NHTSA Complaint #10526331 — 2012 FORD F-150

JUNE 5, DRIVING FROM FORT COLLINS, CO, TO BILLING, MT, GOING UP A HILL TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER, LOSS OF POWER, MISFIRING OF ENGINE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOT RAINING. JUNE 7, MILEAGE AT 22548, FORDS FIX: INSTALL NEW DEFLECTOR, NEW INTERCOOLER AND UPDATE PCM. JUNE 11, DRIVING FROM YELLOW STONE RIVER IN MT TO STEAMBOAT LAKE CO, GOING UP A HILL, MINOR MISFIRING OF ENGINE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WENT OFF THE NEXT DAY. NOT RAINING. JUNE 15, FROM COLORADO SPRING, CO TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AFTER GETTING GAS, STARTED TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY (AFTER ~5 HOURS OF DRIVING), TURBO KICK ON, MASSIVE LOSS OF POWER (NO ACCELERATION AT ALL), HEAVY SHAKING OF TRUCK, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK OVER A MILE TO GET BACK UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH). GAS MILEAGE REDUCED BY 20%. NOT RAINING. 6/27, MILEAGE 24563, DEALER REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS, PLUGS BLACKENED ON PORCELAIN. TRUCK IS STILL MISFIRING AT RANDOM. GAS MILEAGE REDUCED. 7/1/2013, RETURN TO DEALER, RANDOM MISFIRING. DEALER PERFORMED NO FIXES OR UPDATES. 7/18, RETURN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION BY FORD FIELD ENGINEER. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT 7/23 TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (PER FIELD ENGINEER) WHICH MAY BE PLUGGED. I BELIEVE THAT PERMANENT DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. HAVE COPIES OF ALL REPAIR ORDERS. *TR