2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE TRUCK WILL ONLY MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED. WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING THE TRUCK BARELY MOVES THEN IT WILL CATCH AND LUNGE FORWARD AT BREAK-NECK SPEED. THIS SAME THING HAPPENS AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, WILL BE ACCELERATING NORMALLY WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE RPM AND SPEED GAUGES COMPLETELY DROP THE ENGINE LOSSES ALL POWER AND IF THE PEDAL IS CONTINUED TO BE PRESSED THE TRUCK WILL LUNGE FORWARD, AGAIN AT BREAK-NECK SPEED. IN A 10 MILE TRIP IT CAN HAPPEN 3 OR 4 TIMES. TODAY WE HAD A NEW EXPERIENCE WHERE WHEN DECELERATING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE MOTOR BEGAN REVVING TO REDLINE ALL WHILE ONLY THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. ON GREEN LIGHT THE ACCELERATION AGAIN WAS LIMITED TO FULL PETAL AND A LIMP TILL BURST MODE. THESE EVENTS ALL SCARE THE FAMILY TO THE POINT OF NOT RIDING IN THE VEHICLE.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM. I HAD MY REAR DEFROSTER ON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD ALOUD BANG. I PULLED OVER GOT OUT LOOKED AROUND THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE. I FOUND NOTHING. I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK WENT TO BACK OUT AND NOTICE MY BACK RIGHT SIDE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. IT WAS NOT HIT BY ANYTHING. I CALLED FORD ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ON ANY WARRANTY. THE BACK WINDOW INSTALLED IS AROUND $900.

I PURCHASED THIS 2012 FORD F-150 BRAND NEW!!! I AM A DIE HARD FORD FAN, AND HAVE NEVER BOUGHT SOMETHING NEW, SO AFTER MANY OLD PREOWNED FORD TRUCKS, I BOUGHT A NEW F-150. UNDER BOTH THE 36,000 MILES AND 3 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, IT WOULD RATTLE, SHAKE, AND TICK A LOT, A WHOLE LOT! IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE DURING A COLD START, OR BETWEEN 1800-2000 RPM. AFTER DOING MY HOMEWORK, THIS 3.5 LITER ENGINE (ECOBOOST) HAS TIMING CHAIN ISSUES AND THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR PRE-MATURE STRETCH. I FOUND 4 OTHER TESTIMONIALS OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. IT GETS BETTER, THE OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO TOLD THE SAME THING AFTER BRINGING IT TO THEIR FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID "FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT IT WOULD NOT AFFECT LONG TERM OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, AND FORD DEEMS IT ACCEPTABLE; NO REPAIR NECESSARY".........WOW!!!!!! AFTER SPENDING ALMOST 40K ON MY FIRST NEW TRUCK. I THEN WENT TO CALL FORD COOPERATE WHERE I CLIMBED UP THE LADDER OF 3 DIFFERENT MANAGERS, EACH OF HIGHER RANKING, AND THE WROTE THE HIGHEST CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICIAL A LETTER, ONLY TO BE TOLD NO, NOTHING COULD BE DONE.

ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP FAILS AND YOU LOOSE YOUR POWER BRAKES. BRAKE PETAL GETS VERY HARD WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKING POWER TO STOP. 2012 WAS THE LAST YEAR TO USE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP TO SUPPLY POWER BRAKES AND THEN WAS REPLACED IN 2013 WITH A BELT DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE F-150 FROM 2012 AND PRIOR YEAR MDLS.

2012 F150, 5.0 V8 3 YEARS OFF LOT WHEN JULY 4TH GETS HERE IN 2015. 33000 MILES AND 4 OF THE SPARK PLUGS ARE SHOT, FORD TECH SAID GAPS ARE OFF. FROM FACTORY. O2 SENSOR ALSO SHOT. WORKING ON IT NOW, BETTER BE COVERED UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER, BECAUSE $1100.00 DOLLARS IS A LOT TO PUT INTO PRACTICALLY A BRAND NEW TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COIL AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

THE ELECTRIC RACK AND PINION QUICK WORKING I WAS NOT ABLE TO STREET MY VEHICLE AT ALL I WAS LUCKY TO BE ON A STRAIGHT AWAY I'D I HAD BEEN IN A CORNER I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR

STUMBLE/MISFIRE INTERMITTENTLY ON ACCELERATION FROM HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEED DURING SLIGHT ACCELERATION IN WARMER WEATHER. HAVE HAD IT TO LOCAL DEALER 2X FOR TSB REPAIRS, WITH NO LUCK. CALLED ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAVE HAD ANY LUCK FIXING THE PROBLEM AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONSISTENT LUCK IN REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, EITHER...

FORD FIXED MY REAR WINDOW, NO QUESTIONS ASKED....THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED....I STARTED MY TRUCK, PUT ON THE REAR DEFROST, DROVE OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND AS I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT THE COMPLEX I HEARD A LOUD POP/CRACK NOISE, I STOPPED, NO ONE WAS AROUND, (IT WAS 6AM IN THE MORNING), I CHECKED THE ENTIRE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND THE BACK LEFT PART OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED!, NO SIGN OF IMPACT, JUST SHATTERED...APPARENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL OUT ON IT, SO IF IT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU OR DOES HAPPEN, TAKE IT IN!, WITH HOW MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE ALREADY READ, IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT RELATED TO THE REAR DEFROST OR INSTALLATION OF THE WINDOW....