Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11389501January 22, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE. AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER FREEWAY TRAFFIC MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT A POT HOLE ON THE ON RAMP. I WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A WOBBLE THAT WAS ALMOST UN-CONTROLLABLE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW MY TRUCK AND DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I INSPECTED THE FRONT END, TIRES, SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER (WHICH WERE NEW) AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389162January 21, 2021
STEERING
UNDER 5MPH MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389163January 21, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE DEMONSTRATES REPEATABLE UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ALSO DEMONSTRATES UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION WHEN ENGINE BRAKING ENGAGES. OCCASIONALLY VEHICLE OPERATES AT A UNCOMMANDED HIGH IDLE OF 1200-1500 RPM VS THE NORMAL 600. MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN SLOW MANEUVERING SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT OR OTHER TIGHT SPACE. IT HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE NEW AND IT HAS 5100 MILES ON IT NOW. PURCHASING DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE IN FORUMS ONLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389178January 21, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING 4X SO FAR. THIS IS AFTER IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL ABOUT 2 YEAR'S AGO. EACH TIME I WAS DRIVING AND IT HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST 10 MINUTES. I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS CAMPING WHEN IT HAPPENED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389182January 21, 2021
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH. VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES ON EITHER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389218January 21, 2021
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 55-75MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING SO BAD THE ONLY CONTROL YOU HAVE IS BRAKES. IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT CAN HAPPEN WITH ANY SMALL BUMP OR "RUB BOARD" SITUATION, CURVE OR NO CURVE. FORD IS AWARE OF, THEY REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER EARLY 2019, AND HAPPENED AGAIN JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE STABILIZER AGAIN, BUT RECOMMENDED I CONSIDER AFTERMARKET. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE IT WAS 9 MONTHS OLD. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET (INCLUDING MUCH EARLIER YEAR MODELS AND LATER) AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A LAWSUIT. I DRIVEN PICKUPS (WORK RELATED) FOR OVER A MILLION MILES (MOST OF THEM HAD 200,000 PLUS MILES WHEN TRADED IN) AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND, RIDICULOUS, THAT I NEED TO GO SPEND $3000 ISH DOLLARS TO HOPEFULLY FIX A $50,000 + TRUCK WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT TO FIX A KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE THAT I WAS CERTAINLY NOT INFORMED OF WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE LAST INCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ON TOP OF AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS THAT WAS CUT DOWN TO ONE LANE FOR CONSTRUCTION AT 65MPH - IT HAD NOT OCCURRED FOR 8-9 MOTHS (SINCE STABILIZER REPLACEMENT) AND WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT CAME ABOUT 6 INCHES SHORT OF CAUSING A MAJOR INCIDENT. ALSO, DUE TO THE EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389309January 21, 2021
SUSPENSION
WAS DRIVING TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN IT BEGAN EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND I RECENTLY HAD THE SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER, & DRAG LINK REPLACED AND IT ONLY MADE THE WOBBLE WORSE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TWICE WITHIN 5 MILES TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP SHAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388834January 19, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I AM FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2019 FORD F250. I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON A RECENT TRIP WITH MY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 78 MPH , I HIT A RAISED SECTION OF A CULVERT CROSSING WHICH CAUSED MY STEERING TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL MADE THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL AND CAUSED US TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND CABLE BARRIER. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, AND THE BARRIER RUNS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE ROADWAY. I HAVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUCK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388678January 18, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT OTHERS DESCRIBED AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND COMING UPON ROUGH OR UNEVEN ROAD, MORE OFTEN ON A CURVE, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT SEEM TO RECOVER UNTIL YOU COME TO COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 45 MILES AN HOUR AND TWICE WHILE TRAVELING 75 ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS EVEN FOR OTHERS. WE HAD TO PULL OVER WHEN WE COULD DO SO SAFELY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT AS ONE TIME WE WERE HAULING A CAMPER AND IT BEGAN ON AN OVERPASS WITH NO SHOULDER. ALL RECOMMENDED AND REGULAR SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS ISSUE BEGAN BEFORE OUR WARRANTY WAS UP AND FORD DEALERSHIP NOW CLAIMS IT IS NOT COVERED. WE ARE NOT HAPPY OWNERS OF A 69K LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388562January 17, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING I-95 AT 65/70 MPH ACROSS OVERPASS BRIDGE AT TRANSITION OF ROADWAY SURFACES FROM CONCRETE TO ASPHALT TRUCK FRONT STARTED SHAKING MAKINGS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. LUCKILY A FEW WEEKS AGO I READ ABOUT THIS CONDITION ( DEATH WOBBLE) ON AN RV FORUM. HAD TO LET TRUCK SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AS BRAKING ONLY MADE IT WORSE, PULLED ONTO SHOULDER CHECKED THINGS OUT AND GOT BACK IN TRUCK AND DROVE AWAY. ALL WAS OKAY AFTER THAT. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND PUT 350 MILES ON TRUCK WITHOUT IT REOCCURRING, I WILL BE TAKING IT TO FORD DEALER MONDAY AM TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY BUT IT APPEARS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS THIS IS A FAIRLY WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT FORD IS BACKING AWAY FROM. DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE IF WE WERE TOWING OUR 30 FT . 5TH WHEEL. THE TRUCK HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES ARE WEARING EVENLY AND PROPERLY INFLATED AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR OFF ROADING. SO AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS I OWN A $68,000 THAT MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE AND I'M AFRAID TO TOW MY RV WITH IT. HARDLY "SUPER DUTY"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388592January 17, 2021
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT AT 45 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING UNCONTROLLABLE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND IT FINALLY STOPPED SHAKING AT 25MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE. I COULDN'T TAKE IT IN TO BE FIXED AT FIRST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SO CALLED FIX FOR IT!! I FINALLY GOT IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY FIXED IT , I THOUGHT. THIS SAME OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. YESTERDAY JAN. 16, 2021 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 70 MPH AND HIT AN UNEVEN PART OF THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING OUT OF CONTROL, THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING TERRIBLE. YOU COULD EVEN SEE LIGHT THRU THE DOOR JAMB OF THE CHASSIS. FINALLY AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES IT STOPPED SHAKING AT 30 MPH I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK!! I PURCHASED IT NEW AND SPENT OVER $75,000. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER BUT NOW I'M SCARED TO PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM FORD AGAIN .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388594January 17, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I'VE HAD MY 2017 FORD 250 AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE TWICE, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SENT ME HOME WITH NO SOLUTIONS TO FIXING THE ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388600January 17, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF NEAR 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND ONLY STOPPED ONCE MY SPEED WENT BELOW 40 MPH. IT HAPPENED 3X ON ONE 500 MILE TRIP AND HAD HAPPENED 1X A MONTH PREVIOUSLY. I CHECKED TIRES, WHEELS, AND PRESSURES AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388369January 15, 2021
STEERING
HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH SPEED. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I WAS ON US-290E/HOUSTON TX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388380January 15, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE GOING DOWN A ROAD AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY I HAD A REAL HARD TIME MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SO BAD THERE WAS CARS BEHIND ME AND ALL I COULD DO WAS SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A NEW VEHICLE COULD HAVE SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM MY TRUCK IS A 2019 F250 WITH 17,000 MILES NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN, WHAT IF MY KIDS WERE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND THIS CAUSED US TO BE IN A ACCIDENT. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED, I CALLED FORD AND MADE A APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT IN THREE WEEKS... SO WHAT I'M THE MEAN TIME AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK AND PRAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388104January 14, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING (WOBBLE) UNCONTROLLABLY. IT ONLY RESOLVES WHEN SLOWED BELOW 20 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387696January 12, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER-STALLS AND LOSES FUNCTION WHEN IDLING. HAS OCCURRED WHEN EXITING FREEWAY WAY AND IN A REGULAR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. NEED TO RESTART AFTER STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387739January 12, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE WATER ENTERED THE WINDSHIELD AREA AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CABLES LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO BECOME WET. THE WATER ALSO DRAINED ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE CARPET. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THE DEFOGGER WAS ACTIVATED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDWAY FORD (8155 W FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FL 33144, (786) 801-2969) SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PLACED A PROTECTIVE SEAL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE DASHBOARD AREA SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387775January 12, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
ON 01-09-21, TRAVELING NORTH ON I -75 IN KENTUCKY AT APPROXIMATELY 75-80 MPH. TRAVELED OVER A SECTION OF ROAD THAT WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN. VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED TRAVEL INTO THE LEFT HIGH SPEED LANE. ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND HAD TO ENTER THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. HAD TO EXIT VEHICLE AND CHECK FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE AND NONE FOUND. CONTINUED NORTH ON I-75 FOR SEVERAL MILES AND AGAIN TRAVELED OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND HAD TO ENTER THE RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY LANE AND SLOW VEHICLE TO A STOP BEFORE CONTROL WAS GAINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387784January 12, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
2017 FORD F-250 DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRENCES ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO OCCURRENCES AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. ONCE WHILE TRAVELING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. VEHICLE INITIALLY SHOOK AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SLOWED. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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