2012 FORD F-350 Complaints

THIS TRUCK HAS A DEATH WOBBLE,IT'S A NICE TRUCK,BUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL IT DOES IT WITH OR WITHOUT A TRAILER.I CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHERE THEY ALIGNED IT AFTER I HAD NEW TIRES,TRACK BAR BALL JOINT,STEERING STABILIZER,U-JOINTS,AND FRONT SHOCKS INSTALLED.IT COST ME$2000.00 FOR THIS TO BE COMPLETED.WELL SORRY TO SAY IT WAS A BAND-AID FIX.AFTER 2500 MILES IT IS BACK AND WORSE THAN EVER I HAVE ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED FORD WHERE I HAVE RECEIVED YET ANOTHER CASE NUMBER,I AM TO TAKE IT BACK IN ON 3/19/19 SO THEY CAN LOOK AT ONCE AGAIN.THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. GOOGLE DEATH WOBBLE THERE ARE ALOT OF VIDEOS ON THIS SUBJECT.THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT BEING TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY.FORD SAYS THEY MUST DETERMINE IF IT IS A MAINTENANCE BEFORE THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD.THIS IS A $50,000.00 TRUCK THAT ISN'T WORTH A PLUG NICKEL IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION.I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR MY BUSINESS SO AS OF NOW I AM SHUT DOWN.THIS WOBBLE HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM 35-70MPH AND IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE.IT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE.PLEASE HELP ME

YESTERDAY, 11/30/18. I HAVE HAD THE "DEATH RATTLE" A COUPLE OF TIME SINCE I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. ON 11/30 I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD IN WYOMING. IT WAS SNOWING, AND I WAS GOING BETWEEN 40-45MPH IN A 60MPH ZONE DUE TO ADVERSE ROAD CONDITIONS. I SUDDENLY GOT THE "DEATH RATTLE" WHICH IMMEDIATELY SENT MY TRUCK INTO A UNCONTROLLED SLIDE. I SLID OFF THE ROAD GOING ACROSS THE OPPOSING LANE, OFF THE ROAD, AND STRUCK A ROCK SLIGHTLY DAMAGING MY RUNNING BOARD AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SELF-EXTRICATE THE TRUCK MYSELF AFTER CHAINING UP ALL FOUR TIRES. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER FORD POWERSTROKE OWNERS, EVERYONE OF THEM STATED THAT THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE "DEATH RATTLE". WHILE NONE OF THEM SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE OR INJURIES, IT FOR SURE SCARED THEM BADLY. I FEEL THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION BY THE FORD CORPORATION TO FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T THINK OF TAKING ANY PICTURES, BUT I DO HAVE PICS OF THE DAMAGE IF YOU WANT THEM SENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO POWER MODE AND LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (WALTS LIVE OAK FORD, 1109 OHIO AVE N, LIVE OAK, FL 32064, (386) 362-1112) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHEN SHE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE DEC 2016 IT HAD THE CHECK IN LIGHT ON WITH THE FIGURE OF A ENGINE ON , ITS BEING READING TURBO NDERCHARGE BOOST ERROR CODE P0299 COCEQUENCE REDUCE POWER, SEVERAL LINKS ON THE MANIFOLD AND I CAN SMELL THE FUMES INSIDE THE CABIN WHILE DRIVING THE STRONG FUEL FROM THE DIESEL

MY TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT. 6.7 DIESEL. UPON STARTING THE TRUCK ( STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY ) #3 FUEL INJECTOR POPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING A MISFIRE AND SPRAYING DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE #3 INJECTOR HOLD DOWN CLAMP HAD BROKEN CAUSED BY A CRACK IN IT. . FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT.. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD AGREED TO REPLACE HALF OF THE DEFECTIVE INJECTOR CLAMPS. (4) THIS LEAVES THE OTHER 4 PRONE TO FAIL AT ANY TIME. I WAS CHARGED $897.67. FOR THE" HALF REPAIR". FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS IT IS A WELL KNOWN FAILURE AND DOCUMENTED ON NUMEROUS INTERNET WEBSITES. THERE IS A TSB FROM FORD TO THEIR DEALERS ON IT. IT ALSO FILLED THE CRANKCASE WITH DIESEL FUEL WHICH DID NOT DO IT ANY GOOD. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 32 K MILES AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED SINCE NEW. THE FORD DEALER REPAIR ORDER STATES:"FOUND VEHICLE LEAKING FUEL.FOUND INJECTORS # 1 & # 3 BLEW OUT BREAKING HOLD DOWN CLAMPS. ALSO FOUND OTHER CLAMPS CRACKED AND RETURN LINE BROKE AS WELL AND LEAKING FUEL.ORDERED PARTS ON BACK ORDER PACO # 5934349 CONTACT FORD CASE # CAS-15233762-Q2P6TO. FORD AGREED TO ASSIST $ 1500. . FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THE WHOLE REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAUSED THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO INITIATE A RECALL ON THESE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR CLAMPS ON THEIR 6.7 DIESEL ENGINES BEFORE THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRES. THE ENGINE WILL MOST LIKELY SHUT DOWN IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WITH THE INJECTOR OUT OF THE ENGINE. IF SOMEONE WAS TOWING A TRAILER THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. LUCKILY MINE FAILED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE..

THE "COLD AIR TUBE/HOSE" FOR THE TURBO CATASTROPHICALLY RUPTURED AND BLEW PIECES AND OIL ACROSS THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. MAIK HAIK FORD IN PASADENA TEXAS SAID THEY SEE THIS FAILURE OCCUR ABOUT 2 TIMES PER MONTH FOR MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR VEHICLE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. THE DELAERSHIP HAD 11 REPLACEMENT HOSES IN STOCK. FORD APPEARS TO HAVE SINCE REDESIGNED THE PART, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR TSB TO WARN CUSTOMERS OF THIS DEFECTIVE/POORRLY DESIGNED TUBE. WHEN I TRIED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH FORD THE CORPORATE WARRANTY REP LITERALLY LAUGHED AFTER I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS GLAD MY HEAD NOT UNDER THE HOOD AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THIS WAS NOT AN APPROPRIATE OR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSE. FORD DID NOT COVER ANY OF THE MATERIAL OR LABOR. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A FREEWAY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE DUE TO THE VERY LOUD NOISE. THEN THE ENGINE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY. THE HOSE IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE NEAR THE FAN SHROUD. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FORD ISSUE A RECALL AND/OR TSB FOR THIS PART. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PART APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. WHY DID FORD REDSEIGN THIS PART? THE FAILURE WAS INSTANTANEOUS WITH NO FORE WARNINGS OF AN IMPENDING FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXINGTON PARK FORD (2125 GREAT MILLS RD, LEXINGTON PARK, MD), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,600. *TT *TR

JUNE 23 2017, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A MESSAGE THE READ STOP WHEN SAFE POPPED ONTO THE TRUCK INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. I ATTEMPTED TO GET TO A SAFE AREA TO PULL THE TRUCK OVER BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO A LOSS IN MOMENTUM THAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS A MANUFACTURER SAFETY PRECAUTION DUE TO A FAULTY EGT SENSOR. I WAS NOW CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND UNABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK. AFTER 20 MINUTES WAVING DOWN VEHICLES SO THAT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DID NOT HAPPEN THE TRUCK RESTARTED. I SENT BACK DOWN THE ROAD TO ATTEMPT TO GET INTO A SAFER LOCATION INSTEAD OF BLOCKING 1 LANE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED .9 MILES BEFORE THE TRUCK SHUT OFF AGAIN ON A BLIND HILL. THE TOW TRUCK WAS ARRIVED AND WE WERE THEN ABLE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE ROADWAY. FORD HAS COME OUT WITH A RECALL FOR THERE 6.7L POWER STROKE AMBULANCES TO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT AS CIVILIANS WE ARE STUCK WITH A VERY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING SHUT DOWN OF THE TRUCK OVER A 57 DOLLAR PART. THIS IS NOT A SMALL INSTANCE ON THIS HAPPENING JUST A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH WILL SHOW COUNTLESS OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT BECAUSE OF THE MEASURES TAKEN OF THE PEOPLE OR THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND FORD NEEDS TO MAKE A CHANGE. IF YOU LOOK INTO THE BACKGROUND OF THIS TRUCK YOU WILL SEE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME OF SUCH THINGS HAPPENING.

DRIVING 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY WHEN TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM BELTS ON TIRE DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL, BODY, TRIM AND BUMPER. TIRE WAS A FACTORY INSTALLED (BOUGHT THE 2012 F350 NEW) GENERAL GRABBER HTS SIZE 245/75 R 17 WITH 54,000 MILES ON THEM. DOT # IS A343 47DB

EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSORS FAIL REPEATEDLY. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. REDUCTANT HEATER A CONTROL PERFORMANCE HAS NOW FAILED AS WELL (ALL PART OF THE DIESEL EMISSIONS DISASTER). ASIDE FROM CONSTANT BREAKDOWNS DUE TO EMISSION RELATED ITEMS THE TRUCK HAS SHUTOFF ABRUPTLY WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS SHUT ITSELF DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO THESE ISSUES. VEHICLE SAID PULL OVER AND WITHIN 10 SECONDS IT SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. AS FAR AS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO REPLACE THE SAME SENSORS AND NOW OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE DIESEL EMISSIONS PACKAGE ARE FAILING AS WELL.