2012 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CHARGE AIR COOLER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN RAIN WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE IT HAD ENGAGED INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN SPEED ONCE HE DROVE AWAY FROM THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE ENGINE AND THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BECOME DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 768. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 IN TX FOR SEVERAL HOURS THROUGH RAIN/MIST/FOGGY CONDITIONS. EXITED THE HIGHWAY FOR FUEL. UPON REENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED, TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND DID NOT RESPOND TO INPUTS FROM THE THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO SPEED UP TO ABOUT 45MPH BEFORE THE ENGINE PROBLEM DEVELOPED. LUCKILY I HAD A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON AS I HAD ENTERED THE INTERSTATE AHEAD OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBO WHO WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND APPROACHING MY REAR BUMPER VERY QUICKLY. AFTER THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, I COULD NOT INCREASE SPEED, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BEGAN FLASHING UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED 5 TIMES ON THE SHOULDER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON US 395 NORTH BOUND, NORTH OF PEARSONVILLE, CA, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FEEL LOOSE WITH A "CLUNK" OR "POPPING" THAT COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING, AND ANNOYING, AND LASTED FOR 3 HOURS UNTIL I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES, AND THIS "CLUNK" BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH THIS NEW ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL STEERING FAILURE. FORD HAD SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE 2011 EXPLORER EPAS, AND NOW THE NEW F150 (BEGINNING WITH 2011 MODEL) WITH EPAS IS BEGINNING TO SHOW THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS AT PERRY FORD IN POWAY, CA YESTERDAY, AND THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT TWO NEW F150'S LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. THE ONLINE FORUM, WWW.F150FORUM.COM, HAS HUNDREDS OF NEW F150 OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MANY HAVE HAD TOTAL STEERING RACK REPLACEMENTS ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM COME BACK IN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. I LIMIT MY DRIVING WITH THIS VEHICLE (ONLY 3,012 MI.) AFTER ONE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I REFUSE TO WASTE MY TIME WITH A RACK REPLACEMENT AS FORD HAS MADE NO MODIFICATIONS OR CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE VENDOR FOR THIS EPAS UNIT IS NEXTEER. I HAVE CONTACTED NEXTEER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I OPENED A CASE WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. MY PERSONAL SAFETY, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS KEEPS ME OFF THE ROAD UNTIL FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND FINDS A FIX. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A LIFE, OR LIVES, ARE LOST. THANK YOU. *TR

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.

LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING,... THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP (JOE MACHENS FORD) DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH TRUCK. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY SON [XXX]2012 F-150 AND HE HAS BEEN TOLD THERE'S NOTHING WRONG ALSO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LOSING POWER, VEHICLE SHAKE , CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. JE DEMEURE AU QUEBEC, JE PARLE FRANCAIS. SI VOUS AVEZ D AUTRE INFO A ME DEMANDER, N HESITER PAS. *TR

WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, HEAVY ACCELERATION WAS APPLIED TO PASS AN 18-WHEELER. AT ABOUT 75% THROTTLE AND WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, THE TRUCK BEGAN VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, BLINKING. IMMEDIATELY LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE, THE TRUCK SHIFTED BACK TO SIXTH GEAR AND STOPPED VIBRATING. A FEW SECONDS GO BY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED BLINKING. ONCE I PRESSED THE THROTTLE AGAIN, IT VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AGAIN, THEN STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED SOLID. *TR

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

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

2012 FORD F150 WITH ECOBOOST - DRIVING BACK TO NY FROM MAINE - HIT RAIN IN VERMONT - TRIED TO PASS A VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY - TRUCK LOST POWER - BOGGED DOWN - STUTTERING ALONG. HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO SLOW LANE TO AVOID HAVING ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLES COMING UP FROM BEHIND - VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME TRUCK SHE HAD SAME PROBLEM IN JULY. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE ECOBOOST. DEALER WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. MY DAUGHTER FOUND ON FORD FORUMS AND THIS SITE THAT FORD ISSUED THE TSB 12-6-4 THAT IS SUPPOSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER PLACED THE SHIELD ON THE INTERCOOLER AND RESET THE COMPUTER - TIME WILL TELL IF THIS WILL WORK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY F-150 ECOBOOST, ON JULY 28, 2012. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING IT, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. OFTEN WHEN IT RAINS, THE TRUCK WILL NOT START OR WHEN IT DOES START, IT REFUSES TO GO OR WHEN IT IS GOING, IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PASS A SLOW VEHICLE, THERE IS NO POWER. THE ENGINE BOGGS DOWN, TO AN IDLE. THE TRUCK HAS LEFT ME STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES. I TOOK MY FAMILY ON A TRIP TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. ON THE OPEN ROAD THE MOTOR QUIT. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT INTO A FORD DEALER, WHO HAD TO PERFORM EXTENSIVE ENGINE REPAIRS IN ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK RUNNING AGAIN. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT BACK TO TENNESSEE, AFTER 3 WEEKS OF REPAIRS, IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES, I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO POWER. IT IS DANGEROUS, PARTICULAR WHEN TRAVELING ON 2 LANE COUNTRY ROADS WITH HILLS. OFTEN, WHEN I PARK AND EXIT THE TRUCK, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS COME UNATTACHED FROM THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. THIS MORNING, I WENT TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD/FELT THUMPING AND THE SEAT FELL BACK, I WAS NEARLY LAYING ON MY BACK, WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY, WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FORD CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE WAS VERY FLIPPED AND SEEMED TO BE MORE CONCERNED WITH ENSURING THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTY THAN THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS INSULTED AND HUMILIATED, FOR SUGGESTING THEY PROVIDE ME WITH SOMETHING TO DRIVE WHILE THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT TOOK 3 WEEKS TO FIX. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE. TO DATE THE BEST FUEL MILEAGE I HAVE GOTTEN IS 13.2 MILES PER GALLON. *TR

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.

AFTER MY FORD F150 WITH THE ECO-BOOST ENGINE IS OUT IN THE RAIN, WHEN I ACCELERATE ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK SPUTTERS AND SHAKES AND THERE IS A LOSE OF POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW.

LOSS OF POWER UNDER ACCELERATION 3.5 ECOBOOST SURGING LOSS OF TURBO. *JB

DRIVING TURNPIKE AT 1:30AM WITH WET ROADS BUT NOT RAINING. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT 75 MPH. APPROACHING A BRIDGE AND UPON STARTING TO CLIMB ON THE INCLINE I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISENGAGED THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED PULSATING ON AND OFF SO I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRUCK DID NOT REACT BUT SINCE I WAS GOING 75 IT TOOK ME OVER THE BRIDGE AND THEN I COASTED DOWN THE BRIDGE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND PLACED TRUCK IN PARK THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND WAITED ABOUT 1 MINUTE THEN I TURNED THE KEY BACK ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED UP WITH NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY SIGN OF PROBLEMS. I DROVE ALL THE WAY TO MIAMI WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD OF HOMESTEAD AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT PULL A CODE OUT OF THE COMPUTER THAT SHOWED ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED. I LATER TOOK THE TRUCK AGAIN THIS TIME MAKING NOISES WHEN U ACCELERATED IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHUDDERING AND AGAIN NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REPLICATE IT. AGAIN ON OR AROUND MARCH 2013 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER AND TRIED TO REPLICATE THE SHUDDERING BETWEEN 3 OR 4 TH GEAR TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK THIS PAST WEEKEND ON THE SAME BRIDGE AGAIN WITH WET ROADS MADE THE SHUDDERING SOUND AND FEELING BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND THE TRUCK UPON GETTING TO THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE CONTINUED WITHOUT HAVING TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT WHENEVER I GUESS THE TRUCK ACCELERATES TO GAIN SPEED TO GO OVER THE BRIDGE OR AFTER LEAVING A STOP OR RED LIGHT BETWEEN 3 OR 4 TH GEARS IT SHUDDERS AND WHEN THE BRIDGE COMES AROUND IT GOES TO A LOWER GEAR AND STARTS LOSING POWER. WHEN IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 3 OR 4TH GEARS IT IS WITH ME ACCELERATING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK HAS A MEMORY IF YOU DRIVE IT HARD OR SOFTLY IT REMEMBERS THIS AND SHIFTS DIFFERENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE UNDERCARRIAGE SHIELD DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRAVELED FROM BENTON, LA TO LITTLE ROCK AR. WAS DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN THE RAIN. HAD TO COME TO STOP AS A VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT. UPON ACCELERATING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND REMOVED KEY. RESTARTED ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RUN APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. DROVE TO NEXT TOWN ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY. STOPPED AT GAS STATION FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. SINCE IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING WE HAD TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. TRUCK THEN WOULD RUN ABOUT 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE, BUT ANY ACCELERATION WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO HESITATE, SHAKE, AND LOOSE POWER. ONLY EXTREMELY EASY ACCELERATION WOULD WORK. NO DOWN SHIFTING POSSIBLE. TRUCK WAS DIAGNOSED AT CHENAL FORD IN LITTLE ROCK AR. FOUND TO HAVE WATER IN THE ENGINE FROM ENTERING THE TURBO CHARGER AIR INTAKE. WATER APPARENTLY ACCUMULATES IN THE TURBO CHARGER IN THE RAIN. IF HARD ACCELERATION OCCURS DURING THE RAIN, WATER IS PULLED TO THE ENGINE DAMAGING THE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD AS THE HAVE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER IN LOUISIANA HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED A CORRECTION FROM FORD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TURBO INTAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDESIGNED FOR THE 2013 MODEL YEAR. FORD AT THIS TIME IS NOT OFFERING TO REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE. AS SUCH, I THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IN THE RAIN. A CAR SHOULD NOT STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

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

REAR DEFROSTER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE REAR WINDOW DID NOT BLOW OUT AS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER F150'S AS LISTED IN "GLASSBYTES.COM". MANY SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE A GUN SHOT. THIS SITE ALSO HAS A SERVICE RECORD STATING THAT SOME F150'S REAR DEFROSTERS WILL NOT WORK FOR YEARS 2010 - 2013. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD NEED THE REAR WINDOW REPLACED. SINCE I WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR MILEAGE, BUT NOT FOR THE TIME, FORD SAID THEY WOULD COVER $600 OF THE APPROXIMATE $1200 COST. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY REAR WINDOW COULD HAVE BLOWN OUT LIKE OTHERS HAVE. THERE IS A PICTURE ON THE INTERNET THAT SHOWS THE WINDOW TEMPERATURE AT 140 DEGREES ON ONE VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH TWO MOTORCYCLES IN THE BED OF THE TRUCKS, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. HAVE SINCE SEEN THIS REFERRED TO AS THE SHUDDER THAT SOMETIMES PRECEDES THE LIMP MODE WHICH RESULTS IN POWER FAILURE. AFTER CHANGING LANES AND MONITORING TIRES ON NEARBY VEHICLES IN MOTION WE CONFIRMED IT WAS NOT THE ROAD. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN BUT CANNOT RECREATE THE BEHAVIOR ON DEMAND AND IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY ON LONG TRIPS WITH A LOAD IN THE TRUCK. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50 MPH BEHIND A SLOW VEHICLE AND PULLED IN THE ONCOMING LANE TO PASS WHEN THE TRUCK SEEM TO MISS FIRE. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I HAD BRAKE HARD TO PULL BACK IN BEHIND THE SLOW VEHICLE. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS AND CLEARED UP. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. 2012 F150 ECOBOOST *TR

"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY. NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH BRAKES. TURNING OFF THE IGNITION FOR A TIME SEEMS TO RETURN THINGS TO NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE WHICH HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES . TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. OUTSIDE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SEEMS TO PLAY A PART SINCE NO PROBLEM IN WINTER. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE SINCE A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET CONFIRMS OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BECOME INCLINED TO IGNORE THE WARNING BUT WORRY THAT THERE MAY BE ONE TIME WHEN THERE IS A TRUE PROBLEM THAT IF IGNORED MAY JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY OR HUMID WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *JB

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE OR HARD ACCELERATING FROM A STANDING STOP VEHICLE SHAKES AND STALLS, STAYS IN SECOND GEAR AND HAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, IN WET OR DRY CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES COMPLETELY DYING. ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED WHILE ENTERING EXPRESSWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO RUN OFF ROAD, HITTING A SIGN AND DIRT BANK TO AVOID APPROACHING SEMI TRUCK. ENGINE OIL IS DILUTED WITH GAS, HAS BURNING SMELL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE ARE AFRAID OF ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE, BURNING SMELL IS SO BAD. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED SEVERAL FIXES, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES, NOW THERE IS A GRINDING GRUNT WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING IN MAINE ON VACATION HAULING A 3600 LB 14 FOOT CAMPER. IT WAS EARLY EVENING AND RAINING, I WAS IN A FLAT AREA COMING INTO A STEEP HILL SO I ACCELERATED HARD AND THE ENGINE STAGGERED HARD. IT WAS LIKE A HAMMERING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND A TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I THOUGHT I HAD ACTUALLY BROKEN THE ENGINE SOME HOW. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE HAMMERING STOPPED AND THE TRUCK RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHEN I TALKED TO MY FORD TECH ABOUT IT HE SAID IT WAS BAD GAS. THE ENGINE SINCE THEN HAS HAD A TICKING SOUND THAT THE TECH SAYS IS THE FUEL INJECTORS WORKING, I'M NOT SO SURE SINCE IT DID NOT MAKE THAT SOUND BEFORE THE ABOVE DESCRIBED INCIDENT. IT HAS NOT RECURRED, BUT I HAVE BEEN CAREFUL NOT TO EXPOSE THE VEHICLE TO HARD ACCELERATION AGAIN, BUT THAT HARDLY SEEMS TO BE AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION. *TR

3.5-LITER V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE SHUDDER, SHAKE AND THEN RAPIDLY LOSE POWER WHILE I'M ACCELERATING. ADVERTISED GAS MILEAGE OF 22 IS IMPOSSIBLE; MORE LIKE 16 HIGHWAY AND 14.4 IN CITY. I HAD THE ENGINE CHECKED AT FORD DEALERSHIP BUT NO PROBLEMS FOUND! *TR

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.

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A VEHICLE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ENGINE ACCELERATION, PICK UP BEGAN TO VIBRATE, PULLED OVER AND CALLED SERVICE CENTER, WAS TOLD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART VEHICLE, PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION! *TR

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.

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

ON TWO OCCASIONS I WAS CRUISING IN HIGH HUMIDITY OR RAINY CONDITIONS FOR CLOSE TO 2 HOURS. UPON TRYING TO PASS THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER THE FIRST OCCASION I WENT TO A DEALER IN CANADA BECAUSE I WAS VACATIONING THERE, THEY PERFORMED TSB 12-6-4 AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. TODAY ON THE RETURN TRIP BACK TO THE USA THE PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN IN MAINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE THIS EVENT ONLY SHOWS IT SELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS. SOME HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERCOOLER CONDENSING WATER WHILE CRUISING AT SPEED AND THEN INGESTING THE WATER UPON ACCELERATION CAUSING THE MISFIRE AND LOST OF POWER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN OR FOG MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION CAUSES ENGINE TO MISS FIRE AND LOOSE POWER. SETS ENGINE MAINT LIGHT PO-300 RANDOM MISS FIRE. HAS ALSO DEGRESSED TO FLASHING ENGINE MAINT LIGHT WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW TRUCK TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER APPLIED TSB 12-6-4 INTERCOOLER SHROUD AND FLASH PROGRAM ECM. CONDITION STILL EXISTS AND IS DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THE FIX A TOP PRIORITY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A BRAND NEW 2012 FORD F-150 W/ 3.5L V6 ECO-BOOST I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO INTERSTATE WHILE TOWING A SMALL BOAT TRAILER WHEN I LOST TOWING POWER (RPM DROPPED INSTANTLY FROM ~4000 TO ~2000 RPM DESPITE HAVING ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED) AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS FOR A FEW SECONDS. I THEN PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THINGS WERE BACK TO NORMAL. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL DURING THE RAPID DECELERATION HAD THE ROADS BEEN WET OR IF A BIG OLE 18-WHEELER HAD BEEN BEHIND ME THINGS COULD HAVE ENDED POORLY. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS NEW 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOST, A KNOCKING DEVELOPED THAT COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, AND COULD BE FELT AND HEARD UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BUMPY ROAD, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THIS OCCURS. IT FEELS LIKE A RATTLE OR KNOCKING COMING FROM THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE, AND TO HAVE THE KNOCKING ISSUE LOOKED AT ON AUGUST 8, 2012. THE DEALER NOTICED THE NOISE AND THEIR REPAIR MADE WAS TO ROTATE THE TIRES. AUGUST 15, 2012 BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK FOR THE SAME CONDITION. THE DEALER NOTICED THE NOISE DURING THE ROAD TEST AND CONTACTED THE FORD HOTLINE. NO REPAIRS MADE. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK FOR THE SAME CONDITION. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE CONDITION. NO REPAIRS MADE. OCTOBER 25, 2012 AFTER CONTACTING FORD CUSTOMER CARE CENTER MYSELF, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IN AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE TIE RODS. TIE RODS REPLACED ON THIS DATE. NOVEMBER 5, 2012 BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK IN FOR THE SAME CONDITION. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO TEST DRIVE THE TRUCK, AND TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND "OPERATES AS DESIGNED". JANUARY 14, 2012-STILL HAVE KNOCKING/RATTLE CONDITION THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED AND BECAME PROGRESSLY WORSE WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALER, BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.

I PURCHASED A NEW F150 ECOBOOST ON 6/13/2012. AT 4516 MLS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE TOWING A LARGE TRAILER IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO APPROX 50MPH THEN LOST PWR SUDDENLY AND SLOWED TO 30MPH WHILE TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM THE REAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE WHILE THE TRUCK SLOWLY STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. LATER THE SAME DAY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO MORE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IT DID THE SAME THING. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND I HAVE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT TOWED IN THE SAME CONDITIONS SINCE THEN. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIME DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER SAYS IS A BAD TURBO INTAKE SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED EACH TIME. THE TRUCK HAS 18500MLS ON IT AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS SENSOR HAS FAILED APPROX EVERY 4000 MLS. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON I-10 IN FLORIDA FROM AN ENTRANCE RAMP. I WAS GOING 55 MPH WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO BRAKE REALLY HARD AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SO THAT I WOULDN'T COLLIDE WITH TRAFFIC ALREADY MOVING AT 70 MPH IN THE LANE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE. THIS IS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL INCIDENCES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER UNDER ACCELERATION. *TR

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission downshifted to first gear with the check engine warning light illuminated. After restarting the vehicle, the failure was corrected. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on several occasions where it was later repaired. Recently, the failure recurred, and the vehicle was towed to Holmes Tuttle Ford (660 W Auto Mall Dr, Tucson, AZ 85705) where it remained in dealer possession. The contact was informed by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V075000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFTED THREE GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER WAITING TEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN UPDATED 10/03/2012 *JS

WE EXPERIENCED BUCKING, SHUTTERING, LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN EXITING ONE MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ENTERING ANOTHER. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE COULD STILL DRIVE TRUCK AFTER WE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. (WE WERE ABOUT 200 MILES FROM HOME)THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A CL3Z*19E672*A DEFLECTOR AND *W711281*S300 PIN. THE DEALER SAID THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER "LEARNS" THE DRIVING HABITS OF THE EVERYDAY DRIVER (WIFE). WHEN THE HUSBAND DROVE THE TRUCK THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. DEALER SAID THEY RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, INSTALLED PARTS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A LOSS OF POWER WHILE PASSING IN RAINY CONDITIONS IN MY 2012 F-150 CREW CAB 4X4 3.5 V-6 ECO BOOST. AFTER DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (25-35MPH) AND FAIRLY CONSTANT THROTTLE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE STARTING AT 50 MPH. AS SOON AS I WAS ON BOOST I EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER FORCING ME TO TAKE VIOLENT EVASIVE MANEUVERS INCLUDING FULL BRAKING AND HITTING THE SHOULDER, TO BARELY AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. AS THE BED WAS EMPTY I ASSUMED THAT I SPUN THE TIRES ON THE VERY WET HIGHWAY AND HIT A REV-LIMITER AS IT FELT LIKE I LOST SEVERAL CYLINDERS. ONCE IT RETURNED TO 6TH GEAR AND ABOUT 1500 RPM THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. SUBSEQUENTLY I HAVE ROLLED ON THE THROTTLE SLOWLY WHEN REQUIRING FULL POWER IN WET CONDITIONS. AFTER READING ABOUT THE OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES I REALIZED THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TURBOCHARGING SYSTEM. WITH THIS IN MIND I NOW REGULARLY GO TO BOOST WHERE I DON'T NEED THE POWER TO REMOVE THE CONDENSATION FROM THE INTERCOOLER WHEN CONDITIONS ARE WET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE MISFIRED WITH A TEMPORARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURE. THE TURBO BOOST, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND C02 SENSOR WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

ON VACATION TO GA FROM MD IN JULY OF 2012, DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND LOST POWER SEVERAL TIMES TRAVELING ON I-95 TOWING A BOAT. DRIVING ABOUT 65-70 MPH STOPPED AT THE FORD DEALER ON RT. 1 IN FREDERICKSBURG VA AND THEY DID A TEMPORARY FIX, A PIECE OF CARDBOARD WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE MOISTURE FROM CAUSING PROBLEMSONLY TO BE TOLD TO GO BACK TO OUR DEALER FOR THE PART ONCE IT COMES IN ALL BACK ORDERED. WE HAVE SINCE CONTACTED SHEEHY AND GOT NOWHERE NEVER GOT A CALL EITHER THAT THE PART WAS IN. TRUCK GETS THE WORST GAS MILEAGE AND OVER THE RAIN WE HAD STARTED TO STALL OUT AGAIN. NEVER CALLED AND NEVER FIXED.NOW WITH THE RAIN AGAIN AND THE HEAT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN..... *TR

FIRSTLY, WHILE DRIVING ALONG A 3 MILE STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD I PULL OUT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. MY TRUCK ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN TO WHAT FORD DESCRIBES AS "LIMP HOME MODE" MID-PASS AND I HAD TO DECELERATE QUICKLY AND GET BACK IN TO MY LANE BEFORE A HEAD ON COLLISION OCCURRED. THERE WERE VEHICLES IN THE LANE THAT I HAD TO CUTOFF TO GET TO SAFETY.I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE THEN RE-START IT BEFORE THE CONDITION CLEARED UP. THIS SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 62 MPH WHEN FOR NO REASON THE VEHICLE WENT IN TO "LIMP HOME MODE" AGAIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER ONCE AGAIN AND STOP/START THE ENGINE. I WAS IN A FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD THERE NOT BEEN A CONVENIENT PULLOUT IN THE AREA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECONDLY, THE ENGINE MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHILE I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP (AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NOTHING) THIRDLY, THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM RANDOMLY CYCLES SOME UNKNOWN SOLENOID DURING USE WHICH THE DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE. THIS IS A BRAND NEW ECOBOOST ENGINE, WHICH I LOVE BUT WHICH I FEEL IS VERY UNSAFE AND I CAN GET NO RESOLUTION FROM FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO UPGRADED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT REPLACED THE FUSE BOX, ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. ADDITIONALLY THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ILLUMINATION WAS DIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I HAVE A 2012 F150 IT KEEP LOCKING UP ON THE ROAD. FORD SAY MOISTURE IS GETTING IN THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STOP ON THE ROAD I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT ATLEAST 10 TIMES. SUBURBAN FORD DEALERSHIP IS BLAMING ME. I HAVE FOUND 330 PAGES OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BUT YET KNOWBODY IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM REQUESTING THE GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE BEEN NARROWLY MISS BY A SEMI TRUCK MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IF THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT THINK THIS VEHICLES LOCKING UP ON THE ROAD IS OF CONCERN I DONT KNOW WHAT IS. THE TRUCK SENDS CODES FOR #1 #3 #5 CYLINDERS HAVE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THEN I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE VAPOR LOCK UP, BECAUSE THE INDUCTION IS NOT ALLOWING WATER IN THE MOTOR. HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPENT THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS TRUCK AND HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES. WHO IS PROTECTING THE PUBLIC WE LOOK TO GOVERNMENT TO HELP. THIS VEHICLE HAS BIG ISSUES PLEASE HELP. ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS ARE WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN, SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. FORD TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. $65000.00 FOR A TRUCK AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT WHEN IT RAINS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING, THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.