Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11289748December 17, 2019
STEERING
IT CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM IOWA ON DECEMBER 3RD. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD DOING 70 MPH. THE WHEELS AND STEERING STARTED VIBRATING SO BAD IT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. I HIT THE BRAKES AND PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. WHILE PULLED OVER A SEMI TRUCK HIT THE REAR OF MY CAMPER TOTALLING IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO MISSOURI WITH CAMPER. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND I DROPPED THE SPEED TO 60 AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND ITS A SHAME THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING BECAUSE THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS A POWERFUL INSTITUTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289744December 17, 2019
SEAT BELTS
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS STAYING LATCHED AND THEY WILL NOT HOLD THE CAR SEATS IN PLACE, I HAVE 2 SMALL GRANDCHILDREN THAT RIDES IN MY VEHICLE AND IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THEM TO BE IN MY VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THIS OCCURED BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND CONTINUES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289745December 17, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK RUNNING APPROX 75MPH I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AFTER HITTING THE PATCH MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. IT'S ALMOST AS THE TRUCK STARTED GETTING A VERY BAD WOBBLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ONCE SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 30MPH. I'VE HEARD OF THE TERM WHAT PEOPLE CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE. ONCE I HIT THAT PATCH IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289755December 17, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE TRUCK HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND THEN STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. FELT ALMOST LIKE THE TIRE FELL OFF. WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE SHAKING STOPPED. VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT MANY F250'S EXPERIENCE. PARTS WERE REPLACED PER FORDS TECHNICAL BULLETIN, BUT FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING THIS PROBLEM MAY RE-OCCUR. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE PERMANENT ASSURED FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289257December 16, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HAVE HAD A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN HITTING MINOR POTHOLE TWO TO THREE TIMES IN FRONT WHEELS WHEN DOING 70MPH IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE PURCHASE. HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO CORRECT. IN LAST THREE WEEKS, HAVE HAD SIX INSTANCE PER WEEK WHEN DOING 70MPH. SINCE TIRE ROTATION LAST WEEK, CANNOT GO OVER 60MPH WITHOUT THE WOBBLE, MUST SLOW DOWN TO 50-55 TO RECOVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289289December 16, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENCOUNTERING ROAD IRREGULARITIES, TRUCK ENTERS INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" CONDITION WHEREBY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO <30 MPH. SUSPENSION WAS REBUILT 3 MONTHS AGO BY FORD DEALER AND CONDITION HAS RETURNED. IN THESE SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND GREATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289290December 16, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY PULLING MY 23 FOOT ENCLOSED SNOWMOBILE TRAILER WITH TWO SNOWMOBILES INSIDE. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ON THE FREEWAY UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN PULLING A TRAILER OR NOT PULLING A TRAILER DOWN THE FREEWAY. MY TRUCK HAS UNDER 47,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289300December 16, 2019
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AT 75MPH HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 15 MPH TO CONTROL VEHICLE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON A 800 MILE TRIP IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC CURRENT MILES 24,900 VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR UPDATED STEERING STABALIZER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289326December 16, 2019
STEERING
MOVING ON I-25 NEAR FORT CARSON, CO ON NOV 3RD AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL SEVERALLY EFFECTING CONTROL OF TRUCK. WAS ABLE TO SLOW, AND CHECK VEHICLE FOR SUSPECTED FLAT TIRE. FOUND NO ISSUES, PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION BACK UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED, EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN. PROCEEDED TO HOME AT 50MPH, HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT ON HIGHWAY SINCE. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A NEW STEERING STABILIZER, AFTER SIX WEEKS I'M STILL WAITING FOR PART TO COME IN. AS I RESEARCH MORE, IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM MAY REQUIRE MORE PARTS - AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! FORD DOESN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED OR MOTIVATED TO FIX MY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289350December 16, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HIT BUMP ON HIGHWAY AND GET TERRIBLE DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT YOU HAVE TO MOVE OVER AND SLOW DOWN WHEN IT'S SAFE TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289392December 16, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DECELERATE SIGNIFICANTLY TO STOP THE WOBBLING. TRI-STATE FORD (LOCATED AT 2117 S MAIN ST, MARYVILLE, MO 64468, 660-582-3677) DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS25169176Q0R9D3. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289388December 16, 2019
SUSPENSION
MY FORD F250 , AT ABOUT 20K MILES STARTED DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 65MPH AND HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR COMING ONTO OR OFF OF A BRIDGE. THE TRUCK WILL START A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN BELOW 35 MPH. I HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 28K MILES. AT THAT TIME FORD WAS PRETTY NONCHALANT ABOUT IT WHEN I INQUIRED. ONCE IT WAS FIXED, THE FRONT END NEVER FELT THE SAME AS IT DID NEW. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY RETURNED. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 57K MILES. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS PARTS THAT ARE ON BACKORDER AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. I DRIVE 50 MILES TO WORK EVERY DAY AND THE TRUCK DOES THIS AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. IF YOU GOOGLE FORD F250 DEATH WOBBLE YOU WILL SEE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT FORD IS IGNORING. THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289512December 16, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AS I WAS CROSSING LANES AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289504December 16, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2015 F250 SUPER DUTY. IT WAS A CLEAN TITLE NO ACCIDENTS. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 43 -55 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL AND IN FACT THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND IT STOPPED. AFTER SEVERAL MORE OCCURRENCES ALL AT THE SAME SPEEDS I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A SPECIALTY WHEEL AND ALIGNMENT SHOP AND PAID NEARLY 1,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. AFTER NEW BUSHINGS, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS, NEW STEERING AND NEW ALIGNMENT IT ABATED FOR 3 MONTHS. IT IS NOW BACK AND AS SCARY AS EVER. I HAD A 2004 F250 SUPER DUTY AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR EVEN RECALL. I MAY HAVE TO SELL THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE DANGER TO THE REST OF MY FAMILY. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT OVER THIS KNOWN AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE MORE MONEY AND MORE DAMAGE IS CAUSED. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN A TRUCK THAT DOES THIS COME TO TEXAS AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME. I PROMISE IT WILL SCARE YOU INTO ACTION. THIS HAS BEEN MY PROBLEM SINCE MARCH. IT IS ALWAYS ON ROUGHER ROADS OR AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289180December 15, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, AROUND 73 MPH, THE TOAD HAD A BUMP WHERE IT WENT TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION. AS SOON AS WE HIT THE BUMP, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. COULDN'T STEER, OR DO ANYTHING. KIDS IN THE BACK SCREAMING, MY HUSBAND HOLDING THE WHEEL AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE TRYING TO KEEP FROM KILLING US, ONCE DECELERATING, WE FINALLY GAINED CONTROL, BUT ONLY AFTER SWERVING THROUGH 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WHERE WE WERE VERY LUCKY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC DIRECTLY BESIDE OR BEHIND US. THIS HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN GOING OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING, BUT NOT TO THIS EXTENT. THE STEERING DAMPER HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS 51K MILES ON IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289187December 15, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
CRASHNO FIRENO INJURIES0 DEATHS0 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH I HIT A ROUGH CROSSING A FREEWAY BRIDGE. FRONT LEFT TIRE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH TO STOP STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THIS IS PROBABLY THE 3RD TIME HAPPENING. 2017 FORD F250. 4X4. MUST HAVE READ 50-60 INCIDENTS ON INTERNET . EVEN HAD A NAME. "SHAKE OF DEATH".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289196December 15, 2019
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MULTIPLE TIMES, IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE " IN MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 45000 MILES. THE DEATH WOBBLE USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY, LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288989December 14, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2017 FORD F-250 STX FX4. EVERY TIME I HIT A SHARP BUMP OR BRIDGE SECTION THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH BEFORE IT SETTLES. ON THE HIGHWAY! IN TRAFFIC!. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 30+ TIMES COMING FROM A JOBSITE IN THE CHICAGO AREA. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. I'VE BEEN READING UP ON THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE THE DEATH WOBBLE. 100'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS THAT FORD IS PRODUCING. WHEN WILL IT STOP? WILL IT TAKE A DEATH TO RECITIFY THIS ISSUE? I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, OWNERS HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCKS INTO THE FORD DEALERS, GETTING THEM FIXED AND STILL HAVING THE ISSUE SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES DOWN THE ROAD. AND THESE TRUCKS ARE NOT CHEAP. AVERAGING $45-80K. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR LOSES A LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288996December 14, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 17,000 MILES, HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH,EXPERIENCED VIOLET SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL, THE TRUCK HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT NOW WITH NO RESOLVE TO THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND STILL HAS THE PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP TRUCK ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289008December 14, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
IT'S APPARENTLY CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE, YOU ARE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS HIT A POTHOLE, BUMP ON BRIDGE OVERPASS, ECT. WHEELS START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I HAD MY DEALERSHIP WORK ON THE PROBLEM AFTER THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT PROBABLY ABOUT 19 MONTHS AGO. DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE FOR AWHILE. RECENTLY COMING HOME AFTER THANKSGIVINIG IT OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON THE 2 HOUR RIDE HOME. CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. THEM SUPPOSEDED PART FIX IS BACK ORDERED AND HAS BEEN FOR AWHILE.MY TRUCK WAS NEW FROM THE FACTORY, $75,000 TRUCK , ALL STOCK , I SURE HOPE FORD IS MADE TO FIX THESE RIGHT. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, CAN'T LET MY GIRLS DRIVE IT.WAS'T AWARE IT WAS SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM TILL I GOOGLED IT ON THE INTERNET. THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THERE . THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP OR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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