2012 Ford F-150 complaints

PERIODICALLY LOSE BRAKE POWER AND IT SOUNDS/FEELS LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE KICKING IN. TYPICALLY HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING AND AT LOW SPEEDS (<5MPH). BRAKE POWER IS RETURNED IF I REV THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. NEARLY HIT A PERSON IN THE PARKING LOT AND DID MINOR DAMAGE TO SNOW FENCE TODAY WHEN BACKING UP AND COULD NOT STOP IN TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHILE THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER PREVIOUSLY FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,900.

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ECO BOOST ENGINE IN MY 2012 F150. WHEN ACCELERATING THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO VIBRATE. UNABLE TO GAIN SPEED. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BLEND WITH TRAFFIC WHILE MERGING OFF OF AN EXIT ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. WHEN EVALUATED AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL CYLINDERS MISFIRED AND DAMAGED THE TURBO. THE REPAIRS WERE CLOSE TO $1000, TWO WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. REPAIRS ARE PENDING NOW. I RESEARCHED THE ECO BOOST ENGINE ON THE INTERNET AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEMS. THERE WERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. 'SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN MEDICAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOUD NOISE BEHIND MY HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. A FEW MONTHS BACK, MY BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY AND I REAR ENDED SOMEONE. I AM GOING THROUGH BRAKE PADS LIKE CRAZY ON MY TRUCK AND MY BRAKES STILL DON'T SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY. I WAS DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE VACUUM BRAKE ASSIST BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THAT'S WHAT'S MAKING THAT NOISE INDER MY HOOD & HAS GOT TO BE THE PROBLEM FOR THE LOSS OF MY BRAKES. IF MY BRAKES WORKED CORRECTLY I WOULD HAVE NEVER REAR ENDED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG AT THAT POINT. & NOW I KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE. BUT WITH EVERYONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011-2012S, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. FORD SHOULD BE THE ONE PAYING FOR THE WRECK I GOT INTO SINCE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM THAT'S HAPPENING. HOPEFULLY WE COULD COME TO A CONCLUSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! I DO HAVE AN ACCIDENT REPORT IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION FROM IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

I WAS CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. THE RPM WAS FINE, HOWEVER ON THE SPEEDOMETER IT KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN (MY MPH WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE), AND IT FELT LIKE SOME ONE WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES (LIGHTLY). I TRIED ACCELERATING BUT ALL IT DID WAS MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO PREVENT CARS FROM REAR ENDING ME AND PLACED IN PARK. I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON AT THIS POINT AND PULLED BACK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. A FEW DAYS LATER, I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NO ISSUES. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AS I WAS EXITING I35.

BACK PASSANGER SIDE LOUD BOOM WINDOW BUSTED WHEN DEFROST CUT ON

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS GEAR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF *TR

AT COLD STARTUP, THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP FAILS DUE TO CORROSION AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL DURING THE FIRST 2 MINUTES OF STARTUP TIME. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AFTER NOT RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS. I HAVE NEARLY HIT PETS, KIDS, PEDESTRIANS, AND MAILBOXES BECAUSE OF THIS. PARKING ATTENDANTS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HAVE HIT OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED, AND IMMEDIATELY PUT INTO GEAR, IT BEGINS TO MOVE WITH NO ABILITY TO USE THE BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,900.

F150 UPS SHIFTS HARD WHEN COLD FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. IT DOWN SHIFTS HARD FROM 3ED TO FIRST GEAR WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THIS MORNING WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC IT BOGGED DOWN AND STARTED TO DIE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FIXED ITSELF. I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS.

AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MINUTES, I PARKED MY TRUCK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. AFTER RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE AND PULLING AWAY, MY TRUCK WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. I GAVE IT MORE GAS AND A LARGE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH AND SOON DISAPPEARED. ONCE IT WAS GONE, MY SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T FUNCTION, THE MILEAGE WAS GONE AND THE AIR BAG DISCONNECT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO MY DEALERSHIP 10 MILES AWAY SO THEY COULD ATTEMPT TO REGISTER A CODE ON THEIR COMPUTER AS I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK BUCKING/SURGING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS FOR 8 MONTHS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED FOR A PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE ISSUES, I NOTICED THAT THE SIGNALS WERE NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND HAD TO BE DEACTIVATED MANUALLY DURING TURNS. AFTER THE TECHNICIAN TOOK TECHNICAL INFORMATION MY VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AND EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. AS I MENTIONED THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE AND THEY ARE GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. I SEE NO RECALLS FROM FORD ON THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL AND I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. I HAD TO SPEND NEARLY $1700.00 ON REPAIRS FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I WAS DIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

THE OTHER DAY MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START WHEN LEAVING WORK AT NIGHT. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK OVER BUT NOT START. FORD LET ME KNOW IT WAS A FUSE AND SOME COMPONENTS THAT HAD MELTED, THAT IT WOULD NEED A SPECIAL PART TO BE ORDERED IN SINCE FORD HAS STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT MUST BE LOCATED TO A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS (FIRE HAZARD). I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ABOUT THIS NOR IS IT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY (I HAVE AN EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY).

I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING AFTER COLD START WHEN BACKING OR DRIVING FORWARD OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. REPLACED VACUUM PUMP AS THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND AFTER ONLY A FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM RESUMED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT MY MECHANIC FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND POTENTIAL REPAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ALSO COSTING ME ALOT OF MONEY IN REPAIRS! I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROADWAY, HOWEVER, I DO NOT TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

TRUCK HAS NO POWER BRAKES WHEN FIRST STARTED.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT COMES ON AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. RESETS AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF BUT HAS CAME ON MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY VEHICLES WITH MANUAL STEERING AND CAN HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN THIS FAULT HAPPENS

BRAKES DON'T ENGAGE AFTER SITTING, VACCUM PUMP TO BOOSTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON. 5-10MINUTES LATER, WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY, A REAR WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED, EMITTING A LOUD BANG. I BELIEVE THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER OR DEFECT IN THE WINDOW CAUSED IT TO SHATTER - NO OTHER EVIDENCE FOR SOURCES OF BREAKAGE WAS FOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MISFIRED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. ......UPDATED 12/17/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARK PLUGS AND PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *JS

BACK SLIDING WINDOW DOESN'T WORK, POPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR END WHEN YOU ACCELERATE FROM A STOP.

I HAVE A 2012 F-150 WITH 44651.5 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS WHEN I START THE TRUCK IN THE GARAGE THE STEERING MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE AND WHEN DRIVING THERE IS GLITCH IN THE STEERING OFF AND ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND UNABLE TO GET IT TO DO THIS FOR HIM. AFTER SEEING THESE STATEMENTS(COMPLAINTS) ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH STEERING IN THE 2012 F-150'S I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MINE. THE NOISE OCCURS WHEN I START THE ENGINE AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL HOWEVER SLIGHT, THE GLITCH IS FELT WHEN DRIVING.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 FORD F150 PLATINUM 4X4 ECOBOOST TRUCK IN JUNE 2012. AROUND 2014, I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND MAJOR SHAKING OR SHUDDERING WHEN I WENT TO PASS A VEHICLE IN THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A MISFIRE ISSUE AND CALLED THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM. THEY ASKED AT THE TIME IF IT WAS CONSISTENT AND I SAID IT WAS NOT. THEY ADVISED THAT I SHOULD JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AND THAT I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN IF IT CONTINUED. I HAVE ALSO DONE A GOOD NUMBER OF ALL MAINTENANCE RELATED CHECK UPS AND SERVICES WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES OVER A 1 YEAR PERIOD. I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AS I THOUGHT IT WAS A MISFIRE BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE LAST EPISODE NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP NEAR MY HOME AND THEY TESTED IT. COMPUTER READING SAYS IT IS A P04300 - BAD INNER COOLER. FIX IS $1700 PER DEALER (NEW INNER COOLER, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NEW BOOTS, NEW PLUGS AND ADDING A SHIELD) BUT THAT SINCE I AM NOW AT 88K, EMISSION WARRANTY ENDED AT 80K AND I HAVE NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM FORD. I ADVISED I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY AND THAT THIS IS NOT MY DRIVING OR MILEAGE ISSUE AND THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER AND HAD A REDESIGN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IF FORD RECOGNIZES THIS AS THEIR DESIGN FLAW AND IS NOW HAPPENING TO MY FORD VEHICLE, I NEED THEM TO HELP ACCEPT THIS AS A

THE BELOW PROBLEM HAS REPEATED ITSELF MORE THAN 20 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. WHEN PARKED OVERNIGHT OR OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, UPON STARTING AND OPERATING THE TRUCK - EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE - THE BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE THE FIRST ONE OR TWO TIMES. HAD TO EITHER HIT THE BRAKES VERY HARD OR I HAD TO REVERT THE TRUCK TO P(PARKING) POSITION. THIS JUST ABOUT WORKS TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A HALT, BUT EVEN THIS FAILED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN D(DRIVING FORWARD). THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS AROUND FOR 10 METERS. THIS HAS LED ME TO ONLY STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE IS NO PERSON/OBJECT EITHER IN FRONT OR THE REAR. IT IS HIGH-RISK EACH TIME GIVEN THE DAMAGE THE TRUCK CAN DO IF IT COLLIDES INTO SOMETHING. IT IS NOT READILY REPRODUCIBLE AS IT WORKS FINE THEREAFTER AND HENCE COULD NOT PROVE IT EXISTS TO FORD TECHNICIANS. REPORTED IT FIRST TO FORD ALONG WITH AN E-BRAKE ISSUE ON 02/12/2015. THEY REPLACED THE E-BRAKE BUT BRUSHED OFF THIS ISSUE SAYING IT COULD BE RUST AND IT'S NORMAL ON VEHICLES PARKED FOR LONG. HOWEVER THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED OF LATE AND I SEE QUITE A FEW FORD OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON FORD FORUMS. THE POSSIBLE ISSUES COULD BE THE VACUUM PUMP FAILING, BUT FORD TECHNICIANS CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. REALLY AT A LOSS AND HOPE FORD SENDS OUT A BULLETIN TO FIX THIS ASAP. THIS IS NOT A JOKE. IT'S LIFE THREATENING AND COULD CAUSE REAL DAMAGE VERY SOON.

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN IDAHO; I BEGAN TO FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK; IT WAS WORST WHEN SLOWING DOWN. I PULLED OVER STARTED LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE ISSUES, UPON TROUBLESHOOTING I NOTICED 5 OF THE 6 WHEEL LUGS WERE FINGER LOOSE, WHICH I FOUND STRANGE AND PUZZLING, ANYWAY I HAD TO TIGHTEN THEM AND GOT THE OEM LUG WRENCH FROM THE TRUCK; THE LUG WRENCH DIDN'T FIT THE LUG NUTS; IT WAS TOO SMALL. FORD DIDN'T INCLUDE THE RIGHT SIZE LUG WRENCH WHEN MANUFACTURING THE TRUCK. SECOND ISSUE: THE LUG NUTS HAVE A FAUX CHROME COVER THAT CAN'T BE REMOVED WITHOUT BREAKING IT; THESE FAUX COVERS GET WORN OVER TIME WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE OF ROTATING TIRES, THUS NOT PERMITTING THE 150LBS OF TORQUE THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE FORD OWNERS MANUAL. UPON GOING TO A MECHANIC THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME THAT SO MUCH TORQUE WAS REQUIRED UNTIL I SHOWED THEM; THEY THEN ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN OR ENSURE ALL LUG NUTS HAD THIS AMOUNT OF TORQUE, WELL A NUMBER OF THESE FAUX LUG NUTS WOULDN'T PERMIT 150LBS OF TORQUE BECAUSE THEY WOULD SLIP AROUND THE LUG UNDERNEATH; THESE FAUX COVERS HAD TO BE BROKEN OFF TO TIGHTEN TO THE PROPER TORQUE. OF NOTE: THE OEM LUG WRENCH DOES FIT THE LUG NUTS ONCE THESE FAUX COVERS ARE BROKEN OFF. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT. GAUGE SAYS POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAULT. SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND STARTING CORRECTS THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS INTERMITTENT. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS.

I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK STARTED TO MISS AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. IT STARTED TO LOSE SPEED AND CAUSED A BACK UP OF CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT CLEARED UP AND DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE BUILD UP OF WATER IN THE INTERCOOLER TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT'S A POOR DESIGN BY FORD AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

INTERNET RESEARCH YIELDS COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2009 AND LATER MODEL YEAR FORD F150 TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAULT OCCURS, CANNOT BE RESET, IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, AND FREQUENTLY FAILS AGAIN. CONSUMERS ARE OPERATING VEHICLES, IGNORING THE SENSOR FAULT DISPLAY. FORD SHOULD EXTEND WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS, 100,000 MILES UNTIL ENGINEERING DEFICIENCIES ARE RESOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE: 35X12.5X20 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR TIRES WERE SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,058 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TRIED TO MOVE IT 20 FEET AWAY FROM MY GARAGE, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATLY WORK AND I CAME WITHIN 2 FEET FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILURE AND I HAD TO PAY $900 TO HAVE IT FIXED. IF THERE WERE A CHILD WALKING IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP.

REAR DEFROSTER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE REAR WINDOW DID NOT BLOW OUT AS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER F150'S AS LISTED IN "GLASSBYTES.COM". MANY SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE A GUN SHOT. THIS SITE ALSO HAS A SERVICE RECORD STATING THAT SOME F150'S REAR DEFROSTERS WILL NOT WORK FOR YEARS 2010 - 2013. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD NEED THE REAR WINDOW REPLACED. SINCE I WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR MILEAGE, BUT NOT FOR THE TIME, FORD SAID THEY WOULD COVER $600 OF THE APPROXIMATE $1200 COST. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY REAR WINDOW COULD HAVE BLOWN OUT LIKE OTHERS HAVE. THERE IS A PICTURE ON THE INTERNET THAT SHOWS THE WINDOW TEMPERATURE AT 140 DEGREES ON ONE VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V198000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

THERE WERE SEVERAL CODES OF SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SEVERAL TIMES THAT A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW RACK AND STEERING MODULE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO TURN OFF COMPLETELY AFTER USE. AT TIMES TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. BOTH PROBLEMS OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. ACT SIMILAR TO INTERMITTENT MODE, BUT TIMING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. ONLINE SEARCH FOR ISSUE REVEALED NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM, MOST CAUSED BY THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE WIPERS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND REPLACED AT MY COST. DEALER NOTES INCLUDED "KNOWN ISSUE".

BACK GLASS WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE SHATTERED WHILE USING THE REAR DEFROSTER

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED WITH A FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THEN PUT INTO GEAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES COMPLETELY AND THE ABS SYSTEM THEN KICKS IN TO ASSIST IN STOPPING. THE RESULT WAS THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM'S VACUUM PUMP, WHICH ALSO BLEW THE FUSE FOR IT. UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP, ALTHOUGH NOT THE FUSE WHICH CAUSED A SUBSEQUENT TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE PROBLEM DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.

I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A RAIN OR HUMIDITY PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINES. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON AND OFF FROM NEW AND NOW SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. WITH A FAMILY OF 6, I WILL BE REPLACING THIS VEHICLE AS SOON AS FINANCES ALLOW.

PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE WENT TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, TRUCK KEPT ROLLING. VERY DANGEROUS, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING FAST WHEN THIS HAPPENED. INCIDENT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, WENT TO FORD GARAGE TO EVALUATE ISSUE, THEY CONCLUDED ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP AT FAULT.

LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PARKED AT COLD START. ABLE TO EVENTUALLY PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO ACHIEVE VEHICLE BRAKING. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. REPORTED TO DEALER ON 10/28/2014 BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND. REPORTED TO DEALER AGAIN ON 8/19/2015 FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

BRAKES APPLIED TO STOP, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE INCREASED, BRAKES COULDN'T WORK HAD TO TURN KEY OF TO STOP ENGINE.

WHEN I OVER STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT IT MADE A SQUEALING SOUND AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A NOTIFICATION ON THE DASH DISPLAY SAYING "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE AUTOTRACK." I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL!

PIRELLI P ZERO TIRE, SIDEWALL CRAKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED. ALSO, THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2012 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST CAME OFF WARRANTY IN APRIL, ON JULY 2ND I STARTED THE TRUCK, PUT IT IN GEAR (DRIVE), AND HAD NO BRAKES. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AS IF THE ABS WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE. I HAD TO PRACTICALLY STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK AND PUT IT BACK IN PARK. PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND TRIED IT AGAIN SAME THING. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, TURNED IT BACK ON, AND LET IT WARM UP A FEW MINUTES. NOW IT WAS OK. FROM THEN ON WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED COLD IT HAS DONE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. GOOD THING I FOUND THIS BEFORE I REACHED ANY SPEED, AND WHILE THERE WAS NO CARGO IN THE BED TO ADD INERTIA. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND REPORTED TO FORD THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM ASSIST PUMP WAS LIKELY CORRODED, AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE ON 2011-2013 F-150 ECOBOOST MODELS. THEY NEEDED A FORD TECHNICIAN TO MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS, WHICH I WAS CHARGED $100 FOR (TO DETERMINE THAT I WAS RIGHT). THEY ALSO REPORTED A BAD FUSE FOR THE PUMP. I AM HOPING NOBODY IS TRYING TO SAY THAT WITH A BAD FUSE THESE PUMPS WILL DISINTEGRATE IN THREE WEEKS OF SUMMER WEATHER? LET'S BE HONEST- THE BAD PUMP TOOK OUT THE FUSE, IF THE FUSE WAS BLOWN. THEY ESTIMATE A ~$900 REPAIR. I OPENED A TICKET WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE THIS EVENT EXACTLY MATCHES NHTSA PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ITEM PE15026. PEOPLE WITH THESE TRUCKS OR ANYONE AROUND THEM COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT IF THE DRIVER CANNOT REACT QUICKLY OR PANICS WHEN THIS PART FAILS, AND IT IS A POORLY DESIGNED PART. APPARENTLY THIS PART WAS RE-ENGINEERED

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I-35 IN NEW BRAUNFELS TX MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED AT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ROVER HT (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 275/75R18 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED WAS ALERTED BY A RELATIVE THAT THE TIRES LOOKED LOWER THAN NORMAL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKED AS WELL AS THE OTHER TIRES. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,299 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.