Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11309366February 15, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT .TOOK TO FORD AT 47,000 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ASSY. HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AFTER BEING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. HIT SMALL BUMP AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY. HAD TO HIT BRAKES HARD WITH CARS BEHIND ME TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. NOT HAPPY WITH PUTTING MY LIFE OR OTHERS IN DANGER.WILL BE CALLING FORD AGAIN ON MONDAY ABOUT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309391February 15, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT). WHEN I HIT A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY VIBRATING TO THE POINT I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED AFTER I SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT I WAS SECONDS AWAY FROM VEERING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE TREES. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FROM FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS NOT A RECALL. SOMEONE IS LIKELY GOING TO DIE FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN FROM FORD ON THIS ISSUE IS: TSB# 18- 2268. NTHIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309102February 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS DEVELOP A VIOLENT VIBRATION AFTER DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR A POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS PHENOMENON IS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I HAVE FOUND THAT SLOWING TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIBRATION AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT IS UNSAFE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC AROUND YOU. IT IS UNSAFE TO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING ESPECIALLY WHEN OTHER TRAFFIC IS ALL ROUND YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309142February 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED A EXTREMELY VIOLENT OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING. EVERYTHING IN THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD DECREASE SPEED TO ABOUT 50MPH OR LESS. THE OSCILLATION DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 TIMES BACK TO BACK. AFTER THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE ISSUE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (WITH ROUGHLY 49,000 MILES), IT STARTED BACK AGAIN AND HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES SINCE. WHEN I REACH 60MPH THE OSCILLATION STARTS OUT LIGHT BUT PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE UNTIL IT IS IN A FULL ON "DEATH WOBBLE". ALL ITEMS IN THE TRUCK ARE SHAKING AROUND AND FALLING IN THE FLOOR. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HER DRIVING IT. I AM WRITING THIS REPORT MAINLY FOR THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER FORD SUPER DUTY OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AND FOR SOME, HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. THERE ARE LITERALLY FACEBOOK GROUPS CREATED SOLELY FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" AND ANY POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. FROM REPORTS I HAVE READ, THE DEALERSHIPS, IN MANY CASES HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING THE ISSUE. SOME REPORTS STATE THE REPAIRS AND SAY THAT IT WAS A "BAND-AID" AND THAT THE ISSUE RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS. OTHERS SAY THAT THE DEALERS HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. THERE ALSO HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS THAT SAYS IT WAS CORRECTED, AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ON VEHICLES AS NEW AS 2019 MODELS WITH AROUND 5,000 MILES ON THEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND I HOPE FORD IS PUSHED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE VIDEOS BUT THEY ARE THE WRONG FILE TYPE. DATE BELOW IS MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. THANKS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309156February 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
"DEATH WOBBLE" AT APPROX 34K MILES I EXPERIENCED WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I DROVE OVER A SECTION OF HIGHWAY THAT I HAD BEEN OVER A THOUSAND TIMES BUT THIS TIME I HIT A POT HOLE JUST RIGHT AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE IN MY HANDS. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS APPROACHING A CURVE AND LITERALLY HAD TO STOP TO MAKE THE SHAKING GO AWAY. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS FOLLOWING ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON CERTAIN CITY STREETS WHEEL YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR ROAD SEEM IN JUST THE RIGHT WAY. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL FRONT END COMPONENTS AND TOLD ME THAT THOSE REPAIRS WOULD FIX MY ISSUE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 47K MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM IS SLOWLY RETURNING. THE WHEEL DOESN'T SHAKE AS BADLY AS IT DID THE FIRST TIME BUT IN THE RIGHT CONDITION IT WILL SHAKE IN YOUR HANDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309181February 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING 65 MPH, ENCOUNTERED BUMP/RIDGE IN HIGHWAY SURFACE. FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. WAS ABLE TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY AND STOP EPISODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES RECENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309197February 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN PATCH OF BLACKTOP ROAD AND BOTH FRONT TIRES STARTED WOBBLING. THE TERM IS CALLED " DEATH WOBBLE".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309247February 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE PARKING BRAKE INTO GEAR THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISE DETECTED. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309274February 14, 2020
STEERING
THE TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A ROUGH PATCH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES RIGHT BEHIND ME OR THEY WOULD OF HIT ME. THIS HAPPENED AT A LARGE BRIDGE OVER A RIVER. I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP GET THE TRUCK AND TRY TO REPAIR IT USING TSB # 18-2268. I RECEIVED THE TRUCK AFTERWARDS AND DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND IT STARTED TO SHUTTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I HIT A BUMP AGAIN. THIS WOULD LAST MILES BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LOOSE TIE ROD. THEY ARE 'FIXING' THIS AND I WILL SEE IF THIS CORRECTS IT. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 2 WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309298February 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, AFTER DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED. THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH! .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308905February 13, 2020
STEERING
TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 70 MPH. DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND THE SHAKING HAPPENS EVERY DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BELOW. ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD AND BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP TO MAKE IT QUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308915February 13, 2020
SUSPENSION
FORD F250 DEATH WOBBLE, WHEN MY VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR GROOVE IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR 45 MPH+. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE AND SHAKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308922February 13, 2020
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION, MY FORD TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING MORE THAN 45 MPH AND THE TIRES HITS A GROOVE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS BY QUICKLY REDUCING SPEED, A DANGEROUS MOVE WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308975February 13, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 70MPH HIT A BRIDGE THAT WAS RAISED (ROUGH BRIDGE)CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE)...ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. EXTREMELY TERRIFYING. COULD HAVE KILLED MY HUSBAND AND I! AFTER VEHICLE WAS DROPPED TO A SPEED OF APPROX 35-40 MPH THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309015February 13, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRAVELING ON I-15 FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GOING 70 MPH ON CRUISE. HEAD A LOUD "BANG", PULLED OVER AND SAW DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE AND FLUIDS LEAKING. TRANSFER CASE APPEARED TO BE SPLIT OPEN. TOWED TO MOJAVE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BARSTOW CALIFORNIA, WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE. DESCRIPTION OF FINDINGS IS ATTACHED BELOW. PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE 4WD SYSTEM. TRUCK WAS IN 2WD IN THE CAB, HOWEVER VACUUM HUBS WERE IN 4WD. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS. NO RECALL ON FILE. POST REPAIR, THE TRUCK STILL STAYS IN 4WD WHEN REVERTING TO 2WD FROM THE CAB. OPERATOR IS REQUIRED TO MANUALLY PUT HUBS INTO 2WD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308673February 12, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAD 18000 MILES ON MY NEW TRUCK WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED. I SENT THE TRUCK TO NATCHEZ FORD DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACE THE DRAG LINK AND DID A ALIGNMENT. TOOK IT BACK AT 22000 MILE THE TRUCK STAYED AT THE DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS WAITING ON SO UPGRADE DAMPER. DROVE THE TRUCK FOR 300 MILES STILL WOBBLE BUT NOT LIKE BEFORE. PARTS ARE NOT WHAT'S NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PEOPLE AT DEALERSHIP HAS A FIX FOR THE ISSUE BUT ITS IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308679February 12, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING IN CHICAGO JAN17, 2020, I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 294. HAD TO BREAK HARD TO AVOID PLOWING INTO AN 18WHEELER. 2017 F250 DEATH WOBBLE STEERING STABILIZER NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 35,000 MILES 38 MONTHS OLD TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308700February 12, 2020
STEERING
DURING "NORMAL" TRAVEL WHEN TRUCK HITS BUMP/ROAD JOINT/BRIDGE JOINT VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I FOUND OUT THIS IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE " HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OVER APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 70MPH. ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS IS TO JUST LET VEHICLE SLOW TO STOP WHICH IS VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308702February 12, 2020
STEERING
VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MUST SLOW TO BELOW 45 FOR IT TO STOP. THIS IS REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENED WITHIN 13000 OF OWNING MY NEW TRUCK. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING A CAMPER WITH MY FAMILY OF FOUR. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI BECAUSE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON THE INTERSTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308728February 12, 2020
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH I HIT A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING HORRIBLY. WHEN I REDUCED THE SPEED TO AROUND 50MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED IT A "DEATH WOBBLE" AND AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR $3755.80.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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