Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11331719June 30, 2020
ENGINE
AT JUST OVER 100000 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P20BA CAME ON, REDUCTANT HEATER, TURN OUT AS IT IS AN F250 ITS NOT COVERED, BUT F450 AND F550 ARE. ALSO AS AIR TEMPERATURES ARE IN HIGH 80F, THE HEATER IS NOT REQUIRED. NOW EMISSIONS ARE NOT MEETING THE SPECIFICATIONS AND TRUCK COMPLETES MORE REGENS TO STAY CLEAN, INCREASING CHANCE OF HEATING NEARBY ITEMS (STRAW, GRASS AND HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE) POTENTIALLY STARTING FIRES. THE REGENS OCCUR DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL AND THE HEATING AFFECTS SURROUNDING AREA WHEN PARKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331713June 30, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH ONE INCIDENT OF MY WIFE LOSING CONTROL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. I GOT NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO FORD AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME IS TO LOOK AT THE SERVICE ADVISORY AND DECIDE IF I WANTED TO PAY FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES ONE THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY ISSUE THAT'S IS GOING TO END UP KILLING SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331449June 29, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE TWO TRUCKS A 2015 [XXX] AND 2016 [XXX] F250 TRUCKS FINANCED THROUGH FORD. BOTH AC EVAPORATORS HAVE GONE OUT AND FORD IS SAYING THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND THEY ARE NOT PRODUCING ANYMORE UNTIL IT IS REDESIGNED. THEY DONT KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE OR IF IT WILL BE RECALLED FOR THIS. SO I AM A LANDSCAPE COMPANY IN FLORIDA AND OUR CREWS HAVE NO AC UNTIL WHO KNOWS WHEN. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP EXPRESS THE REDESIGN OR RECALL. WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE THESE PAYMENTS AND A/C IS NOT AN OPTION. WE ARE CONSIDERING RENTING TRUCKS FOR NOW. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL MAKING THESE PAYMENTS. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331359June 28, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2018 F250 6.7 L DIESEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVE ON A FLAT SURFACE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 55 MPH. STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I LOST CONTROL. HERE'S IN TO ON COMING TRAFFIC LANE. JUST MISSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL A SLOWED TO 20 MPH. HAPEN WITH NO LARGE BUMPS. NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. HAPOEN AGAIN THE SAME DAY. BOTH WERE ON STRAIGHT ROADS. APPEARS THIS CONDITION IS REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330958June 26, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
SOMETIME WHILE THE AUTOMATIC LEVEL IS ENGAGED IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION STALLS AND THEN VIOLENTLY ENGAGE. MAKING A JERKY MOTION. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES A LOT AT 60MPH ON THE FREE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331117June 26, 2020
STEERING, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEATH WOBBLE CAR RANDOMLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330548June 24, 2020
SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL, EXHIBITING VIOLENT SHAKING. I NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". I NEEDED TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30 MPH WHILE FURIOUSLY GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THIS IS TERRIFYING. AFTER REPLACING THE TRACK BAR, BUSHINGS, STEERING STABILIZER 3 TIMES, TIE ROD ENDS AND ALIGNING' IT STILL IS HAPPENING. I HAD FORD DEALER INSPECT AND THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY SIMPLY WANTED TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER FOR A 4TH TIME. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I NOW KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS SINCE AT LEAST 2011 AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A TSB #18-2268 ON THIS PROBLEM BUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT A DUAL STEERING STABILIZER IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A PART THAT FORD DOES NOT MAKE AND MUST BE PURCHASED AS AFTER-MARKET FROM SOMEONE LIKE PMF, FOX, KELDERMAN OR PROCOMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330580June 24, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE SPEED WAS REDUCED AND THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPRADLEY FORD (2828 US-50, PUEBLO, CO 81008, (717)-387-0875 FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL UNKNOWN PARTS HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330624June 24, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY (POSTED SPEED LIMIT 65MPH) PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH 3000LBS OF MATERIAL (TRAILER RATED FOR 7000LBS) THAT WAS SECURED WITH 5000LB TOW STRAP I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF CONCRETE IN THE RIGHT LANE. TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WAS ALMOST JUMPING TO THE LEFT, STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL. THE TRUCK VEERED LEFT DRASTICALLY AND I CROSSED 3 LANES OF THE FREEWAY AND SLAMMED INTO THE MEDIAN WALL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. MORE THAN $15,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IT IS A MIRACLE NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330414June 23, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE YESTERDAY , I WOULD HIT A BUMP AND IT WOULD SEEM LIKE THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WOULD SKIP A LITTLE, REPLACED SHOCKED AND STEERING DAMPER , 6 MONTHS LATER I HIT A LITTLE BUMP GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD ESPECIALLY SINCE THE INFAMOUS DEATH ROLL HAS BEEN AFFECTING THESE VEHICLES FOR OVER A DECADE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330106June 22, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING 45 MPH ON ROAD I DRIVE ALL THE TIME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO STEER AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. I HAD TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO JUST A FEW MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION IF I HAD NEEDED TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329848June 20, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2015 F250 HAS DEVELOPED THE NOTORIOUS FORD DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP, BRIDGE JOINT, OR ANY LARGE ENOUGH DEFORMITY IN THE ROAD IT WILL CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES NOW AND IT IS ONLY GETTING MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE BOOKED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 24JUN2020 TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION LOOKED AT. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DOCUMENT THE INCIDENT YET, BUT I HAVE HAD OTHERS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329544June 18, 2020
STEERING
ON THE MORNING OF 06/15/2020 AT 7:30 AM DRIVING EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 64 MM 27 AT A SPEED OF 71 MPH,I EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE AFTER PASSING OVER AN OVERPASS ON THE HIGHWAY I APPLIED BRAKING AND MOVED ONTO THE SHOULDER ,SLOWED TO A SPEED OF 35 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING SUBSIDED AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL . THE TRUCK SUSPENSION IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH 24000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AT LAST SERVICE 1500 MILES BEFORE.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329557June 18, 2020
SUSPENSION
PERIODIC LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO EXTREME SHIMMY OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS A 2010 IT NOW HAS 40,463 MILES, HAS NO OFF ROAD USE, TIRES KEPT BALANCED AND ROTATED PER FORD SERVICE, HAS BEEN TREATED LIKE A BABY AND IS STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 30,000 MILES. AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY START SHAKING AT SPEEDS ABOVE ABOUT 50 MPH. I HAVE RUN INTO A DITCH WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL, OTHER TIMES HAVE SWERVED OUT OF MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS CONDITION RENDERS THE $59,000 TRUCK HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. THE FORD DEALER SAID THEY COULD REPAIR THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT $1000 BUT THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, ALL PROPER MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GENTLY DRIVEN. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL AND REPAIR THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS JUNE 7, 2020. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329299June 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2017 F-250 WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT RECENTLY STARTED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60 OR BETTER) AND AFTER HITTING A "ROUGH PATCH" IN THE ROAD OR BRIDGE JOINTS. FORD SEEMS TO SAY IT'S BECAUSE SOME OF US AREN'T ALWAYS CARRYING +/- 1000 LBS OF CARGO. I WONDER IF THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE 800 LBS THEY TOOK OFF THE TARE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK WHEN THEY WENT TO THE ALUMINUM BODY IN 2017? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329485June 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, AND ROAD HAD POTHOLES AND UNEVEN PAVEMENT. FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND LOST CONTROL OF STEERING IT TOSSED MY TRUCK INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME AND THANKFULLY NO CAR WAS THERE. THIS IS THE DEATH WOBBLE AND IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329487June 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING GROOVE IN HIGHWAY, WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL STEERING ON TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329108June 16, 2020
STEERING
STEERING DAMPENER AND TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 58800 MILES DUE TO SHAKING OR WOBBLING OF THE FRONT END. THIS WAS AT THE NORMAL RATE OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328868June 15, 2020
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING WHICH FORCED THE TIRE TO BE RELEASED. THE CONTACT STATED HE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE AND DROVE HOME. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER (PINES FORD 8655 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33024) WAS PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OFFERED THE CONTACT AN ALIGNMENT HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329042June 15, 2020
STEERING
MY 2019 F-250 HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS RECURRED TWICE, BOTH TIMES WITH A VENGEANCE WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH ORLANDO. FORTUNATELY, IT WASN'T RAINING & NOBODY WAS CLOSE BEHIND BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 45MPH OR YOU MIGHT LOSE CONTROL. HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD AND REQUEST A BUY BACK, BUT WAS REFUSED. I THEN ASKED FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE ONLY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY THEY OFFERED ME IS FOR THE ENGINE. OBVIOUSLY, THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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