2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WERE ABNORMAL NOISES HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE REMAINED STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THERE WERE MOIST, WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE IRREGULARITIES WHERE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ECO BOOST FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,463.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE, AND IS CURRENTLY IN THERE, AND HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK, WITH NO END IN SIGHT!!!. THE LAST TIME THE HESITATION HAPPENED VERY NEARLY RESULTED IN A MULTIPLE CAR PILE UP BEHIND ME AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE RAMP. I SPOKE TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-392-3673 REFERENCE NUMBER [XXX] AND SPOKE WITH "[XXX]" WHO DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH EVERY SINGLE REPRESENTATIVE AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND HQ ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE F150 ECOBOOST. THEY ARE REFUSING TO CONSIDER THIS AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE VIRGINIA LEMON LAW, EVEN THOUGH IT QUALIFIES COMPLETELY. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AND HAS ADMITTED SO. THEY CONTINUE TO MISLEAD ME AND PROLONG THE INEVITABLE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR LIFELONG, AND LOYAL CUSTOMERS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 70MPH I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HARD TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON SOUTHBOUND I-75. MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND COASTED UNTIL THE SHUDDER STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AS IF I HAD TWO FLAT FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND I COMPLETED MY TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH TWO MOTORCYCLES IN THE BED OF THE TRUCKS, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. HAVE SINCE SEEN THIS REFERRED TO AS THE SHUDDER THAT SOMETIMES PRECEDES THE LIMP MODE WHICH RESULTS IN POWER FAILURE. AFTER CHANGING LANES AND MONITORING TIRES ON NEARBY VEHICLES IN MOTION WE CONFIRMED IT WAS NOT THE ROAD. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN BUT CANNOT RECREATE THE BEHAVIOR ON DEMAND AND IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY ON LONG TRIPS WITH A LOAD IN THE TRUCK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F-150 ECOBOOST DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE- SPED UP TO JUMP IN FRONT OF SOMEBODY, THE ENGINE TOTALLY BOGGED DOWN.... WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL... LUCKILY DIDN'T GET RAN OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE. I HAVE TALKED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ECOBOOST ENGINE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT..POWER LOSS AND RUNNING ROUGH...ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW..THEY REPLACED 3 COILS,,3 SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE BURNED UP AND RECENTLY A TURBO COOLER..I TRIED TO GET THEM TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS BUT THEY SAID FORD WOULD NOT DO IT AND THERE WAS NO SERVICE ANOUNCEMENT....I HAVE SINCE SPENT 2500 ON A EXTENDED WARRANTY..TO ME THIS IS SOMETHING FORD SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT BUT DOESNT SEEM TO BE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150 ECO BOOST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *TR

TRUCK STUMBLES AND STUTTERS AT 62 MPH AND AROUND 1400 RPM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED CAC AND UPGRADED SOFTWARE, THIS HELPED THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I REPORTED BACK TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE CONTINUED PROBLEM AND THERE RESPONSE WAS THAT I WAS FEELING TURBO LAG AND FORD CORP DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A FIX, CHECK BACK IN A FEW MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING, THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

NEEDED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN THROTTLE WAS APPLIED THE ENGINE SHUTTERED AND LOST ALL POWER UNTIL I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TRUCK. THEN RAN FINE. IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES UNDER SAME TYPE OF CONDITIONS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR