NHTSA Complaint #10553599 — 2012 FORD F-150

LEAVING SO CAL ON I-15 IN DRY CONDITIONS CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70. WHILE CLIMBING THE CAHON PASS THE TRUCK FELT LIKE THE ENGINE DIED. THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND WENT INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE. IT WAS EARLY AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE CK ENGINE LIGHT, A WRENCH SYMBOL ALONG WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL SYMBOL WERE ALL ILLUMINATED. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, GOT OUT AND DID A VEHICLE WALK AROUND NOTHING OBVIOUS ON THE OUTSIDE SO I POPPED THE HOOD CHECKED THE FLUIDS, BELTS ETC. AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK STARTED IT AND ALL THE LIGHTS HAD CLEARED. DROVE THE REMAINING 300 MILES HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG FRIDAY 22 NOV 2013 WIFE AND I HEADED BACK TO SO CAL IT WAS RAINING FOR THE FIRST 200 MILES THEN CLEARED UP. I SET THE CRUISE AT 75 AND LESS THAN 50 MILES LATER THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING, SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AND DASH SYMBOLS, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AT THE TIME SO IT WASN'T A PROBLEM GETTING IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. STOPPED THE TRUCK SHUT IT DOWN AND RAN THE SAME CHECKS THAT I'D DONE PREVIOUSLY, SAME RESULT SYMBOLS CLEARED AND THE TRUCK RAN FINE. 100 MILES LATER IT DID IT AGAIN IN VICTORVILLE CA. THIS TIME I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WORKED MY WAY TO THE RIGHT LANE AND LUCKILY THERE WAS AND EXIT. FOUND A PLACE TO STOP AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK ANYTHING JUST LEFT IT OFF FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN STARTED IT AND IT RAN FINE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. FOUND A FORD DEALER AND TRIED TO GET THEM TO CHECK IT OUT FOR ME, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T GET TO IT FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WIFE AND I DECIDED WE WOULD TURN AROUND AND HEAD FOR HOME, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS ON THE TRIP HOME. *TR