2011 FORD F-150 Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER IN THE ENGINE DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER COOLER NEEDED A PROTECTIVE SHIELD TO REDUCE THE INNER FLOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

ENGINE STUMBLES OR MISFIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH LEAD TO A LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

DURING RAIN STORM OR HIGH HUMIDITY DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHILE AT A STEADY SPEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, I APPLY THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS OR MERGE, MY TRUCK STUTTERS AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT CAUSED TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN TO UNSAFE SPEEDS RAPIDLY WHILE ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING ME TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A CRASH. THE TRUCK IS STILL ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT ACCELERATOR PEDDLE IS USELESS UNTIL VEHICLE IS STOPPED, AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ON MULTIPLE DATES. ONE PARTICULAR TRIP FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO FLORIDA AND BACK, THIS ABOVE CONDITION HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 15 TIMES. HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR MULTIPLE SERVICES AND NOTHING, BUT A CODE FOR MISFIRE I BELIEVE THE TECH SAID. HAD ALL TSB'S DONE AS OF AUGUST 2013. MY TRUCK IS AVERAGING VERY BAD GAS...

HAVING ISSUES WITH FORD F-150 ECOBOOST ENGINE LOSING POWER DURING ACCELERATION, ON OUR 2011 MODEL. WE HAVE ADVISED FORD ON THIS ISSUE, SINCE IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN, THAT CAN LEAD TO A CRASH OR EVEN INJURY, HOWEVER FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT...PLEASE HELP US OUT !!! THE SAFETY OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAS PURCHASED THIS MODEL TRUCK IS IN YOUR HANDS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SPUTTERING, THAT CAUSES YOU TO STAHL OUT... THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE... ME AND MY KIDS ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FACTORY DEFECT. PLEASE HAVE THIS TRUCK RE-CALL, OR INVESTIGATE ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

THIS IS A 2011 FORD F150 WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE. 3.5 LITER V6 DUAL TURBO. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK 12-7-13 AND IT FAILED ON 12-27-13 HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. IT HAS NO POWER AND THE TURBOS DO NOT WORK AT RANDOM. THE LOSS OF POWER ALL THE TIME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. LUCKILY I DID NOT CRASH OR CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE SINCE 1-30-14 , HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR OVER 30 BUSINESS DAYS AND NO DEALERSHIP CAN FIX IT. THE TRUCK IS UNDER MULTIPLE WARRANTIES, BUT THE ISSUE OF THE TURBOS FAILING AT RANDOM / INGESTING MOISTURE FROM THE INTER COOLER IS STILL THERE. 3/31/14 THE TRUCK IS STILL AT A DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WIRE CONNECTED TO A SPARK PLUG WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

I SHOULD NOTE THAT MY TRUCK HAS THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED ON A VERY COLD MORNING (-15F) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRUCK ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, GOING UP HILL. I HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND ACCELERATED HARD, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND MISFIRE, LOSING ALMOST ALL POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED 3 OR 4 TIMES THEN CAME ON SOLID. I WAS ABLE TO DROP BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE TRUCK AND AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO AN AREA WHERE I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, IT RAN BETTER BUT NOT AT WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FULL POWER. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, LEFT THE TRUCK SIT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND HEADED BACK...

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 ECOBOOST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR, A LIGHT RAIN STARTED WITH HUMID CONDITIONS. WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR BUT MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHEN I TIRED TO INCREASE SPEED WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE PASSING. MY TRUCK HAS NOW RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION BUT I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THE ISSUE I HAD HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOUR TRUCK IS RUNNING JUST FINE AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA WHEN MY 2011 FORD 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST F150 TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE 10 HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, PROBABLY 60 MILES TO THE EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT, AS THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED OUT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STARTED. WE HAD BEEN STEADY STATE CRUISING WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 70 FOR ATLEAST 2-2.5 HOURS. AFTER DOING SOME READING I SEE THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CONDENSATION IN THE INTERCOOLER THAT ENTERED THE INTAKE TRACT WHEN I HAD ACCELERATED TO GO AROUND A BIG TRUCK THAT WAS BARELY MAKING IT UP A HILL ON INTERSTATE 10. THIS WAS A REAL BAD EXPERIENCE, THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST 2 TIMES SINCE THEN. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD...

SINCE OWNING A NEW 2001 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST, I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, SHUTTERING WHEN BRAKING AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY HAVE APPLIED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITINS, BUT THE ISSUE RETURNS. THE LATEST PROBLEM WAS A FAILED COIL PACK CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ALMOST STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD DIDN'T COVER THE PART UNDER THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND ME DUE TO MY SPEED BEING SLOWER THAN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I PUT HAZARDS ON AND PULLED OVER. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR DRIVERS AROUND ME. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE MISFIRE AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL. SINCE THIS INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER SPARK PLUG AND COIL. I TOOK IT IN THE LAST TIME AND THEY FLASHED MY COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED ON MY TRUCK. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRUCK HESITATES, LOOSES POWER AND JERKS VIOLENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE. WHEN THE TRUCK JERKS AND LOOSES POWER IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOST OF POWER. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TRUCK IS MISFIRING. *TR

ECOBOOST F150. LOSS OF POWER WHEN RAINING WHILE TOWING. THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, LOST POWER AND THE CEL FLASHED. WE WERE NEARLY KILLED ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND WE DRIVE MORE THAT 45 MINUTES IN THE RAIN. MY FAMILY NO LONGER FEELS SAFE. CARS HAVE RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING US. I AM AFRAID MY FAMILY WILL BE INJURED. FORD KEEPS SENDING ME AWAY SAYING THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, (NO KIDDING, IT HAS TO BE DAMP AND DRIVEN IN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD). *TR

WHEN PASSING ON INTERSTATE TRUCK LOST POWER AN WENT INTO A LIMP MODE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT TO FLASHING WHICH MADE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WHEN OTHER TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY F150, V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE, DOWN THE INTERSTATE, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE,THE TRUCK TO PASS VEHICLES AND OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE GIVES ME NOTHING AND SHUTTERS, FEELS LIKE IT IS MISSING. I ORIGINALLY STARTED TO FEEL THIS IN 2013, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, CAUSE I THOUGHT IT COULD BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND THE SERVICE REP ONLY ASKED IF A LIGHT CAME ON AND IF NONE HAS COME ON, PROBABLY WON'T SHOW ANYTHING. I AM OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY NOW AND THE TRUCK IS SHUTTERING VERY BADLY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE ANYWHERE, BESIDES MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH NOW CAN BECOME A EPA ISSUE. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF ISSUES CONCERNING THIS YEAR FORD WITH SAME ENGINE WITH NO OUTCOMES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, ONCE AGAIN THAT IF I DON'T HAVE A CHECK...

HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURBO INTERCOOLER GETTING CONDENSATION AND MAKE THE TRUCK LOSE POWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH WHOLE TRUCK JUST SHAKES HAD IT TO THE FORD DEALER HAD TO PUT A NEW CAT CONVERTER ON MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER ANY OF IT I SAID THIS IS FORDS SCREWUP WHY DON'T THEY HAVE A RECALL ENDED COSTING MY $800.00 NOT TO IMPRESSED FORD MOTORS ALSO INTERCOOLER WAS FULL OF ICE AND WATER. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AFTER ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEED WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN PASSING OR ENTERING HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN FLORIDA ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO PASS A SEMI. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND I LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE. SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER ON HARD ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK. THE LATEST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY SPARK PLUG AND COIL AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS REPAIR. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE I LIVE AND WAS TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ACCELERATED MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE, AND WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN I TOOK TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT I WAS TOLD NUMBER 2CYLINDER AND NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WAS MIS FIRING, THAT I NEEDED NEW COIL PACKS SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS ON THE ENTER STATE TWO LANE THANK GOD. IT WAS RAINING AND I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET AROUND A BIG TRUCK AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOST POWER ALL POWER. MY TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE LOOSE OR THE U JOINT FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS GOING BAD. HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS. HAS BEEN ONGOING FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO PRESENT TIME. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHILE UNDER MEDIUM TO HEAVY THROTTLE MY 2011 F-150 ECOBOOST LOST ALL POWER WHILE SHUDDERING TO THE POINT IT I HAD TO ABRUPTLY GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND CONTINUED FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE TRUCK BEHAVED ALMOST NORMAL AS LONG AS ENGINE RPM WAS KEPT UNDER 2500 ABOVE THAT IT CONTINUED TO MISS AND HAVE A LOSS OF POWER. BY THE TIME I GOT IT HOME THE CEL WAS(IS) ON CONTINUOUSLY. THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY SOCAL HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THIS PIECE OF JUNK BUT NEEDED TO ADD TO THE LIST?. WE, AS OF LAST WEEK, ARE ON OUR 15TH RENTAL WHILE THE DEALER AND FORD ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT AGAIN?. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE THE WEEK WE BOUGHT THIS JUNK AND IS STILL FLASHING WHILE WE DRIVE?.. THE DEALER HAS ASKED FORD TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BUT FORD FOR SOME REASON WANTS THE DEALER TO JUST KEEP REPLACING THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN?? WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEW SETS OF PLUGS.. THE OTHERS CRACK AND SHORT OUT? WE'VE HAD CAM PHASERS AND SENSORS REPLACED?? FAST FORWARDING THROUGH MANY PARTS REPEATEDLY REPLACED, THE DEALER NOW SAYS THERE ARE PARTS SHEARED OFF IN THE ENGINE AND ARE ASKING FORD, ONCE AGAIN TO REPLACE THE ENGINE?. WE ARE WAITING ON FORD TO (PROBABLY)...

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATED HARD TO PASS AND HEARD A LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND AND LOST POWER BRIEFLY. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE INITIAL INCIDENT, BUT NOW THE TRUCK RANDOMLY MISFIRES AND SHUTTERS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE MISFIRE BUT CLAIMS THEY CAN DO NOTHING MORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN POWER IS NEEDED MOST IT IS UNRELIABLE. I HAVE ESCALATED THE MATTER TO THE CORPORATE LEVEL AT FORD BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK YET. *TR

WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK STARTED TO BUCK VIOLENTLY AND LACKED POWER. AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL AND COASTING A BIT I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY REGAIN SPEED. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND HAD BEEN RAINING MOST OF THE DAY ON 12/29/14. WE HAVE NOT HAD A RECURRENCE BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY RAINY DAYS EITHER. *TR

UNDER ACCELERATION BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, TRUCKS STARTS SHUTTERING AND DECELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND WILL BLINK FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE STAYING ON. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TODAY AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED DECELERATING AND SHUTTERING DOWN TO 35 MPH BEFORE I COULD GET ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN THAT SPEED AND GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION AS THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AT RAPID SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AT ABOUT 70-75 MILES PER HOUR. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES. I ENCOUNTER A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND MOVED INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE AND TRIED TO PROMPTLY ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND GO INTO A VERY RAPID DECELERATION. THE VIOLENT VIBRATION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND RAPID DECELERATION MADE CONTROL A CHALLENGE. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE REDUCED SPEED TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUED ON TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT 3 COILS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND DECELERATE RAPIDLY. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *TR

COASTING AT LOW SPEED AROUND 7MPH I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, INSTANTLY AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, NOW NOT EVEN MAKING IT TO 10MPH, THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE MADE AN INCREDIBLY LOUD AND HARD BANG AND CONTINUED TO GROW LOUDER AND SHAKE MORE VIOLENTLY. I CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK TO FIND OIL SPILLING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BLOCK. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT TWO CONNECTING RODS HAD BROKE AND DESTROYED THE BLOCK. THEY IS NO CONCERN FROM ANYONE AT FORD ABOUT HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

TRUCK HAS A 36 GALLON GAS TANK. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT GO TO FULL WHEN FILLED. WHILE DRIVING FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND MESSAGE CENTER COMES ON LOW FUEL 10 MILES TO EMPTY. TANK STILL HAS 20 GALLONS OR MORE IN TANK. WHEN FILLING WITH GAS AFTER THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A HIGH PRESSURE RELEASE OF GAS FUMES FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN PUMP NOZZLE IS PLACED IN THE NECK. AN AUDIBLE WHOOSH SOUND IS MADE AND THE BUILD UP OF GAS FUMES IS CONSISTENT WITH EVERY TIME THE GAUGE AND MESSAGE CENTER THINK THE TANK IS EMPTY. WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE IT TAKES 2-3 TRIES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WILL COME ON FOR 3-20 MINUTES BEFORE GOING OFF. THE FORD VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT READS "ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AMP; EMISSIONS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 8 TIMES WITH NO CORRECTIVE RESULTS....

VEHICLE ONCE WHEN FIRST BOUGHT SHUT DOWN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS WHEN TRYING TO EXCEL. IT WAS LIKE YOU RAN INTO A WALL. FORD THEN SAID IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED MISSING AT TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN DECEMBER WHILE TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE AND IT WAS AGAIN DURING RAIN CONDITIONS AND JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS TSB 13 8 1 AND MADE REPAIRS. VEHICLE NOW DOES NOT RUN RIGHT AND GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED BY AT LEST 2.5 MPG. NOTICEABLE POWER LOSS. VEHICLE IS THE FORD 3.5 ECHO BOOST. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS WHO WANT A TRUCK AND EXPECT POWER WITH GOOD MPG BUT SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO DRIVE OR GET A SUPPOSED FIX THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED. THESE SITUATIONS WILL...

UNDER HARD ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT AND MISFIRE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE INNERCOOLER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW, AT ROUGHLY 55,000 MILES IT HAS BEGUN TO DO IT AGAIN, I HAD NOTICED IT SOME BEFORE, BUT NOW IT IS WORSE. I TOOK MY 2011 F150 WITH THE ECOBOOST TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY SAID A TSB HAD BEEN WRITTEN AND THEY CHANGED THE REPLACED THE LOWER AIR DEFLECTOR. THIS ACTUALLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE FROM A STOP TO ABOUT 80 MPH, EVERY GEAR WILL CUT OUT AND SOMETIMES PUT THE ENGINE INTO A PROTECTION MODE BEGINNING AROUND 4,000 RPM. IF IT SHAKES AND SHUDDERS MADE ENOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH, AND NOW IT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON....

RETURNING HOME FROM A WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP WITH MY FAMILY AND PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER VIA I-81 IN VA, I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR APPROACHING A LONG HILL, AND ABRUPTLY LOST ALL ENGINE AND DRIVE POWER, THE ENGINE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED A FEW TIMES. WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER AND I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE 2ND LANE FROM THE RIGHT AND HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE THEN TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE PULLING A 34' TRAVEL TRAILER. I HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP COMPLETELY TO REGAIN CONTROL. I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF BEFORE IT RETURNED TO SOMEWHAT NORMAL DRIVABILITY. WHILE CONTINUING TO CLIMB THE UPHILL GRADE, THE ENGINE...

MY TRUCK HAS SHUDDERING PROBLEMS DURING ACCELERATION TO PASS. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND VERY WET. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. WHILE VISITING LOUISIANA IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. *TR

I APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND LET OFF THE GAS, AND STARTED TO SLOWDOWN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE COMING TO INTERSECTION. THE F-150 SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND MY FOOT APPLY AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING ON OWN. ABS KICKED IN AND PULSED. BUT AGAIN TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS I COMPLETE MADE SURE FOOT WAS REMOVED AND BOTH FEET ON BRAKES. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELATING FROM BRAKE AS PUMPING TO TRY AND STOP AS HARD STOP DIDN'T WORK IT WAS LIKE IT WAS BUILDING UP AND SHOOT OUT LIKE A BULLET AND HIT CAR IN FRONT ME. ONCE HIT THEN QUIT ACCELERATING. THE FRONT LIFTED UP AND FULL ACCELERATING BUT FEET WERE BOTH ON BRAKES. LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. SMALL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE BECAUSE WAS AS LOW SPEED...

WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND ACTUALLY SLOWED WHILE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT RE-LIGHT AND I CONTINUED ON NORMALLY UNTIL ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE WHEN THE SAME MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS WHILE ATTEMPTING HARD ACCELERATION UNTIL IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INSTALLED A "DEFLECTOR" TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM ENTERING THE TURBO OR AFTERCOOLER AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE REPAIRS DID NOT WORK AND THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. THE ENGINE MISFIRES CONSTANTLY RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

WE WERE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF ST. LOUIS MO AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS FULLY DEPRESSED THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISFIRE AND POWER WAS REDUCED. A BLINKING CEL WAS DISPLAYING ON THE DASHBOARD. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE TURBO SYSTEM WAS NOT ADDING ANY EXTRA CHARGE TO THE AMBIENT AIR. THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION TO THE VEHICLE THAT SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN. LUCKILY THERE AS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND OUR POOR ACCELERATION DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY SOLUTION WAS TO MANUALLY SELECT THE GEARS AND DRIVE AT MUCH HIGHER RPM. THIS SMOOTHED THE MISFIRE AND WE HAD AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF POWER TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES EVERYTHING SMOOTHED OUT AND THE MISFIRE WAS GONE. TRUCK BEHAVIOR RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE WEATHER THAT DAY WAS A PLEASANT 60 DEGREES AND SUNNY. THE PREVIOUS...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD F-150 4X4 WITH THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE ON HWY 12 IN BUXTON, N.C. AND I WENT TO PASS A DRIVER, ACCELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH TO 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE BOGGED AND LOST ALL POWER. I CONTINUED TO HIT THE GAS FOR ABOUT ANOTHER SECOND AND THE WHEELS THEN LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK HAD SEVERAL VIOLENT JERKING MOTIONS BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON FOR AN HOUR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP (UNDER WARRANTY) AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RUN OK IN THE TIME SINCE THEN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OCCASIONAL SHUDDERING DURING HARD ACCELERATION. NOW (DECEMBER 2013) THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT HIGHER THAN 2,000 RPM WHEN IN 4TH, 5TH OR 6TH GEAR WITHOUT SHUDDERING AND CUTTING POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE...

UPON TRYING TO PASS A TRUCK, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS FOR ADDED POWER, THE ENGINE CONVULSED AND SHOOK THE ENTIRE TRUCK, LOST POWER, ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED... I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY DID A CHECK THROUGH ON STAR (TYPE SYSTEM). SAID THEY SAW NOTHING?! STARTED BACK UP, SEEMED TO BE FINE ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW MULTIPLE TIMES. ALWAYS WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FOR ADDED POWER, SAME SCENARIO. THIS IS THE ECO BOOST ENGINE. WHILE I LOVE THE POWER, IT HAS FAILED ME 5 TIMES TO DATE. SAME PROBLEM AS THE PE 13-018 REPORT. *TR

2011 FORD F150 EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L TURBO CHARGED ENGINE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BEGAN MISFIRING AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 25 MPH QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER AND NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO CAR OR DRIVER, BUT UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS OVERTAKING (PASSING) SLOWER TRAFFIC, THE SUDDEN AND NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER COULD BE DISASTROUS. AFTER QUICK RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION WITH THE FORD SERVICE CENTER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I HAVE LEARNED THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO "LIMP" MODE TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM MECHANICAL DAMAGE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS LONG BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A FEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. ALSO TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, FORD,...

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH UP A HILL WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED HESITATING AND MY SPEED STARTED TO RAPIDLY DROP. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER UNDER A MAJOR POWER LOSS. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME WHEN I ACCELERATE RAPIDLY OR UNDER A LOAD. *TR

WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE ENTERED "LIMP HOME" MODE, NOTED BY A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND SIMPLY HAD THE ERROR CODES CLEARED. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED FEW MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT RECOMMENDED REPAIR/UPGRADE PER FORD TSB INCLUDING INTERCOOLER COVER AND REFLASH OF COMPUTER. FOR PAST WEEK VEHICLE HAS HAD PERSISTENT POWER LOSS AND "SHUTTERING" DURING ACCELERATION. THIS NOT ONLY LIMITS THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO ENDANGERS THE OCCUPANTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND CROSSING INTERSECTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE SEEMS TO BE NO EFFORT TO FIND A "COMPLETE AND LASTING" SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, AN ERROR CODE (P0036) AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO PASS THE ENGINE DURING FULL ACCELERATION STUMBLES AND LOOSES ACCELERATION. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND DOES NOT GIVE AN ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER. VERY DANGEROUS ON TWO LANE ROAD PASSING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO SURGED AND LUNGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE NOISE RANGING FROM A DEEP HOWLING TO A SOUND LIKE A STEEL CHAIN BEING DRUG OVER AN ALUMINUM LADDER. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SYNC, MEMORY SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL, AUTO START, AND AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HESITATION OR MISS FIRING IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSE THE TRUCK TO LOOSE POWER ON ACCELERATION AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. I HAVE HAD SOME REALLY CLOSE CALLS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP 13 TIMES AND GETTING READY TO GO BACK FOR THE 14TH TIME. I HAVE TRIED THE BBB AND THE LEMON LAW PROGRAM WHICH I WAS DENIED BY A THIRD PARTY ARBITRATOR. I WAS EXPECTING THAT BECAUSE A BBB EMPLOYEE SAID 93% OF ALL PEOPLE THAT FILE A LEMON LAW CLAIM IN MISSOURI GET...

EVENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER A PERIOD FROM 27 OCT 13 TO 21 NOV 13, DECELERATING WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. SPEED VARIED ALL THREE TIMES FROM A HIGH OF ABOUT 60MPH, TO A LOW OF 45MPH. MESSAGE CENTER WOULD TURN ORANGE AND DISPLAY A WRENCH SYMBOL, WHILE THE ENGINE DISCONTINUES PRODUCING POWER. AFTER PULLING OVER, SIMPLY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTING, EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL AGAIN. TWO FORD DEALERS "FOUND NO CODES", AND WERE UNABLE TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE SECOND DEALER ATTEMPTED TO COLLECT DATA VIA AN ONBOARD COMPUTER AS WELL, BUT THE EVENT WOULDN'T REPEAT WHILE THE DEVICE WAS INSTALLED, NOR WAS I TOWING DURING THAT TIME. ONE OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE. TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP UNTIL I RESTARTED. DANGEROUS AT BEST. THE THIRD EVEN OCCURRED GOING UP A ONE LANE FREEWAY FLYOVER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST...

FOLLOWING TWO HEAVILY LADEN 18 WHEELERS DURING A LIGHT RAIN STORM FOR TWO OR MORE MILES ON A PAVED, TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD, IT CAME CLEAR FOR ME TO PASS, I ACCELERATED AND ALL WENT WELL FOR JUST LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET EVEN WITH THE FIRST ONE IN FRONT OF ME. MY MOMENTUM CARRIED ME FAR ENOUGH TO PULL BACK IN FRONT OF THE FIRST TRUCK. BY THAT TIME I WAS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. MY TRUCK WOULD BARELY RUN, IT WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION TO GET ME OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRUCK I HAD JUST PASSED. HAD HE NOT BRAKED HARD FOR ME THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS WRECK. I'VE HAVE HAD 5 OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN IT UP WITH FOMOCO, OVER A PERIOD THE FIRST YEAR. WORKING THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA BBB I WAS ASSURED FORD WOULD CORRECT...

2011 F-150 WITH 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES IN THE RAIN. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT. ACCELERATED UP A HILL ON A 2 LINE HIGHWAY AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ALL POWER IN A MOVING LANE OF TRAFFIC. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND AFTER A MINUTE TRUCK CLEARED UP AND DROVE NORMAL. CURRENTLY THE TRUCK SURGES UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION AND IN 3RD GEAR WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND LOSE ALL POWER. ONLY OCCURS UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.