NHTSA Complaint #10475971 — 2012 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY AND EXHIBITING NOISES JUST AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND MOST OFTEN, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE RAIN OR WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY MOISTURE BUILD-UP IN THE INTERCOOLER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY ADDING A SHROUD OVER THE RADIATOR AND REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,246.