Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11376370November 25, 2020
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK VIOLENTLY STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS IF HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, PAVEMENT/GROOVE CHANGES, ACCELERATING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO MERGE OR GETTING ON THE BRAKE AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING AND IS NOW BECOMING WAY TO COMMON FOR THE DAILY COMMUTE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON DAILY TRAVEL AND WHEN PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH HORSES. PURCHASED IN 2016 WITH EXTREMELY LOW MILES AND THE ISSUE BEGAN SHOWING IN EARLY 2017 AND HAS SINCE BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNCERTAIN EVERY TIME I GET IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376143November 24, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON AUGUST 28, 2020, THE ENGINE IN MY VIRTUALLY BRAND NEW 2020 FORD F-250 TRUCK (EQUIPPED WITH A DIESEL ENGINE) SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING WHATSOEVER SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I HAD JUST TURNED FROM STATE HIGHWAY 10 INTO THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR-LANE CITY STREET IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC ON A FRIDAY EVENING. WITHOUT EITHER POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND INTO THE PARKING LOT OF AN ADJACENT BUSINESS. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK, IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT RESTART. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO THEIR PLACE OF BUSINESS. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD MY TRUCK FOR NEARLY A MONTH, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF MY ENGINE WAS A FAILED BOSCH CP4 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, WHICH FAILURE CONTAMINATED MY ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH METAL SHAVINGS. I AM NOW AWARE THAT THERE ARE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST EACH OF THE MAJOR US MANUFACTURERS RELATING TO FAILURES OF THE BOSCH CP4 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF LUBRICATION PROVIDED BY LOW-SULFUR DIESEL FUEL GENERALLY AVAILABLE IN THE US, WHICH FAILURES RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376224November 24, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEVELOPED SEVERE FRONT END STEERING WOBBLE (DEATH WOBBLE) AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES, AUGUST, 2020. HAS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES SINCE INTO THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 70 TO 75 MPH, ON HIGHWAYS AFTER HITTING UNEVEN ROAD OR POTHOLES. SEVERAL TIMES THE INCIDENTS WERE SEVERE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, WITH NEAR CRASH, OR ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER, AND TRACK BAR WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A FORD DEALER, SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX TO THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376237November 24, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK HAS BEGUN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BADLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO BRAKE QUICKLY. IN EACH INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH AND THE SHAKING SEEMS TO BE INSTIGATED BY HITTING A AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE ROAD'I SPECIFICALLY RECALL A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND A POTHOLE THAT SET OFF THE SHAKING. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON FREEWAY STRAIGHTAWAYS. I TOW A TRAVEL TRAILER AND THIS SHAKING HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHEN TOWING AND NOT TOWING. IN READING A BLOG FREQUENTED BY TRAVEL TRAILER OWNERS, THIS PROBLEM WITH THE F250 HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCED BY MANY. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, SINCE THE SOLUTION TO WOBBLE IS RAPID BRAKING GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS OCCURS ON FREEWAYS AT RELATIVELY HIGH RATES OF SPEED, I IMAGINE IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I HAVE ASKED THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY CLAIM IGNORANCE. A YOU TUBE VIDEO ENTITLED: FORD F-250: DEATH WOBBLE STRIKES 3 TIMES PROVIDES VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THIS SHAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375922November 23, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH WHEN I WENT OVER A BRIDGE TRANSITION. THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO 20 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE TRUCKS BRAKES SEEMED TO NOT WORK AT NORMAL LEVELS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, I HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE TRUCK ENOUGH TO CHANGE LANES TO START GETTING OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ANYMORE IF THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376028November 23, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2019 FORD F-250 HAS DEVELOPED A DEATH WOBBLE AT 17,000 MILES THIS HAPPENS 65 AND OVER MILES AN HOUR. I CALLED FORD AND IT HAS BEEN SIX DAYS I LEAVE MESSAGES EVERY DAY AND THEY WILL NOT CALL ME BACK NOT SURE WHAT TO DO THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375683November 21, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVE MY 2012 FORD F-250 AT SPEEDS OF 65+, THE STEERING WHEEL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. THE VIDEOS FOUND ON YOUTUBE REPLICATE IT CORRECTLY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IT MAY HAVE CAUSED TO MY TRUCK. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I'VE BOUGHT AN ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR AND TRIED MANY DIFFERENT TIRES COMBINATIONS. I HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375554November 20, 2020
SUSPENSION
FRONT END VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN CROSSING PAVEMENT CHANGE LIKE BRIDGE OR POTHOLE. UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE UNTIL SPEED REDUCED UNDER HARD BRAKING. FORD DEALER AWARE OF ISSUE AND CALLS IT DEATH WOBBLE. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY STATED THEY HAD A PROGRAM FOR THIS ISSUE AND MADE A PARTIAL PAYMENT TO TOTAL COST OFF REPLACING ALL FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS. THEY KNOW OF PROBLEM AND HAVE DESIGNED ALIGNMENT SPECS TO CAUSE DANGEROUS PRE MATURE PART FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375645November 20, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375669November 20, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 70-75 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE COMMUTE. FROM A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND FROM FORUM BOARDS THEY ARE ALL ASKING WHY THIS HASN'T BECOME A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE YET? THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO STOP SHAKING IS COME DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THAT'S NOT EASY OR SAFE ON A HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A LEFT LANE. I'D LIKE EVERY HOT SHOT OR BIG WIG HIGH UP IN THE FORD INDUSTRY TO GIVE THAT A TRY AND THEN LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME THAT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE OR SHOULDN'T BE A SAFETY RECALL. GO FOR IT, BUSY COMMUTE, FAST LANE, HIT A BUMP, VIOLENTLY SHAKING, THEN COMING SAFELY TO A STOP. NOT JUST UNSAFE FOR MYSELF, BUT EVERY OTHER PERSON WITHIN THE VICINITY OF MY TRUCK. LASTLY, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED THIS YEAR WITH ONLY 36K MILES AND NOW ONLY HAS 48K WHICH IS HARDLY ENOUGH MILES FOR ANY MAJOR WEAR AND TEAR. CONTINUING ON THAT, I WAS TEST DRIVING ANOTHER NEWER F250 (2019) AND DURING THE TEST DRIVE IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING. FROM WHAT I'M GATHERING ONLINE, THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED AND I FEAR WILL ONLY BE TAKING SERIOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED. WHY? BECAUSE I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO COST FORD A TON OF MONEY. $40K USED TRUCK FOR ME A TON OF MONEY. BUT DEATH? WELL, I GUESS THAT'S A RISK FORD IS WILLING TO TAKE TO SAVE FACE . THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AS ITS BEING CALLED. THE END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375363November 19, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VEHICLE LIGHTS WENT OUT, NO HIGH BEAMS, NO DRIVING LIGHTS AT ALL, NO BLINKERS ETC. THE FLASHERS WORKED ONLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT CONTINUED TO RUNTURNED KEY BACK ON AND TURNED FLASHERS OFF AND SPUTTERED AND DIED, BUT THEN ONLY THE MIRROR AND TAIL LIGHT FLASHERS WORKED, NOTHING IN THE FRONT WORKED. WHEN ATTEMTED TO CHECK TO SEE IF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON OR FLASHERS THE WRENCH ICON WOULD APPEAR, ALL INSTRUMENT WARNING CAME ON TO CHECK BREAK SYSYTEM BUT STILL NO LIGHTS OR FLASHER. THIS WAS AN ETREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT WE WERE IN A DARK RURAL AREA ON A 2 LANE HWY AND COULD NOT SEE A THING. THE VEHICLE INTERMITITNGLY WILL NOT START AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. ALSO BACK UP SENSOR WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY AT TIMES, THE SOONEST WE CAN GET VEHICLE YO YHE SHOP IS NEXT TUESDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375215November 18, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 IN ALBUQUERQUE,NM, AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH, THE TRUCK HIT A DIAGONAL TRANSITION FROM ASPHALT TO CEMENT ON AN OVERPASS. THE SLIGHT SHIFT IN STEERING FEEDBACK CAUSED BY THE "BUMP" INSTANTLY STARTED AN UNCONTROLLABLE OSCILLATION IN THE FRONT END NEARLY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE OSCILLATION WAS A SUDDEN DECELERATION WHICH THEN NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLES FOLLOWING. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND KNOWN TO THE OEM. AT APPROX. 24000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REASON AND THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS LATEST EVENT OCCURRED AT APPROX. 29,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. EVEN THE EMPLOYEES AT THE FORD DEALER KNEW THE PHENOMENON AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED AS I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375234November 18, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
IT HAPPEN AROUND 1815, WHEN I EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE, THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY STARTED SHAKING AND IT WAS FELTED ON THE FRONT END OF MY FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. IT OCCUR AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR. WHILE DRIVING ON THE OVER PASS OF THE FREEWAY AND GOING OVER THE GROOVE IN THE ROAD. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING INCIDENT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. IF THEIR WHERE LOTS OF VEHICLE ON THE ROAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I TRY TO STOP AND MADE MATTERS WORST SO I QUICKLY LET IT SLOW WAY DOWN UNTIL IT ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. TODAY I CALL THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NO RECALLS. THE DEALER NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A SATISFACTORY WAY TO END THE PROBLEM. BEFORE LIFE ARE LOST. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374986November 17, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEE ATTACHED SF91 FROM DRIVER/WITNESS. ALSO: 1. IS THERE A FIRE REPORT? THE MEMO STATED THE FD WAS NOTIFIED. A. FD WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FD DID SHOW UP TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH THE FD ABOARD CP AND THE EMERGENCY DATA SYSTEM CANNOT BE ACCESSED NATIONWIDE. THEY ARE DOING REPORT MANUALLY AT THIS TIME. NO FIRE DEPT REPORT CAN BE ACCESSED AT THIS TIME. 2. EVENTS PRECEDING THE INCIDENT. WAS THIS THE FIRST ATTEMPT(S) TO START THE VEHICLE THAT DAY, OR WAS THIS SUBSEQUENT TO BEING USED EARLIER (IT APPEARS IT WAS THE FIRST ATTEMPT)? DID THE VEHICLE EXHIBIT ANY "HARD-TO-START" TENDENCIES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT? HAVE ANY OPERATORS NOTICED ANYTHING WRONG OR UNUSUAL; SMELLS, WARNING LIGHTS, SOUNDS, ROUGH IDLING/RUNNING, ETC. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT? A. YES THIS WAS THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT, THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ISSUES INDICATED BY THE UNIT. LOCAL SOP STATES ANY ISSUES WITH NTV, SWRFT WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUES. BLOCK 53 PAGE 2 OF THE SF91 THERE WERE TWO (2) ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FIRE. I ALSO ATTACHED SF94 STATEMENT OF WITNESS INDICATING THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. 3. WAS THERE ANY AFTER-MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED? A. THERE IS NO AFTER-MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALL IN THIS VEHICLE.*DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375037November 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (THE "DEATH WOBBLE". VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND STEERING DAMPENER INSTALLED. THE ISSUE PERSISTED, SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE EXACT SAME PART WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN EVER. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375057November 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I'VE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ONCE. FORD PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPENER ON THE TRUCK. 20,000 THOUSAND MILES LATTER I NOW HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE. CALLED FORD AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AT 70 MPH ON A VERY BUSY CITY PORTION OF INTERSTATE AND ALMOST GOT ME INTO AN ACCIDENT. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME AFTER TALKING WITH FORD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THIS SAME THING AND NOTE FOR YOU GUYS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374893November 16, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY IN GEORGIA VEHICLE SHUT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES AFTER GETTING GAS. TOWED VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS GAS IN THE DIESEL FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN BLOWN ENGINE. STATE FARM WAS CALLED, AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEY TOOK SAMPLES AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF GAS. THEY CLAIMED THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE (6.4 SUPER DUTY FORD) IN THE PAST. WE PUT 20,000 INTO THE TRUCK TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. NOW WE ARE WONDERING IF THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374753November 15, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS DO NOT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374776November 15, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP, TRANSITION STRIP, OVERPASS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK THE WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE TRUCK WANTS TO LEAVE THE ROAD YOU HAVE TO HANG ON TIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS JUST TO TRY TO GAIN CONTROL BACK OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374653November 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FILED CLAIM 11365809. ISSUE RESOLVED AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 10/27/2020 FOR 2ND TIME. ON 11/14/2020 ISSUE REOCCURRING. VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. "DEATH WOBBLE"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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