Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11384017December 18, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRS STARTED VIBRATING BEYOND MY CONTROL WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, HAD WORN BUSHING AND OTHER REPLACEMENTS AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK CANNOT BE STEERED AND ONLY STOPS WHEN I GET BELOW 20MPH. IT HAS NOW OCCURRED AT SPEEDS FROM 35 TO 70MPH AND THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383913December 17, 2020
SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS SO VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT IT IS HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO QUIT. ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FROM THE FORD SERVICE BULLETION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383915December 17, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383963December 17, 2020
SUSPENSION
MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE FRONT END. HIT A HOLE YESTERDAY GOING 70MPH AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383638December 16, 2020
SUSPENSION
ON 12/15/2020 AT APPROX 4:30 PM, I EXPERIENCED SEVER STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) WHILE CROSSING AN OVER PASS EXPANSION JOINT ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT AROUND 70 MPH. TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS IT WAS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE, HAD TO MERGE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND DECREASE SPEED TO AROUND 30 MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR BEHIND ME SAW THAT THE FRONT AXLE WAS HOPPING UNCONTROLLABLY AND PUT THEIR HAZARDS ON.THERE ARE KNOWN FSA'S AND TSB'S FROM FORD REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE TO DEALER TO FIX. AFTER READING SEVERAL THREADS ABOUT THIS, I'M SURE IT WILL BE MORE OF A "BAND AID" THAN A TRUE SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383663December 16, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE THAT HAD TURNED IN FRONT OF HIM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT WHILE PRESSED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON TIRAPELLI FORD (4355 W. JEFFERSON ST, SHOREWOOD, IL 60404, (815) 725-3033). THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE BRAKE PADS BE CHANGED AND THE BRAKE LINES BE BLED TO REMOVE AIR IN THE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND TESTED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD THE MANAGER STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER MADE AN APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY AND PROVIDED COMPLETE SERVICE CHECK. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383705December 16, 2020
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. REPAIR ESTIMATE $1300. FORD APPARENTLY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SETTLED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THEY DID NOT INFORM OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM, SO I FEEL THEY ARE STILL CULPABLE FOR THE DAMAGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383572December 15, 2020
STEERING, WHEELS
VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END OF TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL. 58,000 MILES ON F250. HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK HITS POTHOLE OR ROUGH BRIDGE JOINT AT SPEEDS OVER 50. THE DEATH WOBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383592December 15, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I JUST RESEARCHED THE VIOLENT SHAKE OF MY FRONT END THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND DROVE OVER A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. I IMMEDIATELY STOMPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AS FAST AS I COULD. I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKE STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HIT THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME SINCE THE TRUCK WENT RIGHT OF CENTER. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME SINCE I SLOWED DOWN SO QUICKLY LIKE YOU WERE GIVING SOMEONE A BRAKE CHECK BEHIND YOU. I HAVE OWNED THIS 2017 F250 LESS THAN A MONTH. IF I KNEW ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOW SERIOUSLY CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK AND NOW I CAN NOT ALLOW MY 17 YR OLD SON DRIVE IT IF NEEDED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE OVER 1,200 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS MY 6TH FORD TRUCK BUT FIRST F250 AND MY LAST. I WILL MOST LIKELY GO TO GMC OR DODGE FOR A 2500 SERIES TRUCK. I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND THIS PROBLEM REALLY WORRIES ME TO DRIVE AT 70/75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE AT THE HIGHER SPEEDS IT IS A GOOD CHANCE LOSS OF CONTROL WILL HAPPEN IF THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS. THESE TRUCKS COST A LOT OF MONEY AND NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO DRIVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE. IF I COULD JOIN THE JOINT LAW SUIT AGAINST FORD I WOULD. MAYBE ANOTHER GROUP OF F250 & F350 OWNERS CAN START A CLASS ACTION SUIT AS WELL AGAINST FORD. IT WILL BE A VERY SAD DAY WHEN WE ALL FIND OUT A DEATH HAS OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH A RECALL. IF YOU GOOGLE DEATH WOBBLE YOU WILL NOT PURCHASE A F250 OR F350. I REALLY HOPE FORD TAKES CARE OF THIS SINCE I REALLY LIKE THE LOOK OF THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383594December 15, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I AM EXPERIENCING THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE A 2018 F250 WITH 44K MILES, WELL CARED FOR. READING MULTIPLE FORUMS, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO RESOLUTION. PEOPLE HAVE SPENT TONS OF MONEY TAKING THEIR TRUCKS BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WOBBLE THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A WEEK. OCCURS AFTER BUMPY ROADS. TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND RESOLVE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383426December 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER RUSH FORD CENTER (1720 HERNDON RD, CERES, CA 95307: (209) 541-3673), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) TANK HEATER TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383236December 13, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN HITTING ROUGH PATCH ON HIGHWAY. ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND STEERING BEING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. CARS BEHIND ME SWERVED TO AVOID ME. MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE. BACK SEAT AND WAS TERRIFIED WITH MYSELF AND MY GIRLFRIEND RIDING PASSENGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383260December 13, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE SHAKING STOPPED ONCE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. IT LASTED ABOUT 15 SECONDS. THE TRUCK SEEMS TO STEER NORMAL NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383265December 13, 2020
SUSPENSION
MY 2014 F250 HAS RECENTLY HAD THE CONDITION DESCRIBED BY NUMEROUS OTHERS AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK HAS 35,000 MILES AND THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION JUST STARTED. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 12/9/20. SECOND ON 12/11/20. THIRD AND FOURTH OCCURRENCE ON 12/13/20. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE SHAKING WAS EXTREME, NEARLY JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HANDS AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE LAST TWO WERE LESS EXTREME BUT I STILL NEEDED TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING. ALL FOUR TIMES THIS OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING ON STRAIGHT, PAVED, ROADWAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SMALL BUMP SET THE SHAKING IN MOTION. APPROXIMATE SPEEDS WERE 60, 70, 65 AND 65 MPH IN ORDER OF OCCURRENCE. I WAS DRIVING ALONE EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED SO DO NOT HAVE ANY WITNESSES TO THIS CONDITION. HOWEVER, AS STATED ABOVE, HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME CONDITION WITH F250 AND F350 TRUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383130December 12, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
SEVERE WOBBLE IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383163December 12, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
FORD F-250 CREWCAB WITH NO AFTERMARKET PARTS & FORD RECOMMENDED RIMS/TIRES: A MONTH AGO I NOTICED WOBBLING/SHAKING SIMILAR TO THE DESCRIBED 'DEATH WOBBLE'. PLACED TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR A SOLUTION. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH AND THE VEHICLE RUNS OVER BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AS THIS SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS I WILL COAST OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND COAST TO A STOP. I HAVE NOTICED VEHICLES BEHIND ME SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND I AM ASSUMING THEY ARE SEE TRUCK SHAKE VIOLENTLY, TOO. IF OTHER DRIVERS ARE SEEING THIS DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRING I AM WONDERING IF THESE DRIVERS ARE TAKING EMERGENCY AVOIDANCE ACTIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OTHERS. HOW SAFE ARE F-250/F-350 TO BE ON THE ROAD? THE PICKUP HAS BEEN THE SHOP TWICE FOR REPAIRS AND NOW I NEED TO CONTACT THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THIRD RECOMMENDATION. ALL OF THE FORD RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BUT THE DEATH WOBBLE RETURNS AGAIN IN LESS THAN 60 MILES. I CANNOT SELL THE PICK-UP BECAUSE I KNOW THE PICK-UP HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. 'SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH A PICK-UP THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE POST ANY SUGGESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REPAIR FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383167December 12, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK'S TAILGATE OPENS AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BUT UNSURE WHAT SPEED AS NO INDICATION THAT TAILGATE IS OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383007December 11, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT TOWN ROAD AND THE FRONT END AND STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. VEHICAL HAD 1300 MILES ON IT. DEATH WOBBLE. REOCCURANCE ON 10/25/2020 AT 1600 MILES ON STATE HYWAY STRAIGHT AWAY WITH SMALL BUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11382889December 10, 2020
SUSPENSION
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. FORD DEALER REPLACED THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY, FRONT SUSPENSION ARM BUSHING, INSTALLED 1 DEGREE ADJUSTERS, REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHING, AND DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TEN MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AT 75 MPH. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A 2 DAY PERIOD. THE SHAKING WOULD ONLY SUBSIDE AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO LESS THAN 15 MPH. MANY OTHER F250 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT IS COULD EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378610December 9, 2020
STEERING
THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ON 2019-2020 F250/350 BUILT AT THE KENTUKY PLANT MY VEHICLE HOWEVER IS APPARENTLY NOT ONE OF THEM BUT I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT BACK IN SEPTEMBER 21 2020 I WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT WAS NON RESPONSIVE TO WHAT I WANTED IT TO DO I ALMOST HIT A SMALL VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BUT SWERVED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD THE WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I DID NOT TEST DRIVE IT OR ANYTHING SINCE I WAS GOING FROM A 2020 TO ANOTHER 2020 F250 LARIAT TO LIMITED NOW THE LARIAT EVERYTHING WORKED ON IT IT WOULD TELL ME THAT I WAS CLOSING ONTO A VEHICLE WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO BREAK AND IT WOULD ACTUALLY BREAK NOT PULL TO ETIHER SIDE AS THIS ONE HAS DONE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I DID LET FORD KNOW BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE PLENTY BACKED UP AND COULD GET TO ME IN A COUPLE WEEKS WELL THATS WHEN MY ACCIDENT OCCURED YOU SEE I THINK THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY SAID RECALLS BUT SOMEONE IS USING US AS CRASH TEST DUMMIES JUST TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS I AM GLAD I DID NOT HIT THAT FAMILY COS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD ANOTHER THING IS THAT THE COLLISION CENTER THAT FIXED MY VEHICLE SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO TAKE IT TO ANY TIRE LOCATION TO GET IT ALIGNED BECAUSE THESE PLACES WOULDNT DO THE JOB SO THEY TOOK IT TO FORD AND WELL TRUCK IS PULLING TO THE LEFT BUT STEERING WHEEL IS COCKEYED TO THE RIGHT IT JUST DOES NOT RIDE WELL I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT SAFETY IS FIRST I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AFTER "RECALIBRATION" AND WELL IT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUES WARNING SENSORS DONT ALERT YOU AS THEY SHOULD NOT ENOUGH WARNING FROM PRE-COLLISION PULLS TO THE SIDE RIDES REAL ROUGH ETC. ETC.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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