2011 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

AFTER CRUISING AT 50 MPH FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WITH HIGH HUMIDITY, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED NICELY, THEN STUMBLED, STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, INDICATING A MISFIRE. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER 30 SECONDS AND TRUCK RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

JUST PURCHASED USED FORD F150 SUPERCREW WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE WITH 26,000+ MILES A WEEK AGO. I FIRST NOTICED A SHUDDER IN THE REAR END WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY A COUPLE DAYS AGO. FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER A WASHBOARD. DID NOT PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO IT AS I HAD NOT NOTICED IT BEFORE. WENT ON 575 MILE TRIP OVER THE WEEKEND AND THIS SHUDDERING PERSISTED WHILE PULLING UP TO STOPS AND STARTING OUT, BOTH TURNING AND GOING STRAIGHT. ONLY OCCURS 65% OF THE TIME BUT THE SHUDDERING IS VERY INTENSE AT LOW SPEED BUT APPEARS TO GET BETTER AT CRUISING SPEEDS. YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE SHUDDERING. *TR

POOR BRAKING IN THE MORNING AT 29,212 MILES. FORD REPLACED BRAKE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE (UNDER WARRANTY). SAME PROBLEM AT 50,198 MILES. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS CHARGED $319.66 FOR THE SAME PART. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ASSEMBLY AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.

VACUUM PUMP WILL FAIL ON TRUCK. WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. RELEASED THE BRAKE AND IT STARTED TO MOVE TOO QUICKLY. TRIED TO REAPPLY THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS NOTHING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT TOOK MAX EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE THAT HAD JUST BEEN PUT INTO GEAR. THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE REPLICATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE AND ONCE TO THE SERVICE TECH. VERY SCARY! TURNS OUT THE VACUUM PUMP HAD SEIZED CAUSING THERE TO BE NO POWER BOOST. ONCE THE ENGINE HAS RUN FOR A WHILE THE ENGINE WILL PROVIDE THE BOOST, IT'S ONLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE THAT THERE IS NO BOOST. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE THE LOW VACUUM CONDITION AND 90% OF THE TIME THERE ISN'T A NOTICEABLE PROBLEM. UNTIL THEY CAN'T STOP, THE OWNER DOESN'T KNOW THE PUMP HAD FAILED MONTHS EARLIER. THIS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE CHANCE OF A SLOW SPEED CRASH. CURRENTLY THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON THE PUMPS SO I HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE KNOWING THAT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA WITH FAMILY ON VACATION JUST COMING OUT OF MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE WENT TO PASS A 18 WHEELER HIT GAS WAS GOING 60 TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SLOWING DOWN HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND NO CEL LIGHT OR ANY OTHER WARNING LIGHT ON LET OFF GAS THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD ACCELERATE NORMAL AGAIN THEN HAPPENED AGAIN IN FLORIDA ON I 75 ON RAMP HAD TO LET OFF TWO TIMES BEFORE COULD ACCELERATE. *TR

TRAVELING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY DURING PERIOD OF TRAIN, ACCELERATED TO PASS VEHICLES, MY TRUCK ECO-BOOST MOTOR ACCELERATION STAGNATED AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER, WAS UNABLE TO PASS, DECELERATED AND STAGNATION STOPPED. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EVER I TRIED TO ACCELERATED DURING ACTIVE RAIN DURING A 9 HOUR INTERSTATE TRIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID TWO NEAR CRASHES AND DRIVE SAFELY ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE LOSS OF POWER FAILURE WAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY TODAY IN MIAMI, AT ABOUT 35 MPH, I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE MERGING LANE, AT WHICH TIME (FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2011) THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE (A 3.5L ECOBOOST) AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER, SHAKE, AND DECELERATE. LUCKILY FOR MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD I DID LEAVE A SUFFICIENT GAP BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR TO MY REAR TO GIVE THAT VEHICLE TIME TO REACT TO WHAT EQUATES TO A VEHICLE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF HIM/HER AND GENTLY PRESSING THE BRAKES WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGING. MY TRUCK HOVERED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS WITH IT DOING THE SPUTTERING AND SLOWING THING EACH TIME I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. AFTER PRETTY MUCH COASTING FOR 30 OR SO SECONDS, THE TRUCK SPRANG BACK TO LIFE AND DROVE AS ADVERTISED. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I (AS WELL AS OTHERS) BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK, I'D JUST LIKE THE PROBLEM FIXED. EVEN THOUGH NO DEATHS OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO THIS "YET", YOU CAN SEE THE DANGER OF HAVING YOUR ENGINE LOOSE POWER WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, ALL FORD SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED WITH IS THE LOSS OF A BUCK......NOT THE LOSS OF A LIFE!!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13018- HARD ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE MISFIRED WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD. WE WERE FOLLOWING A SLOW MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER AND WAS HUMID. I ACCELERATED TO PASS AND WAS PARTIALLY AROUND THE TRUCK WHEN THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK STARTED MISFIRING AND LOST POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT ALONG AND GET BACK INTO MY LANE BEFORE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE MOTOR IN MY TRUCK IS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS MOTOR, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED SO DRAMATICALLY TO MINE. I DON'T RECALL HAVING TRAVELED FOR ANY DISTANCE IN THESE CONDITIONS WITH THIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT REPAIRS DEPENDING ON HOW THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I HAVE READ OF A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THE TRUCKS WITH THESE MOTORS TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IT IS EVIDENT TO ME THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE ISN'T AS LUCKY AS WE WERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTER COOLER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

I OWN A 2011 FORD F-150 FX4 WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS (ODOMETER 23,260) AFTER I BOUGHT IT I NOTICED THAT IN THE MORNING WHEN I WOULD START IT AND BEGIN DRIVING MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD AS A ROCK AND WOULD NOT WORK! I MADE AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD NO PRESSURE AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND NEEDED REPLACE. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS DID NOT COST ME ANYTHING. FAST FORWARD ANOTHER 18 MONTHS (ODOMETER 44,693) TO MAY 2015 AND I WAS HAVING THE IDENTICAL ISSUE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD AND AFTER TESTING THEY CONFIRMED THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AGAIN AND THAT THE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR THE BRAKES WOULD NEED REPLACED YET AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $900 TO FIX IT. I REMINDED THEM THAT THIS IS NOW THE 3 VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT NEEDED REPLACED IN A SPAN OF 3 YEARS AND THAT THE DESIGN WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULDN'T COST ME ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ACCOMMODATIONS AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IF I WASN'T HAPPY. I DID THAT AND AFTER SOME HAGGLING THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM $106, WHICH I DID. I HAVE THE FORD INVOICE'S FOR BOTH OCCURRENCES. I HAVE ZERO CONFIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED AND THAT I WILL LIKELY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY CONSIDERING THE BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EXACT MATCH TO CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE15026. UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

WHEN MY STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND BRAKE CALIPERS TO INSPECT THEM. THE INSIDE ROTOR SURFACE IS NOT AS WIDE AS THE OUTSIDE SO THE BRAKE PADS DO NOT CONTACT THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE ROTOR LIKE THE OUTSIDE. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE ROTOR WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN INSTALLED. THE BRAKES HAVE 41000 MILES ON THEM AND ARE LESS THAN HALF WORN OUT. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL BRAKES. *TR

THE TRUCK LOSES ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING TO A PASSING GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND YOU HAVE NO POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED OUT THE FUEL INJECTORS EACH TIME. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND REGAIN ACCELERATION POWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *TR

AT TIMES, I EXPERIENCE A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL THAT WILL TRAVEL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. AND THEN AT TIMES I WILL HAVE A HARDER PEDAL WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED AND THIS STILL HAPPENS ON OCCASION. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK IN 60,000 MILES. I CAN HEAR THE SECONDARY PUMP RUN FOR A LONGER DURATION AT TIMES DURING START UP AND IF I PUMP THE BRAKES WHILE STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN I EXPERIENCE A SOFT PEDAL IT TRAVELS MUCH FURTHER BEFORE I WOULD COME TO A STOP COMPARED TO THE HARDER PEDAL FEEL. ALSO, AT TIMES IT FEELS AS IF THE HARDER PEDAL NEEDS MORE FORCE TO EXPERIENCE ANY "NORMAL" BRAKING POWER. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS SITUATION, THEN SOME TIME LATER I WOULD EXPERIENCE A NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR THIS SITUATION FOR ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR AND PEDAL FEEL, BUT STILL HAVE HAD NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE. I JUST REPLACED A FRONT BRAKE CALIPER AND I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF THIS RESOLVES THE ISSUE.

WAS HIGH SPEED ACCELERATING IN NJ FROM ONE HWY TO ANOTHER. LONG ON-RAMP. DURING ACCELERATION FROM ABOUT 40-45MPH TO GET TO 65 HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TRUCK ACCELERATION STOPPED TRUCK SHOOK, SPEED DECLINED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND 3-4 SECONDS LATER SHAKING STOPPED AND CHECK ENGINE WENT OFF. I SLOWLY CAME BACK ON WITH ACCELERATOR AND ISSUE STOPPED. WEATHER CONDITIONS WAS RAINY/WET/HUMID ABOUT 60F ~ 1000AM. THIS IS 3RD TIME HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WAS SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING TRUCK NEW IN 2011 ~ APRIL IN SAME CONDITIONS AND SECOND TIME ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER THAT. FIRST TIME AND THIS TIME I TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO CODES. THIS RECENT I ALSO STARTED LOSING MPG FROM NORMALLY ~16.9 MPG AND DOWN TO 12 MPG NOW. DEALER SAID THEY RELAYED INFO TO FORD AND SAID REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AS NO CODES. I HAVE OTHERS WHO HAVE SAME TRUCK BOUGHT FOR A COMPANY FLEET WITH SEQUENTIAL VIN'S THAT HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED. MY DEALER SAID FORD REFUSED. *TR

IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD, AND I HAD A CELL PHONE CALL COME IN. I WAS ON I-75 SOUTHBOUND. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO TAKE THE CALL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, I PUT THE TRUCK IN "DRIVE" AND STARTED TO PULL BACK ONTO I-75. AT ABOUT 25 MPH, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TURBO WASTE GATE OPENED FULLY. THE TRUCK STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY HARD. THERE WERE 2 SEMI'S COMING TOWARD ME HONKING THEIR HORNS. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND STEERED TOWARD THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AGAIN. THE TRUCK LIMPED OFF THE HIGHWAY, STILL SHAKING, BUT WITH LESS VIGOR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, THE IDLE SMOOTHED OUT SOMEWHAT, AND EVENTUALLY THE TRUCK RAN SMOOTHLY. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO BRONDES FORD IN MAUMEE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 14. WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SHE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH HER BOSS. SHE CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE NO CODE LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE TRUCK WASN'T DOING IT NOW. I ASKED IF THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SHE SAID "NO, BRING IT WHEN IT'S DOING IT, AND WE'LL CHECK IT". IF IT HAPPENS IN FRONT OF 2 SEMI'S AGAIN, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BRING IT IN! I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY REFUSED TO EVEN RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT! THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN MY MIND, BUT BRONDES FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM. *TR

SPRING OF 2012 ACCELERATION FAILED WHEN OVERTAKING A SLOWER VEHICLE. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH. THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. 06/10/13. VEHICLE ENGINE BEGAN MISSING AND VIBRATING WHEN ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH. HAVE SENT THE PICKUP TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. *TR

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING OUT INTO A CENTER TURN LANE IN ORDER TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND BOGGED DOWN. JUST FOUR DAYS LATER, I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WHERE THE MOTOR COMPLETELY CUT OUT WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH A YIELD SIGN, SLOWING DOWN, AND THEN GETTING ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE SPEED. I COUNTED BETWEEN 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAD SOMEONE BEEN RIGHT BEHIND ME IT COULD'VE BEEN A BAD WRECK. IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS FIRST TIME RIGHT AFTER I PICKED MY TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEM TELLING ME MY VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE TSB WITH REPLACING THE CAC (INTERCOOLER) AND ADDING THE AIR DEFLECTOR PLATE. I HAVE SINCE GONE TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE PERFORMING THE TSB FOR ME AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK FOR 5 DAYS NOW, AND BEING ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EASILY. I HOPE THIS FIXES IT. I'VE ALREADY HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS LEAKS ALL UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY - FRONT MAIN SEAL, TRANSMISSION LEAK, REAR DIFF LEAK, AND EVEN SOME DETERIORATING RUBBER GASKETS IN THE DOORS, AND AM SERIOUSLY QUESTIONING FORD'S QUALITY THESE DAYS. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BACK TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR A CAR LEAVING THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHUTTER. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 70F. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH A 5,500 POUND CAMP TRAILER IN TOW THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION AND FEED BACK FROM THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM CAME ABOUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES ON THE TRUCK. I WOULD NOTICE IT PRIMARILY OVER JOINTS IN THE ROAD AND ANY ROAD IMPERFECTIONS ALSO NOTICE IT AND HEAR A CLUNKING WHEN OFF ROAD ON DIRT ROADS. THE CLUNKING IS INTERMITTANT BUT IS THERE. IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS A LOOSE COMPONENT IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WHICH THEN CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAN NOTICE BOTH WITH TRAILER AND WITHOUT MORE WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE HIGHER SUCH AS 80 DEGREES OR MORE. NOT SO MUCH WHEN COLD BUT I AM STILL ABLE TO GET ROAD FEEDBACK IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOWER TEMPS JUST NOT AS BAD. YOU CAN ESPECIALLY NOTICE THE VIBRATION/FEEDBACK IN COLDER TEMPS IF HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AT ITS LOWEST POINT (BOTTOM OF WHEEL) WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ALLEGE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK NOW 4 SEPARATE TIMES AND ON THE LAST TIME I SHOWED THE SERVICE ADVISER HOW I CAN GRASP THE STEERING SHAFT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND MANUALLY BY HAND TURN THE SHAFT BACK AND FORTH AS IF IN A STEERING MOTION AND YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE EITHER IN THE RACK UNIT ITSELF OR THE STEERING SHAFTS. I AM NOT SURE WHERE THE NOISE IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM BUT CLEARLY IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY SOMEWHERE. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN OVER SAFETY AND HAVE NOW READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS INCLUDING COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE. SOUNDS LIKE FORD DOES NOT EXACTLY KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT REPAIRS AND SO RELUCTANT TO REPLACE ANY PARTS IN CASE THAT DOES NOT FIX ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEORY BUT WISH THEY WOULD AT LEAST TRY SOMETHING FOR SAFETY. IF THERE IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IT IS STILL AN EERIE FEELING DRIVING A TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH LOOSENESS AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MISFIRING AT MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION. THIS REALLY BOTHERS ME. AS I HAVE TALKED WITH FORD MECHANICS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FORD HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND STUDIED, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CONDENSATION IN THE INTERCOOLER MAKING ITS WAY TO HE INJECTORS. ONCE YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE YOU EXPERIENCE A SOMETIMES VIOLENT STUTTER AND THE VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING BUT INSTEAD SOUNDING LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THIS HAPPENS WHEN ITS HUMID OUTSIDE. REGARDLESS, ONE DAY I'M GOING TO NEED TO ACCELERATE AWAY OR FROM SOMETHING AND THE TRUCK IS GOING TO FAIL, CAUSING ME TO GET HIT OR KILLED. I HAVE FOUND FIXES TO THE PROBLEMS INCLUDING A FULL RACE INTERCOOLER, PLUGS AND WIRES, HOWEVER I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND OVER $1000 FOR SOMETHING FORD RELEASED KNOWING IT WASN'T READY, OR UP TO PAR. I'VE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND ITS 0% BETTER EVEN USING TOP OCTANE FUEL. PLEASE HELP... *TR

WE JUST TOOK OUR F150 (ECOBOOST V-6) ON VACATION. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WE WERE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS OTHER VEHICLE'S AND WE LOST ALL POWER. WE MERGED INTO THE PASSING LANE AS WE WERE ACCELERATING AND WHEN I APPLIED MORE THROTTLE WE LOST SPEED AND POWER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED ONCE WE TRIED TO DUPLICATE IT WHEN WE ON THE INTERSTATE AND PRETEND WE WERE GOING TO PASS OTHER CARS. THE POWER LOSS HAPPENED ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. FURTHERMORE, THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE JUST TRYING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE VIA AN ON RAMP AND GET UP TO SPEED. I DID NOT "FLOOR IT" TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE, I DID A MORE AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION AND THE PICKUP SHUTTERED AND LOST POWER. I ASKED FORD TODAY (JUNE 5TH) IF THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE AN UPDATE, BUT NOTHING WAS CERTAIN. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND WE WILL NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY MORE THAN WE HAVE TO UNTIL THIS ISSUE GET RESOLVED. I WASN'T PERFORMING PERFECTLY TIMED PASSES (WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE SO THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC) BUT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND BRAKED TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AFTER IN MY DRIVEWAY I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR (TO GET UP THE SLIGHT GRADE) AND MY TRUCK WENT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE!! I MASHED ON THE BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO MY BRICK HOME. EVEN AFTER IMPACT AND ME CONTINUING TO APPLY FULL BRAKE IT WAS STILL WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AND BURNING OUT. I FINALLY CAME TO MY SENSES AND SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND THE STOPPED IT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD CUSTOMER CARE REP. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK AND FOUND NOTHING AS WELL AS TRIED TO GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. I HAD A STATE TROOPER CERTIFIED IN DOWNLOADING EVENT RECORDER DATA DO SUCH TO MY TRUCK. THE DATA SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED..BUT DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR BEING PUSHED VS.THE ACCELERATOR POSITION AS INDICATED. HOWEVER, IT DOES SHOW SERVICE BRAKE APPLIED AND CONTINUAL ACCELERATION AT THE SAME TIME WHICH I CAN PROVE WAS NOT DONE BY ME! I HAVE PICTURES OF ABRASIONS TO MY RIGHT SHIN AND KNEE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH..MY RIGHT FOOT WAS FULLY APPLIED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE ABRASIONS AT IMPACT DUE TO BEING DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. MY LEFT LEG HAD ZERO ABRASIONS...SINCE TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. IF I WAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DATA SHOWN IN THE DOWN LOAD I WOULD OF HAD TO HAVE MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THUS SUSTAINING ABRASIONS TO THAT LEG. IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE RIGHT FOOT TO BRAKE AND ACCELERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ACHIEVE THE ACCELERATION INDICATED...ONES LEG HAS TO BE COCKED TO THE SIDE AND OUT OF LINE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. EVERYTHING ON MY PICKUP IS OEM....INCLUDING THE FLOOR MATS...WHICH CONTRARY TO SOME BELIEFS THAT COULD BE THE CAUSE. MY TRUCK HAS SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTOUCHED SINCE THEY LOOKED AT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELING 800 MILES FROM HOME. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND WORSENED. THE TURBOS NOW DO NOT SPOOL UP AND THE TRUCK RUNS ON 6 CYLINDER POWER ALONE. CURRENTLY PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY DRIVE IT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT THE TRUCK PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES SO TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR A CHECK. THE DEALER VERIFIED MY CONCERN, AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE ROTORS TO WARP ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT I WAS TOLD HEAT, AND THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE BRAKES ARE CONSIDERED WEAR PARTS. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE, BUT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I CHECKED SAFERCAR.GOV AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKES OF THIS TRUCK. FORD DIDN'T CARE AND TOLD ME TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE TO MY TRUCK AND KEEP THE RECEIPT INCASE THEY ISSUED A RECALL. I WOULD BE REIMBURSE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK FOR A MONTH, HOPING FORD WOULD CONTACT ME. WHEN I DID HERE FROM THEM, THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, AT THIS TIME. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, FORD CUSTOMER CARE, OR THE FORD DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE TRUCK DON'T SEEM TO CARE. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED THIS TRUCK, NEVER PULLED A TRAILER, OR DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I'M GLAD I NEVER HAD TO USE THIS AS A REAL TRUCK, *TR

ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE FROM ON RAMP, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, VEHICLE SHUDDERED, LOST POWER AND SPEED. VEHICLES AROUND ME ON INTERSTATE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING TRUCK. TRUCK GRADUALLY REGAINED SPEED OVER NEXT 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS AND 400 MILES LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING UP HILL WEATHER COLD AND DAMP TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER ON 5/20/13 FOUND NOTHING WRONG . ON 5/25/13 VEHICLE SHUT OFF 11 TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING. DROVE VEHICLE ON MON MAY 27 SHUT OFF 9 TIMES AND WE WERE NEARLY RUN OVER BY SEMI ON INTERSTATE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON TUESDAY MAY 28 DROVE TO DEALER WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF OVER 10 TIMES. VEHICLE IS A LIABILITY AS WELL AS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO FLORIDA IN MY 2011 F150 ECOBOOST AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH MY TRUCK STARTED STALLING AND LOST POWER MISS FIRING AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER . I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON 10 MINS LATER AND IT BEGAN TO RUN FINE AGIAN. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAY NO ENGINE CODES WENT OFF SO THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, LOST POWER, AND SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

SAME AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS: MISFIRE UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL; REPORTED TO DEALER WHO FOUND NO ERROR CODES. HAPPENED AGAIN SOON AFTER, THIS TIME ACTIVATING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. DEALER REPLACED CYLINDER COIL; NEXT DAY, SAME TYPE OF MISFIRE OCCURRENCE. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, COSTING ME LOTS OF TIME AND MONEY. IN ADDITION, THIS ECCOBOOST, AS I HAVE REPORTED TO FORD SINCE IT WAS NEW, HAS NEVER ACHIEVED EVEN CLOSE TO RATED MPG, ONLY AVERAGING 14 MPG OR 40% LESS THAN ADVERTISED. VEHICLE NOW BACK AT LIVERMORE FORD, WHERE TECHNICIAN WAS ASKED BY SERVICE DEPT TO DRIVE UNIT HOME HOOKED INTO COMPUTER TO SEE IF PROBLEM CAN BE DIAGNOSED. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE SITUATION. NOT HAPPY. *TR

WEAK BRAKES. CONTINUE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILURE WOULD NOTCOVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL RESPONDED AFTER THE CONTACT RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15026 (SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE GUARDRAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PUMP ASSEMBLY VACUUM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PUMP WAS LOCKED UP AND BLEW OUT FUSES, WHICH INDICATED A MALFUNCTION OR POTENTIAL DEFECT WITH THE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,390.

BRAKES FAIL WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AND EITHER BACKING UP OR PULLING FORWARD. HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 4-5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2012. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS IN NATURE, FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF. IT NEEDS THE ATTENTION OF NHTSA NOW! FORD SERVICE DID PERFORM A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DEALING WITH HARD BRAKE PEDAL DURING NORMAL BRAKING, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED INDICATED AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP AND THE OPERATION OF THE POWER ASSIST BRAKE. THIS PART AND REPAIR IN NOT COVERED NOW EVEN TOUGH IT WAS INDICATED TO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. FORD HAS NOT ADMITTED TO A RECALL, BUT DID REDESIGNED THE PUMP ON 2014 MODELS AND LATER. PROBLEM INHERITED TO THE F-150 ECO-BOOST ENGINE. RECALL NOW! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND AS IT PROCEEDED TO PERFORM WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000....UPDATED 07-15-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURS THEN, IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO RECORD ANY CODES THAT MAYBE STORED. UPDATED 07/18/2013 *JS

TRAVELING ON I 20 DURING HEAVY RAIN , GOT OFF INTERSTATE TO REFUEL AND AFTER REENTERING INTERSTATE ACCELERATED TO GET BACK TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND TRUCK STALLED WENT TO SHAKING REAL BAD AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE JUST SHOOK REAL BAD AND I PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED ON. NO MORE ISSUES ONCE THE RAIN STOPPED. *TR

I RECENTLY SAW WHERE THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING PERFORMANCE ISSUES (BOGGING DOWN,HESITATION) OF FORDS ECOBOOST 3.5L V6. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH SEVERE DOWNSHIFTING WHEN DECELERATING CAUSING SKIDDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL IN WET OR ICY CONDITIONS. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO TONY FREDERICK VP FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SENT A FACTORY REP TO LOOK AT THIS AND OTHER ISSUES. WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FOR ME OCCURS REGULARLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE ITS ISOLATED TO WET OR HUMID CONDITIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO KNOCK, CLUNK AND VIBRATE BADLY, TO A POINT IT BECOMES HARD TO HOLD ONTO THE WHEEL AS THE SENSATION IS OVERLY DISTURBING TO YOUR HANDS. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. HEAT IS A MAJOR COMPONENT. THE HOTTER IT IS OUTSIDE, THE WORSE THE KNOCKING GETS, TO A POINT SOME PLAY CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING. ON A 90 DEGREE DAY IT IS EASILY REPRODUCED, AND IS STARTING TO EVEN MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IT CAUSES THE WHEEL TO VIBRATE OUT OF ONES HANDS, OR CAUSES A PERSONS HANDS TO GET TIRED OR COMPENSATING FOR THE PLAY AND KNOCKING AND NEED TO LET GO OF THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIPS WANT TO SAY WE HAVE NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NEW ELECTRONIC STEERING BUT THAT IS ABSURD. WE HAVE SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, INCLUDING A NEWER F150, AND IT DOES NOT DO THIS AT ALL. THIS 2011 F150 HAS HAD MORE ISSUES THAN ANY NEW VEHICLE EVER SHOULD, BUT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHEN GOOGLE SEARCHING THE ISSUE, F!50 STEERING POPPING KNOCKING, THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE. FORD IS GETTING AWAY WITH TOO MANY ISSUES ON THEIR 2011 AND NEWER VEHICLES, IT IS TIME TO MAKE THEM STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS: TRAVELING ALONG AT 45MPH, AND PULL OUT TO OVERTAKE A SLOWER VEHICLE, YOU ACCELERATE AGGRESSIVELY. UPON DOING THIS, THE TRUCK SEEMS TO STUMBLE LIKE IT'S HUNTING FOR THE APPROPRIATE GEAR (@ ABOUT 45- 50MPH). ALSO, IT FEELS LIKE AN ENGINE MIS-FIRE. IT'S A DISCONCERTING FEELING THAT THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST. *TR

AS WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH LEXINGTON KENTUCKY ON RT 75 NORTH, TOWING OUR ENCLOSED CAR TRAILER WITH OUR MUSTANG INSIDE. IT WAS RAINING PRETTY HARD AND THERE WERE 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A RATHER STEEP GRADE, THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE AS WE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES ON THE FREEWAY TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO MERGE FROM AN ON RAMP. I HAD JUST READ ABOUT A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE THIS SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO OTHERS BEFORE WE HAD LEFT ON THIS TRIP. THE TRUCK DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR, I HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TOWING A 20' LONG TRAILER IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM. WE STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHUT IT OFF, AS DESCRIBED IN THE FORUMS I HAD READ ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. IT RESTARTED FINE AND RAN GOOD THE REST OF THE WAY BACK TO OHIO. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO CODES THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, I WAS PREPARED FOR THAT WITH THE ARTICLES THAT I HAD READ AND I SAID FIX IT OR I'LL FILE A SUIT AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD! THE MILEAGE HAD DROPPED FROM ABOUT 16-17 MPG IN THE CITY TO ABOUT 11 MPG IN THE CITY, IT TOOK THEM SUPPOSEDLY UNTIL AUGUST TO "GET THE PARTS IN" SO FAR IT'S BEEN FINE BUT I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AGAIN. *JS

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM THE EZ-PASS LANE AT A NJ TOLL PLAZA, WITH NO WARNING, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHUDDER AND COMPLETE STALL (ENGINE POWER LOSS). ALTHOUGH THE POWER DID COME BACK UP WITHIN 3 SECONDS, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I FELT MY FAMILY WAS IN DANGER WITH VEHICLES COMING UP BEHIND US QUICKLY. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY.

ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY VEHICLE MISS FIRED AND STARTED TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, PULLED VEHICLE OVER TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED 5 MINUTES TO CHECK MANUAL. RESTARTED AND NO PROBLEMS. FEW DAYS LATER STARTED TO PASS A VEHICLE ON INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE DID THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN. REPEATED TURN OFF AND REST CONTINUED DRIVE NO PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE MASSIVE SHAKING AND LACK OF VEHICLE POWER TO MOVE WITH TRAFFIC. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD REPLICATE INCIDENT, HOWEVER CAN'T SEEM TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF FORD MOTOR CO. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER.3.5L ECOBOOST FX4 F150 CREWCAB. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) ON 2011 FORD F150 ECOBOOST SHIMS/KNOCKS/VIBRATES AT SPEEDS UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55 MPH). NOT SURE IF IT IS SAFE OR NOT? BUT STEERING IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE. I DID NOT FEEL TOTALLY SAFE AS FORD HAS HAD SOME ISSUES WITH PAST VEHICLES THAT POSSIBLE PRONE TO ACCIDENTS THAT INVOLVED STEERING. IT ONLY OCCURS AT TEMPS ABOVE 75 F. TOOK VEHICLE IN COUPLE TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. ONLY WHEN TEMPS ROSE ABOVE 75F AND TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE. LOCAL DEALER STATED IT WAS STRUTS, BUT AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE F-150 BLOG SITE, THE ISSUE WAS DESCRIBED AS THE EPAS RACK THAT CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE COMPUTER CHANGES WHILE TEMPS ABOVE APPROX 75F. THE REPLACEMENT PART #DL3Z3504BE GEAR ASSEMBLY EPAS (THIS IS THE 4TH VERSION OF THIS COMPONENT FORD HAS USED IN THEIR F150S) WAS REPLACED 17 JUNE 13. FORD COVERED ONLY $400 OF THE $1500 TOTAL REPAIR. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THERE SEEMS TO BE A ISSUE WITH 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST EPAS. I DID NOT FIND AND TSB OR SAFETY BULLETINS AS OF TODAY. *TR

ON FRIDAY 4/12/2013 I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD F-150 HOME FROM A NIGHT OUT WITH THE FAMILY. IT WAS KIND OF LATE, WHEN I RAN OVER AN EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE ROAD. I DID NOT SEE IT. IT WAS A FAIRLY SMALL PIPE. ONCE I STOPPED I REALIZED THAT IT PUT A HOLE IN MY FUEL TANK. AND IT WAS GUSHING OUT FUEL. IT WAS COMING OUT FASTER THAN WATER FROM A KITCHEN TAP. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY TWO BLOCKS FROM HOME, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM A FIRE STATION. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK HOME, ONCE THE FUEL WAS OUT OF THE TANK. THERE WAS A SPLIT IN THE TANK ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG, LIKE IT HAD BEEN CUT WITH A VERY SHARP KNIFE. THIS IS A PLASTIC FUEL TANK. WHEN I LOOK UP FUEL TANK PART NUMBER 9L3Z-9002-B ON FORD PARTS DOT COM FOR MY TRUCK THEY ALSO SHOW A SKID PLATE NUMBER 9A147. MY TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE THIS PART. THE FUEL TANK IS AN OBSOLETE PART THERE ARE ONLY 4 IN THE NATION AVAILABLE. I AM LOOKING. NOT HAVING THIS PART IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN I'M ACCELERATING THE ENGINE STALLS, I MAY BE LEAVING A STOP SIGN CLIMBING OVER AN OVERPASS OR PASSING ANOTHER SLOWER VEHICLE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN ABOUT 40MPH TO 70MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND LOST ACCELERATION POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE COILS SPRING WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE AND WOULD ALSO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,163. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.