2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR DOES NOT POWER THE VEHICLE, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NOT WORKING. ONCE ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, VEHICLE RESPONDS AS EXPECTED. HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY, ON 8/24/2017 AND 8/29/2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM FIRST GEAR AND FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS APPROPRIATELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER (ATHENS FORD, 4260 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606, (706) 521-0778) DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF FRAME WIRING HARNESS IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER MADE NO MENTION OF THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN (15N05 ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP EXTENDED COVERAGE), SO THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF IT WAS RELATED. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FIRST NATIONAL RECALL (16S19). SOFTWARE RECALL REPAIR TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETED FEB 2017. AUGUST 2017 WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST AND LOCKED UP MY REAR WHEELS. I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY FORD THAT THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL FIX/RECALL. RECALL (16N02) LEAD FRAME REPLACED AUGUST 2017. REPAIR SEEMS TO HAVE ADDRESSED SHIFTING PROBLEM, BUT I NOW TRANSMISSION DAMAGE THAT FORD STATES IS UNRELATED.

WHEN PARKED WITH IGNITION OFF AND NO ONE IN THE TRUCK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY OR INSIDE ON THE UNLOCK SWITCH. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES YOU CAN UNLOCK AND LOCK REPEATEDLY AND IT WOULD UNLOCK BUT NOW IT WONT DO ANYTHING. BOTH DOORS LOCK FINE BUT WHEN UNLOCKING ONLY THE PASSANGER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKS. THIS IS ON AN EXTENDED CAB XLT.

I WENT TO OPEN THE MOONROOF ON A HOT AFTERNOON TO VENT THE TRUCK. I PRESSED THE SWITCH TO TILT THE GLASS AND IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MOVE. I TRIED THE SLIDE FUNCTION AND HEARD A LOUD POP. THE GLASS SLID ABOUT 1" AND STOPPED. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE MOONROOF AND ONLY SUCCEEDED IN GETTING IT TO OPEN ABOUT 5" AND IT WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS ON FORD FORUMS AND OTHER FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE F-150'S BUT EXPLORERS AND EXPEDITIONS FROM 2007 TO PRESENT. A SMALL PLASTIC PART BREAKS AND RENDERS TO MOONROOF INOPERABLE. THE OWNER IS THEN STUCK WITH AN OPENING IN THE ROOF OF THEIR VEHICLE THAT WILL LET THE WEATHER IN. RAIN COULD POTENTIALLY SHORT OUT MUCH OF THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THIS AT THE DEALER IS AS MUCH AS $2400 FOR A PART THE PROBABLY COST FORD LESS THAN $1. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT COULD VERY WELL HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AS I HAVE OPENED THE MOONROOF WHILE TRAVELING BEFORE. THE SOUND OF THE PLASTIC PIECES BREAKING WHILE OPENING COULD VERY WELL STARTLE A DRIVER IF OPENED WHILE TRAVELING. I HAVE TO TRAVEL WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE TRUCK AND USE IT TO COVER THE OPENING IN CASE OF RAIN. ALSO THE VEHICLE ISN'T SECURE BECAUSE OF THE OPENING. I'M ALSO NOT SURE IF THIS WILL SHATTER THE GLASS IF OPENED FURTHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HORN FAILED. THE DEALER (WILSON FORD, 304-363-0500) PERFORMED A REPAIR THAT ENABLED THE HORN TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, BUT THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. RECENTLY, THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND WHEN IT WAS PRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED SEVERE REDUCED ENGINE POWER DURING A ACCELERATION FOR AN ATTEMPTED PASS. AN ISSUE FORD WAS AWARE WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT THE DEFLECTOR PLATE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW! NO ALERT TO THE OWNERS THAT IT WAS A POTENTIAL CONCERN, BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CHECK - NO WORD AT ALL! IF THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR TURBO DESIGN LEADING TO COMPOUNDING PREMATURE FAILURE, WHY WOULDN'T THEY LET THE OWNERS KNOW" THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM ME OF THE ISSUE IF THAT WAS THEIR INTENTION AS I VISIT REGULARLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR WAS BEING SECURED BY DUCT TAPE. ORLEANS FORD (LOCATED AT 1405 S MAIN ST, MEDINA, NY 14103, (585) 798-4316) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED GUIDANCE IN DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THE LATCH SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TRUCK SHIFTS FROM 5TH GEAR DOWN TO 1ST AND ALSO SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR UP TO FIFTH GEAR

POWER STEERING COMPLETE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. SEEMS TO BE A RECALL ON MANY OTHER FORDS. COULD BARELY STEER THE VEHICLE.