Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11299206January 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH ANY BUMP OR DEFLECTION IN THE ROAD CAN AND WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO START SHAKING AND WALKING SIDE TO SIDE DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL I CAN SLOW DOWN TO A NEAR STOPPED SPEED. FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 26000 MILES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY DRAG LINK, THEN AT 36000 MILES IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I HAVE NOW SPENT THE LAST 5 MONTHS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM AS FORD INSISTS THEY CANT GET ME PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCK. I HAVE NOW MOVED PAST FORD AND I AM REPAIRING THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN. AS FOR PAPERWORK ALL I HAVE IS AN EMAIL FROM FORD CUSTOMER CARE WITH A COMPLAINT NUMBER AND ALL CONTACT WAS BY PHONE. DEALERSHIP HAS ALL THE PAPERWORK AND NOT WILLING TO RELEASE IT TO ME AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299209January 14, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 65 WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, EXAMPLE THAT HAPPENED TO ME, WAS TRAVELING ON I80 GOING 70 MPH WENT OVER A BRIDGE ON A SLIGHT CURVE AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST THREW THE TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I GOT THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH. NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE. THIS IS REFERRED TO DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERNET AND LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER F250 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. CANNOT BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299299January 14, 2020
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE ON INTERSTATE. UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AFTER HITTING BUMP ON INTERSTATE. BARELY HELD IT ON THE ROAD AND THE WOBBLING ONLY STOPPED AFTER WE PULLED OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. EXTREME DANGER. HAPPENED MANY TIMES BUT THIS LAST TIME WAS VERY SEVERE. FORD HOME OFFICE ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND THE REMEDY IS A STABILIZER BAR WHICH THEY ARE PUTTING ON MY TRUCK TODAY. BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 WEEKS SO WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING BACK ROADS EVERYWHERE. MAJOR INCONVENIENCE. THIS MORNING THERE WAS ANOTHER 250 THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HE HAD A VIDEO OF HIS DOING IT. NEEDS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IF A BIG F250 WRECKS WE MAY SURVIVE BUT IF WE HIT A SMALLER VEHICLE IT COULD INJURE KILL THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299384January 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TRUCK HAS A DEATH WOBBLE ... STEERING WHEEL SHAKES TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. HAPPENS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR RUFF SPOT IN ROAD, TRAIN TRACKS, BUMPS ON BRIDGES. CAN SEE WHERE LOSING CONTROL WOULD BE VERY EASY . GOD HELP IF YOU HAD A LOADED TRAILER HOOKED TO IT...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299391January 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN THE TUCK HIT AN AVERAGE BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE FOR AT LEAST 30 SECOND BEFORE RECOVERING. THIS IS VERY SEVERE AND HAPPENS ROUTINELY. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT 4000 MILES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299396January 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AT 45MHP AND THE TRUCK STARTS TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY HAD TO TAP THE BRAKE TO STOP IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299403January 14, 2020
STEERING
I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I CURRENTLY HAVE 14K ON THE ODOMETER. DEALER OR FORD HAS NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. WOBBLE IS GETTING WORSE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE. DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE ISSUE BEFORE RECENTLY PURCHASING THE 2019 F250 AND FROM WHAT I AM FINDING OUT ON THE INTERNET THE ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN FROM AS EARLY AS 2005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298934January 13, 2020
STEERING, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RETURNING FROM NASHVILLE TO MANDEVILLE, LA WE HI IT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 70 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN VOLENTLY VIBRATING. SIMILAR TO A BLOWN TIRE. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR IT TO STOP. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298947January 13, 2020
SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO FORD DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE CORRECTED ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE FIRST (2) REPAIRS WERE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE 3RD REPAIR WAS JUST OVER THE 36K MILES AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL ALONG WITH HAVING TO DO SUDDEN BRAKING TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. CARS THAT WERE BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND I HAVE HAD 2 NEAR INCIDENTS THAT I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL BY FORD AND I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO MANY YEARS WITH OUT HOLDING FORD RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE LOST DAYS OF WORK ALONG WITH COSTS OF RENTAL VEHICLES WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298950January 13, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55- 60 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING BADLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND MENTIONED THE FAILURE AS BEING THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND TWICE AN ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT IT COULD BE A DEATH WOBBLE RELATED FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299034January 13, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 64, GOING OVER KASKASKIA RIVER BRIDGE I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING, BOUNCING UP AND DOWN OF THE FRONT TIRES. I THINK THEY CALL THIS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS GOING APPROX 72 MPH, TIRE PSI 65, TRUCK MILEAGE 24,600 MI. THE TRUCK WAS LIGHTLY LOADED AND NOT TOWING. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP FROM NEW. I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER, SLOWING TO 20 MPH BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT AND ORDERED PARTS. PARTS ARE BACKORDERED WITH NO DELIVERY DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299105January 13, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE, WEST BOUND ON THE US 60, ABOUT MCCLINTOCK DR IN MESA AZ, IN MY 2018 FORD F250, I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. IT RAPIDLY MOVED THE TRUCK TOWARD THE LEFT HAND LANE. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN MY LANE AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VIOLENT WOBBLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL ABOUT 35MPH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK, IT APPEARED NORMAL. I GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND IN ABOUT A MILE, HIT A EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO DO IT AGAIN. I CALLED SAN TAN FORD TO GET THE TRUCK IN TO SERVICE, I DROPPED IT OFF THE SAME DAY. THIS IS AN EXTREME AND VIOLENT WOBBLE WITH NO WARNING SIGNS AND VERY LITTLE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED AND FOUND SIMILAR CONCERNS WITH THE 2017 -2019 F250 CALLING IT A DEATH WOBBLE. SOUNDS RIGHT. THE TRUCK HAS UNDER 13000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED AT THE DEALER, WHILE WALKING WITH THE SERVICE TECH, THE TIRES SEEM TO HAVE STRANGE WEAR PATTERN ON THE OUTSIDE TREAD. IT IS A FULLY STOCK VEHICLE WITH NO ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS. ALL ROUTINE MAINTENENCE WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE SAN TAN FORD, THE SAME DEALER AS PURCHASE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299139January 13, 2020
STEERING
MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OVER 70 WHEN CROSSING BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS ON HIGHWAY TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LANE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE EXTREME WOBBLE TO STOP IS TO SLOW SPEED BELOW 25 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR AND EACH TIME UNTIL THE LAST THEY STATE THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS. THIS LAST MONTH I TOOK IT IN AND THEY STATED FORD KNOWS THE ISSUE BUT PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND EACH TIME PARTS COME IN AND THEY SAY IT IS FIXED THE DEATH WOBBLE COMES BACK AFTER A FEW MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298658January 12, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
IN OCT OF 2019 MY TRUCK, A 2017 FORD F250, DEVELOPED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHILE TRAVELLING ON I-25 IN COLORADO SPRINGS, AT APPROX 65 MPH, I WAS CHANGING LANES OVER A BRIDGE JOINT. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, FORCING ME TO CROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM AND REPAIRS WERE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSB 19-2274. THE INVOICE NUMBER WAS 912963 FROM PHIL LONG FORD CHAPEL HILLS, COLORADO SPRINGS CO. THE TRUCK MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF SERVICE WAS 24298. THE STOCK TIRES WERE/ARE STILL ON THE TRUCK AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE TRUCK. AS OF JAN 2020, THE TRUCK HAS STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 17 JAN 2020 TO RE-ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK IS 27631 AND STOCK TIRES ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298814January 12, 2020
STEERING
DECEMBER 22, 2019 - 16,068 MILES. DRIVING ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY, SPEED BETWEEN 65AND 70 MPH, CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND DEATH WOBBLE STARTED ON THE 2018 F-250 SUPER DUTY. VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AND STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. WRESTLED THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. BRAKING WAS ALSO DIFFICULT DUE TO SEVERE FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATIONS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AS THE TRUCK WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. EXPANSION JOINT WASN'T PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY AND WASN'T MUCH OF AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD SURFACE. I'M PLANNING TO INSTALL A DASH CAM TO RECORD FUTURE OCCURRENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298836January 12, 2020
STEERING
AT 8,600 MILES, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH,, I DROVE OVER THE SEAMS ON A OVERPASS. THERE WAS A SHIMMY AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE NEXT WEEK I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS FIXED. AT 12,000 MILES AFTER PASSING OVER SOME MINOR BUMPS THE SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED AGAIN RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVING TO STOP IMMEDIATELY IN TRAFFIC ALMOST RESULTING IN A AUTO PILEUP. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT , BUSHINGS REPLACED. TOLD IT WAS FIXED. HAPPENED AGAIN AT 17,400 MILES, 19,000 MILES AND 20,500 MILES RESULTING IN RETURNING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP.PUT NEW STEERING STABILIZER ON AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. AT 23,500 THE SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED AGAIN. CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR 4TH TRIP TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON 1/13/2020. I HAVE COPIES OF ALL THE "ATTEMPTED REPAIR" ORDERS FROM FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298862January 12, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2015 F250 6.7 PLATINUM POWERSTROKE WITH 78K ON IT AND I'M EXPERIENCING THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE." I CAN NOT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM ANYBODY AND I'M STICK WITH THIS ISSUE. THE TRUCK IS NOT EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS MY SPEED REACHES AROUND 50MPH I GET AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHAKING, TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES 2 HANDS TO HOLD ONTO AND I HAVE TO DECELERATE TO ABOUT 10-15MPH TO STRAIGHTEN THE TRUCK OUT AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS TIRES, SO I WENT OUT AND HAD $1,600 WORTH OF TIRES PUT ON IT WITH AN ALIGNMENT, NOPE. NOT THE TIRES. SO I TOOK IT MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO I TRUST VERY WELL. HE WENT THROUGH MY FRONT END WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB ONLY TO DISCOVER A WORN U-JOINT ON THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AXEL WHICH ISNT THE CAUSE OF THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. HE LITERALLY TOLD ME THAT HE WAS AT A LOSS FOR WORD AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY FRONT END WAS SO TIGHT AND STIFF. LONG STORY SHORT, I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT FORD RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT'S A STEERING DAMPENER. WELL, GUESS WHAT? MY 2015 F250 DOES NOT HAVE A STEERING DAMPENER! THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME I WAS PRETTY MUCH FU*%ED! WOW! WHAT A SLAP IN THE FACE!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298519January 11, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 TO 70 MPH AND HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAB VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 TO 40 MPH TO STOP THE VIBRATION. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL OFF THE SHOULDER. I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE AN HOUR OUT OF MY WAY TO AVOID TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2017 FORD F-250 24000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298524January 11, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HITS SLIGHT POTHOLE AND STEERING SHIMMIES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLOW VEHICLE TO 40 TO 50 MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALERS TWICE FOR STEERING STABILIZER REPLACEMENT AND ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM. NOW I WILL TAKE TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME FOR CORRECTION. TWO SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' OCCURS: THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE DURING THE WOBBLE EVENT; AND ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT SPEED THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED TO 40-50 MPH, CREATING AN UNEXPECTED SLOWDOWN FOR DRIVERS/VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298542January 11, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE!! WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK, AND THERE ARE SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY. HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING MY TRUCK IN CONTROL. HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT STOPPED. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE SOME, THEN STOP ON ITS OWN, BUT NOT THAT TIME. IF A DEATH WOBBLE CAUSES A ACCIDENT OR WORSE YET, SOMEONE GETS KILLED, FORD WILL HAVE A LAW SUIT ON THEIR HANDS. 😨 THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY (HWY 59 IN FORT BEND COUNTY IN TEXAS. ON A STRAIGHT WAY GOING ABOUT 60 - 65 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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