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2012 Ford F-150 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1281475
Internal NHTSA #	10863516
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2012
File date	04/05/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have a 2012 with 78000 miles. I am experiencing the very common tsb15-0131. A few months back i started to hear a rattle at some engine starts but now it is occurring daily. I only started to research the noise recently and came across a lot of others on the web forums. I dropped it off at a local dealer. The guy made it sound like this is something new or never heard of. Long story short, they had the truck 4 days and claimed they heard no rattle when starting. After getting my truck back from the local dealer i have heard the noise every morning when i started the engine. I video record my engine at start up and plan to from now on. I called my purchasing dealer to see what they can do. They were going to check and let me know. I heard back and they say since i am out of warranty there is nothing they can do. They said i have to contact ford customer service to go further and gave me the phone number. I contacted them who said the same thing.. Sorry no more warranty. I do not think this is right. I understand my extended warranty is just past but this seems to be a prevalent issue with the 3. 5 ecoboost engines. I paid over one thousand dollars to upgrade to this engine after seeing and hearing advertisements about its benefits and durability. Now, when it has a problem by no fault of mine, i am told that it will not be taken care of. This was my first ford and will be my last.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	78000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WHEATON, IL
VIN pattern	1FTFW1ET8CFXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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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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What is Failure?

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