Truck died making a right turn....

[Trimjb]

I had pretty much same issue on my 2024.
Left turn with out stopping. Half way thru turn I lost throttle response. I pushed the peddle to the metal as they say and nothing. Engine did not die and was not between gears.
I immediately steered off the side of the road and it kicked back in. I did not loose power steering so engine was running.
I had the dealer run a scan for codes when I brought it in for one of the recalls.
Nothing was found.
It has not done it since. No clue what caused and no buttons on the steering wheel that would cause it.

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[XLTRangerRick]

I have experienced this on a few occasions also when turning right BUT the engine doesn't die it just loses pedal input for about 1-2 seconds. The only situation that seems to be common when it happens is: Coming to a stop sign to turn right. Slow to almost a stop (who doesn't lol) and then turning right and pressing the gas and then there is a lag where nothing happens before the acceleration picks back up. Luckily each time there has not been any oncoming traffic that would possibly rear-end the truck but it is scary as hell when you think you can't get moving again.

 

[Trimjb]

Maybe if we get enough of these complaints we need to send a complaint to Ford Customer Care.
Definitely not a safe situation to be in.
Hopefully Ford is monitoring this group.

 

[rugedraw]

Maybe if we get enough of these complaints we need to send a complaint to Ford Customer Care.
Definitely not a safe situation to be in.
Hopefully Ford is monitoring this group.

The only forums the Ford account is active on right now are the EV forums......Lightning and Mach E.

This would need to be mass filed with the NHTSA so they launch an investigation. Calling the script-readers that answer the phone when you call Ford customer care won't accomplish a thing.

 

[Phoenix5454]

I have experienced this on a few occasions also when turning right BUT the engine doesn't die it just loses pedal input for about 1-2 seconds. The only situation that seems to be common when it happens is: Coming to a stop sign to turn right. Slow to almost a stop (who doesn't lol) and then turning right and pressing the gas and then there is a lag where nothing happens before the acceleration picks back up. Luckily each time there has not been any oncoming traffic that would possibly rear-end the truck but it is scary as hell when you think you can't get moving again.

I have had this happen a few times as well, but as you said the engine did not die, it was more like the throttle input wasn't being registered - similar feeling to like when traction control kicks in almost - the last time it happened I left my throttle input at the same position on purpose, and sure enough about 2-3 seconds later truck accelerates as normal - very odd.

 

[pablo94sc]

Sounds like an intermittent electrical issue. Likely either a loose battery connection or ground, or possibly a fuse that's not seated properly (or cracked) and lost connection while turning. Have you done any modifications with regards to the electrical system (lights, amp, winch...)?

 

[39bdog]

Had something similar happen twice on my 24 XL STX. First time happened maybe 6 months ago. Made a slow right hand turn and went up hill, no throttle response for 1-2 seconds then it kicked in.

2nd time happened the other day. Fully stopped at red light, turned right and when I hit the throttle to speed up after making the turn, no throttle input for 1-2 seconds.

Did not notice the engine or anything else shutting down. Just lost that throttle response for a few seconds.

 

[Ag3ntC00p3r]

Sounds kind of similar to what Driving Sports TV saw on old YouTube review. Lost throttle on hill climb but didn't have engine cut out.

 

[Bigsack]

Well folks, glad I'm not the only one that experienced this. Odd that most experienced it on a right turn. It's ridiculous that it happens. I stepped away from Ford for a while and been through Chevy, Ram, Dodge, Colorados, F-150's, Silverados, Tacomas. Come back to Ford and now this crap. Damn things are so load loaded down with electronic bullshit, one tiny glitch in something and it F's it all up.

 

[Trimjb]

Maybe we should all go this route that have experienced this.
Seems like an on going problem.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem

 

[Bigsack]

Maybe we should all go this route that have experienced this.
Seems like an on going problem.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem

I will be doing this.

 

[Lion77]

Well folks, glad I'm not the only one that experienced this. Odd that most experienced it on a right turn. It's ridiculous that it happens. I stepped away from Ford for a while and been through Chevy, Ram, Dodge, Colorados, F-150's, Silverados, Tacomas. Come back to Ford and now this crap. Damn things are so load loaded down with electronic bullshit, one tiny glitch in something and it F's it all up.

The problem is that it's not just a Ford issue, it's an EVERYONE issue. All the mfg's are using similar levels of electronic support systems and SW tuning glitches are the highest cause, not electrical hardware issues.

As an Electrical Engineer, I can tell you for a fact that our most common issues are software induced because it's the hardest element to thoroughly test and qualify. You can't "see the code running" and sometimes bugs are due to interrupt timing issues or task priorities on the microcontroller, the only way to validate is to test to find a problem (assuming your test actually finds a problem), then debug by examining the code and running code set tests to see what's going on.

Electrical hardware issues are normally repeatable, vs. intermittent. 90% of the time electrical hardware design issues will occur the same way every time, where software can be seemingly random. Blame the SW engineers

 

[skinnyjimmy]

Whatever you do, take it to the dealer and document it. On their diagnostic sheet tell them to put "customer states vehicle died while turning." Record video on your phone if it happens again. Every time it happens, take it to the dealer and again tell them to write down "customer states etc." This is how you can get them to buy it back easily if it turns into a Lemon Law case.

 

[Trimjb]

Whatever you do, take it to the dealer and document it. On their diagnostic sheet tell them to put "customer states vehicle died while turning." Record video on your phone if it happens again. Every time it happens, take it to the dealer and again tell them to write down "customer states etc." This is how you can get them to buy it back easily if it turns into a Lemon Law case.

You are correct on documentation. You need to state exactly the same as the previous incident if it is the same complaint. I have been thru a lemon lawsuit and found out from my attorney's this is very critical in winning the law suit.
Service writers will play word soup in order to avoid a lemon law case by making it sound like a different complaint.
This throttle issue would be very had to video as it only lasts a few seconds and does not produce a trouble code.
The guy in the video above was able to video his while doing a filming.

 

[Bigsack]

Filming it would be hard. You'd had to have a camera rolling at all times. 2-3 seconds of a stall is not enough time grab the phone, turn on video, etc. The issue may correct itself in that time.

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