2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LUNGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,600. UPDATED 07/09/13*LJ UPDATED 07/16/2013 *JS

IN A LIGHT RAIN I TRIED TO PASS A TRUCK BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS LUCKY TO GET BACK IN MY DRIVING LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, THREE WHILE ATTEMPTING A PASS. I AM NOW RELUCTANT TO ATTEMPT A PASS. *TR

INCIDENT 1. WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH SOME SNOW AROUND 20 DEGREES.WHEN ACCELERATING ON TO INTERSTATE 70 IN E. ILLINOIS THE ENGINE STUMBLED AND LOSS POWER. THE ON RAMP HAD AN UPHILL GRADE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT 35-40 MPH, IT LOST ALL POWER AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS STRUGGLING TO GET FUEL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK. I TRIED TO REV THE ENGINE IN PARK BUT IT WOULD JUST STUMBLE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT AND IT AND IT SEEMED TO WORK AS EXPECTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE MARCH 4TH WITH THE LAST TIME BEING ON MAY 9TH. INCIDENT 2. WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE 30'S., MARCH 7TH, SAME CONDITIONS AS ABOVE ENGINE STUMBLED AND LOSS POWER ACCELERATING ON TO INTERSTATE 376 IN W. PA INCIDENT 3. WEATHER: NIGHTTIME, IN THE 60'S. GOING AROUND 30 MPH FLAT ROAD, SPEED CHANGED TO 55 MPH TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO THE POSTED SPEED AND AGAIN THE ENGINE STUMBLED AND LOSS POWER. THIS TIME THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH A BUNCH OF CODES (DIDN'T WRITE THEM DOWN) AGAIN TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES SEEMED TO CLEAR THE CONDITION. *NOTE* DUE TO A HEAVY WORK SCHEDULE AND NEEDING MY VEHICLE I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT YET. *TR

LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING,... THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP (JOE MACHENS FORD) DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH TRUCK. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY SON [XXX]2012 F-150 AND HE HAS BEEN TOLD THERE'S NOTHING WRONG ALSO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY IN THE RAIN, I WENT UP A FREEWAY ON-RAMP ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. ENGINE STARTED SHAKING BADLY, AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT SAFETY LANE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER, STOPPED SHAKING, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMALLY. I WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY F150 ECOBOOST OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, AND DOES NOT OFFER A RECALL OR STANDARD FIX. SO I JUST AVOID HARD ACCELERATION ON RAINY DAYS AND HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE AGAIN. IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THOUGH. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE COMING HOME GOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER CAR. AS I PULLED ON THE PASSING LANE AND WENT TO PASS THE ENGINE START TO CUT OUT THE MORE I PUSHED ON THE ACCELATOR THE SLOWER THE TRUCK WENT. IT HAS DONE THIS TWO MORE TIME. I'M FIXING TO TAKE TO FORD IN A FEW WEEKS. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM THE TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 ECO ENGINE. *TR

MULTIPLE ACCELERATION ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND/OR WHEN ACCELERATING ABRUPTLY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED CONDENSATION FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR

STRAIGHTENING OUR VEHICLE IN PARKING PLACE AT HOME DEPOT. SLOWLY (~2MPH) GOING FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY SPEED UP. MASHED DOWN HARD ON BRAKE WHILE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. TIRES OR CLUTCH SCREAMING SO LOUD IT DREW A GROUP OF YARDMEN UNLOADING A TRUCK NEARBY. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ENGINE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. TOOK TO FORD DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND WILL BE EVALUATED AFTER THE HOLIDAY. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT I NOTICED SOME SLIGHT "STUTTERING" OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD TO PARK IN DRIVEWAY, ALSO NOTICED FOR THE PAST 1 TO 1.5 MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN A 2+ MILE PER GALLON DECREASE IN FUEL MILEAGE RUNNING OVER THE SAME ROUTES. *TR

WHILE MERGING FROM I-26 TO I-20 WHILE PULLING A LIGHTLY LOADED CARGO TRAILER I WAS ACCELERATING DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP, HAD JUST BEGUN TO MERGE AND SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING MY F-150 TRUCK WITH AN ECOBOOST ENGINE BEGAN TO HESITATE.... ACTUALLY IS WAS MUCH WORSE THAN A HESITATION IT SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE TERRIBLY (FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE DRIVING ON A CORRUGATED/WASHBOARD ROAD). I HAD A LARGE 18 WHEELER CLOSING IN VERY FAST, I ACTUALLY MOVED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO ALLOW HIM TO PASS. VERY SCARY! THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND HUMID, THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY. I HAD ONE PASSENGER AT THE TIME THAT WITNESSED THIS EVENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON NY STATE THRUWAY, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, TOWING A TRAILER WITH ONE MOTORCYCLE, VEHICLE WAS IN TOW/HAUL MODE. IT WAS MODERATE RAIN. THE TRUCK SHUDDERED, LOST POWER MOMENTARILY, FLASHED SEVERAL ERROR MESSAGES ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY, AND RESUMED DRIVING BUT NOW THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60MPH. UPON PULLING OFF THE ROAD INTO A SERVICE AREA, I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. ERRORS WERE CLEARED. RESUMED TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE. WENT ABOUT 2-3 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN. LIMPED 30 MILES TO NEXT SERVICE AREA. SHUT IT OFF. RESTARTED. MY AFTERMARKET GAUGE CLUSTER AND CODE READER WAS SHOWING ERRORS P012B, P012D, P0106. DROVE THE REMAINING 200 MILES AT 55MPH. PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT. *TR