Ford F-250 Complaints (2009)

77 consumer complaints on file.

#11000547June 21, 2017
STEERING
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2009 F250 SUPER DUTY PU. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED OVER THE 61630 MILES I HAVE ACCUMULATED. RECENTLY THE TRUCK HAS STARTED EXPERIENCING WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS SEEMS TO MOST OFTEN OCCUR AFTER STARTING FROM A STOP, AND TURNING LEFT. THE WHEELS SEEM TO BE "STUCK" IN THE TURNED DIRECTION, AND NEEDS TO BE MUSCLED BACK INTO A STRAIGHT PATH. THIS IS USUALLY FOLLOWED BY AN UNUSUAL SLIGHT TUGGING OF THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE OTHER DAY IT WAS STICKING FROM ONE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER DIRECTION. FORTUNATELY WE HAD JUST STARTED TO MERGE ONTO A ROAD THAT TYPICALLY IS 45 MPH (WE WERE ONLY DOING ABOUT 20 MPH). MY PARTNER THOUGHT I WAS HORSING AROUND BY "YANKING THE STEERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, BUT IT WAS THE TRUCKS STEERING THAT WAS DOING IT, AND I WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND AS I WAS PULLING FORWARD I COULD FEEL A DIFFERENCE IN THE STEERING (BACK TO NORMAL). MY COMMUTE IS A MERE 15 MINS, BUT BASED ON LOCATIONS OF MY HOME AND WORK, I DO TYPICALLY JUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE STOPPED DOING THIS BECAUSE I FEAR WITH INCREASED TRAFFIC AND SPEED, I WORRY ABOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS AT NORMAL SPEED. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION. HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE OVER, AND FOUND NOTHING WORN OR BROKEN. HE HAS BEEN THE ONLY PERSON SERVICING THIS VEHICLE SINCE NOV 2009, SO HE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE UPKEEP. IN FACT HE HAD REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTATED THE TIRES AT 59000 MILES. I DO HAUL SINGLE AND DOUBLE AXLE TRAILERS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND WORRY ABOUT THE NEXT TIME I NEED TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955274February 17, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
MY F-250 HAS HAD EVERY BRAKE CALIPER LOCK UP AND CAUSE TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND REPAIR. STARTING AT 40K MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN IF EVERY CALIPER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY SHOP DID A REPAIR HISTORY SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2009S HAD A HIGHER FAILURE RATE THAN OTHER YEARS. I ALSO HAD THE MANIFOLD WARP AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT JUST 40K MILES. THANKS - DAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943981January 9, 2017
WHEELS
I HAD A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING COME ON SO I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE TIRE SHOP. THE SHOP FOUND I HAD A CRACKED WHEEL ON THE RIGHT REAR OF MY TRUCK. I KEEP MY TRUCK AND WHEELS CLEAN AND HAVE NEVER PULLED HEAVY LOADS SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE A CRACKED WHEEL. THIS TRUCK IS A DAILY DRIVER ON US HIGHWAYS AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943984January 9, 2017
STEERING
WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY TRUCK WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT STOP WITHOUT HARD BRAKING OR AGGRESSIVELY JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL HAZARD AND AM AFRAID TO LET MY FAMILY DRIVE THE TRUCK. I WILL NOT LET MY GRAND CHILDREN RIDE WITH ME IN FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRUCK DECIDES TO SHAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907670September 19, 2016
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TSB NUMBER: 11-04-22. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 219,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891558July 29, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY TRUCK HAS BEGAN A VIOLENT SHAKING, BOUNCING, AND VIBRATING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN I HIT AN UNEVEN SERVICE ON THE INTERSTATE. FEELS AS IF SOMEONE ELSE GRABS MY STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKES IT AS HARD AND AS FAST AS THEY CAN BACK AND FORTH LEAVING ME WITH LITTLE OR NO CONTROL. TERRIFYING!! THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENCE IS TO SLOW TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. MY FAMILY IS AFRAID TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885118July 15, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH, AND THE FRONT TIRES HIT A LARGE BUMP OR POT HOLE, THE FRONT END GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED (3) TIMES IN 2-WEEKS. ON THE INTERNET, IT IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO GREAT THAT IT VIBRATED ME INTO THE NEXT LANE AND I ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE MY COMPLAINT. ALL THEY COULD OFFER WAS TO REPLACE MY BALL JOINTS, SHOCKS, STEERING STABILIZER, AND TRACK BAR "AT MY EXPENSE." I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS CONDITION ON THE INTERNET AND SEE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE DEATH WOBBLE, AND UNANIMOUSLY, EVERY PERSON SAYS THAT FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A PROBLEM. MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS PARKED UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE COSTLY RECOMMENDED REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872996June 7, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE SPEED WAS REDUCED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRACK BAR, BALL JOINT, BUSHING, AND THE STEERING DAMPER. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872235June 2, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WITH AN EXTREME WOBBLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MORE THAN FIVE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED IN THE FRONT AND REAR ENDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861438April 26, 2016
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE BOUNCES/SHAKES LIKE A BASKETBALL AFTER HITTING A BUMP WHEN TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND MUST PULL OVER AND STOP VEHICLE TO STOP THE BOUNCE/SHAKE. FORD COMPANY REPLACED TRACK BAR WHEN THIS PREVIOUSLY HAPPENED AND GUARANTEED IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED 2 DAYS AFTER REPAIRS WHEN TRAVELLING OUT OF TOWN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837000February 18, 2016
WHEELS, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH NITTO, TIRE LINE: NITTO, TIRE SIZE: LT305/55R/20, DOT NUMBER: 73R8K3R212. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BELTS WERE SEPARATING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817038December 30, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING 2009 FORD F-50 SUPER DUTY FX4 ON INSTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, AS I EXITED TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHICH ONLY STOPPED WHEN I BROUGHT THE PICKUP TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY GAVE ME A SHOPPING LIST OF $3300. THIS INCLUDED WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY ALSO DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD NOT HELP. LOOKING INTO THIS ON GOOGLE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE INTERNET. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING HAS OCCURRED ONCE MORE TWO WEEKS LATER. I AM PARKING THE VEHICLE UNTIL I DECIDE WHAT I NEED TO DO. I AM AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND OTHER MOTORISTS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724770June 11, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT TIRES STARTED TO HOP, INCREASING IN INTENSITY THE ENTIRE TIME. THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY SCARY, AND I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, VERY CAREFULLY, SINCE I HAD HARDLY NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAVE NOTICED THE HOPPING OF THE FRONT TIRES EVERY TIME I HIT A LITTLE BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY OR A POTHOLE. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN AT SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS LESS FREQUENT TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROADS AT A SLOWER PACE. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE TIRES STOP FROM HOPPING IS TO EITHER GRADUALLY PULL OFF THE ROAD, OR JERK THE WHEEL IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER VIOLENTLY. EITHER WAY I DO NOT CONSIDER IT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702433March 29, 2015
ENGINE
WE OWN A 2009 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4, WITH LOW MILES (21478). THIS VEHICLE HAS RUN GREAT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW. AS WE WERE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN POORLY AND LOOSE POWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON. THE MECHANIC SCANNER THE ENGINE CODES P0012-P0018-P0022-P0341-P052D, INDICATING FAULTY CAM PHASERS AND TENSIONERS, AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF TIME. THIS PICKUP HAS LOW MILEAGE AND ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE. THE FORD PARTS DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEY KEEP THESE PARTS STOCKED BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON REPAIR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693421March 10, 2015
SUSPENSION
HIT A SMALL BUMP AND TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. SHAKING DOES NOT STOP UNTIL VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN OR COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT HAS HAPPENED 14 TIMES AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 40 MPH TO 75 MPH. ALIGNMENT IS FINE, TIRES BALANCED AND AT 50% LIFE, NEW SHOCKS, NEW STEERING DAMPER AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS SHOW NO SIGN OF WEAR. DESPITE THIS, PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS ACTUALLY BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691517March 2, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. UPON TRAVELING OVER 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A FEW YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662383December 5, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650639October 28, 2014
STEERING
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A CLUNK FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. AT THE END OF THE BLOCK AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TRUCK MADE THE LEFT TURNED BUT NOT VERY SHARP. UPON DRIVING UP THE STREET I TRIED TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT LANE AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESPOND WELL. UPON PULLING OVER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT FULLY TURN TO THE LEFT BUT WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT OKAY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN A QUARTER OF A TURN. MY CONCERN IS IF I HAD TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN WITH THE ROAD I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS. THE VEHICLE HAS ~61K MILES. IF I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO AROUND A LEFT CORNER. I COULD UNDERSTAND THE STEERING GEAR BOX GOING OUT IF I USED THIS TRUCK FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN NOTED ABOUT A STEERING ISSUE WITH F250 6.4L DIESEL TRUCKS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS BROKEN DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES, NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND REPLACED THE PART. I HAVE THE BROKEN GEAR BOX IN MY GARAGE AND PLAN TO TAKE IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO EVALUATE THE BOX. LAKEWOOD FORDLAND IN LAKEWOOD CO 303.232.6145 COMPLETED THE REPAIRS. LUCKILY THE ISSUED HAPPENED WHILE IN THE CITY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO EVALUATE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630788September 4, 2014
STEERING
I GOT ONTO HIGHWAY 45 FROM 517. WHILE SWITCHING LANES, MY STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE A CHILD'S TOY. THERE WAS NO STEERING WHATSOEVER. I INSTINCTIVELY APPLIED THE BRAKE. MY TRUCK WAS WEAVING FROM MIDDLE LANE TO THE FAST LANE AND FINALLY I WAS IN ONE LANE WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACED IT IN PARK. AT THIS POINT I AM FRANTIC BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS FAST APPROACHING. I'M LOOKING FOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PUMPING MY BRAKES SO THE TRAFFIC CAN SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY FRANTIC, THAT I THOUGHT IF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO GET HIT, IM'S JUMPING OUT. AS I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, THERE WERE TWO VEHICLES PASSING ME UP ON THE SHOULDER LANE. I DIDN'T GET HIT. AFTER I EXITED THE TRUCK, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DIAL FOR 911, MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER. WHILE I WAS SWITCHING LANES, I FELT LIKE SOMETHING HAD BROKEN OR DISENGAGED AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND EXITED THE TRUCK I SMELLED SMOKE, BUT DID NOT SEE ANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626718August 28, 2014
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2009 FORD F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AS HE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. A PIECE OF THE TREAD ACTUALLY CAME OFF THE TIRE AND THE REMAINING TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRUCKS FRONT BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING BOARD AND WHEEL COVER IN ADDITION TO OTHER DAMAGE. ON JULY 5, 2014 A SECOND TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HIS TRUCK, AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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