Truck would lose all power, start shaking. Dash displays multiple errors and messages: traction control, maintenance, start assist..... Truck would idle rough with no response from gas pedal. Turning engine off would temporarily fix the problem. Would not display an engine code until it happened about 7 times, then a throttle body stuck closed code. Dealer said it had some kind of short. Dealer replaced it for half the cost because I just bought it used but said the throttle was not covered by the warranty. This was dangerous, because it would just stop without warning. Pulling in front of cars could get you in a mess. Replacing throttle body has solved the issue.

Note, I am driving an F-150 (2015 ~7 months post purchase) which does not appear to be among the listed vehicles having this problem. This is an electronic throttle body issue which has been known to ford for approx. 6 years. It appears to have started in the Ford Fusion/Escape. It is also a known issue with Mercury vehicles. Ford has not been ordered by the NTSB to perform a recall but rather they decided to let people who purchased these vehicles suffer through the process of getting them replaced usually with the owner not having a vehicle provided as a temporary replacement. Ford and the NTSB have FAILED to the consumer with this. I was driving along a road which was not well traveled (Luckily) when this first happened and I managed to limp home. The next day, as I was pulling out of my driveway which is on a road that people tend to drive a little to fast on, this happened. Again, lucky me no cars were coming. I managed to limp into my front driveway. The vehicle was towed to the local ford dealer which took approx. 8 hours to figure out the problem (though it does appear to be a common problem). The ETB is screwed up. "The part is a high demand part but we will have it by Friday (this is on Monday)". I call Friday and the part isn't expected until the next Friday. Ford guy said "We might fly the Ford flag but we are not Ford". Imagine my response. Total jerk.

Ford KNOWS this is a big issue. But rather than making sure the issue is fixed, they have allowed it to leak into their other car lines it would appear. Not only that, if you know it is an issue why do they not have a huge number of these ETB's ready to ship (I'm sure they have run the stats and have a good idea of how many they need to replace). This is a VERY dangerous issue because of not just the potential for the vehicle to slow to a crawl but also the potential of it doing the opposite (FULL THRUST). I am wondering if Ford and NTSB requires dead bodies to do anything (Or that it be a foreign car). I purchased this vehicle because it is thought to be the number one truck world wide and it is an American (well as much as we do these days with manufacturing in this country) Truck. I didn't want a Tundra (Certainly don't want the Ridgeline). My mistake thinking Americans could make good vehicles. So far to replace the ETB the truck is in the shop for 13 days. Two more days and a letter and Ford has to take it back. But, if one ETB is bad that could mean another ETB is bad. Why put my kids lives at stake for a car company that doesn't give a damn.

I have a 2015 F-150 4x4 5.0L that broke down on the interstate. I was driving and the truck started hesitating and would not accelerate. I stopped and the wrench light, hill assist, service engine light, and service advancetrac all started displaying on the dash. I took it to the dealership and they assessed it to be a bad throttle body. The part went on back order right away. A few days later it went to "referred", whatever that means. Recently, it went back to back ordered. Has anyone else had this issue?