2012 Ford F-150 complaints

3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINE 75,000 MILES, ENGINE NOISE ON STARTUP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REGISTERING A P0016 CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" WITH LOSS OF POWER AND POOR ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A RECOGNIZED ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND TSB 14-0194 ADDRESSES THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A $ 1,500- $ 2,000 REPAIR AND IS NOT COVERED BY FORD. TIMING CHAINS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN SHOCK ABSORBERS.

ADVANCETRAC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. TURN SIGNAL QUITS WORKING. JUST LIKE ALL THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE STEERING CAN FREEZE UP WHICH IS DEMONSTRATED ON YOU TUBE VIDEOS!!! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD FOR MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN!!! COULD KILL SOMEONE. ARE WE JUST WAITING TILL IT KILLS SOMEONE??? HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS.

TAILGATE STEP HINGE NEEDS TO HAVE SLIP RESISTANT SPRAY OR MATERIAL ON IT. THE STEP HAS SLIP RESISTANT MATERIAL, BUT WHEN STEPPING DOWN, IF THE BALL OF YOUR FOOT LANDS ON THE HINGE YOU CAN SLIDE OFF THE STEP RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURY

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING: WE CAME FROM A WATER FEST THAT AFTERNOON BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER WE HAVE TO PACKED AND GO HOME. MY MOTHER, 8 YEARS OLD SON IS WITH ME AND MY DOG. WE ARE HEADING HOME IN A TWO LANE STREET. IT'S WAS RAINING AND THERE IS A LOT OF CARS. IN A SUDDEN BLINK OF AN EYE I WAS SURPRISED THAT MY STEERING WHEEEL OF MY TRUCK IS NOT MOVING. IT WAS LOCKED IN 11 O'CLOCK ANGLE HEADING TO ON COMING. I TRIED TO CONTROL IT NO TIME IT'S JUST SECOND, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HIT AND ALL COME OUT IN MY VOICE IS MAMA. THE TIME AFTER ACCIDENT I'M ALL SHAKEN. I'M SO TERRIFIED MY FRIEND TOLD ME I WAS IN SHOCKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WHEN I GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS, I SAW MY FRIEND HUBBY TRYING WAKE ME UP. I LOOKED FOR MY BOY. I SAW MY MOM IN PAIN, CAN'T MOVE OUT OF MY CAR. I FEEL NUMB AND MY LEGS ARE SHAKING. SEING MY BOY OUTSIDE AND MOM MAKES ME HAPPY. BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR THAT HIT. I CNT WALKED THAT FAR UNTIL UNBULANCE TOOK US ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER 30 TO 40 SECONDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE WIRES MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,853. UPDATED 08/24/17*LJ *CN

THE TRUCK WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT IS A PART OF RECALL 16V248000 BUT OUR SPECIFIC VIN ISN'T A PART OF IT AT THIS TIME. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45 IT DOWNSHIFTS.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN MY STEERING HANGS UP AND WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME AND GO. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE ON OCT 2015 WITH APROXIMATELY 25K MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THIS IS PRETTY SCARRY , EVEN WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AS THIS MAKES ME DO THE MINUTE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS THAT THE SELF CENTERING STEERING SHOULD BE DOING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS STILL RANDOMLY GOING ON.

WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, THERE ARE STIFF TO STOP POINTS, CONTROL IS IMPOSABLE, THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE . I CAN NOT AFFORD TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR, SPENT ALL I HAD TO BUY THE TRUCK. CITY DRIVING IS TRICKY AND I COULD RUN OVER SOMEONE, I CANT DRIVE MY TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT APPROX. 5MPH, THE POWER BRAKES BECOME SPONGY AND CAN BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP AND THE BRAKES MUST BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY WORK. THIS ONLY OCCURS AT INITIAL STARTUP (FIRST USE OF THE BRAKES) THAT DAY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY DURING WARM/HOT WEATHER MONTHS. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2-3 TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 3-4 YEARS AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I DON'T STOP IN TIME AND BACKUP INTO MY NEIGHBORS CAR ACROSS THE STREET. I HAVE THE 2012 FORD F150 W/ ECO BOOST SIX-CYLINDER ENGINE AND FIND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS TRUCK. A RECALL FOR SIMILAR BRAKE PROBLEMS WAS ISSUED ON 2013-2014 YEAR MODELS BUT NOT 2012. MY TRUCK IS NOT USED DAILY AND HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. DISPLAY SHOWED PSCM ERROR CODE AND POWER STEERING FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND GET ADJUSTED BEFORE TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP.

THE TRUCK DISPLAYED A SERVICE ADVANCETRAC ERROR, PARTIALLY DISABLING THE TURN SIGNALS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TURN CORNERS TRUCK STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL CAUSING TRUCK TO VEER SHARPER INTO THE TURN. IT WILL ALSO MAKE A SLIGHT NOISE WHEN IT HAPPENS. TRUCK HAS 66000 MILES ON IT.

NOTICED SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT ON THE GROUND. STARTED TO NOTICE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS LARGER AMOUNTS OF COOLANT AFTER DRIVING. TOOK TRUCK INTO DEALER AND THE WATER PUMP HAD ALREADY GONE BAD. WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED FOR FREE.

I HAVE A 2012 F-150 AND HAVE LOST POWER ALONG WITH THE BODY OF TRUCK SHACKING ON 4 OCCASIONS. WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY THROTTLE BODIES I HAVE HAD - THE ORIGINAL, THE REPLACEMENT IN 2016, ANOTHER REPLACEMENT IN 2016 AND NOW I BROKE DOWN AGAIN YESTERDAY. ACTUALLY ON THE 3RD THROTTLE BODY, MY HUSBAND DROPPED ME OFF TO PICK TRUCK UP AT DEALERSHIP AND I BROKE DOWN IN THE FORD DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT AS I WAS EXITING THE DEALERSHIP. I AGAIN LEFT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUST ON SOMETHING AND LATER AFTERNOON DELIVERED IT TO MY HOUSE. SO NOW ONE YEAR LATER... ONE YEAR TO THE DAY OF BREAKING DOWN, YESTERDAY 5/11/17, I LOST POWER ON TOP OF A BIG BRIDGE ON THE INSIDE LINE COMING ON TO OUR ISLAND AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD NO ONE WAS IN THE OUTER LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE VERY SMALL AND TIGHT EMERGENCY LANE. PEOPLE ARE USUALLY CRESTING THE BRIDGE AT 60 MPH SO I SAY GOD WAS WATCHING OVER US. WE CALLED 911 AND WAITED IN THE EMERGENCY LANE ON TOP OF BRIDGE AND HAD A POLICE ESCORT OFF THE BRIDGE TO A PARKING LOT. WE WERE AFRAID TO MOVE ON OUR OWN IN CASE SOMEONE CRESTED THE BRIDGE AND WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD AS WE WERE COASTING DOWN. THE EMERGENCY LANE IS VERY NARROW ON THE BRIDGE AND IT WAS A LITTLE NERVE-WRACKING. AFTER SITTING 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE TRUCK AGAIN WHICH IS ALWAYS THE CASE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAVE CALLED LEFT MESSAGE TWICE TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE HAS YET TO CALL ME BACK. WAY TO GO FORD! MY FAITH IN YOU IS LOST. I WILL NEVER

AT INITIAL STARTUP AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE EXACT ISSUE WITH THE 13-14 RECALL. AFTER A COUPLE PUMPS ON THE BRAKES THE PRESSURE IS BACK AND THEY WORK FINE. AS I AM BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES LOCK UP A COUPLE TIMES AND THEN THEY ARE FINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS12309457. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

ON 5/9/17 I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 F-150 PICKUP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT SLOW DOWN AND SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. IT WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE A SCREECHING OF THE TIRES AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. I EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SINCE I HAVE THE 5 YEAR/100.000 DRIVE-TRAIN WARRANTY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FROM TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. AFTER THEY TOOK A LOOKED AT THE TRUCK THEY CALLED BACK AND REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND SUGGESTED A PCM/TRANSMISSION REPROGRAM. I AGREED TO THIS SERVICE WORK. THINKING THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY STRANGE I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH OF RECALLS FOR FORD TRUCKS. MY SEARCH FOUND A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SYMPTOMS I EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER CALLED AND REPORTED MY TRUCK WAS READY FOR PICKUP. WHEN I WENT TO GET MY TRUCK I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE GUY ABOUT THE RECALL. HE INDICATED THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH 2011-2012 FORD TRUCKS BUT MINE DID NOT MEET THE BUILD DATE GUIDELINES TO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE $58.95 CHARGE FOR THE RE-PROGRAMMING. THIS MADE ME VERY UPSET. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE HAD A VERY DIFFERENT END RESULT IF I WOULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, WENT IN THE DITCH, OR WORSE YET BEEN PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN FORD'S APRIL 27TH, 2016 RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT OF BAD TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE AND/OR HARDWARE. MY VEHICLE IS SAID TO BE OUTSIDE OF THE DATES THAT WAS AFFECTED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 25 MPH (MULTIPLE TIMES) THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES ERRATIC AND DROPS TO ZERO MPH. THROTTLE IS HELD STEADY. THE TRANSMISSION BOUNCES BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN GOES INTO FIRST GEAR AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE SLOWS ABRUPTLY AND THE REAR TIRES SQUEAL. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS TO SEE IF THE ISSUE OCCURS THERE AS WELL. VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING ON MY 2012 F-150 AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/P5ZXVESUSUC

THE "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK UNLESS HELD ON IN THE APPROPRIATE DIRECTION. PRESENTS A DANGER BECAUSE TURN SIGNAL LEVER MUST BE HELD PRIOR TO AND DURING A TURN, LEAVING ONLY ONE HAND TO EXECUTE TURN. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND SO FAR HAS RECOVERED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED SHARPLY INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPACES.

WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC LOST ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE AND STAYED IN FIRST GEAR. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE DROPS INTO LOWER GEARS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I STOPED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BEING JEOPARDIZED. I DROPPED THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED IT IS DUE TO A LEAD ASSEMBLY TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIRS WOULD BE OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. WHILE RESEARCHING I HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE F-150 WITH MY EGINE (3.5 ECOBOOST ) HAVE HAD THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS INFORMED BY FORD TO CONTACT YOU AND REPORT THE ISSUE.

MY FORD DEALER TOLD ME MY ALL OF MY LUG NUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THEY ARE WORN OUT AND DANGEROUS! MY DEALER SAID THE OLD LUGS CAN NOT BE REMOVED SO THEY CAN ROTATE MY TIRES. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I NEED A RECALL ORDER!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 3 MPH, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER STRUCK A POLE. THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. ON THE WAY TO THE CONTACT'S HOME, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME FULLY DEPRESSED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

LACK OF STEERING WHEEL RETURNABILITY TO CENTER LINE ON LEFT HAND TURNS. WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT HAND CURVE OVER 45 MPH IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN TO CENTERLINE. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB 11-08-18 FOR TRUCKS BUILD BEFORE 7/11/11 FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. MY 2012 F150 HAS 39,000 MILES AT THIS TIME AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE!

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT AT HIGHWAY AND SLOWER SPEEDS IN TURNS, WITHOUT NOTICE CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. NO NOISE INVOLVED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS STEERING IS NOW ALWAYS STIFF AND BARELY OPERABLE.

I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 60MPH, WHEN MY TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 6-1, LOCKING UP THE REAR TIRES. THIS CAUSE THE SEMI PULLING A LOAD TO HAVE TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME.. ANOTHER INSTANCE, I WAS PULLING OUT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO 5TH GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NEARLY STALL, RESULTING IN 3 VEHICLES SLAMMING ON BRAKES TO AVOID ME. FORD IS DENYING ME COVERAGE OF A RECALL ISSUED DUE TO ME 2012 F150 BEING OUTSIDE OF THE SPECIFIED PRODUCTION DATES WITH A PRODUCTION DATE OF 7/12. HTTPS://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CAR-NEWS/2011-12-FORD-F-150-AMONG-VEHICLES-RECALLED-FOR-TRANSMISSION-DEFECT.HTML I AM AT FORD CURRENTLY AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED IT WITH P0722- SPEED OUTPUT SENSOR LEAD FAILURE.

UPON FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD/STIFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE IN REVERSE, EVEN WHEN INCREASING THE EFFORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. AT THIS TIME, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD AS THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP AND CONTINUES TO SLIDE BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENS IN THE MORNING WHEN I LEAVE FOR WORK, AS WELL AS WHEN I LEAVE THE WORK PARKING LOT. I LIVE IN A SUBURB SURROUNDED BY YOUNG KIDS AND PEOPLE OUT WALKING THEIR DOGS IN THE MORNING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO BACK MY VEHICLE OUT OF MY GARAGE NOT KNOWING IF THERE IS TRAFFIC OR PEDESTRIANS UNTIL I AM COMPLETELY OUTSIDE THE GARAGE, AT WHICH TIME IT IS TOO LATE TO STOP THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION WHERE THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO SLIDE EVEN AFTER I PUSH THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM REVERSING. WHEN INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THERE HAS BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM WITH 2011-2012 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE ISSUE AS THE 'BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILURE'. WHEN CONTACTING SEVERAL FORD DEALERS, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INFORMED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL WAS NOT SPECIFIC TO OUR VIN NUMBER AS IT WAS MADE IN A DIFFERENT AREA; THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. ONE FORD DEALER ASSOCIATE WAS VERY RUDE ABOUT OUR SITUATION AS WELL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE FEARFUL EVERY MORNING I LEAVE FOR WORK THAT A SMALL CHILD MAY BE CROSSING THE SIDEWALK BY MY DRIVEW

ECOBOOST ENGINE IN THIS MODEL IS KNOWN TO HAVE FUNCTIONING PROBLEMS WHEN IT WARMS UP AND YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRUCK WILL START TO LOSE POWER AND ALMOST FEEL LIKE IT WILL STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD AND WELL DESCRIBED ON MANY AUTO FORUMS ON THE WEB. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR A "FIX". THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WHICH FORD EVEN HAS AS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CHARGED BY ANY OTHER AUTO COMPANY WHEN THEY COME OUT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN EXCEPT FOR THIS COMPANY. MORE IMPORTANTLY I HAD TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS TO THE SERVICE TECH AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP--LIKE A PATIENT EXPLAINING TO HIS SURGEON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HOW TO OPERATE ON HIM TO FIX IT---VERY ODD AND CONCERNING. EITHER WAY, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY---AND MAYBE IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED. MY SON PRIMARILY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN MENTIONING IT TO ME FOR MONTHS. I PASSED IT OFF AS BAD GAS OR THE WAY HE WAS DRIVING. WE HAD TAKEN IT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY RECOMMENDED WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN FOURTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THE AUDIO SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING IN THE TRUCK I OWN. THE DASH TIME FLASHES BUT NONE OF THE DIALS WORK. THIS OCCURS WHEN IT IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

MY 2012 F150 ECOBOOST 3.5 STUDDERS SEVERELY, HESITATES, AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO PASS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER HAS BULLETINS ADDRESSING THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MULTIPLE REPAIRS THAT NOW ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY INCLUDING CAC COOLER DEFLECTOR, SPARK PLUGS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAM PHASERS, TIMING BELT, AND MANY OTHERS. THE TRUCK STARTED THIS PROBLEM AND MAY NOW REQUIRE THE TURBOS BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR AND FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD.

THE TRUCK DISPLAYED A SERVICE ADVANCETRAC ERROR, PARTIALLY DISABLING THE TURN SIGNALS WHILE DRIVING A 2012 FORD F-150 WITH 64,000 MILES ON IT. FORD HAS DIAGNOSED A FAILED POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION CAN RESULT IN FAILURE OF A DRIVER'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING TURNS. PART IS APPARENTLY FAILING EARLY.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 50 MPH, WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INPUT. TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET, LEVEL AND DRY CONDITIONS. WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE STAYED IN FIRST GEAR FOR AWHILE AND THEN BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY FOR A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AND THEN THE PROBLEM REPEATED .

MY TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS FROM HIGH GEARS TO LOW GEARS AND VISE VERSA. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN IN HIGH SPEEDS. IT APPEARS TO BE A LEAD FRAME ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IN EL CENTRO, CA. IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN MY CHILD IS IN THE CAR. I FOUND 16N02 EXTENDED WARRANTY AND RECALL #16S19, BUT THEY DO NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. THEY SHOULD!

MY TRUCK IS A 2012 PLATINUM MODEL WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST MOTOR. MOTOR FAILED AT 60K MILES DUE TO HEAD GASKET LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I AM NOW DEALING WITH A "SERVICE ADVANCETRAK" MESSAGE AND STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP COMPLETELY WHILE TRYING TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURNS. VEHICLE IS VERY FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE AND HAS PULLED ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC 2 TIMES. DEALER IS SAYING THE TRUCK NEEDS A NEW STEERING RACK AND $2K TO FIX.

SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE GOING DOWN INTERSTATE. SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION X 3

WHEN STARTING MY 2012 F150 I TURN THE KEY AND THERE IS A DELAY AND THEN IT STARTS DON'T THINK THAT IS RIGHT I GET 15.6 MILES PER GAL ON MY 3.5 ECO-BOOST AND KICKING IN THE PASSING GEAR I LOOSE POWER AND ENG. LIGHT COMES ON 3 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEN ALL TIMES I PULL OVER AND SHUT TRUCK OFF AND RESTART LIGHT GOES OUT.

I DRIVE ALONG AND MY SEATBELT JUST UNLATCHES. I PUT IT BACK IN THE RECIEVER BUCKLE IT CLICKS I TUG ON IT AND ITS LATCHED......I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD.....EVENTUALLY IT UNLATCHES AGAIN. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. WITH A PART THAT DOESNT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED, AND APPEARS TO WORK BUT ISN'T. I DONT REALLY WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME PART.

TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP IN THE BACK OR LOSE TRACTION COMPLETELY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE SUNROOF ON MY TRUCK EXPLODED. NO SOUNDS OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE WINDOW WERE HEARD, JUST A LOUD POP WHEN IT GAVE WAY.

THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BLINKERS WILL NOT FUNCTION.

ALREADY HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED AT 84,000 MILES. NOW AT 85,600 MILES I WAS ON RAMP MERGING ONTO HWY. WHEN A BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF POWER, AND TRUCK SHOOK LIKE CRAZY. I FELT LIKE IT WAS A POLTERGEIST. TOOK NEXT EXIT OFF AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND TRUCK ACTED NORMALLY AGAIN. DAMP CONDITIONS. NOT LIKING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ AND CERTAINLY NOT LIKING THE SPORATIC UNKNOWN. I THINK I'LL BE TRADING THIS $50,000 LARIAT IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. FORD NEEDS TO REACT, THAT WAS A SCARY SITUATION ON THE FREEWAY WITH TRUCKS BEARING DOWN ON ME.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THIS COMPLIANT IS FORWARDED TO YOU IN DUE TIME. TOO MANY TIMES WHEN DRIVING BACK FROM MY FAMILIES HOME IN PA, I ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON THE ROAD WITH REGARD TO LARGE DUMP TRUCKS THAT CARRY STONE. THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WHEN I PASSED A SAID TRUCK, ROCKS CAME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE BED, HITTING MY HOOD AND WINDSHIELD IN SEVERAL AREAS. IT GOES WITHOUT SAY HOW DANGEROUS THIS MATTER CAN BECOME. THE SITUATION IS EVEN WORST, IF YOUR PASSING WHEN THE ROAD IN BUMPY. I TRAVEL EAST FROM PA, ROUTE 15, ROUTE 206, ROUTE 80, ROUTE 46 AND ROUTE 3. I HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELDS BEFORE, BECAUSE OF ROCKS FLYING OFF OF DUMP TRUCKS. PLEASE LOOK INTO TO THIS MATTER, BEFORE THIS ISSUE CAUSES MORE ACCIDENTS. THERE MUST BE REGULATIONS, THAT CAN BE MORE STRICTLY ENFORCED. THANK, YOU [XXX] *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

2012 FORD F-150. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES...VEHICLE IN MOTION AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS TO 1 GEAR ON ITS ON. IT STICKS FOR 10-20 SECONDS BEFORE IT RELEASES AND THEN YOU CAN ACCELERATE AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V198000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT LOSS COMPLETE STEERING ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOW ROLL, THE TRUCK WILL JERK HARD FEELING LIKE THE IT IS COMING FROM THE DRIVESHAFT. THERE IS NO COMMON CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE SUCH AS GOING OVER A BUMP, ETC. BROUGHT TRUCK TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "LEAF SPRING SLAP" WHICH IT IS CLEAR UNDER THE TRUCK THAT THERE IS DEEP GROOVES ON THE DRIVE SHAFT, YOKE AREA. FORD DENIES THIS IS THE ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS 80% OF THE TIME THAT I ACCELERATE EITHER FROM A STOP OR SLOW MOVEMENT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ON 3/19/17 AND THE TRUCK STARTING JERKING THEN THE TACH AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED BOUNCING THEN IT STARTED TO SHIFT FROM 6TH TO 2ND THEN TO 5TH BACK TO 2ND AND SO ON. PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF TO SEE IF THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET THEN DROVE DOWN THE RODE AND AROUND 50MPH IT THROW ITSELF INTO PARK, THEN IT SHIFTED BACK INTO GEAR AND STARTED THE SAME THING OVER. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SO CALLED "FIXED IT" SAYING IT WAS LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEM CAUSED BY ALTERNATOR AND BAD BATTERY GOT TRUCK BACK 3/14/17, BUT THIS MORNING 3/15/17 IT MESSED UP SEE PIC WAS GOING 30MPH NOTICE THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT DOWNSHIFTED HARD ONCE FROM 6TH TO 4TH. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME ITS SOMETHING TO O WITH THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER SO I SPENT OVER $900 FOR NOTHING AND HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $1200+ FOR SOMETHING THEY NOT SURE WHAT IT IS..... THE MAIN ISSUE IS WHAT IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT WENT INTO PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

BOUGHT TRUCK LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH 28K MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE 37K AND MY SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I NOTICED TOO THAT THE STEERING FELT KIND OF CLUNKY AND WOULD MAKE A STRANGE GRINDING TYPE NOISE, MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. I BROUGHT IT IN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. $1754.00! WHEN I BOUGHT THE USED, VERY LOW MILEAGE, ONE OWNER TRUCK I THOUGHT I STRUCK GOLD. NOT QUITE, BUT LOVE THE TRUCK OTHERWISE! A POORLY DESIGNED STEERING SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON FOR THESE. SHAME ON FORD FOR NOT OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. MORE ABOUT PROFIT I GUESS.