2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY PICK UP ON A COLD DAY WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, ONE PANEL OF THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. DURING SUBSEQUENT DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW FELL OUT OF THE FRAME INTO THE BED OF THE PICK UP. I BELIEVE THE DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND OVERHEATED CAUSING THE PANEL TO SHATTER BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT BEING GENERATED BY THE DEFROSTER VERSUS THE COLD AIR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 5TH GEAR AND STAY THERE. VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM 5TH TO 1ST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOSS OF POWER AS VEHICLE WENT NOT 'LIMP MODE'. SAW MULTIPLE RECALLS ON OTHER TRUCKS FOR THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY CONCLUDED MY TRUCK WAS NOT IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PART AND PROBLEM. PULLING OUT IN 5TH GEAR COULD HAVE GOTTEN ME OR OTHERS KILLED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V198000 (AIR BAGS) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE GLASS SHATTERED. THE CONTACT CALLED HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF SHUDDER/JERKING ON 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE; EXACT SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ID#10051923, 10052207, 10053407, 10052790, 10052788, 10058096, AND 10058115. ALL OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN CLOSED WITH FORD ISSUING TSB'S, BUT DEALERS CLAIM IGNORANCE, IGNORE COPIES OF THE TSBS AND REFUSE TO PERFORM REPAIRS UNDER DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY HAS ALMOST COST ME TWO COLLISIONS. APPARENTLY NHTSA IS AS USEFUL ON COMPLAINTS/INVESTIGATIONS AS FCC IS ON DO NOT CALL LIST COMPLAINTS. OPENED A CASE WITH FORD, RESPONSE IS THEY CANNOT FORCE DEALERS TO PERFORM TSBS UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THREE OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM WERE AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS IN DAMP CONDITIONS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION; TWO WERE WHEN RE-ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM LEFT LANE SERVICE AREAS IN NJ AND MD. AFTER 1ST TWO TIMES A DEALER IN MD REPLACED TWO IGNITION COILS AT MY EXPENSE CLAIMING COILS WERE NOT COVERED BY DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 1/1/18, LOCAL DEALER IN NH IGNORED FORD TSB 12-10-19 WHEN GIVEN A COPY AND SAID "THESE TRUCKS JUST BURN COILS AND SPARK PLUGS". I WAS CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AGAIN AND NOTHING WAS REPLACED/FIXED AS I REFUSED TO PAY APPROX. $600 TO REPLACE DRIVETRAIN PARTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER LANE WHERE THE WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ROTATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY FORD LINCOLN (401 PLEASANT VALLEY BLVD, ALTOONA, PA 16602) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFEREED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

STARTED TRUCK UP TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER AND HEATED MIRRORS. WENT ABOUT 100 FEET IN DRIVEWAY AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED/SHATTERED ON MY 8 YEAR OLD SON'S BACK. THIS IS A 3 PIECE REAR SLIDING POWER WINDOW. TEMPATURE AROUND 10 DEGREES F.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F150. ON 3 OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60-70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN AND MY MOTOR WOULD REV UP AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOWNSHIFTING ON IT'S OWN. MY VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND MY REAR WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER. THEY INDICATED THAT MY #6 IGNITION COIL NEEDED REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL OF MY SPARK PLUGS. I HAD THEM DO THE WORK AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM CREATING A DANGER FOR MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS.

COLD STARTS CREATE RATTLE IN ENGINE AREA. FORD TSB 16-0027 COVERS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER, DICK WITHAM FORD IN WATERLOO, IOWA CONTINUES TO PLAY GAMES WITH COVERING THIS ISSUE. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR OTHER ISSUES, SOME COVERED, AND I ASKED IF THERE WERE BULLETINS ABOUT LAG IN ACCELERATION OR OTHER THINGS THAT MAY CAUSE THIS. THEY TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES, NO, JUST A COMPUTER REPROGRAM THAT I ALREADY HAD COMPLETED. NOW MY TRUCK IS MAKING NOISE AND BY ALL REPORTS ON THE WEB, IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE. FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS GOING BACK TO AUGUST 19, 2015 (SEE TSB 15-0131) YET NEVER TOLD ME OR LOOKED AT MY TRUCK TO SEE IF THAT WAS CAUSING MY ISSUE. NOW WITH MY TRUCK JUST OVER 5 YEAR OLD BUT STILL WELL UNDER THE WARRANTY FOR MILES, IT MAY NOT BE COVERED. HOWEVER, THE NEW TSB CLEARLY STATES DEALER CODING 6C525 AND CONDITION CODE 42, IT IS UNDER WARRANTY VIA THE EMISSIONS. THIS IS MY 5TH NEW FORD TRUCK OVER THE YEARS, I WILL NOT OWN ANOTHER. WITH THE PRICE WE PAY FOR BRAND NEW CARS AND TRUCKS THE MANUFACTURER MUST BE HELD TO WHAT THEY PROMISE THE CONSUMER. THIS IS A TIMING CHAIN STRETCH ISSUE CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN AND THE VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING (VCT) UNITS LEAKING CAUSING TIMING CHAIN DAMAGE. FORD'S FAULT, NOT MINE.

MY F-150 SUPERCREW DEFROST DOES NOT WORK ON THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW NOR DOES THE ELECTRICAL DEFROST ON THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WORK. I HAVE PUT FORTH SIGNIFICANT TIME AND EFFORT TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM, EVEN SO FAR AS PURCHASING A NEW CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO GET BOTH DEFROSTING (VISIBILITY) CAPABILITIES BACK IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW. THERE IS NO BYPASS, OR PARTIAL SOLUTIONS. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN I HAVE NO REAR VISIBILITY WITH MIRRORS (INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR) DURING CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS.