Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Ford F-250.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CP4 pump continuous failure sending metal into the fuel system. Ford still uses an inferior product causing truck owne… |
| 2026-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehic… |
| 2025-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I bought this truck used from a dealership in 2022-23 haven't really had any problems till about 2 months ago. Front en… |
| 2025-06-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I purchased this truck new in 2013 and it has only been serviced by Ford, except for an Air Lift Suspension Kit install… |
| 2025-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I just had to replace the ECM because it fired. after replacing that it still won't start. I've talked to multiple peop… |
| 2025-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | it keeps throwing a check engine light for miss fire but ive replaced all of the ignition and fuel parts and it keeps h… |
| 2025-05-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the rear end of the vehicle s… |
| 2025-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated while he was stopped at a traffic signal, he smelled a burning p… |
| 2025-03-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Daytime running lamps failed |
| 2025-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the engine power was significantly reduced and there was a … |
| 2024-11-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Today 11/21/24, I notified my husband as I am driving up the ramp going 50 my ford started to shake hard. I had to hold… |
| 2024-11-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | Driving on Pa turnpike twice this year and at 70 mph my 2012 ford f 250 with 79000 miles on it started shaking uncontro… |
| 2024-08-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | The front suspension randomly shakes when doing speeds above 60 on the freeway. It’s very dangerous especially because … |
| 2024-05-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Leaving oil spots on ground. Inside Cab smelling very strongly like burnt oil. |
| 2024-02-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was driving on a paved road at 55mph, I did have a passenger in the vehicle. As I steered through the slight curve to… |
| 2024-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | EXTENED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR PCM REPROGRAMING INTHE EVENT ABS VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL RELATED COMMUNICATION LOSS THAT DIS… |
| 2023-12-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I continue to experience violent shaking of vehicle when traveling around 70MPH. I almost lost control before I could s… |
| 2023-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Without any warning, smoke started billowing from the driver's side dash and overhead liner. When looking for the caus… |
| 2023-08-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | Death wobble--great oscillation and shuddering of steering wheel and vehicle itself after hitting patches of rough road… |
| 2023-07-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The front end of the vehicle and wheels start to violently oscillate at speeds between 50-60 mph. Sometimes it occurs a… |
| 2023-06-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Inconsistent Death wobble when traveling at speeds 50+mph. The vehicle will begin to shake violently. I will have to co… |
| 2023-03-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while her son was driving 25 MPH on a slight incline, the v… |
| 2023-02-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | Driver and passenger front air bags did not deploy. Side air bags did deploy. Was hit front passenger side by ford expl… |
| 2023-01-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated upon making a turn, the wheel seized, and the vehicle failed to … |
| 2023-01-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL: PRE-HEATER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds over 50 MPH, the vehicle sh… |
| 2023-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle began to make an abnormal cran… |
| 2023-01-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK GOING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR, IT GOES INTO A WOBBLE, SHAKING, VIBRATION MODE. I FEEL LIKE I'M I… |
| 2022-12-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Ford previously issued warranty extension for this vehicle 18-M-01 related to the replacement of the reductant heater u… |
| 2022-10-11 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle suddenly e… |
| 2022-09-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | the diesel particulate filter is failing on a lot of 2011-2016 ford f-250 f-350, f-450, and f-550 Part 6D20000. Leaving… |
| 2022-09-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | Today, September 6, 2022, is the first time I experienced the so called death wobble. I was traveling along at 55 mph w… |
| 2022-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The truck is experiencing what is commonly referred to as the "Death Wobble." At around 55 mph, the vehicle starts to … |
| 2022-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shake ab… |
| 2022-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | I have not had an accident. I have experienced a violent shaking of the steering after going over a bump at highway spe… |
| 2022-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Many early model vehicles with the 6.7 Powerstroke experience broken exhaust manifold bolts. Ford corrected this proble… |
| 2022-05-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Okk Main issue is what everyone calls the “Death Wobble”. It has done it countless of times since I’ve had the truck. E… |
| 2022-05-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | While traveling at 55mph I hit a bump which caused the front of the vehicle to shake very violently. Rapid speed incre… |
| 2022-04-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Front end death wobble. It began slightly about 6 months ago but progressively has gotten worse. Today driving from 4… |
| 2022-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The truck will shake violently and uncontrollably at speeds above 45mph...thought I was going to crash into on coming t… |
| 2022-03-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that since purchasing of the vehicle, the vehicle experienced th… |
| 2022-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Extreme, violent shaking of the front end. At highway speeds, when it happens, the vehicle is very difficult to control… |
| 2022-02-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle drove over a bump in the roadw… |
| 2022-02-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My wife and I were traveling on I-40 at about 70 mph when the front end of the vehicle started shacking violently. We … |
| 2022-01-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | Violent shaking of the whole truck and steering wheel when the truck hits a bump in the road driving between 60-75 mph.… |
| 2021-12-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when they came to a sma… |
| 2021-12-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | Power Mirror Driver's side doesn't retract /extend automatically. Driver's seat doesn't power adjust. It is stuck in o… |
| 2021-12-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Death wobble, any change in the road such as a bridge, older road, bump, ect.... The truck starts to shake uncontrollab… |
| 2021-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. at speeds greater than 40mph, the vehicle becomes almost impossible to steer … |
| 2021-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Front Air Bag light is on. Rather than taking it to a Ford Dealership to diagnose issue and charging me an arm and leg … |
| 2021-10-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | We are experiencing the death wobble. Had some repairs done and still having the same issue, just worse. The front end … |