2012 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER HIGHWAY FROM RAMP, TRIED TO ACCELERATE ENGINE STARTED MISSING, LOSS OF POWER HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TRY AGAIN, WAS ALMOST HIT FROM REAR. CONDITIONS, RAIN. *TR

UPON RECEIVING VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2012, ECOBOOST HESITATES, THEN IT TAKES OFF AND GOES FASTER THAN YOU WANT THE VEHICLE TO.THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO PASS VEHICLES OR SPEED UP TO ENTER HIGHWAY FROM ON RAMP. AFTER STARTING AND LETTING SIT FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN., PUTTING IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, VEHICLE RUNS AT HIGH RPM & TAKES OFF ON ITS OWN.UPON STOPPING AT LIGHT/ STOP SIGN, VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD.UPON TRYING OUT ECOBOOST ON VEHICLE ONE NIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM ECOBOOST, PRESSED BRAKES,& WOULDN'T STOP, ENDED UP TAKING DOWN A PARTIAL FENCE AND ENDING UP IN A DITCH.TRUCK WOULDN'T GET OUT OF DITCH, EVERY TIME YOU PRESSED ON GAS TO TRY TO GET OUT,EVEN IN 4X4, ECOBOOST KICKS IN & SPINS WHEELS.TRUCK TOWED AND DAMAGE FIXED AT DEALERSHIP BOUGHT FROM.THEY REPAIRED TRUCK PER MY AUTO INSURANCE COVERAGE, BUT WHEN ASKED TO CHECK BRAKES,ECOBOOST, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ERRORS PER COMPUTER AND ENGINE IS PERFORMING CORRECTLY. BUT, ENGINE IS NOT AS WE HAVE GONE BACK WITH TRUCK MANY TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND GET THE SAME ANSWERS.A COMPUTER IS ONLY AS GOOD AS WHAT HUMANS PUT INTO IT.THERE IS AN AFTERMARKET COMPUTER CHIP AVAILABLE AT EXPENSE OF TRUCK OWNER THAT WILL CORRECT THE HESITATION WHEN GOING INTO ECOBOOST, BUT NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF THE TRUCK DISENGAGING IMMEDIATELY FROM ECOBOOST WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. FORD SHOULD HAVE PUT COMPUTER CHIP IN ENGINE BEFORE SELLING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING SURE THE ECOBOOST DISENGAGES IMMEDIATELY UPON BRAKING. ALSO, EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CAB WHEN YOU PUT HEAT, DEFROST, A/C ON. THE RECIRCULATE BUTTON HAS TO BE ON ALL THE TIME TO KEEP VEHICLE EXHAUST OUT OF THE CAB INTERIOR. BUT, THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND AN ANSWER FOR THIS PROBLEM EITHER. FORD DEALERSHIP OR FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED W/ THESE PROBLEM.READ ON-LINE THAT MANY F150 ECOBOOST TRUCKS BUILT FROM 2/2012 TO 5/2012 HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

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

BRAND-NEW CAR - 2 DAYS OLD. TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON I-81 AT NIGHT DURING LIGHT RAIN. ENGINE STALLED DURING ACCELERATION ATTEMPT WHILE MERGING FROM THE ON-RAMP ONTO RIGHT LANE OF INTERSTATE, FORCING 18-WHEELER TO BRAKE TO VOID CRUSHING ME. ENGINE RUMBLED WITH VERY LITTLE POWER GETTING TO THE WHEELS, AND RECOVERED TO NORMAL DRIVING MODE WITHIN ABOUT ONE MINUTE. SCARIEST DRIVING EVENT IN MY DECADES OF DRIVING. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5L 6-CYLINDER ECOBOOST IN HUMID WEATHER, DUE TO CONDENSATION IN THE INTERCOOLER BEING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE, WHEN ACCELERATING SHARPLY (SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, LANE CHANGES, ETC., I.E., WHEN FULL ENGINE POWER IS REALLY NEEDED). THIS WILL LEAD TO FATALITIES EVENTUALLY, IF NOT FIXED, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO FIX AVAILABLE FROM FORD. *TR

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.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WET/HUMID CONDITIONS, UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE WORK OUTLINED IN A TECH BULLETIN FROM FORD BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. JUST YESTERDAY (10/6/13 AT ABOUT 12:25PM APPROX 65 DEGREES F) DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN ON I-96 NEAR GRAND RAPIDS, MI I ACCELERATED HARD FROM ABOUT 65MPH TO PASS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT..POWER LOSS AND RUNNING ROUGH...ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW..THEY REPLACED 3 COILS,,3 SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE BURNED UP AND RECENTLY A TURBO COOLER..I TRIED TO GET THEM TO REPLACE ALL THE COILS BUT THEY SAID FORD WOULD NOT DO IT AND THERE WAS NO SERVICE ANOUNCEMENT....I HAVE SINCE SPENT 2500 ON A EXTENDED WARRANTY..TO ME THIS IS SOMETHING FORD SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT BUT DOESNT SEEM TO BE.. *TR

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW APRIL 2012. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I TRIED TO ACCELERATE PAST A SLOWER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WOULD HARDLY RUN, LOST POWER AND SPEED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD ECOBOOST ENGINE. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT DO MY "HOMEWORK" ON THIS ENGINE PACKAGE. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. FORD MOTOR CO. KNOWS AND ADMITS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CONDENSATION BUILD UP IN THE INTAKE TRACT OF THIS ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN APROBLEM FROM INTRODUCTION. THEY STILL HAVE NOT FOUND A "FIX" FOR THIS DEFECT. SO FAR THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS WORKED. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. IF IT IS RAINING WHILE DRIVING, IT WILL HARDLY RUN. IT IS UNSAFE TO OWN OR OPERATE. *TR

2012 F150 3.5 ECOBOOST, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS THE TRUCK SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY AND TEMPORARILY LOSES POWER. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHILE TRAVELING FROM A 40 MPH ZONE INTO A 55 MPH ZONE WITH CLOSELY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER AS DESCRIBED, THEN LOST POWER COMPLETELY CAUSING ME TO COAST TO A STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS NEARLY STRUCK FROM BEHIND, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT AND REMAINED IDLING VERY ROUGHLY. I SHUT THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RE-STARTED THE ENGINE, THEN CONTINUED HOME. I AM BECOMING VERY CONCERNED THAT THESE EVENTS MAY CAUSE A CRASH AND SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED. I'M MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER FOR SERVICE BUT AFTER READING MANY FORUMS, I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. *TR

F150 ECO BOOST 2012 WILL NOT RUN RIGHT WHEN ITS DAMP OR RAINING IT SHUTTERS AND MISSES WHILE DRIVING IT FORD HAS WORKED ON IT OVER AND OVER AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUES IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY DON'T CARE. THEY TELL U WHEN U BUY IT THAT IT GET 22MPG BUT IT REALLY GET 12 TO 14 MPG THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST TRUCK I HAVE EVER OWNED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED OR ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE, FIRST TIME IT STALLED PULLING OUT OF A STOP SIGN WITH MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK, SCARED US TO DEATH. SECOND TIME, MY WIFE AND I WERE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ON VACATION DRIVING AT NIGHT IN A STEADY RAIN, TRUCK BEGIN TO SHUDDER AND STALLED OUT, HAD TO PULL OVER ABOUT 5 TIMES DURING A 5 HOUR TRIP AND SIT UNTIL IT WOULD CRANK AND RUN AGAIN. WHEN I RETURNED I TOOK INTO FORD, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS, TRUCK KEPT DOING THE SAME IN A RAIN SO I TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND AFTER THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THEY SAID THERE IS A DEFECT AND FORD HAS A NEW PART COMING OUT IN OCTOBER OF 2012, ENDED UP GETTING THE PART INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2012. TRUCK IS DOING THE SAME THING, JUST STALLED ON ME IN BRANSON, MISSOURI, I CALLED DEALER AND CORPORATE FORD AND GET NOWHERE. I HAVE A COMPLAINT FILE NUMBER WITH FORD CORPORATE ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO WILL HELP ME OR OFFER ME A NEW TRUCK WITHOUT ECOBOOST. VERY FRUSTRATING TO BUY A BRAND NEW $57K TRUCK AND FIND OUT IT DOES NOT RUN WELL IN THE RAIN AND FORD NEW OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY SOLD IT TO ME IN APRIL 2012. NOW I FIND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT STARTED IN LOUISIANA AND OHIO FOR THE ECO BOOST TRUCKS. DONT REALLY WANT TO GO THIS ROUTE BUT FORD AND AUTONATION-COOK WHITEHEAD FORD DEALER HAS GIVEN ME NO CHOICE. WE NEED TO ALL PUBLICLY LET OUR DEALERS KNOW BY BEING ON THE NEWS OR OTHER MEANS SO FORD WILL STOP SELLING THESE VEHICLES. ITS NOT RIGHT TO TREAT US THIS WAY. *TR

FORD F150 CREW CAB - LARIAT - V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN NOT TOWING, NOT ENGAGED IN 4X4 MODE AND OCCURS RANDOMLY IN WET, DAMP AND DRY CONDITIONS. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60) ON A 70 MPH HIGHWAY, TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS SEMI TRUCK AND TRUCK SHUDDERED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. SPEED DROPPED DRAMATICALLY AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. ONLY METHOD OF GETTING TRUCK MOVING WAS TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND LET THE TRUCK SIT, TURNED OFF FOR 2 - 3 MINUTES. IT TOOK 5 OR 6 OF THESE STOPS TO GET TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE A TSB WAS REFERRED TO AND IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE CONTINUE ON OUR VACATION AND STOP IN TALLAHASSEE TO HAVE A LARGER DEALERSHIP TAKE A LOOK. THE TALLAHASSEE CREW UPDATED THE COMPUTER AND PROVIDED A REPORT FOR BILL CURRIE FORD IN TAMPA, TO INSTALL A SHIELD OF SOME SORT ONCE WE RETURNED, AS THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. BILL CURRIE SERVICE REPORTED THAT THE SHIELD WAS ALREADY IN PLACE WHEN REPORTED A FEW DAYS LATER. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO BILL CURRIE FORD A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FINAL TIME TO HAVE A FORD TECH DO THE WORK. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. OVERALL THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN IT WAS ADVERTISED. I GOT 18.7MPG WITH MY PREVIOUS 6.2L F150 AND I HAVE YET TO GET MORE THAN 17.8 ON THE ECOBOOST. AROUND TOWN I ALSO GET MUCH LOWER MILEAGE (11.7MPG AS OPPOSED TO 14.9 WITH THE 6.2L ENGINE. THE SHUDDER/LOSS OF POWER OCCURS RANDOMLY AND HAS RESULTED IN NEAR CRASHES AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE MONTHS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, ALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

PULLING AWAY FROM A SIDE STREET MAKING RIGHT TURN MERGING INTO FAST TRAFFIC IN AN ACCESS ROAD WITH CARS MERGING ONTO AND OFF OF THE FREEWAY... PULLED OUT SAFELY AND GAVE IT THE GAS TO MERGE SAFELY IN TO TRAFFIC AND TRUCK ENGINE STUTTERED AND NEARLY SHUT DOWN, LEAVING ME PULLED OUT OF THE SAFETY OF THE STREET BUT RIGHT INTO THE ROADWAY LACKING THE POWER TO GET OFF THE ROAD OR EVEN CONTROL THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE NEARLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY I FEAR THAT IT WILL CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I DISCUSSED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASSURE ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THAT ENGINE OR MY SPECIFIC TRUCK. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE TRUTH OR AN ACCEPTABLE APPROACH TO MY PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE OR MY SAFETY. THEY COULD NOT SHOW ME A LIST OF ANYTHING THEY ACTUALLY DID TO CHECK IT OUT AND FORD WON'T HELP EITHER. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON-RAMP TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON I-90, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED VERY HARD, THE ENGINE THEN LOST POWER, CAUSING ELECTRIC TO SHUT DOWN, AND UNCONTROLLED DECELERATION TO OCCUR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. ONCE I RELEASED THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE POWER RETURNED AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED AGAIN. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM AND WAS REPLACED. NOTIFIED FORD REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT CONCERNS THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, HE RESPONDED THAT THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE DESPITE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, AND APPARENTLY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS NOT UPDATED AS REQUIRED. AFTER THE UPDATE, IT WORKED FINE. IN DECEMBER 2012, SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS THE COIL IN ENGINE 4 AS THE PROBLEM. *TR

IN DAMP CONDITIONS THE F-150 WITH THE ECO BOOST ENGINE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM WHEN THE TURBO CHARGERS ARE CALLED FOR. IN OTHERWORDS WHEN YOU STRONGLY ACCELERATE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK DIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BY THE SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS SEVERELY REDUCED AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A RECORDING DEVICE WAS ATTACHED, INDICATING THAT THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN, IN FACT, HE DID NOT. THE BRAKES AND SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150 ECO BOOST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY AND EXHIBITING NOISES JUST AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND MOST OFTEN, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE RAIN OR WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY MOISTURE BUILD-UP IN THE INTERCOOLER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY ADDING A SHROUD OVER THE RADIATOR AND REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERMANENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,246.

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

EXPERIENCED WITH MY NEW 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOST. WHILE TRYING TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER SLOW VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ALMOST CREATING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER PULLING TO SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ALLOW OTHER VEHICLES TO PASS VEHICLE SEEMED TO IDLE CORRECTLY. UPON TRYING TO RESUME TRAVEL VEHICLE MISSED AND SHOOK OFF AND ON FOR THE NEXT 5 MILE OR SO. DURING THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING BUT WAS NOT IN A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AT AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT AWAY AND ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN CORRECTLY. THEN SLOWLY RESUMED 55 MPH TRAVEL WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN BUT NOT AS BAD AND DIDN'T LAST AS LONG. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND IT ALSO BEGAN TO JERK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND REPROGRAMMED THE MAIN COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

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

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH ABOUT 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN NOTICING A LOOSE/NIBBLE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL ESPECIALLY OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, WHICH IS 90 PERCENT OF MICHIGAN ROADS. WHEN TEMPERATURES GET HOTTER THE PROBLEM IS MORE SEVERE. I HAVE HAD 4 POWER STEERING RACK AND PINIONS (EPAS) REPLACED AND EACH TIME IT FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT REAPPEARS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFTS REPLACED AND THIS DID NOTHING. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MUCH MORE SEVERE AS TIME HAS GONE BY. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE VEHICLE PULLING AND JUMPING WHILE GOING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES IN THE ROAD. THERE ARE OVER 1000 PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON OTHER PUBLIC WEBSITES. I CAN NOW SLIGHTLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND YOU CAN FEEL LOOSENESS/NIBBLE IN STEERING AND ALSO A VERY LOUD KNOCKING OF PARTS COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION (EPAS). PARTS BANGING AGAINST EACH OTHER IS NOT NORMAL! EVERYTIME I PUT MY 6 AND 10 YEAR OLD KIDS IN MY TRUCK I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY ALONG WITH MY OWN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE. I HAVE HEARD FROM TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM FORD THAT DURING PRODUCTION OF THESE VEHICLES IT WAS KNOWN THAT A NUMBER OF DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINIONS (EPAS) WERE INSTALLED DURING THE ASSEMBLY. I HAVE ALSO RAN INTO A PERSON THAT OVERSEES THE QUALITY DEPARTMENT (WON'T MENTION WHERE) BUT TOLD ME THAT FORD IS HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR STEERING AND TOLD ME TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE EPAS SYSTEM WHICH I HAVE ALREADY HAD DONE 4 TIMES. I GUESS ITS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING BEFORE FORD WILL TAKE ACTION AND FIX THEIR PROBLEMS. ITS VERY UNFORTUNATE BUT IS THE REASON WHY I AM REPORTING THIS. MY NEXT STOP IS THE LOCAL NEWS TO SHARE MY STORY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TURBO CHARGER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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

ENGINE SHUTTERS, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE MISFIRES. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

IN A LIGHT RAIN I TRIED TO PASS A TRUCK BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS LUCKY TO GET BACK IN MY DRIVING LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, THREE WHILE ATTEMPTING A PASS. I AM NOW RELUCTANT TO ATTEMPT A PASS. *TR

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

MY 2012 FORD ECOBOOST WITH SHUTTER, STALL, AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT DANGEROUS SPEEDS AND WET, MOIST, OR HUMID CONDITIONS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND REMAINS CONSISTENT EVEN AFTER FORDS "TSB" WITH REPLACING THE CAC. ENGINE THROWS MISFIRE CODES AS WELL IN CYLINDER 5. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ONTO AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THERE WAS A RAPID REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. A PART WAS INSTALLED ONTO THE ECO BOOSTER. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT ONLY NON LETHAL GASOLINE SHOULD BE USED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY OFFERED AN EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

STARTED THE TRUCK TO WARM UP, AS TEMPETURE WAS 17 DEG. F.. WENT INSIDE TO LOCK UP HOUSE AND WHEN I CAME OUT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF DOORS. UPON OPENING, THE CAB WAS FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE AND THERE WAS A FLAMING MASS ON PASSINGER SIDE FLOOR ON A FLOOR MAT I HAD PURCHASED FOR TRUCK. I PULLED MAT OUT WITH MELTING PILE OF PLASTIC AND PUT FIRE OUT WITH SNOW ON GROUND. HAD TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SOMEONE TO PICK US UP AND GET HOME BECAUSE I HAD MY 8YR. OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME AND SHE HAD TO ATTEND SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY AND WE WERE 275 MILES FROM OUR HOME. THIS HAPPENED APRIL 3RD 2016 IN MILLPORT, PA. 16748 AND MY RESIDENCE IS IVYLAND, PA. 18974. RENTED A CAR AT HOME 4/4/16 AND GOT ION TOUCH WITH FORD DEALERSHIP IN COUDERSPORT, PA. 16915, KIGHTLINGER MOTORS. TRUCK WASTO BE READY 4/13 AND I WAS GOING TO RETURN RENTAL CAR TO MANSFIELD, PA. LOCATION AND HAD A RIDE TO COUDERSPORT TO PICK UP TRUCK. RECEIVED A CALL THURSDAY 4/14 THAT TRUCK WOULDN'T BE READY UNTIL POSSIBLY 4/20/16. THE VEHICLE WAS STANTIONARY WARMING UP WITH FAN ON LOW WHEN FIRE STARTED AND HAD BEEN WARMING UP (NO PUN INTENDED) LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AS WE WERE READY TO LEAVE. TRUCK IS A COMPANY VEHICLE.

ALMOST GOT HIT TRYING TO PASS A CAR. WHEN I PULLED OUT TO PASS AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE MOTOR STARTED MISSING BADLY. FORD SUPPOSEDLY DID NOT HAVE A FIX UNTIL EARLY THIS YEAR. MY ECO BUST NOW HAS 70,000 MILES AND FORD WANTS ME TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIR. THEY HAVE NEVER CONTACTED ME TO INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LUNGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,600. UPDATED 07/09/13*LJ UPDATED 07/16/2013 *JS

NEEDED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN THROTTLE WAS APPLIED THE ENGINE SHUTTERED AND LOST ALL POWER UNTIL I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TRUCK. THEN RAN FINE. IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES UNDER SAME TYPE OF CONDITIONS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

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

I OWN A 2012 F150 PLATINUM TRUCK WITH AN ECOBOOST ENGINE. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TRYING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING CAR. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO OVERDRIVE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A MOMENT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IT DID THIS AGAIN TWICE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE WIRING WAS AT FAULT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. THEN AT 34,470 IT OCCURRED AGAIN. WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT TO PASS SOMEONE WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE SLOWED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT WE USE A HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EIGHT ADDITIONAL TIMES. THEN AT 82,200 MILES WE WERE TRAVELING UP HILL AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT A CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKEN CAUSING TWO HOLES IN THE ENGINE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REPLACED ALONG WITH TWO NEW TURBOS. FORD WOULD NOT COVER BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD 82,200 MILES AND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ENDED AT 60,000 MILES. *TR

THE TRUCK HAS A SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING. IT HAS A HESITATION ALL THE TIME IN THE ENGINE. IF I AM GOING UP A HILL AND RUNNING THE SPEED LIMIT, IT HAS A MAJOR HESITATION BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT GEARS TO GET ON UP THE HILL. THE GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT CLAIMS TO BE EITHER. *TR

AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY IN THE RAIN, I WENT UP A FREEWAY ON-RAMP ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. ENGINE STARTED SHAKING BADLY, AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT SAFETY LANE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER, STOPPED SHAKING, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMALLY. I WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY F150 ECOBOOST OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, AND DOES NOT OFFER A RECALL OR STANDARD FIX. SO I JUST AVOID HARD ACCELERATION ON RAINY DAYS AND HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE AGAIN. IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THOUGH. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM 50 UP TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10, THE ECOBOOST ENGINE IN MY TRUCK STALLED AND STARTED TO MISFIRE AND SHUTTER SO SEVERELY CAUSING MY SPEED TO DECREASE THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT FROM GETTING RUN OVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING TO ENTER HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BEFORE IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 222 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,243.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN FORD OF STERLING HEIGHTS (40333 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MOISTURE WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

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

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

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT I AM NOT SURE TO LIST THIS UNDER ENGINE OR STEERING EITHER WAY I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME SHAKING AND SHUDDERING THAT I WAS BEFORE. FORD FIXED THE SO CALLED INTERCOOLER PROBLEM BUT NOW IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SHAKING. IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I FIRST START OUT DRIVING IN THE MORNING THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING AT SOW SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 45 MPH IT EVEN DID THIS YESTERDAY AT 5 MPH. IF YOU RESEARCH THIS COMPLAINT THERE ARE 1000S F COMPLAINTS ONLINE ESPECIALLY ON THE FORD F150 FORUM. ALSO MY GAS MILEAGE IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE AT 13 TO 14 MPG AND THAT'S ON 45 AND 55 MPH ROADS IN THE COUNTRY. THE SHAKING OCCURS VIOLENTLY MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. *TR

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THIS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON THE NET. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "TRANSMISSION BUMP". THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS & CAUSES A BUMP, OR A PUSH. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME, I THOUGHT SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME! IT CAN ALSO HAPPEN WHILE YOU'RE AT A DEAD STOP. THE TRUCK ACTUALLY LURCHES FORWARD. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR THE 6 SPD. TRANSMISSION IN MY FORD. NO TSB HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FROM FORD TO FIX THIS!!! *TR

VEHICLE SINCE BRAND NEW HAS A STUTTERING/STALLING ISSUE AT 55MPH AND THE DEW POINT IS HIGH. ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE ACCELERATING FROM 55MPH AND THE TRUCK EITHER STUTTERS OR STALLS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. I AM SCARED TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC OR PASS ANYONE DUE TO THE INHERENT ISSUE. FORD DID REPLACE A INTERCOOLER/CAC FOLLOWING TSB 12-10-19. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE. I RETURNED THE TRUCK STILL BROKE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME HE HAS THE SAME TRUCK AND THAT IT IS AN INHERENT ENGINE PROBLEM FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I AM WORRIED EVERYDAY I MIGHT DIE DRIVING MY TRUCK AND EVEN MORE UPSET THAT I PAY MONTHLY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS BROKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ENGINE POWER. THE DRIVER DECELERATED WITH FORCE AND THEN MANEUVERED INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ENGINE POWER REDUCED SLIGHTLY SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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