Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11414445April 29, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE REPAIRS HAVEN'T COMPLETELY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION ISSUES OVER BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STILL CAUSE IT TO FEEL LIKE THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11414341April 28, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, I BEGAN TO MAKE THE CURVE IN THE ROAD. AHEAD OF ME WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AS MY FRONT WHEELS HIT THE BUMP, MY TRUCK SHARPLY TURNED PUSHING ME INTO THE OTHER LANE AND BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SHAKING WAS SO BAD I COULD BARELY HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND AROUND 25MPH THE SHAKING FINALLY STOPPED AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11414100April 27, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2018 F250 WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE. HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE TRUCKS FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO VEER LANE FROM LANE. FORD HAS HAD THIS ISSUE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS AND HAS CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS. PLEASE GET FORD TO RECALL THESE TRICKS STARTING WITH THE 05 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11414177April 27, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MILEAGE 21098. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 65 MPH, ROAD GOT BUMPY, I THOUGHT THE PICKUP WAS GOING TO SHAKE IT SELF APART. LUCKY NO OTHER VEHICLES WAS AROUND ME. I MANAGED TO GET IT STOPPED AND PULLED OVER, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING, I COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID "YES WE ARE VERY FAMILLAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED RECALL 20N04 AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPER. I STILL GET LOT OF SHAKING AND LOT OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY ON GRAVEL ROADS WITH WASHBOARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11414217April 27, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCE DEATH WOBBLE EVERY TIME I MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN IN MY LANE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413916April 26, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A BUMP AND IT SUDDENLY WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD BARELY HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413987April 26, 2021
STEERING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT MANY REFER TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" NUMEROUS TIMES INCLUDING WHEN TOWING MY CAMPER WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK. HITTING A BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD AT OR APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS SENDS THE TRUCK STEERING INTO A VIOLET SHAKING THAT CAUSES ALMOST A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT IS NOT COVERED AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE NUMEROUS STEERING COMPONENTS ON MY 2019 F250 WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY LET ALONE OUR MONTHLY BUDGET. IT APPEARS FORD IS PUTTING CORPORATE PROFITS OVER THE SAFETY OF ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413837April 25, 2021
SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCING A "DEATH WOBBLE". AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR MORE, ON PAVED HIGHWAYS AND STREETS, WHEN HITTING A BUMP A JUST THE RIGHT ANGLE, THE FRONT END WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IF FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS COMING APART. EPISODE MAY LAST AS LONG AS 15 SECONDS. HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS, STEERING STABILIZER, AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS AS RECOMMENDED BY TIPTON MOTORS (BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS FORD DEALERSHIP) AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413649April 24, 2021
STEERING
TWICE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLING A "DEATH WOBBLE". AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70MPH) A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL OCCURED AS IF A FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, OR A WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. BARELY ABLE TO HANG ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING OUT AND INSPECTING THE FRONT END, I FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I GOT BACK UP TO SPEED AND CONTENUED TO MY DESTINATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413573April 23, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, SUSPENSION
HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55+ MPH) CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IF THE FRONT TIRE HAS BLOWN. STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT AS THE FRONT END SHUTTERS. SLOWING WELL BELOW HIGHWAY SPEED BRINGS IT BACK TO A CONTROLLABLE STATE (HAD TO PULL OVER AND COMPLETELY STOP ONCE). EFFECT IS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES, ABOVE 70 MPH IS NEARLY UNRECOVERABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413605April 23, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MOTOR HAS A NKOCKING TAPPING SOUND LIKE AND OLD SCHOOL TYPE WRITER AND GETS LOUD AT TIMES WHEN IDELING AND SOME TIME REALLY LOUD ANFTER DRIVING IT FO RW WHLLE, (DIESEL ENGINE DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THAT),FORD ENGINEERING AT FACTORY KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT REFUSES TO ALLOW DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR IT AND REPLACE THE PARTS. TRANSMISSION HAD SNECOR AND VALVE BODY GO OUT CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP IN 10TH GEAR AND STALLING OUT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PARTS WITH NEW ONES, BU TDID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND NOW STALLES AND SLIPPES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, OR SOMETIMES SHIFTS SO HARD IT SHAKES THE TRUCK (F250 DIESEL). HAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM 5,4,3 GEARS. WHEN DRIVINING THE TRUCK AND GO TO PASS AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE IS SLIPS GEARS ARE STALLES DOWN UNTIL IT CAN CATCH ITS GEAR TO GO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 6,500 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 26, 2020 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS. MOST OF ALL THE FACTORY ENGINEERS SHOULD NOT DENY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX AND REPLACE WHAT IS WRONG AND CAUUSING THE LOUND AND UPNOGCHIS KNOCKING TICKING SOUND EVEN AFTER DOING A BLACK BOX FLIGHT RECORDER TO DETERMINE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM. THEY SAID TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL ENOUGH COMPLAINTS COM IN TO HAVE A RECALL SENT OUR ARE UNTIL IT BRAKES AND GOES OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE HARM TO INISANT PEOPLE, SUCH AS MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS OUT ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HAVE THIS LOOKED INTO AND HELP GET IT TAKEN CARE OF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413397April 22, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE AROUND 45 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413449April 22, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A POTHOLE OR UNEVEN ROAD, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION (INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS) BEGIN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. IT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE PROBLEM ONLY CORRECTS ITSELF ONCE THE TRUCK IS GROSSLY SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT BRAKING. BRAKING MAKES THE ISSUE WORSE AS IT IS HAPPENING. I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. FORD HAS BEEN OF NO HELP IN THIS ISSUE. WAITING FOR A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413190April 21, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT PEOPLE REFER TO AS 'THE DEATH WOBBLE'. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN DECEMBER 2020. ALL 4 INSTANCES WERE THE SAME.... GOING AROUND MAYBE 48MPH ON A CITY STREET WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT/SMALL HOLES THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I MEAN, THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL VICIOUSLY SHAKE AND GIVE THE DRIVER NO CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH. WHEN IT SHAKES YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT AND JUST TRY YOUR BEST TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. IT'S SO DANGEROUS AND SCARY! THERE ARE TONS OF VIDEOS OF OTHER FORDS ONLINE DOING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO ME IN MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH 2017+ FORD F-250 AND F-350'S BUT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. SOMETHING WITH THESE YEAR MODELS SUSPENSION IS NOT CORRECT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM IS GOING TO REPLACE THE DAMPENERS, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM EVERYONE WITH THIS ISSUE, IT IS A TEMPORARY FIX AND THE WOBBLE RETURNS AFTER A FEW MONTHS. THERE IS A FORD INSTALLED 6IN LIFT AND 37IN TIRES ON THE TRUCK(HAD THIS WHEN I PURCHASED) BUT FROM INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413223April 21, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I'VE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65-70MPH AFTER HITTING AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER IN MAY/2020. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED, BUT WASN'T AS BAD AS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. THEN LAST WEEK THE VIBRATION WORSENED. I THEN EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL WITH A VIOLENT VIBRATION IN STEERING AND ENTIRE BODY. ALMOST HAD A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI TRACTOR AS I WAS TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL. WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY, 4/21/2021, AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACK BALL JOINT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW, AND NOW ONLY 38K MILES. I LOVE FORD TRUCKS, AS THIS IS MY SECOND F250 I'VE OWNED. THE FIRST ONE WAS A 2003, WHICH I ALSO BOUGHT NEW. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THESE FRONT END PARTS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS YESTERDAY AS MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, WHICH I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS DUE TO IT'S PREVIOUS REPAIR FOR VIBRATION ISSUES WHEN ROLLING OVER IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD. I AM NOW WONDERING IF I SHOULD GET RID OF THIS TRUCK AFTER READING MULTIPLE TOPICS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413226April 21, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH, SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412886April 19, 2021
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, WOBBLE, AND BOUNCE OUT OF CONTROL. I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE CONDITION GOT WORSE. I ENDED UP IN THE ONCOMING LANE'S DITCH BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO STOP. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE DURING THIS EVENT I WAS UNABLE TO STEER UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I'VE HEARD FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT FORD SUPER DUTY'S FREQUENTLY HAVE WHAT IS A CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE" AND I WOULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER THIS EVENT TO BE THE SAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412929April 19, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED WOBBLING VIOLENTLY. HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO ALMOST COMPLETELY STOP THE TRUCK. HAS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 45MPH ON CITY STREETS AND WHEN DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408660April 18, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH SEVERE SHAKING OCCURS AND THE TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO BELOW 45 MPH. THE TRUCK'S STEERING DOES NOT RESPOND AND CANNOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. AT THIS POINT I CAN ONLY DRIVE THE TRUCK AT SPEEDS AT OR BELOW 45 MPH. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY DURING THE DAY. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 52 DEGREES AND THERE WAS NO RAIN. THE ROAD AREA I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH WAS KNOWN FOR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND COULD CAUSE SOME SHAKING IN THIS TRUCK AND IN OTHER VEHICLES I'VE DRIVEN BUT NEVER TO THIS EXTREME. THE SEVERE SHAKING STARTED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS AT 65 MPH (70 MPH ZONE) AND BRAKING ALSO BECAME DIFFICULT. I HAD TO KEEP OFF THE GAS AND LET THE TRUCK SLOW ITSELF TO A STABLE SPEED THEN I EXITED THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK IS A 2014 FORD F-250 WITH APPROXIMATELY 109400 MILES ON IT. THE AUTO SHOP I WILL TAKE IT TO TOMORROW SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THAT I SHOULD REPORT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408664April 18, 2021
SUSPENSION
UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS NEARLY OUT OF CONTROL. I PULLED TO THE SIDE, STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED, AND CONTINUED ON. THE DEATH WOBBLE STOPPED FOR THE MOMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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