NHTSA Complaint #10607178 — 2012 FORD F-150

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10607178
Vehicle 2012 FORD F-150
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 13,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State VA

Consumer Description

I GOT INTO MY FORD F150 ON OCTOBER 4, 2013 AND IT WOULDN'T START. MALLOY FORD HAD ME CALL A WRECKER AND PICK IT UP ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 5, 2013 MALLY FORD CALLED ME ON OCTOBER 7, 2013 AND SAID MY TRUCK WAS READY. I PICKED MY TRUCK UP ON OCTOBER 8, 2013 THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BATTERY. WELL ON JUNE 2, 2014 MY TRUCK WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I CALLED MALLOY THAT EVENING AND LEFT A MESSAGE TELLING THEM TO CALL ME. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEM ON TUESDAY JUNE 3, 2014 ASKING ME QUESTIONS ABOUT MY TRUCK. THEY TRIED TO ME THAT I DIDN'T DRIVE IT VERY MUCH THAT WAS MAKING MY BATTERY DRAIN. THEY SAID YOU HAVE A 2012 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT. IT DON'T MATTER HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE ON A VEHICLE, IT SHOULD START. SO I DRIVE MY TRUCK IN ON JUNE 4, 2014 AT MALLOY FORD AND LEAVE IT. I HAD THE BATTERY CHARGED THE DAY BEFORE SO I COULD DRIVE IT IN THE NEXT MORNING AND LEAVE IT SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT WHILE I WAS AT WORK. MALLOY CALLS ME THAT DAY AND TELLS ME MY TRUCKS READY, THAT IT WAS MY BATTERY. HOW CAN YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOW HAD 3 BATTERIES IN IT GO BAD. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT. SOMETHING IS DRAINING MY BATTERY DOWN. I WOULD REALLY LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED. *TR

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