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

Issue ID	1540073
Internal NHTSA #	11181584
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2012
File date	13/02/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While traveling at 48 mph on 2 lane county rd i was in 4 wheel high when truck slammed into 1st gear causing truck to loose traction and ended up going into ditch. The truck never stalled out all gauges stopped working and tech light came on. I proceeded to be pulled from ditch. Then turned truck off . Checked truck over it has body damage nothing visible under truck so i started it gauges where working tech light was off radio stopped working but could be loose connection i proceeded to limp it home at about 20 mph was shifting hard at higher rpm i had it towed to body shop while at hospital. Recall came on news i went to dealership they said bring it in they'll reprogram it . I'm wondering about damages caused by defect who will be paying for that? This defect is a danger and i can't believe it took ford 7 years from first report on here to address issue. And they claim only 5 cases of a crash which i have found 7 people who have had accidents because of it 4 of them where single vehicle 3 involved being rear ended because the sudden stop very disappointed in ford.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	129986
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEMIDJI, MN
VIN pattern	1FTFX1ET5CFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	48
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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

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