Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10981277April 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE JUST HIT 75,500 MILES AND THE WATER PUMP BROKE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. CONSIDERING THAT I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR HAULING ANIMALS, THIS PUTS ME IN A BIND AND I AM LUCKY THAT SOMETHING DIDN'T GO WHILE ON THE TRIP TO PICK UP A HORSE THAT HAD TO BE CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEKEND. CONSIDERING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR TRUCKS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AS AN AREA TO BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE PRODUCTION OF THESE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY EXISTING VEHICLES AS WELL. SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR WATER PUMPS REPLACED WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT FALL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER SOME, LIKE MYSELF, ARE NOT THAT FORTUNATE AND HAVE A NICE, HEFTY BILL TO PAY FOR A RECURRENTLY FAULTY PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981113April 27, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATES WHEN I AM STOPPED AND HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980457April 25, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME, THE CONTACT NOTICED DARK GRAY SMOKE BILLOWING OUT THE WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND NOTICED THE SEATS WERE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND NOTICED WIRES IN THE SEAT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNHOOKED THE VEHICLE BATTERY, BUT WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL COLLISION LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979906April 22, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE AT SPEED, FAILED EGT SENSOR CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHUT-OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979912April 22, 2017
ENGINE
MOTORCRAFT FL-2051-S OIL FILTERS ARE LEAKING DO TO IMPROPER MANUFACTURE, CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOSE ALL OIL. I HAVE HAD 2 FILTERS AND BOTH LEAK. THEY LEAK AROUND THE ROLLED TOP OF THE CAN. I HAVE MORE THAN ONE PICTURE. THIS IS ON THE 6.7 DIESEL ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979637April 20, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN EITHER DIRECTION AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978627April 15, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
EMERGENCY BRAKES DO NOT HOLD. HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED FOR ADJUSTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AS IT HAS NO PARK PINS. ALTHOUGH MY INSURANCE COVERED IT, IT ACTUALLY ROLLED INTO ANOTHER BUILDING ON MY PROPERTY. I HAVE TO US A WOOD BLOCK AGAINST THE WHEEL TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING ON ALL BUT THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972138April 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ON OUR DRIVEWAY , I WENT TO STEP ON BRAKES AND I HAD A VERY HARD PEDAL AND TRUCK DID NOT STOP, IT KEPT ROLLING. STEPPED ON IT SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AND KEPT FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED TWO TIMES. ALSO WHEN TURNING WHEELS WILL BEING STOPPED THE BRAKES CALIPERS ARE MAKING LOUD CHIPPING NOISES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971695April 10, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY F250, SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL BECAME SLUGGISH AND GAS MILEAGE SUFFERED IMMENSELY. THEN, WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES, MY LEFT REAR DISK BRAKE CALIPER WAS DRAGGING AND STARTED SMOKING. AT MY COST AND ON THE LEFT REAR, I HAD FORD REPLACE THE CALIPER, PADS, BRAKE LINE AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS. ALSO, THE RIGHT REAR ROTOR WAS RESURFACED. AT 54,000, I MAKE A 100 MILE TRIP AND THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER STARTED DRAGGING. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO FIX THIS SINCE NO ONE HAS THE SOLUTION.ADDITIONALLY, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THIS COULD CAUSE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND A POSSIBLE FIRE RESULTING IN FATALITIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970835April 5, 2017
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 AND SUDDENLY I LOST POWER AND HAD A EXTREMELY LOUD PIPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD . I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD I COULD NOT TELL WITH THE ENGINE OFF SO I RESTARTED IT AND INSPECTED IT AND FOUND THAT MY NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AFTER BUYING A NEW COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUG SET I DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE THREADS HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD WITH THE SPARK PLUG AND AFTER CHANGING ONE OF THE OTHER SPARK PLUGS I FOUND THAT IT WAS BARELY HOLDING IN .I THINK THAT THE HEADS DESIGN WAS POOR AND WEAK AND IS S SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970059April 3, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V553000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969530March 30, 2017
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELTS COME UNBUCKLED WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS TO THE DRIVE'S SIDE MORE OFTEN THAN PASSENGER SIDE. THE BELT COME UNDONE ON HIGHWAY, IN TOWN, JUST STARTING OUT OR AFTER AN HOUR THERE ISN'T A WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS.THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK ALSO DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT NOW. IT STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO BUT IT IS GETTING WORST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969436March 29, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12/07/16 I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES TO PICK MY WIFE UP AND TAKE HER FOR A SPIN. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AS WELL AS THE WARNING MESSAGE FOR SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC AND TRAILER BRAKE MODULE FAULT AND THE 911 ASSIST NON OPERATIONAL. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. THEY HAD THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS. WHEN I PICKED UP MY TRUCK BEFORE I EVEN GOT OFF THE LOT ALL THE LIGHTS AND MESSAGES CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS OTHER LOCATION AND THEY HAD IT ROUGHLY THREE WEEKS. THEY REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE MASTER WIRING HARNESS AT THE INSTRUCTIONS OF FORD ENGINEERING. I DROVE THE TRUCK BEFORE HAVING ALL THE SAME THINGS HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STABILITY CONTROL/ SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC MESSAGE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AGAIN , THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS WENT BUY AND NOW THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THIS IS THE FOURTH VISIT AND TOMORROW MARKS THE 30TH BUSINESS DAY THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP. ADD TEN MORE DAYS FOR THE WEEKENDS IT SAT THERE AND THE ONE DAY FOR WHEN THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPAIR MY LEATHER INTERIOR THAT THEY MESSED UP. THAT'S 41 DAYS AND I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD IT FOUR MONTHS YET. I'VE REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BUY IT BACK NOW TWICE AND WAS DENIED BOTH TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THEIR CRITERIA. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON. IT POWERS DOWN THOSE SYSTEMS MAKING THEM NON OPERATIONAL. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THIS HAPPENING. IT CAN BE AT START UP ,SITING STILL OR MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE LIGHT CAN STAY ON THE ENTIRE TRIP OR JUST FLASH MOMENTARILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680193March 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2014 FORD F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NOTICE OF SAFETY DEFECT AND DEMANDS FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START. ALSO, ALL THE GAUGES, EXCEPT THE FUEL GAUGE, ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 03/28/2017 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968613March 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I HAD REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT TWICE AND UNIVERSALS TWICE. EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE AND THESE PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968483March 25, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN SHIFTING THE TRUCK FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRUCK RANDOMLY WENT FULL THROTTLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. IN ANOTHER CASE IT ALSO HAS WENT FULL THROTTLE WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968324March 24, 2017
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968222March 23, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST MONTH. IT WAS ADVERTISED WITH 97,000 MILES. I WAS SHOWN A CARFAX THAT SHOWED 97,000 MILES. JUST FOUND OUT THE CLUSTER WAS SWAPPED OUT BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WITH THE DMV IS ABOUT 382,000 MILES. I NEED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967544March 21, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY CHILDREN AND I WERE DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH, ON A SUNNY DAY IN CALIFORNIA, UPHILL, ON A TWO-LANE SECTION OF HIGHWAY, WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, A MEDIAN TO THE LEFT, ANOTHER TWO-LANE HIGHWAY GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND BOTH ROADS ARE SURROUNDED BY UNDEVELOPED LAND. I WAS TALKING WITH MY WIFE, WHO HAPPENED TO BE FOLLOWING US IN HER VAN, WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD "POP". I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE INSIDE THE TRUCK OR WITH ITS DRIVING, AND ASKED IF SHE HAD NOTICED ANYTHING HIT IT FROM HER VANTAGE POINT. SHE SAID "NO" AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY TO OUR NEXT STOPS. WHEN I PARKED, I COULD HEAR A "CRACKING" NOISE ABOVE MY HEAD. I SLOWLY OPENED THE MOONROOF COVER AND DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE MOONROOF HAD CRACKED. THOUGH CRACKED, IT WAS COMPLETELY INTACT AND I COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGN OR DEBRIS INDICATING IT HAD BEEN HIT BY AN OBJECT. I THEN TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM, TOOK MORE PICTURES AS IT DEVELOPED A HOLE ON THE WAY, AND LEFT IT FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT SINCE THEY ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAY. AS I WAS TAKING PICTURES OF THE HOLE, I NOTICED THE EDGES WERE ALL INVERTED RATHER THAN FACING DOWN INTO THE TRUCK. IT'S AS IF PRESSURE BUILT UP INSIDE AND BLEW THE MOONROOF OUTWARD. THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO AN "IMPACT" AND DESPITE MY EXPLANATION AND PICTURES, REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 5,515 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I DID A BIT OF SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT FORD HAD A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM, PERTAINING TO 16 DIFFERENT MAKES/MODELS/YEARS OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR SHATTERING MOONROOFS. THE CASE WAS KREBSBACH ET AL. V. FORD MOTOR CO., CASE NUMBER 2:16-CV-02200. THE FORD REPS I TALKED WITH DENY HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MOONROOFS AND SAID THEY WILL ONLY COVER REPAIRS IF THERE IS A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966071March 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED, THEN IT JUST DIED. IT CRANKED BUT WOULDN'T START. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO WHICH HE SAID THE ENTIRE CAB HAD TO BE REMOVED (PER FORD CONSULTANT) TO REPAIR ELECTRICAL SHORT. $$$$$$ I CANT AFFORD THIS! THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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