2012 Ford F-550 Owner Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE COMPUTER SCANNER SYSTEM WAS SENDING THE INCORRECT READING TO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SCANNING SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

3/5/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-550. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE EXHAUST CLEANING CYCLE OPERATED, THE CYCLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, STALLED, AND THE CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

11/2/2016

THIS VEHICLE HAS A BAF CNG FUEL CONVERSION. THE WELDS BROKE ON THE BRACKETS HOLDING THE RIGHT HAND FUEL TANK TO THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO DROP TO THE PAVEMENT. AS THE FUEL TANK WAS BEING DRAGGED ON THE PAVEMENT THE DRIVER SAW SPARKS FLYING IN BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS AND SO SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS SHE WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER THE FUEL TANK SLID OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND WEDGED IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRES BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO AN ABRUPT STOP WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STILL PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE TANK AT THIS POINT WAS THE 2 FLEXIBLE HOSES TO THE TANK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES BUT THIS IS A 30 PASSENGER TRANSIT BUS AND THERE ARE MANY MORE UNITS LIKE THIS ON THE ROAD WITH A SERIOUS PROBABLE DEFECT WHICH COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. *TR

8/7/2013

DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID SYSTEM FAILED SHUTTING DOWN MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. NOW I AM TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO SPEND OVER $5000.00 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. FORD HAD GOTTEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME AND PAID OVER $59,000 FOR IT. I TRIED TO CONTACT SEVERAL FORD EXECUTIVES OVER TWO WEEKS AGO AND HEARD BACK FROM NONE.

3/18/2017

I HAVE ONLY USED THE TRUCK FOR FIVE MONTHS AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS AND ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK FROM THE GAS TANK LEAKING, PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE BOX HOIST THAT WOULD NOT RAISE. I HAVE HAD THE BOX HOIST FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE WELD KEEPS BREAKING. I AM SURE FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE HOIST PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS FOR IT. AS A CONSUMER I FEEL CHEATED. MY RECENT PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE, IT HAD STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PUT MY SON'S LIFE AT RISK. I LOOKED UP THE ABOVE VIN NUMBER ON THE INTERNET BUT COULD NOT FIND DIRECT RECALLS RELATING TO IT. FORD HAS PUT OUT RECALLS ON SOME OF THE ENGINES FOR FORD F550S YR 2012 BUT ONLY FOR AMBULANCE TYPE TRUCKS NOT DUMP TRUCKS. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE MY DUMP TRUCK HAS THE SAME ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM AS ON THE AMBULANCE TYPE F550S FROM YEAR 2012, WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT WARNING. *JS

8/29/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-550. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAULING SAND AND REGROUND GRAVEL UP A HILL, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, SHIFTED GEARS, AND RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE JUNE 05,2019 AND SEPT.6, 2019. THERE WAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL HAULING SAND AND GRAVEL, THE CONTACT STOPPED ON THE HILL, RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL IN REVERSE WITH NO POWER. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER. THE CONTACT QUICKLY CUT INTO THE BANK; HOWEVER, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WENT UP ON THE BANK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND KNEE, AND A BROKEN LEFT HAND, NECK, RIBS, LOWER BACK, ARM, AND LEGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE BANK TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND REMAINED ON THE HILLSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *PM CONSUMER STATED BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED AT THE SAME PLACE.*JB

9/17/2019

I NOTICED EXCESSIVE SWAYING BEGIN WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 RV. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE RV AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER BOLT ON THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE SWAY BAR TO THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS MISSING AND THE BRACKET WAS BENT. FAIRWAY FORD IN PLACENTIA, CA REPLACED THE BRACKET AND BOLT UNDER WARRANTY. THE WWW.IRV2.COM FORUM UNDER FORD CHASSIS HAS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME EXPERIENCE. *TR

11/20/2012

DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID SYSTEM FAILED SHUTTING DOWN MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. NOW I AM TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO SPEND OVER $5000.00 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. FORD HAD GOTTEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME AND PAID OVER $59,000 FOR IT. I TRIED TO CONTACT SEVERAL FORD EXECUTIVES OVER TWO WEEKS AGO AND HEARD BACK FROM NONE.

3/18/2017

ECM LOOSING INFORMATION, ON HIGH WAY TRUCK SHUT DOWN WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO EMISSION AND PCM PROBLEM. ECM NEED TO REFLASH ON UPDATED VERSION OR REPLACE

12/29/2018

I HAVE ONLY USED THE TRUCK FOR FIVE MONTHS AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS AND ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK FROM THE GAS TANK LEAKING, PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE BOX HOIST THAT WOULD NOT RAISE. I HAVE HAD THE BOX HOIST FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE WELD KEEPS BREAKING. I AM SURE FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE HOIST PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS FOR IT. AS A CONSUMER I FEEL CHEATED. MY RECENT PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE, IT HAD STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PUT MY SON'S LIFE AT RISK. I LOOKED UP THE ABOVE VIN NUMBER ON THE INTERNET BUT COULD NOT FIND DIRECT RECALLS RELATING TO IT. FORD HAS PUT OUT RECALLS ON SOME OF THE ENGINES FOR FORD F550S YR 2012 BUT ONLY FOR AMBULANCE TYPE TRUCKS NOT DUMP TRUCKS. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE MY DUMP TRUCK HAS THE SAME ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM AS ON THE AMBULANCE TYPE F550S FROM YEAR 2012, WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT WARNING. *JS

8/29/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-550. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAULING SAND AND REGROUND GRAVEL UP A HILL, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, SHIFTED GEARS, AND RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE JUNE 05,2019 AND SEPT.6, 2019. THERE WAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL HAULING SAND AND GRAVEL, THE CONTACT STOPPED ON THE HILL, RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL IN REVERSE WITH NO POWER. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER. THE CONTACT QUICKLY CUT INTO THE BANK; HOWEVER, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WENT UP ON THE BANK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND KNEE, AND A BROKEN LEFT HAND, NECK, RIBS, LOWER BACK, ARM, AND LEGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE BANK TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND REMAINED ON THE HILLSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *PM CONSUMER STATED BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED AT THE SAME PLACE.*JB

9/17/2019

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-550 chassis with an Earth Roamer RV. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle was making an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the turbocharger needle on the instrument cluster fell to zero. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing motive power while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the abnormal banging sound was louder, and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact pulled off the highway and then stated that the power steering had failed. The contact was turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the power steering and the abnormal engine sound remained present. The contact was able to drive several yards before the vehicle stalled. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

5/23/2024

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-550 chassis with an Earth Roamer RV. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle was making an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the turbocharger needle on the instrument cluster fell to zero. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing motive power while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the abnormal banging sound was louder, and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact pulled off the highway and then stated that the power steering had failed. The contact was turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the power steering and the abnormal engine sound remained present. The contact was able to drive several yards before the vehicle stalled. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

5/23/2024