2012 FORD F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

My truck started experiencing the notorious Ford "limp mode" needs lead frame replaced. Ford has a customer satisfaction program directly related to this issue but though its 20k under their 150k limit it is over 10 yrs old so they are not honoring anything or doing anything about covering and cost associated. Pretty crappy of ford.

I was proceed up to 45mph, when back tires started sliding. I rolled the truck and damage my ribs, was pined for 1.5hrs lost a $80k+

Wrench light popped on downshift to first gear, speedometer goes to zero. My son and I driving down highway and it suddenly drops to first gear. Dealer said it sounds like transmission molded lead frame. Code reader says it's speed sensor which is in lead frame harness.

Sudden shift into first gear at any speed. Dash lights flickering between p,r,n,d. Tool light coming on dash.

I am the second owner of the vehicle and there were no disclosed repairs or issues provided at the time of purchased. The 2012 Ford F-150, is shifting sporadically and harsh. Throwing out code P0722. Which directly relates to the below previous recall. Recall Reference Number: 24S37. Issue: An intermittent failure of the output shaft speed (OSS) sensor in the transmission can lead to an unintended downshift to first gear. Affected Vehicles: Some 2014 Ford F-150 models. Reason for Recall: The abrupt downshift can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Potential Codes: P0720, P0722, P0731 and/or P1500

Check engine light came on p0720 Output speed sensor

It shifted out of gear into first. It wouldn’t pull giving it gas didn’t help I was lucky I wasn’t injured when it shifted. A wrench flashed on dash board when it jumped gears.

I have a 2012 f 150. I am the second owner of this truck. going down the road a wrench appears on my dash board. The issue seems to be Safety recall notice 16s19/ NHTSA recall 16v-248. The software update was done in 2019. The problem started 4-5 months ago. Ford tells me they dont have to fix the problem now because the it is out of the extended warranty they put on the vehicle. They admit there is a problem but won't fix it. I am driving a unsafe vehicle. I think they should. I drive my grandchilden to school in this truck. do i have any recourse?

Transmission lead frame module needs replacement. Truck will not shift properly and the wrench light illuminated on dash; I took it for an assessment and it was determined that the lead frame module was bad. I found a safety recall for the lead frame module for my truck for which I never received any correspondence about and would like to have it investigated.

My truck would shift gears and I would feel a kick. Then the speedometer would drop, and the airbag sensors would turn off. At times the dealership states it is an issue with the Transmission Lead Frame.

Truck down shifts randomly while driving and does not shift when it is supposed to on take off the RPMs go up 3 something. You can stop turn truck off and it starts to work again for 1 or 2 take offs then does it again.

Speed control/transmission goes out while driving which results in my speedometer dropping down to zero and my RPMs going up. I have to completely shut my vehicle iff and wait a moment to restart it. Sometimes it fixes it and sometimes it doesn’t. It happens quite often, not everyday but several times a week.

The wrench light on the dashboard comes on I loose all speedometer readings and mpg. The transmission will not go ro 6th gear or down shift past third gear the transmission also jerks and rpms go up really high. This occurs going down the interstate or anywhere really if I turn the truck of and restart it the warnings will go away but later come back

While driving down the highway, a wrench appeared on the display, then the speedometer went down to zero and the truck wasn’t shifting or accelerating. I took it to the Ford dealership and the diagnosed it as an issue with the Leadframe sensor assembly. They also let me know this is a known issue and there was an extended warranty program that my vehicle is over mileage for. The repair cost estimate was $800 for parts/labor. They also stated that the part is on back order and may be a month before they could get it. When I asked about driving with the issue they said it won’t do damage to my transmission but may intermittently cause shifting issues and could result in loss of reverse. I don’t feel comfortable driving it like that but it is my only vehicle. I also contact Ford customer care directly but there was nothing they could do to assist and pointed me here.

Transmission downshifts during normal driving conditions on highway. There is a recall for this defect. Recall #1901(transmission). Called Ford on 9.6.23 and spoke to employee #219738 and Ford refused to correct known defects.

I was driving at approximately 30 mph when the transmission's OSS (Output Speed sensor) suddenly malfunctioned, causing an unexpected downshift into first gear. This abrupt shift led to a loss of control, resulting in a harrowing collision with a tree. What I witnessed next is etched into my memory forever: a scene of blood, fluorescent white bone fragments, and shattered glass strewn all around. Bones were even protruding through my skin at various locations, including my wrists, forearms, legs, and ankles, not to mention the dislocated shoulders. Thankfully, there were no other individuals present at the scene; otherwise, the outcome could have been equally disastrous, if not fatal, for them. Astonishingly, there were no discernible warning signs such as unusual sounds or dashboard warning lights prior to this incident. Following the accident, my pickup truck was towed to Cedar Park Wrecker, only to be swiftly claimed by the insurance company and subsequently sent to auction within a matter of days.

Driving on freeway and truck downshifted and almost control, orange wrench was on display, speedometer stopped working and I could barley get to 30 mph...finally was able to pull off freeway...turned -off...waited and turned back on...engine light was on...it drove alright for alittle bit, than it downshifted to first and would shift had to pull over and shut it down again and restart...made it home...next day took to AUTO ZONE...Code reads P0720 OSS SENSOR FAULT...Ford had a SAFETY RECALL19S07 for trucks 2011-2013 ...I did not receive any letter for that or the Customer Satisfaction Program 19N01...same issue and cannot drive my truck, it is unsafe...had to drop-off at FORD Dealership to repair and update software on transmission...it should be repaired at no charge, having to pay for Rental.

Illuminated wrench light followed by malfunctioning speedometer, cruise control, & turn signal cancellation. Delayed and no gear shifting including an unexpected transmission downshift to 1st gear occurring at 40 mph: rear wheels locked up, engine revved to redline, had to put hazard flashers on and shut engine down in heavy moving traffic. Finally Check Engine/Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL); later reading P0720 code.

AFTER POGRAM THE COMPUTER MY TCM STAR FAILED..MI TRASMICION GEAR SHIFT STOCK SO DANGER SITUATION

Mileage: 255,713

The vehicle would down shift aggressively into first gear. The speedometer and gear displays would not function showing 0mph while driving. The vehicle would move through gears erratically. Driver and passengers would be jerked forward.The vehicle has been inspected by an authorized Ford dealer. There were no indicator lights at the start of the issue. Indicator light appeared after multiple incidents spanning over a few months .

I was running 65mph and my truck down shifted from 6th to 3rd. I called my dealer and they said they never heard of this problem so I called two more and can’t get any answers. Glad no one was behind me.

Vehicle shifts from a high gear to a low gear. While driving 60 miles an hour on the expressway my F150 went from six gear to first gear with no warning locking my rear wheels causing my speed to drastically or abruptly be lower almost causing several other vehicles to crash into the back of my pick up. Vehicle stays on gear sometimes first third or fifth gear with no warning switching back-and-forth. While making a stop at 0 mph vehicle stays at a high gear for example he could stay at third gear or fifth gear so they takeoff will be in third or fifth gear not in first gear . Also losing speedometer reading. This has happened multiple times while driving at low speed or high speed. I am concerned that this could cause accidents in the roads. Ford motor company corporate advised me that is an auto pocket fix sensor customer satisfaction program has expired for my vehicle. I never received notification of this issue while on my truck was within warranty. Ford Motor Company stated that they extended their coverage until 10,000 miles or 150,000 miles whichever comes first. My vehicle has 165,000 miles and he’s 10 years old. I don’t believe this is a normal Tear and water failure. This is a manufactures defective part that has happened in thousands of vehicles is not an isolated incident.

1. Speed sensor failed 2. When driving, speedometer stops working and the truck slows down all of a sudden which could cause someone to rear end me. 3. Yes the problem has been reproduced and confirmed by independent service dealer 4. No the vehicle has not been inspected by anyone other than the independent service dealer 5. No warning lamps,etc prior to the failure

While driving at approximately 60mph my vehicle shifted into first gear and aggressively skidded into oncoming traffic with my wife and two daughters in the truck. After regaining control, I drove it to my residence where the issue was repeated two times at slower speeds. After calling my local Ford dealership, they stated that there were two open recalls relating to the issue, 19S07 relating to the PCM and 19N01 relating to the leadframe. Apparently the two issues have resulted in many crashes and multiple fatalities. 19S01 was completed on my vehicle in 2019, however they did not mention or fix the leadframe issues in 19N01 despite it already being an open recall with national attention. I did not receive a recall letter or notification despite the serious nature of the issue. While I was within the warranty window for the leadframe at the time of service for the first recall, I have recently driven past 150,000 miles. The same Ford dealership stated that while the two recalls would apply, they were under a 10 year 150,000 mile warranty. I am within 10 years, but at 163,000 miles. After discussions with my dealership and two customer service representatives at your call center, I am extremely disappointed to hear that this known safety issue will not be fixed on a 9 year old vehicle because I am 10,000 miles outside of your warranty issue.

When driving, vehicle will drop from 50 mph to 0, causing a sudden stop. Vehicle then will struggle to get out of first gear, and whine. Vehicle will not move in the speedometer, and will not shift past first gear.

OPEN RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING (AT ANY SPEED AND FROM ANY GEAR) TRUCK FREQUENTLY, UNPREDICTABLY EXHIBITS FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR: - SPEEDOMETER NEED DROPS TO ZERO REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED. - TRUCK LOSES PROPER SHIFTING FUNCTIONALITY. EVENT HAS OCCURRED A DOZEN TIMES OR SO SINCE 12 DECEMBER 2020, USUALLY AT SPEEDS AND GEARING ABOVE THIRD. TYPICAL RESULT IS TRUCK WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT BELOW THIRD GEAR, BUT ON ONE OCCASION EVENT OCCURRED AT A STOP LIGHT, AND GEARING ABOVE FIRST WOULD NOT ENGAGE - ODOMETER, TRIP METER, GAS MILEAGE AND OTHER DIGITAL INFORMATION DISPLAYS NULL OUT TO DASHES INSTEAD OF SHOWING NUMBERS - A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARS ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. SYMBOL SOMETIMES REMAINS FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT, AND SOMETIMES GOES AWAY. - SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, SOMETIMES NOT - AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES IF I TURN THE TRUCK OFF, REMOVE THE KEY, AND THEN RE-START, THE TRUCK TEMPORARILY RETURNS TO NORMAL FUNCTION, WITH NO INDICATION EVENT OCCURRED (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOT ON, ETC). TRUCK OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN, OFTEN WITHIN MINUTES (OR EVEN MOMENTS) OF THE RESET, BUT SOMETIMES NOT AGAIN FOR THE DURATION OF A 20 OR 25 MINUTE TRIP. TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE IN THIS CONDITION AND I HAVE NOW STOPPED DRIVING IT. I HAVE BEEN STUCK AT A RED LIGHT ON A GRADE WITH A LOAD IN THE BED AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, UNABLE TO MOVE WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES, BECAUSE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THIRD GEAR LACKS TORQUE TO GET MOVING. ONCE, AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE EVENT OCCURRED AND THE TRUCK WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, CAUSING UNSAFE TRAFFIC CONDITION (FOR ME AND OTHERS) WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER SAFELY THROUGH TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION TO PHOTOS SUBMITTED HEREWITH, I HAVE VIDEO CLIPS SHOWING OCCURRENCE AT HIGHWAY AND AT SURFACE STREET SPEEDS. CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT THEM.

Mileage: 113,250

WHILE DRIVING, EITHER GOING 25 MPH IN A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OR 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT GEARS, THROW A WRENCH LIGHT, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 0. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR AN ISSUE SIMILAR TO THIS FOR TRUCKS BETWEEN 2011 AND 2013. TRUCKS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL WERE GIVEN A FEILD SERVICE ACTION FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE TO MORE VEHICLES THAN WHAT THEY RECALLED. OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE GOING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO DOWN SHIFT, SLOW DOWN, AND YOU MUST PULL OVER FOR SAFETY ON THE INTERSTATE. A CODE WILL POP UP AS P0720 OR P0721. FORD SHOULD BE DOING MORE SINCE THEY KNOW IT IS AN ISSUE, OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY F-150 VEHICLES BUILT IN THOSE DATE RANGES.

Mileage: 129,650

WHEN DRIVING AT A NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED OF ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50 TO 75 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. DOES NOT SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THE GEAR RETURNS TO 5 OR 6TH GEAR IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP ADDRESS THE ISSUE BY REPROGRAMMING THE CONTROL MODULE ON THE TRANSMISSION BUT I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A HIGH SAFETY RISK. THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SO THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 269,000

I AM EXPERIENCING ERRATIC SHIFTING AND MY TRANSMISSION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR DOWN TO FIRST GEAR WHILE TRAVELING HIGH RATES OF SPEED RESULTING IN MY WHEELS LOCKING UP.

Mileage: 140,000

THE SPEED REDUCED FROM 50 TO 20 AND THEN SUDDENLY STOP. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AFTER TAKING IT TO DO THE RECALL FOR SUDDEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT. BEFORE THAT IT WASN'T DOING IT. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S OVER 150,000 MILES, BUT I JUST KNEW ABOUT THIS PAST RECALL.

Mileage: 156,000

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR AND REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP.

Mileage: 145,000

MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION 45MPH + (SPONTANEOUSLY) , ORANGE WRENCH COMES UP ON MY DASH, SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, ENGINE POWER IS CUT TO ALMOST NOTHING, AND A FEW TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS 60MPH +, THE WHEELS LOCK DUE TO TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING OUT OF NOWHERE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE LOOP, CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, IT'S RANDOM. I CAN ONLY LIMP MY WAY TO A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER, TURN ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON AND EVERYTHING GENERALLY STARTS WORKING AGAIN. LAST NIGHT ON A CITY ROAD DOING ABOUT 55MPH IT LOCKED UP AGAIN BUT REFUSED TO DROP OUT OF 5TH GEAR THOUGH I WAS AT A DEAD STOP. EVEN TURNING THE KEY OF AND ON WOULD NOT RE SET IT. IT FINALLY GOT TO 1ST AFTER MESSING WITH IT AND I GOT IT HOME, HOOKED IT TO MY OBD2 READER AND IT IS THROWING A P0720 OUTPUT SPEED SHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION CODE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE CODE IT IS NOW SHOWING, AND DATE OF MALFUNCTION IS MOST RECENT.

Mileage: 118,000

THE WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON AND THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT SCREEN GOES BLANK AND THE TRANSMISSION EITHER GETS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR OR WILL START OFF IN 3RD AND ONLY SHIFT THROUGH 5TH GEAR. YOU CAN TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL RESET AND START OFF IN FIRST AND THE SCREEN WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. UNUSUALLY WHEN THIS OCCURS WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE AGAIN IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND AT THIS TIME YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT AFTER 15 SECONDS TO REGAIN MOBILITY. I HAVE REPLACED THE PCM TO NO AVAIL. THE NEW PCM IS REGISTERING A CODE NOW FOR THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR WHICH HAS HAD A RECALL IN OTHER 2011-12 F150 MODELS. THROUGH RESEARCH AND CONVERSATIONS ON FORD TRUCK FORUM'S I HAVE LEARNED A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 92,000

I COMPLETED RECALL... SOFTWARE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND CAUSE WRECK

Mileage: 177,400

MY F150 WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR AT RANDOM TIME, I CAN BE TURNING ON TO THE HIGHWAY OR JUST BEEN RIDING ALONG THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW IM BEING JERKED WITH OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. IVE NOTICE THE ODOMETER GAUGE ZEROS OUT. I CAN PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT DRIVES LIKE NOTHING AS HAPPENED

Mileage: 100,000

FORD REFUSING TO FIX FIELD SERVICE ACTION TRANSMISSION MOLDED LEAD FRAME EXTENDED COVERAGE NUMBER 19N01 TRUCK SHIFTED DOWN TO SECOND GEAR STAYED STUCK. THERE IS A RECALL UP TO 150,000 MILES I HAVE 138,000 FOUND THIS OUT ;LOCAL FORD DEALER SCREWING ME OVER SAYING NOT THEIR ISSUES I FOUNS A NHTSA LETTER SAYING OTHER WISE ALSO A ELECTRICAL VACUUM PUMP EXTENDED REPAIR NUMBER 15N05 CAUSING TRUCK TO STALL GOING DOWN ROEAD.

Mileage: 137,895

TRUCK WAS GOING 75 DOWN 127 DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF SECOND GEAR VERY DANGEROUS LOCAL FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR THERE ARE 2 SAFETY FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS OUT ON THIS TRUCK NUMBER 15N05 ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP AND NUMBER 19N01 TRANSMISSION MOLDED LEAD FRAME EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR UP TO 150,00 ACCORDING TO A LETTER BY NHTSA I HAVE RECIEVED AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK

Mileage: 137,389

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE AS I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND IT FELT AS IF THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. AFTER ALMOST WRECKING I GOT OUT TO FIND THAT THE RING AND PINION WAS DAMAGED. *TR

AFTER EXPERIENCING A SPEED SENSOR FAILURE IN MY FORD F-150, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALLED PART REPLACED (SPEED SENSOR/LEAD FRAME). THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE PART, INSTEAD FLASHED THE SENSOR WITH NEW SOFTWARE. THE NEXT DAY, ENCOUNTERED A RELATED ISSUE, AFTER TAKING IT BACK, THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT IT SEEMS TO BE THE LEAD FRAME AND WOULD BE COVERED BY FORD BUT DID NOT OFF AN ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT, ADVISED TO CALL BACK IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE CONTINUED HAVING THESE ISSUES. ISSUE: VEHICLE STOPS SHIFTING, LOCKS INTO THE GEAR THAT IT IS IN, SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, ALL DATA GOES BLANK AND TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE IT SLIPS. THEN, STOP THE VEHICLE, TURN IT OFF, RESTART, THEN RUNS FINE UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. AFTER MUCH MUCH RESEARCH AND AGREED DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVICE REP AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, IT DISPLAYS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE LEAD FRAME WHICH IS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL ISSUED RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOW REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE THE ERROR CODE IS NOT PRESENT WHEN I GET THE VEHICLE THERE AND THAT IS BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET THE ISSUE TO CLEAR SO I CAN CONTINUE DRIVING IT. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HAVE HAD THE ISSUE ESCALATED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME THEY COME BACK WITH A RESPONSE "THERE ARE NO CURRENT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST" EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A FORD ISSUED RECALL ISSUED IN FEB. 2019. I HAVE ALSO WAITED FOR A WEEK FOR A CALL BACK FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER BUT NO RESPONSE. THE ISSUE PERSISTS WITH NO ACTION FROM FORD. I AM STUCK DRIVING MY TRUCK EVERYDAY IN FEAR OF BEING STRANDED AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO SENT AN EMAIL TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF PEORIA FORD IN PHOENIX AZ AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

Mileage: 118,000

ENGINE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF WHEN I TURN IT ON OR IF I'M AT A RED LIGHT OR AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE

VERY LITTLE TO NO BRAKES AT ALL. OF COURSE THE SAME ISSUE EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. VACUUM PUMP/ BRAKE BOOSTER! DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND HOW THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THIS ISSUE YET IS BEYOND ME. NO ACTUALLY I DO KNOW SINCE I'M A FORD EMPLOYEE MYSELF, BUT I'LL SAVE THAT FOR A REPRESENTATIVE. REMEMBER 'QUALITY IS JOB ONE!' [XXX] FROM LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY. EMAIL: [XXX]. SSN [XXX] ADDRESS [XXX]PHONE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH IN FOG, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PASS A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HESITATED, FAILED TO ACCELERATE, AND DECELERATED TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE RPMS FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 2000-4000, AND THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM FOURTH TO SIXTH GEAR. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

MY TRANSMISSION STICKS IN ONE GEAR, SHIFTS VERY HARD, AND DOWN SHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT FORD HAS NOT STARTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE THE MORE I DRIVE IT. THE RECALL WAS STARTED IN FEBUARY OF 2019.

Mileage: 230,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG RT. 837 HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ON MY DASH WENT BLANK AND MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO. THEN A BIG ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED ON MY DASH. THE TRUCK DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND I HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR ENDED. I ENDED UP MAKING IT TO WORK, WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 MINUTES AWAY, IN FIRST GEAR. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE ALL OF THE GAUGES WERE WORKING AGAIN. I MADE IT HOME FINE THAT DAY AND AN ADVANCED AUTO SCAN OF THE VEHICLE BROUGHT UP NO CODES. TWO DAYS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR ON RT. 30 HIGHWAY AND I HAD A SCAN TOOL I HAD BOUGHT WITH ME. I GOT 2 CODES, (P0720, P0722) BOTH RELATING TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT.

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP IN 2017. I BROUGHT IT IN A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT DUE TO REAR TIRES LOCKING UP AND A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT. WAS TOLD NO CODES WERE FOUND WRONG AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. APRIL 30, 2019 HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK IN. WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL ON LEAD MANE FRAME FOR FIRST TIME. AFTER REPLACING LEAD FRAME VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT PREFORM PROPERLY AND I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY LETTER NOR MADE AWARE AT TIME OF PURCHASE OF ANY RECALL. FORD CONTINUES TO REFUSE ANY REMEDIES TO JUSTIFY THIS PROBLEM. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND AM OUTRAGED BY THE COMPANIES FAILURE TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS SAFETY RECALL. THE COMPANY REFUSES TO HELP BECAUSE MY MILEAGE IS 152,000 MILES. 2,000 OVER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR RECALL. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER OF THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY DEADLY RECALL I WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY TENDED TO IT. MY CHILDREN ARE MY WORLD AND FORD CARES LESS ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AND MINE AND IT IS WRONG. PLEASE HELP ME AND MY BABIES.

Mileage: 152,000

MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL 19S07 REGARDING UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFTING IN TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, MY TRUCK BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING IN TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING. A NEW RECALL 19S19 WAS ISSUED FOR IMPROPER/INSUFFICIENT REPAIR OF ORIGINAL RECALL 19S07, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT YET SHOWING UP UNDER THIS NEW RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE IS STILL DOWNSHIFTING IN TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 102,000

TAKATA RECALL- I JUST GOT MY 2012 F150 AND I REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK BUT EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT AND IM SLOWING DOWN IT ALL SUDDENTLY SHIFTS DOWN REAL HARD , I TRY TO AVOID IT TO SHIFT DOWN SO HARD BUT NOTHING WORKS. IT REALLY DOESNT FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING IT AND THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT.I JUST WANT TO GET THAT RECALL PROBLEM FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE IN FORWARD MOTION AT LOW AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY! LOW GEAR-HIGH GEAR-4WD-PARK!!! ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY. NEED TO HAVE REPAIRED TO BA ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY.

Mileage: 150,000

FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER TRAN MODULE HAS BEEN CAUSING MY TRUCK TO GO FROM ANY GEAR INTO FIRST, LOCKING TIRES UP AND CAUSING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ** SAFETY RECALL WAS MADE ON DRIVER TRAN MODULE **. HOWEVER, MY TRUCK IS NOW IN WORSE CONDITION WITHOUT A FIX TO THE ISSUE, BUT MY TRUCK IS NOW SHUTTING THE ENTIRE COMPUTER MODULE DOWN AND I HAVE FURTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES.

Mileage: 80,000

TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL ON IT DUE TO IT GOING INTO FIRST GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY. TOOK TRUCK TO CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS AGO AND HAD THE RECALL SERVICE COMPLETED. WAS TOLD TO EXPECT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BE ON FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS. WHEN IT STAYED ON A WEEK I CALLED THEM BACK TO DISCUSS THE LIGHT STILL BEING ON. RESCHEDULED A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 12. ON APRIL 5 AND APRIL 7 THE TRUCK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX. GOING APPROX 50MPH WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO FIRST GEAR WITH WHEEL HOP AND SOME FISH TAILING. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL BASICALLY GO TO ALL ZERO'S AND IT TAKES THE TRUCK BEING TURNED OFF FOR THE COMPUTER TO RESET AND ALLOW TRUCK TO DRIVE NORMALLY. JUST WANTED TO DOCUMENT HERE SINCE TRUCK GOES BACK TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

Mileage: 163,000

DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROX 65MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER, ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT, ILLUMINATED, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE SHIFTED TO 'LIMP MODE'. NO ACCELERATION. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. TOOK TO CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. ISSUE OCCURRED TWICE MORE WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY.

Mileage: 132,000

ON HWY 65MPH ACCELERATING SPEEDOMETER READING WENT TO ZERO, TRANSMISSION AUTO DOWNSHIFT. HAD TO PULL OVER RESTART AND THEN BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND TRANSMISSION WORKED. AFTER THIS SEVERAL STARTS THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK AND TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR

Mileage: 58,000

HAD RECALL PREFORMED IT STILL IS DROPPING INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11181584

Mileage: 129,972

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY EXPRESSWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND I LOST ALL INFORMATION ON DASH (SPEEDOMETER, MILES UNTIL EMPTY, ETC). LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NO ONE WAS HURT. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRASMISSION HAS CODE P0722, APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD'S QUALITY OF PRODUCT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

Mileage: 55,712

ON THE EVENING OF 2/14/19 WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM THE CAR WASH, MY 2012 FORD F-150 SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR FROM 6TH GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE ROAD WAS DRY AND MY SPEED WAS 40 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JACK DEMMER FORD IN WAYNE MI TO SPEAK WITH MY SERVICE REP. HE DID NOT PICK UP AND DID NOT RETURN MY CALL DESPITE MY LEAVING A DETAILED MESSAGE AND CALLING AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY. ON THE MORNING OF 2/19/19 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO WHAT I ASSUME IS "LIMP MODE". IT DROPPED FROM 6TH TO 5TH GEAR AND A WRENCH LOGO APPEARED IN THE MESSAGE SCREEN. THERE WAS NO DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, JUST A LOGO. WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, I REALIZED THAT I NO LONGER HAD 1ST, 2ND, OR 6TH GEAR. I ARRIVED AT WORK AND CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY GAVE ME A RUNAROUND ABOUT HOW AN OFFICIAL FIX WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET AND ASKED ME IF I HAD TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER INSISTING REPEATEDLY THAT SOMETHING BE DONE, I WAS TOLD I COULD BRING THE TRUCK IN THE HAVE THE POWER TRAIN MODULE "REPROGRAMMED". THIS WAS DONE AT NO COST BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS ALL THEY COULD DO FOR ME AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT DAY IN THE EVENING, THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 55 MILES AN HOUR. THE ROAD WAS WET AND STARTING TO FREEZE. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE TRUCK RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER THIS. AS OF 2/20/19, NO FURTHER CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH FORD REGARDING THE ISSUE. I WILL BE CALLING TOMORROW TO CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND DEMANDING A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 19S07. THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR IS REPORTED TO BE LOSING COMMUNICATION WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING A DOWNSHIFT.

Mileage: 65,000

HELLO, I HAVE A 2012 FORD PICKUP TRUCK WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, MULTIPLE TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND LOSE POWER, THE DASHBOARD WOULD READ THAT I'M DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR BUT THE TRUCK WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5MILES PER HOUR. I WOULD PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS WERE DONE TO OTHER TRUCKS LIKE MINE, BUT THE VIN # WAS NOT COMING UP AS BEING ONE OF THE INFECTED ONES, THE REPAIRS WERE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I KEPT THE RECEIPT JUST INCASE IT COMES UP LATER, SO FAR NO LUCK ACCORDING TO FORD.THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME IF IT DOES , BUT TO LET SOMEONE KNOW THEY DID CHANGE THE EXACT PARTS ON THE RECALL. WELL ITS BEEN AWHILE SINCE THIS TOOK PLACE. THE TRUCK HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL RUNS GOOD AFTER THE REPAIR AT ALOT LESS MILES AT THE TIME. I CAN SEND THE RECEIPT IF YOU NEED IT OR THE DEALERSHIP CAN HELP IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, MILLER MOTORS IN BURLINGTON WI.

Mileage: 90,000

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE, MY TRUCK BEGAN MAKING INSANELY LOUD GRINDING NOISES. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FROM KNOXVILLE TO CHATTANOOGA AND BARELY MADE IT TO CLEVELAND. MY TRUCK STALLED, STARTED BACK UP AND I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 50. I THEN FOUND A MASSIVE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDERNEATH WHERE I PARKED. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO JIFFY LUBE.

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY REVVED TO 4,500 AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BAIERL FORD, 540 S. MAIN ST., ZELIENOPLE, PA), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TT*JB *TR

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2012 FORD F-150 IS HAVING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN FOR TSB'S AND SAFETY RECALLS. UPON CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER THAT MATCHED WITH THEIR CASES. MY VEHICLE FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTIONS WITH MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, AND EVEN MANUFACTURING LOCATION AND HAS THE EXACT ISSUES THAT THESE RECALLS ARE ABOUT. THE FIRST RECALL IS FORD RECALL 16S19 : UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT THIS WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT MULTIPLE GEARS. WHEN IT SHIFTS DOWN IT ALSO CAUSES THE REAR TIRES ARE LOCK UP AND I HAVE LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY TRYING TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ALSO CAUSES WEAR AND TEAR ON THE DRIVETRAIN. SHIFTING THE MOTOR FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST IMMEDIATELY SENDS THE MOTOR INTO A DANGEROUS RPM RANGE CAUSING DAMAGE. THE SECOND RECALL IS FORD TSB 13-6-8: THIS CAUSES ME TO LOSE ALL INDICATION ON MY GAUGES EXCEPT FOR RPM' S. I LOSE INDICATION ON MY CURRENT SPEED RANDOMLY AND ALSO ON ALL OF MY CRITICAL ENGINE TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. THIS ALSO LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION INTO 5TH GEAR, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN PROPERLY AND ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. THESE TWO ISSUES COMBINE MAKES THE VEHICLE A DANGER TO DRIVE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE TAKING THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE AND CANNOT TRUST IT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY BOTH LOCALLY AND AT ITS HEADQUARTERS. THEIR REPLY IS THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE NHTSA FOR FURTHER HELP FROM A FRIEND WHO ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS UP A HILL OR BRIDGE, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE DRAGGING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CHARLOTTE COUNTY FORD, 3156 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33952, (888) 699-4370) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS NOT DISTRIBUTING A SIGNAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100,000

2012 F150 DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR GOING 55 ON THE FREEWAY TOWING A TRAILER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2011 & 2012 F150. FORD SAYS MINE DOESN'T? ACCORDING TO A REPORT I HAVE MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE MONTHS OF THE RECALL? SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! SCARY FORD NEEDS TO RECALL ALL 2011 & 2012 NOT PICK & CHOOSE SOME TRUCKS I PAYED $1,100 TO FIX LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM!!!! I WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED

Mileage: 90,000

RECALL ON 2011-2012 F150 LEAD FRAM HARNESS FAILURE MY TRUCK FALLS INTO THE REQUIRED DATE BUT FORD SAYS MY VIN # ISN'T IN THERE DATA BASE UNDER THE RECALL

Mileage: 91,000

AROUND THE BEGINNING OF JULY THIS YEAR AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND MY SPEEDOMETER AND DIGITAL GAUGES ON MY 2012 FORD F-150 QUIT WORKING AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE, AND UPON DOING SO IT BEGAN NORMAL OPERATION. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS IT DID THIS SAME THING APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) MORE TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS THE MOST SERIOUS AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND ALMOST FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD ALONG WITH MY TWO (2) YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO WAS RIDING WITH ME. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND GUIDE THE TRUCK OFF THE ROADWAY. HOWEVER, THIS TIME UPON RESTART THE TRUCK, WHILE PARKED, WAS CONTINUOUSLY REVVING AT ABOUT 6,000RPM'S. UPON A SECOND RESTART IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, CAVALIER FORD CHESAPEAKE SQUARE, AND SPOKE WITH LINDSAY GIVENS WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD BE A "HOT MINUTE" BEFORE SOMEONE COULD LOOK AT MY TRUCK. I DROPPED IT OFF AFTER HOURS THAT NIGHT (07/20/18) WITH A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS. I WAS LATER CONTACTED ON 07/24/18, BY PHIL CAUSEY, SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY TRUCK THE FOLLOWING DAY. I NEVER HEARD ANYMORE AND UPON CALLING THE DEALERSHIP ON 07/27/18, AND SPEAKING TO TANYA HOWARD, I WAS ADVISED MY TRUCK STILL HADN'T BEEN LOOKED AT AND PHIL WAS OFF UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. ON 07/31/18 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM PHIL AND HE STATED THAT WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING MY TRUCK AROUND IT GOT STUCK IN FIRST GEAR ON THEM AS WELL, AND THEY LOCATED THE PROBLEM IN THE LEADFRAME OF MY TRANSMISSION. THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWS MY TRUCK READ CODES P0722 AND P072. THIS RECALL HTTPS://MEDIA.FORD.COM/CONTENT/FORDMEDIA/FNA/US/EN/NEWS/2016/04/27/FORD-MOTOR-COMPANY-ISSUES-THREE-SAFETY-RECALLS-AND-TWO-SAFETY-CO.HTML COVERS THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER FORD WILL NOT HONOR IT.

Mileage: 99,912

TAKATA RECALL MY TRUCK KEEPS DOWNSHIFTING AND LOCKING UP MY BACK WHEELS ON THE HIGHWAY. I JUST ALMOST HAD A WRECK AND THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.

Mileage: 119,000

WE HAVE A FORD F-150 AND IT IS LOSING POWER AS YOU TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS IN FINDING THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD SENSORS REPLACED AND THE INTERCOOLER DRAINED TWICE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS YOUR TRAVELING IT WILL LOOSE POWER AND IT'S HARD TO GET OFF THE ROAD SOMETIMES AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

Mileage: 85,000

THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE SPEED SENSING AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS OR IS ERRATIC AND JUMPS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS. WORST CASE I WAS APPROXIMATELY DOING 40 MPH, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 THE TRUCK SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. USUALLY THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IS AT LOWER SPEED AND LOWER GEARS, BUT IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE.

Mileage: 120,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING, HAS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO REMAIN IN 1ST GEAR AFTER THESE INCIDENTS AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN LEAVING FROM A STOP, AT AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, IN WHICH CASE THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT AND GONE INTO LIMP MODE, WITH ONLY 5TH GEAR AVAILABLE, WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION. THIS PROBLEM WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE ODOMETER TO READ '-------.--' AND THE SPEEDOMETER TO READ '0 MPH', EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, TRAVELLING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE IS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT OPERATING CONDITIONS. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0720 WAS DISPLAYED DURING THESE INCIDENTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 16N02 FOR 'CERTAIN' VEHICLES, IN WHICH THE DEALERS ARE REPLACE THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. IN THE CASE OF MY VEHICLE, THIS PROGRAM DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. WITH MY VEHICLE NOT APPLYING FOR THE NOTED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART AS NOTED WITHIN THE SPECIFIC CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH DEFICIENT MOLDED LEAD FRAMES IS FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT AND THEREFORE, THE RECALL PROGRAM SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL F-150S AND SIMILAR VEHICLES WITHIN THE SPECIFIED BUILD DATES, AS NOTED WITHIN THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME FAILURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND CAUSES SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE DRIVERS OF THOSE VEHICLES AND TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.

Mileage: 142,300

GEARS FLASH ON AND OFF, THEN THE ACCELERATOR SLOWS DOWN. GOES INTO NUETRAL AUTOMATICALLY. RANDOMLY SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING TRUCK TO PICK UP SPEED OR DRASTICALLY LOSE SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. SHIFTS VERY HARD AS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERYTIME I DRIVE ABOVE 65MPH, BUT OCCASIONALLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE RANDOM SHIFTING OF GEARS HAPPENED FIRST AROUND 4 YEARS AGO, BUT HAS BEEN A SAFETY RISK FOR THE LAST 5-6 MONTHS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN IT HAPPENING.

Mileage: 100,000

THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT MOST RECENTLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH MY TRUCK WENT INTO FIRST GEAR AND LOCKED UP MY TRUCK REAR END. I SLID ONTO THE BERM OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST DOWN A HILL. THE DREADED WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT INOPERABLE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO SORT OF A LIMP MODE AND DROVE REAL WEIRD. THE CODE WAS A P0720 OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR. OF COURSE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2012, BUILT IN DEARBORN WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AS THE RECALLED ONES, GO FIGURE! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SHARPNACK FORD IN WILLARD OHIO THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW WITH THE TRUCK WHERE I WILL PAY $1000 TO GET THE LEAD BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS THAT ALL VIN'S FOR 2012 ARE NOT COVERED. I OWN THREE FORDS AND I AM STARTING TO WONDER WHY!

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN I START THE TRUCK I HAVE TO LET IT IDLE AND WARM UP FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. IF I DO NOT LET THE TRUCK WARM-UP AND I PUT IT IN GEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY FIRM AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSES LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM IS KICKING ON BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. RECENTLY, THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP IF CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED ON. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY FIRM AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE BRAKES WILL WORK AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 44 IN OKLAHOMA WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. BEFORE I LEFT ON THE ROAD TRIP I LET THE TRUCK WARM-UP SO THAT THE BRAKES WOULD WORK WHEN I FIRST LEFT THE DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 33,500

2012 FORD F150 - TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME THE FORD DEALERSHIP (BOLTON IN LAKE CHARLES, LA) IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME IN MY TRUCK. THE VEHICLE, DRIVING LINEARLY AT 35 MPH, LOCKED INTO 3RD GEAR AND WENT INTO SAFE OPERATING MODE WITH ALMOST NO ACCELERATION. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND A WRENCH LIGHT FAULT CODE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR OR REGAIN ACCELERATION, EVEN WHEN STATIONARY, PARK, OR AFTER RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE IS AN EARLY 2012 PRODUCTION PICKUP FROM THE DEARBORN, MICHIGAN PLANT, MATCHING THE RECALL CRITERIA FOR NHTSA (16V-248) AND FORD (16S19) BUT THE VIN DOES NOT APPEAR IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY FOR THIS RECALLED DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE IS DEALER STOCK / UNMODIFIED AND PRESENTLY HAS 71,000 MILES.

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TRUCK LOSSES POWER AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE. WRENCH ICON COMES ON, AS WELL AS AIRBAG LIGHT, AND SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. IT APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN WHATEVER GEAR IT IS IN AT THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN STARTING OUT, TRUCK GETS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR, AND TRIES TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN NOT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 106,000

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHILE DRIVING IN WHICH THE TRUCK SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND SHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT DISPLAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE WRENCH HAS SHOWN. ONE ONE OCCASION WHILE ACCELERATING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY THE GEAR SHIFTED DOWN AND THE TIRES SQUEALED AND THE TRUCK DRAMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN. SOME OCCASIONS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED THE SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS IS EXTREMELY ROUGH. THESE OCCASIONS HAVE HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION, ON CITY STREETS, ON HIGHWAYS, AND ENTERING OR EXITING HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 83,000

THE SPEEDOMETER SCREEN GOES BLACK AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL DROP UNEXPECTEDLY INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE IN MOTION, USUALLY ON A HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 120,000

I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT, BUT HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT I HAD A TYPO ON MY VIN. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE EXPERIENCES WITH THE ISSUE OUTLINED IN FORD RECALL 16S19. NHTSA CASE 16V248. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY AT LOW SPEED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. MORE RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD IT DOWN SHIFT AT HIGHER SPEEDS(APPROX 50-70MPH). WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, IT CANCELS IT OUT AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE HAD ON TIME WHEN THE MIL WRENCH APPEARED BRIEFLY AND ALL NUMBERS ON THE CENTER SCREEN WENT TO DASHES UNTIL A RESTART OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE SPOKE TO DEALERS AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND LOOKED ON THE NHTSA SITE AND ALL HAVE TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL STATES THE AFFECTED DATES ARE FEBRUARY 11,2011 TO SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 AT THE DEARBORN PLANT. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON AUGUST 2, 2012 AT DEARBORN. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE AN ANSWER FROM ANYONE AS TO WHY MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED WHEN IT MEETS THE DEADLINE BY OVER A MONTH.

Mileage: 129,800

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE ISSUES AS STATED IN SAFETY RECALL 16S19 (UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT RESULTING IN LOCKING UP OF REAR TIRES AS WELL AS INTERMITTENT LIMP MODE AND TACHOMETER SPIKES AND DROPS WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET). I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 'BUILD DATE' BY A TOTAL OF 9 DAYS AND THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE PER THE SAFETY RECALL.

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY AND RANDOMLY LOCK IN 3RD OR 5TH GEAR AND WILL NOT DOWN OR UP SHIFT. DIFFICULT TO GET MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP FROM 5TH GEAR. SPEEDO DOES NOT WORK WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURS SOMETIMES ABLE TO STOP, PLACE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND RESTART TO RESET THE SYSTEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THOUGH. WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATES ON THE INFO CENTER, SPEEDO AND TRIP METERS SHOW BLANK LINES AS WELL. I HAVE PICS AND A VIDEO CLIP BUT UNABLE TO SHARE AT THE MOMENT.

Mileage: 31,000

THE TRUCK WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT IS A PART OF RECALL 16V248000 BUT OUR SPECIFIC VIN ISN'T A PART OF IT AT THIS TIME. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45 IT DOWNSHIFTS.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS12309457. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

Mileage: 7,000

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN FORD'S APRIL 27TH, 2016 RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT OF BAD TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE AND/OR HARDWARE. MY VEHICLE IS SAID TO BE OUTSIDE OF THE DATES THAT WAS AFFECTED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 25 MPH (MULTIPLE TIMES) THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES ERRATIC AND DROPS TO ZERO MPH. THROTTLE IS HELD STEADY. THE TRANSMISSION BOUNCES BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN GOES INTO FIRST GEAR AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE SLOWS ABRUPTLY AND THE REAR TIRES SQUEAL. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS TO SEE IF THE ISSUE OCCURS THERE AS WELL. VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING ON MY 2012 F-150 AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/P5ZXVESUSUC

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 3 MPH, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER STRUCK A POLE. THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. ON THE WAY TO THE CONTACT'S HOME, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME FULLY DEPRESSED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

MY TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS FROM HIGH GEARS TO LOW GEARS AND VISE VERSA. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN IN HIGH SPEEDS. IT APPEARS TO BE A LEAD FRAME ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IN EL CENTRO, CA. IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN MY CHILD IS IN THE CAR. I FOUND 16N02 EXTENDED WARRANTY AND RECALL #16S19, BUT THEY DO NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. THEY SHOULD!

Mileage: 60,000

2012 FORD F-150. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES...VEHICLE IN MOTION AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS TO 1 GEAR ON ITS ON. IT STICKS FOR 10-20 SECONDS BEFORE IT RELEASES AND THEN YOU CAN ACCELERATE AGAIN.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BY THE SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS SEVERELY REDUCED AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A RECORDING DEVICE WAS ATTACHED, INDICATING THAT THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN, IN FACT, HE DID NOT. THE BRAKES AND SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

Mileage: 5,000

IN WARM WEATHER THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHAKES AND DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, A WRENCH IS DISPLAYED ON DASH SOMETIMES. THE SPEED AFTER DOING THIS DOES NOT EXCEED 20-25 MPH. IF WE CAN SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURN TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT EVERYTHING RESETS. THIS HAPPENS ATLEAST ONCE DAILY, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE DAILY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK IS IN MOTION. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED AS IT HAS HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ON ONE OCCASION WHEN I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. THE LAST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED TODAY, BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE IT DOES HAPPEN LESS, MAYBE ONCE WEEKLY INSTEAD OF MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM OUTSIDE.

Mileage: 68,000

WHEN I AN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO GO, THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES AT RANDOM INTERVALS AND LASTS FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AT INTERVALS EVERY 1 TO 2 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND IS GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY. LES SCHWAB CHECKED THE TIRES, BRAKES, ROTORS, AXLES, BEARING AND U-JOINTS AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD. IT FEELS ALMOST LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING ON A RUMBLE STRIP BUT MORE HARSH. THE SEVERITY OF THE VIBRATION IS WORSE WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS DOWN TO 1ST GEAR LOCKING REAR WHEELS AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID AND LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO AS TO HOW THE GAUGES RESPONDED.

Mileage: 82,000

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WENT FROM 25 TO 2 MPH W/O ANY OTHER TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND WE WENT FROM 45 TO 2 MPH WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND US. THE DEALER SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BAD SENSOR. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE ON 2015/2016 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT ON 2012'S. THE DEALER SAID IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD HAS RECALLED NEWER TRUCKS BECAUSE OF IT.

Mileage: 71,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MILEAGE GAUGE WENT FROM 70 TO 50 TO 40, AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000. THE RPMS THEN RAPIDLY DROPPED DOWN TO 1,500. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A "P-1500". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

MY F150 IS CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCING THE EXACT DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT SAFETY RECALL 16S19 DESCRIBES. FORD IS NOT PROVIDING ANY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND CURRENTLY DOES NOT KNOW WHEN A SOLUTION WILL BE AVAILABLE. MY TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE ISSUES SHIFTING TO THE NEXT GEAR, REV UP WAY FARTHER THAN NECESSARY TO SHIFT AND THEN STALL. I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY TRUCK AND TURN IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET RID OF THE ISSUE JUST TO GET ME TO MY DESTINATION. THIS OCCURS ON 50% OF MY DRIVES AROUND THE CITY. I WILL NOT DARE TAKE IT FURTHER THAN 10 MILES IN FEAR THAT I MIGHT BE STRANDED AND FORCED TO PAY FOR TOWING. FORD HAS ALSO TOLD ME I MUST PROVE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE TO EVEN APPLY FOR A RENTAL. MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE IS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG BESIDES THE EXACT ISSUE I'M DESCRIBING. IT'S A PANDORA'S BOX, BUILT TO PUT THE CONSUMER IN THE WORST POSITION RISKING INJURY OR DEATH DRIVING A FAULTY VEHICLE OR PAYING THE BILL FOR A RENTAL.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *JS

Mileage: 52,000

20,484 MILES ON TRUCK. 10/18/15 RPM'S INCREASE BUT DOESNT SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR. 10/19/15 ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND NO CODE, SENT BACK TO ME. 11/17&11/22 DRIVER SEAT LOST MEMORY. 11/28/15 RPM REVED WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED RPM'S WERE STILL INCREASING. 12/2 BROUGHT TO DEALER NO CODE ON DIAGNOSIS, SENT OUT AGAIN WITHOUT TROUBLESHOOTING 20,900 MILES ON TRUCK. 12/8/15 RPM'S REVED DIDNT GO INTO GEAR. 12/8/15 1HR AFTER PRIOR FAILURE, TRIED TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY AND 2 ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE DRIVE IT WOULDNT MOVE PUT TRUCK IN REVERSE THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT IN DRIVE, STUCK IN 1ST GEAR FOR 2 BLKS. 12/10/15 MY 5YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER AND I DROVE 4 BLOCKS BEFORE TRUCK SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. 12/11/15 TRUCK DID NOT SEEM TO BE RUNNING RIGHT HEARD A CLUNK UPON LEAVING PRK LOT GOT ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND TRUCK FAILED TO SHIFT, WRENCH ON DASHED SHOWED AND WENT AWAY, DASH INFO HAD LINES ACROSS INSTEAD OF MPG AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, DEALER WAS ON MY WAY, THIS TIME CODE SHOWED AND WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I ENDED UP DRIVING THIS VEHICLE 500 MILES IWITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILING HERE AND THERE UNTIL A CODE SHOWED. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO ALL ON THE ROAD AND MUCH UNNEEDED STRESS. I AM VERY CONCERNED WHAT OTHER COMPONENTS HAVE PREMATURE WEAR DUE TO CONTINUING TO DRIVE MY TRUCK IN THIS CONDITION. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED VSC FROM DEALER BUT UNSURE WHAT IT COVERS SO FORD WILL NOT OFFER EXTENDED WARRENTY, ONLY OFFERING OIL CHANGES. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO GO THROUGH THIS SAME DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE ACT ON THIS BEFORE DEATHS START OCCURING. AFTER READING UP ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE SYMTOMS MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED WERE EXACT ALONG WITH THE TRUCK INCREASING RPM'S ALTHOUGH BRAKE WAS APPLIED. INSTINCT IS YOU DONT CONTINUE DRIVING A VECHILE THAT DOESNT SHIFT EVEN DUE TO LIKELYHOOD OF OTHER COMPONENTS FAILING AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 20,960

I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 FORD F150 PLATINUM 4X4 ECOBOOST TRUCK IN JUNE 2012. AROUND 2014, I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND MAJOR SHAKING OR SHUDDERING WHEN I WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE IN THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A MISFIRE ISSUE AND CALLED THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM. THEY ASKED AT THE TIME IF IT WAS CONSISTENT AND I SAID IT WAS NOT. THEY ADVISED THAT I SHOULD JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AND THAT I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN IF IT CONTINUED. I HAVE ALSO DONE A GOOD NUMBER OF ALL MAINTENANCE RELATED CHECK UPS AND SERVICES WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES OVER A 1 YEAR PERIOD. I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AS I THOUGHT IT WAS A MISFIRE BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE LAST EPISODE NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP NEAR MY HOME AND THEY TESTED IT. COMPUTER READING SAYS IT IS A P04300 - BAD INNER COOLER. FIX IS $1700 PER DEALER (NEW INNER COOLER, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NEW BOOTS, NEW PLUGS AND ADDING A SHIELD) BUT THAT SINCE I AM NOW AT 88K, EMISSION WARRANTY ENDED AT 80K AND I HAVE NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM FORD. I ADVISED I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY AND THAT THIS IS NOT MY DRIVING OR MILEAGE ISSUE AND THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER AND HAD A REDESIGN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IF FORD RECOGNIZES THIS AS THEIR DESIGN FLAW AND IS NOW HAPPENING TO MY FORD VEHICLE, I NEED THEM TO HELP ACCEPT THIS AS A WARRANTABLE ITEM AND ACCEPT THE REPAIR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE ASSIST. KINDEST REGARDS.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THEN ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON OVER TEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 35,000

WHEN THERE WAS SNOW AND ICE ON THE HIGHWAYS I PUT MY TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND WHEN TURNED BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE I BEGAN TO NOTICE A GRINDING AND VIBRATION NOISE THAT OCCURRED WHEN TURNING. THEN COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE NOISE STARTED WHEN BACKING OUT CAUSING TRUCK TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER TO BARELY BACK OUT. THIS NOISE CONTINUED AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND LOOKED OVER. UPDATES WERE MADE AS WELL AS OIL CHANGE BUT DAYS LATER NOISE CAME BACK. SINCE 2/12/15 MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES AND HAS PERFORMED RECOMMENDATIONS BY FORD BUT DAYS LATER NOISE COMES BACK. THE LAST TIME MY TRUCK WAS IN I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER AND SERVICE MANAGER MY TRUCK IS NOT FIXABLE AS THEY WERE INFORMED OTHER 2012 F150'S ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES AND AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING DONE. SINCE THIS MY TRUCK IS SHAKING MORE BACKING UP, JERKING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AS IF LOSING POWER THAN WILL GAIN POWER AND JOLT FORWARD, I HEAR THIS GRINDING NOISE ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS FROM 30-60 MPH, TURNS, AND BACKING UP. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WHEN TRUCK GETS TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER IT DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN UNLESS I LET UP ON PEDAL AND THEN PUSH IT AGAIN. I AM FEELING UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AS TWICE NOW I HAVE HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING WITH THIS NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR ME. I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS TRUCK AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MULTIPLE OCCASIONS GO TO STEP ON THE GAS AND THE TRUCK JUST DOESN'T ACCELERATE, FEELS LIKE A MISFIRE OR ALMOST ABOUT TO STALL, THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT AND LIGHT TURNS GREEN, HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN ROLLING IN TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO GET ONTO HIGHWAY AT THE ON RAMP. ANOTHER TIME DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, STEPPED ON GAS AND TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND RPM KEPT ACCELERATING EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS. HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I BELIEVE THESE ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I'M EXPECTING THE TRUCK TO MOVE SO I CAN GO ALONG WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND IT JUST HANGS ON ME PUTTING ME IN A BAD SITUATION OR IT LAUNCHES FORWARD MAKING ME MOMENTARILY JERK THE WHEEL AND LOSE CONTROL. POSSIBLE KNOWN ISSUE? (HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2013/05/28/FORD-F150-ECOBOOST-GOVERNMENT-PROBE/2367197/) THANKS *TR

Mileage: 17,000

I WAS WITH MY FAMILY ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS IN POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO RESUME ACCELERATION. THE HIGHWAY ALSO HAS A MODERATE INCLINE IN SLOPE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY. WE WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED FROM THE CAR HEADING IN THE SAME DIRECTION WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE AWAY. LUCKILY THE CAR THAT WAS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH CONSIDERING WE HAD A 1 YEAR AND 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT THEY COULD OFFER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM WAS ON WEDNESDAY 10/10/2014. THIS IS OVER 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT SO I BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IS EVEN ATTEMPTING TO MODIFY THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM AND RE FLASH THE PCM. WITH ISSUES LIKE THE MILLIONS OF VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR AIRBAGS THAT HAVE LED TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, FAR BEYOND THE MANUFACTURE ORIGINALLY BECOMING AWARE OF THE ISSUES. HOW LONG IS THE ISSUE REGARDING THE 2011-2013 FORD F150 ECOBOOST GOING TO REMAIN SHOVED UNDER THE RUG? HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE FORD TAKES ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT RISK. IN THEIR REPORT TO THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE (ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE), IT IS MORE THAN OBVIOUS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED A DEFECT IN THE 2012 FORD F150 AND THE ECOBOOST ENGINES WITHIN THE TRUCKS. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY THEY ARE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR RISKING THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE. ALSO, WHY IS THE NHTSA ALLOWING FORD TO SHRUG THIS OFF AND CLOSE THIS INVESTIGATION? THERE IS A CLEAR DEFECT PRESENT THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF LEADING TO LOSS OF LIFE. IS THIS NOT PURE NEGLIGENCE? *TR

Mileage: 40,001

WHEN YOU PRESS THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO PASS THE VEHICLE HAS A SLIGHT ACCELERATION AND THEN SHAKES, SHUDDERS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I NEED TO COAST FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE THE SYSTEM RECOVERS AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATES. THIS HAPPENS ALL SUMMER LONG PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME I NEED TO PASS. MY FORD DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE APPLIED THE SERVICE BULLETINS BUT THAT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER IT IS STATED THAT FORD SAYS YOU CAN STILL ACCELERATE I CAN TELL YOU THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE WITH MY TRUCK. I SHOULD NOTE THAT MOST OF THE TIME I AM PULLING AN 18' FISHING BOAT THAT WEIGHTS ABOUT 3000 LBS. ON AT LEAST SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW WHILE ON VACATION I HAVE BEEN IN A LONG STRING OF TRAFFIC BEHIND EITHER MOTOR HOMES OR LOGGING TRUCKS THAT COULD NOT GO HIGHWAY SPEED, I PULL OUT TO PASS THEM STEP ON THE GAS, IT SHAKES, SHUDDERS AND THERE I SIT IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE, MEANWHILE THE STRING OF VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAVE CLOSED THE GAP, I CANNOT PULL BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND I CANNOT ACCELERATE TO GET IN FRONT OF THEM. I END UP JUST SLOWLY MOVING BACK TO THE RIGHT HOPING THE OTHER VEHICLES WILL BACK OFF AND MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, THEN COMES THE BLASTING OF THEIR HORNS AND SHAKING OF THEIR FISTS WHEN THEY EVENTUALLY PASS ME. I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. FORD SPECIFICALLY MARKETS THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE BASED ON IT'S TORQUE FOR TOWING TO PEOPLE THAT NEED A TRUCK FOR TOWING BUT YOU CANNOT USE ANY OF THAT TORQUE ALL SUMMER LONG AND I AM PULLING A BOAT THAT IS ONLY AT ONE THIRD OF THE TOWING CAPACITY. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AFTERWARDS AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND 1 IGNITION COIL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON SEVERAL 2011 - 2013 MODEL ECO BOOST. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL, AS I DO NOT FEEL I NEED TO PAY FOR SOMETHING FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

FOR THE FOURTH TIME, MY 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOSTED ENGINE STALLED OR SHUTTERED WHEN HAULING A LOAD (TRAILER OR HEAVY BED LOAD) IN A HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT. I WAS PULLING A U-HAUL TRAILER BEHIND MY TRUCK AND IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY. WHEN I PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED, SPUTTERED, AND NEARLY SHUT DOWN. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, THEN TURNED OFF ONCE THE ENGINE HAD CLEARED WHAT FELT LIKE CONDENSATION, AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING MODE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN (FOR THE 4TH TIME), THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE OF AWARE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE INTERCOOLER ON 2011-2013 TURBOCHARGED VEHICLES, BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE DEFECT "CODE," FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE SERVICE FIX. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AS THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT FORD ISSUED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS WELL. FRUSTRATED! *TR

Mileage: 48,963

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY VEHICLE STARTING SHUTTERING AS I CHANGED LANES TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I ACCELERATED, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUTTER UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH, UP A SLIGHT INCLINE ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED OUT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR I HAD NO ENGINE POWER AND THE F150, LARIAT, ECO BOOST BEGAN TO SLOW. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED. I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN PRESSED IT DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD POWER. I PULLED BACK INTO THE LANE AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND TRUCK STALLED. COULD NOT STEER. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP SAID LOW OIL PRESSURE. WAS NOT ON A HILL. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT THROUGH FORD SYNC SERVICE AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK OK. WILL CALL DEALERSHIP NEXT. HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME AND IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING TO ENTER HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BEFORE IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 222 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,243.

Mileage: 222

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4 -WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER POWERING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 42,000.

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVING TO WORK ON JUNE 9 AT 8:00AM AFTER A HARD RAINSTORM, ON SOUTH MEMORIAL PARKWAY JUST NORTH OF GREEN COVE ROAD, TRAVELING ABOUT 40 TO 45, SLOWLY ACCELERATING, THE REAR END OF THE F150 LOCKED UP, TIRES SQUEALING, BEGAN TO FISHTAIL TO THE RIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN RELEASED. I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR, NO CARS BEHIND ME. TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE FINE, THE GEAR DISPLAY ON THE DASH BOARD SHOWED ONLY GEARS 1, 2, AND 3. GEARS 4, 5, AND 6 WERE NOT DISPLAYED. I SPED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE, I SLOWED DOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE, I EASED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THE GEARS 4, 5, 6 WERE REDISPLAYED. THERE WERE NO FLUIDS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE TRUCK. I EASED BACK INTO DRIVE AND NOTICED A LITTLE BIT OF A SHUDDER AROUND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO COMPUTER CODE AND IT WAS LIKELY TO BE A COMPUTER GLITCH AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE RECORDED AS A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD NO, THAT UNLESS THEY COULD WITNESS THE EVENT OR THERE WAS A COMPUTER CODE, THE COMPLAINT WOULD NOT BE DOCUMENTED....I ESCALATED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, WE AGREED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR A BIT AND SEE IF THEY COULD REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, BUT, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE T HAT COULD BE DONE. OBVIOUSLY, IF I HAD BEEN DOING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE TRIED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, HE FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OFF THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE LET THE TRUCK SIT IN THE OFF POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND THEN HE RE-STARTED THE TRUCK. AT THAT POINT, HE WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, TO A SPEED THAT ALLOWED HIM TO RE-ENTER THE INTERSTATE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FAILED AND IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE GRADUALLY AT SLOWER THEN NORMAL SPEEDS. HE CONTINUED HIS TRIP WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND AT HIS FIRST OPPORTUNITY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER SAYING THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK PERFORMED WELL FOR THE NEXT YEAR WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS, THERE WERE NO OCCASIONS WHERE QUICK ACCELERATION WAS REQUIRED. IN OCTOBER 2013, HE MADE ANOTHER TRIP, AND THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED. THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2013. THE DEALER STATED THEY MADE A DIFFERENT REPAIR AND THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE CONSUMER. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN APRIL 2014. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE, FOR TWO WEEKS, STATING THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, ACCELERATING FROM 20 MPH TO 65 MPH TO BLEND IN WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPIT, SPUTTER AND SHAKE AND BOGGED DOWN AND WOULDN'T EXCEED 50MPH. WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO ABORT MY MERGE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN WAITED FOR ALL TRAFFIC TO SUBSIDE BEFORE I MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO FORD. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR MANY ISSUES(SLOW SPEED SHUDDER, HIGH SPEED SHUDDER, EMERGENCY BRAKE ISSUES, WARPED ROTORS, ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS, TIRE ISSUES, ACCELERATION HESITATIONS, ROUGH IDLE, FAILED BRAKE PUMP, AND MORE WITH LESS THAN 30, 000 MILES) ALL OF WHICH FORD STATES ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE! THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I TRANSPORT MY 3 CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIENDS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR FORD TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THESE TRUCKS?! DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE........ LIKE WITH CHEVY!!!!! FORD IS COVERING UP THE ISSUES THEY HAVE WITH THE #1 SELLING TRUCK IN AMERICA. IT IS A SHAME THAT PEOPLE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE ON THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THEIR F150 BECAUSE FORD COVERS UP THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO SOLVE THEM. THEY TOLD US IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK..........REALLY!!!!!!! . *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FROM ST LOUIS TO MEMPHIS IN RIGHT HAND LANE. ACCELERATED TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC WHEN TRUCK BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, LURCHING FORWARD AND BACK. ALL THE WHILE LOSING SPEED AND MADE ME FEARFUL TO ATTEMPT TO TRY TO PASS OR MERGE. THIS CONTINUED ALL THE WAY BACK TO MEMPHIS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE TECH. WHEN I PICKED THE TRUCK UP THE SERVICE TICKET SAID "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. IT COULD BE RAIN OR SHINE AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PATTERN. IT IS NOW A WEEKLY/DAILY OCCURRENCE. IT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANYWHERE EXCEPT SIDE STREETS AND I AVOID THE INTERSTATE HWY. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY I WAS LOOKING IN THE MIRROR TO SEE WHAT I HAD RAN OVER. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT MY FORD DEALER DENIES EXISTS! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS DRIVING MY F150 2012 ECOBOOST ON AN ONRAMP GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY. IT WAS RAINING, WET AND ABOUT 50 DEGREES. I ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 35 TO 65 MPH TO CHANGE LANES AND GET IN LINE WITH TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING. THERE WAS ABOUT A MILE STRETCH WHERE THE VEHICLES POWER WAS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD STOP SHAKING. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AS CARS WERE BEARING DOWN ON ME FROM BEHIND AND I HAD TO GET OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE INCASE I NEEDED TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE THEN SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AND I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 25,100

1ST TIME HAPPENED WHEN TRYING TO PASS A BIG TRUCK, PICK UP LOST ENGINE POWER DURING ACCELERATION THAT I BARELY MADE IT, OPPOSITE TRAFFIC COMING, VEHICLE LOST ALL CHANCES TO MADE ON TIME I WAS AFRAID NOT TO PASS ON TIME THIS IS A HAZARD ISSUE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I HAD TO STOP AND SHUT DOWN VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAD A ENGINE CHECK MASSAGE AT THE MAIN SCREEN OF DASHBOARD WITH THE WRENCH CHARACTER IMAGE, AFTER I RESTART VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. 2ND TIME HAPPEN WHEN MADE TRIP TO TEXAS ON DECEMBER 2013, WHEN TRYING TO ENTER FREEWAY I HAD TO SPEED UP AND SUDDENLY PICK UP AGAIN LOST POWER AND START SHAKING I COULD NO GAIN ANY MORE SPEED OVER 50-55 MPH I ALMOST GOT REAR END IT BY A CAR ON THE BACK THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE HIGH SPEED STREAM. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, ;LATER STARTED TO DRIVE OK. WHEN I CAME BACK TO HOME TOWN I TOOK VEHICLE TO CHECK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT AUTOZONE AND RETRIEVE THE P0430 CODE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. THEY CHECK VEHICLE AND RETRIEVE THE SAME CODE , THEY REPLACED ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I WAS RESEARCHING ON FORUMS AND THEY COMMONLY HAVE TO REPLACE NOT ONLY CAT BUT HAVE TO CHANGE INTERCOOLER, CHANGE PLUGS AND RE-FLASH ECU AND OR PLACE A DEFLECTION PLATE ON CURRENT INTERCOOLER BUT HOME TOWN DEALER ONLY REPLACE CAT, I DON'T THINK THIS WILL FIX ISSUE. PLEASE PUSH FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, FOR EXPERIENCE THIS NEEDS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL BECAUSE SAFETY ISSUE IS INVOLVED WHEN YOU LOST POWER WHEN IS NEED IT. THE ACTUAL INTERCOOLER ON PRE 2013 IS NOT GOOD BECAUSE TENDS TO ACCUMULATE CONDENSATION AND THIS IS SUCKED UNDER BOOST CONDITION AND PROBABLY CAUSING MULTIPLE MISFIRES THAT LEADS TO UNEXPECTED POWER LOST AND VEHICLE SHAKING. MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THIS F150 NEW ON 2012 ECOOBOST ENGINE RE GREAT BUT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

WHEN PASSING AND INCREASING SPEED, VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT COULD HAVE CAUSED A HEAD ON OR OTHER ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 14,522

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UPON RESTARTING HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 4-LANE, 65MPH HIGHWAY WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD, IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS COASTING. THERE WAS NO POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS EVEN WHEN I MOVED THE GAS PEDAL TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY SEEMED TO RESUME POWER, IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHOCKED PASSENGER AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, THEN I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE PARTS STREWN ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY, IT SMOOTHED OUT AND THERE WERE NO MORE ISSUES ON THAT TRIP. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THAT TRUCK FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME. THIS WAS DECEMBER 21, 2013. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON DECEMBER 28, 2013. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 50 MINUTES. I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO OVERTAKE DUE TO NO POWER. AGAIN, I WORKED THE THROTTLE TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK FINALLY RECOVERED BUT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AGAIN. AS BEFORE, IT SMOOTHED OUT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SHOWING NO CODES AND THAT THEIR TECHS COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS I HAD MENTIONED. I CHECKED ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS. MY THEORY IS THAT THERE IS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO THIS DIRECT-INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE ENGINE. I PLAN ON TRADING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN AN ECOBOOST ENGINE, AS THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 38,300

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO ACCELERATE TO PASS SEMI PULLED BESIDE HIM. ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING TRUCK LOST POWER AND BEGAN SHAKING HAD TO HIT BRAKES AS CAR APPROACHED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION ALMOST HAD HEAD ON COLLISION. MADE IT TO REAR OF SEMI AND PULLED OVER JUST I TIME TO AVOID ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE BY ACCELERATING QUICKLY. MY VEHICLE INITIALLY ACCELERATED AND THEN VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE ALONGSIDE THE VEHICLE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS. I WAS STUCK NEXT TO THE VEHICLE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS AND ALMOST STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THEN WENT OFF AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES. EVERYDAY SINCE, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS LIT SOLID AT ALL TIMES. TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TOMORROW MORNING TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS ON-LINE RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE, SEEMS AS THOUGH I WILL NOT BE HAPPY ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TELL ME. *TR

Mileage: 20,574

ECOBOOST ENGINE: 7/06/13 FIRST TIME AFTER DRIVING 90 MILES ON I-10, PULLED OFF IN REST AREA. WHEN GETTING BACK ON THE INTERSTATE, WENT TO ACCELERATE TO MATCH TRAFFIC AND ENGINE FELL ON IT'S NOSE, FELT LIKE A STALL THEN BUCKED, MISFIRED , LOST ALL POWER. WHEN LIFTING OFF ACCELERATOR ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, ENGINE LOST POWER AGAIN. IT FELT LIKE EITHER BAD GAS OR IGNITION FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK UP TO SPEED USING CRUISE CONTROL. WITH A LIGHT ACCELERATOR TOUCH, WAS ABLE TO MAKE IN HOME FROM PENSACOLA TO WINTER HAVEN, FL. FILLED UP WITH DIFFERENT FUEL AND PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY, SO I DID NOT TAKE IT TO DEALER. SECOND OCCURRENCE 11/16/13 WHILE HEADING TO PENSACOLA AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HOURS (70-75MPH), WHEN PASSING A SEMI GOING UPHILL ON I-10, FASTER TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND, SO I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET AROUND THE SEMI TO CLEAR THE LEFT LANE . ENGINE FELL ON IT'S NOSE ONCE AGAIN, STALLED, MISFIRED, SHOOK AND LOST POWER. THE TRAFFIC WAS UPON US IN SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK BACK UP TO SPEED BY GENTLY USING CRUISE. THIS TIME TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER. THEY INSTALLED A "SHIELD OR PARTITION" IN THE CHARGE-AIR AND DID A REPROGRAM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,800. DEALER DID NOT SEEM CONFIDENT THAT THIS WAS THE FIX. WE WILL SEE. *TR

Mileage: 11,500

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A VEHICLE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ENGINE ACCELERATION, PICK UP BEGAN TO VIBRATE, PULLED OVER AND CALLED SERVICE CENTER, WAS TOLD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART VEHICLE, PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION! *TR

Mileage: 3,500

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-150 WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. WHILE SLOWLY ACCELERATING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (GENERALLY AROUND 50 TO 70 MPH), THE ENGINE MISSES TERRIBLY ON MULTIPLE CYLINDERS AND THE TRUCK JERKS AND LUNGES VIOLENTLY ALL WHILE LOSING POWER AND SPEED. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, BUT MOST OFTEN WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP A HILL OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE LOSS OF POWER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHILE PASSING OTHER VEHICLES ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH, THE CONDITIONS WERE DRIZZLE/VERY HUMID, ROUGHLY 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE. THERE WAS A SLOW CAR IN FRONT OF ME SO I GOT IN THE ON COMING TRAFFICS LANE TO PASS THE CAR, BUT WHEN I STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. MY TRUCK WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I PUSHED IT A FEW MORE TIMES AND STILL NOTHING. THERE WAS A CAR COMING AND I ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT AND PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN BADLY INJURED HAD I NOT GOTTEN BACK IN MY LANE JUST BEFORE THE CAR PASSED. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND FINALLY GET AROUND THE CAR. THIS IS ONLY 1 OF THE 5 TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE, ITS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES, AND TWICE WHEN I'VE LOANED THE TRUCK TO MY FATHER. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN HUMID OR RAINY CONDITIONS AND I'M GUESSING HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INTERCOOLER. BUT I'M NOT AN AUTO GUY SO I WOULDN'T KNOW. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY SAID GO TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER DIDN'T SEE ANY CODES THAT WERE THROWN DURING THESE INCIDENTS SO THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. IT WAS [XXX], AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HELP US WHO HAVE DEFECTED ECOBOOST ENGINES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 44,000

LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION. ENTIRE TRUCK VIBRATING. WAS IN THE PASSING LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND BOGGED DOWN. VIBRATION STOPPED WHEN LETTING OFF GAS PEDAL. STARTED RIGHT BACK AS SOON AS I TRIED TO SPEED UP AGAIN. AFTER A FEW TIMES IT WENT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY 2012 FORD F150 SUPER CREW WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE.. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON 11-22-13 AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, I WAS UNABLE TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES THAT WERE RUNNING BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. EACH TIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE PAST IN THE PASSING LANE THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD RUN AGAIN. THE 3RD TIME THIS HAPPENED A SEMI TRUCK WAS BARRELING UP BEHIND ME AND THERE WAS A SEMI ON THE SIDE OF ME, I NOTICED THE SEMI BESIDE ME MOVING INTO MY LANE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO GET CLEAR AND THE SEMI BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN ME DOWN AS MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS TIME I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT FOR THE VEHICLE TO RUN RIGHT AGAIN. AFTER THE 3RD TIME MY TRUCK WENT FROM GETTING 18 MPG TO 12.3 MPG AND RAN ROUGH AS THOUGH IT WAS CUTTING OUT. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND THE VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME WERE THROWING UP QUITE A BIT OF MOISTURE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY 11-23-13 AND THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR REPAIRS. I AM CONCERNED AS I AND MY WIFE COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN KILLED OF MAIMED YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE. IF THIS HAPPENS TO SOME FAMILY, THEY COULD HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT AND I DON'T WANT THAT ON MY CONSCIENCE. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE TRUCKS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 27,302

I WAS ON A TRIP FROM OKLAHOMA TO FLORIDA. I STOPPED FOR GAS IN LOUISIANA. WHEN I GOT ON TO THE ON RAMP TO RETURN TO THE INTERSTATE I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IN FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK, AND IT LOST ALL POWER ALMOST BEING HIT BY SEMI TRUCK. AFTER MY TRIP I TOOK MY PICKUP TRUCK TO MY FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. ME AND MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE SEMI TRUCK DID NOT HAVE ROOM TO MOVE OVER TO MISS US. *TR

Mileage: 12,500

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND MISFIRE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS F-150 OFF ROAD 4X4 WITH ECOBOOST SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE FIX WAS A DEFLECTOR PLATE INSTALLED FOR THE TWIN TURBO. THEY DID NOT REPLACED THE CAC (CHARGE AIR COOLER). I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD MOST DEFINITELY FIX THE ISSUE. CLEARLY, THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE SINCE I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE YESTERDAY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS TURNING ONTO VERY BUSY M59 IN HOWELL. I TURNED IN FRONT OF A SEMI. THANK GOODNESS I HAD ENOUGH ROOM SINCE I HAD NO ACCELERATION AFTER THE TURN. HAD I NOT GIVEN MYSELF ENOUGH ROOM AND CHANCED IT, THE SEMI MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FORD SHOULD DISCONTINUE MAKING THE ECOBOOST ENGINE UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 15,400

I LIVE IN LAKE GENEVA, WI. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN THE RAIN AND HAD A TRUCK PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I WAS GOING 70 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN, SO I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK STALLED COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT FELT THE TRUCK MISSED THE DOWN SHIFT AND NEVER WENT BACK INTO GEAR. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AROUND 630 PM. WAS JUST SCARY AS I HAD A SEMI BEHIND ME AND ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT THAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID. THE TRUCK IS A 2012 F150 LARIAT WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

I ONLY JUST LEARNED OF YOUR INVESTIGATION SO MY MEMORY ON EXACT DATES AND MILEAGE MAY BE OFF BY A FEW WEEKS. I DID TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER TO REPORT MY INCIDENT SO THEY SHOULD SHOULD HAVE A RECORD OF THIS AND THE WORK THEY PERFORMED (BAIERL FORD, ZELIENOPLE, PA 16063). MY 2012 F150 WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME. I WAS PASSING A COAL TRUCK UPHILL ON A 10% GRADE. I WAS NOT TOWING, NOR DID I HAVE A LOAD IN THE BED. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. I EASED OUT AND GOT ALONG SIDE RUNNING NOW AT ABOUT 50-55, THEN 'PUNCHED' THE THROTTLE TO COMPLETE THE PASS. THAT DID NOT TURN OUT WELL. THE ENGINE CUT OUT EXACTLY LIKE A REVERSE LIMITER ON AN ATV AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BARELY WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PASS, AND WAS 'PUSHED' UP THE HILL BY THE COAL TRUCK, ENGINE RUNNING IN THAT CUT-OUT MODE ALL THE WAY. GOT OVER THE TOP AND IT CONTINUED TO RUN LIKE THIS DOWN THE OTHER SIDE. AFTER ABOUT 6 MILES, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER NOT TOO LONG AFTER. THEY INSTALLED SOMETHING - SINCE IT WAS WARRANTY WORK I WASN'T GIVEN THE PAPERWORK AND SIMPLY DON'T RECALL WHAT THEY DID. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A TSB ON THE PROBLEM THOUGH. I HAVE NOT HAD A REPEAT IN THE 6 MONTHS SINCE, ALTHOUGH I DO DRIVE DIFFERENTLY NOW, HAVING EXPERIENCED THAT EPISODE. THAT EVENT SEVERELY COMPROMISED MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS ENGINE. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN VERY ADVERSE TO PASSING ON TWO LANE ROADS AND HAVE DELAYED TOWING SEVERAL TIMES FOR FEAR THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN POTENTIALLY CREATING A DEADLY SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 14,600

RAINING OUT, WENT TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND SHUDDERED LIKE IT WAS GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK COULDN'T DO MORE THAT 40 MPH. HAD TO KEEP A LEVEL HEAD TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION AND GET BACK BEHIND VEHICLE I ATTEMPTED TO PASS. VERY SCARY. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU GAVE IT HARD THROTTLE THROUGHOUT THE TRIP. THIS IS AN ECOBOOST F150 WITH THE TWIN TURBO V6 ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

WE WERE RETURNING FROM ARKANSAS IN OUR F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE IN RAIN/HEAVY MIST. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND WHEN I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE THE TRUCK JUST SHOOK AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 1.5 HOURS LATER IN THE SAME CONDITIONS, TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING BEYOND 3/8 THROTTLE. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN WE WERE IN THE RAIN (COMING FROM ARKANSAS) WITH THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS (YEAR AGO). I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AS FROM READING SEVERAL PLACES THERE ISN'T A TRUE FIX AT THIS POINT. SOME PEOPLE ARE DRILLING HOLES IN THEIR INTERCOOLERS TRYING TO DRAIN THE WATER THAT APPEARS TO BE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 17,100

WHILE ACCELERATING TO ENTER HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LURCHED AND LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY.I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR A TIME. LATER WHILE UNDER A LOAD IT WOULD MISS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN THIS HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ORDERED PARTS, BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO CONFIDENT OF BEING ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WET/HUMID CONDITIONS, UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE WORK OUTLINED IN A TECH BULLETIN FROM FORD BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. JUST YESTERDAY (10/6/13 AT ABOUT 12:25PM APPROX 65 DEGREES F) DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN ON I-96 NEAR GRAND RAPIDS, MI I ACCELERATED HARD FROM ABOUT 65MPH TO PASS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ON INTERSTATE 85 IN MAJOR TRAFFIC THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY HAD A SHARP REDUCTIONS IN ENGINE POWER DURING ACCELERATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

ON 2 SEPT 2013, IN FLORIDA, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A TWO LANE ROAD INTO THE MEDIAN AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SPUTTER AND HAD LOSS OF POWER THAT BARELY ALLOWED ME TO CROSS BEFORE TRAFFIC ARRIVED. THE ROUGH RUNNING CONTINUED AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A 1/4 MILE BEFORE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO EXIT. IT STARTED RUNNING CORRECT SHORTLY AFTER THAT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND AROUND MID 80'S, MILEAGE WAS AROUND 9500, SPEED WAS 0-50 MPH. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 27 SEPT 2013, IN MISSOURI, AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS TRAFFIC ON I-70. THE VEHICLE AGAIN STARTED TO SPUTTER WITH DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER THAT DIDN'T ALLOW IT TO MAINTAIN TRAFFIC SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I CONTINUED TO THE NEXT EXIT. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT BECAME STEADY AND REMAINED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 900 MILE TRIP. IT IS BEING TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND IN THE 60'S. MILEAGE WAS AROUND 11000 AND SPEED WAS AROUND 65-70 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 9,500

I PURCHASED MY F-150 ECOBOOST, ON JULY 28, 2012. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING IT, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. OFTEN WHEN IT RAINS, THE TRUCK WILL NOT START OR WHEN IT DOES START, IT REFUSES TO GO OR WHEN IT IS GOING, IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PASS A SLOW VEHICLE, THERE IS NO POWER. THE ENGINE BOGGS DOWN, TO AN IDLE. THE TRUCK HAS LEFT ME STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES. I TOOK MY FAMILY ON A TRIP TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. ON THE OPEN ROAD THE MOTOR QUIT. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT INTO A FORD DEALER, WHO HAD TO PERFORM EXTENSIVE ENGINE REPAIRS IN ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT BACK TO TENNESSEE, AFTER 3 WEEKS OF REPAIRS, IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES, I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO POWER. IT IS DANGEROUS, PARTICULAR WHEN TRAVELING ON 2 LANE COUNTRY ROADS WITH HILLS. OFTEN, WHEN I PARK AND EXIT THE TRUCK, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS COME UNATTACHED FROM THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. THIS MORNING, I WENT TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD/FELT THUMPING AND THE SEAT FELL BACK, I WAS NEARLY LAYING ON MY BACK, WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY, WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FORD CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE WAS VERY FLIPPED AND SEEMED TO BE MORE CONCERNED WITH ENSURING THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTY THAN THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS INSULTED AND HUMILIATED, FOR SUGGESTING THEY PROVIDE ME WITH SOMETHING TO DRIVE WHILE THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT TOOK 3 WEEKS TO FIX. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE. TO DATE THE BEST FUEL MILEAGE I HAVE GOTTEN IS 13.2 MILES PER GALLON. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

THIS COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THERE WERE FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AT THIS LOCATION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AROUND A SLOWER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SHUTTERED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE BERM, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY TRIP FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NORTH CAROLINA. THIS ENGINE SHUTTER OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES DURING MY RETURN TO PA. THE LAST TIME THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON A BUSY MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAY IS AN EXTREME HAZARD AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS VEHICLE CRASH. IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 8,100

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. IT SEEMED TO START IN OCTOBER 2012. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN QUICKLY AND IT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD ANY FASTER. I I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET ANY SPEED. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I PUSH DOWN THE PEDAL VERY SLOWLY, IT WILL GO FASTER. BUT WHEN I NEED THE RESPONSE TO BE VERY QUICKLY, IT DOES NOT RESPOND. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PULL MY CAMPER. IT WILL BE PERFORMING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WILL NEED TO PUSH DOWN THE PEDAL TO GET POWER UP A HILL AND AGAIN, THERE IS NO POWER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO PULL MY CAMPER. IT DOES NOT PERFORM THE WAY IT WAS TOUTED IN THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS. *TT

Mileage: 2,000

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. IT SEEMED TO START IN OCTOBER 2012. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN QUICKLY AND IT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD ANY FASTER. I I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET ANY SPEED. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I PUSH DOWN THE PEDAL VERY SLOWLY, IT WILL GO FASTER. BUT WHEN I NEED THE RESPONSE TO BE VERY QUICKLY, IT DOES NOT RESPOND. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PULL MY CAMPER. IT WILL BE PERFORMING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WILL NEED TO PUSH DOWN THE PEDAL TO GET POWER UP A HILL AND AGAIN, THERE IS NO POWER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO PULL MY CAMPER. IT DOES NOT PERFORM THE WAY IT WAS TOUTED IN THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS. *TT

Mileage: 2,000

WHEN RETURNING FROM CULLOWEE, NC, I WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF I-40 EAST. AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE NEVER GAINED SPEED UNTIL I LET OF THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY AND SLOWLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN. THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE AND THE RESULTING DANGEROUS MERGE INTO TRAFFIC TERRIFIED MY WIFE, CHILD AND GRANDCHILD. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON-RAMP TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON I-90, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED VERY HARD, THE ENGINE THEN LOST POWER, CAUSING ELECTRIC TO SHUT DOWN, AND UNCONTROLLED DECELERATION TO OCCUR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. ONCE I RELEASED THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE POWER RETURNED AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED AGAIN. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM AND WAS REPLACED. NOTIFIED FORD REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT CONCERNS THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, HE RESPONDED THAT THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE DESPITE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, AND APPARENTLY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS NOT UPDATED AS REQUIRED. AFTER THE UPDATE, IT WORKED FINE. IN DECEMBER 2012, SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS THE COIL IN ENGINE 4 AS THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 5,955

THE FIRST INCIDENT 6/28/13, WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING SOMEWHERE BEFORE 60 AND LOST ALL POWER. THE SPEEDOMETER PEGGED AT 60 AND THE RPMS JUMPED TO REDLINE, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER BEING PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE TOOK AT NOSE DIVE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW FUEL TO THE ENGINE UNTIL THE RPMS SETTLED TO IDLE AND I WAS ABLE TO FEATHER THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ENGINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT 8/9/13, WHEN GOING TO PASS SOMEONE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I-95 THE VEHICLE FELL FLAT AGAIN, SAME SCENARIO, THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SAME ACTIONS AS ABOVE, WITH FEATHERING THE GAS PEDAL AND ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INTERCOOLER WAS REPLACED AT 7600 MILES. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS IN BOTH SCENARIOS, THESE EVENTS COULD'VE BEEN CATASTROPHIC BOTH BEING ON HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAYS. AT 500 MILES I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND ONE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 7,500

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND WENT TO PASS AND AT ACCELERATION THE TRUCK STALLED AND ALMOST DIED. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI I HAD TO PULL OFF ON SHOULDER TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN. MY TRUCK HAS THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AND HOPE THEY CAN RECALL AND FIX PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON I5 SOUTH IN CALIFORNIA WITH OUR CRUISE CONTROL SET FOR 70 MPH. WE WERE COMING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC SO HIT THE BUTTON TO END CRUISE. IT DIDN'T WORK SO MY HUSBAND HIT THE BRAKE AND IT DIDN'T DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. IF MY HUSBAND WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE, IT WOULD SLOW DOWN BUT WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, IT WOULD ACCELERATE UP TO 90 MPH. THERE WERE BIG TRUCKS ALL AROUND US AND OTHER VEHICLES AND WE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO AN OFF RAMP FOR 5 MILES. WHEN WE DID, MY HUSBAND SLOWED THE TRUCK ENOUGH TO PUT IT IN PARK BUT THE ENGINE REVVED SUPER HIGH AND WE SHUT IT OFF. WE TURNED IT BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE WE TOOK OFF TO FINISH OUR TRIP. WE DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. WE TOOK OUR FORD TO THE DEALER THAT MONDAY AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. MY QUESTION WAS WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN OR SOMEBODY DIES AND HE DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER AND SAID HE WOULD CONTACT FORD. *TR

Mileage: 6,400

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50 MPH BEHIND A SLOW VEHICLE AND PULLED IN THE ONCOMING LANE TO PASS WHEN THE TRUCK SEEM TO MISS FIRE. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD BRAKE HARD TO PULL BACK IN BEHIND THE SLOW VEHICLE. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS AND CLEARED UP. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. 2012 F150 ECOBOOST *TR

Mileage: 12,000

ALMOST GOT HIT TRYING TO PASS A CAR. WHEN I PULLED OUT TO PASS AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE MOTOR STARTED MISSING BADLY. FORD SUPPOSEDLY DID NOT HAVE A FIX UNTIL EARLY THIS YEAR. MY ECO BUST NOW HAS 70,000 MILES AND FORD WANTS ME TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIR. THEY HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME TO INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 1,200

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT MY 2012 FORD F150 PLATINUM 4X4 ECOBOOST STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

Mileage: 9,500

ON VACATION TO GA FROM MD IN JULY OF 2012, DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND LOST POWER SEVERAL TIMES TRAVELING ON I-95 TOWING A BOAT. DRIVING ABOUT 65-70 MPH STOPPED AT THE FORD DEALER ON RT. 1 IN FREDERICKSBURG VA AND THEY DID A TEMPORARY FIX, A PIECE OF CARDBOARD WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE MOISTURE FROM CAUSING PROBLEMSONLY TO BE TOLD TO GO BACK TO OUR DEALER FOR THE PART ONCE IT COMES IN ALL BACK ORDERED. WE HAVE SINCE CONTACTED SHEEHY AND GOT NOWHERE NEVER GOT A CALL EITHER THAT THE PART WAS IN. TRUCK GETS THE WORST GAS MILEAGE AND OVER THE RAIN WE HAD STARTED TO STALL OUT AGAIN. NEVER CALLED AND NEVER FIXED.NOW WITH THE RAIN AGAIN AND THE HEAT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN..... *TR

Mileage: 4,000

I SWITCHED LANES TO PASS A TRUCK AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LANE SO I STEPPED ON THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR AND IT HESITATED THEN STARTED TO DIE. THEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT CONTINUED TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE FOR A MILE OR SO THEN IT STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL LIT AND MY AFTERMARKET STEREO CAN PULL THE CHECK ENGINE CODES AND THEY WERE P0300 P0304 P0306 P0306. IT WAS ABOUT 75 OUTSIDE AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 26,300 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 10,800

SINCE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK THERE HAS BEEN SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE ACCELERATED TO ENTER AN INTERSTATE OR PASS A VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN AND THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND SAID IT WAS REPAIRED. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA WHERE BARRIERS WERE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE INTERSTATE. I ACCELERATED TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WERE CARS AND A SEMI APPROACHING WHERE I ENTERED. I ACCELERATED TO GET UP TO SPEED WITH TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK STALLED AND WOULD NOT TAKE FUEL. THE APPROACHING SEMI COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. HE MISSED HITTING ME BY INCHES AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. WITH THE BARRIERS IN PLACE I COULD NOT GET OFF THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED. I HAVE THE ECO-BOOST ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT IS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED MULTIPLE INJURIES OR DEATHS HAD THE SEMI NOT BEEN ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME OR THE OTHER CARS. I PERSONALLY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 38,600

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH IN THE OUTSIDE LANE ON I 95 (FLORIDA) DURING HEAVY RAIN, APPROACHING A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I CHANGED LANES AND ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND RAPIDLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TRAVELING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. SINCE I HAD COMMITTED TO MAKE THE OVERTAKING MANEUVER AND FOR THE FEW SECONDS I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND/OR PULL BACK INTO MY ORIGINAL LANE AS I WAS TRAVELING ADJACENT TO THE VEHICLE I WAS OVERTAKING, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE FAST APPROACHING ME IN THE INSIDE (FAST/OVER TAKING) LANE. LUCKILY THE DRIVER WAS OBSERVANT ENOUGH TO RELEASE OF THE IMPENDING COLLISION A HEAD IF HE DID NOT TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND SLOW DOWN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO OUTSIDE/SLOW LANE. THIS LOSS OF POWER AND MISFIRE CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 45 MINUTES, UP UNTIL I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 6,100

I HAD THE TSB (FOR KNOWN SURGING ISSUE) PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK (2012 SUPER CREW 4X4) IN MAY AT 25K MILES. EVERYTHING SEEMED BETTER, UNTIL... THIS PAST SATURDAY, I LEFT THE HOUSE AT 5AM FOR A 7.5 HOUR/ 350 MILE DRIVE FROM HOME. IT WAS RAINING CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE FIRST TWO HOURS. SOMETIMES HARD RAIN, BUT IT DIDN'T STOP FOR THE FIRST 2 HOURS. I WAS DRIVING BACK COUNTRY ROADS WITH MOSTLY 55 MPH LIMITS AND ROLLING HILLS. GIVEN THE WEATHER, TYPE OF ROADS, TIME OF DAY, ETC. I DROVE GENTLY FOR THE TRIP, NEVER PUT MY FOOT IN IT. THEN, WHEN GOING UP A STEEPER HILL THAT REQUIRED MORE THROTTLE THAN THE OTHERS TO KEEP MY SPEED UP, THE TRUCK STARTED HESITATING. A LOT. MORE THAN IT EVER HAD BEFORE THE TSB. AND THEN, JUST AFTER THE HESITATION BEGAN, SOMETHING EXTRA OCCURRED THAT HAD NEVER HAPPENED TO IT BEFORE. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER. THIS SHUDDERING WAS AKIN TO DRIVING OVER ROAD SHOULDER RUMBLE STRIPS ON STEROIDS. AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE GAS, THE SHUDDERING STOPPED. I GENTLY PUSHED THE PEDAL, SHUDDERING WAS BACK AND JUST AS BAD. LET OFF AGAIN. IT STOPPED. PUSHED THE PEDAL AGAIN. IT CAME BACK. PUSHED THE THROTTLE ONCE MORE, AND IT HAD STOPPED. I SLOWLY PUSHED FURTHER ON THE THROTTLE AND IT DIDN'T DO IT ANY LONGER. BY THIS TIME I WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 35-40 MPH GOING UP THE HILL. SO I PUSHED DOWN THE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK KICKED DOWN AND ACCELERATED WITH ONLY SLIGHT MOMENTS OF HESITATION. NOT ONCE DID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. . THUS, I HAD A TEXTBOOK CASE OF EXACTLY WHAT THE TSB WAS SUPPOSED TO SOLVE, BUT DIDN'T. *TR

Mileage: 27,800

MYSELF AND MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON A SHORT FOUR LANE ROAD WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. MY F150 ENGINE SHUDDERED, I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE SHUDDER STOPPED. I THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE I WAS COASTING, I HAD NO POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUED TO TRY AND ACCELERATE BUT NOTHING. THIS LASTED FOR 15-20 SECONDS THEN IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS SAME TYPE OF LOST OF POWER HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY, THE LAST TWO IT WAS NOT. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE ISSUES DOCUMENTED WITH THE F150 ECO BOOST ENGINE AND I AM SURE THIS IS THAT PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY I READ IT AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK!! *TR

Mileage: 13,980

WHILE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA FROM TENNESSEE WE HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY DUE TO MISFIRE INDICATED BY FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE MISS WAS SO BAD THAT I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO CLEAR THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. THE TRUCK RAN FINE AFTERWARD, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THIS WAS A BIT SCARY AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT DUE TO THE RAPID LOSS OF POWER WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VERY RAINY. WE HAD DRIVEN THRU RAIN FOR ~7 HOURS OFF AND ON. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS YET TO FIX WITH CONDENSATION IN THE TURBO'S INTAKE ON THE V6 ECOBOOST ENGINES. I AM HEADED TO THE DEALER WHEN I GET BACK IN TOWN. *TR

Mileage: 33,100

DRIVING TURNPIKE AT 1:30AM WITH WET ROADS BUT NOT RAINING. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT 75 MPH. APPROACHING A BRIDGE AND UPON STARTING TO CLIMB ON THE INCLINE I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISENGAGED THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED PULSATING ON AND OFF SO I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRUCK DID NOT REACT BUT SINCE I WAS GOING 75 IT TOOK ME OVER THE BRIDGE AND THEN I COASTED DOWN THE BRIDGE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND PLACED TRUCK IN PARK THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND WAITED ABOUT 1 MINUTE THEN I TURNED THE KEY BACK ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED UP WITH NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY SIGN OF PROBLEMS. I DROVE ALL THE WAY TO MIAMI WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD OF HOMESTEAD AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT PULL A CODE OUT OF THE COMPUTER THAT SHOWED ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED. I LATER TOOK THE TRUCK AGAIN THIS TIME MAKING NOISES WHEN U ACCELERATED IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHUDDERING AND AGAIN NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REPLICATE IT. AGAIN ON OR AROUND MARCH 2013 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER AND TRIED TO REPLICATE THE SHUDDERING BETWEEN 3 OR 4 TH GEAR TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK THIS PAST WEEKEND ON THE SAME BRIDGE AGAIN WITH WET ROADS MADE THE SHUDDERING SOUND AND FEELING BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND THE TRUCK UPON GETTING TO THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE CONTINUED WITHOUT HAVING TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT WHENEVER I GUESS THE TRUCK ACCELERATES TO GAIN SPEED TO GO OVER THE BRIDGE OR AFTER LEAVING A STOP OR RED LIGHT BETWEEN 3 OR 4 TH GEARS IT SHUDDERS AND WHEN THE BRIDGE COMES AROUND IT GOES TO A LOWER GEAR AND STARTS LOSING POWER. WHEN IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 3 OR 4TH GEARS IT IS WITH ME ACCELERATING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK HAS A MEMORY IF YOU DRIVE IT HARD OR SOFTLY IT REMEMBERS THIS AND SHIFTS DIFFERENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 19,257

WHILE ACCELERATING TO PASS, TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING,HAD LOSS OF POWER AND INCREASED RPM ON TACH TRUCK PRACTICALLY STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER. DEFINITELY COULD BE HAZARD-AS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SO I HOPE FORD TAKES NOTICE BEFORE PEOPLE DIE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, I MOVED TO THE PASSING LANE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2012 FORD F-150 (WITH ECOTECH MOTOR), MY TRUCK DID NOT ACCELERATE AND IT FELT AS IF MY TRUCK HAD LOST ALL POWER. THIS LOST ACCELERATION REQUIRED THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING NUMEROUS VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, LITTLE TO NO UPHILL OR DOWNHILL GRADE, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55, ATTEMPTED TO PASS A TRACTOR-TRAILER. PRESSED HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND STARTED THE PASS. HALFWAY THRU THE PASS, PASSING SPEED 65-70 MPH, MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I BACKED OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND PULLED BACK IN BEHIND THE TRACTOR-TRAILER, THEN OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, OPENED THE HOOD, EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING BAD. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG. STARTED THE ENGINE, DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME, WITH NO OTHER MIS-HAPS. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE, THE MOST RECENT BEING JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, 6-10-13. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS BEEN DURING AN ATTEMPT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE, DURING A HARD ACCELERATION. I'M TYPICALLY A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER, AND BOUGHT THIS TRUCK WITH THIS ENGINE FOR BOTH FUEL ECONOMY AND POWER TO PULL A TRAILER. ON THE FIRST AND THIRD OCCURRENCE, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, WITH TRAFFIC GOING THE SAME DIRECTION. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ON A SLIGHT UPGRADE ON A 2-LANE ROAD, AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A MUCH SLOWER VEHICLE. THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION, BUT THERE WAS AMPLE TIME AND DISTANCE TO MAKE A SAFE PASS, AS THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WAS VERY SLOW. AGAIN, HALFWAY THRU THE PASSING ATTEMPT, I LOST POWER, AND HAD TO BACK BEHIND THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO MOVE OVER TO AVOID THE COLLISION. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALER ABOUT THIS, AND THEY WERE GOING TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE BEFORE SERVICING IT. HOWEVER, I RECENTLY SAW A REPORT ON THIS ISSUE ON THE LOCAL NEWS STATION, AND REALIZED THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED DURING THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

AFTER PURCHASING THIS 2012 F150 W/ECOBOOST V-6, I WANTED TO SEE HOW GOOD OF GAS MILEAGE I COULD GET OUT OF IT. I ALSO WANTED TO BREAK THE VEHICLE IN BEFORE ANY HARD ACCELERATIONS. WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, I WOULD GRADUALLY MAKE IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TREATED THE VEHICLE GINGERLY UNTIL I WANTED TO TEST THE CAPABILITIES OF THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE I HAD HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT. IT WAS A COLD JANUARY EVENING AND THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL WEATHER (NO RAIN OR SNOW). I HAD BEEN CRUISING AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. THE ROAD HAD NARROWED FROM A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TO A 2 LANE. I WAS STUCK BEHIND A VEHICLE TRAVELING JUST ABOVE 50 MPH. I REACHED A PASSING ZONE AND DECIDED TO TEST THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE/TRUCK. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE SPIT AND SPUTTERED. I DECIDED TO EASE OFF IMMEDIATELY FOR OUR SAFETY. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AS RESULT OF THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE NOTICED THAT AT CRUISING SPEEDS, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINE MISS AROUND 60 MPH WHILE GOING UP A SLIGHT GRADE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT (ENGINE) DOES NOT START AS QUICKLY. THE KEY HAS TO BE HELD LONGER. THESE PROBLEMS ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE ENGINE AFTER THE VERY FIRST HARD ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 825

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A GOLF TOURNAMENT IN THE RAIN. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUT DROPS IN MY EYES. WHEN I STARTED BACK I PULLED OUT AND WHEN I GOT UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. I LET OFF THE GAS AND PUSHED BACK DOWN AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED. IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS LOCKING UP, AFTER ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS (NOW WITH CARS ON MY BUMPER) IT SMOOTHED OUT. NO OTHER ISSUES ON THE REST OF THE TRIP. TOTAL TRIP WAS ABOUT AN HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

DRIVING IN THE RAIN. TRIED TO MERGE ON HIGHWAY. TRUCK STARTED MISSING AND BUCKING. I HAD THE TRUCK FLOORED AND IT WAS LOOSING SPEED. I HAD TO PULL OVER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHILE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, I ACCELERATED TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK. AS I WAS ALONG SIDE THE TRUCK, MY VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGIN TO SHUDDER(FELT AS IF FRONT TIRES WENT FLAT). I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK BEHIND THE TRUCK AND OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RECOVERED AND I CONTINUED MY TRIP. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK IN BEHIND THE TRUCK TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 2,930

I PURCHASED A NEW F150 ECOBOOST ON 6/13/2012. AT 4516 MLS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE TOWING A LARGE TRAILER IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO APPROX 50MPH THEN LOST PWR SUDDENLY AND SLOWED TO 30MPH WHILE TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM THE REAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE WHILE THE TRUCK SLOWLY STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. LATER THE SAME DAY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO MORE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IT DID THE SAME THING. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND I HAVE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT TOWED IN THE SAME CONDITIONS SINCE THEN. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIME DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER SAYS IS A BAD TURBO INTAKE SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED EACH TIME. THE TRUCK HAS 18500MLS ON IT AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED APPROX EVERY 4000 MLS. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 4,516

I DROVE MY 2012 FORD F150 PLATINUM, 4X4, SUPERCREW, MULTIPLE TIMES BETWEEN TEXAS AND WASHINGTON STATE ON INTERSTATE 10 AND INTERSTATE 5, GOING THROUGH OREGON BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER 2012 AND JANUARY 2013, TRAVELING THROUGH SNOWY AREAS AND THEN HOT AREAS SUCH AS ARIZONA. WHEN I ACCELERATED HARD TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC OR TO PASS TRAFFIC, MY TRUCK LOST ACCELERATION POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SEE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO AUTOMAX FORD IN KILLEEN, TEXAS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE FROM A TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND REPAIRED THE FAULTY PART(S). *TR

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER. *TR

Mileage: 7,200

WE EXPERIENCED BUCKING, SHUTTERING, LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN EXITING ONE MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ENTERING ANOTHER. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE COULD STILL DRIVE TRUCK AFTER WE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. (WE WERE ABOUT 200 MILES FROM HOME)THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A CL3Z*19E672*A DEFLECTOR AND *W711281*S300 PIN. THE DEALER SAID THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER "LEARNS" THE DRIVING HABITS OF THE EVERYDAY DRIVER (WIFE). WHEN THE HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. DEALER SAID THEY RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, INSTALLED PARTS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F-150 ECOBOOST DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE- SPED UP TO JUMP IN FRONT OF SOMEBODY, THE ENGINE TOTALLY BOGGED DOWN.... WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL... LUCKILY DIDN'T GET RAN OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE. I HAVE TALKED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F 150 WITH UNDER 5000 MILES ON IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WENT TO PASS A TRUCK AND PUT THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED AND THE RPM'S WENT UP. WHEN THIS ACCRUED THE TRUCK FEEL FLAT ON ITS FACE. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION WHAT'S SO EVER AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO MISS. I HELD IT TO THE FLOOR FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS WITH NO CHANGE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 5,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LUNGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,600. UPDATED 07/09/13*LJ UPDATED 07/16/2013 *JS

Mileage: 6,000

INTERMITTENT STUMBLE/MISFIRE ON ACCELERATION FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS IN LIMP MODE, THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WITH FULL POWER. *TR

Mileage: 12,532

MULTIPLE ACCELERATION ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND/OR WHEN ACCELERATING ABRUPTLY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED CONDENSATION FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 10,400

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. 854

Mileage: 150

I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY TO GET ON ANOTHER FREEWAY. WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUTTER, SHAKE, AND LOSE POWER. I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET THE TRUCK COAST A SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE TRUCK SEEMED FINE. IT DID THIS TWICE ON THE SAME DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS FINE. I HAVE AN ECO-BOOST V-6 ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED OR DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE RPM INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF

Mileage: 20,000

WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER. AFTER ACCELERATING RAPIDLY TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. FORD SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTERCOOLERS AND THEY HAVE BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND FORD TELLS ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR WHILE I WAIT MORE MONTHS UNTIL THE PARTS ARE READY. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

Mileage: 7,000

IT WAS A FOGGY, MOIST DAY AND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO GET AROUND A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE! MY TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR 15 SECONDS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MY TRUCK WENT INTO LIMPMODE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AND I WAS NOT INJURED OR INVOLVED IN A CRASH!!! *TR

Mileage: 13,132

ACCELERATING FROM FREEWAY ON RAMP AT ABOUT 25 MPH, SLOWLY PUSHING PEDAL DOWN TRUCK TACHOMETER GAUGE SPEED UP TO BETWEEN 5500 RPM AND 7000 RPM. HOWEVER TRUCK DID NOT MOVE. TRANSMISSION ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS LASTED 4 OR 5 SECONDS; THEN ENGINE STARTED MISSING AND RUNNING ROUGH. ALL THE TIME VEHICLE HAD SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING REARENDED BY PULLING OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPEN ON I-20 NEAR THE REST AREA WEST BOUND IN MONAHANS TEXAS. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, AND TEMP ABOUT 42 DEGREES. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE THEN. FUEL WAS FROM NATIONAL VENDOR AND SAME BRAND I NORMALLY USE. DEALER IS OBLIVIOUS TO THIS AND WHAT TO DO. *TR

Mileage: 6,201

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THE RAMP I PULLED INTO THE FIRST LANE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK STARTED TO MISS AND BUCK AND WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED CAUSING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE TRUCK WILL ONLY RUN IF YOU ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY. ANY ATTEMPT TO GAIN SPEED IS MET WITH THE SAME RESPONSE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY CLEARED THE CODES AND INFORMED ME FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WATER IN THE INTERCOOLER. AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS. MY FEAR IS SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IF FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CAN'T FIX IT WOULDN'T THEY BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 14,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE WHEELS STARTED SPINNING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN PUSHED THE OTHER VEHICLE INTO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S HOME WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CHARGE AIR COOLER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600.

ON A 500 MILE TRIP FROM VA TO NYC DURING RAINY WEATHER, ENGINE STALLED UPON ACCELERATION ON 6 OCCASIONS. REPRODUCIBLE AFTER DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEED FOR AN HOUR, OR SO, AND THEN ACCELERATING TO PASS A VEHICLE OR ENTER A FREEWAY. ABSOLUTELY SCARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAD SEVERAL SUCH INCIDENCES FROM DAY 1 OF OWNERSHIP AND I ALREADY FILED A SIMILAR REPORT IN JULY 2012 (#10465748). NEVER HAPPENS DURING DRY WEATHER. FORD APPLIED THE DEFLECTOR SHIELD AND REPROGRAMMING, WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT ALL, BUT NOTICEABLY REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER, LEADING TO SHUDDER IN 6TH GEAR WHEN GOING UPHILL AT 60 MPH (APPARENTLY DUE TO A LACK OF ENOUGH TORQUE; SHUDDER DISAPPEARS WHEN SWITCHING DOWN TO 5TH GEAR). GAS MILEAGE IS DOWN TO 15-16 MPG AT CONSTANT SPEED OF 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY, FAR FROM THE ADVERTISED NUMBERS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING YESTERDAYS NIGHTMARE STALLING EVENTS AND THE TRUCK GOES BACK INTO THE SHOP SHORTLY. $55,000 TRUCK THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN BAD WEATHER - AND EVERY FORD DEALER DECLINES HAVING "EVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM". SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS IN THIS DATABASE AND ON F150 FORUMS, I THINK IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM PUBLICLY AND COME UP WIT A FIX VIAL RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 8,800

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC PULLING A TRAILER I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK WILL DROP INTO 3RD GEAR AND WILL NOT EXCEED 4000 RPM. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 OR 4 TIMES. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITHOUT A TRAILER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF TO GET IT TO GO. SOMETIMES I CAN JUST COME OFF THE PEDAL AND PRESS IT AGAIN TO CORRECT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND REPLACED THE CONVERTERS TWICE. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO BUY BACK THE TRUCK BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED YET. THE TRUCK IS GOING BACK INTO THE SHOP TOMORROW AND I AM CONSIDERING UTILIZING THE LEMON LAW. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH, ACCELERATED A LITTLE AND VEHICLE SHUDDERED/HESITATED AND DIDN'T ACCELERATE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, THEN BECAME SOLID. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD A CALIBRATION UPDATE FIXED THE PROBLEM. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 DAYS LATER. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3 DAYS AND THEY STATE "ARE WAITING FOR FORD TO ADVISE THEM ON WHAT TO DO NEXT." THIS IS A 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOST LARIAT 4X4 SUPERCREW WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS A STICKER OF NEARLY $50,000. I WOULD EXPECT NO PROBLEMS OR AT LEAST A TIMELY SOLUTION. EITHER WAY, MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE OR NEEDING TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRUCK FAILING TO DO SO IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 59MPH......CAME UPON SLOW MOVING VEHICLES AND HIT ACCELERATOR TO PASS REACHING 80MPH....MADE PASS.....TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN, NOTHING HAPPENED WITH VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY AT 80MPH....HIT BRAKE....NO REACTION STILL 80MPH...HOT THE CRUISE OFF BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL, STILL NO REACTION.....HAD TO PHYSICALLY FORCE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN TO A STOP, HOWEVER ENGINE REMAINED AT HIGH THROTTLE UNTIL I COULD TURN IGNITION OFF.......WAITED A FEW MINUTES...TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON AND VEHICLE ACTED NORMALLY....TESTED CRUISE CONTROL A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE MAKING IT HOME...NO PROBLEMS....THIS WAS AND COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC ON THIS HIGHWAY...THANK GOD IT WAS AROUND 11 PM.....BRAND NEW TRUCK...HAD FOR TWO WEEKS.......REPORTING TO FORD SERVICE TOMM MORN. *TR

Mileage: 1,670

AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL FOR 1 HOUR ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH DURING HIGH HUMIDITY EARLY IN THE MORNING I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE MOTOR LOSES ALL POWER. I HAD TSB 12-6-4 APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE FRIDAY, THREE DAYS AGO, AND THOUGH IT MAY REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS SITUATION, IT DOES NOT OVERCOME WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE INTERCOOLER IN THIS ECOBOOST MOTOR. THIS FLAW ALLOWS FOR CONDENSATED WATER TO BE SUCKED INTO THE MOTOR AND CAUSING THE MISFIRE DURING HARD ACCELERATIONS AFTER LONG PERIODS OF USING CRUISE CONTROL IN HIGH HUMIDITY SITUATION. THE IMPACT OF LOSING POWER WILL BE A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR A CUSTOMER AT SOME POINT IN TIME IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

WHILE DRIVING A BRAND NEW 2012 FORD F-150 W/ 3.5L V6 ECO-BOOST I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO INTERSTATE WHILE TOWING A SMALL BOAT TRAILER WHEN I LOST TOWING POWER (RPM DROPPED INSTANTLY FROM ~4000 TO ~2000 RPM DESPITE HAVING ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED) AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS FOR A FEW SECONDS. I THEN PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THINGS WERE BACK TO NORMAL. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL DURING THE RAPID DECELERATION HAD THE ROADS BEEN WET OR IF A BIG OLE 18-WHEELER HAD BEEN BEHIND ME THINGS COULD HAVE ENDED POORLY. *TR

Mileage: 800

I WAS DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN WHEN I GENTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY MAKING THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATE LIKE THE WHEELS WERE FALLING OFF. THE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT RETURNED TO ACTING NORMALLY. *TR

Mileage: 4,905

WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE TRUCK ENGINE ALMOST DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE, MAINLY WHEN I ACCELERATE QUICKLY AS IN TRYING TO PASS A CAR. IT COULD EASILY GET SOMEONE KILLED. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR COME UP WITH A FIX BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES SHOWING EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE CHECKED THE F150FORUM.COM AND ITS EVIDENT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT WITH THIS ENGINE.. *TR

Mileage: 2,200