Ford F-250 Complaints (2012)

323 consumer complaints on file.

#11193088April 1, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS HAD RANDOM TIMES WHEN IT JUST CUT OFF COMPLETELY OR IT IS UNABLE TO START. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2015. DEALER HAS RECENTLY IDENTIFIED A DEFECT IN THE BRB BUT THE REPAIR EXPENSE IS EXORBITANT DUE TO TIME INVOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190999March 22, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
EXPERIENCING A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I'VE REPLACED TIRES AND ALMOST ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED, AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO CURE IT. HAPPENS WHENEVER I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE TRUCK MUST BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE WOBBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186744March 14, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESCOTT BROTHERS FORD LINCOLN OF PRINCETON (1502 W PERU ST, PRINCETON, IL, (815) 875-1180) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS WORN OUT AND THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN SEVERAL VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183371March 1, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRUCK FRONT VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP TO GET THE VIBRATION TO STOP. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND REBALANCED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE STOCK CONFIGURATION. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 140K MILES NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181289February 20, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
OWNED TRUCK FOR LESS THAN A YEAR, I HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON TRUCK AND HAD 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER A $1000+ BILL FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT STILL HAPPENS BUT NOT TO THE SAME EXTENT AS ORIGINALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180327February 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SHIFTS TO WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176500February 12, 2019
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING IN SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-70 AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP, BRIDGE OR POTHOLE, MY FRONT END WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY; RESULTING IN NEARLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I WOULD NEED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO END THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS HAPPENED NEARLY 15 TIMES WHEN DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-40 BETWEEN NASHVILLE AND KNOXVILLE TN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND LIGHT TRAFFIC OR ELSE IT MAY HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND MOST CALL IT 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND IT IS CAUSED BY THE CASTOR ANGLE OF FORDS FRONT END SUSPENSION. IT IS KNOW TO RAPIDLY WEAR BUSHINGS, JOINTS AND BEARINGS THAT COULD ULTIMATELY CAUSE LOSS OF TOTAL CONTROL OF A HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE. MULTIPLE TSB HAVE BEEN ISSUES FOR OTHER YEAR OF SUPERDUTY TRUCKS AND ALL HAVE STATED TO REPLACE WORN TRACK BARS, TIE ROD ENDS, STEERING STABILIZERS AND ADJUST THE CASTOR ANGLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176652February 12, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON A COLD MORNING WITH NO IMPACT. I SUSPECT THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS FAULTY. GLASS GUY SAID HE REPLACED THIS WINDOW ALL THE TIME WITH THAT COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170089January 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
SOFT PEDAL, BRAKE SYSTEM PEDAL PRESSURE HAS MOVEMENT WHEN STARTING. WHILE DRIVING HAS LIMITED STOPPING POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160802December 11, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT FOUND METAL SHRAPNEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH TRAVELED TO THE ENGINE. MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,180.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153747November 26, 2018
SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCING WHAT IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT, VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKING (SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY). MUST APPLY BRAKES AND SLOW SPEED TO REMEDY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153140November 21, 2018
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE WOBBLE WAS TO REDUCE THE SPEED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE OTHER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENLY FORD INC (500 S GARNER AVE, KENLY, NC 27542) WHERE THE STEERING ARM AND TORSION BAR WERE REPLACED, AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152553November 19, 2018
STEERING
OUR SUPER DUTY IS ONE OF THE ONES AFFECTED BY THE DEATH WOBBLE.HOW ANYONE CAN SAY IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS BEYOND ME.DRIVE 40 MPH AND HAVE IT SHAKE SO BAD IT CROSSES THE CENTER LINE OR DRIVE ANY SPEED FROM 40 TO 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND GO OVER A BUMP OR CHANGE IN PAVEMENT AND HAVE IT SHAKE SO BAD YOU NEED TO HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT WHILE TRAFFIC IS GOING AT 70.VERY DANGEROUS.FORD HAS THE SIMPLE SOLUTION BUT WON'T LET IT OUT.CAMBERS ARE FACTORY SET AT 4.2 WHICH CAUSES THE PROBLEM.CHANGING TO3.5 FIXES IT.FORD COULD HAVE RECALLED THEM BACK IN 2007 AND STOPPED FACTORY SETTINGS OF 4.2.WE SPENT OVER $1500 ON FRONT END REPAIRS,PLLUS SHOCKS AND TIRES WHICH WAS MONEY THROWN OUT. WE WERE TOLD TO PUT NEW ROTORS AND CALIPERS TO CORRECT IT.NO WAY. TOMORROW IT GOES IN TO HAVE THE CAMBERS RESET. OH OVER $700 ALSO TO REPLACE ALL BUSHINGS BEFORE A FORD COMPANY MECHANIC TOLD US ABOUT THE CAMBERS.THE WOBBLE MAY BE THE REASON SO MANY VEHICLES CROSS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.THAT WOBBLE IS BONE JARRING AND MY WIFE HAS 20 FLOATING SPURS IN HER NECK SO IT'S PAINFUL FOR HER.BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2016 AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151032November 12, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK ACUATOR DOES NOT WORK IN MY 2012 FORD F250. I FOUND THIS OUT THE HARD WAY WHEN MY 8 YEAR OLD SON HIT THE SHIFTER AND THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS WITH HIM IN IT. I WAS TAKING GROCERIES OUT OF MY TRUCK AND I HAD THE KEYS IN MY POCKET THINKING THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO THAT WOULD MAKE THE TRUCK MOVE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO JUMP INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND HIT THE BRAKE WITH MY HAND. THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS RECORDED ON MY HOME SECURITY CAMERA. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION THAT COULD'VE GONE REALLY BAD BUT THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T. I FOUND THIS ARTICLE ONLINE (HTTPS://NEWS.PICKUPTRUCKS.COM/2011/12/RECALL-ALERT-2011-FORD-F-150-2012-FORD-F-250-F-350-F-450-F-550.HTML) AND ITS STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART BUT ONLY FOR TRUCKS THAT WERE BUILT BETWEEN 9/9-9/22 OF THAT YEAR. MINE WAS BUILT 3/12 BUT I FIND IT FAR TOO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE ALSO. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CORPORATION AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO CONCERNS ABOUT MY CURRENT SITUATION. I BELIEVE SOMETHING THIS DANGEROUS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THEM. TO ME ITS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY BUT IT IS ABOUT THE PRINCIPLE OF HOW THERE COULD BE A POSSIBILITY OF DEATH CAUSED BY THIS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND I BELIEVE THAT IS WAY UNDER THE AVERAGE MILAGE FOR A VEHICLE OF THAT AGE. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET SOME GUIDANCE FROM YOU GUYS IN WHICH TO TAKE MY NEXT STEP IN GETTING MY SITUATION RESOLVED. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145067November 3, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL MY SECURITY ALARM GOES OFF AT RANDOM ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. NO RYME OF REASON WHY. NOTHING AROUND TRUCK, 0R TOUCHING IT. DAY OR NIGHT. WHEN LOCKED WHICH ITS ALWAYS LOCKED IF IM NOT IN IT. NO PHOTOES, BUT I DO HAVE WITNESSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140146October 13, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEFROST MODE ACUATOR FAULTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131654September 26, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE IN THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEEL START BOUNCING LIKE A BASKET BALL. IT IS A VIOLENT REACTION. IT ONLY STOP BOUNCING IF YOU SLOW DOWN. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 75 MPH. ALSO WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, YOU LOOSE STEERING CONTROL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. THIS HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY BUMP. NOT GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120775August 18, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT A USED 2012 F250 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THAT HAD NO DOME, CARGO, OR MAP LIGHTS BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED NORMAL. AFTER REPLACING BULBS, DIMMER SWITCH, AND CHECKING ALL FUSES I TOOK IN TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE CAB, IT BURNED OUT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AKA BCM. RUMOR HAS IT THAT THESE TRUCKS LEAK WATER FROM WINDSHIELD OR FIREWALL. I PAID 650 TO HAVE IT REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120681August 17, 2018
STEERING
AS REPORTED FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS, DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I GET WOBBLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DRIVING. I HAD DRIVEN 240 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE AND FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO LOCK UP. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK FRONT WHEELS WITH NOT NOTICING ANYTHING WRONG STARTED DRIVING AND WOBBLE WAS GONE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED DOING MORE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT ANY SPEED. I SPOKE WITH THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. WHEN YOU SPEND $65,000.00 AND THIS HAPPENS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE SENDING OUT RECALL NOTICES. THE MANUFACTURE KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND CHANGED IT ON NEWER VEHICLES SO THEY MUST KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. LET'S HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUS INJURED FROM THE DEATH WOBBLE. IS FORD READY TO FIGHT THIS IN COURT ON A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? MY VEHICLE HAS 149,000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED AROUND 130,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113376July 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH ,MY TRUCK STOPED RUNNING. THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS LOW ON OIL,IT WAS NOT. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 6 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME. I DIDN'T WHERE A FORD DEALER WAS SO I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP,THE TRUCK STOPPED 3 MORE TIMES. THEY FIXED A WIREING PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THAY CHARGED ME 526.58 FOR THE REPAIRS. FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. HAS THIS BEEN A PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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