2012 Ford F-150: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Feb 9, 2026 · Acceleration · FL

While driving at any speed, 55 , 65 my truck downshift to 1st gear. It locks up the back tires and the truck starts squealing. And sometimes while driving it just jumps into limp mode into 3rd or 5th gear and it wont come out of 3rd or 5th gear. I do understand there is a recall for this but Ford is telling me my truck is not included in the recall.

Filed Jan 10, 2024 · Brakes · MI

Truck made rumbling/grinding noise from rear-right bedside area, then while approaching a stop sign, an attempt to slow+stop the truck was made, but the pedal went straight to the floor and vehicle proceded through intersection, after pulling into safe spot, brakes started functioning correctly again. A few hours later braking completely failed. Truck is currently sitting until we can have a diagnosis (and repair) done...

Filed Sep 23, 2021 · Steering · 70,000 miles · MI

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated he noticed when entering or exiting out of the driveway and turning the steering wheel to the left, there was a loud squeaking sound with the advance trac warning light illuminated. While the contact was driving at an undisclosed speed and making a turn, the steering wheel was very stiff. Additionally, the steering wheel would not return to the center after making a turn. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be inspected. The contact was informed of the EPS failure pertaining to the rack and pinion assembly. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Filed Mar 1, 2020 · Transmission · 170,000 miles · CA

7/25/2019: southern california -- northbound hwy 101, headed home from glendale to oxnard. So-cal traffic being what it is, travel was stop & go, with brief bursts of actual speed-limit travel. I was doing about 55mph, coming to a bottleneck where traffic was accumulating. I gently pressed the brake pedal, when my truck downshifted. I was expecting a 5-4 downshift, but instead my truck slammed into 1st gear, tires locked. I skid to a stop, dumbfounded. During deceleration, there was a grinding noise, so I pulled over & checked things out. I'm not a mechanic, but I checked all the fluids and trans temp, which were all in operating range. I drove gently the rest of the way home, fearing that it might happen again, but it didn't. The next morning when I left to work, there was a loud whine that seemed to be coming from the transmission at higher RPM, just prior to upshift. I drove gently to work and back home later that evening. The following day was saturday, 7/27/19: took my truck to a local shop, where they told me that my transmission was showing signs of rapid failure and that if I continued to drive it that it might last another week, if I was lucky & that my truck would one day soon, leave me stranded on the side of the fwy. The following week I ordered a remanufactured transmission, to the tune of about $3000. A month later, my mechanic brother-in-law & I swapped out the tranny, including the torque converter & tranny cooler. Then I had to have it towed to the mechanic shop, so my ecu & tcu could be reprogrammed to accept the new tranny & updated to fix the recall. What recall? This was the first mention of any recall. So, my question now is: will ford reimburse me for the cost of transmission replacement, for what was a known faulty product? If so, who do I contact? Thank you for any assistance. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 13, 2019 · Brakes · IL

2012 ford f150. Consumer writes in regards to brake system recall. *ld the consumer stated the brakes were repaired under recall, but the failure recurred. The brakes fail when reversing. When going forward the brakes have very little power and had a loud noise coming from the vacuum booster. The pedal was difficult to depress and had a major grinding issue.

Filed Apr 17, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 45,000 miles · NM

I bought it with @ 10,000 miles on the odometer. I have had nothing but [xxx] with it from day one. First off I put two new front rotors and brake pads all the way around and both idler pulleys were squealing so I replaced them . Then at @ 19,000 miles I had to replace both cvj half shafts . Now at 45,000 miles they are both shot again the cvj half shafts are . On the first of january this year I was driving down the road and the vehicle was running good suddenly it began to cut out and the power fell off on its face. I purchased an obd11 code reader to try and diagnose the problem. It tells me that random misfire detected and that cylinders 5 6 7 8 are misfiring . Let me just say that 4 months later after going thru everything from the plugs wires injectors and replacing the fuel pump module assembly it is still not running and I'm at my end of trying to get the peice of $*** running. There is no way in [xxx] at 45,000 miles on the vehicle that I should be having all the [xxx] with the vehicle. I live in new mexico and we do have a lemon law here. I am beyond the shadow of a doubt sure that this truck is a [xxx] lemon. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 29, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 137,000 miles · TN

Immediately following an oil change, my truck began making insanely loud grinding noises. I attempted to drive from knoxville to chattanooga and barely made it to cleveland. My truck stalled, started back up and I coasted into a parking lot. It would not go over 50. I then found a massive puddle of oil underneath where I parked. The truck was taken to jiffy lube.

Filed Oct 18, 2018 · Brakes, Steering · 103,000 miles · NH

Theory - vehicle manufacturers can simulate or induce failure of various parts/systems through the computer programming systems that run vehicles causing vehicle owners to make unneeded repairs which creates demand for parts and labor throughout the dealership network. My vehicle has had the following issues arise after the warranty expired. 1) dashboard display of gear vehicle is operating in stopped illuminating 2) windshield wiper stays on lowest intermittent setting after wiper is turned off 3) vehicle makes noise for 5-10 seconds following ignition during which brake pedal is soft. 4) sound of grinding/scraping from the front end 5) power steering is stiff during low speed turns my response to these situations were/are as follows: 1) checked the fuses - everything was good there. Several months later the display illuminated and has stayed illuminated ever since. 2) the local dealership recommended replacing a $100 part - I continued to switch the wipers on and off until wipers stayed off. Situation still requires on/off switching sometimes but has improved over time 3) the local dealership recommended replacement of a $400 brake vacuum pump. I continued to wait for brake pedal to firm before operating the vehicle and the situation resolved to normal presently. That is to say there is no problem with the brakes. 4) took the vehicle in for service and incurred a $700+ charge for iwes system. Dealership said the check valves had stuck open and dirt and dust had entered the system requiring replacement of parts 5) this is the latest issue with the vehicle. It only happens when turning after a stop and doesn't happen every day. I suspect it will resolve itself overtime if my theory as stated at the top is correct.

Filed Aug 29, 2018 · Transmission · 81,000 miles · TX

While driving approx. 60mph with a school bus behind me; my automatic transmission erratically downshifted to 1st gear and my tires began to squeal and reducing speed dramatically in traffic. Ford f150 has a safety recall (16s19) that describes the issue but my vehicle is not included although it falls in the build dates and factory.

Filed Aug 26, 2018 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 157,000 miles · TN

Driving down the road when the truck lurches forward, rear tires make a squealing sound from skidding. It was hard to keep truck in center lane of interstate and immediately had to make my way to the emergency lane. Once I turned the truck off and sat for a few minutes it acted like nothing ever happened. I have read the reports of the intercooler being messed up and several years ago I had to replace that part due to oil and water entering it but ford says it wasn't under warranty due to a part not being covered. I have had coils replaced, spark plugs replaced, and now I'm having to go thru the whole process again. Its dangerous and frustrating. I've had it happen a couple more times but not to that extent. The gauges will peg all the way to the right then go to zero and airbag light will come on. Truck resets to normal when turned off and back on again. I have had this problem happen most of the summer. But this incident happened a few weeks ago. Repair shop can't replicate it and the computer diagnostic test doesn't find it either.

Filed May 15, 2018 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · OH

Driving on the highway, truck was supposed to shift from 5th to 6th gear, but shifted into first instead. Happened 3 times today and a couple more times in the past week. Tires squealed, throws your forward in your seat due to the sudden drop in speed.

Filed Feb 9, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 83,000 miles · TX

There have been multiple instances while driving in which the truck seems to lose power and shifts to a lower gear. The speedometer and odometer do not display when this happens. On some occasions the wrench has shown. One one occasion while accelerating to enter a highway the gear shifted down and the tires squealed and the truck dramatically slowed down. Some occasions when this has happened the shifting between gears is extremely rough. These occasions have happened while in motion, on city streets, on highways, and entering or exiting highways.