Ford F-250 Complaints (2005)

439 consumer complaints on file.

#10235522July 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO WATER IN THE RADIATOR UNIT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE EGR COOLING UNIT AT THE COST OF $1,100. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE HE MAKES AT LEAST TWO REPAIRS A DAY IN REFERENCE TO THIS COMPONENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR IDENTICAL TO ANTIFREEZE FLUID, AND NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR DID NOT HAVE ANY WATER IN IT ONCE AGAIN. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE RE-INSPECTED. THE CONTACT EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE RESPONDED BY DENOUNCING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR HER FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235348July 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FORD F250 FRONT END SHAKING WHEN YOU HIT ROUGH SPOT ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH IT 2005 F250. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235098July 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING FASTER THAN 50 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A SMALL IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234915July 19, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING
FORD SD F250 4WD - LIKE OTHERS, SEVERE SHIMMY, ESPECIALLY ON EXPANSION JOINTS ON FREEWAYS. CAN AND DOES SPOOK THE DRIVER. SCARY MOMENTS. DEALER CHECKED, AND SAID STEER STABILIZER SHOULD BE REPLACED?? AT 61,000 K - NO WAY. OTHERS ARE SAYING SAME THING, INCLUDING BALL JOINTS BEING WORN OUT??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234664July 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TOWING OUR HORSE TRAILER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER FORD WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND I SHOULD WRITE IN. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE IS A SNAP RING LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THIS SNAP RING POPS OFF , IS THEN SUCKED BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND A GEAR, WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION CASE TO CRACK. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CASE IS CRACKED ON THE TOP. HE HAS SEEN MANY OF THESE FAILURES. BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS REPAIR WILL COST APPROX $4,500.00. THIS TRUCK HAS LOW MILEAGE (41900 MI). I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM OF FORD TRUCKS FROM 2002 - 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233773July 10, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOVE 50MPH THE FORD 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL. THEY ONLY WHY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND FORCE ANY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TOO. THE ITEMS THAT BRING ON THIS SHAKE (OSCILLATION) ARE THE FOLLOWING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN: 1. ON A HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50 MPH 2.HIITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. ONCE A BUMP IS HIT ABOVE 50MPH, THE OSCILLATION (LEFT TO RIGHT) BEGINS. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL INCIDENTS WERE THE CARS BEHIND ME MUST MANEUVER OR STOP AND RISK RUNNING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233662July 9, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY FORD F 250 TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS UPSET ON HIGHWAY. NORMALLY OCCURS AT OR ABOVE 65 MPH, THE WAY TO RE-GAIN CONTROL IS SLOW CONSIDERABLY. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH FACTORY AND REPLACEMENT TIRES. FORD STATED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THAT IT DOESN'T WARRANT A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232498June 27, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE. THE CONTACT LOST PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SWAYED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR THIS FAILURE AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY PERFORMED A SAFETY INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231489June 18, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 FORD F-250 TRUCK FRONT END WOBBLE. HAS DONE IT SINCE ABOUT 20,000 MILES. DRIVING 55+ MILES PER HOUR, TURNING TO THE LEFT, FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230394June 9, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 FORD F250 4X4, 4 DOOR, AUTO, 5.4L GAS, APPROX. 39K MI. TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEED, IN A SWEEPING LEFT HAND CURVE, CROSSING ROUGH PAVEMENT, A SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND FRONT WHEEL SHIMMY COMMENCED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INVOLUNTARY RAPID LANE CHANGE AND NEAR ACCIDENT. I SLOWED TO 25 MPH IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. LIVING IN FL AND WORKING IN SC AT THE TIME, I WAS FORCED TO DEAL WITH DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS IN THE COLUMBIA, SC AND BARTOW, FL AREAS. ON THE ADVICE OF VARIOUS FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, I REPLACED TIRES, WHEELS, BALL JOINTS, SHOCKS (TWICE), STEERING STABILIZER, HAD MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS AND WHEEL BALANCES PERFORMED. AS I WAS STRANDED OUT-OF-TOWN WITH A TRUCK THAT WAS HANDLING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, I SPENT APPROXIMATELY $4,500 IN PARTS REPLACEMENTS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. THREE FORD DEALERSHIPS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT A SERIOUS PROBLEM EXISTED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY. FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER PERSONNEL, 800-392-3673, EMPLOYED BLATANT STALLING TACTICS UNTIL MY ODOMETER HAD PASSED 40,000 MILES, THEN REFUSED TO RENDER ANY ASSISTANCE. MORE THAN ONE YEAR LATER, I AM WAITING FOR A CALL FROM A REGIONAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER, SUPPOSEDLY ARRANGED THROUGH A COLUMBIA, SC FORD DEALER. I HAVE RECEIVED HIGH SPEED DRIVING INSTRUCTION AT TWO DIFFERENT POLICE ACADEMY COURSES. I HAVE DRIVEN DOZENS OF DIFFERENT VEHICLES AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS OVER HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES. I KNOW A DANGEROUS VEHICLE DEFECT WHEN I SEE ONE. THIS FORD SUSPENSION PROBLEM PRESENTS A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION THAT IS WELL KNOWN BY FORD. NOT ONLY HAS FORD NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES, THEIR SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE ENGAGING IN A CAMPAIGN OF DENIAL AND DECEPTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230072June 5, 2008
STEERING
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED OVER UNEVEN SURFACES THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHIMMY/OSCILLATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229599June 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THICK SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHILE EN ROUTE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE 2, 6, AND 8 FUEL INJECTOR COMPONENTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT THE COST OF $106.50. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $506.70. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE EGR COOLER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,246 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228524May 21, 2008
SUSPENSION
2005 FORD F-250 SD SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES ON HIGHWAY. WE WERE OUT OF THE STATE WORKING FOR 10 DAYS AND DEPENDED ON THIS VEHICLE SO THE FOLLOWING DAY WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND ALL THEY HAD TO SAY WAS THE TIRES NEEDED 80 POUNDS OF AIR. AS SOON AS WE RETURNED HOME WE TRADED IT OFF AND GOT A 2006 AND IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AND A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED ON IT AS WELL. DONE WITH FORD TRUCKS, IF FORD DOESN'T THINK ANY BETTER OF ITS CUSTOMERS THAN TO PUT AN UNSAFE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WE ARE GOING TO CHEVROLET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227804May 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TRAVELING OVER BRIDGE/OVERPASS EXPANSION JOINTS WILL CAUSE THE FRONT AXLE/STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS SEEMS TO SET UP SOME KIND OF WEIRD HARMONIC VIBRATION THAT THE FRONT END CANNOT RECOVER FROM. EVEN AFTER THE ROAD SMOOTHES OUT, FRONT AXLE WILL CONTINUE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS DECREASED TO ABOUT 40MPH. THIS SHAKING IS INCREDIBLY VIOLENT. A LOSS OF CONTROL IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED, THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND SPECIFIC ROAD CONDITIONS REQUIRED. I HAVE DRIVEN FORD TRUCKS MY ENTIRE LIFE, THIS IS NOT A NORMAL "CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE". SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN ON THE FRONT END OF THESE TRUCKS. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227089May 8, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY HARLEY DAVIDSON VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO ME WITHOUT THE MANDATED LATCH CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM, FORD WILL NOT CORRECT THIS, PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226486May 2, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHIMMIES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN I HIT A ROUGH SPOT ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 60-70MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE SLOWED 15 TO 20 MPH IMMEDIATELY TO REGAIN CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225357April 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A DEFECT OR UNEVEN PORTION IN THE ROADWAY SUCH AS A POTHOLE OR BUMP OR AN EXPANSION JOINT ON AN OVERPASS CAN CAUSE THE FRONT END TO START SHIMMYING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE SLOWED OR EVEN STOPPED TO MAKE THE SHIMMY STOP WHICH IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A MULTILANE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, I MUST STRESS THAT THE SHAKING IS QUITE VIOLENT AND FRIGHTENING. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT WITH NO APPARENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IF THIS IS SO THEN I WILL BE TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER BECAUSE THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225319April 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 F250 4X4 ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN IT STARTED A DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I LOOKED AT THE TIRES TO DETERMINE IF I LOST A BALANCE WEIGHT. I THEN PROCEEDED ABOUT A HALF MILE AND STOPPED AT A LOCAL STORE. WHEN I LEFT THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AGAIN. I KEEP THE TRUCK BELOW 40MPH AND HEADED TO THE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED MY TIRES. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I AGAIN HAD TO STOP AND PULL OVER. I KEEP THE TRUCK BELOW 40MPH AND ARRIVED AT THE TIRE STORE WHERE THEY BALANCED THE FRONT TIRES. WHEN I LEFT I AGAIN ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED AGAIN. I KEEP THE TRUCK BELOW 40MPH AND USED SURFACE STREETS TO GET TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK. I WILL HAVE THE RESULTS TOMORROW AFTER OVER $700 WORTH OF REPAIRS. IF I WAS TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL I THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225014April 19, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY FORD F250 SD 2005 HAS A VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AS THE TRUCK GETS OLDER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225019April 19, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCK THAT EXHIBITS WHAT HAS BEEN NAMED THE DEATH WOBBLE AS WELL AS THE 40-50 MPH REAR END BOUNCE OR SHAKE. NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, BRAKES, ETC HAVE NOT CORRECTED THIS ISSUE. I'VE READ ONLINE WHERE MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCE THIS SAME ISSUE AND MANY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD THAT THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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