| Issue ID | 1020391 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10550478 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 31/10/13 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My family was driving home from a trip on the interstate in rainy weather conditions for the majority of the trip. On two or three different occurrences, when accelerating to pass or merge, the truck engine shuddered and failed to provide power necessary to accelerate. Never did it completely stall, but there was a noticeable shuddering of the engine and the truck felt like it was riding over rough pavement. I had read about this issue with the ecoboost engine in the f150 (unfortunately after i bought the truck) but had never experienced it until yesterday. When i felt the shuddering of the engine, i eased off the gas and gently reapplied as i had heard about instances of the vehicle completely stalling when pushing the accelerator to the floor. If it would have stalled last night on the interstate, in stormy weather, late at night, it would have been a scary and very dangerous incident. When i called my local ford dealer today and asked him about service bulletins, recalls, or possible fixes, he acted like he had never heard of the issue before... |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3300 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TRENTON, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1FTFW1ET2DFXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 | 65 |
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