2012 Ford F-150 Engine Problems
- 413
- 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 413 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 22 records
- engine light · 18 records
- timing chain · 15 records
- loss power · 14 records
- lost power · 12 records
- needed replaced · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 246 |
| 30–60k mi | 70 |
| 60–100k mi | 63 |
| 100–150k mi | 22 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
When accelerating and decelerating then accelerating the turbo drops out a severe loss of power occurred.
ODI 10534680
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
Engine
Doing 45 on a two lane highway, pull out to pass, had no acceleration at all. I was unable to complete the passing. The first time this happened i thought perhaps i got bad gasoline. The second incident, a few months later, went just about exactly the same way. Recently, while attempting to merge on to a highway i put the pedal down, the vehicle seemed like it was missing very badly and it started shaking violently…
ODI 10608916
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Ecoboost engine: 7/06/13 first time after driving 90 miles on i-10, pulled off in rest area. When getting back on the interstate, went to accelerate to match traffic and engine fell on it's nose, felt like a stall then bucked, misfired , lost all power. When lifting off accelerator engine returned to normal. Attempting to accelerate again, engine lost power again. It felt like either bad gas or ignition failure. Was…
ODI 10556258
Engine
On july 6, 2013, i was driving in rainy weather on the highway and occasionally noticed a miss/shudder of the engine during the drive. This is a problem that i had experienced before and had addressed, under warranty with my ford dealer. I had slowed to 30mph due to heavy traffic and the need to merge onto another highway when i experienced a very severe and frightening issue with my f150. I was merging in heavy…
ODI 10532770
Engine
While traveling from kentucky to alabama in driving rain my entire trip, truck begins to misfire and lose power in alabama for the first time since i purchased it new. After letting up on accelerator, truck engine stopped missing, but under strain and on hills it again began to miss fire and engine light began flashing again. Because of power loss and engine bucking, i found a ford dealership immediately for…
ODI 10525527
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Since i purchased my truck there has been seven different occasions where i have accelerated to enter an interstate or pass a vehicle and the engine lost power and i could not accelerate. I have taken the truck in and they have replaced parts and said it was repaired. This past weekend i was entering the interstate in a construction area where barriers were on both sides of the interstate. I accelerated to enter the…
ODI 10524324
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I had the tsb (for known surging issue) performed on my truck (2012 super crew 4x4) in may at 25k miles. Everything seemed better, until... This past saturday, i left the house at 5am for a 7.5 hour/ [redacted] from home. It was raining continuously for the first two hours. Sometimes hard rain, but it didn't stop for the first 2 hours. I was driving back country roads with mostly 55 mph limits and rolling hills.…
ODI 10523841
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling to florida from tennessee we had stopped at a gas station. While pulling out into traffic and accelerating, the truck started shaking violently due to misfire indicated by flashing check engine light. The miss was so bad that i immediately had to pull over. I shut the engine off to clear the on board computer. The truck ran fine afterward, but the check engine light stayed on. This was a bit scary as…
ODI 10523768
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
On trip from louisville ky. To atlanta, ga in the rain, truck displayed the shuddering stall caused by condensation in the charged air cooler which gets ingested into engine causing motor to go into limp mode, truck has had two of the three tsb's performed as this is the seventh incident of the same problem since new. When truck goes into limp mode at highway speeds you are immediately at risk from rear end…
ODI 10524730
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Myself and my wife was traveling on a short four lane road when i attempted to accelerate to pass a slower vehicle. My f150 engine shuddered, i let off the accelerator, the shudder stopped. I then tried to accelerate again and nothing. It was like i was coasting, i had no power from the engine to accelerate. I continued to try and accelerate but nothing. This lasted for 15-20 seconds then it started to accelerate…
ODI 10523921
Engine · Power Train
While accelerating to merge into traffic on the highway my truck lost acceleration at 60 mph. I let off the throttle and eased into it. The whole truck started shuttering and transmission was shifting extremely hard. It was all i could do to maintain speed. At the first stop light i shut the truck off in an attempt to reset the ecu. Once i took off it didn't happen again. It's just scary knowing that i could have…
ODI 10523129
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling south in the outside lane on i 95 (florida) during heavy rain, approaching a slower moving vehicle in front of me. I changed lanes and accelerated to approximately 70 mph, when the engine suddenly lost power, began to misfire and rapidly decelerated. The vehicle had been traveling in rainy conditions at highway speed for approximately 1 hour. Since i had committed to make the overtaking maneuver and…
ODI 10523840
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The first incident 6/28/13, when accelerating to get onto a highway the vehicle stopped accelerating somewhere before 60 and lost all power. The speedometer pegged at 60 and the rpms jumped to redline, but there was no power being produced. The vehicle took at nose dive and would not allow fuel to the engine until the rpms settled to idle and i was able to feather the gas pedal in order to regain control of the…
ODI 10535526
Engine
While traveling for an extended time in rain, attempted to accelerate to pass and the vehicle misfired, shuttered and shook to the point of nearly losing control, would not accelerate and almost stopped, causing a near rear end collision. Vehicle recovered and seemed to run fine for a while. About an hour later while attempting to accelerate onto the interstate from a rest area, the same thing happened. Had to pull…
ODI 10522409
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
When passing and increasing speed, vehicle lost acceleration. No accident occurred but could have caused a head on or other accident. *tr
ODI 10563297
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving during rush hour traffic in atlanta, georgia, i moved to the passing lane to pass a slower vehicle. When i pressed the accelerator on my 2012 ford f-150 (with ecotech motor), my truck did not accelerate and it felt as if my truck had lost all power. This lost acceleration required the vehicle behind me to take evasive action and almost resulted in an accident involving numerous vehicles. *tr
ODI 10520883
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Raining out, went to pass a slower moving vehicle. My truck lost all power and shuddered like it was going over speed bumps. Check engine light came on and truck couldn't do more that 40 mph. Had to keep a level head to avoid a head on collision and get back behind vehicle i attempted to pass. Very scary. This continued to happen every time you gave it hard throttle throughout the trip. This is an ecoboost f150 with…
ODI 10548380
Engine
Was passing a large truck towing a mobile home up a steep incline, it was rainy and windy and i was traveling at [redacted] through the pass, my truck suddenly dropped power about 15 miles down to 45 mph, i almost thought the engine stalled, and then, as i tried to floor the gas pedal, it started to shudder and i just managed to make the pass as i came over the hill. The shuddering continued for about a minute, and…
ODI 10519496
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While trying to pass another vehicle during wet weather , my vehicle would loose engine power at a critical moment during passing. Ford dealer could find no problem. Loss of power happened more than one time while passing. After about one year of service i traded vehicle off....not liking the passing performance during wet weather. Then found out that this is a problem with many f150 ecoboost engines. I believe this…
ODI 10621234
Engine
I was driving my vehicle down the road at around 50 mph, i started to pass the vehicle in front of me and my truck lost power. I couldn't complete the pass and nearly was hit head on because i couldn't get back into the lane i came from. When i hit the accelerator the vehicle lost power and slowed to 40 mph. After letting off the accelerator and hitting it again still nothing 40 was as fast as it would go. I was…
ODI 10542422
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home from a golf tournament in the rain. I pulled over on the side of the road to put drops in my eyes. When i started back i pulled out and when i got up to about 20 mph the vehicle stopped accelerating and started shaking very badly. I let off the gas and pushed back down again same thing happened. It felt like the engine was locking up, after about 20-30 seconds (now with cars on my bumper) it…
ODI 10516096
Engine
Turned right and started to accelerate, when i got up to about 45-50 mph and the ecoboost went to kick in, truck dramatically jerked forward and then the whole truck started to shutter and shake until the vehicle slowed to a point where the ecoboost transitioned off. Has happened several times but this time my wife experienced it too and we feel it may be a safety issue should it happen while driving in traffic or…
ODI 10515979
Engine
I am reporting a second incident of engine failure while passing that happened on the same day. While passing a vehicle my vehicle suddenly decelerated and the vehicle began to shake/shudder. I was able to pull back into the right lane and over to the shoulder. It took approximately 1 minute for the vehicle to recover, the check engine light came on. Very dangerous situation. *tr
ODI 10515920