2012 Ford F-150 electronic stability control (esc) problems

“MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF OF A COUNTY ROAD AT 10 MPH AND EPSA FAULT WARNING CAME ON. COULD NOT PHYSICALLY TURN THE VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON F150S FROM 2009 THROUGH 2018 WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER HAS NOT BEEN FOUND BUT I HAVE READ SIMILAR ARTICLES WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. LIVING IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 140,000 MILES”

“WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 F-150 I RECEIVED A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER AND THE STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSE ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO TURN THE VEHICLE.”

“PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN BURNED AND CORRSION DAMAGE FROM WATER LEAKS INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS AFFECTED PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND SEAT RESTRAINT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, BATTERY DIED, NEW BATTERY PLACED IN VEHICLE AND DEAD NEXT DAY. FORD MOTOR UNRESPONSIVE AND WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR ONE MONTH!”

“"SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER SHARP TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES, ETC.. TURN SIGNAL ARM HAS TO BE HELD DURING TURNS. SOMETIMES PROBLEM CLEARS ITSELF.”

“AFTER TURNING STEERING TO FULL LOCK, ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTOL LIGHT COMES ON, AND TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE LEVER IS HELD DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL START/STOP ENGINE CYCLES, SYSTEM RE-SETS UNTIL STEERING IS TURNED FULL LOCK AGAIN.”

“DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD, REAR TIRES MAKE A SQUEALING SOUND FROM SKIDDING. IT WAS HARD TO KEEP TRUCK IN CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES IT ACTED LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I HAVE READ THE REPORTS OF THE INTERCOOLER BEING MESSED UP AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT PART DUE TO OIL AND WATER ENTERING IT BUT FORD SAYS IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO A PART NOT BEING COVERED. I HAVE HAD COILS REPLACED, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, AND NOW I'M HAVING TO GO THRU THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN. ITS DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN A COUPLE MORE TIMES BUT NOT TO THAT EXTENT. THE GAUGES WILL PEG ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT THEN GO TO ZERO AND AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. TRUCK RESETS TO NORMAL WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN MOST OF THE SUMMER. BUT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO. REPAIR SHOP CAN'T REPLICATE IT AND THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DOESN'T FIND IT EITHER.”