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Ford F-150 Engine Safety Report | June 12, 2013
Reported on June 12, 2013
| WAS HIGH SPEED ACCELERATING IN NJ FROM ONE HWY TO ANOTHER. LONG ON-RAMP. DURING ACCELERATION FROM ABOUT 40-45MPH TO GET TO 65 HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TRUCK ACCELERATION STOPPED TRUCK SHOOK, SPEED DECLINED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND 3-4 SECONDS LATER SHAKING STOPPED AND CHECK ENGINE WENT OFF. I SLOWLY CAME BACK ON WITH ACCELERATOR AND ISSUE STOPPED. WEATHER CONDITIONS WAS RAINY/WET/HUMID ABOUT 60F ~ 1000AM. THIS IS 3RD TIME HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WAS SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING TRUCK NEW IN 2011 ~ APRIL IN SAME CONDITIONS AND SECOND TIME ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER THAT. FIRST TIME AND THIS TIME I TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO CODES. THIS RECENT I ALSO STARTED LOSING MPG FROM NORMALLY ~16.9 MPG AND DOWN TO 12 MPG NOW. DEALER SAID THEY RELAYED INFO TO FORD AND SAID REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AS NO CODES. I HAVE OTHERS WHO HAVE SAME TRUCK BOUGHT FOR A COMPANY FLEET WITH SEQUENTIAL VIN'S THAT HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED. MY DEALER SAID FORD REFUSED. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | F-150 |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2011 |
| 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: | OAKVILLE CT |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FTFW1ET0BF |
| Mileage: | 55500 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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