NHTSA Complaint #10470330 — 2012 FORD F-150

ON TWO OCCASIONS I WAS CRUISING IN HIGH HUMIDITY OR RAINY CONDITIONS FOR CLOSE TO 2 HOURS. UPON TRYING TO PASS THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER THE FIRST OCCASION I WENT TO A DEALER IN CANADA BECAUSE I WAS VACATIONING THERE, THEY PERFORMED TSB 12-6-4 AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. TODAY ON THE RETURN TRIP BACK TO THE USA THE PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN IN MAINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE THIS EVENT ONLY SHOWS IT SELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS. SOME HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERCOOLER CONDENSING WATER WHILE CRUISING AT SPEED AND THEN INGESTING THE WATER UPON ACCELERATION CAUSING THE MISFIRE AND LOST OF POWER. *TR