What 323 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford F-250 Super Crew

DEFROST MODE ACUATOR FAULTY

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WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE IN THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEEL START BOUNCING LIKE A BASKET BALL. IT IS A VIOLENT REACTION. IT ONLY STOP BOUNCING IF YOU SLOW DOWN. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 75 MPH. ALSO WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, YOU LOOSE STEERING CONTROL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. THIS HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY BUMP. NOT GOOD.

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I BOUGHT A USED 2012 F250 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THAT HAD NO DOME, CARGO, OR MAP LIGHTS BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED NORMAL. AFTER REPLACING BULBS, DIMMER SWITCH, AND CHECKING ALL FUSES I TOOK IN TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE CAB, IT BURNED OUT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AKA BCM. RUMOR HAS IT THAT THESE TRUCKS LEAK WATER FROM WINDSHIELD OR FIREWALL. I PAID 650 TO HAVE IT REPLACED.

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AS REPORTED FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS, DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I GET WOBBLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DRIVING. I HAD DRIVEN 240 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE AND FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO LOCK UP. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK FRONT WHEELS WITH NOT NOTICING ANYTHING WRONG STARTED DRIVING AND WOBBLE WAS GONE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED DOING MORE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT ANY SPEED. I SPOKE WITH THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. WHEN YOU SPEND $65,000.00 AND THIS HAPPENS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE SENDING OUT RECALL NOTICES. THE MANUFACTURE KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND CHANGED IT ON NEWER VEHICLES SO THEY MUST KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. LET'S HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUS INJURED FROM THE DEATH WOBBLE. IS FORD READY TO FIGHT THIS IN COURT ON A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? MY VEHICLE HAS 149,000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED AROUND 130,000 MILES.

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DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH ,MY TRUCK STOPED RUNNING. THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS LOW ON OIL,IT WAS NOT. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 6 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME. I DIDN'T WHERE A FORD DEALER WAS SO I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP,THE TRUCK STOPPED 3 MORE TIMES. THEY FIXED A WIREING PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THAY CHARGED ME 526.58 FOR THE REPAIRS. FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. HAS THIS BEEN A PROBLEM?

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THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND PEOPLE WHO HAVE REFERRED TO THIS AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' I HAVE HAD REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS TO FIX THIS CAUSING ME APPROXIMATELY $1000 EACH TIME. MOST RECENTLY MONDAY JULY 9, 2018. THE 'REPAIR' SEEMS TO BE ONLY TEMPORARY AND EACH TIME I HAVE IT FIXED IT LASTS 6-9 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNWILLING TO HELP NOR IS FORD CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING 55-65 MPH AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP.

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THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT TIMES AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. OUR TRUCK WENT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS HOWEVER THEY SAID SINCE IT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED CONSISTENTLY NOTHING COULD BE DONE. IT HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE - MUCH WORSE. LAST SUMMER IT GOT SO BAD IT WAS SCARY TO DRIVE SO WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO PUT NEW SUSPENSION PARTS IN THE FRONT END. AFTER A COUPLE THOUSAND IN REPAIRS AND MANY NEW PARTS, IT STILL SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY WE CANNOT DRIVE IT SAFELY. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS - THEY ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ON THIS SITE SO WHY CAN THIS NOT BE FIXED? I DROVE MY GRAND-DAUGHTERS IN IT ONE DAY TWO WEEKS AGO AND AFTER NOT HAPPENING FOR DAYS IT HAPPENED AND IT'S A WONDER WE DID NOT HIT THE ONCOMING CAR HEAD ON. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IN ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AND THEN MAYBE FORD WILL STEP UP AND AT LEAST TELL THOSE OF US THAT OWN THEM HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! IT SEEMS LIKE IT RARELY HAPPENS AT 40 MPH OR BELOW BUT HAPPENS QUICKLY AT 55 MPH OR MORE. IF SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" IT SHOULD BE FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY.

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2012 F250 BOUGHT NEW 2013 46,000 MILES. DRIVING ON ROAD. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. SHUTS DOWN. DEALER INFORMS ME, WATER IN FUEL, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. $9700 REPAIR BILL!

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THE F250, 2012, 6.7L, DIESEL EMISSIONS SYSTEM EMITS DIESEL PARTICLES INTO THE CABIN OF THE TRUCK. THE PARTICLES ARE FINE AND ARE A HEALTH RISK. THE PARTICULATE FILTER HAS BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PARTICLES CAN BE SEEN ON THE DOOR JAMS LEADING INTO THE TRUCK. THESE PARTICLES ARE FINE MIST AND ENTER INTO THE CAB AS WELL BECAUSE THE CAB ISN'T AIR TIGHT AND THE PARTICLES INTO THE CAB AND WHEN BREATHED IN CAN CAUSE NOT ONLY LUNG DAMAGE, BUT CANCER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.

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FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT ALL HAVE FAILED. THERE ARE WEBSITES, FACEBOOK PAGES,AND FORUMS DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD WILL ISSUE A RECALL????

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THE VEHICLE TOLD ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY, THEN IT SLOWED DOWN. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND IT SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT START.

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DRIVING AT 55 MPH, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND FRONT END AND STEERING SHOOK VIOLENTLY. UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING, MADE VIOLENT MANEUVER INTO MEDIAN.

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EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK 2 TIME ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT ON HIGHT WAY TO DANGER

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE IN THE MIDDLE TWO LANES TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR. WHILE PASSING THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ONCE THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DESOTO AUTOMALL (3039 SE 70, ARCADIA, FL 34266) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CALLED THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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DEATH RATTLE YOU HIT BUMP IN HIGHWAY AND STARTS TO SHAKE ALL OVER, LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FLY OFF.

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SUNROOF BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. THE PLASTIC RAILS USED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE SUNROOF BROKE AND THE SUNROOF IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

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EGT SENSORS SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL

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WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER HIGHWAY STEERING AND FRONT WHEELS STARTING SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND NEARLY CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US ON THREE OCCASIONS. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF STEERING, SUSPENSION OF FRONT WHEELS OF TRUCK, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS $67000.00 VEHICLE WITH 48000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TRUCK IN AND REPAIR SHOP SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I HAVE IT IN SHOP AGAIN WAITING FOR ANOTHER OPINION! I FEEL THIS VEHICLE TYPE BE RECALLED, I HOPE NOBODY DIES FROM THIS FLAW IN MY VEHICLE AND IT IS WHY I WANTED TO REPORT THIS VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE 2012 FORD F-250 KING RANCH DEATH WOBBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WERE ON HIGHWAY CONDITIONS DRIVING OVER SMALL PAVEMENT BUMPS AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 60 TO 70 MPH STRAIGHT ROADS AND ALSO TURNING ON CURVES, THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU LOOSE CONTROL TRUCK SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL THE TRUCK ALMOST COMES TO A STOP WHILE YOU ARE BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENS SO FAST AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IN STEERING OR ROAD FEEL , THIS OCCURS WITH SUCH SURPRISE AND SO VIOLENTLY OUT OF NOWHERE

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WHILE IN MOTION HIGHWAY DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT START

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DRIVING TRUCK IT TOLD ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO GET A TOW HOME. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MY TRUCK DID AS FOLLOWS. WHEN THE EGT SENSOR GOES ON THE BLINK, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE THINKS THERE IS AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OVERHEATING SITUATION. THE VEHICLE THEN GOES INTO A 'CONTROLLED POWER REDUCTION MODE' WHILE FIVE WARNING CHIMES ARE RINGING AWAY. THIS ENDS WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY AS SOON AS THE TRUCK SLOWS TO FOUR MPH, WITH NO ENGINE RESTART IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE.

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EGT SENSORS FAILING AND LEAVING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

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I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A SMOOTH ASPHALT CITY STREET IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRES ARE 5 YEARS OLD AND THE TREAD WAS MEASURED AT 6/32 ON 6-15-17 AT THE DEALER DURING ROUTINE SERVICE. THE PRESSURE WAS SET AT 65 PSI AT THE SAME TIME WHICH IS THE MANUFACTURE SPEC. THE TREAD COMING OFF CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $1300 DAMAGE TO MY FENDER (NOT INCLUDING THE TIRE COST). THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR RUN OVER ANYTHING WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED.

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WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FOR PASSING SLOWER TRAFFIC, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO THE LIMP MODE. PROBLEM SEEMS MOST PRESENT AT AROUND 2000 RPM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WHEN THE TURBO BOOST IS INCREASED. RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM HAS SHOWN THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ECO BOOST ENGINE IN THIS AND OTHER YEAR MODELS. THE NHTSA BEGAN AN INVESTIGATION IN 2012 BUT DROPPED THE PROBE WHEN FORD SAID THEY HAD RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A "SAFETY ISSUE" FOR DRIVERS OF THIS EQUIPMENT. HEADED FOR THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO SEE HOW THIS CAN BE RESOLVED.

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I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-250 6.7 LITER DIESEL, THE TRUCK HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH FORD, ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO TRUCK ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED, LUCKILY WE WERE NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS CONTAMINATED FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF FUEL SYSTEM. COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS $10,500 AND FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER BAD FUEL. PROBLEM IS I ONLY GET MY FUEL FROM ONE STATION AND THEY TESTED NEGATIVE FOR CONTAMINATION. MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS IS THERE WAS NO CONTAMINATED FUEL, BUT INSTEAD A FAULTY COMPONENT IN MY FUEL SYSTEM. MEANING FORD SHOULD BACK UP THERE PRODUCT. AT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED BUT FORD IS ALREADY SAYING I NEED TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE

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TRUCK GIVE ME A STOP SAFELY NOW MASSAGE AND SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD EGT CENSOR HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED WOULD NOT RESTART

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