2012 Ford F-550 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 8%of 13 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 72,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2012 Ford F-550, 8% of the 13 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-550 chassis with an Earth Roamer RV. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle was making an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the turbocharger needle on the instrument cluster fell to zero. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing motive power while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the abnormal banging sound was louder, and the vehicle lost motive power. …”
NHTSA complaint #11590361, filed 2024-05, 72,000 milesRelated recalls
- 13V380000Aug 23, 2013Manning Equipment Inc. LLC (Manning) is recalling certain model year 2012 Ford F-350, F-450 and F-550 gasoline engined dual rear wheel chassis vehicles…Covers: Ford F-550 2012, F-450 2012, F-350 2012
Related service bulletins
- 10053474Jun 18, 2013Ford: in some diesel trucks, the mil may illuminate and is most common with trucks operating in low speed driving and/or operating in stationary idle mode for an extended periods…
- 10053004May 16, 2013Ford: when truck is prevented, after an extended time period of stationary idleness or low speed driving, it fails to complete exhaust regeneration process and illuminates mil…
- 10053411May 1, 2013Ford: due to loose, missing, modified or damaged ground g400, various malfunction indicator light (mil) dtc's, related to glow plug control module (gpcm), may be exhibit on some…
- 10053606Jul 10, 2012Ford: information being provided, for some trucks, regarding service procedure correction for trucks with diesel engine, experiencing malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with…
- 10044213Mar 1, 2012Ford: vehicle may experience exhaust smoke, engine knocking, low power, long crank hard start, runs rough or no crank start which may be caused by contaminated fuel.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Ford F-550
9 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford F-550
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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