Ford F-150 Complaints (2013)

2,994 consumer complaints on file.

#10538362September 2, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PURCHASE DATE 02/28/2013 AUGUST 24, 2013 ? MY WIFE WAS DOWNSTATE SCHOOL SHOPPING FOR MY SON AND PULLED OUT ON TELEGRAPH ROAD. BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, AN ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST CAUSED. THE TRUCK STARTED SHUDDERING AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 5 MPH. IT WENT INTO PROTECTION MODE. TOOK THE TRUCK INTO GAYLORD FORD, GAYLORD MICHIGAN ON AUGUST 26, 2013 TO HAVE THEM CHECK WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK ALL DAY AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AUGUST 30, 2013 ? MY WIFE AND SON JUST TURNED OFF HIGHWAY 65 ONTO HIGHWAY 72 AND MY WIFE WAS AT 45MPH TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO 55MPH. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND DROPPED FROM 45PM TO 5PM. ALMOST CAUSING HER TO HIT A GUARD RAIL BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS BEHIND HER. IT WAS TAKEN BY FLATBED TO ZUBECK FORD IN OSCODA, MI. THE MECHANIC SAID IT CAME BACK WITH 25 ERROR CODES AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 ? THE TRUCK STILL SITS AT ZUBECK FORD *JS
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0
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0
#10538061August 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10537578August 27, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHUDDERING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, IT STARTED DECELERATING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. I REVVED THE ENGINE UNTIL THE TURBOS STARTED SPOOLING NORMALLY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537136August 25, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WENT IN FOR SERVICE, ISSUE WITH ENGINE STUTTER, DEALERSHIP DID PCM RE-FLASH AND UPDATED COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP NOTICED A/C FAN RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED AND NOT CYCLING OFF. DEALERSHIP KEPT FOR TWO MORE DAYS ONLY TO TELL ME IT NEW PROCEDURE IN PROGRAMMING. WHEN AMBIENT TEMP OUTSIDE IS ABOUT 93 OR ABOVE, A/C FAN KICKS INTO HIGH SPEED AND STAYS ON BECAUSE OF HIGH HEAD PRESSURE ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT SOMETIMES NEVER GOES OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IT'S LOUD AND PRESENTS A HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE NOISE AND THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IT PRESENTS BY OVERHEATING THE FAN MOTOR. FORD TELLS ME THEY PUT OUT A BULLETIN ON THE MATTER THAT BASICALLY SAYS THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL. I TOLD THEM IT'S A HAZARD AND AN UNACCEPTABLE FIX. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD TO FIX THE MATTER RATHER TO PUT A BAND-AID ON IT! *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536733August 22, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 200 MILES AT 65MPH IN THE RAIN, I ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO PASS A VEHICLE AND MY 2013 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST TRUCK SEEMED TO LOSE POWER/STALL AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES (PROBABLY 2-3), POWER WAS RESTORED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536804August 22, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ATTEMPTED TO ENTER INTERSTATE TRAFFIC FROM AN ON RAMP. ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED. A MALFUNCTION INDICATION LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE DASH. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO PASS ME ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THE CONDITION CLEARED ITSELF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 SECONDS. I WAS APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED MILES INTO A 150 MILE TRIP IN RAINY WEATHER. RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY WHO RETRIEVED NUMEROUS MISFIRE CODES FROM THE ECM (DTC P 0903, P 0904, P 0905). DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE ECM AND INFORMED ME I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE IT AND SEE IF THAT WORKS. PERFORMED RESEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AND FOUND THAT INDEED IT WAS, THAT THE CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE AT LEAST 2011 MODEL YEAR AND TO DATE THERE APPEARS TO BE NO CLEAR FIX FROM FORD. ADDITIONALLY, DESPITE WELL OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION, THAT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE NHTSB. IT IS MY MOST SINCERE HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE A FATALITY TO SPUR ACTION ON THIS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536586August 21, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2013- FORD F150 ECOBOOST: I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY 100KM/HOUR HIGHWAYS SPEED. I CAME UPON A CAR GOING 70KM/HR. IT WAS SAFE TO PASS, AND AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, MY TRUCK LOST COMPLETE POWER AND DECELERATED TO ABOUT 40 KM/HR, EVENTUALLY SLOWING RIGHT DOWN. I TRIED FRANTICALLY TO PUSH THE GAS, AS THERE WERE TWO SEMI TRUCKS BEHIND ME TRYING TO PASS AT THE SAME TIME AS ME. THE TRUCKS BOTH ENDED UP HAVING TO PASS ME UNSAFELY ON THE SHOULDER TO THE LEFT OF ME, INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE OVER BACK TO THE LANE I WAS IN, AND EVENTUALLY RODE THE SHOULDER. I CONTINUALLY TRIED TO GET POWER TO THE VEHICLE. MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. EVENTUALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, MY TRUCK DID "GRAB" AND SHOOT FORWARD. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN WENT OFF, AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE, THE TRUCK WAS FINE. AGAIN, TWO DAYS LATER, THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING, BUT AT SLOWER SPEEDS IN TOWN. AS I READ INTO THE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM???? MY SITUATION TOO WAS DURING RAINY/WET WEATHER, LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAYS THE FIRST TIME, AND WET WEATHER, IN TOWN, THE SECOND TIME. THIS IS A SEVERELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I TOO BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED AND THAT FORD HAD SOLUTION TO TRY. WHAT BOGGLES MY MIND IS THAT THERE ARE "SOLUTION" TO TRY, WHICH MEANS THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN, YET WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT MAKE ONE SINGLE MENTION, EVEN WHEN I ASKED IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE ECOBOOST SYSTEM! THE SHOP JUST UPDATED THE COMPUTER, AN A DAY LATER, IT HAPPEN AGAIN! :) I'M NO LONGER DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. NOT SURE WHO TO CONTACT TO RETURN MY TRUCK. I DON'T EVEN WANT IT ANYMORE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536234August 20, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!! I EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE LAST WEEKEND ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING (25MPH) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK BEGAN SHUDDERING AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I COULDN'T GO MORE THAN 5 MPH AND ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS CLOSED, SO I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND AFTER RECONNECTING IT THE TRUCK RAN FINE, UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT AT 70MPH. ONCE AGAIN THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY (TO RESET EVERYTHING). THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING JUST TO BE TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535923August 18, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRYING TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES ON THE FREEWAY MY F150 ECOBOOST ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. THIS SITUATION ALMOST CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN TO ALLOW ME TIME TO PASS THE SLOWER VEHICLES AND GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535924August 18, 2013
ENGINE
WHILE TRYING TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW SPEED OF 20 MPH TO AVOID A POSSIBLE COLLISION MY F150 ECOBOOST ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MY ECOBOOST ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535967August 18, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SECONDARY ROAD IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT APPROX 35MPH AS I PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WITH WHAT I ASSUME IS THE INFAMOUS ECOBOOST MISFIRE. THE TRUCK IS A 2013 WITH ONLY 13000 MILES. ONCE I STOPPED BRIEFLY THE MISFIRE WENT AWAY AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND BUT AS OTHERS HAVE STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535974August 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I DROVE MY F150 FOR A SHORT DISTANCE OF MAYBE 3 MILES, SHUT IT OFF, ENTERED THE POST OFFICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, DROVE THE TRUCK ACROSS THE STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF MAYBE 1/4 MILE, SHUT IT OFF AND WENT INTO A BUSINESS FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES. UPON STARTING THE TRUCK TO RETURN HOME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SAW THE RPMS TO BE OVER 3000. I DID NOT HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING DUE TO AC BLOWER NOISE. I CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS TOUCHING IT AND NOTHING WAS NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, RESTARTED, AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. OTHER ISSUES: 1) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY ALONG WITH THE DATE/TIME DISPLAY WAS FLASHING SYMBOLS INSTEAD OF DISPLAYING ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS. UPON RESTARTING THE TRUCK THE DISPLAY RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE RADIO FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. 2) WHEN APPLYING FULL THROTTLE THE ENGINE BASICALLY STALLS WHICH CAN BE SOMEWHAT HAZARDOUS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH A SHORT ENTRANCE RAMP AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MENTION ALL OF THESE ITEMS BECAUSE IN MY OPINION THEY WOULD POINT TO COMPUTER ISSUES ON THE ECOBOOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535986August 18, 2013
ENGINE
HAD BEEN DRIVING IN RAIN ALL DAY. PULLED OUT TO PASS ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. HAD TO PULL BACK BEHIND VEHICLE I WAS TRYING TO PASS. DEALER SAID I HAD SAME PROBLEM OTHER ECOBOOST OWNERS WERE HAVING AND REPLACED INTERCOOLER. IT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM AS IT HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. DEALER SAID FORD WAS "WORKING ON A SOLUTION". I HAVE TO WAIT FOR RECALL AND JUST BE AWARE THAT PROBLEM COULD OCCUR IF CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535770August 16, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,700.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535777August 16, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
REDUCED ENGINE POWER DURING HARD ACCELERATIONS WITH THE 5.0 V8 ENGINE. SAFETY ISSUE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR NEEDING TO ACCEL FOR ANY REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535278August 14, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE PASSING ANOTHER MOTORIST A FEW DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WE WERE TOLD BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE TRUCK HAD A RECALL ON THE INTER COOLER SYSTEM. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH THIS MOTOR PRIOR TO PURCHASING. THE INTER COOLER WAS "REPLACED" SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE STILL STALLS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT NO CODES ARE SHOWING UP ON THE TRUCK. THE STALLING INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES DURING VARIOUS DRIVING AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. WE WERE TOLD BY DEALERSHIP WE WOULD "JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT". I NO LONGER ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535229August 13, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY BEHIND A TRUCK TOWING A BIG CAMPER. WHEN I GOT A CHANCE TO TRY AND PASS HIM I GOT OVER TO GO AROUND HIM AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING) AND I HAD TO APPLY BRAKE HARD TO SLOW BACK DOWN TO GET BACK BEHIND THE TRUCK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANYONE BEHIND ME SO I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK OVER. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SET AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY WENT OUT AND TRUCK STARTED RUNNING FINE. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO FORD AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS A 2013 F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST 3.5 ENGINE WITH LESS THAN 11K MILES. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534782August 11, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK AFTER DRIVING A CONSTANT SPEED OF 65 IN ARIZONAS HUMID MONSOON SEASON, UNDER HARD ACCELERATION MY F150 HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ALONG WITH A VERY STRANGE SHUDDER AND LOUD REVVING SOUND. AFTER I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PULLED BEHIND THE SEMI I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS (DUE TO ON COMING TRAFFIC), THE TRUCK RAN NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE CONDITIONS WERE DIFFERENT THE DAY OF TEST DRIVE AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR NEARLY AS LONG. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534109August 7, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE THE DEALER WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533786August 6, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY MONTH OLD BRAND NEW FORD 150 AND COMPLETELY LOSS POWER STEERING. THANK GOODNESS I WAS GOING STRAIGHT OR I AM SURE THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE . IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP THEY THINK THE STEERING RACK IS GONE AND NOW I AM DRIVING A CRAPPY TOYOTA CAMRY AS A RENTAL . SO NOT HAPPY I BOUGHT FORD BECAUSE THEY HAD A GREAT REPUTATION AND LOVE THE TRUCK BUT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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