2012 Ford F-250 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 6%of 266 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 82,750miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2012 Ford F-250, 6% of the 266 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 82,750 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vehicle just hit 75,500 miles and the water pump broke. Upon further research, I found that this is not an uncommon problem with this particular truck. Considering that I bought this vehicle for hauling animals, this puts me in a bind and I am lucky that something didn't go while on the trip to pick up a horse that had to be cancelled for this weekend. …”
NHTSA complaint #10981277, filed 2017-04, 75,500 miles“Driving down interstate 85 at 65mph passing a vehicle and all the sudden truck starts to violently shake, making it nearly impossible to control until we got below 30 MPH. Felt as if tires were going to fall off or we were going to loose control.”
NHTSA complaint #11309562, filed 2020-02, 142,000 miles“I started the truck one morning to head to church put the truck in (d) drive headed out down the hwy pulled up to a stop sign on the way when traffic cleared I pressed the accelerator and the engine revived up real high but the truck didn't move and about the time I started to let off, the transmission clunked and took off and shifted weird between 1st and 2nd. The truck has responded two other times in the very same way once going about 40mph it reacted like the truck shifted in neutral. …”
NHTSA complaint #10526028, filed 2013-07, 9,729 miles“Egt sensor fault resulted in a stop safely now alert, shutdown of power while approaching the neches river bridge in beaumont, tx, a bridge on a 3-lane interstate (I-10). Engine subsequently shutdown while in heavy afternoon work traffic causing high potential for a major accident. Traffic behind and next to me swerved and braked on the 75 MPH interstate while the truck lost power as it just made the crest. Vehicle was towed. Egt was replaced. Bank 1, sensor 4. Second such failure. First was in august, 2015. Replaced with ac3z-5j213-b in aug, 2015 (the current failed egt). …”
NHTSA complaint #10993095, filed 2017-06, 134,000 miles“The 6.2 engine has broken valve springs 3 times now. First two times was able to just replace the broken valve spring. The 3rd time it broke a valve spring it dropped the valve in the motor and put hole right through the block and seized the motor almost causing me to wreck”
NHTSA complaint #11394899, filed 2021-02, 174,000 milesRelated recalls
- 11V582000Dec 8, 2011Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 f-150 vehicles manufactured from september 9, 2011, through september 22, 2011, and model year 2012 f-250, f-350…Covers: Ford F-250 2012, F-150 2011, F-450 2012 +2 more
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | 4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 | 15 | 6% |
| 2011 | 13 | 5% |
| 2010 | 5 | 7% |
| 2009 | 2 | 4% |
| 2008 | 14 | 7% |
| 2007 | 1 | 2% |
| 2006 | 9 | 4% |
| 2005 | 14 | 10% |
| 2004 | 12 | 8% |
| 2003 | 12 | 10% |
| 2002 | 12 | 8% |
| 2001 | 28 | 13% |
| 2000 | 23 | 7% |
| 1999 | 61 | 11% |
| 1998 | 2 | 4% |
| 1997 | 34 | 11% |
| 1996 | 19 | 11% |
| 1995 | 36 | 20% |
| 1994 | 23 | 19% |
| 1993 | 17 | 13% |
| 1992 | 26 | 22% |
| 1991 | 10 | 9% |
| 1990 | 11 | 10% |
| 1989 | 12 | 11% |
| 1988 | 7 | 11% |
| 1987 | 4 | 11% |
| 1986 | 1 | 3% |
| 1985 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2012 Ford F-250
125 complaintsSteering
112 complaintsEngine
27 complaintsOther or unknown
25 complaintsFuel system
20 complaintsElectrical system
18 complaintsWheels
16 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsTires
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford F-250
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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