2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

EXTREMELY HARD PEDAL ON START UP. FORD HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM CALLED 15N05 FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. ONLINE, MY VEHICLE IS THE TYPE AND WAS BUILT DURING THE DATES AND PLACES SPECIFIED. WHEN I CALLED, THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15N05 (ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP EXTENDED COVERAGE); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WHEN REVERSING. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BECOMING HARDER TO DEPRESS AS THE FAILURE WAS BECOMING MORE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING I USED GET JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, I TOOK IT TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS RECALL TO ADJUST THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2012 FEW MONTHS AFTER I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I GAVE IT TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. FEW DAYS AFTER I FELT IT AGAIN BUT DIDN'T FELT IT AGAIN SOME TIME. AFTER A MONTH WILES DRIVING FROM 4TH TO 6TH GEAR SHIFT ,I GOT A BIG JERK FROM 4TH TO 6TH GEAR SHIFT AS IF I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT LOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. RIGHT AFTER THAT I TOOK IT BACK AT THE FORD SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME ON MONDAY JUNE17TH 2019. I'M WRITING THIS BECAUSE I ASKED FEW PEOPLE I KNOW WHO OWNED F150 AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THIS COULD HAVE SEVERE ACCIDENT WILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT CALLED ALAN JAY FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 3201 US HWY 27 S, SEBEING, FL, 33870, (863) 385-0144) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, THE FAILURE OCURRED 2 MORE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *JS

COMPLAINT INVOLVES RECALL 19S07/NHTSA 19V-075. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN TO THE FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE WHEN 1ST PURCHASING AND UPON RECEIPT OF THIS RECALL NOTICE. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED IN MY VEHICLE AND POSES A SAFETY CONCERN. MY VEHICLE STILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS OR BUCKS. FEELS LIKE I AM BEING REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS(05-15MPH). TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT AT NORMAL RPM'S SINCE RECALL SERVICING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. ECKENROD FORD LINCOLN (5255 AL-157, CULLMAN, AL 35058, (800) 944-1389) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE DEALER THAT TWO SENSORS AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE A KNOWN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND TURNING LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER. THE DRIVER HAD TO MANUALLY WITH EFFORT IN ORDER TO AVOID CROSSING INTO OPPOSING LANE, RETURN STEERING TO RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, FOUND FAULT CODE C1B00. STEERING ANGLE SENSOR FAILED. FORD IS PROBABLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO BE DO TO OVERHEATING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OCCURRENCE USUALLY OUT OF WARRANTY. COST $1800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM SIXTH TO FIRST GEAR AND THE TIRES SKID. AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WENT BACK INTO GEAR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED SUPERIOR FORD (LOCATED AT 4303 LA- 19, ZACHARY, LA 70791, (225) 654-2611) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,800.

CONTRARY TO THE RESOLUTION STATED IN NHTSA INVESTIGATION EA 15-006, FORD IS REFUSING TO COVER THE DEFECTIVE VACUUM PUMP EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS WITH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE PRODUCTION TIME AND IS WITHIN 10 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES.