2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL FOR 1 HOUR ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH DURING HIGH HUMIDITY EARLY IN THE MORNING I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE MOTOR LOSES ALL POWER. I HAD TSB 12-6-4 APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE FRIDAY, THREE DAYS AGO, AND THOUGH IT MAY REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS SITUATION, IT DOES NOT OVERCOME WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE INTERCOOLER IN THIS ECOBOOST MOTOR. THIS FLAW ALLOWS FOR CONDENSATED WATER TO BE SUCKED INTO THE MOTOR AND CAUSING THE MISFIRE DURING HARD ACCELERATIONS AFTER LONG PERIODS OF USING CRUISE CONTROL IN HIGH HUMIDITY SITUATION. THE IMPACT OF LOSING POWER WILL BE A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR A CUSTOMER AT SOME POINT IN TIME IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY OCCURRED. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS I WAS CRUISING IN HIGH HUMIDITY OR RAINY CONDITIONS FOR CLOSE TO 2 HOURS. UPON TRYING TO PASS THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER THE FIRST OCCASION I WENT TO A DEALER IN CANADA BECAUSE I WAS VACATIONING THERE, THEY PERFORMED TSB 12-6-4 AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. TODAY ON THE RETURN TRIP BACK TO THE USA THE PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN IN MAINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE THIS EVENT ONLY SHOWS IT SELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS. SOME HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERCOOLER CONDENSING WATER WHILE CRUISING AT SPEED AND THEN INGESTING THE WATER UPON ACCELERATION CAUSING THE MISFIRE AND LOST OF POWER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A BRAND NEW 2012 FORD F-150 W/ 3.5L V6 ECO-BOOST I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO INTERSTATE WHILE TOWING A SMALL BOAT TRAILER WHEN I LOST TOWING POWER (RPM DROPPED INSTANTLY FROM ~4000 TO ~2000 RPM DESPITE HAVING ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED) AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS FOR A FEW SECONDS. I THEN PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THINGS WERE BACK TO NORMAL. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL DURING THE RAPID DECELERATION HAD THE ROADS BEEN WET OR IF A BIG OLE 18-WHEELER HAD BEEN BEHIND ME THINGS COULD HAVE ENDED POORLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150, EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE P275/65/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE AND BOTH THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER TIRE WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE FLAT APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE INITIAL TIRE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES WERE ONLY FOR HIGHWAY USE AND NOT O BE USED ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A KNOCK OR NIBBLE THAT IS FELT IN THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM , THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON DAYS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 70F. AS THE TEMP INCREASES THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUES INCREASE. IT IS FELT AS IF THERE IS A MAJOR COMPONENT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT IS WORN OUT OR VERY NEAR FAILURE. THE ISSUES HAVE NOT CREATED A SAFETY PROBLEM AS OF YET , HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS. THE DEALER STAFF HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS AN TWO SEPARATE DATES, THEY HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION ON THE MATTER. I HAVE FOUND OVER 600 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON A FORD FORUM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS HITCHED TO A 2011 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ACROSS THE ROAD. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THE SPEED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR AXLES WERE NOT DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEIGHT SPECIFIED ON THE VEHICLE'S GROSS WEIGHT STICKER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.

BRAND-NEW CAR - 2 DAYS OLD. TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON I-81 AT NIGHT DURING LIGHT RAIN. ENGINE STALLED DURING ACCELERATION ATTEMPT WHILE MERGING FROM THE ON-RAMP ONTO RIGHT LANE OF INTERSTATE, FORCING 18-WHEELER TO BRAKE TO VOID CRUSHING ME. ENGINE RUMBLED WITH VERY LITTLE POWER GETTING TO THE WHEELS, AND RECOVERED TO NORMAL DRIVING MODE WITHIN ABOUT ONE MINUTE. SCARIEST DRIVING EVENT IN MY DECADES OF DRIVING. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5L 6-CYLINDER ECOBOOST IN HUMID WEATHER, DUE TO CONDENSATION IN THE INTERCOOLER BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE, WHEN ACCELERATING SHARPLY (SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, LANE CHANGES, ETC., I.E., WHEN FULL ENGINE POWER IS REALLY NEEDED). THIS WILL LEAD TO FATALITIES EVENTUALLY, IF NOT FIXED, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO FIX AVAILABLE FROM FORD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 FORD F150 4X4 WITH THE ECOBOOST MOTOR TO WORK ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUE: AFTER CRUISING FOR ABOUT 20 MILES AT 65MPG I ATTEMPTED A PASS OF SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 80MPH DURING THE PASS THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND CREATED AN ENGINE BREAKING SITUATION. THE TRUCKS' SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY FROM 80 TO 60MPH AND I HAD TO ABRUPTLY MOVE INTO THE SLOW LANE CUTTING OFF OTHER CARS TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. AS SOON AS THE POWER/SPEED LOSS OCCURRED THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO UNTIL I EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 50MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS 5000 MILES PRESENTLY AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES, A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, TO ADD AN AIR DEFLECTOR AND IT CONTINUES TO THROW CODES AND TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I GOT IT BACK YESTERDAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN ON MY DRIVE HOME. ALSO MILEAGE SEEMS TO BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I TRY TO AVOID PASSING SITUATIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN FEAR THE VEHICLE WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN WHEN I GENTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY MAKING THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATE LIKE THE WHEELS WERE FALLING OFF. THE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT RETURNED TO ACTING NORMALLY. *TR

MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH F150 ECOBOOST TRUCKS. HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F38/2011-55-60MPH-SHUDDERING-POSSIBLE-FIX-128636/INDEX145/ WHILE TAKING OFF FROM T-INTERSECTION AND TURNING LEFT CROSSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE TRUCK STARTED TO TAKE OFF THEN LOST ALL POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS. THIS LEFT MY FAMILY AND I SITTING IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE ON A BLIND CORNER. THE TRUCK DID NOT DIE (I THOUGHT IT DID), I MASHED ACCELERATOR TO FLOOR AND TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND WHATSOEVER. MY WIFE WAS SCREAMING FRANTICALLY AT ME ASKING WHAT I WAS DOING WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE OUT OF THE ONCOMING LANE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS THE TRUCK REGAINED POWER AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3X NOW AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BUT DO AND MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL. SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE ECOBOOST F150 HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS PRECISE PROBLEM. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND HAS PROMISED A FIX FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. WHILE THE TRUCK HAS OTHER MAJOR ISSUES THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM IS GOING TO RESULT IN DEATHS. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT WHEN. *TT