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2012 Ford F-150 Electrical System Software Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1421021
Internal NHTSA #	11043007
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2012
File date	20/10/17
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SOFTWARE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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 city, ca 94063) where it was diagnosed that the software needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred several other times after the repair. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-392-3673 and stated that the vin was not included in a recall, and the contact would have to pay for the repair. Case number: cas-13431428 was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000. bf updated 8/6/18jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	94000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	94303, CA
VIN pattern	1FTFW1CF5CFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	70
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Type of child seat code
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Dealer's name	TOWNE FORD
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	REDWOOD CITY
Dealer's state code	CA
Dealer's ZIP code	94063

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Ford F-150 Electrical System Software Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Ford F-150 Electrical System Software Problems, Complaints and Defects

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