Frame And Members problems of the 2012 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated while at a stop light, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact called a tow truck company, who declined to tow the vehicle. The tow truck driver informed the contact that there was severe rust damage to the sub frame. The vehicle was towed by another tow truck company to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that there was significant rust on the cross member and that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle downshifted unexpectedly and the speedometer independently ceased to function. The air bag and maintenance warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to art hill Ford Lincoln (901 w Lincoln hwy, merrillville, in) on four occasions, but the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was also taken to paul heuring Ford (720 n hobart rd, hobart, in) where it was diagnosed that the molded lead frame was defective. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 16v248000 (power train) or customer satisfaction number: 16n02. The contact was also informed that NHTSA was responsible for adding the VIN to a recall. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.