2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

ECOBOOST ENGINE HAS A TERRIBLE MISS AT IDLE AND BLOWS BLACK SMOKE AT START UP. FUEL MILEAGE IS ALSO BAD DUE TO RICH FUEL CONDITIONS. FORD HAS REPLACED MANY PARTS INCLUDING INJECTORS AND PLUGS THAT WERE CARBONED UP. NOW FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL A NEW CALIBRATION PROGRAM IS RELEASED MID AUGUST 2013. THE TRUCK HAS SPENT A TOTAL OF 6 WEEKS IN THE SHOP AND IS ONLY 10 MONTHS OLD. BOTTOM LINE...FORD REFUSES TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THEY CANT FIX IT AND THEY WONT BUY IT BACK. *TR

I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY ON SATURDAY EVENING AROUND 7:30PM AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE MY 2012 F-150 ECOBOOST TO MERGE AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. IT WAS VIBRATING SO BAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND NOT TO MENTION I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK BECAUSE I HAD LOST ALL POWER. I PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I PULLED OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT DOWN FOR ABOUT 3-4 MIN AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED AND SAID SHE WILL NOT GET BACK IN IT. *TR

ON JULY 6, 2013, I WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER ON THE HIGHWAY AND OCCASIONALLY NOTICED A MISS/SHUDDER OF THE ENGINE DURING THE DRIVE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED BEFORE AND HAD ADDRESSED, UNDER WARRANTY WITH MY FORD DEALER. I HAD SLOWED TO 30MPH DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE NEED TO MERGE ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCED A VERY SEVERE AND FRIGHTENING ISSUE WITH MY F150. I WAS MERGING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON AN ON-RAMP AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE HARD. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT HAD NO POWER. THE TRUCK SHOOK SO BADLY THAT I COULD BARELY CONTROL IT AT 30 MPH. I LET OFF THE GAS AND TRIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. BY NOW, I HAD TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ON THE FOURTH OR FIFTH ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE FINALLY CAME TO LIFE AND ACCELERATED WITH ENOUGH POWER TO GET ME ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST EQUIPPED F150S. ALTHOUGH FORD HAS ISSUED TSBS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, SEVERAL "FIXES" HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED ON MY TRUCK AND NONE HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED OR BOUGHT BACK AND REPLACED WITH SAFER, NON-DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. AFTER MOVING OVER AND ACCELERATING - THE TRUCK BUCKLED AND STALLED! I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER AT 65 MPH! THIS WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING MULTIPLE VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. NOT TO MENTION I TOOK IT IN FOR FORD TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AS THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHOW A TROUBLE CODE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE IS A TSB ON THIS VEHICLE BY FORD FOR THE REPAIR BUT FORD WON'T MAKE THE REPAIR. NOT TO MENTION SINCE THEN THE FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED DRASTICALLY SINCE THE EVENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION IT GOING OUT OF WARRANTY AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THERE ARE LAWSUITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME REASON. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE AND IT LOSING POWER IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO TRACTOR TRAILERS NOT BEING ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IT DROPS THE VEHICLE SPEED TO 40 MPH. NOT A SAFE SPEED FOR CONTESTED INTERSTATES. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL AND SPENT 40,000 DOLLARS ON A TRUCK THAT'S VERY UNSAFE BUT NOT EVEN DEPENDABLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND IT ALSO SHUDDERS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH A HARD CLUNKING SOUND DURING GEAR CHANGES. THANK YOU. *TR

ATTEMPTING TO PASS ON INTERSTATE, VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN UNTIL I TOOK MY FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, AT THIS TIME MY SPEED HAD DECLINED FROM 65 MPH TO 50 MPH. DURING THE PAST 2 WEEKS THIS HAS OCCURRED OTHER TIMES. THIS HAS NEVER OCCURRED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE BUT I AM CONCERNED. ONCE THING THAT I NOTICED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON RAINY DAYS. I WAS CALLED BY A FRIEND THAT BOUGHT A SIMILAR VEHICLE MAKE MODEL EQUIPMENT AND MOTOR AND MENTIONED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM MADE AWARE TO HIM BY A FRIEND THAT WORKS AS A FORD SERVICE MANAGER. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SEEMED INDIFFERENT AS TO THIS BEING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING, FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THIS KNOWN TO OTHER OWNERS TO PREVENT SOMETHING BAD HAPPENING INVOLVING LIVES. *TR

WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, EXPLOSION, FIRE, LOST OIL PRESSURE, ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS INTERCOOLER COLLECTED CONDENSATION THAT GOT SUCKED INTO ENGINE INTAKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO EXPLODE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. INTERCOOLER STILL HAD OVER A SIP OF WATER IN IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INNER COOLER, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND DEFLECTOR SHIELDS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,800.

ALMOST GOT HIT TRYING TO PASS A CAR. WHEN I PULLED OUT TO PASS AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE MOTOR STARTED MISSING BADLY. FORD SUPPOSEDLY DID NOT HAVE A FIX UNTIL EARLY THIS YEAR. MY ECO BUST NOW HAS 70,000 MILES AND FORD WANTS ME TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIR. THEY HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME TO INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT MY 2012 FORD F150 PLATINUM 4X4 ECOBOOST STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

JUNE 5, DRIVING FROM FORT COLLINS, CO, TO BILLING, MT, GOING UP A HILL TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER, LOSS OF POWER, MISFIRING OF ENGINE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOT RAINING. JUNE 7, MILEAGE AT 22548, FORDS FIX: INSTALL NEW DEFLECTOR, NEW INTERCOOLER AND UPDATE PCM. JUNE 11, DRIVING FROM YELLOW STONE RIVER IN MT TO STEAMBOAT LAKE CO, GOING UP A HILL, MINOR MISFIRING OF ENGINE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WENT OFF THE NEXT DAY. NOT RAINING. JUNE 15, FROM COLORADO SPRING, CO TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AFTER GETTING GAS, STARTED TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY (AFTER ~5 HOURS OF DRIVING), TURBO KICK ON, MASSIVE LOSS OF POWER (NO ACCELERATION AT ALL), HEAVY SHAKING OF TRUCK, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK OVER A MILE TO GET BACK UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH). GAS MILEAGE REDUCED BY 20%. NOT RAINING. 6/27, MILEAGE 24563, DEALER REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS, PLUGS BLACKENED ON PORCELAIN. TRUCK IS STILL MISFIRING AT RANDOM. GAS MILEAGE REDUCED. 7/1/2013, RETURN TO DEALER, RANDOM MISFIRING. DEALER PERFORMED NO FIXES OR UPDATES. 7/18, RETURN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION BY FORD FIELD ENGINEER. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT 7/23 TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (PER FIELD ENGINEER) WHICH MAY BE PLUGGED. I BELIEVE THAT PERMANENT DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. HAVE COPIES OF ALL REPAIR ORDERS. *TR