Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11432243September 9, 2021
SUSPENSION
Violent oscillation/shaking of the steering wheel components after going through an uneaven transition or pot hole on the road at around 60 miles per hour or more. After researching people call it"death wobble" This problem start after 20k miles after buying the truck brand new from the dealership, it's been going on. Last time it happened was yesterday September/08/2021 on highway 10W Baytown ,Texas. Almost get rear ended by an eighteen wheeler wen trying to slow down .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432314September 9, 2021
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Violent wobble when going 50mph and above. Lost control
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432102September 8, 2021
SUSPENSION
The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and continued driving to his residence. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432204September 8, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the sync module failed to connect with Bluetooth and the electrical system became inoperable. The contact called the local dealer where a voice mail message was left however, no response was received. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue however, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432215September 8, 2021
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I was traveling at approximately 75 mph when I went over a bump on the highway and the front of the truck began to violently shake (death wobble) and almost causing me to lose control of the vehicle. I took the truck to my dealership and they said that the track bar ball joint and the steering dampener had excessive play in them. This truck only had just a little over 54,000 miles on it at the time. I had no warning that there was a problem prior to the very traumatizing wobble.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431993September 7, 2021
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Hi on September 06, 2021 at around 10:00am i was driving west on Freeway 10, I was with my family (wife and two kids 5 and 2 year old) on the carpool lane of a very busy freeway in San Gabriel valley. And when my truck started going over 60 mph it started violently shaking. My family and me held tight to the truck, I held on to the steering wheel as hard as I could while I slowly decreased the speed. I was able to bring the speed down to 30mph but the shaking would not stop. I slowly merged across the lanes and came a complete stop on the side of the freeway. I got out of the truck and inspected the outside to see if anything visible broke. After I checked the outside and got back and checked the screen but no messages were given for any sort of malfunction. i tried driving the truck again but at low speed 50mph and the issue did not occurred again, I'm afraid to drive 65 to 70 mph on this truck again and my wife was terrified, saying she could of not imagine what would of happened if she was the one driving at the time of the incident. on September 7, 2021 i took my truck for inspection at Bob Wondries Ford located at 400 S. Atlantic Blvd, Alhambra CA 91801 (626-246-3591), they should have a report for me in about two days.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431793September 5, 2021
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I was driving on I275 in Cincinnati, Oh. during morning rush hour. Traffic was very heavy and there were many cars close behind me. My speed was probably 70 mph. The highway took a turn to the left as I approached a bridge transition. Upon hitting the transition, the steering wheel was literally torn out of my hands and the vibration made me wonder if the front suspension had broken the vibration was so severe. I immediately responded with heavy braking and to this day, I can't imagine how countless cars didn't run into me from behind. I finally was able to regain control of the truck when my speed dropped below 30 mph and I pulled off the road into the center median at which point several cars following me displayed the middle finger salute as they passed by. I can't blame them. Thankfully, the event did not lead to a multi car chain reaction accident. This truck with these issues is a death trap. At the time of the incident, the truck had 17,500 miles on it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431706September 4, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving down the interstate, traveling at 65 MPH, after traversing a moderate bump in the road, the steering wheel started violently shaking. The only way to get the shaking to stop was to slow down to 40 MPH, 25 MPH below the posted speed limit. The inability to control the vehicle and the unsafe requirement to slow on a busy highway is a serious safety concern. This situation is wide lol y known as the Death Wobble.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431722September 4, 2021
SUSPENSION
Periodic extreme Death Wobble (uncontrolled steering/suspension shaking) when driving at high speeds on rough roads.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431677September 3, 2021
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45-55 MPH HIT A BUMP OR COUPLE BUMPS AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN LOSS OF CONTROL. USING THE SHOULDER ON THE ROAD WAS ABLE IMMEDITALY SLOW DOWN AND STOP. THE INTENSITY OF THE SHAKE WAS AS THOUGH THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. SHOCKING. THE DEALER DID PERFROM A STEERING LINKAGE REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY TODAY 09-03-2021
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431692September 3, 2021
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Twice, when accelerating into the freeway a violent shaking, “death rattle” of the steering wheel back and forth left and right. I pulled off to side of freeway . Started back up and the problem seemed to have resolved.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431499September 2, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
Vehicle shakes violently at highway speeds. Suspected "death wobble."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431317September 1, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My Ford F-250 2019 Shakes violently on random occasions when I am driving over 50 mph. No warning laps or messages show up prior. This incident has happened multiple times already. It happens when i'm driving on the highway. On this more recent incident I was on the highway with my pregnant wife and my 6 year old son and the vehicle started shaking violently and I nearly lost control for a moment on a busy highway in Miami FL. I was able to gain control and pull off safely onto the emergency lane. There are no recalls for this malfunction. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. This incident could have caused the life of my family and many others on this highway if i wouldnt have been able to gain control.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11430970August 30, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
When truck was hit at rear lower corner of cab, rear driver side door came open. Door was locked and impact was at low speed, under 10mph.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431076August 30, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I was driving on the highway and the front of the truck started to shake uncontrollably. I thought maybe I hit something. Then a little while longer it did it again when I hit a bump. Thank goodness not a lot of cars around I had to turn on my blinkers and try to pull over . No warning lights no bells no whistles nothin happen before or after. Then on August 29,2021 it happened again this time a busy road . Cars behind me almost ran into me I don’t remember any bumps in the road at all . There was no warning ,!scared me. Next time might not be so lucky . I called the Ford dealer and he has made an appointment to see the truck in over a week . Guess we just keep driving and pray it doesn’t happen and no one dies . Thanks Ford .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431112August 30, 2021
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I was driving down the highway at 70 mph and hit a bump in the road where there was repaving going on. As soon as I hit the bump, the truck and steering wheel began shaking incredibly hard to the point where the truck was hard to control. It felt like I had a tire that had gone completely flat. I slowed down and got off on the shoulder of the road and had to come to a complete stop to get the shaking to stop. I got out, walked around the truck and couldn't find any issues. I got back in the truck and drove down to the next exit, getting up to about 60 mph with no issues. The next morning I had the same issue occur again in a very similar situation.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431128August 30, 2021
SUSPENSION
At highway speeds the truck will start shaking violently with what seems to be referred to as the Death Wobble online. This started in may of this year. The truck has been to the dealer to fix this issue at least 3 times and is there again. I will obtain the paperwork from the dealer. I have video's of this, one from May 11 prior to the first fix, one on June 25th after the next fix and another one on August 28th. Prior to the August 28th video, the Dealer had made contact with Ford on June 25th to start a hotline case. Ford and the dealer said it's ok to keep driving it and not to bring it back to them until July 13th. After dropping this truck off on the 13th, they kept the truck until August 27th because they were working with Ford. This vehicle is not safe to drive. When it starts the death wobble, it will not stop before slowing down below 50 mph, in some cases even further than that. It is not something that would come thru in pictures but I can send you links to the video's I have.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11430901August 29, 2021
STEERING
On going problem: When driving at speeds above 45mph should you happen to hit a slightly recessed manhole cover or defect in the road the steering wheel shakes violently and rapid deceleration is the only cure, applying the brakes has no effect. On a back road I travel frequently, when void of traffic I 'let go' of the steering wheel while hitting a slightly (approx 1-1.5") manhole cover, the truck immediately veered to the left into the oncoming traffic lane. Again no traffic at the time. The wobble of the steering wheel is violent, and cannot be corrected by turning the steering wheel, only slowing down. Personally I feel the adaptive steering is partially to blame. My 2012 F250 with old fashioned steering never had this issue. Please note you only allow one incident date. This started when the truck had about 12,000 miles on it, at that time it was a slight shaking which has grown into an all out loss of control
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11430855August 28, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
We’ve been experiencing the Ford know “Deathwobble” since approximately 30,000 miles and we currently have 48,000. Ford has replaced the steering stabilizer at least two times and it reoccurs within 4,000 miles. I’ve spent countless hours online trying to remedy this problem. I recently replaced the drag link and the associated tie rod end (The OEM ones had minimal play but I wanted to rule out any possibilities), changed to a Bilstein steering stabilizer and 4 new Bilstein shocks. Unfortunately, on are recent 150 mile trip we had two terrifying Death Wobble experiences that we came very close both times having an accident. Today we were actually forced to go into highway median to avoid being pulled into other high speed traffic. I’m including pictures of the tire marks of this incident. This problem is very dangerous and frightening to have happen. Please help!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11430857August 28, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, STEERING
I was traveling down Hwy 75 north at 70to 75 mph when i hit a series of bumps in succession and it sent the truck into a highspeed wobble which would not stop. I changed lanes thinking it was the road but it continued making steering difficult. I slowed down rapidly and moved off the road in traffic to a stop finally on the shoulder. Everything checked out and I proceeded on my way. This was very abnormal it was a excessively violent shake that did not stop until I stopped.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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