Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11209280May 22, 2019
STEERING
VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BECOMES COMPLETELY UNSTEERABLE. SUDDEN VERY STRONG SHAKING VIBRATION IN FRONT END. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES TO DATE. ALWAYS OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH SEEMING TO RESULT AFTER A SLIGHT BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD IS PASSED. FOR INSTANCE AFTER HITTING A BRIDGE SEAM AT 65 MPH EXPERIENCED SUDDEN, VIOLENT VIBRATION THAT ONLY RESOLVED AFTER THE TRUCK SLOWED CONSIDERABLY. COULDN'T EFFECTIVELY STEER JUST HELD ON AND LUCKILY DIDN'T HIT OTHER CARS BUT THAT WAS DUE TO EVASIVE ACTION BY OTHER DRIVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209285May 22, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS PULLING A CAMPER DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY AND HIT A PLACE IN THE ROAD WHERE THEY REPAIRED A CULVERT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL BEFORE I GOT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO GET IT TO STOP. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 10 TIMES DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M LOADED OR NOT WHEN I HIT ROUGH PATCHES IN ROAD OR BRIDGE TRANSITION. IT ABOUT TAKES STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HAD IT'S SHAKING SO BAD, TOOK TO DEELERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO IT AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN WITH THEM SO THEY REALLY CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S HIT OR MISS WHEN IT DOES IT BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT IT'S LIKE THE WHEEL IS SHAKING SO HARD IT'S LOCKED AND WON'T LET YOU STEER THE TRUCK TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING OFF INTO DITCH. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 24600 MILES BUT IT'S BEEN DOING IT SINCE AROUND 7000 MILES. WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE IT TO THEM TILL IT GETS FIXED BEFORE I HAVE A WRECK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209366May 22, 2019
SUSPENSION
MY TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I ALMOST CRASHED MONDAY 5/20/19 BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE. IT ALMOST FORCED ME OFF THE HIGHWAY, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209003May 21, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ANTENNA MOUNT IS BROKEN AND VERY POORLY MADE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE IT THROUGH A CAR WASH, CHECKED 2018 SAME MODEL AND THE MOUNT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A HEAVY DUTY MOUNTING BRACKET. WHEN I WAS DRIVING, IT WAS WAVING IN THE WIND AND AT ONE TIME CAME OUT COMPLETLY. I WAS AFRAID IT WOULD HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING AND DO HARM OR DAMAGE TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING INCLUDING KILLING SOMEONE. I HAD TO USE SOME TYPE OF AGENT TO HOLD IT DOWN BUT THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY MONTH. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND ANY VEHICLE SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO GO THROUGH A CAR WASH. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO HAWK FORD IN OAK LAWN, IL (INVOICE #841990) WITH NO REPAIRS BEING DONE. WAS TOLD IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208637May 20, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE PUTTING MY F250 IN GEAR (DRIVE), THE TRUCK TAILGATE WAS AUTOMATICALLY OPENED, WHICH THEN CRUNCHED INTO MY GOOSE NECK TRAILER WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE TAIL GATE HAS OPENED 3 TIME, WITHOUT USER INTERVENTION, IN THE FIRST 6 WEEKS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208667May 20, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BOTH FUEL STRAPS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208435May 18, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY TRUCK. IT EXPLODED SO HARD (LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST). IT THREW GLASS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK, ALL OVER MYSELF. ONCE I STOPPED, I NOTICED THAT I HAD BLOOD ON MY SEAT. THE GLASS ACTUALLY WAS STUCK IN MY SKIN ON MY ELBOW. IT TOOK ALMOST 10 MINUTES TO GET IT OUT OF MY HAIR. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD OR GOING BY ME TO THROW ANY DEBRIS AT THE WINDOW. I HAVE PHOTOS IF NEEDED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208460May 18, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE VERY RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING HAVE TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY BAD AND THE WHOLE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME APART. TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208303May 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
EXPERIENCE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART. IT WILL ALSO STALL AFTER LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AND OCCASIONALLY WHILE WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. RPM'S WILL ALSO DROP TO 500 AND I HAVE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, IF IT DOESN'T STALL COMPLETELY. THIS MAY OCCUR 4 OR MORE TIMES A DAY, THEN MAY NOT OCCUR AGAIN FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO TELLING WHEN IT WILL OCCUR, IT IS TO RANDOM TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. NOW MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL, WHEN I REPLACE THE FUSE IT BLOWS IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE REPLACED THE FICM, EBP SENSOR AND WIRING, FUEL PUMP AND STILL HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK IN 2018, BUT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS THE TEMPERATURE WARMS UP. THE FOLLOWING RECALL NUMBER 05V270000 SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING, BUT DOES NOT SHOW A RECALL FOR MY TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207996May 16, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SPEED EXCEEDED 30 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND ONLY OCCURRED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS COLD STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONGMONT FORD (235 ALPINE ST, LONGMONT, CO) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. *YH *TP*PM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208101May 16, 2019
STEERING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS WAS AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I WAS EXITING A FREEWAY OFF RAMP AT ABOUT 60 MPH WITH MY STEERING WHEEL COCKED JUST TO THE LEFT. I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VIOLENT IN MY HAND CAUSING ME TO BRIEFLY LOOSE CONTROL AND ALMOST RUN OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT NOBODY SHOULD EVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE. I CANNOT REMEMBER A TIME IN MY 55 YEARS THAT I FELT SO HOPELESSLY OUT OF CONTROL OF A SITUATION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND HAD SOME FRONT END PARTS REPLACED AND HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED. THE PROBLEM WAS CURED FOR ANOTHER 40,000 MILES UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD MAKE IT QUIT WAS BY HITTING THE BRAKES AND GETTING DOWN BELOW 20 MPH. OF COURSE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EMBARRASSING. REPLACED SEVERAL FRONT END PARTS AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. THEN AGAIN THIS TIME WHICH IS THE 4TH TIME IN 150,000 MILES. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED BY THIS VERY COMMON FORD PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THIS TIME I HAVE REPLACED ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT END, HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOW GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE TRUCK. IF I GET UP OVER 40 MPH I CAN EVEN FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IT IS RIGHT ON THE VERGE OF THE DREADED DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONTROL AND HAVE EVEN BEEN KILLED BY THIS ISSUE. I TALKED TO A GENTLEMAN AT FORD AND HE ACTED AS IF HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. THIS MUST BE FIXED!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208141May 16, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WABEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207667May 15, 2019
STEERING
TRUCK IS ALMOST 2 YEARS OLD. 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON 5/13, I EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE WHEN BRAKING EVER SO SLIGHTLY ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR. EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR, HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND CHANGE LANES WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AN HOUR IN ORDER TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP PAUL CLARK FORD IN YULEE FLORIDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTOR HAD A HOTSPOT ON IT. WAS TOLD THE ONLY SOLUTION WOULD BE TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS. I HAD TO COME BACK FOR A LOANER VEHICLE ON 5/14. YESTERDAY 5/14, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 55 MPH ON A PAVED HIGHWAY WHEN I WENT OVER AN OVERPASS. AFTER DOING SO, THE WOBBEL STARTED AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS ALONE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I WAS ALONE ON THE ROAD AS THE SHAKING CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CHANGE LANES. GAIN, I HELD THE STEERING WHEL WITH BOTH HANDS TRYING TO SOMEWHAT CONTROL THE VEHICLE I SLOWED DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS APROX 30 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED. I PROCEEDED SLOWLY TO MY DEALER TO TRUN THE TRUCK IN FOR THE NSPECTION AND FIX. THE SERVICE ADVISORS AND MASTER TECHNICIAN STATED THAT I WAS DEFINATELY THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIX IT BUT IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE FORD HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULETIN (TSB-18-2268) REGARDING THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MORE OF THE RECALL ISSUE THEN A SPORADIC ISSUE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND MAY CAUSE SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207686May 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BLOCK HEATER ELECTRICAL IS CORROEDING APART FORD SENT OUT A NOTICE 6 MONTHS AGO AND NO FIX FOR IT THIS CSN CAUSE FIRE TO THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207691May 15, 2019
STEERING
AT 60 MILES AN HR WHEN YOU CROSS A BRIDGE CONNECTION THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES VIOLENTLY. IT LITERALLY TAKES CONTROL IF THE STEERING. SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. CALLED SEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON ISSUE EVEN NAMED IT DEATH WOBBLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM! I ALMOST CRASHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207564May 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON 4/19/19 I MISFUELED MY DIESEL VEHICLE. I STOPPED THE PROCESS IMMEDIATELY AND CALLED FORD FROM THE FILLING STATION. THE FORD SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT I SHOULD AVOID TURNING THE ENGINE ON, OR EVEN PLACING THE ENGINE IN ACCESSORY MODE BECAUSE IT WOULD ENGAGE THE FUEL PUMP AND FLOOD THE SYSTEM WITH GASOLINE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT I COULD NOT PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO BE WINCHED ONTO THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK WITHOUT TURNING ON THE ACCESSORY MODE. I CALLED FORD FOR AN ALTERNATIVE. FORD RECOMMENDED THAT I DISCONNECT A CABLE BENEATH THE TRUCK THAT WOULD DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND ALLOW THE TRUCK TO MOVE. BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS, I HAD TO TURN ON THE ACCESSORY TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF PARK FOR TOWING. THIS CAUSED ABOUT $12,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. MORE TO THE POINT OF THIS COMPLAINT, I LATER DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROCEDURE IS NOT IN THE MANUAL FOR MY TRUCK. FURTHER, THE PROCEDURE THAT IS IN THE MANUAL WAS NOT MENTIONED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE FORD MANUAL CONTAINS A PROCEDURE THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE TRUCK. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT FORD IS RECOMMENDING A PROCEDURE THAT IS INHERENTLY MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE PROCEDURE IN THE MANUAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207573May 14, 2019
ENGINE
THE TRUCK HAS 87,000 MILES AND I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE TRUCK JURKED LIKE BACK FIRE, NO BRAKES NO ACCELERATION . WENT TO THE NEAREST DEALER THEY SAID THE EXHAUST VALVE STUCK AND THROUGH THE ROD THROUGH THE PISTON AND CYLINDER WALL. FORD SAYS SORRY NEED NEW ENGINE 10,000.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207641May 14, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING APPROX 60MPH AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN OSCILLATING AND THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN UNDER 40 MPH. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY WITH DIFFERENT AREAS OF HIGHWAY. WAS BROUGHT TO AUTO NATION FORD IN CANTON OHIO ON MARCH 20 AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED UNDER BULLETIN TSB 18-2268. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED UNTIL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ON MAY 12 MY TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME THING. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT AUTO NATION FORD PENDING REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207178May 13, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING HWY. 84 FROM LUBBOCK, TX HIT WASHBOARD RUTS IN SPAN OF 5 MILES. HAD 3 EPISODES OF TRUCK VIOLENT SHAKING OR DEATH WOBBLE , ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. 22,000 MILES ON TRUCK ALL HIGHWAY MILES. TOOK IN FOR WARRANTY WORK. RIGHT FRONT END REPLACEMENT. DRIVING 75 MPH HAD TO DROP DOWN TO 20 TO GAIN CONTROL. WARY OF ANOTHER EPISODE. FORD NEEDS TO FIX PROBLEM. THESE TRUCKS TO EXPENSIVE FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207195May 13, 2019
STEERING
WHEN GOING 70 OR ABOVE AND U HIT A BUMP OR ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK DOES WHAT THEY CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE VERY SCARY AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS DOES NOT GET TAKEN CARE OF THE TRUCK NEARLY LOSES CONTROL IT'S SO BAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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