2011 Ford F-150: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Aug 16, 2023 · Transmission · 137,000 miles · CO

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle jerked and lunged forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 137,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2020 · Acceleration, Airbags · 160,000 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while his wife was driving out of a parking lot at 5 MPH, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. No warning lights illuminated. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle, another vehicle that was exiting the parking lot and two pedestrians. Both pedestrians were injured and required medical attention. The contact stated that one of the pedestrian had to have surgery. The driver did not sustained injuries. The contact also mention the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The dealer nor manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2019 · Transmission · 184,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. When the vehicle was started and shifted into drive, it lunged forward even with the brake pedal depressed. The failure began ever since the vehicle was purchased three months ago. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 184,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Apr 28, 2016 · Transmission · 12,500 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle downshifted erratically causing for the vehicle to lunge forward. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer and the diagnosis was that the downshifting was a normal function of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure since it was purchased in 2011. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that he VIN was not included in a manufacturers recall related to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,500.

Filed Oct 28, 2015 · Acceleration · 35,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal and the throttle would remain stuck. As a result, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The repairs were unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

Filed May 13, 2015 · Engine · 70,000 miles · CA

Fx2 3.5l v6 ecoboost: was driving approx. 65 and had to quickly accelerate to pass. The turbos started to kick in and suddenly the engine began to shudder and misfire. Check engine light came on and then went off. Problem occurs during any sudden acceleration.

Filed Aug 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 47,000 miles · FL

This is a ford ecoboost truck that is turbocharged. During a heavy rain on interstate 95 I tried to accelerate from about 5 MPH and the truck lost power and barely moved. After about 30 seconds the truck regained power and moved ahead. There were 2 other instances on this trip also during rain.. The second time the check engine light came on and stayed on. Upon returning home I searched the internet and found out I am not alone in this. There have been 3 tsb's to effect a repair. I made an appointment with the dealer. The engine code was a misfire on cylinder #6. Tsb 13-08-01 was applied and I was billed $255.66. This problem needs a recall and repairs made before someone is badly hurt. I was nearly rear ended on the interstate. The problem is high humidity condenses in the intercooler (cac) or charge air cooler as ford calls it. Then a sudden acceleration causes the condensed water to enter the engine grounding out the spark plugs on the left side of the engine causing a loss of power and stall. This has also been known to damage the left catalytic converter. Why must I pay to fix a design flaw? Ford needs to recall all of these trucks and repair them. This is not a mileage based problem but is inherent in all of them. During the right conditions it will happen.

Filed Mar 25, 2014 · Acceleration · NJ · crash

2011 ford f-150. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle unintended acceleration. *smd the consumer stated the incident occurred while exiting a car wash. The vehicle accelerated on its own and would not stop, even with him standing on the brake. The vehicle stopped only after hitting a parked vehicle. The other vehicle sustained extensive damage.

Filed Jan 23, 2014 · Suspension, Transmission · 30,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle would jerk violently and lunge forward. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 52,000. Updated 2/26/14*cn the consumer stated the vehicle has a serious wobble.

Filed Sep 25, 2013 · Engine · 48,500 miles · NV

Departed eureka, ca at 1600 in heavy rain on friday september 20, 2013. Eureka to redding ca on highway 299. Rain was heavy for about 100 miles northbound on highway 299. At about the 100 mile mark, I attempted to pass another vehicle (sudden acceleration) when the engine began to rapidly lose power and the truck started to shake violently and shudder. The engine light on the dash began to flash. At first I thought it was a flat tire. Because I was in "the middle of nowhere" I continued on towards weaverville. I was climbing a steep hill, slowly and the truck continued to shake and shudder for about 6 miles until I got to the top of oregon hill (summit). When I reached the top, I put the truck in neutral and carefully coasted down the hill. Within 2 miles (of coasting and the road is dry now) the flashing engine light went off and the truck appeared to return to normal operation. After this, I continued my travel to reno, nevada and had no further problems. The truck is running fine right now.

Filed Aug 29, 2013 · Acceleration · 33,015 miles · AL

While speeding up from a service road to merge into traffic on an express way at approximately 55-60 MPH, my vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80+ MPH in a matter of second. I hit the brakes and the vehicle briefly decrease speed to about 70 MPH but as soon as I release the brake it quickly accelerated to 80+ MPH again. I attempted to brake a second time but the vehicle reacted the same way. I then shifted the gear into neutral and hit the brake and exit the express way. The vehicle started to slow down but the engine idle was still extremely high and the accelerator depress almost to the floor. I pumped the accelerator until the idle reduce to normal. When I finally came to a stop, I turned the vehicle off and got out and my brakes were extremely hot and smoking. I looked under the hood but couldn't see anything that indicated a problem. After about 5 minutes I started the vehicle up and drove directly to the ford dealership (woody anderson ford, huntsville, alabama). Ford motor company case# cas3080877

Filed May 28, 2013 · Transmission · 14,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. The contact stated that while shifting gears, the vehicle would violently lunge forward without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000 and the current mileage was 40,000.