2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

YESTERDAY WAS OUR FIRST COLD MORNING OF THE SEASON. I HAD A DENTIST APPOINTMENT IN THE MORNING. DROVE TO THE APPOINTMENT. CAME OUT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SECTION OF THE SLIDING, HEATED REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME. IN LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON, UNADDRESSED ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL.

WHEN TRAVEL 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE TRUCK SHIFTED TO 1RST GEAR. PULLED OVER WITH NO ACCIDENT. TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF. SAFELY MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. NEXT STOP WAS REST AREA. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. CONDUCTED TEST DRIVE AROUND REST AREA, ONCE CAR GOT TO APROX 15 MILES SHIFTED TO 1RST GEAR AND CHECK ENGINE WRENCH BECAME LITE. CONTACTED FORD ROADSIDE SERVICE AND TRUCK TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER. CHECK VIIN FOR RECALLS. "MY VIIN DOES NOT FALL INTO RECALL" PER FORD. LOCATED RECALL 16S19 WHICH DESCRIBES THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT MY VIIN DOES NOT FALL? DEALER STATES REPAIR COST BUT THEIR ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX. P/N AL32 7G276 D NO ASSETS AVAILABLE WITH NO ETA FOR DELIVERY. SUBMITTED CAS13486115 AWAITING RESOLUTION. 62K MILES OUTSIDE POWER TRAIN. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED IN SEPT 17 10 POINT INSPECTION CONDUCT. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDER NO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CAN DONE TO PREVENT A FUTURE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS DECREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (WALKER FORD, 17556 US HWY 19N, CLEARWATER, FL, 33764) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAD FRAME WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THERE WAS NO TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS13485195. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALER AND AWAITED A RETURN PHONE CALL. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,500.

2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VIOLENT BANGS AND JERKS OF THE DRIVETRAIN WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND THE SUDDEN SHIFTS DIMINSHED, BUT THE VIOLENT BANGS AND JERKS PERSISTED. UPDATED 11/07/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. ALSO, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TOWNE FORD, 1601 EL CAMINO REAL, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL, AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. CASE NUMBER: CAS-13431428 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *BF UPDATED 8/6/18*JB

P0720 TROUBLE CODE. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY DOWNSHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR.

STEERING COLUMN SENSOR FAILED LEADING TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION WHILE TURNING. A SEARCH OF INTERNET FORUMS CONFIRMS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL.

MY TRUCK WOULD LOSE POWER AT TIMES THEN WOULD NOT START. DEALER ADVISED THE FUSE TO THE FUEL RELAY PUMP WAS BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE BYPASSED TO A LARGER FUSE BECAUSE THE FUSE INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURE IS TOO SMALL. THIS REPAIR COST ME $411. DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS A DEFECT FROM MANUFACTURE AND WAS COMMON IN THE 2012 YEAR MODEL. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND LOCATED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT VEHICLES LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAYS AND ALMOST INVOLVED IN COLLISIONS DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND ACCIDENTS THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEFECT WHICH CAUSES FUEL DISRUPTION.

WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING MY FORD F150 VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, TRANSMISSION DROPPED TO FIRST GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE SPEED QUICKLY AND WHEELS TO LOCK UP. PULLED OFF THE ROAD. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE ONE MORE TIME AND VEHICLE DID THE SAME ACTION, WHILE ACCELERATING AROUND 30-35 MPH VEHICLE DROPPED TO FIRST GEAR AND WHEELS LOCKED UP. PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF VEHICLE, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. PLACED VEHICLE IN MANUAL MODE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK F-150 TO ADVANTAGE FORD OF STUART. ADVANTAGE FORD SAID IT IS LEAD FRAME THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH 2012 FORD F-150'S AND FOUND A RECALL FOR FORD F-150'S RECALL NUMBER 16S19. I SEARCHED MY VIN ON FORD'S WEBSITE AND CALLED CUSTOMER CARE, AND MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW ON THIS RECALL. THEN I CAME ACCROSS NHTSA NUMBER 16V248 WHICH COVERS FORD F150'S BUILT IN DEARBORN MICHIGAN BETWEEN FEBRUARY 11. 2011 AND SEPTEMBER 8, 2012. MY FORD F 150 WAS BUILT IN AUGUST OF 2012 ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER. MY VIN WAS OBVIOUSLY MISSED IN THIS SAFETY RECALL, AND I WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION TO ADD MY VIN NUMBER TO THIS SATETY RECALL. I TALKED WITH FORD, AND THEY STARTED A CASE NUMBER CAS-13394098.

1. TRANSMISSION STARTS OUT IN 1ST GEAR. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT AND REMAINS IN 1ST GEAR. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND SEVERAL OTHER INSTRUMENTS NOT WORKING. PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN OFF IGNITION KEY. SYSTEMS RESETS, EVERYTHING WORKING. 2. AFTER STOPPING AT INTERSECTION TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN 5TH GEAR. WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT AND HAS NO ACCELERATION. PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN IGNITION KEY OFF. RESTART TRUCK AND TRANSMISSION WORKS AGAIN.