2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

THIS FORD F-150 IS EQUIPED WITH A V-6 3.5 LITER TWIN TURBO ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS 2 WHEEL DRIVE. TE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG AT SPEED THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT INTO EITHER 1ST GEAR OF 5TH GEAR. PREDOMINANTLY 1ST GEAR. THE SPEED CAN VARY FROM 35 TO 55 MPH. THERE IS NO WARNING. THERE ARE NO CODES. ON ONE OCCASION THE DASH DISPLAYED A SINGLE LARGE WRENCH ACROSS THE DISPLAY AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF AND WAIT THEN RESTART AND PROCEED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT HAPPENED A FEW TMES ON ONE TRIP, ABOUT 1 HOUR TRIP TIME. ON OTHER OCCASIONS IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT ALL. I HAVE NOT KEPT A RECORD OF EACH OCCURANCE BUT I BELIEVE THE TOTAL IS APROIMATELY 12-18 TIMES. IN ALL INSTANES THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ON CITY STREETS OR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. THE ROADS HAVE NOT BEEN CURVY BUT RATHER MORE STRAIGH. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES. THIS PROBLEM HA BEEN OCCURING FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS.

TWO TIMES IN LAST YEAR VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 5 TH GEAR TO FIRST GEAR, 40+ MPH TO FIRST GEAR CAUSING TIRES TO CHIRP AND HIGH ENGINE REV AND THROWN INTO SEATBELTS. HUNDREDS OF TIMES VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 1ST GEAR TO 5TH GEAR. NEARLY CAUSED 2 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE POWER TO GO WHEN LEAVING A PARKING LOT TO ENTER A BUSY ROAD. I RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND FOUND FORD HAD ISSUED A RECALL IN 2016 FOR LEAD FRAME PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK WAS NOT IN THIS RECALL YET I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOTHING AND TOLD ME TO GO TO NHTSA. IFROM A STANDING TSB BROADWAY FORD IN IDAHO FALLS IDAHO REPLACED THE LEAD FRAME FOR$908. I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS REOCCUR. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED, THE LEAD FRAME IS A DEFECTIVE ITEM AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF PROPERTY AND OR LIFE. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR INFO ON THE OLD LEAD FRAME. [XXX]. THE 1ST GEAR TO 5TH FEAR PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY AND THERE WAS NEVER A REASON OF WHEN IT MAY HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM SCARED MY WIFE SO BAD SHE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *PM *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. SERVICE ADVANCE-TRAC MESSAGE DISPLAYED, LOW BATTERY DISPLAYED, TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK, AND TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL IS DISABLED. ALL RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING RACK.

AFTER ACCELERATING TO 70MPH ON HIGHWAY ON RAMP, THEN PARTIALLY RELEASING ACCELERATOR TO MATCH OTHER HIGHWAY VEHICLE SPEEDS. THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO OSCILLATE QUICKLY BETWEEN 10 - 60 MPH, ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS NOT CHANGING SPEED. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR CAUSING REAR END TO LOCKUP AND SLIDE, ENGINE OVER REV AND LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP, NO CODES HAVE BEEN DETECTED. SYMPTOMS SEEM TO BE THE SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN# 16V248000 FOR 2011-2012 F150 WITH 6R80 TRANSMISSION FOR WHICH I HAVE, HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AS AN AFFECTED VEHICLE.

61K MILES ON TRUCK AND WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT. THE STEERING DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER UNLESS YOU ASSIST. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT COMPLETELY STARTLED ME AS MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO TURN. I DID A SEARCH ON MY TRUCK AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSEMBLY. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND FORD WITH NO HELP. I WAS TOLD NO RECALL. I INFORMED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE TO NO AVAIL. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WAS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER (WOODY SANDER FORD, 235 W MITCHELL AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH 45232) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,800. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STEERING ARM SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING BOX. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS STILL IN TACT; HOWEVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST DIRECTION DUE TO THE DETACHED PART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY ON THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO HONDRU FORD OF MANHEIM (300 S MAIN ST, MANHEIM, PA 17545, (717) 665-3551). THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED 160,000, THEY WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE NOR CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2012 FORD F-150 IS HAVING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN FOR TSB'S AND SAFETY RECALLS. UPON CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER THAT MATCHED WITH THEIR CASES. MY VEHICLE FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTIONS WITH MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, AND EVEN MANUFACTURING LOCATION AND HAS THE EXACT ISSUES THAT THESE RECALLS ARE ABOUT. THE FIRST RECALL IS FORD RECALL 16S19 : UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT THIS WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT MULTIPLE GEARS. WHEN IT SHIFTS DOWN IT ALSO CAUSES THE REAR TIRES ARE LOCK UP AND I HAVE LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY TRYING TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ALSO CAUSES WEAR AND TEAR ON THE DRIVETRAIN. SHIFTING THE MOTOR FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST IMMEDIATELY SENDS THE MOTOR INTO A DANGEROUS RPM RANGE CAUSING DAMAGE. THE SECOND RECALL IS FORD TSB 13-6-8: THIS CAUSES ME TO LOSE ALL INDICATION ON MY GAUGES EXCEPT FOR RPM' S. I LOSE INDICATION ON MY CURRENT SPEED RANDOMLY AND ALSO ON ALL OF MY CRITICAL ENGINE TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. THIS ALSO LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION INTO 5TH GEAR, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN PROPERLY AND ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. THESE TWO ISSUES COMBINE MAKES THE VEHICLE A DANGER TO DRIVE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE TAKING THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE AND CANNOT TRUST IT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY BOTH LOCALLY AND AT ITS HEADQUARTERS. THEIR REPLY IS THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE NHTSA FOR FURTHER HELP FROM A FRIEND WHO ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN FIFTH GEAR AND DID NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROADWAY FORD INC (208-525-8500, LOCATED AT 980 W BROADWAY ST, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402) WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.