NHTSA Complaint #10513926 — 2012 FORD F-150

I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE OCCURRENCES WHERE THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY LOSE POWER DURING ACCELERATION DURING RAINSTORMS. THE FIRST TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED BUT WENT AWAY. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE TRACTION CONTROL, SINCE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LOGGED IN THE SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME WAS APRIL 24TH, 2013, AND THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND PASSING TWO 18 WHEELERS ON THE INTERSTATE DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND STUTTER AND HAD NO POWER. I HAD TO SWERVE BETWEEN THE SEMIS AND COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER TO NARROWLY AVOID A POTENTIALLY FATAL CRASH DUE TO THE LOSS IN POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON THIS TIME, SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THE TURBO INTERCOOLER ISSUES THAT THE ECOBOOSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE. AFTER CHECKING MY TRUCK OUT, THEY INDICATED THAT MY PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERRCOOLER CONDENSATION ISSUE, BUT THAT MY TRUCK WAS BUILT WITH THE NEWER UPDATED INTERCOOLER AND THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM THE DISAPPOINTED OWNER OF A NEW TRUCK THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN BECAUSE MY FAMILY MIGHT BE KILLED OR INJURED IN IT. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND ALWAYS SERVICED AT PREMIER FORD IN COLUMBUS, MS. *TR