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Ford F-150 Engine Safety Report | Dec 29, 2013
Reported on Dec 29, 2013
| I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM VISITING FAMILY AND WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE ON ROUTE 113 IN MARYLAND MY TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN SHUDDERING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE HAD REDUCED POWER AND CONTINUED SHUDDERING UNTIL I STOPPED TRYING TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I WAS ABLE TO ABORT PASSING THE SLOWER VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROX. 1600 ON A RAINY DAY. THE SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND I HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES. | |
| 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: | MOYOCK NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FTFW1ET9DK |
| Mileage: | 5000 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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