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Vehicle would lose all ability to accelerate or use any type of throttle control while driving on highway. Had to continually drift to a shoulder on the highway to turn off vehicle because the throttle body went bad. Extremely dangerous, vehicle became inoperable and unsafe to be on any roadway.
While driving at highway speed 65 to 75 the truck just shuts down, stops running this is the 4th time in 5 years this has happened to us almost had a major rear end mishap as a semi was on us going up a bridge in heavy traffic, a wrench showed up on dash display truck started but died 3 more times at road speed in 20 miles.
As I was accelerating the truck stopped accelerating and idles rough. Wrench light on the dash came on. Fortunately was able to get the side of the road with out causing an accident. Came to a stop, put it in park, truck still idleing but roughly. Pressed down on accelerator and nothing happened. Engine didnt rev up at all. Turned the engine off. Restarted and then everything was fine. Wrench light on the dash even went out.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the vehicle stalled and loss motive power with several warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the shoulder of the roadway. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware of a puddle of oil on the ground underneath the vehicle. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the residence and then to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine and transmission needed to be replaced. The repair was still pending. A dealer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.
- Fulton, NY, USA
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I drove my F-150 eccoboost truck to the snow, same area I have been hundreds of times and suddenly smoke burst from the engine, then flames shot out around the hood, popped the hood and fought the fire for half an hour, it kept restating. It stranded myself and children, and we had a harrowing experience that was pretty dicey. Ford had just put in a new engine, at my cost, +14,000.00, after the timing chain failed. They would not repair it at their cost, even though I have copies of the fault codes from before the failure of the timing chain that destroyed the old engine. The new one had under 10,000 miles on the new engine, probably about 5,000 miles on it. We had driven on the relatively flat grade mainline road, and drove up about 0.8 miles, climbing maybe 400 ft elevation over that distance. I was in the process of turning the vehicle around when the engine burst into flames. It was on a gravel road. We had traveled from home, 35.2 miles.
Out of warranty, timing chain problems, phasers not operating correctly, Ford issued tsb: Some 2011-2014 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L gasoline turbocharged direct injection (gtdi) engine and built on or before 10/10/2014 may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) P0016. Other dtcs and driveability concerns may also be present. This concern may be due to a worn primary timing chain. Loss of power, exhaust smoking, loud rattle in engine during cold starts.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds, the engine suddenly shut off. After restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally; however, the check engine indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle actuator control system was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 216,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds, the engine suddenly shut off. After restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally; however, the check engine indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle actuator control system was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 216,000.
While traveling on the highway we saw looked out the rearview mirror and saw white/gray smoke coming up from between the truck bed and the cab of the truck. We exited the freeway. While exiting the white/gray smoke turned to black then flames shot up. We pulled over and got out as the flames continued to grow. We attempted to put out the fire but it grew very fast. The back glass exploded and the entire cab and front of the vehicle was engulfed. 911 was called. Firefighters arrived and put out the fire. The vehicle and contents were a total loss. The fire department reports states that the fire was caused by a mechanical failure in the engine compartment or under the passenger compartment causing flames to show from the back of the vehicle and causing heavy damage to the front of the vehicle and passenger compartment.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle stalled and restarted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to best Ford Lincoln (579 amherst St, nashua, nh 03063, (603) 889-0161), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact researched online and stated the failure was due to the drive train. The failure mileage was 173,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to damerow Ford (located at 12325 sw canyon rd, beaverton, or 97005, (800) 732-8633) where it was diagnosed that fuse number 27 needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. While driving various speeds, the vehicle misfired without warning. The contact stated that the failure was due to the eco boost. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. Red rock Nissan (2582 us-50, grand junction, co 81501, (970) 644-8020) diagnosed and repaired the vehicle. The contact was unaware of the diagnostic and repair specifics. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.
Engine failure - limp mode - this is a known problem with the Ford F-150 ecoboost that Ford and NHTSA have yet to address/ issue a recall. I have owned this truck for less than a month and it has twice now gone into 'limp mode'. merging lanes on the highway and the engine failed, a complete loss of power and ability to accelerate. I was able to avoid a terrible accident and get to the side of the highway. After reading hundreds of complaints online from other F150 owners I was able to see that the dealerships and Ford know about this issue, but have yet to address it. I checked the spark plugs and they were from the factory, yet gapped incorrectly as others have stated. The throttle body also will have to be replaced. This is horrible practice by Ford and NHTSA should address the thousands of complaints on the issue. This is going to kill someone eventually. I will be getting rid of this truck immediately and getting a reliable truck like I had previously.
I was merging onto the highway and when I went to accelerate my truck lost all power and decelerated and a wrench icon appeared on the display. I pulled over luckily safely without causing an accident turned my truck off and back on and did not experience this issue again. This is the 4th time this has happened. Hopefully my family does not get harmed with this vehicle it is only a matter of time until someone does with this issue happening.
Bought the vehicle with less than 14,000 miles. Before 30,000 miles had a small rattle when starting. Always followed scheduled maintenance. At 92,000 miles code P0016 comes up. Took it in to get looked at was told timing chain is stretched and all 3.5 liter eco boosts from 2011 to 2014 have defective timing chains but Ford hasn't recalled it yet. Apparently they have sent bulletins to technicians on it, admitting design flaws. Why no recall!?
This vehicle has shut down during operation on several different occasions. The first, was a minor repair. The second, caused over $11,000 in damages, and now it has happened again. Each time it occurs, the loss of power causes a decrease in the ability to steer and all systems shut down. With our children in the vehicle, we have been in fear for their lives as we have had to quickly steer the vehicle out of the lane of traffic and hope that we are able to come to a complete stop.
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- Ellicott City, MD, USA