2012 Ford F-150 suspension problems

Filed Mar 10, 2026 · Brakes, Suspension · NC · crash · 1 injury

The antilock brake system locked up causing me not to be able to stop the vehicle .The shift gear froze up .When I put my foot on the brake pedal it was frozen, I could not control the pedal Also the shift level gear did not work presenting a safety hazard when I tried to put it in park. The Sudden Transmission Downshift which was a safety recall happened There were no warning lamps or lights prior to this incident. The accident caused me to total my vehicle My safety was at risk I injured my leg, I filed a police report I also filed a claim with the Ford company which they quickly denied stating that the recall on the parts had expired I only had liability insurance and my truck was a total loss. I hope I'm still in the time frame to put in a claim

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 Mar 29, 2023 · Engine, Suspension · PA

3.5L ecoboost timing chain failure at only 58,000 miles (code P0016 possible turbo problems TBD Front suspension springs are broken. All of these are common threads on many forums. Ford should be held accountable even though mine is 10 years old, the mileage is the issue. FWIW, they completely redesigned the engine a few years later, but never notified anyone to watch out for these common problems or offer a recall

Filed Dec 10, 2020 · Suspension · 120,000 miles · MD

While driving there is a noise coming from the from suspension around the wheels that sounds like running over rumble strips. It is an ongoing problem that occurs on and off all the time. The mechanic says it is something in the 4 wheel drive components

Filed Nov 16, 2020 · Suspension · 160,000 miles · MI

Front springs have broken within 1 year of this report

Filed Jul 16, 2019 · Steering, Suspension · 115,000 miles · CA

While driving my 2012 f-150 I received a power steering warning light on the dashboard computer and the steering went out almost cause me to swerve into oncoming traffic. This happened without warning while my vehicle was in motion. The steering went out and I had to muscle the wheel to turn the vehicle.

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 May 5, 2018 · Suspension · 79,500 miles · VA

Lower steering shaft is bad ( just started steering very hard )

Filed Mar 17, 2017 · Suspension, Transmission · 58,000 miles · LA

When accelerating from a stop or slow roll, the truck will jerk hard feeling like the it is coming from the driveshaft. There is no common cause for this issue such as going over a bump, etc. Brought truck to the local ford dealership and was told it was "leaf spring slap" which it is clear under the truck that there is deep grooves on the drive shaft, yoke area. Ford denies this is the issue. This happens 80% of the time that I accelerate either from a stop or slow movement.

Filed Sep 20, 2016 · Suspension · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving above 40 MPH or merging, the vehicle shook violently. The speed decreased to 35 MPH. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer, but it was not diagnosed. The contact stated that the issue was possibly related to a previous issue with the charged air cooler (related to the turbo). The contact attempted to call the manufacturer however the call dropped while speaking with a representative. The failure mileage was 8,000.