While traveling at 48 MPH on 2 lane county rd I was in 4 wheel high when truck slammed into 1st gear causing truck to loose traction and ended up going into ditch. The truck never stalled out all gauges stopped working and tech light came on. I proceeded to be pulled from ditch. Then turned truck off .checked truck over it has body damage nothing visible under truck so I started it gauges where working tech light was off radio stopped working but could be loose connection I proceeded to limp it home at about 20 MPH was shifting hard at higher RPM I had it towed to body shop while at hospital.recall came on news I went to dealership they said bring it in they'll reprogram it . I'm wondering about damages caused by defect who will be paying for that? This defect is a danger and I can't believe it took ford 7 years from first report on here to address issue. And they claim only 5 cases of a crash which I have found 7 people who have had accidents because of it 4 of them where single vehicle 3 involved being rear ended because the sudden stop very disappointed in ford.
2012 Ford F-150 electrical complaints
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While the rear defroster is activated the glass shattered due to what seemed to be a problem with the electrical for the defroster. Vehicle was stationary and running at the time of the incident.
This truck is spontaneously shifting down to 1st gear. It is also getting stuck in different gears and not shifting properly, ford supposedly has a customer satisfaction program extending the warranty to 150,000 miles for the lead frame, however I took it to my local ford dealership and they do not want to honor the customer satisfaction program. I called ford corporate and the same thing. Not only when this problem happens does the transmission mess up but so does the instrument cluster, to the point where the speedometer doesn't work and the airbag light comes on.
Transmission shifts erratically, jumping from lower to higher gears. While up to speed, immediately shifts to 1st causing redlining of rpms. Speedometer jumps erratically. Happened initially while accelerating from a stop. Caused loss of power and feeling of misfiring, then sudden surge forward. After getting up to approx. 40 MPH, transmission shifts to 1st and stays there. Could have easily caused a crash if this happened while cruising at highway speeds.
Rear window defroster not working
Rear window defogger quite working
I bought the truck in april or may. When my truck is stationary and turned off with the keys out of the ignition, my dash lights do not shut off. I didn't notice this the first time because, at night, my lights stay on for about 20-30 seconds and then shut off. The first time I noticed this, I got home for the night, put my truck in park, shut it off, and took out the keys. I used my remote to lock the truck. Got in it the next day and it was completely dead. I had to put it on the battery charger for about 30 minutes and finally got it started but I noticed while charging it (with the keys out of the ignition) that my dash lights were still on. Its almost like my truck does not know that it is in park and it thinks it is still in gear which keeps my dash lights on. A few days before I started experiencing this issue, my remote starter would not work all of the time. It was very hit or miss. I'm not sure what to do about this.
Big yellow wrench appeared on ip cluster while driving, speedometer dropped to "0", tachometer now won't drop to "0" reads high all the time. Took it to the ford dealer, was charged for a "lead frame" replacement; tachometer still doesn't work; now I find out there is/was a recall on the lead frame.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the transmission downshifted into first gear without warning. The contact temporarily lost control of the vehicle and it spun out of the right lane into a grassy area. The contact stated that all four tires seized and the vehicle was immediately placed into neutral. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. During the failure, the speedometer and instrument panel became inoperative. The speedometer gauge increased and decreased and the instrument panel lost power completely. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the vehicle downshifted and upshifted randomly. Grieco ford of delray beach (3000 south federal highway, delray beach, florida 33483, (561) 278‑278‑0303) and autonation ford margate (5401 west copans road, margate, florida 33063, (954) 644-4976) were made aware of the failures and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. In addition, the dealers requested a diagnostic assessment. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The contact attached a diagnostic code reader to the vehicle and referenced diagnostic trouble code: oss sensor (p0720). The failure mileage was 119,218.
Vehicle has less than 45000 miles. Has erratic loss of power while accelerating. Evidence of water in the air intake. Research is showing that the ecoboost engine is collecting more water in the intercooler than the engine can consume. Problems increases in southern humid states. This is problem caused by faulty engineering in the 3.5l ecoboost engine and could cause accidents due to unpredictable loss in power. Loss of power is felt while driving on city and highway driving.
Takata recall my truck keeps downshifting and locking up my back wheels on the highway. I just almost had a wreck and this is getting ridiculous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. In addition, while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to coast to the side of the road. When the contact powered off and restarted the engine, he was able to drive normally. The contact stated that the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to crossroad ford of wake forest, inc. (10101 capital blvd, wake forest, nc 27587, (877) 331-8117), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and filed a case. The approximate failure mileage was 137,983.
The vehicle would downshift into 1st gear without warning, has occurred when vehicle was traveling approximately 35 MPH. The vehicle would also remain in 1st gear after these incidents and intermittently when leaving from a stop, at an intersection. Vehicle has done this several times, in which case the dashboard displayed an illuminated malfunction indicator light and gone into limp mode, with only 5th gear available, while in an intersection. This problem would also cause the odometer to read '-------.--' and the speedometer to read '0 MPH', even when the vehicle is in motion, travelling at any speed. Vehicle is in otherwise perfect operating conditions. Diagnostic trouble code p0720 was displayed during these incidents. The manufacturer has customer satisfaction program 16n02 for 'certain' vehicles, in which the dealers are replace the molded lead frame within the transmission. In the case of my vehicle, this program did not apply to my vehicle, while at the same time, the molded lead frame within the transmission was determined to be the source of the issue and subsequently replaced. With my vehicle not applying for the noted customer satisfaction program, with the same faulty part as noted within the specific customer satisfaction program, it is my opinion that the affected vehicles with deficient molded lead frames is far greater than what was initially thought and therefore, the recall program should be extended to all f-150s and similar vehicles within the specified build dates, as noted within the customer satisfaction program. The molded lead frame failure should be considered a manufacturing defect and causes serious safety concerns for the drivers of those vehicles and to the travelling public.
The fuel pump relay and power fuses both melted which has caused starting issues and engine misfires. There are many reports of the same fuses melting in ages 2010 -2014 of the same ford f-150 trucks. This should be under a ford recall program as it caused trucks to loose power.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, the vehicle downshifted independently. The contact stated that the maintenance and air bag warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the speedometer and odometer ceased to function. Ted russell ford lincoln (9925 parkside dr., knoxville, tn) diagnosed that the power train control module needed to be reprogrammed. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v248000 (power train). The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in any recalls and advised him to contact the federal safety agency to get the VIN included in a recall campaign. The failure mileage was approximately 84,273.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle downshifted unexpectedly and the speedometer independently ceased to function. In addition, the air bag and maintenance warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to art hill ford lincoln (901 w lincoln hwy, merrillville, in) on four occasions, but the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was also taken to paul heuring ford (720 n hobart rd, hobart, in) where it was diagnosed that the molded lead frame was defective. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v248000 (power train) and customer satisfaction number: 16n02. The contact was also informed that the federal safety agency was responsible for adding the VIN to a recall. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.
Vehicle was stationary. Turned defrost on rear power slider window. Saw smoke come from the bottom of the passenger side rear window (outside window trim piece bottom). Turned the truck off immediately and heard a loud explosion. The rear window on the passenger side shattered
My f150 started to drop in to 1st gear unexpectedly when driving at at speeds greater than 50mph. At first the check engine light did not come on and mechanic could not find a source now I am getting engine codes p0720 and p0722. When I tried to investigate I found that this has been recalled on some 2012 ford f150 but not mine. This is a serious safety issue and has cause unexpectedly down shifts on national interstates. I urge you to please investigate this thoroughly.
I turned on the rear defrost and my passenger side of the rear window shattered. There was a loud noise when it happened. I was driving when this happened. The dealer and other ford personnel have admitted this is a widespread problem - but no recall.
My 2012 f150 rear drivers side window section suddenly shattered after turning on the rear defrost function. Rear defrost went on then I smelled something burning g. The rear drivers side glass section then shattered. There was absolutely no trauma that caused this. The rear defrost will no longer operate since. I contacted ford service and there is no recall at this time. I searched online and found close to 150 similar complaints. When the glass shattered the temperature was near 30 degrees and the vehicle was not in motion.
Right rear window spontaneously shatters with a sound like a rifle shot 10 minutes after rear defrost elements were turned on. Nothing struck glass. No evidence of impact. Vehicle moving only ten miles an hour in a parking lot.
Started my vehicle on a cold morning turned on the window defrost and rear defrost. Came back to it a few minutes later and the back window was smoking and the gasket had caught on fire. It shattered the window and burnt and melted the gasket. This seems to be a big problem with the f150 with rear defrost and power sliding window it either breaks the window or catches fire mine did not even blow the fuse. Have seen many cases of this thru f150 forums and ford has not come up with a solution. It is also a very expensive fix . My vehicle was stationary in my driveway had I not caught it in time this would have destroyed my truck and caught my house on fire too
I was driving on the highway. While accelerating the truck died. I had just enough momentum to get to the side of the road. Not knowing what happened I got my truck towed home. After researching all nigh, the next morning I pulled fuse #27 low and behold it was melted. I couldn't believe it, I felt very fortunate that it didn't cause an accident. I would like ford to right this common problem because of safety. I couldn't imagine how mad I'd be if my family were in the truck with me
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving 70 MPH, the gear automatically shifted into first gear. Also, the wrench warning icon illuminated and the vehicle automatically went into limp mode. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, it performed normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (towne ford, 1601 el camino real, redwood city, ca 94063) where it was diagnosed that the software needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred several other times after the repair. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑392‑3673 and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall, and the contact would have to pay for the repair. Case number: cas-13431428 was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000. *bf updated 8/6/18
Vehicle randomly shifts up and down. It will sometimes shift from 1st to 6th and then the vehicle does not go since it is in high gear. Other times, it will shift from 6th to 3rd. This happened while driving 70 MPH on expressway, it shifted to 3rd and caused the vehicle to jerk. I researched and others have had similar issues. Took to ford and they said it needs a new lead relay which will cost $600.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle independently shifted from first gear and failed to change gears appropriately. The contact had to turn off and restart the vehicle in order for it to return to normal. The failure recurred the following day. The dealer (athens ford, 4260 atlanta hwy, athens, ga 30606, (706) 521-0778) diagnosed that the leaf frame wiring harness in the transmission needed to be replaced. The dealer and the manufacturer made no mention of the service campaign (15n05 electric vacuum pump extended coverage), so the contact was uncertain if it was related. In addition, the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was excluded from a recall campaign. The failure mileage was not available.
When parked with ignition off and no one in the truck drivers side door will not unlock with key or inside on the unlock switch. When I first noticed the problem sometimes you can unlock and lock repeatedly and it would unlock but now it wont do anything. Both doors lock fine but when unlocking only the passanger side door unlocks. This is on an extended cab xlt.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact took the vehicle to be inspected and was informed that the horn failed. The dealer (wilson ford, 304‑363‑0500) performed a repair that enabled the horn to function correctly, but the repair specifics were unknown. Recently, the horn failed to sound when it was pressed. The contact took the vehicle to back to the dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the engine shuttered and the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road, shut off, and restarted. The engine warning indicator illuminated and flickered occasionally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (crossroads ford in prince george, virginia) who stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure recurred and a popping noise was heard from the engine. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The contact looked underneath the vehicle and noticed oil dripping from the engine. The low pressure oil warning indicator also illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (sheehy ford in ashland, virginia) where the technician found pieces of metal from the engine and diagnosed that there was a hole in the engine. The failure was not repaired per the contact's order, pending a discussion with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. On several occasions, while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and lost power. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after 30 to 40 seconds. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel module wires melted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but did not offer assistance. The failure mileage was 125,853. Updated 08/24/17*lj
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