2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

THE SPEEDOMETER SCREEN GOES BLACK AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL DROP UNEXPECTEDLY INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE IN MOTION, USUALLY ON A HIGHWAY.

FORD ISSUED RECALL 15N05 FOR THE ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP. THIS WAS TO BE A ONETIME FIX WHICH I HAD REPAIRED WHEN IT FAILED. THE NEW ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP FAILED AGAIN 20,000 MILES AND 13 MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR. THE PARTS ARE OBVIUOSLY FAULTY AS MY DEALER TOLD ME SEVERAL F150 TRUCKS THEY REPAIRED UNTER THIS RECALL ARE BREAKING AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING LOST POWER FOR UP TO THIRTY SECONDS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER (KRAUSE FAMILY FORD, 195 WOODSTOCK PKWY, WOODSTOCK, GA 30188) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 20, 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR AND THEN BACK INTO FIRST GEAR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, THE WRENCH INDICATOR APPEARED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION FORD FRISCO AT (972) 763-5523 (LOCATED AT 6850 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75034) WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND REFERENCED THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW PANEL EXPLODED INTO PIECES. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-13920244. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

I WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN IN THE COUNTY ROAD I LIVE ON MAKING A RIGHT HAD TURN. SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE TRUCK LOCKED UP AND SLID ACROSS BOTH LANES OF THE COUNTY ROAD BECAUSE THE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY AT THE TIME. SO THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FIRST TIME I GOING STRAIGHT COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE TRUCK JUST SOPPED. AGAIN NO DAMAGE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT, BUT HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT I HAD A TYPO ON MY VIN. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE EXPERIENCES WITH THE ISSUE OUTLINED IN FORD RECALL 16S19. NHTSA CASE 16V248. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY AT LOW SPEED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. MORE RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD IT DOWN SHIFT AT HIGHER SPEEDS(APPROX 50-70MPH). WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, IT CANCELS IT OUT AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE HAD ON TIME WHEN THE MIL WRENCH APPEARED BRIEFLY AND ALL NUMBERS ON THE CENTER SCREEN WENT TO DASHES UNTIL A RESTART OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE SPOKE TO DEALERS AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND LOOKED ON THE NHTSA SITE AND ALL HAVE TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL STATES THE AFFECTED DATES ARE FEBRUARY 11,2011 TO SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 AT THE DEARBORN PLANT. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT ON AUGUST 2, 2012 AT DEARBORN. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE AN ANSWER FROM ANYONE AS TO WHY MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED WHEN IT MEETS THE DEADLINE BY OVER A MONTH.

MY TRUCK DOES TWO THINGS, BOTH WITH THE TRANSMISSION. 1RST THIS IS RANDOM AND HAPPENS AT ANY UNSUSPECTING TIME AND AT ALL SPEEDS. THE TRUCK GOES INTO LIMP MODE (KILLING ALL POWER) STARTS TO CLUNK IN AND OUT OF GEARS TO THE POINT IT LOCKED UP THE TIRES ONCE GOING 55 MPH FOR A SECOND AS THIS IS HAPPENING MY MPH NEEDLE GOES TO 0, ALSO THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS RANDOM AS WELL. THE TRUCK DISPLAYS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALONG, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK IN THIRD AND WON'T SHIFT, SOME TIMES IT GETS STUCK IN FIRST AND NEVER MAKE IT UP TO 6TH GEAR IT WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS AS THIS IS HAPPENING THE MILES, AVG FUEL DISPLAY GOES TO ALL BLANKS. BOTH VERY UNSAFE AND VERY SCARY, AS I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I WILL NOT PUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL I FEEL IT'S SAVE TO DO SO.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH TRUCK SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER WENT TO ZERO, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER FINDING A SAFE AREA TO STOP THE VEHICLE, I TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED IT, AND ISSUE APPEARED TO BE RESOLVED. APPEARS TO MATCH SCENARIO DESCRIBED IN RECALL 16V-248 (FORD # 16S19). FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS VIN IS AFFECTED BY THE SUBJECT RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS AND STEERING CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO A SHOULDER LANE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (JC LEWIS FORD, 9505 ABERCORN STREET, SAVANNAH, GA 31406) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.