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

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that they discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 141,000. It was later discovered upon checking Carfax, that the mileage was 477,000.

NHTSA ODI 11741810

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 219,825 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was over 330,000.

NHTSA ODI 11724570

I just had to replace the ECM because it fired. after replacing that it still won't start. I've talked to multiple people who have had the same problem.

NHTSA ODI 11675751

it keeps throwing a check engine light for miss fire but ive replaced all of the ignition and fuel parts and it keeps happening now its loosing power and getting hot for no reason.

NHTSA ODI 11665869

Without any warning, smoke started billowing from the driver's side dash and overhead liner. When looking for the cause, I pulled the solenoid and the smoking stopped. Upon further inspection, I discovered broken, melted wiring in the rear drivers side door jamb. In researching this problem online, I found that other owners had experienced the same problem.

NHTSA ODI 11539604

Okk Main issue is what everyone calls the “Death Wobble”. It has done it countless of times since I’ve had the truck. Even after I bought a New Fox Single steering stabilizer. I have replaced quite a few things under the front end that I was told “Could” be why it kept doing it. The most recent I’ve bought for the front is brand new Fox Shocks just like the ones I have on the back and it still does it. I’ve had the front end aligned a couple times since I’ve had the truck and rotated my tires once too. And to this day it Still does that death wobble. It scares me every time too still. Im afraid ima end up in a wreck or cause a wreck bc of it. Another issue is I keep having this warning pop up saying “ Engine Temp too high reduced engine power “ bc it thinks the engine coolant is too low which it’s Not. And when I scan the code through the OBD port it just says “Engine oil temp sensor too low/too high”. I had the Ford dealership in my town put a new Oil Temp sensor in it but it still throws a code just about everyday I drive it. Another issue I had was the High Pressure fuel pump on the front of the motor go out Literally while I was sittn in my driveway at night after just driving it not even 3 miles down the road to the store to grab a few things. And it ran fine like normal but soon as pulled in the driveway an was rolling my windows up about to go in it just died on me an had to get it towed to the Ford dealership in my town. They looked at my fuel an said my fuel was fine with No contaminants in it. I was just Unlucky they said so that was basically 10k out my pocket to pay for a Whole New fuel system. The Death Wobble is my most concerning issue but other than that the truck has been awesome.

NHTSA ODI 11465071

Power Mirror Driver's side doesn't retract /extend automatically. Driver's seat doesn't power adjust. It is stuck in one position and will not move. Electrical short w/ annoying hum over speakers when radio is on.

NHTSA ODI 11444749

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSULATION BURNED OFF THE WIRES FROM THE PASSENGER’S TO THE DRIVER’S SIDE CAUSING THE DOOR LOCKS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,404.

NHTSA ODI 11417757

INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, ONLY CAN BE MANUALLY TURNED ON. THE CARGO LIGHTS AND HIGH BRAKE LIKE NO LONGER WORK AS WELL WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CENTER HIGH BRAKE LIGHT. TURNS OUT A LOT OF 2012 F250 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE AND IT'S CAUSED BY THE BCM. BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT APPEARS THAT A DESIGN FLAW LETS WATER DRIP ON THE MODULE WHICH EVENTUALLY MAKES IT NO LONGER OPERATE AS EXPLAINED BY SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS I'VE CONTACTED. THE 2011 F250 HAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11387243

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN ADJUSTING SPEED, ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND POWER STEERING, BRAKES STOP WORKING, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON, INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK

NHTSA ODI 11339902

WHILE DRIVING, DASH LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE, AC, AND RADIO INTERMEDIATELY SHUT OFF FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON. THIS REPEATEDLY HAPPENS.

NHTSA ODI 11325762

STARTED MY TRUCK TO LET IT WARM UP BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO TOWN. WENT INSIDE FOR AROUND 150 MIN, COME OUTSIDE AND I SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM MY DOORS AND AS SOON AS I OPENED IT FEOM THE PASSENGER DOOR IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND I SEEN A FIRE ON MY DRIVER SIDE FEINT SEAT. IT COMPLETELY BURNT MY TRUCK AND ANOTHER F250 THE WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT.

NHTSA ODI 11194696

VEHICLE HAS HAD RANDOM TIMES WHEN IT JUST CUT OFF COMPLETELY OR IT IS UNABLE TO START. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2015. DEALER HAS RECENTLY IDENTIFIED A DEFECT IN THE BRB BUT THE REPAIR EXPENSE IS EXORBITANT DUE TO TIME INVOLVED.

NHTSA ODI 11193088

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.

NHTSA ODI 11120775

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?

NHTSA ODI 11113376

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

NHTSA ODI 11029884

"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE AT SPEED, FAILED EGT SENSOR CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHUT-OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE

NHTSA ODI 10979906

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGT 14 SENSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR OF "STOP SAFELY NOW" ALONG WITH FIVE CHIMES SOUNDING AS INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE EGT SENSOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ON AN OFF RAMP EXITING THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DIESEL EXHAUST WARNING INDICATOR STATED THAT THE FLUID WAS LOW; HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT CHECKED, IT WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND ALL THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 10946499

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE LOCKED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON. INDEPENDENT OF WEATHER. NO WAY TO TURN OFF UNTIL ELECTRONIC SWITCHES THAT CONTROL THE WIPERS, BLINKERS, AND HIGH BEAMS WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM STARTED ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION. RT 89 N VERMONT. CONTINUED UNTILLED REPAIRED. PART NUMBER WAS SW-6874.

NHTSA ODI 10865550

TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: FIRST I WAS LEFT STRANDED ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE EGT SENSOR DEFECT SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK. HAD TO PAY A TOWER $350 TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT WAS A LITTLE SENSOR THAT LEFT ME STRANDED. THIS TYPE THING SHOULDN'T HAPPEN WHEN YOU PAY $60,000 PLUS FOR A VEHICLE. NOW MONTHS LATER I HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE THAT FROM ALL THE BLOGS SAY IS A PROBLEM MOST 2012 MODELS HAVE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS NOW HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE ON EVERY DRIVE I MAKE. I HAVE HAD OVER 8 SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS TO MAKE THE VIBRATION STOP AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST SLAM INTO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. BECAUSE ONCE THE WOBBLING STARTS YOU HAVE TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE WOBBLING WILL STOP. MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE MY TRUCK BECAUSE SHE IS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT. I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO DRIVE IT, BUT IT'S NECESSARY BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO DRIVE. I AM AT THE POINT OF WANTING TO TRADE IT, BUT WHAT KIND OF TRADE IN AM I GOING TO GET WITH THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING. MY 2012 JUST HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 40,000 MILES, NOT VERY MUCH WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A DIESEL ENGINE. IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW THAN BEFORE, AND I FELL IT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO HAPPEN MORE. NO ONE IN MY FAMILY WANTS TO DRIVE OR RIDE WITH ME IN MY TRUCK ANYMORE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH FORD IS REFUSING TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON EVERY ONLINE SITE I GO TOO, I ASSUME IT WILL TAKE A FEW PEOPLE GETTING KILLED BEFORE THEY REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM. WHAT ARE OWNERS TO DUE WITH THIS, BECAUSE IF WE TRADE THE TRUCK KNOW ONE IS GOING TO WANT TO BUY IT. SO ONCE AGAIN THE CONSUMER GETS SHAFTED. NHTSA WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU TO HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM! PLEASE!!!!!!

NHTSA ODI 10838113

DRIVING, HAD JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT SO WAS OUT OF TRAFFIC TRUCK ENGINE STOPPED. NO RE-START. HAD TOWED TO FORD, REPLACED 4 EGT SENSORS

NHTSA ODI 10716238

I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND AS I APPROACHED THE ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL THE ALARM CHIMED. I SLOWED DOWN ON A BUSY 4 LANE STREET TO TURN INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK SHUT OFF LEAVING ME SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH A 3 YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT IN A CAR SEAT. I TRIED TO RESTART THE TRUCK BEFORE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC REACHED US, TO NO AVAIL I GOT OUT AND STARTED TO PUSH THE TRUCK AND 2 PEDESTRIANS RAN ACROSS THE STREET TO STOP TRAFFIC AND HELP ME PUSH THE TRUCK OUT OF THE STREET SO WE WOULDN'T GET HIT. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED UNTIL THE EGT EXHAUST SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 WEEKS. AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM (OUT OF STATE) THEY OFFERED TO OVERNIGHT ONE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WOULD REPAIR THE TRUCK. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TEAM INCLUDING THE SERVICE MANAGER THEY MIRACULOUSLY FOUND A SENSOR IN A NEARBY TOWN TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE STALLED WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WERE CLOSER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10695536

WHILE TRAVELING I-10 WEST NEAR CRESTVIEW, FL AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I RECEIVED A FORD DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN NOTIFICATION TO STOP VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND SLOWED THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN I FULLY STOPPED. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE TRUCK, BUT THE TRUCK ENGINE WOULD NOT EVEN 'TURN OVER'. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FORD DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND LUGGAGE AT 8PM ON A SUNDAY NIGHT, AND 2 HOURS FROM HOME (MISSISSIPPI). I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A EGT SENSOR FAILURE. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A FAILED SENSOR WOULD LEAVE ME STRANDED WITHOUT A PREVIOUS WARNING STATING THE SHUTDOWN WOULD OCCUR. AT LEAST THE TRUCK PCM SHOULD NOTIFY AND ALLOW ME TO PUT MYSELF AND MY LOVED ONES IN A SAFE PLACE IF THE TRUCK WAS TO BE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10682753

CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON ADVISING ME TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP. I PULLED OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND THE TRUCK STALLED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. I CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE TRUCK RESTARTED AND I DROVE STRAIT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY AND THEY REPLACED AN EGT SENSOR. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10676921

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE START FEATURE AND THE TRUCK STARTED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE TRUCK I HAD TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO TOW IT IN AND PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS, WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO BE ANOTHER EGT SENSOR. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10676929