Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11428274August 8, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Our 2019 F250 at approx 20000 odometer miles, while driving on I-25 in Denver driving home from a wedding, with my wife and 7 year old in the vehicle, we were doing approx. 50mph the steering wheel began to shake uncontrollably, the whole cab of the truck seemed to violently shake. We quickly slowed down in traffic causing other vehicles to go around us. The shaking stopped and the truck seemed okay. We had to drive home to Washington state that day so we kept going. It happened twice more, both times we were going approx 50mph and we hit a bump. Both of those times we got over and slowed down until the shaking stopped.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11428142August 7, 2021
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Problem: Backup Camera fuzzy/not clear. It is available to be inspected. I cannot see anything through the camera in most lighting conditions. I cannot see people when banking up. It was not like this when I first bought the truck new. It has gotten progressively worse. I've not taken it to the dealer because a replacement costs over $500 installed and they install the same faulty camera.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11428174August 7, 2021
SUSPENSION
There is a death wobble in the front end of this truck and Ford refuses to fix it. The steering wheel shakes very bad from left to right until you slow the truck to low speed. When pulling a 13000LB trailer at 70 mph and this happens a crash is going to happen and someone is going to end up hurt or killed. I took this truck to my local dealer (Phil Long Ford) when the truck was aprx 6 months old with about 5000 miles on it. They did no documentation of this and told the parts are on back order. After waiting months I called another dealer 70 miles (MedVed Ford) away that told me to bring the truck in. This was February 17 2020 and the truck had 8942 miles. They agreed it had a issue and the added a steering damper and said it is fixed. we just competed a long rv trip across America and the truck kept doing this to the point it scares my with to death. On July 27th 2021 I took the truck back to Phil Long Ford of Colorado Springs with 20924 miles on it and the refused to fix the truck because it was now out of the 12 12 warranty. I refused to take the truck back. After it sat there for 2 weeks they say it is fixed with a new alignment. I picked the truck up on 8/6/2021 with 20945 miles on it and only made it 4 miles from the dealership before it did it again. I am now waiting on call back from the dealership. I have the documentation from the dealer to prove this too. This is a well documented issues with these trucks and someone needs to hold Ford accountable before someone dies.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11428037August 6, 2021
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while her son was driving 40 mph, the vehicle shut-off as the "exhaust failure, service now" message was displayed on the instrument panel. Other motorists were able to assist her son with moving the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where it was later diagnosed with a defective catalytic convertor. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was 73,785.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427905August 5, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the liftgate inadvertently unlocked causing the contents in the bed of the truck to spill out onto the roadway. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not yet repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427556August 3, 2021
SUSPENSION
Violent shaking at highway speeds when driving over certain roadways or expansion joints. Completely stock vehicle with less than 50,000 miles. Front suspension needs to be recalled. Shaking makes it difficult to control the vehicle and requires slowing to 30mph on the highway to mitigate.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427613August 3, 2021
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary at the post office, the transmission independently shifted out of park and the vehicle rolled backwards into a mailbox. The contact stated that the parking brake was not activated at the time of the failure. The contact stated no one was injured nor sought medical attention. The contact called the police department but a police report was not filed. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer however, the mechanic was not able to duplicate the failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V802000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427623August 3, 2021
WHEELS
Death wobble
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427403August 2, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
While driving on the expressway at approximately 65 mph, I hit a pothole and vehicle started shaking violently. The steering was uncontrollable as I released the accelerator and nearly caused an accident on the highway. If my spouse or other family member was driving, I do not know how the situation would have turned out. I do not feel safe in this vehicle until a permanent fix is found.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427311July 31, 2021
STEERING
Hit a bad spot in the road and the front end goes into a violent shake. It’s referred to as the Ford death wobble and they know about it but won’t do anything. My wife will not drive the truck because it’s happened to her several times. Please help
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426928July 29, 2021
STEERING
2017 F250 STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES HAD AT KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD THE LAST 2 DAYS SAYING THEY ARE FIXING WAS TOLD IT WAS READY TO AND COULD P/U YESTERDAY . DROVE IT HOME FELT SOME WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT NOT LIKE IT WAS. DROVE TO WORK TODAY ITS BACK LIKE IT WAS BEFORE PLEASE GET THIS FIXED BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR ANYONE ELSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426943July 29, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
The truck has the wobble of death, aka wobbles violently on speeds over 55 when you either hit the brakes or when it hit a bump. I have dealership has resuraced the rotors 2 times already, and issue still continues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426989July 29, 2021
STEERING
The steering is lock up while drive you Issued a recall for Meijer model vehicle but my vehicle is not included and the steering is locking up while driving down the road that acts like the power steering pump is going out this having the same problem with the cylinder as the others
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427017July 29, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
While driving at a speed around 50 miles an hour on a well surfaced mountain road the steering wheel began to viberate to the extent that the truck could not be controled. I momentarily lost control of the vehicle and it crossed the center line into the oncoming lane of traffic. Fortunately there were no on coming vehicles or an accident would have happened. Over the next two days the same steering viberation occured.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426770July 28, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
While driving my 2019 Ford F250 at approximately 55-60 mph, the steering wheel began to shake and wobble violently from side to side. I was able to maintain control of the vehicle and bring it to a complete stop(luckily there were no vehicles following us at the time). I felt that I was going to lose control of the vehicle and possibly roll over and there was no warning that this was about to happen. After exiting the vehicle and doing a walk around inspection, I determined that I would not call a tow vehicle and continue with my trip, depending on the wobble being gone. The vehicle had approximately 40,000 miles on the odometer at the time. Two days later, I took the truck to a Ford dealership, where the Service Dept. admitted that they have had the same problems with with many Super Duty trucks similar to mine. They inspected and replaced the steering dampers and stabilizer arm and stated that this had fixed the problem on many other Super Duty trucks. I have not had any recurrence of the issue as yet and am hoping the problem is solved, although I have my doubts.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426593July 27, 2021
STEERING
Death wobble. I hit a bump in the road and the truck shook so hard it pulled me off the road and into the grass.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426619July 27, 2021
STEERING
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the steering wheel began to shake forcefully. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road for a few seconds and continued to drive to his destination. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the steering damper to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 20E090000 (Steering, Suspension, Equipment) however, the Vin was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426680July 27, 2021
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, STEERING
Death Wobble on numerous occasions. I first took it to Ford and put some "dampener" on it to fix it. I noticed that the truck still vibrated, but did not go into the death wobble immediately.4-5 months later, a worse death wobble started. It always happens when you hit a bridge abutment paving transition. The violent shaking does not stop until you slow way down. I have had to leave the road twice due to 18 wheelers behind me. It is so bad now, vehicles around me can see the violent shaking and move over and get away from me. This is an extremely dangerous event. If a younger driver freaks out and lets go of the steering wheel, deaths will be inevitable.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426511July 26, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I was driving 60 miles an hour and I hit a pot hole and the truck went into a “death wobble”. It started to shake extremely violently that I thought I was going to crash and die. My arms hurt so bad from trying to hold on to the steering wheel for dear life. I managed to come to a complete stop but not before I almost [XXX] my pants from fear. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11426378July 25, 2021
STEERING
While driving on the freeway the truck just started violently shaking uncontrollably. The only way to stop it was to reduce the speed and to try and exit the freeway safely. The 1st time this happened was in May 2021 and since than it has happened about a dozen times. I have been replacing parts left and right trying to fix the issue, but each time we replace what we think is causing the problem it happens again. While driving to PA for work this weekend (July 22nd-July25th, 2021) it happened 3 separate times, it's very unsafe and scary as hell, when it happens. So we googled "f250's shaking violently" and was amazed at what popped up. The "Ford Death Wobble", that describes what happened to us to a T. I can't believe Ford hasn't issued a recall for this, knowing all the facts. If possible when we replace parts on our car, it's with Ford Dealer ship replacement parts.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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