2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN SKIDDED TO A HALT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. LEN STOLER FORD IN OWINGS MILLS, MD INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 14259854. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,998.

ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILURE-EPAS IS CUTTING OUT MOST OF THE TIME CAUSING OVER STEER AND UNDER STEER CONDITIONS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FORCE NEEDED TO CORRECT ON LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. STEERING WILL GET DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON TURNS JUST LIKE THE NON POWER STEERING VEHICLES OF OLD. THIS OCCURS AT STARTUP AND WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION AND ENDS WITH PARK AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CAN SUPPLY VIDEO FOOTAGE IF REQUESTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN FORD OF STERLING HEIGHTS (40333 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MOISTURE WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE LEAD HARNESS REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN COVERED BY A RECALL FOR OTHER VIN NUMBERS. CONSUMER VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WITH NO WARNING WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. IT JUMPED BETWEEN GEARS A COUPLE TIMES SO I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT FELL BACK TO FIRST GEAR AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A FULL STOP. AT THAT POINT, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED RESPONDING COMPLETELY AND WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. I WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO WAIT OVER AN HOUR FOR TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE.

I AM UNSURE IF IT IS A DOWN SHIFT OR WHAT, BUT MY TRUCK SHAKES AND IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER LOSE AND A FAILURE TO ACCELERATE.

I WILL BE GOING 70 MPH AND THE TRUCK WILL DOWN SHIFT HARD TO 3RD GEAR THE SPEED ODOMETER WILL SHOW ZERO MPH AND ODOMETER WILL SHOW DASHES. WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE IT WILL EITHER STAY IN 3RD GEAR OR WILL SHIFT UP HARD TO 5TH GEAR. IF I CYCLE THE IGNITION KEY A FEW TIMES IT WILL CLEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WILL AGAIN SLAM INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS LIKE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES CREATING A HUGE HAZARD. THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES BUILT IN 2012 THAT HAVE A RECALL FROM FORD WITH SAME ISSUE BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS,. I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER SINCE IT IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN. IT WILL BE IN THE SHOP MARCH 10TH, THERE IS A LONG WAIT TIME FOR THE FORD SHOP WHERE I LIVE.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TRUCK LOSSES POWER AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE. WRENCH ICON COMES ON, AS WELL AS AIRBAG LIGHT, AND SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. IT APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN WHATEVER GEAR IT IS IN AT THE TIME. ALSO, WHEN STARTING OUT, TRUCK GETS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR, AND TRIES TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN NOT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION.

WHILE IN MOTION ON A RURAL ROAD. MY VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR SUDDENLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. A BIG WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH. I WASH UNABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AS I WAS A A HILL WITH COMMERCIAL TRUCKING AND IT WAS NOT SAFE TO PULL OVER. I ALSO LOST ALL MY GAUGES. I PULLED OVER AT THE FIRST SAFE PLACE. SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FINE. A WEEK LATER I WAS TRAVELING ON ANOTHER RURAL ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 AND IT SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST AGAIN. THIS TIME NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH IT JUST STARTED UP SHIFTING.

TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED AND "FOUND THAT FAULT CODE PRESENT B0091 93 LEFT SIDE RESTRAINT". THE WIRING WAS TESTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE "SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR" REPLACED. I WAS ADVISED THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE THIS SENSOR REPLACED THAT THEY COULD NOT SAY THAT THE REST OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SYSTEM WOULD WORK IF I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS JUST 5 YEARS OLD AND HAD 41,068 MILES ON IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST 5 YEARS OLD, ONLY HAS 41K MILES, NO COLLISIONS OR ANY DAMAGE SHOULD BE NEEDING SAFETY RELATED AIRBAG SENSORS REPLACED. TOTAL COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS $515.21.