2012 Ford F-250 SD engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 28 complaints for the 2012 Ford F-250 SD, 29% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 29% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
After driving for 5 minutes a warning light came on for the rear locking differential- no change in the drivability. About 5 minutes after that the computer started flashing different symbols indicating many problems- the alarms were going off non-stop- then the engine was shut down by the computer. This truck is heavy and I may have caused an accident when it happened because I had to use all my strength to keep it on the road and went into the other lane!
Driving 65 down road with light acceleration. Truck had been running approximately 20 minutes. Message comes on instrument panel that states "stop safely now". There is no other warning or message. Slow down to pull over and truck dies at 10MPH. No power steering or brakes. Tow it to the dealership. Told that it is a faulty egt sensor and they have seen a ton of these. There are 4 sensors on the exhaust system and if one goes bad it will disable the whole truck.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Ford F-250 SD
- Steering 18 complaints