2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY TO GET ON ANOTHER FREEWAY. WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHUTTER, SHAKE, AND LOSE POWER. I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET THE TRUCK COAST A SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE TRUCK SEEMED FINE. IT DID THIS TWICE ON THE SAME DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS FINE. I HAVE AN ECO-BOOST V-6 ENGINE. *TR

THE TRUCK HAS A SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING. IT HAS A HESITATION ALL THE TIME IN THE ENGINE. IF I AM GOING UP A HILL AND RUNNING THE SPEED LIMIT, IT HAS A MAJOR HESITATION BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT GEARS TO GET ON UP THE HILL. THE GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT CLAIMS TO BE EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED OR DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE RPM INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I HEARD A POP AND 'DING' SOUND BEFORE LOSING ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS - DASH BOARD, HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC., BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL OPERATING. I THEN FELT A GRINDING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY SAFELY TO PARK AT A GAS STATION. I TURNED OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. I INSERTED THE KEY, TURNED IT TO THE ON POSITION AND TRIED TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO GEAR WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE RELEASE WOULD NOT WORK. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO SCHEDULED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THEY ADVISED THAT I SHOULD PULL THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE WHICH DID STOP THE ENGINE. TO DATE, FORD DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. ...UPDATED 05/22/13 *BF

MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE AT 50 MPH I ACCELERATED HARD TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND US. VIOLENT SHUDDERING OF ENTIRE VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED ON. AFTER NEARLY A MINUTE OF FEATHERING THE ACCELERATOR, THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS REGAINED. THIS HAD ALREADY HAPPENED ONCE ON THE SAME DRIVE AND A COUPLE IF TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF AT THE DEALER THIS AM AFTER DRIVING IT FOR TWO DAYS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL WITH AN UPDATE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT WHEN 7PM ROLLED AROUND AND I HAD NOT YET HEARD FROM THEM I CALLED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT INTERCOOLER AND TO CALL BACK IN THE MORNING AND SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR. SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON - NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS - PROBLEM FOR FORD NOT TO BE PUBLICLY DEALING WITH IT, OR AT LEAST BEING MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT ISSUING A RECALL FOR. HOPEFULLY NO ONE GETS HURT BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED & FIXED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 3/16/13 AS A DEMO MODEL WITH 6300 MILES ON IT. MADE A LEFT TURN AND ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON 3/19/13 WHEN THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER RESULTING IN PEOPLE HAVING TO HIT THEIR BRAKES AND HONK AT US TO AVOID HITTING US. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO BOG DOWN AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. I LET THE VEHICLE COAST TO ALMOST A STOP BEFORE THE SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY AND COULD DRIVE AS NORMAL. I LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THIS NEW ECO-BOOST ENGINE BY FORD IN THEIR TRUCKS. IT SEEMS THAT THE INTERCOOLER CAN COLLECT CONDENSATION IN HUMID OR RAINY ENVIRONMENTS AND HAVE THAT WATER FORCED TO THE ENGINE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED HARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER. FORD HAS APPARENTLY IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A TBS SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTING THE CHARGED AIR COOLER BE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE FOR MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 F-150'S WITH THE 3.5L V6 ECO-BOOST ENGINE IF A CUSTOMER COMPLAINS OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SOLUTION HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS ONE COULD LOSE POWER AS MANY HAVE REPORTED, TOWING HEAVY LOADS, ON THE HIGHWAY PASSING AND OTHER SITUATIONS THAT A LOSS OF POWER COULD LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE "NEWLY DESIGNED" CHARGED AIR COOLER HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS AND PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD TO "DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES CAREFULLY" IF THEIR DEALER DOESN'T PROVIDE A RENTAL OR VEHICLE TO DRIVE WHILE AWAITING REPAIR. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 3/21/13 AND HAS BEEN SITTING THEIR AWAITING THE PART AS I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

FULL THROTTLE PASSING. SEVERE ENGINE MISS. LOSS OF POWER. COULD NOT COMPLETE PASS. HAD TO PULL BACK IN LINE. SEAMS TO BE PROBLEM ON ECOBOOST V6 ENGINES. COLD CLIMATE HUMIDITY. POSSIBLE FIX SERVICE BULLETIN PARTS B O INTERMITTENT CANT PREDICT WHEN POWER LOSS WILL HAPPEN

WHEN DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH ON A AN UNEVEN SURFACE ESPECIALLY GRAVEL OR DIRT ROADS THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND FROM FRONT/ALSO FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. FEELS LIKE A WORN OUT VEHICLE WITH BAD BALLJOINTS. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS WIDESPREAD ON THESE 2011-2013 TRUCKS WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING. NOTIFIED DEALER ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND FORUMS ABOUT BAD STEERING BOXES. TOOK TRUCK IN TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC EXPERIENCED IT ON TEST DRIVE. TIGHTENED ALL FRONT SUSPENSION HARDWARE AND ALL WAS TIGHT. WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T REPLACE ANYTHING IF NOTHING IS BROKE. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION OF THE CONCERN EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANIC FELT IT ON TEST DRIVE. THE TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 10,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT 7,000 OR 8,000 MILES. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS TRUCK. I HAVE OWNED A LOT OF FORDS IN THE PAST BUT IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. FOR A TRUCK THAT STICKERED JUST UNDER 50K IT IS VERY PATHETIC THAT FORD DOES NOT STEP UP AND ADDRESS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE STEERING RACKS. IT IS PRETTY CLEAR WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND OTHER WEBSITES WITH THE SAME EXACT CONCERNS THAT THERE IS A ISSUE HERE. I HOPE THEY FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BECAUSE A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING COULD BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND THINKING ABOUT BUYING A F-150 I WOULD THINK OF LOOKING AT OTHER BRANDS. *TR