NHTSA Complaint #10515899 — 2012 FORD F-150

I PURCHASED A NEW F150 ECOBOOST ON 6/13/2012. AT 4516 MLS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE TOWING A LARGE TRAILER IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO APPROX 50MPH THEN LOST PWR SUDDENLY AND SLOWED TO 30MPH WHILE TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM THE REAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE WHILE THE TRUCK SLOWLY STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. LATER THE SAME DAY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO MORE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IT DID THE SAME THING. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND I HAVE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT TOWED IN THE SAME CONDITIONS SINCE THEN. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIME DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER SAYS IS A BAD TURBO INTAKE SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED EACH TIME. THE TRUCK HAS 18500MLS ON IT AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED APPROX EVERY 4000 MLS. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR