2012 FORD F-150 Engine Problems

CODE P0016 TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. CAUSING CAR TO LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENED ON EXPRESSWAY WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A LANE TO PASS A SEMI IN MY LANE. I HAD NO POWER TO GET GOING IN THE PASSING LANE AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED.ALSO CAUSES TRUCK TO JUMP WHEN FULLY STOPPED AND FOOT ON BREAK. THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM.

VEHICLE BACKFIRED AND STARTED SHUTTERING UPON ACCELERATION...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPLACED IGNITION COIL 6. 1000 MILES LATER, SAME SITUATION CYLINDER 1&2...REPLACED THOSE COILS AND REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. SHUTTERING LESSONED, STILL BACKFIRED ON UPON STRONG ACCELERATION. DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE BACKFIRE DOES NOT TRIGGER THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON...FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, THIS SEAMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ECO BOOST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LACKED ENGINE POWER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A P0016 ERROR CODE, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT VISITED THE DEALER (MEDFORD MOTORS, INC, 105 WISCONSIN AVE, MEDFORD, WI 54451, (715) 748-3700) AND THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $3,000 WITHOUT A RECALL AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED LOSS OF POWER.*JB

2012 F-150 HAS AN ECO BOOST 3.5 L MOTOR THAT MISFIRES IN DAMP/WET/RAINY/COOL WEATHER. MOTOR GOES INTO A MISFIRE MODE WITH NO POWER TO DRIVE OR ACCELERATE TRUCK. BEFORE THE MILEAGE WARRANTY WAS UP, TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FORD FOR THEIR "FIX". HOWEVER, THE ISSUE HAS REMAINED FROM 2012 TO CURRENT YEAR, 2018, AND WITHOUT FORD FIXING THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE FOR THE INDEFINITE FUTURE OF THESE MOTORS FROM FORD. CANNOT TRUST TRUCK TO PERFORM WHEN NEEDED AND A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING, TOWING OR ACCELERATING WHEN THIS OCCURRS.

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. 85,XXX MILES ON VEHICLE. I PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. ENGINE THREW A ROD. OIL SPILLED ALL OVER ROADWAY. RESEARCH CONDUCTED SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE DUE TO INTERCOOLERS OR TIMING CHAIN ISSUES. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING POWER WITH NO WARNING.

I HAVE A 2012 F150 IT KEEP LOCKING UP ON THE ROAD. FORD SAY MOISTURE IS GETTING IN THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STOP ON THE ROAD I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT ATLEAST 10 TIMES. SUBURBAN FORD DEALERSHIP IS BLAMING ME. I HAVE FOUND 330 PAGES OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BUT YET KNOWBODY IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM REQUESTING THE GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE BEEN NARROWLY MISS BY A SEMI TRUCK MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IF THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT THINK THIS VEHICLES LOCKING UP ON THE ROAD IS OF CONCERN I DONT KNOW WHAT IS. THE TRUCK SENDS CODES FOR #1 #3 #5 CYLINDERS HAVE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THEN I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE VAPOR LOCK UP, BECAUSE THE INDUCTION IS NOT ALLOWING WATER IN THE MOTOR. HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPENT THEIR HARD...

MY 2012 FORD F-150 IS HAVING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN FOR TSB'S AND SAFETY RECALLS. UPON CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER THAT MATCHED WITH THEIR CASES. MY VEHICLE FITS THE RECALL DESCRIPTIONS WITH MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, AND EVEN MANUFACTURING LOCATION AND HAS THE EXACT ISSUES THAT THESE RECALLS ARE ABOUT. THE FIRST RECALL IS FORD RECALL 16S19 : UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT THIS WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT MULTIPLE GEARS. WHEN IT SHIFTS DOWN IT ALSO CAUSES THE REAR TIRES ARE LOCK UP AND I HAVE LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY TRYING TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ALSO CAUSES WEAR AND TEAR ON THE DRIVETRAIN. SHIFTING THE MOTOR FROM 5TH GEAR TO 1ST IMMEDIATELY SENDS THE MOTOR INTO A DANGEROUS RPM RANGE CAUSING DAMAGE. THE SECOND RECALL IS FORD TSB 13-6-8: THIS CAUSES ME TO...

WHILE DRIVING VECHICLE SUDDENINGLY LOST POWER, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 7700 MILES. VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVEY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TRUCK HAS THE ECBOOSTENGINE. ## VIN PASSED ## 2012 FORD F150 ##

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.

WE HAVE A FORD F-150 AND IT IS LOSING POWER AS YOU TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS IN FINDING THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD SENSORS REPLACED AND THE INTERCOOLER DRAINED TWICE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS YOUR TRAVELING IT WILL LOOSE POWER AND IT'S HARD TO GET OFF THE ROAD SOMETIMES AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COILS. BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED WOODHOUSE FORD AT 402-574-2759 (LOCATED AT 3633 N 72ND ST, OMAHA, NE 68134), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

MY 2012 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCREW ECOBOOST HAS ABOUT 85000 MILES AND ABRUPTLY WENT FROM ABOUT 30-40MPH TO ABOUT 0MPH A FEW TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING. ONCE TIME WAS VERY SCARY ON A CONGESTED ROAD. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, ITS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION MISFIRES AND MISSES GEARS ALL OF THE TIME. THERE IS NOW A VACUUM NOISE ALSO COMING OUT IF THE ENGINE AND IT DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. I BROUGHT IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY WASN'T CHANGING THE OIL PROPERLY (I HAD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000-5000 MILES REGULARLY.), BUT NOW THEY SAID I MESSED UP THE TIMING CHAIN AND PHASERS AND THEY HAD TO BE CHANGED FOR A PRICE OF ABOUT 4000 DOLLARS. I HAVE OWNED OTHER FORDS NOT ECOBOOSTS AND THEY ALL RAN FINE. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND I AM SURE THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON THE PART OF FORD. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VACUUM PUMP INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED GORDIE BOUCHER FORD OF KENOSHA (8301 75TH ST, KENOSHA, WI 53142, (262) 697-0700), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

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.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS. DESIGN FLAW OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THE F-150 ECOBOOST CAUSING MANIFOLD BOLTS TO SNAP/SHEER, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE MANIFOLDS TO WARP. THIS IS CAUSING NOISE, AND POSSIBLY EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FORD IS OFFERING A FIX UNDER PROGRAM CODE: 17M05 FOR THE F450/F550, BUT IS EXCLUDING THE OTHER "F SERIES" TRUCKS WHICH SUFFER FROM THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUE. THE ISSUE WAS NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER AN ENGINE MISFIRE BEGAN OCCURRING (WHICH IS ALSO A KNOWN ISSUE). THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED $1,400 TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLDS AND STUDS.

TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND DURING COLD START. CAM SENSOR IS TRIGGERING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD JUMP GEARS AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT WOULD SMOOTH OUT RESEARCH THE ISSUE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TRUCKS WITH T HE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD MY VIN # WASN'T COVERED. THE LEAS FRAME WAS THE ISSUE ADDRESSED AFTER THIS 900.00 REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CODES SUGGESTED TURBO AND TUNE WAS NEEDED THESE SITUATIONS WAS NOT HAPPENING PRIOR TO THE PREVIOUS MENTION REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO MECHANIC SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD CYLINDER COIL PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BEACH FORD AT 843-839-8168 (855 JASON BLVD #1, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED IN FIFTH GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WASHBURN FORD LINCOLN (1819 OK-14, ALVA, OK 73717, (580) 327-1296), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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.

I AM UNSURE IF IT IS A DOWN SHIFT OR WHAT, BUT MY TRUCK SHAKES AND IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER LOSE AND A FAILURE TO ACCELERATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ELECTRICAL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. KOONS FORD (6970 SECURITY BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21244, (410) 298-3800) WAS CONTACTED FOR A SECOND OPINION ON THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE THE SHUTTERING AND POWER LOSS EFFECT TILL IT WENT 5000 PASSED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEN ENGINE IMPLODED. SO THEY JUST BLOW IT OFF AS A COMMON ISSUE BUT NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY 10000 FOR A NEW ENGINE FOR A PROBLEM THEY ALWAYS KNEW ABOUT.

THE TIMING CHAIN IN THE ENGINE GETS PREMATURELY STRETCHED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT SO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE DOES NOT OCCUR. I HAD THE CHAIN REPLACED IN JAN 2017 COMPLETELY AND THE ISSUE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETELY RESOLVED. 1 YEAR LATER THE SAME ISSUE IS BACK AND THE CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IT IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE THAT OCCURS ON START UP AND CAN CAUSE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND ABOUT THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THE EARLY MODEL 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINES ARE CAUSING THE STRETCHING OF THE TIMING CHAIN AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE PLACED ON THEM TO ENSURE CUSTOMER SAFETY

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF SHUDDER/JERKING ON 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE; EXACT SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ID#10051923, 10052207, 10053407, 10052790, 10052788, 10058096, AND 10058115. ALL OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN CLOSED WITH FORD ISSUING TSB'S, BUT DEALERS CLAIM IGNORANCE, IGNORE COPIES OF THE TSBS AND REFUSE TO PERFORM REPAIRS UNDER DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY HAS ALMOST COST ME TWO COLLISIONS. APPARENTLY NHTSA IS AS USEFUL ON COMPLAINTS/INVESTIGATIONS AS FCC IS ON DO NOT CALL LIST COMPLAINTS. OPENED A CASE WITH FORD, RESPONSE IS THEY CANNOT FORCE DEALERS TO PERFORM TSBS UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THREE OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM WERE AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS IN DAMP CONDITIONS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION; TWO WERE WHEN RE-ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM LEFT LANE SERVICE AREAS IN NJ AND MD. AFTER 1ST TWO TIMES A DEALER IN MD REPLACED TWO IGNITION...

COLD STARTS CREATE RATTLE IN ENGINE AREA. FORD TSB 16-0027 COVERS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER, DICK WITHAM FORD IN WATERLOO, IOWA CONTINUES TO PLAY GAMES WITH COVERING THIS ISSUE. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR OTHER ISSUES, SOME COVERED, AND I ASKED IF THERE WERE BULLETINS ABOUT LAG IN ACCELERATION OR OTHER THINGS THAT MAY CAUSE THIS. THEY TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES, NO, JUST A COMPUTER REPROGRAM THAT I ALREADY HAD COMPLETED. NOW MY TRUCK IS MAKING NOISE AND BY ALL REPORTS ON THE WEB, IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE. FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS GOING BACK TO AUGUST 19, 2015 (SEE TSB 15-0131) YET NEVER TOLD ME OR LOOKED AT MY TRUCK TO SEE IF THAT WAS CAUSING MY ISSUE. NOW WITH MY TRUCK JUST OVER 5 YEAR OLD BUT STILL WELL UNDER THE WARRANTY FOR MILES, IT MAY NOT BE COVERED. HOWEVER, THE NEW TSB CLEARLY STATES...

MY TRUCK DOES TWO THINGS, BOTH WITH THE TRANSMISSION. 1RST THIS IS RANDOM AND HAPPENS AT ANY UNSUSPECTING TIME AND AT ALL SPEEDS. THE TRUCK GOES INTO LIMP MODE (KILLING ALL POWER) STARTS TO CLUNK IN AND OUT OF GEARS TO THE POINT IT LOCKED UP THE TIRES ONCE GOING 55 MPH FOR A SECOND AS THIS IS HAPPENING MY MPH NEEDLE GOES TO 0, ALSO THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS RANDOM AS WELL. THE TRUCK DISPLAYS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALONG, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK IN THIRD AND WON'T SHIFT, SOME TIMES IT GETS STUCK IN FIRST AND NEVER MAKE IT UP TO 6TH GEAR IT WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS AS THIS IS HAPPENING THE MILES, AVG FUEL DISPLAY GOES TO ALL BLANKS. BOTH VERY UNSAFE AND VERY SCARY, AS I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I WILL NOT PUT...

WE PURCHASED OUR F-150 ON OR ABOUT 1/2/2018 WITH NO KNOWN PROBLEMS, THE NEXT DAY IT DIDN'T WANT TO START AND SEVERAL ENGINE CODES SHOWED UP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CLEARED, RESET PROGRAM AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY MORE ISSUES, BUT SAID THEIR IS A RECALL ON ENGINE COOLANT AND THEY ORDERED PART. THE NEXT DAY THE CODES APPEARED AND WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE TRUCK TO LEARN OUR DRIVING HABITS AND THE CODES WOULD DISAPPEAR. WE LEFT AND THE NEXT DAY THE TRUCK DIDN'T WANT TO START AGAIN AND WE ARE CURRENTLY DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUES. 1/9/2018

WATER PUMP FAILURE AT MERE 76,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED PER FACTORY MANUAL. LOCATION, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NON-DESERT. LARGE PUDDLE OF COOLANT AFTER 20 MILE DRIVE ONE DAY. NO OTHER WARNING SIGNS. DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSIS SAYS HOSE LEAKS AND FAILED WATER PUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR DIMMED BRIEFLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE NEAREST FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, HE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER FORD LAKEWOOD, 11595 W 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215, (720) 643-1545) AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADDED AN AIR DEFLECTOR PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 13-08-01. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,251.

MY 2012 FORD F-150 3.5 L ECO BOOST, ON START UP IN THE MORNING THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD CHATTER IN THE UPPER FRONT OF THE MOTOR, I PURCHASED THE TRUCK 2 MOUNTH'S AGO IT HAD 54000 MILES ON IT, PURCHASED AS CERTIFIED PRE OWNED.

AT 70K MILES, MY TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED COSTING $3200. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD AND THERE IS AN OFFICIAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND CAUSED SERIOUS ACCELERATION ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE UP HILL.

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING TO PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR HARDER TO GET POWER. I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND WAITED FOR AN OPENING TO TURN LEFT AT THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I STARTED TO TURN LEFT, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THEN THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT REVVED UP BUT THERE WAS NO POWER OR SPEED INCREASE AND A SIMPLY COASTED OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE LEFT WAS COMING UP OVER A HILL AND I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING ME. THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED DOWN HILL, BUT LOST SPEED QUICKLY GOING UP HILL. I COULD SEE THIS BEING A DANGEROUS ISSUE WHEN CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION OR TRYING TO PASS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED....

LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR DOES NOT POWER THE VEHICLE, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NOT WORKING. ONCE ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, VEHICLE RESPONDS AS EXPECTED. HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY, ON 8/24/2017 AND 8/29/2017.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED SEVERE REDUCED ENGINE POWER DURING A ACCELERATION FOR AN ATTEMPTED PASS. AN ISSUE FORD WAS AWARE WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT THE DEFLECTOR PLATE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW! NO ALERT TO THE OWNERS THAT IT WAS A POTENTIAL CONCERN, BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CHECK - NO WORD AT ALL! IF THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THEIR TURBO DESIGN LEADING TO COMPOUNDING PREMATURE FAILURE, WHY WOULDN'T THEY LET THE OWNERS KNOW" THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM ME OF THE ISSUE IF THAT WAS THEIR INTENTION AS I VISIT REGULARLY

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F 150 WITH 66,800 MILES ON IT AND HAVE CHANGED ONE OF THE TURBOS . ABOUT MAY OF 2017 I NOTICED A SHUTTER AND SHAKING OF THE ENGINE, THEN LOSE OF POWER, FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ON HILLS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN SHIFT FOR NO REASON OR YOU HAD TO PUT THE GAS PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR TO EVEN MOVE THEN IT WOULD KICK IN AND CAUSE THE WHEELS TO SPIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE TURBOS NEEDED REPLACED AT A COST OF $1800, WELL I HAD IT REPLACED AT MY OWN PERSONNEL GARAGE AND AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 5 MILES IT HAD ALL THE SAME ISSUES. I CALLED THE FORD HOT LINE 3 TIMES ASKING WHAT THEY WILL DO TO FIX MY TRUCK, I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHEN I START THE TRUCK THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK STALLS AND LOOSES POWER AND THE TOOL SIGN COMES ON IN READ OUT WINDOW. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 100 YARDS OR SO. I UNDER STAND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 F150 FORD TRUCKS. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE WANT HAVE A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THEY NEED TO ADD A DEFLECTOR SHIELD UNDER THE MOTOR. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHEN A VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

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...

ENGINE RATTLE UPON STARTUP, 3.5L ECO BOOST ENGINE. USUALLY ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR SOME TIME.

3.5 ECOBOOST ENGINE 75,000 MILES, ENGINE NOISE ON STARTUP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REGISTERING A P0016 CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" WITH LOSS OF POWER AND POOR ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A RECOGNIZED ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND TSB 14-0194 ADDRESSES THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A $ 1,500- $ 2,000 REPAIR AND IS NOT COVERED BY FORD. TIMING CHAINS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN SHOCK ABSORBERS.

THE TRUCK WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT IS A PART OF RECALL 16V248000 BUT OUR SPECIFIC VIN ISN'T A PART OF IT AT THIS TIME. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45 IT DOWNSHIFTS.

NOTICED SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT ON THE GROUND. STARTED TO NOTICE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS LARGER AMOUNTS OF COOLANT AFTER DRIVING. TOOK TRUCK INTO DEALER AND THE WATER PUMP HAD ALREADY GONE BAD. WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED FOR FREE.

ECOBOOST ENGINE IN THIS MODEL IS KNOWN TO HAVE FUNCTIONING PROBLEMS WHEN IT WARMS UP AND YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRUCK WILL START TO LOSE POWER AND ALMOST FEEL LIKE IT WILL STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD AND WELL DESCRIBED ON MANY AUTO FORUMS ON THE WEB. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR A "FIX". THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WHICH FORD EVEN HAS AS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CHARGED BY ANY OTHER AUTO COMPANY WHEN THEY COME OUT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN EXCEPT FOR THIS COMPANY. MORE IMPORTANTLY I HAD TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS TO THE SERVICE TECH AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP--LIKE A PATIENT EXPLAINING TO HIS SURGEON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HOW TO OPERATE ON HIM TO FIX IT---VERY ODD AND...

MY 2012 F150 ECOBOOST 3.5 STUDDERS SEVERELY, HESITATES, AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO PASS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER HAS BULLETINS ADDRESSING THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MULTIPLE REPAIRS THAT NOW ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY INCLUDING CAC COOLER DEFLECTOR, SPARK PLUGS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAM PHASERS, TIMING BELT, AND MANY OTHERS. THE TRUCK STARTED THIS PROBLEM AND MAY NOW REQUIRE THE TURBOS BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR AND FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD.

WHEN STARTING MY 2012 F150 I TURN THE KEY AND THERE IS A DELAY AND THEN IT STARTS DON'T THINK THAT IS RIGHT I GET 15.6 MILES PER GAL ON MY 3.5 ECO-BOOST AND KICKING IN THE PASSING GEAR I LOOSE POWER AND ENG. LIGHT COMES ON 3 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEN ALL TIMES I PULL OVER AND SHUT TRUCK OFF AND RESTART LIGHT GOES OUT.

ALREADY HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED AT 84,000 MILES. NOW AT 85,600 MILES I WAS ON RAMP MERGING ONTO HWY. WHEN A BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF POWER, AND TRUCK SHOOK LIKE CRAZY. I FELT LIKE IT WAS A POLTERGEIST. TOOK NEXT EXIT OFF AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND TRUCK ACTED NORMALLY AGAIN. DAMP CONDITIONS. NOT LIKING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ AND CERTAINLY NOT LIKING THE SPORATIC UNKNOWN. I THINK I'LL BE TRADING THIS $50,000 LARIAT IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. FORD NEEDS TO REACT, THAT WAS A SCARY SITUATION ON THE FREEWAY WITH TRUCKS BEARING DOWN ON ME.

THE SES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, LIGHT CAME ON. I NOTICED MY TRUCK LACKING POWER AND TAKING LONGER TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. IT BECOME LESS OF A SMOOTH SHIFT AND MORE JERKY. WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~70 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT HOLD 6TH GEAR. IT WOULD DROP TO 5TH AND 4TH GEAR, UNTIL I GAVE IT MORE GAS. IT WOULD REACH 3500 RPM'S AT TIMES BEFORE SHIFTING WHICH WAS NOT NORMAL. I ALSO NOTICED STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2016 A SHORT LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AT COLD START. AFTER RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES, THIS LED ME TO TSB 14-0194, CODE P0016, DEALING WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THIS WAS THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF LESS THAN 5 YEARS AND WAS AT 75,500 MILES, OUT OF THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I JUST HAD THE REPAIR DONE,...

AFTER MY FORD F150 WITH THE ECO-BOOST ENGINE IS OUT IN THE RAIN, WHEN I ACCELERATE ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK SPUTTERS AND SHAKES AND THERE IS A LOSE OF POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOST. RECENTLY MY FAMILY WAS OUT OF TOWN TRYING TO MAKE OUR WAY HOME WHEN MY TRUCK SHUTTERS AND LOST POWER FOR A MINUTE, FOLLOWED BY A BLINKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN A SOLID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS, AND IT WOULD COST OVER $500. I WAS AMAZED BY THIS CONSIDERING THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS RECOMMENDED BY FORD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AT 100,000 MILES. TO ADD TO MY AMAZEMENT, MY FAIRLY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THIS, NOT EVEN THE COIL PACK REPLACEMENT, WHICH TO ME SEEMS LIKE A WARRANTY ISSUE CONSIDERING THEY WENT BAD SO EARLY INTO THE ENGINES LIFE. I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS AND HAVE READ EXTENSIVELY ON THE ISSUE....