2012 FORD F-250 SD Electrical System Problems

VEHICLE HAS HAD RANDOM TIMES WHEN IT JUST CUT OFF COMPLETELY OR IT IS UNABLE TO START. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2015. DEALER HAS RECENTLY IDENTIFIED A DEFECT IN THE BRB BUT THE REPAIR EXPENSE IS EXORBITANT DUE TO TIME INVOLVED.

Mileage: 87,000

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH ,MY TRUCK STOPED RUNNING. THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS LOW ON OIL,IT WAS NOT. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 6 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME. I DIDN'T WHERE A FORD DEALER WAS SO I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP,THE TRUCK STOPPED 3 MORE TIMES. THEY FIXED A WIREING PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THAY CHARGED ME 526.58 FOR THE REPAIRS. FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. HAS THIS BEEN A PROBLEM?

Mileage: 49,775

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGT 14 SENSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR OF "STOP SAFELY NOW" ALONG WITH FIVE CHIMES SOUNDING AS INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE EGT SENSOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ON AN OFF RAMP EXITING THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DIESEL EXHAUST WARNING INDICATOR STATED THAT THE FLUID WAS LOW; HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT CHECKED, IT WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND ALL THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE LOCKED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON. INDEPENDENT OF WEATHER. NO WAY TO TURN OFF UNTIL ELECTRONIC SWITCHES THAT CONTROL THE WIPERS, BLINKERS, AND HIGH BEAMS WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM STARTED ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION. RT 89 N VERMONT. CONTINUED UNTILLED REPAIRED. PART NUMBER WAS SW-6874.

Mileage: 39,900

DRIVING, HAD JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT SO WAS OUT OF TRAFFIC TRUCK ENGINE STOPPED. NO RE-START. HAD TOWED TO FORD, REPLACED 4 EGT SENSORS

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND AS I APPROACHED THE ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL THE ALARM CHIMED. I SLOWED DOWN ON A BUSY 4 LANE STREET TO TURN INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK SHUT OFF LEAVING ME SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH A 3 YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT IN A CAR SEAT. I TRIED TO RESTART THE TRUCK BEFORE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC REACHED US, TO NO AVAIL I GOT OUT AND STARTED TO PUSH THE TRUCK AND 2 PEDESTRIANS RAN ACROSS THE STREET TO STOP TRAFFIC AND HELP ME PUSH THE TRUCK OUT OF THE STREET SO WE WOULDN'T GET HIT. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED UNTIL THE EGT EXHAUST SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 WEEKS. AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM (OUT OF STATE) THEY OFFERED TO OVERNIGHT ONE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WOULD REPAIR THE TRUCK. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TEAM INCLUDING THE SERVICE MANAGER THEY MIRACULOUSLY FOUND A SENSOR IN A NEARBY TOWN TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE STALLED WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WERE CLOSER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE TRAVELING I-10 WEST NEAR CRESTVIEW, FL AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I RECEIVED A FORD DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN NOTIFICATION TO STOP VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND SLOWED THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN I FULLY STOPPED. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE TRUCK, BUT THE TRUCK ENGINE WOULD NOT EVEN 'TURN OVER'. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FORD DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND LUGGAGE AT 8PM ON A SUNDAY NIGHT, AND 2 HOURS FROM HOME (MISSISSIPPI). I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A EGT SENSOR FAILURE. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A FAILED SENSOR WOULD LEAVE ME STRANDED WITHOUT A PREVIOUS WARNING STATING THE SHUTDOWN WOULD OCCUR. AT LEAST THE TRUCK PCM SHOULD NOTIFY AND ALLOW ME TO PUT MYSELF AND MY LOVED ONES IN A SAFE PLACE IF THE TRUCK WAS TO BE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 57,514

CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON ADVISING ME TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP. I PULLED OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND THE TRUCK STALLED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. I CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE TRUCK RESTARTED AND I DROVE STRAIT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY AND THEY REPLACED AN EGT SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE USING THE REMOTE START FEATURE AND THE TRUCK STARTED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE TRUCK I HAD TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO TOW IT IN AND PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS, WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO BE ANOTHER EGT SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

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! IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE TOWING A LOAD ON ONE OF THE MOUNTAIN PASSES I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED- AND HURT OR KILLED OTHERS! FORD HAS HAD BAD DIESEL ENGINES SINCE THEY DROPPED THE 7.3 YEARS AGO AND ARE RIPPING OFF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY- PLEASE DON'T LET SOMEONE DIE OVER A KNOWN PROBLEM. SEEMS CHEAPER FOR FORD TO PUT US IN DANGER BY SHUTTING DOWN THIS ENGINE AND THEREFORE NOT REPLACING THE ENGINE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 16,000