2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I-35 IN NEW BRAUNFELS TX MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED AT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN.

2012 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST CAME OFF WARRANTY IN APRIL, ON JULY 2ND I STARTED THE TRUCK, PUT IT IN GEAR (DRIVE), AND HAD NO BRAKES. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AS IF THE ABS WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE. I HAD TO PRACTICALLY STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK AND PUT IT BACK IN PARK. PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND TRIED IT AGAIN SAME THING. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, TURNED IT BACK ON, AND LET IT WARM UP A FEW MINUTES. NOW IT WAS OK. FROM THEN ON WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED COLD IT HAS DONE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. GOOD THING I FOUND THIS BEFORE I REACHED ANY SPEED, AND WHILE THERE WAS NO CARGO IN THE BED TO ADD INERTIA. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND REPORTED TO FORD THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM ASSIST PUMP WAS LIKELY CORRODED, AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE ON 2011-2013 F-150 ECOBOOST MODELS. THEY NEEDED A FORD TECHNICIAN TO MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS, WHICH I WAS CHARGED $100 FOR (TO DETERMINE THAT I WAS RIGHT). THEY ALSO REPORTED A BAD FUSE FOR THE PUMP. I AM HOPING NOBODY IS TRYING TO SAY THAT WITH A BAD FUSE THESE PUMPS WILL DISINTEGRATE IN THREE WEEKS OF SUMMER WEATHER? LET'S BE HONEST- THE BAD PUMP TOOK OUT THE FUSE, IF THE FUSE WAS BLOWN. THEY ESTIMATE A ~$900 REPAIR. I OPENED A TICKET WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE THIS EVENT EXACTLY MATCHES NHTSA PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ITEM PE15026. PEOPLE WITH THESE TRUCKS OR ANYONE AROUND THEM COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT IF THE DRIVER CANNOT REACT QUICKLY OR PANICS WHEN THIS PART FAILS, AND IT IS A POORLY DESIGNED PART. APPARENTLY THIS PART WAS RE-ENGINEERED FOR 2014 AND LATER MODELS. AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING I AM HOPING I CAN GET SOME HELP FROM FORD. I AM A LONG TIME CUSTOMER AND HAVE HAD NO PRIOR ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP OR THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING QUALITY ISSUE, PURE AND SIMPLE. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CASE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE OTHERS RELATED TO PE15026... UPDATED 09/30/15*BF

VEHICLE IS A 2012 FORD F150 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST. VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS (30 GAL TANK). VEHICLE GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO DROP QUICKLY. COMPARED TO TRIP COUNTER GALLONS USED, VEHICLE SHOWED EMPTY TAG AFTER ONLY USING 9.2 GALLONS. UPON FILLING GAS AND PUMP ENTERING FILL HOLE, PRESSURE FROM THE TANK WAS RELEASED MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER TIME. GAS GAUGE REPEATED SAME ISSUE UPON ADDING THE 9.2 GALLONS TO FILL THE TANK AGAIN. GAUGE ONCE AGAIN SHOWED EMPTY WHEN APPROX 10 GALLONS WERE USED.

VEHICLE IS A FORD F150 2012 ECOBOOST V6 3.5L. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN HIGH HUMIDITY AND FOG WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON FOR A TIME PERIOD OF AROUND 4 HOURS WITHOUT SPOOLING THE TURBO CHARGERS. UPON TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT CURRENT SPEED BUT WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN GAS WAS PRESSED TO PICK UP SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE. THIS ISSUE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE ISSUE OF CONDENSATION/WATER IN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER CAUSING THE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE AND VEHICLE GOING INTO LIMP MODE. THERE WAS NO ISSUE WHEN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WERE OPTIMAL. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP MADE THE RECOMMENDED FORD BULLETIN REPAIRS. THIS ISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A FATALITY.

VEHICLE IS A FORD F150 2012 ECOBOOST V6 3.5L. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN RAIN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON FOR A TIME PERIOD OF AROUND 3 HOURS WITHOUT SPOOLING THE TURBO CHARGERS. UPON TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THIS ACTION NEARLY CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT CURRENT SPEED BUT WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN GAS WAS PRESSED TO PICK UP SPEED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME TRIP CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THIS ISSUE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE ISSUE OF CONDENSATION/WATER IN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER CAUSING THE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE AND VEHICLE GOING INTO LIMP MODE. THERE WAS NO ISSUE WHEN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WERE OPTIMAL. AGAIN, THIS ISSUE NEARLY CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION AS I TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN AN AREA WHICH ALLOWED PASSING IN MY LANE. FORD RE-FLASHED THE THE ECU AND ADDED A DEFLECTOR SHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE CHARGE AIR COOLER AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

2012 ECOBOAST ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS DOWN WHEN I BEGIN TO ACCELLERATE M I BEGIN TO ACCELLERATE INTO MY LANE OR ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC --- OR NO TRAFFIC. . MY SPEED RAPIDLY DECREASES DURING THIS 2 TO 5 SECOND "DELAY" AND HAS RESULTED IN MANY NEAR MISSES WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IS WHEN STUCK IN HEAVY STOP & GO TRAFFIC, WHEN I MUST QUICKLY ADJUST BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE TO PREVENT A CRASH. IN THIS HEAVY TRAFFIC SCENERIO, THE ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO " BACKFIRE" AND BRINGS ME TO A STOP IN THIS TRAFFIC --- AND THEN SUDDENLY "CATCHES ON" AND BRINGS ME TO A PANIC BRAKING OPTION. I'VE TAKEN THIS ISSUE TO MY FORD DEALERS OVER THE PAST 7 MONTHS, AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION --- ALTHOUGH ALL ARE AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SUCH AS MINE --- THEY EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR IT --- "LIMB MODE AND OR TURBO LAG." NHTSA HAS MANY SIMILAR SCENERIOS IN ITS CURRETN "COMPLAINT" LOG BUT NO INFO REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE COMPLAINTS. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN INJURIES OR DEATHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ROVER HT (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 275/75R18 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED WAS ALERTED BY A RELATIVE THAT THE TIRES LOOKED LOWER THAN NORMAL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKED AS WELL AS THE OTHER TIRES. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,299 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THEN ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON OVER TEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

JULY 6 LOST POWER TO TRUCK ENGINE AT 60 MPH WHEN GOING TO PASS IN HARD ACCELERATION SITUATION. TRUCK ENGINE SHUTTERED FOR OVER 3 MINS UNTIL I COULD GET IT STABILIZED AROUND 2000 RPMS IN A LOWER GEAR/SPEED. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF TWO SIMILAR SITUATION ON THE SAME DAY WITH THE TRUCK AND THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY ANY ACCELERATION OVER 3500 RPMS CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER. WE LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME THAT DAY. NEXT DAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF UNTIL WE COULD GET TRUCK INTO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON 7-13. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESEARCHED VIA INFO ON THIS SITE TO NO CONCLUSION. I CAN SAY IF YOU DROVE THIS VEHICLE AND SIMULATED THIS ISSUE YOU WOULD SEE THE MAJOR ISSUE THIS CAUSES AND POTENTIAL RISK OF ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH ACCELERATION. SPECIFICALLY HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. THE ISSUE CAUSED SPARK PLUG DAMAGE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER DAMAGE AND THE DEALER PERFORMED THE TSB (4TH ISSUED BY FORD) TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, CAUSES SAFETY ISSUES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PERMANENTLY FIX NOT TRY TO PATCH WITH FOUR DIFFERENT TSB. FIX THIS CORRECTLY BEFORE ACCIDENTS OCCUR THAT CAUSE DEATHS. UPDATED 9/25/15 *LN UPDATED 3/23/2016*JS UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN