2011 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

MY HEATED SEAT DRIVERS SIDE BECAME VERY HOT - CAUSING SMALL RED SPOT ON MY LEG. PULLED SEAT COVER WHICH HAD BECOME DISTORTED AND DISCOVERED HEATED SEAT ELEMENT HAD SHORTED OUT MELTING COPPER WIRING AND BURNING A HOLE IN FOAM SEAT CUSHION. ENDED UP REPLACING ELEMENT AND LEATHER SEAT COVER ON MY OWN JUST PARTS COST NEARLY $600. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THREE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. CHECKED GOOGLE SEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH THESE ELEMENTS. I SAVED COVER, AND ELEMENT AND HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE. *TR

I SHOULD NOTE THAT MY TRUCK HAS THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED ON A VERY COLD MORNING (-15F) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRUCK ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, GOING UP HILL. I HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND ACCELERATED HARD, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND MISFIRE, LOSING ALMOST ALL POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED 3 OR 4 TIMES THEN CAME ON SOLID. I WAS ABLE TO DROP BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE TRUCK AND AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO AN AREA WHERE I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, IT RAN BETTER BUT NOT AT WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FULL POWER. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, LEFT THE TRUCK SIT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND HEADED BACK TOWARDS HOME. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY AT CRUISING SPEED. SINCE THAT OCCURANCE, I HAVE NOTICED A DROP IN GAS MILEAGE AND INTERMITTENT MISFIRES OR SHUTTERING OF THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING HARD. I BELIEVE THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD UPON ACCELERATION TO PASS OR TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THIS TRUCK BASICALLY DIED AND LOST ALL POWER. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS FORD TRUCK FORUM WEBSITES. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE I LIVE AND WAS TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACCELERATED MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE, AND WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN I TOOK TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT I WAS TOLD NUMBER 2CYLINDER AND NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WAS MIS FIRING, THAT I NEEDED NEW COIL PACKS SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHILE UNDER MEDIUM TO HEAVY THROTTLE MY 2011 F-150 ECOBOOST LOST ALL POWER WHILE SHUDDERING TO THE POINT IT I HAD TO ABRUPTLY GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND CONTINUED FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE TRUCK BEHAVED ALMOST NORMAL AS LONG AS ENGINE RPM WAS KEPT UNDER 2500 ABOVE THAT IT CONTINUED TO MISS AND HAVE A LOSS OF POWER. BY THE TIME I GOT IT HOME THE CEL WAS(IS) ON CONTINUOUSLY. THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY SOCAL HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE LOST POWER/ACCELERATION AND TRUCK JERKED, AND BRAKES SEEMED TO APPLIED BY THEIR SELVES VERY HARD. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO. ITS HAPPENING NOW AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN EVERYDAY ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY HUSBAND IS VERY CONCERNED THAT HE IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND HE SAID IT WAS SO BAD, WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED, THE BRAKES LOCKED SO BAD THE TIRES JUST SCREECHED. HE TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3/4/14 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP (SAME DAY) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT, I BEGAN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE LOSS OF POWER/BRAKE PROBLEM. (MOISTURE IN COOLER CAUSING LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM IN F-150 ECHBOOST ENGINES) HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND HE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE INFO ON THE INTERNET THAT WE HAD FOUND, AND THAT IF HAD HAPPENED AGAIN THAT SAME DAY, THEY TOLD HIM THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ECHBOOST PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL A RECALL HAPPENS, SO THEY DID NOTHING TO THE TRUCK .THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A COLLISION AND POSSIBLE DEATH OR INJURY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE F-150 ECOBOOST TRUCKS. PLEASE HELP EVERYONE THAT OWNS THIS VEHICLE AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AFTER ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEED WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PASSING OR ENTERING HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

I STARTED MY VEHICLE ON THE MORNING OF FEB 8TH,AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES I HEARD A POP NOISE AND FOUND THE GLASS PANEL BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE (ONE OF 3 GLASS PANELS) HAD SHATTERED. NO OUTSIDE IMPACT,IT JUST SHATTERED. I SEE DOING AN ON-LINE SEARCH THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD SEEING AS I WAS OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY,THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. $625.00 + TAX. *TR

VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHEN TRYING TO PASS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE. I HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. THIS NOW OCCURS ANYTIME I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE... *TR

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR UNTIL TRUCK IS WARMED UP. FRONT HUBS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VACCUM TO DISENGAGE. *TR

THE ECO BOOST V 6 MOTOR STARTED MISSING UNDER ACCELERATION CAUSING MASSIVE LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK THE TRUCK TO FRIENDLY FORD IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIRS. THEY ADMITTED THE CAUSE WAS A DESIGN FLAW ON THE INTER COOLER WHICH IN TURN CAUSED FAILURE OF THREE SOLENOIDS TO FAIL. JULY 2013 I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY AND THE MISS FIRE HAPPENED AGAIN AND DID NOT QUIT UNTIL I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE REP AT THE FORD DEALER REPORTED THE PROBLEM WAS EXTREMELY COMMON AND SUSPECTED A RECALL WAS COMING. I ASKED HIM WHY FORD WAS NOT STANDING BEHIND THE OBVIOUS AND DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW AND HE SAID HE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE TO EVENTUALLY DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM.. I WAS CHARGED $620.51 TO CORRECT VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS DIRECTLY RELATED TO A FORD DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

IT WAS A COLD MORNING IN MICHGAN AND I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER AND STARTED TO WORK ABOUT 4 BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AT THE TIME AS IT WAS DARK. I PROCEEDED TO WORK AS NORMAL AND WHEN I CAME OUT TO GO HOME I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR GLASS IN THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THERE WAS SHATTER GLASS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THANK GOODNESS MY SON WASN'T SETTING THERE LIKE NORMAL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE 1200.00 TO FIX. I HAVE TAPED IT UP WITH A PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS AND AM ARGUING WITH FORD. I RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED TO REPORT TO YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB ENGINE 3.5 L ECOBOOST. 54,000 MILES (CURRENT MILEAGE) IT HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE TRUCK IS COLD LIKE FIRST START CONDITION. WHEN YOU EITHER BACK UP OR GO FORWARD AFTER A FEW SECONDS YOU APPLY THE BRAKE AND IT HAS LITTLE OR NO BRAKES LIKE IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH OF PRESSURE TO RUN THE VACUUM SYSTEM BUT AFTER IT WARMS UP IT WORKS FINE. WHAT I FOUND OUT AFTER RESEARCH IS THAT THE ELECTRONIC VACUUM PUMP IS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THIS YOUTUBE CLIP FROM A FORD MECHANIC THAT EXPLAINS THE SYMPTOMS AND HOW TO FIX IT ETC. IT WILL EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM BETTER THAN ME TRYING TO TYPE IT OUT. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SXO2QVWBDKI&LIST=UUN467FMGLLLK98JDDJLL51W. *TR

UNDER ACCELERATION BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, TRUCKS STARTS SHUTTERING AND DECELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND WILL BLINK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE STAYING ON. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TODAY AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED DECELERATING AND SHUTTERING DOWN TO 35 MPH BEFORE I COULD GET ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN THAT SPEED AND GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

REVERSE LIGHTS FAILURE. *TR

I WAS ON THE ENTER STATE TWO LANE THANK GOD. IT WAS RAINING AND I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET AROUND A BIG TRUCK AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOST POWER ALL POWER. MY TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AT ABOUT 70-75 MILES PER HOUR. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES. I ENCOUNTER A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND MOVED INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE AND TRIED TO PROMPTLY ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND GO INTO A VERY RAPID DECELERATION. THE VIOLENT VIBRATION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND RAPID DECELERATION MADE CONTROL A CHALLENGE. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE REDUCED SPEED TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUED ON TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT 3 COILS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND DECELERATE RAPIDLY. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *TR

I EXPERIENCED LACK OF ACCELERATION, SPUTTERING, AND SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM A MERGE RAMP. THIS EVENT NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY EXPECTATION WAS FOR VEHICLE TO PERFORM AT NORMAL STANDARDS AND GET ME SAFELY ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT FAILED TO DO SO! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AS THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKED MOMENTARILY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MILES LATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR IN THE POWER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE GEAR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING DUE TO HARD PEDAL. BRAKING SEEMS MORE DIFFICULT THAN PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (LIKE HAVING NO BRAKE ASSIST). AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR KNOWN PROBLEMS, I VERIFIED A BLOWN VACUUM PUMP FUSE. THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS SEIZED THEREFORE BLOWING THE FUSE. I FIND IT CURIOUS WHY A MAJOR BRAKE COMPONENT CAN FAIL WHILE NOT SETTING A FAILURE CODE OR INDICATING A FAILURE ON THE FORD DISPLAY PANEL (CHECK BRAKE LIGHT, ETC.). HOW CAN THE VACUUM ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAIL ON A 2011 VEHICLE AND NOT TELL THE DRIVER THERE IS A PROBLEM? WHY DID THE VACUUM PUMP FAIL (INTERNAL PUMP BEARINGS LACKED LUBRICANT AND SEIZED DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE) WITH JUST OVER 20000 MILES ON THE TRUCK? WHY WON'T FORD FESS UP THAT THEY SOLD THEIR CUSTOMERS A DEFECTIVE $750.00 PUMP? I GUESS FORD ONLY KNOWS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATED HARD TO PASS AND HEARD A LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND AND LOST POWER BRIEFLY. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE INITIAL INCIDENT, BUT NOW THE TRUCK RANDOMLY MISFIRES AND SHUTTERS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE MISFIRE BUT CLAIMS THEY CAN DO NOTHING MORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN POWER IS NEEDED MOST IT IS UNRELIABLE. I HAVE ESCALATED THE MATTER TO THE CORPORATE LEVEL AT FORD BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK YET. *TR

WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK STARTED TO BUCK VIOLENTLY AND LACKED POWER. AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL AND COASTING A BIT I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY REGAIN SPEED. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND HAD BEEN RAINING MOST OF THE DAY ON 12/29/14. WE HAVE NOT HAD A RECURRENCE BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY RAINY DAYS EITHER. *TR

GOING UP A STEEP HILL IN COLORADO ON INTERSTATE I70 AND THE TRUCK STARTED HOPPING AND LURCHING, DROPPING MY SPEED FROM 60-40. THE TRUCK LOST POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE REAR-ENDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. DUE TO THE STEEPNESS OF THE CLIMB, I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A MISFIRE COMMON IN THE ECOBOOST TRUCKS. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED GOING UP A STEEP GRADE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, CAUSING POWER TO DECREASE DRASTICALLY. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS CRACKED SPARK PLUGS, COMMON IN THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. I WAS VERY ANGRY TO FIND OUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS IT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE READ FROM OTHER F150 ECOBOOST OWNERS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD COVER THIS FIX OR REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. REGARDLESS, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNER (ESPECIALLY WHEN UNDER WARRANTY). *TR

I APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND LET OFF THE GAS, AND STARTED TO SLOWDOWN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE COMING TO INTERSECTION. THE F-150 SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND MY FOOT APPLY AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING ON OWN. ABS KICKED IN AND PULSED. BUT AGAIN TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS I COMPLETE MADE SURE FOOT WAS REMOVED AND BOTH FEET ON BRAKES. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELATING FROM BRAKE AS PUMPING TO TRY AND STOP AS HARD STOP DIDN'T WORK IT WAS LIKE IT WAS BUILDING UP AND SHOOT OUT LIKE A BULLET AND HIT CAR IN FRONT ME. ONCE HIT THEN QUIT ACCELERATING. THE FRONT LIFTED UP AND FULL ACCELERATING BUT FEET WERE BOTH ON BRAKES. LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. SMALL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE BECAUSE WAS AS LOW SPEED INTERSECTION. IF THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE IN FRONT ME. I WOULD SHOT INTO INTERSECTION WHERE ONLY WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION, THAT COULD HAVE GONE REALLY BAD.. END RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY FORD AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD BE INJURED OR LIVES TAKEN FROM AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND RESOLUTION TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS THAT ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THERE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND MAKE SURE ALL VEHICLES THIS IS REPORTED ON ARE SAFE OR TAKEN OUT OF COMMISSION TO MAKE OUR ROADS SAFE FOR OTHERS AND DRIVES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS A 2011 FORD F150 WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE. 3.5 LITER V6 DUAL TURBO. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK 12-7-13 AND IT FAILED ON 12-27-13 HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. IT HAS NO POWER AND THE TURBOS DO NOT WORK AT RANDOM. THE LOSS OF POWER ALL THE TIME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. LUCKILY I DID NOT CRASH OR CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SINCE 1-30-14 , HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR OVER 30 BUSINESS DAYS AND NO DEALERSHIP CAN FIX IT. THE TRUCK IS UNDER MULTIPLE WARRANTIES, BUT THE ISSUE OF THE TURBOS FAILING AT RANDOM / INGESTING MOISTURE FROM THE INTER COOLER IS STILL THERE. 3/31/14 THE TRUCK IS STILL AT A DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE TRUCK HAS A BAD MISS WHEN GOING UP HILL , IT HAS HAD THE FORD FIX AND IT STILL WON'T RUN. IT'S GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR

COASTING AT LOW SPEED AROUND 7MPH I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, INSTANTLY AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, NOW NOT EVEN MAKING IT TO 10MPH, THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE MADE AN INCREDIBLY LOUD AND HARD BANG AND CONTINUED TO GROW LOUDER AND SHAKE MORE VIOLENTLY. I CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK TO FIND OIL SPILLING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BLOCK. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT TWO CONNECTING RODS HAD BROKE AND DESTROYED THE BLOCK. THEY IS NO CONCERN FROM ANYONE AT FORD ABOUT HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLED (SEVERER LOSS OF POWER) AS I TRIED TO OVERTAKE/PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEOUS TIMES & TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING HUMID/RAINING WEATHER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY HAVE YET TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS BUT, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE & FORCED TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

CPSC: I144350A. 2011 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOST POWER. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, A BLOCK OF ICE FELL OFF A TRUCK THAT WAS AHEAD OF HIM, AND EVASIVE ACTION WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE ICE AND TRAFFIC VOLUME. THE ICE STUCK THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS POSITIONED 10 INCHES OFF THE GROUND ON THE LOWER LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER . EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO STEER A SLIGHT CURVE. HE THEN REALIZED HE HAD NO BRAKES, SO HE SHOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS USUALLY BUSY, AND HE STOMPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE, BUT QUICKLY PUT IT OUT WITH THE SNOW. *JB

ON THE NIGHT OF DEC 20, 2013, I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I81 NORTH OF SYRACUSE NY. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT VERY GOOD. A BLOCK OF ICE FELL OFF A TRUCK AHEAD OF ME, EVASIVE ACTION WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO ICE AND TRAFFIC VOLUME. THE ICE STRUCK THE ALTERNATOR WHICH IS CLEVERLY POSITIONED ABOUT 10" OFF THE GROUND ON THE LOWER LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM BY SYSTEM. I CANT RECALL THE EXACT SEQUENCE, AS IT WAS ALL HAPPENING PRETTY FAST. EVENTUALLY, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOST POWER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THIS VEHICLE, YOU LOSE ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. ITS NOT LIKE ITS JUST MANUAL STEERING, THERE IS NO STEERING OTHER THAN THE ABILITY TO SLIGHTLY ALTER COURSE BY PULLING EXTREMELY HARD ON THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO LIGHTS, THE SHOULDERS WERE UNPLOWED, STOPPING WASN'T A GOOD IDEA. AS GOOD FORTUNE WOULD HAVE IT, THE CICERO NY EXIT PRESENTED ITSELF AT THAT MOMENT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL EXTREMELY HARD ON THE WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE SLIGHT CURVE. AT THE BOTTOM, I DISCOVERED I HAD NO BREAKS. I SHOT ACROSS THE USUALLY BUSY NY 31 AND INTO A KWIKSTOP, WHERE I STOMPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. WE SHORTLY DISCOVERED A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE AND WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH IT WITH SNOW. I CANNOT BELIEVE A STEERING SYSTEM LIKE THIS IS PERMITTED. HAD I KNOWN IT HAD THIS SYSTEM AND ITS LIMITATIONS, ID NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. IF MY SON AND I HAD BEEN KILLED THAT NIGHT, IT WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN CHALKED UP TO ROAD CONDITIONS. IN FURIOUS ABOUT THIS SYSTEM. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.....NOW. *TR

SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. IT IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE AND NOW IT IS STOPPING WORKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. THE LAST EVENT I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN PULLING OUR OF A PARKING PLACE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED BACK WHILE I WAS TURNING IT HURTING MY ARM. *TR

VEHICLE ONCE WHEN FIRST BOUGHT SHUT DOWN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS WHEN TRYING TO EXCEL. IT WAS LIKE YOU RAN INTO A WALL. FORD THEN SAID IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED MISSING AT TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN DECEMBER WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND IT WAS AGAIN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS AND JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS TSB 13 8 1 AND MADE REPAIRS. VEHICLE NOW DOES NOT RUN RIGHT AND GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED BY AT LEST 2.5 MPG. NOTICEABLE POWER LOSS. VEHICLE IS THE FORD 3.5 ECHO BOOST. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS WHO WANT A TRUCK AND EXPECT POWER WITH GOOD MPG BUT SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO DRIVE OR GET A SUPPOSED FIX THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED. THESE SITUATIONS WILL RESULT INTO SOME VERY BAD ACCIDENTS. I CANT IMAGINE PULLING SOMETHING AND THIS HAPPENS. BOTTOM LINE CONSUMERS DESERVE SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLES. WE LOVE FORDS AND I HATE I AM HAVING TO COMPLAIN BUT THIS IS A REAL BIG PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS!!!! *TR

MY TRUCK HAS SHUDDERING PROBLEMS DURING ACCELERATION TO PASS. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND VERY WET. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. WHILE VISITING LOUISIANA IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA WHEN MY 2011 FORD 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST F150 TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE 10 HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, PROBABLY 60 MILES TO THE EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT, AS THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED OUT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED. WE HAD BEEN STEADY STATE CRUISING WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 70 FOR ATLEAST 2-2.5 HOURS. AFTER DOING SOME READING I SEE THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CONDENSATION IN THE INTERCOOLER THAT ENTERED THE INTAKE TRACT WHEN I HAD ACCELERATED TO GO AROUND A BIG TRUCK THAT WAS BARELY MAKING IT UP A HILL ON INTERSTATE 10. THIS WAS A REAL BAD EXPERIENCE, THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST 2 TIMES SINCE THEN. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK OR CRASHED, BUT AS I KEEP READING UP, I SEE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ECOBOOST F150. NOW, I HAVE A TRUCK IN THE SHOP WITH A BLOWN MOTOR, AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE WATER GETTING INTO THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR TRYING TO COMPRESS THAT WATER WAS WHAT CAUSED MY ENGINE FAILURE. I METAL FROM THE INTERNAL ROTATING ASSEMBLY SHOOT THROUGH THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE BLOCK LAST WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED DUE TO THE WATER AND THE WATER BENDING THE CONNECTING RODS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

AT AROUND 2 YEARS / 40K MILES THE ELECTRIC VACUUM ASSIST PUMP FOR THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND UPON REPLACEMENT WAS FOUND TO BE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED, POSSIBLY DUE TO SALT SPRAY.

WHILE DRIVING MY F150, V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE, DOWN THE INTERSTATE, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE,THE TRUCK TO PASS VEHICLES AND OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE GIVES ME NOTHING AND SHUTTERS, FEELS LIKE IT IS MISSING. I ORIGINALLY STARTED TO FEEL THIS IN 2013, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, CAUSE I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND THE SERVICE REP ONLY ASKED IF A LIGHT CAME ON AND IF NONE HAS COME ON, PROBABLY WON'T SHOW ANYTHING. I AM OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY NOW AND THE TRUCK IS SHUTTERING VERY BADLY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE ANYWHERE, BESIDES MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH NOW CAN BECOME A EPA ISSUE. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF ISSUES CONCERNING THIS YEAR FORD WITH SAME ENGINE WITH NO OUTCOMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, ONCE AGAIN THAT IF I DON'T HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEN IT PROBABLY WONT SHOW A CODE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN BUT TO AT LEAST HAVE A COMPLAINT FILED WHERE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2011 FORD F150 V-6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR DEFLECTOR PLATE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2011 FORD F150 EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L TURBO CHARGED ENGINE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BEGAN MISFIRING AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 25 MPH QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER AND NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO CAR OR DRIVER, BUT UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS OVERTAKING (PASSING) SLOWER TRAFFIC, THE SUDDEN AND NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER COULD BE DISASTROUS. AFTER QUICK RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION WITH THE FORD SERVICE CENTER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I HAVE LEARNED THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO "LIMP" MODE TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM MECHANICAL DAMAGE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS LONG BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A FEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. ALSO TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, FORD, THROUGH THIS SERIES OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN'S HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT THE NHTSA IN COOPERATION WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY CAN PROVIDE A QUICK AND PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE DUE TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON A MOTOR VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH UP A HILL WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED HESITATING AND MY SPEED STARTED TO RAPIDLY DROP. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER UNDER A MAJOR POWER LOSS. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME WHEN I ACCELERATE RAPIDLY OR UNDER A LOAD. *TR

ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND ME DUE TO MY SPEED BEING SLOWER THAN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I PUT HAZARDS ON AND PULLED OVER. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR DRIVERS AROUND ME. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE MISFIRE AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. SINCE THIS INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER SPARK PLUG AND COIL. I TOOK IT IN THE LAST TIME AND THEY FLASHED MY COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED ON MY TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO SURGED AND LUNGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTER A BRIEF REST AREA STOP WHILE RAINING. ATTEMPTED TO REJOIN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY ON RAMP BUT ENGINE SHUTTERED AND LOST ALL POWER NEARING CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A SEMITRUCK. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON TO THE HARD SHOULDER AND RESTART ENGINE TO GET VEHICLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS RECEIVED BACK FROM FORD FOR THE 5TH TIME FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE 1 WEEK PRIOR. CAC WAS CHANGED AGAIN TO THE NEWEST VERSION, CAC SHIELD WAS INSTALLED AND NEWEST PROGRAMMING WAS INSTALLED. ALL TSBS FOR THE 3.5L HAVE BEEN DONE TRYING TO ELIMINATE ISSUE WITH NO SUCCESS. LIVE DATA SHOWED ENGINE LOAD OF 99% AND 3 PSI OF TURBO PRESSURE AT TIME OF FAILURE. *TR

TRAVELING FREEWAY SPEED, INSIDE LANE, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ORANGE CHECK ENGINE (WRENCH) APPEARS ON DISPLAY. GOT TO ROADSIDE, APPEARED TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. TRUCK MOVED AT OWN (SLOW) SPEED, I HAD ZERO THROTTLE CONTROL. EXITED FREEWAY, SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED, ISSUE GONE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET, SLEET, DE-ICER ON ROADWAY. WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND, ON SLICK ROADS, THIS WAS SOME SCARY STUFF RIGHT THERE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE GLASS DID NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE GLASS EXPLODED UPWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO TOOK PICTURES AND SUBMITTED THEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS AWAITING A SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,825.

I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK ODOMETER IS TRAVELING FURTHER THAN I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELED. I HAVE TOLD THE DEALERWHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO ISSUE. MOST RECENT WAS I LEFT SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA AND HAD SOME WORK DONE ON THE TRUCK AND THE ODOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED IN BENTONVILLE ARKANSAS AND THE ODOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPON RETURNING TO SACRAMENTO ,CA. THE ODOMETER READ, 48,600.IT IS NOT 3500MILES FROM BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, TO SACRAMENTO, CA.I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THERE IS AN ISSUE .TRUCK WAS BOUGHT WITH 33,700 AND NOW HAS48,600 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT TRAVELED FIFTEEN THOUSAND SINCE I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK. IT IS ABOUT 8000 MILES FARTHER THAN I HAVE ACTUALLY TRAVELED. *TR

THIS MODEL F-150 HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THAT THE ELECTRICAL DEFROST ON THE REAR WINDOW STOPS WORKING. THE REPAIR IS A $750 NEW WINDOW THAT FORD REFUSES TO FIX, NOR GUARANTEE ONCE THEY DO FIX IT. IT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF F-150 OWNERS, AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS THE WINDOW WILL REMAIN FOGGED OR SNOW COVERED IN WINTER DRIVING MONTHS. AGAIN, FORD IS AWARE, AS THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED MANY F-150 OWNERS, AS VERIFIED BY A GOOGLE SEARCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND RECOMMENDED RETURNING FOR A FOLLOW UP AFTER 1,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK AFTER 1,000 MILES WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I HAD MY TRUCK SCHEDULED TO HAVE A LEVELING KIT AND NEW TIRES PUT ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SIMPLE INSTALL MY TRUCK GAVE AN ALERT ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN SAYING "ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING FAULT. TOOK THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD TO NEAREST FORD DEALER AND AFTER THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC IT SHOWED IT NEEDED A COMPLETE NEW RACK AND PINION. $1278.00 WORTH WITHOUT ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANICS SHOP WHO INSTALLED THE KIT IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT TO GET KIT + TIRES, HOWEVER, I HAVE READ NUMEROUS STORIES ONLINE SIMILAR TO MINE THAT SHOW THE EPAS GOING OUT OR THAT THERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. FORD HAS HAD SEVERAL UPDATES TO THE EPAS MODELS I'M AWARE, HOPEFULLY THE NEW ONE GOING IN WILL WORK AND I WON'T RIDE AWAY ONLY TO HAVE A CLUNKING NOISE TO DEAL WITH IN MY FRONT END LIKE SO MANY OTHERS I KNOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER IN THE ENGINE DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER COOLER NEEDED A PROTECTIVE SHIELD TO REDUCE THE INNER FLOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

WHILE IN WET CONDITIONS TRUCK WILL STALL, LOOSE POWER, AND SHUTTER. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ON BUSY INTERSTATE THE TRUCK STALLED. HAD TO TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK TO GO. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES! *TR