2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY F150 WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR AT RANDOM TIME, I CAN BE TURNING ON TO THE HIGHWAY OR JUST BEEN RIDING ALONG THEN THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW IM BEING JERKED WITH OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. IVE NOTICE THE ODOMETER GAUGE ZEROS OUT. I CAN PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT DRIVES LIKE NOTHING AS HAPPENED

THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKES IS MAKING A LOUD BUZZING NOISE. FORD SAYS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT ISN'T A PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE BRAKES GOING OUT. ALTHOUGH, THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I'M NOT SURE HOW THERE CAN'T BE A RECALL IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN ALL 2011 AND 2012 FORD F150S.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR WITH THE AIR BAGS AND POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY WHERE HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON WHICH RESUMED BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TODD JUDY FORD (EAST 7891 MACCORKLE AVE, CHARLESTON, WV 25304) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALL WAS SUBJECTED TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WARP AND IN TURN BREAK OFF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD AT THE REAR OF THE MANIFOLD MAKING A VERY LARGE EXHAUST LEAK AT THE BLOCK WHERE IT MEETS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION ON HIGHWAYS

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I DID RECEIVE THE DAY BEFORE A WARNING STATING TO HAVE MY ADVANCEDTRAC SYSTEM SERVICED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST TIRE AND BRAKE SERVICE CENTER THAT I WAS ALREADY SCHEDULE TO DO AN ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS IN ALIGNMENT BUT THEY SUSPECTED I COULD HAVE A STEERING PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING GEAR AND THE COST WOULD BE 1900.00 DOLLARS. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT FORD HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THIS TYPE OF POWER STEERING SYSTEMS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

MY TRUCK WAS PART OF FORD'S RECALL FOR THE LEAD FRAME SPEED SENSOR. THIS IS WHERE THE TRUCK WILL DOWN SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. I GOT THE PCM REPROGRAMMED - WHICH THEY CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL SINCE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM DOWNSHIFTING IF IT LOST THE TRANSMISSION SPEED READING. THE WARRANTY EXTENSION TO REPLACE PARTS WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL, BUT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WARRANTY EXTENSION - BECAUSE THE REPROGRAM WAS SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO COVER THE TRULY UNSAFE ASPECT BY PREVENTING A DOWNSHIFT. BUT THAT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. I THINK THE PARTS REPLACEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL TOO (NOT SUBJECT TO WARRANTY LIMITS). I HAD TO REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS ONLY FOR 150,000 MILES, MY TRUCK HAD 178,000 AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THIS REPAIR COST ME OVER 1200 DOLLARS. THEY DO A SAFETY RECALL TO REPROGRAM, CORRECTLY SAY IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THEN THEY COME OUT AND SAY OH, IT WORKS BETTER IF WE REPLACE THE PARTS, BUT SOMEHOW GET AWAY WITH SAYING THAT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, JUST OFFER A LONGER WARRANTY? *JS

TIMING CHAIN AND PHASERS FAILURE AT 71K MILES. BASED ON QUICK INTERNET SEARCH THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR AFTER WARRANTY DESPITE BEING DESIGN FLAW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED AT VEHICLE START-UP. THE CONTACT SPARKED FUSES 7 AND 8 TOGETHER TO RESTART AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED SELLERS-SEXTON PRE-OWNED TRUCKS AND IMPORTS (509 VFW MEMORIAL DR, ST ROBERT, MO 65584, (573) 336-4060) WHO RELOCATED THE FUSE LINES FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

HARD POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL FAULTS A YEAR OR SO AGO. HAD TO REPROGRAM CONTROL UNIT. STARTED GETTING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTS TODAY. STEERING WENT OUT AT HIGH SPEED ON INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

TRUCK WAS GOING 75 DOWN 127 DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF SECOND GEAR VERY DANGEROUS LOCAL FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR THERE ARE 2 SAFETY FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS OUT ON THIS TRUCK NUMBER 15N05 ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP AND NUMBER 19N01 TRANSMISSION MOLDED LEAD FRAME EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR UP TO 150,00 ACCORDING TO A LETTER BY NHTSA I HAVE RECIEVED AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK