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2012 Ford F-150 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	997419
Internal NHTSA #	10526331
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2012
File date	05/06/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	June 5, driving from fort collins, co, to billing, mt, going up a hill towing a travel trailer, loss of power, misfiring of engine, check engine light came on. Not raining. June 7, mileage at 22548, fords fix: install new deflector, new intercooler and update pcm. June 11, driving from yellow stone river in mt to steamboat lake co, going up a hill, minor misfiring of engine, check engine light came on, went off the next day. Not raining. June 15, from colorado spring, co to albuquerque, nm, after getting gas, started to get back on the highway (after ~5 hours of driving), turbo kick on, massive loss of power (no acceleration at all), heavy shaking of truck, engine light came on. Took over a mile to get back up to highway speed (55 mph). Gas mileage reduced by 20%. Not raining. 6/27, mileage 24563, dealer replaced all spark plugs, plugs blackened on porcelain. Truck is still misfiring at random. Gas mileage reduced. 7/1/2013, return to dealer, random misfiring. Dealer performed no fixes or updates. 7/18, return to dealer for inspection by ford field engineer. Have an appointment 7/23 to replace catalytic converter (per field engineer) which may be plugged. I believe that permanent damage has been done to the engine. Have copies of all repair orders.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	22548
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALBUQUERQUE, NM
VIN pattern	1FTFW1ET7CFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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
Number of cylinders	6
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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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