What 1,717 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford F-150 Supercab

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The mechanic was able to start the vehicle. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH the vehicle lost motive power without warning. The contact stated that while looking under the hood he became aware that the pump fuse had dislodged. The contact replaced the pump fuse and the vehicle was able to restart however, the failure reoccurred. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the fuse box needed to be rewired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage 170,000.

NHTSA ODI 11475779

Vehicle lost its power in the power steering system, and you lose all control over the vehicle and you can't move left or right Making it very dangerous for me while it occurred, since I was unable to move the car towards any direction.

NHTSA ODI 11467495

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic to replace all four tires, he was informed that the lug nuts on all four wheels were fractured and swollen. The contact stated that the lug nuts were replaced. Additionally, the contact stated that the tachometer and the speedometer needle had detached. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ODI 11458317

I turned on the rear defrost and my rear window exploded on the passenger side.

NHTSA ODI 11445885

Wrench light comes on and down shifts without warning. Very scary when on the highway at 70mph

NHTSA ODI 11443469

After starting the vehicle and putting it into drive, the vehicle would not shift out of 1st gear. RPS revved nearly to red-line and even when I removed my foot from the gas pedal, the revs remained high. Even when underway, the speedometer registered 0 MPH and the odometer was showing only dashes "-------------". After a short time, the wrench symbol appeared on the display and the airbag warning icon was illuminated. I pulled over and turned the truck off and back on and it operated normally. No error codes were stored and my service shop will not work on it since it is not happening all the time. On a different occasion about a week ago, I was driving up a residential street incline and the truck was not shifting from 2nd gear. I pressed the accelerator more and all of sudden the truck shifted extremely rough jerking myself and my passenger unsafely. After this the truck stuck in gear, displayed the wrench symbol and illuminated the air bag warning icon. This looks to be highly related to Ford Safety Recall 19S07 but my truck is not covered by this recall.

NHTSA ODI 11425952

OPEN RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

NHTSA ODI 11414793

WHILE DRIVING (AT ANY SPEED AND FROM ANY GEAR) TRUCK FREQUENTLY, UNPREDICTABLY EXHIBITS FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR: - SPEEDOMETER NEED DROPS TO ZERO REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED. - TRUCK LOSES PROPER SHIFTING FUNCTIONALITY. EVENT HAS OCCURRED A DOZEN TIMES OR SO SINCE 12 DECEMBER 2020, USUALLY AT SPEEDS AND GEARING ABOVE THIRD. TYPICAL RESULT IS TRUCK WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT BELOW THIRD GEAR, BUT ON ONE OCCASION EVENT OCCURRED AT A STOP LIGHT, AND GEARING ABOVE FIRST WOULD NOT ENGAGE - ODOMETER, TRIP METER, GAS MILEAGE AND OTHER DIGITAL INFORMATION DISPLAYS NULL OUT TO DASHES INSTEAD OF SHOWING NUMBERS - A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARS ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. SYMBOL SOMETIMES REMAINS FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT, AND SOMETIMES GOES AWAY. - SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, SOMETIMES NOT - AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES IF I TURN THE TRUCK OFF, REMOVE THE KEY, AND THEN RE-START, THE TRUCK TEMPORARILY RETURNS TO NORMAL FUNCTION, WITH NO INDICATION EVENT OCCURRED (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOT ON, ETC). TRUCK OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN, OFTEN WITHIN MINUTES (OR EVEN MOMENTS) OF THE RESET, BUT SOMETIMES NOT AGAIN FOR THE DURATION OF A 20 OR 25 MINUTE TRIP. TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE IN THIS CONDITION AND I HAVE NOW STOPPED DRIVING IT. I HAVE BEEN STUCK AT A RED LIGHT ON A GRADE WITH A LOAD IN THE BED AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, UNABLE TO MOVE WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES, BECAUSE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THIRD GEAR LACKS TORQUE TO GET MOVING. ONCE, AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE EVENT OCCURRED AND THE TRUCK WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, CAUSING UNSAFE TRAFFIC CONDITION (FOR ME AND OTHERS) WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER SAFELY THROUGH TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION TO PHOTOS SUBMITTED HEREWITH, I HAVE VIDEO CLIPS SHOWING OCCURRENCE AT HIGHWAY AND AT SURFACE STREET SPEEDS. CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT THEM.

NHTSA ODI 11396178

#27 FUSE LOCATED UNDER HOOD CAN BURN AND SHUT FUEL PUMP DOWN. REQUIRES A FUSE RELOCATION KIT. FROM # 27 TO USING EMPTY #70 FUSE HOLDER. WHILE DRIVING OR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF IT WILL NOT RESTART. CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. AS A RESULT I FIRST REPLACED FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE, MASTER RELAY TO FUEL PUMP ALSO FUEL PUMP BEFORE I RESOLVED ISSUE. BECAUSE IT'S A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM

NHTSA ODI 11389585

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED AT VEHICLE START-UP. THE CONTACT SPARKED FUSES 7 AND 8 TOGETHER TO RESTART AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED SELLERS-SEXTON PRE-OWNED TRUCKS AND IMPORTS (509 VFW MEMORIAL DR, ST ROBERT, MO 65584, (573) 336-4060) WHO RELOCATED THE FUSE LINES FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ODI 11340328

FUEL PUMP FUSE KEEP BLOWING

NHTSA ODI 11338957

TRUCK WAS GOING 75 DOWN 127 DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF SECOND GEAR VERY DANGEROUS LOCAL FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR THERE ARE 2 SAFETY FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS OUT ON THIS TRUCK NUMBER 15N05 ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP AND NUMBER 19N01 TRANSMISSION MOLDED LEAD FRAME EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR UP TO 150,00 ACCORDING TO A LETTER BY NHTSA I HAVE RECIEVED AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK

NHTSA ODI 11338527

THE POSITION 27 FUSE ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX WAS BLACK, MELTED AND CRUMBLING. FROM RESEARCHING THIS, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. I FOUND THIS OUT IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START.

NHTSA ODI 11337825

MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF OF A COUNTY ROAD AT 10 MPH AND EPSA FAULT WARNING CAME ON. COULD NOT PHYSICALLY TURN THE VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON F150S FROM 2009 THROUGH 2018 WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER HAS NOT BEEN FOUND BUT I HAVE READ SIMILAR ARTICLES WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. LIVING IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 140,000 MILES

NHTSA ODI 11329971

WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE I LOOSE POWER AND THE TRUCK REDUCES IN SPEED DRAMATICALLY. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11328619

WENT TO DRIVE PICKUP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NEXT LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, GAUGES ARE FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH. TRIED TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF ONCE I DID GET IT TO SHUT OFF IT WOULD NOT RESTART.ALSO ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ARE GOING OFF. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI 11308048

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER INOPERATIVE, BURNING RUBBER SMELL

NHTSA ODI 11298904

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OF THE ROAD. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL PUMP HAD BLOWN AND MELTED THE FUSE BLOCK WHERE THE FUSE IS INSERTED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT FORD FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THEIR DEALERSHIPS TO MOVE THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO A DIFFERENT BLOCK WITHIN THE FUSE PANEL AND INSTALL A FUSE BLOCK THAT WILL HANDLE THE REQUIRED AMPERAGE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL BY FORD BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. LOSING COMPLETE POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE URGENTLY ADDRESSED BY FORD. THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FORD TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED.

NHTSA ODI 11267289

VACUUM PUMP RUNS EXCESSIVELY AND IS NOISY. THIS IS ALREADY A KNOWN CONDITION TO FOMOCO. THEY ADVISE MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER COVERED U DER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION EXTENDED SERVICE BULLETIN. HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/1760/15N05-ELECTRIC-VACUUM-PUMP-EXTENDED-COVERAGE-2011-2012-FORD-F-150 FORD REFERENCE # CAS-24279039-D5H0K6

NHTSA ODI 11256147

MY 2012 F150 WITH 82K, MILES ON IT 08/08/2019 GOT IN MY VEHICLE STARTER VEHICLE IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. WHAT SCARES ME IS WHAT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AT 50 MILES AN HOUR OR BETTER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT? ALSO MY DOOR LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT WORK PAID $400 TO HAVE IT FIXED NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS FAILED. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IF I COULD NOT GET OUT IF MY TRUCKS POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED I COULDN'T GET OUT. I FEEL THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENT,I FEEL THIS IS FACTORY DEFECTIVE PARTS! THERE'S TOO MANY OF THE SAME REPORTED INCIDENTS, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE WE GET A FIX? MY NEXT STEP IS SOCIAL MEDIA AND A 20 20 INVESTIGATION INTO WHY NO ONE HAS MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE HUMAN LIVES AS OPPOSED TO BRIBERY AND FAT BANK ACCOUNTS. I BELIEVE IT IS A POWER STEERING MODULAR/FACTORY DEFECT. ALSO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS MAKING THE DOOR LOCKS FAIL EXCEPT FOR FACTORY DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT,I'M NOT A MECHANIC JUST A HARD WORKING AMERICAN CITIZEN, MADE IN AMERICA USED TO MEAN SOMETHING! I'VE MADE COPIES OF THIS REPORT FOR FUTURE USE. FOR FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE; [XXX] TO WHOMEVER RECEIVES THIS REPORT I HOPE DOESN'T PUT IT IN THE DEAD FILE. THANK YOU, I THINK? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI 11242494

AIRBAG PASSENGER LIGHT STAYS ON SWITCH SELECTOR INOPERABLE. IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY INTERMITTENT NO START.

NHTSA ODI 11240880

PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN BURNED AND CORRSION DAMAGE FROM WATER LEAKS INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS AFFECTED PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND SEAT RESTRAINT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, BATTERY DIED, NEW BATTERY PLACED IN VEHICLE AND DEAD NEXT DAY. FORD MOTOR UNRESPONSIVE AND WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR ONE MONTH!

NHTSA ODI 11240291

WHAT DRIVING AND A/C CUT ON AND OFF AND HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENT AND NOT LONG AFTER PASSENGER SIDE DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE

NHTSA ODI 11234256

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE BATTERY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLUE RIDGE NORTH GEORGIA FORD (7525 E. APPALACHIAN HIGHWAY, BLUE RIDGE, GA) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REMOTE CONTROL MODULE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE BATTERY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

NHTSA ODI 11230707

MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL 19S07 REGARDING UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFTING IN TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, MY TRUCK BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING IN TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING. A NEW RECALL 19S19 WAS ISSUED FOR IMPROPER/INSUFFICIENT REPAIR OF ORIGINAL RECALL 19S07, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT YET SHOWING UP UNDER THIS NEW RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE IS STILL DOWNSHIFTING IN TO FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ODI 11222523