NHTSA Complaint #10790402 — 2013 FORD F-350

THE EGT SENSOR FAILED, THEREFORE THE ENGINE'S COMPUTER SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE SHUT DOWN STARTS BY NO LONGER ALLOWING ACCELERATION OR TO REMAIN AT A CONSTANT SPEED, BUT RATHER FORCING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO KEEP ENGINE CONTROL. I WAS IN A RURAL STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT TOO MUCH TROUBLE, HOWEVER I WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED IF THIS ENGINE SHUT DOWN HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I SEE THAT AMBULANCE EQUIPPED FORD DIESEL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT OTHERS. IF THE MOTOR SHUTS ITSELF DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND OTHER EMPLOYEES.