2012 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems
- 112
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 112 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear window · 24 records
- rear defrost · 18 records
- power steering · 10 records
- engine light · 9 records
- failure mileage · 9 records
- window shattered · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 33 |
| 60–100k mi | 31 |
| 1–30k mi | 25 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
When starting my 2012 f150 i turn the key and there is a delay and then it starts don't think that is right i get 15.6 miles per gal on my 3.5 eco-boost and kicking in the passing gear i loose power and eng. Light comes on 3 times this has happen all times i pull over and shut truck off and restart light goes out.
ODI 10970052
Electrical System · Steering
After speaking with ford motor company i thought i should file a complaint on here as well. My husbands 2012 ford f150 power steering shut off while driving down the road. After much research, it appears his is by far not the only one. Apparently other models of the same year have had recalls but not the f150. I was told go get it checked out and fixed and if we issue a recall, you might get a refund. $2200 and we…
ODI 10916435
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
Our transmission is doing exactly what the recall mentioned. We are traveling with a 2 year old and i can not believe that ford does not have a fix to this problem this usa very dangerous situation while traveling on an interstate
ODI 10897374
Electrical System
Fuel pump fuse #27 melted causing engine to shut down and lose all power steering and brakes.
ODI 10899302
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The service advancetrac warning light comes on and the blinkers will not function.
ODI 10968461
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 mph, the transmission downshifted into first gear and the instrument panel lights failed without warning. The contact was able to place the vehicle in neutural, turn off, and resart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,200.
ODI 10885033
Electrical System · Steering
While driving my 2012 f-150eb, the power steering assist quit working in the middle of a turn in a parking garage. I had to put all 180 lbs of my weight into the steer in order to avoid a concrete stanchion, 2 pedestrians and another vehicle. Had my wife been driving, this could have resulted in a fatality. Ford corp. Claims they know of no problems with the steering on this vehicle. However, i have found numerous…
ODI 10876977
Air Bags · Electrical System
Steering wheel clock spring, which controls all steering wheel electronics and airbag is faulty. Replacement clock spring required. I noticed this issue while driving and using my radio controls on the steering wheel. Upon pushing a button like volume up for instance, the radio station would change. The buttons were doing the improper functions. I brought it into ford and they stated that the clock spring is faulty…
ODI 10862560
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
I remote started my f-150 supercrew in the morning, it was approximately 22 degrees f outside. I drove to the corner store (0.1 miles away) to grab a bite to eat. I turned my truck off, went in, then started my truck back up to head to the gas station (0.2 miles away) & fueled up. I turned my truck back on and hit the rear defrost button to clear some ice on the rear window. After driving for about 3-4 minutes…
ODI 10853370
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
While driving on the highway at 7:15am i was using the rear window defroster to melt the ice on the rear window. It was 24 degrees fahrenheit outside. The drivers side rear window pane (3 paned rear window) shattered. The window that shattered is where the connections for the rear defrost are located. There were no holes or impact points on the window.
ODI 10850915
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Started my truck around 9 pm and placed the transmission in reverse, had to back down a long straight parking lot, speeds of at least 15 mph. Came to a complete stop, shifted the transmission into drive and pulled out onto a main road, hit the merge turn signal and heard nothing. I diddnt think much of it, thought i diddnt hit the turn signal arm hard enough. Turning onto main road and hit turn signal again, no…
ODI 10861744
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Started up truck, windows were foggy so turned on front and rear defrost. Rear defrost light came on and went off. Pushed rear defrost button again and light would not come on. Parked the truck got out and heard a loud pop. Rear window driver side completely shattered. There is no impact and believe the rear defrost is defective and shorted out causing the rear window to shatter. Was not covered under ford extended…
ODI 10850811
Electrical System
Turned rear defroster on, heard loud pop from rear defrost and it shattered out back window all in an instant. The vehicle was parked and had recently been started after a cold night.
ODI 10845606
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Drivers side rear window shattered while using defrost. Occurred while vehicle was not moving and parked. A visual inspection was made to insure that no foreign object was the cause. Shards of glass was noted covering the back seat and floorboard. This could be a major safety issue if a child or other person was in the back seat at the time of the incident.
ODI 10824950
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle fuel pump shuts off while driving due to fuel pump fuse (location #27) burning up in fuse box. After my vehicle shutting down while driving several times, last on the highway, with a total loss of power steering and other safety concerns, i found ford has issued a tsb (tsb 15-0137) with a work around fuse relocation. This is unsatisfactory as this is a known issue to ford, but not the consumer, putting…
ODI 10839957
Electrical System
Driver door latch sensor is faulty. Door ajar warning on instrument panel will not go off. Interior lights stay on and doors will not lock while still or in motion. Serious safety issue for my wife while traveling or shopping at might. Impairs visibility while night driving and locking car a big security issue.
ODI 10824175
Electrical System · Seats
Recently i took my vehicle in because both driver and passenger seat heaters were "fried" according to the service department. There are multiple people with this same problem. Here is a post with some same owners the the same problem. Http://www.f150forum.com/f38/heated-seats-problem-please-help-123190/index2/ i was quoted $1900 to fix the seat heaters. In one of the posts the owner stated the seat heater got…
ODI 10823215
Air Bags · Electrical System
Airbag passenger light stays on switch selector inoperable. Ignition switch does not operate properly intermittent no start.
ODI 11240880
Electrical System
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER NOT WORKING
ODI 11163415
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Back passanger side loud boom window busted when defrost cut on
ODI 10794399
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
After traveling about 35 minutes, i parked my truck for about an hour. After returning to my vehicle and pulling away, my truck would barely accelerate. I gave it more gas and a large wrench warning light appeared on my dash and soon disappeared. Once it was gone, my speedometer didn't function, the mileage was gone and the air bag disconnect warning light was illuminated. I decided to drive it to my dealership 10…
ODI 10788485
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving at 70 mph, the vehicle began to jerk while attempting to accelerate. The contact also stated that the failure occurred during rain weather conditions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition misfired and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10782193
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed but the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000.
ODI 10794976
Electrical System · Steering
I have a 2012 f-150 with 44651.5 miles on it. Over the past 2 months when i start the truck in the garage the steering makes a terrible noise and when driving there is glitch in the steering off and on. I have taken it to the dealer twice and unable to get it to do this for him. After seeing these statements(complaints) about the problem with steering in the 2012 f-150's i don't feel safe driving mine. The noise…
ODI 10780125
Electrical System · Engine
The other day my truck would not start when leaving work at night. I had to get it towed into the ford dealership. The engine would crank over but not start. Ford let me know it was a fuse and some components that had melted, that it would need a special part to be ordered in since ford has stated that when this happens it must be located to a different area of the vehicle for safety reasons (fire hazard). I am…
ODI 10786613