NHTSA Complaint #10531850 — 2013 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMALLY WITHIN TEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ECO BOOST ENGINE, HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.