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2013 Ford F-150 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1429927
Internal NHTSA #	11052480
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2013
File date	27/11/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While traveling in our 2013 f150 with 37,000 miles from wisconsin to texas on interstate 35 at 70 mph towing a 4000 lb trailer the engine suddenly shut down and the gold wrench illuminated. Had to quickly pull to the shoulder to get out of the way of traffic to avoid getting rear ended. The ecoboost engine went into limp mode when the gold wrench appeared and max speed was about 2 mph with the trailer attached. Turned the engine off and when restarted after 10 minutes it seemed to be back to normal. Went to the nearest ford dealer, rusty eck ford, wichita, kansas where a selftest was performed. No codes were found, no tsb or ssm found, but said they suspect the throttle body is going out (invoice no focs664277). Continued on our trip and the same thing happened four more times that same day. The next day of our trip south the truck ran flawless during the remaining 500 miles of our trip. Since we have reached our destination the problem has occurred once during local driving. I am planning on replacing the throttle body but no one can assure me the this will fix the problem. This sudden loss of power is extremely dangerous and depending on the specific road and traffic conditions could result in an accident with injuries and/or fatalities. We were terrified driving through fort worth construction at night with heavy traffic and absolutely no shoulders for many miles fearing the gold wrench would appear.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	37000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SOMERSET, WI
VIN pattern	1FTFW1ETXDKXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Ford F-150 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Ford F-150 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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