Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11391123February 1, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' FROM PREMATURE FAILURE OF VARIOUS STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES ON A 200 MILE TRIP AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A VIDEO OF ONE OF THE INCIDENTS CAN BE VIEWED AT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/ALHDTXIRSIG
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0
#11390854January 31, 2021
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OVER THE PERIOD OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS I'VE HAD 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THAT WHEN I'M GOING OVER 60 AND HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP OR UNEVEN PATCH OF ROAD MY TRUCK STARTS VIOLENTLY SHAKING CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL UNTIL MY VEHICLE IS BACK DOWN UNDER 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPEN I WAS DOING 55 AND SPED UP A LITTLE TO GET AROUND ANOTHER TRUCK BEFORE COMING UP ON AN EXIT RAMP, I SPED UP TO 60 AS I WAS CHANGING LANES TO GO AROUND AND IT STARTED SHAKING THE ENTIRE TRUCK EXTREMELY ROUGH LIKE IT WOULD IF YOU HAD A BLOWOUT, IT THREW ME OVER INTO THE LEFT SIDE LANE WHILE ON US HWY 287 UNDER HWY 69 IN THE TUNNEL WHERE I NEARLY HIT THE OTHER TRUCK, LUCKILY THE DRIVE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND MOVED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AVOIDING ME. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND MAKE IT HOME. LOOKING BACK NOW AFTER THE FACT I REALIZE THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME HOWEVER THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO REALLY KNOW. I HAD FELT SMALLER TREMBLES BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ROAD OR ME NOT REALIZING WHAT EVERYTHING WAS LEADING UP TO. I'M A 5FT 2-3IN TALL FEMALE AND THIS TRUCK WAS MY DREAM CAR THAT I WORKED REALLY HARD TO PAY FOR. I CALLED FORD LAST YEAR ABOUT HAVING IT FIXED THEY SAID WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT. ALSO THE "COOLING" WENT OUT IN MY SEAT WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS, FORD ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THAT AND SAID IT WASN'T UNDER MY WARRANTY, WHICH BTW I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY MOTHERBOARD IN MY COMPUTER OR SCREEN IN THE DASH ALSO WENT OUT HOWEVER THEY DID REPAIR THIS BUT THEY TRIED TO CHARGE MY FOR A PLASTIC PEICE THEIR TECHNICIAN BROKE AND IN WHICH I HAD TO POINT OUT WHEN I PICKED UP AND NEARLY HAD TO THROW A TEMPER TO GET THEM TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSED. I HAVEN'T BEEN VERY HAPPY, NOW I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE. HELP PLEASE!
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No
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0
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0
#11390888January 31, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE AT 44,000 MILES
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11390640January 29, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300,000.
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No
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0
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0
#11390444January 28, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY YOU HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS.MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 65000 MILES ON IT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT HE SEES IT ALL THE TIME AND IT COSTS ABOUT $1500.00 TO FIX. MY BROTHERS NEWER TRUCK WHICH IS IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR YEAR MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390448January 28, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I RAN OVER A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM IN FORD TRUCKS CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPPED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390484January 28, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 60MPH AND 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGINS TO EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY SHAKE; ALMOST FEELING LIKE THE WHEELS ARE QUICKLY JUMPING OFF THE GROUND BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX 30 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 48,500 MILES ON IT. IT WAS BOUGHT TO FORD EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM, THE REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. I DROVE 1 MILD DOWN THE ROAD AND BROUGHT IT RIGHT BACK TELLING THEM THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME 3 MORE PARTS THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE, BASICALLY TELLING ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT WERE GOING TO DO SOME EXPLORING JUST REPLACING PARTS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT POSES A THREAT TO MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND ME ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND GETS WORSE THE MORE TIME THAT GOES BY!!
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11390400January 27, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND PASSED A OVERPASS. TRUCK WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. THOUGHT MAYBE ROAD CONDITION BUT THEN NEXT OVERPASS IT DID IT AGAIN. COULDN'T CONTROL STEERING WHEEL UNTIL DECELERATED DOWN TO 45 MPH. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SHIFTED BELT IN ONE TIRE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 34000 MILES ON IT. WHEN DRIVE TRUCK IN NORMAL SPEEDS I HAVE NO ISSUERS! THINK FORD KNOWS THERS A PROBLEM BUT DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT,
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11390413January 27, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAD VIGOROUS SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 80 MPH IN DEC 2020. CALLED DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT IS A RECALL. I GOT THE VEHICLE IN A FEW DAYS LATER WHERE THEY CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPENER. IN JANUARY, I DROVE TO TEXAS AND BACK AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN 3 TIMES. AFTER SLOWING TO 50 MPH, IT WOULD STOP. DEALER SAYS THAT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES ON THE FRONT END THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY COVERAGE, SINCE I AM PAST THE 3 YEARS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, WHERE AFTER MARKET ACCESSORY DEALERS ARE MAKING A TON OF MONEY TO SELL US STUFF TO FIX WHAT FORD WILL NOT FIX. IT'S DANGEROUS, AS SEEN AND AS THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD IS NOT MANDATED TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389995January 26, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2011 FORD F250 WITH 6.7 LITER DIESEL ENGINE BLEW A FUEL INJECTOR DUE TO A BROKEN HOLD DOWN CLAMP. WHILE BEING REPAIRED, MECHANIC NOTICED TWO OTHER CLAMPS WERE CRACKED AND THEY WERE REPLACED BY UPGRADED CLAMPS FROM FORD. ENGINE HAS 62K MILES ON IT. WRITER HAS SEEN NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11389762January 25, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE ELECTRONIC TAILGATE HAS OPENED BY ITSELF TWICE. ONE IN A PARKING LOT (NOT MOVING) AND THE OTHER IN MY DRIVEWAY (NOT MOVING). THE ONLY COMMON THING IS THAT IT WAS RAINING BOTH TIMES.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389813January 25, 2021
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY FORD F-250 STARTS SHAKING VERY VERY BAD WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. TO GET THE VERY SCARY WOBBLE TO STOP I NEED TO SLOW DOWN ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 20-30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN 3 TIMES WITHIN TEN MILES BEFORE. SLOWING DOWN TO 20-30 ON THE FREEWAY HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. IT IS SO BAD AND DANGEROUS THAT I TRY NOT TO EVER HAVE ANYONE RIDE IN MY TRUCK WITH ME. MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO RIDE IT IT ANYWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389910January 25, 2021
STEERING
WHEN AT SPEEDS OVER 55 AND HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. HAPPENS WORSE WHEN TOWING A TRAILER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389922January 25, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTING AT A 75,000 MILES. ALL SUSPENSION IS STOCK, TIRES ARE STOCK. I HAD BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4-5 TIMES (UNDER WARRANTY) AND GOT THE TRACK BAR REPLACED, TRACK BALL BUSHING, AND BALL JOINT, STEERING DAMPER, INCREASE IN CASTER AND EVEN BOUGHT NEW STOCK TIRES TO PROVE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 125,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW AFTER FIGHTING THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED ALL ROD ENDS, TRACK BAR, BUSHINGS, STEERING DAMPER, ETC AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STILL PERSISTS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN ISSUE AND MAKES THE TRUCK DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE ISSUE OCCURS PRIMARILY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHILE MAKING A VERY SLIGHT LEFT TURN WHEN A SMALL BUMP IS DRIVEN OVER SUCH AS AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE SEVERE VIBRATION THAT SHAKES THE FRONT SUSPENSION VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH DOES NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL THE TRUCK IS UNDER ~20 MPH (NOT A SAFE CONDITION TO BE IN WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY). DURING THIS PERIOD YOU CAN NOT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER CONTROL, CAN NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE OR STOP QUICKLY IF REQUIRED. THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE' HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIME WITH THE LATEST OCCURRENCE HAPPENING TODAY.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389610January 23, 2021
SUSPENSION
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VALIANTLY. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389522January 23, 2021
SUSPENSION
MY 2018 F-250 FORD SUPER DUTY IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DEATH WOBBLE TRUCK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#11389400January 22, 2021
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US WHILE DRIVING THIS TRUCK. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE GOING 30MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY AND FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS GOING TO FALL APART. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LESS THAT 60 DAYS AGO AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-10 TIMES. WE HAVE ALSO MADE A COMPLAINT THROUGH FORD MOTOR AS TO WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THIS ISSUE. WE HAD OUR LITTLE GIRL IN THE TRUCK AND SHE BECAME VERY AFRAID OF DRIVING IN THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389460January 22, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SCENARIO. UPON RESEARCHING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD HASN'T ADDRESSED. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE DUBBED IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT 60MPH. I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOT SURE IF THIS OCCURED BEFORE 131,000 MILES OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389470January 22, 2021
STEERING, WHEELS
WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED OFF OF PINNACLE FORD IN NICHOLASVILLE KY, (NOW HAS 36,700 MILES) I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS BUYING A TRUCK WITH THE SO-CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE." LONG STORY SHORT I HAVENT BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON ANY LONG TRIPS AND BADLY DREAD IT WHEN I HAVE TO BE ON ANY ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OVER 55 BECAUSE ONCE I BEGIN TO HIT 60 M.P.H. THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE SO BAD THAT THE WORDS SCARY, UNSAFE, AND EMBARRASSING ARE UNDERSTATEMENTS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE" RECALL FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT I JUST CANT WAIT ANYMORE; I WAS RECENTLY ADVISED TO FILE THIS REPORT. I AM INCLUDING A PICTURE OF ONE OF MY FRONT TIRES THAT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO NEW, AND THEY ARE BOTH CHOPPED SO BAD THAT IF YOU RUN YOUR HAND ACROSS THE TREAD YOUR HAND WILL STOP DUE TO THE EXTREME UNLEVELNESS OF THE TREAD WITH NO EXAGGERATION WHATSOEVER. PLEASE, PLEASE, FORCE FORD TO RECALL THIS TRUCK. I OWN A CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS, AND IF I WERE TO MESS UP SOMEONES NEW DRIVEWAY WITH NO SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED, I WOULD BE EXPECTED TO FIX IT ASAP, AND FOR THE INTEGRITY OF MYSELF AND MY BUSINESS I SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO FIX IT. IT TRULY AMAZES ME HOW BIG CORPOROTIONS CAN SCREW UP THEIR PRODUCT THAT WE PAY WAY TOO MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THESE DAYS AND EVEN WITH EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES BEYOND JUST A FAULTY PRODUCT SOLD, THEY CAN LITERALLY CAN GET BY WITH CAUSING WRECKS, DEATHS, AND SELLING FAULTY UNSAFE PRODUCTS; THEY CLEARLY GET BY WITH WHAT THE AVERAGE PERSON OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER COULD NOT AND CANNOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389497January 22, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCE THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHEN I DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP, WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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