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
Put truck in drive went to apply brake pedal and there were no brakes, truck kept rolling. Very dangerous, this needs to be addressed asap, thankfully i wasn't going fast when this happened. Incident happened more than once, went to ford garage to evaluate issue, they concluded electric vacuum pump at fault.
ODI 10750395
Electrical System · Service Brakes
2012 ford f-150 ecoboost came off warranty in april, on july 2nd i started the truck, put it in gear (drive), and had no brakes. There was a grinding noise as if the abs was trying to engage. I had to practically stand on the brake pedal to stop the truck and put it back in park. Pumped the brakes a few times and tried it again same thing. I shut off the engine, turned it back on, and let it warm up a few minutes.…
ODI 10744413
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Electric vacuum pump fails and you loose your power brakes. Brake petal gets very hard with little or no braking power to stop. 2012 was the last year to use electric vacuum pump to supply power brakes and then was replaced in 2013 with a belt driven vacuum pump. This is a common failure in the f-150 from 2012 and prior year mdls.
ODI 10723033
Electrical System · Service Brakes
During first startup of the day, the electric vacuum pump makes a terrible noise for approx. 10 seconds as it builds up assist vacuum pressure. The brake pedal becomes hard as a stone with no vacuum assist. This is due to a faulty design with the pump assy. It becomes corroded internally and externally, and the piston inside the cheap housing becomes corroded and the pump will eventually seize. This is definitely a…
ODI 10706271
Electrical System
On march 26, i was driving to work when i pressed my rear defrost button because my mirrors had some ice on them. I started to hear what sounded like a sizzle from the backseat. I turned the button off for a minute or so and then turned it back on. Seconds later, the rear window of my truck shattered. It sounded like a gunshot. I contacted ford, and so far they are claiming there is not a problem, even though i see…
ODI 10702753
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Auxiliary pump for power brakes boost noisy/failure
ODI 10716441
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The electric rack and pinion quick working i was not able to street my vehicle at all i was lucky to be on a straight away i'd i had been in a corner i would have had an accident. *tr
ODI 10721618
Electrical System
I was driving on residential street during light snow conditions. I turned the rear window defrost on and after 2 minutes i could smell a burning smell and heard a crackling/popping sound coming from the back seat area of my truck cab. I sensed it may be something wrong with the rear defrost so i switched it off. Approximately 30 seconds later i heard a loud bang which sounded like it hit the roof of the cab. It…
ODI 10691624
Body · Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Incident occurred on saturday 2-21-15 at or about 3:30pm. The vehicle was traveling at about 30mph when a very loud bang was heard inside vehicle. After pulling over a quick glance around inside the vehicle revealed that the drivers side portion of the 3 piece rear glass of the cab has shattered. The glass remains in place but had "spiderwebed" and is completely shattered. Upon inspection on the outside, no signs of…
ODI 10690132
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
After pulling in to my driveway, one of the rear windows on my f-150 shattered. While i was driving, i had the rear window defroster on. The window shattered shortly after i got out of the truck and closed the door. After doing some research online, i have come to find that this is a fairly common issue on f-150 trucks equipped with the rear defroster system and 3-piece sliding window. I took the truck in to koons…
ODI 10668238
Electrical System
While parked and warming up, heater fan motor seized up, continued to generate heat and ignited resulting in extensive interior burn and total loss fire. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10670707
Electrical System · Steering
On december 19, 2014 at a traffic light the instrument cluster, turn signal and power steering stopped working on my 2012 ford f150. This is after the advance traction warning light came on. I had it towed to a ford dealer. The ford dealer updated and reprogramed the abs module. After getting the vehicle back on december 22 the power steering, turn signal, and instrument cluster problem reoccurred as it was not…
ODI 10670404
Electrical System · Engine
There was a misfire and no check engine light. This happened 5 times before the computer showed there was an issue. On the third time i had ford install the deflector to keep water away from the turbo chargers. The last time it happened the computer finally showed a check engine light. I took the vehicle to auto zone to have them diagnose it. The computer was showing misfires in 3 cylinders. When i got the vehicle…
ODI 10664728
Electrical System
Vehicle would not start. New wedge on wedge positive battery terminal clamping mechanism completely corroded to dust. Possible metal incompatibility? *tr
ODI 10650423
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
At a stoplight i activated the rear window defroster. After approximately 30 seconds i heard a sharp large cracking sound. Upon investigation i found the driver side rear window was shattered but still in place. No signs of chips from inside vehicle or outside were seen before the incident. After getting back inside the vehicle i noticed the rear defroster was inoperable. *tr
ODI 10648354
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While getting on the highway and accelerating, my truck began to shake and lose power. I took it in to the shop afterwards and they had to replace all spark plugs and 1 ignition coil. After researching this, i found out this has been an issue on several 2011 - 2013 model eco boost. Please force a recall, as i do not feel i need to pay for something ford is responsible for. *tr
ODI 10643373
Electrical System · Power Train · Visibility/Wiper
Back sliding window doesn't work, popping sound from the rear end when you accelerate from a stop.
ODI 10780666
Electrical System
I got into my ford f150 on october 4, 2013 and it wouldn't start. Malloy ford had me call a wrecker and pick it up on saturday october 5, 2013 mally ford called me on october 7, 2013 and said my truck was ready. I picked my truck up on october 8, 2013 they told me it was my battery. Well on june 2, 2014 my truck wouldn't start again. I called malloy that evening and left a message telling them to call me. I received…
ODI 10607178
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · Electrical System
May 13, 2014, 0630 hrs. Temp 55 degrees f. While i was leaving for work, i pressed the rear defrost button as the morning dewpoint was high and condensation was heavy on the glass. The light on the defrost button did not illuminate, so i pressed a second time. There was a delay, but the light finally came on as advertised. I drove approx 5 miles to the local fuel stop when i noticed a slight burning smell from the…
ODI 10588251
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Ford fixed my rear window, no questions asked....this is what happened....i started my truck, put on the rear defrost, drove out of my apartment complex and as i was about to exit the complex i heard a loud pop/crack noise, i stopped, no one was around, (it was 6am in the morning), i checked the entire truck to see what it was and the back left part of the rear window was completely shattered!, no sign of impact,…
ODI 10717722
Electrical System · Seats · Visibility/Wiper
While driving after approximately 10-15 minutes, smoke started to appear under and around the front passenger seat which rapidly converted to flames. Immediately stopped and parked the car. Opened the hood and disconnected the battery. I had an abc fire extinguisher which i used to extinguish fire. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10553966
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I had read about this issue but thought i was one of the lucky ones that didn't have a issue. However at about 11,500 miles driving in a rainy humid day on the highway i got in a spot where i had a rig going about 30mph and i was doing about 60mph having more than enough time to pass safely before the other rig coming up in the passing lane i decided to go around.. As soon as i pushed the pedal to the floor and got…
ODI 10548125
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
We were driving on i5 south in california with our cruise control set for 70 mph. We were coming into heavy traffic so hit the button to end cruise. It didn't work so my husband hit the brake and it didn't disengage the cruise control. If my husband would press the brake, it would slow down but when he took his foot off the brake, it would accelerate up to 90 mph. There were big trucks all around us and other…
ODI 10535244
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
While driving on interstate i attempted to pass a slower vehicle. After moving over and accelerating - the truck buckled and stalled! I was almost rear ended by an 18 wheeler at 65 mph! This was very close to being a serious accident involving multiple vehicles. Please investigate and resolve this issue as ford doesn't seem to be concerned about it. Not to mention i took it in for ford to repair the problem and they…
ODI 10532708
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving approximately 55 mph, the engine shuttered and the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road, shut off, and restarted. The engine warning indicator illuminated and flickered occasionally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (crossroads ford in prince george, virginia) who stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The manufacturer…
ODI 11002457