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Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Apr 15, 2013
Reported on Apr 15, 2013
| I WAS ENTERING A SHARED MERGE LANE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE TRAVEL LANE ON MY LEFT. IT WAS RAINY AND I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BRISKLY. THE TRUCK SHUDDERED SHARPLY, LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD TO MOVE SHARPLY TO AVOID ME AS I RETURNED TO THE MERGE LANE. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL WITHIN MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE. ALWAYS RAIN AND BRISK ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SEE A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE COMPUTER. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SAID I WAS CURRENT WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS, AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | F-150 |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MENOMONEE FALLS WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FTFX1CT4DF |
| Mileage: | 6000 miles. |
| Speed: | 50 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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