2012 Ford F-250 SD problems
NHTSA has received 97 complaints about the 2012 Ford F-250 SD, and 29% of them involve engine. Next are steering (19%) and suspension (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 97 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 91 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 91 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 54,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 54,000 miles (27 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Ford F-250 SD with enough data (80 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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!
Several times, after hitting a small bump in the road, generally at speeds over 50 MPH, I have experienced an extreme "shimmy" in the front end of the vehicle causing limited control. I took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs, however, they could not determine the cause and after replacing several parts they were still not able to resolve the problem. I took the vehicle to a private repair shop and had several other parts replaced and still no resolution to the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-250 sd. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal failed to respond while the vehicle was in reverse. Prior to the failure, an unknown sensor was replaced by the dealer. The gear was shifted into drive and the vehicle was driven to the driveway. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, coolant leaked from the reservoir into the valley of the engine and the four power door locks would intermittently unlock when driving.