Ford F-250 Complaints (2018)

400 consumer complaints on file.

#11281042November 19, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK. I REACTED BY QUICKLY TAKING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280786November 18, 2019
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, FRONT END BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE OR 'DEATH WOBBLE' AFTER HITTING A BUMP. DIDN'T STOP UNTIL GOT UNDER 65 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE, I ALMOST CRASHED IN TO A GUARD RAIL AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280856November 18, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 60MPH, UPON HITTING A ROUGH SPOT ON THE ROAD, HEAVY ROAD EXPANSION JOINT OR SOMETIME UNDER LIGHT BRAKING. THE TRUCK STEERING WHEEL WILL OSCILLATE STRONGLY FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WILL SUBSIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TOLD MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL COMING BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, THIS COULD GET SOMEONE INJURED OR WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280925November 18, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A ROUGH SPOT ON HIGHWAY. DEATH WOBBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280698November 17, 2019
STEERING
ON 3 OCCASIONS (THE FIRST 2/17/2019 AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES), WE EXPERIENCED WHAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW AS "DEATH WOBBLE" ON OUR 2018 FORD F250. WE HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 33,000 MILES. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE PRIOR OWNER HAD EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AT APPROX. 65 MPH. I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY, THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I WAS PULLED ALL THE WAY FROM THE RIGHT LANE OVER INTO THE LEFT LANE. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING A TIRE "BLOW OUT". WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY SLOWED ENOUGH TO STOP THE SHAKING AND I COULD ONCE AGAIN STEER, WE PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER TO CHECK OUR TIRES. THERE WERE NO TIRE ISSUES. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. THANKFULLY, IT WAS ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITHOUT MUCH TRAFFIC. HAD THERE BEEN A SEMI TRUCK THE LEFT LANE, WE WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A SMALL CAR IN THE LEFT LANE, WE MAY VERY WELL HAVE KILLED OR INJURED PASSENGERS. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION IN FL, WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY CAUSE OR PROBLEM AND TOLD US IT WAS LIKELY A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILER WE WERE PULLING. WE WERE SKEPTICAL, BUT CONTINUED DRIVING THE TRUCK. ON OUR RETURN TRIP WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, WE ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET CONTROL OF THE STEERING WITHOUT A CRASH. SOON AFTER WE RETURNED HOME, WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. ALTHOUGH, THE TIRES CONTINUED TO WEAR VERY UNEVENLY, WE DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANOTHER INCIDENT UNTIL OCTOBER, 2019. STEERING DAMPENER REPLACED. IT IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK. I URGE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS A PRESENT AND URGENT PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280536November 16, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
LAST WINTER I HAD ISSUES WITH THE FROZEN DOOR LOCKS. MY DOORS WOULD OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE AND A FEW TIMES THEY WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS WINTER IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND JUST RECENTLY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS COME OPEN AS WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO NOTIFICATIONS ON THE DASH CLUSTER OR INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT A DOOR WAS OPEN. JUST THIS PAST WEEK I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOV 13, 2019 AND PICKED UP THE TRUCK ON THE SAME DAY. I DROVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP STRAIGHT HOME JUST UNDER 2 MILES AND I OPEN MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE AND LATCH. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY BACK AND NOW I SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280547November 16, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF MORE THAN ABOUT 30 MPH, AND HIT A BUMP, THE TRUCKS STEERING STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN YOUR LANE WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. IN ADDITION THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED RATHER RAPIDLY TO STOP THE WHEELS FROM SHAKING. THE TRUCK HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO MODIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280243November 15, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VIOLENT SHAKING AND A CONSISTENT VIBRATION UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280328November 15, 2019
SUSPENSION
I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 75 MPH AND WENT OVER A BRIDGE HITTING A SMALL BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY LIKE A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT OR SOMETHING. I SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES NOT QUITE AS HARD BUT MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO CONTROL. I GOT ON LINE AND SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE F-250 TRUCKS. THIS CONDITION WAS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" . FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280357November 15, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT 12PM 11/14/2019, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT 70 MPH AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT A BRIDGE JUNCTION. SCARED ME BADLY AND I IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I BLEW A TIRE, HIT SOMETHING, THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK OR WHAT! I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MY TRUCK HAD WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TODAY THE EXACT SAME DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE OCCURRED AT THE EXACT SAME PLACE IN THE ROAD. I HAVE A CALL IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE HOW THIS CAN BE REPAIRED. MY TRUCK IS ONLY AT 39K MILES AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN JAN 2018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280358November 15, 2019
STEERING
25K MILES AND WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. FORD REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER IDENTIFIED AS THE "FIX". 1K MILES LATER THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS BACK. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK BUT NO ADDITIONAL FIX HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. I FEAR THAT REPLACING PARTS WILL ONLY DELAY THE ISSUE UNTIL IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280232November 14, 2019
STEERING
WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STATS SHAKING LIKE CRAZY AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING. VERY DANGEROUS AND WAS LUCKY OT TO HAVE BEEN I AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280234November 14, 2019
SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE. OUTSIDE TEMP 49 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT - SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. DRIVING 65 MPH AND FRONT DRIVER'S WHEEL HIT A COUPLE OF POT HOLES. ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTS TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SLOW DOWN TO GET IT TO EASE UP, AND THEN SOMETIMES CAN GET IT TO STOP IF I ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SLOW DOWN. AFTER IT HAPPENED THE THIRD TIME, WE HAD A MECHANIC CHANGE THE BALL JOINT, BALANCE AND ROTATED THE TIRES, THEN DO AN ALIGNMENT. BOTH TIMES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE CLAIMED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. UNDERSTAND THAT THEY NEED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT LOOKING OVER THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL SO FAR, OVER HALF OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE THE SAME THING - SOME ARE LISTED UNDER SUSPENSION, AND SOME ARE LISTED UNDER TIRES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING GOING ON HERE AND I'M APPALLED THAT THERE'S NOT BEEN A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279981November 14, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I'M AM REPORTING THE FAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN I TALKED TO MY FOR REP HE SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT. THIS HAPPENED AT 55 MPH AND WAS SO EXTREME I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE'S WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY BUT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT FORUMS. PLEASE HELP FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279883November 13, 2019
SUSPENSION
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND HIT A SLIGHT VARIATION IN ROADWAY AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO INTO WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD MY 7 IN HALF MONTH PREGNANT WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENED. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED THE TRUCK INTO TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS. I MANAGED TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WITH WHEEL WITH MY LIFE AND DRIVE OFF THE INTERSTATE INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, FORCING THE TRUCK TO COME TO A STOP. THE TRUCK IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEARLY COST ME MY FAMILIES LIVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279907November 13, 2019
SUSPENSION
AT AROUND 65 MPH I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279524November 12, 2019
STEERING
TRUCK BECOMES UNABLE TO CONTROL GOING INTO A FULL DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, POT HOLE, ROUGH PATCH, BRIDGE TRANSFER JOINT. HAD A TSB ON THE STEERING STABILIZER TO BE REPLACED AT 14K MILES. HAD DEATH WOBBLE START OCCURING AGAIN AT 21K, DOESN'T MATTER IF ITS A STRAIGHT PATCH OF ROAD OR CURVE. ANY BUMP WHEN TRAVELING OVER ABOUT 40MPH PUTS THE TRUCK INTO AN IMMEDIATE DEATH WOBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279617November 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
IF YOU GO OVER 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP OR SOMETIMES DON'T EVEN HAVE TO HIT A BUMP THE WHOLE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL. OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AS THERE IS A NICK NAME "THE DEATH WOBBLE" FOR IT. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AND NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY CLOSE TO $800 TO REPAIR IT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND HAS TRIED TO CONCEAL. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT STARTED IN CALIFORNIA. FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THERE F250 AND F350'S TO DO THE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. THEY SAY ITS OK JUST DON'T DRIVE OVER 60 MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279334November 11, 2019
SUSPENSION
WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THE PICKUP BEGAN TO SHAKE SO BAD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO ROLL IT. IT IS WAS AS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IT HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES DRIVING ON A NORMAL HWY. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT THE BREAKS. TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. PICKED IT UP AND WENT ABOUT 20 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY FIXED IT. BUT IT IS NOT!!! I PRINTED OFF WHAT I FOUND ON INTERNET TO FIX IT AND A LIST OF PARTS BUT THEY DID NOT DO ANY OF WHAT THE PAPER SAID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279218November 10, 2019
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70MPH HEADING INTO A LEFT CURVE TURN ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO 30MPH. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS 28000 MILES ON IT AND ALL STOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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