Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11174499February 5, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED AND EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE. THE DEALER (RAY'S FORD, INC., 385 BY PASS RD, BRANDENBURG, KY 40108, (270) 422-4901) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT AN APPOINTMENT MAY NEED TO BE SCHEDULED. IT HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO SPECIAL FIELD SERVICE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09L02 TO PREVENT SHIMMIES. THE VEHICLE WAS HAULING A TRAILER OVER UNLEVELED LAND DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174545February 5, 2019
SUSPENSION
2017 FORD F250 FRONT END. AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH AND ABOVE IF I RUN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MUST SLOW TO AROUND 30 MPH FOR IT TO SUBSIDE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ON LINE, THERE APPEARS TO BE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE SAME CONDITION. DEATH WOBBLE IT IS BEING CALLED. THE TRUCK IS BECOMING UNUSABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174584February 5, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING MODERATE SPEEDS OVER UNLEVELED LAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY AND FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO STEER. FORD OF MURFREESBORO (1550 NW BROAD ST, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129, (615) 713-1436) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174271February 4, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
UNCONTROLLED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY, WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHAKE (WOBBLE) IN AN EXTREMELY UNCONTROLLABLE MANNER. SINCE THE DEATH WOBBLE USUALLY OCCURS AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TURN INTO ADJACENT VEHICLES CAUSING FATALITIES. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER FROM A DEATH WOBBLE IS TO UNEXPECTEDLY SLOW DOWN, WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS TO NEIGHBORING VEHICLES ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON AN INTERSTATE, AT NIGHT, AND DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND AFTER DRIVING ONTO A ROAD-BRIDGE TRANSITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. I WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALL THE VEHICLES AROUND ME HAD TO TURN INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE. I CHECKED MY VEHICLE FOR DAMAGED TIRES OR DEBRIS UNDERNEATH AND FOUND NO SUCH DEBRIS OR DAMAGE. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNEW OF TSB 18-2268. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY CHILDREN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174348February 4, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO WRECK THAT I WAS TOLD ABOUT WHEN BOUGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174349February 4, 2019
STEERING
TYPICAL HIGHWAY DRIVING OVER MINOR ABNORMALITIES IN ROADWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WILL CONTINUE UNLESS/UNTIL YOU BRAKE NEARLY TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS BY ME PERSONALLY. THERE IS NO STEERING CONTROL UNTIL YOU HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS CONDITION IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. FORD HAS A TSB ON IT BUT THEY ARE SIMPLY REPLACING DEFECTIVE PARTS TO GET PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND NOT SOLVING THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF NOT CURED PROPERLY, LIVES WILL BE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN FLAWED DESIGN. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS KILL ANYONE (ELSE?)!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173911February 4, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION OSCILLATION WHEN HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT OR BRIDGE TRANSITION AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES BOUNCING (AKA DEATH WOBBLE). TRUCK HAS 28,412 MILES AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED. UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS. MULTIPLE 17' 18' SUPER DUTY'S HAVING THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173771February 3, 2019
STEERING
'DEATH WOBBLE' STEERING WHEN A ROAD BUMP ENCOUNTERED. FRONT SREERING DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE (2 TIMES) PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHIMMY IS BACK. HAVE NEVER HAD A FORD TRUCK WITH THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST THE DAMPENER, OR COMBINATION OF INADEQUATE SHOCKS/SUSPENSION, BUT IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT! I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR A 3RD ATTEMPTED FIX. VEHICLE NOW HAS 40,000 MILES, BUT, AS I SAID, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME FOR REPLACEMENT. SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY IS CAUSING THE STEERING ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE FATALITIES FOR FORD TO FIND A SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173649February 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) THIS HAS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS OF 55, 65 AND 70MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES DURING THE EVENT. IT STOPPED AFTER I DECELERATED TO ABOUT 40MPH FORTH UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. FORD DOES HAVE A TSB OUT ON THE ISSUE BUT THEY ARE ONLY REPLACING PARTS THAT HAVE WORN OUT, NOT THE HIDDEN ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION PARTS TO WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173650February 2, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+ MPH) AND YOU HIT CERTAIN TYPES OF BUMPS THE THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER THE BUMP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. IT APPEARS TO ONLY HAPPEN OVER A ROAD IMPERFECTION WHERE THE TWO FRONT WHEELS HIT IT INDEPENDENTLY IE A SKEWED ANGLE BRIDGE JOINT OR A SINGLE POT HOLE. AT THE DEALERS INSTRUCTION I HAVE ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES, CHECKED TIRE INFLATION. THE TRUCK HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT 17,000 MILES. MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH IT APPEARS FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR. I AM GOING TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER AND GIVE THEM THE INFO I HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173662February 2, 2019
STEERING
AND LEAST 6 TIMES WHILE I MOTION FRONT STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP THIS LAST TIME WAS AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME I ENDED UP IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH LIVESTOCK BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. DEALERSHIP ENCOURAGED ME TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DANGEROUS OF A PROBLEM THIS IS. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173549February 1, 2019
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 50 MPH AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER FOR THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. BAYTOWN FORD (4110 I-10, BAYTOWN, TX) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172828January 29, 2019
SUSPENSION
AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP JUST RIGHT, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME KNOWN AS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. IT DID NOT START UNTIL AROUND 30K MILES AND WAS VERY RANDOM, ONLY OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. NOW AT 39K MILES IT HAPPENS DAILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172651January 28, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
THE PARKING BRAKES WERE NEVER VERY EFFECTIVE AND DESPITE BEING REPAIRED SEVERAL NOTHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO IMPROVE THEM. THE TRUCK HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND DISC REAR BRAKES. IT IS DANGEROUS TO PARK IT ON A HILL EVEN IF ITS LEFT IN GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172110January 25, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IN COLD TEMPERATURES AND CONNECTED TO THE BLOCK HEATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172176January 25, 2019
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS OF 55-60 RANDOMLY HITTING A BUMP OR BRIDGE TRANSITION ,FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WILL OCCASIONALLY START SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU PULL OVER TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP , RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIME FOR SAME PROBLEM , RESULTING IN SAME ISSUE EACH TIME,ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY , ALWAYS IN A STRAIGHT LINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171780January 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING MY DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THEY DO FINALLY UNLOCK AND I AM ABLE TO OPEN THEM. AFTER THEY ARE OPEN I AM UNABLE TO CLOSE THEM BECAUSE THE LATCH IS HALF LOCKED. I HAVE TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO COMPLETE THE LATCH LOCKING CYCLE THEN I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK IT SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE DOOR WORKS PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171825January 24, 2019
STEERING
AT 65 MPH WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES, OR OTHER BUMPS THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. STEERING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IT WILL WRENCH THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. I WAS PASSING SOMEONE AND COULDN'T COMPLETE THE PASS. IF THE ROAD HAD BEEN CURVED AT ALL I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A VERY STEEP DITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172009January 24, 2019
SUSPENSION
HIT A BREAK IN THE PAVEMENT ON AN INTERSTATE DRIVING 70 MPH AND THE TRUCKS FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE HIGHWAY. NO LOAD (EMPTY) IN THE VEHICLE. HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A STOP BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT SHAKING. I HAVE NOTICED A LITTLE SHIMMY THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS WHEN CROSSING EXPANSION JOINTS BUT NOTHING TO COMPARE TO THE INTERSTATE EPISODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171685January 23, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND CLOSED THE TAILGATE. WHEN THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE TAILGATE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GJOVIK FORD INC (LOCATED AT 2600 US-34, SANDWICH, IL 60548, (630) 552-8058) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLLED THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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