2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY FORD F-150, AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I WAS DRIVING OUT TO GET MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, WHEN I WAS GOING UP A SMALL HILL AND MY F-150 FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF. I WAS ON THE GAS BUT IT WAS NOT ACCELERATING. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS DONE IT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. AT TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACOMETER GO TO ZERO AND THE SCREEN IN MY DASH GETS A WRENCH ON IT. I WAS TOLD BY MY FORD DEALER THAT THE RECALL ON THE 2012 FORD F-150S DOES NOT INCLUDE MY FORD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MADE 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO THOSE FORDS AFFECTED. YET, IT HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION (6R80) AND SAME COMPUTER CODES AND EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHY CAN'T I GET MY FORD FIXED WHEN THOSE THAT BOUGHT THEIRS A FEW MONTHS LATER CAN. IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE RECALLED. THIS IS MY FIRST FORD AND NOT HAPPY WITH FORD PRODUCTS AT ALL.

OUR 2012 RAPTOR THAT WE HAVE HAD SINCE NEW, WITH 63K MILES, WAS DRIVING FINE WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOST ALL POWER BRAKING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED MASTER CYLINDER WHICH BLED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. WE CAN UPDATE WITH WORK RECEIPTS WHEN WE RECEIVE THE TRUCK BACK NEXT WEEK.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS CERTIFIED USED IN 2014 WITH 32,000 MILES. SINCE OWNERSHIP, WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE ST. LOUIS AREA WITH COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE ON START UP. ALL DEALERSHIPS HAVE MENTIONED THAT IT'S NORMAL AND VEHICLES WILL MAKE SOME NOISE AFTER SITTING. THIS ISSUE CAN HAPPEN IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, PARKED AND THEN MOVED WITHIN A 15-20 MINUTE PERIOD. THE NOISE WAS TO THE POINT OF BEING OBNOXIOUS, AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES I REPLACED THE BRAKES ON BOTH AXLES. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND HAS GOTTEN EVEN WORSE. APPEARS THAT THERE IS ALREADY A SERVICE BULLETIN AND FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY REGARDING THIS ISSUE, BUT MULTIPLE DEALERS HAVE MADE IT APPEAR THAT THERE WASN'T AN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER CEASED TO FUNCTION. TED RUSSELL FORD LINCOLN (9925 PARKSIDE DR., KNOXVILLE, TN) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT NHTSA TO GET THE VIN INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,273.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED AND THE WHEELS SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAIN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER (JENKINS & WYNNE FORD, HONDA, & LINCOLN, 2655 TRENTON RD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (ROCKWALL FORD, 990 E INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX 75087) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR WHILE IN MOTION 30 - 40 MPH. ALSO, TRANSMISSION BANG WHILE IN 1ST GEAR WHILE IN MOTION 5 - 10 MPH. ALSO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SUCH THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 6TH GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED 70 - 75 MPH, ALSO WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT BELOW 3RD GEAR WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAT 25-30 MPH OR EVEN AT COMPLETE STOP. LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, FUEL ECONOMY INDICATOR. AIRBAG INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY. DOWN SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS, OTHER ISSUES OCCURRED WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY. ALSO, TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT AUTO CANCEL.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD JUMP GEARS AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT WOULD SMOOTH OUT RESEARCH THE ISSUE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TRUCKS WITH T HE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD MY VIN # WASN'T COVERED. THE LEAS FRAME WAS THE ISSUE ADDRESSED AFTER THIS 900.00 REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CODES SUGGESTED TURBO AND TUNE WAS NEEDED THESE SITUATIONS WAS NOT HAPPENING PRIOR TO THE PREVIOUS MENTION REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WHICH SENT THE CONTACT LUNGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE WAIKEM FORD (4321 LINCOLN WAY E, MASSILLON, OH 44646, (330) 478-1801) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: CAS-14448605 WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER INDEPENDENTLY CEASED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG AND MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ART HILL FORD LINCOLN (901 W LINCOLN HWY, MERRILLVILLE, IN) ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO PAUL HEURING FORD (720 N HOBART RD, HOBART, IN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NUMBER: 16N02. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT NHTSA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDING THE VIN TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.