NHTSA Complaint #10512777 — 2012 FORD F-150

TRUCK HAS 3.5L ECOBOOST V6 ENGINE. 18 MAY 2013. WAS TRAVELING ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. PULLING A 3000 LB UTILITY TRAILER. HAD BEEN DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR. SPEED LIMIT WAS 55. I WAS FOLLOWING A CAR THAT WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. WHEN I GOT TO A SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE THERE WAS A PASSING LANE AVAILABLE AND CLEAR OF OTHER VEHICLES. I PULLED TO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS THE SLOWER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ABOUT 3/4 DOWN TO ATTEMPT A DOWNSHIFT OF GEARS. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN VIBRATING/SHUDDERING AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. I PULLED BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE AND HELD LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ABOUT 20 MPH SPEED. I HELD THE THROTTLE STEADY AND AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES THE ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER AND I PROCEEDED ON MY TRIP. *TR