2012 Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 6 records
- check engine · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling
Vehicle engine stalled driving at highway speed (70 mph). Engine went into safe mode. Similar problem occurred in the past (01/04/2013). Repair was performed under tsb 13-8-1 and previously under tsb12-10-19 (incident 01/04/2013). Corrective action both times was to install air deflector plate and replace catalytic converter for both occurrences. Ford says the problem only occurs on the 6 cylinder ecoboost engine…
ODI 10681251
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling on the interstate, my vehicle starting shuttering as i changed lanes to pass another vehicle. As i accelerated, the engine lost power, and the engine light started flashing. My vehicle continues to shutter under hard acceleration. *tr
ODI 10632988
Engine And Engine Cooling
Numerous problems some or all may be related to a mistake at a ford dealership. There are numerous physical problems but the truck is totally non-drivable as it generates a horrific smell into the truck that quickly makes people sick, nauseated, headaches, burning eyes, nose, throat) . A catalytic converter was replaced and three dealerships have agreed the smell is at, near, or just above the replaced converter.…
1 injury
ODI 10649640
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and shook violently as the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that a part in the inner cooler needed to be altered. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 63,000.
ODI 10592432
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
The vehicle felt like it was losing power and missing at times. The vehicle gas mileage had decreased over the last few times driving. The engine light came on and stayed on. Not flashing just illuminated. I took the vehicle to my local dealership the same day as the engine light came on. I was told by the dealership that the catalytic converter and vapor valve needed to be replaced. This could be a major safety…
ODI 10576646
Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering
While driving at normal highway speeds truck will abruptly die losing steering and brakes and has to be pulled to side of road and restarted. Normally happens while pulling rv trailer has not happened running empty. After restart will normally run several miles before recurrence. It always reflects "service advance trac" and shows a wrench at the read out. However, when taken to dealer there was no engine code so…
ODI 10573515
Engine And Engine Cooling
We had the scare of our lives along with our passengers. While i was driving my 2012 f150 on a trip back from charleston, wv to ohio on interstate 77. The truck had a major problem. We were traveling about 75 miles an hour and i accelerated to pass slower traffic in the right lane. As i entered the passing lane the truck lost power. Luckily, i'm an excellent driver and was able to quickly move back to the right lane…
ODI 10524420
Engine And Engine Cooling
While merging onto highway during acceleration ecperienced loss of power, check engine light, and shutter throughout entire truck. This information is all over the ford forums. Hundreds of people witht he same symptoms. *tr
ODI 10504415
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
2012 f150 ecoboost. Consumer states shuttering, loss of horsepower and electrical panel went blank *tgw the consumer stated when he stopped at the gas station, there was steam coming from the engine. The next morning, as the consumer was driving to the dealer, the check engine light illuminated. The mechanic found the inner cooler was filled with water and was pushing water through the engine. The water was created…
ODI 10482987
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
On three different occasions was in the process of passing a vehicle, and all of a sudden lost engine acceleration, pick up began to vibrate, pulled over and called service center, was told to turn off and restart vehicle, proceeded to destination! *tr
ODI 10555429
Engine And Engine Cooling
Engine misfire, shudder, bogging. Tsb didnt fix. *tr
ODI 10452914
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
When accelerating the truck bogged. Rpm of engine increase truck did not. Let off gas and depressed truck began to shake violently. Attempting to merge on interstate. Had to pull over and shut truck off to return to normal. This has happened several occasions. I have documented each time it has happened with more details each time. Ford has looked at truck several times. Latest word is that they have a problem,…
ODI 10454934
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
While merging into traffic and accelerating, the engine stalled and the truck engine almost died. This has happened numerous times since, mainly when i accelerate quickly as in trying to pass a car. It could easily get someone killed. The dealer cannot duplicate the problem or come up with a fix because there are no codes showing even though the check engine light comes on when this happens i have checked the…
ODI 10453990
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150 crew cab. The contact stated that the vehicle did not come equipped with covers over the fender wells of the engine. The dealer was notified of the issue who stated to the contact that they no longer offered the feature and that he could purchase one at his expense of $300. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and confirmed the dealer's statement. They offered no further…
ODI 10453331