2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

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

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

3/7/2017 20 MINUTE DRIVE HOME, SHUT TRUCK OFF TO RUN INSIDE HOUSE CAMEOUT TO RUN ERRAND TO PHARMACY AND UPON STARTING TRUCK AFTER PHARMACY SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC SHOWED UP IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED MY TURN SIGNALS NOT TO WORK. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD A FAULTY TOURQUE CONVERTOR, REAR WINDOW REPLACEMENT DUE TO BREAK IN REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. NOW THIS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND WILL BE PURSUING THE LEMON LAW IN MY STATE. WHEN SAFETY ISSUES ARISE AND ARE REPORTED THEY SHOULD BE ACTED ON IMMEDIATLY! SHOULD NOT WAIT TIL NUMBERS OF DEATHS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. A CONSCIENTIOUS AUTOMAKER WITH CUSTOMER SAFETY IN MIND WOULD PUT OUT RECALLS TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE.

THE SES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, LIGHT CAME ON. I NOTICED MY TRUCK LACKING POWER AND TAKING LONGER TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. IT BECOME LESS OF A SMOOTH SHIFT AND MORE JERKY. WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~70 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT HOLD 6TH GEAR. IT WOULD DROP TO 5TH AND 4TH GEAR, UNTIL I GAVE IT MORE GAS. IT WOULD REACH 3500 RPM'S AT TIMES BEFORE SHIFTING WHICH WAS NOT NORMAL. I ALSO NOTICED STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2016 A SHORT LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AT COLD START. AFTER RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES, THIS LED ME TO TSB 14-0194, CODE P0016, DEALING WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THIS WAS THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF LESS THAN 5 YEARS AND WAS AT 75,500 MILES, OUT OF THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I JUST HAD THE REPAIR DONE, COSTING ME $3600. THE REPAIR INCLUDED PARTS LISTED IN TSB 14-0194 AS WELL AS TIMING BELTS, ADDITIONAL GASKETS, SEALS, GUIDES, TENSIONER, CAM, SPROCKET, GEAR CRANKSHAFT, AMONG OTHERS. I QUESTION HOW THIS KNOWN ISSUE OF TIMING CHAIN STRETCH WITH THE TSB IS NOT A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN ACCELERATING ON TO A FREEWAY. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. I AM GLAD MY TRUCK IS FIXED, HOWEVER DID NOT LIKE THE PRICE TAG. I FEAR THAT THIS KNOWN ISSUE WILL LEAD TO A DEATHLY ACCIDENT AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET. I HOPE THIS POST HELPS MAKE A CHANGE, SAVING CONSUMERS A COSTLY REPAIR AND EVEN SOMEONES LIFE FROM A FUTURE ACCIDENT.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-150 FX4 WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT MOVING, I HAPPENED TO BE OVER THIRTY MILES FROM HOME. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS ISSUE COULD POSSIBLY PRESENT ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I AM IN DECENT SHAPE AND WAS ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTED BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AT HOME. MY THOUGHTS WENT TO MY WIFE OPERATING THE TRUCK IN TRAFFIC, WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT, WHICH IN MY EYES POSES A VERY REAL SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE SEVERAL TIMES AND RECEIVED NOT HELP, OR POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.

WIND SHIELD WIPERS WONT SHUT OFF ,STAY ON AFTER SHUTING OFF, DOES THIS ANYTIME I USE THE WIPERS.

I HAVE A 2012 FX4 F150 WITH 51,400 MILES ON IT, 29 DEGREE MORNING, I TURN ON DEFROSTERS IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR. I AM DRIVING TO WORK AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEAR A LOAD POP AND I DON'T HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING ELSE. IT IS DARK, SO I DON'T NOTICE ANYTHING RIGHT AWAY. AS I'M PULLING INTO WORK AND A LITTLE LIGHT OUTSIDE, I SEE MY DRIVER SIDE OF THE 3 PIECE REAR WINDOW IS SHATTERED. IT IS A REAR SLIDING WINDOW(STILL OPERATES FINE). I HEARD ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS INVESTIGATING RECALLS. SO I GO OUT AT LUNCH TO INVESTIGATE AND NOTICE SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS ON MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM, THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH EATING THIS COST MYSELF. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 05/05/17*LJ *CN

MY VEHICLE WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTICS/REPAIR. EACH TIME IT WAS THE ADVANCE SERVICE TRACK LIGHT COMING ON WHICH DISABLES THE TURN SIGNALS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN, THEY REPLACED SENSORS. THIS THIRD TIME THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEEEING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ IN THE FORD F-150 FORUM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR. SAME STORY, THE TRUCK GOES IN 3 TO 4 TIMES WITH THE SAME LIGHT AND THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSE THE TRUE ISSUE WHICH COST BETWEEN $1700-$2500. MY VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD AND ONLY 45K MILES ON IT. MY UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE TECH AND MANAGER THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT IN 5 YRS. THE STEERING RACK SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 80K MILES TO THE LIFE OF VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND IF NEEDING ME TO EXPLAIN MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU.

AFTER MY FORD F150 WITH THE ECO-BOOST ENGINE IS OUT IN THE RAIN, WHEN I ACCELERATE ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK SPUTTERS AND SHAKES AND THERE IS A LOSE OF POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW.