Ford F-250 Complaints (2018)

400 consumer complaints on file.

#11322788April 30, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE TRUCK WENT INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH NO WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIOLENTLY WHIP BACK AND FORTH AND THE ALL YOU CAN DO IS GET THE TRUCK STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322210April 24, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 70 IN THE MIDDLE OF DENVER, WE HIT A SMALL EXPANSION JOINT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I COULDN'T HARDLY KEEP A HOLD OF IT TO STEER. I BEGAN BRAKING AND WHEN I GOT DOWN TO 25 MPH IT STOPPED. MY SPEED WASN'T EXCESSIVE, I WAS DOING THE 65 MPH LIMIT. IT HAS DONE THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE SINCE THEN, AND NOW I AM APPREHENSIVE TO DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE. I WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER SOON TO LOOK IT OVER, BUT HONESTLY I DON'T HAVE ANY HOPES TO A REMEDY. I WAS HOPING TO REPORT THIS, AND HOPEFULLY WITH THE MANY OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, FORD MAY HAVE TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO PERISH TO GET ANY ACTION FROM FORD. THANK YOU, [XXX] 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
#11321731April 20, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AC LINE FITTING OVERHEATED CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE AND ARC WHICH IN TURN MELTED THE PRIMARY WIRING HARNESS FOR THE ENGINE. THIS ALSO RESULTED IN THE WIRE CATCHING FIRE AND CAUSING BURN DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE WATER FROM THE CAR WASH PREVENTED FURTHER FIRE DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321028April 13, 2020
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 40 -45 MPH AND THE TRUCK GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, EXPANSION JOINT, OR OTHER CHANGE THE STEERING JUMPS BACK AND FORTH TO THE POINT THAT THE FRONT END FEELS VERY LOOSE AND IT IS NOT EASY TO CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320719April 9, 2020
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN US 1 NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN I TRAVELED ACROSS AN UNEVEN (ROUGH PATCH) IN MY LANE AND MY STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH WHAT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND QUICKLY DROPPED MY SPEED AND THEN STEERED MY TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE I COMPOSED MYSELF, I RECALLED THAT THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL ONCE MY SPEED WAS DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. I MADE SEVERAL NOTES IMMEDIATELY ABOUT WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE THIS HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED CALLING MY DEALERSHIP TO RELAY WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. AFTER SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS AND 2ND OPINIONS, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD CONFLICTING STORIES FROM FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANY LONGER. I'VE HAD EVERY PART OF THE STEERING (DAMPER, LINKAGE, CASTER, ETC) CHECKED AND BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE SPENT LOTS OF MONEY TRYING TO REPLACE PARTS I THOUGHT COULD BE THE CULPRIT. DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE TWO MORE TIMES. I WAS DRIVING MY STOCK ( NO MODIFICATIONS) IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN THIS EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN US1 SOUTH AND CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY, I HAD TO LET GO AND JUST QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO REDUCE THE SPEED SO I COULD AGAIN GRASP THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER IF THE ROAD. AFTER 4 DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS AND GETTING THE "RUN AROUND" FROM FORD, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. I AM CURRENTLY PUTTING A OVER $300 STEERING STABILIZER ON TO HELP MASK THE PROBLEM IF THIS HAPPENS ONCE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320154April 3, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO CORRECT WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. FORD CALLS IT STEERING OSCILLATION. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER I DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE, EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE THAT IS NOT PERPENDICULAR OR ANY ROAD ABNORMALITY. AFTER MULTIPLE FORD DEALERS REPAIRED IT I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES. HOWEVER, AFTER 5,000 TO 10,000 MILES THE DEATH WOBBLE BEGINS TO HAPPEN. I'VE ESCALATED THE ISSUE TO FORD MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT FALLS ON DEAF EARS. I HAVE HAD NO MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE TRUCK TO CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR. THE TRUCK IS 100% STOCK. PLEASE HELP. I AM A SINGLE FATHER AND THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318564March 18, 2020
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2018 FORD F250 IN JANUARY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND CROSSING RAILROAD CROSSING THE FRONT WHEELS STARTING BOUNCING AND SHAKING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO COM TO A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT IT IS REFERRED TO AS A " DEATH WOBBLE". I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SO THAT MY WIFE AND I COULD TOW A CAMPER TRAILER BUT AFTER THIS HAPPENED NOT SURE I WANT TO PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. FORD HAS REPLACED PARTS ON THE VEHICLE AND SAID THIS WOULD FIX IT. OTHER STATE THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE BUT THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318471March 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND MUST PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC TO REDUCE SPEED OR STOP BEFORE ISSUE RESOLVES. NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMNATE. TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES NOW. ISSUE BEGAN AROUND 44,000 MILES. WE HAVE SHORT VIDEO BUT CANNOT UPLOAD HERE DUE TO FILE TYPE NOT BEING PERMITTED. AFTER SEEING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ON THIS WEBSITE, WONDERING WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. FORD CLEARLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND CONTINUES TO SELL THE TRUCK WITH A KNOWN DEFECT AND A PART ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318321March 16, 2020
SUSPENSION
TRAVELLING ALONG A STRAIGHT SECTION OF TWO-LANE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH AND HIT A BUMP OR PAVEMENT FAULT IN THE ROADWAY AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT SHAKING IN MY FRONT END LIKE I HAD A BLOWN TIRE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE FRONT END. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318339March 16, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, WE HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING SO BAD WE ALMOST HIT THE TRUCK NEXT TO US. THE HIGHWAY WAS SO CROWDED ALL I COULD DO WAS BRAKE AND HANG ON. FINALLY WHEN THE SPEED WAS AT 25 IT QUIT VIOLENTLY SHAKING. CHECKED THE TRUCK OUT AT THE NEXT EXIT AND FOUND NOTHING OBVIOUS. ON THE WAY HOME, IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE BECAUSE I AM SCARED THAT WE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH THE CLOSEST DEALER 75 MILES AWAY, I WILL GET IT THERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS FORD AWARE OF THE PROBLEM? THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 15000 MILES, AND SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS. WE ARE IN OUR LATE 60?S AND I CAN ONLY HOPE I CAN HANG ON IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THANK YOU [XXX] 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
#11317933March 13, 2020
STEERING
STEERING BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SOME BUMPS ON THE ROAD TRAVELING 55 MPH. HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED TO ABOUT 20 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317642March 11, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER BUSHINGS ARE CRACKED AND DETERIORATING .. FORD WILL REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY STATE THAT THE CRACKED BUSHING CAN AFFECT STEERING, HANDLING AND BRAKING .. IF THE BUSHINGS FALL APART SUDDENLY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CAN LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH AND KILL SOMEONE.. MY SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE HAS MEVER SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE.. BEING CURIOUS I LOOKED AT OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT.. EVERY SINGLE F250 AND F350 VEHICLE I LOOKED AT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.. EVEN THE NEW ONES WITH ZERO MILES HAD CRACKED BUSHINGS.. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL FALL APART AND FAIL JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS. A FAILED BUSHING CAN CAUSE ALL SORTS OF STEERING ANS STABILTY ISSUES . I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.. IM GLAD I NOTICED THE CRACKED BUSHINGS BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317221March 10, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2018 F250 4X4 CREW CAB HAS 25,500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE FORD DEALER SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED AFTER HITTING A SMALL SEPARATING IN THE CONCRETE ON 1-75. THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE BECAUSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, I WAS IMMEDIATELY FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE TO ACCESS THE SITUATION. I GOT OUT TO INSPECT ALL FOUR TIRES THINKING THAT I MIGHT HAVE A FLAT TIRE. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. FORD SHOULD NOT BE SELLING THIS VEHICLE AT ALL UNTIL THERE IS A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I FEAR THAT SHE COULD OF LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317233March 10, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRUCK HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE NOW. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY FRONT END WHEN IN GOT OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD OR A BRIDGE JOINT GOING BETWEEN 55-75. IT WAS FIXED ONCE WHILE MY WARRANTY WAS ACTIVE NOW SINCE MY WARRANTY IS UP THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. MULTIPLE TIMES DRIVING IF I WASN'T HOLDING ON TIGHT OR IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. EVERYTHING ON MY TRUCK IS STOCK AND IT HAPPENED ROUGHLY 15K AND NOW AT 43K MILES. IM WORRIED IT WILL KILL SOMEONE AND ME AND OR MY FAMILY WHEN WE ARE IN THE TRUCK. I DON'T LET THEM RIDE VERY OFTEN UNLESS WE ARE GOING SOMEWHERE IN TOWN WHERE MY SPEED IN LESS THAN 45 MPH. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY TRUCK AT WOODHOUSE FORD IN BLAIR, NE ON THE 19TH OF THIS MONTH, MARCH 2020. HOPING BY DOING THIS COMPLAINT THEY WILL NOT CHARGE ME SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316134March 4, 2020
STEERING
ON 02/29/2020 I WAS DRIVING HOME.MY STERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO BAD,I COULDNT CONTROL MY TRUCK,I SLOWED DOWN,IT FINALLY STOPPED,I ALMOST HAD A WRECK,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315683March 2, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V278000 (ENGINE, EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER BUMP IN THE ROAD AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE MINUTES LATER AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. COLUMBIA FORD KIA LOCATED AT (234 WILLIMANTIC RD, COLUMBIA, CT 06237), WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315435March 1, 2020
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS AROUND 45MPH. IT HAS OCCURRED ON SMOOTH ROADS AND HIGHWAY AS WELL AS SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROADS. HARD BREAKING IS NEEDED TO GET IT TO STOP, OR RETURN TO A NORMAL DRIVING FEELING. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND IT SCARES ME HAVE THEM RIDE WITH ME. NOT ONLY THAT, THE OTHER DRIVERS SAFETY IF THE TRUCK WAS TO LOSE CONTROL. NOW I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR US, AND THESE PROBLEMS FORD WON'T FIX LEAVES US WITH A TRUCK THAT WE CANNOT GET RID OF DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITHOUT PUSHING IT ONTO SOMEONE ELSE AND PUTTING THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT MY SYMPTOMS. THEY REPORTED EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AND TIGHT.TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNMENT PERFORMED, THIS DID NOT FIX OR HELP THE PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, AND STORIES, IT BECAME VERY CLEAR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 28000 MILES ON IT. TO NEW TO BE HAVING THESE TYPES OF ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311074February 24, 2020
STEERING
DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 55-60MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKING AFTER GOING OVER ROAD EXPANSION JOINT ON 2 LANE DRY ROAD. NO - LIMITED STEERING CONTROL. MILEAGE ON TRUCK 34,800, TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED, 3 PASSENGERS, NO TRAILER OR LOAD. ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL WAS TO HEAVILY APPLY BRAKES, BRING HIGHWAY SPEED DOWN 30MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311128February 24, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE AT 70MPH ON THE PLANO, TX GEORGE BUSH TOLL WAY AND I45 IN CORSICANA, TX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311232February 24, 2020
SUSPENSION
IT'S CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. 30,000 MILES ON TRUCK. IT HAS HAPPEN TWICE, ONCE AT A FULL STOP, I STARTED CROSSING A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND THE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. I HAD NO CONTROL. IF ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING IT COULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK AS I HAD NO WAY OF STEERING. I WAS ONLY DOING BETWEEN 5 & 10 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SECOND TIME WAS TODAY WITH 40,000 MILES. I WAS GOING 65 MPH DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, WHEN IT STARTED VIBRATING OUT OF CONTROL. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT HITTING OR SOMEONE HITTING ME. I'M NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK. FORD REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE, OR HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL GET HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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