KnownCarProblems2012 Ford F-350 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 149 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Ford F-350, most often about the steering (44% of complaints, typically around 112,000 miles). It is 4th of 14 F-350 model years by number of complaints and has 4 recalls.
Most common 2012 Ford F-350 problems
Steering
66 complaints · 44%Half of these problems showed up before 112,000 miles.
Death wobble! Has happened on many occasions! Driving down the highway any speed over 50 miles per hour. Truck front end and steering shake violently! It's very hard to keep control over truck. Afraid of killing my family and other drivers. Took the truck to shop and got two new front tires and a new rim. Truck has…
4 months ago I was traveling at 50 MPH. While driving my Ford f350 superduty at that speed the truck had an extremely bad and violent shake in the steering wheel. During this time I had no steering control, braking was at a very minimal, and pulled the truck into oncoming traffic. This has happened 6 other times in…
Suspension
65 complaints · 44%Half of these problems showed up before 116,000 miles.
4 months ago I was traveling at 50 MPH. While driving my Ford f350 superduty at that speed the truck had an extremely bad and violent shake in the steering wheel. During this time I had no steering control, braking was at a very minimal, and pulled the truck into oncoming traffic. This has happened 6 other times in…
Death wobble! Has happened on many occasions! Driving down the highway any speed over 50 miles per hour. Truck front end and steering shake violently! It's very hard to keep control over truck. Afraid of killing my family and other drivers. Took the truck to shop and got two new front tires and a new rim. Truck has…
Engine
33 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 58,500 miles. Parts named most often: exhaust system, engine.
Was going into an intersection and my F-350 died and displays a stop safely now message, which caused me to die right before I went through the intersection. Ended up being an egt sensor. Their are 4 on this truck and now another one has gone out leaving me stranded again. This ha sbecome such an issue that Ford has a…
Turbo charger tube failed at the plastic connection joint on the turbo. Plastic connection broke causing a sudden loss of power at highway speed. 4-failures in fleet trucks with the same issue. One turbo hose had a crimp band joint failure. This could result in a rear end crash on a truck pulling a trailer. Ford said…
Other or unspecified
17 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 89,000 miles.
Truck has developed a very extreme death wobble in the front end at speeds over 50 MPH,when you hit any small bump, terrifying experience, loss of steering control.
Rust in fuel tank. Whole fuel system shut down with engine over heat. No leaks whatsoever. Just shut down on highway. Shame on Ford!!!
Fuel system
14 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 96,000 miles.
Catastrophic failure of cp4 high pressure fuel injection pump. Truck stopped in middle of road while driving very dangerous. Ford wants $13,000 to fix it, have already paid >$7,000 to fix exhaust system failure
Rust in fuel tank. Whole fuel system shut down with engine over heat. No leaks whatsoever. Just shut down on highway. Shame on Ford!!!
Wheels and tires
10 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 93,500 miles.
Tread separation on bf goodrich - all terrain t/a; lt285/65r20 tires -- dot be3f uh11 1313. In the past few months I have re[;aced two of these tires due to tread separation. In total that is 4 tires (bf goodrich - all terrain t/a; lt285/65r20) tires that have had this problem. I do believe that this tire is defective…
Driving on highway at 60 m/h violent shaking of the front end and steering occurs when there is a change in pavement, also known as the "death wobble" replacing suspension, ty-rods and sway bar ,etc. Did not fix the problem
Transmission
9 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 38,500 miles.
Radiator failed at 37,500 miles due to leaking. Engine overheated. This is a common problem with this particular vehicle and Ford is aware, as they extended the warranty on the 2008 (same model radiator) and have since changed the design on the latest model. They will not cover this item under the 100k mile powertrain…
The first time it happened to me I was on a trip in canada from texas. The road was a little bumpy (farm road) I was driving 30 m/h accelerating to get to 60 m/h when all of sudden the truck started shaking so badly my head hit the side window. I couldn't steer the truck at all I slowed down to 0m/h put it on park…
Brakes
8 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 90,000 miles.
While driving my vehicle to get on to the freeway, the engine started revving and rattling I could smell something burning. When I tried to press on the brakes it wasn't working than the steering locked. I hit my emergency breaks put on my hazard light and turned off the car until a police officer arrived. I purchased…
Truck hit bump (small curb) with driver's side front wheel and simultaneously started accelerating and had total brake loss. This happened while driving towards a gas bump in a filling station. Vehicle accelerated from about 10 MPH to probably over 30 MPH until it hit a stationary truck.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2012 Ford F-350 recalls
Equipment
Risk: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Fix: Pj's has notified owners and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began on august 28, 2014. Owners may contact pj's customer service at 1-866-475-8782.
Full defect summary
Pj's truck bodies & equipment co., (pj's) is recalling certain 2009-2013 ford f-350, f-450, and f-550 super duty chassis modified by pj's and equipped with certain muncie power products pto assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the pto pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
Engine
Risk: An unexpected engine stall increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, if this were to occur when the ambulance is transporting a patient, there is an increased risk of injury to the patient.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the exhaust gas temperature sensor, free of charge. The recall began on november 25, 2013. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall campaign number is 13s10.
Full defect summary
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 f-350/450/550 ambulance package vehicles manufactured february 22, 2010, through october 19, 2012 and equipped with a 6.7l diesel engine. Due to an exhaust sensor problem, the vehicles may experience loss of power followed by an engine stall.
Engine: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
Risk: Excessive heat build up in rear compartment could result in fire.
Fix: Manning equipment has notified owners, and dealers will install tailpipe extensions free of charge. The recall has already begun. Owners may contact manning equipment at 1-502-426-5210.
Full defect summary
Manning equipment inc. Llc (manning) is recalling certain model year 2012 ford f-350, f-450 and f-550 gasoline engined dual rear wheel chassis vehicles manufactured october 2011 through june 2012. The tailpipe on the exhaust system does not extend out beyond the edge of the body, allowing heat to build up in rear curbside storage compartment.
Transmission: automatic transmission
Risk: This will allow the operator to inadvertently shift the vehicle into gear without the brake pedal being depressed, increasing the risk of a crash or injury to a nearby pedestrian.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake shift interlock switch function and replace the switch if necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on december 22, 2011. Owners may contact the ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 f-150 vehicles manufactured from september 9, 2011, through september 22, 2011, and model year 2012 f-250, f-350, f-450 and f-550 heavy duty vehicles manufactured from september 12, 2011, through september 22, 2011. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, âtheft protection.â the transmission can be shifted out of the park position without pressing the brake pedal due to brake shift interlock switch problem.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Vehicle commanded engine shutdown
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this rq to investigate allegations that the scope and remedy of safety recall 13v-535 were inadequate. Recall 13v-535 was limited to a relatively small population of ambulance package vehicles and odi received complaints of pickup trucks and fire engine prep package vehicles being affected by the same defect. Ford manufactured approximately 555,985 subject vehicles between february 22, 2010 and january 30, 2015 that may be affected by defective egt sensors and powertrain control module (PCM) software calibration. The subject vehicles are equipped with four (4) egt sensors to monitor engine operating conditions. An egt sensor fault may produce
Questions about the 2012 Ford F-350
- What are the most common problems with the 2012 Ford F-350?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: steering (66 complaints, typically around 112,000 miles); suspension (65 complaints, typically around 116,000 miles); engine (33 complaints, typically around 58,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2012 Ford F-350 have?
- 4 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from August 13, 2014 (equipment). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2012 a bad year for the Ford F-350?
- It is 4th of 14 F-350 model years by number of complaints, with 149 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.