2012 Ford F-150 complaints

MY VEHICLE HAS ISSUES DESCRIBED IN DOC HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/INV/2013/INRD-PE13018-58124P.PDF BUT IS NOT COMING UP ON THE VIN SEARCH FOR THIS ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE SPEED SENSING AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS OR IS ERRATIC AND JUMPS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS. WORST CASE I WAS APPROXIMATELY DOING 40 MPH, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 THE TRUCK SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. USUALLY THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IS AT LOWER SPEED AND LOWER GEARS, BUT IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE.

YESTERDAY AS I WAS MAKING A TURN THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND THE ALERT "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" POPPED UP ON MY DASH. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN, AND A CAR GOING NEARLY 55 MPH SWERVED AROUND ME AND MISSED T-BONING ME BY A FEW FEET. INITIALLY, I WAS JUST CONCERNED. BUT AFTER GOING TO THE MECHANIC AND FINDING THAT MY STEERING CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY (THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT), AND THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE IN OTHER FORD VEHICLES AND IN THE F150 AS WELL, I BECAME FURIOUS THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL WHEN I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED YESTERDAY. IF FORD DOES NOT MAKE THIS RIGHT, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE, WILL ENCOURAGE ALL MY FRIENDS/FAMILY TO NEVER PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE, AND WILL USE MY CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS AND PERSONAL NETWORK TO ENSURE THAT THEY ALL KNOW THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT A VERY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AND IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR AN ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO THE DEATH OF ITS CUSTOMERS. I CALLED THE MINIONS AT THE 1-800 NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND THAT FORD HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND I WAS ON MY OWN. I'LL PAY THE $1500 + LABOR NOW. BUT I'LL BE BACK WITH MY ATTORNEY IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESSED TO MY SATISFACTION.

VEHICLE IS RANDOMLY SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING (IT HAS DONE IT TO ME AT 45 LOCKING UP THE REAR WHEELS) FORD HAS A RECALL ON THIS , BUT OUR PICKUP ISN'T INCLUDED FOR SOME REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VACUUM PUMP INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED GORDIE BOUCHER FORD OF KENOSHA (8301 75TH ST, KENOSHA, WI 53142, (262) 697-0700), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

DESPITE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL, MY 2012 F-150 SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED WHILE CRUISING AT 45-50MPH, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS SUDDEN SLOWDOWN AND LURCHING FORWARD ON BUSY CITY THOROUGHFARE. TWO DAYS LATER, A SUDDEN STOP RESULTED IN A TEMPORARY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THE LEADFRAME CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SAME REPAIR COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION THAT MY TRUCK WAS A PART OF. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH PRIOR, THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ERRATIC SHIFTING AT SLOW SPEEDS, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AT THAT TIME. INSTEAD, A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND SLIP-YOKE LUBRICATION WERE RECOMMENDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE RUST ON THE INSIDE OF THE CABIN CORNERS ALL THE WAY TO THE OUTER SURFACE ON BOTH CORNERS OF THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES. DUE TO HOW THE VEHICLES WERE DESIGNED, WATER WOULD ACCUMULATE ON THE CORNERS OF THE CABIN. 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 125,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F150 ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH I EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFTING FROM 6TH GEAR TO A LOW GEAR. THE REAR TIRES SKIDDED AND THE REAR STARTED TO COME AROUND. DID ALL I COULD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. DANGEROUS AND SCARY. SUBSEQUENTLY, I CHECK AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL. WENT TO FORD AND THE VIN WAS PUT INTO THE COMPUTER AND I WAS INFORMED MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED COST$1249.00. THE PROBLEM THE DEALER DIAGNOSED WAS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL NOTICE ISSUE. FIX WAS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE LEAD FRAME. INSTALLING MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION PAN. NEW FLUID AND CODES CLEARED. WHAT IS ALSO FRIGHTENING IS ACCORDING TO NTHSA WEB SITE THIS PROBLEM IS SPECIFIC 2011 -2012 AND 2013 F150'S. I AM UNDER 150K IN MILEAGE AND WELL WITHIN 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF WARRANTY. THERE ARE MANY MORE F150S THAT DID NOT COME UNDER THE RECALL MINE BEING ONE OF THEM. NHTSA NOTES THAT ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN RECALLED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. WHAT CAN I DO? I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD AND HAVE AN OPEN CASE PENDING REVIEW. HOW CAN FORD JUSTIFY SOME VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL AND OTHERS ARE NOT? ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AND REMEDY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INADVERTENTLY SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE "WRENCH" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD FRISCO (6850 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75034) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELEVANT TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,137. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED RENDERING THE TRUCK NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. DEALER (RODEO FORD) REPLACED ENTIRE STEERING RACK AND WITHIN 500 MILES IT FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHILST TOWING A 5600 POUND TRAILER DOWN A 6% GRADE IN ARIZONA. NEARLY KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROAD FORD OF WAKE FOREST, INC. (10101 CAPITAL BLVD, WAKE FOREST, NC 27587, (877) 331-8117), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,983.

THE VEHICLES STEERING HAS MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND NOW MY TWO FRONT TIRES ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BOTH ARE POINTING OUTWARDS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STEER CORRECTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TURNED OFF OF CENTER. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A HORRIFIC NOISE AND STARTED ALL THIS WACKY DRIVING.

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

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS. DESIGN FLAW OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THE F-150 ECOBOOST CAUSING MANIFOLD BOLTS TO SNAP/SHEER, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE MANIFOLDS TO WARP. THIS IS CAUSING NOISE, AND POSSIBLY EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FORD IS OFFERING A FIX UNDER PROGRAM CODE: 17M05 FOR THE F450/F550, BUT IS EXCLUDING THE OTHER "F SERIES" TRUCKS WHICH SUFFER FROM THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUE. THE ISSUE WAS NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER AN ENGINE MISFIRE BEGAN OCCURRING (WHICH IS ALSO A KNOWN ISSUE). THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED $1,400 TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLDS AND STUDS.

LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE BACKING UP JUST AFTER COLD START, DUE TO VACUUM PUMP FAILURE ON 3.5L ECOBOOST, REFERENCE FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 15N05 & NHTSA INVESTIGATION - EVEN AFTER HAVING REPAIR DONE PREVIOUSLY BY FORD UNDER THE PROGRAM / EXTENDED WARRANTY - VACUUM PUMP FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AFTER FIRST VACUUM PUMP REPLACEMENT CAUSING THE BRAKING ISSUES

THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING, HAS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO REMAIN IN 1ST GEAR AFTER THESE INCIDENTS AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN LEAVING FROM A STOP, AT AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, IN WHICH CASE THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT AND GONE INTO LIMP MODE, WITH ONLY 5TH GEAR AVAILABLE, WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION. THIS PROBLEM WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE ODOMETER TO READ '-------.--' AND THE SPEEDOMETER TO READ '0 MPH', EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, TRAVELLING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE IS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT OPERATING CONDITIONS. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0720 WAS DISPLAYED DURING THESE INCIDENTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 16N02 FOR 'CERTAIN' VEHICLES, IN WHICH THE DEALERS ARE REPLACE THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. IN THE CASE OF MY VEHICLE, THIS PROGRAM DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. WITH MY VEHICLE NOT APPLYING FOR THE NOTED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART AS NOTED WITHIN THE SPECIFIC CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH DEFICIENT MOLDED LEAD FRAMES IS FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT AND THEREFORE, THE RECALL PROGRAM SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL F-150S AND SIMILAR VEHICLES WITHIN THE SPECIFIED B

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE TRUCK I PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT IS HARD AS A ROCK, WILL NOT MOVE DOWN OR ALLOW TO USE, PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR NO BRAKES ALMOST DROVE THROUGH GARAGE DOOR THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I USE THE VEHICLE THE CAUSE IS BRAKE ASSIST VACUUM PUMP WHICH SHOULD CAUSE A RECALL, AS SOMEBODY WHO USES THIS TRUCK OR ONE LIKE IT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM COULD RUN OVER SOMEBODY NO PHOTOS AVAILABLE AS THE PART IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRUCK WAS SUPPOSED TO SHIFT FROM 5TH TO 6TH GEAR, BUT SHIFTED INTO FIRST INSTEAD. HAPPENED 3 TIMES TODAY AND A COUPLE MORE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. TIRES SQUEALED, THROWS YOUR FORWARD IN YOUR SEAT DUE TO THE SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED.

WHILE DRIVING LOST POWER STEERING ; POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT SHOWED UP ON SCREEN

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EVERYDAY USE THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPS DOWN TO 1ST GEAR SOMETIMES CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOCK UP OTHER TIMES CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AND QUITE A FEW TIMES ON THE SIDE STREETS I TOOK IT TO THE TRANS SHOP AND HE WAS NOT SURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN AND LOST ACCELERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MIKE BROWN AUTO GROUP, 4950 EAST HIGHWAY 377, GRANDBURY, TEXAS 76049), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,434.

GEARS FLASH ON AND OFF, THEN THE ACCELERATOR SLOWS DOWN. GOES INTO NUETRAL AUTOMATICALLY. RANDOMLY SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING TRUCK TO PICK UP SPEED OR DRASTICALLY LOSE SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. SHIFTS VERY HARD AS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERYTIME I DRIVE ABOVE 65MPH, BUT OCCASIONALLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE RANDOM SHIFTING OF GEARS HAPPENED FIRST AROUND 4 YEARS AGO, BUT HAS BEEN A SAFETY RISK FOR THE LAST 5-6 MONTHS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN IT HAPPENING.

05/10/2018 DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WITH OUT ANY INPUT DOWN SHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 1ST GEAR. AFTER WHICH IT REFUSED TO SHIFT UP UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. NO CODE WAS THROWN. 5/09/2018 WHILE PICKING UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL THE F150 FELT LIKE IT WAS STUMBLING AT 20 MPH AND THEN IT KICKED BACK IN AND SPUN THE TIRES, NO CODE WAS THROWN. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ACTED AS IF IT DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN WHILE GOING AT A STEADY PACE, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS BOUNCING TO VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THEN IT SMOOTHED BACK OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM CHANGE THE FLUID BELIEVING AT 110000+ MILES AND NO WAY TO CHECK THE FLUID......THE FLUID MAY HAVE LEAKED OR JUST WAS WORN OUT. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR NO REASON THE VEHICLE WENT IN TO LIMP HOME MODE AT 75 MPH, AND WOULD ONLY OPERATE IN 3 THRU 5TH GEARS UNTIL I COULD TURN IT OF AND THEN RESTART. IT THREW P0720 CODE WITH THAT CODE ALSO PENDING SHOWING THE OUT PUT SPEED SENSOR. THIS TRUCK IS A DEARBORN TRUCK WITH 6R80 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ( SEE RECALL 16S19) BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A TRUCK BUILT IN TEXAS.....FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 16N02, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER RQ17010. AS IN ALMOST ALL THE REPORTS FORD CLAIMS THAT A TRUCK BUILT AT DEARBORN DOES NOT ( BY VIN EVEN THOUGH THE IT FALLS IN THE RECALL TIME FRAME AND HAS THE AFFECTED TRANSMISSION, AND THE DEALERSHI

HAD BEEN IN THE TRUCK DRIVING AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON. WHEN I STOPPED AND OPENED THE DOOR TO THE TRUCK A PANEL IN THE REAR SLIDING BACK GLASS EXPLODED. I HAVE BEEN SEEING WHERE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE ISSUE AND SOME HAD SAID TO REPORT IT HERE.

LOWER STEERING SHAFT IS BAD ( JUST STARTED STEERING VERY HARD )

THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT MOST RECENTLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH MY TRUCK WENT INTO FIRST GEAR AND LOCKED UP MY TRUCK REAR END. I SLID ONTO THE BERM OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST DOWN A HILL. THE DREADED WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT INOPERABLE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO SORT OF A LIMP MODE AND DROVE REAL WEIRD. THE CODE WAS A P0720 OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR. OF COURSE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2012, BUILT IN DEARBORN WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AS THE RECALLED ONES, GO FIGURE! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SHARPNACK FORD IN WILLARD OHIO THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW WITH THE TRUCK WHERE I WILL PAY $1000 TO GET THE LEAD BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS THAT ALL VIN'S FOR 2012 ARE NOT COVERED. I OWN THREE FORDS AND I AM STARTING TO WONDER WHY!

WHEN I START THE TRUCK I HAVE TO LET IT IDLE AND WARM UP FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. IF I DO NOT LET THE TRUCK WARM-UP AND I PUT IT IN GEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY FIRM AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSES LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM IS KICKING ON BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. RECENTLY, THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP IF CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED ON. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY FIRM AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE BRAKES WILL WORK AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 44 IN OKLAHOMA WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. BEFORE I LEFT ON THE ROAD TRIP I LET THE TRUCK WARM-UP SO THAT THE BRAKES WOULD WORK WHEN I FIRST LEFT THE DRIVEWAY.

TRANSMISSION ON 2012 DROPS TO 1ST GEAR ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP THEN START UP IT WILL NOT GET OUT OF 1ST GEAR THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB BOYD FORD, INC. (2840 N COLUMBUS ST, LANCASTER, OH 43130) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWERTRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

THE FUEL PUMP RELAY AND POWER FUSES BOTH MELTED WHICH HAS CAUSED STARTING ISSUES AND ENGINE MISFIRES. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME FUSES MELTING IN AGES 2010 -2014 OF THE SAME FORD F-150 TRUCKS. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER A FORD RECALL PROGRAM AS IT CAUSED TRUCKS TO LOOSE POWER.

TRUCK DOWNSHIFTS ON ITS OWN I LOSE MY SPEEDOMETER NO POWER HAVE TO TURN TRUCK OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT TO WORK FOUND RECALL ON THIS BUT FORD SAYS MINE IS NOT IN THE RECALL.

2012 FORD F150 - TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME THE FORD DEALERSHIP (BOLTON IN LAKE CHARLES, LA) IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME IN MY TRUCK. THE VEHICLE, DRIVING LINEARLY AT 35 MPH, LOCKED INTO 3RD GEAR AND WENT INTO SAFE OPERATING MODE WITH ALMOST NO ACCELERATION. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND A WRENCH LIGHT FAULT CODE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR OR REGAIN ACCELERATION, EVEN WHEN STATIONARY, PARK, OR AFTER RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE IS AN EARLY 2012 PRODUCTION PICKUP FROM THE DEARBORN, MICHIGAN PLANT, MATCHING THE RECALL CRITERIA FOR NHTSA (16V-248) AND FORD (16S19) BUT THE VIN DOES NOT APPEAR IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY FOR THIS RECALLED DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE IS DEALER STOCK / UNMODIFIED AND PRESENTLY HAS 71,000 MILES.

TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND DURING COLD START. CAM SENSOR IS TRIGGERING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

MY FORD F-150, AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I WAS DRIVING OUT TO GET MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, WHEN I WAS GOING UP A SMALL HILL AND MY F-150 FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF. I WAS ON THE GAS BUT IT WAS NOT ACCELERATING. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS DONE IT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. AT TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACOMETER GO TO ZERO AND THE SCREEN IN MY DASH GETS A WRENCH ON IT. I WAS TOLD BY MY FORD DEALER THAT THE RECALL ON THE 2012 FORD F-150S DOES NOT INCLUDE MY FORD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MADE 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO THOSE FORDS AFFECTED. YET, IT HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION (6R80) AND SAME COMPUTER CODES AND EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHY CAN'T I GET MY FORD FIXED WHEN THOSE THAT BOUGHT THEIRS A FEW MONTHS LATER CAN. IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE RECALLED. THIS IS MY FIRST FORD AND NOT HAPPY WITH FORD PRODUCTS AT ALL.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TOTALLY CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN OUT FROM A PARKING LOT ON TO A 6-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VERY ROUGHLY AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. IF THERE WERE, ONE WOULD HAVE HIT ME AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I TURNED THE A/C OFF AND MY POWER STEERING CAME BACK. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN YET. BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HOPE THAT THIS REPORT, IF SUPPORTED BY MANY MORE FROM OTHER OWNERS, MAY POINT TO A LARGER PROBLEM, IF ONE EXISTS.

OUR 2012 RAPTOR THAT WE HAVE HAD SINCE NEW, WITH 63K MILES, WAS DRIVING FINE WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOST ALL POWER BRAKING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED MASTER CYLINDER WHICH BLED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. WE CAN UPDATE WITH WORK RECEIPTS WHEN WE RECEIVE THE TRUCK BACK NEXT WEEK.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS CERTIFIED USED IN 2014 WITH 32,000 MILES. SINCE OWNERSHIP, WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE ST. LOUIS AREA WITH COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE ON START UP. ALL DEALERSHIPS HAVE MENTIONED THAT IT'S NORMAL AND VEHICLES WILL MAKE SOME NOISE AFTER SITTING. THIS ISSUE CAN HAPPEN IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, PARKED AND THEN MOVED WITHIN A 15-20 MINUTE PERIOD. THE NOISE WAS TO THE POINT OF BEING OBNOXIOUS, AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES I REPLACED THE BRAKES ON BOTH AXLES. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND HAS GOTTEN EVEN WORSE. APPEARS THAT THERE IS ALREADY A SERVICE BULLETIN AND FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY REGARDING THIS ISSUE, BUT MULTIPLE DEALERS HAVE MADE IT APPEAR THAT THERE WASN'T AN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER CEASED TO FUNCTION. TED RUSSELL FORD LINCOLN (9925 PARKSIDE DR., KNOXVILLE, TN) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT NHTSA TO GET THE VIN INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,273.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (ROCKWALL FORD, 990 E INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX 75087) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED AND THE WHEELS SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAIN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER (JENKINS & WYNNE FORD, HONDA, & LINCOLN, 2655 TRENTON RD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE IN MOTION 30 - 40 MPH. ALSO, TRANSMISSION BANG WHILE IN 1ST GEAR WHILE IN MOTION 5 - 10 MPH. ALSO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SUCH THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 6TH GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED 70 - 75 MPH, ALSO WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT BELOW 3RD GEAR WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAT 25-30 MPH OR EVEN AT COMPLETE STOP. LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, FUEL ECONOMY INDICATOR. AIRBAG INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY. DOWN SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS, OTHER ISSUES OCCURRED WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY. ALSO, TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT AUTO CANCEL.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD JUMP GEARS AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT WOULD SMOOTH OUT RESEARCH THE ISSUE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TRUCKS WITH T HE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD MY VIN # WASN'T COVERED. THE LEAS FRAME WAS THE ISSUE ADDRESSED AFTER THIS 900.00 REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CODES SUGGESTED TURBO AND TUNE WAS NEEDED THESE SITUATIONS WAS NOT HAPPENING PRIOR TO THE PREVIOUS MENTION REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WHICH SENT THE CONTACT LUNGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE WAIKEM FORD (4321 LINCOLN WAY E, MASSILLON, OH 44646, (330) 478-1801) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: CAS-14448605 WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER INDEPENDENTLY CEASED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG AND MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ART HILL FORD LINCOLN (901 W LINCOLN HWY, MERRILLVILLE, IN) ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO PAUL HEURING FORD (720 N HOBART RD, HOBART, IN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NUMBER: 16N02. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT NHTSA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDING THE VIN TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

AFTER JUMPING ANOTHER CAR, BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING HOME, WHILE TURNING LEFT WITH THE ROAD, STEERING "SHOOK" WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF STIFFNESS. THE NEXT MORNING POWER STEERING FULLY DISENGAGED WHILE MAKE CURVE IN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. SCRUBBED BATTERY TERMINALS AND AFTER THIRTY MINUTES WORKED AGAIN. LATER IN THE DAY, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AFTER HAVING A LOW BATTERY WARNING AGAIN. REPLACED BATTERY FULLY AND STEERING WORKED. THIS EVENING, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATIONS OR ALERTS ON DASHBOARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO MECHANIC SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD CYLINDER COIL PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BEACH FORD AT 843-839-8168 (855 JASON BLVD #1, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I FILED A COMPLAINT # 11078458 ABOUT THE BRAKE VACUAM BOOSTER PUMP, THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NEGLECTED THE FACT THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT ON 1/17/18, AND DID NOT CONNECT THEM UNTIL READING ON LINE. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM 3/10/18 THE ACCIDENT WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC FROM STOP WHEN CAR IN FRONT DEAD STOPPED AT GREEN LIGHT. SPEED AT TIME OF IMPACT 4 MPH?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED IN FIFTH GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WASHBURN FORD LINCOLN (1819 OK-14, ALVA, OK 73717, (580) 327-1296), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. TURNED DEFROST ON REAR POWER SLIDER WINDOW. SAW SMOKE COME FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW (OUTSIDE WINDOW TRIM PIECE BOTTOM). TURNED THE TRUCK OFF IMMEDIATELY AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SHATTERED

I HAD NY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE, WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON VACUAM OUMP AND IT WAS REPLACED. I DID NOT INITIATE THAT REPAIR. LESS THAN 75000 MILES. NOW TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN AND I AM TOLD THE PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, AGAIN NOT INITIATED BY ME, BUT NOW NOT COVERED. STILL LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. PEDAL HAS NO ASSIST AT STARTUP. HARD TO STOP AFTER STARTUP