Ford F-250 Complaints (2018)

400 consumer complaints on file.

#11372662November 2, 2020
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE. FRONT TIRES SHIMMY AFTER HITTING POT HOLE OR BRIDGE JOINT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 11,800 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372681November 2, 2020
STEERING
THE KNOWN DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING BECOMES BASICALLY NON EXISTENT WHEN THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED CONTINUALLY SINCE PURCHASING MY 68000 DOLLAR VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366315October 25, 2020
SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE OR STEERING OSCILLATION. HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT OR BUMP OR 45 CAN CAUSE THE FRONT END TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT AT THE SAME SPEED BEFORE MY APPT. WITH THE DEALER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD FOR REPAIR. THE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER BUT DID NOTHING ELSE. THE PROBLEM THEN OCCURRED AGAIN APROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER. I HAVE ANOTHER APPT. WITH THEN NEXT WEEK. THEY WANT ME TO RIDE WITH THEM. APPARENTLY THEY DON'T BELIEVE ME THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364242October 14, 2020
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATED VIOLENTLY ON HIGHWAY APPARENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE OF I-85 (GA MM40 S) @ 65 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362721October 4, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
SOON AFTER PURCHASE WOBBLE AND SHAKE STARTED IN STEERING?I REPORTED IT AT EVERY SERVICE AND SEVERAL TIMES BY PHONE AND EMAIL TO FORD CORPORATE. AFTER AWHILE IN SUMMER 2020 FORD SENT NOTICE THEY WOULD CHANGE STEERING LINK TO FIX PROBLEM? I HAD THE FIX DONE AT ALL AMERICAN FORD ?BUT THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE TECHNICIAN WROTE ON RECEIPT TIRES NEEDED REPLACED? I REPLACED TIRES AND STILL WOBBLE AND SHAKE? THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IS GEORGE WALL FORD THEY ADMITTED TO ME THAT IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND I SHOULD BUY A NEW TRUCK FROM THEM AND THEY WOULD TAKE MY TRUCK FOR A TRADE? BUT AT A LOSS TO MY WALLET? THEY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361105September 25, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BUMP IN ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED MAKE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKE ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL. HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360311September 21, 2020
STEERING
MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE " DEATH WOBBLE". TRUCK HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS AND VIOLENTLY GOES OUT OF CONTROL STEERING. FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS FALLING OFF . BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO FIX. THEY CLAIMED IT IS THE RAG STEERING JOINT. WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE WOBBLED IS BACK! PROBLEM NOT FIXED!! I AM A REGISTERED TRAFFIC ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO OPERATE IN PUBLIC. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY!! AS A SAFETY EXPERT I WOULD NEVER LET ANYONE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL OFFICIALLY PUT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON NOTICE OF THIS ISSUE. I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER TOMORROW TO INFORM OF THIS ISSUE AND EXPECT THAT FORD WILL FIX THIS DESIGN FLAW AT THEIR EXPENSE. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP, [XXX] P.E. TRAFFIC ENGINEER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11359943September 19, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE FRONT END SHAKES OR WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP MAKING IT HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11359954September 19, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65-75MPH), A VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATION BEGAN SUDDENLY. POTHOLES OR SUDDEN JARRING, SUCH AS TRAVELING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUDDER AND VIBRATE WITH SUCH INTENSITY, IT MAKES STEERING AND EVEN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL TENUOUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. THE VIBRATION DOESN'T DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH. IT IS A TERRIFYING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MOVING AT HIGH SPEED. ROUGH PAVEMENT OR TRANSITIONS IN THE PAVING SURFACE SEEMS TO TRIGGER IT. IT HAS BEGUN AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 60MPH AND AS HIGH AS 75MPH. I HAVE VIDEO WHICH SHOWS THE EFFECT INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A 2018 F250 WITH 46K MILES AND FULLY STOCK EVERYTHING. NEVER BEEN MODIFIED OR USED FOR HEAVY OFF ROAD OR TOWING USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349977August 18, 2020
STEERING
AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE JUST OVER 23000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, AIR PRESSURE CHECKED AND ALIGNMENT. NOW ITS TIME TO GO TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR ANALYSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349252August 14, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
MY TRUCK TAILGATE IS OPENING WITHOUT CAUSE. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE A RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY COMPLETED IN JANUARY AND HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. TWICE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER JUST AFTER STARTING TO BACKUP. THAT LAST WAS WHEN MY CAR PLAY MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE APPLE PHONE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING WORK THE TAILGATE OPENED WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE DAMAGE TO THEN GATE CAUSED BY A TRAILER STRIKE ON 1 OPENING AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPFUL AND HAS NOT TAKEN THIS SERIOUSLY. THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342983August 3, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-69 RUNNING ABROUND 75MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AS IF BOTH REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. I GENTLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO NOT EXASERBATE THE ISSUE. IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD DO TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD. SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE FOR SURE. LOOKING IN THE REARVIEW, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRES AND THOUGHT EITHER MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, BEARING WENT BAD IN ONE OF WHEELS OR BLOWN TIRES. AS I SLOWED TO 25 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED AND I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING SUPER HIGH. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND CHECKED OUT THE BRAKES, TIRES, WHEELS AND MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. ALL CLEAR. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. I DID NOT SEE IT HAPPEN BUT THE REAR TIRES LOST TRACTION AND BOUNCED AROUND UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN. I-69 THROUGH DELEWARE COUNTY HAS RECENTLY BEEN PAVED SO I DONT THINK I HIT ANY BIG BUMPS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE TRUCK HAS 38,028 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TRANMISSION ISSUE'S WITH IT. THE OCCASIONAL HARD TO START CONDITION HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE. 5 -10 SECONDS TURNING OVER BEFORE STARTING BUT NO TRANMISSION ISSUE'S. THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AND SINCE, I HAVE HAD IT UP TO 70 MPH AND IT DIDNT HAPPEN AGAIN. AGAIN THOUGH, THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342125July 29, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DRIVERS DOOR OPENED UP UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 89 DEGREES F.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341440July 25, 2020
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT END (TSB) #18 2268
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341169July 23, 2020
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG COVER/HORN COVER IS CRACKING AT THE WEAK SPOTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338046July 7, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ERRATIC STEERING AND VIBRATION BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVERAL LAWSUITS WITH FORD. TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD DEALER LAST WEEK FOR SAFETY RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF DAMPER ASSEMBLY BUT STILL EXPERIENCE WORST PROBLEM OF WOBBLE. HAD TO EMERGENCY STOP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE INTERSTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331359June 28, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2018 F250 6.7 L DIESEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVE ON A FLAT SURFACE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 55 MPH. STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I LOST CONTROL. HERE'S IN TO ON COMING TRAFFIC LANE. JUST MISSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL A SLOWED TO 20 MPH. HAPEN WITH NO LARGE BUMPS. NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. HAPOEN AGAIN THE SAME DAY. BOTH WERE ON STRAIGHT ROADS. APPEARS THIS CONDITION IS REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331117June 26, 2020
STEERING, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEATH WOBBLE CAR RANDOMLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327822June 8, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DRASTIC SHAKING OF THE FRONT END/STEERING WHEEL WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD OVER 60 MPH - SUBSIDES AFTER YOU BRAKE TO ABOUT 40 MPH. VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324823May 16, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I AM EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE WITH THIS TRUCK. I PURCHASED IT USED IN JANUARY, 2020. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES NOW. WHILE DRIVING, WHEN HITTING BUMPS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. NO CRASH, BUT CAN BE SCARY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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