2012 Ford F-150 Power Train Problems
- 417
- 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 417 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- first gear · 32 records
- power train · 20 records
- lead frame · 13 records
- without warning · 12 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- where diagnosed · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 133 |
| 1–30k mi | 85 |
| 100–150k mi | 79 |
| 30–60k mi | 75 |
| 150–400k mi | 19 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Driving on freeway transmission locked up or shift to first almost got hit twice they fixed it but my engines rpms go high when turning in to a street and ford dealership won't fix it
ODI 11057815
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. Also, on one occasion, the vehicle became stuck in fifth gear and did not move. The contact shifted the gear in park, turned off, and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to broadway ford inc [redacted], located at 980 w broadway st, idaho falls, id 83402) where it was kept for diagnostic…
ODI 11131489
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle downshifted independently into first gear. The contact stated that the vehicle decreased to 10 mph and the failure recurred twenty minutes later while driving various low speeds. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.
ODI 11047456
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and lost power. The check engine indicator immediately illuminated. The contact managed to pull the vehicle over to the shoulder of the highway and the check engine indicator dimmed briefly. The contact called the nearest ford dealer and was informed that since the check engine indicator was no longer illuminated, he…
ODI 11048601
Power Train
When travel 70 mph on interstate truck shifted to 1rst gear. Pulled over with no accident. Turned cruise control off. Safely merge into traffic, started to accelerate and problem occurred again. Next stop was rest area. Turn vehicle off and restarted with no problem. Conducted test drive around rest area, once car got to aprox 15 miles shifted to 1rst gear and check engine wrench became lite. Contacted ford roadside…
ODI 11044364
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the rpms decreased. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (walker ford, 17556 us hwy 19n, clearwater, fl, 33764) where it was diagnosed that the lead frame within the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because…
ODI 11044097
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
P0720 trouble code. Speedometer does not work. At highway cruising speeds, the transmission occasionally downshifts to 1st gear.
ODI 11042517
Power Train
While driving and accelerating my ford f150 vehicle at approximately 35 mph, transmission dropped to first gear, which caused the vehicle to reduce speed quickly and wheels to lock up. Pulled off the road. Attempted to drive one more time and vehicle did the same action, while accelerating around 30-35 mph vehicle dropped to first gear and wheels locked up. Pulled over, shut off vehicle, then turned it back on.…
ODI 11040520
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving approximately 50 mph, the rear tires seized and the advance track warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and was able to resume driving. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v248000…
ODI 11035909
Power Train · Software
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving 70 mph, the gear automatically shifted into first gear. Also, the wrench warning icon illuminated and the vehicle automatically went into limp mode. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, it performed normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (towne ford, 1601 el camino real, redwood…
ODI 11043007
Power Train
1. Transmission starts out in 1st gear. Pulling out into traffic transmission fails to shift and remains in 1st gear. Almost rear ended by oncoming traffic. Speedometer does not work and several other instruments not working. Pull to side of road, turn off ignition key. Systems resets, everything working. 2. After stopping at intersection transmission remains in 5th gear. Will not downshift and has no acceleration.…
ODI 11040123
Power Train
While traveling at seventy miles an hour the truck downshifts to second gear . Truck went sideways on the highway. Grandchild hit her head on window. I reported it to ford and they said that my truck was not a recall vehicle. I have been treated so bad . It has done it many times. Latest incident was yesterday. Oct ninth 2018 . I have been trying to get ford to at least give me a price on the repair cost and all i…
1 injury
ODI 11139541
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving 50 mph, the gear automatically shifted from fifth to first gear without warning. The failure caused the vehicle to lock up. The contact shifted the gear into neutral and then into manual. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and was able to drive in the automatic mode to the his residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (sands ford of red hill,…
ODI 11033020
Electrical System · Power Train
Vehicle randomly shifts up and down. It will sometimes shift from 1st to 6th and then the vehicle does not go since it is in high gear. Other times, it will shift from 6th to 3rd. This happened while driving 70 mph on expressway, it shifted to 3rd and caused the vehicle to jerk. I researched and others have had similar issues. Took to ford and they said it needs a new lead relay which will cost $600.
ODI 11035478
Power Train
On 9/24/17 traveling at approx. 40 mph on a straight section of a rural state road the vehicle suddenly shifted to 1st gear with no action from the driver. The rear wheels skidded until the vehicle slowed down. It was a sunny warm dry day. Prior to this incident i have noticed on about 4 occasions recently that proceeding from a stop the transmission would shift from 1st gear directly to 5th which made it seem like…
ODI 11025309
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle lost power and the wrench icon illuminated without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle coasted as if it were in the neutral position. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact coasted to a nearby gas station, turned off, and restarted the vehicle to correct the failure. The contact stated…
ODI 11030200
Power Train
My 2012 ford f150 has about 60k miles on it. I have been having transmission problems - shifting into higher or lower gears than it should, not shifting into gear, revving high with low power, the speedometer will show 0 mph a lot of times, and at one point it downshifted into first gear while i was driving 65-70mph on the freeway. Fortunately, that time nobody was behind me and i was able to safely pull to the…
ODI 11030262
Power Train
Driving about 70 mph the vehicle experienced a lack of acceleration, depressing the gas pedal would only accelerate very slowly; speedometer went down to zero, rpm gauge went to zero, instant mpg display went to zero, service engine light came on. Pulled over in highway and requested a vehicle health report; the report indicates "restraints indicator lamp warning". After parking and turning vehicle off/on, problem…
ODI 11022138
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that while stopped a light, the vehicle's rear end made an abnormal noise and jumped off the road. The contact stated that once the vehicle landed they attempted to move the vehicle however, when depressing the acceleration pedal, the vehicle made a grinding noise and failed to accelerate forward. After observing the vehicle, the contact found that the…
ODI 11021748
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 mph, the transmission went from one gear to another without warning. The dealer was contacted (autonation ford, north canton, oh, [redacted]) and informed the contact that there was no recall. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure mileage was approximately…
ODI 11020891
Power Train
While driving on the highway at 55 mph truck speedometer was dropping to zero and back to 55 and then rear tires started skidding and i looked at electronic gear selection and it was in first gear, also there was picture of a wrench on the the dash screen then it went out and gauges were dashes no speedometer and air bag lights and a check engine light on. Pulled over along the highway and shut off for a little…
ODI 11021000
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle independently shifted from first gear and failed to change gears appropriately. The contact had to turn off and restart the vehicle in order for it to return to normal. The failure recurred the following day. The dealer (athens ford, 4260 atlanta hwy, athens, ga 30606, [redacted]) diagnosed that the leaf frame wiring harness in the…
ODI 11020285
Power Train
The truck will abruptly downshift into first gear causing the rear wheels to slide while driving at highway speed. This is a very dangerous thing, nhtsa campaign number 16v248000. We did take it into the dealer to have the power train control module reprogrammed to address the issue (ford recall 16s19). This did not resolve the problem but the dealer advised that they were not authorized to do anything further to…
ODI 11055818
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving different speeds, the vehicle stalled and the transmission warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (hall ford in elizabeth city, nc, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated…
ODI 11024818
Power Train
First national recall (16s19). Software recall repair to prevent transmission from shifting down into 1st while driving. Completed feb 2017. August 2017 while merging onto highway, transmission abruptly shifted into first and locked up my rear wheels. I was never informed by ford that there was an additional fix/recall. Recall (16n02) lead frame replaced august 2017. Repair seems to have addressed shifting problem,…
ODI 11019546