Ford F-250 Complaints (2018)

400 consumer complaints on file.

#11163148December 22, 2018
POWER TRAIN
2018 FORD F-250 4X4 WITH 6.2L GASOLINE ENGINE: UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, THE TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVER INPUT IS STOPPED. THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO REV UP (ALL THE WAY TO RED-LINE) WHILE IN GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED. THIS HAPPENS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: - VEHICLE IS IN A "COLD START" CONDITION (ENGINE NOT UP TO TEMP) - VEHICLE IS IN "M" (MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER SELECT MODE) - VEHICLE IS COMMANDED TO INITIALLY ACCELERATE WITH THE PEDAL, BUT THEN PEDAL IS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED, AND YET ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN UP TO RED-LINE - VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED - VEHICLE WILL AGAIN SPEED UP AS SOON AS FUEL PEDAL IS PRESSED TO A LEVEL OF APPROXIMATELY 2300RPM EACH TIME, AND THEN THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ESSENTIALLY STARTS THIS "RUN AWAY" FREE REV CONDITION. - THE CONDITION IS MORE PROMINENT WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN "4L" MODE, BUT CAN HAPPEN IN "4H" OR EVEN "2H'. - CONDITION IS REPEATABLE; THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT AND CAN BE MADE TO HAPPEN WHEN CONDITIONS ARE AS STATED - CONDITION HAS BEEN EXHIBITED ON OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR BUILD DATA; OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE HAD THIS SAME CONDITION HAPPEN TO THEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163072December 22, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TOWING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55-60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO GO THROUGH A HARMONICS TYPE OF VIBRATION SHAKING THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT , STEERING WHEEL AND DASH. THIS VIBRATION CONTINUES REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE SPEED IS INCREASED AND DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE SPEED IS LOWERED BELOW 55-60 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161969December 17, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMYING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON MOSTLY HIGHWAYS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO BLAME MY TIRES. THEY TRIED ROTATING MY TIRES AND TELLING ME ITS GONNA FIX THE ISSUE BUT DOESN'T. THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER KEVLAR TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW HAVE ONLY 20,000 MILES AND ARE NOWHERE NEAR WORN OUT! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT SLOWER SPEEDS (AROUND 45 MPH) IN THE CITY, BUT MOSTLY OCCURS AROUND 60-70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157298December 10, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT 7909 MILES SINCE NEW THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLED WITH ENORMOUS SHAKING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, INDUCED INSTANTLY AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE TRANSITION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD SHOULDER TO GET IT TO STOP THE OSCILLATION. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT ALSO CRACKED THE REAR HALF OF THE DUAL PANEL SUNROOF GLASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156946December 8, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AS I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT FROM AN OVERPASS BACK TO THE MAIN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO OSCILLATE. THE HANDLING RETURNED TO NORMAL ONLY AFTER I HAD REDUCED MY SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156669December 6, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT APPOX. 12,000 MILES THE FRONT STRING STARTED TO FEEL LOOSE. BY 14,500 MI IT BECAME VERY LOOSE, JERKY OVER NORMAL HI WAY EXPANSION JOINTS. AT 14,700 MILES, AFTER GOING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HI WAY AT 64 MPH, IT WENT INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" SHAKING SO HARD I COULD BARLEY CONTROL IT. IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BOB HURLEY FORD. TULSA, OK. AT THIS VERY MOMENT. THIS WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155421December 2, 2018
STEERING
HIT SOME BUMPS ON A BRIDGE ON I-24 AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK SLOWED BELOW 50MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152849November 20, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
3 TIMES MY TAILGATE HAS OPENED SPONTANEOUSLY. TWICE WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON A HIGHWAY, AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW IN TOWN. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM MYSELF. IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM. I HAVE 6000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152615November 19, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE TAILGATE CAME DOWN UNEXPECTED WHILE DRIVING. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, WE OCCURRED DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE AND THE 5TH WHEEL. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED. WE WERE TOWING OUR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER IN MOTION, TURNING AND DRIVING. TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN VEHICLES TOLD US OUR TAILGATE WAS DOWN AND HAD DAMAGE TO OUR FIFTH WHEEL. ONE HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER AND THE OTHER IN NOVEMBER AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151182November 13, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON HWY 77 IN VA ON OCTOBER 25, 2018 WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRI-AXLE DUMP TRUCK GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED. UPON IMPACT SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE AND MY HUSBAND STRUGGLE TO GET THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE HELP OF THE DUMP TRUCK DRIVER PULLING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK DOOR. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND THE ALUMINUM MELTED AWAY. HE LOST EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK AND SOME THINGS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. HE WAS PULLING AN ENCLOSED TRAILER WITH TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT AND THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE TRAILER AND DAMAGED/DESTROYED SOME TOOLS UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE BURNING TRUCK FOR YOUR REFERENCE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURED OF THE TRUCK REMAINS. I WOULDN'T BE AS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER FRONT END COLLISION, IN A 2018 FORD F-250 SD TRUCK. THAT TRUCK ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE THE SAME WAY AND ENDED UP BURNING UP COMPLETELY. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE REMAINS OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. TOLD THE CAR DEALER AND THEY GAVE US A NUMBER TO CALL FORD AND TELL THEM. MY HUSBAND CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY DID WAS LOG THE COMPLAINT AND GAVE HIM A CASE NUMBER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150145November 8, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-10 GOING EAST ON I-10 AND CROSSED THE BRIDGE AT THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA LINE. I WAS CHANGING LANES WHILE GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND HIT A BUMP. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SHOOK UNTIL MY SPEED DROPPED BELOW 45 MPH WHICH TOOK ABOUT 20 TO 30 SECONDS. I FELT THAT IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKES, THAT THE FRONT WHEEL WOULD HAVE SHEARED RIGHT OFF THE AXLES. THIS WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING SITUATION I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN A VEHICLE. I HAVE KEPT THE SPEEDS BELOW 50 SINCE THE INCIDENT AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144999November 2, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
HIT BUMP ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES NOW. FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE STEERING DAMPENER. IT DID IT AGAIN AFTER BEING IN SHOP FOR 3 DAYS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN ONLY STOP THE SHAKING BY SLOWING TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD REFUSES TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS AND CLAIMS EVERYTHING IS FINE AND IT WAS THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE. THE AIR PRESSURE WAS TO SPECS. AND STILL DID IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144412October 31, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WITH LESS THAN A 1,000 MILES ON MY 2018 F-250 THE TRUCK SHOWED SIGNS OF "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS BECOME WORSE OVER THE PAST 5,000 MILES. THE EARLY SIGNS HAVE TURNED INTO FULL "DEATH WOBBLE" NOW AND ARE GETTING WORSE. THE TRUCK IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, TYPICALLY CROSSING BRIDGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131155September 25, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WAS GOING AROUND 80 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THIS MORNING AND CAME UPON A BRIDGE APPROACH AND WHEN I HIT THE BRIDGE APPROACH I GOT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS PASSING SOMEONE THE ONLY THING I COULD DO IS SQUEEZE TIGHT AND SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER. THE WOBBLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I CURRENTLY HAVE 10,959 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. SAME THING HAPPENED AT THIS SAME BRIDGE APPROACH IN MY 2013 F350.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130002September 17, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BOUGHT A 2018 FORD F250.. DROVER IT FOR ABOUT 1500 MILES. WENT ON A TRIP TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK , ON THE WAY BACK. WE WERE ON THE 5 FWY BACK TO LOS ANGELES WE ARE GOING 70 AND ALL THE SUDDEN LOST GAS PEDAL IN LINE ONE WITH A BUNCH OF RIGGS AROUND ME. TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER LINE JUST WITH IMPULSE OF THE TRUCK ,STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND TURN IT OFF WAITED LIKE 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED AND GOT HOME. AT HOME WHEN TRY TO RESTART IT WOULD NOT STAR AT ALL. TOOK THE DEALER THEY SAY GOT FIX . DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT WITH ALL MY FAMILY ABOARD ON THE 405 FWY ON THE SECOND LINE ON FWY WITH FIVE LINE EACH WAY. ALSO NO PEDAL POWER TOOK IT TO CUROSCO FORD IN LONG BEACH. CUROSCO FORD AND FORD TECH ADVISE IT WAS PEDAL CONTROL ORDER THE PEDAL CONTROL. WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WILL BE READY 5 DAY LATER. WENT TO THE DEALER FIVE DAYS LATER. THE TECH SAY THEY INSTALL THE PADEL AND TEST DROVE IT, BUT FIVE MILES LATER STILL LOST PEDAL CONTROL, THIS IS 20 DAYS LATER AND THE TRUCK STILL NOT FIX CAN NOT FIND THE PROPLEM ON IT. BOUGHT THE TRUCK ON 07/31/2018 AND I HAD IT ON MY POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 20 PUT 1500 MILES. FORD SAY I CAN TRADE THAT IN LOOSE 25000.00 AND THAT ALL THEY CAN DO.. LEMON LAW DOES NOT COVER BECAUSE IT HAS NOT HAPPEN THREE TIME AND I AM NOT WILLING TO TRY FOR THE THIRD TIME AND HAVE AND ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124433September 4, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS CLEANING MY 2018 FORD F250 WINDSHIELD IN MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER WIPER ARM FELT LOOSE. I WENT OVER TO CHECK THE DRIVERS SIDE AND GAVE IT A WIGGLE AND NOTICED THAT THE KEY WAY FELL OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WIPER ARM WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SHAFT TO MAKE YOUR WIPERS MOVE. I THEN WENT BACK OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE A NOTICED THE KEY WAY LAYING ON SHROUD AT THE BASE OF THE WIPER ARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118654August 8, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
TRUCK HAS AUTO TAILGATE RELEASE. TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. THE TAILGATE HAS DROPPED / RELEASED TWICE BY ITSELF. TAILGATE RELEASED AND DROPPED WHILE TRUCK WAS NOT IN PARK. ONE TIME THIS OCCURED WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I NEED TO EXIT AND CLOSE THE TAILGATE. CONCERNED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS CARGO COULD DROP OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR CARGO COULD BE STOLEN FROM THE TRUCK BED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103744June 25, 2018
PARKING BRAKE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK, IT MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A DITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR OPEN. WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, IT KNOCKED HIM OVER; INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARSHAL MIZE FORD (5348 TENNESSEE HWY 153, HIXSON, TN 37343, (423) 875-2023), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,300. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11078813March 12, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I THINK THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE HEADLIGHTS ON ALL NEW FORD SUPER DUTY PICKUPS. EVEN ON LOW BEAMS THEY HAVE AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT AND BLINDING DOUBLE STACK OF LIGHTS ON EACH SIDE. THESE LIGHTS ARE THE MOST BLINDING LIGHTS COMING AT YOU FROM THE FRONT OR REAR THAT I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THESE ARE LEGAL? I EVEN DRIVE A PICKUP SO THIS ISN'T JUST A COMPLAINT FROM SOME PERSON WHO HATES TRUCKS. THESE LIGHTS I'M REFERRING TO ARE REALLY BLINDING TO OTHER DRIVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064893January 25, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NEW F250 PICKUP TRUCKS HAVE FOUR HEADLIGHTS SHOWING AT ALL TIMES WHEN OPERATED IN HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAM. THIS GIVES OTHER DRIVERS THE IMPRESSION THAT HIGH BEAMS ARE BEING USED AT ALL TIMES, WHICH CAN LEAD TO OTHER DRIVERS FLASHING THEIR HIGH BEAMS AT F250 DRIVERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEM DIM THEIR HIBEAMS. HOW WERE THE HEADLIGHTS FOR THESE VEHICLES CERTIFIED FOR HIGHWAY USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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