2012 FORD F-150 Engine Problems

MYSELF AND MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON A SHORT FOUR LANE ROAD WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. MY F150 ENGINE SHUDDERED, I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE SHUDDER STOPPED. I THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE I WAS COASTING, I HAD NO POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE. I CONTINUED TO TRY AND ACCELERATE BUT NOTHING. THIS LASTED FOR 15-20 SECONDS THEN IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS SAME TYPE OF LOST OF POWER HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY, THE LAST TWO IT WAS NOT. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE ISSUES DOCUMENTED WITH THE F150 ECO BOOST ENGINE AND I AM SURE THIS IS THAT PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY I READ IT AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAULING A TRAILER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETECT A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SENT THE MANUFACTURER A LETTER DETAILING THE STALLING ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 8/27/13 *CN

WHILE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA FROM TENNESSEE WE HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY DUE TO MISFIRE INDICATED BY FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE MISS WAS SO BAD THAT I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO CLEAR THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. THE TRUCK RAN FINE AFTERWARD, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THIS WAS A BIT SCARY AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT DUE TO THE RAPID LOSS OF POWER WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VERY RAINY. WE HAD DRIVEN THRU RAIN FOR ~7 HOURS OFF AND ON. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS YET TO FIX WITH CONDENSATION IN THE TURBO'S INTAKE ON THE V6 ECOBOOST ENGINES. I AM HEADED TO THE DEALER WHEN I GET BACK IN TOWN. *TR

MY 2012 FORD ECOBOOST WITH SHUTTER, STALL, AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT DANGEROUS SPEEDS AND WET, MOIST, OR HUMID CONDITIONS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND REMAINS CONSISTENT EVEN AFTER FORDS "TSB" WITH REPLACING THE CAC. ENGINE THROWS MISFIRE CODES AS WELL IN CYLINDER 5. *TR

THIS WRITE UP IS FOR A 2012 FORD F-150 TRUCK WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST V-6 INSTALLED. JAN, 2013-WHILE DRIVING ON I-24E, I WAS PULLING OUT FROM THE REST STOP, JUST NORTH WEST OF EXIT 1. I WENT TO PASS A 18 WHEELER AND MY TRUCK CAME "UNGLUED". IT PRACTICALLY DIED IN THE PASSING LANE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE. IT SHUDDERED SO HARD; I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT DIED. IT WAS MISSING AND SHUDDERING LIKE CRAZY. I PULLED OFF EXIT 1, SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AND RESTARTED. IT RAN OK WITHOUT THAT SAME THING HAPPENING ON THE WAY HOME. I HAD A PRETTY DESCENT "MISS" IN 6TH GEAR, RUNNING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH. SOMETHING VERY STRANGE HAPPENED HERE. IT WAS THE FIRST ISSUE I'VE HAD WITH MY TRUCK. ALTHOUGH I'VE NOTICED RECENTLY THE MPG IS DOWN BY 2.0...

FROM STOPLIGHT TO BEGIN APPROACH UP A LONG/LARGE BRIDGE TRUCK SHUTTERED VIOLENTLY, LOST POWER, DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES, SEEMED TO BE IN A "SAFE MODE" AS IT DID NOT STALL BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND LOST SPEED DESPITE THROTTLE TO FLOOR OR AT ANY POSITION TO REGAIN POWER. WEATHER WAS NICE, NOT RAINING OR OVERLY HUMID. *TR

HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ECOBOOST ACCELERATING UPON TAKE OFF OR GETTING ON TO ROAD WAYS NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE COME CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BECAUSE OF NO POWER UPON ACCELERATING NOW THIS HAS BEEN GOING SINCE PURCHASE NEW WITH ONLY 116 MILES AND PURCHASE DATE 3-17-2013. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE TO HAVE LAG TIME BEFORE POWER.MY FEELING IS IF YOU ARE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND YOU GIVE THE VEHICLE GAS THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE SLOW AND THEN DO A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND COULD CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY TO SOMEONE UNSAFE TRUCK. NOW I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER WINDOW NOT GOING DOWN OR WHEN IT IS DOWN WILL NOT GO UP THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE FORD HAS SOME ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR HURT BAD. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK LOST ACCELERATION AT 60 MPH. I LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND EASED INTO IT. THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHUTTERING AND TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO MAINTAIN SPEED. AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESET THE ECU. ONCE I TOOK OFF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. IT'S JUST SCARY KNOWING THAT I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. *TR

DRIVING TURNPIKE AT 1:30AM WITH WET ROADS BUT NOT RAINING. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT 75 MPH. APPROACHING A BRIDGE AND UPON STARTING TO CLIMB ON THE INCLINE I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISENGAGED THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED PULSATING ON AND OFF SO I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRUCK DID NOT REACT BUT SINCE I WAS GOING 75 IT TOOK ME OVER THE BRIDGE AND THEN I COASTED DOWN THE BRIDGE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND PLACED TRUCK IN PARK THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND WAITED ABOUT 1 MINUTE THEN I TURNED THE KEY BACK ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED UP WITH NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY SIGN OF PROBLEMS. I DROVE ALL THE WAY TO MIAMI WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD OF HOMESTEAD AND...

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A LOSS OF POWER WHILE PASSING IN RAINY CONDITIONS IN MY 2012 F-150 CREW CAB 4X4 3.5 V-6 ECO BOOST. AFTER DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (25-35MPH) AND FAIRLY CONSTANT THROTTLE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE STARTING AT 50 MPH. AS SOON AS I WAS ON BOOST I EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER FORCING ME TO TAKE VIOLENT EVASIVE MANEUVERS INCLUDING FULL BRAKING AND HITTING THE SHOULDER, TO BARELY AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. AS THE BED WAS EMPTY I ASSUMED THAT I SPUN THE TIRES ON THE VERY WET HIGHWAY AND HIT A REV-LIMITER AS IT FELT LIKE I LOST SEVERAL CYLINDERS. ONCE IT RETURNED TO 6TH GEAR AND ABOUT 1500 RPM THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. SUBSEQUENTLY I HAVE ROLLED ON THE THROTTLE SLOWLY WHEN REQUIRING FULL POWER IN WET CONDITIONS....

WHILE TRAVELING FOR AN EXTENDED TIME IN RAIN, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS AND THE VEHICLE MISFIRED, SHUTTERED AND SHOOK TO THE POINT OF NEARLY LOSING CONTROL, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND ALMOST STOPPED, CAUSING A NEAR REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE RECOVERED AND SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM A REST AREA, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT GETTING REAR ENDED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MANUAL SAID TO GET TO A SERVICE AREA TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED LATEST CAC AND DEFLECTOR ARE INSTALLED, SO THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM WITH THE LATEST UPDATES. LITERATURE GIVEN TO ME AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THERE IS NO CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM AT THE PRESENT TIME. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, I MOVED TO THE PASSING LANE TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2012 FORD F-150 (WITH ECOTECH MOTOR), MY TRUCK DID NOT ACCELERATE AND IT FELT AS IF MY TRUCK HAD LOST ALL POWER. THIS LOST ACCELERATION REQUIRED THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING NUMEROUS VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ONTO AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THERE WAS A RAPID REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. A PART WAS INSTALLED ONTO THE ECO BOOSTER. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT ONLY NON LETHAL GASOLINE SHOULD BE USED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY OFFERED AN EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

AFTER PURCHASING THIS 2012 F150 W/ECOBOOST V-6, I WANTED TO SEE HOW GOOD OF GAS MILEAGE I COULD GET OUT OF IT. I ALSO WANTED TO BREAK THE VEHICLE IN BEFORE ANY HARD ACCELERATIONS. WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, I WOULD GRADUALLY MAKE IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TREATED THE VEHICLE GINGERLY UNTIL I WANTED TO TEST THE CAPABILITIES OF THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE I HAD HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT. IT WAS A COLD JANUARY EVENING AND THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL WEATHER (NO RAIN OR SNOW). I HAD BEEN CRUISING AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. THE ROAD HAD NARROWED FROM A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TO A 2 LANE. I WAS STUCK BEHIND A VEHICLE TRAVELING JUST ABOVE 50 MPH. I REACHED A PASSING ZONE AND DECIDED TO TEST THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE/TRUCK. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE SPIT AND SPUTTERED....

WAS PASSING A LARGE TRUCK TOWING A MOBILE HOME UP A STEEP INCLINE, IT WAS RAINY AND WINDY AND I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. MID WAY THROUGH THE PASS, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPPED POWER ABOUT 15 MILES DOWN TO 45 MPH, I ALMOST THOUGHT THE ENGINE STALLED, AND THEN, AS I TRIED TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL, IT STARTED TO SHUDDER AND I JUST MANAGED TO MAKE THE PASS AS I CAME OVER THE HILL. THE SHUDDERING CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, AND AFTER TRAVELING DOWNHILL AND COASTING A BIT, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND THERE WERE NO MORE INCIDENTS FOR THE REST OF THE 15 MILES I DROVE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT I WILL REPORT THAT AT ONE POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 8 DAYS 3 MONTHS PRIOR, AND WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN BEFORE I HAVE HAD A...

IN DAMP CONDITIONS THE F-150 WITH THE ECO BOOST ENGINE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM WHEN THE TURBO CHARGERS ARE CALLED FOR. IN OTHERWORDS WHEN YOU STRONGLY ACCELERATE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK DIES. *TR

LOSS OF POWER/ENGINE MISFIRES DURING HARD ACCELERATION ON MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 PASSING A CAR AT COUNTRY RD SPEED OR LESS (WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TURNED) IN RAIN. ONCE I REACHED DESTINATION TRUCK SAT UNTIL MID DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 9 WHEN CONDITION RECURRED ON HILL CLIMB ACCELERATION IN DRY CONDITIONS. ENGINE MISFIRE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT TIME. AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING TRUCK OFF TO CHECK OWNERS MANUAL, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED TRUCK BACK UP AND HAS REMAINED ON BUT THE ISSUE HASN'T RECURRED. APPT AT FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 14 TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT STATUS AND THIS ISSUE. ENGINE IS 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST. *TR

I WAS MERGING ON THE ON RAMP TO OBTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED I STEPPED ON THE GAS WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE REALLY BAD. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE BUT THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE TO THE ENGINE AS THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE EVEN WORSE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS SHUDDER IN THE TRUCK. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THEN SHOOK HARD, POWER WAS LOST. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT POWERED UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED IN MARCH 2013 AND AGAIN ON JUNE 7. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED IT SHUDDER WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TR

TURNED RIGHT AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE, WHEN I GOT UP TO ABOUT 45-50 MPH AND THE ECOBOOST WENT TO KICK IN, TRUCK DRAMATICALLY JERKED FORWARD AND THEN THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUTTER AND SHAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A POINT WHERE THE ECOBOOST TRANSITIONED OFF. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THIS TIME MY WIFE EXPERIENCED IT TOO AND WE FEEL IT MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC OR ON A FREEWAY. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AT 50+ MPH WITHOUT HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A GOLF TOURNAMENT IN THE RAIN. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUT DROPS IN MY EYES. WHEN I STARTED BACK I PULLED OUT AND WHEN I GOT UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. I LET OFF THE GAS AND PUSHED BACK DOWN AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED. IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS LOCKING UP, AFTER ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS (NOW WITH CARS ON MY BUMPER) IT SMOOTHED OUT. NO OTHER ISSUES ON THE REST OF THE TRIP. TOTAL TRIP WAS ABOUT AN HOUR. *TR

DRIVING IN THE RAIN. TRIED TO MERGE ON HIGHWAY. TRUCK STARTED MISSING AND BUCKING. I HAD THE TRUCK FLOORED AND IT WAS LOOSING SPEED. I HAD TO PULL OVER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. *TR

AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHILE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, I ACCELERATED TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK. AS I WAS ALONG SIDE THE TRUCK, MY VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGIN TO SHUDDER(FELT AS IF FRONT TIRES WENT FLAT). I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK BEHIND THE TRUCK AND OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RECOVERED AND I CONTINUED MY TRIP. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK IN BEHIND THE TRUCK TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW F150 ECOBOOST ON 6/13/2012. AT 4516 MLS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE TOWING A LARGE TRAILER IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO APPROX 50MPH THEN LOST PWR SUDDENLY AND SLOWED TO 30MPH WHILE TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM THE REAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE WHILE THE TRUCK SLOWLY STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. LATER THE SAME DAY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO MORE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IT DID THE SAME THING. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND I HAVE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT TOWED IN THE SAME CONDITIONS SINCE THEN. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIME DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER SAYS IS A BAD TURBO INTAKE SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED EACH TIME. THE TRUCK...

I AM REPORTING A SECOND INCIDENT OF ENGINE FAILURE WHILE PASSING THAT HAPPENED ON THE SAME DAY. WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE/SHUDDER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FOR THE VEHICLE TO RECOVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

PULLING AWAY FROM A SIDE STREET MAKING RIGHT TURN MERGING INTO FAST TRAFFIC IN AN ACCESS ROAD WITH CARS MERGING ONTO AND OFF OF THE FREEWAY... PULLED OUT SAFELY AND GAVE IT THE GAS TO MERGE SAFELY IN TO TRAFFIC AND TRUCK ENGINE STUTTERED AND NEARLY SHUT DOWN, LEAVING ME PULLED OUT OF THE SAFETY OF THE STREET BUT RIGHT INTO THE ROADWAY LACKING THE POWER TO GET OFF THE ROAD OR EVEN CONTROL THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE NEARLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY I FEAR THAT IT WILL CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I DISCUSSED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASSURE ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THAT ENGINE OR MY SPECIFIC TRUCK. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE TRUTH OR AN ACCEPTABLE APPROACH TO MY PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE OR MY SAFETY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. *TR

VEH LOSES POWER UPON ACCELERATION. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ENGINE POWER. THE DRIVER DECELERATED WITH FORCE AND THEN MANEUVERED INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ENGINE POWER REDUCED SLIGHTLY SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DURING ANY HARD ACCELERATION SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK STALLS AND GOES INTO A MODE OF MISSING AND ENGINE STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK AND ONLY HAPPENS DURING A HARD ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AND THE TECH AT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS KNOW DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN OF SOME KIND OF MOISTURE PUMP. HE SAID THAT FORD WOULD ONLY FIX IT WHEN YOU GOT TO THE FOURTH CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A HAZARD DURING MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ENGAGED INTO SAFE LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. 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 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS 13,000. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 15 MILES. AT STOP SIGN, UPON ACCELERATION, ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER GOING THROUGH GEARS. PULLED OVER, STOPPED ENGINE, STARTED AND BEGAN SHUDDERING AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROCKWALL FORD, DEALER IN ROCKWALL TX.. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTION (NOT THE PROBLEM). SECOND INCIDENT: VEHICLE BEGAN MISFIRING AROUND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER READING FORUMS AND DOING RESEARCH, FOUND MOISTURE PROBLEMS WITH INTERCOOLER (CAC). ROCKWALL FORD DEALER REPLACED PER FORD PROCEDURE: REPLACE CAC AND INSTALLED DEFLECTOR SHIELD FOR MOISUTE AT 20,170 MILES. THIRD INCIDENT: VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUDDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TOOK TO DIFFERENT FORD DEALER (RANDAL NOE IN TERRELL, TX). DEALER VERY HELPFUL AND FOUND TRUCK TO MISFIRE. FORD HOWEVER HAS NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND STILL HAVE NO TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION OF MY ECOBOOST F-150 MISFIRING DURING ACCELERATION, INCLUDING A VIDEO. I ALSO HAVE THE FORD REPS NAME AND DATES OF CONVERSATION WITH FORD AND MY DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FORD REP "DOES NOT FEEL THIS ISSUE PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK..." EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN THE RAIN ENTERING A HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A WRECK. THIS IS ONE OF THREE INCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR

WE EXPERIENCED BUCKING, SHUTTERING, LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN EXITING ONE MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ENTERING ANOTHER. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE COULD STILL DRIVE TRUCK AFTER WE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. (WE WERE ABOUT 200 MILES FROM HOME)THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A CL3Z*19E672*A DEFLECTOR AND *W711281*S300 PIN. THE DEALER SAID THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER "LEARNS" THE DRIVING HABITS OF THE EVERYDAY DRIVER (WIFE). WHEN THE HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. DEALER SAID THEY RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, INSTALLED PARTS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE, AND IS CURRENTLY IN THERE, AND HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK, WITH NO END IN SIGHT!!!. THE LAST TIME THE HESITATION HAPPENED VERY NEARLY RESULTED IN A MULTIPLE CAR PILE UP BEHIND ME AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE RAMP. I SPOKE TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-392-3673 REFERENCE NUMBER [XXX] AND SPOKE WITH "[XXX]" WHO DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH EVERY SINGLE REPRESENTATIVE AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND HQ ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE F150 ECOBOOST. THEY ARE REFUSING TO CONSIDER THIS AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE VIRGINIA LEMON LAW, EVEN THOUGH IT QUALIFIES COMPLETELY. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AND HAS ADMITTED SO....

I PROCEEDED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON I-75 JUST NORTH OF CHATTANOOGA, TN. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE VERY QUICKLY AS THE TRUCK LOST SPEED RAPIDLY. I HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET POWER BACK. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE A PART. IT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER EVER SINCE AND THE TRUCK HAS REPEATED THIS PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 5 MORE TIMES. THE SERVICE DEPT WAS KIND OF VAGUE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY JUST KEPT TELLING ME IT WOULD NOT HURT THE ENGINE. *TR

2012 FORD F150XL WITH 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND AFTER SUCCESSFULLY MERGING, VEHICLE EXPECTANTLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE FOOT WAS OFF GAS. ENGINE KEPT ACCELERATING FOR PERIOD OF 5 SECONDS REACHING 90MPH. I WAS HITTING THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME WITH NO EFFECT UNTIL HEARD A DULL CLUNK OR POP SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THIS SOUND, THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. IF THERE WAS A MOTORCYCLE OR CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE RUN THEM OVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150 ECO BOOST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT..POWER LOSS AND RUNNING ROUGH...ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW..THEY REPLACED 3 COILS,,3 SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE BURNED UP AND RECENTLY A TURBO COOLER..I TRIED TO GET THEM TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS BUT THEY SAID FORD WOULD NOT DO IT AND THERE WAS NO SERVICE ANOUNCEMENT....I HAVE SINCE SPENT 2500 ON A EXTENDED WARRANTY..TO ME THIS IS SOMETHING FORD SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT BUT DOESNT SEEM TO BE.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F-150 ECOBOOST DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE- SPED UP TO JUMP IN FRONT OF SOMEBODY, THE ENGINE TOTALLY BOGGED DOWN.... WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL... LUCKILY DIDN'T GET RAN OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE. I HAVE TALKED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH TWO MOTORCYCLES IN THE BED OF THE TRUCKS, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. HAVE SINCE SEEN THIS REFERRED TO AS THE SHUDDER THAT SOMETIMES PRECEDES THE LIMP MODE WHICH RESULTS IN POWER FAILURE. AFTER CHANGING LANES AND MONITORING TIRES ON NEARBY VEHICLES IN MOTION WE CONFIRMED IT WAS NOT THE ROAD. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN BUT CANNOT RECREATE THE BEHAVIOR ON DEMAND AND IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY ON LONG TRIPS WITH A LOAD IN THE TRUCK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 70MPH I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HARD TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON SOUTHBOUND I-75. MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND COASTED UNTIL THE SHUDDER STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AS IF I HAD TWO FLAT FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND I COMPLETED MY TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

PULLED OUT TO PASS AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHUTTER COULD NOT COMPLETE PASS VEHICLE STALLED HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT RESTARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. MY DEALER SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. DEALER TOOK CODE FROM TRUCK IT SHOWED A MISS FIRE CYLINDER 6 LIGHT IS OFF NOW. I THINK IT IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F 150 WITH UNDER 5000 MILES ON IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WENT TO PASS A TRUCK AND PUT THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED AND THE RPM'S WENT UP. WHEN THIS ACCRUED THE TRUCK FEEL FLAT ON ITS FACE. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION WHAT'S SO EVER AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO MISS. I HELD IT TO THE FLOOR FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS WITH NO CHANGE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN HARD RAIN FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS PULLING A 8000LB TRAVEL TRAILER. ON A 3 LANE INTERSTATE I PULLED OUT TO PASS A SLOW VEHICLE IN THE RH LANE. WE WERE GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL. IT STARTED TO SHAKE, LOST POWER, AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS THEN IN THE CENTER LANE GOING TOO SLOW FOR THE TRAFFIC WITH TRUCKS PASSING ME BLOWING THEIR HORNS ON BOTH SIDES AND THE ROAD SLOP FROM THEM MAKING IT HARD TO SEE. I STOPPED IN A REST AREA AND CALLED THE FORD HELP LINE WHO OFFERED NO ADVICE OTHER THAN TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER. I AM FROM MI. AND THIS HAPPENED IN TN. NORMALLY ON A HILL LIKE THIS IT WOULD HAVE GONE TO 65MPH WITH NO EFFORT. THE ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 850', TEMP 45 DEG, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR CODES, WAS IN THE...

EXPERIENCED WITH MY NEW 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOST. WHILE TRYING TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER SLOW VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ALMOST CREATING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER PULLING TO SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ALLOW OTHER VEHICLES TO PASS VEHICLE SEEMED TO IDLE CORRECTLY. UPON TRYING TO RESUME TRAVEL VEHICLE MISSED AND SHOOK OFF AND ON FOR THE NEXT 5 MILE OR SO. DURING THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING BUT WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AT AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT AWAY AND ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN CORRECTLY. THEN SLOWLY RESUMED 55 MPH TRAVEL WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN BUT NOT AS BAD AND DIDN'T LAST AS LONG. *TR

FORD F150 CREW CAB - LARIAT - V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN NOT TOWING, NOT ENGAGED IN 4X4 MODE AND OCCURS RANDOMLY IN WET, DAMP AND DRY CONDITIONS. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60) ON A 70 MPH HIGHWAY, TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS SEMI TRUCK AND TRUCK SHUDDERED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. SPEED DROPPED DRAMATICALLY AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. ONLY METHOD OF GETTING TRUCK MOVING WAS TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND LET THE TRUCK SIT, TURNED OFF FOR 2 - 3 MINUTES. IT TOOK 5 OR 6 OF THESE STOPS TO GET TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE A TSB WAS REFERRED TO AND IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE CONTINUE ON OUR VACATION AND STOP IN TALLAHASSEE TO HAVE A LARGER DEALERSHIP TAKE A LOOK. THE TALLAHASSEE CREW UPDATED THE COMPUTER AND PROVIDED A REPORT FOR BILL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,400. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING, THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.