Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11402940March 14, 2021
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH, WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITHOUT ANY VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402745March 13, 2021
SUSPENSION
BASICALLY THE TRUCK AT ANYTHING OVER 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR HITS ANY TYPE OF BUMP IT VIOLENTLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT IS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND I HAVE NOW PARK THE TRUCK I AM DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEEL UNSAFE THAT I'M GONNA KILL MYSELF OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, IT'S THAT VIOLENT. THE THREE TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. EVERY TIME IT'S HAPPENED IT'S ALWAYS AFTER HITTING A RUT OR SOME ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO RECALL OR FIX TO 100% SATISFACTION CUSTOMERS CONCERNS. AGAIN THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND BEING AROUND OTHER PEOPLE OR OTHER VEHICLES WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WILL LEAD TO A CATASTROPHE ON THE ROAD LIVES WILL BE LOST. IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY, BUT HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402763March 13, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON AN INTERSTATE; AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT END WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED BY ABOUT HALF. I HAD A TRUSTED MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND HE SAID ALL FRONT END PARTS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND TIGHT. HE TALKED TO A DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER AS A CURE FOR THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE. I HAD THAT REPLACED AROUND THE FIRST OF FEBRUARY 2021. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK ON AN INTERSTATE AT SPEED SINCE THE REPLACEMENT UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021. THE WOBBLE HAPPENED THREE SEPARATE TIMES WITHIN A SPAN OF TEN MINUTES SCARING THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME AND NEARLY CAUSING TWO WRECKS. THE TRUCK IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE TO NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT TO OTHER VEHICLES IN MY VICINITY WHILE ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402637March 12, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE FRONT STEERING DAMPER WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402642March 12, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED COLE FORD LLC (410 E CHICAGO ST, COLDWATER, MI 49036, (517) 278-5661) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402676March 12, 2021
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 30K MILES ON IT AND LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY IT SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH. ONLY BY BRAKING AND PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER WERE WE ABLE TO STOP THE SHAKING. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP-THEY THINK IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DAMPNER AND THE TRACK BAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400381March 11, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
THIRD INCIDENT OF VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH. ALL THREE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER GOING OVER RELATIVELY SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, PERHAPS 2-3 BUMPS, ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING 2 OF THOSE INCIDENCES. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DURING THE MOST RECENT ONE YESTERDAY (3/11/2021) WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SHE NO LONGER WANTS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND DOES NOT WANT ME DRIVING IT EITHER. I HAVE ALSO HAD A HANDFUL OF SITUATIONS WHERE IT WILL BEGIN JUST SLIGHTLY AND I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE BUMPS IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH ALMOST 100% PREDICTABILITY. I AM A PRIOR FEDERAL AGENT AND HAVE BEEN TRAINED FOR TACTICAL DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WITH THAT SAID, THE SHAKING AND LOSS OF CONTROL EXPERIENCED ON A ROUGHLY $75K VEHICLE THAT IS AROUND A YEAR OLD IS NOT ONLY RIDICULOUS FROM A PRODUCT STAND POINT, BUT ALSO, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN TERMS OF PASSENGER SAFETY. OUR CHILDREN WERE WITH US ON 2 OF THESE OCCASIONS. THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE RATTLING, OR SHAKING. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN AND IT IS A VIOLENT WOBBLING OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK, NOT JUST THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION AND IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY. IN ONE INCIDENT THE DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MY LEFT WAS GLANCING OVER AT ME AS I SLOWED DOWN DURING THE VIOLENT SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. THE DRIVER ALSO HAD A VERY CONCERNED LOOK AND EXPRESSION OF PANIC, UNDOUBTEDLY WONDERING WHY A NEW TRUCK WOULD BE WOBBLING UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGH SPEED DOWN A FREEWAY. TRUCKS IN PARTICULAR SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE MORE RUGGED THAN OTHER VEHICLES. THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM SEIZES AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE IS ALSO PUZZLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399880March 9, 2021
POWER TRAIN
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP SLOWLY THE TRUCK BUMPS/CLUNKS AND SURGES. THIS IS INTENSIFIED IF THE TRANSMISSION IS WARM. ALSO WHEN GOING UP A HILL UNDER A LOAD THERE IS A GEAR NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399941March 9, 2021
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK HAS STARTED DOING THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT CERTAIN SPEEDS UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS AROUND 60MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399728March 8, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS VIBRATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS LAST WEEKEND IT STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT EVEN THE PHONE MOUNT ON THE WINDSHIELD CAME OFF, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER ON I75. AFTER CHECKING TIRES AND TIRE PRESSURE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD, VIBRATION CAME BACK BUT NOT AS SEVERE. HAVE HAD THE TIRES CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE, NO ISSUES THERE. SEEMS TO ONLY BE A PROBLEM AT 60 MPH+
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399789March 8, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2015 FORD F-250 4X4 CREW CAB DIESEL SHORT BED; WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR HOLE, THE TRUCK SOMETIMES SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNOFFICIALLY EXPLAINED AS THE SUPER DUTY DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED. DOING SO IS A HAZARD IN ITSELF FOR SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND DOES NOT IDENTIFY IT AS A PROBLEM. UP TO NOW THERE HAS ONLY BEEN INCIDENTS AND CRASHES WITH OR WITHOUT INJURY. NO FATALITIES LOGGED. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THEY WILL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED BEFORE TAKING ACTION. BY OFFICIALLY REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA, I AS WELL AS THE MANY OTHERS ARE HOPING THAT FORD WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND INITIATE A CAMPAIGN TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, SHOCKS TWICE, STEERING STABILIZER DAMPENER, REBALANCED, REALIGNED AND HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE ROTOR AND SHOE REPLACEMENT (ALL 4) TO NO AVAIL. I'M IN WELL OVER $2500 SO FAR AND STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I WORK 78 MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE SO I'M LOGGING WELL OVER 150 MILES PER DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399799March 8, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED THE TRUCK WAS FIVE YEARS OLD I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PASSED OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT OF A BRIDGE, ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, I THOUGHT A HAD BLOWN A TIRE, BUT AS I SLOWED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TRUCK "SMOOTHED OUT" AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. HOWEVER IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES THAT TRIP, EACH AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55-75) AND WOULD BE "TRIGGERED" BY SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE THEY ROTATED THE TIRES, DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR. HAS BEEN BACK TO A DIFFERENT GARAGE 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES: TIE ROD, DRAG LINK, TRACK BAR JOINTS/BUSHINGS, SHOCKS, ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD CONTINUE TO INDUCE UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHAKING. SO FAR I HAVE PAID JUST UNDER $2500, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND MY MECHANIC IS UNSURE WHAT IS LEFT TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS THIS TO BE THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399572March 7, 2021
SUSPENSION
19000+ MILES. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS. AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRUCK FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER A BRIDGE OVERPASS. 'DEATH WOBBLE'. ALMOST LOST CONTROL. WAS HAULING A TRAILER. ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. HAD IT BEEN A WINTERY DAY WOULD HAVE EASILY GONE OFF ROAD. WILL TAKE TO DEALER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PROVEN NOT TO FIX ANYTHING. IT WILL JUST POSTPONE IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399538March 6, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE , SUSPENSION. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM NO RESULTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399368March 5, 2021
SUSPENSION
WITH 21,000 MILES ON TRUCK I EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER HITTING AN EXPANSION GAP JOINT ON HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY INSPECTED AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER. NOW WITH 32,000 MILES ON TRUCK SAME EXACT ISSUE AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD AND EXPANSION GAPS ON ROAD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECH ORDERED ANOTHER STEERING DAMPENER ON BACK ORDER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ASE CERTIFIED AND HE INFORMED ME THERE WAS SOME PLAY AT THE DRAG LINK WHERE THE PITMAN ARM MEETS THE KNUCKLE. FORD NOW HAS MY TRUCK AGAIN AND I WAS INFORMED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE OSCILLATIONS. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 34,650 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL IS NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399058March 4, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK SEEMS TO HAVE A DEATH WOBBKE AT ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I HIT A OVER PASS JOINT IN THE ROAD OR ANY SLIGHT BUMP WHILE DRIVING FORD HAS REPLACE THE DAMPNER 4 TIMES NOW BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK AND NOW IT CAN BE FELT IN THE BREAKING OF THE TRUCK WHEN STOPPING TO ABRUPTLY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399082March 4, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JUST BOUGHT TRUCK LAST FRIDAY AND DROVE YESTERDAY (3/3/21) FOR THIRD TIME AND ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY DRIVING AROUND 60-65MPH AND STARTED TO CROSS A BRIDGE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I MEAN WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING ANDI DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED..I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET TO OUTSIDE LANE AND PULL OFF ROAD.. LOOKED AROUND TRUCK SAW NOTHING OUT OF ORDINARY AND CONTINUED TO DEALER TO GET THE 2 NEW TIRES PUT ON THAT WERE ORDERED AND WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED THEY SAID OH NO ES WE KNOW HOW TO FIX JUST GET A NEW STEERING DAMPER AND THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER FROM FORD AND HAVE BEEN AND MAY NOT BE IN UNTIL END OF MONTH..AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY SAID IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FIXED AND IF NEED TO DRIVE DON'T GO OVER ABOUT 40-45 MPH..I WAS FRANTIC AND SCARED THANK GOD NO CARS AROUND ME..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399150March 4, 2021
STEERING
THE STEERING OF MY VEHICLE WENT INTO A VILOENT SHAKE THAT REQUIRED ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE DOING 65 MPH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398865March 3, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND PULLING A TRAILER OUT OF NOWHERE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. I QUICKLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 40MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOP SHAKING. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A TURN OR SLOPE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK. EACH TIME FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED SAME PART FOR A STEERING DAMPER DOES NOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING MY INCIDENTS I FOUND SIMILAR STORIES REFERRING TO THIS AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399034March 3, 2021
SUSPENSION
AT 34,000 MILES TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE. VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO CONTROL DUE TO VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKING. AT 58,000 MILES TRUCK STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION. VEHICLE STEERED ROUGH. FOR THE SECOND TIME TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE SECOND TIME AT MY EXPENSE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN PARTS IN SUSPENSION WEAR OUT OVER THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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