2012 Ford F-150 complaints

MY 2012 FORD F-150 IS HAVING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN FOR TSB'S AND SAFETY RECALLS. UPON CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER THAT MATCHED WITH THEIR CASES. MY VEHICLE FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTIONS WITH MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, AND EVEN MANUFACTURING LOCATION AND HAS THE EXACT ISSUES THAT THESE RECALLS ARE ABOUT. THE FIRST RECALL IS FORD RECALL 16S19 : UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT THIS WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT MULTIPLE GEARS. WHEN IT SHIFTS DOWN IT ALSO CAUSES THE REAR TIRES ARE LOCK UP AND I HAVE LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY TRYING TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ALSO CAUSES WEAR AND TEAR ON THE DRIVETRAIN. SHIFTING THE MOTOR FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST IMMEDIATELY SENDS THE MOTOR INTO A DANGEROUS RPM RANGE CAUSING DAMAGE. THE SECOND RECALL IS FORD TSB 13-6-8: THIS CAUSES ME TO LOSE ALL INDICATION ON MY GAUGES EXCEPT FOR RPM' S. I LOSE INDICATION ON MY CURRENT SPEED RANDOMLY AND ALSO ON ALL OF MY CRITICAL ENGINE TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. THIS ALSO LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION INTO 5TH GEAR, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN PROPERLY AND ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. THESE TWO ISSUES COMBINE MAKES THE VEHICLE A DANGER TO DRIVE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE TAKING THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE AND CANNOT TRUST IT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY BOTH LOCALLY AND AT ITS HEADQUARTERS. THEIR REPLY IS THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE NHTSA FOR FURTHER HELP FROM A FRIEND WHO ENCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN FIFTH GEAR AND DID NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROADWAY FORD INC (208-525-8500, LOCATED AT 980 W BROADWAY ST, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402) WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. AFTER THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CALLED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH BERGSTROM FORD OF OSHKOSH (LOCATED AT 3355 JACKSON ST, OSHKOSH, WI 54901, (920) 966-0077) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS UP A HILL OR BRIDGE, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE DRAGGING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CHARLOTTE COUNTY FORD, 3156 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33952, (888) 699-4370) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS NOT DISTRIBUTING A SIGNAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRAVELING AT STEADY SPEED (NO CRUISE CONTROL) ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR, LIKELY 1ST. THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED TO 5-6000. THE SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION RESULTING IN A FISH TAIL LOSS OF CONTROL UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REDUCE SPEED. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE ANYBODY BESIDE ME AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD LEFT GENEROUS SPACE OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DURING OR AFTER THE EVENT. AFTER BRIEFLY PULLING TO THE SHOULDER I WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I DID NOT TURN THE TRUCK OFF OR RESTART THE ENGINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER MAJOR EVENTS WITH THE TRUCK. THE DAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT I DID HAVE AN EPISODE WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS BLOWING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THEN BRIEFLY TURNED OFF AND THEN RESUMED BLOWING AT HIGH SPEEDS AS IF THE CONTROL SYSTEM HAD RESET. THAT MAY NOT BE RELATED BUT IS THE ONLY OTHER COMPUTER RELATED EVENT I HAVE NOTICED. I WILL BE TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TODAY TO HAVE IT EVALUATED.

REAR DEFROST HAS BEEN WORKING SPORADICALLY, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD THE HEATING ELEMENT IS WHAT CAUSED THE WINDOW TO EXPLODE.

BOUGHT 2012 F150 W/ ECOBOOST NEW. AT 91K MILES, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE MERGING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC FLOW. AS A RESULT OF NO POWER, WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH WOULD HAVE SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED MY WIFE. COME TO DISCOVER THERE IS A CHRONIC TIMING CHAIN DESIGN DEFECT AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 91K MILES. THE ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED RELIGEOUSLY AND OIL CHANGES WERE WITH NOTHING BUT HIGH QUALITY AMSOIL. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 3.5 ECOBOOST MOTOR. FORD MECHANIC STATED THE FAILURE WAS MOST LIKELY DELAYED DUE TO USING AMSOIL, THE FAILURES TYPICALLY OCCUR EARLIER THAN 91K MILES. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FORD DEALER IS PUTTING A NEW FORD MOTOR IN IT ENTIRELY AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR A BRAKE PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE VACUUM SYSTEM. FORD COMPLETED THE RECALL BUT MUST HAVE REPLACED THE FAULTY PARTS WITH THE SAME NEW FAULTY PARTS BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. FORD AGAIN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX OR COVER THE COSTS OF THE DESIGN DEFECT PROBLEM. FORD EVEN ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 15N05. NIETHER THE FORD DEALER COMPLETING THE REPAIRS OR THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW ARE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT ALLOW THEM. FORD IS AT FAULT AND BOTH ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT THEY REFUSE TO FIX. THESE DEFECTS ARE UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. SO MUCH F

WHILE DRIVING VECHICLE SUDDENINGLY LOST POWER, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 7700 MILES. VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVEY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TRUCK HAS THE ECBOOSTENGINE. ## VIN PASSED ## 2012 FORD F150 ##

AFTER TURNING STEERING TO FULL LOCK, ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTOL LIGHT COMES ON, AND TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE LEVER IS HELD DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL START/STOP ENGINE CYCLES, SYSTEM RE-SETS UNTIL STEERING IS TURNED FULL LOCK AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 60MPH WITH A SCHOOL BUS BEHIND ME; MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ERRATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AND MY TIRES BEGAN TO SQUEAL AND REDUCING SPEED DRAMATICALLY IN TRAFFIC. FORD F150 HAS A SAFETY RECALL (16S19) THAT DESCRIBES THE ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH IT FALLS IN THE BUILD DATES AND FACTORY.

2012 F150 DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR GOING 55 ON THE FREEWAY TOWING A TRAILER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2011 & 2012 F150. FORD SAYS MINE DOESN'T? ACCORDING TO A REPORT I HAVE MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE MONTHS OF THE RECALL? SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! SCARY FORD NEEDS TO RECALL ALL 2011 & 2012 NOT PICK & CHOOSE SOME TRUCKS I PAYED $1,100 TO FIX LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM!!!! I WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC SAFELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND EXITED THE INTERSTATE. UPON LEAVING THE SHOPPING CENTER, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN SHIFTED UPWARDS TO FIFTH GEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFTING TO THE DRIVE POSITION EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY GARAGE. GLOCKNER SOUTH POINT FORD (155 CO ROAD 406, SOUTH POINT, OHIO 45680, (740) 894-3673) AND RIVER CITY FORD (4676 WV-152, LAVALETTLE, WEST VIRGINIA 25535, (800) 240-1943) WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. RIVER CITY FORD SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO FORD'S RECALL WEBSITE. THE FAIL

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD, REAR TIRES MAKE A SQUEALING SOUND FROM SKIDDING. IT WAS HARD TO KEEP TRUCK IN CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES IT ACTED LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I HAVE READ THE REPORTS OF THE INTERCOOLER BEING MESSED UP AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT PART DUE TO OIL AND WATER ENTERING IT BUT FORD SAYS IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO A PART NOT BEING COVERED. I HAVE HAD COILS REPLACED, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, AND NOW I'M HAVING TO GO THRU THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN. ITS DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN A COUPLE MORE TIMES BUT NOT TO THAT EXTENT. THE GAUGES WILL PEG ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT THEN GO TO ZERO AND AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. TRUCK RESETS TO NORMAL WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN MOST OF THE SUMMER. BUT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO. REPAIR SHOP CAN'T REPLICATE IT AND THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DOESN'T FIND IT EITHER.

RECALL ON 2011-2012 F150 LEAD FRAM HARNESS FAILURE MY TRUCK FALLS INTO THE REQUIRED DATE BUT FORD SAYS MY VIN # ISN'T IN THERE DATA BASE UNDER THE RECALL

THE FORD F150 ECOBOOST WOULD HAVE THE TACHOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS GO DEAD, AND THE DASH WOULD DISPLAY A "WRENCH" SYMBOL. A TIMES THE TRUCK WOULD DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN TO FIRST GEAR. THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 1ST GEAR WHEN I WAS TRAVELING OVER 60 MPH, ENDANGERING MY SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHER DRIVERS.

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED AT WHICH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS IN 6TH GEAR, THE SPEEDOMETER INSTANTLY GOES FROM TRAVELING SPEED TO ZERO. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN QUICK SUCCESSION, EACH OCCURRENCE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. EACH INITIAL OCCURANCE HAD A DURATION OF NEGLIGIBLE TIME, SEEMING TO SPAN A FRACTION OF A SECOND. THE PHYSICAL RESPONSE WAS A SHARP JERK OR LURCH THAT PLANTED ME INTO MY SEAT RESTRAINT. ABOUT HALF A MINUTE LATER, IT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME BUT THE DURATION WAS SEVERAL SECONDS. THE REAR WHEELS SLOWED TO THE POINT WHERE THE REAL WHEELS LOST TRACTION AND THE VEHICLE LEFT THE TRAVELING LANE. THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AND THE ONLY REASON THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT WAS BECAUSE OF THE AWARENESS AND FAST RESPONSE OF THOSE AROUND ME. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AT 45 MILES PER HOUR IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION.

VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 45000 MILES. HAS ERRATIC LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. EVIDENCE OF WATER IN THE AIR INTAKE. RESEARCH IS SHOWING THAT THE ECOBOOST ENGINE IS COLLECTING MORE WATER IN THE INTERCOOLER THAN THE ENGINE CAN CONSUME. PROBLEMS INCREASES IN SOUTHERN HUMID STATES. THIS IS PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINEERING IN THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE LOSS IN POWER. LOSS OF POWER IS FELT WHILE DRIVING ON CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50-55 MPH IN 6TH GEAR THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS TO 2ND AND THEN 1ST GEAR. THE REAR TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE RPM'S RED LINED. I SKIDDED FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN IT SHIFT BACK INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT DECELERATION AND JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE LIMP HOME WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO J.C. LEWIS FORD (9505 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THE LEAD FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE TURNING AT A LOW SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO MANISTEE FORD (3471 GRANT HWY, MANISTEE, MI); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. **TR THE CONSUMER STATED FORD WAS CALLED AND TRUCK WAS FIXED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED PROVIDING POWER ASSIST CONSISTENTLY AND IT IS INTERMITTENT. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS STICKY AND HARD TO TURN. THERE IS NO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO CHECK FLUIDS ON AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO SERVICEABLE COMPONENTS OF THIS STEERING SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS RELATIVITY LOW MILEAGE (>50K) AND DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS. THIS WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING TAKING A TURN AND IS PRESENT ON HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING.

WHEN IN MOTION THE TRUCK RANDOMLY SHIFTS DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AND LOCKS UP TIRES

AS WE DROVE 55 MPH ON STRAIGHT DRY HIGHWAY OUR VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TRAFFIC BEHIND US. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT INTO PARK FO COLLECT OURSELVES AND THEN PROCEEDED STRAIGHT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DROP VEHICLE OFF. WITH RESEARCH ON THIS DEFECT WE FOUND FORD HAD A RECALL OUT FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (RECALL 16S19 WHICH WE NEVER RECEIVED) WE WERE ADVISED OUR VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL THEREFORE WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. WE WERE NOT GIVEN A REASON WHY EVEN THOUGH OUR F150 IS A 2012 AND WAS MANUFACTURED IN DEARBORN MI JULY 2012. (WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET $100 REFUND FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER IT WAS AFTER A LOT OF PHONE CALLS. NOT SURE IF IT CAME DIRECTLY FROM THEM OR MANUFACTURER AND STILL DOES NOT COVER OUT OF POCKET COST OR MONTHS OF TIME SPENT). AFTER WE PICKED UP OUR "REPAIRED"/PAID FOR VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS LATER WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT. WE WERE TAKING TRASH TO THE LOCAL DUMP A MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 30 MPH AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR, MILEAGE METER ON DASHBOARD BLANKED OUT AND WRENCH APPEARED ON SCREEN. ON THE WAY INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DRIVING 55 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR, MILEAGE METER ON DASHBOARD BLANKED OUT AND WRENCH APPEARED ON SCREEN. LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE ON THEIR OWN, WE HAD TO WAIT OVER 9 DAYS FOR FORD MANUFACT

RECALL 16S19 DOES NOT COVER MY SPECIFIC TRUCK, BUT I HAVE TWICE REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP THAT TRUCK IS DOWNSHIFTING HARD ON ITS OWN, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT IS PHYSICALLY FELT AND A JERKING OF THE VEHICLE OCCURS. OCCURS ARE RANDOM TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO "UNHOOK BATTERY CABLE AND IT WOULD RESET COMPUTER."

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN AFTER AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING FRONT OF TRUCK . FRAME OF TRUCK HAD TO BE RE-ALIGNED BUT AIBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON/OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT DOES NOT STAY ON CONSTANTLY

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO FIRST GEAR WITH BOTH CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THIS, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE 3RD GEAR. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT INTO IMLAY CITY FORD DEALERSHIP IN MICHIGAN WHERE THEY ASSESSED THE ISSUE TO BE THE LEAD FRAME WHICH UPON FURTHER RESEARCH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETIN 16N02. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT MY BIN WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND FORCED ME TO PAY 200 DOLLARS TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THEIR KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE RECEIVED WHIPLASH FROM THE SUDDEN STOP OF MY VEHICLE. MY WORRY IS THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE NOT NOTIFIED BY THIS RECALL THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL TO COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND HONOR THE FULL COST OF REPAIRS.

AROUND THE BEGINNING OF JULY THIS YEAR AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND MY SPEEDOMETER AND DIGITAL GAUGES ON MY 2012 FORD F-150 QUIT WORKING AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE, AND UPON DOING SO IT BEGAN NORMAL OPERATION. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS IT DID THIS SAME THING APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) MORE TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS THE MOST SERIOUS AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND ALMOST FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD ALONG WITH MY TWO (2) YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO WAS RIDING WITH ME. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND GUIDE THE TRUCK OFF THE ROADWAY. HOWEVER, THIS TIME UPON RESTART THE TRUCK, WHILE PARKED, WAS CONTINUOUSLY REVVING AT ABOUT 6,000RPM'S. UPON A SECOND RESTART IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, CAVALIER FORD CHESAPEAKE SQUARE, AND SPOKE WITH LINDSAY GIVENS WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD BE A "HOT MINUTE" BEFORE SOMEONE COULD LOOK AT MY TRUCK. I DROPPED IT OFF AFTER HOURS THAT NIGHT (07/20/18) WITH A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS. I WAS LATER CONTACTED ON 07/24/18, BY PHIL CAUSEY, SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY TRUCK THE FOLLOWING DAY. I NEVER HEARD ANYMORE AND UPON CALLING THE DEALERSHIP ON 07/27/18, AND SPEAKING TO TANYA HOWARD, I WAS ADVISED MY TRUCK STILL HADN'T BEEN LOOKED AT AND PHIL WAS OFF UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. ON 07/31/18 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM PHIL AND HE STATED THAT WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING MY TRUCK AROUND IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WITH A TRAILER HITCHED TO THE REAR OF IT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED: I STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON POWER STEERING WAS LOOSE. I PARKED THE TRUCK, THIS WAS SATURDAY MORNING, NO SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS OPEN. SUNDAY EVENING, I STARTED VEHICLE UP, POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. UPDATED 10/19/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKED UP DURING A TURN. THE SYSTEM LOCKED FOR LESS THAN A SECOND, AND THEN FREED UP SO THAT I COULD FINISH THE TURN. LUCKILY THE STEERING DID NOT LOCK UP BEFORE OR AFTER THE TURN, SO THAT I COULD COMPLETE THE TURN AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I STAYED ON COUNTY ROADS TO REDUCE SPEED TO 30MPH AND SEE IF THE REDUCED SPEED HELPED. AFTER 30 MORE MINUTES OF DRIVING THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOCKING UP WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING, AND SCREECHING VERY LOUDLY. THE "SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" MESSAGE SHOWED UP, FOLLOWED BY "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAULT" MESSAGE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC, WHERE THEY SAID THE WHOLE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COSTING AROUND $2000. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE WORK DONE YET AND HOPE THAT THERE IS A RECALL WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. IF THE STEERING WERE TO LOCK UP ANY SOONER THAN IT HAD, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH.

TRANSMISSION FRAME RAIL TROUBLE CODES INDICATE A FRAME RAIL PROBLEM THAT HAD A RECALL BUT THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTERMITTENTLY AND ALSO HAS GONE INTO LIMP MODE ON OCCASION.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY SHIFT GEARS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN. MY TRUCK WILL SHIFT SPORADICALLY BETWEEN 1ST, 3RD, AND 5TH AND THEN GET STUCK IN 1ST GEAR AND REQUIRES ME TO RESET THE KEY TO GET IT TO SHIFT PROPERLY.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. FROM A STOP THE TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 5TH AND THEN BACK TO 1ST AND GET STUCK IN 1ST. SOMETIMES WHILE IN 5TH OR 6TH GEAR THE TRUCK WILL JUST SHIFT INTO 1ST, CAUSING THE RPM'S TO SPIKE AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF AND RESTART THE TRUCK. THIS MORNING IT DID THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 5TH AND THEN BACK TO 1ST.

TAKATA RECALL MY TRUCK KEEPS DOWNSHIFTING AND LOCKING UP MY BACK WHEELS ON THE HIGHWAY. I JUST ALMOST HAD A WRECK AND THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.

2012 F150: REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP IN OCT 2016 BASED ON RECALL AND ISSUES WITH PRESSING THE BRAKE DOWN WHEN STARTING UP. SAME ISSUE STARTED AGAIN IN JUNE 2018. BROUGHT IT BACK TO LICCARDI FORD AND THEY STATE THE ISSUE IS "BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP SENSOR AND PUMP RELAY" . THEY CHARGE ME $140 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WHEN I PICK UP THE TRUCK FOR A SECOND OPINION, THE "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

THE ROOF FRAME HOLDING THE GLASS ELECTRICALLY OPERATES MOONROOF CRACKED CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION DURING A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM WOULD BE A WATEEEMERSION LIKE THE RECENT AMPHIBIOUS WW2 'DUCK' WHERE 17 SOULS WERE LOST. PLEASE STEP UP AND REQUIRE FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST THING THAT CAME OUT OF FORDS MOUTH WAS ' OH YEAH WE'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING GLASS ROOFS. FORD HAS SERVICED MY VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2012 AND NEVER MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM.

A BUSHING RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE SHIFTER CABLE IN THE TRANSMISSION DETACHED. THE TRANSMISSION ENDS UP IN A DIFFERENT GEAR THAN WHAT THE DRIVER SEES ON THE SHIFT CONSOLE. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MIGHT PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THE DASHBOARD WOULD SHOW PARK, BUT THE CAR WOULD STILL BE IN GEAR. 2012 FORD F150 --> SAME EXACT ISSUE REPAIRED ON 4/24/2017. THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD TODAY AND IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE F150. YET EXPERIENCED SAME EXACT ISSUE AND REPAIR ON 2012 F150 OVER 1 YEAR AGO. F150 AT THE TIME ONLY 57,500 MILES AND 4.5YEARS OLD.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40 MPH ON CITY STREET THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR. HAD TO STOP ,TURN TRUCK COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY.

WE HAVE A FORD F-150 AND IT IS LOSING POWER AS YOU TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS IN FINDING THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD SENSORS REPLACED AND THE INTERCOOLER DRAINED TWICE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS YOUR TRAVELING IT WILL LOOSE POWER AND IT'S HARD TO GET OFF THE ROAD SOMETIMES AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO A MUCH LOWER GEAR CAUSING A TIRE SKID AND LARGE INCREASE OF RPM. A "WRENCH" ICON APPEARED ON THE DASH. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE I FOUND THAT AN RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUTWITHOUT ANY WARNING. LIGHT CAME ON SAYING SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. I LIVE ON A COUNTRY ROAD SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MPH. I WAS LUCKY TO GET MY TRUCK BACK INTO MY LANE BEFORE A CAR COMING HEADED ON WAS UPON ME. I AM LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE A HEAD CRASH. HAD YRUCK SERVICED A COST OF $2034.64 TO FIX THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,614 MILES ON THE IT. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SO MUCH. PLUS THE DEALERSHIP HAS DOES OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ONLY WARRANTY THIS FIX FOR TWO YEARS. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL WITH SO MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS ADVANCE TRAC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE ABNORMAL SOUNDS AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STAR FORD LINCOLN (1101 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204, (818) 956-0977) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S GEAR SHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (METRO FORD AUTO SALES, 1000 BARNES CROSSING RD, TUPELO, MS 38804, (662)-841-1000) WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. *TT THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

RADIO, CLOCK AND HEATER-AIR WOULD SHUT OFF. NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE WOULD START. ALL FUSES WERE CHECKED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. WHEN TURNING KEY ONTO "ON" POSITION THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD LIGHT UP WAS THE ODOMETER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY BECOME STUCK IN GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED LARRY H MILLER FORD LAKEWOOD (11595 WEST 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215, (888) 927-9286), BUT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,780.

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MY TRUCK WOULD SHIFT ERRATICALLY( GO FROM 1ST TO 5TH, 6TH TO 3RD ETC.). WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS AT SPEEDS OF 55 AND ABOVE, THE BACK TIRES LOCK UP, THE SPEEDOMETER ZEROS OUT AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVES SPORADICALLY. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, (POWER TRAIN #16S19) BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH FORD MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED ON THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COILS. BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED WOODHOUSE FORD AT 402-574-2759 (LOCATED AT 3633 N 72ND ST, OMAHA, NE 68134), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE MACHENS FORD LINCOLN (1911 WEST WORLEY STREET, COLUMBIA, MO 65203) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED VIA CHAT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY NHTSA OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

MY TRUCK LOST POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING WITH TRAILER ON FARM ROAD. THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD, SO THAT, I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH BEE HIVES. AT FIRST, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SCREECHED, THE THEN I GOT A SERVICE MESSAGE " SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" . FINALLY, I GOT A MESSAGE OF " POWER STEERING FAULT". I SUSPECT THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY (EPAS).

MY 2012 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCREW ECOBOOST HAS ABOUT 85000 MILES AND ABRUPTLY WENT FROM ABOUT 30-40MPH TO ABOUT 0MPH A FEW TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING. ONCE TIME WAS VERY SCARY ON A CONGESTED ROAD. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, ITS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION MISFIRES AND MISSES GEARS ALL OF THE TIME. THERE IS NOW A VACUUM NOISE ALSO COMING OUT IF THE ENGINE AND IT DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. I BROUGHT IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY WASN'T CHANGING THE OIL PROPERLY (I HAD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000-5000 MILES REGULARLY.), BUT NOW THEY SAID I MESSED UP THE TIMING CHAIN AND PHASERS AND THEY HAD TO BE CHANGED FOR A PRICE OF ABOUT 4000 DOLLARS. I HAVE OWNED OTHER FORDS NOT ECOBOOSTS AND THEY ALL RAN FINE. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND I AM SURE THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON THE PART OF FORD. I ACTUALLY READ THAT THE NHTSA DID RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC. THERE ARE TONS OF FORUMS THAT HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THEM AND BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I KNOW ITS A BIG PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR TO THE AMERICAN CONSUMER TO HAVE TO SHELL OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY ON A BAD DESIGN FLAW ON APART OF FORD THAT ALMOST GOT ME INTO AN ACCIDENT BAD ONE TIME AND WHEN MY KIDS AND I HAVE TO GO TO AN ERUPT STOP. I DON'T TOW ANYTHING AND DRIVE THE TRUCK LIKE A CAR. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.