2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING TO ENTER HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BEFORE IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 222 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,243.

WAS TRAVELING UP THE ROADWAY ON 6/1/14 IN OUR 2010 F-150 XLT AND WENT TO MAKE A TURN INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RENDERED USELESS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, STEERING CAPABILITY, AND BRAKING WAS DIMINISHED TREMENDOUSLY. WE WERE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION WITH CROSS TRAFFIC APPROACHING AT 55MPH. WITH LITTLE TIME DUE TO ONCOMING VEHICLES, WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE ENGINE AND PROCEED, BEFORE ONCOMING VEHICLES APPROACHED US IN THE INTERSECTION. NOT VERY SAFE BEING THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE TRUCK. FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE VAPOR CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND ITS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BEING THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN REDUCING SPEED (SUCH AS TURNING INTO INTERSECTIONS WITH OTHER ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING AT YOU). THERE IS NO RECALL IN LIEU OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THEY ARE CAUSING. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CANISTER CAUSES A TREMENDOUS VACUUM ON THE FUEL TANK, SO MUCH THAT IT DAMAGES INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND HAS RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER IT IS AFFECTING THE STABILITY OF THE ACTUAL TANK ITSELF. WHEN YOU GO TO FUEL THE VEHICLE, THERE IS SO MUCH OF A VACUUM THAT YOU HEAR IT RELEASE THE PRESSURE WHEN INSERTING THE NOZZLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THEIR VEHICLE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROADWAY AND BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING HEAVY RAIN AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, HE ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN IT RAINED IN ORDER TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4 -WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER POWERING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 42,000.

DRIVING TO WORK ON JUNE 9 AT 8:00AM AFTER A HARD RAINSTORM, ON SOUTH MEMORIAL PARKWAY JUST NORTH OF GREEN COVE ROAD, TRAVELING ABOUT 40 TO 45, SLOWLY ACCELERATING, THE REAR END OF THE F150 LOCKED UP, TIRES SQUEALING, BEGAN TO FISHTAIL TO THE RIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN RELEASED. I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR, NO CARS BEHIND ME. TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE FINE, THE GEAR DISPLAY ON THE DASH BOARD SHOWED ONLY GEARS 1, 2, AND 3. GEARS 4, 5, AND 6 WERE NOT DISPLAYED. I SPED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE, I SLOWED DOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE, I EASED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THE GEARS 4, 5, 6 WERE REDISPLAYED. THERE WERE NO FLUIDS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE TRUCK. I EASED BACK INTO DRIVE AND NOTICED A LITTLE BIT OF A SHUDDER AROUND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO COMPUTER CODE AND IT WAS LIKELY TO BE A COMPUTER GLITCH AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE RECORDED AS A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD NO, THAT UNLESS THEY COULD WITNESS THE EVENT OR THERE WAS A COMPUTER CODE, THE COMPLAINT WOULD NOT BE DOCUMENTED....I ESCALATED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, WE AGREED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR A BIT AND SEE IF THEY COULD REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, BUT, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE T HAT COULD BE DONE. OBVIOUSLY, IF I HAD BEEN DOING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. *TR

2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE TRIED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, HE FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OFF THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE LET THE TRUCK SIT IN THE OFF POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND THEN HE RE-STARTED THE TRUCK. AT THAT POINT, HE WAS SLOWLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, TO A SPEED THAT ALLOWED HIM TO RE-ENTER THE INTERSTATE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FAILED AND IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE GRADUALLY AT SLOWER THEN NORMAL SPEEDS. HE CONTINUED HIS TRIP WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND AT HIS FIRST OPPORTUNITY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER SAYING THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK PERFORMED WELL FOR THE NEXT YEAR WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS, THERE WERE NO OCCASIONS WHERE QUICK ACCELERATION WAS REQUIRED. IN OCTOBER 2013, HE MADE ANOTHER TRIP, AND THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED. THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2013. THE DEALER STATED THEY MADE A DIFFERENT REPAIR AND THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE CONSUMER. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN APRIL 2014. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE, FOR TWO WEEKS, STATING THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES WHEN A HISSING SOUND STARTED. APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS LATER THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED. *TR

WHEN THE TRUCK IS STARTED THE POWER STEERING IS INOPERABLE MAKING STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. AFTER RESTARTING THE POWER STEERING OPERATES AS INTENDED. HOPE IT DOESN'T GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I EXPERIENCED THE EXACT PROBLEM YOU'VE ALREADY CLOSED A CASE FOR. SEE LINK BELOW. I NARROWLY ESCAPED A BAD ACCIDENT. I THINK YOU NEED TO REOPEN THE CASE AND FORCE FORD TO DESIGN A REAL FIX (NOT A SHIELD THAT DISABLES THE CHARGE AIR COOLER). YOU ALSO NEED TO FORCE A RECALL BEFORE THE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AND LAWSUITS START. HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2013/05/28/FORD-F-150-ECOBOOST-IN-NHTSA-PROBE-FOR-ACCELERATION-ISSUE/. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT A PART IN THE INNER COOLER NEEDED TO BE ALTERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.