NHTSA Complaint #10669739 — 2012 FORD F-150

THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO TWO LANES OF A INTERSTATE FROM A TWO LANE ON RAMP. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE ON RAMP AND HAD A VEHICLE ON MY RIGHT AND TWO SEMIS IN THE INTERSTATE LANES. I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT 45 MINUTES IN A LIGHT RAIN THE WHOLE TIME. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WEDGE AND GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN EXTREME SPUTTERING AND DECELERATING. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE ON MY RIGHT AND THE TWO SEMIS. I HAVE SEEN FORD'S REPORT STATING IT ONLY LASTS FOR SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. THAT IS INCORRECT, DUE TO THE EXTREME SPUTTERING, MY VEHICLE HAD TO DECELERATE AND IT DID NOT CLEAR UP FOR A LEAST 2 TO 3 MILES. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA HAS DROPPED THE CASE. I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT THIS WAS A VERY NEAR MISS FOR BOTH THE NHTSA AND FORD WITH 3 PEOPLE IN VEHICLE. I ALSO SEE THAT FOR HAS TOLD THE NHTSA THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. REALLY. I JUST GOT MIND FIXED TODAY AND THAT WAS AFTER IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED YESTERDAY BUT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T PUT THE BOTTOM SHIELD ON BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE PUT ON MY VEHICLE. I THINK THE NHTSA HAS PUT ITSELF IN A BAD POSITION BY SIDING ON THIS ISSUE WITH FORD. *TR