2012 Ford F-350 Engine Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
The driver side exhaust manifold broke into two pieces. I was driving down the road and it just started making a loud exhaust leak.
ODI 11269032
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Def system/engine cleaning issue. Message continuously shows on dash "drive to clean engine" regardless of driving highway speeds for 30+ min at a time.
ODI 11220520
Engine
Egt sensor faulty. Upon ignition, reads temperature above baseline, causing check engine light to remain on.
ODI 11220518
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-350. While driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle went into power mode and lost power. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (walts live oak ford, [redacted] n, live oak, fl 32064, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the exhaust sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was called, but…
ODI 11130576
Engine
The "cold air tube/hose" for the turbo catastrophically ruptured and blew pieces and oil across the top of the engine. Maik haik ford in pasadena texas said they see this failure occur about 2 times per month for my make, model, and year vehicle. My truck is only 6 years old. The delaership had 11 replacement hoses in stock. Ford appears to have since redesigned the part, but has not issued a recall or tsb to warn…
ODI 11096459
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Exhaust gas temperature sensors fail repeatedly. They have been replaced multiple times. Reductant heater a control performance has now failed as well (all part of the diesel emissions disaster). Aside from constant breakdowns due to emission related items the truck has shutoff abruptly when it encounters any of these problems while driving. Vehicle has shut itself down at highway speeds due to these issues. Vehicle…
ODI 10969884
Engine
Egr cooler failure due to clogging, happens at regular intervals of about 20-30,000 miles. Dealers/ford's answer to problem is to 'drive truck like its stolen' this is not an answer. This is a defective in the design of the egr cooler which allows clogging of the system, backpressure and turbo damage. A quick search of the internet show thousands of ford 6.7 diesel owners with same problem. Without correction from…
ODI 10958869
Engine
Driving along cold windy winter day, i got a message on the dash "stop safely now". Motor immediately went into limp mode, complete loss of engine power to the point where i had all i could do to get out of traffic. As soon as truck came to a slow creep, motor shut off. Truck had power however engine would not turn over, basically the truck left me stranded roadside. Called ford roadside assistance, they said it…
ODI 10690508
Engine
Turbo charger tube failed at the plastic connection joint on the turbo. Plastic connection broke causing a sudden loss of power at highway speed. 4-failures in fleet trucks with the same issue. One turbo hose had a crimp band joint failure. This could result in a rear end crash on a truck pulling a trailer. Ford said its not a problem. 6.7 engine equipped. *tr
ODI 10664069
Engine
I was traveling with my three young children to a town approximately 40 miles from our home. I was going about 70 mph on the freeway, and just as i started to exit at an off ramp a warning tone sounded and my dash flashed "stop safely now". I was exiting anyway and there was no where to pull over, so i continued up the ramp. I quickly turned into the nearby parking lot, and just as i quickly pulled into a parking…
ODI 10604655
Engine
On two different occasions now, my 2012 f350 6.7 powerstroke engine is shutdown due to a egt sensor failure. When this happens, you loose power within seconds. If you are not in a position to pull over at once, you are stranded in the road or highway. This is a fatality waiting to happen, if it has not already. Ford with replace the sensor free if under 36,000 miles but they have no long term corrective action to…
ODI 10669465
Engine
The truck dash display read stop vehicle safely. I immediately looked for a driveway and found on about 50' on the left. I barely made it into the parking lot i had chosen when the engine shut down. I did not make it to a parking spot, but i was off the road. Vehicle was towed to dealer and problem was found with the egt exhaust temp sensor. It was replaced. I was billed $86.20 for the work. Aaa paid the tow, but if…
ODI 10676478
Engine · Power Train
Delayed reaction of accelerator : engine rpm does not decrease immediately when accelerator pedal is released therefore making the vehicle difficult to stop in an emergency situation . *tr
ODI 10499463