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2012 Ford F-150 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1164652
Internal NHTSA #	10692932
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2012
File date	02/02/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Nhtsa id number: 10052207, ford f150 2012 3. 5 with turbo acceleration failure: environmental conditions: 5 degrees, roads were dry, no precipitation in the past 72 hours. During acceleration from a stop, the turbo charges kicked in and the vehicle quickly went into a mis-fire condition, (the vehicle engine fault light began blinking) causing the vehicle to quickly loose power. Vehicle was driven off of the main therefore into a residential area where the vehicle was allowed to idle for a few moments. The engine light stopped blinking and the vehicle was once again driven without issue (slow acceleration was used for the balance of the travel that day). Issue again occurred off an on and became a significant safety issue on friday, march 6th while it was being driven on a toll road during rush hourm when the vehicle again lost power. Was fortunate to close to an off ramp where the vehicle was once again allowed to idle for several minutes before continuing trip. Vehicle was dropped off with ford dealership. No odb codes are in the memory, ford is indicating that the vehicle requires a tune-up at an estimated cost of $600. 00. Why am i paying for this manufacturing defect!!!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	58000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NAPERVILLE, IL
VIN pattern	2FMZA5145YBXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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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.
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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 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Ford F-150 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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