NHTSA Complaint #10520611 — 2013 FORD F-150

2013 F150 ECO BOOST PROBLEM WITH APPROXIMATELY 2781 MILES DROVE THRU THE TOWN ALBERT LEA, MN AT ABOUT 1100 HOURS ON 5/28/13 (CST) AT ABOUT 30 MPH. ENTERED THE ON RAMP (CLOVERLEAF STYLE RAMP) TO I-35 SOUTHBOUND. ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH DUE TO SHORT ON RAMP/MERGE LANE. ENGINE LOST POWER (APPROX. 80%???) THEN WENT INTO A SHAKING/SHUTTERING MODE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. ATTEMPTED TO MERGE WITH SEVERAL SEMI'S ON I-35 (THE REASON FOR QUICK ACCELERATION PLUS THE SORT MERGE LANE). BACKED OFF ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN ENGINE POWER DECREASED AND IN APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS THE ENGINE RECOVERED AND NEVER HESITATED AGAIN. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 60 DEGREES F WITH A HEAVY MIST AND MODERATE FOG. THE BOTTOM LINE: IF ANY ONE OF THE TRUCKERS HAD HICUPPED OR HAD BEEN DISTRACTED DURING OUR TERRIFYING MERGE WE WOULD BE WRITING THIS INFO FROM A HOSPITAL BED (OR NOT WRITING FROM A MORGUE). DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANY FAILURE IN SPITE OF ENGINE WARNING FLASHING DURING POWER LOSS OR SHAKING (DEATH RATTLE???). DATE OF MANUFACTURE APPEARS TO BE DECEMBER 2012. *TR