Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11297556January 7, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE AT 70MPH ON 4 LANE STATE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO REDUCE SPEED TO <35MPH FOR IT TO STOP. HAPPENING MORE & MORE FREQUENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297565January 7, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE WELL-KNOWN-BY-FORD DEATH WOBBLE. FIRST TIME WAS AT APPROX. 29K MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOO WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED THE KNOWN "FIX" AND VEHICLE WAS OKAY FOR A BIT. THE SECOND TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED (APPROX. 40K MILES), THERE WAS A PALPABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEEL OF THE STEERING POST-EVENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST EXPERIENCE, I MOVED AND THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WAS OVER 100 MILES AWAY, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (ALONG WITH THE PAPERWORK FROM THE FIRST FIX). AGAIN, SERVICE TECHS WERE WELL-VERSED IN THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY CLAIMED THAT FORD HAD ROLLED OUT A NEW "FIX" AND THAT WHAT THE FIRST DEALERSHIP HAD DONE WAS INCORRECT. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED WITH THIS VEHICLE; HOWEVER THIS DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE IT AND TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THIS FIX. WHETHER THEY COULD LOCATE THE WARRANTY OR NOT, THIS IS A CONTINUED PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FIX AT ANY POINT IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF BACK AND FORTH LATER, FORD FINALLY AGREED TO PAY. WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THIS "FIX", ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A WEEK, AND WE HAVE AGAIN GONE BACK AND FORTH ON PAYMENT. THE DEALERSHIP DID FINALLY LOCATE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT AGAIN...THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AS IT IS A FORD PROBLEM. ALL TIMES THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED, I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (OVER 70 MPH) AND AM FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND GET TO THE SHOULDER. I AM FREQUENTLY TOWING ITEMS, AND CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THIS WOULD GO DOWN IF IT OCCURRED IN THAT INSTANCE. FORD CONTINUES TO ROLL OUT THESE $75,000+ TRUCKS KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I NOW HAVE, AGAIN, A $75K VEHICLE I FEEL IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY SEE THIS DAILY. HOW IS THIS LEGAL???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297572January 7, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 50MILES PER HOUR, IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IT WILL START TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY DRIVER HAS TO HANG ON AND BRAKE THE TRUCK DOWN TO 20TO30MILES PER HOUR. DEALERSHIP KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY WROTE ON MY PAPERWORK DEATH WOBBLE. REPLACED STEERING DAMPER AND ADJUSTED AIR PRESSURE WHICH WORKED FOR AWHILE BUT HAPPENED AGAIN JAN 6 2020. FIRST TIME WOBBLE WAS END OF SEPT 2019 FOUR TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!! I DO NOT TRUST THE SAFETY OF THIS TRUCK !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297589January 7, 2020
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-70 MPH, ESPECIALLY OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO EARNHARDT FORD (LOCATED AT 7300 W. ORCHID LN, CHANDLER, AZ 85226, 833-735-9304) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING AND SHOCK RESISTANCE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A PART CALLED THE SHIMMY SHOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 4-8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD RETRIEVE THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297683January 7, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE GOING INTO A GRADUAL TURN AND WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT WHICH RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL. THIS FORCED ME OFF OF THE ROAD STRIKING A CURB AND BLOWING OUT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. MY TRUCK HAD DONE MINOR SHAKING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS. I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER VIOLENT SHAKING EVENTS WHEN IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE ABOVE 50 MPH IN THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE. MINOR ROAD IRREGULARITIES ARE RESULTING IN INCREASED BUT CONTROLLABLE SHAKING AT THIS POINT. IT IS WORSE WHEN TURNING OR ON A CURVE. IT STILL SHAKES EVEN ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY AT LOWER SPEEDS JUST NOT AS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND TIRE ROTATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AS SET OUT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297706January 7, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE: WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND HITS A GROOVE OR BUMP (DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A MAJOR GROOVE OR BUMP) IN THE ROAD GOING UPWARD OF 50 MPH, IT WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY A SUDDEN AND SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF SPEED, WHICH ADDS TO THE DANGER, PARTICULARLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS OCCURRING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. THE VIDEOS TAKE PLACE AFTER BRINGING IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEM CLAIMING NOTHING IS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298690January 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10 CROSSING OVER SIEGEN LANE, TRUCK PASSED OVER SMALL BUMP IN INTERSTATE AND STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE ENTIRE TRUCK ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NO CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT MY TRUCK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND ALL TIRES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. WHEN I STARTED AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF 12 INCIDENTS OF WHAT I HAVE COME TO KNOW FROM RESEARCH AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK THE THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND FORD CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. THIS IS THE MOST UNNERVING EXPERIENCE. THIS WAS A $70000 VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED OR EVER TAKE OFF ROAD. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN ENGINEERING AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297338January 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE TRUCK IN MOTION, HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS WHEN GOING OVER 65 MPH AND YOU HIT A BUMP, SHAKES AND LOSS OF CONTROL HAVE TO COME TO STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. STARTED HAPPENING AT 17K. INFORMED THERE WAS NO FIX. ENDANGERS LIVES OF ALL ON BOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297349January 6, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, VEHICLE HAS WENT INTO EXTREMELY VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD (IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITH BUMPS YOU NORMALLY WOULD NOT NOTICE OR ADJUST SPEED FOR IN A SMALL CAR). THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED OR CONTROLLED WHEN THIS OCCURS OTHER THAN APPLYING THE BRAKES. TTHE BRAKES DO NOT WORK OR STOP YOU AS FAST AS THEY SHOULD WHEN THIS HAPPENS (I AM ASSUMING DUE TO ALL THE SHAKING). LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED IT CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED A HEAD ON COLLISION. IF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD NOT REACTED TO MY TRUCK MOVING IN TO THEIR LANE WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. THEIR HAS BEEN NO RECALL BUT FORD HAS ISSUED A TECH BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL RESULT IN LIVES LOST (IF IT HASNT ALREADY). I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR PARTS TO FIX THIS (IVE ALREADY BEEN WAITING 10 DAYS AND FORD HAS NO CLUE WHEN THEY WILL BE IN. I WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE AS LONG AS 60 DAYS BEFORE PARTS COME IN (UNLESS I USE LEMON LAWS TO REMEDY IT). HOW MANY 2019 F250S HAVE BEEN IN HEAD ON COLLISIONS THIS YEAR? IS THERE A STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE? HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE ARE 2-3 OTHER TRUCKS AHEAD OF MINE WAITING ON THE SAME PART. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN 7 MONTHS AND ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297386January 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SHIMMIES OUT OF CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297441January 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
FORD REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE ISSUE WAS CORRECTED. TEST DROVE. BOTH THE OWNER AND SERVICE TECH EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK. SERVICE TECH PLACED TRUCK BACK IN THE SHOP FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME FOR THIS REPAIR WITH 20,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON THE TRUCK. ISSUE WAS STEERING WHEEL VIGOROUSLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN ENCOUNTERING A SLIGHT IMPERFECTION ON A STRAIGHT, LEVEL, AND PAVED HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297450January 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY F-250 HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH I WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE INTERSTATE IN KS. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE PICKUP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH THE OSCILLATION. AFTER SLOWING TO AROUND 30 MPH THE OSCILLATION STOPPED. THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER FILLED THE CAB. THIS SAME EVEN HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR AND A HALF. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I COULD FEEL THE DEATH WOBBLE START IN THE STEERING WHEEL A SECOND OR LESS BEFORE THE VIOLENT SHAKING STARTED. ALL THREE TIMES IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 75 AND 70 MPH. I DO NOT TRUST THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297454January 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE STARTED. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH, HIT BUMPS OR BRIDGE EXPANSIONS RENDERS THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLE WITH THE ONLY REMEDY TO SLOW BELOW 40 MPH TO CEASE. WORST SCENARIO ALMOST SENT MY UNCONTROLLABLE TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY. VERY FRIGHTENING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SUPPOSE IT WILL TAKE MULTIPLE FATALITIES AND LAWSUITS BEFORE FORD TAKES THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY. GETTING NOWHERE WITH FORD WARRANTY SERVICE. ABOUT TO TRADE THIS JUNK OFF FOR A DODGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297500January 6, 2020
SUSPENSION
AT ABOUT 62K MILES ON MY STOCK 2017 F250 I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MAJOR OSCILLATION WHENEVER I WOULD DRIVE OVER THE SLIGHTEST ROAD BUMP/IMPERFECTION BETWEEN 55-75 MPH. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO WHERE THE ENTIRE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNLESS I SLOW DOWN UNDER 50 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297503January 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED WHILE PULLING A HORSE TRAILER AND THIS MAKES THE TRUCK EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER MUCH LESS RETAIN CONTROL OF. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REPAIR IS NO LONGER COVERED. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED THE PART WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED FOR 12,000 MILES AND THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS JUST OVER THAT MILE MARKER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED THIS TIME. THE LATEST PART REPLACEMENT IS APPARENTLY ON BACKORDER AND WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL WE CAN GET IT REPAIRED ONCE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297492January 6, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH AND COMING INTO CONTACT WITH ANY UNEVEN SPOTS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND JUMP UP AND DOWN LEFT AND RIGHT SO BAD THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT HIT THE BRAKES.WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO ABOUT 30MPH THE SHAKING SUBSIDES AND IS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT BUMP IN THE ROAD.. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 5 MINS AND IN LESS THAN 1 MILE DISTANCE ON A STATE HIGHWAY .. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD ABOUT 8000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE ,IT HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES SINCE, EVERY TIME AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297529January 6, 2020
STEERING
AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELLING AT 75 MPH, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297226January 5, 2020
SUSPENSION
AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR GROOVE THE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE UNTIL SPEED IS LOWERED TO AROUND 30 MPH. UNKNOWN PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297237January 5, 2020
STEERING
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT END STEERING.IT HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK CROSSES A ROUGH ROAD OR WHEN CROSSING BRIDGE AT 65 PLUS MPH.IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297242January 5, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A DRY ROAD 01/03/2020 I WENT OVER A SLIGHT ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT WHEELS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VIBRATING WHEELS AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OVER THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. IN READING ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. I AM TAKING MY TRUCK TO MY FORD DEALER ON MONDAY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE TRUCK WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING. PEOPLE TEND TO PANIC AND MAY HAVE DRASTIC REACTIONS WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. WE NEED TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE ON FORD TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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