NHTSA Complaint #10677010 — 2012 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY

AS I WAS TOWING A TRAILER IN THE 2012 FORD F-350 ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY (US-95 NORTH OF LAS VEGAS), THE TRUCK SUDDENLY CHIMED AND SAID TO PULL OVER AND SHUTTING DOWN. IT SHUT OFF BEFORE I COULD REACT. I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO CLEAR A BRIDGE AND PULL OVER WHILE COASTING. THE STRETCH OF ROAD THAT I WAS ON IS DESOLATE AND USED BY BIG RIGS ALL THE TIME. LUCKILY, THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE POWERING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I CHECKED THE CODE AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE EGT SENSORS WAS BAD. DUE TO BEING AN INFORMED OWNER, I KNEW THAT THESE TRUCKS HAVE HAD EGT SENSOR ISSUES AND I HAD PURCHASED 2 FOR BACKUP PURPOSES. I WAITED A WHILE FOR THE TRUCK TO COOL DOWN, REPLACED THE FAILED SENSOR. I CLEARED THE CODES AND THE TRUCK STARTED UP WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY. THE REPLACEMENT SENSOR LASTED LONG ENOUGH TO TRADE IN THE TRUCK IN ON NOVEMBER 2014. *TR