NHTSA Complaint #10553548 — 2012 FORD F-150

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN MY 2012 FORD F150 SUPER CREW WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE.. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON 11-22-13 AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, I WAS UNABLE TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES THAT WERE RUNNING BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. EACH TIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE PAST IN THE PASSING LANE THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS AS THOUGH I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD RUN AGAIN. THE 3RD TIME THIS HAPPENED A SEMI TRUCK WAS BARRELING UP BEHIND ME AND THERE WAS A SEMI ON THE SIDE OF ME, I NOTICED THE SEMI BESIDE ME MOVING INTO MY LANE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO GET CLEAR AND THE SEMI BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN ME DOWN AS MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS TIME I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT FOR THE VEHICLE TO RUN RIGHT AGAIN. AFTER THE 3RD TIME MY TRUCK WENT FROM GETTING 18 MPG TO 12.3 MPG AND RAN ROUGH AS THOUGH IT WAS CUTTING OUT. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND THE VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME WERE THROWING UP QUITE A BIT OF MOISTURE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY 11-23-13 AND THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR REPAIRS. I AM CONCERNED AS I AND MY WIFE COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN KILLED OF MAIMED YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE. IF THIS HAPPENS TO SOME FAMILY, THEY COULD HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT AND I DON'T WANT THAT ON MY CONSCIENCE. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THESE TRUCKS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR