2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SPARE TIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT WASN'T UNTIL HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, THAT HE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE TERM FULL-SIZE DIS-SIMILAR SPARE AND THE RESTRICTIONS FORD STIPULATED. DRIVING SPEED, TOWING A TRAILER, OR EVEN WASHING THE VEHICLE WITH THE SPARE ON IT IN A COMMERCIAL WASH, WOULD VIOLATE THE WARRANTY, HE PAID FOR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE TIRE TECHNICIAN, THE RADIUS OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE 39,9 INCHES AND THE RADIUS OF THE DIS-SIMILAR SPARE WAS 39.1 INCHES. FURTHER, THAT PROLONGED USE OF THE SPARE COULD AND MOST PROBABLY WOULD AFFECT THE MECHANICAL OPERATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE.*JB

WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING WET WEATHER , MY VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE ENGINE POWER AT A CRITICAL MOMENT DURING PASSING. FORD DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE TIME WHILE PASSING. AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF SERVICE I TRADED VEHICLE OFF....NOT LIKING THE PASSING PERFORMANCE DURING WET WEATHER. THEN FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY F150 ECOBOOST ENGINES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE PASSING, MY VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STARTS TO SPUTTER. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND ON THE LATEST OCCASION THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. I HAVE THE 3.6 L ECOBOOST ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TURNED THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, BUT WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER A COOLER TO INSTALL ON THE TURBO CHARGER. BOTTOM LINE NO PARTS ARE BROKE, BUT IT NOW REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PARTS. I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE VACUUM PUMP ON OUR 2012 FORD F150 WITH ECOBOOST. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AROUND 33,000 MILES, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING STARTUP: THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO PRESS AND UNLESS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE MOVING, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FULLY ENGAGE. THIS IN OTHER WORDS, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A NORMAL OR SAFE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE. WE INFORMED THE TECHNICIANS AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER OF THIS ISSUE WHILE HAVING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION COMPLETED. ULTIMATELY, THEY FOUND THE VACUUM PUMP TO BE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BEFORE WE HAD THIS PART REPLACED, BUT THE POTENTIAL WAS SIGNIFICANT. FORD SHOULD TAKE SOME ACTION TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CRASHES THAT MAY HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THE EARLY MALFUNCTION OF THIS COMPONENT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DURING WET CONDITIONS MY 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOST STARTED TO STUMBLE AND LOOSE POWER DRASTICALLY WHILE PULLING A TRAILER. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY DO 30 MPH AS IT SHOOK AND STUMBLED DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THIS POWER LOSS MADE IT REALLY DANGEROUS TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITHOUT OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS BEING AFFECTED. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET THE TRUCK WAS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME DURING WET RAINY CONDITIONS. THIS ISSUE REALLY CONCERNS ME FROM THE SAFETY OF MY WELL BEING AND OTHER FELLOW DRIVERS. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE F150 ECOBOOST TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

PURCHASED A NEW 2012 F150 WITH MICHELIN LTX A/T2 TIRES 12000 MILES AND I NOTICED THAT THEY WERE DRY ROT BETWEEN THE TREAD LUGS TOOK BACK TO DEALER HAD THEM REPLACED NOW AROUND 12000 MI. LATER HAVE SAME PROBLEM DRY ROT CRACKING BETWEEN LUGS AND ON SIDEWALL I BELIEVE THIS TIRE HAS A PROBLEM AND MICHELIN NEEDS TO RECALL THEM BEFORE SOME INNOCENT PERSON IS INJURED OR KILLED. HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE GOING TO REPLACE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE WITH SOMETHING DEFECTIVE. *JS

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM BEING STOPPED THERE IS A THUMPING, CLICKING, SNAPPING TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. NOT ONLY DOES IT MAKE A NOISE BUT YOU CAN FEEL IT. TRUCK WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A HORRIBLE SHUDDER OCCURS. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AT 78000 MILES, MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT AT 80000. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL FOR 157 INCH WHEELBASE TRUCKS" IS THERE ANY HELP AVAILABLE FOR THIS? THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS