2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAND. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWITCHED INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY PROMISED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A FORD DEALER TO GET AN ESTIMATE. TRI-COUNTY FORD (4032 COMMERCE PKWY, BUCKNER, KY 40010, (866) 417-0262) WAS CONTACTED AND KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENT. WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BACK, THEY RENEGED ON THE OFFER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVEABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM BY WAY OF "ON RAMP". WENT TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH) AND MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND LOOSE POWER. I HAD TO STAY ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. IT EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO RUN NORMAL.

HAD RECALL PREFORMED IT STILL IS DROPPING INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11181584

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO DRIVE OVER DRAINAGE DIPS IN THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS EVENT CAUSED A JARRING JOLTING EFFECT WHILE DRIVING. WESTERN SLOPE AUTO (2264 US-50, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81505, (970) 243-0843) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER ECHOED THE DEALER AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I RECIEVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 19S07/NHTSA RECALL 19V-075 CONCERNING A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE TO PREVENT UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFIT TO CORRECT INTERMITTENT AILURES OF THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR THAT MAY RESULT IN AN UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. THE PROPOSED CORRECTION IS INADEQUATE, SINCE IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THAT IS, INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. I REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA REQUIRE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO CORRECT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THAT IS, THE DEFECT EXISTING IN THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR THAT MAY CAUSE UNINTENDED DOWNSHIFTS, SINCE FAILING TO CORRECT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE AND MERELY INSTALLING A SOFTWARE PATCH WILL NOT RESULT IN PROPER OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, POTENTIALLY IMPAIRING FUEL ECONOMY AND/OR PROPER FUNCTION AND SAFETY DURING SPECIFIC DRIVING CONDITIONS.

TRANSMISSION - OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR IS FAULTY. HAD A RECALL, SAID THE TRANSMISSION MODULE NEEDED REPROGRAMMING, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX ISSUE OF DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR AND UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF. ALSO HAPPENS TO 3RD AND 5TH. OTHER 2012'S HAVE LEAD FRAME ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT WHICH TAKES CARE OF FAULTY OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR, MY RECALL OF RE-PROGRAMMING HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE LEAD FRAME RECALL BUT IS JUST OUTSIDE THE MANUFACTURE DATE AND NOT INCLUDED

MY POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, THERE ARE NOT ANY WARNING INDICATORS ON ITS JUST OUT. IT STARTED AROUD 12/25/18 IT WOULD STICK DURING A TURN I WOULD HAVE TO USE FORCE TO STRAIGHTED THE WHEEL. SOMEDAYS IT WOULD WORK JUST FINE. AS OF 1/21/19 ITS COMPLETELY OUT, NO POWER STEERING WHAT SO EVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND LUNGED FORWARD. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FLICKERED AND WENT COMPLETELY DARK. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. BEAMAN FORD (1717 TN-46, DICKSON, TN 37055, (615) 446-2308) REPAIRED THE MAIN CLUSTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. .*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HAD TO PURCHASE A REWIRE KIT FROM FORD TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. *TR

IN FEBRUARY 2017 WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ON A DOWN HILL SLOP I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND INTO GRASS AREA ALMOST HITTING A TREE IN REVERSE. THE POWER BRAKES WERE SO HARD I COULD NOT MOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE IT CAME TO REST I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN REAPPLIED THE BRAKE AND THEY WORKED. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A RECALL FSA 15N05 ON 2/27/2017 WITH 35,514 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THEN ON 2/16/2019 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND AGAIN COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND WENT INTO GRASS HILL OF MY YARD.AGAIN MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND NO POWER BRAKES. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLIED AND THEY STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THAT DAY FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY NOTIFIED ME IT AGAIN WAS THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP HAS HAS FAILED AGAIN AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT SINCE IT WAS FIXED ONCE BEFORE UNDER THIS RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIX IT DUE TO THE PUMPS BEING BACK ORDERED FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS. SO THE FIRST RECALL REPAIR ONLY LASTED 19,108 MILES AND LESS THAN 2 YEARS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BEHIND ME TO GET RUN OVER AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. MY FEELING THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND PARTS SHOULD LAST LONGER. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE PART IS NOW ON BACK ORDER AND LOOKS TO BE A POOR DESIGN.