Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10549363October 24, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
LOSS OF POWER UNDER ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON I 95, ATTEMPTING A LANE CHANGE WHEN POWER DROPPED, ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER, PULLED OVER FINALLY AND SAT FOR 15 MINUTES THEN COASTED TO MY DESTINATION. NO ENGINE WARNINGS OR LIGHTS/FAULTS REGISTERED. HAPPENED ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS SINCE THEN. THE FIRST TIME, I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. MY TRUCK HAD ALL THE UPDATES THEY SAID. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES WERE ON BACK TO BACK DAYS. ALL OCCURRENCES WERE DURING RAIN DRIVING. THE SERVICING DEALER NOW SAYS THERE IS TSB ON THE INTERCOOLER AND THEY WILL FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548768October 21, 2013
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRUCK I BOUGHT HAS BEEN SHAKING SINCE THE DAY I PICKED IT UP AND BROUGHT IT HOME. AT 55 MPH THE TRUCK HAS A DISTINCT WOBBLE. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO SHARPNACK FORD TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THEY DROVE FOUR OTHER TRUCKS ON THEIR LOT AND THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING. ALSO THEY TOOK THE TIRES OFF OF MINE AND SWAPPED THEM WITH ANOTHER TRUCK WITH THE SAME RESULT. I WAS TOLD THEY TOOK THE DRIVE SHAFT APART AND REBUILT IT, STILL NO FIX. AFTER TWO TIMES BACK TO THE SHOP, I WAS TOLD BY THE HEAD MECHANIC THAT FORD TOLD HIM NO MORE REPAIRS WILL BE DONE TO THIS TRUCK. I CAN SEE THE BED WOBBLE AS I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND AM CONFIDENT THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT CLAIMING THE FREQUENCY IS WITHIN SPECIFICATION LIMITS. I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN A 2012 AND A 2013 AND BOTH OF THEM DO THE SAME THING. I'M NOT SURE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE IMMINENT DANGER TO ANYONE UNLESS YOU FACTOR IN THE"ROAD RAGE" SOMEONE WILL HAVE AFTER PAYING 45K FOR A BRAND NEW PIECE OF GARBAGE THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548587October 20, 2013
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING EARLY IN THE MORNING THE TRUCK ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WHEN 1ST TAKING OFF. THIS REALLY BECAME A PROBLEM WHEN SOMEONE STEPPED IN FRONT OF ME, THE TRUCK TOOK OFF AND THEN I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. I HAVE REPORTED TO FORD AND TAKEN IT IN TWICE, BUT THEY INSIST NO ONE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE MOTOR'S RPM FLUCTUATES ABOUT 200-300, THEN SETTLES DOWN.THE VISIBILITY HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE. FORD REPLACED THE WIPER BLADES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I HAVE BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND ALL THEY SAY IS "WE CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548456October 18, 2013
ENGINE
RAINING MOST OF THE DAY, I EXITED I-29 ON TO ST 46, WHEN I TRIED TO PASS A CAR, THE ENGINE PRETTY MUCH SHUT DOWN AND BEGAN VIBORATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND LET IT IDLE FOR A BIT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER ON I-90. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I'M LUCKY TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548119October 16, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY 2013 FORD F-150 WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE ON A WEEK LONG VACATION DOWN TO SOUTH TEXAS (APPROX. 1200 MILES OR 17.5 HOURS ONE WAY) IT WAS SUNNY AND WARM THE ENTIRE TRIP DOWN AND THE VEHICLE RAN GREAT. HOWEVER ON THE WAY BACK UP TO IOWA IN WAS RAINING AS SOON AS WE LEFT AND ONLY LET UP RAINING FOR 20 MIN INCREMENTS THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. ABOUT 5 HOURS IN WE PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO GET GAS AND EAT. WE GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO GET ON THE ON RAMP AND RETURN TO THE INTERSTATE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WITH SMOOTH ACCELERATION WHEN I GAVE MY TRUCK A LITTLE BIT OF GAS TO MERGE INTO THE 75MPH TRAFFIC. MY TRUCK DID NOT MOVE, INSTEAD IT CONTINUED TO GO 40MPH AND REVVED UP TO REDLINE. I HAD TO LET OFF OF THE GAS COMPLETELY AND PUT MY FOOT BACK ON IT AND SLOWLY CLIMB UP TO 65MPH. THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING HORRIBLY AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. AFTER ABOUT 45 SECONDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE STOPPED SHAKING. I THEN COULD MAKE VERY SLIGHT SPEED INCREMENTS. I COULD NOT HOWEVER STEP ON THE GAS TO PASS SOMEBODY WITHOUT THE TRUCK REVVING UP TO REDLINE AND SHAKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY THE REST OF THE WAY BACK (12.5 HOURS). THE TRUCK RUNS GREAT UNTIL IT IS INTRODUCED TO 70MPH INTERSTATE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547899October 15, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. WENT TO MERGE ON HIGHWAY, PRESSED ACCELERATOR, ENGINE STUMBLED, PRESSED FURTHER ON ACCELERATOR, ENGINE STUMBLED, LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING, VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO SAFE SPEED ON -RAMP, LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER A PERIOD OF 1 - 2 MINUTES. HAD TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC AS I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT FOR THIS TRUCK. FORD ENGINEERING TO MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS NO FIX BUT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546737October 4, 2013
ENGINE
INTERSTATE, NIGHT, RAINING WENT TO PASS VEHICLE AND ACCELERATED WHEN ENGINE STUMBLED, SHUTTERED VIOLENTLY, AND LOSS POWER. ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED HAD TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546343October 1, 2013
ENGINE
SHUDDER/MISFIRE. THE MISFIRE OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS GOING UPHILL OR ON A FLAT SURFACE. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT FORD DEALER SHIP WHO IS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS TECH THE MISFIRE CAN OCCURS AT LOW RPMS. NEW SPARK PLUG COILS AND THREE SETS OF NEW SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. APPARENTLY IT KEEPS BLOWING SPARK PLUGS.AS OF YET NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND TO THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546149September 30, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FORD F-150 ECOBOOST LOSS OF POWER. - TRYING TO PASS A SEMI ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STUMBLED AFTER A DOWNSHIFT, LOST POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER. TRIED TO PULL OFF OF SIDE OF ROAD BUT ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE MEDIAN, THE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND THE SHUDDER WENT AWAY AS DID THE LIGHT. IT WAS IN THE MID 60S, I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 120 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH IN OHIO ON I-75 SOUTH OF TOLEDO. IT HAD BEEN RAINING OFF AND ON ALL DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546335September 30, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE TRUCK UP TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC FLOW.I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE FOR APPROX 1 TO 2 SECONDS. THIS PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAD TO GET ON THE BRAKES HARD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ON THE ON RAMP TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BY THE FASTER TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME.WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 30 SEPT 2013. THIS WAS RUIDOSO FORD IN RUIDOSO NEW MEXICO. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT AND THAT THEY KNEW OF NO OTHER PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE ON 2013 F-150 FX-4 PICKUP TRUCKS. I AM STILL IN THE TALKING STAGES WITH THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS I FEEL THEY HAVE MADE LITTLE EFFORT TO SOLVE IT AND THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE INDICATES THAT FORD MOTOR CORPORATION IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. (THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I THOUGHT THAT AFTER THE BREAK IN PERIOD, AS THE TRUCK WAS NEW WHEN PURCHASED THIS PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY BUT IT HAS NOT. ALSO THIS TRUCK DOES NOT GET THE GAS MILEAGE THAT IT IS CLAIMED TO GET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545749September 27, 2013
ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD 150 SUPERCREW CAB 4X4 WITH THE 3.5L V6 MOTOR 4 WEEKS AGO. ALL HAS BEEN WELL UNTIL THE FIRST RAIN LAST WEEK. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY BEHIND A SLOW VEHICLE, I WENT TO PASS THEY VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME ON A FOUR LANE FREEWAY, AND MY TRUCK STUMBLED AND LOST POWER INSTANTLY AS I PUT MY FOOT DOWN. I HAD MYSELF, WIFE, AND TWO CHILDREN 1 AND 2.5 IN THE TRUCK. IT WAS VERY SCARY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND WITH NO POWER AS SAFELY AS I COULD I MOVED BACK INTO THE SLOW LANE OF TRAFFIC AND OFF THE FREEWAY AROUND OTHER PASSING VEHICLES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. I HAVE 2,400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I TURNED IT OFF. RESTARTED AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT RAN FINE, I SCAREDLY PULLED BACK ON FREEWAY AND WENT 50 MPH TO MY DESTINATION. I REPORTED ISSUE TO FORD AND TOOK TRUCK IN. NO ISSUE IS SHOWN AND VEHICLE IS RUNNING FINE. THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE OVERNIGHT TO DIAGNOSE NO ISSUE. HELP! PLEASE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545262September 24, 2013
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY TRUCK BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2013. IT IS A 2013 FORD F-150 FX4 SUPER CREW ECOBOOST. MONDAY (9-23-13) I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-75 AT APPROX. 70MPH, I HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS A VEHICLE AND WHEN I DID, MY TRUCK DROPPED DOWN TO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR, BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, LOST POWER (HP), AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND PROCEEDED ON MY DRIVE HOME. I DROVE ONE MORE HOUR, STOPPED IN TAMPA FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS, THEN GOT BACK ON I-75. ONE AND A HALF HOURS LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING AT 60MPH THIS TIME. THIS TRUCK IS KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE. THE INTERCOOLER SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 9500 MILES ON IT. WHAT'S UPSETTING IS THAT THIS IS THE 2ND TIME MY TRUCK HAS DONE THIS. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED ON JULY 15, 2013 WITH 5,100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP KEPT MY TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS AND REPLACED THE INTERCOOLER, ASSURING ME THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED (WHICH IT WASN'T, AS MY TRUCK REPEATED THE ISSUE YESTERDAY, EVEN WITH THE REPLACEMENT PART). THERE ARE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL TRUCK HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT HEAD-ON BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC (BECAUSE THE VEHICLE TOTALLY LOSES ALL POWER, NO ACCELERATION). *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544498September 19, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AT 48-50- MPH WHEN I DECIDED TO PASS A CEMENT TRUCK THAT WAS GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. AS I PULLED OUT TO PASS THE TRUCK EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. WHEN I GOT ALONGSIDE THE CEMENT TRUCK MY TRUCK STARTED TO HESITATE AND MISFIRE. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I WAS STUCK FROM GOING BACK AS ANOTHER CAR WAS BEHIND ME,ALSO TRYING TO PASS THE SLOW TRUCK. I BARELY MADE IT PAST THE CEMENT TRUCK AS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE SHOULDER TO MISS ME AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I LOOKED UP ECOBOOST PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED TODAY, I BELIEVE THE IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY IF THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544333September 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY
AT OR AROUNG 500 MILES ON MY BRAND NEW 2013 FORD F150 SVT RAPTOR A MESSAGE COME UP ON THE 4.2 INCD LCD THAT READ "CHECK FUEL INLET". I WAS AT A GAS STATION PUTTING GAS IN MY TRUCK AND WHILE I WAS PUMPING GAS I CALLED HARBIN FORD AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE REP. AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD COME UP ON THE LCD. THE SERVICE REP. TOLD ME TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR AND LOOK UNDER THE BACK SEAT ON DRIVER SIDE AND THERE SHOULD BE A WHITE FUNNEL LOOKING OBJECT ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG. I PULLED UP AT MY HOME AND PARKED MY TRUCK UNDER OUR CARPORT WHICH HAS 2 OPEN WALLS AND ANOTHER TO ENTER THE CARPORT. ON THE NORTH END THE CARPORT IS SUPPORTED BY 3 STEEL POLES WHICH HOLDS THE CARPORT UP WHICH IS ATTACHED TO OUR HOUSE. I PLACED MY TRUCK IN (P) PARK AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING, MY MOTHER WAS OUTSIDE ABOUT 10 FEET FROM MY TRUCK. AND I THOUGHT BEFORE I GOT IN MY TRUCK THAT MAYBE I SHOULD TRY THE FUNNEL DEAL MENTIONED EARLIER IN THIS DESCRIPTION. SO I JUST OPENED THE BACK DOOR BECAUSE THE FRONT WAS ALREADY OPEN BECAUSE I LEFT MY TRUCK RUNNING AND IT WAS IN THE (P) POSITION BUT I GOT THE FUNNEL AND OPENED THE FUEL DOOR AND STARTED STICKING THE FUNNEL IN AND OUT REPEATING SEVERAL TIMES. AND ABOUT THE 2ND OR 3RD TIME STICKING THE FUNNEL IN AND OUT OF THE FUEL INLET MY TRUCK ACTED LIKE SOMEONE HAD PLACED MY TRUCK IN REVERSE AND IT STARTED COMING IN REVERSE. MY MOTHER SEEN THIS AND SHE SCREAMED AT ME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND I JUST SEEN A OPENING BETWEEN THE DOORS AND I SOMEHOW ENDED UP IN THE DRIVER SEAT AND I HIT THE BRAKE AND TO DISBELIEF I LOOKED AT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IT WAS ALMOST RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF AND THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER WAS ALSO CRINKLED UP FROM THE DOOR CATCHING ON THE LAST POLE EXITING OUR CARPORT. I LOOKED OVER AT THE AUTO TRANSMISSION AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN PARK? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544130September 17, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING FROM MILWAUKEE TO DES MOINES ON SUNDAY SEPT 15TH, 2013, AND WHEN I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER DRIVER IN DUBUQUE THAT PULLED IN FRONT OF ME THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS I ANTICIPATED. IT WAS RAINING OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE TRIP, TEMP WAS 55DEG, AND I HAD BEEN ON CRUISE CONTROL FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. BASICALLY, I WENT TO CHANGE LANES AND PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND INSTEAD OF GAINING SPEED QUICKLY I RECEIVED NO ACCELERATION CAUSING THE CARS BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO BRAKE QUICKLY. DURING THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING INDICATING A MIS-FIRE WAS OCCURRING AT WHICH POINT I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE MIS-FIRES CEASED AND AFTER A BRIEF STOP I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON 1/15/2013 AND HAS ALL THE UPDATES TO THE INTERCOOLER FORD CLAIMS ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS DEFINITELY NOT FIXED AND DESPITE FORDS CLAIM IN THEIR RESPONSE TO THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. FORD ALSO CLAIMS IN THEIR RESPONSE TO THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION THAT MANY COMPLAINTS ARE JUST AGAINST THE DEALERS AND NOT FOR SAFETY CONCERNS SO LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR HERE THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543777September 16, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE FRONT END SHAKES AND SHIMMIES @ LOWER SPEEDS,SAY LESS THAN 50MPH FROM THE TIME WE RECEIVED IT. I GAVE IT SOME TIME AND @ 543 MILES I TOOK IT IN . THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT ,@ FIRST IT FELT GOOD, BUT IT WAS MY HOPING IT WAS THE PROBLEM.SO HERE WE ARE, IF THEY DON'T ,HOW THE [XXX] AM I SUPPOSE TO KNOW.THE DEALERSHIP NEVER MENTIONED THEY WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT END. AFTER READING ONLINE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT ENDS I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK.SO HERE WE ARE...... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543118September 11, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, WOBBLE AND LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SHROUD WOULD NEED TO BE PLACED OVER THE INNER COOLER TO PREVENT CONDENSATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE SAME DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542289September 6, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON THE FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE "XLT CHROME PACKAGE" THE BUILD UP OF SNOW AND ICE ON THE RUNNING BOARDS THROWN UP FROM THE THE FRONT TIRES CAN, WILL AND DOES POSE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF LEG, HIP, BACK AND NECK INJURY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH OR PARALYSIS FROM STRIKING ONES HEAD AGAINST THE RUNNING BOARD. ALL PICKUP TRUCKS WITH RUNNING BOARDS AND NO FRONT TIRE MUD FLAPS FEATURE THE SAME UNSAFE CONDITIONS ENDANGERING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLE OWNERS AND PASSENGERS LIVING AND DRIVING IN WINTERY CONDITIONS. THIS SAME PROBLEMS HAVE NO DOUBT ALREADY CAUSED INJURY TO THOUSANDS AND BEEN THE CAUSE OF DEATHS OR PARALYSIS IN OTHERS OVER THE YEARS. UNLESS THERE IS SOME FORM OF INTERVENTION IN THIS UNSAFE SALES TACTIC, THE N H S A, FORD AND OTHER TRUCK MAKERS WILL BE CONDONING THESE INJURIES AND DEATHS, NO PART OF A VEHICLE, NEITHER STANDARD OR DEALERSHIP INSTALLED EXTRA SHOULD BE EXEMPT FROM BASIC SAFETY STANDARDS. FRONT WHEEL MUD FLAPS SHOULD BE REQUIRED ON TRUCKS WITH RUNNING BOARDS, REGARDLESS OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AT NO EXTRA COST TO THE END BUYER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542172September 5, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING FROM WILSON, N.C. TO SWAN QUARTER N.C. IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON A FISHING TRIP, I STARTED TO PASS A SLOW SCHOOL BUS THEN MY TRUCK START JUMPING, LOOSING POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO DITCH MY TRUCK TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS A VERY FOGGY MORNING AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT 50 AND 55 MPH FOR A LONG DISTANCE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541849September 4, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. IN ORDER TO PASS A CAR THAT WAS GOING AT A REDUCED SPEED I MOVED INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. IMMEDIATELY, AS I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THEN I LOST ENGINE POWER. I HAD TO BRAKE AND GET BACK INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE SO I WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ISSUE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY STARTED FLASHING AND I PULLED OVER. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO LOSE POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I WAS GLAD I DID NOT HAVE TOO MUCH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND THE CARS WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE AROUND ME AS I DECELERATED DUE TO THE ENGINE MISFIRING. SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN AND DISHEARTENING AFTER BUYING THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAVING 10,000 MILES ON IT. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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