NHTSA Complaint #11320748 — 2013 FORD F-150

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11320748
Vehicle	2013 FORD F-150
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 1, 2018
Date Filed	April 10, 2020
Mileage	99,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OK

Consumer Description

OIL AND RADIATOR FLUID LEAKS CAUSING ENGINE SMOKING AND NAUSEATING ODOR WHEN HEATER TURNED ON WHILE ENGINE COLD OR COLD EXTERIOR TEMPS. COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE AND DRIVE POWER RANDOMLY LASTING 15-60SECS, THEN ALL NUMBERS IE: GAS MILAGE, SPEED, MILEAGE BECOME DASHES, SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING, ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREET. PULLING OVER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTART WILL RESET UNTIL NEXT RANDOM EPISODE. ROUGH JERKS AND OCCASIONALLY A BANG WITH JERKS (FEEL LIKE IT COMES FROM THE AXELS) USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. MORE OFTEN IN PARKING LOTS BUT IN TRAFFIC JAMS ON HIGHWAYS. ONCE TRANSMISSION RECALL COMPLETE IT RAN FANTASTIC FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A DAY AND THEN GOES OFF.

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