10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
45,383 miles

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problem #4

Feb 172013

F-150 6-cyl

  • 10,000 miles
V6 ecoboost engine went into limp home mode while attempting to pass. Unexpected failure of engine caused loss of power and would not travel faster than 10 miles per hour. Unexpected situation occurrence is extremely dangerous and occurred at highway speed of 55 mph. Ford dealership has technical service bulletin on problem but Ford does not have parts available to fix with backorder of parts projected to be 2 months. Ford dealer indicated problem occurs because moisture builds up in air intake cowl and when turbo intercooler senses the moisture engine shuts down. This is a serious problem requiring a better response by Ford Motor Co.

- Commerce Township, MI, USA

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problem #3

Jan 112013

F-150

  • 9,800 miles
Was driving on the highway during a rain event. Went to accelerate to merge and the whole truck started to shudder and shake. The truck lost power. I was losing speed and everytime I tried to accelerate the truck would shake worse. Coasted back into my lane, and put on the hazards to slow into the emergency lane. The truck would only idle. Turned truck off, restarted truck, and it appeared fine. This is the third time this has happened.

- Verona, WI, USA

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problem #2

Sep 042012

F-150

  • 1,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F150. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The contact stated that after inspecting the vehicle he did not noticed any fuel leaking on the ground. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 1,000.

- Kirksville, MO, USA

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problem #1

Aug 132012

F-150

  • 2,000 miles
After using cruise control for 1 hour on a 4 lane highway at 70 mph during high humidity early in the morning I try to accelerate and the motor loses all power. I had tsb 12-6-4 applied to the vehicle Friday, three days ago, and though it may reduce the likelihood of this situation, it does not overcome what appears to be a design flaw with the intercooler in this ecoboost motor. This flaw allows for condensated water to be sucked into the motor and causing the misfire during hard accelerations after long periods of using cruise control in high humidity situation. The impact of losing power will be a fatal accident for a customer at some point in time if it has not already occurred.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

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