NHTSA Complaint #11122447 — 2012 FORD F-150 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11122447
Vehicle	2012 FORD F-150
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	August 9, 2018
Date Filed	August 26, 2018
Mileage	157,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD, REAR TIRES MAKE A SQUEALING SOUND FROM SKIDDING. IT WAS HARD TO KEEP TRUCK IN CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES IT ACTED LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I HAVE READ THE REPORTS OF THE INTERCOOLER BEING MESSED UP AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT PART DUE TO OIL AND WATER ENTERING IT BUT FORD SAYS IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO A PART NOT BEING COVERED. I HAVE HAD COILS REPLACED, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, AND NOW I'M HAVING TO GO THRU THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN. ITS DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN A COUPLE MORE TIMES BUT NOT TO THAT EXTENT. THE GAUGES WILL PEG ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT THEN GO TO ZERO AND AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. TRUCK RESETS TO NORMAL WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN MOST OF THE SUMMER. BUT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO. REPAIR SHOP CAN'T REPLICATE IT AND THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DOESN'T FIND IT EITHER.

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