Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11408565April 17, 2021
POWER TRAIN
AFTER ENGINE OIL CHANGE AT DEALER, TECH ADVISED OF POSSIBLE BAD TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIX PROBLEM COMING FROM TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL. GOT HOME AND INSPECTED IT AND FOUND SAME LEAK. CALLED DEALER AND TOOK BACK IN. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION DETERMINED LEAK COMING FROM TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION. ORDERED MORE SEALS AND O RINGS. PARTS ON BACK ORDER FOR A MONTH. TECH NOT SURE WHERE LEAK IS COMING FROM. 2019 F250 ONLY HAS 14800 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408496April 16, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
A SCARY AND SERIOUS WOBBLE AT 35 MPH. HAD TO CREEP HOME. ALMOST LOST CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408261April 15, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, HIT A ROUGHER SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRUCK BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 AND IT WENT AWAY. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT NOW HAS 32,000. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND IT IS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408307April 15, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THE HORN STARTED GOING OFF AND AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL THE BATTERIES WERE DISCONNECTED. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULDN'T REENACT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THE AIR BAG EXPANDS AND CAN PUSH ON THE HORN. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IS REMOVE THE AIR BAG WHICH IS BEHIND THE HORN TO FIX WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT. I THINK THIS IS A FORD ISSUE AND A HORN IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A VERY MUCH NEEDED PART OF A VEHICLE. SO THEY TOOK THE FUSE OUT OF THE HORN SO THE HORN WOULDN'T BLARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. TRIED PUTTING THE FUSE BACK IN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE ISN'T COLD, BUT THE HORN IMMEDIATELY STARTS TO BLARE AND WON'T STOP. THEREFORE, THE TRUCK HAS NO HORN. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408105April 14, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. YOU COULD VISUALLY SEE AND FEEL THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKING. IT GOT WORSE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING OVER MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET THE RECALL FIXED, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE WOBBLE. I ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED AN EVEN WORSE WOBBLE 1 WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR. THE WOBBLE IS STILL A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE WOBBLE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE AS IT WAS MILD AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED ME TO GET A FLAT TIRE WHEN IN FACT THE TIRE WAS FINE AND THAT WAS THE ACTUAL WOBBLE. EVERYTHING WAS SHAKING AND I HAD TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE TRUCK. EACH OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408089April 14, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES INTO A JOURNEY, WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, AT APPROX. 70MPH IN A 75 MPH ZONE BETWEEN CARLSBAD NM AND EL PASO TX ON HIGHWAY #180, THE TAILGATE OF MY F-250 OPENED WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT SO IT DIDN'T MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TRAILER SO NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK OR TRAILER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SECURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED -- I ALSO REPORTED THE PRIOR INCIDENT TO NHTSA AND TO FORD. ALSO, WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE DRIVER DASHBOARD ALERT FOR OPEN TAILGATE DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE TRUCK HAD APPROX. 10,000 MILES AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408100April 14, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VIOLENT SHAKING AT A SPEED OF 72MPH, SHAKING STOPPED ONCE SLOWED TO 50MPH. ISSUE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 18330 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408112April 14, 2021
SUSPENSION
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF HITTING A DEFECT IN THE ROAD, LIKE A POTHOLE OR SOME KIND OF DIP, MY FRONT END STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I CAN BARELY KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407945April 13, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, I CROSSED A SMALL BUMP IN THE INTERSTATE WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I TRIED TO CONTROL THE TRUCK BUT WAS LOSING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I THEN HIT THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE THE TRUCK AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AS IT NEEDED TO. THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS UNDER 35MPH I HAD TO GET INTO THE LEFT EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO GATHER MY SELF UP GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK CHECKED ALL 4 TIRES TO VERIFY NONE WERE FLAT AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH BACK TO MY RESIDENCE, WHERE I PARKED MY TRUCK UNTIL I DELIVERED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY MORNING TO ASSES THE TRUCK AND ALLOW THEM THE OPPERTUNITY TO MAKE NESSECARY REPAIRS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. THE FIRST SCENARIO WAS PULLING A CAMPER ON THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND REGAIN CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED A STEERING DAMPENER AND CHECKED ALL SYSTEMS FOR PROPER FUNCTION. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ADDRESSED CORRECTLY BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE MULTIPLE FACTORS CAUSING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED IT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO CORRECT SOLUTION BUT MORE OF A TRIAL AND ERROR FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407981April 13, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHENEVER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD, MY TRUCK BEGINS TO WOBBLE, NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLY. AT SLOWER SPEEDS, I CAN STILL FEEL THE WOBBLE. IT ONLY DOES NOT WOBBLE WHEN I HIT BUMPS GOING 15 MPH OR LESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407989April 13, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A TRUCK FROM A SMALLER CAR DEALERSHIP ON FEB. 16 2021. THE VEHICLES ODOMETER READ 109,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW AND I RECENTLY DECIDED TO RUN A CARFAX REPORT ON THE TRUCK AND IT SHOWED ME THAT THE TRUCKS ODOMETER HAD ONCE READ 136,000 MILES, AND 142,000 BEFORE IT WAS LABELLED AS "POTENTIAL ODOMETER ROLLBACK. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THIS POTENTIAL ODOMETER FRAUD WAS LABELLED BY CARFAX THE TRUCKS ODOMETER WENT TO 109,000 MILES, WHICH WAS HOW MANY MILES IT SAID THE TRUCK HAD WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I BELIEVE THAT I'M DEALING WITH ODOMETER FRAUD, AND I NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407542April 12, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
OUR 2018 F-250 SUPER DUTY IS EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" DUE TO PARTS USED BY FORD THAT THEY KNOW WERE NOT GOING TO HOLD UP AND WOULD WEAR PREMATURELY. THIS IS CAUSING AN EXTREMELY ROUGH AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WOBBLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES' OR EVEN DEATH DUE TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND GENERALLY TRAVELLING ABOVE 50 MPH. ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER GOING OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD OR A POTHOLE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN A VIDEO BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF VIDEO'S ON YOUTUBE OF THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407545April 12, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING ALONG AN INTERSTATE AT 75-80 MPH, AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A PAVED BRIDGE JOINT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO SHATTER APART. I HAD NO STEERING ABILITY AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO NEARLY COME TO A SLOW ROLL, ON THE INTERSTATE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO RETURN BACK TO NORMALCY. THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE THE SHAKING SUBSIDED ENOUGH FOR ME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SAME EVENT, ON A DIFFERENT ROADWAY, OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE FIRST EVENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407733April 12, 2021
STEERING
DRIVING MY TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TRUCKS STEERING VIBRATES VIOLENTLY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THIS IS KNOWN AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE". MU TRUCK IS AFFECTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407744April 12, 2021
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT ALL STAR FORD - CANTON (17849 I-20, CANTON, TX 75103, (903) 567-4144) FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER STAR FORD - CANTON AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407348April 10, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON I 495 LAST NIGHT AND EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE UNDER 27,000 MILES ON MY 2017 F250. IN THE PAST, I NOTICE SHAKING BUT THIS WAS ALOT WORSE AND LASTED A LONG TIME. I HAD TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND MOVE OVER LANES TO SHOULDER WHILE SLOWING DOWN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT BUT COULD EASILY HAVE BENN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407246April 9, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT PEOPLE REFER TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR THEN WENT AWAY. NOW IT IS NOT STOPPING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407251April 9, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2019 FORD F-250 SUPER-DUTY ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE TOUCH SCREEN RADIO DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS INTENSIFIED SO BRIGHT THAT IT APPEARED AS IF A HEADLIGHT WAS INSIDE THE CAR. WHEN THAT HAPPENED, I FOUND MYSELF TEMPORARILY NIGHT BLINDED AND I STRUGGLED TO HOLD POSITION IN MY LANE. I TRIED TO TURN THE RADIO OFF WITH NO SUCCESS. I MOMENTARILY SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON WHICH NORMALLY DIMS THE RADIO DISPLAY BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP EITHER. I GRABBED A TOWEL FROM INSIDE THE CAB AND LAID IT OVER THE DASH AND RADIO SO I COULD BLOCK THE LIGHT AND DRIVE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR MALFUNCTION OR INDICATION OF IMPENDING ISSUE. SINCE THE OCCURRENCE, I HAVE LEARNED THAT FORD HAS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SYNC 3 SYSTEM ALONG WITH NUMEROUS FAILED APIM MODULES. UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND I WANTED TO LET OTHER CONSUMERS BE AWARE OF THE DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407045April 8, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
FRONT END SHIMMY THAT IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHILE MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407058April 8, 2021
STEERING
I HAD A 2006 F250 SUPER DUTY WITH ONLY 120K MILES ON IT THAT WAS A DIESEL THAT HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE. FORD'S FIX FOR IT WAS TO SEND ME A LETTER SAYING TO SLOW DOWN AND MASH ON THE BRAKES. I FINALLY SOLD THAT BECAUSE IT ALSO HAD MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS AS WELL FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A 6.2L 2019 F250 NEW BECAUSE I WANTED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL ACROSS STATES WITH MY FAMILY AND DOG. JUST HAPPENED TO ME 3 DAYS AGO WITH EVERYONE IN THE TRUCK AND IT WAS MUCH MORE VIOLENT. LUCKILY I HAD A PLACE TO PULL OVER ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND DID NOT GET IN HEAD ON. PRETTY UPSET WITH FORD AS THEY KNOWINGLY SELL THESE TRUCKS WITH EXISTING ISSUES THAT ARE DANGEROUS. TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL AND PLACES THE PEOPLE INSIDE IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION. THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN ME DONE TO STOP THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. THIS IS KNOWN TO MANY AS THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SHOULD DEALT WITH. THIS TRUCK WAS MOVING AT SPEED OF 60MPH ON A FLAT, STRAIGHT, SMOOTH ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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