2012 Ford F-150 Owner Complaints

I WAS DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN WHEN I GENTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY MAKING THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATE LIKE THE WHEELS WERE FALLING OFF. THE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT RETURNED TO ACTING NORMALLY. *TR

7/9/2012

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 FORD F150 4X4 WITH THE ECOBOOST MOTOR TO WORK ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUE: AFTER CRUISING FOR ABOUT 20 MILES AT 65MPG I ATTEMPTED A PASS OF SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 80MPH DURING THE PASS THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND CREATED AN ENGINE BREAKING SITUATION. THE TRUCKS' SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY FROM 80 TO 60MPH AND I HAD TO ABRUPTLY MOVE INTO THE SLOW LANE CUTTING OFF OTHER CARS TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. AS SOON AS THE POWER/SPEED LOSS OCCURRED THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO UNTIL I EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 50MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS 5000 MILES PRESENTLY AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES, A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, TO ADD AN AIR DEFLECTOR AND IT CONTINUES TO THROW CODES AND TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I GOT IT BACK YESTERDAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN ON MY DRIVE HOME. ALSO MILEAGE SEEMS TO BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I TRY TO AVOID PASSING SITUATIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN FEAR THE VEHICLE WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. *TR

7/14/2012

WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRUCK BOGGED. RPM OF ENGINE INCREASE TRUCK DID NOT. LET OFF GAS AND DEPRESSED TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON INTERSTATE. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT TRUCK OFF TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED WITH MORE DETAILS EACH TIME. FORD HAS LOOKED AT TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES. LATEST WORD IS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, STARTED A TSB HOWEVER THERE ISN'T A FIX AVAILABLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN CHANGING LANES OR MERGING FROM RAMP. THERE IS NOT ANY WARNING AND SCARES THE DEVIL OUT OF THE DRIVER. *TR

4/12/2012

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 FORD F150 4X4 WITH THE ECOBOOST MOTOR TO WORK ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUE: AFTER CRUISING FOR ABOUT 20 MILES AT 65MPG I ATTEMPTED A PASS OF SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 80MPH DURING THE PASS THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND CREATED AN ENGINE BREAKING SITUATION. THE TRUCKS' SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY FROM 80 TO 60MPH AND I HAD TO ABRUPTLY MOVE INTO THE SLOW LANE CUTTING OFF OTHER CARS TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. AS SOON AS THE POWER/SPEED LOSS OCCURRED THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO UNTIL I EVENTUALLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 50MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS 5000 MILES PRESENTLY AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES, A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, TO ADD AN AIR DEFLECTOR AND IT CONTINUES TO THROW CODES AND TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I GOT IT BACK YESTERDAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN ON MY DRIVE HOME. ALSO MILEAGE SEEMS TO BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I TRY TO AVOID PASSING SITUATIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN FEAR THE VEHICLE WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. *TR

7/14/2012

WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE TRUCK ENGINE ALMOST DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE, MAINLY WHEN I ACCELERATE QUICKLY AS IN TRYING TO PASS A CAR. IT COULD EASILY GET SOMEONE KILLED. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR COME UP WITH A FIX BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES SHOWING EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE CHECKED THE F150FORUM.COM AND ITS EVIDENT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT WITH THIS ENGINE.. *TR

4/3/2012

I WAS DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN WHEN I GENTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY MAKING THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATE LIKE THE WHEELS WERE FALLING OFF. THE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT RETURNED TO ACTING NORMALLY. *TR

7/9/2012

AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL FOR 1 HOUR ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH DURING HIGH HUMIDITY EARLY IN THE MORNING I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE MOTOR LOSES ALL POWER. I HAD TSB 12-6-4 APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE FRIDAY, THREE DAYS AGO, AND THOUGH IT MAY REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS SITUATION, IT DOES NOT OVERCOME WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE INTERCOOLER IN THIS ECOBOOST MOTOR. THIS FLAW ALLOWS FOR CONDENSATED WATER TO BE SUCKED INTO THE MOTOR AND CAUSING THE MISFIRE DURING HARD ACCELERATIONS AFTER LONG PERIODS OF USING CRUISE CONTROL IN HIGH HUMIDITY SITUATION. THE IMPACT OF LOSING POWER WILL BE A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR A CUSTOMER AT SOME POINT IN TIME IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY OCCURRED. *TR

8/13/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE DID NOT NOTICED ANY FUEL LEAKING ON THE GROUND. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

9/6/2012

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A KNOCK OR NIBBLE THAT IS FELT IN THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM , THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON DAYS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 70F. AS THE TEMP INCREASES THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUES INCREASE. IT IS FELT AS IF THERE IS A MAJOR COMPONENT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT IS WORN OUT OR VERY NEAR FAILURE. THE ISSUES HAVE NOT CREATED A SAFETY PROBLEM AS OF YET , HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS. THE DEALER STAFF HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS AN TWO SEPARATE DATES, THEY HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION ON THE MATTER. I HAVE FOUND OVER 600 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON A FORD FORUM. *TR

7/31/2012

EPAS STEERING FAILURE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE EPAS ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THOUGH WE KEPT TURNING THE WHEEL, TRUCK DID NOT MAKE THE TURN, IT SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO TURN AND TURNING SLOWLY. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE EPAS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. TRUCK SHOOK AND JERKED, AS THE EPAS TRIED TO CORRECT FOR STEERING INPUT. BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO EMERGENCY STOP THE TRUCK AND TRUCK ENDED UP OFF THE ROAD, ON TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *TR

9/17/2012

ENGINE MISFIRE, SHUDDER, BOGGING. TSB DIDNT FIX. *TR

3/25/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150 CREW CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH COVERS OVER THE FENDER WELLS OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THEY NO LONGER OFFERED THE FEATURE AND THAT HE COULD PURCHASE ONE AT HIS EXPENSE OF $300. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S STATEMENT. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

3/28/2012

CPSC#I1290626A. 2012 FORD F150. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS GAS FUMES IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE.

10/3/2012

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WITH FULL POWER. *TR

5/27/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS HITCHED TO A 2011 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ACROSS THE ROAD. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THE SPEED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR AXLES WERE NOT DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEIGHT SPECIFIED ON THE VEHICLE'S GROSS WEIGHT STICKER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.

7/17/2012

THE VEHICLE FROM ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE IN OCTOBER OF 2012 HAS EXHIBITED A KNOCK/CLUNK/VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING THAT TRANSMITS UP THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAN BE FELT WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD FROM THE FRONTAL AREA OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO OFF CENTER TO THE LEFT AND VEHICLE SEEMS TO PULL LEFT REGARDLESS OF ROAD CROWN AND THE FRONT TWO TIRES ARE FEATHERED ACROSS THE TREAD. THE FIRST VISIT TO DEALER AT 2700 MILES THE DEALER RESET THE TOE AS IT WAS TOE OUT CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT ROUGHLY 4700 MILES FOR THE KNOCK/CLUNK/VIBRATION AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AGAIN AND IT WAS FOUND THAT PINCH BOLTS WERE LOOSE ON THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE CLUNK. DEALER STATES THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE THE KNOCK/CLUNK/VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT. WITH THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY THE KNOCK/CLUNK CAN BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL NOISE FROM THE FORD EPAS STEERING RACK. ASKED DEALER TO COMPARE TO A NEW LIKE VEHICLE ON THE LOT. DEALER CHANGED THE SUBJECT. SOUNDS LIKE FAULTY TIE ROD ENDS OR FAULTY INTERNAL RACK COMPONENTS FROM MY PAST AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE. OWNED A 2011 F150 WITH THE SAME SUSPENSION AND EPAS STEERING RACK AND THE WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT, AND NO NOISE WAS HEARD OR VIBRATIONS FELT WHILE DRIVING. TIRES DID NOT SHOW UNEVEN WEAR EITHER. DEALER STATES I CANNOT COMPARE MY 2012 F150 TO MY 2011 F150. DEALER STATES AN APPOINTMENT IS GOING TO BE SET WITH THE LOCAL FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER TO TEST DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION IF ANY FURTHER ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN. AT THIS POINT THE DEALER IS NOT PROVIDING ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING MY CONCERN. ISSUE HAS ALSO BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH FORD CUSTOMER CARE. *TR

1/31/2013

PASSENGER AIRBAG, PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 FORD F150 SUPER CAB PICKUP, WITH XLT TRIM, AND ECO-BOOST ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM MAY ALSO EXIST IN OTHER 2012 FORD 150 PICKUPS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL DISPLAY THE ?PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF? LIGHT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT ADULT PASSENGERS, THEREBY TURNING OFF ALL 3 AIR-BAGS FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER (FRONT, SIDE, AND CURTAIN). THIS HAPPENS WITH ADULTS WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 132+ POUNDS OR BELOW. AT 150 POUNDS AND ABOVE, THE SYSTEM WORKS PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, THAT IS IT MAY BE OFF FOR PERIODS OF TIME, AND THEN ON FOR PERIODS OF TIME. THESE TIMES MAY VARY FROM ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR OR MORE. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT ONLY PRESENT IN MY TRUCK, BUT AN IDENTICAL BRAND-NEW TRUCK, WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP FOR TESTING TO VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT JUST MY VEHICLE, BUT WAS A SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM. THE FORD REPAIR SHOP AT SEWELL FORD RAN THROUGH THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS DETECTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER A WRITTEN COMPLAINT TO FORD, A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER CAME OUT AND AGAIN SUBSTANTIATED THAT THEIR SYSTEM TEST READ NORMAL FUNCTION. HE STATED THAT THE SYSTEM PASSED GOVERNMENT STANDARDS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE, AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN ACCORDING TO THE FORD MANUAL, MY WIFE MUST RIDE IN THE REAR SEAT FOR SAFETY. *TR

8/16/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED AND WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ECO BOOST CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE ECO BOOST WAS WORKING EXTREMELY WELL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.

10/15/2012

2012 F150 ECOBOOST. CONSUMER STATES SHUTTERING, LOSS OF HORSEPOWER AND ELECTRICAL PANEL WENT BLANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION, THERE WAS STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NEXT MORNING, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE INNER COOLER WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND WAS PUSHING WATER THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE WATER WAS CREATED BY THE ENGINE AND ITS COMPONENTS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AT THE CURRENT TIME. UPDATED 02/11/13

10/31/2012

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TRYING TO PASS, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER. ALSO WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE WHEN LOSE POWER AND ENGINE SHAKES. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONA ND HAS REMAINED ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN DAILY. FORD ECOBOOST SYSTEM HAS A PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP SAYS FORD IS AWARE BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS TO REPAIR MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. SAYS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I AM CONCERNED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IS WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING FORD WAS AWARE OF WHEN SOLD THIS VEHICLE. *TR

3/15/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150, EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE P275/65/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE AND BOTH THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER TIRE WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE FLAT APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE INITIAL TIRE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES WERE ONLY FOR HIGHWAY USE AND NOT O BE USED ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

8/8/2012

ON MAY 23, 2012 WE PURCHASED A NEW FORD F-150 FROM BEECHMONT FORD IN CINCINNATI AND TOOK TITLE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. THE TRUCK WAS FITTED WITH 4 PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES. WITHIN THE FIRST 3000 MILES WE HAD 3 SIDEWALL TIRE FAILURES. WITH THE FIRST SIDE WALL FAILURE WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER MATCHING TIRE FOR OVER $200.00. WE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD 2 MORE SIDEWALL FAILURES AND WERE FORCED TO BUY A FULL SET OF NEW TIRES AT A COST OF OVER $1300.00 PIRELLI HAS CONSISTENTLY DENIED AND BLAME AND REFUSED ANY FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT. WHEN MY WIFE RETURNED THE FIRST TIRE TO BEECHMONT FORD, SHE WAS APPROACHED BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO WAS THERE WITH A PIRELLI NEW SIDEWALL TIRE FAILURE. A MONTH OR SO LATER, I WAS HAVING THE OIL CHANGED ON THE TRUCK AND I WAS TELLING THE OIL CREW ABOUT THE PIRELLI TIRE NIGHTMARE AND THE GUY IN THE ?PIT? ASKED IF THE TIRES WERE ?PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES? AND I SAID YES, WHY? HE RESPONDED ?A LADY WAS JUST IN HERE WITH THE SAME SIDEWALL FLAT TIRE ON A NEW CADILLAC. PIRELLI CONSISTENTLY DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT BOTHER TO ASK FOR A LOT NUMBER. I FIGURE I AM OUT 2 ROADSIDE FLAT TIRES, $1300 IN NEW TIRES ON A NEW TRUCK THAT WAS NOT OFF/ROAD, ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERIES OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME TIRE FROM OTHER OWNERS AND YET, PIRELLI DENIES ALL. HOPEFULLY, OTHERS MAY BE SPARED THIS EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE AND RISK AND PIRELLI IS FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND THEIR WARRANTY. *TR

1/10/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADREST WAS BLOCKING HER VISIBILITY OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPATIBLE HEAD RESTS THAT COULD BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.

12/12/2012

THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2012 FORD F150 PLATINUM, 4X4, SUPERCREW OCCASIONALLY MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I SLIDE THE SEAT BACKWARDS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FORD LAKEWOOD DEALERSHIP IN WASHINGTON STATE AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAD SOME SORT OF TECHNICAL BULLETIN ABOUT THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET. SO THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A BRACKET WHICH I THINK IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE STABILITY SUPPORT TO THE SEAT. THE BRACKET HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE GRINDING NOISE I HEAR. THE SEAT DOESN'T APPEAR OR FEEL LOOSE. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. *TR

6/7/2013

MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH F150 ECOBOOST TRUCKS. HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F38/2011-55-60MPH-SHUDDERING-POSSIBLE-FIX-128636/INDEX145/ WHILE TAKING OFF FROM T-INTERSECTION AND TURNING LEFT CROSSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE TRUCK STARTED TO TAKE OFF THEN LOST ALL POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS. THIS LEFT MY FAMILY AND I SITTING IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE ON A BLIND CORNER. THE TRUCK DID NOT DIE (I THOUGHT IT DID), I MASHED ACCELERATOR TO FLOOR AND TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND WHATSOEVER. MY WIFE WAS SCREAMING FRANTICALLY AT ME ASKING WHAT I WAS DOING WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE OUT OF THE ONCOMING LANE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS THE TRUCK REGAINED POWER AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3X NOW AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BUT DO AND MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL. SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE ECOBOOST F150 HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS PRECISE PROBLEM. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND HAS PROMISED A FIX FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. WHILE THE TRUCK HAS OTHER MAJOR ISSUES THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM IS GOING TO RESULT IN DEATHS. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT WHEN. *TT

5/23/2012

2012 FORD F-150 TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT THAT COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER TESTED THE SYSTEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

12/4/2012

MULTIPLE WARNINGS TO SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK, A FORD MOTOR COMPANY ROLL STABILITY CONTROL AND STABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ADVANCE TRACK "MODULE" TWICE WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. WARNING NOTIFICATION OCCURS ALMOST DAILY WITH AS MANY A THREE WARNINGS IN A SINGLE DAY. DEALER SAYS THAT MY F150 CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT! I AM CONCERNED FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY IN THIS MATTER. *TR

1/10/2013

BRAKES ENGAGED PARTLY WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER TURNED ROTARIES BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, BUT FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM YET. THE REASON I BOUGHT THE FORD WAS TO RESPECT THE WORKERS WHO DID NOT TAKE THE GOVERNMENT BAILOUT AND TO GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2/26/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. ...UPDATED 05/22/13 *BF

4/18/2013

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I HEARD A POP AND 'DING' SOUND BEFORE LOSING ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS - DASH BOARD, HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC., BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL OPERATING. I THEN FELT A GRINDING NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY SAFELY TO PARK AT A GAS STATION. I TURNED OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. I INSERTED THE KEY, TURNED IT TO THE ON POSITION AND TRIED TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO GEAR WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE RELEASE WOULD NOT WORK. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO SCHEDULED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THEY ADVISED THAT I SHOULD PULL THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE WHICH DID STOP THE ENGINE. TO DATE, FORD DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

4/22/2013