2012 FORD F-150 Complaints

ENGINE RATTLE UPON STARTUP, 3.5L ECO BOOST ENGINE. USUALLY ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR SOME TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTTERED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CROSSROADS FORD IN PRINCE GEORGE, VIRGINIA) WHO STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED OIL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE. THE LOW PRESSURE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (SHEEHY FORD IN ASHLAND, VIRGINIA) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN FOUND PIECES OF METAL FROM THE ENGINE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED PER THE CONTACT'S ORDER, PENDING A DISCUSSION WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILURE: USED 2012 FORD F150 PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2016. WHEN WE MOVED IN MARCH 2017 TO A HOME WITH A SLIGHT DRIVEWAY SLANT, THERE WERE DAILY BRAKE ISSUES WHERE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IT WOULD FEEL STIFF AND FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, WE LEARNED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ON OUR MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF VEHICLE DUE TO A VACUUM BRAKE PUMP FAILURE, BUT WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT PLANT THEN WHERE THE RECALL WAS VALID FOR. ON 4/24/17 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" AND CHARGED $83.95 FOR THIS. WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS WE STARTED HEARING ANOTHER LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT IN ON 5/12/17 WHERE THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. A MONTH LATER, THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE DRIVING, BUT IF WE STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON IT WOULD STAY OFF (FOR A DAY OR TWO). WE CALLED AND WERE TOLD NOT TO BRING IT IN UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS ACTUALLY ON. A WEEK LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT INTO AN AUTO SHOP TO HAVE THE CODES READ TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE TO SHOW THE DEALERSHIP. ON 6/21/17 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN WITH THE READINGS AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE SERVICE AND WE WERE CHARGED $559.08 FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THE OTHER VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR AND WHICH WE WERE ORIGINALLY TOLD WAS "NORMAL" TO NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES ON OUR VEHICLE FOR 20 SECONDS OR SO WHEN STARTED. AT THIS TIME WE REQUESTED TO SEE WHAT REPAIRS HAD BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST PRIOR TO US PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND OUR LISTED BELOW:3/21/16 REPLACE TIMING CHAIN AT BICKLEY FORD;3/21/16 REPLACE VACUUM PUMP AT BICKLEY FORD;4/8/16 REPLACE HOSES FOR VACUUM PUMP AT BICKLEY FORD

3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINE 75,000 MILES, ENGINE NOISE ON STARTUP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REGISTERING A P0016 CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" WITH LOSS OF POWER AND POOR ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A RECOGNIZED ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND TSB 14-0194 ADDRESSES THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A $ 1,500- $ 2,000 REPAIR AND IS NOT COVERED BY FORD. TIMING CHAINS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN SHOCK ABSORBERS.

ADVANCETRAC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. TURN SIGNAL QUITS WORKING. JUST LIKE ALL THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE STEERING CAN FREEZE UP WHICH IS DEMONSTRATED ON YOU TUBE VIDEOS!!! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD FOR MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN!!! COULD KILL SOMEONE. ARE WE JUST WAITING TILL IT KILLS SOMEONE??? HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS.

TAILGATE STEP HINGE NEEDS TO HAVE SLIP RESISTANT SPRAY OR MATERIAL ON IT. THE STEP HAS SLIP RESISTANT MATERIAL, BUT WHEN STEPPING DOWN, IF THE BALL OF YOUR FOOT LANDS ON THE HINGE YOU CAN SLIDE OFF THE STEP RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURY

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING: WE CAME FROM A WATER FEST THAT AFTERNOON BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER WE HAVE TO PACKED AND GO HOME. MY MOTHER, 8 YEARS OLD SON IS WITH ME AND MY DOG. WE ARE HEADING HOME IN A TWO LANE STREET. IT'S WAS RAINING AND THERE IS A LOT OF CARS. IN A SUDDEN BLINK OF AN EYE I WAS SURPRISED THAT MY STEERING WHEEEL OF MY TRUCK IS NOT MOVING. IT WAS LOCKED IN 11 O'CLOCK ANGLE HEADING TO ON COMING. I TRIED TO CONTROL IT NO TIME IT'S JUST SECOND, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HIT AND ALL COME OUT IN MY VOICE IS MAMA. THE TIME AFTER ACCIDENT I'M ALL SHAKEN. I'M SO TERRIFIED MY FRIEND TOLD ME I WAS IN SHOCKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WHEN I GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS, I SAW MY FRIEND HUBBY TRYING WAKE ME UP. I LOOKED FOR MY BOY. I SAW MY MOM IN PAIN, CAN'T MOVE OUT OF MY CAR. I FEEL NUMB AND MY LEGS ARE SHAKING. SEING MY BOY OUTSIDE AND MOM MAKES ME HAPPY. BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR THAT HIT. I CNT WALKED THAT FAR UNTIL UNBULANCE TOOK US ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER 30 TO 40 SECONDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE WIRES MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,853. UPDATED 08/24/17*LJ *CN

THE TRUCK WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT IS A PART OF RECALL 16V248000 BUT OUR SPECIFIC VIN ISN'T A PART OF IT AT THIS TIME. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45 IT DOWNSHIFTS.

WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, THERE ARE STIFF TO STOP POINTS, CONTROL IS IMPOSABLE, THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE . I CAN NOT AFFORD TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR, SPENT ALL I HAD TO BUY THE TRUCK. CITY DRIVING IS TRICKY AND I COULD RUN OVER SOMEONE, I CANT DRIVE MY TRUCK.