2012 Ford F-250 SD Engine cooling Problems

“While driving my truck on a busy side road, the message center flashed a warning, stop safe soon . A audible chime was heard and the truck shut off. Complete lose of power brakes, power steering. I was not able to get the truck off the road completely since it happened so fast. Traffic was stopped in both directions while we did our best to push the 7,500 pound truck to the narrow shoulder. Since the shoulder would not fit the entire truck, it was basically half in the road. Traffic has backed up and we had to wait close to an hour for a tow truck. …”

“This is the 4th time this has happened with this vehicle. The truck flashes a code safety shut off . It is related to the egt exhaust temp sensor part of the emissions controls. After it flashes the truck will shut off with no warning, no time to move out of traffic. The truck will not restart and the starter will not engage. I have had this happen 4 times and each time I was lucky to avoid an accident. This is a programming error I believe and is a problem Ford must address. Someone is going to die or be injured if this is not corrected!! I repeat there will be an accident! …”

“Egt exhaust gas sensor # 2 on 2012 f250 - I had no warning that the sensor had gone bad - truck had to be towed - I'm concerned that this could happen again when I'm towing my trailer and that I won't be able to get safely out of traffic - I often travel to national parks where I have no shoulder or cell service or am not near a dealership - I would be stranded with my family I had to pay have this sensor replaced - may have to pay for tow service as this issue is not covered under extended warranty or as a recall I feel that this issue should be covered under warranty or as a recall as it…”

“Driving 65 down road with light acceleration. Truck had been running approximately 20 minutes. Message comes on instrument panel that states stop safely now . There is no other warning or message. Slow down to pull over and truck dies at 10mph. No power steering or brakes. Tow it to the dealership. Told that it is a faulty egt sensor and they have seen a ton of these. There are 4 sensors on the exhaust system and if one goes bad it will disable the whole truck. Replaced sensor and not covered as recall or warranty. …”

“While backing out a parking space, the engine died and a red warning was displayed pull over safely . The engine would not restart. The engine is a 6.7 liter powerstroke diesel the vehicle was towed to the dealer by a Ford contract towing agency and tested. The problem was a faulty egt 12 sensor. When this failure occurs, it immediately shuts down the engine, which kills the power steering and power brakes. The dealer told me that the failure is a known problem and can occur at any time without warning, although unlikely. They have had several occurrences of the problem at this dealer alone. …”