2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN AS SOON AS I GOT OUT MY TRUCK SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE SERVICE LIGHT AND ALSO THE WRENCH LIGHT AND AS I WAS DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER WOULDN'T GO PAST 0 BUT WOULD STILL ACCELERATE. THIS WAS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 15MPH.

MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION 45MPH + (SPONTANEOUSLY) , ORANGE WRENCH COMES UP ON MY DASH, SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, ENGINE POWER IS CUT TO ALMOST NOTHING, AND A FEW TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS 60MPH +, THE WHEELS LOCK DUE TO TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING OUT OF NOWHERE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE LOOP, CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, IT'S RANDOM. I CAN ONLY LIMP MY WAY TO A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER, TURN ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON AND EVERYTHING GENERALLY STARTS WORKING AGAIN. LAST NIGHT ON A CITY ROAD DOING ABOUT 55MPH IT LOCKED UP AGAIN BUT REFUSED TO DROP OUT OF 5TH GEAR THOUGH I WAS AT A DEAD STOP. EVEN TURNING THE KEY OF AND ON WOULD NOT RE SET IT. IT FINALLY GOT TO 1ST AFTER MESSING WITH IT AND I GOT IT HOME, HOOKED IT TO MY OBD2 READER AND IT IS THROWING A P0720 OUTPUT SPEED SHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION CODE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE CODE IT IS NOW SHOWING, AND DATE OF MALFUNCTION IS MOST RECENT.

WE JUST SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR NEAREST FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF WITCH IS STILL AN HOUR AND A HALF DRIVE. THEN ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT IT STARTED TO RATTLE AND DIED WHILE TRAVELING THRU A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. I MADE IT HOME BARELY AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX. BOTTOM LINE IS IT RUINED THE ENGINE AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A $10,000 BILL. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE ROAD TO THE DEALERSHIP I COULD HAVE CRASHED OVER THE STEEP TERRAIN.

MY TRUCK WAS 10,000 MILES OUT OF ITS EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN ON COLD START UP THE ENGINE WOULD RATTLE ON STARTUP. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN MY AREA AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN AND CAM PHASERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAD MY TRUCK FOR 2 MONTHS. WITH PARTS ON BACK ORDER. WITH THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE I HAD DONE THE TOTAL BILL WAS 3,085.51. THE TRUCK WAS REGULARLY SERVICED EVERY 5,000 MILES BY A FORD DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT LACK OF MAINTENANCE IT WAS AN ENGINEERING FLAW FROM THE MANUFACTURER. DUE TO THIS I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE.

THE WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON AND THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT SCREEN GOES BLANK AND THE TRANSMISSION EITHER GETS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR OR WILL START OFF IN 3RD AND ONLY SHIFT THROUGH 5TH GEAR. YOU CAN TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL RESET AND START OFF IN FIRST AND THE SCREEN WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. UNUSUALLY WHEN THIS OCCURS WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE AGAIN IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND AT THIS TIME YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT AFTER 15 SECONDS TO REGAIN MOBILITY. I HAVE REPLACED THE PCM TO NO AVAIL. THE NEW PCM IS REGISTERING A CODE NOW FOR THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR WHICH HAS HAD A RECALL IN OTHER 2011-12 F150 MODELS. THROUGH RESEARCH AND CONVERSATIONS ON FORD TRUCK FORUM'S I HAVE LEARNED A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME FAILING AND SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR ONLY AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50MPH. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO DON RICH FORD FOR SERVICE TWICE NOW AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD A FEW TIMES AND I AM TOLD THE MILEAGE COVERAGE IS OUT NOW. THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE MILEAGE GOING OVER THE 150,000 AND NOW I'M AROUND 191,000 AND CAN NOT GET A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN ADDRESSED THAT WAS HAVING THE ISSUES PRIOR. THEY STATED NO CODES PRESENT BUT IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE AND HAS HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. EACH TIME I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AND OR GUARD RAILS. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO GET FORD TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN ISSUE INSTEAD OF AVOIDING IT.

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 34,XXX MILES DOCUMENTED AS VERIFIED. RECENTLY WAS PROVIDED CARFAX FOR THE VEHICLE THAT SAYS IT HAD 60,XXX MILES PREVIOUSLY IN 2017. ALSO VEHICLE SOLD WITHOUT DISCLOSED ACCIDENT .

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS SON WHO OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SAFETY MONITOR INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. A PTO CODE WAS DISPLAYED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CODE FOR ENGINE COOLING WAS DISPLAYED. THERE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SEVERAL LIGHTS AND ALSO WITH THE BRAKED AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE ARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

I COMPLETED RECALL... SOFTWARE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND CAUSE WRECK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, SHE WOULD SHUTOFF THE VEHICLE AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.