Ford F-250 Complaints (2005)

439 consumer complaints on file.

#10277365July 19, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 FORD SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH ONLY 12900 MILES ON IT WITH NO MODIFICATIONS EXCEPT A WINCH.BOUGHT TRUCK NEW.I LIVE IN CT.THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES ONCE LAST YEAR ONCE THIS YEAR,BOTH IN MASS.GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE 91 HIT A BUMP LAST YEAR SLID OVER TO THE OTHER LANE BECAUSE OF SEVERE STEERING SHAKE.LUCKY NO CAR IN OTHER LANE. THIS YEAR SAME THING I CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE GOING ON MY CAMP TRIP IN VT TIRE PRESS WAS 48 PSI IN ALL TIRES.THIS TRUCK IS ONLY FOR PLEASURE.NOW GOING HOME IN MASS. I HIT A UNEVEN SEC. OF HIGHWAY ON 91S.IT LOOKED LIKE A PATCH ABOUT 4 FEET LONG ,THE SPEED 70 IN A 65MPH ZONE,THE TRUCK STEERING SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I ALMOST LOST CONTROL,BUT I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND THAT SAVED ME.IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF MY PASSENGER.THIS NEVER HAPPENED IN CT. JUST MASS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277005July 16, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 05 FORD F250SD TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 50 AND UP WHEN I RUN OVER A POT HOLE OR ROAD ROUGHNESS THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY.I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN VERY QUICKLY UNTIL IT STOPS AND THEN I CAN PROCEED. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 6000 MILES. THAT'S WHEN I ROTATED THE TIRES. IT HAS BEGUN SHAKING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF I WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN IT OCCURRED I COULD WRECK. LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG ALL NEWER MODEL FORD TRUCKS YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276180July 9, 2009
SUSPENSION
I OWN A FORD 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY FX4 PICK UP. WHEN THE TRUCK GOES OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE THE FRONT END BECOMES SHAKY AND THE VEHICLE HAS A SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT , THIS IS MORE EVIDENT IF IT OCCURS WHILE ROUNDING A CURVE IN THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING. ON 07/07/09 I ALMOST VEERED INTO A BUS . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276032July 7, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 FORD F250 BOUGHT NEW MAY 2005. THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE SO CLOSE AND SAME HEIGHT IF YOUR FOOT IS OVERLAPPING GAS PEDAL AS YOU APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATES DANGEROUSLY.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW.THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY GARAGE DOOR TODAY. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275794July 5, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE TRAVELING ON I-295 AT 65 MPH. THE TRUCK BOUNCED OUT OF CONTROL AND DRIFTED INTO THE LEFT LANE. I BRAKED TO 35 MPH AND IT STOPPED. A SHOP MECHANIC SAID IT WAS OK. THE SAME THING OCCURRED RECENTLY ON I-64. HIT A ROAD PATCH AND BOUNCED TO A STOP. MY WIFE WAS HORRIFIED AT THE VIOLENT SHAKING. A MASTER MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275240June 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE MANUAL LEVER ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS USED TO LOCK THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO NOT HAVE TRAILER BRAKES WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. ON MARCH 23, 2005, THE MANUFACTURER MADE A MODIFICATION TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THAT DATE WERE NOT REPAIRED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274626June 22, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 80 MPH AND WHILE GOING OVER ROAD BUMPS, THE FRONT-END WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE TO THE POINT THAT ENTIRE TRUCK WILL SHAKE. AFTER SLOWING TO 45 MPH, THE SITUATION WILL SELF-CORRECT ONLY TO BEGIN AGAIN AFTER CROSSING ANOTHER BUMP OR CONCRETE BRIDGE. NO CRASHES/INJURIES HAVE BEEN NOTED THUS FAR. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN A PERIOD OF 48 HOURS THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NONE HAVE FOUND A RESOLUTION. THIS IS A 2005 F-250 SUPERCREW 4X4. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273991June 16, 2009
SUSPENSION, TIRES, STEERING
FORD F250, 2005 SUPERDUTY - FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD IMPERFECTION (BRIDGE TRANSITIONS, BUMPY ROADS ETC..) I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE FIRST STEERING SHIM RECALL AND MADE CALLS BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE. THEY TOLD ME TIRE PRESSURE , BUY NEW TIRES AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO! NOW MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY SAY BRING IT IN WE'LL FIX IT. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES! I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT SIGHT BEFORE, I WISH I DID THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10273718June 13, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END OF MY 2005 FORD F-250 TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH OVER A SLIGHT ROUGH PATCH ON A HIGHWAY. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE LAST MONTH. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL INSPECTION STATION AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. THIS DID NOT HELP. I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY FORD TRUCK. OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HOPE THERE IS A RECALL BEFORE TOO MANY PEOPLE DIE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272963June 5, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F250 SD PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. I HAS BEGUN TO EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN GOING OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. YOU NEED TO ALMOST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE IT STOP. THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS AND SO DOES FORD. BUT LOOKING ON-LINE IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A REAL ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT IS ALSO REFERENCED AS "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272479June 1, 2009
SUSPENSION
FORD 2005 F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY ,VIOLENT SHAKING. ON SAT MAY 30TH AT APPROX 11:00 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE I 280 SOUTH FREEWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER TO A SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN MY 2005 F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WE WERE IN CRUISE CONTROL GOING APPROX 55 MPH. WE DROVE OVER WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A LARGE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE FREEWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE TRAVELED OVER JOINT, THE VEHICLE START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. AFTER A TENSE MOMENT OF COMPLETE TERROR AS THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WE CAME TO A UNSAFE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER THE COMPLETE STOP, I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO SPEED UP AGAIN TO PREVENT BEING REAR ENDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THE REST OF THE TRIP WAS SPENT WHITE KNUCKLED TRAVELING WELL BELOW FREEWAY SPEEDS FOR FEAR OF ANOTHER EPISODE OF SHAKING . EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS A SCARY REMINDER OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. MY DAUGHTER IS SCARED TO TRAVEL IN THE TRUCK AND MY WIFE HAS DEMANDED THAT THE PROBLEM BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY,OR "SELL THE '!@#$% TRUCK" . THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SENT A NOTICE INFORMING ME OF THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED IT COULD BE PREVENTED WITH PROPER TIRE PRESSURE. MY TIRES WERE WELL WITHIN THE RANGE OF PRESSURE SUGGESTED. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I CHECKED THEM IMMEDIATELY WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND PRESENTS A MAJOR RISK TO THE DRIVER OF THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AND HAD FLASHES OF MY DAUGHTER AND I NEVER MAKING IT HOME. THERE WAS A PARENT TRAVELING BEHIND US IN A TRUCK. THEY WITNESSED THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND SAID "I THOUGHT YOUR AXLE WAS GOING TO COME UNDONE AND YOU WERE GOING TO CRASH" .THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I WILL BE TAKING MY DAUGHTERS AND MY EXPERIENCE TO AS MANY FORUMS AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THERE IS A FULL RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS. FORD IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE SITUATION, DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272442May 31, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
FRONT END INSTABILITY, EXTREME VIBRATION, LOSS OF STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AFTER HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT. HAVE HAD VIBRATION AND BOUNCE IN FRONT END SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW DEC 2004. REPEATED RETURN TO DEALERSHIP BUT UNABLE TO FIND POINT CAUSE. APRIL 25, 2005 CRUISE CONTROL AT 75MPH ON I4 FLORIDA ROUGH ASPHALT TRIGGERED SEVERE SHIMMY AND VIBRATION, LOSS OF STEERING (UNABLE TO PULL TO SAFETY LANE). CONTROL REGAINED ONLY BY BRAKING IN BUSY HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC UNTIL VIBRATION CEASED. TIRES ARE NEW, ROTATED AT 3,000 AND KEPT AT FACTORY PRESSURE. THESE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SINCE PURCHASE IN DEC 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270117May 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UNPREDICTABLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION AND OSCILLATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. OCCURS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. HAS RESULTED IN RUNNING ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRS ATTEMPTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP ADVISES THAT THIS IS INHERENT TO YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE; AND CANNOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269680May 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VACUUM HUBS ON A FORD F250 ARE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. MAKES TRUCK JUMP FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE NEXT. I HAVE TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO STAY IN MY LANE. IT STARTED ONLY WHEN I TURN SHARP IT WOULD STICK THEN BRAKE FREE AFTER A I STOP , AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE WITHOUT GOING FROM LANE TO LANE. BOUGHT NEW HUBS THAT ARE NOT VACUUM HUBS ONES THAT ARE 100% MANUAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269422May 19, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING FASTER THAN 55 MILES AN HOUR AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP SHAKING PUTTING ALL PASSENGERS IN DANGER ON THE HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269278May 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN ON 2005 F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL 6.0 TRUCK, AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH AN APPROX. SPEED OF 45, AND MY VEHICLE STALLS FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, I STARTED TO PANIC AND THEN, IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN AFTER BLOWING A BIG PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE. I TRAVELED ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY, WELL I CONTINUE ON TO GET ON THE BELTLINE, APPROX SPEED 65, AND IT DID IT AGAIN, IT STALLED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THE STARTED WITH A BIG BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE., I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS ALL AROUND ME AND IT STALLED, I HAD NO WHERE TO GO. THEY WERE SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND BLOWING HORNS, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. I WAS SO NERVOUS, SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP; THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON ANYTHING. SOMETHING IS WRONG, SO I CAME ON HOME, GOT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT, THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE HELP ME NOTIFY THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND THEY NEED TO LET AMERICANS KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268209May 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN
2005 F250 SD DIESEL 6.0 PICK UP _ CHRONIC ISSUES WITH FRONT END SHIMMY, NEAR UNCONTROLLABLE AT TIMES. DLR SAYS BUY NEW STEERING STABILIZER, AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES, ETC. TSB IS IN PLACE, BUT DLR STATES NOTHING WRONG? 2 TURBOCHARGERS, UNGODLY AMOUNT OF EGR REPLACEMENT, OIL PUMP ISSUES, OIL LEAKS. BAD ENGINE SITUATION, 5 MAJOR WARRANTY CLAIMS ON ISSUES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES IN NON-COMMERCIAL USE. STRANDED OWNER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. SOLUTION FROM FORD - WE WILL GIVE YOU A 200,000 MILE 7 YEAR WARRANTY AT N/C. PROBLEM IS, MOST ISSUES RELATE TO CALIFORNIA EMISSION FAILURE BY FORD UNDER CERTIFICATION ON EMISSIONS, AND FOLLOWING RECALL ON COMPUTER RESET. TRUCK NO LONGER GETS 570 FOOT LBS OF TORQUE AS ADVERTISED, AND 2 SEPARATE DEALERS WERE ONLY ABLE TO OBTAIN 510 FT POUND OF TORQUE, BECAUSE OF RECALL ON EMISSIONS VIOLATIONS. REQUEST FULL INVESTIGATION OF EMISSIONS VIOLATIONS, MANDATED BY STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE CONSUME PURCHASED VEHICLE BASE ON ADVERTISED CLAIMS OF POWER, BUT SUBMITTED TEST DATA TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT FAILED UNDER CAL AIR RES BOARD FOLLOW UP TEST. CONSUMERS DID NOT GET WHAT THEY PAID FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267578May 3, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A COMPLAINT I FILED ON 4/14/09 COMPLAINT # 10265310. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS MATTER AND FOUND OTHER CASES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. HERE IS A LINK WITH MORE INFORMATION. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-250-SUPER-DUTY/TOHP1M75VBFBFT9IL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267299April 30, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY 4X4. I HAVE EXPERIENCED FRONT WHEEL SHIMMY 3 TIMES . I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY PUT ON A NEW FRONT STEERING SHOCK ABSORBER BUT IT OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266335April 22, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
MY 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE DIESEL CREW CAB PICK UP TRUCK SHAKES AND SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY WHEN THE FRONT END HITS A POT HOLE OR TRAVELS OVER A ROAD SURFACE VARIATION. I HAVE HAD 4 INCIDENTS WHERE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND SHIMMYING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE TRUCK CHANGED LANES AND WAS BEYOND MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE EMERGENCY ACTION AND EXIT THE ROADWAY. ON ONE OCCASION THE TRUCK STRUCK A FENCE POLE ADJACENT TO THE ROAD WAY AFTER HITTING A GROOVE IN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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