2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ECOBOOST 3.5L ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY LOSES POWER, SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS AND SHUDDERS SEVERELY. BECAUSE THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY, IT POSES A DEFINITE SAFETY RISK OF BEING STRUCK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION OR STALLING WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY COULD RESULT IN A CRASH THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED LEAVING VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS. SO MUCH SO, IT WAS DANGEROUS TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACTING LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO 'RESOLVED' THE ISSUE. 1.5 YEARS LAYER, THE SAME EXACT THING STARTED OCCURRING AGAIN (18JUL2014). AGAIN, IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO PULL OVER AFTER SUCH A CONSIDERABLE POWER LOSS. *TR

ENGINE SHUTTERS, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE MISFIRES. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND PLACED IN GEAR, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN NO POWER BRAKES ARE AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN IT IS ONLY ROLLING AT A FEW MILES PER HOUR (LESS THAN 5MPH). YOU HAVE TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND IF I'M TOWING A LOAD WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT'S A VERY SCARY EVENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP WHEN YOU NEED IT TO STOP. WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING POSITION IN A PARKING LOT, I'VE COME CLOSE TO HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE WHEN MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP AS YOU WOULD EXPECT IT TO. I HAD MY VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THIS VACUUM BRAKE PUMP REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW THAT EXISTS AND THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL HALLOWEEN TIMEFRAME.... A 3.5 MONTH BACK ORDER. THIS IS THE MOST POPULAR SELLING VEHICLE IN NORTH AMERICA, AND IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF FORD F150 ECOBOOST'S, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN INDIVIDUAL IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FROM THIS VACUUM BRAKE PUMP FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE. *TR

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND TRUCK STALLED. COULD NOT STEER. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP SAID LOW OIL PRESSURE. WAS NOT ON A HILL. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT THROUGH FORD SYNC SERVICE AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK OK. WILL CALL DEALERSHIP NEXT. HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME AND IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. *TR

DOING 45 ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, PULL OUT TO PASS, HAD NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE PASSING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT PERHAPS I GOT BAD GASOLINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT, A FEW MONTHS LATER, WENT JUST ABOUT EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. RECENTLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON TO A HIGHWAY I PUT THE PEDAL DOWN, THE VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS MISSING VERY BADLY AND IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT STOP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, EVEN WHEN I SLOWED DOWN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE RIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT'S STILL THERE. *JS

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. MY WIFE WEIGHS JUST UNDER 100 LBS. AND WHEN SHE SITS IN THE SEAT, WITH HER BUTT ALL THE WAY BACK AND CENTERED IN THE SEAT THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. AS WE TRAVEL THE LIGHT SOMETIMES GOES OFF THEN A SHORT WHILE LATER IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. TESTED THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE AND DIDN'T FIND ANY CODES. THEY ROAD TESTED 2 MILES WITH A PASSENGER AND DECLARED THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR WITNESSED THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEIR FINAL WORD WAS, "WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN". IN MY VIEW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

I GOT INTO MY FORD F150 ON OCTOBER 4, 2013 AND IT WOULDN'T START. MALLOY FORD HAD ME CALL A WRECKER AND PICK IT UP ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 5, 2013 MALLY FORD CALLED ME ON OCTOBER 7, 2013 AND SAID MY TRUCK WAS READY. I PICKED MY TRUCK UP ON OCTOBER 8, 2013 THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BATTERY. WELL ON JUNE 2, 2014 MY TRUCK WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I CALLED MALLOY THAT EVENING AND LEFT A MESSAGE TELLING THEM TO CALL ME. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEM ON TUESDAY JUNE 3, 2014 ASKING ME QUESTIONS ABOUT MY TRUCK. THEY TRIED TO ME THAT I DIDN'T DRIVE IT VERY MUCH THAT WAS MAKING MY BATTERY DRAIN. THEY SAID YOU HAVE A 2012 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT. IT DON'T MATTER HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE ON A VEHICLE, IT SHOULD START. SO I DRIVE MY TRUCK IN ON JUNE 4, 2014 AT MALLOY FORD AND LEAVE IT. I HAD THE BATTERY CHARGED THE DAY BEFORE SO I COULD DRIVE IT IN THE NEXT MORNING AND LEAVE IT SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT WHILE I WAS AT WORK. MALLOY CALLS ME THAT DAY AND TELLS ME MY TRUCKS READY, THAT IT WAS MY BATTERY. HOW CAN YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOW HAD 3 BATTERIES IN IT GO BAD. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT. SOMETHING IS DRAINING MY BATTERY DOWN. I WOULD REALLY LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,800.