NHTSA Complaint #10786550 — 2011 FORD F-150

REFERENCE 2011 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST: WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 30MPH FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN I BEGAN TO INCREASE SPEED TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. STARTED TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT SHOULDER FROM FAR LEFT LANE, WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY AND HAD TO ROLL WITHOUT POWER TO THE SHOULDER. THE TRUCK/ENGINE CONTINUED TO LIMP TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE 8-9TH TIME I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK HAS LEFT ME AND MY KIDS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE DEALER HIT ME WITH THE $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY. ALL TSB'S HAVE BEEN DONE AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY HAS MADE MATTERS WORSE BY THE DEALER "REFLASHING" THE TRUCK AND KILLING THE AVG. MPG. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE INTERCOOLER AND WILL HAVE FUTURE MAJOR EFFECTS ON THE CAT CONVERTER AND TURBOS AS WELL AS CARBON ISSUES IN THE REAR CYLINDERS. THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AT THIS MOMENT AND I AM AWAITING THE DEALERS CALL. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS UNSAFE PROBLEM, THAT PUTS MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AT RISK. BTW, I HAVE REPLACED THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS 4 TIMES SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT THE 34-36K MILE MARK.