2012 FORD F-150 Engine Problems

2012 F150, 5.0 V8 3 YEARS OFF LOT WHEN JULY 4TH GETS HERE IN 2015. 33000 MILES AND 4 OF THE SPARK PLUGS ARE SHOT, FORD TECH SAID GAPS ARE OFF. FROM FACTORY. O2 SENSOR ALSO SHOT. WORKING ON IT NOW, BETTER BE COVERED UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER, BECAUSE $1100.00 DOLLARS IS A LOT TO PUT INTO PRACTICALLY A BRAND NEW TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COIL AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

STUMBLE/MISFIRE INTERMITTENTLY ON ACCELERATION FROM HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEED DURING SLIGHT ACCELERATION IN WARMER WEATHER. HAVE HAD IT TO LOCAL DEALER 2X FOR TSB REPAIRS, WITH NO LUCK. CALLED ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAVE HAD ANY LUCK FIXING THE PROBLEM AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONSISTENT LUCK IN REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, EITHER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PLUGS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALER ONLY CLEARED THE CODES AND DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. A...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE ENGINE ON MY TRUCK STARTED SPUTTERING, THEN LOST SPEED AND POWER VERY RAPIDLY. AT THAT POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THE TRUCK ALMOST STALLED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND AVOID OTHER DRIVERS. HAD AN ONCOMING CAR BEEN TOO CLOSE, OR HAD I NOT HAD A PARKING LOT TO PULL INTO, THERE WAS A STRONG POSSIBILITY I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO A LESSER DEGREE IN THE PAST, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT I EXPERIENCED ABOVE, NOR DID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER START BLINKING. AT THE TIME I PASSED THIS OFF AS BEING BAD GAS, MY TIRES SLIPPING OR SOME OTHER ISSUE AND THOUGHT NO MORE OF IT. AT THIS POINT I DON'T WANT OTHERS TO GET PUT INTO THE SAME...

WHEN THERE WAS SNOW AND ICE ON THE HIGHWAYS I PUT MY TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND WHEN TURNED BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE I BEGAN TO NOTICE A GRINDING AND VIBRATION NOISE THAT OCCURRED WHEN TURNING. THEN COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE NOISE STARTED WHEN BACKING OUT CAUSING TRUCK TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER TO BARELY BACK OUT. THIS NOISE CONTINUED AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND LOOKED OVER. UPDATES WERE MADE AS WELL AS OIL CHANGE BUT DAYS LATER NOISE CAME BACK. SINCE 2/12/15 MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES AND HAS PERFORMED RECOMMENDATIONS BY FORD BUT DAYS LATER NOISE COMES BACK. THE LAST TIME MY TRUCK WAS IN I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER AND SERVICE MANAGER MY TRUCK IS NOT FIXABLE AS THEY WERE INFORMED OTHER 2012 F150'S ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES AND AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING DONE. SINCE...

MARCH 1 AT APPROX... 8AM I WAS COMING OUT OF A 30MPH ZONE ON THE TURNPIKE. AS I ACCELERATED TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRUCK STARTED SHUTTERING BAD AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.... AND PUT THE TRUCK IN A DEAD ZONE.... IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT POWER WAS NOT THERE!!! I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND SAFELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER.. THE SEMI DIRECTLY BEHIND ME MISSED ME BY INCHES. *TR

MULTIPLE OCCASIONS GO TO STEP ON THE GAS AND THE TRUCK JUST DOESN'T ACCELERATE, FEELS LIKE A MISFIRE OR ALMOST ABOUT TO STALL, THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT AND LIGHT TURNS GREEN, HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN ROLLING IN TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO GET ONTO HIGHWAY AT THE ON RAMP. ANOTHER TIME DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, STEPPED ON GAS AND TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND RPM KEPT ACCELERATING EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS. HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I BELIEVE THESE ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I'M EXPECTING THE TRUCK TO MOVE SO I CAN GO ALONG WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND IT JUST HANGS ON ME PUTTING ME IN A BAD SITUATION OR IT LAUNCHES FORWARD MAKING ME MOMENTARILY JERK THE WHEEL AND LOSE CONTROL. POSSIBLE KNOWN ISSUE?...

UPDATED - NHTSA ID NUMBER 1005220-7, FORD F150 2012 3.5 WITH TURBO ACCELERATION FAILURE: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: 5 DEGREES, ROADS WERE DRY, NO PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST 72 HOURS. DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, THE TURBO CHARGERS KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WENT INTO A MISS-FIRE CONDITION, (THE VEHICLE ENGINE FAULT LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO QUICKLY LOOSE POWER. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF OF THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO IDLE FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED BLINKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVEN WITHOUT ISSUE (SLOW ACCELERATION WAS USED FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TRAVEL THAT DAY). ISSUE AGAIN OCCURRED OFF AND ON AND BECAME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A TOLL ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE AGAIN LOST POWER. WAS FORTUNATE TO CLOSE TO AN...

NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10052207, FORD F150 2012 3.5 WITH TURBO ACCELERATION FAILURE: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: 5 DEGREES, ROADS WERE DRY, NO PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST 72 HOURS. DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, THE TURBO CHARGES KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WENT INTO A MIS-FIRE CONDITION, (THE VEHICLE ENGINE FAULT LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO QUICKLY LOOSE POWER. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF OF THE MAIN THEREFORE INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO IDLE FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE ENGINE LIGHT STOPPED BLINKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVEN WITHOUT ISSUE (SLOW ACCELERATION WAS USED FOR THE BALANCE OF THE TRAVEL THAT DAY). ISSUE AGAIN OCCURRED OFF AN ON AND BECAME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A TOLL ROAD DURING RUSH HOURM WHEN THE VEHICLE AGAIN LOST POWER. WAS FORTUNATE TO CLOSE TO AN OFF RAMP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AT PASSING SPEEDS OR DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND START FLASHING. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN ACCELERATED AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. AFTER NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF THIS HAPPENING THE LIGHT HAS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON AND NOW IT WON'T GO OFF.

ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY A BIG WRENCH CAME UP ON THE SCREEN WHERE THE MPG AND STUFF ARE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED DUE TO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

DRIVING AT 5 MPH RAINING OUT AND ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. NOW ENGINE HESITATION WHEN PASSING OR JUST TAKING OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED SEVERAL CODES; HOWEVER, THE CODES DID NOT RELATE TO THE STALLING FAILURE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL FOR OIL SLUDGE, BUT THE ENGINE OIL WAS NORMAL AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

2012 F150 ECOBOOST ENGINE.LOSS OF POWER AND TRUCK SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FROM POSSIBLE MISFIRING. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALSO, BUT TURNED OFF SOON AFTER EVENT. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK, DEALER SAID TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS AND BOOTS. DEALER DID NOT MENTION PREVIOUS OR CURRENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS. *TR

I WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY (I-95) WAITING OUT A HEAVY RAINSTORM. UPON PULLING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, LOST POWER, SHOOK AND ALMOST STALLED OUT..I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. THE FIRST TIME WAS JAN -14 UNDER THE SAME LOCATION AND CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

AFTER DRIVING IN RAINING CONDITIONS FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I ACCELERATED, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. BECAUSE OF THIS, I NEARLY CAUSE A MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT DO TO MY INABILITY TO CONTROL MY TRUCKS RAPIDLY REDUCING SPEED. THE SAME ISSUE OR TYPE OF ISSUE OCCURRED IN LATE AUGUST OF 2013 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. UPON ACCELERATION ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER, FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. A FORD DEALERSHIP COMPLETED TSB-13-8-1, HOWEVER, IT WAS RELUCTANTLY DONE AS NO CODE WOULD VERIFY A PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO ONCE I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE TSB-13-8-1 PERFORMED. I MENTIONED IT HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND WAS TOLD THAT UNLESS A CODE COULD VERIFY A PROBLEM, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THIS IS A WELL...

DURING HARD ACCELERATION AFTER NORMAL DRIVING VEHICLE SPUTTERS/MISFIRES HEAVILY, NO RECALL OR ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FROM FORD. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND IS KEEPING ME FROM PULLING ANY TYPE OF PAYLOAD BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL OCCUR. I NOW HAVE 41,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND IT STILL DOES IT, FORCED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ONLY UNDER SOFT ACCELERATION. *TR

3.5L ECOBOOST F150 BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO KEEP IT FROM CONTINUING TO SHUDDER. THIS HAS HAPPEN REPEATEDLY ON AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS! DEALERSHIP SAYS IT SHOW NO CODES FOR MISFIRES??? *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND (AND 3RD, 4TH, 5TH) INSTANCE OF A PROBLEM I ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED IN ODI 10659481. AGAIN, AFTER TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A FEW HOURS IN VERY LIGHT RAIN, THE ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN ON-RAMP. THIS CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION, WITH TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN ON US FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND STEADY TRAFFIC ALSO IN THE LEFT LANES. UNLIKE THE EARLIER OCCURRENCE ON OCT 28, THE TRUCK DID NOT SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) DID NOT FLASH. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK WAS NOTICEABLY VIBRATING AND VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED. BECAUSE FORD HAD DECLINED TO MAKE REPAIRS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT DUE TO ODB CODES REPORTEDLY NOT BEING PRESENT, I HAD PURCHASED MY OWN ODB-II SCAN TOOL. INDEED, NO CODES WERE LOGGED FOR THIS INCIDENT EITHER. ON DEC 28 I TRAVELED 550 ADDITIONAL MILES...

THERE WAS A MISFIRE AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES BEFORE THE COMPUTER SHOWED THERE WAS AN ISSUE. ON THE THIRD TIME I HAD FORD INSTALL THE DEFLECTOR TO KEEP WATER AWAY FROM THE TURBO CHARGERS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE COMPUTER FINALLY SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT. THE COMPUTER WAS SHOWING MISFIRES IN 3 CYLINDERS. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE TO FORD IT WAS ONLY SHOWING ONE CYLINDER HAVING HAD A MISFIRE. BASED ON THIS, AND THE FACT THAT THE COMPUTER DIDN'T REGISTER THE PREVIOUS MISFIRES. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE COMPUTER IN MY VEHICLE. FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I KNOW THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS, BUT THE MISFIRES HAVE HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS NOT RAINING OR HUMID, IN FACT THE FIRST MISFIRE HAPPENED ON A DRY...

I WAS WITH MY FAMILY ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS IN POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO RESUME ACCELERATION. THE HIGHWAY ALSO HAS A MODERATE INCLINE IN SLOPE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY. WE WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED FROM THE CAR HEADING IN THE SAME DIRECTION WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE AWAY. LUCKILY THE CAR THAT WAS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH CONSIDERING WE HAD A 1 YEAR AND 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE EARLIEST APPOINTMENT THEY COULD OFFER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM WAS ON WEDNESDAY 10/10/2014. THIS IS OVER 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT SO I BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STARTED SHAKING BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 6 HOURS WITH INTERMITTENT RAIN, ABOUT 3.5 HOURS SINCE LAST STOP, 1/2 TANK OF GAS REMAINING. LOCATION WAS I-65 NORTH NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN, KY, 11:15 PM, WITH MIST, WET ROAD AND SPRAY. WEATHER RECORDS INDICATE 50 DEGREES AND FALLING, LIGHT RAIN, 84% HUMIDITY. I HAD THE F-150 IN 4WD-AUTO MODE DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. FOR SEVERAL MILES ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN CONTINUALLY STAYING IN MY BLIND SPOT IN THE LANE IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT, DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR WITH GRADUAL REDUCTIONS/INCREASES IN MY SPEED. MY GENERAL CRUISING SPEED WAS ABOUT 70 MPH. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE APPROACHING A VERY SLOW-MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER, SO I ACCELERATED MODERATELY-HARD TO MOVE AHEAD OF THE CAR TO MY LEFT AND WAS CHANGING INTO THAT LANE WHEN THE F-150 STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOST SPEED. MY WIFE THOUGHT THAT WE HAD COLLIDED WITH SOMETHING IN THE...

WHEN TRYING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ( GOING 45 IN A 55) I TRIED TO PASS. WHEN I MOVED INTO OTHER LANE AND GASSED TRUCK I LOST POWER AND STARTED JERKING. I HAD TO LET UP COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS AND FALL BACK BEHIND THE CAR THAT I WAS PASSING. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THERE WERE OTHER CARS BEHIND ME THAT HAD ALSO STARTED TO PASS AS WELL AS ONCOMING CARS UP AHEAD (A SAFE DISTANCE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PASS OF COURSE). THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE SINCE MANY OF THE SAME STORIES CAME UP WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. *TR

UNDER NON-TOW SITUATIONS TRUCK WILL SHUDDER/MISFIRE DURING HARD ACCELERATION. ACCELERATION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WOT. WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE HOT AND SUNNY OR CLOUDY, RAINING AND HUMID. TRUCK DID NOT START DOING THIS UNTIL 60,000 + MILES. *TR

WAS PREPARING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHUDDER AND BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN..LEAVING ME HUNG OUT IN TRAFFIC.I BACKED OFF OF THE GAS AND IT BEGAN TO RUN CORRECTLY.THIS WAS A SCARY INCIDENT. TRUCK HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES BUT I AM VERY CAREFUL WHEN I TRY TO PASS. FORD SAYS THEY HAVE A FIX BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT I DID NOT DESIGN OR SELL THIS TRUCK FORD DID THEY SHOULD CORRECT. *TR

WHEN YOU PRESS THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO PASS THE VEHICLE HAS A SLIGHT ACCELERATION AND THEN SHAKES, SHUDDERS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I NEED TO COAST FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE THE SYSTEM RECOVERS AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATES. THIS HAPPENS ALL SUMMER LONG PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME I NEED TO PASS. MY FORD DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE APPLIED THE SERVICE BULLETINS BUT THAT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER IT IS STATED THAT FORD SAYS YOU CAN STILL ACCELERATE I CAN TELL YOU THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE WITH MY TRUCK. I SHOULD NOTE THAT MOST OF THE TIME I AM PULLING AN 18' FISHING BOAT THAT WEIGHTS ABOUT 3000 LBS. ON AT LEAST SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW WHILE ON VACATION I HAVE BEEN IN A LONG STRING OF TRAFFIC BEHIND EITHER MOTOR HOMES OR LOGGING TRUCKS THAT COULD NOT GO HIGHWAY SPEED, I PULL...

WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AFTERWARDS AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND 1 IGNITION COIL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON SEVERAL 2011 - 2013 MODEL ECO BOOST. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL, AS I DO NOT FEEL I NEED TO PAY FOR SOMETHING FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

FOR THE FOURTH TIME, MY 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOSTED ENGINE STALLED OR SHUTTERED WHEN HAULING A LOAD (TRAILER OR HEAVY BED LOAD) IN A HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT. I WAS PULLING A U-HAUL TRAILER BEHIND MY TRUCK AND IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY. WHEN I PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED, SPUTTERED, AND NEARLY SHUT DOWN. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, THEN TURNED OFF ONCE THE ENGINE HAD CLEARED WHAT FELT LIKE CONDENSATION, AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING MODE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN (FOR THE 4TH TIME), THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE OF AWARE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE INTERCOOLER ON 2011-2013 TURBOCHARGED VEHICLES, BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE DEFECT "CODE," FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE SERVICE FIX. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AS THE SERVICE BULLETIN...

USING TRUCK TO PULL APPROX. 5000 LB TRAVEL TRAILER FOR CAMPING. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINS SINCE LAST STOP, 15 MIN BATHROOM BREAK. WEATHER WAS DRIZZLE RAIN THAT HAD BEEN CONTINUOUS FOR LAST 2 HOURS OF TRIP TIME AND THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON ROADWAY. I WAS IN A 65 MPH LOCATION, FLAT ROADWAY, AND CAME UPON A SMALL CAR DOING LESS THAN 60 MPH ON THE TURNIGAN ARM AREA OF THE SEWARD HIGHWAY (2 LANE-OPPOSING TRAFFIC). IT WAS CLEAR AND I BEGAN TO PASS. AS I CLEARED THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A LARGE CLASS A RV HAD FOLLOWED ME TO PASS THE CAR. I CONTINUED AT 65-70 MPH TO FINISH PASSING AND MY TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING AND LOSING POWER AND SPEED, NO LIGHTS OR PROBLEMS SHOWN ON DASH. THE RV THAT FOLLOWED ME WAS ON MY REAR END AND TRYING TO FIT BACK INTO THE LANE...

WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN WITH MY 11 YEAR OLD SON, I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE IN MY 2012 F150 ECOBOOST AND WHEN I ACCELERATED QUICKLY THE ENGINE JUST LOST ALL POWER AND TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND QUICKLY RETURN BEHIND THE SLOW MOVING CAR. QUITE FRIGHTENED, I DIDN'T ACCELERATE THE REST OF THE TRIP NORTH. WHILE RETURNING LABOR DAY, DAY, AND ON A FOUR LANE EXPRESSWAY I AGAIN TESTED THE ACCELERATION TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER STAYED ON. BEING 400 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY VERY CAREFULLY. AFTER GETTING HOME AND BEFORE CALLING THE DEALER SERVICE TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE VISIT, I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THIS TO...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F150 ECOBOOST AT 55MPH I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. 75DEGREES OUTSIDE WITH LIGHT RAIN. THE MOTOR STUMBLED AND LOST POWER. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED. I LET OF THE ACCELERATOR AND TRUCK REGAINED POWER. TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND COMPUTER SHOWED 3 CYLINDER MISFIRES. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY AND FORD REFUSES TO COME WITH A SOLUTION. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY BEFORE SOMEONE CARE? *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEED OF APPROX. 70 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL. THERE WAS A SHUDDER AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE SPEED. I WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 55 MPH WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ANY SPEED, I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE PASS AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF I TRIED TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, WAKING UP MY FAMILY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND JUST FLASHED. I PULLED FROM THE DRIVING LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE DRIVE, HAD TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF MY ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME THE NEXT MORNING, AGAIN PASSING; SHUDDER AND THEN AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR INCREASE IT. I PULLED OVER THIS...

ON THIS DATE (8-2-14) AT APPROX 0400 HRS(4AM) WHILE DRIVING IN WET RAINY CONDITIONS AND AIR TEMP APPROX 75 I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR A FEW HOURS AND MADE A STOP. UPON GETTING BACK INTO TRUCK AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH 3.5 ECOBOOST LOST ALL POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DURING THIS TIME THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE LOSING ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD AND WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID NO RECORD IN THE COMPUTER SO THEY COULD NOT DO ANY REPAIRS. THIS HAPPENED ONE YEAR EARLIER (PREVIOUS AUGUST) WHEN ON VACATION AND FORD FOUND IT WAS THE CHARGE AIR COOLER (INTERCOOLER) AND BOLTED ON AN AIR DEFLECTOR WHICH OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WORK. FORD SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THERE WAS ISSUES WITH THIS SYSTEM AND FAILED (DID NOT) TELL...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH, UP A SLIGHT INCLINE ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED OUT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR I HAD NO ENGINE POWER AND THE F150, LARIAT, ECO BOOST BEGAN TO SLOW. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED. I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN PRESSED IT DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD POWER. I PULLED BACK INTO THE LANE AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING WET WEATHER , MY VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE ENGINE POWER AT A CRITICAL MOMENT DURING PASSING. FORD DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE TIME WHILE PASSING. AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF SERVICE I TRADED VEHICLE OFF....NOT LIKING THE PASSING PERFORMANCE DURING WET WEATHER. THEN FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY F150 ECOBOOST ENGINES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE PASSING, MY VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STARTS TO SPUTTER. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND ON THE LATEST OCCASION THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. I HAVE THE 3.6 L ECOBOOST ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TURNED THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, BUT WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER A COOLER TO INSTALL ON THE TURBO CHARGER. BOTTOM LINE NO PARTS ARE BROKE, BUT IT NOW REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PARTS. I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DURING WET CONDITIONS MY 2012 FORD F150 ECOBOOST STARTED TO STUMBLE AND LOOSE POWER DRASTICALLY WHILE PULLING A TRAILER. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY DO 30 MPH AS IT SHOOK AND STUMBLED DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THIS POWER LOSS MADE IT REALLY DANGEROUS TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITHOUT OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS BEING AFFECTED. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET THE TRUCK WAS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME DURING WET RAINY CONDITIONS. THIS ISSUE REALLY CONCERNS ME FROM THE SAFETY OF MY WELL BEING AND OTHER FELLOW DRIVERS. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE F150 ECOBOOST TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A HORRIBLE SHUDDER OCCURS. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AT 78000 MILES, MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT AT 80000. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL FOR 157 INCH WHEELBASE TRUCKS" IS THERE ANY HELP AVAILABLE FOR THIS? THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ECOBOOST 3.5L ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY AND UNPREDICTABLY LOSES POWER, SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS AND SHUDDERS SEVERELY. BECAUSE THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY, IT POSES A DEFINITE SAFETY RISK OF BEING STRUCK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION OR STALLING WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY COULD RESULT IN A CRASH THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS. SO MUCH SO, IT WAS DANGEROUS TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACTING LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO 'RESOLVED' THE ISSUE. 1.5 YEARS LAYER, THE SAME EXACT THING STARTED OCCURRING AGAIN (18JUL2014). AGAIN, IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO PULL OVER AFTER SUCH A CONSIDERABLE POWER LOSS. *TR

ENGINE SHUTTERS, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE MISFIRES. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND TRUCK STALLED. COULD NOT STEER. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP SAID LOW OIL PRESSURE. WAS NOT ON A HILL. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT THROUGH FORD SYNC SERVICE AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK OK. WILL CALL DEALERSHIP NEXT. HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME AND IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. *TR

DOING 45 ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, PULL OUT TO PASS, HAD NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE PASSING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT PERHAPS I GOT BAD GASOLINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT, A FEW MONTHS LATER, WENT JUST ABOUT EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. RECENTLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON TO A HIGHWAY I PUT THE PEDAL DOWN, THE VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS MISSING VERY BADLY AND IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT STOP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, EVEN WHEN I SLOWED DOWN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE RIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT'S STILL THERE. *JS

WAS TRAVELING UP THE ROADWAY ON 6/1/14 IN OUR 2010 F-150 XLT AND WENT TO MAKE A TURN INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RENDERED USELESS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, STEERING CAPABILITY, AND BRAKING WAS DIMINISHED TREMENDOUSLY. WE WERE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION WITH CROSS TRAFFIC APPROACHING AT 55MPH. WITH LITTLE TIME DUE TO ONCOMING VEHICLES, WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE ENGINE AND PROCEED, BEFORE ONCOMING VEHICLES APPROACHED US IN THE INTERSECTION. NOT VERY SAFE BEING THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE TRUCK. FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE VAPOR CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND ITS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BEING THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN REDUCING SPEED (SUCH AS TURNING INTO INTERSECTIONS WITH OTHER ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING AT YOU). THERE IS NO RECALL IN LIEU...