Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11359759September 18, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE IS OCCURRING EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF STEERING DAMPER . HAPPENS AROUND TOWN, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ETC. TRUCK ONLY HAS 36,897 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355618September 17, 2020
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERAL TIMES NOW, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55, WHEN I HIT A VERY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT, YOU CAN NOT CONTROL IT UNTIL YOU STOP. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME DRIVEN, BUT IT DOES OCCASIONALLY. IT FEELS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355640September 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. I'VE SINCE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 55 MPH AND AT 80 MPH. FRONT OF VEHICLE ALWAYS SEEMS TO "FLOAT" WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355396September 16, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND PULLING A 10,000LB CAMPER WEST OF COLUMBUS, OH ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF I-70W, I HIT A GROOVE IN THE PAVEMENT WHILE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO INTENSELY THAT I COULD HARDLY MAINTAIN MY GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO SPEAK OF SO I STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN CASE IT EXACERBATED THE ISSUE. THE SHAKING DID NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL I REACHED 40MPH. AT THAT POINT, I CONTINUED ON MY WAY AND RETURNED HOME. BOTH BEFORE AND SINCE THAT ISSUE, I HAVE EXPERIENCE SIMILAR MOMENTS OF SHAKING TO A MUCH LESSER DEGREE THAT I HAD EARLIER CHOCKED UP TO THE SUSPENSION BEING STIFFER THAN I WAS USED TO. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT FELT A REPORT WOULD BE PRUDENT DUE TO DANGEROUS NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION AT HIGH SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355208September 15, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AUTONATION FORD LOCATED AT 4355 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY, FRONT SUSPENSION, BALL JOINTS, AND TIE ROD CONNECTIONS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355220September 15, 2020
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE". DEALERSHIP INSTALLED KC3Z 3E651 B:DAMPER ASSY TO FIX THE ISSUE. PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED WITHIN WEEKS. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID THE TRAC BAR BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED IT AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRING WITHIN DAYS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING OVER MINOR BUMPS, ROAD SEAMS IN BRIDGES, ETC. WITH AND WITHOUT CARRYING A LOAD. INDICATIONS ARE HEAVY VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END/STEERING THAT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU LET THE VEHICLE DE-ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT USING THE BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355267September 15, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HIT A BUMPER ON HWY 51 GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO BAD I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355275September 15, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2020, I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2019 F250 ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL TWO LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED BY A ROOT GROWING UNDER THE PAVEMENT. UPON STRIKING THE BUMP, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND AT AROUND 30 MPH THE VIOLENT SHAKING CEASED. I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM MANY ARTICLES AND REPORTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE REGARDING THIS MODEL TRUCK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED UNSCATHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354831September 14, 2020
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND I HIT A BUMP OR RIPPLE IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MUST COME TO STOP QUICKLY TO STOP VIBRATION. MM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354858September 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
SOMETIMES WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WILL START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE MAKING IT HARD TO STEER AND KEEP CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO SHAKE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 25MPH AND THEN THE SHAKING STOPS AND IT DRIVES FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354983September 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30-50 MILES AN HOUR IF THE ROAD IS NOT SMOOTH. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT IT MAY BE THE TRACTION BAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE FRONT END SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT ALMOST CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 107000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355028September 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2020, I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY MINOR SON GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD DOWNHILL WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED BY A TREE ROOT. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED WHEN MY SPEED WAS AT OR BELOW 30 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THIS PHENOMENON AS THE MORE COMMONLY KNOWN "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY F250 HAS 25,400 MILES ON IT, HAS NEVER BEEN OFFROAD, HAS NEVER PULLED A HEAVY LOAD, AND HAS HAD ALL SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THERE IS CLEARLY A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION RELATED TO THE SUSPENSION AND/OR STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354643September 13, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS ~23,500. WHILE TOWING A GOOSENECK TRAILER THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY TOWED SEVERAL TIMES, ON I-74 ON WET PAVEMENT, SPEED 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VIBRATION FREQUENCY WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING LIKE 4 HZ. I GRADUALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE WITH SUSTAINED VIBRATIONS OCCURRING UNTIL SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED ALL TRUCK AND TRAILER TIRES AND THE STEERING LINKAGE BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ABNORMAL. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS PHENOMENON REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT 15 MILES. THIS WAS EASILY THE MOST VIOLENT SHAKING AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE DUE TO A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. IN WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS, I SUSPECT I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I COMPLETED THE TRIP AT SPEEDS UNDER 60 MPH AND THE VIBRATIONS DID NOT RETURN. ONCE I UNHOOKED FROM THE TRAILER, THE VIBRATIONS RETURNED DRIVING DOWN A TOWNSHIP ROAD AT 55 MPH. EACH TIME THIS OCCURS, IT IS STARTED BY DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FREQUENCY AND AMPLITUDE OF THE VIBRATIONS ARE CONSTANT WHILE DECREASING VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE VIBRATIONS STOP, TYPICALLY AROUND 30-40 MPH. TO DATE I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATIONS OF RECALLS RELATED TO THIS PHENOMENON. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM STATED THAT THEY HAD "HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM IN SOME 2017 MODELS, BUT NEVER IN A 2019 MODEL." THIS TRUCK IS PRIMARILY HIGHWAY DRIVEN. IT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT ANY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS SHOULD WEAR ENOUGH TO CAUSE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE IN LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354649September 13, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMPS IN ROAD WHEN TRAVELING AT ANYTHING EXCESS 25MPH. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX ACTIVE RECALL FOR STEERING DAMPENER BLAMING FEATHERED TIRES WHICH WE BELIEVE ARE A DIRECT RESULT FROM THE EXCESSIVE SHAKING OF STEERING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354763September 13, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HWY SPEEDS WHEN YOU GO OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. IT IS BAD ENOUGH IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND NEEDS ADDRESSED. FORD DEATH WOBBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354766September 13, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE TRUCK HAS WHAT THEY ARE CALLING ON THESE TRUCKS, 'THE DEATH WOBBLE' AFTER TONS OF RESEARCH. THIS SHOULD 100% BE A RECALL! THE TRUCK BEGINS TO WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AT THE END OF MAY AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354781September 13, 2020
STEERING
MY 2011 F-250 KING RANCH DIESEL HAS A 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I BOUGHT IT ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIME AND MY STEP SON ONCE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A VERY BIG BUMP FOR THE WOBBLE TO START. I HAVE TRIED TO 'DRIVE THROUGH' THE WOBBLE BUT IT JUST GETS WORSE. NONE OF THE MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO CAN TELL ME HOW TO FIX IT. I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT I CAN NOT TAKE A CHANCE ON HAVING A WRECK AND SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354556September 12, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY TRUCK 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS.. THIS IS A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS. AS THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY TRUCK WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER RIDE IN THE TRUCK AND WILL NOT ALLOW MY SON IN THE TRUCK. THIS HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP MORE THAN 15 TIMES TRYING TO REPAIR WITH NO FIX, LAST TIME SPENT MORE THAN 2 WEEKS AT THE DEALER FOR THEM TO NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND FIXED AS I AM 1 OF MANY PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE! THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE 4 OF THE 6 TIMES AND 2 TIMES WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.. LAST TIME WAS PULLING A 9,000LB TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK NEXT TO SEMI THAT ALMOST CAUSE ME TO COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354568September 12, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES , MY VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING MAKING IT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE . INITIALLY I ASSUMED I HAD A BLOWOUT AND SLOWED AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER . ONCE I SLOWED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH THE SHAKING CEASED AND MY TRUCK FELT NORMAL . I RESUMED MY DRIVE WITHOUT ISSUES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON A CROWDED URBAN TOLLWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC . THE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVABLE AT GUEST SPEEDS AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE A 2019 FORD F-250 JUST OVER ONE FEAR OLD THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD OR OR MODIFIED . I CALLED MY TIRE DEALER AND HE SAID THIS WAS COMMON. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS ISN'T INVESTIGATED! IT FEELS THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION /STEERING GET IN TO SOME SORT OF RESONANCE THAT BUILDS RAPIDLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL SPEED GOES BELOW ABOUT 20 MPH. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED AT GUEST SPEED OF 70-80 MPH. I HAVE AN APPOINT TO HAVE A TORSION BAR PLACED MEXT WEEKEND AS MY TIRE MAN SAYS THIS IS COMMON AND WILL FIX IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AS MY TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354629September 12, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DIESEL LEAKING FROM FRONT RIGHT. FOUND DIESEL FUEL POOLED UNDER TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE IT WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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