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2012 Ford F-150 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	962139
Internal NHTSA #	10495297
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2012
File date	09/07/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Upon receiving vehicle from dealership in july 2012, ecoboost hesitates, then it takes off and goes faster than you want the vehicle to. This happened many times to pass vehicles or speed up to enter highway from on ramp. After starting and letting sit for more than 10 min., putting in drive or reverse, vehicle runs at high rpm & takes off on its own. Upon stopping at light/ stop sign, vehicle will lunge forward. Upon trying out ecoboost on vehicle one night, the engine would not disengage from ecoboost, pressed brakes,& wouldn't stop, ended up taking down a partial fence and ending up in a ditch. Truck wouldn't get out of ditch, every time you pressed on gas to try to get out,even in 4x4, ecoboost kicks in & spins wheels. Truck towed and damage fixed at dealership bought from. They repaired truck per my auto insurance coverage, but when asked to check brakes,ecoboost, they couldn't find any errors per computer and engine is performing correctly. But, engine is not as we have gone back with truck many times to complain about these issues and get the same answers. A computer is only as good as what humans put into it. There is an aftermarket computer chip available at expense of truck owner that will correct the hesitation when going into ecoboost, but nothing to fix the problem of the truck disengaging immediately from ecoboost when brakes are pressed. Ford should have put computer chip in engine before selling the vehicle and making sure the ecoboost disengages immediately upon braking. Also, exhaust fumes enter the cab when you put heat, defrost, a/c on. The recirculate button has to be on all the time to keep vehicle exhaust out of the cab interior. But, the dealership cannot find an answer for this problem either. Ford dealership or ford doesn't seem to be concerned w/ these problem. Read on-line that many f150 ecoboost trucks built from 2/2012 to 5/2012 have problems.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	400
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DEPEW, NY
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	60
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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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