2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 40 MPH OR MERGING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE SPEED DECREASED TO 35 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS POSSIBLY RELATED TO A PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THE CHARGED AIR COOLER (RELATED TO THE TURBO). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER THE CALL DROPPED WHILE SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TRUCK LOOSES POWER UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD IT IN TWO OTHER TIMES WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD CRACKED. I HAVE IT SCHEDULED TO GO BACK IN LATER THIS WEEK AGAIN. I'M GUESSING THE PLUGS CRACKED AGAIN. I'VE BEEN GIVEN NO ANSWERS AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH THERE IS AN APPARENT LOSS OF SIGNAL TO THE SPEEDOMETER FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT FROM 6TH TO 2ND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO NEARLY COME TO A HALT. HAPPENS VERY RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT A COUPLE OF TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION THE TRUCK WAS IN DRIVE, I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO ANY WHERE. PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN IT WAS FINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED AND FOUND THAT THE CABLES CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY WERE BURNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY CAUSED EXCESSIVE BATTERY CORROSION AND ATE THROUGH THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR ALSO FAILED. THE MOTOR, BATTERY, AND BATTERY CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE OTHER REPAIRS WERE NOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

FOR ABOUT A MONTH WE WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WOULD "DOWN" SHIFT ALL BY ITS SELF AND STOP. WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR IF WE COULD SAFELY GET OFF TO THE SIDE AND RESTART IT. AND THEN 5/21/16 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD AND LOTS "ALL POWER" THE LITTLE " WRENCH SYMBOL CAME PUT AND THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT. SHE WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LIKE FORD HAD TOLD US AND NOTHING, TURN IT KEY ON AND OFF STILL NOTHING WAITED ANOTHER 15 MINUTES AND IT WORKED. SO SHE SET THERE AND LET THE TRUCK WARM UP AND SHE WENT TO PULL OUT AND AS SHE DID THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AS SHE PULLED OUT AND THE TRUCK DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. SO WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (PIONEER FORD) AND THE OSS SENSOR HAD BROKE AND WAS CAUSING THE DOWN SHIFT AND LOSE SPEED. SO WE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $450.00 PLUS TOWING FEES. AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE ALL BECAUSE OF THIS OSS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOSE SPEED OF 65-70 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY. I CAN'T UPLOAD THE INVOICE ON MY IPAD, BUT I COULD FAX IF NEEDED.

THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE AFTER A SHARP TURN, TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. HIT THE OK BUTTON AS INDICATED ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE, AND THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FORWARD THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING WENT OFF. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A 2012 WITH 65,000 MILES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FROM FORD. THE WARNING TURNS ON AFTER TURNING SHARPLY OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. SOMETIMES THE WARNING COMES ON SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW AND OTHER TIMES AFTER IT CLEARS IT WILL STAY OFF FOR DAYS.

FLUID LOSS: ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE PARKED MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING I AWAKE TO FIND PUDDLES OF FLUID UNDER TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER AND BOTH TIMES HAVE BEEN TOLD I HAVE NO LEAKS. 2 DAYS AGO THE PUDDLE OF REDDISH FLUID WAS MUCH BIGGER. ONCE AGAIN I AM TOLD NO LEAKS BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE SHOWN THEM PICTURES & I AM TOLD THERE ARE FLUIDS THEY CANNOT CHECK, FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED A WAY TO DO THAT ON THIS TRUCK. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AS I CAN'T AFFORD A HUGE REPAIR BILL. OTHER F150 OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND I AM CONCERNED. IS FORD GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES OR ARE THEY HOPING THE CONSUMER WILL PAY FOR FIX AFTER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING?

FUEL PUMP FUSE #27 MELTED CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN AND LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.

THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE, TURN INDICATORS WOULD NOT WORK WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, OR STATIONARY. HIT THE OK BUTTON AS INDICATED ON THE VEHICLE CONSOLE, AND THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FORWARD THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING WENT OFF. DROVE TO A LOCAL LOWES STORE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY. AFTER RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK AND A NEW WARNING APPEARED EPAS "ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST " FAIL AND THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING ALSO CAME ON. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WAS TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A 2012 WITH 53,000 MILES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FROM FORD. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY "WILMA RUDOLPH BLVD." I HAD BEEN ON JUST A FEW MOMENTS PRIOR TO THE STEERING PROBLEM AS I AM SURE AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HARD TO AVOID.

MY F150 IS CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCING THE EXACT DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT SAFETY RECALL 16S19 DESCRIBES. FORD IS NOT PROVIDING ANY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND CURRENTLY DOES NOT KNOW WHEN A SOLUTION WILL BE AVAILABLE. MY TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE ISSUES SHIFTING TO THE NEXT GEAR, REV UP WAY FARTHER THAN NECESSARY TO SHIFT AND THEN STALL. I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY TRUCK AND TURN IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET RID OF THE ISSUE JUST TO GET ME TO MY DESTINATION. THIS OCCURS ON 50% OF MY DRIVES AROUND THE CITY. I WILL NOT DARE TAKE IT FURTHER THAN 10 MILES IN FEAR THAT I MIGHT BE STRANDED AND FORCED TO PAY FOR TOWING. FORD HAS ALSO TOLD ME I MUST PROVE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE TO EVEN APPLY FOR A RENTAL. MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE IS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG BESIDES THE EXACT ISSUE I'M DESCRIBING. IT'S A PANDORA'S BOX, BUILT TO PUT THE CONSUMER IN THE WORST POSITION RISKING INJURY OR DEATH DRIVING A FAULTY VEHICLE OR PAYING THE BILL FOR A RENTAL.