NHTSA Complaint #11033031 — 2016 FORD F-350 SD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT DRASTICALLY WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO SOME CONCRETE, AND THEN SPED ACROSS THE ROAD IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TWO LANE TRAFFIC ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE OFFICER WAS PRESENT, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER (SAM WAMPLER'S FREEDOM FORD, 720 S GEORGE NIGH EXPY, MCALESTER, OK 74501, (918) 423-2800) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD SEVERAL TSBS REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AND POWER TRAIN. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE INFORMATION WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD AND WAS NOT YET INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,200.