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ENGINE | 5/20/2013 - PERRY, GA
TRUCK HAS 3.5L ECOBOOST V6 ENGINE. 18 MAY 2013. WAS TRAVELING ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. PULLING A 3000 LB UTILITY TRAILER. HAD BEEN DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR. SPEED LIMIT WAS 55. I WAS FOLLOWING A CAR THAT WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. WHEN I GOT TO A SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE THERE WAS A PASSING LANE AVAILABLE AND CLEAR OF OTHER VEHICLES. I PULLED TO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS THE SLOWER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ABOUT 3/4 DOWN TO ATTEMPT A DOWNSHIFT OF GEARS. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN VIBRATING/SHUDDERING AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. I PULLED BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE AND HELD LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ABOUT 20 MPH SPEED. I HELD THE THROTTLE STEADY AND AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES THE ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER AND I PROCEDED ON MY TRIP.
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POWER TRAIN | 5/20/2013 - NEWBURG, MO
I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK, WITH SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME. WE CAME TO A PASSING ZONE AND I BEGAN TO PASS THE SEMI TRUCK. I MOVED TO THE ONCOMING LANE AND ACCELERATED, BUT THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I BEGAN SLOWING DOWN IN THE ON COMING LANE, BUT COULDN'T RETURN TO THE RIGHT LANE BECAUSE THE VEHICLES THAT WERE BEHIND ME WERE PASSING ME IN THE RIGHT LANE AND I HAD A VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME THAT WAS FOLLOWED ME TO PASS THE SEMI TRUCK. I LOCKED OUT 5TH AND 6TH GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION TO GAIN SOME RPM BUT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. I MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ON COMING LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I SAT ON THE SHOULDER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED UNDER IT FOR FLUIDS. THERE WERE NO FLUIDS UNDER THE VEHICLE. ALL THE GAUGES READ NORMAL. I DID ALL THIS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ONCOMING LANE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS WAS NOT A GOOD POSITION TO BE IN. I STARTED THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN GEAR TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE, IT DID. I HAD FULL POWER AND GOT BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK RAN FINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. SEVERAL MILES LATER I LOST ENGINE POWER AGAIN, AND AGAIN GOT THE VIOLENT SHUDDER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GOING TO SEE THE DEALER TODAY. THIS IS BAD! THE FIRST INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. MOVING ONTO THAT LEFT SHOULDER PROVED TO BE A GOOD MOVE, BUT I WAS AT PUCKER FACTOR 10 FOR A FEW SECONDS.
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ENGINE | 5/20/2013 - NEWBURG, MO
I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK, WITH SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME. WE CAME TO A PASSING ZONE AND I BEGAN TO PASS THE SEMI TRUCK. I MOVED TO THE ONCOMING LANE AND ACCELERATED, BUT THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I BEGAN SLOWING DOWN IN THE ON COMING LANE, BUT COULDN'T RETURN TO THE RIGHT LANE BECAUSE THE VEHICLES THAT WERE BEHIND ME WERE PASSING ME IN THE RIGHT LANE AND I HAD A VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME THAT WAS FOLLOWED ME TO PASS THE SEMI TRUCK. I LOCKED OUT 5TH AND 6TH GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION TO GAIN SOME RPM BUT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. I MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ON COMING LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I SAT ON THE SHOULDER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED UNDER IT FOR FLUIDS. THERE WERE NO FLUIDS UNDER THE VEHICLE. ALL THE GAUGES READ NORMAL. I DID ALL THIS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ONCOMING LANE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS WAS NOT A GOOD POSITION TO BE IN. I STARTED THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN GEAR TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE, IT DID. I HAD FULL POWER AND GOT BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK RAN FINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. SEVERAL MILES LATER I LOST ENGINE POWER AGAIN, AND AGAIN GOT THE VIOLENT SHUDDER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. GOING TO SEE THE DEALER TODAY. THIS IS BAD! THE FIRST INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. MOVING ONTO THAT LEFT SHOULDER PROVED TO BE A GOOD MOVE, BUT I WAS AT PUCKER FACTOR 10 FOR A FEW SECONDS.
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ENGINE | 5/20/2013 - WHEELERSBURG , OH
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS ACCELERATION, WHILE TOWING A BOAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR MANUALLY AND REGAIN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE; THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT MOISTURE PENETRATED THE ECOBOOST AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,300. LI
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5/20/2013 - OCALA, FL
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BUT IT STARTED TO DECELERATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECOBOST CHAMBER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. PM
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ENGINE | 5/16/2013 - KILLEN, AL
ON MONDAY DECEMBER 11, MY WIFE AND I LEFT ON A TRIP TO INDIANA WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,400 MILES ON THE TRUCK. AFTER A STOP, AT THE BOWLING GREEN, KY., REST STOP, I PROCEEDED TO RETURN TO TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 65. AFTER DETERMINING I COULD SAFELY ACCELERATE IN FRONT OF TWO SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS, I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WENT INTO A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. AMID THE BLOWING OF AIR HORNS AND MY WIFE'++S SCREAMS I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID A COLLISION BY YANKING THE TRUCK ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING, BUT APPEARED (TO ME) TO BE TOTALLY FLOODED. THE ENGINE RAN ON ?? (NUMBER OF) CYLINDERS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE BEFORE RETURNING TO RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS. I DO NOT THINK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BELIEVED ME WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC AND AN ENGINEER FOR A LOT OF YEARS, I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME AND IT CAME VERY CLOSE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND/ OR INJURY TO MY WIFE AND ME. THIS WAS A VERY CLOSE ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE AND IT PRACTICALLY DESTROYED OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE TRUCK. WHILE STILL ON OUR TRIP, WE MADE THE DECISION TO FORGO THE HASSLE OF TRYING TO PERSUADE THE SERVICE DEPT. THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND GET A DIFFERENT BRAND OF NEW TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN THE HIGH FINANCIAL LOSS OF TRADING FOR ANOTHER NEW TRUCK. I AM NOT TOTALLY SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FORD HAS MANY ENHANCEMENTS AND I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE TRIED HARDER TO GET THE APPROPRIATE SERVICE ACTION. BUT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN WORTH THE RISK OF ANOTHER ENGINE INCIDENT, NO I DO NOT THINK SO. THIS WAS THE SECOND AND MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT AND AFTER FORD SERVICE HAD PRONOUNCED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE. I SOLD THE TRUCK WITH 11,399 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER.
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FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 5/16/2013 - KILLEN, AL
ON MONDAY DECEMBER 11, MY WIFE AND I LEFT ON A TRIP TO INDIANA WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,400 MILES ON THE TRUCK. AFTER A STOP, AT THE BOWLING GREEN, KY., REST STOP, I PROCEEDED TO RETURN TO TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 65. AFTER DETERMINING I COULD SAFELY ACCELERATE IN FRONT OF TWO SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS, I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WENT INTO A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. AMID THE BLOWING OF AIR HORNS AND MY WIFE'++S SCREAMS I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID A COLLISION BY YANKING THE TRUCK ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING, BUT APPEARED (TO ME) TO BE TOTALLY FLOODED. THE ENGINE RAN ON ?? (NUMBER OF) CYLINDERS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE BEFORE RETURNING TO RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS. I DO NOT THINK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BELIEVED ME WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC AND AN ENGINEER FOR A LOT OF YEARS, I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME AND IT CAME VERY CLOSE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND/ OR INJURY TO MY WIFE AND ME. THIS WAS A VERY CLOSE ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE AND IT PRACTICALLY DESTROYED OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE TRUCK. WHILE STILL ON OUR TRIP, WE MADE THE DECISION TO FORGO THE HASSLE OF TRYING TO PERSUADE THE SERVICE DEPT. THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND GET A DIFFERENT BRAND OF NEW TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN THE HIGH FINANCIAL LOSS OF TRADING FOR ANOTHER NEW TRUCK. I AM NOT TOTALLY SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FORD HAS MANY ENHANCEMENTS AND I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE TRIED HARDER TO GET THE APPROPRIATE SERVICE ACTION. BUT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN WORTH THE RISK OF ANOTHER ENGINE INCIDENT, NO I DO NOT THINK SO. THIS WAS THE SECOND AND MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT AND AFTER FORD SERVICE HAD PRONOUNCED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE. I SOLD THE TRUCK WITH 11,399 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETER.
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ENGINE | 5/16/2013 - PETOSKEY, MI
VEHICLE SINCE BRAND NEW HAS A STUTTERING/STALLING ISSUE AT 55MPH AND THE DEW POINT IS HIGH. ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE ACCELERATING FROM 55MPH AND THE TRUCK EITHER STUTTERS OR STALLS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. I AM SCARED TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC OR PASS ANYONE DUE TO THE INHERENT ISSUE. FORD DID REPLACE A INTERCOOLER/CAC FOLLOWING TSB 12-10-19. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE. I RETURNED THE TRUCK STILL BROKE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME HE HAS THE SAME TRUCK AND THAT IT IS AN INHERENT ENGINE PROBLEM FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I AM WORRIED EVERYDAY I MIGHT DIE DRIVING MY TRUCK AND EVEN MORE UPSET THAT I PAY MONTHLY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS BROKE.
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POWER TRAIN | 5/16/2013 - SPRING, TX
LOST POWER WITH EASY ACCELERATING FROM STOP LIGHT AT LOW SPEED. ENGINE RUNNING WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE GEAR, BUT WILL NOT MOVE WHILE PRESSING ACCELERATOR. STOPPED, SHIFTED TO PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE BUT SMELLED BURNING OIL.
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ENGINE | 5/15/2013 - TACOMA, WA
WELL I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK A BRAND NEW 2012 FORD F-150 XLT SUPER CREW W/ 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. THE TRUCK HAD 104 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. AFTER A WEEK I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE TRUCK SHUDDER'S WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP AND IT ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP. FOR ABOUT A WEEK EVERY SINGLE DAY AND TIME I WOULD START AND STOP THE TRUCK WOULD SHUDDER. I THOUGHT THIS WAS BECAUSE THE ENGINE JUST NEEDED TO BREAK IN. WELL I AM GOING ON THE 4TH WEEK OF OWNING THIS TRUCK AND IT STILL OCCURS. THE SHUDDER THAT IS. THE SHUDDER ALSO OCCURS NOW WHEN I HAVE A COLD ENGINE START AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE IT STARTS TO SHUDDER. I DO FEEL AS THE DRIVER IT HAS EFFECTED THE PERFORMANCE OF MY TRUCK.
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