2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

PERIODICALLY LOSE BRAKE POWER AND IT SOUNDS/FEELS LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE KICKING IN. TYPICALLY HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING AND AT LOW SPEEDS (<5MPH). BRAKE POWER IS RETURNED IF I REV THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. NEARLY HIT A PERSON IN THE PARKING LOT AND DID MINOR DAMAGE TO SNOW FENCE TODAY WHEN BACKING UP AND COULD NOT STOP IN TIME.

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ECO BOOST ENGINE IN MY 2012 F150. WHEN ACCELERATING THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO VIBRATE. UNABLE TO GAIN SPEED. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BLEND WITH TRAFFIC WHILE MERGING OFF OF AN EXIT ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. WHEN EVALUATED AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL CYLINDERS MISFIRED AND DAMAGED THE TURBO. THE REPAIRS WERE CLOSE TO $1000, TWO WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. REPAIRS ARE PENDING NOW. I RESEARCHED THE ECO BOOST ENGINE ON THE INTERNET AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEMS. THERE WERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. 'SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN MEDICAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOUD NOISE BEHIND MY HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. A FEW MONTHS BACK, MY BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY AND I REAR ENDED SOMEONE. I AM GOING THROUGH BRAKE PADS LIKE CRAZY ON MY TRUCK AND MY BRAKES STILL DON'T SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY. I WAS DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE VACUUM BRAKE ASSIST BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THAT'S WHAT'S MAKING THAT NOISE INDER MY HOOD & HAS GOT TO BE THE PROBLEM FOR THE LOSS OF MY BRAKES. IF MY BRAKES WORKED CORRECTLY I WOULD HAVE NEVER REAR ENDED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG AT THAT POINT. & NOW I KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE. BUT WITH EVERYONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011-2012S, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. FORD SHOULD BE THE ONE PAYING FOR THE WRECK I GOT INTO SINCE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM THAT'S HAPPENING. HOPEFULLY WE COULD COME TO A CONCLUSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! I DO HAVE AN ACCIDENT REPORT IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION FROM IT.

I WAS CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. THE RPM WAS FINE, HOWEVER ON THE SPEEDOMETER IT KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN (MY MPH WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE), AND IT FELT LIKE SOME ONE WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES (LIGHTLY). I TRIED ACCELERATING BUT ALL IT DID WAS MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO PREVENT CARS FROM REAR ENDING ME AND PLACED IN PARK. I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON AT THIS POINT AND PULLED BACK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. A FEW DAYS LATER, I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NO ISSUES. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AS I WAS EXITING I35.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS GEAR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF *TR

AT COLD STARTUP, THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP FAILS DUE TO CORROSION AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL DURING THE FIRST 2 MINUTES OF STARTUP TIME. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AFTER NOT RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS. I HAVE NEARLY HIT PETS, KIDS, PEDESTRIANS, AND MAILBOXES BECAUSE OF THIS. PARKING ATTENDANTS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HAVE HIT OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED, AND IMMEDIATELY PUT INTO GEAR, IT BEGINS TO MOVE WITH NO ABILITY TO USE THE BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,900.

F150 UPS SHIFTS HARD WHEN COLD FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. IT DOWN SHIFTS HARD FROM 3ED TO FIRST GEAR WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THIS MORNING WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC IT BOGGED DOWN AND STARTED TO DIE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FIXED ITSELF. I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS.