Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11289041December 14, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
"DEATH WOBBLE" WAS EXPERIENCED IN JANUARY OF 2019. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FORD, AND PER THERE INVOICE, TSB 18-2268 WAS PERFORMED TO FIX PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 12 OF 2019 TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY "FIXED". BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK INVOLUNTARILY WENT OUT OF MY DRIVING LANE AND MADE TRUCK UNABLE TO CONTROL UNTIL SPEEDS REACHED AROUND 35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289058December 14, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON 12/14/19 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:25 PM CENTRAL TIME, WE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN OUR 2019 FORD F-250 6.2L V8 WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ALONG I-35 IN SOUTHERN KANSAS BY MILE MARKER 31.6, JUST NORTH OF THE KS/OK STATE LINE. THE AIR TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 39 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE BED OF THE PICKUP (WITH TONNEAU COVER) WAS EMPTY AND WITHOUT LOAD. THE HIGHWAY AT THAT SEGMENT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT THERE WAS A REGULAR EXPANSION JOINT ACROSS BOTH LANES OF THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 77 MPH ON THE OUTSIDE (RIGHT) LANE WHEN WE CROSSED THE JOINT. AT THAT POINT, THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BEGAN. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL, GENTLY APPLIED THE BREAKS, AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE WOBBLE CONTINUED AND DID NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER GATHER OUR BEARINGS, WE REENTERED TRAFFIC. WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE IT AGAIN FOR THE NEXT 50 MILES WE TRAVELED HOME. HOWEVER, ONCE ENTERING OKLAHOMA, WHERE THE HIGHWAY IS SIGNIFICANTLY IN GREATER ILL-REPAIR, THE DRIVER CONTINUED WITH CAUTION AT A SPEED NO GREATER THAN 70 MPH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289060December 14, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING OVER 55 MPH, I HIT A BUMP CREATED BY THE TRANSITION IN THE ROAD SURFACE FROM ASPHALT ROAD TO CONCRETE BRIDGE. MY VEHICLE STARTING SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEN WAS GOING UP AND DOWN, COULD NOT CONTROL TRUCK IN CURVE, NEAR HIT BRIDGE RETAINING WALL. HAD TO HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THEN VEHICLE QUIT SHAKING AND I WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE TRUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289081December 14, 2019
STEERING
AT HWY SPEEDS HITTING A SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY HAVE TO FIND A SPOT TO SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN TO GAIN CONTROL AGAIN DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S FINE. CAN'T STEER IT AND LOSE CONTROL IF YOU CAN'T STOP QUICKLY . THIS HAS HAPPEN ON HWY AND MAJOR BUSY INTERSTATES MY TRUCK IS NOT THE ONLY ONE DOING THIS I KNOW OF SEVERAL F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCKS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE .IT HAPPEN ANY TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK SO I HAVE PARKED IT FOR NOW . STARTED IN OCTOBER 18,000 MILES TRUCK ONLY HAS 29,000 ON IT NOW BUT STOPPED DRIVING IT BEFORE I KILL MY SELF OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS HAPPENING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289087December 14, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS(70+MPH) WHEN HITTING ROUGH AREAS OR ENTERING BRIDGES. TODAY WE ALMOST HIT A BRIDGE WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 OR 5 TIMES IN THE MONTH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO QUICKLY REDUCE SPEED AND FIGHT STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS. VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THIS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. IT BEGAN DOING THIS 6 WEEKS AGO AT NEAR 8,000 TOTAL MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP TWICE FOR THIS IN 3 WEEKS AND IS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK MONDAY. THEY REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER THE FIRST TIME, ALIGNMENT THE SECOND TIME, IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FRONT END LIFTED MONDAY. VEHICLE IS 100% STOCK. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TODAY AND TOLD THEM THEY COULD KEEP IT. IF THEY DON'T MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO FOR US TO TRADE IT WE PLAN ON GETTING A LAWSUIT STARTED AGAINST THEM. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BUT ARE LIMITED BY FORD ON WHAT THEY CAN DO, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY TIMES IT IS BROUGHT IN TO BE FIXED. THEY SAID THEY CAN REPLACE ALL THE PARTS AT ONCE TO FIX IT BUT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BY FORD AND ARE FORCED TO DO IT IN STEPS. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS TO THE OCCUPANTS AND ALL OTHER PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 7500 AND 9300 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288821December 13, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO ROCKWALL FORD (990 E INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX 75087) FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK IN FEBRUARY OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288834December 13, 2019
STEERING
ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER 2019 DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FROM NEBRASKA TO COLORADO MY TRUCK IT WOULD HIT A BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD AND IT WOULD START TO SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE THE TRUCK WAS SHAKE VIGOROUSLY UNTIL I HAD SLOWED IT DOWN TO LESS THAN 20 IT WOULD QUIT THIS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 7 TIMES FROM THEN ON I JUST KEPT SPEED DOWN GET OFF THAT I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND MY KEPT MY SPEED DOWN TO UNDER 60 AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED, AT MY EXPENSE, I BOUGHT NEW TIRES I HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE AND EVERYBODY TELLS ME THIS WILL FIX WHAT THEY CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY AND MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 45000 MILES ON IT! I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM IT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL I HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288835December 13, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY. 75 MPH. ROAD CONDITIONS SMOOTH PAVEMENT, CLEAR, DRY, NIGHT. TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND VEERED INTO LEFT LANE. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET SHAKING TO STOP. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288888December 13, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 50MPH AND HITTING A ROAD BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE TRANSITION. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE UNTIL SPEED IS DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPENER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT SUBSEQUENTLY HAPPENED AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AS BEFORE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT WHICH I NEED TO PAY FOR. THIS IS NOT A FIX AS THE ALIGNMENT OUT WOULD BE A CONSTANT ISSUE AND SINCE THEY CHANGED THE PART THE ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS. THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT OR FOLLOW TSB 18-2268. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM GETTING PTSD FROM DEALING WITH THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288894December 13, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY F250 IS EXPERIENCING WHAT THEY CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT AND BASICALLY SENT ME ON MY WAY WITH IT. NO OFFER FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE OR ANYTHING. I WAS DRIVING ON I20/59 BETWEEN EXIT 8 AND 68 WHEN IT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SO FAR. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT MY PASSENGER REFUSED TO RIDE AGAIN. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF THIS UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO 45 MPH. WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL OUR VACATION FOR CHRISTMAS BECAUSE WE ARE SCARED OF THE VEHICLE. PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS TRUCK TO BE WORRIED ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288935December 13, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STEERING WAS TERRIBLY IMPAIRED. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SLOW TO 30MPH TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.MY FORD TRUCK HAS ONLY 22,000 MILES. MY 2012 FORD TRUCK DID THE SAME THING AT 100,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288931December 13, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TRUCK START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AT RANDOM TIMES ON RANDOM DAYS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288942December 13, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WHEN CROSSING A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER UNTIL SLOWING TO 30MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2X IN 2 DAYS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE STEERING DAMPER BUT THAT PROBLEM WILL RETURN. FORCE FORD TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288977December 13, 2019
SUSPENSION
CATASTROPHIC FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILURE AGAIN. DEATH WOBBLE EVERY 13K MILES. FORD HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS 3 TIMES. JUST HIT 48 K AND DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK FOR THE 4TH TIME. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT? WHEN DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED THIS TIME AT 65 MPH, I COULD NOT KEEP THE TRUCK IN MY LANE DUE TO A CURVE IN THE ROAD. I FORCED ANOTHER CAR ONTO THE HARD SHOULDER. LUCKILY, THEY HAD A HARD SHOULDER TO GO IN. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO UNEXPECTEDLY JAM ON THEIR BRAKES AS I HAD TO SLOW TO 25MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST GET INVOLVED WITH. I OFFER MY TRUCK TO ANYBODY WORKING IN NHTSA TO TEST FOR THEMSELVES TO EXPERIENCE HOW TERRIFYING THIS IS. (PLEASE DON'T TAKE YOUR CHILDREN WITH YOU). GET FORD TO FIX THIS NOW. PLEASE DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY. JUST READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288576December 12, 2019
STEERING
AT SPEEDS FROM 60 TO 75 MPH IF THE TRUCK HITS ANY KINDA ROUGH ROAD OR BUMPS IT WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) ALMOST GETTING ME INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND MY WIFE ONCE. THE LATEST INCIDENT BEING THIS MORNING 12/12/2019, AFTER I JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP (BLAKE UTTER FORD) SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP BLAKE UTTER FORD IN DENISON TEXAS. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK THERE 3 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK THIS MORNING. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288641December 12, 2019
SUSPENSION
FRONT END STEERING BEGINS TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY WHEN A IRREGULAR BUMP OR POTHOLE OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY STRIKES ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH OR GREATER. SHIMMY WILL NOT ABATE UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO REDUCE SPEED BELOW 35MPH. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 32K MILES AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FORD DEALER HAS NO PARTS IN STOCK TO FIX AND HAS HAD THE STEERING DAMPER ON BACK ORDER FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. THIS WEEK IN A RAIN/HAIL STORM, THE SHIMMY CAUSE A LANE DEVIATION BEFORE SPEED COULD BE REDUCED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT SITUATION NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP. LOCAL DEALER SAN TAN FORD IN GILBERT AZ NOT VERY GOOD AT REPLYING WITH UPDATES WHEN CALLED WEEKLY. VERY FRUSTRATING. I'M WONDERING IF THE BACKLOG OF STEERING DAMPERS IS DUE TO WIDE SPEED FAILURES LIKE MINE THAT HAVE DEPLETED SUPPLIES GLOBALLY. [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288655December 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
DRIVING ON A FREEWAY THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AS IF WE WERE DRIVING ON THE WORST ROAD POSSIBLE AND ALL 4 TIRES HAD JUST BLOWN OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLOW DOWN UNTIL WE COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP. DURING OUR TRIP, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE 2 DAYS WE TRAVELED. WE WERE ABLE TO FINALLY RETURN HOME AND TAKE THE TRUCK TO OUR FORD DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS A "TEMPORARY" FIX TO CHANGE THE "STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER" BUT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 4 WEEKS BEFORE THE PART COMES IN. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD WITH ONLY 4,000 MILES ON IT. WE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR YEARS ON THE F250 AND F350, YET I WAS SOLD THIS VEHICLE A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION OR MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND WILL LEAD TO SOMEONE HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288660December 12, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V864000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE CONTIOUSLY OPENED. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, THE TAIL GATE OPENED AND STRUCK THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROADS FORD OF INDIAN TRAIL (88 DALE JARRETT BLVD, INDIAN TRAIL, NC 28079, (704) 283-8521) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FULL OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS25131842-R4K3S7, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288674December 12, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY FORD HAS 14300 MILES ON IT. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON 12-7-19 AROUND 55 -65MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SHAKING CAUSED PASSENGERS COFFEE CUPS TO SLOSH OUT OF THEIR CUPS IT WAS SO VIOLENT. THIS OCCURRED ON US HWY 79 NEAR HUTTO TEXAS AROUND 8 PM IN THE EVENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288714December 12, 2019
STEERING
IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. MY 2017 FORD F250 WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WILL GO INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT SLOWS DOWN ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONROL. THE WORST AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IT IS A DANGER TO MY PASSENGERS, MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE AROUND ME. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH DIFFERENT REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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