| Issue ID | 1066870 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10588944 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 01/08/13 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was merging onto an interstate, accelerating from 20 mph to 65 mph to blend in with heavy traffic. The engine began to spit, sputter and shake and bogged down and wouldn't exceed 50mph. With a tractor trailer coming i had no other choice but to abort my merge and pull to the side of the road. I then waited for all traffic to subside before i made another attempt to pull onto the highway. I took the truck back to ford. They could not duplicate the problem. I have had the truck in for many issues(slow speed shudder, high speed shudder, emergency brake issues, warped rotors, electronic problems, tire issues, acceleration hesitations, rough idle, failed brake pump, and more with less than 30, 000 miles) all of which ford states are characteristics of the vehicle! This is my family vehicle that i transport my 3 children and their friends. What will it take for ford to resolve the problems they have with these trucks?! Do people have to be killed before anything is done........ Like with chevy!!!!! Ford is covering up the issues they have with the #1 selling truck in america. It is a shame that people have a facebook page on the problems they have with their f150 because ford covers up the problems because they don't know what to do to solve them. They told us it is a characteristic of the truck.......... Really!!!!!!! . |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 20000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PITTSBURGH, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1FTFW1ETXCFXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| 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 | 30 |
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