2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY TWO CHILDREN AND I WERE DRIVING UP HWY 75 NORTH FROM MACON WHEN WE ACCELERATED TO THE NEXT LANE. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 SO WE WERE JUST GOING TO PASS IN AT A NORMAL RATE WHEN THE ENGINE JUST QUITS AND THE WHOLE CAR STARTS TO SHUDDER. NOW I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT 19,000 MILES AND TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS ONLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. WENT IN TODAY BEFORE I READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS 3.5 ECO BOOST ENGINE AND THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCED. IT WAS RAINING ON WHEN WE HAD THIS HAPPEN BUT IT OCCURRED BEFORE WITH NO RAIN. AS THE TRUCK STOPPED AND SHUDDERED WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DID NOT GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE ARE SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA. SURPRISED TODAY WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS OR HAVE EVER HEARD OF IT. ????? SO BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ I CALLED BACK ONLY TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES. *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, ACCELERATING FROM 20 MPH TO 65 MPH TO BLEND IN WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPIT, SPUTTER AND SHAKE AND BOGGED DOWN AND WOULDN'T EXCEED 50MPH. WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO ABORT MY MERGE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN WAITED FOR ALL TRAFFIC TO SUBSIDE BEFORE I MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO FORD. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR MANY ISSUES(SLOW SPEED SHUDDER, HIGH SPEED SHUDDER, EMERGENCY BRAKE ISSUES, WARPED ROTORS, ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS, TIRE ISSUES, ACCELERATION HESITATIONS, ROUGH IDLE, FAILED BRAKE PUMP, AND MORE WITH LESS THAN 30, 000 MILES) ALL OF WHICH FORD STATES ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE! THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I TRANSPORT MY 3 CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIENDS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR FORD TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THESE TRUCKS?! DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE........ LIKE WITH CHEVY!!!!! FORD IS COVERING UP THE ISSUES THEY HAVE WITH THE #1 SELLING TRUCK IN AMERICA. IT IS A SHAME THAT PEOPLE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE ON THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THEIR F150 BECAUSE FORD COVERS UP THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO SOLVE THEM. THEY TOLD US IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK..........REALLY!!!!!!! . *TR

MAY 13, 2014, 0630 HRS. TEMP 55 DEGREES F. WHILE I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK, I PRESSED THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON AS THE MORNING DEWPOINT WAS HIGH AND CONDENSATION WAS HEAVY ON THE GLASS. THE LIGHT ON THE DEFROST BUTTON DID NOT ILLUMINATE, SO I PRESSED A SECOND TIME. THERE WAS A DELAY, BUT THE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AS ADVERTISED. I DROVE APPROX 5 MILES TO THE LOCAL FUEL STOP WHEN I NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL FROM THE REAR CABIN AREA. I PARKED THE TRUCK, AND LOOKED AROUND BUT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING BURNING. I STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK AND AS I STARTED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A LOUD "BANG", WHICH SCARED ME. IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING FELL FROM THE SKY AND HIT THE TOP OF THE TRUCK. I LOOKED AROUND, AND THEN OPENED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. THE BURNING SMELL WAS MORE PROMINENT, AND I THEN NOTICED THAT THE 'BANG" WAS MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW PANE SHATTERING. THE WHOLE RIGHT REAR PANE HAD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, AND IT SHATTERED. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS HEATING/DEFROST SYSTEM THAT NEEDS RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. MY YOUNGEST CHILD COULD HAVE HAD THIS WINDOW BLOW RIGHT INTO HER HAD SHE OR ANYONE ELSE BEEN SITTING IN THE REAR CAB AT THAT TIME. IN ADDITION, THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WINDOW BLOWING OUTWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD ALSO BE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. THIS NEEDS ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN SOUTH FLORIDA ON A CLEAR AND SUNNY DAY WHEN I SLOWED FOR TOLLS. AS I TRIED TO SPEED BACK UP, THE TRUCK STUMBLED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER. THEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/09/13 AT 22,489 FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE FOLLOWING: SAWGRASS FORD- ?CHECK ENGINE LIGHT?- INSTALLED LOWER AIR DEFLECTOR PER TSB 13-8-1 08/05/13 (3.5L GTDI?INTERMITTENT STUMBLE/MISFIRE ON ACCELERATION FROM HIGHWAY CRUISE IN HUMID OR DAMP CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE DTC P0304, P0305, P0306, OR P0430). THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IF YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE. *TR

MY 2012 TRUCK HAS THE 3.5L ECO-BOOST ENGINE AND IT HAS SHUT ITSELF DOWN (GONE INTO LIMP MODE) AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THIS MORNING (4-17-14) IT JUST HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN A 45 MIN WINDOW. THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS 50 DEGREES F AND NOT RAINING. NORMALLY THIS VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE DURING A TURN OR AFTER A STOP, BUT IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS (45-50MPH). THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE AND I AM NO LONGER COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS ISSUE HAS ALMOST CREATE THREE SEPARATE ACCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V198000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

ENGINE SHUDDER/VIBRATION AFTER ACCELERATING. LOSS OF LIGHTS, DASH INSTRUMENTS, RADIO OUT. VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. *TR

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FROM ST LOUIS TO MEMPHIS IN RIGHT HAND LANE. ACCELERATED TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC WHEN TRUCK BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, LURCHING FORWARD AND BACK. ALL THE WHILE LOSING SPEED AND MADE ME FEARFUL TO ATTEMPT TO TRY TO PASS OR MERGE. THIS CONTINUED ALL THE WAY BACK TO MEMPHIS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE TECH. WHEN I PICKED THE TRUCK UP THE SERVICE TICKET SAID "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. IT COULD BE RAIN OR SHINE AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PATTERN. IT IS NOW A WEEKLY/DAILY OCCURRENCE. IT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANYWHERE EXCEPT SIDE STREETS AND I AVOID THE INTERSTATE HWY. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY I WAS LOOKING IN THE MIRROR TO SEE WHAT I HAD RAN OVER. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT MY FORD DEALER DENIES EXISTS! *TR

THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON MY 2012 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST/CORROSION. SEPARATING ARMS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN LINKED TO STEERING PROBLEMS UP TO AND INCLUDING A CRASH. *TR

I OWN A 2012 F150 PLATINUM TRUCK WITH AN ECOBOOST ENGINE. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TRYING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING CAR. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO OVERDRIVE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A MOMENT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IT DID THIS AGAIN TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE WIRING WAS AT FAULT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. THEN AT 34,470 IT OCCURRED AGAIN. WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT TO PASS SOMEONE WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE SLOWED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT WE USE A HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EIGHT ADDITIONAL TIMES. THEN AT 82,200 MILES WE WERE TRAVELING UP HILL AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT A CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKEN CAUSING TWO HOLES IN THE ENGINE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REPLACED ALONG WITH TWO NEW TURBOS. FORD WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD 82,200 MILES AND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ENDED AT 60,000 MILES. *TR