| Issue ID | 983109 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10513656 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 04/04/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While merging from i-26 to i-20 while pulling a lightly loaded cargo trailer i was accelerating down the entrance ramp, had just begun to merge and suddenly with no warning my f-150 truck with an ecoboost engine began to hesitate.... Actually is was much worse than a hesitation it seemed to lose all power and began to vibrate terribly (felt and sounded like driving on a corrugated/washboard road). I had a large 18 wheeler closing in very fast, i actually moved to the emergency lane to allow him to pass. Very scary! The weather was rainy and humid, this incident could have ended badly. I had one passenger at the time that witnessed this event. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 5000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COLUMBIA, SC |
| VIN pattern | 1FTFW1CT1CKXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 35 |
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