What 183 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford F-350 Super Crew

Death wobble

NHTSA ODI 11671293

WE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING OUR VEHICLE AND HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS AT THE TIME OUR TRUCK DIED . AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT HAD OIL AND WATER. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT FULL SPEED WHEN SUDDENLY, THE TRUCK STARTED SHUDDERING, AND THEN IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER. A CLOUD OF BLUE-WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE BACK OF OUR TRUCK. WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE TURNPIKE TO A SAFE PLACE. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE IS LOCKED UP AND CAN'T BE FIXED. OUR TRUCK ONLY HAS 134,000 MILES - IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN UP LIKE THIS.

NHTSA ODI 11402641

RUST IN FUEL TANK. WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WITH ENGINE OVER HEAT. NO LEAKS WHATSOEVER. JUST SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY. SHAME ON FORD!!!

NHTSA ODI 11350281

TRUCK HIT BUMP (SMALL CURB) WITH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND SIMULTANEOUSLY STARTED ACCELERATING AND HAD TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS A GAS BUMP IN A FILLING STATION. VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 10 MPH TO PROBABLY OVER 30 MPH UNTIL IT HIT A STATIONARY TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI 11309643

YESTERDAY, 11/30/18. I HAVE HAD THE "DEATH RATTLE" A COUPLE OF TIME SINCE I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. ON 11/30 I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD IN WYOMING. IT WAS SNOWING, AND I WAS GOING BETWEEN 40-45MPH IN A 60MPH ZONE DUE TO ADVERSE ROAD CONDITIONS. I SUDDENLY GOT THE "DEATH RATTLE" WHICH IMMEDIATELY SENT MY TRUCK INTO A UNCONTROLLED SLIDE. I SLID OFF THE ROAD GOING ACROSS THE OPPOSING LANE, OFF THE ROAD, AND STRUCK A ROCK SLIGHTLY DAMAGING MY RUNNING BOARD AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SELF-EXTRICATE THE TRUCK MYSELF AFTER CHAINING UP ALL FOUR TIRES. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER FORD POWERSTROKE OWNERS, EVERYONE OF THEM STATED THAT THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE "DEATH RATTLE". WHILE NONE OF THEM SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE OR INJURIES, IT FOR SURE SCARED THEM BADLY. I FEEL THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION BY THE FORD CORPORATION TO FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T THINK OF TAKING ANY PICTURES, BUT I DO HAVE PICS OF THE DAMAGE IF YOU WANT THEM SENT.

NHTSA ODI 11155379

ON 11/3/14, AT OUR OPERATION, WE HAD A COLLISION INVOLVING OUR EMPLOYEE AS HE WAS BACKING UP OUR 2012 F350 WHEN HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING HIM TO BACK INTO A DOOR ON A BUILDING. IT APPEARS DUE TO THE DESIGN AND SPACING OF THE PEDALS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET YOUR FOOT STUCK UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AS YOU PIVOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. COINCIDENTALLY, ON 11/6 ONE OF THE LOCAL COMPANIES HAD A SIMILAR EVENT INVOLVING A 2012 F350 WHEN THERE EMPLOYEE WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, HE WENT TO STOP BUT HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION RESULTING IN A COLLISION. APPEARS ON THE NEWER 2014 F350 MODELS, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NARROWER, REDUCING THE CHANCE FOR THE FOOT TO GET CAUGHT. SPOKE WITH FORD DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY ADVISED BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE LOWERED AND BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE MODIFIED TO THE NEWER STYLE BECAUSE THE BOLT HOLE PATTERN WAS DIFFERENT. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. EMAILED FORD ON 11/21/14, THEY COULD NOT ADVISE OF ANY MODIFICATIONS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10662216

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS STARTED AND HE SHIFTED FROM FOUR WHEEL LOW TO FOUR WHEEL HIGH RANGE. ONCE THE GEAR LEVER WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED TO RESPOND, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMALLY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NERVE DAMAGE TO THE SPINAL CORD AND SEVERE INJURIES TO THE HANDS. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG AMMONIA ODOR THAT EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFTER CONTROL AND TRANSFER CASE WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM REVERE TO DRIVE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

NHTSA ODI 10510737

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK WHILE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED A LOAD BEHIND THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10505188

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF A VEHICLE THAT FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES AND THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A PASSENGER, ALSO SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,800.

NHTSA ODI 10488808