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My 2011 has never exhibited any symptoms stated above. I have 57K on the clock and have driven literally for hours in heavy rain here in Virginia and have still never had the issue.

I've said numerous times on here, you gotta get on these things periodically to keep them cleaned out. It'll keep ya smiling, I promise.

 

I do get on mine tseekins, that's how I know it happens. I thought by my doing that all the time, that I did not have the problem, and I told people on the other board that very thing. And then one day, I got on it in the rain (you all talking about hydroplaning must run bald tires and don't drive many miles. There are times you can drive like a raped ape in the rain and times you can't. A lot of it depends on how the road is laid out and whether it is grooved or not. I travel over 40k miles a year, and I have learned the difference over the years.) and found out mine did have the problem. I too think the design sucks having the air out in the bottom of the CAC.
I've got 133k and expect to get 250k. I like the truck a lot, just a few things I wish Ford would have done different.

 

This.
My truck has done it, twice. Both times self inflicted.
Some of it was CAC issues, some of it traction control.


BTW, we got a little over 70" of rain last year.
I guess that would qualify me as experienced at driving in wet conditions.


A little patience goes a long way.
I know what the conditions are and drive accordingly.

 

I run Michelin M/S2 tires. I get about 65k out of a set of them, and when I take them off it's because I want more tread than what they are showing. They've usually got another 5 to 10 left in them.
Calling someone an idiot because they drive in the rain faster than some government clown believes you should, or not utilizing cruise in the rain when you've got a six hour trip to get home, just because some flashing sign (who the heck is MoDOT? Missouri?) says you should is both ludicrous.
My Quickbooks software tells me I've driven over 430k miles the last ten years I've owned my business. I haven't had an accident, and the only two tickets I've gotten in that time frame were here in town going to the golf course. Both 10 over in a 35 mph.
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Drive safe now, you hear?

 

Lets keep it civil folks.

 

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Name calling won't be allowed on any level.


keep it civil or I'll close it for good.


this is a great thread, so let's not screw it up.

 

That article was written in 2009, and may be a little dated, depending on the vintage/model/options on the vehicle. Many newer vehicles have traction control, and can sense when the vehicle is losing traction (I know my 2012 Tacoma does this). My Tacoma can sense when it's losing traction, and it compensates as well as giving me a warning on the dash that it's taken corrective action.

My F-150 has traction control as well, and I hope it works as well as the system on my Tacoma.

None-the-less, I am less inclined to use cruise control when the weather gets bad enough. Sure, there is the issue of hydroplaning, but there are a dozen other issues as well (like all the drivers around you that may or may not know what they're doing).

 

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I think the point got missed here.
Driving in the manner that was described, in the conditions described, is not normal/safe or prudent thing to do.
In my experience, that *style*of driving is what it takes to get the CAC issue to manifest itself.
*Most* people would not consider driving that way under those conditions.
That should explain why the problem doesn't show itself to everyone.
If you drive in a safe/responsible way, you won't have a problem.

 

Most logical thing that's been posted in this thread yet.^^^^^

 

This is a truck forum, not driving school. Can we get back to the issue at hand?