Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10853019April 1, 2016
ENGINE
#3 SPARK PLUG EJECTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852242March 29, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A FRONT TIE ROD END FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851900March 28, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND FINALLY RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS; HOWEVER THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER UPDATED THE COMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851784March 26, 2016
SUSPENSION
FOR DEATH WOBBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851193March 23, 2016
ENGINE
RADIATOR LEAKING. EXCESSIVE EXHAUST CLEANING (EVERY 200 MILES EXACTLY). TURBO GAUGE PEGS COMPLAINTS 2 AND 3 ARE REPEATED COMPLAINTS AND HAVE NOT BEEN FIGURED OUT BY FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850994March 22, 2016
SUSPENSION
BOUCES ALL OVER ROAD SHOCKS ALSO LEAKING FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850525March 19, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TRUCK "DEATH WOBBLE" - DRI\VING ON I 25 AT ABOUT 60 MPH WE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A BLOWOUT, BUT THE TIRES WERE OK. IN FACT, BEFORE OUR TRIP WE HAD OUR TIRES CHECKED AND WERE TOLD THEY WERE FINE. AFTER GOING TO A DEALER I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TIRES AS FORD WOULD LIKE TO ASSUME. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD IN DEC 2015 ACKNOWLEDGING THE "SEVERE VIBRATION" AND BLAMING IT ON THE TIRES. IT IS NOT THE TIRES IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. WHAT IS BEING DONE REGARDING A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? UNLESS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFYING IT IS AND THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS IF NOT DEADLY ACCIDENT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON FORUMS, SEEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND HAD THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM A DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM!!!. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850404March 18, 2016
PARKING BRAKE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ UPDATED 12/12/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846365March 14, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I JUST HAD PURCHASED A 2008 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LEVEL AS WELL. I WAS PUTTING ON THE BRAKE TO STOP AND IT IS TOO EASY TO KEEP PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT FOR A FEW HOURS TO TRANSPORT IT, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE FIRST SEVEN STOPS. I'M THINKING THERE SHOULD BE A FIX OR SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS SORT OF THING. IF THIS SORT OF THING IS HAPPENING TO NEW DRIVERS, IT IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. I'M AFRAID TO LET OTHERS DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A CAR AND A POST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846397March 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849567March 14, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
PLEASE REOPEN THIS INVESTIGATION. EVERY PERSON THAT I KNOW WITH A FORD F250 4X4 HAS THIS PROBLEM ON OCCASION. YOUR FAILURE TO MAKE FORD FIX WILL KILL SOMEONE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE? DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: MAR 14, 2008 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: MAR 31, 2009 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08007 COMPONENT(S): SUSPENSION MY TRUCK HAS 60,000 MILES NOW AND I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES NEARLY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST 15,000 MILES. THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF TIRES LAST 5000 MILES. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES, AND CONSTANTLY GET A "RUN-AROUND" THAT IT'S THE TIRES. MY TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. YESTERDAY, I WAS TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE 45 YESTERDAY AT 70 MPH'S AND TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED TO A CRAWL. I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY AND WHEN I HIT A CERTAIN SPEED BETWEEN 35MPH AND 60 MPH, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO RANDOMLY BOUNCE AND WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. I COULDN'T EVEN STEER. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO SEVERAL VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. WHILE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY BOUNCING (IT BOUNCED SO VIOLENTLY IT BROKE A FOLDING DOWN TV MOUNT / MOUNTED IN THE CEILING OF THE TRUCK), I HUNG ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL FOR DEAR LIFE (LIKE HANGING ONTO A BULL 8 SECONDS) AND CONTINUED TO SLOW EVEN FURTHER, AND ULTIMATELY HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE GRASS ELSE I WAS GOING TO CRASH. THE DEATH WOBBLE WENT AWAY WHEN I APPROACHED A COMPLETE STOP < 15MPH. IN THE SAME TRUCK, I HAVE HAD THIS DEATH WOBBLE INCIDENT HAPPEN OVER 200 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE EVEN HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN WHILE HAULING CAR'S ON CAR TRAILERS. IT IS SCARY. AFTER MARKET MFRS MAKE CLAIMS THAT IT'S DUE TO THE TRACK BAR AND BUSHINGS AND THESE KITS ARE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT FORD AND THE TSA DENIES ITS A REAL PROBLEM. BEFORE I PAY OUT THOUSANDS FOR A AFTERMARKET SUSPENSION, I EXPECT FORD TO FIX THIS, THE CORRECT WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849651March 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE HAS 34,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE FIRST BEGAN ON I95 @ 29,000MI. WHEN HITTING A BUMP, SUCH AS BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE BOUNCING OFF THE ROAD SURFACE CAUSING ABS ACTIVATION. THE SHAKING GETS WORSE UNTIL IT COMES ALMOST TO A STOP. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY IN LANE 1 AT 75 MPH WITH CARS ALL AROUND. THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE TRACK BAR. THIS PROBLEM IS UNSAFE AND WELL DOCUMENTED ON SITES SUCH AS YOUTUBE. THE TRACK BAR ISSUE DOES OCCUR ON SOLID AXEL 4X4 VEHICLES WITH HIGH MILEAGE (200,000) BUT NOT ON LOW MILEAGE TRUCKS LIKE MY F250. I HAVE REPLACED TRACK BAR BALL JOINT AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT HAS NOW WORE OUR AGAIN CAUSING A RECURRENCE OF THE ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS EFFECTING STEERING AND BRAKING. I CAN SEND VIDEO OF THIS OCCURRING IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846200March 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845889March 10, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATING AND SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840373March 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AS I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALER AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR A REPLACEMENT MIRROR AND WASHER NOZZLES,I GOT ONTO THE FREEWAY AND AT ABOUT 60 MPH MY MY TRUCK LOST POWER,SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,THE WARNING SIGN ON THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT HAVE ANY FUEL PRESSURE AND SPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MPH.AS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE FREEWAY BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT,I PARKED THE TRUCK, CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY WAS DONE TO MY TRUCK BESIDES THE WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.I THEN WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE DEALER THROUGH THE STREETS BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY LIMITED TO A CERTAIN SPEED.AFTER THE DEALER TOOK 2 WEEKS TO INSPECT THE TRUCK THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN DUE TO BAD DIESEL FUEL AND POSSIBLE WATER AND RUST IN THE FUEL COMPONENTS.THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH A FUEL WATER SEPARATOR AND WATER WARNING SYSTEMS WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE DRAINED AND MAINTAINED.NEVER HAD THE LIGHT INDICATE THAT TRUCK HAD WATER OR ANY TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LINES YET THE DEALER AT FORD BLAMES IT ON BAD FUEL.WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE DAMAGES DUE TO BAD FUEL AND IT IS A $10,000 REPAIR FOR THE CONSUMER.THE TRUCK IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH TWO FUEL FILTERS AND YET THEY FOUND DEBRIS IN THE FUEL LINES.I BELIEVE MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THEIR END TO PREVENT HIGH COST TO THE CONSUMER AND MAKE THEIR PARTS TO STANDARD TO PREVENT ANY COSTLY DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLES.I DO NOT KNOW IF MY INSURANCE WILL COVER IT YET I'M STILL WAITING ON FORD TO FINISH THEIR INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840154March 6, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE. SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES SHAKING ON THE FRONT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840049March 5, 2016
STEERING
ON MY 2005 FORD DIESEL F250,AFTER 126000 MILES, STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE. HAD ENTIRE FRONT END REPLACED INCLUDING GEAR BOX. REBUILDER PURCHASED MOTOCRAFT REBUILT STEERING BOXES FROM FORD. FOUR OF THESE REBUILT BOXES WERE TRIED ON THE TRUCK. NONE WERE ANY GOOD. BUILDER SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD GEAR BOXES. THEY INDICATED THAT THE GEAR BOX REBUILDERS ONLY REPLACED THE BEARINGS, NOT THE WORN-OUT GEARS WITHIN THE BOX. THE FORTH GEARBOX INSTALLED WAS EVEN WORSE, IT WAS DANGEROUS. WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK WOULD VEER WITHOUT WARNING INTO ANOTHER LANE AND WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CORRECT. THE TRUCK IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THIS TIME TO BUY AN AFTER MARKET (NON FORD) GEAR BOX. THIS VEHICLE'S FRONT END PROBLEM HAS SO FAR COST ME OVER $4000. IN REPAIRS, BUT , WHAT IS WORSE THESE GEAR BOX REPLACEMENTS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840056March 5, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
ON INTERSTATE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF MY AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES VERY HARD (PANIC STOP). THE VEHICLE VEERED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AS SOON AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED AND CROSSED THE YELLOW CENTER LINES. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO FORD SERVICE, TOOK SERVICE WRITER FOR A RIDE TO SHOW THEM WHAT IT DID UNDER SEVERE BRAKING. SAID THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM BUT THE END RESULT OF 2 WEEKS WAS IT'S A CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "THEY'RE NOT THROWING PARTS AT IT TO FIGURE IT OUT. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE VERY SAME THING. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE VERY SAME OF BEING A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. AS A SIDE NOTE AT ALL OF THESE DEALERSHIPS, THE SERVICE WRITER I TOOK FOR A RIDE ALL AGREED THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT DO THIS. WAS ALSO PROMISED THEY WOULD CONTACT FORD ENGINEERING WHICH NOT ONE OF THEM DID. NORMAL DRIVING WITHOUT PANIC STOPS OR VERY HARD BRAKING, THE TRUCK STOPS STRAIGHT. ONLY WHEN THE ANTI-LOCKS CLICK IN DOES THIS PROBLEM OCCUR. WE DID CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND OPENED A CASE NUMBER BUT THEY WERE OF NO HELP IN THIS SITUATION. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T MAKE THE DEALERSHIP FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T MAKE FORD CALL THE FORD ENGINEERING DEPT. IT'S SOMETHING THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO DO. AGAIN, THEY DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2015 F250 GAS SUPERDUTY AS THEY FOUND ONE OTHER ONE ON THEIR LOT THAT DID THE SAME THING. SO THIS SAFETY BRAKING PROBLEM IS NOT A CONCERN FOR FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT WE WENT TO AS IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK NOR DO THEY DEEM IT NECESSARY TO CONTACT FORD ENGINEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840088March 5, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
"STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE" SCCM (FORD P/N 3F944) PLASTIC BODY BROKE, ALLOWING THE "MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH" (FORD P/N 13K359) TO SEPARATE FROM ITS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND BECOME INOPERABLE. THE SCCM PLASTIC BODY IS QUITE FLIMSY AND THE PLASTIC IS BRITTLE - INSTEAD OF JUST BREAKING, IT SHATTERED LIKE GLASS. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT NIGHT DURING A RAINSTORM 3-4-16. HAD JUST EXITED ONTO AN URBAN ARTERIAL FROM A FREEWAY. INSTANTLY THE WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HIGH BEAM BECAME INOPERABLE. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING HOME (1 MILE FROM THE EVENT). NEXT DAY I WAS AMAZED AT HOW EXTENSIVELY THE PLASTIC SHATTERED, HAVING NO RECALL OF TREATING IT HARSHLY - JUST USING THE DEVICE IN THE NORMAL FASHION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839902March 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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