2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE SIDE MIRROR AND REAR WINDOW DEFROSTERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. A FORD DEALER CHECKED THE REAR WINDOW ON 1/3/2017 AND TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW. I DECIDED NOT TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR DUE TO COST. ON 1/21/2017, THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS WORKING AND I TURNED IT ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, I HEARD A LOUD BANG. MY DAUGHTER STARTED CRYING IN THE REAR SEAT AND ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BACK WINDOW. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN IMPACT OR ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE BROKEN THE WINDOW BESIDES THE REAR DEFROSTER BEING TURNED ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DURING MEDIUM TO HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE STARTS SHUDDERING AND VIBRATING ..IF YOU LET OFF THE GAS, IT CALMS DOWN A LITTLE BUT STILL RUNS ROUGH UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP. THEN AT IDLE, IT SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF. IF YOU CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE VIBRATION, IT SHAKES AND SHUDDERS MORE VIOLENTLY AND DOESN'T QUIT UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP. IT APPEARS FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WILL ONLY COVER THE COST IF IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ACTIVATING THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED SEVERE REDUCED ENGINE POWER DURING A HARD ACCELERATION FOR AN ATTEMPTED PASS. UPON COMPLETION OF A DIAGNOSTIC, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDERS 1-3. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND RESULTS WERE HALLMARK FOR A KNOWN CONDITION RELATED TO MOISTURE ACCUMULATION IN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER (CAC) FOR TURBOCHARGERS IN 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINES OF MY MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 54K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT (TYPICAL MILEAGE FOR THE PROBLEM TO MANIFEST). THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTENANCED ONE WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM. THE DEALERSHIP CITED THE CAUSE OF THE MISFIRE AS BAD COIL PACKS - 4 OF THEM AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL. COIL PACKS TYPICALLY HAVE A LIFESPAN OF 100-150K MILES BEFORE FAILURE. HOWEVER, 4 OF THEM WENT BAD (3 SIMULTANEOUSLY) IN A VEHICLE WITH <55K MILES ON IT. LITERATURE POSTED ABOUT OTHERS/SIMILAR SITUATIONS READ THE SAME - BAD COIL PACKS, DUE TO INGESTION OF WATER INTO THE TURBO. AN ISSUE FORD WAS AWARE WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT THE DEFLECTOR PLATE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW! NO ALERT TO THE OWNERS THAT IT WAS A POTENTIAL CONCERN, BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CHECK - NO WORD AT ALL! IF THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR TURBO DESIGN LEADING TO COMPOUNDING PREMATURE FAILURE, WHY WOULDN'T THEY LET THE OWNERS KNOW? THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM ME OF THE ISSUE IF THAT WAS THEIR INTENTION AS I VISIT REGULARLY. THE CALL CENTER REP SAID THEY DON'T HAVE TO TELL US ANYTHING UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL. SO BASICALLY THEY MANUFACTURE DANGEROUS/PROBLEMATIC VEHICLES UNTIL NHTSA SLAPS THEIR HAND ABOUT IT!? I SURELY HOPE EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS ISSUE IS REPORTING IT TO NHTSA BUT I DOUBT THEY KNOW IT IS AN OPTION AND FORD IS PROFITING FROM HAVING ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THEIR DEALERSHIPS. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE, LEFT DRIVEWAY, TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, AND LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 40MPH DOWN A CITY STREET, HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP. INITIALLY THOUGHT SOMETHING HIT THE TRUCK IT WAS SO LOUD. BUT THEN LOOKED IN THE REAR WINDOW AND REALIZED IT HAD SHATTERED. *TR

IN WARM WEATHER THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHAKES AND DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, A WRENCH IS DISPLAYED ON DASH SOMETIMES. THE SPEED AFTER DOING THIS DOES NOT EXCEED 20-25 MPH. IF WE CAN SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURN TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT EVERYTHING RESETS. THIS HAPPENS ATLEAST ONCE DAILY, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE DAILY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK IS IN MOTION. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED AS IT HAS HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ON ONE OCCASION WHEN I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. THE LAST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED TODAY, BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE IT DOES HAPPEN LESS, MAYBE ONCE WEEKLY INSTEAD OF MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM OUTSIDE.

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT THE GEARS RIGHT. WHILE ON I10 INTERSTATE!

WHILE BACKING UP OVER A SMALL SNOW PILE ON DRIVEWAY, LEFT PANE IN BACK WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. WAS GOING SLOW AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME, TRYING TO BACK INTO GARAGE.

WHEN I AN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO GO, THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES AT RANDOM INTERVALS AND LASTS FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AT INTERVALS EVERY 1 TO 2 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND IS GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY. LES SCHWAB CHECKED THE TIRES, BRAKES, ROTORS, AXLES, BEARING AND U-JOINTS AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD. IT FEELS ALMOST LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING ON A RUMBLE STRIP BUT MORE HARSH. THE SEVERITY OF THE VIBRATION IS WORSE WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. *TR