2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CHARGE AIR COOLER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600.

GM [XXX] AT CHINO HILLS FORD FAILED TO ALLOW HIS SERVICE DEPT. TO REPAIR, CORRECT OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE DRIVELINE OR DRIVESHAFT COMPONETS THAT CLUNK AND RATTLE ON A NEW FORD RAPTOR TRUCK UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND AN ESP FORD 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. THESE FAULTY COMPONETS COULD FAIL AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF OR PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULD THEY FAIL AND SEPERATE FROM THE DRIVETRAIN, DRIVESHAFT, U JOINT OR YOKE OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A KNOWN AND MUCH COMPLAINED ABOUT ISSUE ON THESE FORD RAPTORS AND FORD MOTORS HAS IGNORED THE DRIVETRAIN CLUNK ISSUES. THIS SHOULD BE A FORD RECALL TO DETERMINE WHAT THE DRIVETRAIN ISSUES ARE WITH THIS $60,000. TRUCK AND CORRECT THEM ASAP FOR SAFETY REASONS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE FORD SHOP THREE TIMES FOR A CLICKING OR POPPING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT SINCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 6,000 MILES OR 4 MONTHS OLD. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS (3 EA.)TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT MANY DAYS AT THE SHOP WHILE THE MECHANIC TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FORD ENGINEERS OR SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD WHERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY THE SSM# 22384 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE SSM# ON FRIDAY THE 14TH OF DEC AND AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK I NOTICED THE SAME COMPLAINT OF THE CLICKING NOISE AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT CHANGE TO OR AFTER BRINGING THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY WOULD KEEP ME NOTIFIED ON ANY OTHER FIXES AS THEY COME AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD.AFTER ALMOST 200 MILES AFTER THE ATTEMPTED REPAIR I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT THE TRUCK SHAKE THEN HEARD A LARGE POW THEN BANG, I QUICKLY LOOKED OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE AND SPARKS. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE I NOTICED THE DRIVESHAFT ON THE GROUND THE ONLY THING ATTACHED WAS THE FRONT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE PINION BEARING FLANGE (REAR) WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRIVESHAFT AND THE PINION SHAFT WAS SHEARED OFF THE REAREND. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY TO ME OR OTHERS IF I WAS IN A DIFFERENT SCENARIO AND NOT SO LUCKY TO NOT BE CARRY MY CHILDREN AND TOWING MY BOAT. THIS IS A UNSAFE CONDITION AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH TO ENSURE OTHERS DON'T HAVE MY INCIDENT THAT COULD CREATE A ACCIDENT. I HAVE THE SERVICE RECORD COPIES AND MY TRUCK IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING ON PARTS. *TR

ON A 500 MILE TRIP FROM VA TO NYC DURING RAINY WEATHER, ENGINE STALLED UPON ACCELERATION ON 6 OCCASIONS. REPRODUCIBLE AFTER DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEED FOR AN HOUR, OR SO, AND THEN ACCELERATING TO PASS A VEHICLE OR ENTER A FREEWAY. ABSOLUTELY SCARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAD SEVERAL SUCH INCIDENCES FROM DAY 1 OF OWNERSHIP AND I ALREADY FILED A SIMILAR REPORT IN JULY 2012 (#10465748). NEVER HAPPENS DURING DRY WEATHER. FORD APPLIED THE DEFLECTOR SHIELD AND REPROGRAMMING, WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT ALL, BUT NOTICEABLY REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER, LEADING TO SHUDDER IN 6TH GEAR WHEN GOING UPHILL AT 60 MPH (APPARENTLY DUE TO A LACK OF ENOUGH TORQUE; SHUDDER DISAPPEARS WHEN SWITCHING DOWN TO 5TH GEAR). GAS MILEAGE IS DOWN TO 15-16 MPG AT CONSTANT SPEED OF 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY, FAR FROM THE ADVERTISED NUMBERS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING YESTERDAYS NIGHTMARE STALLING EVENTS AND THE TRUCK GOES BACK INTO THE SHOP SHORTLY. $55,000 TRUCK THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN BAD WEATHER - AND EVERY FORD DEALER DECLINES HAVING "EVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM". SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS IN THIS DATABASE AND ON F150 FORUMS, I THINK IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM PUBLICLY AND COME UP WIT A FIX VIAL RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADREST WAS BLOCKING HER VISIBILITY OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPATIBLE HEAD RESTS THAT COULD BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.

2012 FORD F-150 TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT THAT COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER TESTED THE SYSTEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ENTERING THE FREEWAY DOING 55 I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE PAST A SLOWER MOVING CAR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER. HAD I BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED A SERIOUS COLLISION AS I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE I COULD SLOWLY ACCELERATE BACK UP TO SPEED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE OCTOBER ESPECIALLY AFTER RAIN OR EVEN IN THE MORNINGS WHEN IT HAS BEEN A HEAVY FROST OVERNIGHT. ALSO MY M.P.G IS DOWN TO 11 TO 13 M.P.G THIS IS HORRIBLE ESPECIALLY THIS DAY AND AGE IN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY. I HAVE BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY STATED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM. I HAD TO SHOW THEM MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM THIS WEBSITE AND OFF THE FORD 150 FORUM. IT HAS BEEN 6 WEEKS AND THE PART STILL IS NOT IN FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED AND BECAME PROGRESSLY WORSE WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALER, BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.

TRAVELED FROM BENTON, LA TO LITTLE ROCK AR. WAS DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN THE RAIN. HAD TO COME TO STOP AS A VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT. UPON ACCELERATING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND REMOVED KEY. RESTARTED ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RUN APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. DROVE TO NEXT TOWN ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY. STOPPED AT GAS STATION FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. SINCE IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING WE HAD TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. TRUCK THEN WOULD RUN ABOUT 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE, BUT ANY ACCELERATION WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO HESITATE, SHAKE, AND LOOSE POWER. ONLY EXTREMELY EASY ACCELERATION WOULD WORK. NO DOWN SHIFTING POSSIBLE. TRUCK WAS DIAGNOSED AT CHENAL FORD IN LITTLE ROCK AR. FOUND TO HAVE WATER IN THE ENGINE FROM ENTERING THE TURBO CHARGER AIR INTAKE. WATER APPARENTLY ACCUMULATES IN THE TURBO CHARGER IN THE RAIN. IF HARD ACCELERATION OCCURS DURING THE RAIN, WATER IS PULLED TO THE ENGINE DAMAGING THE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD AS THE HAVE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER IN LOUISIANA HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED A CORRECTION FROM FORD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TURBO INTAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDESIGNED FOR THE 2013 MODEL YEAR. FORD AT THIS TIME IS NOT OFFERING TO REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE. AS SUCH, I THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IN THE RAIN. A CAR SHOULD NOT STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC PULLING A TRAILER I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK WILL DROP INTO 3RD GEAR AND WILL NOT EXCEED 4000 RPM. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 OR 4 TIMES. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITHOUT A TRAILER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF TO GET IT TO GO. SOMETIMES I CAN JUST COME OFF THE PEDAL AND PRESS IT AGAIN TO CORRECT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND REPLACED THE CONVERTERS TWICE. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO BUY BACK THE TRUCK BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED YET. THE TRUCK IS GOING BACK INTO THE SHOP TOMORROW AND I AM CONSIDERING UTILIZING THE LEMON LAW. *TR