2012 Ford F-150 body problems

Filed Jun 26, 2025 · Body · CO

Three of my four doors sporadically fail to close and latch. When I open the door the latch does not fully open, so when I try to close the door the latch prevents it from closing. Maybe it is just normal wear and tear, but I understand there was a recall for something with latches on this era of f-150s, and my VIN is not part of that. I'm reporting this in case it's useful information and in case it indicates the recall should be expanded. So far I have been able to use a screwdriver to push the latch open, and the door will close and latch after that. I can not replicate this consistently.

Filed Apr 24, 2025 · Body, Engine · IA

Engine coolant over temperature condition. Cylinder head overtemperature condition. Engine air filter restriction pending. Ceased running boards/ rusted. Broken suspensions and bad tie rods. Bluetooth doesn’t connect sometimes. Engine or turbo making loud noises when accelerated.

Filed Jun 12, 2024 · Body · 151,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated while at a stop light, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact called a tow truck company, which declined to tow the vehicle. The tow truck driver informed the contact that there was severe rust damage to the subframe. The vehicle was towed by another tow truck company to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that there was significant rust on the cross member and that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

Filed Dec 31, 2023 · Body · WI

The paint is bubbling and has severe corrosion on the body and frame. There is issues with using the rear door due to the rust.

Filed Mar 1, 2022 · Body · 100,000 miles · NJ

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the subframe of the vehicle was severely corroded and had disintegrated due to the severe corrosion started developing in 2018. . The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. A case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Jun 19, 2020 · Body · 103,000 miles · IL

Rear door latch don't work opens up when driving.

Filed Feb 28, 2020 · Body, Visibility · 78,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the passenger's side rear window shattered. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was repaired at an autoglass facility. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Filed Jan 9, 2020 · Body, Visibility · 99,000 miles · TX

The right rear glass in the rear window of my 2012 ford f150 suddenly shattered as I was pulling into my driveway after a trip to the store. Nothing appeared to hit it; it just made a loud pop and shattered. This is a safety concern for me.

Filed Apr 23, 2019 · Body, Visibility · 164,890 miles · WA

Rear window exploded. I was driving and there were no other vehicles ahead of me or behind me. There is no indication of anything striking the window.

Filed Mar 2, 2019 · Body · VA

I have owned my truck for 5+ years now. On friday, february 22 started up my truck turned on my defrost and rear defrost sat in the car for a couple of minutes arrived at work. As I pulled up in the parking lot I heard a very disturbing loud noise. Sounded like somebody had hit my truck with a rock or a bebe gun. I was beyond freaked out specially since I was the only one in the parking lot. I stayed in my truck for several minutes calmed myself down and decided to call my husband. Explain to him what had just happened. As I'm talking to him I noticed in my rearview mirror... That the passenger side of the rear window was shattering as I was talking to my husband. I definitely thought somebody had to hit my vehicle with something. He told me to call the police if I felt threatened. At the same time coworker pulled up next to me I roll down my window and explained what had happened. He got out of the vehicle and said there was absolutely no visible of any type of hit. She said it must have shattered on its own. We were both pretty speechless but I was totally freaked out. Called the insurance company filed a claim. When I took my vehicle to safelite for repairs. He advised me that ford trucks have had this problem for many years he also advised me that they are not doing anything about it so I would be wasting my time. I went online and did some research and sure enough, several people have had the same problem. If this is a defect that court is aware of my suggestion would be to fix the problem. What if I had my nieces and their car seats in the back in the window shattered and hurt my nieces??? I have always been very happy with the quality of my truck now I don't know if I will own another ford because of this major problem that they have that they are ignoring. 😡💩