2012 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET DURING LIGHT SNOW CONDITIONS. I TURNED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST ON AND AFTER 2 MINUTES I COULD SMELL A BURNING SMELL AND HEARD A CRACKLING/POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK SEAT AREA OF MY TRUCK CAB. I SENSED IT MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE REAR DEFROST SO I SWITCHED IT OFF. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER I HEARD A LOUD BANG WHICH SOUNDED LIKE IT HIT THE ROOF OF THE CAB. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE DROPPED A LARGE BRICK ONTO MY MOVING VEHICLE. I WAS STARTLED AND STOPPED TO CHECK IF SOMETHING HIT OR WAS THROWN AT MY TRUCK AND THEN I NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR POWER SLIDING WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I FELT THE GLASS AND IT WAS HOT EVEN THOUGH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOUT 30 DEGREES F. THERE IS NO WAY FORD SHOULD BE LETTING THIS DEFECT GO WITHOUT A RECALL AND I AM SHOCKED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT PUT MORE PRESSURE ON FORD TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH USING THE REAR DEFROST UNTIL I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY CHILD SITS IN THAT REAR SEAT ALL THE TIME AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR NOTICES OF THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY, FIRES, ETC. PLEASE MAKE FORD OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE PEACE OF MIND. FORD WILL NOT EVEN ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS TELLING ME I HAVE TO PAY $1100 TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 20MPH. 7 AND 9 YR CHILDREN IN BACK SEAT. TURNED REAR DEFROSTER ON AND ABOUT 2 MIN LATER HEARD VERY LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HITTING MY ROOF. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TILL I LOOKED IN MY MIRROR AND SAW DRIVER SIDE REAR STATIONARY GLASS PANE SPIDER WEBBED. LOOKED AT ROOF AND SEE NOWHERE WHERE SOMETHING HIT ROOF. FROM WHAT I AM READING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

AT PASSING SPEEDS OR DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND START FLASHING. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN ACCELERATED AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. AFTER NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF THIS HAPPENING THE LIGHT HAS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON AND NOW IT WON'T GO OFF.

ON FEBRUARY 19 2015 I REMOTE STARTED MY F150 IN THE DRIVEWAY TO WARM IT UP. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT ON THE REAR DEFROSTER TO CLEAR THE MIRRORS AND REAR WINDOW. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS LIKE AN EXPLOSION INSIDE VEHICLE. I LOOKED AROUND AND NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR GLASS WAS SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE GLASS. PREVIOUSLY THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER ON MARCH 27 2014 FOR AN INOPERATIVE REAR DEFROSTER SYSTEM. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS AN OPEN IN THE RESISTER IN THE DEFROSTER GRID AND THE WHOLE REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. FORD CORPORATE TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE WINDOW COULDN'T SHATTER BY TURNING ON THE DEFROSTER AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THE UNIT. I CALLED THE FORD CORPORATE NUMBER AND LODGED A COMPLAINT AND WAS GIVEN A CLAIM NUMBER. THEY HAD THE DEALER SEND THEM PICTURES OF THE SHATTERED GLASS. FORD CORPORATE DENIED MY CLAIM AND I WAS TOLD TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE GLASS COVERAGE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS INSURANCE FRAUD IN MY OPINION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY GLASS REPAIR SHOP AND THE OWNER TOOK A CAREFUL LOOK AT THE SHATTERED GLASS AND SAID THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED IT NO CHARGE SINCE THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE. FORD IS LAYING THE BURDEN OF A DEFECTIVE GLASS ASSEMBLY OFF TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *JS

2012 FORD F150 TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROST AND PASSENGER SIDE PANEL EXPLODED IN REAR WINDOW. *JS

I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, WARMING MY TRUCK UP (I LIVE IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND IT WAS A COLD MORNING)WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SHATTER, I LOOKED AROUND AND EVEN OPENED THE COVER TO MY SUNROOF BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING, THE NEXT DAY I WENT DOWN THE ROAD AND AS I WAS BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE GLASS OF MY REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED AND "SPIDERED". I LOOKED IT UP AND THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE REAR DEFROSTER. BUT FORD IS NOT COVERING THIS UNDER WARRANTY. I LOOKED INTO HAVING IT FIXED AND THAT RANGES FROM $550-$800 THAT'S A BIG OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE. A SAFETY ONE AT THAT, I HAVE 3 KIDS. THE SHATTERING SOUND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH TO STARTLE SOMEBODY IF THEY WERE DRIVING AT THE TIME. "LUCKILY" FOR ME, MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME AND I WASN'T DRIVING. THE GLASS HAS STAYED LIKE THAT CAUSE OF THE PRICE TO REPAIR IT, BUT YESTERDAY THE GLASS PIECES STARTED FALLING OUT, SO NOW I HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY 2-21-15 AT OR ABOUT 3:30PM. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN A VERY LOUD BANG WAS HEARD INSIDE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OVER A QUICK GLANCE AROUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE REVEALED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE PORTION OF THE 3 PIECE REAR GLASS OF THE CAB HAS SHATTERED. THE GLASS REMAINS IN PLACE BUT HAD "SPIDERWEBED" AND IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. UPON INSPECTION ON THE OUTSIDE, NO SIGNS OF IMPACT ARE VISIBLE AND THE POINT OF ORIGIN OF THE CRACKS APPEARS TO BE THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER WHERE THE GLASS IS COVERED BY THE RUBBER MOLDING. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT WAS ABOUT 25 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND SNOWING, ALL SNOW HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM VEHICLE PRIOR TO DRIVING AND THE REAR DE-FROST/DE-FOGGER HAD BEEN RUN AND TURNED OFF ABOUT 10 MINS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS GLASS WITH THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THESE CONDITIONS, SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL TO THIS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ARTICLE WRITTEN ON THIS SUBJECT. I PLACED A CALL TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE GLASS AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS PURCHASED THROUGH FORD (FORD ESP PREMIUM) DOES NOT COVER GLASS. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GIVEN AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 3/36 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS FAILURE OF THE DESIGN FROM THE FACTORY THAT FORD IS AWARE OF. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING ON THE WINDOW DEFROST FRONT AND REAR I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM REAR OF TRUCK AND THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW HAD BROKEN ON DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE, TURNED ON HEATER AND REAR DEFROSTER (TEMP APPROX. 17F). DEFROSTER LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. DROVE VEHICLE TO STORE ( APPROX. 15 MIN RIDE)HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND NOTICED A NOISE AT RIGHT REAR OF CAB WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ICE FALLING BETWEEN CAB AND BED. PARKED AND SHOPPED. RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND NOTICED RIGHT SECTION OF SLIDING REAR WINDOW GLASS WAS SHATTERED AND A PIECE WAS LAYING ON BED COVER. EXAMINED WINDOW AND FOUND NO SIGN OF ANY FOREIGN OBJECT NEAR WINDOW, GLASS SECTION HAD FALLEN FROM INSIDE OUT. AREA OF DAMAGED GLASS AT BOTTOM CORNER APPEARS TO BE BURNT AND DISCOLORED. WAITING FOR RESPONSE FROM DEALER. UPON ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE OCCURRENCE ON THIS FORD MODEL AND FORD HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT IN ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

TURNED ON REAR DEFROST WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, ONE OF THE SECTIONS OF THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP. HAS SEEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT OFF LIGHT ON WITH MY WIFE SITTING THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. CHECKED THE "SYSTEM" AND SAID IT CHECKED OUT !! THERE IS NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO. I CONSIDER THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. CAN FORD OR THE DEALER BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF THE BAG FAILS TO DEPLOY AND SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ITEM? *TR

WHEN TRYING TO MOVE MY 2012 F150 TRUCK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN TO THE LEFT SIDE. WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT GO PAST THE CENTER POSITION. I TRIED BACKING IT UP AND THEN GOING FORWARD BUT NOTHING WOULD GET THE WHEEL TO TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE PAST THE CENTER STEERING WHEEL POSITION. I TRIED TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND RESTARTED MANY TIMES BUT NOTHING WOULD FREE IT UP. AFTER WORKING WITH IT FOR 40 MINUTES AND NOT ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT I SHUT IT OFF AND I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS AND CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

PUSHED REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON 3 TIMES TO TURN ON DEFROSTER AND IT DIDN'T WORK. FINALLY POWER TURNED ON AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND DEFROSTER STARTED. DROVE APPROXIMATELY HALF MILE AND STOPPED IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU LANE. HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. TURNED AROUND AND FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDSHIELD WINDOW SHATTERED. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF ALL CLIMATE CONTROLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF A SECOND VEHICLE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED NECK, BACK AND LEG INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AND TRAUMA TO THE CHEST AREA WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE DIED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000...UPDATED 03-16-15 *BF UPDATED 03/26/15*JB UPDATED 04/02/15*LJ UPDATED 7/29/15*CN UPDATED 9/19/2017*CN

ON 27 DECEMBER 2013, I RETURNED HOME FROM WORK SOMETIME BETWEEN 5-6PM. I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY JUST AS I HAD EVERY DAY SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO RETRIEVE BAGS THAT I HAD TO TAKE INTO THE HOUSE. I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, TOOK OUT THE BAGS, CLOSED THE DOOR, AND PRESSED THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB AS I WALKED INTO MY HOUSE. I REMEMBER IT WAS A WINDY DAY AND AS I RECENTLY RESEARCHED, GUSTS WERE UP TO 27 MILES PER HOUR DURING THE TIME IN QUESTION. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER I WENT INTO THE HOUSE, THE NEIGHBOR WAS AT THE DOOR AND TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK HAD ROLLED DOWN THE HILL. IN PANIC AND DISBELIEF I RAN OUTSIDE TO SEE THAT MY TRUCK HAD ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, BUT SINCE THE WHEELS WERE SLIGHTLY TURNED, IT STOPPED IN MY YARD AFTER RUNNING INTO THE MAILBOX. I QUICKLY RAN DOWN TO THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT IT WAS LOCKED. I PUT IN THE CODE AND UNLOCKED THE TRUCK. I THEN RAN INTO THE HOUSE TO GET THE KEYS. I HAD NOT BROUGHT THEM OUT THE FIRST TIME I RAN OUT. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DASHBOARD DID NOT HAVE THE ORANGE LINE IT USUALLY DOES WHEN IN PARK. IT LOOKED LIKE A SMALLER LINE, ALMOST AS IF IT WAS SOMEHOW BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE. WHEN I ASSESSED THE DAMAGES THE TRUCK RAN INTO THE MAILBOX AND BUSTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT. T THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT F

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH). ENGINE WENT INTO SAFE MODE. SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE PAST (01/04/2013). REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER TSB 13-8-1 AND PREVIOUSLY UNDER TSB12-10-19 (INCIDENT 01/04/2013). CORRECTIVE ACTION BOTH TIMES WAS TO INSTALL AIR DEFLECTOR PLATE AND REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR BOTH OCCURRENCES. FORD SAYS THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS ON THE 6 CYLINDER ECOBOOST ENGINE AFTER DRIVING EXTENDED DISTANCES AT PROLONGED HIGHWAY SPEED. IF I HAD BEEN TOWING MY RV TRAILER AT EITHER TIME, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. MY ISSUE IS THAT TWO TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY FORD FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REQUIRED FIXES ARE IDENTICAL BUT NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. I SUGGEST FORD ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL ECOBOOST POWERED VEHICLES.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE MAKES A KIND OF MOANING SOUND. AT FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT MIGHT BE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR WHICH WOULD COST US $1645 TO FIX. THIS IS A 2012 VEHICLE THAT GETS REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE, IS DRIVEN TO AND FROM WORK AND ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES. THERE'S NO REASON THIS SHOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED AFTER LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THIS SYSTEM AND FORD IS RECALLING THEIR 2014 F150'S DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THEY NEED TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL TO INCLUDE 2012'S. *TR

ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY A BIG WRENCH CAME UP ON THE SCREEN WHERE THE MPG AND STUFF ARE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED DUE TO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

DRIVING AT 5 MPH RAINING OUT AND ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. NOW ENGINE HESITATION WHEN PASSING OR JUST TAKING OFF. *TR

DIFFERENTIAL LOCK ACTIVATES BY IT'S SELF. LIGHT COMES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWING REAR AXLE LOCKED. REAR AXLE LOCKS UP AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. IF STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR SIGN YOUR REAR WHEELS WILL DRAG AS IF THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. IF GOING OVER 20 MPH SOME TIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSAGE CENTER LIGHTS UP AND SAYS YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 20 MPH TO APPLY REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCK. HAPPENS MOSTLY IN 2WD. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER 6,000 MILES. CAN BE ON DRY PAVEMENT OR ROUGH SURFACE. HAVE NOTICED THAT THE 4WD MODE SWITCH ON DASH WILL SEEM LOOSE AND THE KNOB WILL PULL OUT IF YOU HIT A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. I HAVE REPLACED THE MODE SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE (1) TIME AT MY EXPENSE P/N CL3Z-14B166-EA. DEALER AND FORD STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOOSE COMMUNICATIONS WITH OBD CIRCUIT AND SEVERAL OTHER MODULES. NOT ALLOWING SYSTEM TO DOWNLOAD CODES OR TO UPDATE PARAMETERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED SEVERAL CODES; HOWEVER, THE CODES DID NOT RELATE TO THE STALLING FAILURE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL FOR OIL SLUDGE, BUT THE ENGINE OIL WAS NORMAL AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

2012 F150 ECOBOOST ENGINE.LOSS OF POWER AND TRUCK SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FROM POSSIBLE MISFIRING. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALSO, BUT TURNED OFF SOON AFTER EVENT. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK, DEALER SAID TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS AND BOOTS. DEALER DID NOT MENTION PREVIOUS OR CURRENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS. *TR

I WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY (I-95) WAITING OUT A HEAVY RAINSTORM. UPON PULLING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, LOST POWER, SHOOK AND ALMOST STALLED OUT..I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. THE FIRST TIME WAS JAN -14 UNDER THE SAME LOCATION AND CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO APPROACH TRAFFIC ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I WAS APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND LOSS POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH AN 18 WHEELER. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME. *TR

AFTER DRIVING IN RAINING CONDITIONS FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I ACCELERATED, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. BECAUSE OF THIS, I NEARLY CAUSE A MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT DO TO MY INABILITY TO CONTROL MY TRUCKS RAPIDLY REDUCING SPEED. THE SAME ISSUE OR TYPE OF ISSUE OCCURRED IN LATE AUGUST OF 2013 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. UPON ACCELERATION ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER, FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. A FORD DEALERSHIP COMPLETED TSB-13-8-1, HOWEVER, IT WAS RELUCTANTLY DONE AS NO CODE WOULD VERIFY A PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO ONCE I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE TSB-13-8-1 PERFORMED. I MENTIONED IT HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND WAS TOLD THAT UNLESS A CODE COULD VERIFY A PROBLEM, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, WITH MANY OCCURRENCES. THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF SOMEONE DOESN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE "CREATED" BY A MECHANIC TO, IT ONLY HAPPENS IN REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS. IS THERE SOMETHING SOMEONE CAN DO TO MAKE FORD RESEARCH, IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE EVEN ONE DEATH? *TR

CPSC:I11490309A. 2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS WERE PRONE TO WEARING AND WARPING PREMATURELY CAUSING A REDUCTION IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS PITTED AND CORRODED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE FELT A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JB

WHILE PARKED AND WARMING UP, HEATER FAN MOTOR SEIZED UP, CONTINUED TO GENERATE HEAT AND IGNITED RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE INTERIOR BURN AND TOTAL LOSS FIRE. *TR

HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW ORIGINALLY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A KNOCK / POP/ RATTLE FELT AND HEARD THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL ONLY IN THE COLDER WEATHER , THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK . ALL WAS FINE UNTIL THE WARMER WEATHER HIT IN NEW ENGLAND AND 3000 MILES LATER IT CAME BACK . TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC FELT THE KNOCK/POP/RATTLE AGAIN . THEY REPLACED THE RACK AGAIN .. ALL WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 3-5000 MILES AND ONCE THE REALLY HOT WEATHER HIT IT HAS COME BACK AGAIN AND DOES IT IN ALL TEMPERATURES . SO THAT IS 3 STEERING RACKS AT 3 DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES DOING THE SAME THING AND FORD HAD THE NERVE TO SAY ITS A "NORMAL " CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE . THATS IMPOSSIBLE SEEING THAT EACH STEERING RACK PERFORMS DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES . ILL ALSO ADD THAT THE FEELING OF THE STEERING TIGHTENS AND LOOSENS WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGE AND WHEN ITS WINDY THE TRUCK IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY . THERE IS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT . I ALSO FIND IT FUNNY HOW THE NEW 2014 F150S HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING ALSO. *TR

ON DECEMBER 19, 2014 AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, TURN SIGNAL AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2012 FORD F150. THIS IS AFTER THE ADVANCE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE FORD DEALER UPDATED AND REPROGRAMED THE ABS MODULE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK ON DECEMBER 22 THE POWER STEERING, TURN SIGNAL, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM REOCCURRED AS IT WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER ON DECEMBER 22. THIS TIME THEY FOUND A FAULTY PSCM (POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE) THAT WAS LOSING COMMUNICATION ONCE HOT. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND APPLICABLE HARDWARE. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 42,704 MILES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED.

HEAR A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION/REAR OF TRUCK AS TRUCK ACCELERATES, UPON DECELERATION AFTER AND BEFORE DOWN-SHIFTING, AND WHEN CRUISING AT A CONSTANT SPEED WHEN TRANSMISSION 'CATCHES' TO MAINTAIN SPEED. RESEARCHED AND FOUND TSB 13-6-4; TRUCK WAS MADE BETWEEN DATES AND DESCRIBES NOISE ACCURATELY - SPOKE TO FORD SERVICE CENTER AND TRUCK FITS WITHIN MANUFACTURER DATES OF TSB, BUT NOT SPECIFIC ENGINE, JUST TRANSMISSION. TOLD ISSUE WASN'T "RECALL WORTHY" BECAUSE IT ISN'T A 'SAFETY' ISSUE, BUT IF MY TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS WILL BE A 'SAFETY ISSUE'.

DURING HARD ACCELERATION AFTER NORMAL DRIVING VEHICLE SPUTTERS/MISFIRES HEAVILY, NO RECALL OR ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FROM FORD. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND IS KEEPING ME FROM PULLING ANY TYPE OF PAYLOAD BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL OCCUR. I NOW HAVE 41,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND IT STILL DOES IT, FORCED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ONLY UNDER SOFT ACCELERATION. *TR

3.5L ECOBOOST F150 BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO KEEP IT FROM CONTINUING TO SHUDDER. THIS HAS HAPPEN REPEATEDLY ON AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS! DEALERSHIP SAYS IT SHOW NO CODES FOR MISFIRES??? *TR

THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO TWO LANES OF A INTERSTATE FROM A TWO LANE ON RAMP. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE ON RAMP AND HAD A VEHICLE ON MY RIGHT AND TWO SEMIS IN THE INTERSTATE LANES. I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT 45 MINUTES IN A LIGHT RAIN THE WHOLE TIME. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WEDGE AND GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN EXTREME SPUTTERING AND DECELERATING. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE ON MY RIGHT AND THE TWO SEMIS. I HAVE SEEN FORD'S REPORT STATING IT ONLY LASTS FOR SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. THAT IS INCORRECT, DUE TO THE EXTREME SPUTTERING, MY VEHICLE HAD TO DECELERATE AND IT DID NOT CLEAR UP FOR A LEAST 2 TO 3 MILES. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA HAS DROPPED THE CASE. I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT THIS WAS A VERY NEAR MISS FOR BOTH THE NHTSA AND FORD WITH 3 PEOPLE IN VEHICLE. I ALSO SEE THAT FOR HAS TOLD THE NHTSA THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. REALLY. I JUST GOT MIND FIXED TODAY AND THAT WAS AFTER IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED YESTERDAY BUT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T PUT THE BOTTOM SHIELD ON BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE PUT ON MY VEHICLE. I THINK THE NHTSA HAS PUT ITSELF IN A BAD POSITION BY SIDING ON THIS ISSUE WITH FORD. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND (AND 3RD, 4TH, 5TH) INSTANCE OF A PROBLEM I ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED IN ODI 10659481. AGAIN, AFTER TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A FEW HOURS IN VERY LIGHT RAIN, THE ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN ON-RAMP. THIS CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION, WITH TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN ON US FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND STEADY TRAFFIC ALSO IN THE LEFT LANES. UNLIKE THE EARLIER OCCURRENCE ON OCT 28, THE TRUCK DID NOT SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) DID NOT FLASH. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK WAS NOTICEABLY VIBRATING AND VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED. BECAUSE FORD HAD DECLINED TO MAKE REPAIRS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT DUE TO ODB CODES REPORTEDLY NOT BEING PRESENT, I HAD PURCHASED MY OWN ODB-II SCAN TOOL. INDEED, NO CODES WERE LOGGED FOR THIS INCIDENT EITHER. ON DEC 28 I TRAVELED 550 ADDITIONAL MILES ON INTERSTATE IN STEADY RAIN. I TESTED THE ENGINE 3 SEPARATE TIMES BY ATTEMPTING SUSTAINED HARD ACCELERATION. EACH TIME THE TRUCK SHOOK AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY, THE CEL FINALLY ILLUMINATED STEADY AND MISFIRE CODES WERE LOGGED P0304, P0305 AND P0306. IN SUMMARY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS F-150 ECOBOOST ENGINE FAILURE FIVE TIMES, BUT ODB CODES WERE NOT LOGGED ON THE FIRST TWO WHEN ATTEMPTING REAL-WORLD CRITICAL MANEUVERS. THE CODES WERE ONLY LOGGED DURING INTENTIONAL TESTING FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. I AM CONFIRMING THAT THIS IS THE SAFETY DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN FORD TSB 13-8-1 "3.5L GTDI - INTERMITTENT STUM

AFTER PULLING IN TO MY DRIVEWAY, ONE OF THE REAR WINDOWS ON MY F-150 SHATTERED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HAD THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON. THE WINDOW SHATTERED SHORTLY AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND CLOSED THE DOOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE ON F-150 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER SYSTEM AND 3-PIECE SLIDING WINDOW. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO KOONS FORD OF ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND AND WAS TOLD THAT WHILE IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE, FORD WOULD LIKELY NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, AS THEY HADN'T IN THE PAST. I WAS QUOTED $694 FOR A REPLACEMENT. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, LIKE IT HAS FOR MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

THERE WAS A MISFIRE AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES BEFORE THE COMPUTER SHOWED THERE WAS AN ISSUE. ON THE THIRD TIME I HAD FORD INSTALL THE DEFLECTOR TO KEEP WATER AWAY FROM THE TURBO CHARGERS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE COMPUTER FINALLY SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT. THE COMPUTER WAS SHOWING MISFIRES IN 3 CYLINDERS. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE TO FORD IT WAS ONLY SHOWING ONE CYLINDER HAVING HAD A MISFIRE. BASED ON THIS, AND THE FACT THAT THE COMPUTER DIDN'T REGISTER THE PREVIOUS MISFIRES. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE COMPUTER IN MY VEHICLE. FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I KNOW THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS, BUT THE MISFIRES HAVE HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS NOT RAINING OR HUMID, IN FACT THE FIRST MISFIRE HAPPENED ON A DRY DAY. ALSO, I HAVE HAD THE REPAIRS MADE BASED ON MOISTURE CAUSING THE ISSUE AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULD WIGGLE AS IF THE OPENING WERE LOOSE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,589.

I WAS WITH MY FAMILY ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS IN POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO RESUME ACCELERATION. THE HIGHWAY ALSO HAS A MODERATE INCLINE IN SLOPE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY. WE WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED FROM THE CAR HEADING IN THE SAME DIRECTION WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE AWAY. LUCKILY THE CAR THAT WAS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH CONSIDERING WE HAD A 1 YEAR AND 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT THEY COULD OFFER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM WAS ON WEDNESDAY 10/10/2014. THIS IS OVER 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT SO I BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IS EVEN ATTEMPTING TO MODIFY THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM AND RE FLASH THE PCM. WITH ISSUES LIKE THE MILLIONS OF VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR AIRBAGS THAT HAVE LED TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, FAR BEYOND THE MANUFACTURE ORIGINALLY BECOMING AWARE OF THE ISSUES. HOW LONG IS THE ISSUE REGARDING THE 2011-2013 FORD F150 ECOBOOST GOING TO REMAIN SHOVED UNDER THE RUG? HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE FORD TAKES ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT RISK. IN THEIR REPORT TO THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE (ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE), IT IS MORE THAN OBVIOUS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED A D

I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 2 IN WASHINGTON STATE, AT 60 MPH WHEN MY FORD F150 FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PULL TOWARD THE DITCH. NO ONE WAS HURT. I CHANGED MY TIRE AND CONTACTED THE TIRE COMPANY WHERE THE WARRANTY WOULD BE HONORED. I HAD 30,000 MILES ON A 2 YEAR OLD TRUCK. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT BUT NOTHING WAS. I AM CONCERN ABOUT MY REMAINING TIRES I HAVE ON MY TRUCK.

REMOTE STARTED TRUCK WHICH ACTIVATED THE REAR DEFROST, BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A POP AND MY DAUGHTER CRYING. I ASKED HER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND SHE STATED SHE DID KNOW (AS WELL AS A 2.5 YEAR OLD CAN) AND THEN I NOTICED THE WINDOW BEHIND HER HEAD WAS SHATTERED, BUT INTACT. THIS IS THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ON THE BACK GLASS. *TR

"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY. NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH BRAKES. TURNING OFF THE IGNITION FOR A TIME SEEMS TO RETURN THINGS TO NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE WHICH HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES . TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. OUTSIDE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SEEMS TO PLAY A PART SINCE NO PROBLEM IN WINTER. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE SINCE A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET CONFIRMS OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BECOME INCLINED TO IGNORE THE WARNING BUT WORRY THAT THERE MAY BE ONE TIME WHEN THERE IS A TRUE PROBLEM THAT IF IGNORED MAY JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN IT WAC ACTIVELY RAINING OR HAD BEEN RAINING WHEN IT WAS VERY HUMID. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CODES STORED. UPDATED 01/13/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STARTED SHAKING BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE TURNING SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE TURN SIGNAL TO DEACTIVATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V316000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

MY SON WAS GOING TO WORK AND FORGOT HIS PHONE CAME BACK TO GET IT SOMETHING RAN IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HE HIT AN OAK TREE IN OUR FRONT YARD KNOCKED HIM COLD,,AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, I OPENED THE DOOR NO RESPONSE,,,SHUCK HIM HE CAME TO SO I TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL HEAD INJURIES AND BRUISED RIB,S,THE BODY SHOP SAID TO CALL FORD MOTOR COMP, TO COME CHECK THE AIR BAG,S WHY THEY DID NOT GO OFF THAT REFUSED,CALLED THEM AGAIN THEY SAID TO BAD,NOW MY SON IS NOT THE SAME ,AND FORD MOTOR COMP DOES NOT CARE SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING,HE MIGHT NOT HAVE HIT HIS HEAD IF THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED,WHAT CAN I DO?[XXX]THANK YOU AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 6 HOURS WITH INTERMITTENT RAIN, ABOUT 3.5 HOURS SINCE LAST STOP, 1/2 TANK OF GAS REMAINING. LOCATION WAS I-65 NORTH NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN, KY, 11:15 PM, WITH MIST, WET ROAD AND SPRAY. WEATHER RECORDS INDICATE 50 DEGREES AND FALLING, LIGHT RAIN, 84% HUMIDITY. I HAD THE F-150 IN 4WD-AUTO MODE DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. FOR SEVERAL MILES ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN CONTINUALLY STAYING IN MY BLIND SPOT IN THE LANE IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT, DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR WITH GRADUAL REDUCTIONS/INCREASES IN MY SPEED. MY GENERAL CRUISING SPEED WAS ABOUT 70 MPH. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE APPROACHING A VERY SLOW-MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER, SO I ACCELERATED MODERATELY-HARD TO MOVE AHEAD OF THE CAR TO MY LEFT AND WAS CHANGING INTO THAT LANE WHEN THE F-150 STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOST SPEED. MY WIFE THOUGHT THAT WE HAD COLLIDED WITH SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. I QUICKLY VEERED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND BRAKED HARD, NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACTUAL COLLISION. I SUSPECTED WE HAD SOME TYPE OF ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT WHILE COASTING THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I SWITCHED FROM 4WD-AUTO TO 2WD AND TRIED TO GENTLY ACCELERATE AGAIN, BUT THE F-150 STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AND THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, AND BY THE TIME I CAME TO A STOP THE LIGHT HAD STOPPED FLASHING. I CHECKED ALL AROUND AND UNDER THE VEHICLE, UNDER HOOD, GAUGES, ETC. WITH NO FURTHER SIGN OF A PROBLEM. I STOPPED AND STARTED THE ENGINE, THEN DROVE AWAY AND THE

MY TRUCK WITHOUT WARNING JUST STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL. IT HAS HAPPENED 10-12 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND OVER DIFFERENT ROAD SURFACES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK "FIXED" TWO TIMES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND HAS BECOME WORSE AFTER THE SECOND "FIX". NOW NOT ONLY DOES IT SHAKE VIOLENTLY IT MAKES A GRINDING SHOULD TOO AS IT SHAKES. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BELOW IS THE EMAIL I SENT TO FORD, PLEASE HELP ME. I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2012 F150 ECOBOOST AND HAVE HAD A ISSUE WITH THE BREAKS WHEN IN REVERSE, I ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, A ISSUE I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD OF, I AM AN IRAQ WAR VET WHO COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, I DEMAND ANSWERS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND I AM PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE NO DENYING YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED. HERE IS A LINK DOCUMENTING THIS ISSUE HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/2009-2014-F-150/500762-ECOBOOST-NO-BRAKES-FIRST-THING-MORNING-HERE-S- I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP REPAIR BILL OF $890 THIS IS WHY FORD IS NOT RECALLING IT, ALTHOUGH THEY CHANGED THE PART IN MODEL YEAR 2014. *TR