Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11310419February 20, 2020
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 F-250 PICKUP ON THE INTERSTATE AND AS I CROSSED A BRIDGE TRANSITION BACK TO THE HIGHWAY THAT WAS FAIRLY ROUGH DUE TO THE BRIDGE SEAM, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHOLE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 70MPH. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLOWING DOWN AND MOVING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VIOLENT SHAKING ABATED AS I SLOWED BELOW 30MPH. I CHECKED OUT THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE TRUCK AND THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE ANYTHING AMISS SO I DROVE HOME AT NO MORE THAN 60MPH AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. WHEN I DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS TO THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE HE SAID, "SOUNDS LIKE THE DEATH WOBBLE." I ASKED HIM WHAT HE MEANT AND HE INDICATED THAT FORD F-250S AND F-350S SEEM TO HAVE A SYSTEMIC ISSUE THAT LEADS TO THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED. AND, HE ALSO INDICATED THAT FORD HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT TO THEIR DEALERS TELLING THEM WHAT TO REPAIR WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION ARISES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER AND ANOTHER FRONT END PART AND RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME. IT APPEARS TO DRIVE OK AFTER THE REPAIR WAS EFFECTED. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THE TERM "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF POSTS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS I DESCRIBE ABOVE. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDE SPREAD AMONG LATE MODEL FORD F-250S AND F-350S. HAD MY "DEATH WOBBLE" INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY OR WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, I FEAR IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310440February 20, 2020
SUSPENSION
TRUCK WILL ON OCCASION HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL IT IS SLOWED DOWN AROUND 40 MPH. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310459February 20, 2020
SUSPENSION
DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ONE LANE SERVICE ROAD AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT WOBBLE AT THE FRONT END THAT FORCED ME TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS AND SLOW DOWN TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH FEELS LIKE IT BEGINS TO BOUNCE AND DRIFT SIDEWAYS IF I DIDN'T. I'M AFRAID TO HIT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS OR POT HOLES NOW AND EVEN SLOW DOWN IN AREAS I KNOW MAY HAVE SOME. BUT WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST IS CAUSING AND ACCIDENT OR EVEN WORSE LETTING MY FAMILY USE THE VEHICLE AND SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THEM AS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310156February 19, 2020
STEERING
SEVERE OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL THAT STARTS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. THE OSCILLATING DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS CLOSED CONSIDERABLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310216February 19, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT 71 MPH WHILE THE TRUCK WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE LIKE IT WAS COMING APART. THE TRUCK'S BACK END STARTED TO COME AROUND ON ME LIKE IT WAS SKIDDING AND WENT BACK AND FORTH A COUPLE TIMES. THE ROAD WAS COMPLETELY STRAIGHT AND DRY SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY REASON THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED EITHER. CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF ME WENT TO THE SHOULDER AND DITCH TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY INSTANTLY KNEW WHAT I WAS DESCRIBING AND CALL IT THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK HAS 15,500 MILES ON IT WITH ORIGINAL TIRES, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER REASON TO DO THIS. VERY SCARY AND I WON'T LET THE FAMILY IN IT NOW. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN AS THEY HAVE TRUCKS COME BACK OVER AND OVER TRYING TO FIX IT BUT THERE ISN'T A LEGITIMATE FIX FROM FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309783February 18, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DRIVING AT 60MPH I HIT A BUMP (JOINT) BETWEEN OVERPASS AND HIGHWAY. TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD CHECKED TIRES AND LUG NUTS NO ISSUES. DROVE HOME SLOWLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309935February 18, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TO SLOW ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO GO AWAY. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT USUALLY HIGHER SPEEDS FROM 50 MPH TO 80 MPH WHEN IT HITS A BUMP OR A GAP IN THE PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309982February 18, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SERVICED BOTH TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO RECTIFY OR UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. THEY ONLY CLEARED THE FAULT CODES. THE CODE IDENTIFIED WAS FOR THE REDUCTANT HEATER PUMP - LOW VOLTAGE. THE SAME CODE JUST CAME BACK ON FOR THE 3RD TIME - THIS TIME IDENTIFIED BY A DIESEL PERFORMANCE SHOP - WITH ADVICE TO REPLACE THE REDUCTANT PUMP. PREVIOUS MAKE AND MODEL SUPERDUTY TRUCKS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THE SAME THING. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE, NOT SURE WHY FORD SERVICE SHOPS COULD NOT RECTIFY. TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM FORCED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. UNACCEPTABLE SERVICE AND CARE! -COLD WEATHER EACH TIME -ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON - SAME CODE EACH TIME -REDUCED SPEED AND SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE -CODE CLEARED - TRUCK PERFORMS NORMAL -OBVIOUS THAT THE REDUCTANT HEAT PUMP IS NOT DOING WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309989February 18, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
'DEATH WOBBLE' WHEN DRIVING MY FORD F-250 BETWEEN 60-75 MPH, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SMALL UNEVENNESS ON THE ROAD THE PICK UP BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE! THE PICKUP BARELY HAS 38,000 AND THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE CAN BE LIFE THREATENING TO SELF AND OTHERS. FORD HAS NO INFORMATION REGARDING A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR BUT IT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE VIOLENT SHAKE AT THE FORE MENTIONED SPEEDS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE REGARDING THE PROBLEM (I AM NOT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC) BUT A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS VERIFIED BY MORE THAN 5 CERTIFIED MECHANICS WAS THE DEGREE OF CASTER IN THE AXLE. AN ISSUE FROM WHAT THEY BELIEVE ORIGINATED AT THE MANUFACTURER. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAVE DRIVING MY F250 THAT I LIMIT THE DRIVING I DO IN THIS VEHICLE. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING WHEN FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OR TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH A RECALL. MY HOPE IS THAT THE NHTSA CAN INTERVENE AND PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BECOMING FATALLY INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309589February 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS THE STEERING PROBLEM GOT WORSE. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH AND CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERS AND SAID THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS I GET A RECALL NOTICE> DEATH WOBBLE IS SERIOUS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THERE PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP. SHAKES LIKE HECK AND ALMOST WRECKED MULTIPLE TIMES. 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309635February 17, 2020
STEERING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR FORD TRUCKS. WHILE DRIVING ON I-35 IN OKLAHOMA (DECEMBER 2019), ABOUT 75 MPH, HIT A SMALL POTHOLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK TO SHAKE. I CAUTIOUSLY PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP THE SHAKE/VIBRATIONS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SHAKE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON OTHER OCCASIONS. AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE VIBRATION DAMPER TAKES CARE OF THE ISSUE. BUT, I CAN TELL IT HAD STARTED. IN MY TRUCK, IT HAS NOT CAUSED A SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL. THE ABOVE HAS (THUS FAR) BEEN THE WORST OCCURRENCE. THIS ISSUE OCCURS AFTER HITTING POTHOLES OR LARGE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WITH SEVERE SHAKING, THE STEERING DAMPER OVERCAME THE VIBRATION AS I SLOWED SOME, UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THEN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT ROUGHLY 33,000 MILES (JUNE 2019). I NOW HAVE 41,517 (FEB 2020). THE ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 39,500 MILES. OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY OF COURSE. CURRENT FORD "FIX" FOR ISSUE FROM FORD DEALER WILL COST $2600. LOOKS LIKE A BASIC REPLACE EVERYTHING FOR THE STEERING AND HOPE IT WORKS KIND OF FIX. I NEED TO CHECK WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY FOR COVERAGE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT HAS BEEN A NOTED PROBLEM IN FORD TRUCKS FOR OVER A DECADE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN. IT WILL KILL SOMEONE EVENTUALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309630February 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILE AN HOUR THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR HITTING BUMPS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL AND HAS TO COME TO A STOP TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. I HAVE THIS NICE TRUCK THAT I HAVE TO AVOID INTERSTATE TRAVEL BECAUSE OF FEAR OF HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS AND TRACK BAR REPLACED, HAD TRUCK REALIGNED AND TIRES BALANCED TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. I'M GETTING READY TO PURCHASE A STEERING STABILIZER TO TRY BUT I'M RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS AND MONEY TO SINK IN TRUCK BUT IT HAS TO BE FIXED. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH AND TALKING TO OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM IT SOUNDS LIKE FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGE PREMIUM PRICES FOR THEIR PRODUCTS BUT MINE HAS TO SET AT THE HOUSE OR TRAVEL BACK ROADS TO STAY SAFE. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309752February 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
70MPH OR ABOVE WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD OR BRIDGE JOINTS, TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE THAT CAN'T BE CORRECTED UNTIL I DROP BELOW 20MPH. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS. THIS CAUSES ALMOST A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL AND REQUIRES PULLING OVER INTO A SHOULDER OR MEDIAN, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309484February 16, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE IN SEVERAL TIMES AT THIS TIME NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUES WAS OVER THE YEARS IT BECAME WORSE I FIXED SOME OF THE ISSUE AT MY OWN EXPENSE STILL HAVE ISSUES WORRIED I MAY DIE OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE WHEN THE WOBBLE OCCURS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309480February 16, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
I JUST CROSSED OVER 15,500 MILES AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER A BRIDGE. WILL CALL DEALER MONDAY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A MANDATORY RECALL AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS LITERALLY JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309500February 16, 2020
STEERING
THIS TRUCK WHEN TRAVELING OVER 70 MPH GOES INTO A VIOLENT WOBBLE AND SHAKES AND MOVES ALL OVER THE ROAD. ESPECIALLY WHILE TRAVELING OVER 70 AND HITTING A POT HOLE OR BRIDGE SEAM WE HAVE BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH SEMI TRUCKS AROUND US AND THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND LOSE CONTROL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADDED A STREAKING STABILIZER. ONE WEEK LATER IT STARTED UP AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309502February 16, 2020
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2018 FORD F-250 SUPER CREW 4X4 WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 13,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON 2 OCCASIONS A MAJOR SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROADWAY. AFTER THE 2ND. OCCURRENCE, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND TSB 19-2392 WHICH OUTLINES UPDATED TRACK BAR AND DIRECTS REPLACEMENT. WITHIN 500 MILES SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, I EXPERIENCED ONCE AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS REFERRED TOO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES UNDER THIS TERM ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER BY NOW? MY WORK REQUIRES MY ABILITY TO TRAVEL AND I SEE NO WAY HOW I CAN CONSCIOUSLY CONSIDER MYSELF A SAFE DRIVER TO OTHERS ON BUSY ROADWAYS OUT THERE WHILE DRIVING NEAR ME SHOULD THIS OCCUR AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309562February 16, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 AT 65MPH PASSING A VEHICLE AND ALL THE SUDDEN TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL UNTIL WE GOT BELOW 30 MPH. FELT AS IF TIRES WERE GOING TO FALL OFF OR WE WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309332February 15, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS GOING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF THE FREEWAY FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO STOP COMPLETELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309345February 15, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON 2 OCCASIONS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH - AFTER HITTING A MINOR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK / STEERING / FRONT END BEGAN VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS COMING APART. AFTER STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND EXPECTING THE VEHICLE I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I THOUGHT AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A FLUKE. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG SO I STARTED SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. I DISCOVERED HUNDREDS / THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING . . . "DEATH WOBBLE." I TESTIFY THIS IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM AND THESE TRUCKS ARE DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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