Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11278575November 6, 2019
STEERING
MY TRUCK HAS THE 6.4 DIESEL ENGINE. WHILE TURNING ON A ONE LANE STREET THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO MY EFFORTS. AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS IT RESPONDED AND I MAINTAINED CONTROL. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT MIKE WHITE FORD IN COEUR ALENE IDAHO GETTING A NEW MOTOR INSTALLED. MYSELF AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR WALKED INTO THE SHOP TO HECK PROGRESS ON THE MOTOR INSTALL. I ASKED HIM TO ADDRESS THE STEERING BOX RECALL WHERE FROM THE FACTORY A STEERING BOX WAS INSTALLED THAT DOESNT SIT FLUSH WITH THE FRAME. THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME BREAKING DUE TO THE POOR FITMENT. I SHOWED HIM A HOLE WHERE A BOLT ATTACHING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME WAS BROKEN OFF. HE STATED TO ME THAT HE DIDNT THOM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING BOX. I STATED THAT YES THERE WAS AND ASKED HOM TO PLEASE FIX IT. THIS LEMON OF A VEHICLE IS ALL THAT MY FAMILY HAS TO DRIVE! I WANT IT FIXED PROPERLY. NOT JUST SHIMMED AND THROW NEW BOLTS ON IT. I MEAN A NEW STEERING BOX THAT SITS FLUSH AGAINST THE FRAME. THIS VEHICLE CARRIE'S MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ON A DAILY BASIS AND NEEDS TO BE SAFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER.
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No
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0
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0
#11278573November 6, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH IF YOU HIT ANY SORT OF BUMP THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER 15 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS A COUPLE TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE SHOP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. AFTER READING FOR HOURS ONLINE THERE IS NO EFFECTIVE FIX FOR THIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11278574November 6, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ABOUT 19000 MILES TRUCK HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER. STILL DOING IT. NOW DEALER IS BLAMING IT ON WORN TIRES. IF TIRES WERE WORN IT WOULD DO IT AT ALL SPEEDS. FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NO RESPONSE.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11278200November 5, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE IS A 2019 F250 SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE DIESEL CREW CAB SHORT BED. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR. I ENCOUNTERED A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT LED TO A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. I THOUGHT PERHAPS A LUG NUT BROKE OFF ALLOWING ONE OF THE WHEELS TO WOBBLE. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE EXCELERATOR AND LIGHTLY TAPPED MY BRAKES IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS BEFORE THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INSPECT MY TIRES. TO MY SURPRISE THE TIRES WE'RE NOT MISSING ANY LUGNUTS AND THEY SEEMED TIGHT, I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH TO SEE IF ANYTHING HAD BROKEN TO MY SURPRISE NOTHING WAS BROKEN. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE FOR A MUCH SHORTER DISTANCE AND I BROUGHT IT TO FORD IMMEDIATELY. THEY STATED NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WILL BE BRING THIS VEHICLE BACK TO FORD AND THEY BETTER HAVE A BETTER ANSWER THUS TIME!!!
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278198November 5, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(60 MPH AND UP) AND YOU HIT A BUMP, HOLE, OR DEVIATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE THE FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM IN THE LAST 500 MILES. THE CONDITION IS SO ROUGH THAT I'M IN FEAR OF DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT IS SO SCARY GIVE ME SOME PEOPLE AT THE BAR. I REFUSE TO ALLOW MY WIFE OR DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. I'M TRULY HAPPY THAT I HAVE A DEALER WHO IS ADMITTING THERE IS A FAULT. LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S GOING TO RETURN AND THIS IS NOT A TRUE FIX IT'S ONLY A BAND-AID TO GET US THROUGH THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT FORD WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND PROPERLY FIX THESE VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE COST UPWARDS OF $75,000 AND ARE JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278245November 5, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
GENERAL DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS DROVE OVER HIGHWAY OVERPASS THAT HAD A SLIGHT BUMP. AFTER VEHICLE SUSPENSION REACTED TO THE BUMP, IT WENT INTO A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKE THAT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. VIOLENT SHAKE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM HIGHER SPEEDS TO A STOP AT RANDOM TIMES. THE RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE RAMPING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND APPLYING BRAKES TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE. TRUCK WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP RECENTLY AND STABILIZER WAS REPLACED BUT SHAKE STILL EXISTS AT TIMES, HOWEVER A VIOLENT EPISODE HAS NOT OCCURRED YET AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278276November 5, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HIT A BUMPY BUT NORMAL PATCH ON I-40 AT ABOUT 65 MPH. THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND IT FELT AS THOUGH A WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. I THOUGHT I WAS ENTERING A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND WAS FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY TWO DAUGHTERS. I BRAKED HARD WHILE SURROUNDED BY OTHER VEHICLES AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT A COLLISION. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE SUCH AS NAVIGATING A TURN ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT!!! I GUESS PEOPLE'S LIVES JUST AREN'T WORTH FIXING AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. HELP US
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278283November 5, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH OVER A BRIDGE JOINT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOCK VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". UPON SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PALM SPRINGS FORD-LINCOLN (69200 CA-111, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234, (760) 328-2102) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278308November 5, 2019
SUSPENSION
6 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING THE DREADED DEATH WOOBLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE ONLY PART THEY CHANGED WAS THE STEERING STABILIZER. THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT NOW IT'S BACK AND WORSE THAN EVER. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I WONT EVEN DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY UNTIL I CAN GET IT BACK INTO THE DEALER WHICH I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT THURSDAY. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I TAKE MY LIFE IN MY HANDS EVERY TIME I AM ON THE HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278333November 5, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 50MPH OR HIGHER WHEN I HIT A BUMP I GET A VIOLENT RATTLE AND BOUNCE IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL THAT WON'T STOP UNLESS I SLOW DOWN TO AT LEAST 35MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278344November 5, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
IN OCTOBER 2018, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH IN MY 2017 F-250 (MY TRUCK HAD JUST OVER 24,000 MILES ON IT), I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT AND THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH. THE TRUCK DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN STORAGE FOR NINE MONTHS WHILE DEPLOYED. WHEN I RETURNED IN OCTOBER 2019, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE SHAKING RETURNED AFTER I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHEN HITTING EXPANSION JOINTS AND A POTHOLE AT 70-75 MPH. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I OR OTHER DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED YET, AND I CANNOT TAKE MY FAMILY IN THIS $60,000 TRUCK. I HAVE READ ABOUT COUNTLESS EXAMPLES FROM OTHERS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER IN TOPEKA TODAY, THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE' IS 'KIND OF JUST WHAT THE TRUCK DOES.' THIS IS CRAZY, AND I CAN'T ACCEPT IT FOR A TRUCK AS EXPENSIVE AS THIS. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278340November 5, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, BETWEEN 25 AND 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT SURFACES, SUCH AS EXPANSION JOINTS FOR BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES, OR POTHOLES. THE PROBLEM IS NOTICEABLE ON HIGHWAYS AND SIDE STREETS, AND BOTH STRAIGHT AND CURVED SECTIONS OF ROAD. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 20 MPH, OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278355November 5, 2019
SUSPENSION
AT SPEEDS AROUND 55+ MPH, AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE ONLY WAY IT STOPS IS TO QUICKLY SLOW THE VEHICLE TO 10-20 MPH, AND ALLOW THE SHAKING TO STOP. AFTER THIS, YOU CAN RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL SPEED. THE COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET REFER TO THIS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO STEERING ABILITY AND NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE FORD DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THERE IS APPARENTLY NO STANDARD FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. ON A SMOOTH ROADWAY, THIS DEATH WOBBLE DOES NOT OCCUR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 20,000 MILES AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPAIRED IT WITH AN ALIGNMENT. THE SITUATION REOCCURRED AROUND 29,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278358November 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THREE TIMES WITHIN A WEEK MY TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN, VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR ANY KIND OF SUDDEN MANEUVER THAT STARTED THE SHAKING. ALL THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO FORD TRUCKS AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL TRAGEDY THAT APPEARS TO BE DELIBERATELY OVERLOOKED. I HOPE TO SEE A RECALL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278169November 4, 2019
STEERING, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEATH WOBBLE AT ABOUT 3000MILES AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE ON A CITY STREET , THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM , WHEN R U GOING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM ? WHEN PEOPLE GET KILLED ! HOW MANY COMPLAINTS BEFORE U DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278172November 4, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON AN INTERSTATE AROUND 70 MPH I STRUCK A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING EXTREMELY BADLY. IT FELT BASICALLY OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 40 MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277797November 3, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN HITTING A SMALL POT HOLE OR DRIVING ON A ROUGH PAVED ROAD VEHICLE WENT INTO WHAT IS CALLED A 'DEATH WOBBLE'. VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. TOOK VEHICLE I. AND FRONT END WORK WAS REPORTEDLY DONE AT DEALERSHIP. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AND IT WENT INTO A 'DEATH WOBBLE' AGAIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 MPH DURING EACH OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE SHOOK SO SEVERE THAT IT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277814November 3, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD A THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SLOW DOWN BEFOR IT QUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277820November 3, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE AT 65MPH, EXCESSIVE VIBRATING AND SHOCKS. VEHICLE WANTS TO BUMP OF THE ROAD IF NOT BEING STEERED WITH TWO HANDS. IT IS GETTING WORSE WITH EVERY TRIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277828November 3, 2019
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEEL. THIS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY ! EXTREME STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP BUMP AT 60 MPH OR MORE. TOTALLY LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING FUNCTION. TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED SOME PARTS AT 18,000 MILES AND NOW EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN AT 22,000 MILES. MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES 2017 FORD F250 HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH FORD MOTOR CO. !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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