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2012 Ford F-150 brakes problems

137 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2012 Ford F-150, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
137 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
64,000 miles 110 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 64,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 19 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 23 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 16 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 14 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 64,000 miles
Based on 110 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles19
40k to 60k miles23
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles16
100k to 120k miles14
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 110 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. The contact veered to the right to avoid crashing into the vehicle in front and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained unknown medical injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 39,000 miles, October 2015 CrashInjury

The electric vacuum pump for the brakes is making a loud buzzing noise. Ford says that this is a known issue and it isn't a problem. After doing some research I found out that this is just the beginning of the brakes going out. Although, there is not a recall for this issue. I'm not sure how there can't be a recall if this is a known issue in all 2011 and 2012 ford f150s.

Reported at 90,000 miles, August 2020

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