2012 Ford F-150 electrical system problems
173 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2012 Ford F-150, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 173 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 138 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 23 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 138 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 8 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While traveling at 48 MPH on 2 lane county rd I was in 4 wheel high when truck slammed into 1st gear causing truck to loose traction and ended up going into ditch. The truck never stalled out all gauges stopped working and tech light came on. I proceeded to be pulled from ditch. Then turned truck off .checked truck over it has body damage nothing visible under truck so I started it gauges where working tech light was off radio stopped working but could be loose connection I proceeded to limp it home at about 20…
On march 26, I was driving to work when I pressed my rear defrost button because my mirrors had some ice on them. I started to hear what sounded like a sizzle from the backseat. I turned the button off for a minute or so and then turned it back on. Seconds later, the rear window of my truck shattered. It sounded like a gunshot. I contacted ford, and so far they are claiming there is not a problem, even though I see hundreds of people having the same problem with their f150s.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Ford F-150
- Drivetrain & axles 675 complaints
- Engine 500 complaints
- Steering 205 complaints
- Cruise control 195 complaints
- Brakes 137 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 132 complaints
- Fuel system 120 complaints
- Air bags 38 complaints