Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11321765April 21, 2020
ENGINE
RADIATOR IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 77,000 MILES THE RADIATOR HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321819April 21, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH ON WET ROADWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 35 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIBERTY FORD BRUNSWICK (3101 CENTER RD, BRUNSWICK, OH 44212, (330) 225-9141) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY, STEERING LINKAGE, DAMPER AND TIRE PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321731April 20, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AC LINE FITTING OVERHEATED CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE AND ARC WHICH IN TURN MELTED THE PRIMARY WIRING HARNESS FOR THE ENGINE. THIS ALSO RESULTED IN THE WIRE CATCHING FIRE AND CAUSING BURN DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE WATER FROM THE CAR WASH PREVENTED FURTHER FIRE DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321491April 18, 2020
STEERING
VIOLENT SIDE TO SIDE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL, COMMONLY KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE HAS PROBABLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 70 MPH WHILE ENCOUNTERING A BUMP OR PATCH IN THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321389April 17, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 FORD F250 CREW CAB ON A HIGHWAY, AT 50 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE STEERING STARTED WOBBLING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 25 MILES PER HOUR TO STOP THE WOBBLING. HAPPENED AGAIN AT 65 MILES AND HOUR A FEW MINUTES LATER ON THE SAME ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321317April 16, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KLEMENT FORD OF MUENSTER (1005 E DIVISION ST, MUENSTER, TX 76252) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO KLEMENT FORD OF MUENSTER 1005 E DIVISION ST, MUENSTER, TX 76252 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321028April 13, 2020
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 40 -45 MPH AND THE TRUCK GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, EXPANSION JOINT, OR OTHER CHANGE THE STEERING JUMPS BACK AND FORTH TO THE POINT THAT THE FRONT END FEELS VERY LOOSE AND IT IS NOT EASY TO CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321033April 13, 2020
STEERING
WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP ON HIGHWAY STEERING WHEEL CAN SHAKE ALMOST CAUSING YOU TO CHANGE LANES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320910April 12, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
SPARK PLUGS KEEP BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE, WHILE ACCELERATING, HAS DONE FIVE TIMES,, WHEN IT DOES VEHICLE STALLED POSSIBLY CARE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK TRYING TO TURN,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320919April 12, 2020
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE - SEVERE STEERING CONTROL ON FM 1409. OCCURRED APPROACHING 50MPH ON SMOOTH SURFACE AND DRY CONDITIONS. 4/10/20. TEST DROVE 4/11/20 ON FM 565 SOUTH AND FM 3180 WITH 3 LESSER STEERING CONTROL OCCURRENCES. ROAD CONDITIONS COMPARABLE AND SPEEDS WERE BETWEEN 50-55MPH. ALL OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON ROADS. LESSER OCCURRENCES WITH SAME R
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320772April 10, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TRUCK HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PENNSYLVANIAN (NOT PULLING A TRAILER JUST DRIVING HOME) WHEN I WAS GOING ALONE THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I BRAKED AND THEN BACK ON THE GAS AND IT WAS FINE. I'VE READ A TON ABOUT THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" AND FEARED THIS WHEN BUYING A F250 BUT DIDN'T THINK THAT I TOO WOULD BE A VICTIM OF THIS POOR DESIGN BY FORD. I ROTATE AND BALANCE MY TIRES EVERY 5K TO 15K MILES AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED OKAY. VERY FRUSTRATING I HAVE TO BUY NEW PARTS FOR A TRACK THAT SHOULD LAST 100K+ WITHOUT ISSUES. I ORDERED AN AFTERMARKET (FOX) STABILIZER SHOCK BECAUSE THE FORD OEM ONE ON THE TRUCK WAS SHOT (LOST ALL ITS GAS OR LEAKED). AGAIN ONLY 48K MILES WHAT A JOKE! UNFORTUNATELY THE STABILIZER SHOCK HASN'T COMPLETELY SOLVED THE ISSUE. WHEN I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD I CAN FEEL THE PLAY IN THE WHEEL STILL AND BELIEVE I NEED TO GO THROUGH AND CHANGE ALL THE BALL JOINTS AND LINK ENDS. DO ALL THIS AND AGAIN CROSS MY FINGERS THAT IT WONT COME BACK. WANT TO BE PART OF THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE. JUST WANT A TRUCK THAT WORKS FOR AS MUCH AS I PAID FOR THIS THING FROM THE FACTORY. SAD FORD. I'M A DIE HARD FORD GUY BUT THIS IS A SAD DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320672April 9, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-75 MPH, WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, OR ANY ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD, THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END. I HAVE HEARD THIS REFERRED TO AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING PERIODICALLY OVER THE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. DESPITE NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT, SHOCKS, BRAKES, ETC., THE TRUCK STILL HAS THIS WOBBLE. THERE ARE TWO SPOTS ON THE HIGHWAY I TRAVEL WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF MY HOUSE THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK. BOTH ARE WHERE THE ROAD TRANSITIONS TO A BRIDGE OVERPASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320719April 9, 2020
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN US 1 NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN I TRAVELED ACROSS AN UNEVEN (ROUGH PATCH) IN MY LANE AND MY STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH WHAT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND QUICKLY DROPPED MY SPEED AND THEN STEERED MY TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE I COMPOSED MYSELF, I RECALLED THAT THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL ONCE MY SPEED WAS DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. I MADE SEVERAL NOTES IMMEDIATELY ABOUT WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE THIS HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED CALLING MY DEALERSHIP TO RELAY WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. AFTER SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS AND 2ND OPINIONS, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD CONFLICTING STORIES FROM FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANY LONGER. I'VE HAD EVERY PART OF THE STEERING (DAMPER, LINKAGE, CASTER, ETC) CHECKED AND BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE SPENT LOTS OF MONEY TRYING TO REPLACE PARTS I THOUGHT COULD BE THE CULPRIT. DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE TWO MORE TIMES. I WAS DRIVING MY STOCK ( NO MODIFICATIONS) IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN THIS EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN US1 SOUTH AND CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY, I HAD TO LET GO AND JUST QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO REDUCE THE SPEED SO I COULD AGAIN GRASP THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER IF THE ROAD. AFTER 4 DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS AND GETTING THE "RUN AROUND" FROM FORD, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. I AM CURRENTLY PUTTING A OVER $300 STEERING STABILIZER ON TO HELP MASK THE PROBLEM IF THIS HAPPENS ONCE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320499April 8, 2020
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL CARONE FORD INC., (5093 US-117, WALLACE, NC 28466) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN UNKNOWN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,198.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320617April 8, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING BEGAN TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. ANY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT ~55 MPH OR MORE, THIS HAPPENS. TRUCK HAS 25800 MILES. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT UP UNTIL THIS TIME, IT WAS NOT NEAR AS BAD. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320440April 7, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2017, NOW AFTER 30K MILES WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BE DONE (ONLY A TSB). MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK HAS NOW REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER PER TSB 19-2392. HAVE NOT YET TESTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO VERIFY THIS FIXED THE ISSUE (HOMEM QUARANTINE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS SHELTER IN PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320271April 5, 2020
SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE PURCHASE TRUCK TWO YEARS AGO FRONT AND WAS FIXED THEN WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF STARTED VIBRATING AGAIN REPLACED EVERYTHING IN FRONT IN DEATH WOBBLE STILL BAD EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT I AM ALMOST WRECKED THE TRUCK TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK IT IS NOW PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320110April 3, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AROUND 70 MPH THEN AFTER BREAKS WERE APPLIED THE TRUCK STARTED TO GO INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH ALMOST MADE ME CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320132April 3, 2020
STEERING
FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT AROUND 50-70MPH, SIMILAR TO TIRES NOT BEING BALANCED CORRECTLY, AND PLANNED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT ON THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. AT AROUND 3900 MILES ON THE WAY HOME FROM A ROAD TRIP I HIT A SMALL INSIGNIFICANT POTHOLE ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 70 AND IT JERKED THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE. THAT SAME ROAD TRIP I HIT A SECOND SMALL POTHOLE AND THIS TIME IT JERKED THE TRUCK INTO THE OTHER LANE, LUCKILY NO CAR WAS NEXT TO ME. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE THE ON RAMP OF A FREEWAY, AT AROUND 50 MPH, I EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT I WOULD LATER FIND TO BE KNOWN AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT SHOOK THE WHEEL SO VIOLENTLY THAT I THOUGHT ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS WAS COMING OFF THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND THE WOBBLE DISSIPATED SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING SLOWLY BACK HOME. I CALLED AND BROUGHT THE VEHICHLE INTO THE DEALER AN HOUR LATER AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE A TSB OUT FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. IF THIS IS OCCURING AT 4K MILES THAN IT IS NOT A 'WEAR AND TEAR' ISSUE. THIS IS A PROBLEM DIRECTLY FROM THE FACTORY AND FORD NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO NOT SELL ANOTHER F-250 OFF THEIR LOT UNTIL THEIR TSB HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND RECALL ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NOW HAS ME FEARFUL OF LETTING MY WIFE AND KIDS RIDE IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320154April 3, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO CORRECT WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. FORD CALLS IT STEERING OSCILLATION. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER I DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE, EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE THAT IS NOT PERPENDICULAR OR ANY ROAD ABNORMALITY. AFTER MULTIPLE FORD DEALERS REPAIRED IT I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES. HOWEVER, AFTER 5,000 TO 10,000 MILES THE DEATH WOBBLE BEGINS TO HAPPEN. I'VE ESCALATED THE ISSUE TO FORD MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT FALLS ON DEAF EARS. I HAVE HAD NO MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE TRUCK TO CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR. THE TRUCK IS 100% STOCK. PLEASE HELP. I AM A SINGLE FATHER AND THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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