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Ford F-150 Power Train Safety Report | Aug 18, 2013
Reported on Aug 18, 2013
| I DROVE MY F150 FOR A SHORT DISTANCE OF MAYBE 3 MILES, SHUT IT OFF, ENTERED THE POST OFFICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, DROVE THE TRUCK ACROSS THE STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF MAYBE 1/4 MILE, SHUT IT OFF AND WENT INTO A BUSINESS FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES. UPON STARTING THE TRUCK TO RETURN HOME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SAW THE RPMS TO BE OVER 3000. I DID NOT HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING DUE TO AC BLOWER NOISE. I CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS TOUCHING IT AND NOTHING WAS NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, RESTARTED, AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. OTHER ISSUES: 1) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY ALONG WITH THE DATE/TIME DISPLAY WAS FLASHING SYMBOLS INSTEAD OF DISPLAYING ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS. UPON RESTARTING THE TRUCK THE DISPLAY RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE RADIO FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. 2) WHEN APPLYING FULL THROTTLE THE ENGINE BASICALLY STALLS WHICH CAN BE SOMEWHAT HAZARDOUS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH A SHORT ENTRANCE RAMP AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MENTION ALL OF THESE ITEMS BECAUSE IN MY OPINION THEY WOULD POINT TO COMPUTER ISSUES ON THE ECOBOOST. *TR | |
| 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: | RIO RANCHO NM |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 2969 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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