Table 1 shows one common electrical system related problems of the 2012 Ford F-350.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electrical System problems |
Bcm body control module is faulty so far my brights no longer work my fog lights no longer work and my left rear turn signal no longer works it is slowly getting worse taking out more and more components on the truck part is backorder with over 2070 of them requested threw Ford with no update on when the part will be available.
Truck died and never started again. Metal shavings from fuel pump.
Frequently on damp and cold days, the electrical system starts malfunctioning. The wipers fail to work. The lights (head, parking fog, blinkers) on the driver's side of the truck don't work. When I remove the key from the truck the radio and all the interior lights stay on even after I try to lock the doors. Sometimes the radio randomly turns on while I'm not in the truck. While driving the truck the power steering seems to freeze up and the truck pulls hard to the right. Whenever the truck is turned on there is a loud humming noise that comes from under the hood.
Door ajar warning and interior lights remain on even when door is shut securely.
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. This leaves you no indication that you have no brake lights or turn signals working. I have noticed that some times when I turn on my turn signals, one side will flash fast than the other, at about twice the rate as normal. I was in a left turn lane waiting to turn with turn signal on and started to smell electrical burning smell or electrical smoke. This is when I decided to look further into this matter. I have discovered other complaints with 2011 f350 having the same trouble and they have gotten a recall to replace the body control module so it doesn't short out and cause electrical fires. But my 2012 f350 there is no recall for the exact same symptoms. I have called the dealership many times to complain with no solution. My truck was build in 10/11 and only has 37000 miles. I have been having this issue for at least 7-8000 miles. I guess its going to take an accident or fire to get Ford to correct this defect.
Tl-the contact owns 2012 Ford f350. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle stalled the instrument panel light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 163,376. Aw.
Was going into an intersection and my F-350 died and displays a stop safely now message, which caused me to die right before I went through the intersection. Ended up being an egt sensor. Their are 4 on this truck and now another one has gone out leaving me stranded again. This ha sbecome such an issue that Ford has a national backorder on these sensors, and they wont warranty the part, and the extended warranty will only cover them as they go out. This truck only has 60,800 miles on it. This is unacceptable.
The exhaust gas temperature sensor (egt) #13 on my 2012 Ford diesel f350 failed and immediately shutdown the truck in the middle of the tollroad at 65 mph. The problem subsequently endangered my vehicle, life, and response personnel. The truck would then not restart until an hour later. This same problem has been reported by many other Ford diesel truck owners on the internet. Why in the heck would Ford design an environmental interlock that supersedes the safety of drivers, families, and the public. It makes no sense, particularly since there are 4 exhaust gas temperature sensors. The computer should be making a comparative analysis of the 4 sensors. One bad faulty/unreliable sensor should not shut the truck down in the middle of the interstate with no reasonable warning, no failure information, no power, no control, or ability to restart. This terrible experience was scary. Ford has already issued a tech service bulletin for this egt sensor problem. If we did this same poor design in the chemical industry then flares and incinerator stack would shut down and vent gases directly to the atmosphere with no control of the process. Tell Ford to fix the reliability of the their egt sensors, alter the program logic, and give drivers an alert or warning such that they have reasonable time to safely respond. If Ford needs help with the design then contact me. I have 25 years experience in the chemical industry with expertise in process hazards analysis, projects, controls, environmental regulations, quality management, predictive and preventive maintenance, and reliability.
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 exhaust temperature sensor. It was not even a engine component. It is programming alone that prevented moving the truck to a safe location. What if this was a railroad grade crossing? or had kids in the truck? I can't let my wife drive it now it has 4 of these sensors and only the 1 failed one was changed. Ford has a TSB 13-13-3 on this. It is in its 3rd revision. They know of the problem.
When key turned on had no dash, computer, lights,blinkers, tach, speedo, gauges. Engine would not turn over. With key in off position truck started by itself. With engine running had no dash display,lights, blinkers, computer, headlights. Towed to dealer, deaier replaced harness under hood. Picked up truck week later. Was o. K. For about ten miles then dash went blank again with same symptoms. Dash came back on in about twenty minutes. Towed truck to Ford dealer again. Truck still there.