NHTSA Complaint #10887371 — 2013 FORD F-150

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD F150 WITH ECOBOOST, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND I LOSE POWER. THE WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON. THE TRUCK STAYS RUNNING BUT YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIBRATE. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE'S NO WARNING AND NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS AT BOTH SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THEN WHEN YOU RESTART IT, IT WORKS AGAIN. THERE'S NO PATTERN AS TO HOW LONG IT WILL WORK. SOMETIMES IT CUTS OUT IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES WEEKS LATER. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER TWICE. ONCE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THAT PROVED TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX BECAUSE IT DID IT AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE NEXT TIME THEY RESET THE PCM. THAT ONLY WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE A THIRD APPOINTMENT COMING UP. BUT I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THEY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO FIX IT. THEY WILL JUST KEEP TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS UNTIL THEY FIND THE ISSUE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINE MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY. THIS TRUCK IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM A STAY AT HOME DAD AND I TRANSPORT MY KIDS IN THIS TRUCK. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLED 6 TIMES. THREE OF THOSE 6 TIMES WE WERE ALMOST HIT. I BELIEVE FORD WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MESS UNTIL SOMEONE ACTUALLY DIES IN AN ACCIDENT.