2012 Ford Police Interceptor UtilitProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor Utilit, most often about the engine. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through August 1, 2017. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor Utilit has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2012 Ford Police Interceptor Utilit recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2012 vs. every other Police Interceptor Utilit year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Police Interceptor Utilit median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor Utilit, and the recalls they led to.

  1. Ford Explorer Exhaust OdorPE16008 · closed Sep 12, 2017
    No recall
In owners' words

What Police Interceptor Utilit owners report

Recent engine complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE CABIN, WHICH MADE HIM DIZZY AND ILL. THE CONTACT USED A CARBON MONOXIDE MONITOR TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF CARBON MONOXIDE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE READING INDICATED…
Complaint 11011923 · Aug 1, 2017 · 65,000 miles

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