2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S GEAR SHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (METRO FORD AUTO SALES, 1000 BARNES CROSSING RD, TUPELO, MS 38804, (662)-841-1000) WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. *TT THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY BECOME STUCK IN GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED LARRY H MILLER FORD LAKEWOOD (11595 WEST 6TH AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215, (888) 927-9286), BUT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,780.

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MY TRUCK WOULD SHIFT ERRATICALLY( GO FROM 1ST TO 5TH, 6TH TO 3RD ETC.). WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS AT SPEEDS OF 55 AND ABOVE, THE BACK TIRES LOCK UP, THE SPEEDOMETER ZEROS OUT AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVES SPORADICALLY. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, (POWER TRAIN #16S19) BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH FORD MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED ON THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COILS. BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED WOODHOUSE FORD AT 402-574-2759 (LOCATED AT 3633 N 72ND ST, OMAHA, NE 68134), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

MY TRUCK LOST POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING WITH TRAILER ON FARM ROAD. THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD, SO THAT, I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH BEE HIVES. AT FIRST, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SCREECHED, THE THEN I GOT A SERVICE MESSAGE " SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC" . FINALLY, I GOT A MESSAGE OF " POWER STEERING FAULT". I SUSPECT THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY (EPAS).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE MACHENS FORD LINCOLN (1911 WEST WORLEY STREET, COLUMBIA, MO 65203) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED VIA CHAT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY NHTSA OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

MY 2012 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCREW ECOBOOST HAS ABOUT 85000 MILES AND ABRUPTLY WENT FROM ABOUT 30-40MPH TO ABOUT 0MPH A FEW TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING. ONCE TIME WAS VERY SCARY ON A CONGESTED ROAD. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, ITS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION MISFIRES AND MISSES GEARS ALL OF THE TIME. THERE IS NOW A VACUUM NOISE ALSO COMING OUT IF THE ENGINE AND IT DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. I BROUGHT IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY WASN'T CHANGING THE OIL PROPERLY (I HAD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000-5000 MILES REGULARLY.), BUT NOW THEY SAID I MESSED UP THE TIMING CHAIN AND PHASERS AND THEY HAD TO BE CHANGED FOR A PRICE OF ABOUT 4000 DOLLARS. I HAVE OWNED OTHER FORDS NOT ECOBOOSTS AND THEY ALL RAN FINE. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND I AM SURE THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON THE PART OF FORD. I ACTUALLY READ THAT THE NHTSA DID RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC. THERE ARE TONS OF FORUMS THAT HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THEM AND BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I KNOW ITS A BIG PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR TO THE AMERICAN CONSUMER TO HAVE TO SHELL OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY ON A BAD DESIGN FLAW ON APART OF FORD THAT ALMOST GOT ME INTO AN ACCIDENT BAD ONE TIME AND WHEN MY KIDS AND I HAVE TO GO TO AN ERUPT STOP. I DON'T TOW ANYTHING AND DRIVE THE TRUCK LIKE A CAR. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

MY VEHICLE HAS ISSUES DESCRIBED IN DOC HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/INV/2013/INRD-PE13018-58124P.PDF BUT IS NOT COMING UP ON THE VIN SEARCH FOR THIS ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE SPEED SENSING AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS OR IS ERRATIC AND JUMPS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS. WORST CASE I WAS APPROXIMATELY DOING 40 MPH, SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 THE TRUCK SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. USUALLY THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IS AT LOWER SPEED AND LOWER GEARS, BUT IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE.

YESTERDAY AS I WAS MAKING A TURN THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND THE ALERT "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" POPPED UP ON MY DASH. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN, AND A CAR GOING NEARLY 55 MPH SWERVED AROUND ME AND MISSED T-BONING ME BY A FEW FEET. INITIALLY, I WAS JUST CONCERNED. BUT AFTER GOING TO THE MECHANIC AND FINDING THAT MY STEERING CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY (THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT), AND THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE IN OTHER FORD VEHICLES AND IN THE F150 AS WELL, I BECAME FURIOUS THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL WHEN I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED YESTERDAY. IF FORD DOES NOT MAKE THIS RIGHT, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE, WILL ENCOURAGE ALL MY FRIENDS/FAMILY TO NEVER PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE, AND WILL USE MY CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS AND PERSONAL NETWORK TO ENSURE THAT THEY ALL KNOW THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT A VERY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AND IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR AN ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO THE DEATH OF ITS CUSTOMERS. I CALLED THE MINIONS AT THE 1-800 NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND THAT FORD HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND I WAS ON MY OWN. I'LL PAY THE $1500 + LABOR NOW. BUT I'LL BE BACK WITH MY ATTORNEY IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESSED TO MY SATISFACTION.