2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

CPSC#I1290626A. 2012 FORD F150. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS GAS FUMES IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO UPGRADED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY AND EXHIBITING NOISES JUST AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND MOST OFTEN, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE RAIN OR WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY MOISTURE BUILD-UP IN THE INTERCOOLER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY ADDING A SHROUD OVER THE RADIATOR AND REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,246.

EPAS STEERING FAILURE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE EPAS ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THOUGH WE KEPT TURNING THE WHEEL, TRUCK DID NOT MAKE THE TURN, IT SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO TURN AND TURNING SLOWLY. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE EPAS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. TRUCK SHOOK AND JERKED, AS THE EPAS TRIED TO CORRECT FOR STEERING INPUT. BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO EMERGENCY STOP THE TRUCK AND TRUCK ENDED UP OFF THE ROAD, ON TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN OR FOG MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION CAUSES ENGINE TO MISS FIRE AND LOOSE POWER. SETS ENGINE MAINT LIGHT PO-300 RANDOM MISS FIRE. HAS ALSO DEGRESSED TO FLASHING ENGINE MAINT LIGHT WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW TRUCK TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER APPLIED TSB 12-6-4 INTERCOOLER SHROUD AND FLASH PROGRAM ECM. CONDITION STILL EXISTS AND IS DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THE FIX A TOP PRIORITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE DID NOT NOTICED ANY FUEL LEAKING ON THE GROUND. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW APRIL 2012. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I TRIED TO ACCELERATE PAST A SLOWER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WOULD HARDLY RUN, LOST POWER AND SPEED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD ECOBOOST ENGINE. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT DO MY "HOMEWORK" ON THIS ENGINE PACKAGE. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. FORD MOTOR CO. KNOWS AND ADMITS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CONDENSATION BUILD UP IN THE INTAKE TRACT OF THIS ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN APROBLEM FROM INTRODUCTION. THEY STILL HAVE NOT FOUND A "FIX" FOR THIS DEFECT. SO FAR THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS WORKED. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. IF IT IS RAINING WHILE DRIVING, IT WILL HARDLY RUN. IT IS UNSAFE TO OWN OR OPERATE. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG, PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 FORD F150 SUPER CAB PICKUP, WITH XLT TRIM, AND ECO-BOOST ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM MAY ALSO EXIST IN OTHER 2012 FORD 150 PICKUPS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL DISPLAY THE ?PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF? LIGHT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT ADULT PASSENGERS, THEREBY TURNING OFF ALL 3 AIR-BAGS FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER (FRONT, SIDE, AND CURTAIN). THIS HAPPENS WITH ADULTS WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 132+ POUNDS OR BELOW. AT 150 POUNDS AND ABOVE, THE SYSTEM WORKS PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, THAT IS IT MAY BE OFF FOR PERIODS OF TIME, AND THEN ON FOR PERIODS OF TIME. THESE TIMES MAY VARY FROM ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR OR MORE. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT ONLY PRESENT IN MY TRUCK, BUT AN IDENTICAL BRAND-NEW TRUCK, WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP FOR TESTING TO VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT JUST MY VEHICLE, BUT WAS A SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM. THE FORD REPAIR SHOP AT SEWELL FORD RAN THROUGH THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS DETECTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER A WRITTEN COMPLAINT TO FORD, A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER CAME OUT AND AGAIN SUBSTANTIATED THAT THEIR SYSTEM TEST READ NORMAL FUNCTION. HE STATED THAT THE SYSTEM PASSED GOVERNMENT STANDARDS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE, AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN ACCORDING TO THE FORD MANUAL, MY WIFE MUST RIDE IN THE REAR SEAT FOR SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE MISFIRED WITH A TEMPORARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURE. THE TURBO BOOST, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND C02 SENSOR WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFTED THREE GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER WAITING TEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN UPDATED 10/03/2012 *JS