2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

Over a couple years had several occasions where the air bag light came on. First time was in 2017 and several times through 2021. See repair reports. Sometimes the light went out on its own, sometimes the dealer couldn’t find anything and cleared the fault or just cleaned the contacts. Finally in August 2021 the light came on and stayed on and the dealer had to replace the Restraint Control Module. It was unclear if the air bag system was functional over these numerous faults and months. Very expensive repair.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the brakes failed to function as needed at the initial start-up of the vehicle. After shifting to neutral(N) and waiting for a while, the brakes would function as needed. The contact stated that the previous owner had stated that the vehicle was included in a previous recall for the brake module. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer by the contact nor had the vehicle been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

Lug nut for wheel have swelled, unable to remove them with correct socket. Will need to replace all OEM lug nuts

Brake Failure: The brake Vacuum Boost pump is failing which causes a loss of power assist brakes. This is a massive safety issue and can cause serious accidents. Oddly Fors no longer manufactures the Bracket to be able to replace the pump and there is no aftermarket alternative. My Dealer tells me their notes from ford say obtains from aftermarket but I have scoured the internet and nobody makes the bracket. IT's a terrible design and a huge safety issue that should be recalled completely . Ford watts to charge over $900 to fix it but cant even get the parts as described above. Transmission Lead Rail: Recently had the Transmission Lead rail fail whcih casued sudden downshiting at highway speeds and the shift indicator to not illuinate. THis again is a massive safetey issue that Ford issued sevral TSB on but never recalled. This almost got me killed on thehighway a few times. They charged me over $1500 to replace the LEAD rail when again this defcetive design and craftsmenship that is a massive safetey issue and should be fully recalled. Engine Stutter: My truck has almost always stuttered anytime you wne tover hal throtle, There are sveral TSB on this but FORD has not stepped up and taken care o fht eissue via recall. Apprnetly moisture build up in the inercooler and gets sucked into the intake due to poor design. Timing Chain Stretch: I now have Timing chain stretch, this also seems ot be quite common due to poor design. Rear Door Failure: I can no longer open my rear half door due to failure of internal plastic door components. You can research any o fhtese issues and find that htey are very common pronlems in F150 and other Ford vehicles due to their negligence in design and engineering and some are huge safetey issues that FORD has somehow been alloweed to ignore or issue insufficinet TSB instead of Recall.

Vacuum pump is bad again. This was previously recalled. The part has failed now for the third time. Only once was I reimbursed due to recall, but it has since failed twice more. Currently at 98,000 miles.

In 2019, my power steering assist fault/service advance trac came on as i lost power steering... It's recalled on my year and model, but not my vin. Replaced the rack and pinion for the electronic power assist steering (EPAS) in September of 2019. Last week, so April 18,'22, my steering started getting stiff and binding. Last night, April 25,22, my power steering failed completely again. Ford refused to acknowledge it was the exact issue last time and it's extremely scary driving without power steering, esp when you don't know if it's going to go out while driving! This is a known problem and has not been addressed, outside the select vins.

My 2012 Ford F-150 has 98000 miles on it right now. Right about when it reached 90000 miles on it, it started having this loud rattling sound during startups, coming from the engine compartment. Everywhere I looked, it stated it was a “timing chain” issue. I took it to 2 separate Ford dealerships, each numerous times, and neither would fix the issue, apparently because the issue did happened at the dealership. Note, the truck was still on the warranty at the time. Now, 8000 miles later, the issue has gotten worse. The noise is getting louder and last for almost 3-5 seconds. I don’t know what to do. I don’t feel I have to put out of my pocket to fix this problem.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted into first gear. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 137,000.

I began to hear timing chain rattle upon cold start up around 100000miles. I had the motor replaced at 122,000miles and both turbos per dealer and extended warranty recommendation. Now after strictly following oil change intervals over the last 28,000miles I am in the same boat. I have horrible chain rattle upon cold engine crank on a new motor.

My truck when driving will shift into 1st gear temporarily until the truck is turned off. Check engine light comes on with p0721 code.