2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 95,000 MILES. AT 115,000 MILES THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A RATTLING SOUND AT STARTUP AND WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC NOTED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TMING CHAIN AND FORD HAD ISSUED TSB 14-0194. HE ADVISED IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A FORD DEALER. THE FORD DEALER INSPECTED AND AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS, PRIMARY TIMING CHAIN WEAR, AND PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $2,200 FOR THE REPAIRS. SHOCKED BY THE NEED FOR A MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR AT THIS MILEAGE, A COMPLAINT WAS ISSUED TO FORD CORP. THEY RESPONDED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP OFFERING NOTHING. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE CONSULTANT NOTED THE VEHICLES SERVICE RECORDS INDICATE THE TIMING CHAIN HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON AND RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. I EXPECT A RECALL TO BE ISSUED.

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME. BUT VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE A POWER STEERING RECALL TO THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES.... *TR

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WENT FROM 25 TO 2 MPH W/O ANY OTHER TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND WE WENT FROM 45 TO 2 MPH WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND US. THE DEALER SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BAD SENSOR. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE ON 2015/2016 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT ON 2012'S. THE DEALER SAID IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD HAS RECALLED NEWER TRUCKS BECAUSE OF IT.

SUNROOF IMPLODED WHILE PARKED. I WENT TO MY TRUCK TO GET SOMETHING IN THE AFTERNOON CLOSED THE DOOR, THOUGHT I HEARD A POP. WENT BACK TO WORK AND A COWORKER POINTED OUT SOMETHING LOOKED WRONG WITH MY SUNROOF. THE GLASS POPPED UP AND THE ENTIRE SUNROOF SHATTERED. HOW AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THIS!? $900 WAS THE ESTIMATE.

IN HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 HOURS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON THE I-5 THE TRUCK ECOBOOST TURBO STALLED AND LOST POWER DURING A PASSING SITUATION OF A LARGE 18 WHEELER. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH, AND ATTEMPTED A PASS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PASS DUE TO POWER LOSS, SHUDDER, AND LIMP MODE. INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND PARTIAL LIMP MODE OCCURRED. THIS IS THE KNOWN STALL/SHUDDER ISSUE THAT MULTIPLE ECOBOOST MOTORS ON F150S ARE EXPERIENCING IN RAINY DAMP CONDITIONS. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU ARE TRYING TO PASS ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND YOU LOSE POWER WHILE TRYING TO PASS A LOGGING TRUCK AND SOMEONE FOLLOWS YOU AND YOU GET ONLY HALF WAY. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. DEALER DID A TSB THAT INVOLVED REPROGRAMMING THE PCM AND REMOVING A DEFLECTOR SHIELD. THIS FIX SEEMS LIKE A BAND AID, AND FORD SHOULD BE DOING A COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE TURBO COOLER INTAKE.

IN HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 HOURS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HERE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE TRUCK ECOBOOST TURBO STALLED AND LOST POWER DURING AN ACCELERATION ONTO A FREEWAY ON RAMP. INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND PARTIAL LIMP MODE OCCURRED. DEALER MISDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A LOOSE CONNECTION WHEN IN FACT IT WAS THE KNOWN STALL/SHUDDER ISSUE THAT MULTIPLE ECOBOOST MOTORS ON F150S ARE EXPERIENCING IN RAINY DAMP CONDITIONS. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU ARE TRYING TO PASS ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND YOU LOSE POWER WHILE TRYING TO PASS.

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTS WHEN AT A HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. DOWNSHIFT WAS SO SUDDEN AND ABRUPT, IT CAUSED MY BACK WHEELS TO LOCK AND ACTUALLY SKIDDED TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP WHILE PASSING A ANOTHER CAR GOING 55 ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. IF OTHER CARS WERE AROUND, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. FORD HAS RECALLED VEHICLES LIKE MINE (RECALL # 16S19) FROM KANSAS CITY, WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS MADE. BUT HAS TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW UP. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN CANADA. IT WAS EXPORT FROM THE SAME PLAN HAVING THE PROBLEM. THIS SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. EFFECT IS LIKE SLAMMING THE BRAKES AT 65 MPH. I WILL BE TAKING IN FOR REPAIRS AT MY EXPENSE. BUT FORD NEEDS TO BE MORE SAFETY CONSCIOUS WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL . THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. MOMENTS LATER, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I HAVE A 2012 F-150 FLEX FUEL 5.0. LAST NIGHT IT STARTED DOWNSHIFTING AND SLAMMING INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I STOPPED FOR ERRANDS GOT STARTED ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING BUT A "WRENCH" APPEARED IN MY DASH DISPLAY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH P0731 - MOLDED LEAD FRAME. HE INDICATED FORD HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING A "FREE" FIX OF THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS AT FORD NOW BUT FORD IS SAYING MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT IN JANUARY 2012 AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT. WHAT WOULD MAKE THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME GO BAD IF IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL?

I TOOK MY F150 IN FOR THE RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFT. WHEN I GOT IT BACK, I LOST POWER, MPG. IT'S HARDER TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN. IT WENT FROM 21/24 TO 15/16ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE HAD IT BACK IN TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT FORD COMPANY INSTRUCTIONS. I PUT OVER 3,500 MILES ON MY F150 AND STILL GET CRAPPY MILEAGE. I WANT IT FIXED SINCE IT WORKED FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL. I EITHER WANT IT FIXED OR SWAP FOR A NEW VEHICLE, OR I WILL SEE MY ATTORNEY. I AM TIRED OF THE STRESS. I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL. I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO BREAK DOWN WHEN I'M TRAVELING OR IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK. I WANT SOMETHING DONE NOW, NOT LATER WHEN IT'S TO LATE. OUR DEALER, SHOW WALTER FORD IN VERNAL UTAH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PHOTO SHOWING MPG IS FROM OUR TRIP FROM BILLINGS MT TO CASPER WY. TOTAL TRIP MPG WAS 16.9 FOR 1340 MILES11/05/2016 WE'VE HAD TWO OTHER TRIPS WITH THE SAME.