2012 Ford F-150 engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 500 complaints for the 2012 Ford F-150, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 500 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 24,000 miles 450 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 3
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 450 complaints that include mileage. 73% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	209
20k to 40k miles	73
40k to 60k miles	46
60k to 80k miles	47
80k to 100k miles	24
100k to 120k miles	14
120k to 140k miles	19
140k to 160k miles	10
160k to 180k miles	5
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 450 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While under acceleration in traffic, the vehicle lost power, explosion, fire, lost oil pressure, almost got into accident dealership diagnosed it as intercooler collected condensation that got sucked into engine intake causing the engine to explode a hole in the engine block. Intercooler still had over a sip of water in it.

Reported at 10,000 miles, December 2011 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle shook violently as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed that the turbo for the engine had failed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred fours days later. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 17,847.

Reported at 17,847 miles, January 2014

Engine problems in other years

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