2012 Ford F-150 complaints

THE TRUCK HAS A SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING. IT HAS A HESITATION ALL THE TIME IN THE ENGINE. IF I AM GOING UP A HILL AND RUNNING THE SPEED LIMIT, IT HAS A MAJOR HESITATION BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT GEARS TO GET ON UP THE HILL. THE GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT CLAIMS TO BE EITHER. *TR

I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY TO GET ON ANOTHER FREEWAY. WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUTTER, SHAKE, AND LOSE POWER. I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET THE TRUCK COAST A SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE TRUCK SEEMED FINE. IT DID THIS TWICE ON THE SAME DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS FINE. I HAVE AN ECO-BOOST V-6 ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED OR DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE RPM INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I HEARD A POP AND 'DING' SOUND BEFORE LOSING ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS - DASH BOARD, HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC., BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL OPERATING. I THEN FELT A GRINDING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY SAFELY TO PARK AT A GAS STATION. I TURNED OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. I INSERTED THE KEY, TURNED IT TO THE ON POSITION AND TRIED TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO GEAR WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE RELEASE WOULD NOT WORK. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO SCHEDULED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THEY ADVISED THAT I SHOULD PULL THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE WHICH DID STOP THE ENGINE. TO DATE, FORD DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. ...UPDATED 05/22/13 *BF

MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE AT 50 MPH I ACCELERATED HARD TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND US. VIOLENT SHUDDERING OF ENTIRE VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED ON. AFTER NEARLY A MINUTE OF FEATHERING THE ACCELERATOR, THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS REGAINED. THIS HAD ALREADY HAPPENED ONCE ON THE SAME DRIVE AND A COUPLE IF TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF AT THE DEALER THIS AM AFTER DRIVING IT FOR TWO DAYS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL WITH AN UPDATE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT WHEN 7PM ROLLED AROUND AND I HAD NOT YET HEARD FROM THEM I CALLED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT INTERCOOLER AND TO CALL BACK IN THE MORNING AND SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR. SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON - NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS - PROBLEM FOR FORD NOT TO BE PUBLICLY DEALING WITH IT, OR AT LEAST BEING MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT ISSUING A RECALL FOR. HOPEFULLY NO ONE GETS HURT BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED & FIXED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 3/16/13 AS A DEMO MODEL WITH 6300 MILES ON IT. MADE A LEFT TURN AND ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON 3/19/13 WHEN THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER RESULTING IN PEOPLE HAVING TO HIT THEIR BRAKES AND HONK AT US TO AVOID HITTING US. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO BOG DOWN AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. I LET THE VEHICLE COAST TO ALMOST A STOP BEFORE THE SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY AND COULD DRIVE AS NORMAL. I LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THIS NEW ECO-BOOST ENGINE BY FORD IN THEIR TRUCKS. IT SEEMS THAT THE INTERCOOLER CAN COLLECT CONDENSATION IN HUMID OR RAINY ENVIRONMENTS AND HAVE THAT WATER FORCED TO THE ENGINE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED HARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER. FORD HAS APPARENTLY IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A TBS SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTING THE CHARGED AIR COOLER BE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE FOR MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 F-150'S WITH THE 3.5L V6 ECO-BOOST ENGINE IF A CUSTOMER COMPLAINS OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SOLUTION HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS ONE COULD LOSE POWER AS MANY HAVE REPORTED, TOWING HEAVY LOADS, ON THE HIGHWAY PASSING AND OTHER SITUATIONS THAT A LOSS OF POWER COULD LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE "NEWLY DESIGNED" CHARGED AIR COOLER HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS AND PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD TO "DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES CAREFULLY" IF THEIR DEALER DOESN'T PROVIDE A REN

FULL THROTTLE PASSING. SEVERE ENGINE MISS. LOSS OF POWER. COULD NOT COMPLETE PASS. HAD TO PULL BACK IN LINE. SEAMS TO BE PROBLEM ON ECOBOOST V6 ENGINES. COLD CLIMATE HUMIDITY. POSSIBLE FIX SERVICE BULLETIN PARTS B O INTERMITTENT CANT PREDICT WHEN POWER LOSS WILL HAPPEN

WHEN DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH ON A AN UNEVEN SURFACE ESPECIALLY GRAVEL OR DIRT ROADS THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND FROM FRONT/ALSO FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. FEELS LIKE A WORN OUT VEHICLE WITH BAD BALLJOINTS. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS WIDESPREAD ON THESE 2011-2013 TRUCKS WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING. NOTIFIED DEALER ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND FORUMS ABOUT BAD STEERING BOXES. TOOK TRUCK IN TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC EXPERIENCED IT ON TEST DRIVE. TIGHTENED ALL FRONT SUSPENSION HARDWARE AND ALL WAS TIGHT. WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T REPLACE ANYTHING IF NOTHING IS BROKE. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION OF THE CONCERN EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANIC FELT IT ON TEST DRIVE. THE TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 10,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT 7,000 OR 8,000 MILES. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED A LOT OF FORDS IN THE PAST BUT IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. FOR A TRUCK THAT STICKERED JUST UNDER 50K IT IS VERY PATHETIC THAT FORD DOES NOT STEP UP AND ADDRESS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE STEERING RACKS. IT IS PRETTY CLEAR WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND OTHER WEBSITES WITH THE SAME EXACT CONCERNS THAT THERE IS A ISSUE HERE. I HOPE THEY FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BECAUSE A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING COULD BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND THINKING ABOUT BUYING A F-150 I WOULD THINK OF LOOKING AT OTHER BRANDS. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY DURING ACCELERATION ECPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND SHUTTER THROUGHOUT ENTIRE TRUCK. THIS INFORMATION IS ALL OVER THE FORD FORUMS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITHT HE SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR

I HEAR A THUNKING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT SUSPENSION OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. MY FIRST REACTION IS IT'S A BRAND NEW TRUCK. IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE A BAD SWAY BAR LINK. SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY FRIENDS MECHANICS GARAGE AND NOTICED FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPED BADLY, AN UNUSUALLY WEAR FOR A NEW TRUCK. WE ROTATED THE TIRES AND CHECKED SUSPENSION. WE NOTICED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A BAD INNER TIE ROD CAUSE THERE WAS LOOSE UNUSUAL MOVEMENT SIDE TO SIDE WITH THE TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. SO I WENT HOME AND STARTED TO READ ON F150 FORUM.COM AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH 2011-2013 F150 YEAR TRUCK IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OF THUNKIN NOISE. IT TURNS OUT IT IS NOT TIE RODS, IT IS A BAD STEERING RACK AND PINION. I READ ALOT OF INFORMATION AND A VIDEO OF A TRUCK THAT SOUND LIKE MINE. I HAVE READ WHERE A SERVICE WRITER MENTIONED THAT 2 TRUCKS LOST STEERING BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND THE STEERING RACKS WERE REPLACED. I HAVE CALLED FORD SERVICE RECENTLY AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BAD STEERING RACKS. MANY OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE POSTED IN THE FORUM THAT FORD KNOWS OF THESE SO CALLED CONTAMINATED STEERING RACKS THAT WERE MADE. I WOULD LIKE A TSB OR A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WOULD GET THESE BAD RACKS OFF THESE TRUCKS. THANK YOU *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER. AFTER ACCELERATING RAPIDLY TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. FORD SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR INTERCOOLERS AND THEY HAVE BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND FORD TELLS ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR WHILE I WAIT MORE MONTHS UNTIL THE PARTS ARE READY. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TRYING TO PASS, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. ALSO WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE WHEN LOSE POWER AND ENGINE SHAKES. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONA ND HAS REMAINED ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN DAILY. FORD ECOBOOST SYSTEM HAS A PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP SAYS FORD IS AWARE BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS TO REPAIR MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. SAYS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I AM CONCERNED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IS WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING FORD WAS AWARE OF WHEN SOLD THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (COLD WINTER MORNING), WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, STARTED TO CLIMB HILL, ENGINE BEGAN TO THROTTLE UP, THEN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, ENGINE LOST POWER. SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND COASTED ONTO SHOULDER. WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ENGAGE THROTTLE AND CONTINUE, BUT ANY INCREASE IN THROTTLE ABOVE "GENTLE" WOULD BRING ON THE SHUDDER AND POWER LOSS. ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND STAYED LIT FOR NEXT 20 MINUTES. EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SCENARIO LATER THE SAME DAY. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED CHARGED AIR COOLER WORKS "TOO WELL". COOLS AIR SO MUCH THAT CONDENSATION FORMS AND CAUSES THE ISSUE. DEALER INDICATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE PROBLEM. NEED NEW CAC AND SHIELD. TWO WEEKS (+/-) BEFORE PARTS ARRIVED. DEALER COMPLETED TSB 12-10-19 , ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER: REPLACED CAC COOLER ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED NEW AIR DEFLECTOR SHIELD, REPROGRAMMED PCM. DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. SAME PROBLEM ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER. DROVE IT FOR ONE WEEK ASSUMING MOISTURE MAY NEED TIME TO "CLEAR UP". PROBLEM STILL EXISTED FOR 7 DAYS. ANY MILD TO STRONG THROTTLE INPUT WOULD BRING ON SHUDDER. ONE WEEK AFTER "FIXED" WITH NEW CAC, I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY, AT 60-70 % THROTTLE, VIOLENT SHUDDER OCCURRED AND ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. AGAIN, COASTED ON SHOULDER UNTIL TRUCK WOULD RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT WITHOUT SHUDDERING AND POWER LOSS. LUCKILY, TRAFFIC WAS "LIGHT" AT THE TIME. COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT

TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 IN TX FOR SEVERAL HOURS THROUGH RAIN/MIST/FOGGY CONDITIONS. EXITED THE HIGHWAY FOR FUEL. UPON REENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED, TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND DID NOT RESPOND TO INPUTS FROM THE THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO SPEED UP TO ABOUT 45MPH BEFORE THE ENGINE PROBLEM DEVELOPED. LUCKILY I HAD A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON AS I HAD ENTERED THE INTERSTATE AHEAD OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBO WHO WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND APPROACHING MY REAR BUMPER VERY QUICKLY. AFTER THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, I COULD NOT INCREASE SPEED, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BEGAN FLASHING UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED 5 TIMES ON THE SHOULDER. *TR

V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS. UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF ENGINE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD NOT TRAVEL FASTER THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. UNEXPECTED SITUATION OCCURRENCE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. FORD DEALERSHIP HAS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON PROBLEM BUT FORD DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX WITH BACKORDER OF PARTS PROJECTED TO BE 2 MONTHS. FORD DEALER INDICATED PROBLEM OCCURS BECAUSE MOISTURE BUILDS UP IN AIR INTAKE COWL AND WHEN TURBO INTERCOOLER SENSES THE MOISTURE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM REQUIRING A BETTER RESPONSE BY FORD MOTOR CO. *TR

I PURCHASED MY NEW F-150 IN AUGUST 2012 AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A "HESITATION" WHEN STARTING OUT IN DRIVE, UNTIL THE ENGINE SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR AND A "MISS" IN THE ENGINE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CALLED THE DEALER, TOLD THEM MY TRUCK HAS SAFETY DEFECT AND TOOK THE TRUCK BACK FOR AN EVALUATION AND OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY FOUND NO DEFECTS ON THE COMPUTER CODES AND NO BULLETINS FROM FORD BUT "WE'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE COMPUTER SHOWS SOMETHING WRONG. I CALLED FORD "CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS CENTER" IN MICHIGAN AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND EVALUATION. I DID THIS AND THE NEW DEALER GAVE ME THE SAME STORY AS THE FIRST DEALER. I CALLED THE "CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER" AGAIN AND ADVISED THEM THAT WHAT THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK, IF I HAD KNOWN OR BEEN TOLD THAT THIS "DEFECT IS COMMON" WITH THIS TRUCK. THE "CRC" TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER CALL ME, WHICH SHE DID A FEW DAYS LATER AND TOLD ME THAT "THE PROBLEMS YOU ARE HAVING WITH YOUR TRUCK ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE TRUCKS AND NO OTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. I TOLD THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER THAT HER AND FORDS' RESPONSE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IF THERE IS NO FIX, I WANT THE VEHICLE REPURCHASED OR REPLACED. SHE SAID, "NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY FORD." *TR

BRAKES ENGAGED PARTLY WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER TURNED ROTARIES BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, BUT FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM YET. THE REASON I BOUGHT THE FORD WAS TO RESPECT THE WORKERS WHO DID NOT TAKE THE GOVERNMENT BAILOUT AND TO GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, HEAVY ACCELERATION WAS APPLIED TO PASS AN 18-WHEELER. AT ABOUT 75% THROTTLE AND WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, THE TRUCK BEGAN VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, BLINKING. IMMEDIATELY LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE, THE TRUCK SHIFTED BACK TO SIXTH GEAR AND STOPPED VIBRATING. A FEW SECONDS GO BY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED BLINKING. ONCE I PRESSED THE THROTTLE AGAIN, IT VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AGAIN, THEN STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED SOLID. *TR

IT WAS A FOGGY, MOIST DAY AND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO GET AROUND A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE! MY TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR 15 SECONDS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MY TRUCK WENT INTO LIMPMODE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AND I WAS NOT INJURED OR INVOLVED IN A CRASH!!! *TR

I PULLED OUT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN A PASSING ZONE AS ACCELERATING MY F150 LOSS POWER AND BEGAN SHAKING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO MY LANE BEFORE THE ONCOMING CAR HIT ME HEAD ON. MY F150 CONTINUED TO SHAKE A LOSE POWER, AFTER A FEW MOMENTS OF THIS IT REGAINED POWER AND THE SHAKING HALTED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE THIS.I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO MY DEALER TO CHECK THIS OUT AND WAS TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERCOOLER AND THEY WOULD ORDER PARTS TO REPAIR. AS OF TODAY (FEB, 20TH 2013) I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS INFORMED THE SUPPOSED PARTS ARE ON A BACK ORDER. THE LOSS OF POWER AND SHAKING HAS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES SINCE, ALSO MY REMOTE START DOES NOT WORK DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. MY FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM 18.7 TO 14 MPG. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO LOSE POWER. *TR

PRESSED GAS TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE AND IT BOGGED AND HAD A MAJOR LOSS OF POWER. IT WAS RAINING OUT AND IT FELT AS THE TRUCK SUCKED SOME WATER INTO THE ENGINE, RESEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS THE CAC, OR INTERCOOLER. *TR

2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE GEAR MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE TWICE, SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2012. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $5800 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, PLUS DAMAGE TO LANDSCAPING PROPERTY OF A BUSINESS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND LEFT IT RUNNING. WHEN HE WENT AROUND THE TRUCK, HE SAW THE TRUCK STARTING TO MOVE IN REVERSE. HE RAN AROUND TO THE TRUCK, OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND TRIED TO CLIMB INTO THE TRUCK, TO STOP IT, BUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN TO HIS KNEES AND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR JAMB ON THE TRUCK. HE WAS DRAGGED TO HIS KNEES FOR SEVERAL FEET, BEFORE HE DECIDED TO LET GO DOWN AND ROLLED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET BEFORE RUNNING UP OVER A CURB AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT OVER TWO TREES, SOME SMALL BUSHES AND DESTROYING 30 ' OF VINYL FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A REST. ON OCTOBER 1, 2012, THE CONSUMER BACKED THE TRUCK INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, PLACED IT IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND LEFT IT RUNNING WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN, WHEN SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVE BACKWARDS. HE TRIED TO GET IN THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED BACK FOR ABOUT 25 FEET HITTING A LANDSCAPING BOULDER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,090.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON LA 3033 WHEN SHE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE STEERING RESPONSE WAS ERRATIC AND SLOW, PULLING A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT AND HARD TO TURN IN CORNERS. THIS STARTED ABOUT 3 MILES BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG BUT CONTINUED AHEAD. SHE REACHED A RIGHT HAND CURVE ON A LOCAL LAKE LEVEE AND NOTICED IT STILL HARD TO TURN BUT MADE IT OKAY. THE NEXT CURVE WAS A LEFT HANDER AND WHEN SHE STATED INTO IT THE STEERING REFUSED TO RESPOND. THERE ARE HARDLY ANY SHOULDERS ON THIS HIGHWAY AND SHE WENT STRAIGHT DOWN THE LEVEE EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE AND INTO THE WATER. THE TRUCK IS BADLY DAMAGED BUT SHE AND THE TWO GRANDCHILDREN ARE OKAY. I AM PUTTTING THIS ON THIS SITE BECAUSE I KNOW FORD IS GOING TO DENY ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. NOW I'M WONDERING IF IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN TO US OR SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

ACCELERATING FROM FREEWAY ON RAMP AT ABOUT 25 MPH, SLOWLY PUSHING PEDAL DOWN TRUCK TACHOMETER GAUGE SPEED UP TO BETWEEN 5500 RPM AND 7000 RPM. HOWEVER TRUCK DID NOT MOVE. TRANSMISSION ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS LASTED 4 OR 5 SECONDS; THEN ENGINE STARTED MISSING AND RUNNING ROUGH. ALL THE TIME VEHICLE HAD SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING REARENDED BY PULLING OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPEN ON I-20 NEAR THE REST AREA WEST BOUND IN MONAHANS TEXAS. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, AND TEMP ABOUT 42 DEGREES. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE THEN. FUEL WAS FROM NATIONAL VENDOR AND SAME BRAND I NORMALLY USE. DEALER IS OBLIVIOUS TO THIS AND WHAT TO DO. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, BEGAN TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK. ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND THEN POWER LOSS. HAD TO MAKE SUDDEN BRAKE TO AVOID HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ONCOMING CAR. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND FORD HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE AN IMMEDIATE FIX TO THE PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A MOISTURE PROBLEM IN THE TURBO COOLERS. THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX AND DO NOT HAVE A FIX DATE. THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE TRUCK BUT I AM AFRAID THAT THE MOTOR WILL CUT OUT AND CAUSE A CRASH THAT COULD BE FATAL. THE DEALERSHIP WONT GIVE ME ANOTHER TRUCK TO DRIVE IN THE MEAN TIME. I DO NOT HAVE EXTRA VEHICLES TO LEAVE IT PARKED UNTIL THEY FIND A FIX. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE TRUCK AS IT IS AND FORD CANT FIX IT. *TR

WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE MY FORD F150 BEGAN TO SHUDDER DRAMATICALLY, LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY, CAUSING ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME. THIS COULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE INTERCOOLER FOR TURBO ON THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. A REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT FORD STATES, THAT DUE TO THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CALLS FOR THIS PART, IT WOULD BE ABOUT 3 MONTHS TO REPLACE THE PART. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AS THEY TOLD ME THIS COULD OCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER ECO BOOST ENGINES. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT I AM NOT SURE TO LIST THIS UNDER ENGINE OR STEERING EITHER WAY I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME SHAKING AND SHUDDERING THAT I WAS BEFORE. FORD FIXED THE SO CALLED INTERCOOLER PROBLEM BUT NOW IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SHAKING. IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I FIRST START OUT DRIVING IN THE MORNING THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING AT SOW SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 45 MPH IT EVEN DID THIS YESTERDAY AT 5 MPH. IF YOU RESEARCH THIS COMPLAINT THERE ARE 1000S F COMPLAINTS ONLINE ESPECIALLY ON THE FORD F150 FORUM. ALSO MY GAS MILEAGE IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE AT 13 TO 14 MPG AND THAT'S ON 45 AND 55 MPH ROADS IN THE COUNTRY. THE SHAKING OCCURS VIOLENTLY MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. *TR

THE VEHICLE FROM ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE IN OCTOBER OF 2012 HAS EXHIBITED A KNOCK/CLUNK/VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING THAT TRANSMITS UP THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAN BE FELT WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD FROM THE FRONTAL AREA OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO OFF CENTER TO THE LEFT AND VEHICLE SEEMS TO PULL LEFT REGARDLESS OF ROAD CROWN AND THE FRONT TWO TIRES ARE FEATHERED ACROSS THE TREAD. THE FIRST VISIT TO DEALER AT 2700 MILES THE DEALER RESET THE TOE AS IT WAS TOE OUT CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT ROUGHLY 4700 MILES FOR THE KNOCK/CLUNK/VIBRATION AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AGAIN AND IT WAS FOUND THAT PINCH BOLTS WERE LOOSE ON THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE CLUNK. DEALER STATES THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE THE KNOCK/CLUNK/VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT. WITH THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY THE KNOCK/CLUNK CAN BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL NOISE FROM THE FORD EPAS STEERING RACK. ASKED DEALER TO COMPARE TO A NEW LIKE VEHICLE ON THE LOT. DEALER CHANGED THE SUBJECT. SOUNDS LIKE FAULTY TIE ROD ENDS OR FAULTY INTERNAL RACK COMPONENTS FROM MY PAST AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE. OWNED A 2011 F150 WITH THE SAME SUSPENSION AND EPAS STEERING RACK AND THE WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT, AND NO NOISE WAS HEARD OR VIBRATIONS FELT WHILE DRIVING. TIRES DID NOT SHOW UNEVEN WEAR EITHER. DEALER STATES

UPON RECEIVING VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2012, ECOBOOST HESITATES, THEN IT TAKES OFF AND GOES FASTER THAN YOU WANT THE VEHICLE TO.THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO PASS VEHICLES OR SPEED UP TO ENTER HIGHWAY FROM ON RAMP. AFTER STARTING AND LETTING SIT FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN., PUTTING IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, VEHICLE RUNS AT HIGH RPM & TAKES OFF ON ITS OWN.UPON STOPPING AT LIGHT/ STOP SIGN, VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD.UPON TRYING OUT ECOBOOST ON VEHICLE ONE NIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM ECOBOOST, PRESSED BRAKES,& WOULDN'T STOP, ENDED UP TAKING DOWN A PARTIAL FENCE AND ENDING UP IN A DITCH.TRUCK WOULDN'T GET OUT OF DITCH, EVERY TIME YOU PRESSED ON GAS TO TRY TO GET OUT,EVEN IN 4X4, ECOBOOST KICKS IN & SPINS WHEELS.TRUCK TOWED AND DAMAGE FIXED AT DEALERSHIP BOUGHT FROM.THEY REPAIRED TRUCK PER MY AUTO INSURANCE COVERAGE, BUT WHEN ASKED TO CHECK BRAKES,ECOBOOST, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ERRORS PER COMPUTER AND ENGINE IS PERFORMING CORRECTLY. BUT, ENGINE IS NOT AS WE HAVE GONE BACK WITH TRUCK MANY TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND GET THE SAME ANSWERS.A COMPUTER IS ONLY AS GOOD AS WHAT HUMANS PUT INTO IT.THERE IS AN AFTERMARKET COMPUTER CHIP AVAILABLE AT EXPENSE OF TRUCK OWNER THAT WILL CORRECT THE HESITATION WHEN GOING INTO ECOBOOST, BUT NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF THE TRUCK DISENGAGING IMMEDIATELY FROM ECOBOOST WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. FORD SHOULD HAVE PUT COMPUTER CHIP IN ENGINE BEFORE SELLING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING SURE THE ECOBOOST DISENGAGES IMMEDIATELY UPON BRAK

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN EVENT. WENT TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE. THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I WAS LOSING SPEED AND EVERYTIME I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE WORSE. COASTED BACK INTO MY LANE, AND PUT ON THE HAZARDS TO SLOW INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY IDLE. TURNED TRUCK OFF, RESTARTED TRUCK, AND IT APPEARED FINE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS NEW 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOST, A KNOCKING DEVELOPED THAT COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, AND COULD BE FELT AND HEARD UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BUMPY ROAD, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THIS OCCURS. IT FEELS LIKE A RATTLE OR KNOCKING COMING FROM THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE, AND TO HAVE THE KNOCKING ISSUE LOOKED AT ON AUGUST 8, 2012. THE DEALER NOTICED THE NOISE AND THEIR REPAIR MADE WAS TO ROTATE THE TIRES. AUGUST 15, 2012 BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK FOR THE SAME CONDITION. THE DEALER NOTICED THE NOISE DURING THE ROAD TEST AND CONTACTED THE FORD HOTLINE. NO REPAIRS MADE. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK FOR THE SAME CONDITION. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE CONDITION. NO REPAIRS MADE. OCTOBER 25, 2012 AFTER CONTACTING FORD CUSTOMER CARE CENTER MYSELF, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IN AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE TIE RODS. TIE RODS REPLACED ON THIS DATE. NOVEMBER 5, 2012 BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK IN FOR THE SAME CONDITION. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO TEST DRIVE THE TRUCK, AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND "OPERATES AS DESIGNED". JANUARY 14, 2012-STILL HAVE KNOCKING/RATTLE CONDITION THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM 40 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND WOULD ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH WHILE TRYING TO MERGE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING 65 MPH. CONTINUED WITH A VERY SLOW ACCELERATION WHICH TOOK ABOUT A MILE TO REACH 60 MPH. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PERFORM NORMALLY. *TR

ON MAY 23, 2012 WE PURCHASED A NEW FORD F-150 FROM BEECHMONT FORD IN CINCINNATI AND TOOK TITLE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. THE TRUCK WAS FITTED WITH 4 PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES. WITHIN THE FIRST 3000 MILES WE HAD 3 SIDEWALL TIRE FAILURES. WITH THE FIRST SIDE WALL FAILURE WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER MATCHING TIRE FOR OVER $200.00. WE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD 2 MORE SIDEWALL FAILURES AND WERE FORCED TO BUY A FULL SET OF NEW TIRES AT A COST OF OVER $1300.00 PIRELLI HAS CONSISTENTLY DENIED AND BLAME AND REFUSED ANY FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT. WHEN MY WIFE RETURNED THE FIRST TIRE TO BEECHMONT FORD, SHE WAS APPROACHED BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO WAS THERE WITH A PIRELLI NEW SIDEWALL TIRE FAILURE. A MONTH OR SO LATER, I WAS HAVING THE OIL CHANGED ON THE TRUCK AND I WAS TELLING THE OIL CREW ABOUT THE PIRELLI TIRE NIGHTMARE AND THE GUY IN THE ?PIT? ASKED IF THE TIRES WERE ?PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES? AND I SAID YES, WHY? HE RESPONDED ?A LADY WAS JUST IN HERE WITH THE SAME SIDEWALL FLAT TIRE ON A NEW CADILLAC. PIRELLI CONSISTENTLY DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT BOTHER TO ASK FOR A LOT NUMBER. I FIGURE I AM OUT 2 ROADSIDE FLAT TIRES, $1300 IN NEW TIRES ON A NEW TRUCK THAT WAS NOT OFF/ROAD, ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERIES OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME TIRE FROM OTHER OWNERS AND YET, PIRELLI DENIES ALL. HOPEFULLY, OTHERS MAY BE SPARED THIS EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE AND RISK AND PIRELLI IS FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND THEIR WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THE RAMP I PULLED INTO THE FIRST LANE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK STARTED TO MISS AND BUCK AND WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED CAUSING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE TRUCK WILL ONLY RUN IF YOU ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY. ANY ATTEMPT TO GAIN SPEED IS MET WITH THE SAME RESPONSE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY CLEARED THE CODES AND INFORMED ME FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WATER IN THE INTERCOOLER. AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS. MY FEAR IS SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IF FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CAN'T FIX IT WOULDN'T THEY BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

MULTIPLE WARNINGS TO SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK, A FORD MOTOR COMPANY ROLL STABILITY CONTROL AND STABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ADVANCE TRACK "MODULE" TWICE WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. WARNING NOTIFICATION OCCURS ALMOST DAILY WITH AS MANY A THREE WARNINGS IN A SINGLE DAY. DEALER SAYS THAT MY F150 CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT! I AM CONCERNED FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE WHEELS STARTED SPINNING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN PUSHED THE OTHER VEHICLE INTO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S HOME WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON US 395 NORTH BOUND, NORTH OF PEARSONVILLE, CA, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FEEL LOOSE WITH A "CLUNK" OR "POPPING" THAT COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING, AND ANNOYING, AND LASTED FOR 3 HOURS UNTIL I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES, AND THIS "CLUNK" BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH THIS NEW ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL STEERING FAILURE. FORD HAD SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE 2011 EXPLORER EPAS, AND NOW THE NEW F150 (BEGINNING WITH 2011 MODEL) WITH EPAS IS BEGINNING TO SHOW THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS AT PERRY FORD IN POWAY, CA YESTERDAY, AND THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT TWO NEW F150'S LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. THE ONLINE FORUM, WWW.F150FORUM.COM, HAS HUNDREDS OF NEW F150 OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MANY HAVE HAD TOTAL STEERING RACK REPLACEMENTS ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM COME BACK IN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. I LIMIT MY DRIVING WITH THIS VEHICLE (ONLY 3,012 MI.) AFTER ONE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I REFUSE TO WASTE MY TIME WITH A RACK REPLACEMENT AS FORD HAS MADE NO MODIFICATIONS OR CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE VENDOR FOR THIS EPAS UNIT IS NEXTEER. I HAVE CONTACTED NEXTEER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I OPENED A CASE WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. MY PERSONAL SAFETY, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS KEEPS ME OFF THE ROAD UNTIL FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND FINDS A FIX. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CHARGE AIR COOLER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE FORD SHOP THREE TIMES FOR A CLICKING OR POPPING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT SINCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 6,000 MILES OR 4 MONTHS OLD. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS (3 EA.)TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT MANY DAYS AT THE SHOP WHILE THE MECHANIC TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FORD ENGINEERS OR SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD WHERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY THE SSM# 22384 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE SSM# ON FRIDAY THE 14TH OF DEC AND AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK I NOTICED THE SAME COMPLAINT OF THE CLICKING NOISE AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT CHANGE TO OR AFTER BRINGING THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY WOULD KEEP ME NOTIFIED ON ANY OTHER FIXES AS THEY COME AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD.AFTER ALMOST 200 MILES AFTER THE ATTEMPTED REPAIR I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT THE TRUCK SHAKE THEN HEARD A LARGE POW THEN BANG, I QUICKLY LOOKED OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE AND SPARKS. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE I NOTICED THE DRIVESHAFT ON THE GROUND THE ONLY THING ATTACHED WAS THE FRONT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE PINION BEARING FLANGE (REAR) WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRIVESHAFT AND THE PINION SHAFT WAS SHEARED OFF THE REAREND. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY TO ME OR OTHERS IF I WAS IN A DIFFERENT SCENARIO AND NOT SO LUCKY TO N

GM [XXX] AT CHINO HILLS FORD FAILED TO ALLOW HIS SERVICE DEPT. TO REPAIR, CORRECT OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE DRIVELINE OR DRIVESHAFT COMPONETS THAT CLUNK AND RATTLE ON A NEW FORD RAPTOR TRUCK UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND AN ESP FORD 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. THESE FAULTY COMPONETS COULD FAIL AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF OR PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULD THEY FAIL AND SEPERATE FROM THE DRIVETRAIN, DRIVESHAFT, U JOINT OR YOKE OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A KNOWN AND MUCH COMPLAINED ABOUT ISSUE ON THESE FORD RAPTORS AND FORD MOTORS HAS IGNORED THE DRIVETRAIN CLUNK ISSUES. THIS SHOULD BE A FORD RECALL TO DETERMINE WHAT THE DRIVETRAIN ISSUES ARE WITH THIS $60,000. TRUCK AND CORRECT THEM ASAP FOR SAFETY REASONS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON A 500 MILE TRIP FROM VA TO NYC DURING RAINY WEATHER, ENGINE STALLED UPON ACCELERATION ON 6 OCCASIONS. REPRODUCIBLE AFTER DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEED FOR AN HOUR, OR SO, AND THEN ACCELERATING TO PASS A VEHICLE OR ENTER A FREEWAY. ABSOLUTELY SCARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAD SEVERAL SUCH INCIDENCES FROM DAY 1 OF OWNERSHIP AND I ALREADY FILED A SIMILAR REPORT IN JULY 2012 (#10465748). NEVER HAPPENS DURING DRY WEATHER. FORD APPLIED THE DEFLECTOR SHIELD AND REPROGRAMMING, WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT ALL, BUT NOTICEABLY REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER, LEADING TO SHUDDER IN 6TH GEAR WHEN GOING UPHILL AT 60 MPH (APPARENTLY DUE TO A LACK OF ENOUGH TORQUE; SHUDDER DISAPPEARS WHEN SWITCHING DOWN TO 5TH GEAR). GAS MILEAGE IS DOWN TO 15-16 MPG AT CONSTANT SPEED OF 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY, FAR FROM THE ADVERTISED NUMBERS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING YESTERDAYS NIGHTMARE STALLING EVENTS AND THE TRUCK GOES BACK INTO THE SHOP SHORTLY. $55,000 TRUCK THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN BAD WEATHER - AND EVERY FORD DEALER DECLINES HAVING "EVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM". SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS IN THIS DATABASE AND ON F150 FORUMS, I THINK IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM PUBLICLY AND COME UP WIT A FIX VIAL RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADREST WAS BLOCKING HER VISIBILITY OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPATIBLE HEAD RESTS THAT COULD BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.

2012 FORD F-150 TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT THAT COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER TESTED THE SYSTEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ENTERING THE FREEWAY DOING 55 I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE PAST A SLOWER MOVING CAR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER. HAD I BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED A SERIOUS COLLISION AS I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE I COULD SLOWLY ACCELERATE BACK UP TO SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE OCTOBER ESPECIALLY AFTER RAIN OR EVEN IN THE MORNINGS WHEN IT HAS BEEN A HEAVY FROST OVERNIGHT. ALSO MY M.P.G IS DOWN TO 11 TO 13 M.P.G THIS IS HORRIBLE ESPECIALLY THIS DAY AND AGE IN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY. I HAVE BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY STATED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM. I HAD TO SHOW THEM MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM THIS WEBSITE AND OFF THE FORD 150 FORUM. IT HAS BEEN 6 WEEKS AND THE PART STILL IS NOT IN FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED AND BECAME PROGRESSLY WORSE WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALER, BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.

TRAVELED FROM BENTON, LA TO LITTLE ROCK AR. WAS DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN THE RAIN. HAD TO COME TO STOP AS A VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT. UPON ACCELERATING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND REMOVED KEY. RESTARTED ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RUN APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. DROVE TO NEXT TOWN ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY. STOPPED AT GAS STATION FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. SINCE IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING WE HAD TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. TRUCK THEN WOULD RUN ABOUT 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE, BUT ANY ACCELERATION WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO HESITATE, SHAKE, AND LOOSE POWER. ONLY EXTREMELY EASY ACCELERATION WOULD WORK. NO DOWN SHIFTING POSSIBLE. TRUCK WAS DIAGNOSED AT CHENAL FORD IN LITTLE ROCK AR. FOUND TO HAVE WATER IN THE ENGINE FROM ENTERING THE TURBO CHARGER AIR INTAKE. WATER APPARENTLY ACCUMULATES IN THE TURBO CHARGER IN THE RAIN. IF HARD ACCELERATION OCCURS DURING THE RAIN, WATER IS PULLED TO THE ENGINE DAMAGING THE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD AS THE HAVE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER IN LOUISIANA HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED A CORRECTION FROM FORD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TURBO INTAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDESIGNED FOR THE 2013 MODEL YEAR. FORD AT THIS TIME IS NOT OFFERING TO REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE. AS SUCH, I THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IN THE RAIN. A CAR SHOULD NOT STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC PULLING A TRAILER I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK WILL DROP INTO 3RD GEAR AND WILL NOT EXCEED 4000 RPM. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 OR 4 TIMES. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITHOUT A TRAILER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF TO GET IT TO GO. SOMETIMES I CAN JUST COME OFF THE PEDAL AND PRESS IT AGAIN TO CORRECT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND REPLACED THE CONVERTERS TWICE. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO BUY BACK THE TRUCK BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED YET. THE TRUCK IS GOING BACK INTO THE SHOP TOMORROW AND I AM CONSIDERING UTILIZING THE LEMON LAW. *TR