Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11286643December 3, 2019
STEERING
AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 MPH TO 70 MPH, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL UNTIL YOU CAN GET IT DOWN TO BELOW 35 MPH. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, AND SOMETIMES AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED TSB 18-2268. THE PROBLEM RESUMED AT APPX. 12,000 MILES.RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR. THEY SAY THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286655December 3, 2019
SUSPENSION
THIS WAS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IM GETTING WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE LETS GET THIS ISSUE FIXED PLEASE. WHILE DRIVING PULLING A 18' TRAILER THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY AFTER GOING OVER A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD WE WAS TRAVELING AT 73-75 MPH HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 TO RECOVER AND SMOOTH OUT. JUST GLAD THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS OR TRUCK ON THE ROAD OR ELSE THIS MAY HAVE BEEN VERY VERY BAD CASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286291December 2, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDERSON FORD LINCOLN (2500 WILDCAT DR, LINCOLN, NE 68521, (402) 458-9800), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286311December 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2019 F-250 4X4 "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 4,400 MILES. I NOTICED ON BACK ROADS AT 45-55 MPH FRONT-END LEFT ACTING LIKE IT WAS LOOSE ON STEERING, BUT I DON'T DRIVE IT MUCH. TOOK A TRIP AND SEVERAL TIMES (10+) AT 65-70 FRONT WOULD WOBBLE A LITTLE WHEN HITTING SMALL UNEVEN PAVEMENT. ONE TIME IT WENT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND HAD TO DO AN EMERGENCY STOP INTO THE MEDIAN BECAUSE IT WAS SHAKING ITSELF APART. SHOOK SO HARD THE WATER BOTTLES WERE ABOUT TO COME OUT OF CONSOLE. I HAVE CALLED SERVICE CENTER AND LEFT A MESSAGE AND EMAILED MY SERVICE PERSON AND NO RESPONSE FOR 3 WEEKS NOW. I DON'T WANT TO THE TRUCK UNTIL IT IS FIXED FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286365December 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH ON HIGHWAY FRONT END OF TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY ( DEATH WOBBLE). THIS HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE JOINT IN THE ROAD. HAD TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN TO 20 MPH TO STOP THE SHIMMY. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY IF THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME OR IN THE ON COMING LANE. TRUCK WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE AND TOOK EXTREME EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286372December 2, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BRIDGE OVERPASS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTON FORD (13580 W CENTER ST, BURTON, OH 44021, (440) 791-0978), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286388December 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR, IF YOUR FRONT TIRES HIT A SMALL BUMP, ESPECIALLY ON CURVES, THE PICKUP FRONT END WIL GO INTO AN UNCONTOLLABLE WOBBLE AND YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY HIT YOUR BRAKES TO GET IT TO COME TO AN ALMOST DEAD STOP BEFORE IT WILL QUIT. YOU CAN END UP IN THE OTHER LANE OR CAUSE THE PERSON FOLLOWING YOU TO REAREND YOU OR END UP IN THE DITCH. SO FAR, WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AS WE LIVE IN A FARMING AREA AND NOT HEAVILY POPULATED BUT ARE AFRAID TO HAUL CATTLE TO SALE WITH THIS PICKUP WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED IT FOR. THIS STARTED AROUND AT AROUND 88,000 MILES ON SPEEDOMETER. WE HAVE RESEACHED THIS AND TALLED TO OTHERS AND FOUND IT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286418December 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65-70 MPH ON CA-99 ON 11-30-2019 BETWEEN BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL "DEATH WOBBLES." THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THIS PROBLEM AT FUTURE FORD IN SACRAMENTO, CA. ON 03OCT19 BY REPLACING STEERING DAMPER AND TRACK BAR. ALSO AN ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. EVIDENTLY THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286423December 2, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE IN MOTION ON A SATURDAY NIGHT 10/19 ON A FARM TO MARKER ROAD, AS WE WENT OVER A RAILROAD TRACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WARNING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" SHOWED ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN. THE TRUCK WAS STILL DRIVE-ABLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT HOME WITH NO REAL ISSUES, ONLY WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER. FAST FORWARD TO THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY 10/22 WHEN WE WERE GOING TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND IT WAS SHOWING "LOW FUEL PRESSURE". THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. WHILE IN THEIR CARE I WAS TOLD MY LPFP (LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) WAS NOT WORKING AND IT WAS REPLACED. ONCE THEY REPLACED IT, THEY STATED THE HPFP (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) WARNING CAME ON. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THEY STATED THE HPFP HAD RUST/METAL FRAGMENTS ON THE VALVE AND IN MY FUEL LINE. NOW FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT WAS DUE TO ME HAVING CONTAMINATED FUEL. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RUST INSIDE MY FUEL TANK SO WHERE DID THE RUST COME FROM? UPON RESEARCHING I DISCOVERED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM DUE TO FUEL PUMPS THAT ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AMERICAN DIESEL FUEL. EVERYTHING THAT IS MENTIONED IN THIS LAWSUIT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL INSTALLING THE INCOMPATIBLE FUEL PUMPS THEREFORE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SHOVEL OUT $8,000 - $20,000 IN UNCOVERED REPAIR EXPENSES. MY TRUCK IS A 2018 F-250 SUPER DUTY, 4X4 LARIAT AND HAD RUFFLY 19K MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD IT EXACTLY 1 YEAR WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. IT IS NOW 12/2/19 AND MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE 10/23/19 BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN AND STILL AM FIGHTING WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT COVERING THE REPAIRS DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286444December 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN NORTH ON I-25 NEAR THE E-470 EXCHANGE DOING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH, WE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WOBBLE TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT AN 18 WHEELER IN THE ADJACENT LANE. I WAS FORCED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY TO TRY AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED TO INSPECT THE FRONT END. I COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES, RIMS, NOR THE FRONT AXEL. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE SAME SONG AND DANCE THAT I SEE REPORTED FREQUENTLY ONLINE REGARDING THIS DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCE AND THE DEALERSHIP'S INVOLVEMENT, OR LACK THERE OF, IN DEALING WITH PROVIDING A RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286457December 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HAVE EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY 2017 SUPERDUTY SEVERAL TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AS WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE OSCILLATION BEGINS AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT, AND GROWS UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN. THE FORD TRUCK OWNERS THAT HAVE POSTED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE BEGGING FORD (OR NHTSA) TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR KILLED. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE WILL ALL BE WONDERING WHY THE COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED, WHEN NOTHING WAS GOING TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE (AND TO SAVE LIVES).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286507December 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I'VE HIT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY 2018 F-250 AT 30,000 MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 70-75MPH. IT STOPPED AFTER AGGRESSIVELY BRAKING AND SLOWING TO ABOUT 30MPH. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR BUT I'M NOT CONFIDENT IT WILL BE RESOLVED AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286514December 2, 2019
STEERING
FORD DEATH WOBBLE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DIVING OVER BUMP OR IMPERFECTION OF ROAD SURFACE AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 50 MPH. HARD TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROX 25 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND FORD HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM . THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SURFACE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO GET FORD TO RECALL THIS SOMEONE WILL DIE SOONER OR LATER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283082December 1, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT 20,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE " DEATH WOBBLE" AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO GET SLOWED DOWN AND I REGAINED CONTROL AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283092December 1, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TRUCK WILL START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHILE ON INTERSTATE AFTER GOING OVER RUFF ROAD OR BRIDGE JOINT. IT SEEMS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO BREAK OFF. THIS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES. FIRST TIME I GOT NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL AND WE PASSED OVER A BRIDGE JOINT. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE SO MUCH THE KIDS STARTED TO SCREAM "DADDY DADDY!!" I APPLIED THE BREAKS AS CALMLY AS I COULD BUT I HAD 18 WHEELER ON BOTH SIDES AND JUST HAD TO KEEP APPLYING BREAKS UNTIL I GOT THE VEHICLE DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. WITH BOTH MY GIRLS IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND BOTH WEEPING, ASKING IF WE WERE GOING TO DIE AND THAT THIS TRUCK IS SCARY. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE HOME THE REST OF THE 15 MINUTE DRIVE. BOTH KIDS (4 AND 9) ARE NOW SCARED TO RIDE IN MY TRUCK AND WANT ME TO SELL IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" WITH FORD SUPERDUTYS. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE A RECALL FOR 2017 AND NEWER BUT THIS DOES NOTHING FOR MY 2013. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE OR CAUSED BY THE CUSTOMER, IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. I CAN SHOW YOU A PART OF ROAD WHERE THIS WILL OCCUR AT A HIGH FREQUENCY IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR OWN SUPERDUTY AND COME TEST IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO FORCE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, EVEN IF ITS A PARTS LIST TO BUY TO GET IT FIXED ON YOUR OWN. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A REAL ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283138December 1, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE STEERING TO BEGIN TO WOBBLE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE, SLOWING DOWN ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE BE MANY PEOPLE AND APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 25000 MILES. CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AT 45000 MILES, SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282954November 30, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT JUST OVER 20K MILES ON THIS TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED NEW ABOUT A YEAR AGO: DRIVING AT SPEED AROUND 70MPH AFTER CROSSING AN OVERPASS ON A NEWER HIGHWAY THE FRONT END SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY STARTED TO SHAKE AND STEERING WAS COMPROMISED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER OF THIS MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY AND WHEN GOING SLOW ENOUGH THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. I CHECKED THE TIRES AND UNDERCARRIAGE AND FOUND NO DAMAGE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS FROM VEHICLE. TPMS SYSTEM SHOWED TIRE INFLATIONS BETWEEN 59 AND 65 PSI ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I RESUMED DRIVING AND PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 10 MILES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. I PULLED INTO THE NEXT REST AREA AND DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPERDUTY PICKUPS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE", ALTHOUGH OTHER MANUFACTURERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED. I'VE SINCE LEARNED FORD EVEN HAS A TECH SRVC BULLETIN OUT REGARDING THIS ISSUE (TSB 18-2668). I WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THEY GET 4 TO 5 COMPLAINTS A WEEK LIKE THIS. WE TALKED IN GENERAL TERMS UNTIL I MENTIONED I HAD FOUND THE REFERENCE TO A DEATH WOBBLE. UPON HEARING THAT THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT BRING IT UP, BUT NOW THAT I HAD MENTIONED IT THEY WERE FREE TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID FORD HAS A PRECISE SET OF PROCESSES IN PLACE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY MUST BE FOLLOWED IN SEQUENCE. THEY SAID FIRST STEP WAS TO CHECK TIRE INFLATION AND THEY ALSO SAID THEY SHOULD ROTATE TIRES. I MENTIONED THAT HAD BEEN DONE AT A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT 1K MILES EARLIER. THEY SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER SO THEY WENT AHEAD WITH THOSE PROCEDURES. THEY ALSO SAID THE PART IN THE TSB WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED ON DRIVE HOME SO PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. HAVE ANOTHER APPT WITH LOCAL FORD DEALER IN 2 WEEKS, HOPEFULLY TSB PARTS ARE IN BY THEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282958November 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ELECTRONIC TAILGATE OPENS UP ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR WHILE PARKED. I NEARLY LOST MY CARGO DUE TO THIS WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, I INJURED MY HAND WHEN THE TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TAIL GATE AND TRAILER JACK. NOTHING BONES WERE FRACTURED BUT WAS REALLY SORE AND HAD BRUISING AND LACERATION. I FOUND ONLINE HOW THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED IN THE 2017 FORD SUPER DUTY BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. I HAVE A 2019 SUPERDUTY AND WAS INJURED AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I HAVE HAD THE TAILGATE OPEN ON ITS OWN 12 TIMES NOW AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY SPECIFIC ACTION/CONFIGURATION THAT TRIGGERS THIS. IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM. PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11282961November 30, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOORS DO NO STAY CLOSED. HAD UPDATES DONE ON 11/25/19 SECOND TIME ON 11/27/19 DOOR ON RIGHT REAR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED ALSO DRIVERS DOOR DID THE SAME BUT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE AFTER IT WARMED UP . MY 12 YEAR OLD SON AND 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK. IS FORD GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR THAT WORKS. IN THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LETTER SAYS IT'S A ONE TIME FIX. FIRST OFF IT NEEDS TO BE A FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282998November 30, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, IF BOTH FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO AROUND 40 MPH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT ABOUT 2 YEARS AND 40,000 MILES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. A YEAR LATER AND AT 53,000 MILES, THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AGAIN WHILE TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER CAMPER. IT IS ABOUT 8,000 LBS AND 650 POUNDS ON THE HITCH. THE PROBLEM WAS FAR WORSE WITH THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTING HITCH THAN WITHOUT, HOWEVER I DID EXPERIENCE IT TWICE IN ABOUT 100 MILES ON A STANDARD HITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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