NHTSA Complaint #10735171 — 2012 FORD F-150
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10735171 |
| Vehicle | 2012 FORD F-150 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 20,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
2012 ECOBOAST ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS DOWN WHEN I BEGIN TO ACCELLERATE M I BEGIN TO ACCELLERATE INTO MY LANE OR ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC --- OR NO TRAFFIC. . MY SPEED RAPIDLY DECREASES DURING THIS 2 TO 5 SECOND "DELAY" AND HAS RESULTED IN MANY NEAR MISSES WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IS WHEN STUCK IN HEAVY STOP & GO TRAFFIC, WHEN I MUST QUICKLY ADJUST BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE TO PREVENT A CRASH. IN THIS HEAVY TRAFFIC SCENERIO, THE ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO " BACKFIRE" AND BRINGS ME TO A STOP IN THIS TRAFFIC --- AND THEN SUDDENLY "CATCHES ON" AND BRINGS ME TO A PANIC BRAKING OPTION. I'VE TAKEN THIS ISSUE TO MY FORD DEALERS OVER THE PAST 7 MONTHS, AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION --- ALTHOUGH ALL ARE AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SUCH AS MINE --- THEY EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR IT --- "LIMB MODE AND OR TURBO LAG." NHTSA HAS MANY SIMILAR SCENERIOS IN ITS CURRETN "COMPLAINT" LOG BUT NO INFO REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE COMPLAINTS. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN INJURIES OR DEATHS.
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