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DIFFERENT FIXES THEY HAVE TRIED HAVE NOT WORKED AND YET I CONTINUE TO BE CHARGED FOR THESE FIXES. I FEEL IF IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM NOT CHARGING ME TO TRY AND FIGURE IT OUT. AFTER READING ONLINE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD I FELT IT IS IMPORTANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.
  
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• Aug 24, 2014 - Jonesboro, AR - Engine
  I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE HARD TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WHEN I PUSHED PEDAL TO FLOOR, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AS IF A GOVERNOR HAD KICKED IN. FORTUNATELY, I HAD ROOM ON SHOULDER TO NOT GET HIT, BUT HAD TO WAIT AND PUMP PEDAL TWICE BEFORE IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAD AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM 3 YEARS AGO IN ANOTHER ECOBOOST FORD F150 THAT NEARLY KILLED ME. I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT I NEEDED HARD ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED. THERE WAS NO WHERE TO GO, BUT FORTUNATELY MY FELLOW MOTORISTS REALIZED I HAD A PROBLEM AND LET ME BACK INTO MY LANE WITHOUT A MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH. I ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT THAT THEN, AND WAS TOLD THAT NEVER HAD BEEN REPORTED. I IMMEDIATELY TRADED THAT TRUCK FOR THE ONE I HAVE NOW THAT DAY.
  
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• Aug 21, 2014 - Stow, OH - Engine
  A MUFFLED NOISE AND SHAKE IS CONSISTENT WHEN SWITCHING GEARS BETWEEN 3-4-5. ON A RECENT ROAD TRIP THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN I ACCELERATED TO 65MPH.
  
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• Aug 21, 2014 - Algona, WA - Engine
  TRAVELING FREEWAY SPEED, INSIDE LANE, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ORANGE CHECK ENGINE (WRENCH) APPEARS ON DISPLAY. GOT TO ROADSIDE, APPEARED TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. TRUCK MOVED AT OWN (SLOW) SPEED, I HAD ZERO THROTTLE CONTROL. EXITED FREEWAY, SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED, ISSUE GONE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET, SLEET, DE-ICER ON ROADWAY. WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND, ON SLICK ROADS, THIS WAS SOME SCARY STUFF RIGHT THERE!
  
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• Aug 19, 2014 - Edgewater, MD - Engine
  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. I WAS IN THE ON-COMING TRAVEL LANE ADJACENT TO THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INCIDENT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING SLOWED DOWN WHEN I LOST POWER AN I WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY GET OVER. I COASTED WITH A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER IT RAN A LITTLE ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE MODEL WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHILE HAVING A TSB IN PLACE FOR THE ISSUE, DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE UNDER EITHER THE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY OR MY FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY (BUMPER-TO-BUMPER HAS EXPIRED). THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM FORD TO FIX THESE ISSUES AND THEY APPARENTLY WILL NOT TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO DO SO ON THEIR OWN. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI ON A DAY IN WHICH IT HAD BEEN RAINING OFF AND ON.
  
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• Aug 14, 2014 - Grand Rapids, MI - Engine
  MY 2011 ECOBOOST F150 WOULD SPUTTER, SHAKE AND CHUG AS I DO A HARD ACCELERATION ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR PASS A VEHICLE. 4 TIMES I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK FOR SERVICE WITH THE LAST 12 MONTHS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. MY ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN IT WILL STAY ON TILL I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. 2 TIMES THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS A TURBO COOLER ISSUE AND WANT TO CHARGE ME $200 FOR SOME CHEAP LICK AND STICK PLASTIC AIR DEFLECTOR. THE OTHER 2 TIMES THEY HAVE SAID I HAVE A BAD DISTRIBUTION WIRE AND PLUG. FIRST WAS ON CYLINDER 3 AND SECOND TIME ON CYLINDER 1. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A HARD ACCELERATION, ITS BEEN DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO NOW BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN ACCELERATING AS I FEEL THIS TRUCK IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN GET THIS RECALLED AS I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF THESE TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
  
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• Aug 11, 2014 - Joshua Tree, CA - Engine
  ON FEBRUARY 13, 2014, MY FORD 2011 F-150 ECOBOOST BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF LIMITED THROTTLE RESPONSE COUPLED WITH A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN POWER OUTPUT AND MODERATE TO SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. THESE SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AND WERE MOST SEVERE UNDER HEAVY ENGINE LOAD, WHILE TRAVELING UPHILL, HIGH OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE AND WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. GENERAL LOCATIONS: MOJAVE HIGH DESERT (JOSHUA TREE, CA) AND THE GREATER PALM SPRINGS, CA AREA. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE GENERALLY DRY WITH LOW HUMIDITY. ON FEBRUARY 15, 2014 THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE WERE SO VIOLENT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON (FLASHING) AND I PULLED OFF THE ROAD FOR MY OWN SAFETY. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, ALLOWED IT TO REST+¥ AND THEN TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON. THE SYMPTOMS DID NOT DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY, BUT THEY WERE REDUCED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. ON FEBRUARY 20, 2014 I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO YUCCA VALLEY FORD TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE SERVICE WAS 68,382 MILES. A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING ON THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER DUE TO WORN SPARK PLUGS. ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND THE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED. THE TRUCK RAN FINE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY JUNE, 2014. THE SYMPTOMS SLOWLY BEGAN TO REOCCUR AND BY EARLY AUGUST, HAD FULLY RETURNED. ON AUGUST 8, 2014, WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, UP A STEEP GRADE, WITH EXTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 100 DEGREES, LOW HUMIDITY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE TRUCK NEARLY LOST ALL POWER, BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. UPON REACHING THE TOP OF THE GRADE AND THE LOAD ON THE ENGINE REDUCED, THE SYMPTOMS WERE REDUCED. THE TRUCK WAS AGAIN BROUGHT TO THE YUCCA YALLEY FORD SERVICE CENTER ON SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 2014 WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY AWAITING DIAGNOSIS.
  
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• Aug 09, 2014 - Collierville, TN - Engine
  WATER FROM THE CAC WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A MISFIRE. THIS IS THE 8TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I HAVE HAD ALL TSB'S COMPLETED BY FORD AND THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. THE ECOBOOST ENGINES ARE UNSAFE. THIS LOSS OF POWER WHILE MERGING HAS CAUSES ME TO NARROWLY ESCAPE ACCIDENTS 2 OUT OF THE 8 INCIDENTS. I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA CLOSED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ECOBOOST ISSUES EARLIER THIS YEAR. I'M SUGGESTING THAT THE NHTSA RE-OPEN THAT INVESTIGATION. THE TSB'S ARE NOT FIXING THESE ISSUES AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER IF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
  
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• Aug 06, 2014 - Millstone Twp, NJ - Engine
  MY 2011 F150 IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AND HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE NEW. DURING LONG DRIVES WHEN IT IS WET OUT THE TRUCK LOSES POWER, STUMBLES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS MAKING A PASS AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO EXTREME LOSS OF POWER. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO IT SEEMS TO RE-SET BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND FUEL ECONOMY IS POOR. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK BACK TO FORD AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND EVERY TIME I GET A DIFFERENT STORY. I THINK THIS ISSUE EFFECTS A LOT MORE F150'S THAN REPORTED SINCE THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN A LONG TIME IN WET CONDITIONS AND THEN THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. FORDS HAS TOLD ME MANY SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM FROM A BAD COIL, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, INTERCOOLER, AIR COOLER ECT. ECT. I GET A DIFFERENT STORY EVERY TIME I TAKE IT BACK. MY BIG PROBLEM IS MY TRUCK NOW HAS 47000 MILES ON IT AND OUT OF WARRANTY.
  
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• Aug 01, 2014 - Pollock, LA - Engine
  VEHICLE STALLS OUT LIKE IT IS STARVING FOR FUEL WHEN YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE. IT HAS STALLED OUT WHEN PASSING OTHER VEHICLES AND WHEN ENTERING HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATES. AS OF JULY 31, 2014, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM.
  
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• Aug 01, 2014 - Loxahatchee, FL - Engine
  THIS IS A FORD ECOBOOST TRUCK THAT IS TURBOCHARGED. DURING A HEAVY RAIN ON INTERSTATE 95 I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM ABOUT 5 MPH AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND BARELY MOVED. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE TRUCK REGAINED POWER AND MOVED AHEAD. THERE WERE 2 OTHER INSTANCES ON THIS TRIP ALSO DURING RAIN.. THE SECOND TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. UPON RETURNING HOME I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 TSB'S TO EFFECT A REPAIR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE ENGINE CODE WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER #6. TSB 13-08-01 WAS APPLIED AND I WAS BILLED $255.66. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS A RECALL AND REPAIRS MADE BEFORE SOMEONE IS BADLY HURT. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE PROBLEM IS HIGH HUMIDITY CONDENSES IN THE INTERCOOLER (CAC) OR CHARGE AIR COOLER AS FORD CALLS IT. THEN A SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSES THE CONDENSED WATER TO ENTER THE ENGINE GROUNDING OUT THE SPARK PLUGS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER AND STALL. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO DAMAGE THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHY MUST I PAY TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW? FORD NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE TRUCKS AND REPAIR THEM. THIS IS NOT A MILEAGE BASED PROBLEM BUT IS INHERENT IN ALL OF THEM. DURING THE RIGHT CONDITIONS IT WILL HAPPEN.
  
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• Jul 21, 2014 - Mechanicsburg, PA - Engine
  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2011 F150 (4X4, ECOBOOST) TRUCK LOST ALMOST ALL ENGINE POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK, AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. DUE TO THE TRUCK'S SUDDEN DECELERATION WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS SIGNALING IT, ONCOMING TRAFFIC (INCLUDING A LARGE TRACTOR/TRAILER) APPROACHED FROM BEHIND RAPIDLY AND EVERYONE HAD TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY TO AVOID A COLLISION. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, PULLED THE TRUCK TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WHILE I CALLED WORK TO INFORM THEM THAT I WOULD LIKELY HAVE TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK AND BE DELAYED. DURING THAT CALL, THE ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED BLINKING AND THE TRUCK BEGAN RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN. I REENTERED THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR AND THE TRUCK PROCEEDED TO RUN NORMALLY UNTIL I REACHED MY WORKPLACE (ROUGHLY 2-3 MORE MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND ABOUT 5 MILES THROUGH THE CITY). A LESS SEVERE INSTANCE OF THIS OCCURRED MONTHS BEFORE. IN THAT CASE, THERE WAS A SHORT POWER LAG UPON ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED 2-3 TIMES AND THEN STOPPED BLINKING AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SHAKE AT ALL. THE WHOLE EPISODE DISAPPEARED AS QUICKLY AS IT APPEARED AFTER LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR FOR A SECOND OR TWO. I BELIEVED IT WAS A ONE-OFF THING. AFTER TODAY'S MUCH MORE SEVERE EPISODE, IT IS CLEARLY NOT A ONE-OFF AND OBVIOUSLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN UNSAFE SITUATION. CONDITIONS (IN CENTRAL PA) AT THE TIME OF TODAY'S OCCURRENCE (7:45AM): TEMP: 69F, HUMIDITY: 96%, OVERCAST (NOT RAINING), WIND: 0MPH, TRUCK SPEED: ABOUT 65MPH, A/C: ON AUTO SET TO 72F, LOAD: DRIVER W/ PERSONAL BELONGINGS (NO EXTRA LOAD).
  
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• Jul 12, 2014 - Howell, MI - Engine
  VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED, THE PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES, THE IGNITION COILS HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED. THE IS AN INTERMITTENT MISFIRE WHICH IS UNEXPLAINED. FORD DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THE GHOSTS IN THIS MACHINE. UPON SEARCHING THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE IN THE F-150 ECOBOOST, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE, HOWEVER WAS UNLUCKY THAT MINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. MOST CASES ONLINE ARE UNDER 90,000 MILES. IT IS ABSURD FOR A VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE THESE KIND OF ISSUES WITH THE HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS ALSO THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS BEING SUPPLIED TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN FORD INTERCEPTOR AND EXPLORER MODELS. I AM SURE THIS ISSUE WOULD BECOME ESCALATED THE MOMENT AN OFFICER CANNOT PURSUE A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MISFIRES AND BAD TIMING.
  
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• Jul 11, 2014 - Hilton, NY - Engine
  DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN HIGH HUMIDITY. PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN TO PASS A COUPLE TRUCKS GOING UP A MOUNTAIN AND THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING AND STUTTERING. THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FAILED TO PASSED THE TRUCKS CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION BY PRODUCING UNEXPECTED RESULTS. THIS PROBLEM IS DETAILED IN FORD'S TSB 13-8-1. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS CONDITION.
  
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• Jul 08, 2014 - Tempe, AZ - Engine
  I OWN A 2011 F150 4X4 SUPERCREW ECOBOOST, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I WAS PULLING A TRAILER WEIGHT APPROX 2500LBS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING UP HILL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. MY TRUCK LOSS ALL POWER AND I BARLEY MADE IT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. I PULLED OVER CHECKED OUT THE TRUCK AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID THE TSB, REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND REPLACE ONE IGNITION COIL. COST AROUND $800 BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS, I'M AFRAID TO PUT ANY LOAD ON THE ENGINE. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CONDENSATION IN THE INTER COOLER THAT CAUSES A MISS FIRE BUT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I'M HOPING FOR A RECALL SOON BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BY THIS MALFUNCTION.
  
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• Jul 01, 2014 - Milford, NH - Engine
  2011 F150, 3.5L ECOBOOST MOTOR, VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND LOSES POWER DURING ACCELERATION. DANGEROUS TO TRY AND PASS VEHICLES OR EVEN CHANGE LANES TO PULL OVER AS THERE IS POWER LOSS FROM ENGINE. TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED FORD TSB 13-08-01. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE MISFIRE CONTINUED, AFTER RETURNING TO DEALER THE VEHICLE SHOWED CODE RELATED TO SAME TSB AFTER IT HAD BEEN APPLIED. DEALER CLEARED CODE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND SO FAR HAS NOT RECURRED. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUES ON MANY FORD F150 FORUMS. I WOULD SAY FORD REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM.
  
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• Jul 01, 2014 - Houston, TX - Engine
  AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A SEMI WHO WAS APPROACHING IN THE RIGHT LANE. I HARD ACCELERATED, BUT THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I HAD LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND WAS FORCED TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND MERGE TO THE BREAK-DOWN LANE TO AVOID BEING RUN COMPLETELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE IN 6TH GEAR AND I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT TO 5TH GEAR TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM VIBRATING APART. LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LATER (WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED BACK INTO 6TH WITHOUT ANY VIBRATION. THIS LACK OF ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. ABOVE WAS ONLY AN EXPLANATION OF THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED (UNDER WARRANTY) WHERE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED WITH FORD, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM...
  
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• Jun 26, 2014 - Oakdale, MN - Engine
  AS I WAS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY 694 NORTH, I HAD TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF A SEMI APPROACHING ME FROM BEHIND, I GAVE THE TRUCK FULL THROTTLE BUT THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT QUIT OR JUST HAD NO POWER LEFT. THE TRUCK STRUGGLED TO REACH 55MPH, AND WITHIN SECONDS I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY, DO TO THE FACT THAT MY TRUCK HAD NO POWER. AFTER I MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT 3 MILES WHILE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. DURING THIS TIME IT FELT AS THOUGH MY TRUCK HAD LOST 50% OF ITS POWER.
  
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• Jun 16, 2014 - Porterfield, WI - Engine
  I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BOGGED WITH ALL LOSS OF POWER. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SHUDDERED AND WOULD NOT REGAIN POWER UNTIL I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND SHUT IT OFF THEN RE-STARTED IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WHEN THE DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR THEIR FINDINGS.
  
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• Jun 11, 2014 - Franklin, TN - Engine
  I EXPERIENCED LACK OF ACCELERATION, SPUTTERING, SHAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO PASS ON A 2 LANE RURAL HIGHWAY. THIS IS SECOND EVENT OF THIS NATURE AND THE FIRST SINCE HAVING FORD MAKE CERTAIN REPAIRS TO ENGINE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE THE V-6 ECO BOOST ENGINE. I AM UNHAPPY THAT THIS ENGINE ENCOUNTERS THIS PROBLEM AND IT COULD RESULT IN A WRECK WITH LOSS OF LIFE. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!
  
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• Jun 11, 2014 - Franklin, TN - Engine
  I EXPERIENCED LACK OF ACCELERATION, SPUTTERING, AND SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM A MERGE RAMP. THIS EVENT NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY EXPECTATION WAS FOR VEHICLE TO PERFORM AT NORMAL STANDARDS AND GET ME SAFELY ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT FAILED TO DO SO!
  
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• Jun 05, 2014 - Gilbert, AZ - Engine
  I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AFTER PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM DAYCARE. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR FIRMLY TO GAIN SPEED TO GET INTO TRAFFIC. MY TRUCK STALLED WITH A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND AN UNCHARACTERISTIC BLACK SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING MY TRUCK ON MY DAUGHTERS SIDE. THE TRUCK RECOVERED BUT ONLY GRADUALLY PICKED UP SPEED WITH VERY LITTLE POWER. IT WAS A LOW CONSTANT ACCELERATION. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY TRUCK BUT THIS TIME IT ENDANGERED MY DAUGHTER SO I FEEL THAT I NEED TO SPEAK OUT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE MY 1.5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OR SOMEONE ELSE GETS HURT DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT.
  
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• May 27, 2014 - Mokena, IL - Engine
  I OWN A 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST AND HAVE HAD ISSUES THAT FORD WISHES TO IGNORE AND WHICH I CONSIDER A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. APPROX. OCT 16, 2013, WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE DURING RAINY WEATHER, I ACCELERATED TO PASS, ON THE LEFT, A TT/ST THAT WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. AS I STARTED TO PASS, AT APPROX. 3500 RPM, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE THAT WAS BEHIND ME, DUE TO THE STALL AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND TO THIS DATE THE SAME THING OCCURS , ONLY THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. FORD'S FIX IS TO REPLACE THE COIL AND ALL SIX SPARK PLUGS AT A COST OF $400, STATING THE ISSUE IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY). FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGER THIS PROBLEM CREATES FOR THE OCCUPANTS AND WOULD RATHER USE A BAND-AID APPROACH, RATHER THAN FIX THE PROBLEMS , WHICH APPEARS TO BE MOISTURE DUMPED INTO THE ENGINE FROM THE COLD-AIR-CHARGE(INTERCOOLER) FOR THE TURBOS. I HAVE DONE MY HOMEWORK AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND IN MOST CASES, FORD REPLACES THE IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUGS , ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. AGAIN , FORD IS PUTTING THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE VEHICLES AT RISK CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN DECELERATION AND REFUSES TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM.
  
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• May 07, 2014 - Plantation, FL - Engine
  WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOOSE POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WENT OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY NOW UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND NO REAL RESOLUTIONS.
  
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• May 06, 2014 - Taber, AA - Engine
  WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE NEED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A MUCH SLOWER VEHICLE MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND BEGAN SHUDDERING VERY BAD. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING QUICKLY I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES RATHER HARD AND QUICK TO AVOID A ACCIDENT. WHAT WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY HAPPENED IF I WAS TOWING A LEGAL BUT HEAVY LOAD? FORD HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COILS ON THE ECOBOOST AND THIS TRULY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS A EXTREMELY SERIOUS TRAFFIC SAFETY WHEN YOU LOOSE ALL POWER AND THE SEVERITY OF THE SHUDDER THAT ALSO OCCURS.
  
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• Apr 28, 2014 - Collierville, TN - Engine
  DURING ACCELERATION TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY F-150 LOST POWER. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER. AN 18-WHEELER BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE AS I MOVED IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED TSB13-8-1. AS OF TODAY (4/28/2014), THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I JUST TOOK MY TRUCK BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ANOTHER TSB PERFORMED. THIS TIME, I HAD TO PAY $100 BECAUSE MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE TSB'S THAT FORD IS ISSUING ARE INADEQUATE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAUSE OF POWER LOSS IS MOISTURE THAT BUILDS UP INSIDE THE INTERCOOLER. THE LAST FIX WAS TO PLACE A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER THE INTERCOOLER IN AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES AND PREVENT MOISTURE FROM BUILDING UP. IT DID NOT WORK...AND MY MPG WENT DOWN BY 1.8 (AVERAGE) WITH THE FIX. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT FORD WILL CONTINUE TO RELEASE INADEQUATE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM, AND ONCE MY ESP HAS RUN OUT, I WILL BE LEFT WITH A TRUCK THAT DOESN'T WORK AND WITH NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR EXPENSES 100% OUT OF POCKET. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING IS DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I AM NOT A VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER AT THIS TIME.
  
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• Apr 24, 2014 - Collierville, TN - Engine
  I ACCELERATED HARD ON A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO STUTTER TO THE POINT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT STALL OUT. I LET OFF THE GAS AND ACCELERATED AGAIN MORE SLOWLY WITH NO PROBLEM. THINKING IT WAS A ONE OFF I ACCELERATED HARD AGAIN AND AGAIN THE CAR STUTTERED. I WENT EASY FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN AGAIN ACCELERATED HARD A FEW DAYS LATER WITH THE SAME RESULT. I GOT ONLINE AND REALIZED I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. ON 4/18/14 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP(LANDERS FORD, COLLIERVILLE, TN) AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH IT AND SAID THERE WAS A FIX. THIS FIX INCLUDED INSTALLING A MOISTURE DEFLECTOR AND REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER. IT WAS PERFORMED AND I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. YESTERDAY, 4/23/14, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM PLANNING ON GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.
  
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• Apr 22, 2014 - Mercer Island, WA - Engine
  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, I MOVED INTO THE LEFT PASS LANE AND PUSHED ON THE GAS, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY, LOSE POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY DID THE INTERCOOLER FIX. AFTER THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SPARK PLUG, REPLACED IT, ON THE DRIVE HOME SAME PROBLEM, ENGINE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY, LOSES POWER, GOES INTO LIMP MODE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EITHER FLASHES OR GOES SOLID. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW FROM THE DEALER.
  
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• Apr 18, 2014 - Lewisville, TX - Engine
  THE TRUCK IS NEW TO ME AND WILL MISS IN CASES OF ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY OR GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. IF IT WERE A SMALLER VEHICLE, I KNOW I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER TODAY WHEN TRYING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY ALREADY AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FELT LIKE IT QUIT AND I HAD TO RUN ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO NOT GET HIT. IT HAS BEEN SPUTTERING/MISSING ALOT BUT NEVER TO THAT EXTREME. I HEAR THERE IS AN INTERCOOLER PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 ECONOBOOST ENGINE AFTER ASKING AROUND. SUPPOSEDLY, THEIR IS MOISTURE BUILDING UP IN THE INTERCOOLER AND IS HORRIBLY DAMAGING TO THE ENGINE..
  
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• Apr 08, 2014 - Fort Pierce, FL - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER IN THE ENGINE DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER COOLER NEEDED A PROTECTIVE SHIELD TO REDUCE THE INNER FLOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
  
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• Apr 03, 2014 - Frisco, TX - Engine
  ENGINE STUMBLES OR MISFIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH LEAD TO A LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING.
  
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• Apr 02, 2014 - San Antonio , TX - Engine
  HAVING ISSUES WITH FORD F-150 ECOBOOST ENGINE LOSING POWER DURING ACCELERATION, ON OUR 2011 MODEL. WE HAVE ADVISED FORD ON THIS ISSUE, SINCE IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN, THAT CAN LEAD TO A CRASH OR EVEN INJURY, HOWEVER FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT...PLEASE HELP US OUT !!! THE SAFETY OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAS PURCHASED THIS MODEL TRUCK IS IN YOUR HANDS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SPUTTERING, THAT CAUSES YOU TO STAHL OUT... THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE... ME AND MY KIDS ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FACTORY DEFECT. PLEASE HAVE THIS TRUCK RE-CALL, OR INVESTIGATE ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU.
  
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• Apr 02, 2014 - Scranton, PA - Engine
  DURING RAIN STORM OR HIGH HUMIDITY DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHILE AT A STEADY SPEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, I APPLY THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS OR MERGE, MY TRUCK STUTTERS AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT CAUSED TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN TO UNSAFE SPEEDS RAPIDLY WHILE ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING ME TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A CRASH. THE TRUCK IS STILL ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT ACCELERATOR PEDDLE IS USELESS UNTIL VEHICLE IS STOPPED, AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ON MULTIPLE DATES. ONE PARTICULAR TRIP FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO FLORIDA AND BACK, THIS ABOVE CONDITION HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 15 TIMES. HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR MULTIPLE SERVICES AND NOTHING, BUT A CODE FOR MISFIRE I BELIEVE THE TECH SAID. HAD ALL TSB'S DONE AS OF AUGUST 2013. MY TRUCK IS AVERAGING VERY BAD GAS MILEAGE BETWEEN 8.5 MPG TO 12MPG. MY TRUCK ALSO STUTTERS WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON COLD DAYS.
  
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• Mar 31, 2014 - Saginaw, MI - Engine
  THIS IS A 2011 FORD F150 WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE. 3.5 LITER V6 DUAL TURBO. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK 12-7-13 AND IT FAILED ON 12-27-13 HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. IT HAS NO POWER AND THE TURBOS DO NOT WORK AT RANDOM. THE LOSS OF POWER ALL THE TIME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. LUCKILY I DID NOT CRASH OR CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SINCE 1-30-14 , HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR OVER 30 BUSINESS DAYS AND NO DEALERSHIP CAN FIX IT. THE TRUCK IS UNDER MULTIPLE WARRANTIES, BUT THE ISSUE OF THE TURBOS FAILING AT RANDOM / INGESTING MOISTURE FROM THE INTER COOLER IS STILL THERE. 3/31/14 THE TRUCK IS STILL AT A DEALERSHIP.
  
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• Mar 27, 2014 - Clinton, MI - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WIRE CONNECTED TO A SPARK PLUG WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
  
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• Mar 18, 2014 - Rural Valley, PA - Engine
  I SHOULD NOTE THAT MY TRUCK HAS THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED ON A VERY COLD MORNING (-15F) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRUCK ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, GOING UP HILL. I HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND ACCELERATED HARD, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND MISFIRE, LOSING ALMOST ALL POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED 3 OR 4 TIMES THEN CAME ON SOLID. I WAS ABLE TO DROP BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE TRUCK AND AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO AN AREA WHERE I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, IT RAN BETTER BUT NOT AT WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FULL POWER. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, LEFT THE TRUCK SIT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND HEADED BACK TOWARDS HOME. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY AT CRUISING SPEED. SINCE THAT OCCURANCE, I HAVE NOTICED A DROP IN GAS MILEAGE AND INTERMITTENT MISFIRES OR SHUTTERING OF THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING HARD. I BELIEVE THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD UPON ACCELERATION TO PASS OR TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THIS TRUCK BASICALLY DIED AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS FORD TRUCK FORUM WEBSITES.
  
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• Mar 16, 2014 - Tempe , AZ - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 ECOBOOST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR, A LIGHT RAIN STARTED WITH HUMID CONDITIONS. WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR BUT MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHEN I TIRED TO INCREASE SPEED WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE PASSING. MY TRUCK HAS NOW RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION BUT I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THE ISSUE I HAD HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOUR TRUCK IS RUNNING JUST FINE AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE.
  
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• Mar 14, 2014 - Friendswood, TX - Engine
  MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA WHEN MY 2011 FORD 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST F150 TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE 10 HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, PROBABLY 60 MILES TO THE EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT, AS THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED OUT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED. WE HAD BEEN STEADY STATE CRUISING WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 70 FOR ATLEAST 2-2.5 HOURS. AFTER DOING SOME READING I SEE THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CONDENSATION IN THE INTERCOOLER THAT ENTERED THE INTAKE TRACT WHEN I HAD ACCELERATED TO GO AROUND A BIG TRUCK THAT WAS BARELY MAKING IT UP A HILL ON INTERSTATE 10. THIS WAS A REAL BAD EXPERIENCE, THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST 2 TIMES SINCE THEN. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK OR CRASHED, BUT AS I KEEP READING UP, I SEE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ECOBOOST F150. NOW, I HAVE A TRUCK IN THE SHOP WITH A BLOWN MOTOR, AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE WATER GETTING INTO THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR TRYING TO COMPRESS THAT WATER WAS WHAT CAUSED MY ENGINE FAILURE. I METAL FROM THE INTERNAL ROTATING ASSEMBLY SHOOT THROUGH THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE BLOCK LAST WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED DUE TO THE WATER AND THE WATER BENDING THE CONNECTING RODS. PLEASE HELP.
  
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• Mar 12, 2014 - Cumming, GA - Engine
  SINCE OWNING A NEW 2001 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST, I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, SHUTTERING WHEN BRAKING AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY HAVE APPLIED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITINS, BUT THE ISSUE RETURNS. THE LATEST PROBLEM WAS A FAILED COIL PACK CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ALMOST STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD DIDN'T COVER THE PART UNDER THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.
  
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• Mar 06, 2014 - Mount Aukum, CA - Engine
  WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRUCK HESITATES, LOOSES POWER AND JERKS VIOLENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE. WHEN THE TRUCK JERKS AND LOOSES POWER IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOST OF POWER. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TRUCK IS MISFIRING.
  
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• Mar 06, 2014 - Carey, OH - Engine
  ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND ME DUE TO MY SPEED BEING SLOWER THAN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I PUT HAZARDS ON AND PULLED OVER. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR DRIVERS AROUND ME. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE MISFIRE AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. SINCE THIS INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER SPARK PLUG AND COIL. I TOOK IT IN THE LAST TIME AND THEY FLASHED MY COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED ON MY TRUCK.
  
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• Mar 04, 2014 - Yuma, AZ - Engine
  ECOBOOST F150. LOSS OF POWER WHEN RAINING WHILE TOWING. THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, LOST POWER AND THE CEL FLASHED. WE WERE NEARLY KILLED ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND WE DRIVE MORE THAT 45 MINUTES IN THE RAIN. MY FAMILY NO LONGER FEELS SAFE. CARS HAVE RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING US. I AM AFRAID MY FAMILY WILL BE INJURED. FORD KEEPS SENDING ME AWAY SAYING THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, (NO KIDDING, IT HAS TO BE DAMP AND DRIVEN IN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD).
  
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• Mar 02, 2014 - Monticello , AR - Engine
  WHEN PASSING ON INTERSTATE TRUCK LOST POWER AN WENT INTO A LIMP MODE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT TO FLASHING WHICH MADE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WHEN OTHER TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED.
  
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• Feb 27, 2014 - Hoschton, GA - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING MY F150, V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE, DOWN THE INTERSTATE, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE,THE TRUCK TO PASS VEHICLES AND OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE GIVES ME NOTHING AND SHUTTERS, FEELS LIKE IT IS MISSING. I ORIGINALLY STARTED TO FEEL THIS IN 2013, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, CAUSE I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND THE SERVICE REP ONLY ASKED IF A LIGHT CAME ON AND IF NONE HAS COME ON, PROBABLY WON'T SHOW ANYTHING. I AM OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY NOW AND THE TRUCK IS SHUTTERING VERY BADLY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE ANYWHERE, BESIDES MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH NOW CAN BECOME A EPA ISSUE. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF ISSUES CONCERNING THIS YEAR FORD WITH SAME ENGINE WITH NO OUTCOMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, ONCE AGAIN THAT IF I DON'T HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEN IT PROBABLY WONT SHOW A CODE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN BUT TO AT LEAST HAVE A COMPLAINT FILED WHERE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2011 FORD F150 V-6 ECOBOOST ENGINE.
  
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• Feb 23, 2014 - Drake, ND - Engine
  HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURBO INTERCOOLER GETTING CONDENSATION AND MAKE THE TRUCK LOSE POWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH WHOLE TRUCK JUST SHAKES HAD IT TO THE FORD DEALER HAD TO PUT A NEW CAT CONVERTER ON MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER ANY OF IT I SAID THIS IS FORDS SCREWUP WHY DON'T THEY HAVE A RECALL ENDED COSTING MY $800.00 NOT TO IMPRESSED FORD MOTORS ALSO INTERCOOLER WAS FULL OF ICE AND WATER.
  
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• Feb 21, 2014 - Mckinney, TX - Engine
  THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AFTER ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEED WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PASSING OR ENTERING HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS.
  
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• Feb 20, 2014 - Ellijay, GA - Engine
  I WAS TRAVELING IN FLORIDA ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO PASS A SEMI. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND I LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE. SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER ON HARD ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK. THE LATEST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY SPARK PLUG AND COIL AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS REPAIR.
  
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• Feb 16, 2014 - Brookwood, AL - Engine
  I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE I LIVE AND WAS TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACCELERATED MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE, AND WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN I TOOK TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT I WAS TOLD NUMBER 2CYLINDER AND NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WAS MIS FIRING, THAT I NEEDED NEW COIL PACKS SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
  
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• Feb 13, 2014 - Cabot, AR - Engine
  I WAS ON THE ENTER STATE TWO LANE THANK GOD. IT WAS RAINING AND I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET AROUND A BIG TRUCK AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOST POWER ALL POWER. MY TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME.
  
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• Feb 12, 2014 - Cottage Grove, MN - Engine
  TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE LOOSE OR THE U JOINT FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS GOING BAD. HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS. HAS BEEN ONGOING FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO PRESENT TIME.
  
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• Feb 11, 2014 - Milton, FL - Engine
  WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHILE UNDER MEDIUM TO HEAVY THROTTLE MY 2011 F-150 ECOBOOST LOST ALL POWER WHILE SHUDDERING TO THE POINT IT I HAD TO ABRUPTLY GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND CONTINUED FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE TRUCK BEHAVED ALMOST NORMAL AS LONG AS ENGINE RPM WAS KEPT UNDER 2500 ABOVE THAT IT CONTINUED TO MISS AND HAVE A LOSS OF POWER. BY THE TIME I GOT IT HOME THE CEL WAS(IS) ON CONTINUOUSLY. THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY SOCAL HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.
  
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• Feb 09, 2014 - Florissant, MO - Engine
  I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THIS PIECE OF JUNK BUT NEEDED TO ADD TO THE LIST?. WE, AS OF LAST WEEK, ARE ON OUR 15TH RENTAL WHILE THE DEALER AND FORD ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT AGAIN?. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE THE WEEK WE BOUGHT THIS JUNK AND IS STILL FLASHING WHILE WE DRIVE?.. THE DEALER HAS ASKED FORD TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BUT FORD FOR SOME REASON WANTS THE DEALER TO JUST KEEP REPLACING THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN?? WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEW SETS OF PLUGS.. THE OTHERS CRACK AND SHORT OUT? WE'VE HAD CAM PHASERS AND SENSORS REPLACED?? FAST FORWARDING THROUGH MANY PARTS REPEATEDLY REPLACED, THE DEALER NOW SAYS THERE ARE PARTS SHEARED OFF IN THE ENGINE AND ARE ASKING FORD, ONCE AGAIN TO REPLACE THE ENGINE?. WE ARE WAITING ON FORD TO (PROBABLY) DECLINE THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATION?.. FORD STOPPED CALLING US BACK, WE HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES AND THEY JUST KEEP PASSING THE BUCK ONTO THE POOR DEALER, WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO HELP US?.. FORD SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS LEMON BACK LONG AGO AND GAVE US A NEW ONE?.. OUR 15TH RENTAL MIGHT BE WITH US FOR SOME TIME WHILE WE WAIT ON AN ANSWER?? WE SOMETIMES HAVE OUR RENTALS FOR OVER A MONTH AT A TIME??. ITS NICE TO KEEP PAYING ON TIME FOR A VEHICLE THAT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE?(SARCASM).
  
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• Feb 08, 2014 - Lantana, TX - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATED HARD TO PASS AND HEARD A LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND AND LOST POWER BRIEFLY. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE INITIAL INCIDENT, BUT NOW THE TRUCK RANDOMLY MISFIRES AND SHUTTERS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE MISFIRE BUT CLAIMS THEY CAN DO NOTHING MORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN POWER IS NEEDED MOST IT IS UNRELIABLE. I HAVE ESCALATED THE MATTER TO THE CORPORATE LEVEL AT FORD BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK YET.
  
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• Jan 22, 2014 - Hobart, NY - Engine
  WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK STARTED TO BUCK VIOLENTLY AND LACKED POWER. AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL AND COASTING A BIT I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY REGAIN SPEED. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND HAD BEEN RAINING MOST OF THE DAY ON 12/29/14. WE HAVE NOT HAD A RECURRENCE BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY RAINY DAYS EITHER.
  
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• Jan 18, 2014 - Cincinnati, OH - Engine
  UNDER ACCELERATION BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, TRUCKS STARTS SHUTTERING AND DECELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND WILL BLINK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE STAYING ON. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TODAY AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED DECELERATING AND SHUTTERING DOWN TO 35 MPH BEFORE I COULD GET ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN THAT SPEED AND GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.
  
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• Jan 15, 2014 - Benton, AR - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION AS THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AT RAPID SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
  
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• Jan 13, 2014 - Berwick, ME - Engine
  COASTING AT LOW SPEED AROUND 7MPH I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, INSTANTLY AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, NOW NOT EVEN MAKING IT TO 10MPH, THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE MADE AN INCREDIBLY LOUD AND HARD BANG AND CONTINUED TO GROW LOUDER AND SHAKE MORE VIOLENTLY. I CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK TO FIND OIL SPILLING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BLOCK. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT TWO CONNECTING RODS HAD BROKE AND DESTROYED THE BLOCK. THEY IS NO CONCERN FROM ANYONE AT FORD ABOUT HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
  
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• Jan 13, 2014 - Aubrey, TX - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AT ABOUT 70-75 MILES PER HOUR. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES. I ENCOUNTER A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND MOVED INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE AND TRIED TO PROMPTLY ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND GO INTO A VERY RAPID DECELERATION. THE VIOLENT VIBRATION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND RAPID DECELERATION MADE CONTROL A CHALLENGE. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE REDUCED SPEED TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUED ON TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT 3 COILS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND DECELERATE RAPIDLY. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED.
  
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• Jan 07, 2014 - Palm Coast, FL - Engine
  TRUCK HAS A 36 GALLON GAS TANK. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT GO TO FULL WHEN FILLED. WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND MESSAGE CENTER COMES ON LOW FUEL 10 MILES TO EMPTY. TANK STILL HAS 20 GALLONS OR MORE IN TANK. WHEN FILLING WITH GAS AFTER THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A HIGH PRESSURE RELEASE OF GAS FUMES FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN PUMP NOZZLE IS PLACED IN THE NECK. AN AUDIBLE WHOOSH SOUND IS MADE AND THE BUILD UP OF GAS FUMES IS CONSISTENT WITH EVERY TIME THE GAUGE AND MESSAGE CENTER THINK THE TANK IS EMPTY. WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE IT TAKES 2-3 TRIES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WILL COME ON FOR 3-20 MINUTES BEFORE GOING OFF. THE FORD VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT READS "ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AMP; EMISSIONS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 8 TIMES WITH NO CORRECTIVE RESULTS. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THE BUILD UP OF FUMES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM WITH TRUCKS HAVING 36 GALLON TANKS SINCE 2008 BASED ON COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHEN I GOOGLED MY PROBLEM. TO THIS DATE FORD DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
  
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• Jan 03, 2014 - Hiawassee, GA - Engine
  VEHICLE ONCE WHEN FIRST BOUGHT SHUT DOWN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS WHEN TRYING TO EXCEL. IT WAS LIKE YOU RAN INTO A WALL. FORD THEN SAID IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED MISSING AT TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN DECEMBER WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND IT WAS AGAIN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS AND JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS TSB 13 8 1 AND MADE REPAIRS. VEHICLE NOW DOES NOT RUN RIGHT AND GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED BY AT LEST 2.5 MPG. NOTICEABLE POWER LOSS. VEHICLE IS THE FORD 3.5 ECHO BOOST. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS WHO WANT A TRUCK AND EXPECT POWER WITH GOOD MPG BUT SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO DRIVE OR GET A SUPPOSED FIX THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED. THESE SITUATIONS WILL RESULT INTO SOME VERY BAD ACCIDENTS. I CANT IMAGINE PULLING SOMETHING AND THIS HAPPENS. BOTTOM LINE CONSUMERS DESERVE SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLES. WE LOVE FORDS AND I HATE I AM HAVING TO COMPLAIN BUT THIS IS A REAL BIG PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS!!!!
  
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• Jan 02, 2014 - Goshen , KY - Engine
  UNDER HARD ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT AND MISFIRE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE INNERCOOLER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW, AT ROUGHLY 55,000 MILES IT HAS BEGUN TO DO IT AGAIN, I HAD NOTICED IT SOME BEFORE, BUT NOW IT IS WORSE. I TOOK MY 2011 F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY SAID A TSB HAD BEEN WRITTEN AND THEY CHANGED THE REPLACED THE LOWER AIR DEFLECTOR. THIS ACTUALLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE FROM A STOP TO ABOUT 80 MPH, EVERY GEAR WILL CUT OUT AND SOMETIMES PUT THE ENGINE INTO A PROTECTION MODE BEGINNING AROUND 4,000 RPM. IF IT SHAKES AND SHUDDERS MADE ENOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH, AND NOW IT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. IT HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I PULL OUT TO MAKE A PASS AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND I CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES, AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TWICE NOW BY THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT ANY FIX.
  
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• Dec 30, 2013 - Huntingtown, MD - Engine
  RETURNING HOME FROM A WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP WITH MY FAMILY AND PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER VIA I-81 IN VA, I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR APPROACHING A LONG HILL, AND ABRUPTLY LOST ALL ENGINE AND DRIVE POWER, THE ENGINE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED A FEW TIMES. WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER AND I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE 2ND LANE FROM THE RIGHT AND HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE THEN TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE PULLING A 34' TRAVEL TRAILER. I HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP COMPLETELY TO REGAIN CONTROL. I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF BEFORE IT RETURNED TO SOMEWHAT NORMAL DRIVABILITY. WHILE CONTINUING TO CLIMB THE UPHILL GRADE, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND HESITATED CONSTANTLY. I COULD ONLY APPLY GENTLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING. ONCE OVER THE HILL THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVABILITY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON RT-4 IN MD WITH MY WIFE, AND NOT PULLING A TRAILER. THIS TIME I DIDN'T SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER TO REGAIN CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER. AS I CONTINUED ON RT4 THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND HESITATED SEVERAL MORE MILES. ONCE AT MY DESTINATION I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN UPON DEPARTURE THE VEHICLE OPERATED MORE NORMAL, BUT EXPERIENCED MISFIRE AND HESITATIONS SEVERAL MILE RETURNING HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY, BUT I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AND MAKES ME VERY LEARY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A NORMAL BASIS. IF I WAS ACCELERATING WHILE CROSSING THE HIGHWAY AND THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED, THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSING ONE.
  
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• Dec 29, 2013 - Sandusky, OH - Engine
  MY TRUCK HAS SHUDDERING PROBLEMS DURING ACCELERATION TO PASS. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND VERY WET. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. WHILE VISITING LOUISIANA IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED.
  
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• Dec 28, 2013 - Leeper, PA - Engine
  I APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND LET OFF THE GAS, AND STARTED TO SLOWDOWN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE COMING TO INTERSECTION. THE F-150 SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND MY FOOT APPLY AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING ON OWN. ABS KICKED IN AND PULSED. BUT AGAIN TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS I COMPLETE MADE SURE FOOT WAS REMOVED AND BOTH FEET ON BRAKES. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELATING FROM BRAKE AS PUMPING TO TRY AND STOP AS HARD STOP DIDN'T WORK IT WAS LIKE IT WAS BUILDING UP AND SHOOT OUT LIKE A BULLET AND HIT CAR IN FRONT ME. ONCE HIT THEN QUIT ACCELERATING. THE FRONT LIFTED UP AND FULL ACCELERATING BUT FEET WERE BOTH ON BRAKES. LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. SMALL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE BECAUSE WAS AS LOW SPEED INTERSECTION. IF THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE IN FRONT ME. I WOULD SHOT INTO INTERSECTION WHERE ONLY WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION, THAT COULD HAVE GONE REALLY BAD.. END RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY FORD AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD BE INJURED OR LIVES TAKEN FROM AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND RESOLUTION TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS THAT ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THERE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND MAKE SURE ALL VEHICLES THIS IS REPORTED ON ARE SAFE OR TAKEN OUT OF COMMISSION TO MAKE OUR ROADS SAFE FOR OTHERS AND DRIVES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Dec 27, 2013 - Imperial, PA - Engine
  WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND ACTUALLY SLOWED WHILE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT RE-LIGHT AND I CONTINUED ON NORMALLY UNTIL ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE WHEN THE SAME MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS WHILE ATTEMPTING HARD ACCELERATION UNTIL IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INSTALLED A "DEFLECTOR" TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM ENTERING THE TURBO OR AFTERCOOLER AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE REPAIRS DID NOT WORK AND THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. THE ENGINE MISFIRES CONSTANTLY RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.
  
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• Dec 24, 2013 - Essex Junction, VT - Engine
  WE WERE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF ST. LOUIS MO AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS FULLY DEPRESSED THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISFIRE AND POWER WAS REDUCED. A BLINKING CEL WAS DISPLAYING ON THE DASHBOARD. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE TURBO SYSTEM WAS NOT ADDING ANY EXTRA CHARGE TO THE AMBIENT AIR. THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION TO THE VEHICLE THAT SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN. LUCKILY THERE AS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND OUR POOR ACCELERATION DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY SOLUTION WAS TO MANUALLY SELECT THE GEARS AND DRIVE AT MUCH HIGHER RPM. THIS SMOOTHED THE MISFIRE AND WE HAD AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF POWER TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES EVERYTHING SMOOTHED OUT AND THE MISFIRE WAS GONE. TRUCK BEHAVIOR RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE WEATHER THAT DAY WAS A PLEASANT 60 DEGREES AND SUNNY. THE PREVIOUS DAY WE DROVE FROM CENTRAL OHIO TO ST. LOUIS THROUGH MUCH RAIN AND FOG. SINCE WE WERE ON VACATION AND AWAY FROM HOME WE DID NOT TAKE THE TRUCK TO A DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THEN. THERE WAS ONE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE AT A PREVIOUS DATE. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT WAS. WE WERE TRAVELING HOME TO VT FROM OHIO. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY HOURS, MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY/CRUISE CONTROL DRIVING. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND WERE ON STATE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE IN MY LANE AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE SEEMED TO MISFIRE (RPM WENT UP BUT POWER DELIVERY FELL FLAT). I STEPPED OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND SLOWLY PRESSED A SECOND TIME AND THIS TIME THE TRUCK RESPONDED AS EXPECTED. THERE WAS NO CEL THIS TIME. EACH OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE AT THE TIME.
  
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• Dec 19, 2013 - Asbury Park, NJ - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD F-150 4X4 WITH THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE ON HWY 12 IN BUXTON, N.C. AND I WENT TO PASS A DRIVER, ACCELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TO 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE BOGGED AND LOST ALL POWER. I CONTINUED TO HIT THE GAS FOR ABOUT ANOTHER SECOND AND THE WHEELS THEN LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK HAD SEVERAL VIOLENT JERKING MOTIONS BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON FOR AN HOUR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP (UNDER WARRANTY) AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RUN OK IN THE TIME SINCE THEN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OCCASIONAL SHUDDERING DURING HARD ACCELERATION. NOW (DECEMBER 2013) THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT HIGHER THAN 2,000 RPM WHEN IN 4TH, 5TH OR 6TH GEAR WITHOUT SHUDDERING AND CUTTING POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH DURING THIS AND THEN TURNS OFF. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE REPAIR COSTS AND DESPITE SPEAKING TO SEVERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, NO ONE AT FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE HAPPENING WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES.
  
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• Dec 17, 2013 - Barnsdall, OK - Engine
  2011 FORD F150 EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L TURBO CHARGED ENGINE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BEGAN MISFIRING AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 25 MPH QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER AND NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO CAR OR DRIVER, BUT UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS OVERTAKING (PASSING) SLOWER TRAFFIC, THE SUDDEN AND NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER COULD BE DISASTROUS. AFTER QUICK RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION WITH THE FORD SERVICE CENTER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I HAVE LEARNED THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO "LIMP" MODE TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM MECHANICAL DAMAGE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS LONG BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A FEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. ALSO TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, FORD, THROUGH THIS SERIES OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN'S HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT THE NHTSA IN COOPERATION WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY CAN PROVIDE A QUICK AND PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE DUE TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON A MOTOR VEHICLE.
  
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• Dec 17, 2013 - Apo, AE - Engine
  UPON TRYING TO PASS A TRUCK, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS FOR ADDED POWER, THE ENGINE CONVULSED AND SHOOK THE ENTIRE TRUCK, LOST POWER, ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED... I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY DID A CHECK THROUGH ON STAR (TYPE SYSTEM). SAID THEY SAW NOTHING?! STARTED BACK UP, SEEMED TO BE FINE ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW MULTIPLE TIMES. ALWAYS WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FOR ADDED POWER, SAME SCENARIO. THIS IS THE ECO BOOST ENGINE. WHILE I LOVE THE POWER, IT HAS FAILED ME 5 TIMES TO DATE. SAME PROBLEM AS THE PE 13-018 REPORT.
  
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• Dec 15, 2013 - San Bernardino , CA - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH UP A HILL WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED HESITATING AND MY SPEED STARTED TO RAPIDLY DROP. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER UNDER A MAJOR POWER LOSS. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME WHEN I ACCELERATE RAPIDLY OR UNDER A LOAD.
  
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• Dec 03, 2013 - Kinmundy, IL - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, AN ERROR CODE (P0036) AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.
  
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• Dec 03, 2013 - Sugar Land, TX - Engine
  SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO PASS THE ENGINE DURING FULL ACCELERATION STUMBLES AND LOOSES ACCELERATION. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND DOES NOT GIVE AN ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER. VERY DANGEROUS ON TWO LANE ROAD PASSING.
  
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• Dec 03, 2013 - Gray, GA - Engine
  WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE ENTERED "LIMP HOME" MODE, NOTED BY A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND SIMPLY HAD THE ERROR CODES CLEARED. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED FEW MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT RECOMMENDED REPAIR/UPGRADE PER FORD TSB INCLUDING INTERCOOLER COVER AND REFLASH OF COMPUTER. FOR PAST WEEK VEHICLE HAS HAD PERSISTENT POWER LOSS AND "SHUTTERING" DURING ACCELERATION. THIS NOT ONLY LIMITS THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO ENDANGERS THE OCCUPANTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND CROSSING INTERSECTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE SEEMS TO BE NO EFFORT TO FIND A "COMPLETE AND LASTING" SOLUTION.
  
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• Dec 02, 2013 - Las Vegas, NV - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO SURGED AND LUNGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
  
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• Nov 29, 2013 - Florissant, MO - Engine
  I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE NOISE RANGING FROM A DEEP HOWLING TO A SOUND LIKE A STEEL CHAIN BEING DRUG OVER AN ALUMINUM LADDER. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SYNC, MEMORY SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL, AUTO START, AND AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HESITATION OR MISS FIRING IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSE THE TRUCK TO LOOSE POWER ON ACCELERATION AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. I HAVE HAD SOME REALLY CLOSE CALLS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP 13 TIMES AND GETTING READY TO GO BACK FOR THE 14TH TIME. I HAVE TRIED THE BBB AND THE LEMON LAW PROGRAM WHICH I WAS DENIED BY A THIRD PARTY ARBITRATOR. I WAS EXPECTING THAT BECAUSE A BBB EMPLOYEE SAID 93% OF ALL PEOPLE THAT FILE A LEMON LAW CLAIM IN MISSOURI GET DENIED. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH 50,000 MILES LEFT ON IT AND THE FORD ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF REPAIRS SAYS HE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENGINE NOISE ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE PAST FAILED REPAIRS. THIS IS AN V6 ECOBOOST . I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.
  
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• Nov 26, 2013 - Palm Coast, FL - Engine
  EVENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER A PERIOD FROM 27 OCT 13 TO 21 NOV 13, DECELERATING WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. SPEED VARIED ALL THREE TIMES FROM A HIGH OF ABOUT 60MPH, TO A LOW OF 45MPH. MESSAGE CENTER WOULD TURN ORANGE AND DISPLAY A WRENCH SYMBOL, WHILE THE ENGINE DISCONTINUES PRODUCING POWER. AFTER PULLING OVER, SIMPLY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTING, EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL AGAIN. TWO FORD DEALERS "FOUND NO CODES", AND WERE UNABLE TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE SECOND DEALER ATTEMPTED TO COLLECT DATA VIA AN ONBOARD COMPUTER AS WELL, BUT THE EVENT WOULDN'T REPEAT WHILE THE DEVICE WAS INSTALLED, NOR WAS I TOWING DURING THAT TIME. ONE OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE. TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP UNTIL I RESTARTED. DANGEROUS AT BEST. THE THIRD EVEN OCCURRED GOING UP A ONE LANE FREEWAY FLYOVER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST PAST THE BRIDGE STRUCTURES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER, HOWEVER, THIS OCCURRED DURING RAIN, AND MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES HAD TO MAKE ACCIDENT AVOIDING MANEUVERS, INCLUDING TRACTOR TRAILER RIGS. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPLACED THE VEHICLE.
  
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• Nov 24, 2013 - Oklahoma City, OK - Engine
  FOLLOWING TWO HEAVILY LADEN 18 WHEELERS DURING A LIGHT RAIN STORM FOR TWO OR MORE MILES ON A PAVED, TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD, IT CAME CLEAR FOR ME TO PASS, I ACCELERATED AND ALL WENT WELL FOR JUST LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET EVEN WITH THE FIRST ONE IN FRONT OF ME. MY MOMENTUM CARRIED ME FAR ENOUGH TO PULL BACK IN FRONT OF THE FIRST TRUCK. BY THAT TIME I WAS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. MY TRUCK WOULD BARELY RUN, IT WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION TO GET ME OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRUCK I HAD JUST PASSED. HAD HE NOT BRAKED HARD FOR ME THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS WRECK. I'VE HAVE HAD 5 OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN IT UP WITH FOMOCO, OVER A PERIOD THE FIRST YEAR. WORKING THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA BBB I WAS ASSURED FORD WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FOMOCO SENT A TEXAS REP TO MY WORK LOCATION TO PUT THE MOST RECENT FIX ON THE VEHICLE. FOLLOWING THIS FIX, WE CONTINUED INTO A DRY SPELL, BUT AS FATE WOULD WOULD HAVE IT, I WAS IN A HEAVY RAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS AND THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. SHE THOUGHT I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING BECAUSE THE ACTION OF THE PICKUP WAS SO VIOLENT. I'VE OCCASIONALLY SEEN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF MOTOR TREND'S "TRUCK TREND". OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT THING I'VE EXPERIENCED DRIVING THIS SAME TYPE VEHICLE (EARLY MODEL ECOBOOST V-6, THOSE BUILT PRIOR TO APRIL 2011, I BELIEVE). I HAVE A HUGE FILE FROM THE TIME WHEN I WAS TRYING VERY HARD TO GET THIS CORRECTED, DEALERSHIPS, DATES, TIMES, CORRESPONDENCE, FORD TECH BULLETINS, BUT I REFUSE TO WASTE MY TIME WITH YOU UNLESS YOU CONTACT ME ACTING AS IF SOMETHING MIGHT SERIOUSLY BE DONE. (214-850-9195, OR E-MAIL, [email protected]). I HAVE ENOUGH TO PROVE MY VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND FOMOCO ADMITTED IT. A TRANSCRIPT OF MY MEETING WITH THEM THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA BBB. IT'S INTERESTING WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Nov 15, 2013 - Montgomery, TX - Engine
  2011 F-150 WITH 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES IN THE RAIN. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT. ACCELERATED UP A HILL ON A 2 LINE HIGHWAY AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ALL POWER IN A MOVING LANE OF TRAFFIC. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND AFTER A MINUTE TRUCK CLEARED UP AND DROVE NORMAL. CURRENTLY THE TRUCK SURGES UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION AND IN 3RD GEAR WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND LOSE ALL POWER. ONLY OCCURS UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION.
  
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• Nov 07, 2013 - Townsend, DE - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, 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 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
  
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• Oct 30, 2013 - Marshfield, MO - Engine
  WHILE IN WET CONDITIONS TRUCK WILL STALL, LOOSE POWER, AND SHUTTER. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ON BUSY INTERSTATE THE TRUCK STALLED. HAD TO TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK TO GO. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES!
  
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• Oct 24, 2013 - Millstadt, IL - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING, REAR WHEELS LOCK UP FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN TRUCK SHAKES AND HAS NO ACCELERATION POWER. THIS IS HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE WEEKLY NOW WITH LOSS OF POWER LASTING FROM 10 TO 45 SECONDS. NOT SAFE WHEN IN TRAFFIC. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THEY HAVE NO TSB ON IT.
  
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• Oct 21, 2013 - Somers, CT - Engine
  REPEATED MISFIRES, AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, ENGINE LIGHTS FLASHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE LAST 2 TIMES I NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INTER-COOLER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NOW THEY SAY I NEED PLUGS. I NEED HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
  
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• Oct 12, 2013 - Oxford, OH - Engine
  WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH . I RELEASED THE THROTTLE AND GENTLY REAPPLIED IT AND IT RAN FINE. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. THE EVENT HAS HAPPENED SINCE, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON , SO FORD UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
  
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• Oct 10, 2013 - Montgomery, TX - Engine
  RAINY DAY TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 19 NEAR CROCKETT , TEXAS. TRIED TO PASS SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND ENGINE STALLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED MISSING. LOST POWER AND I WAS FORCED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND HE INSTALLED A SMALL PLATE OVER INTER COOLER. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE PASSING ON A HUMID DAY SAME THING OCCURRED WITH SAME RESULTS. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET BACK INTO MY LANE DUE TO OTHER CARS. TOOK BACK TO FORD IN OCTOBER, 2013 AND THEY INSTALLED ANOTHER PLATE ON BOTTOM OF INTERCOOLER AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE REPAIRS AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER TRY A PASS IN ANY HUMID OR WET WEATHER.
  
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• Oct 09, 2013 - Millbury , MA - Engine
  WHILE TRAVELING A TWO LANE HWY, ON RT 81 FROM TENNESSEE TO VIRGINIA IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING , WE WERE PULLING OUR 24 FOOT CAMPING TRAILER, WE WERE BEHIND A TT UNIT AND THERE WAS A TT UNIT BEHIND US , WE WERE ALL ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER MV IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK SHUDDERED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY WENT LIMP, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE BARLEY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PREVENT AN ACCIDENT ,. WHEN WE DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING..
  
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• Oct 09, 2013 - Van Meter, IA - Engine
  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES JERKINESS AND AT TIMES COMPLETE POWER LOSS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE LURCHES AND HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED GOING UP HILLS, OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE LIKE WHEN PASSING A CAR OR ON AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP. ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO FORD NUMEROUS TIMES OVER PAST 2YRS, SEVERAL VARIOUS EXCUSES PROVIDED AND AN OCCASIONAL 'ATTEMPT' AT FIXING, WITH NO REMEDY. MOST RECENT EVENT (SEP 2013) INVOLVED A NEAR CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE RAPIDLY LOSING POWER IN BUSY TRAFFIC. OTHER INCIDENTS IN THE PAST HAVE INCLUDED STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A FULL STOP AND NEARLY LOSING CONTROL WHEN PULLING A BOAT/TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH/JERK WHEN GOING UP HILLS.
  
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• Oct 08, 2013 - Thibodaux , LA - Engine
  DURING PASSING OR PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC THE TRUCK WILL LOOSE POWER AND MISFIRE THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT. THIS WEEKEND I WAS PULLING A CAMPER IN THE RAIN AND IT DONE IT FIVE TIMES YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND START OVER WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN SIGHT AND ALSO TRY STOPPING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN AND PRAY NO ONE HITS YOU WITH YOUR FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. AND THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIFTEEN TIMES FOR REPAIRS WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON IT.
  
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• Oct 01, 2013 - Corona, CA - Engine
  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH IDLE THEN UPON ACCELERATION, SEVERE SHUDDERING AND LACK OF POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND BEGAN FLASHING. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 3.5L GTDI ENGINE. VEHICLE THEN CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE COMPLETE LACK OF POWER AND SHUDDER WHILE BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.
  
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• Sep 26, 2013 - Laurens, SC - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DECREASE SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
  
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• Sep 25, 2013 - Reno, NV - Engine
  DEPARTED EUREKA, CA AT 1600 IN HEAVY RAIN ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2013. EUREKA TO REDDING CA ON HIGHWAY 299. RAIN WAS HEAVY FOR ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 299. AT ABOUT THE 100 MILE MARK, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE (SUDDEN ACCELERATION) WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LOSE POWER AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SHUDDER. THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGAN TO FLASH. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. BECAUSE I WAS IN "THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE" I CONTINUED ON TOWARDS WEAVERVILLE. I WAS CLIMBING A STEEP HILL, SLOWLY AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER FOR ABOUT 6 MILES UNTIL I GOT TO THE TOP OF OREGON HILL (SUMMIT). WHEN I REACHED THE TOP, I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND CAREFULLY COASTED DOWN THE HILL. WITHIN 2 MILES (OF COASTING AND THE ROAD IS DRY NOW) THE FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TRUCK APPEARED TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. AFTER THIS, I CONTINUED MY TRAVEL TO RENO, NEVADA AND HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK IS RUNNING FINE RIGHT NOW.
  
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• Sep 24, 2013 - Stow, OH - Engine
  AS WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH LEXINGTON KENTUCKY ON RT 75 NORTH, TOWING OUR ENCLOSED CAR TRAILER WITH OUR MUSTANG INSIDE. IT WAS RAINING PRETTY HARD AND THERE WERE 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A RATHER STEEP GRADE, THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE AS WE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES ON THE FREEWAY TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO MERGE FROM AN ON RAMP. I HAD JUST READ ABOUT A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE THIS SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO OTHERS BEFORE WE HAD LEFT ON THIS TRIP. THE TRUCK DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR, I HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TOWING A 20' LONG TRAILER IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM. WE STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHUT IT OFF, AS DESCRIBED IN THE FORUMS I HAD READ ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. IT RESTARTED FINE AND RAN GOOD THE REST OF THE WAY BACK TO OHIO. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO CODES THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, I WAS PREPARED FOR THAT WITH THE ARTICLES THAT I HAD READ AND I SAID FIX IT OR I'LL FILE A SUIT AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD! THE MILEAGE HAD DROPPED FROM ABOUT 16-17 MPG IN THE CITY TO ABOUT 11 MPG IN THE CITY, IT TOOK THEM SUPPOSEDLY UNTIL AUGUST TO "GET THE PARTS IN" SO FAR IT'S BEEN FINE BUT I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AGAIN.
  
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• Sep 23, 2013 - Waxahachie, TX - Engine
  DOZENS OF INCIDENTS OF MISFIRE AND LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION SOMETIMES RESULTING IN SEVERE SHAKING AND FLASHING OF ENGINE LIGHT. HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT ON 2 OCCASIONS WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC. IN SHOP 3 TIMES, FIRST 2 TIMES TECHNICIANS SUPPOSEDLY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM (VERY EASY TO REPLICATE IF TRYING TO DO IT). MOST RECENTLY ADVISED THAT I MIGHT NEED A "TUNE-UP" AND OIL CHANGE. 2 DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A KNOWN PROBLEM DESPITE A FLOOD OF POSTINGS ON INTERNET FORUMS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.
  
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• Sep 12, 2013 - Estacata, OR - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
  
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• Sep 11, 2013 - Livonia, MI - Engine
  TRUCK FREQUENTLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE/STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TIMES, TERRAIN, ETC ALL OVER THE COUNTRY BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT OUR CAMPER ATTACHED AND BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT TOW-HAUL ENGAGED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY'VE UPDATED THE SOFTWARE ACCORDING TO SOME TSB THAT'S BEEN RELEASED. I'VE HAD THE DEFLECTOR PUT ON, CAM CHANGED, AND NOW THEY'RE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY.
  
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• Sep 09, 2013 - Gravette, AR - Engine
  ENGINE MISSES AT TIMES OF HARD ACCELERATION. ENGINE ECOBOOST.
  
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• Sep 08, 2013 - Kalamazoo, MI - Engine
  ATTEMPTED TO PASS A CAR. SPEED AT TIME OF ATTEMPT WAS 55MPH. TIME 2:20 P.M. AND PARTLY CLOUDY. TWO LANE ROAD BUT HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO PASS OR AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. PUSHED DOWN ON ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE ACTUALLY DECREASED SPEED/SIGNIFICANT DECELERATION. I LET UP ON GAS PEDAL, MAINTAINED SPEED THEN WAS GRADUALLY ABLE TO PASS. THINK THE TURBO HAD STALLED. THIS HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. AT THAT TIME I WAS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE AND IT STALLED OUT, FOR A SHORTER DURATION. AFTER THE JULY 31 INCIDENT, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE ISSUES SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD ON THE ECO BOAST ENGINE, WHICH I HAVE. NO CODES APPEARED SO I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEN TALKED TO REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT THE SAME STORY. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I USE THE TRUCK TO TOW A 26' TRAILER. WHEN THE ECO BOAST TURBO WORKS, I HAVE PLENTY OF POWER TO MERGE OR PASS. THE ABOVE EXPERIENCE WAS SCARY AND I DID NOT HAVE THE TRAILER BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. NOW I FEEL I CAN NOT REASONABLY DEPEND ON IT TO WORK AS IT SHOULD. I THINK IT IS THE TURBO BUT IT COULD BE THE ELECTRONIC GAS PEDAL, OR THE TRANSMISSION BUT I REALLY DO NOT THINK THESE ARE THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU.
  
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• Sep 07, 2013 - Lake Forest, CA - Engine
  WHILE ACCELERATING TO 75MPH OR SO, UP SLIGHT HILL FROM 65-70 MPH WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE THEN TRUCK LOST VAST MAJORITY OF POWER EVEN WITH ALL THE WAY DOWN AND BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE ACCIDENT SINCE WASN'T ABBLE TO ACCELERATE AS PLANNED TO MATCH SPEED OF OTHER LANE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OFF AND ON FOR NEXT MILE BEFORE STOPPING. PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING UNDER ANY MODERATE ACCELERATION THAT GOES OVER ~2000 RPM
  
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• Sep 03, 2013 - Prescott, AZ - Engine
  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND MORE FREQUENTLY AS OF LATELY, I AM LOSING ACCELERATION CAPABILITY WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT ANY SPEED. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR UPHILL, I FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE WON'T GO OR IS BOGGING DOWN. TO TRY AND COMPENSATE, I TRY TO ACCELERATE MORE WHICH ONLY SEEMS TO MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A PART ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND IS ONLY GET MORE FREQUENT.
  
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• Sep 03, 2013 - Sun Prairie, WI - Engine
  WAS ON THE INTERSTATE JUST WEST OF ST. LOUIS, DRIVING AT 70 MPH. WAS A DAMP RAINY DAY. PULLED IN TO THE PASSING LANE TO PASS A SEMI AND TRUCK LOST POWER, WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I PULLED BACK INTO MY LANE AND THEN OFF TO THE SHOULDER. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND SAT FOR 5 - 10 MINUTES. WHEN I POWERED IT BACK UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND HAD FULL POWER FOR THE REST OF MY TRIP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS TRUCK. BOTH OTHER INCIDENTS WERE IN DAMP OR RAINY WEATHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN PASSING OR MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY.
  
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• Aug 30, 2013 - Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Engine
  HAD A CAR PULL INTO MY LANE, TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE OVER WITH OUT CAUSING A DANGEROUSNESS SITUATION OF A CAR COMING UP IN THE LANE I NEEDED TO BE IN TO AVOID THE IDIOT MOVING INTO MY LANE BUT CAR LOST POWER. THANKFULLY THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE OVER SAW THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR MOVING OVER INTO ME AND GAVE ME ROOM, I'M SURE THEY DIDN'T EXPECT MY CAR TO SLOWDOWN DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER. THIS CAR HAS THE ECOBOOST ENGINE 3.7 LITER
  
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• Aug 24, 2013 - Phenix City, AL - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING TO FLORIDA IN MY 2011 F150 ECOBOOST AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH MY TRUCK STARTED STALLING AND LOST POWER MISS FIRING AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER . I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON 10 MINS LATER AND IT BEGAN TO RUN FINE AGIAN. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAY NO ENGINE CODES WENT OFF SO THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT.
  
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• Aug 22, 2013 - Ashford, CT - Engine
  ON AUGUST 11 2013,AFTER ABOUT 2HRS OF DRIVING MY 2011 FORD F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AT A CONSTANT 72 MPH I WAS COMING OUT OF A TOLL BOOTH WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE,THE TRUCK REGAINED POWER AND CONTINUED.COMING HOME ON AUGUST 18TH,AGAIN AFTER ALITTLE OVER 2 HOURS OF DRIVING,I WENT TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC WHEN THE HEAVY SHAKE,STUTTER AND POWER LOSS HAPPEN.TRAFFIC BEHIND ALMOST RAN ME OVER .THE STUTTERING/LOSS OF POWER CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 3MINS,IN WHICH I COULD NOT GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST GOT MY WIFE AND I REAR ENDED.FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS HAD MANY TSB FOR A POSSIBLE FIX ON THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE BUT THEY HAVE NOT WORKED.PLEASE HELP US BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED.
  
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• Aug 20, 2013 - Laurinburg, NC - Engine
  ISSUE STARTED AGAIN ON 10 AUG. 2013. WHEN UNDER MILD TO HEAVY ACCELERATION (SUCH AS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATES) THE ENGINE DEVELOPS A SIGNIFICANT MISS AND SHUDDER. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE ON 20 MAR. 2013 UNDER TSB # 13-3-3. WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. THE "MISS" WAS SO SEVERE WITH A K&N AIR CHARGER HIGH-FLOW INTAKE KIT INSTALLED THAT I HAD TO REINSTALL THE STOCK SYSTEM. THIS WAS A NONE ISSUE EVENTUALLY BECAUSE THE FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTICS UNTIL I HAD REINSTALLED THE STOCK KIT.
  
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• Aug 18, 2013 - North Augusta, SC - Engine
  ON I-20 EAST HEADED TO AUGUSTA, GA FROM ALABAMA I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS AND THE ENGINE STARTS SPUTTERING, SKIPPING AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES YESTERDAY. IT WAS IN A LIGHT RAIN AND SINCE THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET THE ENGINE TO RECOVER EACH TIME. THIS COULD BE A REAL DANGER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TESTED IT AGAIN THIS MORNING (08/18) AND IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY IT JUST ABOUT SHUTS DOWN UNTIL YOU LET OFF.
  
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• Aug 12, 2013 - Madison, WI - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
  
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• Aug 12, 2013 - Lithonia , GA - Engine
  WELL I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY TRUCKS I HAVE PURCHASED FROM FORD. WELL IN AUGUST OF 2011 I PURCHASED THE NEW F150 WITH ECOBOOST. THE TRUCK DROVE LIKE A DREAM FOR A WHILE THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUE, WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THEN ENGINE LOSING POWER. THIS HAPPEN ABOUT 4 TIME DURING THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK.THE LAST TIME WAS IN JANUARY 2013, IT WAS THE LAST STRAW FOR ME. THE REPROGRAMMED THE TRANS/COMPUTER AND PUT A WIND DEFLECTOR IN THE FRONT OF THE INTERCOOL. STILL LOST POWER ON A ROAD TRIP ON THE WAY BACK HOME FROM S CAROLINA. MIND YOU THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP FOR TRAN/ENGINE/THE RIGHT FENDER HAD TO BE ADJUSTED IT WAS MISALIGNED, THE BED OF THE TRUCK SAME THING. THIS LOST OF POWER ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAD TO SUNROOF REPLACED AS IT WAS VIBRATING THE WHOLE TRUCK WHEN MOVING. THE DRIVER SEAT TRACK WAS REPLACED AND THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW IN THE BACK WAS REPLACED TOO. THE DEFROST STOPPED THEN THE WINDOW STOPPED SLIDING. I STOPPED DRIVING THE TRUCK SO I COULD GET RID OF IT I HAVE A 2013 LIMITED AND HAVE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUE. NOW THAT I HAVE A NEW 2013 VEHICLE I EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUE.
  
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• Aug 11, 2013 - Scottsdale, AZ - Engine
  LOSS OF SIGNIFICANT POWER UNDER SLIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION, ENGINE SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY, SHAKES AND MISS-FIRES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN ON 50% POWER LOSS, LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR FOR AWHILE THEN ENGINE SEEMS TO RECOVER TEMPORARILY UNTIL ADDITIONAL POWER IS NEEDED. UNABLE TO HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE TO PASS ANY VEHICLES ON GRADES. QUITE POSSIBLE FOR COMPLETE POWER LOSS UNDER FULL ACCELERATION AS THE ENGINE MISSES SO BAD THAT IT ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN AND LOOSES RPM'S. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW. SYMPTOMS STARTED IN DRY CLIMATE, NO RAIN AND HAVE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AS I HAVE ENTERED INTO RAINY AREAS WITH HUMIDITY.
  
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• Aug 11, 2013 - Charlotte Hall, MD - Engine
  WENT ON A 350 MILE TRIP, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I HAVE ONE OF THE ECOBOOST ENGINES. THE ENGINE DID FIX ITSELF AND I CONTINUED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. 2011 FORD F150 KING RANCH.
  
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• Aug 09, 2013 - Rochester Hills, MI - Engine
  SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE ENGINE LOSING POWER WHILE TOWING A CAMPER OVER 100+ MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN ADDING POWER TO CLIMB A HILL. DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, OVER A 1.5-2 HRS DRIVE, APPROACHING A HILL WHILE TOWING A CAMPER, ACCELERATED TO CLIMB THE HILL AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN, DROPPED FROM 65 TO 40 MPH IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. ENGINE STUTTERED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE CONTROL TO GAIN SPEED TO CLIMB THE HILL. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP NO PROBLEM FOUND, ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THERE WAS AN INEFFICIENT CATALYTIC REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS OCCURRED POST HAVING THE ECOBOOST FIX THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATED WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND IT IS STILL OCCURRING. ODBC 2 DATA LOGGER CAPTURED THE INCIDENT RECORDING ENGINE SPEED, ENGINE RPM, AND ENGINE LOAD (%).
  
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• Aug 07, 2013 - Macomb, MI - Engine
  ECOBOOST ENGINE. LOUD CLATTERING ON COLD START. RUNS VERY ROUGH, EXHIBITS PROPENSITY TO STALL WHEN IDLING, AND VERY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION COUPLED WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. EXAMPLE 1: COASTING ON THE FREEWAY WITH TRAFFIC AROUND 40MPH, SHIFTED LANES, THEN MADE ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DOWNSHIFT. ACCELERATOR WILL BE DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND TRUCK WILL REMAIN STUCK IN A LOW GEAR (LIKE 6TH) AND GO NOWHERE...ZERO ACCELERATION...AFTER A FEW MORE TRIES, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLAM INTO 2ND GEAR, SHAKING THE ENTIRE TRUCK. AT THIS POINT, THE TURBOS KICK IN AND THE TRUCK TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET. CREATES 2 DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, A POTENTIAL REAR-END ACCIDENT BY THE LANE CHANGE WITHOUT ACCELERATION, AND THEN THE SUDDEN, RAPID, UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION OF BEING RANDOMLY THROWN INTO 2ND GEAR. SEEN VARIOUS OTHER INCIDENTS LIKE THIS IN OTHER SCENARIOS AND VARIOUS GEARS. ACCELERATING OUT OF A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, OR OUT OF A TURN, IS AN EASY WAY TO SEE THE PROBLEM. TRUCK HAS BASICALLY LOST ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE/DOWNSHIFT ON DEMAND. EXAMPLE 2: STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN I THEN PROCEED INTO INTERSECTION...ACCELERATION IS VERY SLOW, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TURBOS KICK IN RESULTING IN RAPID UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION. OFTEN TIMES, THE WHEELS WILL SPIN, AND IF THE ROAD IS DRY, THE TRUCK WILL BOUNCE UP AND DOWN ALL OVER THE ROAD! ACCELERATOR WILL IN THE SAME POSITION THE ENTIRE TIME. I HAVE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TOWARDS CARS THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO GET THAT CLOSE TO. I NOW HAVE TO STAY EVEN FURTHER AWAY FROM CARS TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION. FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS FREQUENT NOW, BUT INCONSISTENT. I HAVE 2 KIDS IN BOOSTER SEATS, AND NOW I HAVE TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WHEN I DRIVE WITH THEM IN THIS TRUCK BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S UNSAFE.
  
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• Aug 06, 2013 - Alabaster, AL - Engine
  THIS IS ON THE ECOBOOST F150. I WAS DRIVING DURING A RAIN AND HAD BEEN AROUND 70 MILES. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY. I WENT TO PASS A FARM TRACTOR ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STUTTERED AND HAD NO POWER TO PASS. I HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND GET BACK INTO MY LANE WHERE THERE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPUTTER FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 2 MINUTES. I TOOK TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED A CONVERTER AND COOLER. LAST WEDNESDAY UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ON A VACATION TRIP. ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO EVADE ME AS I TRIED TO GET BACK INTO MY LANE. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 10, 000 MILES SINCE LAST ATTEMPTED REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY DEALER. OBVIOUSLY THE REPAIR DID NOT WORK AND NOW I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE WITH AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
  
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• Aug 05, 2013 - Hamilton, OH - Engine
  WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN START TO GET SHUTTER AT 4100 RPM THROUGH 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN IT IS IN 3RD GEAR AT THE SAME RPM IT WILL SHUTTER EVEN WORSE AND THEN SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND START BLINKING FOR UP TO A MIN AND THEN THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL.
  
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• Aug 05, 2013 - Westbrook, ME - Engine
  THIS TRUCK HAS A VERY BAD HABIT OF LOOSING POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IN HEAVY RAIN/HIGH HUMIDITY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THE SECOND DAY I OWNED THIS TRUCK (ORIGINAL OWNER) AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE MOST RECENT TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND LOST ALL POWER, I RAN OUT OF ROOM TO MERGE AND HAD TO STEER TO THE RIGHT OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE...I HAD NOWHERE TO GO! MY DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION BUT TO NO AVAIL. 3.5L ECOBOOST IS A HAZARD TO OPERATE UNDER THE ABOVE LISTED CONDITION NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT OTHER PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY!
  
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• Aug 03, 2013 - Corpus Christi, TX - Engine
  WHEN MILD-ACCELERATING TO GET TO THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MY FORD F150 ECOBOOST STARTED SHAKING AT 55 MPH AND AT 2,500 RPM MY TRUCK STARTS SHAKING AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. I HAD TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE AT A LOWER SPEED I FIGURED IT WAS ANOTHER ENGINE MISFIRE THAT I HAD REPLACED RECENTLY ON 8/2/13. I THEN PROCEED TO TRY AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY AND AT 55PMH IT AGAIN STARTED TO SHAKE AND RATTLE CAUSE ME TO DRIVE ON THE FEEDER ROAD FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP TO WORK.
  
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• Jul 26, 2013 - Hudson, NH - Engine
  SIX MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY TRUCK I NOTICED A SHUTTERING AND HESITATION WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SHUTTERING HAPPENS WHEN I AM CRUISING AT 55-60 MPH. MORE NOTICEABLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS CLIMBING A SLIGHT INCLINE ON THE ROAD WHILE LIGHTLY ACCELERATING TO MAINTAIN 60 MPH. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT IT BACK THE SECOND TIME AND I WENT FOR A RIDE WITH THE TECHNICIAN AND HE NOTICED THE SHUTTERING. HE SAID THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT AND NO CODES TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. FINALLY THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE ENGINEERS ARE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED SO HARD I THOUGHT I GOT REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME.
  
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• Jul 22, 2013 - Cedar Park, TX - Engine
  THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING OUT INTO A CENTER TURN LANE IN ORDER TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND BOGGED DOWN. JUST FOUR DAYS LATER, I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WHERE THE MOTOR COMPLETELY CUT OUT WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH A YIELD SIGN, SLOWING DOWN, AND THEN GETTING ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE SPEED. I COUNTED BETWEEN 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAD SOMEONE BEEN RIGHT BEHIND ME IT COULD'VE BEEN A BAD WRECK. IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS FIRST TIME RIGHT AFTER I PICKED MY TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEM TELLING ME MY VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE TSB WITH REPLACING THE CAC (INTERCOOLER) AND ADDING THE AIR DEFLECTOR PLATE. I HAVE SINCE GONE TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE PERFORMING THE TSB FOR ME AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK FOR 5 DAYS NOW, AND BEING ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EASILY. I HOPE THIS FIXES IT. I'VE ALREADY HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS LEAKS ALL UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY - FRONT MAIN SEAL, TRANSMISSION LEAK, REAR DIFF LEAK, AND EVEN SOME DETERIORATING RUBBER GASKETS IN THE DOORS, AND AM SERIOUSLY QUESTIONING FORD'S QUALITY THESE DAYS.
  
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• Jul 16, 2013 - Hopkins, MN - Engine
  THIS TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. THE TRUCK IS COMPANY OWNED BY WL HALL CO. I WAS ACCELERATING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THEN STARTED TO SHAKE, SHUDDER AND JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 9,700 MILES, 28,000 MILES AND 60,000 MILES. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE THREE TIMES. THE TRUCK WILL BE GOING IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE A FOURTH TIME. DUE TO IMPROPER PERFORMANCE, THIS ISSUE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THIS LAST TIME. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE IT DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND DROPPED POWER, BUT THEN THE VEHICLE CORRECTED ITSELF.
  
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• Jul 16, 2013 - Coats , NC - Engine
  WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE MOTOR STARTED TO SKIP AND LOST POWER THE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEN ON 5 DIFFERENT TIME TWO TIMES WHILE PULLING A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER IN THE RAIN CAUSING TRAFFIC TO MAKE EVASIVE MOVES TO KEEP FROM RUNNING US OVER.
  
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• Jul 15, 2013 - Fair Oaks Ranch, TX - Engine
  AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13018- HARD ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE MISFIRED WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY.
  
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• Jul 10, 2013 - Alpharetta, GA - Engine
  THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70MPH IT FELT LIKE I WAS REAR ENDED AND PRETTY HARD. I LOOKED AROUND AND THERE WERE NO CARS NEARBY. IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES IT DID IT AGAIN AND AGAIN THE STARTED TO BE INTERMITTENT. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE REPLACED COIL PACK AND PLUGS AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I DID NOT MAKE IT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHUDDER. TOOK TRUCK BACK THEY KEPT IT FOR WEEKS THEN SAID IT WAS FIXED. THEY HAD INSTALLED THE SHIELD PER THE TSB AND AGAIN SENT ME ON MY WAY. WITHIN 1 MILE IT DID IT AGAIN AND I WAITED TO TAKE IT BACK AS I NEEDED MY TRUCK FOR WORK AND THEY WERE GIVING ME TINY SUV LOANER CARS. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED INTERCOOLER AFTER WEEKS AND WEEKS OF IT SITTING THERE. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 12 TIMES. DURING THIS TIME I SENT LETTERS ABOUT MY CONCERNS TO EVERY PERSON ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT FORD WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR FORD NOT ONLY AVOIDED MY CALLS AND WOULD NOT REPLY TO ME THEN I TRIED TO ESCALATE ABOVE HER AND REACHED A VERY ARROGANT JERK THAT BLEW ME OFF. ONCE FINALLY GETTING A REPLY FROM [XXX] I GOT THE REPLY I HAVE EXPECTED. THE CORPORATE BLOW OFF! FORD DOES NOT LET YOU GET PAST CSM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 7 MONTHS. I HAD ENOUGH SO DECIDED TO TRY TO SELL THIS DEATH TRAP AND DEALERSHIPS WERE LOW BALLING ME DO TO THE KNOWN ISSUES. WHEN LEAVING A DEALERSHIP AND TRYING TO CROSS A RURAL HWY THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND I WAS NERVOUSLY SLAMMING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD A DUMP TRUCK COMING AT ME BLOWING ITS AIR HORNS. THE TRUCK STARTED TO GO BUT BARELY LIMPING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES AND FORD DENIED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER TRUCKS AND THAT THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM. THEY NOW WILL NOT EVEN WORK ON THE PROBLEM PERIOD I WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRY TO REPAIR THESE TRUCKS AT ALL. I HAVE A VERY DANGEROUS TRUCK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Jul 08, 2013 - Randolph, NY - Engine
  WE WERE TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD. WE WERE FOLLOWING A SLOW MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER AND WAS HUMID. I ACCELERATED TO PASS AND WAS PARTIALLY AROUND THE TRUCK WHEN THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK STARTED MISFIRING AND LOST POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT ALONG AND GET BACK INTO MY LANE BEFORE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE MOTOR IN MY TRUCK IS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS MOTOR, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED SO DRAMATICALLY TO MINE. I DON'T RECALL HAVING TRAVELED FOR ANY DISTANCE IN THESE CONDITIONS WITH THIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT REPAIRS DEPENDING ON HOW THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I HAVE READ OF A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THE TRUCKS WITH THESE MOTORS TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IT IS EVIDENT TO ME THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE ISN'T AS LUCKY AS WE WERE.
  
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• Jul 05, 2013 - Colfax , IN - Engine
  WHILE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA WITH FAMILY ON VACATION JUST COMING OUT OF MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE WENT TO PASS A 18 WHEELER HIT GAS WAS GOING 60 TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SLOWING DOWN HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND NO CEL LIGHT OR ANY OTHER WARNING LIGHT ON LET OFF GAS THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD ACCELERATE NORMAL AGAIN THEN HAPPENED AGAIN IN FLORIDA ON I 75 ON RAMP HAD TO LET OFF TWO TIMES BEFORE COULD ACCELERATE.
  
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• Jul 05, 2013 - Spring Lake, ND - Engine
  TRAVELING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY DURING PERIOD OF TRAIN, ACCELERATED TO PASS VEHICLES, MY TRUCK ECO-BOOST MOTOR ACCELERATION STAGNATED AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER, WAS UNABLE TO PASS, DECELERATED AND STAGNATION STOPPED. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EVER I TRIED TO ACCELERATED DURING ACTIVE RAIN DURING A 9 HOUR INTERSTATE TRIP.
  
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• Jul 05, 2013 - Roanoke , VA - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID TWO NEAR CRASHES AND DRIVE SAFELY ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE LOSS OF POWER FAILURE WAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
  
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• Jul 04, 2013 - Sunrise, FL - Engine
  WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY TODAY IN MIAMI, AT ABOUT 35 MPH, I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE MERGING LANE, AT WHICH TIME (FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2011) THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE (A 3.5L ECOBOOST) AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER, SHAKE, AND DECELERATE. LUCKILY FOR MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD I DID LEAVE A SUFFICIENT GAP BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR TO MY REAR TO GIVE THAT VEHICLE TIME TO REACT TO WHAT EQUATES TO A VEHICLE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF HIM/HER AND GENTLY PRESSING THE BRAKES WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGING. MY TRUCK HOVERED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS WITH IT DOING THE SPUTTERING AND SLOWING THING EACH TIME I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. AFTER PRETTY MUCH COASTING FOR 30 OR SO SECONDS, THE TRUCK SPRANG BACK TO LIFE AND DROVE AS ADVERTISED. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I (AS WELL AS OTHERS) BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK, I'D JUST LIKE THE PROBLEM FIXED. EVEN THOUGH NO DEATHS OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO THIS "YET", YOU CAN SEE THE DANGER OF HAVING YOUR ENGINE LOOSE POWER WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, ALL FORD SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED WITH IS THE LOSS OF A BUCK......NOT THE LOSS OF A LIFE!!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Jul 03, 2013 - Hillsboro, TN - Engine
  I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHTHAND LANE OF THE EAST BOUND SIDE OF I24 AROUND MANCHESTER, TN. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH. I SUDDENLY CAME UP UPON SLOWER TRAFFIC IN THE SAME LANE AND SIGNALED TO PASS THE SLOWER TRAFFIC. AS I LOOKED IN MY MIRRORS FOR TRAFFIC BEHIND ME I NOTICED ANOTHER VEHICLE CLOSING ON ME IN A HURRY. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN SPEED AND MAKE THE PASS. THE VEHICLE LURCHED AND THE MOTOR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PASS. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME LOCKED THEIR BRAKES AND MANAGED TO SLOW THEIR VEHICLE DOWN BEFORE POSSIBLY COLLIDING WITH ME. I LET THE SLOWER TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT PASS AND SIGNALED TO GET BACK IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME AND I THINK THERE IS A REAL POSSIBILITY THIS COULD ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY IF NOT CORRECTED. MY 2011 FORD F-150 IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST V6.
  
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• Jul 01, 2013 - Bryan , TX - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND REGAIN ACCELERATION POWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
  
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• Jun 28, 2013 - Riceville, TN - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTER COOLER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.
  
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• Jun 26, 2013 - Windber, PA - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LONG HESITATION PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TURBO INTERCOOLER WAS REPLACED. THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO REPROGRAMMED BUT FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
  
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• Jun 26, 2013 - Windber, PA - Engine
  POOR GAS MILEAGE. WINDOW STICKER SAYS 23 MPG HIGHWAY, BEST I EVER GOT IS 16 MPG,WITH CRUISE SET AT 65 MPH ON FLAT LEVEL HIGHWAY. HAD AT DEALER, 4 TIMES, THEY UPDATED COMPUTER, CHANGED TURBO INTERCOOLER AND THEY STILL CANT IMPROVE MY FUEL ECONOMY. AROUND TOWN I GET 12 MPG. BAD TURBO LAG WHEN PULLING OUT LOW POWER, DEALER SAID ITS HOW TURBOS WORK. DOORS RATTLE, SPEAKERS CRACKLE, REAR END SPRINGS MAKE A CREAKING SOUND. 4 WHEEL DRIVE MAKES A LOUD GROWLING, SOUNDS LIKE GEARS ARE NOT MESHED RIGHT. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A NEW F-150 TO ANY ONE. NOTHING BUT TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND LET DOWNS.
  
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• Jun 24, 2013 - Mcindoe Falls , VT - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND LOST ACCELERATION POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE COILS SPRING WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE AND WOULD ALSO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,163. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
  
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• Jun 21, 2013 - Oakville, CT - Engine
  WAS HIGH SPEED ACCELERATING IN NJ FROM ONE HWY TO ANOTHER. LONG ON-RAMP. DURING ACCELERATION FROM ABOUT 40-45MPH TO GET TO 65 HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TRUCK ACCELERATION STOPPED TRUCK SHOOK, SPEED DECLINED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND 3-4 SECONDS LATER SHAKING STOPPED AND CHECK ENGINE WENT OFF. I SLOWLY CAME BACK ON WITH ACCELERATOR AND ISSUE STOPPED. WEATHER CONDITIONS WAS RAINY/WET/HUMID ABOUT 60F ~ 1000AM. THIS IS 3RD TIME HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WAS SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING TRUCK NEW IN 2011 ~ APRIL IN SAME CONDITIONS AND SECOND TIME ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER THAT. FIRST TIME AND THIS TIME I TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO CODES. THIS RECENT I ALSO STARTED LOSING MPG FROM NORMALLY ~16.9 MPG AND DOWN TO 12 MPG NOW. DEALER SAID THEY RELAYED INFO TO FORD AND SAID REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AS NO CODES. I HAVE OTHERS WHO HAVE SAME TRUCK BOUGHT FOR A COMPANY FLEET WITH SEQUENTIAL VIN'S THAT HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED. MY DEALER SAID FORD REFUSED.
  
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• Jun 18, 2013 - Paris , TX - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON THE ENGINE IDLED EXCESSIVELY AND THE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS A ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TURBO CHARGER LINE; YET, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,800.
  
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• Jun 18, 2013 - Westerly, RI - Engine
  RELATED TO THE F-150 ECOBOOST INVESTIGATION : PE 13-018 DATE OPENED: 05/22/2013. MY TRUCK HAD THE SAME INTERMITTENT STUMBLE/MISFIRE ON ACCELERATION DESCRIBED IN THE INVESTIGATION ABOVE. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY EARLY MORNING DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM. AS I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ALL POWER. I WAS FORCED TO CUT A VEHICLE OFF TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND BRING IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT.
  
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• Jun 18, 2013 - Smethport, PA - Engine
  THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES WHEN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE (ACCELERATING FROM ~50 MPH TO ~65 MPH) THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. AS THE VEHICLE COASTED BACK INTO THE LANE OF TRAVEL POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE ENGINE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY BILL BROWN FORD IN LIVONIA, MICHIGAN. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD FOR THE INTER-COOLER. HOWEVER THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER 3 MONTHS.
  
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• Jun 16, 2013 - Grand Saline, TX - Engine
  WHEN I'M ACCELERATING THE ENGINE STALLS, I MAY BE LEAVING A STOP SIGN CLIMBING OVER AN OVERPASS OR PASSING ANOTHER SLOWER VEHICLE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN ABOUT 40MPH TO 70MPH.
  
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• Jun 14, 2013 - Toledo, OH - Engine
  IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD, AND I HAD A CELL PHONE CALL COME IN. I WAS ON I-75 SOUTHBOUND. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO TAKE THE CALL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, I PUT THE TRUCK IN "DRIVE" AND STARTED TO PULL BACK ONTO I-75. AT ABOUT 25 MPH, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TURBO WASTE GATE OPENED FULLY. THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY HARD. THERE WERE 2 SEMI'S COMING TOWARD ME HONKING THEIR HORNS. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND STEERED TOWARD THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AGAIN. THE TRUCK LIMPED OFF THE HIGHWAY, STILL SHAKING, BUT WITH LESS VIGOR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, THE IDLE SMOOTHED OUT SOMEWHAT, AND EVENTUALLY THE TRUCK RAN SMOOTHLY. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO BRONDES FORD IN MAUMEE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 14. WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SHE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH HER BOSS. SHE CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE NO CODE LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE TRUCK WASN'T DOING IT NOW. I ASKED IF THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SHE SAID "NO, BRING IT WHEN IT'S DOING IT, AND WE'LL CHECK IT". IF IT HAPPENS IN FRONT OF 2 SEMI'S AGAIN, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BRING IT IN! I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY REFUSED TO EVEN RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT! THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN MY MIND, BUT BRONDES FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM.
  
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• Jun 12, 2013 - Lambertville, MI - Engine
  LOST POWER,ENGINE DIED UNDER HARD ACCELERATION WHILE TRYING TO PASS A CAR. CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER AT FORD AND THEY CLAIM THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM.
  
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• Jun 09, 2013 - Rhoadesville, VA - Engine
  MY FORD F150 ECO BOOST LOST POWER SUDDENLY WHILE TRYING TO ENTER A RURAL ROUTE AT A STOP SIGN.WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT JUST DIED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN TOOK OFF SINCE I WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WONDERING WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED .THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUDDERING A LOT ON ACCELERATION NOW WITH A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF FUEL ECONOMY . I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD IT AT TWO FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH SAY THEY CAN FIND NO PROBLEM WITH IT , BUT SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME AND MY WIFE WE WHERE STUCK WITH IT AND TO FIX IT BY PULLING THE BATTERY CABLE OFF EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE.
  
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• Jun 08, 2013 - Stigler, OK - Engine
  RAPID ACCELERATION WHILE PASSING CAUSED ENGINE TO CUT OUT AND SHUDDER. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN APRIL 2013 I HAD TO PULL OVER AND KILL THE ENGINE SO THE COMPUTER COULD RESET. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR, 2 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED.
  
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• Jun 07, 2013 - Smithfield , NC - Engine
  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BACK TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR A CAR LEAVING THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHUTTER. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 70F.
  
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• Jun 05, 2013 - Sandwich , IL - Engine
  WE JUST TOOK OUR F150 (ECOBOOST V-6) ON VACATION. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WE WERE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS OTHER VEHICLE'S AND WE LOST ALL POWER. WE MERGED INTO THE PASSING LANE AS WE WERE ACCELERATING AND WHEN I APPLIED MORE THROTTLE WE LOST SPEED AND POWER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED ONCE WE TRIED TO DUPLICATE IT WHEN WE ON THE INTERSTATE AND PRETEND WE WERE GOING TO PASS OTHER CARS. THE POWER LOSS HAPPENED ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. FURTHERMORE, THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE JUST TRYING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE VIA AN ON RAMP AND GET UP TO SPEED. I DID NOT "FLOOR IT" TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE, I DID A MORE AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION AND THE PICKUP SHUTTERED AND LOST POWER. I ASKED FORD TODAY (JUNE 5TH) IF THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE AN UPDATE, BUT NOTHING WAS CERTAIN. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND WE WILL NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY MORE THAN WE HAVE TO UNTIL THIS ISSUE GET RESOLVED. I WASN'T PERFORMING PERFECTLY TIMED PASSES (WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE SO THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC) BUT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.
  
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• Jun 04, 2013 - Swanton, OH - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A MERGING CAR. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" OR ANY OTHER INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM DURING THE INCIDENT, OR AFTER RESTARTING THE TRUCK. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE THEN WONDERING IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW I SEE THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. KISTLER FORD IN TOLEDO, OHIO WILL HAVE A RECORD OF THIS SERVICE APPOINTMENT ON 10-21-11, AS I HAVE A COPY OF THE SERVICE DOCUMENT STATING THE ABOVE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO WAY TO PROVE IT, THE TRUCK HAS ALSO SEEMED TO HAVE LESS POWER SINCE THIS INCIDENT.
  
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• Jun 03, 2013 - White Oak, TX - Engine
  I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE COMPLAINTS OF THE ECO-BOOST. I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE IN ALABAMA. FLOORED IT TO PASS AND ENGINE WENT DEAD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND IT STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO GAS STATION ON EXIT ABOUT 200 YDS AWAY. TURNED OFF ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. GOT BACK ON HIGHWAY(WITH ENGINE LIGHT OFF ) AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME IN EAST TEXAS. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET LOOKED AT. THEY PUT ON SOME PLATE ON THE TURBO COOLING RADIATOR. LAST MONTH, TOOK IT UP TO IOWA. COMING BACK, IT DID IT AGAIN IN TULSA OK. THIS TIME ENGINE LIGHT ON ALL THE WAY HOME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID A 3 PRONGED CABLE, THE PRONGS BROKE, GOING TO ONE OF THE TURBOS.
  
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• Jun 03, 2013 - Cooper City, FL - Engine
  VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD WHEN NOT UNDER POWER. WHEN UNDER POWER VEHICLE BACKFIRES,MIS FIRES, LOSES ACCELERATION COMPLETELY. HAVE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEAL 4 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THERE IS BLACK SUT ON THE EXHAUST. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE IF IT CANNOT ACCELERATE OR WILL JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF.
  
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• Jun 03, 2013 - Dover Foxcroft, ME - Engine
  THE TRUCK HAS A HESITATION AT BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WHEN GOING UPHILL IN 6TH GEAR. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRUCK TRIES TO SHIFT BUT DOES NOT. ADDITIONALLY AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE TIMES THE TRUCK HAS LOST POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY ON 5/29/2013 A VEHICLE PULLED ONTO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, I PULLED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATED TO MAKE IT PAST THE OTHER CAR AND AVOID ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND SEEMED TO DOWN SHIFT. I LET OFF THE GAS AND TRIED TO PRESS IT AGAIN WITH NO RESPONSE. AT THIS POINT I WAS BEYOND THE OTHER VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE LANE AND AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WAS STILL LOSING POWER SO I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE GAS AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED MULTIPLE TIMES. I LET OFF THE GAS AGAIN AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATING AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. THE WEATHER WAS RAINING AN HUMID AT THE TIME OF THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO VARNEY FORD IN NEWPORT MAINE AT LEAST TWICE FOR SERVICE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE FIXES BUT AFTER THE MOST RECENT ATTEMPT IN SEPTEMBER 2012 I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PERFORMANCE MAY JUST BE "A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE" AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO HELP. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE THEY APPEAR TO BE UNABLE TO HELP.
  
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• Jun 03, 2013 - Chagrin Falls, OH - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
  
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• Jun 03, 2013 - Florissant, MO - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED BRIEFLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.
  
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• Jun 02, 2013 - Ooltewah, TN - Engine
  TRUCK LOST ALL FLUID FROM TRANSMISSION. FORD REPLACE SEAL IN TRANSMISSION AFTER SITTING AT DEALER FOR NEARLY 3 WEEKS. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO LOCAL DEALER ABOUT ENGINE STUMBLE ON HARD ACCELERATION. DEALER REPLACED AIR DEFLECTOR PER FORD SERVICE BULLETIN. TRUCK STILL STUMBLES ON HARD ACCELERATION. (06/01/2013) CURRENT MILEAGE 40,900.
  
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• Jun 01, 2013 - Derby Line, VT - Engine
  VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ACCELERATING THREE TIMES TWO TIMES IT WAS RAINING. ENGINE SHOOK ACTED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING ON 5 CYL INSTEAD OF 6. ENGINE IS 3.5 ECOBOST. ONE TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWO TIMES IT DID NOT. I SENT FORD AN EMAIL ON 12/15/11 AND THEY HAD ME GO TO MY LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER. FORD WAS PROMPT IN ANSWERING MY EMAIL. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA IS LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM AND WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE INFORMATION.
  
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• Jun 01, 2013 - Southlake, TX - Engine
  2011 FORD F 150 WITH ECO BOOST. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, BOGS DOWN, LOOSES POWER AND SHUTTERS. I HAVE TAKEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I RECENTLY TOOK IT BACK IN AND HEY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH HELPED A LITTLE HOWEVER STILL REALLY ROUGH. I AM THINKING OF FILING. LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD. I HAVE TIED TO TRADE OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND I'M UPSIDE DOWN BECAUSE OF BAD PUBLICITY I'M BEING TOLD. I THOUGHT I HAD. LEMON BUT I GUESS IT'S ALL THE ENGINES.
  
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• May 31, 2013 - Columbia, SC - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SEEM TO LOSE POWER I PULL OVER TO SEE IF SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG BUT NOTHING I CAN TELL. I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE NEEDED UPDATES. A MONTH LATER TOOK ANOTHER ROAD TRIP THE SAME THING HAPPEN, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH VEHICLE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND FOR MY TRUCK JUST LOSES POWER AND SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY.
  
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• May 30, 2013 - Austin, TX - Engine
  LACK OF ACCELERATION - I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE IN HEAVY RAIN. I THEN STOPPED FOR GAS. AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS I WENT THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH AND RE-ENTERED THE INTERSTATE. THE PICKUP WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE. I COULD ONLY GO 30-40 MILE PER HOUR FOR THE FIRST MILE OR SO THEN IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE COMPUTER SET A CODE. AFTER RETURNING HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY CHECKED THE CODE AND REPLACED THE CONVERTER ASY.
  
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• May 30, 2013 - Watsontown, PA - Engine
  VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING UP HILL WEATHER COLD AND DAMP TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER ON 5/20/13 FOUND NOTHING WRONG . ON 5/25/13 VEHICLE SHUT OFF 11 TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING. DROVE VEHICLE ON MON MAY 27 SHUT OFF 9 TIMES AND WE WERE NEARLY RUN OVER BY SEMI ON INTERSTATE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON TUESDAY MAY 28 DROVE TO DEALER WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF OVER 10 TIMES. VEHICLE IS A LIABILITY AS WELL AS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS.
  
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• May 30, 2013 - Qunicy, MI - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 07/2/13
  
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• May 29, 2013 - Kansas City, MO - Engine
  I HAVE HAD THE STALL AND/OR SHUDDER PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. BY FAR THE WORST IS THE DATE AND ITEMS LISTED IN THE INCIDENT INFORMATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AFTER DRIVING IN A STEADY DOWNPOUR FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR, MY ECOBOOST F150 FELL FLAT ON ITS FACE. NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. IT JUST STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND TRIED AGAIN WITH NO REACTION FROM THE MOTOR. I THEN FEATHERED THE THROTTLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WOULD RUN AS LONG AS I DIDN'T TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES IN THE OTHER LANE. WITH DRYER WEATHER THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD IT SHUDDER A FEW TIMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. MOSTLY IN DAMP OR HUMID CONDITIONS.
  
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• May 29, 2013 - Cumming, GA - Engine
  ON TWO OCCASIONS ON THE SAME DATE I LOST POWER UNDER ACCELERATION AND ON THE SECOND OCCASION I WAS PRESENTED A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO BILLY HOWELL FORD CUMMING, GA THAT SAME DATE AND LEFT WITH THEM WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAD JUST HAD IT IN THE SAME DEALER ON 8/30 COMPLAINING OF MISSING AND "BACKFIRING", BUT THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED AIR DEFLECTOR AND PROBLEM HAS NOT PRESENTED ITSELF TO THAT EXTENT AGAIN. HOWEVER, I DO EXPERIENCE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT STALLING OR DELAY IN ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Conway, AR - Engine
  WHEN ACCELERATING MY F150 CUTS OUT AND HESITATES ALONG WITH A ROUGH IDLE. I HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND IT SHOWS TO BE A MISFIRING ISSUE IN 4 OF 6 CYLINDERS. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING A COUPLE OF PARTS, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE PRINTOUT GIVEN TO ME SAID IT MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND WAS UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH FORD ENGINEERS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ON TIME WITH SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES, ETC...THE TRUCK NOW HAS 75K MILES AND HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 125K MILES. EACH TIME THE TRUCK HAS BEGUN TO MISFIRE AND STALL OUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS HEAVY VIBRATION UNTIL STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL BURNED OUT WHICH SEEMED TO HELP, BUT CONTINUES TO IDLE ROUGH. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY BURN OUT AGAIN. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE FROM FORD AND THEY OFFERED ME NO HELP OTHER THAN TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH MY DEALERSHIP WHICH WHO KNOWS WHEN FORD WILL RELEASE A FIX. I NOW PAY FOR A TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR AND DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY. EVERYONE THAT RIDES WITH ME HAS SAID, "MAN WHY DOES YOUR TRUCK IDLE LIKE THIS?" MY TRUCK STICKERED FOR $41,460. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A NICE LOOKING TRUCK THAT DOESN'T PERFORM UP TO PAR.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Flower Mound, TX - Engine
  THE FIRST TIME I WAS ACCELERATING IN AN ON RAMP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING TO THE POINT I HAD TO ABORT ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND PULL INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I KEEP GETTING TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER ECO BOOST ENGINES. MY SOLUTION IS TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE TO GET UP TO SPEED WITH THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS A SAFE PRACTICE.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Charleston, SC - Engine
  ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE FROM ON RAMP, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, VEHICLE SHUDDERED, LOST POWER AND SPEED. VEHICLES AROUND ME ON INTERSTATE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING TRUCK. TRUCK GRADUALLY REGAINED SPEED OVER NEXT 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS AND 400 MILES LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Lumberton, NJ - Engine
  THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION IN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO SMOKE. MY WIFE AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED WHEN WE TRIED TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THERE WAS NO WAY OF CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE WITH NO ACCELERATION AND MAJOR VIBRATION OF THE TRUCK. I NOTICE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ECOBOOST F150 ENGINES AS WELL.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Dawsonville, GA - Engine
  FORD ECOBOOST. VEHICLE HAS FEW ISSUES. FIRST THERE IS UNEXPECTED HESITATION WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. YOU ARE WITHOUT POWER AND SUBJECT TO BEING RUN OVER. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE GOES LIMP WHEN ACCELERATING LEAVING YOU IN TRAFFIC SUBJECT TO BEING RUN OVER. FORD HAS REPLACED THE CAC AND THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. WHEN AT SPEED AND YOU ACCELERATE A SMALL AMOUNT, THE ENGINE WILL MISFIRE AND RUN ROUGH. THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE LEAVES YOU VULNERABLE WHEN PASSING. BEEN AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Fort Worth, TX - Engine
  3.5 LITER ECOBOOST MOTORS SPUTTERED UNDER ACCELERATION ON HILL AND HAS DONE THIS SINCE BOUGHT.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Spanish Fort, AL - Engine
  VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL DURING RAINY CONDITIONS UPON HIGH ACCELERATION, ONLY DURING WET CONDITIONS DOES THE ECOBOOST NOT ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED. HAS CAUSED 3 SERIOUS SITUATIONS WHERE POWER WAS NEEDED AND EXPECTED BUT TRUCK SPUTTERED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS AND DEALER HAS NO FIX. I AM UNHAPPY WITH THIS ENGINE. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS THAT COME ON TO WARN YOU OF THE CONDITION, AND YOU CANNOT TELL THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ONLY WHEN YOU GO TO PASS OR NEED POWER.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Woodstock, GA - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Parkville, MO - Engine
  VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND MISSES AT AROUND 1500-2200 RPM'S.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - South Lyon, MI - Engine
  WENT TO PASS A CAR, LOST POWER, HAD TO DROP BACK.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Hershey, PA - Engine
  AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS: TRAVELING ALONG AT 45MPH, AND PULL OUT TO OVERTAKE A SLOWER VEHICLE, YOU ACCELERATE AGGRESSIVELY. UPON DOING THIS, THE TRUCK SEEMS TO STUMBLE LIKE IT'S HUNTING FOR THE APPROPRIATE GEAR (@ ABOUT 45- 50MPH). ALSO, IT FEELS LIKE AN ENGINE MIS-FIRE. IT'S A DISCONCERTING FEELING THAT THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST.
  
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• May 28, 2013 - Gillette, WY - Engine
  AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT AND LOSE POWER. IT WILL CHUG, CUTTING IN AND OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE PICKING UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE. WE HAVE BEEN PUT IN A FEW DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BY THIS BEFORE BUT THANKFULLY NOTHING SERIOUS HAS HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG. WE TOOK IT BACK 2 MORE TIMES AND STILL WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I CALLED TODAY TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECORD OF US TAKING THE TRUCK IN THE PREVIOUS 3 TIMES.
  
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• May 27, 2013 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, CA - Engine
  I OWN A 2011 F150 3.5L TURBO ECOBOOST TRUCK. IT HAS CAUSE ME NOTHING BUT GRIEF! VIOLENT HESITATION/SHAKING ON HIGHWAY WHEN PASSING. LOSE OF POWER WITH ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON LEFT ME ON THE ROAD TWICE. FINALLY ENGINE BLOCK EXPLODED WITH A ROD SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE. OIL SPAYED ALL OVER ENGINE CREATING THICK BLACK SMOKE AND POOR VISIBILITY. PULLED OVER HAD TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE SMOKE WAS INSIDE. COUNTLESS FORD ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE ISSUE AND NOTHING WORKED. EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. I JUST RECEIVED MY TRUCK BACK AND HAVE LOST TOTAL FAITH IN THIS PRODUCT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS ENGINE! I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS.
  
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• May 27, 2013 - Cleveland, OH - Engine
  I WAS READING ON LINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F-150 ECO BOOST ENGINE AND REALIZE THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND SCARE THE [XXX] OUT OF ME. NOT REALIZING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. AS A MATTER OF FACT WHEN I TRY TO USE THE PASSING GEAR TO PASS THE TRUCK FELL ON IT FACE. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO GO ON A REPORT OF ENGINES LOSING POWER DURING HARD ACCELERATION SUCH AS WHEN PASSING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• May 27, 2013 - Rhoadesville, VA - Engine
  DATES AND MILEAGE ARE CLOSE BUT APROX. THIS IS GOING ON NOW AND FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER BEING IN FOR REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH TRUCK NOW. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND TRUCK STARTED HESITATING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FORD SAID IT WAS INTERCOOLER AND FIXED THAT BUT DROVE TRUCK FROM DEALERSHIP AND DID NOT GET 1/4MILE DOWN ROAD BEFORE IT HESITATED AGAIN. THEN FORD SAID IT WAS COIL PACK AND SEEMED TO FIX IT BUT THEN IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP WITHIN A MONTH.
  
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• May 27, 2013 - Vicksburg, MS - Engine
  TRAVELING ON I 20 DURING HEAVY RAIN , GOT OFF INTERSTATE TO REFUEL AND AFTER REENTERING INTERSTATE ACCELERATED TO GET BACK TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND TRUCK STALLED WENT TO SHAKING REAL BAD AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE JUST SHOOK REAL BAD AND I PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED ON. NO MORE ISSUES ONCE THE RAIN STOPPED.
  
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• May 27, 2013 - Eldon, MO - Engine
  ON I-70 NEAR ST. LOUIS, I WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE AND WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS WITH MY F-150 ECOBOOST, THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY SHUT ITSELF OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN AND LET IT SET FOR ALMOST 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART CORRECTLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. BY LUCK I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO MOVE OVER ON THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY.
  
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• May 26, 2013 - Peoria, IL - Engine
  I RECENTLY SAW WHERE THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING PERFORMANCE ISSUES (BOGGING DOWN,HESITATION) OF FORDS ECOBOOST 3.5L V6. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH SEVERE DOWNSHIFTING WHEN DECELERATING CAUSING SKIDDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL IN WET OR ICY CONDITIONS. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO TONY FREDERICK VP FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SENT A FACTORY REP TO LOOK AT THIS AND OTHER ISSUES. WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FOR ME OCCURS REGULARLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE ITS ISOLATED TO WET OR HUMID CONDITIONS.
  
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• May 26, 2013 - Chippewa Falls, WI - Engine
  SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND ENGINE HESITATED FOR FIVE SECONDS. TRIED TO MERGE INTO TRAFIC AND ENGINE HESITATED . THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, HAD TO PULL OVER ON SHOULDER TILL ENGINE PICKED UP SPEED.
  
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• May 24, 2013 - Columbia, MD - Engine
  AFTER 4 HOURS OF STEADY HIGHWAY DRIVING UPON ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE THE TRUCK FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT , LOST POWER ( REQUIRING ME TO ABORT MANEUVER) AND BEGAN BUCKING... THERE WAS NO CEL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSPECTED THE TRUCK FOUND NO CODES AND SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND. THEY SAID THEY RELOADED THE PROGRAMMING FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING AND CREATES DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER AT CRITICAL DRIVING PERIODS.
  
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• May 23, 2013 - Minot, ND - Engine
  THE VEHICLE JUST DOESN'T ACCELERATE WITHOUT HESITATING.
  
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• May 23, 2013 - Magnolia, AR - Engine
  DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. ATTEMPTED TO PASS SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. TRUCK SHUDDERED AND LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM, AND HAS JUST REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER EACH TIME. THEY NOW SAY THAT IT'S AN INTERCOOLER ISSUE. WAS TOLD PART IS ON BACKORDER, AND WOULD BE IN BY END OF APRIL. HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THEM RE: PART AVAILABILITY, WITH NO RESPONSE, AND IT'S NOW MAY 23RD. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS, AND HAS LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MORE THAN ONCE.
  
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• May 16, 2013 - North Liberty, IA - Engine
  FIRST, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, I WOULD GUESS AT A MINIMUM 20 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. THE DATE AN MILEAGE LISTED ARE ESTIMATES ABOUT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS IS THAT I AM WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE WILL SHUTTER AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO STALL AND WILL THEN GET A SMALL BURST OF POWER AND JERK FORWARD SLIGHTLY. AS I MENTIONED, THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT MY FOOT HAD COME OFF THE BRAKE BECAUSE OF THE JERKING FORWARD. I RECENTLY REALIZED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I HEARD ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES.
  
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• May 15, 2013 - Gibraltar, MI - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND AS IT PROCEEDED TO PERFORM WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000....UPDATED 07-15-13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURS THEN, IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO RECORD ANY CODES THAT MAYBE STORED. UPDATED 07/18/2013
  
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• May 15, 2013 - San Ramon, CA - Engine
  TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE.
  
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• Apr 29, 2013 - Spring, TX - Engine
  I HAVE A FORD 2011 FX4 ECOBOOST. WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHUDDERING AS I WAS GETTING ONTO THE SOUTHWEST FREEWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND VEHICLE HAD LOSS OF POWER. WAS ABLE TO COAST AND DRIVE SLOW TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I STARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND IT SEEMED OK BUT THE SHUDDERING HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME AND THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODE WAS PULLED AND THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME (SHUDDERING AND LOSS OF POWER) AGAIN AT 30K MILES 3/4/2013 WHERE THIS TIME THEY REPLACED A IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG. AND A THIRD TIME AT 34K MILES 4/27/2013 AND IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP TODAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN YOU CANNOT GET THE TRUCK TO DRIVE WITHOUT SHUDDERING AND JERKING ANYTIME YOU GIVE IT GAS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT. THE DEALERSHIP SO FAR HAS BEEN FIXING WHATEVER THE CODE STATES, HOWEVER THERE IS A UNDERLYING CONDITION THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
  
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• Feb 27, 2013 - Ray , ND - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000....UPDATED 04/25/13 UPDATED 05/21/2013
  
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• Feb 25, 2013 - Ingersoll, MI - Engine
  THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER WHEN ACCELERATION WAS REQUIRED. GAS TO FLOOR AND IT FELL TO IDLE WHILE PASSING. LOST ALL POWER AGAIN DURING A MERGE TO FREEWAY, DROP TO IDLE AND ROUGH RUNNING. LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. 3 TIMES IN 60000 KM. NO WARNING DRIVE LINE SHUDDERS WHEN SUBJECTED TO LIGHT LOAD SLIGHT GRADE HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE ENGINE MISS. DOZENS OF TRIPS TO DEALERS 5 TSBS AND MANY DOCUMENTED LETTERS TO FORD. READY TO GIVE UP.
  
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• Feb 23, 2013 - Aurora, CO - Engine
  2011 FORD F150 FX4 ECO BOOST ROAD CONDITIONS - DRY. EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE - APPROXIMATELY 35F. HIGHWAY ON RAMP ACCELERATING TO MERGE. THE MOTOR HESITATED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE KICKING IN, THE FRONT END FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE AS WELL. AS THE TRUCK PASSED APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I HAD TO KEEP THE TRUCK AROUND 45 MPH TO AVOID THE SHAKING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT STOPPED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. I NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL AND THE ENGINE DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT DID PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME ON THE RAMP, OR I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE IN POOR ROAD CONDITIONS OR IN BUSY TRAFFIC THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF SOME SORT, MOST LIKELY A REAR END COLLISION.
  
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• Feb 22, 2013 - Sugar Land, TX - Engine
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TURBO CHARGER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
  
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• Feb 20, 2013 - Derry, NH - Engine
  AFTER RUNNING A LONG HIGHWAY RUN I WAS COMING OFF AN ON RAMP AND STEP ON THE THROTTLE TO MERGE. THE MOTOR HESITATED FOR FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT KICKED IN. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE.
  
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• Feb 20, 2013 - Janesville, WI - Engine
  I WAS DRIVING ALONG HWY 95 IN GEORGIA FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY ONE MORNING. I WENT TO PASS A SEMI AND LOST ALL POWER. THE TRUCK RPMS JUMPED UP WHILE THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED TO 4TH GEAR BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO GET BACK INTO MY LANE IN AN ABRUPT WAY CAUSING TRAFFIC TO RE-ACT AND ALLOW ME BACK IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THEN. FORD HAS BEEN ISSUING TSB FOR A FIX BUT NONE OF THEM WORK. THIS IS ONLY HAPPENING ON THE 3.5L ECO-BOOST MOTOR. THEY ARE NOW IN THEIR 3RD MODEL YEAR OF THIS TRUCK AND ARE STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE TIMING OF WHEN THIS HAPPENS IS UN-PREDICTABLE AND OFTEN LEAVES NO CODES FOR THE DEALER TO TROUBLESHOOT, SO YOU GET SENT ON YOUR WAY WITH "COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM". FORD HAS BEEN CLAIMING IT IS CONDENSATION IN THE INTER-COOLER, HAS ISSUED COMPUTER UPDATES NUMEROUS TIMES, NOW THEY HAVE RELEASED AND UPGRADED INTER-COOLER, BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL HAPPENING.
  
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• Jan 28, 2013 - Wellington, FM - Engine
  I HAD JUST TURNED ONTO THE ON RAMP OF THE TURNPIKE. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO AVOID A SEMI TRUCK TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE. AS I PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. AT FIRST ON HARD ACCELERATION AND THEN IT BECAME COMMON AT ANY LEVEL OF ACCELERATION. AS OF THIS WRITING THE DEALER HAS DONE HIS BEST TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORTAGE OF PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND EITHER BUY THESE VEHICLES BACK OR FIND A RELIABLE FIX. IF IT IS WATER ENTERING THE ENGINE AS THEIR INITIAL INVESTIGATION SAYS, ARE THEY GOING TO COVER THAT DAMAGE IF ANY?
  
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• Dec 01, 2012 - Oneonta, AL - Engine
  ENGINE LOST POWER ,TERRIBLE SHAKING AND VIBRATING,WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO LEAVE LANE OF TRAFFIC,TOO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND STOP. AFTER BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME WAS ABLE TOO RESTART AND RETURN HOME TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD ENGINE HAD MISFIRE,BUT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT AT THAT TIME.THIS HAS BEEN SOME 15 OR 16 MONTHS,VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TOO DEALERSHIP 8(EIGHT) TIMES AND STILL HAS LURCHING,FAST IDLE,AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATION WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING.
  
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• Oct 20, 2012 - Marseilles, IL - Engine
  MY TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ECOBOOST 3.5L ENGINE. TWICE NOW I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND HAD THE TRUCK LOSE POWER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE FIRST TIME WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WARM (75 DEGREES F) WITH LIGHT RAIN. I PULLED OUT TO PASS AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF THE GAS WAS SHUT OFF. IT THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER VIOLENTLY AS IF THE REAR AXEL WAS BEING RIPPED FROM BENEATH IT. I WAS ABLE TO FALL BACK BEHIND THE VEHICLE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS, OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE TRUCK, IT SEEMED TO RUN NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECH INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND STATED IT IS A PROBLEM FORD IS AWARE OF (IN WET CONDITIONS), BUT HAS NO FIXES. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE FROM A REST STOP INTO A SINGLE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THE WEATHER WAS COOL (45 DEGREES F), DRY AND SUNNY. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK ACTED AS IT DID ON THE FIRST INSTANCE. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF OF THE LANE BETWEEN TWO LARGE CONSTRUCTION PYLONS IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY A TRACTOR/TRAILER. THE SUPPLIED DATES, MILEAGE AND SPEED WERE FROM THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT.
  
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• Oct 14, 2012 - Rochester Hills, MI - Engine
  DRIVING 60 MPH AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN CLIMBING UP A MODERATE SLOPE (1-2%), TOWING A 6800 LBS 35FT TRAVEL TRAILER, AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TURNS ON AND STARTS FLASHING, VIBRATIONS FROM WHAT I ASSUME WAS THE ENGINE, SHOOK THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE SPEED TO DROP FROM 60 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN A FEW SECONDS. TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS SLOWLY PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER, THEN IN A FEW MOMENT THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND ENGINE EVERYTHING WAS FIND. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AND THE TRAILER DIDN'T JACK KNIFE ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER THAN NEEDS ATTENTION AND INVESTIGATED AND ACTION TAKEN AGAINST. I WILL BE TAKING MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS.
  
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• Oct 10, 2012 - Leesburg, GA - Engine
  YESTERDAY I WENT TO PASS A TRUCK THAT MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN, AND HAD TO HIT THE GAS HARD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, ONLY DID IT FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THAN WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS, THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 3 SECONDS? AND MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE PEDAL AT THAT TIME.
  
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• Oct 10, 2012 - Hillsboro, MO - Engine
  WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I-55, TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER ON A TRIP FROM ST. LOUIS, MO TO GULF SHORES, AL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING MULTIPLE HOURS IN THE RAIN WHEN IN JACKSON, MS, I HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS TO ALLOW OTHER VEHICLES TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I RE-APPLIED THE GAS, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED AND DROP FROM AROUND 60MPH TO 35MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER LETTING OFF AND RE-APPLYING GAS ABOUT THREE TIMES THE VEHICLE FINALLY RECOVERED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. LUCKILY THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY WERE ABLE TO AVOID ME AND I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED OR OTHERWISE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
  
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• Oct 06, 2012 - Tallahassee , FL - Engine
  TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 WHEN HARD ACCELERATION VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS HAVE ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR PILE UP DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS LIKE IT ARE GOING TO START KILLING PEOPLE. ALL OVER THE INTERNET PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME PROBLEM AND SO FAR FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES AND THAT IS VERY CONCERNING. PLEASE HELP BEFORE MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED.
  
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• Sep 19, 2012 - Chattanooga, TN - Engine
  DURING THE PROCESS OF DRAINING ENGINE OIL, WAS REMOVING THE OIL FILTER AND OIL STARTED TO POUR OUT UNDER THE TRUCK. THERE IS AN OIL FILTER DRAIN CATCH BASIN THAT IS INSTALLED TO MAKE ALL THE OIL BEING SPILLED COME OUT WHERE IT CAN BE CAPTURED. THE CATCH BASIN IS NOT INSTALLED IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS THE OIL TO DRAIN PROPERLY, INSTEAD, THE BACK END IS LOWER THAN THE DRAIN PORTION. BLOGS SEEM TO CONFIRM THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS.
  
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• Sep 14, 2012 - Chesterfield, MO - Engine
  UNDER HARD ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC OR WHEN PASSING, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND GO INTO A "LIMP MODE." THIS CONDITION IS THOUGHT TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF ENGINE MISFIRE AND SEVERAL FACTORS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT CAN CAUSE THIS IN THE ECOBOOST 3.5L V6. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION COILS WITH NO SUCCESS IN CORRECTING THIS ISSUE. MY SERVICE MANAGER SHARED WITH ME THAT FORD ENGINEERING IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS YET TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO CORRECT IT. IN THE MEANTIME, MY FAMILY IS PLACED AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST FOR PASSING OR MERGING SITUATIONS. THIS BECOMES EVEN WORSE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. NHTSA SHOULD DEMAND THAT FORD IMMEDIATELY RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES, OR REPLACE THEM UNTIL AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION IS FOUND TO REMEDY THE MISFIRE CONDITION AND RESULTANT LOST OF POWER.
  
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• Aug 11, 2012 - Spring Hill, FL - Engine
  THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND HAVE NO FIX FOR, AND IT WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR MERGING ON TO TRAFFIC THE TRUCK BOGGS DOWN AND LOSES ALL POWER MANY TIMES I ALMOST GOT KILLED HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT KILL THE FAMILY. THE KEEP COMING OUT WITH FIXES BUT NOTHING WORKS INCLUDING THE LAST ONE WHERE THEY PUT A DEFLECTOR PLATE ON THE INTERCOOLER. I CAN NOT BELIEVE FORD KEEPS PUTTING OUT TRUCKS WHEN THEY KNOW OF THIS.
  
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• Aug 03, 2012 - West Bloomfield, MI - Engine
  AT ROUGHLY 800 MILES I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ON A RAINY AFTERNOON AND WHILE APPLYING ENOUGH LOAD TO PASS THE TRUCK STARTED TO SURGE/MISFIRE SEVERELY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. DROVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 MILES IN THIS DERATED CONDITION UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF AND THEN CYCLED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE UNIT RAN CORRECTLY AGAIN. TOOK UNIT TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ONCE PLUGGED INTO THE DATA PORT DID NOT REVEAL ANY FAULT CODES AND NO CODES WERE STORED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED VERY INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 7 TIMES TOTAL NOW ALWAYS WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THROTTLE IN EITHER HUMID OR RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVERAL SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO THE TRUCK FOR SOME ISSUE WITH THE TRANS, BUT THIS INTERMITTENT MISFIRE UNDER LIGHT LOAD STILL OCCURS. THIS HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY AT ROUGHLY 23100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT ROUGHLY 65 MPH AND APPLYING LIGHT LOAD TO TRY AND CLIMB THE HILL. HAD TO LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND TRY TO APPLY THE THROTTLE AGAIN TO ACCELERATE. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 3 THROTTLE APPLICATION ATTEMPTS THAN FINALLY SMOOTHED OUT WITHOUT ILLUMINATING THE CEL THIS TIME. IM SURE THE ISSUE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FORD COMES OUT WITH A REAL RESOLVE AND NOT BAND AID REPAIRS.
  
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• Jul 06, 2012 - Roy, WA - Engine
  I MADE A LEFT TURN FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT STOP, AS I WAS ACCELERATING ON A MODERATE RATE, THE ENGINE "TOOK OFF" (UNINTENDED ACCELERATION) AND IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO ~50+MPH. I SWITCHED TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SLOWED DOWN TO THE SPEED LIMIT, ~35 MPH. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT (IT WASN'T). I REENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ACCELERATION STARTED IMMEDIATELY AGAIN. THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN A STRETCH OF ABOUT 2 MILES OR SO, UNTIL I HAD A CLEAR, SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, AT LEAST NOT THAT I COULD NOTICE. AFTER I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND STARTED UP AGAIN THINGS WERE FINE. I TRIED TO "RECREATE" THE SITUATION BY SUDDENLY ACCELERATING, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 FORD F-150 PICKUP WITH 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE.
  
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• Jun 06, 2012 - Bel Aire, KS - Engine
  THE ECOBOOST VERSION THAT I OWN HAS AN APPARENTLY "KNOWN" PROBLEM WITHIN FORD WHERE CONDENSATION BUILDS UP BECAUSE OF THE TURBOCHARGER INTERCOOLER TO THE POINT THAT WHEN YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE HEAVILY TO AVOID A PROBLEM, TO PASS SOMEONE, OR SIMPLY TO GET ON A BUSY STREET OR FREEWAY, THE TRUCK SUCKS ALL THAT WATER INTO THE ENGINE AND IT COMPLETELY MISFIRES SIMILAR TO JUST RUNNING OUT OF GAS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT CAN EASILY CAUSE AND ALMOST HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED FIRST AT ABOUT 700 MILES AND HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE ESPECIALLY IN HIGH HUMIDITY. I KEEP HEARING ABOUT "SOME FIX IS BEING CONSIDERED BY FORD ENGINEERING" AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE FORD OASIS PROBLEM REPORTING SYSTEM NUMBER [XXX] I BELIEVE BUT 7 MONTHS LATER I AM STILL WAITING FOR FORD TO STEP UP. THIS PROBLEM CAN AND I EXPECT WILL GET PEOPLE KILLED AND THAT'S JUST SAD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Jun 05, 2012 - St. Joseph, MI - Engine
  2011 F-150 3.5L ECOBOOST LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 50-60 MPH TO PASS A VEHICLE. VEHICLE BOGS DOWN AND I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED TWICE IN ONE WEEKEND. MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND FORD CANNOT FIND A FIX. THIS IS EITHER A FUELING ISSUE OR A CONDENSATION ISSUE IN THE TURBO SYSTEM, THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS IN HIGH HUMIDITY OR RAINY WEATHER AND USUALLY HAS A MISFIRE FEELING TO IT. FORD IS NOT PUSHING THE ISSUE AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE ACCIDENTS BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING. PERSONALLY I WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE KILLED IN MY NEW TRUCK. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND THREW CODES P0300, P0304, P0305, PO306, WHICH ARE ALL MISFIRES, BUT WHEN THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON NO CODES ARE STORED. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
  
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• May 23, 2012 - San Angelo, TX - Engine
  THE TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A ROUGH IDLE THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO FEEL AS IF IT IS MISSING. ALONG WITH THE IDLE THE FUEL ECONOMY HAS DROPPED 4-5 MPG. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN 3 TIMES AND 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WHILE IN SERVICE DIAGNOSICS THE TECHS WHERE ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO MISFIRE TWICE BUT THEY FELT THAT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO BE SIGNIFCANT. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED I TRADE THE TRUCK IN ON ANOTHER BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX. THE SECOND DEALER STATED THAT THEY CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE ISSUE AND DOES NOT HAVE A TIMELINE FOR A ADAQUATE FIX. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN APPARENT NOW FOR 6 MONTHS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
  
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• May 23, 2012 - Albertville, MN - Engine
  DROVE 200 MILES WITH CRUISE SET AT 73 MPH TOWING AN ENCLOSED TRAILER, DAMP COOL CONDITIONS. PULLED OFF FREEWAY TO FUEL UP. WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE ON RAMP TO GET BACK ON THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE STUMBLED, LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS, TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND PRESSED DOWN AGAIN, THIS TIME THE TRUCK ACCELERATED. HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING THROUGH FOG. VEHICLE IS A 2011 F-150 EQUIPPED WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. INTERCOOLER CONDENSATION IS THE SUSPECTED CULPRIT.
  
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• May 23, 2012 - Seneca, SC - Engine
  DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD IN THE EARLY EVENING, I WAS 3 OR 4 CARS BACK IN A LONG LINE OF OVER A DOZEN VEHICLES. WE WERE ALL STUCK BEHIND ONE SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. A CHANCE CAME UP TO PASS AND I PULLED INTO THE OTHER LANE. AFTER STEPPING ON THE THROTTLE THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A MISFIRE. IT LOST NEARLY ALL POWER AND BEGAN DECELERATING. IN THE TIME SINCE PULLING OUT TO PASS, A SEMI TRUCK HAD POPPED UP OVER AN UPCOMING HILL. BY THIS POINT, THE VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY BEHIND ME HAD MOVED FORWARD AND FILLED IN MY PLACE IN LINE. I BEGAN EVALUATING MY OPTIONS. I WAS NOW MOVING SLOWER THAN THE TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT LANE, BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY OPENINGS TO MOVE BACK OVER. I EXAMINED THE SHOULDER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD LOOKING FOR SAFE PLACES TO PULL OVER. THERE WERE NONE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. AFTER SEVERAL VERY TENSE SECONDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REGAINED POWER. I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO ACCELERATE TO AN OPENING IN THE RIGHT LANE AND GET BACK OVER. LIKELY CAUSE: CONDENSATION IN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE UPON A CALL FOR POWER. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. EVERY SINGLE TIME HAS BEEN AFTER CRUISING FOR SOME PERIOD AT LESS THAN HALF THROTTLE, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN HUMID OR RAINY CONDITIONS. FORD CLAIMS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WORKING ON A FIX. HOWEVER AFTER WAITING FOR OVER 8 MONTHS SINCE MY FIRST INCIDENT I'M STARTING TO HAVE MY DOUBTS. I HAVE HEARD REPORTS FROM NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE SAYING THIS EXACT SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. SOME OF THOSE ARE OVER A YEAR OLD AND ARE STILL WAITING ON A FIX FROM FORD. BEING AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM I TRY NOT TO PUT MYSELF INTO A SITUATION THAT WILL REQUIRE THE SUDDEN APPLICATION OF POWER. HOWEVER I KNOW NO MATTER HOW WELL YOU PLAN, EVENTUALLY YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A BAD SITUATION. I JUST HOPE WHEN THAT OCCURS IT ISN'T A HUMID OR RAINY DAY.
  
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• May 23, 2012 - Concord, NC - Engine
  WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY VIA AN ON-RAMP DOING ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR I ATTEMPTED HARD ACCELERATION TO PICK UP SPEED AND MERGE IN TO TRAFFIC THAT WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE THROTTLE THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE, BUT IT STARTED TO HESITATE AND SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SITUATION AS I EXPECTED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN IT DID NOT. I WAS THEN FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE CEL HAD CLEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. NO CODE WAS STORED IN THE PCM TO INDICATE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. ONCE WHILE TOWING A 4000LB BOAT/TRAILER WHICH ALSO ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. FORD HAS FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDES THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE NO CODES WERE STORED. I WILL NOTE THAT AFTER RECEIVING TSB 12-2-10 THE VEHICLE WILL STILL EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE, BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. VEHICLE WILL STALL, GO IN TO "LIMP MODE" WITH NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG. ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO CLEAR THE STATUS. THIS CREATES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN ON A HIGHWAY. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
  
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• May 17, 2012 - Glenshaw, PA - Engine
  AFTER 100 MILES I NOTICED A VIBRATION OR MISS WHILE TRUCK IDLES AT STOPS. SINCE THAT TIME EVERY PERSON IN THE TRUCK NOTICES IT AT EVERY STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I TOOK TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY RAN ALL COMPUTER TEST ON VEHICLE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG THAT IS JUST HOW VEHICLE RUNS. I ASK THE SERVICE REP HOW THAT CAN BE AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS BY OTHER PEOPLE AND THAT THERE ARE NO UPDATES OR RECALLS ON IT.IF IT GETS WORSE TO BRING BACK AND WILL SEE IF THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT AT THIS TIME FORD IS NOT LOOKING INTO THE SITUATION. ALSO ON A SIDE NOTE CHROME TOW HOOKS ARE RUSTING AND THERE ANSWER TO THAT IS TO CLEAN THEM WITH STEEL WOOL WHAT A WAY TO BE TREATED AFTER MAKING A 40,000.00 DOLLAR PURCHASE. ONE VERY PISSED FORD OWNER [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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