2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

I TURNED ON MY DEFROSTER ON MY VEHICLE AND THE BACK PASSENGER GLASS BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED...THE VERY BACK WINDSHIELD

THE 2011-2013 FORD F-150 ECO BOOST IS KNOWN TO HAVE TIMING CHAIN STRETCH ISSUES CAUSING POSSIBLE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. 25 MONTHS AGO WE SPENT $3,700 HAVING CAMS AND PHASERS AND ALL CHAINS REPAIRED BY A FORD CERTIFIED DEALER WITH FORD MOTOR CRAFT PARTS. LESS THAN 1 MONTH FOLLOWING THE WARRANTY OF THE WORK THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN HAS FAILED LEAVING THE VEHICLE USEABLE WHILE MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER $3,700 REPAIR PLUS A TOW AND INCONVENIENCE FOR A KNOWN AND REPEATED PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THESE ISSUES.

6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPS DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR NO MATTER THE SPEED. FROM 6TH TO 1ST CONSTANTLY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE,THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED,CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP,AND THE TRUCK SKIDDING

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. IT MALES A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE USED AND MAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN ON AND HAVE A POSITIVE BRAKE REACTION. THE FIRST DISTANCE TRAVELED AFTER INITIAL STARTUP HAS VERY LITTLE BRAKE ACTIVITY DUE TO THE PUMP NOT CREATING BRAKE PRESSURE. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD AS SOME TRUCKS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BASED ON THEIR MANUFACTURE LOCATION, MY TRUCK WAS NOT MADE AT THE LOCATION NEEDED TO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND FIX OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE EXISTS AS THOSE THAT DO QUALIFY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER BOB THOMAS FORD INC (2215 DIXWELL AVE, HAMDEN, CT 06514) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.*DT*JB

I WAS LOADING UP TO GO TO THE DUMP IN MY 2012 F150 AND I TAPPED THE BACK WINDOW JUST SLIGHTLY WITH A PIECE OF GARBAGE AND IT SHATTERED MY BACK WINDOW INCLUDING MY SLIDER AND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW, THIS WAS NO HARSH IMPACT IT WAS THE SLIGHTEST TAP ALMOST LIKE IT SHATTERED WITH NO FORCE.

WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON A NEW SET OF TIRES, I HAD A POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING. I WAS ATTENDING A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK TO RETURN HOME A NOTICE CAME ON THE DASH. I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN, OPENED THE DOOR THEN RESTARTED. THE WARNING WAS GONE AND I HAD POWER STEERING. WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT WAS VERY EASY, TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WAS JUST SLIGHTLY HARDER.

ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, MY 2012 FORD F-150 WAS INVOLVED IN A 35MPH FRONT END COLLISION. THE DRIVER WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERNED WHY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER ACCIDENT, THERE WAS AN AMBER "AIRBAG MALFUNCTION" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN 2012, THERE WAS A FORD F-150 RECALL # 12V198000 FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG CONTROL SENSOR MODULE (OCSM). THIS VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. THIS VEHICLE MAY HAVE A FAULTY OCSM THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM GOING TO ASK THE REPAIR SHOP TO SAVE THIS VEHICLES "BLACK BOX" AND OCSM IN CASE THERE IS NEED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THESE PARTS.

THE REAR DEFROSTER FAILS WHICH CAUSES THE HEATED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS TO CEASE WORKING AS THEY ARE ON THE SAME CIRCUIT OR WIRED IN SEQUENCE. THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE DRIVING VISIBILITY AND SHOULD BE WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL 2009-2014 F-150'S AND SHOULD BE A RECALL TO BE CORRECTED. THE ISSUE CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.