Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11445541December 30, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Tailgate realize button in cab also on remote works while vehicle is in motion. While reaching to adjust my pedals while towing on the highway at approximately 70mph tailgate button was pressed, allowing my payload to full all over the Highway. This could easy result in injury or death to others traveling on the Highway. Also, in certain states including Florida, children are aloud to ride in beds of pickup trucks.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445418December 29, 2021
SUSPENSION
Was driving on the highway when my truck started shaking violently, had to pull over and check what was wrong, but no did not see anything wrong. Took it to the Ford dealership near me. Was told the tires were my problem had them replaced but the shaking continues. Ford does not have an explanation for me. What are my options?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445449December 29, 2021
SUSPENSION
While travelling on an interstate highway going approximately 65 mph, the steering wheel and front end began to violently shake after going over the seam that separates the pavement from a bridge. The shaking only stopped after I slowed down considerably. The shaking was bad enough that I felt I did not have full control of the vehicle. The weather was sunny and 40 degrees and the pavement was dry. There were no warning lights either before, during, or after the incident. The vehicle has about 50k miles on it and has never been in an accident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445200December 28, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Death wobbles at random
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445218December 28, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull the vehicle off to the side of the road; however, the vehicle failed to restart after multiple attempts. He initially had the vehicle towed to a dealer where he was informed that his vehicle could not be inspected for two weeks. The contact then towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed him that the fuel pump was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and provided him with a case number. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445288December 28, 2021
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at 62 MPH, the front end of the vehicle inadvertently started shaking violently. The contact stated that the vehicle continued to shake increasingly, causing him to almost lose control of the steering wheel. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact immediately depressed the brake pedal and veered to the side of the road. The contact stated that he exited the vehicle and looked around but could not determine the cause of the failure. The contact notified the dealer of the failure and scheduled an appointment for diagnostic testing. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V576000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445294December 28, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I have had several incidents when driving at night that I keep getting flashed by other drivers thinking my truck head lights are on high beam. I see there is a recall for other year models for the DRL is not dimming when the low beams are on. I am thinking this is happening to this truck. I am going to have ford look at it but they are just going to check light alignment.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445316December 28, 2021
STEERING
I have experience severe steering oscillation on numerous occasions. The vehicle has 48755 miles as of 28 DEC 21. This condition occurs at highway speeds when driving over a rough road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444973December 26, 2021
STEERING
Have been experiencing Wobble of death multiple times driving on the highway. Very scary. Having to stop or slow down quickly in heavy traffic. The Last time was 3 times in 15 minutes on 12/26/21. This happened on IH 10 leaving Beaumont. No warning signs or messages. Just started shaking violently.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444980December 26, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
truck has less than 60,000 miles. Driving along the hiway with grand daughter, going to dance , truck dinged said reduced power,and started losing power started to pull over and engine died, battery light came on, went to get out out some one driving by said get out your truck is on fire, as i got out could see fire smoke, coming from area under engine on left hand side, fire was dripping out . Popped hood release, but now less than a 2 minutes later from reduced power had fire boiling out under the hood. one person had a fire ext and we sprayed in the crack of the hood, as too hot to get hood open, paint was turning colors, by time fire dept got there, the truck was engulfed in fire, loud explosions going on, windows has already blow out left hand side tire on fire. By the time Port Lavaca Texas 77979 fire dept got the fire out, nothing left of the truck. but rear bed. Truck had bee going in Regeneration a lot lately , While waiting for Grand Daughter to come out of school in 10 min, it went in and out of Rengen several times with weird, rpms rise and drops. Drove fine, when we left school. was app. 18 miles from home when the truck said reduced power and started to slow down and died. Called Ford customer care, got passed on twice to different parts, then told Office of general counsel would call. after a week i called back could not get a phone number to call. only a fax. when office of general counsel did call about 11 days later, the guy would not give me his name, a phone number, a email address, told him Video on youtube of 2016 ford Test truck in Cal. on side of road, 6.7 diesel i had seen same thing started under the engine compartment and burnt to ground. See several more post about them catching on fire, all around same age and all 6.7 diesels . Then he said just tell your insurance sub ligation, and let them handle it since i had insurance. Calhoun county Texas Sheriffs office and Port Lavaca Texas fire dept has the reports,
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445009December 26, 2021
SUSPENSION, STEERING
While accelerating on the entrance ramp to the freeway, which is free of potholes, or bumps, the front end of the truck began bouncing up and down violently. I was traveling approximately 50 mph. I immediately braked and the bouncing ceased. Luckily there were no cars behind me at that moment. I bought this truck used about 2 years ago with about 34000 miles on it. I do not know if the previous owner experienced this. It now has 50000 miles, and that was the first and only time so far my wife or I have experienced that problem. This problem could definitely lead to a complete loss of steering control. Luckily I was only going about 50 mph and not on a curve, and nobody behind me. I have this vehicle scheduled for service at Elder Ford of Romeo on Dec 27 2021. They have indicated that it might be a stabilizer bar.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444944December 25, 2021
SUSPENSION
I get a death wobble to where I have to come to almost a complete stop. Even on the interstate
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444955December 25, 2021
SUSPENSION
Death wobble, any change in the road such as a bridge, older road, bump, ect.... The truck starts to shake uncontrollably, and have to come to a complete stop and start over.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444899December 24, 2021
SUSPENSION
Traveling at highway speeds(above 55 mph) I’ve hit a small bumps in the road on multiple occasions. The problem has occurred several times where the vehicle shakes violently until I slow down to about 40 mph. Googling the problem informed me this is a problem with Ford superdutys and the phenomen is referred to as “death wobble”. The article provided a link to nhtsa.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444815December 23, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Without any warning after hitting a small bump on a newly paved highway I had extreme violent shaking in the front suspension after hitting small bump on hwy going approx 60mph, truck shook violently, steering almost unresponsive, had to emergency slow to 25mph in very heavy accident almost rear ended in last incident.. This has happened 2x in the past 6 months 12/21/2021, 8/22/2021. Truck has 12,700 miles on it. I am planning on taking into the Ford dealership after January 1st in 2022 for evaluation.I believe people are calling this a death wobble.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444819December 23, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
The following has happened twice with the truck. While driving down the highway at @55 -65 mph the truck started shaking violently and the steering wheel starting shaking back and forth after driving over an uneven section of the highway. I was able to slow down and pull over until the shaking stopped. The dealership looked at it and decided that the damper was bad. The first time it happened was at about 60K miles and the 2nd time was at 95k. There is no warning before this happens.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444667December 22, 2021
SUSPENSION
At highway speeds if you hit a bump the front end goes into a wobble that translates to the steering wheel. If you slow down the problem stops .This has happened to me twice in the last 3 weeks. Incredibly dangerous especially in a 10,000 lb truck at 70 mph, and if you were towing something it could be catastrophic. I went online and found hundreds of people complaing about the exact same problem with their 2005 - 2019 F250 and F350's. Does someone need to get killed before Ford is forced to address the issue ????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444670December 22, 2021
SUSPENSION
My truck has ~31k miles. On 12/15/2021 I was driving on the interstate at highway speed. A few hours into my trip the front end of my vehicle, suddenly and without warning, began to bounce violently. My ability to steer the vehicle was severely compromised. I almost hit the median wall. I was finally able to get the vehicle to the shoulder and out of the roadway. My first thought was that both front tires had burst. The violent shaking did not stop until the vehicle was at a complete stop. I got out and did a visual inspection of all four tires. They were fine. I did a visual inspection of the steering structures looking for something "loose". It seemed OK. I continued down the interstate and everything seemed ok. I had no clue what happened. After about 10 minutes, the same thing happened again. I did the same inspection again. Finding nothing, I continued to my home, driving below highway speeds with my emergency flashers on. Subsequent research by me revealed that I had a "Death Wobble", a defect in the steering mechanism that Ford has known about for years. There's even a class action lawsuit. Of course, none of Ford's agents/dealers disclosed this defect when I was buying this vehicle. For some reason, Ford hasn't issued a recall for this defect. A call to my local Ford dealer revealed that the service department, the "advisor" immediately diagnosed the problem. Ford has issued an extended warranty, but unfortunately, the authorized "fix" is inadequate and only temporarily masks the real problem. Ford is ignoring this problem, figuring as they did with the Pinto, that it's cheaper to ignore than to properly repair. Until, of course, someone gets killed. This defect manifests itself almost exclusively at highway speeds. And there is no warning. I invite anyone from Ford or the NHTSA to join me for a test ride to experience the terror. A signed waiver will be required.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444702December 22, 2021
SUSPENSION
The contact owned a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when they came to a small unevenness in the road due to a merging of roads. The contact stated that when they passed that point the vehicle suddenly displayed the death wobble despite there being no significant bumping of the vehicle. The contact had to come to a complete stop then pull over to the side of the road. The contact stated the wobbling seized till they came to a similar uneven patch on the road at approximately 60 mph. Again, the contact had to pull over to seize the wobble. The contact had to drive at less than 50 mph to avoid the failure from reoccurring. The contact had not taken the vehicle to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444723December 22, 2021
STRUCTURE
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated that after he had parked his vehicle at a campsite, he had noticed that the heat shield was hanging off his vehicle. The contact then called the dealer and made an appointment to have the heat shield replaced. The contact was also informed that the heat shield had rubbed against the driveshaft which resulted in minor damage; however, the dealer determined that the vehicle was safe to be driven. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had been repaired. Recently, the contact discovered a recall for 2021 Ford F-150 vehicles which he linked to the failure; NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V986000 (Power Train, Structure) however, neither the VIN nor the Year/Make/Model were included. The failure mileage was 16,566.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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