NHTSA Complaint #11163036 — 2013 FORD F-150

BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER 2015 WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT.NOW I HAVE 101159 MILES ON IT NOW. AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ACCELERATION POWER WHEN FIRST TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR IF I GET ON THE GAS THE TRUCK HESITATES AND WILL EITHER ACCELERATE SLOW OR WON'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY DO TO LOST POWER. CONTACTED A MECHANIC AND HE CAME PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND RAN TESTING ON IT AND COUPLE HOURS LATER CALLED BACK AND SAID MY TIMING CHAINS AND PHASERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH THAT SAID IT WILL COST ME $3,000-4,000 TO GET THIS FIXED AND I SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE AN EXTRA COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SHELL OUT FOR THIS FIX . I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF SEARCHING AND HAVE BEEN FINDING THAT A TON OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN THEY CONTACT FORD, FORD IS BASICALLY SAYING THEY ARE SOL AND HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE FIX. I STILL OWE $22,000 AND THOUGHT ABOUT TRADING IT IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE BUT FEEL THEY WILL KNOCK $4,000 OFF WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. PLEASE HELP!!!