Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11075204February 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DIMMER SWITCH SHUTS OFF ALL THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075044February 26, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR, ACCORDING TO FORD DEALER THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE TRUCKS IF THE OWNER'S DO NOT USE THE DOORS ALL THE TIME. IT IS A $300.00 PART PLUS LABOR, IF FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT THEN THEY SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUE. I OPENED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR TO PUT GROCERIES IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE TRUCK AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON, WHEN IT IS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON FOR 12 MINUTES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND THE RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON THE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074160February 21, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AS IF IT HAD BEEN SNATCHED OUT OF THE CONTACT'S HANDS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE DEALER (ALL STAR FORD PALESTINE, 2929 S LOOP 256, PALESTINE, TX 75801) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACTION BAR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073562February 19, 2018
ENGINE
VEHICLE IS 34 MONTHS OLD WITH 47,000 MILES. RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAK IN THE LEFT FRONT AREA OF THE RADIATOR. I KNOW I'M OVER THE REGULAR 3YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY, BUT THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL VALID. FORD WILL NOT COVER IT. RADIATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THIS AGE OF THE VEHICLE. ISN'T RADIATOR PART OF ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. FORD SHOULD AT LEAST PAY FOR PARTS. THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073630February 19, 2018
STEERING
VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65-70MPH AFTER HITTING BUMP IN THE ROAD. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE DEPT AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM! HOWEVER, THERE ARE SO MANY OCCURRENCES THAT A NAME HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE ISSUE, THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT SEEMS FORD IS IN DENIAL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY TRY TO BLAME TIRE PRESSURE ACCORDING TO ONLINE SOURCES. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FORCED BY THE NHTSA BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY! I HAD JUST HAD THE TRUCK TIRES ROTATED BALANCED AND AIR PRESSURE CHECKED BEFORE THIS TRIP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073450February 18, 2018
SUSPENSION
FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT ALL HAVE FAILED. THERE ARE WEBSITES, FACEBOOK PAGES,AND FORUMS DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD WILL ISSUE A RECALL????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073393February 17, 2018
SUSPENSION
9800 MILES AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT 60-65 IT STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK OUT OF YOUR HAND. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 25-40 BEFORE IT WILL STOP. DID IT 3 TIMES IN I-65 BETWEEN BOWLING GREEN AND LOUISVILLE KY. WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE OR RIDE IT ANYMORE. IN FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND RAINING TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SLOW DOWN IS VERY DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073036February 15, 2018
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE TOLD ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY, THEN IT SLOWED DOWN. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND IT SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073044February 15, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED SPECIAL FIELD ACTION NUMBER: 09L02, BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073058February 15, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE HAS A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES; SPECIAL FIELD ACTION 09L02 DATED JANUARY 2018. I WASN'T AWARE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT RECENTLY TALKED WITH SOMEONE WHO OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HE HAPPENED TO ASK IF I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. UPON RECEIVING THE NOTICE AND RECALLING THAT CONVERSATION I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT. IN PARTICULAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RATTLE AND SHAKE IN A MANNER THAT MAKES THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU COME TO A VIRTUAL STOP. I HAVE HAD ALMOST A DOZEN OCCURRENCES. MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND ALIGNMENT AND STEERING ISSUES, TIE RODS AND BALL JOINT ETC. THEN AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN SENT ME TO THE TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE SHOP CHECKED THE TIRES AND SENT ME BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, REPLACED SOME WARN PARTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN (I BELIEVE IT WAS A BUSHING SOMEWHERE, BUT CAN CONFIRM IF NEEDED, I HAVE RECORDS SOMEWHERE). THAT DECREASED THE FREQUENCY, BUT I STILL HAVE EXPERIENCED IT TWICE SINCE THEN. IT SEEMS INTERMITTENT, AND FRANKLY ALMOST RANDOM AS I CAN NOT ALWAYS RECREATE THE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. I CAN TRAVEL ALONG THE SAME ROUTE, SAME SPEED, AND NOT ALWAYS EXPERIENCE THE LOSS OF CONTROL I CALL A DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, AS DESCRIBED IN THE SFA YOU HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS, APPLY THE BRAKES AND HOLD THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND SCARED THE HELL OUT OF MY FATHER AND DAUGHTER WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED IT WITH ME ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS THAT CURVED AND I HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND COULDN'T STEER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071877February 9, 2018
STEERING
SHIMMY CREATING EARLY WEAR IN STEERING GEAR AND FRONT END COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071927February 9, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TO BILLINGSLEY FORD LINCOLN OF LAWTON (8209 NW QUANAH PARKER TRAILWAY BLDG. 1, LAWTON, OK 73505, (580) 536-3325) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED MANY TIMES AND ADVISED HIM TO LEAVE A MESSAGE AND SPEAK WITH THE OWNER OF THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED FORD ACTION BULLETIN NUMBER: 09L02 (STEERING: WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR, TIRES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072004February 9, 2018
WHEELS
BOUGHT 2016 F 250 USED FROM DEALER NOW I HAVE TIRE TREAD ISSUES. WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN USE THIS VEHICLE AS A DAILY DRIVER BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SAFE. NOW NOT SO SURE. ALL TIRES ARE ORIGINAL AND IN GOOD SHAPE UNTIL WE NOTICED A CHUNK OF THREAD STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071583February 7, 2018
SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE- SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH OR HIGHER, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHUTTER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO BELOW 40 MPH. BALL JOINTS, STEERING DAMPER, SHOCKS, AND TIRES HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PERFORM DANGEROUSLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067423February 7, 2018
STEERING
HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS "SUPER DUTY DEATH SHAKE" FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW ....HAVE HAD DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL ....ALWAYS TOLD IT IS DUE TO TIRE PRESSURE OR WORN TIRES....I CHECK PRESSURES REGULARLY AND NEVER HAVE TO ADD MORE THAN A # OR TWO.....NEW TIRES MASK THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS STILL THERE......SEVERAL ENCOUNTERS HAVE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS....USUALLY HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT OCCASIONALLY AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 35 MPH.....VIOLENT OSCILLATION AT TIMES HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ....THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED .....RECEIVED A "RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE ON 2/6/2018 ....WAS TOLD BY FORD ON 2/7/2018 THAT THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067314February 6, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
SINCE OWNING MY F250, IT HAS RANDOMLY EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SO BAD, THAT I INSTALLED A STEERING STABILIZER TO HELP MITIGATE THE ISSUE (FORD DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A BETTER FIX). I ALWAYS KEEP MY LOAD "E "RATED TIRES INFLATED PER RECOMMENDED PRESSURES YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VIBRATIONS HAPPENED. FORD HAS YET TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OTHER THAN TO SAY SLOW DOWN WHEN THE SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURS. FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN FOR MANY F250 OWNERS AND FORD'S ANSWER IS WHEN IT HAPPENS ," SLOW DOWN"? THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE; THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ABOVE ISSUE. NUMEROUS POST, BLOGS AND VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE, YET FORD CONTINUES TO BLAME THE OCCURRENCE ON LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND PASS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTROLLING A VERY HAZARDOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS, YET HAVE FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRECT THE HIGHLY DANGEROUS CONDITION FORD CREATED. ANY DATA ON HOW MANY ACCIDENTS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THEIR POOR ENGINEERING/DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT OBVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNSAFE HANDLING OF THEIR 7000 LB PLUSS TRUCKS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066823February 3, 2018
SUSPENSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS NO AFTERMARKET ALTERATIONS AND THE FRONT END PARTS ARE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION BUT AT CERTAIN SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A BUMP THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AS IF IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE! IT ONLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066503February 1, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK HAS ENCOUNTERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS MAILED ME A LETTER ABOUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I THOUGH I BLEW OUT ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE STEERING SHOCK VIOLENTLY ALONG WITH THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH WOBBLE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN JULY OF 2013 AND ON JANUARY 7TH, 2018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066085January 31, 2018
STEERING
DRIVING AT 55 MPH, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND FRONT END AND STEERING SHOOK VIOLENTLY. UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING, MADE VIOLENT MANEUVER INTO MEDIAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065934January 30, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. AUTONATION FORD TORRANCE IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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