2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHEN PASSING AND INCREASING SPEED, VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT COULD HAVE CAUSED A HEAD ON OR OTHER ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO FOR THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOURS DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,847.

JAN 24 2014 . MORNING 6:00 AM. MY TRUCK STALLED ON THE ELGIN OHARE EXPRESSWAY. I WAS CRUISING 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRANS OR ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. I NOTICED THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH GO FROM 6 GEAR TO 2ND. GEAR, MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 40 THEN 20 MPH. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, SLOWLY CRUISED. THEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS AND DROVE TO WORK AT 45 MPH. CALLED THE FORD DEALER MADE AN APPOINTMENT. DROVE IT THERE AFTER WORK . LEFT IT THERE FOR TWO DAYS. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. THEY REFORMATTED MY DIGITAL READOUT ON THE DASHBOARD. DELETED THE NUMBERS INDICATING THE GEAR MY TRANSMISSION WAS IN. THEREFORE THEY DID NOTHING BUT COVER THEIR[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HAVING RECURRING ISSUES WITH FORD ECOBOOST ENGINE ON MY 2012 F-150. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE RELATED ISSUES: 3/13/13- ENGINE LIGHT ON, SHUTTERING, SHAKING, AND WON'T GO OVER 70 ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO ISSUES. 3/29/13- ENGINE LIGHT ON, SHUTTERING, SHAKING, AND WON'T GO OVER 70 ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED ISSUE AS BAD CAC INTERCOOLER AND REPLACED PER TSB 130303C. 7/9/13- ENGINE LIGHT AND MISFIRE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SLAMMING FORWARD AS IF BEING REAR-ENDED. DEALERSHIP COIL #2 AND SPARK PLUG. NOT ABLE TO VERIFY THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMING?? ISSUE. 10/30/13-FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. STILL EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT CAC INTERCOOLER SYMPTOMS AND TRANSMISSION SLAMMING. 1/3/14- ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE NEW CAC INTERCOOLER HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WITHOUT DEFLECTOR SHIELD. ALSO REPAIRED TRANSMISSION ISSUE. 1/18/13- ENGINE LIGHT ON. REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER BANK. 1/27/14- CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NEW INFORMATION. FORD FORWARDED THIS INFORMATION TO THE REGIONAL DEALERSHIP MANAGER. 2/2/14- STILL HAVING CAC INTERCOOLER ISSUES DURING SNOW STORM. 2/4/14- FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CLOSED CLAIM. NEVER CONTACTED BY ANY DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING MY CONCERNS. I FEEL THAT I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM FORD ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. I DO NOT THINK THEY ARE TAKING THE ISSUES WITH THESE F150 TRUCKS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND, AT LEAST NOT WITH MY TRUCK. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT YOU CAN TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT ANOTHER ONE CAN. FURTHERMORE, IT CONCERNS ME THAT THIS INTERCOOLER PROBLEM CAN CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROADWAY, YET, THE DEALERSHIP MAKES A REPAIR WITHOUT INSTALLING ALL OF THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS. *TR

LOST POWER ON SECONDARY ROAD AT 40 MPH PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROADWAY STOPPED VEHICLE, STEPPED ON FUEL PEDAL RPM'S WENT UP SLOWLY TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. TURNED OFF TRUCK AND RESTARTED, THEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WERE I WAS GOING. ON THE WAY HOME TRUCK LOST POWER SPUTTERED WHEN I GAVE IT GAS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UPON RESTARTING HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHICH IS A SLIGHT INCLINE. TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS 30 FEET WHILE IN PARK STRIKING A BUSH IN FRONT OF MY HOME. THIS WAS DUPLICATED 2 X AT WILL TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELLING ON A 4-LANE, 65MPH HIGHWAY WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD, IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS COASTING. THERE WAS NO POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS EVEN WHEN I MOVED THE GAS PEDAL TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY SEEMED TO RESUME POWER, IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHOCKED PASSENGER AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, THEN I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE PARTS STREWN ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY, IT SMOOTHED OUT AND THERE WERE NO MORE ISSUES ON THAT TRIP. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THAT TRUCK FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME. THIS WAS DECEMBER 21, 2013. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON DECEMBER 28, 2013. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 50 MINUTES. I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO OVERTAKE DUE TO NO POWER. AGAIN, I WORKED THE THROTTLE TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK FINALLY RECOVERED BUT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AGAIN. AS BEFORE, IT SMOOTHED OUT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SHOWING NO CODES AND THAT THEIR TECHS COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS I HAD MENTIONED. I CHECKED ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS. MY THEORY IS THAT THERE IS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO THIS DIRECT-INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE ENGINE. I PLAN ON TRADING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN AN ECOBOOST ENGINE, AS THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 4-LANE, 65MPH HIGHWAY WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD, IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS COASTING. THERE WAS NO POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS EVEN WHEN I MOVED THE GAS PEDAL TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY SEEMED TO RESUME POWER, IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHOCKED PASSENGER AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, THEN I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE PARTS STREWN ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY, IT SMOOTHED OUT AND THERE WERE NO MORE ISSUES ON THAT TRIP. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THAT TRUCK FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME. THIS WAS DECEMBER 21, 2013. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON DECEMBER 28, 2013. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 50 MINUTES. I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO OVERTAKE DUE TO NO POWER. AGAIN, I WORKED THE THROTTLE TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK FINALLY RECOVERED BUT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AGAIN. AS BEFORE, IT SMOOTHED OUT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SHOWING NO CODES AND THAT THEIR TECHS COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS I HAD MENTIONED. I CHECKED ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS. MY THEORY IS THAT THERE IS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO THIS DIRECT-INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE ENGINE. I PLAN ON TRADING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN AN ECOBOOST ENGINE, AS THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS. *TR

UPON HITTING THE GAS TO CROSS TRAFFIC I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I HAD TO LET OFF AND HIT THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK MOVING. THIS UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE A MONTH SINCE BUYING IT AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT AND NEW PARTS. I HAVE NOTICED THROUGH SOME RESEARCH THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE POSTS ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM FIXED BUT END UP PAST THE WARRANTY MARK BEFORE FORD IS ABLE TO MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR