Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11308063February 9, 2020
STEERING
TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE FRONT END OSCILLATIONS AT 70 MPH WHEN ONE TIRE PASSES OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT. OR OTHER SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT BUMPS. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I HAD ABOUT 17K MILES ON THE TRUCK. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER ON 12/19/2017 AND GOT IT BACK ON 1/12/2018. FORD DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY SPECIFIC CAUSE FOR THE WOBBLE. PROBLEM IS REPEATABLE ON A SPECIFIC BRIDGE IN FOND DU LAC, WI. I TOOK THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND TECHNICIAN ON A RIDE TO WITNESS IT ON 3/16/18 WHEN IT OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON THE BRIDGE IN ONE DAY. I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE EVENT ON VIDEO AND SHARED IT WITH FORD. I WOULD ATTACH IT TO THIS COMPLAINT BUT IT EXCEEDS THE 5M SIZE LIMIT. AFTER REPAIRS THE TRUCK WAS OK UNTIL 2/17/2019 WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE WOBBLE. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND INSTALLED ON 3/1/2019 WHEN TRUCK HAD 28K MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON 4/10/2019 WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED WITH 29K MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK DROVE WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL 2/3/2020 WHEN THE WOBBLE REAPPEARED WITH 35.3K MILES ON IT. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE ON 2/10/2020. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AT FORD AND THE TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" HASN'T YET OCCURRED WHILE TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL RV (FOR WHICH I PURCHASED THE TRUCK).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308075February 9, 2020
STEERING
HORRIBLE DEATH WOBBLE. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER TWICE NOW. THEY CANNOT FIX IT. IF YOU RESEARCH IT ON THE INTERNET IS A BIG DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CASTER ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. PLEASE HAVE THEM FIX THIS. I DO HAVE A VIDEO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308084February 9, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ME AND MY WIFE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 70-80 MPH, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK, AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. I STARTED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER WE HIT A BUMP GOING ROUGHLY 75 MPH, AND THE TRUCK AGAIN STARTED WOBBLING, I FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WITH 18,862 MILES ON IT, AND CURRENTLY THERE IS 19,541 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I STILL HAVE THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, BUT I FEEL VERY INTIMIDATED TO DRIVE IT, AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AFTER THIS INCIDENT. ALL I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE IS THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE". I DO NOT KNOW WHAT COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE CAUSING THIS, BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO SPEND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE DID, ONLY TO FIND IT BEING A POSSIBLE DEATH TRAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307862February 8, 2020
SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307898February 8, 2020
SUSPENSION
'DEATH WOBBLE' INTENSE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN I HIT A BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307634February 7, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND HIT CHANGE IN PAVEMENT FROM CONCRETE TO RAISED ASPHALT AND FRONT END/STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL REACHED 20 MPH. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH ON PAVED 3 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO CONTROL UNTIL REACHING SPEED OF 20 MPH EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND VERY VERY DANGEROUS TRUCK HAS UNDER 30,000 MILES ON IT. IN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY WAITING TO PICK IT UP TO FIND OUT WHAT PARTS THEY HAVE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307741February 7, 2020
STEERING
2017 FORD F-250 WITH 23,953 MILES ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, TRANSITIONED OFF A BRIDGE (EXPANSION JOINT.) VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK. KNOWN AS 'DEATH WOBBLE.' APPLIED BREAKS AND ONCE SLOWED DOWN TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAS COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. TOOK TRUCK TO ASHEVILLE FORD BEFORE THIS LAST TIME AND THEY STATED NOTHING WRONG AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307827February 7, 2020
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING ,STEERING WHEEL IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU COME TO AN ALMOST STOP THEN IT WILL QUIT SHAKING VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY USUALLY BETWEEN 45-65 MPH WHEN THE SHAKING STARTS,STEERING DAMPNER WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AT 20 K AND AT 29 K SHAKING STARTED AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307405February 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING IN FORWARD MOTION ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE WHEN HITTING ANY SIZE BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT EVENT. THIS OCCURS WITH VEHICLE EMPTY OR UNDER TOW (LOADED). THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 40 MPH. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PHENOMENON ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. MOST HAVE REPORTED FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE FORUM THAT FORD USED TO COVER THE REPAIR, BUT IS NO LONGER COVERING UNDER WARRANTY. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 20000 MILES ON IT, I ONLY USE IT FOR EVERYDAY DRIVING AND TOWING A CAMPER UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND INFLATED PROPERLY. THE CONDITION PRESENTS ON ANY TYPE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. I HAVE ALSO NOTED A CREAKING/ CLUNKING SOUND DURING SLOW SPEED TIGHT TURNS IN THE PARKING LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307486February 6, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE - DRIVING WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, WITHIN 65 AND 70 MPH, A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD WILL CAUSE THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BOTH WHEELS, TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO BELOW 35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307369February 5, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
I BELIEVE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE KNOWN 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WHEN GOING 65 MPH OR MORE AND HIT A BUMP WITH A TURN I'D LOSE CONTROL AND MY TRUCK WOULD FEEL LIKE MY FRONT TIRES HAD BLOWN OR SHOCKS HAD FAILED. I'D SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND THE TRUCK LOOKED FINE. AT LOWER SPEEDS IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN. I'VE EXPERIENCED IT TWICE NOW. ALL FORD HAS SAID IS I NEED A NEW STEERING STABILIZER, THAT IS ON BACK ORDER. THEY CLAIM THAT WILL ' FIX ' THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307392February 5, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, I HIT A ROUGH PATCH ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING VIGOROUSLY, WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. I STRUGGLED TO CONTROL IT AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, AT AROUND 45-50MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE STEERING. TRUCK CONTINUE TO HAVE EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS ON HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED ON THE DAY I PICKED UP THE USED TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 37,700 MILES. THE NEXT DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 72MPH AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING, BUT WAS NOT A VIGOROUS AS DAY PRIOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307178February 5, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
GETTING THE DEATH WOBBLE, HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND DAMPER, NOT LUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY SOMETIMES WHEN HIT A BUMP AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. ITS TERRIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307200February 5, 2020
STEERING
EXPERIENCE WHAT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60 MPH OR BETTER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. OSCILLATION STARTED, TO REGAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO UNDER 35 MILES AN HOUR. IN TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THERE IS NO SHOULDER OR IF YOU ARE IN THE FAST LANE. LUCKILY EACH TIME THIS OCCURS I HAVE BEEN IN A RURAL AREA. IF I WERE ON THE DC BELTWAY AND THIS OCCURRED, WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS WOULD CAUSE A MULTIPLE VEHICLE EVENT WITH INJURIES..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307252February 5, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL INADVERTANTLY BEGIN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE SPEED IS ALMOST REDUCED TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDLESS OF THE TIRE TREAD WEAR. HAS OCCURRED WITH BRAND NEW TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307269February 5, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP ON THE ROADWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAMARQUE FORD LOCATED AT 3101 WILLIAMS BOULEVARD, KENNER, LA 70065, (504)-443-2500 FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307296February 5, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AFTER DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DURING THE FAILURE THE DRIVER WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER PARAMOUNT FORD OF VALDESE LOCATED (101 MALCOLM BLVD, VALDESE) WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AND BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACE BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307298February 5, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO TAKE HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER KRIETZ AUTO 400 N EAST ST, FREDERICK, MD 21701 (301) 694-4642, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE THAT AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307319February 5, 2020
SUSPENSION
WHEN CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I DRIVE ACROSS AN EXPANSION JOINT OR LARGE CRACK IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END WOBBLES TERRIBLY. THIS IS TERRIFYING AND I MUST SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY TO ABOUT 30 MPH TO GET THE WOBBLING TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW STARTING WHEN THE TRUCK HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THIS DOES NOT GET FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306982February 4, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCUR 3 TIMES ON MY 2019 FORD F250 TURBO DIESEL SUPER DUTY , I HAVE 23,198 MILES ON IT. GOING FREEWAY SPEED, WHEN YOU HIT UNEVEN HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, I HAD TO SLOW TO 30 MPH OR ONE OF THE TIMES COME TO A COMPLETE STOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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