2011 Ford F-150 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 144
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 144 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 23 records
- check engine · 21 records
- lost power · 20 records
- light came · 12 records
- first gear · 10 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 44 |
| 1–30k mi | 37 |
| 60–100k mi | 31 |
| 100–150k mi | 20 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I should note that my truck has the 3.5l ecoboost engine. This occurred on a very cold morning (-15f) while attempting to pass a truck on a 2 lane highway, going up hill. I had been driving approximately 1 hour when this happened. As i pulled into the left lane and accelerated hard, the truck began to shutter and misfire, losing almost all power. The check engine light flashed 3 or 4 times then came on solid. I was…
ODI 10573123
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling on the interstate where i live and was trying to get up to speed to merge with traffic and when i accelerated my truck lost power and began to sputter and shake, and would not get up to speed, and the check engine light came on, when i took to the local dealer where i purchased it i was told number 2cylinder and number 4 cylinder was mis firing, that i needed new coil packs so i had them replaced and…
ODI 10564594
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While trying to merge onto the highway while under medium to heavy throttle my 2011 f-150 ecoboost lost all power while shuddering to the point it i had to abruptly get out of traffic and pull off the side of the road. As this was happening the check engine light started to flash and continued for a few minutes. After sitting for a few minutes the truck behaved almost normal as long as engine rpm was kept under 2500…
ODI 10563925
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
We were driving in normal conditions, going about 40 mph, all of a sudden we lost power/acceleration and truck jerked, and brakes seemed to applied by their selves very hard. This seemed to happen sporadically until about a week ago. Its happening now at least 3 times a week. The truck is driven everyday on the interstate and my husband is very concerned that he is going to cause an accident. It happened yesterday…
ODI 10568106
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle lost power after accelerating to higher speed when entering the highway. This has happened multiple times when passing or entering highway at higher speeds. *tr
ODI 10565254
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Under acceleration between 60-70 mph, trucks starts shuttering and decelerating. The check engine light starts blinking and will blink for about a minute before staying on. I was nearly rear ended by a semi entering the highway today as i was trying to accelerate up to highway speed and at approximately 65 mph, the truck started decelerating and shuttering down to 35 mph before i could get enough power to maintain…
ODI 10560516
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was on the enter state two lane thank god. It was raining and i started to accelerate to get around a big truck and my truck started to shudder and lost power all power. My truck has the 3.5 liter ecoboost engine. This is the third time this has happened to me. *tr
ODI 10564201
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving in highway traffic in the right hand lane at about 70-75 miles per hour. The weather was clear and the temperature was approximately 50 degrees. I encounter a slow moving vehicle and moved into the left hand lane and tried to promptly accelerate to pass a slower vehicle. When i attempted to accelerate the vehicle began to shake violently and go into a very rapid deceleration. The violent vibration of…
ODI 10559582
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When i tried to accelerate the truck started to buck violently and lacked power. After releasing the gas pedal and coasting a bit i was able to slowly regain speed. It was raining at the time and had been raining most of the day on 12/29/14. We have not had a recurrence but have not had any rainy days either. *tr
ODI 10561083
Vehicle Speed Control
Going up a steep hill in colorado on interstate i70 and the truck started hopping and lurching, dropping my speed from 60-40. The truck lost power almost causing me to be rear-ended on a busy highway. Due to the steepness of the climb, i had to pull over on the side of a busy highway. The dealership said this is a misfire common in the ecoboost trucks. This was the third time this happened going up a steep grade on…
ODI 10558012
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I approaching an intersection and let off the gas, and started to slowdown several hundred yards before coming to intersection. The f-150 suddenly began to accelerate without my foot on the gas and my foot apply as hard as i could to the brake. The truck was accelerating on own. Abs kicked in and pulsed. But again truck was accelerating without my foot on the gas i complete made sure foot was removed and both feet…
Crash reported
ODI 10557560
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
This is a 2011 ford f150 with ecoboost engine. 3.5 liter v6 dual turbo. I purchased the truck 12-7-13 and it failed on 12-27-13 having problems accelerating. It has no power and the turbos do not work at random. The loss of power all the time is a serious safety concern. Luckily i did not crash or cause a crash because of the issue. But the truck has been in for service since 1-30-14 , has been out of commission for…
ODI 10576078
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My truck has shuddering problems during acceleration to pass. The weather was rainy and very wet. This is not the first time i have experienced the problem. While visiting louisiana in the summer of 2012 i experienced the same issue and while in san antonio, i had the catalytic converter replaced. *tr
ODI 10557637
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My family and i were on our way to disney world in orlando, florida when my 2011 ford 3.5 liter ecoboost f150 truck completely shut down on the interstate 10 highway in the middle of nowhere, probably 60 miles to the east of tallahassee florida. At first i thought that we were not going to make it, as the truck completely died out. I pulled off to the side and finally got the vehicle started. We had been steady…
ODI 10572514
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my f150, v6 ecoboost engine, down the interstate, when i try to accelerate,the truck to pass vehicles and or move out of the way of on coming traffic, the engine gives me nothing and shutters, feels like it is missing. I originally started to feel this in 2013, took it to the dealership, cause i thought it could be a transmission issue, and the service rep only asked if a light came on and if none has…
ODI 10566301
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving 70 mph up a hill when my truck started hesitating and my speed started to rapidly drop. I was in the fast lane and was forced to make my way to the right shoulder under a major power loss. The problem has since happened multiple time when i accelerate rapidly or under a load. *tr
ODI 10556141
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While in wet conditions truck will stall, loose power, and shutter. While driving up a hill on busy interstate the truck stalled. Had to take foot off accelerator to get the truck to go. We were almost rear ended because of this. This has happened many times! *tr
ODI 10550256
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
2011 f-150 with 3.5 liter ecoboost engine. Truck had been driven approximately 20 miles in the rain. Stopped at a traffic light and then proceeded to turn left. Accelerated up a hill on a 2 line highway and truck began to shake violently and lost all power in a moving lane of traffic. A check engine light came on. Pulled to the side of road and after a minute truck cleared up and drove normal. Currently the truck…
ODI 10552477
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While accelerating up a hill, the engine began to misfire and would not accelerate properly and actually slowed while the service engine light blinked. I was forced to pull off the highway, shut the engine off and restarted. The check engine light did not re-light and i continued on normally until attempting to pass a vehicle when the same malfunction occurred. This happened repeatedly over the past 3 months while…
ODI 10557408
Vehicle Speed Control
Attempts to accelerate to passing speed resulted in severe engine sputter and bog down. Failed to accelerate and continued sputtering for several miles to follow. This occurred twice during the same (approximately 8 hr) trip at highway speeds, during rainy conditions. The second time occurring on a long stretch of [redacted] causing me to have to re-enter my lane with other traffic already moving up to pass behind…
ODI 10544886
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Truck frequently goes into limp mode/stalls. This has happened at various speeds, times, terrain, etc all over the country both with and without our camper attached and both with and without tow-haul engaged. I've taken it to the dealer numerous times and each time they've updated the software according to some tsb that's been released. I've had the deflector put on, cam changed, and now they're replacing the…
ODI 10543055
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10537937
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150 ecoboost. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the accelerator failed to respond to several attempts to accelerate with no warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that a deflector needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,389.
ODI 10543037
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
On i-20 east headed to augusta, ga from alabama i pulled into the left lane to pass and the engine starts sputtering, skipping and lost almost all power. It happened 3 times yesterday. It was in a light rain and since there was light traffic i was able to slow down and get the engine to recover each time. This could be a real danger in heavy traffic. I tested it again this morning (08/18) and if you try to…
ODI 10535953
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control
Went on a 350 mile trip, i was at a stop light and when i went to accelerate the truck lost all power. I have one of the ecoboost engines. The engine did fix itself and i continued with no other problem, this is the first time i experienced this problem. 2011 ford f150 king ranch. *tr
ODI 10534726