Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11161969December 17, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMYING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON MOSTLY HIGHWAYS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO BLAME MY TIRES. THEY TRIED ROTATING MY TIRES AND TELLING ME ITS GONNA FIX THE ISSUE BUT DOESN'T. THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER KEVLAR TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW HAVE ONLY 20,000 MILES AND ARE NOWHERE NEAR WORN OUT! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT SLOWER SPEEDS (AROUND 45 MPH) IN THE CITY, BUT MOSTLY OCCURS AROUND 60-70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161786December 16, 2018
STEERING
ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 10, 2018 MY F250 EXPERIENCED VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF STEERING WHEEL AFTER CROSSING OVER A HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINT. IN BOTH CASES I HAD TO EXCESSIVELY GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. BOTH OCCASIONS WERE EXPERIENCED DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE LOCATION THAT PROMPTED THE OSCILLATION WAS DURING A GRADUAL LEFT CURVE IN THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161873December 16, 2018
STEERING
AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH, WHEN A SERIES OF BUMPS ARE DRIVEN OVER THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE SPEED DROPS TO AROUND 20 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IT SHOOK SO BADLY SHE CROSSED CENTERLINE AND WAS IN THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS WELL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND THIS IS A NEARLY NEW TRUCK. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION AND IS CALLED THE"FORD DEATH WOBBLE". IF NOT FIXED WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK IT IS SO DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161760December 15, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TERRIBLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHOLE REST OF THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS......(DEATH WOBBLE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161183December 13, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AFTER HITTING BUMPS WHILE DRIVING AT 50-60 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160907December 12, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARSHLY AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE A FEW EXTRA TIMES IN ORDER TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160936December 12, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
AUTOMATIC TAILGATE ASSIST JUST RANDOMLY GOES DOWN EITHER WHILE DRIVING, WHILE IN PARK, OR EVEN JUST FOR NO REASON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN PARK WITH A TRAILER ON THE BACK AND CAUSED $2000 IN DAMAGE WHICH WE HAD TO PAY FOR. LUCKILY ALL THE OTHER TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED, THERE WAS NOT A TRAILER ON THE BACK. WE WERE NOT TOUCHING THE KEY FOB, SO IT DIDN'T GET "PINCHED" IN A POCKET OR ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160686December 11, 2018
STEERING
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHUDDER. IT CAN RIP THE WHEEL FROM YOUR HANDS AND INCREASES IN SEVERITY AS YOU SLOW YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE A FEW VIDEO EXAMPLES: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HDEFJB7C2X8
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160778December 11, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND SHAKE AFTER DRIVING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (VIC BAILEY FORD, 501 E. DANIEL MORGAN AVE, SPARTANBURG, SC) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160802December 11, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT FOUND METAL SHRAPNEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH TRAVELED TO THE ENGINE. MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,180.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157225December 10, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UNCOMMANDED TAILGATE OPENING. TAIL GATE OPENS AND DROPS ALL BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT PERSISTENTLY. FORD DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX, AFTER REPEATED SERVICE VISITS INCLUDING INVOLVEMENT OF FORD FACTORY TECHNICIANS. UNCOMMANDED OPENING MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, RELEASING PARKING BRAKE AND/OF SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALONG TIME, MONTHS AND MONTHS. DEALER PERFORMED WORK CALLED FOR BY 10/17 TECH SERVICE BULLITEN, DIDNT FIXIT. HAS REPLACED WIRING HARNNESS, RELEVANT SWITCHES, CHECKED AND RECHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED MASTER CONTROL MODULE...NONE OF ALL THAT WORKED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS YOU DONT KNOW WHEN TAILGATE IS OPEN. FORD HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS AND FACTORY SEEMS COMPLETELY DISMISSIVE OF THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157283December 10, 2018
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE BETWEEN 60 & 65 MPH I HIT A BUMP AND IMMEDIATELY ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VIBRATION WAS SO SUDDEN AND VIOLENT THAT I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VIBRATION STOPPED. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT. I REMOVED THE WHEEL COVERS AND VERIFIED THAT THE LUG NUTS WHERE TIGHT AND THAT THE TIRES WHERE IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION. I ALSO INSPECTED THE STEERING LINKAGE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AT THIS POINT I CHALKED IT UP TO THE HIGHWAY AND WENT ABOUT MY BUSINESS. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING MY FAMILY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I PARKED MY TRUCK AND NOW WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND THERE ARE PAGES OF COMPLAINTS/ISSUES WITH THIS SAME SCENARIO AND IS DEEMED "DEATH WOBBLE".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157293December 10, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS OVERFLOWED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FILLED TUBE. THE CONTACT CALLED SHULTS FORD LINCOLN AT 724-934-2388 (LOCATED AT 10401 PERRY HWY, WEXFORD, PA 15090) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157298December 10, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT 7909 MILES SINCE NEW THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLED WITH ENORMOUS SHAKING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, INDUCED INSTANTLY AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE TRANSITION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD SHOULDER TO GET IT TO STOP THE OSCILLATION. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT ALSO CRACKED THE REAR HALF OF THE DUAL PANEL SUNROOF GLASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160588December 10, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH IN A TURN LANE, A VEHICLE MOVED INTO MY LANE FROM A SHOPPING CENTER BETWEEN 2 CARS STOPPED IN THE NON-TURN LANES WHO WERE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT AHEAD OF THEM TO CHANGE. THIS REQUIRED ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. THE TRUCK'S ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO INITIATE AND THE WHEELS DID NOT LOCK UP. LUCKILY, I MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING THE ERRANT VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING DAY AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LACK OF ABS. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK, TEST DROVE IT AND RETURNED IT TO ME WITH THE NOTATION THAT THE TRUCK'S BRAKES ARE "NORMAL." I QUESTIONED WHY THE ABS DIDN'T ENGAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK PRECLUDES THIS FROM HAPPENING. SAME REASON FOR THE LACK OF THE WHEELS LOCKING UP. THE SERVICE ADVISER FURTHERMORE STATED THAT "THAT THIS WAS THE WAY ARE ENGINEERED." IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ALL SUPER DUTY FORDS OUT THERE AND I MIGHT ADD ALL LIGHTER TRUCKS LOADED ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THEIR GVWR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157059December 8, 2018
SEATS
CAR WAS PARK OVER NIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE .5 AM NEIGHBOR CAME OUT TO GET NEWSPAPERS AND SAW TRUCK WAS SMOKING FROM INSIDE CAB N SAW FLAME. NEIGHBOR CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE FROM INSIDE CAB AND VERIFY IT WAS THE HEATED SEAT MODULE THAT'S CAUSE THE SEAT TO GO UP IN FLAME. HAVE A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE MARSHAL. WHERE DO I FILE A COMPLAINT FOR WHO IS LIABLE FOR MY REPAIR.? CAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT. WHAT IF I WAS IN MY CAR WITH MY KIDS. ? PLEASE HELP DIRECT ME IN THE PATH OR WHOM MAY HELP ME WITH MY SITUATION. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156946December 8, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AS I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT FROM AN OVERPASS BACK TO THE MAIN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO OSCILLATE. THE HANDLING RETURNED TO NORMAL ONLY AFTER I HAD REDUCED MY SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156999December 8, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, EVEN WHEN THE DRIVERS FOOT IS FIRMLY PLACED ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. VEHICLE CAN BE PARKED ANYWHERE...I.E. IN THE GARAGE, DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT. ALL FLAT SURFACES, (SO NO HEAVY TENSION ON THE TRANSMISSION LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE IF PARKED ON A HILL AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156780December 7, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156845December 7, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A CLEAR ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE HELD WITH EXTREME FORCE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE SHAKING FAILURE WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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