Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11279907November 13, 2019
SUSPENSION
AT AROUND 65 MPH I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279491November 12, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND DISPLAYED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OFF THE EXIT RAMP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIE RODS, TRAC BAR, TRAC BAR CUSHIONS, AND TRAC BAR BALL JOINTS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED DEACON JONES FORD-LINCOLN (3301 MCLAIN ST, GOLDSBORO, NC 27534, (919) 736-3387) AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279524November 12, 2019
STEERING
TRUCK BECOMES UNABLE TO CONTROL GOING INTO A FULL DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, POT HOLE, ROUGH PATCH, BRIDGE TRANSFER JOINT. HAD A TSB ON THE STEERING STABILIZER TO BE REPLACED AT 14K MILES. HAD DEATH WOBBLE START OCCURING AGAIN AT 21K, DOESN'T MATTER IF ITS A STRAIGHT PATCH OF ROAD OR CURVE. ANY BUMP WHEN TRAVELING OVER ABOUT 40MPH PUTS THE TRUCK INTO AN IMMEDIATE DEATH WOBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279617November 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
IF YOU GO OVER 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP OR SOMETIMES DON'T EVEN HAVE TO HIT A BUMP THE WHOLE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL. OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AS THERE IS A NICK NAME "THE DEATH WOBBLE" FOR IT. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AND NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY CLOSE TO $800 TO REPAIR IT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND HAS TRIED TO CONCEAL. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT STARTED IN CALIFORNIA. FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THERE F250 AND F350'S TO DO THE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. THEY SAY ITS OK JUST DON'T DRIVE OVER 60 MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279608November 12, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
BRAND NEW 2019 F250 HAS AN OSCILLATING STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, IF A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROADWAY IS HIT, THE VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. STEERING APPEARS TO BE TOO LOOSE. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279643November 12, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING AT 72MPH ON I90 PULLING A 3 HORSE LIVING QUARTERS GOOSENECK TRAILER AND ANY SMALL BUMP OR IRREGULARITY CAUSED THE FRONT END TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT OF NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN ONE 800 MILE ROAD TRIP AND THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS QUICKLY BRAKING TO GET THE SPEED DOWN UNDER 45MPH - WHICH THE IMMEDIATE BRAKING ITSELF IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279636November 12, 2019
STEERING
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY 2017 F-250 HAS EXPERIENCED THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY SMALL BUMPS OR PAVEMENT TRANSITIONS IN THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-70 MILES PER HOUR. THE EVENTS SEEM TO HAVE INCREASED IN INTENSITY. THE FIRST COUPLE OF INSTANCES THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AGGRESSIVELY, REQUIRING THE SPEED TO BE REDUCED TO STOP THE EVENT. THE LAST COUPLE OF EVENTS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL / FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING SO BADLY WE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING READY TO HAVE A FRONT WHEEL FLY OFF THE TRUCK. I HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK AND HAD TO REDUCE THE SPEED TO 45-50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS TRIGGERED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH. A SMALL PATCH OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD TRIGGERED THE EVENT. . AGAIN WE HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE TRUCKS SPEED COULD BE REDUCED TO 45-50 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER TSB-2268 AND COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS TSB DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE AND I AM NOW BEING TOLD BY FORD (2,750 MILES LATER) THAT THIS PRE-EXISTING ISSUE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AGREED TO CHECK TO TRUCK TO SEE IF ANY FRONT END PARTS WERE LOOSE. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS LOOSE ON THE THE TRUCK THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE CONDITION AND THAT IT MUST BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. I QUESTION THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE CLAIM AS THE TRUCK HAD THE ALIGNMENT SET TO TSB PARAMETERS 2,750 MILES AGO. I HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING 8 BUSINESS DAYS TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE ISSUE PUTS THE OWNER OF THESE NEW TRUCKS AND THE DRIVERS AROUND THEM IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279651November 12, 2019
STEERING
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND THE STEERING STARTED OSCILLATING BACK AND FORTH, SHAKING THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY. I PROCEEDED TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC UNTIL THE STEERING STABILITY RECOVERED AT AROUND 40 MPH. A SECOND INCIDENT THEN OCCURRED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES ROUGHLY 20 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279666November 12, 2019
STEERING
MY TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. AT 72 I HIT A ROAD BUMP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLE AND VERY SCARY. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY STOP SHAKING IF I LET OFF THE GAS AND SLOWED DOWN TO 45. DEALER REPLACED DAMPER ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279681November 12, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 65MPH, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (TWO LANE COUNTY HIGHWAY WITH A 60MPH SPEED LIMIT). MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I HAD TO GRIP IT WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP FROM LOOSING CONTROL. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I REDUCED MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THIS WAS THE WORST THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED, BUT DESPITE MY TRUCK HAVING BEEN WORKED ON (PER FORD'S TSB), I STILL HAVE REGULAR STEERING OSCILLATION OR BUMP STEER. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. AND THE SUGGESTION GIVEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER BY FORD TECH IS THAT IT'S NORMAL. I HAVE MY CDL AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT/AG EQUIPMENT FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. THIS HAS ME SCARED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279315November 11, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN TEXAS), CROSSED ONTO A BRIDGE AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BOUNCE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING BACK AND FORTH. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WAS TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ALMOST STOP. THIS WAS ALMOST 10 DAYS AGO ON A SATURDAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. COINCIDENTIALLY, THERE WAS ANOTHER MAN THERE WITH A 2018 F250 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS A 2019 AND HAS 16,600 MILES ON IT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECH TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME. HE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THE DEGREE OF CAMBER IN THE FRONT END. THEY'VE ORDERED PARTS AND HE STATED THAT HE HAS PERSONALLY REPAIRED OVER A HUNDRED TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT HE WILL "REPLACE THE PARTS AND READJUST THE DEGREE OF CAMBER BACK TO WHERE HE LIKES IT" AND "THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM". TONIGHT, NOV 10, 2019, AS I'M DRIVING TO WORK, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON LEVEL GROUND ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX 25 MPH TO GET THE SHAKING AND OSCILLATIONS TO STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279328November 11, 2019
STEERING
ON HIGHWAY, BUMP IN ROAD SURFACE CAUSED BAD SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. WAS JUST PURCHASED AT PEARSON FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. FORD F-250 2017 WITH ONLY 23000.0 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279334November 11, 2019
SUSPENSION
WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THE PICKUP BEGAN TO SHAKE SO BAD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO ROLL IT. IT IS WAS AS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IT HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES DRIVING ON A NORMAL HWY. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT THE BREAKS. TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. PICKED IT UP AND WENT ABOUT 20 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY FIXED IT. BUT IT IS NOT!!! I PRINTED OFF WHAT I FOUND ON INTERNET TO FIX IT AND A LIST OF PARTS BUT THEY DID NOT DO ANY OF WHAT THE PAPER SAID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279335November 11, 2019
SUSPENSION, STEERING
2014 FORD F250 VIN # [XXX]. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED 1ST TIME ON 11/3/19 WITH MY SON DRIVING AROUND 10:00 A.M. ON 11/09/19 APPROXIMATELY 11:00 P.M WITH MYSELF DRIVING HOME. WENT OVER A BRIDGE THAT WAS JUST REPLACED THIS SUMMER ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME ON ST, RT. 729, SABINA, OHIO 45169. ABOUT 1/2 FROM BURRISTOWN RD. WHICH I TURNED TO THE RIGHT. I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR MY TURNOFF AND COMPLETE SHAKING OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS HAD A SHAKE OVER BUMPS AND BRIDGES BUT NOTHING LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH BEDFORD FORD IN WASHINGTON C.H., 43160 ON WEDNESDAY 11/13/19 TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AND TO LOOK AT THE FRONT END. 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
#11279381November 11, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED. SUPER DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WENT ACROSS THREE LANES OF MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND BACK BEFORE I COULD GET THE TRUCK STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279445November 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
JUST BOUGHT 2019 F250 ONLY HAS 2,000 MILES ON IT. WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK GOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE. I ENDED UP RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. I FEAR FOR ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE. THIS IS NOT OKAY SOMETHING IS DEADLY WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279218November 10, 2019
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70MPH HEADING INTO A LEFT CURVE TURN ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO 30MPH. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS 28000 MILES ON IT AND ALL STOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279311November 10, 2019
SUSPENSION
I WANT TO PREFACE THIS BUY SAYING THAT THE FOLLOWING ISSUE ALSO HAPPENED WITH MY 2017 F250 THAT FORD BOUGHT BACK AS A RESULT OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE. THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE STARTED WHEN THIS TRUCK HAD ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN DENVER COLORADO, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER CROSSING A SLIGHTLY ASKEW SEAM BETWEEN THE ROADWAY AND AN OVERPASS. THE ONLY WAY TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL WAS TO KEEP THE TRUCK STRAIGHT AND SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30 MPH IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC . THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN AT ABOUT 17,500 MILES IN SIOUX CITY IOWA UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND AGAIN DRIVING THROUGH MONTANA ON MY WAY BACK TO COLORADO AT ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES. I PULLED OVER IN WYOMING AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. WHEN WAS BACK IN COLORADO I CALLED THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT LOOK AT THE TRUCK FOR ANOTHER WEEK. WHILE DRIVING TO A MEETING IN COLORADO SPRINGS I AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF HIGHWAY. I DECIDED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY ASSUMED IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPER SHOCK AND THAT FORD HAD THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE SHOCKS FROM RANCHO, THERE SUPPLIER AND THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NEW SHOCK BEING MADE BUT HAD NO ETA ON THE PART AND HAD NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE OTHER THAN TO SUGGEST I PUT ON A BETTER AFTERMARKET SHOCK WHICH FORD WOULD NOT WARRANTY. I HAD NOT CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AT 50-55MPH ON A FREEWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65-75MPH. ON MY WAY HOME I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE TWO MORE TIMES, ONE OF WHICH FORCED ME TO PULL ACROSS TWO LANES AND STOP IN MERGE AREA OF A FREEWAY ON RAMP. I HAVE FILED A SECOND COMPLAINT WITH FORD. I NOW HAVE AN A SECOND FORD THAT I CAN'T DRIVE, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT AND A MANUFACTURER WHO WILL NOT ADMIT FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279136November 9, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE PARKWAY, A STRAIGHT ROAD, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER. THEY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND CALLED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION BUT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 MORE TIMES. IT IS ALL I CAN DO TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND GET IT STOPPED. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I CAN NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN, IT DOES IT WHEN IT WANTS TO. MY FORD DEALER WANTS ME TO DUPLICATE IT FOR THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279168November 9, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
STEERING SHIMMY UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN @ 55+ MPH AND UNEVEN PAYMENT. TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE MUST SLOW VEHICLE BACK DOWN TO 30 MPH AND ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE FOR F 250 2017 IT'S COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE' BELOW REQUESTS DATE THIS OCCURRED. BEGAN @40,000 AND PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE NOW OCCURS DAILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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