Ford F-250 Complaints (2006)

495 consumer complaints on file.

#10232065June 23, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
OUR COMPANY HAS 2 FORD F250 4X4 TRUCKS (2006 & 2007)THE 2006 SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY/VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 7/05. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE AND THEY HAVE ALL REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO BAD IN THE FRONT END THAT THEY REFUSE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN FOR FEAR OF THEIR LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S. AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER WE TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE AND WARNED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN WRITING. THE DEALER CHANGED THE TIRES AND SENT US OUT THE DOOR BUT THE TRUCK FEELS NO DIFFERENT AND THEY TOLD US AGAIN IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE 2007 HAS BEEN OK UNTIL RECENTLY IT STARTED THE SAME SHAKE AND WE HAVE THE SAME FEELINGS ABOUT IT --SINCE WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH HECK WITH THE 2006. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET HAS BEEN AN EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE--THE SAME COMPLAINTS ARE POSTED FROM FL. ALL THE WAY TO CALIF. AND IT SEEMS FROM OUR READING THAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE BEING AVOIDED OR SHOVED OFF AS TIRE SIZE OR TIRE PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231992June 23, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I HAVE AN '06 FORD F-250. EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR FREEWAY THE FRONT END DOES WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE "DEATH SHAKE" ACCORDING TO RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. MANY OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME EXPERIENCE THE MORE I DID RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER. MINE ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP FOR THE FRONT END TO STOP SHAKING OR IT WILL SEND YOU INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND ALL HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE CALLS. FORD DEALER SHIPS TO MY KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALER SHIP (SUNLAND FORD) IN VICTORVILLE DOESN'T KNOW THE FIX. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY STEERING DAMPENER. NOPE!! PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES. I PAID WELL OVER $30,000 FOR MY TRUCK AND THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231018June 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE TRUCK BED WAS EMPTY WE HAVE HAD MILD EPISODES OF SHAKING, WHICH WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF WITHOUT BRAKING. HOWEVER, TODAY WE HAD AN EARTH-SHATTERING HYPER-SHAKE, WHICH WE WOULDN'T SUBSIDE. WE HAD A SMALL LOAD OF FENCING IN THE BED AND WERE ROUNDING A CURVE ON ROUGH PAVEMENT (AS MOST ROADS IN NW PA ARE) AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WAS SO BAD THAT THE BRAKES DIDN'T EVEN SEEM TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AND WE HAD SERIOUS STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT THE TOYOTA TRUCK WHICH HAD BEEN TAILGATING US DROPPED BACK ABOUT 20 CAR LENGTHS AFTER OUR VIOLENT SHAKING AND SKIPPING EPISODE OF APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS. WE HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER YET, BECAUSE THE INCIDENT JUST HAPPENED TODAY. HOWEVER, WE HAVE A FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS OF HYPER-SHAKING ON F-250'S FROM WEB SEARCHES. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO DEATH OR INJURIES INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT, THE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH WITH THIS VEHICLE CERTAINLY EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230483June 10, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A USED 2006 FORD F250 4X4 DIESEL TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING/VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN I DROVE OVER A SEGMENT OF UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD TO QUICKLY REDUCE SPEED ON THE FAR LEFT (FAST) LANE OF THE INTERSTATE. A CONCRETE BARRIER TO MY IMMEDIATE LEFT DID NOT ALLOW ME TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. SEVERAL VEHICLES TRAVELING IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME WERE FORCED TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES SO AS TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. AS I SLOWED TO ABOUT 35 MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED DAYS LATER WHEN TRAVELING ON A CITY ROAD AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH. DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED ME TO CHECK PSI IN TIRES. PSI WAS TOO LOW & I INFLATED TIRES TO PSI AS PER VEHICLE TAG ON INSIDE OF DRIVER DOOR PANEL. VIOLENT VIBRATION OCCURRED A THIRD TIME WITHIN DAYS OF PROPERLY INFLATING TIRES. AM CURRENTLY OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR WORK; WILL FOLLOW UP WITH DEALERSHIP UPON RETURN IN APPROX. 2 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230092June 6, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SINCE NEW THE TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKING/BOUNCING/WOBBLING AFTER HITTING A SHARP BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. INITIALLY, THE SHAKING WOULD ONLY LAST APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS, BUT RECENTLY THE SHAKING WAS SO SEVERE THAT I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO 30-35 MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I WAS CONVINCED THAT SOMETHING HAD BROKEN IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, AND I IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AT THE NEXT EXIT. NOTHING OBVIOUSLY BROKEN WAS EVIDENT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF AT THE DEALER. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT DURING THEIR ROAD TEST. THIS IS NOT SURPRISING, AS IT TYPICALLY ONLY OCCURS WHEN YOU HIT A SHARP BUMP OR SERIES OF BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEY PERFORMED SOME OF THE REPAIRS/ADJUSTMENTS SPECIFIED BY FORD'S TSB 07-10-10, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THERE IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH A LARGE POPULATION OF FORD TRUCKS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AT THIS POINT, I HOPE THAT NHTSA CAN CONVINCE FORD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS NEEDLESSLY KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229110May 28, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HIT ROUGH SPOTS ON HIGHWAY (OVER 60MPH). OCCURS ON BRIDGES, POTHOLES, ROUGH AREAS, ETC. SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND MUST SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH IN ORDER FOR SHAKING TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228521May 21, 2008
SUSPENSION
FORD F-250 SD SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE WITH UNEVEN SURFACES, BUMPS, POT HOLES. TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL, LET OFF EXCELERATOR AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228104May 18, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 - 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS VEHICLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND NEARLY LOOSES CONTROL OF STEERING SYSTEM. MISHAP OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE DRIVES ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT SURFACES OR WHEN IT STRIKES ROAD POTHOLES (SMALL AND LARGE). WHEN TRAVELING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IN ORLANDO, FL THIS VIOLENT ACTION NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MANY INTERNET FORD F250 FORUMS ARE CURRENTLY DISCUSSING THE SAME ISSUE AND IT APPEARS FORD IS ONLY OFFERING MINOR "BAND-AID" TYPE REPAIRS THAT ONLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN / ENGINEERING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227619May 13, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY '06 FORD F-250 HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES IT TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT SPEED AND REQUIRES TO ALMOST STOP TO CORRECT. VERY UNSAFE AND NOW ABOUT USELESS TO DRIVE. ARE THERE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANKS, DANTE *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226999May 8, 2008
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE AN 06 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY SUPER CAB XLT WITH AN 8 FOOT BED. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH EXTREME HIGHWAY SHAKING. WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ME I'M USUALLY GOING OVER 60 MPH, AND IT HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, TO ME IT FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE,LIKE THE WHEELS ARE NOW BOUNCING INSTEAD OF ROLLING,THE SHAKING IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT,AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO APX. 40 OR LESS MPH TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD LAST ALMOST A FULL 30 SECONDS,BUT I NEVER SEEM TO HAVE ANY STEERING ISSUES,THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN MY CONTROL,BUT MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE MY INSTINCT IS TO JUST GO STRAIGHT AND SLOW DOWN. IN ANY CASE, I'VE HAD 2 PEOPLE WITNESS THIS WHILE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND BOTH OF THEM TURNED WHITE WITH FEAR,THIS IS NOT JUST A LITTLE SHIMMY,LIKE AN UNBALANCED TIRE OR SOMETHING, IT IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW AND FORD BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226586May 4, 2008
VISIBILITY, STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE TRUCK SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MILES AN HOUR AND HEADING AROUND A RIGHT HAND CORNER IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK HIT AN INDENTATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND DRIFT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE CAUSING THE TRUCKS MIRROR TO HIT A BOX TRUCK AND SMASH INTO THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO BELOW 35, I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE BOX TRUCK, APPARENTLY NOT REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, CONTINUED ON WITHOUT STOPPING. THE MIRROR WAS DESTROYED, GLASS WAS COVERING THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK, AND I SUFFERED MINOR CUTS ON MY FACE AND ARM. I RETURNED HOME WITH MY TRUCK AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH, BUT STILL COULD FEEL A SHUDDER WHEN THE TRUCK HIT EITHER A RAISED BUMP OR AN INDENTATION IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK, BUT NOT THE MIRROR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MIRROR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE. I AM NOT AWARE IF THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10226558May 3, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER LETTING 2006 F250 DIESEL WARM UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 5MINS, PROCEED TO GET ONTO I-35, ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE HOUSE WHEN I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR 70MPH EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WITHIN A MILE OF GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRUCK HESITATED AND COMPLETELY STALLED. I MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY TO AWAIT A TOW. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE FICM WAS BAD. A DAY AFTER I PICKED UP THE TRUCK, AGAIN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR A SECOND BEFORE STALLING IN CITY TRAFFIC. I LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OFF OF THE CITY STREETS. CURRENTLY TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WHERE THE ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. CONCERN THAT IF SOMEONE OTHER THAN A 6'4" PERSON WAS DRIVING THIS 7500LB VEHICLE, THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. I'VE HEARD OF COMMON COMPLAINTS WITH THE FICM/HPOP/EGR ISSUES WITH THESE TRUCKS AND AM SURPRISED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN CREATED BY FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226339April 30, 2008
SUSPENSION
MY FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL OCCASIONALLY SHAKES EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY WITH TEMPORARY COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND CROSSING UNEVEN OBSTACLES SUCH AS BRIDGE GAPS AND SMALL ROAD DEVIATIONS. THE VEHICLE FEELS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END AND INHIBITS STEERING. THE SHAKE IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT IN NATURE WITH OSCILLATING LARGE AMPLITUDE DEFLECTIONS IN EACH WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226008April 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-70 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT IT WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TRADED THE VEHICLE IN AT A LOSS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,806.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225314April 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AFTER HITTING SMALL POT HOLES OR BUMPS AT ANY SPEED, COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK UNTIL COMING TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224740April 16, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ON MY 2006 FORD F250 SD DIESEL I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT OSCILLATIONS OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN GOING OVER RR TRACKS OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD, LEADING TO A NEAR LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE FRONT TIRES ARE FLAT SPOTTED, AND UNEVENLY WORN. FORD CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE, BUT MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT THE MFG RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT A STEERING DAMPENER IS REQUIRED AND NOT INSTALLED ON THE FORD SD TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225049April 10, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2006 FORD F-250 AMBULANCE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AMBULANCE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HE STATES THAT THE AMBULANCE WAS GOING AROUND 50-55 MPH. *KB THE DRIVER OF THE AMBULANCE WAS INJURED, BUT NOT SERIOUSLY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, THAT THE AMBULANCE HIT WAS KILLED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10223323April 3, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES
STEERING SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE PUT ON NEW STABILIZER AT 31,000 HELPED A LITTLE AT 51,000 IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS NOW A KAMAKAZI TRUCK READY FOR ITS FINAL RIDE. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. IT'S A 2006 FORD F250 SD 4X4. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222875March 31, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY AND WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND I HIT A POT HOLE THE FRONT END BOUNCES OR SHAKES HORRIBLY.. IT HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES EVERY DAY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY... IF YOU COULD PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT IM SURE ALL FORD OWNERS WOULD. APPRECIATE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222944March 31, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AT APPROXIMATELY 40K ON THE VEHICLE, A PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS HIT, RESULTING IN THE FRONT WHEELS SHIMMYING LEFT TO RIGHT FOR ABOUT A SECOND. OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS, THE PROBLEM INTENSIFIED, LEADING TO A SEVERE SHAKE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. FORD RECOMMENDED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE STEERING DAMPENER (WHICH WAS ALREADY INSTALLED). I REPLACED THE TIRES, DAMPENER, TRACK BAR AND BUSHING, WHICH SOLVED THE ISSUE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, BUT SOON FOUND THAT I CORRECTED A SYMPTOM AND NOT THE TRUE PROBLEM. ABOUT THIS TIME I FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION AND DECIDED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, SINCE NO ONE COULD DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE IN THE SHOP....HOPING YOUR INVESTIGATION WOULD PROVIDE A FIX. ON JANUARY 15TH, 2008 I EXPERIENCED AN ENCOUNTER WHERE THE SHAKE OCCURRED AND HIT BLACK ICE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, SPINNING AND LANDING IN A DITCH, CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO ALMOST COMPLETELY STOP OR OVER CORRECT THE STEERING (IF THERE IS ROOM TO DO IT). SINCE THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED THE STATE TROOPER DIDN'T MAKE A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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