NHTSA Complaint #11081765 — 2011 FORD F-150 ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11081765
Vehicle	2011 FORD F-150
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 24, 2017
Date Filed	March 28, 2018
Mileage	69,223 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

TRUCK MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE UPON STARTING COLD IN THE MORNING. NOISE LASTS FOR 3-5 SECONDS, THAN GOES AWAY. THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED ROUGHLY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP LAST FALL (2017), AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TENSION BELT/PULLEY LOOSENING. WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, SEEMS LIKE QUITE A FEW FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH THAT ECOBOOST ENGINE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ALL DIFFERENT CLIMATES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, AND WAS HOPING FORD WOULD RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THIS. TRUCK SEEMS TO MAKE THIS NOISE WHILE STATIONARY UPON STARTING FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE, AND THEY RECOMMENDED FILING A CLAIM WITH YOU GUYS.

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