2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

AFTER PURCHASING THIS 2012 F150 W/ECOBOOST V-6, I WANTED TO SEE HOW GOOD OF GAS MILEAGE I COULD GET OUT OF IT. I ALSO WANTED TO BREAK THE VEHICLE IN BEFORE ANY HARD ACCELERATIONS. WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, I WOULD GRADUALLY MAKE IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TREATED THE VEHICLE GINGERLY UNTIL I WANTED TO TEST THE CAPABILITIES OF THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE I HAD HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT. IT WAS A COLD JANUARY EVENING AND THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL WEATHER (NO RAIN OR SNOW). I HAD BEEN CRUISING AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. THE ROAD HAD NARROWED FROM A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TO A 2 LANE. I WAS STUCK BEHIND A VEHICLE TRAVELING JUST ABOVE 50 MPH. I REACHED A PASSING ZONE AND DECIDED TO TEST THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE/TRUCK. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE SPIT AND SPUTTERED. I DECIDED TO EASE OFF IMMEDIATELY FOR OUR SAFETY. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AS RESULT OF THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE NOTICED THAT AT CRUISING SPEEDS, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINE MISS AROUND 60 MPH WHILE GOING UP A SLIGHT GRADE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT (ENGINE) DOES NOT START AS QUICKLY. THE KEY HAS TO BE HELD LONGER. THESE PROBLEMS ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE ENGINE AFTER THE VERY FIRST HARD ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED DURING THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

LOSS OF POWER/ENGINE MISFIRES DURING HARD ACCELERATION ON MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 PASSING A CAR AT COUNTRY RD SPEED OR LESS (WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TURNED) IN RAIN. ONCE I REACHED DESTINATION TRUCK SAT UNTIL MID DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 9 WHEN CONDITION RECURRED ON HILL CLIMB ACCELERATION IN DRY CONDITIONS. ENGINE MISFIRE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT TIME. AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING TRUCK OFF TO CHECK OWNERS MANUAL, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED TRUCK BACK UP AND HAS REMAINED ON BUT THE ISSUE HASN'T RECURRED. APPT AT FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 14 TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT STATUS AND THIS ISSUE. ENGINE IS 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST. *TR

WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE IT PERIODICALLY HAS HAD AN ISSUE OF SELECTING THE GEAR. SOMETIMES IT HAS HELD ONTO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT CHANGING TO SECOND, MOST RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN SKIPPING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 5TH GEAR. I'VE RECORDED A VIDEO (LINK AT THE BOTTOM) TO BETTER DEMONSTRATE. I DRIVE THE TRUCK IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT (OAHU) + WASH MY CAR REGULARLY (NOTHING IN THE ENGINE, OTHER THEN SPRAYING THE GRILL) - AS I'VE HEARD OF SIMILAR RELATED ISSUES. I'VE UPLOADED A VIDEO OF IT TO YOUTUBE WHICH WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT (I HAD TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT IT 3 DIFFERENT WAYS AFTER PULLING OVER - 1. GOING INTO THE LOW GEARS (1, THEN 2), THEN DRIVE 2. I TRIED MANUALLY TELLING THE VEHICLE WHICH GEAR I WANTED TO BE IN (IT BLINKED TO INDICATE I'M LOCKED OUT) 3. (AS SEEN IN THE VIDEO) I WENT TO PARK, THEN TO DRIVE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Y50_CJ82D20. *TR

WAS PASSING A LARGE TRUCK TOWING A MOBILE HOME UP A STEEP INCLINE, IT WAS RAINY AND WINDY AND I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. MID WAY THROUGH THE PASS, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPPED POWER ABOUT 15 MILES DOWN TO 45 MPH, I ALMOST THOUGHT THE ENGINE STALLED, AND THEN, AS I TRIED TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL, IT STARTED TO SHUDDER AND I JUST MANAGED TO MAKE THE PASS AS I CAME OVER THE HILL. THE SHUDDERING CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, AND AFTER TRAVELING DOWNHILL AND COASTING A BIT, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND THERE WERE NO MORE INCIDENTS FOR THE REST OF THE 15 MILES I DROVE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT I WILL REPORT THAT AT ONE POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 8 DAYS 3 MONTHS PRIOR, AND WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN BEFORE I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO BRING IT TO A GARAGE, I HAD THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD JUST HAD A BAD BATCH OF GAS. *TR

IN DAMP CONDITIONS THE F-150 WITH THE ECO BOOST ENGINE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM WHEN THE TURBO CHARGERS ARE CALLED FOR. IN OTHERWORDS WHEN YOU STRONGLY ACCELERATE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK DIES. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THEN SHOOK HARD, POWER WAS LOST. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT POWERED UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED IN MARCH 2013 AND AGAIN ON JUNE 7. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED IT SHUDDER WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TR

I WAS MERGING ON THE ON RAMP TO OBTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED I STEPPED ON THE GAS WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE REALLY BAD. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE BUT THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE TO THE ENGINE AS THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE EVEN WORSE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS SHUDDER IN THE TRUCK. *TR

DRIVING IN THE RAIN. TRIED TO MERGE ON HIGHWAY. TRUCK STARTED MISSING AND BUCKING. I HAD THE TRUCK FLOORED AND IT WAS LOOSING SPEED. I HAD TO PULL OVER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A GOLF TOURNAMENT IN THE RAIN. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUT DROPS IN MY EYES. WHEN I STARTED BACK I PULLED OUT AND WHEN I GOT UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. I LET OFF THE GAS AND PUSHED BACK DOWN AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED. IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS LOCKING UP, AFTER ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS (NOW WITH CARS ON MY BUMPER) IT SMOOTHED OUT. NO OTHER ISSUES ON THE REST OF THE TRIP. TOTAL TRIP WAS ABOUT AN HOUR. *TR