2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED, APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS OLD AND 70,000 MILES. WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE PREVIOUSLY WITH ANOTHER F150 PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD INVOLVE A RECALL. COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS OVER $2000, TOOK 5 DAYS (INCLUDING THE WEEKEND) AND WAS PERFORMED AT A FORD DEALER. TURNING WAS DIFFICULT AND HAD WE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED, IT MAY HAVE LED TO COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK AND OFTEN ON HIGHWAYS WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS AND HIGHER SPEEDS.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F 150 WITH 66,800 MILES ON IT AND HAVE CHANGED ONE OF THE TURBOS . ABOUT MAY OF 2017 I NOTICED A SHUTTER AND SHAKING OF THE ENGINE, THEN LOSE OF POWER, FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ON HILLS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN SHIFT FOR NO REASON OR YOU HAD TO PUT THE GAS PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR TO EVEN MOVE THEN IT WOULD KICK IN AND CAUSE THE WHEELS TO SPIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE TURBOS NEEDED REPLACED AT A COST OF $1800, WELL I HAD IT REPLACED AT MY OWN PERSONNEL GARAGE AND AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 5 MILES IT HAD ALL THE SAME ISSUES. I CALLED THE FORD HOT LINE 3 TIMES ASKING WHAT THEY WILL DO TO FIX MY TRUCK, I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 60000 MILES, I EXPLAINED THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED DOING THIS AND I DID NOT HAUL ANYTHING AND ONLY DROVE IT ABOUT 12000 MILES A YEAR, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT LOSSES POWER THEN ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. FORD TOLD ME THERE WERE SOME RECALLS ON THE 3.5 L ECO-BOOST ENGINE BUT NOT ON MY TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN A FORD MAN FOR OVER 40 YEARS, I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2012 AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BUT CHARGE ME MORE MONEY, I DO NOT BEAT MY TRUCK I BABY IT, I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES, THIS IS NOT MY FAULT IT IS POOR ENGINE DESIGNEE AND FORD SHOULD FIX THIS FOR ME BECAUSE AS I SAID IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 58 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER. THE SERVICE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,750.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY AND RANDOMLY LOCK IN 3RD OR 5TH GEAR AND WILL NOT DOWN OR UP SHIFT. DIFFICULT TO GET MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP FROM 5TH GEAR. SPEEDO DOES NOT WORK WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURS SOMETIMES ABLE TO STOP, PLACE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND RESTART TO RESET THE SYSTEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THOUGH. WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATES ON THE INFO CENTER, SPEEDO AND TRIP METERS SHOW BLANK LINES AS WELL. I HAVE PICS AND A VIDEO CLIP BUT UNABLE TO SHARE AT THE MOMENT.

I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED AND HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF MY. I SLAMMED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND MY TRUCK DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS, THE TRUCK JUST DID NOT STOP. I HAD THE BRAKES DONE THE DAY BEFORE AND I DID NOT STOP. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD TO CHECK BRAKE BOOST VACUUM PUMP BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING NOISES. THEY REPLACED IT BECAUSE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT CAUSED MY ACCIDENT AND THE INABILITY TO STOP QUICKLY. FORD HAS REPLACED THE PART AND THE BRAKES ARE WORKING PROPERLY BUT THE PUMP IS STILL NOISY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE RELATED TO THE 2011‐2012 FORD F‐150 EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L GTDI ENGINES EA15‐006 BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILURE

WHEN I START THE TRUCK THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK STALLS AND LOOSES POWER AND THE TOOL SIGN COMES ON IN READ OUT WINDOW. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 100 YARDS OR SO. I UNDER STAND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 F150 FORD TRUCKS. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE WANT HAVE A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THEY NEED TO ADD A DEFLECTOR SHIELD UNDER THE MOTOR. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHEN A VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

THE BRAKES GAVE OUT AND ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE BRAKE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THERE ARE NO INJURIES INVOLVED, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF ON A HIGHWAY AT SPEED VS IN A PARKING LOT.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE WINDING ROAD. IT WENT FROM BEING EASY TO STEER TO VERY HARD TO STEER. MESSAGE CAME ON STATING SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW.

WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A STATE ROAD TO A CITY STREET THE DASH DISPLAY POPPED UP STATING THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ABLE TO FORCEFULLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DON'T BELIEVE MY WIFE WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME RESULTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. $1600.00 LATER TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT WHICH INCLUDES THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MECHANISM. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT GET INTO A CRASH. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHICH DID RESULT IN A CRASH, I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO PUT THIS ON RE CALL NOTICE BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS.