2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY SON WAS GOING TO WORK AND FORGOT HIS PHONE CAME BACK TO GET IT SOMETHING RAN IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HE HIT AN OAK TREE IN OUR FRONT YARD KNOCKED HIM COLD,,AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, I OPENED THE DOOR NO RESPONSE,,,SHUCK HIM HE CAME TO SO I TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL HEAD INJURIES AND BRUISED RIB,S,THE BODY SHOP SAID TO CALL FORD MOTOR COMP, TO COME CHECK THE AIR BAG,S WHY THEY DID NOT GO OFF THAT REFUSED,CALLED THEM AGAIN THEY SAID TO BAD,NOW MY SON IS NOT THE SAME ,AND FORD MOTOR COMP DOES NOT CARE SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING,HE MIGHT NOT HAVE HIT HIS HEAD IF THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED,WHAT CAN I DO?[XXX]THANK YOU AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY TRUCK WITHOUT WARNING JUST STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL. IT HAS HAPPENED 10-12 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND OVER DIFFERENT ROAD SURFACES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK "FIXED" TWO TIMES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND HAS BECOME WORSE AFTER THE SECOND "FIX". NOW NOT ONLY DOES IT SHAKE VIOLENTLY IT MAKES A GRINDING SHOULD TOO AS IT SHAKES. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BELOW IS THE EMAIL I SENT TO FORD, PLEASE HELP ME. I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2012 F150 ECOBOOST AND HAVE HAD A ISSUE WITH THE BREAKS WHEN IN REVERSE, I ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, A ISSUE I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD OF, I AM AN IRAQ WAR VET WHO COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, I DEMAND ANSWERS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND I AM PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE NO DENYING YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED. HERE IS A LINK DOCUMENTING THIS ISSUE HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/2009-2014-F-150/500762-ECOBOOST-NO-BRAKES-FIRST-THING-MORNING-HERE-S- I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP REPAIR BILL OF $890 THIS IS WHY FORD IS NOT RECALLING IT, ALTHOUGH THEY CHANGED THE PART IN MODEL YEAR 2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

WHEN TRYING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ( GOING 45 IN A 55) I TRIED TO PASS. WHEN I MOVED INTO OTHER LANE AND GASSED TRUCK I LOST POWER AND STARTED JERKING. I HAD TO LET UP COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS AND FALL BACK BEHIND THE CAR THAT I WAS PASSING. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THERE WERE OTHER CARS BEHIND ME THAT HAD ALSO STARTED TO PASS AS WELL AS ONCOMING CARS UP AHEAD (A SAFE DISTANCE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PASS OF COURSE). THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE SINCE MANY OF THE SAME STORIES CAME UP WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,148. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE VACUUM PUMP ON MY ECOBOOST TRUCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I START MY CAR EVERY ONCE AND WHILE THE BRAKES ARE SUPER STIFF AND IT HAS TROUBLE STOPPING THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER DRIVING FOR A BIT THE BRAKES ARE FINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2011/2012 ECOBOOSTS. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. NEW WEDGE ON WEDGE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CLAMPING MECHANISM COMPLETELY CORRODED TO DUST. POSSIBLE METAL INCOMPATIBILITY? *TR

UNDER NON-TOW SITUATIONS TRUCK WILL SHUDDER/MISFIRE DURING HARD ACCELERATION. ACCELERATION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WOT. WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE HOT AND SUNNY OR CLOUDY, RAINING AND HUMID. TRUCK DID NOT START DOING THIS UNTIL 60,000 + MILES. *TR

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SOME OR ALL MAY BE RELATED TO A MISTAKE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PHYSICAL PROBLEMS BUT THE TRUCK IS TOTALLY NON-DRIVABLE AS IT GENERATES A HORRIFIC SMELL INTO THE TRUCK THAT QUICKLY MAKES PEOPLE SICK, NAUSEATED, HEADACHES, BURNING EYES, NOSE, THROAT) . A CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AND THREE DEALERSHIPS HAVE AGREED THE SMELL IS AT, NEAR, OR JUST ABOVE THE REPLACED CONVERTER. THEY AGREE THE SMELL IS THERE (IT WILL SET OFF A CARBON MONOXIDE TESTER INSIDE THE CAB) BUT NO NE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO GO TEST DRIVE THE UNIT. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP THAT CREATED NUMEROUS PHYSICAL PROBLEMS AND LED TO THE CRASH (TRUCK LOCKED UP AND WENT AIRBORNE TWICE HITTING VERY HARD ON THE CONCRETE) HAD A COMPANY CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AIRLINES WHICH DID NOT HELP. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET THE EPA TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND DANGER OF THE SMELL BUT LATER WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO GET THE EPA TO DO THE AIR QUALITY TEST. TOO MUCH???? WHEN AT LEAST 6 PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN SICK FROM THE TRUCK. FORD MOTOR AGREED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WORK ON THE TRUCK WITH A FORD ENGINEER BUT WHEN I TOOK IT THERE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT APPROVAL FIRST FROM FORD. I HAVE CALLED BACK TO FORD MOTOR THREE TIMES AND WAS PROMISED THIS WOULD BE RESOLVED THREE DAYS AGO, TWO DAYS AGO AND AGAIN TODAY I ONLY GOT AN ANSWERING MACHINE. I WAS PROMISED A CALL BACK ON WEDNESDAY WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. I TOLD A FORD REPRESENTATIVE I WAS PARKING THE TRUCK OR TRADING IT ON MY DOCTORS AND FAMILY'S REQUEST. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE COULD BE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS IF I TRADE IT. WHY? THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FOR WHATEVER REASON, MALFUNCTION OR RELATED TO THE DEALERSHIPS MISTAKES, THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE. *TR