Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11243079August 11, 2019
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING AT 40MPH AND ABOVE, THE PICKUP SOMETIMES GOES INTO A VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE OR "DEATH WOBBLE" AS I'VE SEEN IT REFERED TO. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD SUPERDUTY PICKUPS, AND FORD APPARENTLY HAS NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243091August 11, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
"DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN I HIT ANY ROUGH SPOTS ON ROAD, OR BRIDGE JOINTS, OR ROAD JOINTS AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH I GET A VIOLENT WOBBLE ON FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING IT AND HAVE TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN BELOW APPROX.40 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. MY TRUCK WAS SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE AT APPROX. 20K MILES AND THE ISSUSE SUBSIDED FOR A WHILE BUT HAS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN WITH APPROX 37K MILES. THIS IS A VERY UNNERVING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243095August 11, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TWICE I HAVE HIT A BRIDGE WITH A SOMEWHAT ROUGH APPROACH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE FIRST TIME THE SHAKING STOPPED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO 55MPH OR SO. THE NEXT TIME I HAD TO BRAKE AGGRESSIVELY AND FADE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WILL LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENTS. MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS SET TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS LISTED ON THE FRONT DOOR FRAME. ORIGINAL TIRES ARE WELL WITHIN WEAR LIMITS AND THE TRUCK DRIVES STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242955August 10, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES TESTED A MONTH AGO AT FORD. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO BRAKES AND FLUID EVERYWHERE. FORD SAID CALIPER JUST WENT BAD 1500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH WAS A APPARENT DEFECT. NOTHING SHOULD GO BAD THAT QUICK. PADS METAL ON METAL WITH NO WARNING. NO LIGHT. NO NOISE. NOTHING. JUST SNAPPED PUTTING MYSELF AND EVERYONE AROUND ME IN DANGER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243006August 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A FORD F250 LARIET TRUCK FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA ON 3-11-2012. EVER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH A WOBBLE WHEN ON TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. WE HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP ON MANY OCCASIONS AND WERE TOLD WE NEEDED NEW TIRES, ETC. SEVERAL TIMES WE BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING ON THE FREEWAY WHICH CAUSES US TO SLOW WAY DOWN AND MOVE TO THE SLOW LANE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM VISITS TO THE FORD GARAGE WHERE WE HAVE MENTIONED THE ISSUE AND HAVE HAD PAID FOR ITEMS THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE WE NECESSARY SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS STILL ONGOING. THE ISSUE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE SO WE RECENTLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT FORD GARAGE ON 7-25-19 WHERE WE WERE TOLD BALL JOINTS WERE WORN, WE NEED A NEW TRACK BAR AND HUB SEALS. THE BILL FOR THIS ALONG WITH A SMOG CHECK CAME TO $2296.16. THE TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT ON THIS ISSUE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS QUICK SIGNIFICANT. I STILL DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS FIXED AND I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT. WE HAVE A 5TH WHEEL THAT WE INTENDED TO PULL WITH THIS TRUCK BUT THE STRESS INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE IS ENOUGH TO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN DO THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET REIMBURSEMENT AND HAVE FORD FIX THIS ISSUE AND GUARANTEE THIS WILL NOT BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243028August 10, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I HIT A BUMP AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY VIOLENT SHAKE, TOOK MY TRUCK TO AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON CO, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, IT HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. AT 21,000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED, I AGAIN RETURNED TO AUTONATION FORD AND THEY TOLD ME ON THE SERVICE REPORT THAT I NEEDED TO INSTALL AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO MY TRUCK. I HAVE SINCE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, SPRADLEY FORD IN PUEBLO CO. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A CAMBER AND CASTER ISSUE AND ANY FORD DEALERSHIP KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON AND SUMMIT FORD IN SILVERTHORNE CO, BOTH HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY SUCH ISSUE. TODAY I SPOKE WITH 4 WHEEL PARTS ABOUT MY ISSUE, THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE BACK LOGGED WITH FORD TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND IT CAN BE RESOLVED WITH MANY PART REPLACEMENTS AT A COST RANGING FROM $25.00 TO $700.00, UNLESS THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. AT THIS POINT I FEEL MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WHICH DIRECTION TO TAKE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243039August 10, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE ON MY 1997 F350 AND MY 2014 F250. AT 45 MPH PLUS, HITTING SOMETIMES IMPERCEPTIBLE BUMPS CAN CAUSE THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING TO DEVELOP A VERY VIOLENT VIBRATION. I ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO GET IT TO STOP. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO CRASH OR BE HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN BRAKING. FORD MADE SOME SUSPENSION REPAIRS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THESE REPAIRS MADE THE PROBLEM MUCH WORSE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AND THEY BLAMED MY TIRES, SAYING THEY ARE ALMOST WORN OUT. I COMPLAINED THAT I SHOULD HAVE SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE MILES ON THESE TIRES AND THERE WAS EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM OR SOMETHING BROKEN. THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND TOLD ME THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO CHANGE MY TIRES. I PUT NEW TIRES ON FOR $1,300 AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS LESS SEVERE AND HAPPENS LESS FREQUENTLY, BUT IT IS STILL DEFINITELY THERE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK BUT HAVE NO CHOICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242819August 9, 2019
STEERING
IT STARTS SHIMMYING BACK AND FORTH VICIOUSLY AND WILL NOT STEER. I PUT ON NEW STRUTS, STEERING GEAR BOX, SHOCKS, TIRES, AND HAVE SPENT OVER $,3, 000 IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS WILL START AND HAVE COME CLOSE TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I HAVE READ MANY LETTERS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242858August 9, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE. NEW TIE RODS- STABILIZER-SHOCKS TIRES AND STILL DOES IT WHEN HITTING BRIDGE END DAM- CHUG HOLE-BUMP IN ROAD OR JUST ROUGH ROAD. WHAT IS THE CURE? CHEVY. OR GMC DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242665August 8, 2019
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCED BY ME ON 5/10/19 DOING 60 ON RURAL ROAD. EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 AT LEAST 6 TIMES THE NEXT TIME. A MOTORCYCLE ALMOST CRASHED-FORD FIXED BY FRONT END ALIGNMENT-EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE. TOOK TO FORD TO REPAIR AND THE SVC MGR SUGGESTED WE FILE A CASE NUMBER WITH FORD CAS-22221345-C3V0P4 ON 7/23/19, FORD CUST EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST SUGGESTED WE TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER, TOOK TO TOOK TO GORDIE BOUCHER WHO SAID IT RECOMMENDS REPLACING BOTH TIE RODS DUE TO INNER TIE ROD AT THE PITMAN ARM HAS PLAY IN IT AND THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER TIE ROD HAS PLAY IT IT TOOPREPLACED LEFT SIDE DRAG LINK AND THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER TIE. DEALER STATED WORSE TRUCK THEY HAD EVER DRIVEN. DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN GOING 35 DOWN HWY H IN KENOSHA COUNTY. EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENED WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR AN OFF RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. WAITING FOR AN OFF RAMP IS THE SCARIEST BECAUSE YOU HOPE YOU CAN CONTROL THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT OFF THE INTERSTATE. MY HUSBAND DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHERS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING SO HE DID THE SAME-REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK, THE STABILIZING BAR ASSEMBLY, THE TRACK BAR ASSEMBLY, AND THE FRONT SHOCKS. FORD DID 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, THEY TURNED ROTORS ALSO..FORD CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS KEEPS TELLING US TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PER FORD, TIRE TREAD AND WEAR ARE GOOD. IT APPEARS EVERYTHING MY HUSBAND HAS DONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE WILL SEE WHEN WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD ON OUR NEXT INTERSTATE TRIP. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PAID OUT $1,675 AND MY HUSBAND HAS DONE ALL THE WORK. WE ARE SCARED TO DEATH THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE ARE UNSURE WHAT STEPS WE SHOULD BE TAKING, BUT WE ARE AFRAID WE COULD DIE AND NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242714August 8, 2019
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HIT A BUMP IN ROAD OR GOING OVER A BRIDGE AND DRIVING OVER THE BRIDGE JOINTS THE FRONT WHEELS/SUSPENSION GO INTO AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCE/WOBBLE. BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THE ISSUES IS AS IF YOUR TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED AND THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE MISSING. VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS OCCASIONALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 20,000 MILES. THIS IS A 2ND VEHICLE AND GETS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. WHEN GOOGLING WHETHER FORD F-250'S HAVE SHOCK ABSORBER ISSUES, I RAN INTO MANY REPORTS OF THIS WOBBLE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242224August 7, 2019
STEERING
"DEATH WOBBLE". IF YOU HIT ANY ROUGH SPOTS ON ROAD AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH YOU GET A VIOLENT WOBBLE ON FRONT OF THE TRUCK. YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING IT. YOU HAVE TO GET BELOW 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAYS NOT A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241986August 6, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN I GET A LOT OF SHACKING FROM MY TRUCK WIN DRIVING AND SHACKING WIN THE ROAD HAS BUMPS AND SMALL POT HOLES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241980August 6, 2019
STEERING
WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS AS A USED TRUCK, PRIVATE SALE. WHEN TRAVELING OVER 45 MPH, IF VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR CATCHES A RIDGE, THE STEERING CREATES A FEEDBACK THAT VIOLENTLY SHAKES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATE, RAPID HARD BRAKING IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY, IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS FORD DEATH WOBBLE, IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242558August 6, 2019
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. HAD THE AIR CHARGE COOLER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING AS WELL BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT AND WANTED 1400.00 TO REPLACE. WAS LOSING COOLANT AT A RATE OF ABOUT 1 GALLON A WEEK GOING THRU THE AIR CHARGE COOLER AND OUT THE EXHAUST. AT 89,000 MILES I HAD TO PAY $1947.00 TO REPLACE BOTH THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONAL EGR COOLERS. AGAIN, DUMPING A GALLON OF COOLANT INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM A WEEK CAUSING SEVER SMOKING AND POLLUTANTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OR PROBABLY MILLIONS OF F-250 AND OTHERS WITH THE 6.4L DIESEL ENGINE. FORD REFUSED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO A TOTAL RECALL ON THESE ILL DESIGNED TRUCKS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH TURNING THEIR HEAD ON THIS DESIGN FLAW AND NOT MADE TO CORRECT THE AIR CHARGED COOLERS, PLASTIC RADIATORS AND THE EGR COOLERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242042August 6, 2019
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY IN MY 2018 FORD F250 I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 70MPH. I CROSSED A BRIDGE WHERE IT HAD A DIP AND MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END CONTINUOUSLY SHOOK UNTIL I SLOWED TO 30MPH. IF I WAS IN A TURN I WOULD HAVE WRECKED! THIS WAS BAD AND AFTER SOME GOOGLE RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMONALITY WITH THE F250 DIESEL TRUCKS. FORD NEEDS TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT ONE! THIS IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY GET SOMEONE KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242043August 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRUCK IS A 2018 FORD F250 AND IS LEAKING OIL AT 28,000 MILES FROM THE UPPER OIL PAN FAULTY ROBOTIC SEAL. THIS HAS COATED MY TRUCKS UNDERSIDE IN OIL AND HAS BEEN SLOWLY LEAKING FOR SOME TIME NOW AS I JUST NOTICED YESTERDAY AFTER EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THIS TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242152August 6, 2019
STEERING
TRUCK HAS APPROX 15,0000 MILES HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING OF TRUCK WHEN CROSSED ROUGH PAVEMENT AT 45 MPH HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE RECENTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241723August 5, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A HARD BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO WOBBLE. THIS IS CAUSES THE WHOLE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE INTERNET CALLS THIS EVENT A DEATH WOBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241587August 4, 2019
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 74 MPH. DROVE ACCROSS EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY. TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO HOLD THE TRUCK STEADY. TRUCK WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE DIRECTION. TOOK MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR AND GENTLY APPLIED BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN. TRUCK STOPPED SHAKING WHEN I WAS ALMOST TO A FULL STOP. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK WHAT HAPPEND AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND I AM DEFINITELY SHAKEN UP. I BELIEVE IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THEY WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH SUCH VIOLENT SHAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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