Ford F-250 Complaints (2006)

495 consumer complaints on file.

#10222093March 23, 2008
STEERING
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 40 NO FASTER THAN 65 MPH WE CAME OVER`A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY IT TOOK EVERYTHING MY HUSBAND HAD IN HIM TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM TRAVELING INTO THE MEDIAN AND WE WERE IN THE SLOW LANE IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE BESIDE US WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED THE TRUCK SHOOK SO HARD MY DOOR CAME OPEN IF I HAD NOT HAD MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY HUSBAND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND BRING THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WE CHECKED ALL TIRES U BOLTS WHEELS EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT OF THIS WAS TERRIFYING TO MY HUSBAND ME AND OUR THREE BOYS I WILL NEVER HAVE THIS TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218491February 19, 2008
STEERING
RECURRING OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING. IT HASN'T CURRENTLY LED TO ANY WRECKS OR COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. WE ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BY PUTTING ON HEAVIER DUTY STEERING DAMPERS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. IF YOU WILL FOLLOW THIS LINK YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE MANY OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-250-SUPER-DUTY/T0SGDCTMOBHE5JER1 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218089February 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
THERE EXISTS A FACTORY FAULT IN THE FORD SUPERDUTY TRUCK. THERE IS WHAT IS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE THAT OCCURS ON ROUGHER ROADS WHEN TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR OR UNDER. THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN A BUMP IS HIT. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO FORD DEALERSHIPS 7+ TIMES FOR THIS AND THEY WILL NOT FIX OR REPLACE THE FAULTY PARTS. I HAVE STARTED A WEB LOG ON AOL REGARDING THIS AND AM ATTACHING THE LINK . HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-250-SUPER-DUTY/T0SGDCTMOBHE5JER1 THERE ARE OVER 170 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD DENIES THE PROBLEM EXISTS. IT WILL KILL SOMEONE SOON, IT HAS ALMOST CASED 4 ACCIDENTS WITH MY TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213349January 1, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AT 40-45 .THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR IT.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212560December 22, 2007
STEERING, WHEELS, TIRES
WHEEL VIBRATION, STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AFTER GOING OVER ROUGH OR UNEVEN SURFACE,CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL AND SOMETIMES LANE SHIFT,THIS HAPPENS AROUND 50/55 MPH AND HIGHER AND MAINLY IN A SLIGHT LEFT HAND CURVE,DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. TRUCK HAS BEEN SEEN AT DEALER FROM ALMOST NEW,TRIED BALANCING TIRES QUITE A FEW TIMES, CHANGE RIM, FORCED BALANCE TIRES,PUT STEERING DAMPER ON TRUCK. DAMPER HELPED BUT DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM, HAVE COME CLOSE 4 TIMES TO LOSING CONTROL OF VEH AND WRECKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210073November 27, 2007
SUSPENSION
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY 2006 FORD F 250 I'VE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT WHEEL OSCILLATION WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, USUALLY AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR GREATER.. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND HITTING A BUMP AT THE EXPANSION JOINT BETWEEN THE ROADWAY AND BRIDGE. AFTER SLOWING TO APROX. 40 MPH THE EVENT ENDED. HOWEVER, I ALWAYS NOTICE A WHEEL SHIMMY EVEN AT SPEED BELOW 50MPH .THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AS LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209956November 26, 2007
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55-70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT. AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,120.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209295November 19, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE TRUCK (FORD 2006 F250) WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL OF IT. SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND YOU NEED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208840November 13, 2007
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
OWN A 2006 FORD F250 POWERSTROKE DIESEL. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ABOUT 65-70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IT TENDS TO START A VIOLENT SHAKE THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. I ALMOST GOT INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED ABOUT 7 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 24,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208006November 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY 2006 F-250. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND VIOLENTLY. I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY DIRECTION WHICH ONLY HAPPENED AFTER I GOT BELOW 15 MPH. AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I GOT OUT TO CHECK WHICH TIRE HAD BLOWN AND TO MY SURPRISE ALL WERE FINE. IF I HADN'T HAVE BEEN IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE OF THE FREEWAY, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HURT EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS WAS NOT A TYPICAL VEHICLE RESPONSE AND WAS VERY LITERALLY A VIOLENT WHEEL HOP OR FRONT END SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR F-250 OWNERS AND ALL WHO TRAVEL AROUND THEM. FORD NEEDS TO RE-CALL THESE FRONT END DEFECTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. AFTER A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED A MOUNTAIN OF OTHER F-250 OWNERS WHO WERE AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR RESULTS, MOST CLAIMING THE SAME THING, THESE VEHICLES HAVE A MAJOR LEAGUE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE SOMEDAY. WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING TO BRING FORD TO THE TABLE AND GET THIS FIXED? IT'S TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207817November 3, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING AT ROAD SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE THE STEERING WILL SHAKE AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PUT ON BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND I HAVE INSTALLED NEW TIRES. THE SHAKING HAS DECREASED, BUT STILL OCCURS AT A LESSER INTENSITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207350October 29, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING MY 2006 F-250 SUPER DUTY ON HWY 95 WHEN MY TRUCK FELT LIKE I WAS IN AN EARTHQUAKE. IT WAS THE WORST VIOLENT SHAKING I HAVE EVER FELT IN A VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE ALL FOUR TIRES EXPLODED. SO I FOUGHT MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDALS TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO FINALLY SKIDDED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE CARS ARE GOING BY US 70 PLUS MILE PER HOUR, EVERYTHING INSIDE THE VEHICLE FELL OFF OF THE SEATS THE DRINKS IN THE CUP HOLDERS WENT FLYING. AFTER SEEING THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SEEMED FINE AND THAT WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE ROAD, WE WERE SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE AGAIN. AFTER VISITED THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIRE BALANCE AND PRESSURE, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THIS WOULD CAUSE SUCH A VIOLENT DEATH SHAKING EXPERIENCE. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE FORD SUPER DUTY THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME WORD FOR WORD PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS FORD MISTAKE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207073October 27, 2007
STEERING
I DRIVE A COMPANY 2006 FORD F250 4X4 THAT I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE STEERING PROBLEM INCIDENTS WITH. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU HIT A POT-HOLE IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRUCK GOES INTO A NEARLY COMPLETE OUT OF CONTROL SHIMMY. IF UNCHECKED THE TRUCK WOULD LITERALLY SHAKE ITS SHELF APART. IN ONE INCIDENT THE TRUCK VIBRATED INTO THE NEXT LANE. LUCK HAD IT THAT NO ONE WAS IN THAT LANE. TO STOP THE VIOLENT VIBRATION YOU HAVE TO DROP THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK BELOW 40MPH AND BECAUSE THE FRONT END IS VIBRATING SO VIOLENTLY BRAKING IS VERY LIMITED DUE TO THE LIMITED TIRE CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT. MY COMPANY HAS A NUMBER OF THESE TRUCKS IN ITS FLEET AND HAS HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER TRUCKS. IT HAS MADE THE COMPANY ISSUE A SITE WIDE BAN FROM DRIVING THESE TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAY IN FEAR OF POSSIBLE INJURIES. AS THESE TRUCKS AGE AND PARTS BECOME WORN IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN AN INCIDENT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE HAPPENS AND THE TRUCK WILL COME APART AND CAUSE A CRASH WITH INJURIES OR DEATHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206527October 22, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10206364October 19, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN DIMMED. SECONDS LATER, SMOKE APPEARED. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206135October 17, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MASSIVE VIBRATION OR OSCILLATION IN THE FRONT END UPON FRONT WHEEL IMPACT WITH A SMALL BUMP AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, TRUCK IS INOPERABLE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN OR STOP TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN A VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS SO PREDICTABLE THAT I CAN MAKE THE SITUATION OCCUR WHEN I WANT. I SENT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED AND THEY RETURNED IT SAYING THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, SLOWLY THIS PROBLEM IS CREEPING BACK AGAIN. THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN WITH GREATER SEVERITY EACH TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205394October 11, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE TRUCK WILL JUMP UNCONTROLLABLY INTO OTHER LANE. VERY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205448October 11, 2007
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FAIRLY SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. MY 2006 FORD F250 SD POWERSTROKE STARTED SHAKING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING MOVING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE WHEEL OR A FLAT, BUT IT WAS NOT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 45 MPH AND IT STOPPED. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING FOR THIS MODEL PICK-UP, AND THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT BY FORD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW, AND IT IS VERY SCARY. I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE SOMEONE HAVING A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205071October 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2006 FORD F250 HIT A POT HOLD IN I-15 NEAR KAYSVILLE, SOUTHBOUND ON THURS. OCTOBER 4, 2007. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND ALL I HEARD WAS CAR TIRES SCREECHING. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE FIRST TIME. THIS WAS THE EIGHTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THEN ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER, ALMOST TO WORK, IT DID IT AGAIN ON I-80 WESTBOUND ALMOST TO 5600 WEST. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO TWO DEALERS WHO ONE, WILLEY FORD IN BOUNTIFUL, SAID THERE WAS SOME LOOSE BOLTS. THE OTHER DEALER ED KENLEY FORD IN LAYTON, SAID THERE WAS SOME BROKEN PARTS ON THE FRONT END. IT HAS SHOOK A LITTLE BUT NOW IS WORSE THAN EVER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE AS IT WILL EITHER KILL ME OR ANOTHER DRIVER. I SUSTAINED A HEADACHE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN MY NECK AND A SORE BACK FROM YESTERDAYS INCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO PULL THESE VEHICLES AND GET THEM REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10204597October 1, 2007
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2006, 5.3 GAS ENGINE, 4 WHEEL DRIVE, F250 SUPER DUTY HAS HAD EXCESSIVE WHEEL HOP, BOUNCING, VIBRATION, AND SOMETIMES, VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, WHEN GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS, BUMPS AND ROAD DEFECTS SINCE IT WAS NEARLY NEW. THIS RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN NEW WITH 300 MILES ON IT IN FEB. 2007, I DROVE IT FROM MA TO FL AND NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES IT SHUDDERED, WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 50. THAT IS, IT DID NOT JUST GIVE ONE HARD JOLT, BUT BOUNCED A FEW TIMES. THE BOUNCING GOT WORSE AS MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WENT UP. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WOULD MOVE LATERALLY AFTER A HARD BUMP, THAT IS, MOVE TO THE EDGE OF THE TRAVELED LANE, OR PARTIALLY INTO ONE OF THE ADJACENT LANES. NOW, WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, AT ITS EXTREME OF VIBRATIONS AND BOUNCING, THE VIOLENT SHAKING HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE, BOTH TIMES WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT 60-68 MPH, AFTER GOING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT COMING OFF OR GOING ON TO A BRIDGE. FIRST TIME, ON SEPT 16, 2007, WITH ABOUT 9000 MILES ON THE F250, SHAKING LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS, ON I64 IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, AND THEN, ON SEPT. 28, 2007, FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, OR ABOUT 1000', ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. DURING THESE LAST 2 INCIDENTS, I THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT EASILY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE EITHER INJURED SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF. BOTH OF THE SERIOUS VIOLENT SHAKING EPISODES HAPPENED ON A DRY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN DECENT CONDITION WITH OTHER TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED AND MANY, MANY OTHER VEHICLES GOING OVER THE SAME BUMPS. I HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ALL THE TIRES READ ABOUT 50#, THE SAME AS WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK ON JAN. 31, 2007. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS IN THE TIRES. NOW, IT SHUDDERS WHEN GOING OVER VERY MINOR BUMPS, SOMETIMES EVEN AT BELOW 45 MPH. I'VE MADE IT BACK FROM MY TRIP AND THERE ARE ABOUT 9500 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK. THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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