2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

REVERSING VEHICLE AS IN A PARALLEL PARKING MANEUVER WITH STEERING LOCKED, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING DISPLAYED. VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY BUT TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT STAY ON WHEN ACTIVATED. SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY RESET LATER AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT WARNING RETURNED DURING SAME TYPE OF MANEUVER. DEALER DIAGNOSED CODE C1963 AND C1B00. STEERING RACK AND PINION (AKA STEERING GEAR) WAS REPLACED. CODE C1B00 INDICATES ISSUE WITH STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) IN THE F150 HAS NO SERVICEABLE PARTS SO WHEN THE SENSOR GOES BAD, THE RACK GOES BAD. VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT FORD RECALLED 2014 F150S FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM (SEE NHTSA RECAII14V316.) *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN WITH MY 11 YEAR OLD SON, I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE IN MY 2012 F150 ECOBOOST AND WHEN I ACCELERATED QUICKLY THE ENGINE JUST LOST ALL POWER AND TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND QUICKLY RETURN BEHIND THE SLOW MOVING CAR. QUITE FRIGHTENED, I DIDN'T ACCELERATE THE REST OF THE TRIP NORTH. WHILE RETURNING LABOR DAY, DAY, AND ON A FOUR LANE EXPRESSWAY I AGAIN TESTED THE ACCELERATION TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER STAYED ON. BEING 400 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY VERY CAREFULLY. AFTER GETTING HOME AND BEFORE CALLING THE DEALER SERVICE TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE VISIT, I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH F150 ECOBOOST ENGINES. DOING SOME MORE SEARCHING I FOUND THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE "NHTSA CLOSES FORD-150 ECOBOOST ACCELERATION PROBE" BY [XXX] ON APRIL 14TH 2014, DETROIT NEWS. I WAS APPALLED THAT YOU WOULD CLOSE AN INVESTIGATION WHEN THE REASON TO ACCELERATE, COULD BE TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE, AND TO LOSE POWER DURING THIS MOVE COULD BE DEADLY! SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK, I HAVE MADE COUNTLESS PASSES ON SLOW MOVING VEHICLES ON TWO LANE HIGHWAYS AND FELT VERY SAFE TO COMPLETE THAT LEGAL MOVE UNTIL SATURDAY, WHEN, IF I DIDN'T TAKE A DRASTIC MEASURE TO BRAKE AND TURN BACK INTO MY LANE, MORE THAN LIKELY I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO WRITE THIS LETTER TO YOU AND MORE IMPORTANT, MY SON MAY HAVE NOT BEEN HERE EITHER. I QUESTION WHY YOU MADE THE DETERMINATION TO FIRST, CLOSE THE PROBE, AND SECOND, NOT DEMAND THAT FORD TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THAT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE AND HOPE NOT TO HAVE TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION FOR YOU TO RESOLVE THIS OVERSIGHT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEED OF APPROX. 70 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL. THERE WAS A SHUDDER AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE SPEED. I WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 55 MPH WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ANY SPEED, I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE PASS AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF I TRIED TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, WAKING UP MY FAMILY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND JUST FLASHED. I PULLED FROM THE DRIVING LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE DRIVE, HAD TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF MY ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME THE NEXT MORNING, AGAIN PASSING; SHUDDER AND THEN AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR INCREASE IT. I PULLED OVER THIS TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A DEALER THIS WEEK. I WAS TRAVELING FOR APPROX. TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRST EVENT. IT WAS RAINING DURING THE FIRST EVENT, THE SECOND EVENT IT WAS PARTLY CLOUDY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F150 ECOBOOST AT 55MPH I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. 75DEGREES OUTSIDE WITH LIGHT RAIN. THE MOTOR STUMBLED AND LOST POWER. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED. I LET OF THE ACCELERATOR AND TRUCK REGAINED POWER. TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND COMPUTER SHOWED 3 CYLINDER MISFIRES. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY AND FORD REFUSES TO COME WITH A SOLUTION. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY BEFORE SOMEONE CARE? *TR

ON THIS DATE (8-2-14) AT APPROX 0400 HRS(4AM) WHILE DRIVING IN WET RAINY CONDITIONS AND AIR TEMP APPROX 75 I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR A FEW HOURS AND MADE A STOP. UPON GETTING BACK INTO TRUCK AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH 3.5 ECOBOOST LOST ALL POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DURING THIS TIME THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE LOSING ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD AND WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID NO RECORD IN THE COMPUTER SO THEY COULD NOT DO ANY REPAIRS. THIS HAPPENED ONE YEAR EARLIER (PREVIOUS AUGUST) WHEN ON VACATION AND FORD FOUND IT WAS THE CHARGE AIR COOLER (INTERCOOLER) AND BOLTED ON AN AIR DEFLECTOR WHICH OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WORK. FORD SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THERE WAS ISSUES WITH THIS SYSTEM AND FAILED (DID NOT) TELL ME ABOUT IT UNTIL THE ISSUE OCCURRED AND AT THAT POINT I LEARNED ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET PRIOR TO FORD EMPLOYEES TELLING ME. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT. THE VERY FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME AUGUST 2013 I WAS MERGING WHILE PULLING A SMALL CARGO TRAILER AND UPON THE VEHICLE LOOSING ALL POWER A SEMI ALMOST REAR ENDED ME WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. POWER SEEMS TO COME BACK AFTER ABOUT LIMPING TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TH OF A MILE. FORD KNOWINGLY SOLD A TRUCK WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL CAUSE INJURIES AND/OR FATALITIES AND DOES NOT APPEAR AS THOUGH THEY CARE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE AND DUAGHTER WERE DRIVING DOWN I-75 WHEN SHE HEARD A COUPLE OF CHIMES FOLLOWED BY A MESSAGE TO SAFELY SHUT DOWN. THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AT THAT POINT AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. SHE WJOSHUAAS LUCKY SHE WAS ALREADY IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE PRIOR TO ANYTHING TOO BAD HAPPENING. I HAD ALREADY DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND FORD HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE 4 EGT EXSENSORS SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO PROTECT ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CONSIDER I COULD HAVE BEEN TOWING 17,000LB TRAILER BEHIND ME WHEN THIS COULD HAPPEN. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE BAD SENSORS QUICKLY BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS. MY TRUCK HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS NOR CHIPS IN IT, SENSORS GO BAD AND KILLS THE ENGINE. ONLY 34,000 MILES ON IT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH, UP A SLIGHT INCLINE ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED OUT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR I HAD NO ENGINE POWER AND THE F150, LARIAT, ECO BOOST BEGAN TO SLOW. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED. I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN PRESSED IT DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD POWER. I PULLED BACK INTO THE LANE AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ECO BOOST BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE ECO BRAKING SYSTEM ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,874.

MY VEHICLE WHEN GOING AROUND NA TURN WOULD WANT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT IN THE TURN. LATER THAT DAY I CAME INTO A SMALL TOWN GOT THRU THE RED LIGHT AT THAT TIME MY POWER STEERING NEEDS MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER THAT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY THE STEERING OF MY TRUCK THERE WAS NO STEERING I HAD A GENTLEMAN HELP ME GET THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS HE COULD YOU JUST COULD NOT STEER AS IT TURNS OUT MY RACK AND PINION STEERING IS NO GOOD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM BUT IF IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE GOING INTO A CORNER THEY WILL HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE YOU JUST CANNOT STEER. *TR

FEEL A CLUNKING FEELING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS, WHEN GO OVER ANY LITTLE BUMP IN ROAD. DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A BIG BUMP. THE CLUNKING FEELING IS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD. *TR