What 2,796 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford F-150 (regular Cab) Gas

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOTE I WAS IN A 75 MPH AREA TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE THAT HAD TRASH FLYING OFF TRUCK. IN ANY CASE WHEN I PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DID A NOSE DIVE AS IT LOST POWER. IT TOOK ABOUT 2 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTORE TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10516223

VEHICLE IS GETTING WAY BELOW ESTIMATED MPG. TRUCK IS BARELY GETTING 16 MPG WHILE THE FALSE ADVERTISEMENT SAYS THE TRUCK WILL GET 17-21 MPG. THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRUCK AND HAS THOSE FAR SHOWN FALSE ADVERTISEMENT IN GAS MILEAGE. ALONG WITH THE MPG, WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPG LEAVING THE RPMS AT A HIGH RATE WHEN IT DOWN SHIFT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THIS TRUCK DOWN SHIFTS IN CRUISE CONTROL. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS THIS IS NOT THE WAY A 50K PLUS TRUCK SHOULD BE DRIVING OR THE FALSE REPRESENTATION OF THE MPG THAT FORD HAS CLAIMED. IF I HAD KNEW THE MPG WOULD HAVE BEEN THIS BAD I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10513736

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET APPROXIMATELY AT 70MPH, I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE PAST A VEHICLE. THE TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND BUT DECELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND WITH ONLY SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE GAS TO MAINTAIN SPEED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME, SAME CONDITIONS SAME RESULTS. THE FORD DEALER SAYS ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PARTS BACK ORDERED. THIS SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE IF ITS A KNOW PROBLEM. SOMEONE CAN GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF THEY PULLED OUT IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC EXPECTING ACCELERATION TO BE THERE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10513874

ECO BOOST ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND PASS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. FORD DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE NOW AND NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. TRAVELING SPEED 75 AND TRIED TO PASS AT 85. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10512361

NOT GETTING STICKER MPG; TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND FORD MILHAM DEALERSHIP IN EASTON PA OFF RT 33 SAID " THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT" POWER STEERING RACK ALSO MALFUNCTIONED AT 7,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP MANAGER AGREED THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF ON A WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT THEY CALLED AND STATED EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT AND "FORD SAYS IT'S WITHIN RANGE". I WAS ALSO TOLD I WILL RECEIVE A SURVEY ONLINE - I NEVER RECEIVED THE EMAIL TO COMMUNICATE MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE NOW HAS 10,000 MILES AND NOW I GET 16 MPG ON HIGHWAY (NO CITY DRIVING). *TR

NHTSA ODI 10511508