NHTSA Complaint #10667945 — 2011 FORD F-150

WHILE TOWING MY CAMPER AT 60 MPH UP AN INCLINE MY 5.0L F150 BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, AS I INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE DECREASED EVEN MORE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LIMPED UP THE HILL AT A WHOPPING 20MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. ONCE ON THE DOWNGRADE THE VEHICLE CAME BACK UP TO SPEED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO HAVE POWER ISSUES AND A KNOCKING FROM THE MOTOR WHEN I WAS CLIMBING HILLS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO CODES TO TELL THEM WHAT WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE APPARENT MISS AND KNOCKING SOUND AT CERTAIN RPM'S AND NOW HAS AN ISSUE STARTING FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE WHEN THE STARTING ISSUE WAS HAPPENING AND THEY TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NO CODES TO EXPLAIN THIS PROBLEM. I TRIED ALL OF THE EASY FIXES BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME STARTING AND POWER LOSS ISSUES AND FORD CAN NOT TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. MY BEST GUESS IS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUE, BUT I CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I KNOW FOR SURE. *TR