Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11374597November 13, 2020
STEERING
ONLY 16,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. IN THE LAST WEEK THERE HAVE BEEN 4 INCIDENTS. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS 60-75MPH I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SHAKING AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT DEFECT IN THE ROAD. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED(TONIGHT), THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT MY TIRES STARTED TO SCREECH AS THE TRUCK SHIFTED VIOLENTLY LEFT TO RIGHT. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN SO THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. I OFTEN HAVE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND I AM SO FORTUNATE SHE WASNT WITH ME TONIGHT. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS CALLED "THE DEATH WOBBLE." PEOPLE WITH THESE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER THE WEB. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY CONCERN. NOT TO MENTION AFTER SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THIS HAS TO PUT TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE TRUCK CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE, IF NO ONE HAS ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374621November 13, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70 CRUISING ALONG 70 MPH. WHEN I CROSSED OVER A BRIDGE ABUTMENT THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIGOROUSLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I GOT OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND REDUCED SPEED TO AROUND 25 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND NOT COVERED UP. WOULD NOT BE GOOD IF I HAD MY FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER BEHIND ME WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374295November 12, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UNINTENDED TAILGATE OPENINGS ; GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR THE TAILGATE CAME OPEN AND LOST SOME CARGO . THE VEHICLES BEHIND MINE HAD TO CHANGE LANES AS WELL AS GO OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION .THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 11 TIMES . THREE TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING , ALL OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. FORD HAS TRIED TO TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS . THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE OVER 70 DAYS SINCE NEW . THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED , FORD PUT IN THE IDENTICAL HARNESS WITH NO NEW IMPROVEMENTS . THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS . FORD ALSO CLAIMS THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDED TAILGATE OPENINGS .THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD . THE VEHICLE WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURED .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374348November 12, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. 'DEATH WOBBLE'
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374349November 12, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
HAD TAILGATE RECALL DONE IN FEBRUARY 2020. TAILGATE CONTINUES TO OPEN ON ITS OWN. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. RECENT INCIDENT 11/9/2020 TAILGATE OPENED TWICE WHILE ON ROAD AND DAMAGED 5TH WHEEL CAMPER CARGO DOOR. VEHICLE AT DEALER 3 DAYS COULDN'T GET TAILGATE TO REPEAT INCIDENT. ADVISED NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PRIOR TO LEAVING DEALER TAILGATE WOULDN'T OPEN. RECALL FIX HAS NOT WORKED. I SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374384November 12, 2020
STEERING
UPON HITTING A SEAM SUCH AS A ROAD/BRIDGE SEAM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ONCE I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR THE SHAKING STOPPED. ALL OF MY LUG NUTS ARE TIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT WITH LIGHT SHAKING UPON HITTING ANY BUMP OR SEAM AND THEN STOPS. THIS TIME IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL I SLOWED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374091November 11, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2019 FORD F250 WITH 16K MILES EXPERIENCED A MAJOR STEERING SHAKING I.E. "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER HITTING A SMALL TRANSITION ON A BRIDGE APPROACH AT 62 MILES PER HOUR ON FLAT PAVEMENT. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME. I INSPECTED THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND THEY APPEAR TO BE SEVERELY WORN OUT, ESPECIALLY THE TRACK BAR AND TIE ROD BEARINGS/BUSHINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374095November 11, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
LET ME START BY SAYING THAT MY TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE ANY AFTERMARKET CHANGES - IT IS COMPLETELY STOCK/OEM. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH+), THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK SOMETIMES SHUDDERS SEVERELY AFTER GOING OVER SMALL ROAD SURFACE CHANGES SUCH AS JOINTS/SEAMS IN THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT ONLY OCCURRED DURING SWEEPING HIGHWAY TURNS, BUT IT HAS PROGRESSED TO HAPPENING ON STRAIGHTS AS WELL. THE SHUDDER IS SO SEVERE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY SHAKES OUT OF MY HANDS AND THINGS IN THE STOWAGE SPOTS ON THE DOORS ARE SHAKEN OUT. I NOW HAVE TO SLOW TO <30MPH IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE FRONT END WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO SUDDENLY DO ON A HIGHWAY. THE INITIAL EVENT OCCURRED AT ROUGHLY 80K MILES AND ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES A YEAR. I NOW HAVE 130K MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. I'VE RECENTLY REPLACED ALL SHOCK ABSORBERS AND THE STEERING DAMPENER, HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED - TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS RELATIVELY COMMON AMONG FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ONLINE COMMUNITIES DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN OCCURRING WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS FOR OVER A DECADE AND IS STILL OCCURRING ON NEW UNITS WITH AS FEW AS 15K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374115November 11, 2020
STEERING
ABOVE ABOUT 40MPH, VERY STRONG SHAKING IN STEERING THAT IS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED UNLESS I SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THESE TRUCKS AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING IT FOR YEARS. I FINALLY DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374187November 11, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
PREVIOUSLY I EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF CONTROL AND VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS INCLUDING A BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH WERE ONLY RESOLVED AFTER REDUCING SPEED BY MORE THAN 50 MPH. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP COMPLETED A SERVICE BULLETIN HOWEVER A COUPLE DAYS LATER A LIGHTER VIBRATION OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ON A PHONE CALL THAT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST ROUGH ROAD AND THAT THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. TODAY THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED MORE THAN 20 DEGREES AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T ABLE TO STAY IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT BECAME CONTROLLABLE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374011November 10, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SPEED WAS REDUCED, AND THE SHAKING WAS ELIMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STERLING FORD (5524 INTERSTATE 49 FRONTAGE RD, OPELOUSAS, LA 70570, (337) 942-2686) PREVIOUSLY, WHERE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373772November 9, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TWICE NOW IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH THAT CAUSED THE STEERING TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY I HAD TO PULL OVER TO STOP IT THIS ALSO HAPPENED RECENTLY AT 70 MPH IN A SIMILAR SITUATION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN DESPERATION TO GAIN CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373783November 9, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SWITCHED FROM THE FRONT FUEL TANK TO THE REAR FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE REAR FUEL GAUGE TO READ EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER FILLING THE REAR GAS TANK, GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING FROM THE FRONT TANK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT-OFF THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373800November 9, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
UPON TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND REACHING APPROXIMATELY 45/50 MILES PER HOUR, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND REGAINING CONTROL WAS NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL I SLOWED THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE FRONT END WAS WOBBLING LEFT AND RIGHT AS WELL AS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. UPON INSPECTING THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION, I FOUND NO APPARENT DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373476November 6, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT 89,000 APPROX. MILES, THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING FAILED AND ALL BUTTONS BECAME USELESS ON THE WHEEL. THE MECHANIC STATES IT MUST BE REPAIRED ASAP AS THIS WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO EITHER NOT DEPLOY OR RANDOMLY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS A RECALL ON F150S AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE F250 AS WELL SINCE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. DUE TO IT 'NOT' BEING A RECALL, I WAS TOLD BY FORD THEY JUST HAD A BAD RUN OF VEHICLES AROUND THAT TIME AND SINCE IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED THEN WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OVER $500 TO ENSURE MY SAFETY, BUT THE NEW ONES SUPPOSEDLY ARE MUCH BETTER. ED SHERLING FORD CLAIMED THEY JUST BUILT BAD VEHICLES THEN AND HAD LOTS OF ELECTRICAL AND SAFETY ISSUES. SOUNDS LIKE THE OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY FAILED TO DO ITS JOB WITH DOMESTIC VEHICLES. PROBABLY WHY MOST PEOPLE WANT FOREIGN VEHICLES INSTEAD AS THEY'RE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD WITH BETTER OVERSIGHT THAT LAID BACK UNION BOSSES IN YACHTS PRETENDING TO HANDLE THEIR BUSINESS HERE IN THE STATES. SAD AMERICA CAN'T BUILD A DECENT VEHICLE ANYMORE. WE WERE ONCE THE GREATEST, BUT NOW... WE GOTTA GET IT CHEAP TO ENSURE AN 8 FIGURE SALARY FOR SOME. ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC THIS WAS MISSED IN SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373494November 6, 2020
STEERING
WE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT WAS REPAIRED, AND TRUCK WORKED OK FOR 40,000 MILES. THEN THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN. WE HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED AGAIN. IS THERE NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE? THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND FRIGHTENING. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS WHILE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372623November 2, 2020
STEERING
AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 70MPH MY TRUCK ENTER A DEATH WOBBLE AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEATH WOBBLE DID NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I SLOWED TO 35MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEER DAMPER AND FRONT SHOCKS. 5 MONTHS LATER MY TRUCK STARTED TO GET THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372662November 2, 2020
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE. FRONT TIRES SHIMMY AFTER HITTING POT HOLE OR BRIDGE JOINT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 11,800 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372681November 2, 2020
STEERING
THE KNOWN DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING BECOMES BASICALLY NON EXISTENT WHEN THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED CONTINUALLY SINCE PURCHASING MY 68000 DOLLAR VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372696November 2, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 20 IN THE DFW AREA MY TRUCK HIT A BUMP ON A BRIDGE AND STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THIS TO SUBSIDE. HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND IS COMMON IN MY TYPE VEHICLE. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS. I HAVE 25K MILES ON TRUCK AND THIS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. 75 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IS A TERRIBLE PLACE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND I FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE I SURVIVED THIS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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