2012 Ford F-150 complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F-150 I RECEIVED A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER AND THE STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSE ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO TURN THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH ICON AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED RECEIVING A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) IN MARCH OF 2019 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN MAY OF 2019, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM LETTER (NUMBER: 19N01) HIGHLIGHTING THE TERMS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 24280289. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT WANT TO TURN. AND SEEMS LOOSE IN THE COLUMN.

I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH AROUND 114,000 MILES. WITHIN A WEEK AND A HALF, THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING/ENGINE RUNNING. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. DUE TO THE FACT WE DO NOT KNOW PREVIOUS OWNER(S), UNSURE IF IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE OR A MANUFACTURER ISSUES. MECHANIC COULD NOT BE DEFINITIVE.

LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AND TRUCK SHUTS DOWN, LOW OIL PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED BY THE SWITCH. (THIS IS ON THE NON-RAIN SENSING MODEL). THEY SEEM TO BE STUCK ON THE LOWEST INTERMITTENT SETTING. I'VE COME ACROSS FORUMS ONLINE THAT STATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDING REPLACED. T

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OF THE ROAD. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL PUMP HAD BLOWN AND MELTED THE FUSE BLOCK WHERE THE FUSE IS INSERTED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT FORD FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THEIR DEALERSHIPS TO MOVE THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO A DIFFERENT BLOCK WITHIN THE FUSE PANEL AND INSTALL A FUSE BLOCK THAT WILL HANDLE THE REQUIRED AMPERAGE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL BY FORD BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. LOSING COMPLETE POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE URGENTLY ADDRESSED BY FORD. THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FORD TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG RT. 837 HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ON MY DASH WENT BLANK AND MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO. THEN A BIG ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED ON MY DASH. THE TRUCK DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND I HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR ENDED. I ENDED UP MAKING IT TO WORK, WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 MINUTES AWAY, IN FIRST GEAR. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE ALL OF THE GAUGES WERE WORKING AGAIN. I MADE IT HOME FINE THAT DAY AND AN ADVANCED AUTO SCAN OF THE VEHICLE BROUGHT UP NO CODES. TWO DAYS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR ON RT. 30 HIGHWAY AND I HAD A SCAN TOOL I HAD BOUGHT WITH ME. I GOT 2 CODES, (P0720, P0722) BOTH RELATING TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECT IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT PROPERLY SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB MAXEY FORD OF HOWELL (2798 EAST GRAND RIVER AVE, HOWELL, MI) WHERE THE LEAD FRAME WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE ALSO PRESENT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER: 19N01B TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 24445319. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF [XXX] WHO OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARRISON FORD (820 N MAIN ST, WELLINGTON, OH 44090, (888) 684-4989) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V316000(STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.*PM*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS CASUALLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY JUST OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT A JOLT IN THE REAR END AND MY ADVANCED TRACTION CONTROL TURNED ON AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT SOMEHOW MY REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL HAD SNAPPED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. THEY STATED THAT USUALLY THEY SEE THAT IN HIGH LIFTED TRUCKS OR WITH TOWING SOMETHING HEAVY. MY TRUCK IS STANDARD LIFT AND I DO NOT TOW ANY TRAILERS AND I AM THINKING IT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN A FACTORY DEFECT AS MY TRUCK IS STILL PRETTY YOUNG AND HAS ONLY 114000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4,000 RPMS. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY DECREASED THE SPEED TO 60 MPH AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ACTION #EA15006, FORD COMPANY INITIATED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 15N05. I HAD THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP (EVP) REPLACED BY FOR ON 4/25/17 WITH 48,846 MI. BY 3/19 I STARTED HEARING A NOISE IN CAB DURING COLD STARTS, BUT IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE DURING COLD STARTS IT MADE THE NOISE FOR ME FIGURE OUT IS WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I REALIZE IT WAS THE EVP AGAIN. NOT 2 YEARS AND WITH ABOUT 63 AND CHANGE MILES, A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE EVP AGAIN. I CONTACTED FORD DEALER AND THEY DENIED REPLACING THE BAD PART, SAYING I ONLY HAD 1 YEAR OR 12K TO HAVE IT REPLACED. ALL OF FORDS OTHER PARTS GET A 2 YEAR WARRANTY, EXCEPT EVP. CONTACTED FORD COMPLAINT LINE ON 4/13, THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE ISSUE VERIFIED BY A FORD MECHANIC 1ST. I DID & ON 4/17/19 GAVE THEM COMPLAINT, THEY GAVE ME COMPLAINT #. THE FORD DEALER I USED CALLED ME BACK ON 4/29/19, SAID FORD DENIED FIXING IT AS WARRANTY, BUT OFFERED TO GIVE ME $100 OF A $442 REPAIR. DEALER SAID IF I WANTED THE EVP, TO ORDER IT BECAUSE THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER, IT WOULD BE WEEKS. I CALLED COMPLAINT LINE, ASKED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE WITH EVP, THEY GAVE ME A NEW COMPLAINT # AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME- TOLD THEM I WANTED A SUPERVISOR, THEY SAID THEY WERE UNAVAILABLE . I NEVER HEARD FROM FORD. I CALLED FORD BACK ON 5/20/19, CALL TAKER SAID LAST COMPLAINT WASN'T PUT IN RIGHT, THAT'S WHY NO ONE CALLED. I TOLD HER I WANTED TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR, AGAIN SAID THEY WERE UNAVAILABLE. ONE T

THREE DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I SUDDENLY GOT AN ADVANCE TRACK WARNING ON MY DASH DISPLAY AFTERVA RIGHT TURN. THAT WARNING WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING. I LOST POWER STEERING AND PULLED OVER AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER PULLING OVER I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND GOT THE SAME WARNINGS BUT THE POWER STEERING WORKED AS NORMAL AND SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE FAULTS CLEARED. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURED ON MY 10 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK AND BACK FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS ALONG WITH AN INTERMITTENT BINDING SENSATION AND SUBTLE JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

THERE IS COMMON ISSUE WITH YEAR MODELS AROUND 2012 CONCERNING THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT IT AND THE PARTS WERE RECALLED IN THE 2014 F-150 AND SUV MODELS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. FORD NEEDS TO PERFORM A RECALL ON F-150S FOR THE YEARS BEFORE 2014. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHEEL WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS NAVIGATING TO A SAFE AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BYERS FORD (1101 COLUMBUS PIKE, DELAWARE, OH 43015, (888) 350-4405) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTING WAS DIFFERENT AND IT WOULD SLOWLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WITHIN THE PAST THREE MONTHS, THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD FOUR BOTTLES OF ANTIFREEZE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE BRAKE, ENGINE HOT, AND TRANSMISSION HOT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED OR IDLING, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW HOT AIR AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE DUE TO MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 19S07 (POWER TRAIN). THE REPAIR WAS INCOMPLETE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I TOOK MY 2012 F-150 TO BYERS FORD IN DELAWARE,OH. THEY WERE TO PERFORM THE 19S07 RECALL. THEY SAID THEY DID IT. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE TRUCK SHIFTS VERY QUICKLY INTO FIRST AND THE BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT. THEN SINCE I HAVE PUT 4 BOTTLES OF COOLANT IN IT IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. OVERHEATING FREQUENTLY AFTER ONLY 15-20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THEN THE BREAKS DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME AND THE LIGHT COMES ON SERVICE BRAKES, I HAVE THEM CHECKED BY FORD THEY SAY NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. NOW THE TRUCK SHAKES, OVERHEATING FREQUENTLY, BRAKES WORK PART OF THE TIME, WHERE IS THE COOLANT GOING? NO LIQUIDS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE TRUCK BUT IT SMELLS BURNT AND WET IN THE TAILPIPE. NOW BYERS FORD IS SAYING THAT IT IS JUST DUE TO 2 MORE RECALLS, ONE BEING THE VACUUM PUMP AND THE OTHER IS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE, BUT THEY SAY IT SHOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE, THEY CAN'T GET ME A RENTAL CAR AND THEY CAN'T GET ME IN UNTIL OCTOBER 9TH BUT THEY SAY TO JUST KEEP DRIVING IT WITH MY BREAKS BARELY WORKING HALF THE TIME BECAUSE OF THE VACUUM PUMP AND IT OVERHEATING ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, HAVING TO FILL IT UP WITH COOLANT, LOSS OF POWER, SLUGGISH, MANY RANDOM COMPUTER ISSUES IT SEEMS BUT THEY SAY TO DRIVE IT? MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BOTH OVERHEAT AND MAJOR IS I HAVE NO BREAKS HALF THE TIME, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE OR WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT AND ADDRESS ALL THE ISSUES THAT THE FIRST RECALL CREATED. THE TRUCK HAD NO PROBLEMS

UPON COLD STARTUP MY TRUCK MAKES A TERRIBLE RATTLING NOISE FOR 2-5 SECONDS. THEIR IS A CURRENT TSB OUT TO FIX THIS ISSUE FROM FORD TO REPLACE PRIMARY CHAIN AND ALL 4 PHASERS. THIS ONLY GETS FIXED UNDER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY, WHICH MY TRUCK IS OUT OF. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT UNWILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE FOR THE MANY PEOPLE IT IS AFFECTING.

VACUUM PUMP RUNS EXCESSIVELY AND IS NOISY. THIS IS ALREADY A KNOWN CONDITION TO FOMOCO. THEY ADVISE MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER COVERED U DER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION EXTENDED SERVICE BULLETIN. HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/1760/15N05-ELECTRIC-VACUUM-PUMP-EXTENDED-COVERAGE-2011-2012-FORD-F-150 FORD REFERENCE # CAS-24279039-D5H0K6

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK WILL AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE GEARS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO TO ZERO. SOMETIMES IT WILL DROP INTO A LOW GEAR, SOMETIME IT WILL JUMP INTO AND HIGHER GEAR. ON TWO OCCASIONS NOW MY TRUCK HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WONT DOWNSHIFT BELOW 3RD GEAR. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO SHORT OUT AS WELL AND GOES TO ZERO. IF I TURN THE TRUCK OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION RESETS AND ALL GEARS WORK UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. OVERALL THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TRANSMISSION RELATED RECALL, THEY REPROGRAMED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ISSUES HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

2012 FORD F150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE BRAKES FAIL WHEN REVERSING. WHEN GOING FORWARD THE BRAKES HAVE VERY LITTLE POWER AND HAD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER. THE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND HAD A MAJOR GRINDING ISSUE. *JS

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AND TURNING LEFT. MANEUVERED THE CAR DOWN THE STREET AND COULDN'T NAVIGATE THE DRIVEWAY SO I BACKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING BUT THE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT REMAINED ON. THIS LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE BUT WITH NO EFFECT TO THE STEERING ONLY THE BLINKERS, WHICH WOULD NOT STAY ON. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND LIGHT AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IF THESE HAPPENS AGAIN. 114800 MILES.

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND A FAULT APPEARED IN THE DASH 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' AND JUST LIKE THAT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND REMOVED THE KEYS. THE SYSTEM REBOOTED AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHEN I STOPPED TO GET GAS. UPON RESTART THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. I REBOOTED IT, AND IT TOOK 3 REBOOTED THIS TIME TO GET THE STEERING BACK. I STOPPED ONE MORE TIME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME ISSUE, SAME TEMPORARY RESOLUTION. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 45 MINUTES. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUES I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS ON THE SAME MODEL. THAT'S A BIT MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. GIVEN THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS COSTS $1800 AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITHIN THE SAME SHORT TIME FRAME, THIS DESERVES INVESTIGATION.

TAKATA RECALL THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP IS BLOWING FUSES CAUSING THE BRAKES TO REQUIRE EXTREME PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE.

RACK & PINION I'VE GOT A 2012 FORD F-150 THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IT'S ONLY GOT 63K MILES ON IT. SO WHEN THE STEERING SYSTEM FAIL FAULT CODE POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN WE WERE SHOCKED. WE NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. IT WAS FRIDAY AUGUST 23 2019 EVENING WE WE'RE JUST GOING TO GRAB SOME DINNER MY HUSBAND PULLED THE TRUCK BACK OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING THAT'S WHEN WE NOTICED THE SCREEN. WE RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT IT WAS VERY POSSIBLY THE RACK AND PINION BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL AND IT'S IN THE RACK AND PINION. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND PRAYED IT WASN'T WHAT WE THOUGHT. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS. SO HERE WE ARE $1846.00 LATER. I'M JUST GLAD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. IF IT HAD BEEN ME DRIVING IN TRAFFIC I DONT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. ALL THE COMPLAINTS WE FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET WE HAD HOPED IT WAS A RECALL BUT NO SUCH LUCK. HOPE THIS HELPS ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM.GOOD LUCK

UPON STARTUP ENGINE MAKES A TERRIBLE RATTLE KNOCK NOISE , UPON INVESTIGATION WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND OR TENSIONERS AND CAM PHASERS MAY HAVE FAILED. THAT IS UNTIL THE OIL PRESSURE IS HIGH ENOUGH TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). BUTLER COUNTY FORD (400 S MAIN ST, BUTLER, PA 16001, (724) 287-2766) PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD A RESTRUCTURED TITLE. THE CONTACT WONDERED WHY THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM HIM OF THE RESTRUCTURED TITLE DURING HIS INITIAL VISIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC FORD GALVESTON (7700 BROADWAY ST, GALVESTON, TX 77554, (409) 744-5711) WHERE THE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS HAD TROUBLE OPENING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD COUNTRY (280 N GIBSON RD, HENDERSON, NV 89014, (888) 360-8509) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BOTH DOORS LATCHES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

POWER ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON IN SPARKS NV. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARK FULL OF PEOPLE, STEERING WAS HARD AND BLINKERS WILL NOT STAY ON. PULLED OVER AND CYCLED THE KEY WITH NO RESPONCE, DISSCONNECTD THE BATTERY AND THIS HAD NO AFFECT EITHER, AT A 137343 MI ON THIS TRUCK HAS HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS TRUCK HAS PULLED A LIVSTOCK TRAILOR MOST OF THESE MILES. I DROVE 80 MILES HOME IN THIS CONDITON WITH NO OTHER COMPUTER ERRORS. LETS GET IT FIXED FORD!

VEHICLE SHOWS HUGE WRENCH ON SCREEN. SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER STOPS WORKING AND ONLY HAVE 3RD AND 5TH GEAR. NEXT THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR. TOOK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL FIXED. THEY SAID THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE. 2 DAYS LATER, TRUCK WAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED IT AND SEEMED FINE. NOW ABOUT ONCE A DAY, WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT INTO 1ST AT ANY SPEED AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE THEY NEVER FIXED. BACK IN THE SHOP NOW SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS. LOSS OF WORK, AND MY SAFETY IS A HUGE CONCERN. PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS TRULY UNSAFE!

MY 2012 F150 WITH 82K, MILES ON IT 08/08/2019 GOT IN MY VEHICLE STARTER VEHICLE IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. WHAT SCARES ME IS WHAT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AT 50 MILES AN HOUR OR BETTER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT? ALSO MY DOOR LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT WORK PAID $400 TO HAVE IT FIXED NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IF I COULD NOT GET OUT IF MY TRUCKS POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED I COULDN'T GET OUT. I FEEL THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENT,I FEEL THIS IS FACTORY DEFECTIVE PARTS! THERE'S TOO MANY OF THE SAME REPORTED INCIDENTS, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE WE GET A FIX? MY NEXT STEP IS SOCIAL MEDIA AND A 20 20 INVESTIGATION INTO WHY NO ONE HAS MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE HUMAN LIVES AS OPPOSED TO BRIBERY AND FAT BANK ACCOUNTS. I BELIEVE IT IS A POWER STEERING MODULAR/FACTORY DEFECT. ALSO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS MAKING THE DOOR LOCKS FAIL EXCEPT FOR FACTORY DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT,I'M NOT A MECHANIC JUST A HARD WORKING AMERICAN CITIZEN, MADE IN AMERICA USED TO MEAN SOMETHING! I'VE MADE COPIES OF THIS REPORT FOR FUTURE USE. FOR FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE; [XXX] TO WHOMEVER RECEIVES THIS REPORT I HOPE DOESN'T PUT IT IN THE DEAD FILE. THANK YOU, I THINK? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FORD MOTOR COMPANY BRAKE ISSUE: FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THEIR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON SEVERAL POPULAR VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE ROTORS PREMATURELY WEAR AND WARP CAUSING A REDUCTION IS BRAKING POWER AND AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE, THUS CREATING AN UNSAFE, HAZARDOUS, AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONDITION. THE FAILURE OF THE ROTORS, DUE IN PART TO SUB-PAR MATERIAL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP, CAUSES EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE WEAR/FAILURE OF THE BRAKE PADS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY LABELED THE BRAKE PADS AS A "WEAR ITEM" NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WITH UNDER 11,000 MILES ON MY 2012 F-150, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, I NOTICED A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE CHECK WITH AT THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. AUTONATION FORD IN NORTH CANTON, OHIO ADVISED THAT THEY "FOUND FRONT ROTORS CORRODED AND PITTED. ALSO FOUND REAR ROTORS IN SAME CONDITION. REAR PADS WERE AT 2MM. TURNED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND REPLACED REAR PADS." FORD REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE DANGEROUSLY THIN REAR PADS, CLAIMING THEY ARE A "WEAR ITEM", WHEN IN FACT THE PADS WERE WORN AT AN ACCELERATED RATE TO THAT LEVEL BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ROTORS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A FAULTY AND DANGEROUS PRODUCT ON THEIR VEHICLES THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BEFORE IT RESULTS IN INJURY OR DEATH. *JS

AIRBAG PASSENGER LIGHT STAYS ON SWITCH SELECTOR INOPERABLE. IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY INTERMITTENT NO START.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO FIRST WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT OVER SPUN THE MOTOR, RESULTING IN A LOWER ENGINE KNOCK WHICH A CERTIFIED FORD TECHNICIAN BELIEVES IS THE RESULT OF A BEARING FAILURE. EVEN THOUGH THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A CYLINDER LEAKAGE TEST IN WHICH NO INDICATION OF VALVE INTERFERENCE WAS IDENTIFIED, THE FORD ENGINEER HE WAS DEALING WITH SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE! THIS IS THE SAME RECALL ISSUE THAT HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS! THERE ARE DOZENS OF BLOG POSTS WHERE THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED, AT THE VERY LEAST, MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND IN RARE CASES (NOT INCLUDING MINE), ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE CALCULATED THE ENGINES RPM'S USING THE FORMULA: AXLE RATIO X VEHICLE SPEED X TRANSMISSION RATIO X 336.13) / TIRE DIAMETER = ENGINE SPEED. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE ENGINE'S RPM'S WERE AT AN ESTIMATED 9,074 RPM'S [(3.55 X 60MPH X 4.17 X 336.13)/32.9]. THE TACHOMETER ONLY GOES TO 7,000 RPM'S! THERE ARE TWO RECALLS (19N01 AND 19S07) THAT CAN CAUSE INTERMITTENT SHIFTING INTO FIRST. THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT, I WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T GET ME IN FOR RECALL FIXES BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO "TAKE CARE OF THEIR PAYING CUSTOMERS FIRST." I HAVE TALKED WITH FOUR DIFFERENT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, THE ANSWER HAS BEEN THE SAME; "THERE IS NOTHING FORD MO

PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN BURNED AND CORRSION DAMAGE FROM WATER LEAKS INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS AFFECTED PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND SEAT RESTRAINT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, BATTERY DIED, NEW BATTERY PLACED IN VEHICLE AND DEAD NEXT DAY. FORD MOTOR UNRESPONSIVE AND WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR ONE MONTH!

THE EPAS (ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING) SYSTEM WENT OUT IN MY VEHICLE CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK IN THE DIRECTION THAT THEY WERE IN. THE SYSTEM ONCE IT FAILS WILL NOT ALLOW THE WHEELS TO BE TURNED AT ALL. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SYSTEM FAILURE AND REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THIS SYSTEM, BUT THEY ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SUV'S THAT HAVE THIS SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM IS OVER 2000 DOLLARS. I HAVE READ THROUGH MULTIPLE FORUMS OF THIS SAME ISSUE IN BY HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE MANY OF WHICH WERE UNFORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS SYSTEM. I FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT I WAS PULLING INTO A SHOP TO GET MY OIL CHANGE WHEN THIS SYSTEM WENT OUT COMPLETELY.

SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN LINK CAME APART SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2015 AT 66,000 MILES MY WARRANTY PAID FOR IT. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. 2 TIME CHAIN LINKS FALL APART. FORD IS NOT PAYING FOR THIS BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS UP 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS NOT A PRE CERTIFIED TRUCK, MILES ARE 120,066 MILES. 2 TIMING CHAIN LINKS BREAK IN 4 YEARS???????? THE TECHNICIANS AT SANTA MARIA FORD SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. FORD IS DENYING TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR!!!!!!!

STEERING WAS VERY STIFF THIS MORNING TURNING AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY. WAS MORE LIKE MANUAL STEERING THAN POWER STEERING. AFTER DRIVING AROUND THROUGHOUT THE DAY THE STEERING EVENTUALLY LOOSENED UP AND FELT LIKE POWER STEERING AGAIN. I LEARNED THAT MY TRUCK HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING.

MY 2012 FORD F150 HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 6R80. WHILE GOING 15-20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO SLIDE.THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS COMPLETED ALL THE KNOWN SERVICE BULLETINS WHICH INCLUDE A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND A LEAD FRAME REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE ON SLICK ROADS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEP SOUND AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER, RESTART THE ENGINE, AND DRIVE TO DAVID WILSON'S VILLA FORD (2550 NORTH TUSTIN STREET, ORANGE, CA 92865, (714)-509-5615). THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED FAILURE CODE: 27 (FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT CAUSED THE FUSE TO OVERHEAT. THE DEALER RELOCATED THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO ANOTHER AREA THAT WOULD NOT CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO OVERHEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

AFTER THE TRANSMISSION RECALL, TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM DOWNSHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN AT SPEED, THE TRUCK'S MILEAGE HAS DROPPED DRASTICALLY. ALTHOUGH NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD THROUGH COMPLAINTS TO IT DEALERSHIPS.

WHAT DRIVING AND A/C CUT ON AND OFF AND HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENT AND NOT LONG AFTER PASSENGER SIDE DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE

MY TRANSMISSION IS GETTING STUCK IN THIRD GEAR AND IS UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR WHEN DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F-150 I RECEIVED A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER AND THE STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSE ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO TURN THE VEHICLE.

DOWN SHIFTS AND RUCK JERK SO HARD. WHEN YOU GO FROM STOP AND ACCELERATE, IF YOU LET UP AT ALL OR BREAK, IT WILL DO IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO DECELERATE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAC HAIK FORD (515 I-35E, DESOTO, TX 75115, (972) 223-8050) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UPDATE NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,264.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE BATTERY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLUE RIDGE NORTH GEORGIA FORD (7525 E. APPALACHIAN HIGHWAY, BLUE RIDGE, GA) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REMOTE CONTROL MODULE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE BATTERY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.