NHTSA Complaint #11192056 — 2015 FORD F-150

MY 2015 F150 ECOBOOST HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS THE TRUCK HAS REPEATEDLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED WHILE GOING UP A HILL ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP, AS WELL. THE RPM DROPS DOWN TO 500 RPM, ROUGH IDLE, NO ACCELERATION AT ALL, HILL ASSIST LIGHT WRENCH LIGHT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT AND SEE OWNERS MANUAL POP UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (LIMP MODE). PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD AND HAD TO STOP AND RE-START THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WE COULD CONTINUE OUR TRIP. I CHECKED CODES AND LOGGED A P2112. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. LOOKED ONLINE AND YOUTUBE TO DISCOVER THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST ME AND FREQUENTLY HAPPENS TO OTHERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT ENTER LIMP MODE FOR A MINOR ISSUE LIKE THIS. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OVER ON THE SHOULDER EACH TIME. I RECENTLY HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR A RECALL AND PCM SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE UPDATE, AND NOW THE LOSS OF POWER. (SEE HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/HXQVXXEJZQO)