Ford F-150 / 2012
2012 Ford F-150 problems
Owners have filed 2,440 complaints about the 2012 Ford F-150 with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 27.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 19.8%.
Complaints2,440
Crashes57
Fires21
Injuries42
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Power train 27.8% · 678
Engine 19.8% · 482
Steering 8.4% · 204
Vehicle speed control 8.0% · 194
Electrical system 7.0% · 172
Service brakes 5.1% · 124
Unknown or other 4.9% · 119
Visibility/wiper 3.9% · 95
Severity
Of those complaints, 57 describe a crash, 21 describe a fire, 42 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 35 model years of the Ford F-150 in this data, 2012 sits 6th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 255 in the last three years against 254 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 59,000 miles.
In owners' own words
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 Power train
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after braking to a complete stop, there was a sudden increase in engine rpms as the vehicle jerked violently. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 34,148. The vin was unavailable. Power train · reported at 34,148 miles
Over the last few weeks while driving at various speeds my truck would shift erratically( go from 1st to 5th, 6th to 3rd etc.). When it down shifts at speeds of 55 and above, the back tires lock up, the speedometer zeros out and the rpm gauge moves sporadically. After a little research I found there was a recall on this issue, (power train #16s19) but after speaking with Ford my vin was not covered on the recall. Power train · reported at 87,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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