Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11395676February 11, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN I CROSS A BRIDGE OR UNEVEN ROAD MY FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING THE USED DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM SAYS IT BECAUSE SOME KIND OF SHOCK ON THE FRONT END BUT I'M NOT SURE IT ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT I'VE TRIED ADJUSTING THE AIR IN THE TIRES TO NO AVAIL I'M AFRAID TO EVEN LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395687February 11, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
PURCHASED NEW, AT 9,000 MILES WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING TRUCK TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO RAPIDLY DECREASE SPEED AND PULL INTO GRASS MEDIAN AS TO NOT GET STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORD SERVICE REPLACED FACTORY STEERING DAMPER WITH ANOTHER OEM FACTORY STEERING DAMPER UNDER WARRANTY AND ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. NOW AT 21000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, ON (8) SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD, WHILE TRAVELING OVER 55MPH THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AGAIN. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IS TO REDUCE SPEED AND STOP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE FACTORY OEM STEERING PARTS, BUT HAS NOT YET PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON A PERMANENT FIX. THIS ISSUE WITH FAULTY OEM PARTS WILL SOON CAUSE THE LOSS OF LIVES IF A REMEDY IS NOT FOUND. I HAVE A BRAND NEW TRUCK I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE OR ALLOW MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395592February 10, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN AT A SPEED OF 45PLUS WHEN A BUMP IS HIT OR IF RAINING AND A WATER PUDDLE TRUCK WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395600February 10, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THAT BUMP CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION GO INTO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." IT SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 25 MPH. DURING THAT TIME THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF TURNING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT COULD CAUSE SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE CORRECTED AND FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395463February 9, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTING SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEELS ACTING LIKE THEY WERE GOING FALL OFF AND LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL, VERY SCARY STOPPED AND EVERY THING STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE STARTING WORKING PROPERLY DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED PULLING A TRAILER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395132February 8, 2021
STEERING
MY TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING THE WOBBLE AT 29500 MILE(1-22-20) DEALERSHIP INSTALLED PART#KC3Z*3E651*B* ON 1-21-2020. SAME PROBLEM AT MILE39200 (10-04-2020 , DEALERSHIP INSTALLED SAME PIECE ON 10-23--2021. SAME PROBLEM AT MILE 44100, 1-20-2021 DEALERSHIP INSTALLED SAME PIECE AGAIN ON 2-3-2021. WHILE DRIVING ON 2-4-2021 AND 2-6-21 WAS ALMOST THROWN INTO SHOULDER FROM SAME PROBLEM. EVERYTIME PROBLEM HAS OCURRED WAD DRIVING BETWEEN 70-78 ON HIGHWAY WITH MININMAL BUMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395147February 8, 2021
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON 1 285 IN ATLANTA I WAS ROUNDING A SLIGHT LEFT HAND CORNER HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I ALMOST HIT 2 OTHER CARS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND THE TRUCK WAS CHANGING LANES ON ITS OWN. THE SHAKING SUBSIDED AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 30 DAYS AND THE MOST VIOLENT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP THIS AM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395326February 8, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
AUTOMATIC TAIL GATE OPENING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394915February 6, 2021
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER SLIGHTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. LATER DIAGNOSIS AT DEALERSHIP SHOWED THE PROBLEM TO BE A DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUG WIRE. I HAVE SINCE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW 7.3 GAS ENGINE BY FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394949February 6, 2021
STEERING
ON NO LESS THAN 10 OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT IS REFERRED TO FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS " STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION", ALSO KNOW AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SERVICED AROUND 16K MILES UNDER WARRANTY WHERE THE STEERING STABILIZER OR STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED. AT 38K MILES I HAD THE SAME VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE SAME FORD DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS TOLD THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 25 MILES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME WITHOUT ANY REPAIRS OR RECOMMENDATIONS MADE. THE DATE WAS 1/28/21 IN SERVICE AND 2/2/21 IT WAS RETURNED TO ME. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES WITH 1 "DEATH WOBBLE" EVENT. THESE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING AROUND 70 MPH AND HAS ON SEVERAL EVENTS LED TO ME HAVING MINIMAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 45 MPH WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE POINT WHERE THE WOBBLE STOPS. THE DANGERS INVOLVED WERE/ARE THE SUDDEN ONSET OF THE WOBBLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT OUT OF ITS' LANE AND INTO THOSE LANES SURROUNDING IT. ALSO OF DANGER IS THE SUDDEN SLOWING DOWN OF THE VEHICLE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CAUSING THOSE BEHIND ME TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO AVOID HITTING ME IN THE REAREND OF THE TRUCK OR THE TRAILER BEING TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394899February 5, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE 6.2 ENGINE HAS BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS 3 TIMES NOW. FIRST TWO TIMES WAS ABLE TO JUST REPLACE THE BROKEN VALVE SPRING. THE 3RD TIME IT BROKE A VALVE SPRING IT DROPPED THE VALVE IN THE MOTOR AND PUT HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND SEIZED THE MOTOR ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394595February 4, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE AT 75MPH F250 KING RANCH LESS THAN 30,000 MI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394640February 4, 2021
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT REGULATED HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL DEVELOP A VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WHEN ANY "NORMAL" ROADWAY BUMP OR HOLE IS STRUCK. THE TRUCK LUNGES VIOLENTLY AND IS DIFFICULTY TO CONTROL. RAPID DECELERATION IS REQUIRED BY REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR & GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED MUST BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN AN ESTIMATED 20MPH AND SOMETIMES STOPPED BEFORE THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPS. INTERSTATE TRAVEL IS IMPOSSIBLE AS MOST ROADWAY IMPERFECTIONS CAN CAUSE THIS VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS CONDITION AND MERELY REPLACED A FRONT STEERING STABILIZER WHICH ONLY REDUCED THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. FORD TECHNICIANS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX AND ONLY CITE THAT THEY WILL ONCE AGAIN REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER. THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS ARE SEEING SERIOUS PREMATURE WEAR/DAMAGE TO THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE FATALITIES...AND MOST LIKELY HAS IF PROPERLY INVESTIGATED DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS APTLY NAMED "DEATH WOBBLE" THIS PROBLEM HAS NOW CONTINUALLY OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS ON A NEW F250 WHICH HAS 18,XXX MILES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH ONLY 13,XXX MILES ON THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND SENDS CUSTOMERS BACK ONTO ROADS WITH A VEHICLE WHICH IS UNCONTROLLABLE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS... AND WILL RESULT IN LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN 2020 & CONTINUES TO DATE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT A SPEED OF 50MPH AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR FROM 55 -70MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394672February 4, 2021
WHEELS
ON 10/6/2020 THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE VEHICLE AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AREA AND LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE, ON 01/24/2021 THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE VEHICLE AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FENDER, RUNNING BOARD, AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394680February 4, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2019 FORD F250 SHAKES VIOLENTLY SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. HITTING BUMP ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, OR EVEN LOW SPEEDS ON STREET MAKES IT DIFFICULTY TO STEER, AND DANGEROUS CLOSE CALLS. FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. HAVE CALLED FORD, AND AFTER BEING ON HOLD, OR TRANSFERRED SEVERAL TIMES, DISCONNECTED. NO CALL BACK RETURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394757February 4, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PROBLEM PERSISTING REGARDING EVAP SYSTEM AND FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE HAS AN EXTENDED CRANK TIME AND SPUTTERS AT OR AROUND 400 RPM FROM ANYWHERE BETWEEN TWO TO FOUR SECONDS DUE TO THE LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE FUEL LINES DUE TO A FAULTY CHECK VALVE OR FAULTY EVAP PURGE VALVE. DUST CAN ENTER THE EVAP VENT AND OVERTIME WORK ITS WAY TO THE EVAP SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE EVAP PURGE VALVE TO STICK OR WORK PAST THE EVAP SYSTEM AND INTO THE FUEL VENT TUBE DESENDING INTO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WHICH CAN CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP CHECK VALVE, WHICH KEEPS FUEL PRESSURE IN THE LINES AFTER THE MOTOR IS TURNED OFF, TO FAIL. IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO,VEHICLE MAY NOT START AT ALL UNLESS FUEL IS PUMPED BACK INTO THE LINES BY TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT OR SITTING DURING THE DAY WHILE I AM AT WORK. THIS ISSUE CAN BE FIXED BY REROUTING THE EVAP VENT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD BY THE FRESH AIR INTAKE AND REPLACING FUEL SENDING UNIT AND IN THE WORST CASE REPLACING THE FUEL TANK DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF SEDIMENT AND ALSO REPLACING THE EVAP CANISTER. DATE GIVEN IS AN APPROXIMATE WHEN THE ISSUE BEGAN AND IS CURRENTLY AN ONGOING ISSUE. PLEASE NOTE THAT BATTERY IS NEW AND TESTED EXCELLENT AND I USE CLEAN FUEL FROM VALERO. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS ALSO WHY I HAVE POOR GAS MILEAGE AS WELL WHICH IS 11.4 MPG. VEHICLE HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS IMPACTING ITS WEIGHT AND I HAVE THE OEM TIRE SIZE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394476February 3, 2021
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER HIS VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE DOOR TO KNOCK THE CONTACT DOWN TO THE GROUND WHERE THE CONTACT WAS RAN OVER BY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, TWO FRACTURED VERTEBRAE IN THE NECK, A PARTIALLY SEVERED RIGHT EAR, AND AN UNSTATED INJURY TO HIS LEGS. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND THE AMBULANCE TOOK THE CONTACT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT TO HIS INJURIES. THE CONTACT WANTED TO STAY THAT HE WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR TWO WEEKS AND ON A FEEDING TUBE FOR A FEW WEEKS. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND LATER SENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 295,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11394508February 3, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE USING MY VEHICLE TO PLOW, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SUDDENLY WENT BLANK, I COULD SYNC MY PHONE, THE CLOCK AND DATE NOW APPEARED WITH WITH DIFFERENT DATE/TIME. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED THAT I HAVE TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL BATTERY. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE PLOW PACKAGE OPTION WAS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE. I ASKED WHY THIS COST SHOWED BE PAID BY ME, I WAS TOLD TO EXPLORE A BATTERY REBATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394338February 2, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR & FRONT CAMERAS ARE VERY CLOUDY CAN'T SEE WHAT'S BEHIND ME , CAN'T EVEN SEE A TRAILER TONGUE. VERY SMOKEY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11391047February 1, 2021
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I CROSSED A BRIDGE WITH A NORMAL JOINT IN THE ROADWAY, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JAR LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO DRIFT LANES. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND MOVE THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. ONCE I DEACCELERATED TO AROUND 15 MPH, THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. THE VEHICLE IS "STOCK" WITH NO MODIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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