NHTSA Complaint #11341117 — 2015 FORD F-150

ENGINE LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND STALLED, I HAD A WRENCH LAMP COME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING FAULTS: SERVICE ADVANCETRAC/ HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT. THIS HAPPENED ON A BRIDGE ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. I PRESSED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE, NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE WHATSOEVER. ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK FROM THE REAR. TOOK IT TO FORD, FOR 2 WEEKS THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. THEY PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND SAID IT'S GOOD TO GO. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS CLOSE TO WORK. STOPPED BY A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP SINCE I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE READ THE CODE AND IT SHOWED A "P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED". I GOT A NEW THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED FOR 376$, AND NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD F150S MADE IN SPECIFIC DATES. DID SOME DIGGING, FORD ISSUED A TECHINCAL BULLETIN TSB 16-0139 WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL 13N03 ' THROTTLE BODY EXTENDED COVERAGE ' 2009-2013 FORD & MERCURY I TOOK THE OLD THROTTLE BODY APART, THERE WAS A LOT OF OIL BUILDUP INSIDE THAT INTERFERED WITH THE MOTOR CONTROLLING THE BUTTERFLY VALVE.