NHTSA Complaint #10950422 — 2011 FORD F-150

I WAS STOPPED ON A SINGLE LANE STREET AT A STOP SIGN, WAITING TO ENTER A TWO LANE ROAD WITH SHOULDERS. I WAS GOING TO TURN LEFT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. ALL TRAFFIC FROM THE LEFT HAD PASSED. THERE WAS STILL ONE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE RIGHT, BUT IT WAS STILL FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO PULL OUT AND ACCELERATE. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND I BEGAN TO GIVE THE TRUCK GAS TO PULL OUT. I ONLY TRAVELED SEVERAL FEET WHEN THE TRUCK DIED. IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING, AS IF I HAD SHUT THE KEY OFF WHILE MOVING. NO SOUNDS OF ANY KIND OR ANY WARNING. IT JUST DIED. I WAS FACING ACROSS THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST LANE HEADING STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE OTHER SIDE. I THINK THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY SLOPPED BECAUSE I HAD JUST ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET ACROSS AS I WAS FIGHTING TO TURN THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER. IF I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN THE TRUCK I WOULD OF ENDED UP IN A SMALL GULLY ON THE OTHER SIDE. LUCKILY THE DRIVER OF THE APPROACHING CAR FROM MY RIGHT WAS ALERT, AND HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GO BEHIND ME. THIS COULD OF ENDED BADLY. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY DEALER. THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH A FUSE (#27) FOR THE PUMP RELAY, AND THAT THERE WAS A TSB.