2011 Ford F-150 Fuel System Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F -150. The contact stated that there was an abnormal odor of fuel detected. The contact had to keep the windows in the down position. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed him that the fuel line was rubbing underneath the vehicle and caused a puncture hole in the fuel line. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

I’ve been having problems with my truck since my purchase date June 29 of 2021! I own a 2011 Ford F150 super crew! My truck has been to the ford company at least 5 to 6 times. I have inform the service team that this is a business truck! I have bought a new battery because I was told I was having low voltage but with the new battery I am having the same issues! I have had actually weighed a problem her assembly problems I have had my brakes replaced in the rear I have had converter problems and I was also told that I should get a tuneup but didn’t need it! I have had some bad experience with my Ford F150 2011 super crew and all I ask is for a better experience! I’ve never had an accident in his truck! I never had a accident in this truck!!!! I have had so many problems with the truck!🥺

INADEQUATE CONTACTS ON FUSE RELAY FOR FUEL PUMP, CAUSING OVERHEATING WITHOUT BURNING OUT THE FUES(#27 IN THE FUSE BOX). THIS CAUSED THE RELAY AND FUSE TO START MELTING AND RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN OF THE FUEL PUMP, AND COMPLETE POWER LOSS. I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. NO WARNING AT ALL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY.

WHILE DRIVING THE ORANGE WRENCH APPEARS IN THE DASH BOARD. THE POWER IS SHUT DOWN AND THE ENGINE RUNS REAL ROUGH LIKE IT ONLY A 2 CYLINDERS. BUT, THERE IS NO POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T ACCELERATE THE TRUCK. THE MOTOR IS RUNNING, THO ROUGH, BUT THERE IS NO POWER AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES TO ME IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES, THEN RESTART THE TRUCK AND IT RUNS AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD TWICE, LEAVING WITH THEM FOR 8 HOURS BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANY INFO ON THE TRUCK COMPUTER TO SHOW ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND AND PROBLEM LOGGED INTO THE COMPUTER. FORD SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN THO I TOLD HI THE FORD FORUM BOARD LIST THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER TRUCK OWNERS. THE BOARD LISTS THE PROBLEM EITHER FROM THE THROTTLE BODY OR THE THROTTLE SENSOR BUT FORD AGAIN STATES THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE. LOSING POWER AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC COULD BE A REAL SERIOUS ISSUE AND CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED!!

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK LOST ALL POWER WITH NO WARNING. I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT PRESSED THE THROTTLE DOWN AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED IT AND IMMEDIATELY MASHED THE THROTTLE..MADE IT TO A GARAGE..TURNED IT OFF..WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON NO WRENCH LIGHT AND OR RAN FINE. THE MECHANIC FOUND NO CODES BUT I TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND POSITION SENSOR..HE DID..ON THE WAY HOME SAME THING HAPPENED..TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS..THERE IS A PROBLEM AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE

I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING ON A CONGESTED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED RAPIDLY CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE SYSTEM WENT INTO "SAFE MODE, ALSO KNOWN AS LIMP HOME." THIS MALFUNCTION (FORD CODE P2112) HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK.

MY NAME IS [XXX], I OWN A 2011 F150 ECOBOOST. OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AND SAME ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE MISFIRING DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING IN THE INTAKE. EVERYONE DEALERSHIP PERSONAL I'VE SPOKEN WITH HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THAT YEAR AND MODEL AND THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX. HOWEVER WHEN THE ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY MISFIRES IT CALLS FOR SERVICE ON THE TRUCK AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN PARTS. I AM FILLING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS RIGHT THAT FORD SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO IGNORE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS ALMOST GOTTEN MYSELF AND FAMILY INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AS WELL COST ME MONEY OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE THIS ISSUE GETS SOMEONE KILLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70+ MPH) ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD GOING UPHILL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE TRUCKS' POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AND MANEUVERABILITY BECAME EXTREMELY CHALLENGING AS I TRIED TO PULL IT TO SAFETY. HOWEVER, WITH IT BEING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SHOULDER AND PART OF MY TRUCK ENDED UP BLOCKING TRAFFIC SINCE THE TRUCK WAS UNRESPONSIVE. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! THE FAULTY COMPONENT THAT CAUSED THIS SITUATION IS THE FUEL PUMP FUSE OVERHEATED CAUSING NO FUEL DELIVERY TO MY VEHICLE. I LATER LEARNED THROUGH SOME RESEARCH THAT FORD MOTOR CO. HAD ISSUED, WITHOUT ALERTING THE PUBLIC, A TSB (15-0137) REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE. I HAD NO IDEA SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED. IF I HAD KNOWN, THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED!!!

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2011 FORD F150. HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT THE ONE AFFECTED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND YEAR.I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BEING DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND ON THE FORUMS. I DROVE THE CAR AFTER IT WAS LEFT FOR 36 HOURS AND IT DOWNSHIFTED AFTER GOING 25 MPH. I COASTED BACK INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED, WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT EVENTUALLY GAVE ME A MAINT ERROR (YELLOW WRENCH) I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF OVERNIGHT IF WAS FINE THE NEXT DAY AND NO ERROR CODE. I HAD A MECHANIC PUT A SCANNER ON THE TRUCK AND HE COULD NOT PULL THE ERROR CODE. I HAVE USED IT SPARINGLY FOR 3 DAYS WITHOUT AN ISSUE. I AM JUST WORRIED, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE PLOWING INTO ME WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IF I AM ON A HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENS. I CALLED FORD CORP AND THEY SAID SINCE I AM NOT ON THE RECALL PER MY VIN (EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR 2011 AND TRANSMISSION) SO I AM ON MY OWN. I HAVE IT DOCUMENTED WITH FORD AND THE DEALER. NOW WHAT, JUST WAIT? NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS RECALL NUMBER 16V248000 RECALL DATE 04/27/2016 COMPONENT POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUMMARY FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 FORD F-150 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED AUGUST 19, 2011, TO MARCH 9, 2012, 2012 FORD EXPEDITION, LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 19, 2011, TO DECEMBER 19, 2011, AND 2012 FORD MUSTANG VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AUGUST 19, 2011, TO FEBRUARY 21, 2012. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT MAY UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR, REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE SPEED. CONSEQUENCE AN UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE REAR TIRES MAY SLIDE OR LOCK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

ONE OF THE BACK BOLTS BROKE OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHILE DRIVING. . THIS CAUSED THE GASKET TO FAIL WHICH IN TURN MADE A LOUD NOISE. BECAUSE THIS IS A TURBO CHARGED ENGINE THE MOTOR LOST POWER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, GASKET AND BROKEN BOLTS. TOTAL REPAIRS WERE $1214.02

WHILE PASSING A SEMI ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY MY ECOBOOST F150 BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND LOOSE POWER. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE ALREADY INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE AND DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER MY EXPERIENCE TODAY I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE, LET ME EXPLAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE PASSING SOMEONE AND YOU'RE FORCED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE IN WRONG LANE. THIS CAN BE QUITE SCARY, CARS COMING AT YOU, CARS BEHIND YOU ALSO WANTING TO PASS AND A LARGE SEMI NEXT YOU.

I HAVE THE ECOBOOST MOTOR. I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED SHUTTERING. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND SUNNY. IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEONE COMING AND I HAD TO ACCELERATE HARD TO GET AROUND THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS PASSING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I TOOK THIS TRUCK IN FOR THIS PROBLE BEFORE TO FORD AND THEY PUT A AIR DAM PLATE KIT IN FRONT OF THE CAC. THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS FORDS FIX FOR THE PROBLEM SO THEY KNOW THEY A HAVE DEFECT WITH THE SYSTEM. THIS FIX ISN'T WORKING AND I READ WHERE THEY WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE FORD FIX THE PROBLEM THAT GOING TO GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED IN THESE VEHICLES SOMEDAY. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT IT TAKE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FILED FOR THIS DEFECT.

THIS IS A ECOBOOST ENGINE. WHEN I GO TO PASS SOMEONE THE ENGINE STARTS SPUTTERING AS IF IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. LOSES POWER AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I NOTICED WHERE THIS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT THAT HAS BEEN DROPPED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED. THIS HAPPENS TO ME FREQUENTLY. SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS IN DAMP OR HUMID WEATHER. IN MOST CASES IF IT IS A GRADUL ACCELERATION IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR THE LAST 25000 MILES AND IT HAS DONE IT MOST OF THAT TIME. I NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION SO I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN HOPING YOU WOULD ISSUE A RECALL. DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT AND THE ODOMETER WILL DIE AND DROP TO ZERO, MOST OF THE INDICATORS WILL HAVE DASHES INSTEAD OF NUMBERS. THE TRUCK WILL AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THEN HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN TO RESET ALL THE GAUGES. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN ON A FEW OCCASIONS NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED AROUND THE 1ST OF JULY 2016 BUT I WAS TOLD THE SOFTWARE FIX WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL THE 3 QUARTER OF THE YEAR. FORD NOW WANTS TO CHARGE ME $131.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE DIAGNOSED IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A RECALL. I WONDER HOW MANY LIVES WILL BE IN DANGER UNTIL THE 3RD QUARTER UPDATE IS AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND A LEAK AND NOTICED FUEL SPEWING OUT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

THE ECOBOOST ENGINE FORD INTRODUCED INTO THE F150 (AND OTHER VEHICLES) IN 2011 SEEMS TO BE HAVING COMMON AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS, INCLUDING MY VEHICLE. I FIRST REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 63,000 MILES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS REVEALED UNDER ANY ACCELERATION "EVENT" SUCH AS HIGHWAY MERGING, PASSING, TOWING ETC. UNDER ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE "CHOKES" AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE AS THE DRIVER & PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE STALLING, SHUDDERING OR BUCKING. THIS IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS THE VEHICLE GOING INTO "LIMP MODE" OPERATING ON FEWER THAN ALL CYLINDERS. THE PROBLEMS APPEAR TO STEM FROM DYSFUNCTIONAL INTERCOOLER OPERATION ON THIS TWIN TURBO ENGINE. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS DESCRIBED IN F150 BLOGS. ONE, MOST COMMON, IS THAT THE COOLING OF THE AIR VIA THE INTERCOOLER CAUSES CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE AIR INTAKE. WHEN THE DRIVER ACCELERATES, THE INCREASE IN AIR VOLUME DRAWS THE MOISTURE INTO THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE, WHICH THE DRIVER EXPERIENCES AS AN ENGINE STALL, BUCKING OR SHUDDERING. THE SECOND SCENARIO REPORTED IS THAT THERE IS AN OVERHEATING OF AIR INTO THE FUEL DELIVER SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES EARLY DETONATION OF THE FUEL MIXTURE IN THE CYLINDERS CAUSING ROUGHLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS. MY VEHICLE REPAIRS ARE COSTING ME ALMOST $700.00 - WHICH WOULD BE MORE IF I DID NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER IS REPLACING 6 SPARK PLUGS, 4 COIL BOOTS THAT HAVE OVERHEATED AND CRACKED, INSTALLING A NEW INTERCOOLER SHIELD - NONE OF WHICH THEY ARE STANDING BY AS A DEALER COVERED EXPENSE. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE DESIGN FOR BOTH CONSUMER SAFETY AND FINANCIAL REASONS. SOMEONE MAY BE KILLED TRYING TO PASS OR ENTER A HIGHWAY AS THEIR VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO PASS SOMEONE AND THE TRUCK HAD MAJOR HESITATION AND SHUDDERING. CONTINUES TO DO THIS ANYTIME YOU TRY TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. *TR

AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A SEMI WHO WAS APPROACHING IN THE RIGHT LANE. I HARD ACCELERATED, BUT THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I HAD LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND WAS FORCED TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND MERGE TO THE BREAK-DOWN LANE TO AVOID BEING RUN COMPLETELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE IN 6TH GEAR AND I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT TO 5TH GEAR TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM VIBRATING APART. LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LATER (WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED BACK INTO 6TH WITHOUT ANY VIBRATION. THIS LACK OF ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. ABOVE WAS ONLY AN EXPLANATION OF THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED (UNDER WARRANTY) WHERE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED WITH FORD, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM... *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS TRUCK VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE. LATER LOSS OF POWER ON ANY INCLINE THAT I APPROACHED. *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