2012 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE EGT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2012 F-250 LARIAT 6.7 LITER DIESEL AND I STARTED HAVING WHAT SOME MAY CALL A "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY FRONT END SOMETIMES IT'S NOT THAT BAD BUT AT OTHER TIMES FROM 40-60MPH IT GETS SO BAD I HAVE TO PULL OVER. I'M SO FRUSTRATED WITH IT AND IM EVEN AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT IN FEAR THAT SOMETHING BAD MAY HAPPEN ONE DAY. FORD DELIBERATELY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND TRIES TO OFFER BANDAIDS FOR THE PROBLEM I NEED THIS FIXED BECAUSE I DIDN'T SPEND 70K ON A TRUCK THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE A LAWSUIT I JOIN A LAWSUIT AND GET THIS MATTER TAKEN ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE'S HEADS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING JUST BY LOOKING ONLINE. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE START FEATURE AND THE TRUCK STARTED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE TRUCK I HAD TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO TOW IT IN AND PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS, WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO BE ANOTHER EGT SENSOR. *TR

CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON ADVISING ME TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP. I PULLED OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND THE TRUCK STALLED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. I CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE TRUCK RESTARTED AND I DROVE STRAIT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY AND THEY REPLACED AN EGT SENSOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 400 JUST EAST OF AUGESTA KANSAS THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS CALLED BY OTHER NAMES AS WELL, THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE AND HAVE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THIS WAS THE SECOND IT IN THREE WEEKS IT HARDENED. IT IS AT THE DEALS HIP NOW AND CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THE MODEL OF TRUCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FORD MUST TAKE ACTION AND NOT WAIT AS LONG AS JEEP TOOK TO ADMIT THEIR IS THE PROBLEM I ORDER TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN UNBUCKLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADJUSTED THE SEAT BELT CLIP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DESCENDING DOWN A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RAPIDLY DOWNSHIFT, REDUCING THE SPEED AND CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO A COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEATBELT DOESN'T ALWAYS RETRACT CAUSING IT TO BECOME DAMAGED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. THE RPMS WOULD REACH 2000 WHEN IT SHOULD BE 1250. THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT 8 TIMES IN LESS THAN 7 MILES. UPDATED 10/8/2015*JS

THIS IS A DIESEL ENGINE F250. EGT SENSOR FAILED AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CEL WAS ON AND MESSAGE SAID " STOP SAFELY NOW". THE FAILURE OF THE EGT SENSOR WAS KNOWN BY DEALER AND HE SHOWED ME 2 TSB S ON THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN 2 DAYS BUT THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. A ALMOST IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING IS VERY DANGEROUS. IN OUT CASE WE WERE IN TOWN ON A SIDE STREET BUT WHAT IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE OR GOING UP OR DOWN ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD OR TOWING A TRAILER, ETC.. WE DO ALL THIS AND NOW THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE A OVER PROTECTIVE COMPUTER WAITING TO KILL THE ENGINE AT ITS WHIM WE FEEL MUCH LESS SECURE. THE COMPUTER SHOULD GIVE ADEQUATE WARNING BEFORE A SHUTDOWN AND PROBABLY SHOULD INCLUDE A LIMP HOME OPTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 02/09/15*LJ UPDATED 6/9/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH, THE REDUCED POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,877. UPDATED 01/23/14*LJ UPDATED 01/26/15*JB

WHILE BACKING OUT A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE DIED AND A RED WARNING WAS DISPLAYED "PULL OVER SAFELY". THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE IS A 6.7 LITER POWERSTROKE DIESEL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BY A FORD CONTRACT TOWING AGENCY AND TESTED. THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY EGT 12 SENSOR. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS, IT IMMEDIATELY SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE, WHICH "KILLS" THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING, ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY. THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM AT THIS DEALER ALONE. AS THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME AND SITUATION, I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *JS