Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11283049November 30, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEATH WOBBLE- FREEWAY DRIVING, UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT SHAKING, UNRESPONSIVE STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IN THE DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. I AM IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS THE TRUCK IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY, AND THEN ANOTHER AFTER IT WAS TAKEN IN TO BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283057November 30, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
FORD F250 LARIAT 2018 HAS DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH VERY UNSAFE SCARES THE BJESUS OUT OF ME N MY FAMILY BOUGHT IT TO PULL A TRAILER BEHIND IT . DONOT WANT DO DO THAT IN FEAR OF SOMEONE GETTING SEVERLY INJURIED OR WORSE!! ITS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY WANT TO PUT A BANDAGE ON IT FOR $800.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE TO FIX THE PROBLEM!! THEY TAUGHT THEIR EMPLOYEES WELL DENY DENY DENY. WHAT A WASTE OF 48,000 DOLLARS (SHAME ON FORD ) BOUGHT ON NOVEMBER 2 2019
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282864November 29, 2019
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 70 MPH ON I-57 IN ILLINOIS WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO 38 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL. IT OCCURRED 6 TIMES ON TRIP. ON 9/20/19, AT 12,692 MILES, WATSEKA, IL. FORD DEALER REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER - TSB-19-2274 UNDER WARRANTEE. ON 11/25/19, SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT 60 MPH. @ 14,680 MILES. TRUCK HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS TO STEERING, TIRES, WHEELS OR SUSPENSION. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT FORD MOTOR CO. HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND AFFECTS VEHICLES AS EARLY AS 2011 MODEL YEAR. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT BRIDGE DECKS OR ROAD REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282897November 29, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCED VIOLENT STEERING OSCILLATION WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT 75 MPH WHILE CROSSING A CONTROL JOINT AT A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHAKE TO PIECES AND SHOOK UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES STEERING, ONLY BRAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER. THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY EXHIBITING WOBBLE AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES SINCE THE STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE NOT DESIGNED CORRECTLY OR LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282899November 29, 2019
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE AT 45 MPH+ - COMPLETELY STOCK TRUCK GOING 45+ MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP OR GROOVE ON A REGULAR MAIN ROAD AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A SERIOUS DEATH WOBBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282923November 29, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE STEERING ON MY 2015 FORD F250 HAS A VERY SERIOUS WOBBLE. IT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-70 MPH), IT IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, SHOCKS AND STEERING ARM BALL JOINT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL TIE ROD ENDS NOW AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OVER 50 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282761November 28, 2019
SUSPENSION
DURING MY VACATION, MY 2017 FORD F250 WITH 24,000 MILES BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHENEVER I WOULD CROSS A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR OTHER ROUGH PATCHES ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THE FRONT END OSCILLATED SO SEVERELY THE TRUCK WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. IT HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO 35-40 MPH TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. IT BECAME SO SEVERE, I QUIT DRIVING IT 1,700 MILES FROM HOME AND TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER IN THE AREA I WAS AT. THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING STABILIZER AKA STEERING DAMPER. FORD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN THAT PART FAILED AGAIN.WHEN THIS SITUATION OCCURS, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED UNTIL IT IS SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282759November 28, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
GOING DOWN THE FREE WAY HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE NEXT THING THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY I COULDN'T CONTROL IT.. I HAD TO CROSS A LINE OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER... THIS TRUCK IS BRAND NEW LESS THAN 10K MILES ... I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE DROVE 100 MILES IN ONE DAY AND IT DID THAT AFTER VIOLET SHAKING 9 TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282798November 28, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70MPH I STRUCK A BUMP AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO OSCILLATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 40MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. FORD REPLACED A STABILIZER AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282584November 27, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCING SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATION WITH MY FACTORY STOCK 2017 FORD F-250 4X4. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS STEERING OSCILLATION ISSUE, UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE DEALER NOW STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND STATED A FORD FACTORY TECH INSTRUCTED THEM TO INCREASE THE FRONT TIRE PRESSURE TO 5 PSI OVER WHAT THE DOOR STICKER INDICATES AS THE RECOMMENDED PSI. THE DEALER ROAD FORCE BALANCED THE FRONT TIRES AND TOLD ME THE VEHICLE COULD BE PICKED UP. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE STEERING OSCILLATION AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEATH WOBBLE NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS BUMPS (EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROADWAY) AND/OR ROADWAY TO BRIDGE TRANSITIONS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282604November 27, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
1ST INCIDENT 2/10/2019, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD THE TRUCK STEERING WOULD SHAKE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE TO THE RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLE, VEHICLE IN SHOP 2/12/19 TO REPLACE STEERING STRUT. VEHICLE MILEAGE 10,699 ON 11/15/2019 A TRIP FROM MD TO KY, TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH AND ABOUT 5 HOURS IN TRIP, THE VEHICLE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD ON HIGHWAY 79, THE VEHICLE FRONT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND PULL THE TRUCK TO THE RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLE. I MANAGE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON THE SHOULD THE SHAKING STOPPED. CONTACT DEALER THE SAME DAY AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 12/2/19 TO REVIEW. THE VEHICLE STEERING SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOUT 40 MPH AND WILL BEGAN SHAKING AGAIN WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 25210.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282628November 27, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE THAT OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED. I HAVE 4300 HIGHWAY MILES ON MY VEHICLE. COMMON ISSUE ON FORUM THREADS THAT I HAVE READ AMONG SUPER DUTY OWNERS. TERRIFYING WOBBLE AT 50 MPH, ALMOST ENDED UP IN A DITCH. WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL WHEN SPEED WAS SLOWED TO 25.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282623November 27, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I HIT A BRIDGE TRANSITION BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER AND SLOWED DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282646November 27, 2019
SUSPENSION
INTERSTATE DRIVING AT 70MPH HIT SMALL BUMP ON BRIDGE AND TRUCK STEERING FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY 20K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282662November 27, 2019
STEERING
WHEN TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR ENTERS A BRIDGE AT 65+MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IT PULLS LEFT AND TEMPORARILY LOSES CONTROL OF THE STEERING WITH VERY HARD VIBRATION IN FRONT END. IT CONTINUES TO VIBRATE SO HARD YOU HAVE PULL OVER TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN TAKE OFF AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282668November 27, 2019
STEERING, WHEELS
DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 73 MPH. STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FOURTH BADLY, WOBBLING. APPLIED BRAKES AND IT SETTLED DOWN. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO DONE AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON NEWLY ASPHALT HIGHWAY. APLLIED BRAKES AND IT SETTLED DOWN. I ALSO HAD MY TIRES BALANCED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIRE SHOPS THAT I DEAL WITH ALL THE TIME. ALL THIS IS DRVING STRAIGHT ON SMOOTH ASPHAULT HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID STEERING DAMPNER (I THINK WAS THE NAME) WAS BAD. REPLACED IT AND SAID THEY DROVE IT AND WAS OK. TRUCK HAD AROUND 17,800 WHEN IT FIRST DID THIS. TRUCK STILL HAD A VERY VERY SLIGHT RIGHT TO LEFT SHAKE.THIS WAS DONE ON 9/20/2019, 18,257 MILES. DID NOT HAVE A "DEATH WOBBLE" AGAIN UNTIL 11/15/2019. IT WAS HORRIBLE. ON INTERSATE FOURTY IN ARKANSAS DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROAD ABOUT 78MPH AROUND 8:00 AT NIGHT.. DID NOT FEEL ANY BUMP. WORSE WOBBLE I HAVE HAD ON MY TRUCK . THE WOBBLE DID NO STOP UNTIL I GOT OFF INTERSTATE AND STOPPED THE TRUCK. SCARED ME AND MY BROTHER TO DEATH!!! DID NOT DO IT AGAIN ON WAY HOME, THIS IS ABOUT 350 MILES. STILL HAS LITTLE SHAKE TO STEERING WHEEL THAT I SAID EARLIER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD BEEN MY WIFE OR GRAND DAUGHTER. THIS IS A VERY VERY VSRY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALER WHEN AND HE SAID BRING IT BACK AND TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT OVER 70MPH. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WOTH IT. I HAVE VIDEOS OF SOME OF THIS, BUT NOT THE LAST TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282682November 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE WHILE BACKING TRAILER. THIS HAPPENED DURING COLD WEATHER DOWN TO 5 DEGREES ON HUNTING TRIP AND HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE IN WARMER WEATHER. WONDERING IF IT COULD BE FROZEN LATCH ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282732November 27, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TRUCK HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. WITHIN 1,000 MILES EXPERIENCED RANDOM FRONT END SHAKE, WAS OCCASIONAL ON ROUGH ROAD. RECENTLY IT OCCURRED IN ONE WEEKEND 6 TIMES. ALL ON DIFFERENT INTERSTATE ROADS BETWEEN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. SHOOK SO HARD AND VIOLENTLY BOTH FOG LIGHTS CRACKED ON THE TRUCK INCLUDING ONE OF THE FOG LIGHT MOUNTS. HAPPENS ON ANY ROAD. HAPPENS ANY SPEED ABOVE 45MPH. CONCRETE ROADS ARE THE WORST AND BRIDGE JOINTS. TRUCK NOW LOOSES GRIP WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. FEELS LIKE ON ICE. CIOCCA FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY BROKEN PARTS SUCH AS FOG LIGHTS AND ONE MOUNT. THEY WILL NOT CORRECT ALIGNMENT ISSUE DUE TO STEERING STABILITY ISSUE AKA DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK NOW PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TRUCK DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOW SEASON KNOWING ANY BUMP COULD SET IT OFF. I HAVE TRIED ALL DIFFERENT AIR PRESSURES STILL GET DEATH WOBBLE. STILL BREAKS TRUCK TRACTION ON BUMPS. THIS WOBBLE OCCURS EVEN ON SECONDARY ROADS. THE WOBBLE CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH 3-4 INCHES. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK VIBRATES AND SHAKES. THE WOBBLE WON'T STOP UNTIL SPEED IS DROPPED BELOW 35MPH. THIS SHAKE WILL CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION. WHEN IT OCCURS YOU HAVE ALL YOU CAN DO TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS NO TURNING ABILITY WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE STEERING STABILIZER IS OFTEN QUOTED AS THE ISSUE FOR THIS. I BELIEVE FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH THE SHOCKS ARE ALSO NOT ADEQUATE FROM THE LOSS OF TRACTION STEERING. STEERING LINKAGE IS ALSO WEAK. FORD HAS A REENGINEERED SOLUTION, HOWEVER UNKNOWN AVAILABILITY. THIS TRUCK IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS, AND CIOCCA FORD IS NOT OFFERING A SOLUTION FOR THE SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282733November 27, 2019
SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF I HIT A BUMP MY STEARIN WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE TO REDUCE SPEEDS TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282431November 26, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A PAVED SURFACE, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO WHAT IS KNOWN AS A "DEATH WOBBLE" AND REQUIRES THE VEHICLE TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SINCE THE FIRST REPORTS OF THIS VIOLENT AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY SHAKING SINCE 2005. THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE UNWANTED USE OF THE VEHICLE AND SAFETY IS JEOPARDIZED. IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE, PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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