2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

SOMEONE STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT AVOID HITTING CAR. THE BRAKE INDICATOR ON FRONT CONTROL DISPLAY SAID MY BRAKES ARE OK. ONCE I CRASHED THE SEAT BELT ENGAGED BUT I STILL HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! THERE WAS SOME HEAVY SMOKE THOUGH AROUND THE SEAT BELT AREA OR FROM PERHAPS THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS UNDER THE SEAT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR TIRES SEIZED AND THE ADVANCE TRACK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY 6 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THE DASH READ "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" SHE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND WAS UN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. TALKED TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID RACK IS FAULTY. THANKFULLY MY WIFE, NIECE AND UNBORN CHILD WHERE UN HARMED WHEN THE DEFECTIVE PIECE FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. IF THEY WERE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ON A CORNER.

VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHIFTS UP AND DOWN. IT WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 6TH AND THEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO SINCE IT IS IN HIGH GEAR. OTHER TIMES, IT WILL SHIFT FROM 6TH TO 3RD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY, IT SHIFTED TO 3RD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK. I RESEARCHED AND OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. TOOK TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW LEAD RELAY WHICH WILL COST $600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "POWER ASSIST FAULT" CODE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO MANUAL. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE TO THE HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SANDS FORD OF RED HILL, 602 MAIN ST. (RT. 29), RED HILL, PA 18076) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ASKED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. CASE NUMBER: CAS-13299658 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

AT 70K MILES, MY TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED COSTING $3200. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD AND THERE IS AN OFFICIAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND CAUSED SERIOUS ACCELERATION ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE UP HILL.

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING TO PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR HARDER TO GET POWER. I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND WAITED FOR AN OPENING TO TURN LEFT AT THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I STARTED TO TURN LEFT, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THEN THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT REVVED UP BUT THERE WAS NO POWER OR SPEED INCREASE AND A SIMPLY COASTED OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE LEFT WAS COMING UP OVER A HILL AND I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING ME. THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED DOWN HILL, BUT LOST SPEED QUICKLY GOING UP HILL. I COULD SEE THIS BEING A DANGEROUS ISSUE WHEN CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION OR TRYING TO PASS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED. THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 74000 MILES.

MY 2012 FORD F150 HAS ABOUT 60K MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - SHIFTING INTO HIGHER OR LOWER GEARS THAN IT SHOULD, NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR, REVVING HIGH WITH LOW POWER, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 0 MPH A LOT OF TIMES, AND AT ONE POINT IT DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65-70MPH ON THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, THAT TIME NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SHOULDER. THAT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, AND TURN IT ON AGAIN TO GET IT GOING. THE OTHER ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING A FEW TIMES A DAY AND I CAN GET IT TO WORK AND BACK BUT IT'S A LITTLE DICEY WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND SOMETIMES IN REVERSE TO GET IT GOING. I GOT A DTC P0720 A FEW DAYS AGO AND THEN TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP ON SEPT 18TH. JONES WEST FORD, THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN RENO TOLD ME IT WAS THE LEAD FRAME AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR OVER $700. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR, WITH MY TRANSMISSION, FOR TRUCKS BUILT AT THE PLANT WHERE MY TRUCK WAS BUILT AT THE TIME MY TRUCK WAS BUILT. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAY MY TRUCK IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. IT IS HOWEVER SHOWING ALL THE SIGNS OF AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM SEEING IN THE RECALL (I GUESS FORD NOW CALLS IT A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" 16N02). THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME, THEY DIDN'T FIX MY TRUCK, SAID THE PART IS BACK-ORDERED AND I SHOULD COME AND GET MY TRUCK AND TAKE THE CHANCE OF DRIVING IT. I ASKED FOR A LOANER VEHICLE AND THEY SAID NO. AFTER I PICKED IT UP, DRIVING HOME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE HOOD STARTED TO RISE UP. AFTER THEY DIDN'T FIX MY TRUCK, THEY FORGOT TO LATCH THE HOOD. VERY SCARY. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY FREEWAY, LATCHED THE HOOD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COASTED AS IF IT WERE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO A NEARBY GAS STATION, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURED ON THREE OCCASIONS SINCE SEPTEMBER 23, 2017. FLETCHER FORD IN PINEVILLE, MISSOURI WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.