Engine Clicking And Tapping Noises problems of the 2012 Ford F-150

I have a certified pre owned Ford f150 2012 lariat 4wd super crew 3. 5l ecoboost, and I am having metal tapping noise in the top front of the engine on cold start up !!! I took it to Ford and they stated there was no trouble code set ! and said no issue present, my truck has only 70,000 miles and I cant get Ford to verify engine problem !.

When driving at speeds less than 20 miles per hour the engine will make a loud clunking noise. I have taken the vehicle in to Ford on several occasions and they had never been able to reproduce the problem until today. They told me the rear transmission mount needs to be replaced. This problem has been going on since the day I purchased the vehicle. My last service visit they found a problem with the 4wd vacuum seals that they attributed to this issue and fixed that problem. I thought would resolve my issues but it did not. I am not confident that fixing the rear transmission mount is going to resolve the vehicle problems. I recently had the issue found in #pe13018 resolved by the dealership.

When there was snow and ice on the highways I put my truck in 4 wheel drive and when turned back into 2 wheel drive I began to notice a grinding and vibration noise that occurred when turning. Then couple weeks later the noise started when backing out causing truck to shake and lose power to barely back out. This noise continued and has gotten worse. Was taken to dealership and looked over. Updates were made as well as oil change but days later noise came back. Since 2/12/15 my truck has been in the service department four times and has performed recommendations by Ford but days later noise comes back. The last time my truck was in I was told by the owner and service manager my truck is not fixable as they were informed other 2012 f150's are having same issues and an investigation is being done. Since this my truck is shaking more backing up, jerking the vehicle on the highway as if losing power than will gain power and jolt forward, I hear this grinding noise all the time when driving at different speeds from 30-60 mph, turns, and backing up. The other issue is when truck gets to 60 mph or higher it does not shift down unless I let up on pedal and then push it again. I am feeling unsafe in this vehicle as twice now I have heard a popping noise while driving with this noise. The dealership has told me there is nothing more they can do. The issue has been reported to Ford and they have done nothing for me. I want to get rid of this truck as I do not feel safe driving it like this.

While driving on interstate I attempted to pass a slower vehicle. After moving over and accelerating - the truck buckled and stalled! I was almost rear ended by an 18 wheeler at 65 mph! this was very close to being a serious accident involving multiple vehicles. Please investigate and resolve this issue as Ford doesn't seem to be concerned about it. Not to mention I took it in for Ford to repair the problem and they refused to make the repairs as the vehicle did not show a trouble code. I looked online and there is a TSB on this vehicle by Ford for the repair but Ford won't make the repair. Not to mention since then the fuel mileage has dropped drastically since the event. This has happened three times now. I am very worried about an accident with this issue, not to mention it going out of warranty and I should not have to foot the bill. This is a design flaw and there are lawsuits all over the internet for this same reason. This is our family vehicle and it losing power is a huge safety issue due to tractor trailers not being able to slow down in time when this happens on the interstate. When the vehicle lost power it drops the vehicle speed to 40 mph. Not a safe speed for contested interstates. I bought this vehicle in April and spent 40,000 dollars on a truck that's very unsafe but not even dependable. This vehicle has a 3. 5l ecoboost engine with an automatic transmission and it also shudders at various speeds with a hard clunking sound during gear changes. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 55 mph, the engine shuttered and the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road, shut off, and restarted. The engine warning indicator illuminated and flickered occasionally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (crossroads Ford in prince george, virginia) who stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure recurred and a popping noise was heard from the engine. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The contact looked underneath the vehicle and noticed oil dripping from the engine. The low pressure oil warning indicator also illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (sheehy Ford in ashland, virginia) where the technician found pieces of metal from the engine and diagnosed that there was a hole in the engine. The failure was not repaired per the contact's order, pending a discussion with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

My wife and I were driving in maine on vacation hauling a 3600 lb 14 foot camper. It was early evening and raining, I was in a flat area coming into a steep hill so I accelerated hard and the engine staggered hard. It was like a hammering for several seconds and a total loss of acceleration. I thought I had actually broken the engine some how. A few seconds later the hammering stopped and the truck returned to normal. When I talked to my Ford tech about it he said it was bad gas. The engine since then has had a ticking sound that the tech says is the fuel injectors working, I'm not so sure since it did not make that sound before the above described incident. It has not reoccurred, but I have been careful not to expose the vehicle to hard acceleration again, but that hardly seems to be an appropriate solution.

Firstly, while driving along a 3 mile straight stretch of road I pull out to pass a slower vehicle. My truck engine shut down in to what Ford describes as "limp home mode" mid-pass and I had to decelerate quickly and get back in to my lane before a head on collision occurred. There were vehicles in the lane that I had to cutoff to get to safety. I had to pull over to the side of the road and shut off the vehicle then re-start it before the condition cleared up. This same scenario happened again in September of 2012. This time I was driving along with my cruise control set to 62 mph when for no reason the vehicle went in to "limp home mode" again. I had to pull over once again and stop/start the engine. I was in a fair amount of traffic when this occurred and it could have resulted in a dangerous situation had ther not been a convenient pullout in the area. I took the vehicle to a Ford dealership for service and was told they could not find anything wrong. Secondly, the engine make a popping sound while I accelerate from a stop (again the dealership can find nothing) thirdly, the four-wheel drive system randomly cyles some unknown solenoid during use which the dealer cannot reproduce. This is a brand new ecoboost engine, which I love but which I feel is very unsafe and I can get no resolution from Ford.