2012 FORD F-350 SD Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode and lost motive power. The message "Stop Vehicle Safely Now" was displayed. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart afte...

Mileage: 196,475

High speed wobble in front end Goes away of You slow down Getting worse Very scary, pulls steering wheel out of my grasp Wife refusing to ride in the truck

High speed wobble in front end Goes away of You slow down Getting worse Very scary, pulls steering wheel out of my grasp Wife refusing to ride in the truck

High speed wobble in front end Goes away of You slow down Getting worse Very scary, pulls steering wheel out of my grasp Wife refusing to ride in the truck

DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS STARTING ANYWHERE FROM 40 MPH UP. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY OR OVERPASS AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO SLOW DOWN OR TRY TO STEER TO. EXTREMELY SCARY. HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM 'TRY' TO BE FIXED GREATER THAN 5 TIMES. THE LAST FIX WAS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AG...

Mileage: 142,000

THIS TRUCK WHILE DRIVING DOWNTOWN THE INTERSTATE AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE DID A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND NEARLY CAUSE ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR AND WRECK. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND ALSO FAMILY O...

Mileage: 110,000

MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 - 60MPH TOWING MY 12,000 LB 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, OFTEN IF I DRIVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY 2012 FORD F350 WILL START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE FROM THE FRONT STEERING. I HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED, ALIGNMENT DONE, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS, BUT NOTHING STOPS THIS PROBLEM. I CAN...

Mileage: 71,000

MY TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT. 6.7 DIESEL. UPON STARTING THE TRUCK ( STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY ) #3 FUEL INJECTOR POPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING A MISFIRE AND SPRAYING DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE #3 INJECTOR HOLD DOWN CLAMP HAD BROKEN CAUSED BY A CRACK IN IT. . FORD ...

Mileage: 32,000

MY TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT. 6.7 DIESEL. UPON STARTING THE TRUCK ( STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY ) #3 FUEL INJECTOR POPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING A MISFIRE AND SPRAYING DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE #3 INJECTOR HOLD DOWN CLAMP HAD BROKEN CAUSED BY A CRACK IN IT. . FORD ...

Mileage: 32,000

JUNE 23 2017, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A MESSAGE THE READ STOP WHEN SAFE POPPED ONTO THE TRUCK INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. I ATTEMPTED TO GET TO A SAFE AREA TO PULL THE TRUCK OVER BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO A LOSS IN MOMENTUM THAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS A MANUFACTURER SAFETY PRECAUTION DUE TO A FAULTY E...

Mileage: 85,146

DRIVING 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY WHEN TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM BELTS ON TIRE DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL, BODY, TRIM AND BUMPER. TIRE WAS A FACTORY INSTALLED (BOUGHT THE 2012 F350 NEW) GENERAL GRABBER HTS SIZE 245/75 R 17 WITH 54,000 MILES ON THEM. DOT # IS A343 47DB

Mileage: 54,000

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WITH OUT NOTICE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS MANY TIMES ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY ARE NOT BAD. THEY WILL STOP WORKING ONE SIDE AT A TIME AND SOME TIMES BOTH STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. T...

Mileage: 30,000

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WITH OUT NOTICE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS MANY TIMES ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY ARE NOT BAD. THEY WILL STOP WORKING ONE SIDE AT A TIME AND SOME TIMES BOTH STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. T...

Mileage: 30,000

FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCK DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT INSTANTLY. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY WHICH CAUSED OTHER TRAFFIC TO HAVE TO AVOID ME. INVESTIGATED ONLINE, ...

Mileage: 43,489

FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCK DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT INSTANTLY. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY WHICH CAUSED OTHER TRAFFIC TO HAVE TO AVOID ME. INVESTIGATED ONLINE, ...

Mileage: 43,489

FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCK DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT INSTANTLY. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY WHICH CAUSED OTHER TRAFFIC TO HAVE TO AVOID ME. INVESTIGATED ONLINE, ...

Mileage: 43,489

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK BEGAN TO VIBRATE. I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE TIRES CONDITION, AIR PRESSURE AND LUG NUTS. ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT BLOWOUT FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD BY...

Mileage: 33,769

TRUCK HAS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION STARTED TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HAS BEEN IN FOR DRAG LINK REPLACEMENT AND STEERING DAMPENER REPLACEMENT WHICH CORRECT ISSUE TEMPORARILY FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE IT BEGINS TO HAPPEN AGAIN DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO ADD...

Mileage: 47,807

I NOW HAVE A THIRD TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE IS A BF GOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO, LT285/65R20 127/124S, DOT (BE3F UH11 1313). THIS TIME THE TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND CAUSED A DEATH SHIMMY. THE TIRE STILL HAS THE TREAD ON AND CAN STILL BE INFLATED. IT WAS REMOVED FROM T...

Mileage: 88,612

ON OCTOBER 16, 2014 MY TRUCK WAS DAMAGED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION ON A BF GOODRICH ? ALL TERRAIN T/A KO, LT 285 / 65R20 TIRE (DOT BE3F UH11 0912), SOLD BY DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY IN ODESSA, TX. MY TRUCK IS A BLACK 2012 FORD, F-350 SUPER DUTY, FX4, LARIAT 1. WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 TRAVELING EAST AT 67 M...

Mileage: 71,386

ON MARCH 31, 2015 MY TRUCK WAS DAMAGED FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION ON A BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN T/A KO, LT 285 / 65R20 TIRE (DOT BE3F UH11 0912). MY TRUCK IS A BLACK 2012 FORD, F-350 SUPER DUTY, FX4, LARIAT. 1.WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 TRAVELING ~67MPH I FELT A SUDDEN BUMPING OF ONE O...

Mileage: 77,271

ON 11/3/14, AT OUR OPERATION, WE HAD A COLLISION INVOLVING OUR EMPLOYEE AS HE WAS BACKING UP OUR 2012 F350 WHEN HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING HIM TO BACK INTO A DOOR ON A BUILDING. IT APPEARS DUE TO THE DESIGN AND SPACING OF THE PEDALS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET YOUR FOOT STUCK ...

ON 11/3/14, AT OUR OPERATION, WE HAD A COLLISION INVOLVING OUR EMPLOYEE AS HE WAS BACKING UP OUR 2012 F350 WHEN HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING HIM TO BACK INTO A DOOR ON A BUILDING. IT APPEARS DUE TO THE DESIGN AND SPACING OF THE PEDALS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET YOUR FOOT STUCK ...

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT MY TRUCK HAS LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORD HAD A RECALL OF ALL 2012 AMBULANCE F350 BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT SITUATION AND IS LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO WORRY WITH IT ON THEIR OWN. THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS THE EGT SENSOR 13 AND 14 IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THESE SENSORS CO...

Mileage: 35,000

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT MY TRUCK HAS LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORD HAD A RECALL OF ALL 2012 AMBULANCE F350 BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT SITUATION AND IS LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO WORRY WITH IT ON THEIR OWN. THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS THE EGT SENSOR 13 AND 14 IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THESE SENSORS CO...

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC AND A STOP SAFELY NOW MESSAGE CAME ON MY MESSAGE BOARD AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT MY TRUCK DOWN ON THE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND I WAS PULLING A DUMP TRAILER. THERE WAS NO WAY TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE ROAD AND NO WHERE TO PUSH IT TO IF I WAS ABLE . W...

Mileage: 44,500

WARNING CAME ON SAYING "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND AS I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RE-START. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A BUSY ROAD, PULLING A TRAILER OR OUT OF CELL RANGE OR THERE DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ...

Mileage: 60,000

WARNING CAME ON SAYING "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND AS I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RE-START. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A BUSY ROAD, PULLING A TRAILER OR OUT OF CELL RANGE OR THERE DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ...

Mileage: 60,000

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT THEY CALL THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS / POT HOLES, THE FRONT WHEELS START TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY, VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS THE MILEAGE INCREASES ON MY TRUCK, THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE. TODAY, ...

Mileage: 29,000

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT THEY CALL THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS / POT HOLES, THE FRONT WHEELS START TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY, VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS THE MILEAGE INCREASES ON MY TRUCK, THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE. TODAY, ...

Mileage: 29,000

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT THEY CALL THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS / POT HOLES, THE FRONT WHEELS START TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY, VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS THE MILEAGE INCREASES ON MY TRUCK, THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE. TODAY, ...

Mileage: 29,000

I AM EXPERIENCING WOBBLE AND SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END AFTER ANY VARIATION OF THE ROAD, TURNING WITHOUT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD, TURNING WITH BUMPS IS WORSE, STRAIGHT LINE WOBBLE AFTER SLIGHT BUMPS ETC. IT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE AND IS CUPPING THE FRONT TIRES CONSIDERABLY, ( WHEN I TOOK IT TO ...

Mileage: 30,000

I AM EXPERIENCING WOBBLE AND SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END AFTER ANY VARIATION OF THE ROAD, TURNING WITHOUT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD, TURNING WITH BUMPS IS WORSE, STRAIGHT LINE WOBBLE AFTER SLIGHT BUMPS ETC. IT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE AND IS CUPPING THE FRONT TIRES CONSIDERABLY, ( WHEN I TOOK IT TO ...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE EGT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 31,538

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE EGT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 31,538

DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THE FRONT END AND QUICKLY THE ENTIRE TRUCK FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SHAKING APART AND WAS SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING GOT WORSE UNTIL ABO...

Mileage: 27,980

DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THE FRONT END AND QUICKLY THE ENTIRE TRUCK FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SHAKING APART AND WAS SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING GOT WORSE UNTIL ABO...

Mileage: 27,980

DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THE FRONT END AND QUICKLY THE ENTIRE TRUCK FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SHAKING APART AND WAS SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING GOT WORSE UNTIL ABO...

Mileage: 27,980

THIS IS PROBABLY ABOUT THE 30TH TIME MY FORD F-350 HAS HAD A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN PRESCOTT VALLEY AND PRESCOTT WHEN IT STARTED. IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE MEDIAN. THE OTHER VEHICLES MUST HAVE NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHAKING BECAU...

Mileage: 10,000

THIS IS PROBABLY ABOUT THE 30TH TIME MY FORD F-350 HAS HAD A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN PRESCOTT VALLEY AND PRESCOTT WHEN IT STARTED. IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE MEDIAN. THE OTHER VEHICLES MUST HAVE NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHAKING BECAU...

Mileage: 10,000

THIS IS PROBABLY ABOUT THE 30TH TIME MY FORD F-350 HAS HAD A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN PRESCOTT VALLEY AND PRESCOTT WHEN IT STARTED. IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE MEDIAN. THE OTHER VEHICLES MUST HAVE NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHAKING BECAU...

Mileage: 10,000

MOON ROOF SHATTERED WHILE TRAVELING ON A PAVED HIGHWAY ON A CLEAR DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT AND I FIRST THOUGHT A LARGE ROCK HAD HIT THE VEHICLE BUT I COULD NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS BEHIND A TRACTOR TRAILER RIG WHICH ...

Mileage: 24,500

DUE TO EGT SENSOR READING HIGH EG TEMPS TRUCK SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET UNTIL A GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED ME TO THE CURB. TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED, BUT NOT OVER LOADED. *TR

Mileage: 26,060

DUE TO EGT SENSOR READING HIGH EG TEMPS TRUCK SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET UNTIL A GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED ME TO THE CURB. TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED, BUT NOT OVER LOADED. *TR

Mileage: 26,060

WHEN CROSSING OVER SOME MINOR PAVEMENT IRREGULARITY, BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT ETC - THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I MUST HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO TRY AND KEEP FROM LOSING CONTROL. IT IS WIDELY KNOWN ON THE FORD TRUCK FORUMS AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE" HERE IS A UTUBE VIDEO OF IT H...

Mileage: 36,000

WHEN CROSSING OVER SOME MINOR PAVEMENT IRREGULARITY, BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT ETC - THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I MUST HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO TRY AND KEEP FROM LOSING CONTROL. IT IS WIDELY KNOWN ON THE FORD TRUCK FORUMS AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE" HERE IS A UTUBE VIDEO OF IT H...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE UPPER B...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE UPPER B...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING AN ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DRIVER DISPLAY STATED " STOP SAFELY NOW" AND LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK OR RESTART. IT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE FAULT TURNED OUT TO BE A FAILED EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SE...

Mileage: 19,189

WHILE DRIVING AN ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DRIVER DISPLAY STATED " STOP SAFELY NOW" AND LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK OR RESTART. IT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE FAULT TURNED OUT TO BE A FAILED EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SE...

Mileage: 19,189