Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10746516August 5, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND LESS THAN 200 MILES THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC TREAD SPERATION INCLUDING ONE ON HIGHWAY BLOWOUT. THESE TRUCK TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES BUT HAD BEEN USED FOR OFF ROAD TRAVEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746090August 4, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THROUGH A CURVED AREA OF HIGHWAY, VEHICLE HIT A SMALL BUMP. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL. ONCE I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM, A WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME STOPPED. SHE ADVISED ME THAT SHE SAW THE INCIDENT AND SAID THAT MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. I CHECKED SUSPENSION AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEM. I CHECKED LUG NUTS AND ALL WERE TIGHT. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM A VACATION AND CONTINUED DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 125 MORE MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET, I AM SURE THAT I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS BEING REFERRED TO ON THE INTERNET AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES AND IS ALL STOCK. TIRES HAVE RELATIVELY GOOD TREAD AND WERE INFLATED AT PROPER PRESSURE. I THINK THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT. IT FELT VERY DANGEROUS. I WANT TO REPORT THIS SO THAT FORD WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745950August 3, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MARCH 2ND 2015, MY 2003 FORD F-250 CAUGHT FIRE ON IT'S OWN. NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME AND LUCKILY MY NEIGHBORS CALLED 911. THIS TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TORCHED. THIS TRUCK IS NOT REPAIRABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744571July 29, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,243. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744306July 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED, BUT COULD JUST AS WELL HAVE BEEN ON EXPRESSWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC!!! BRAKELINE RUPTURED, MAYBE RUSTED THROUGH IN RONT OF LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, PEDAL WENTT O THE FLOOR & ONLY HAD SLIGHT AMOUNT OF BRAKES. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, THEY WERE LESS THAN CONCERNED. SEE ON LINE OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUE. SEEMS MOR OF A PROBLEM THAN THEY WILL ADMIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743417July 24, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
VEHICLE DEVELOPED VIOLENT, RESONANT SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. REDUCTION TO 40 MPH WAS REQUIRED TO REGAIN VEHICLE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735163July 20, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO SECURE OUT OF PLACE WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD ONLY RETRACT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED OR AN IMPACT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735261July 20, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DASH LIGHTS ARE AUTO TURN ON/OFF, THERE IS NO MANUAL CONTROL. THIS WORKS GREAT IN TOTAL DARKNESS, SINCE THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS. IN THE DAYTIME, WHEN DRIVING THROUGH TREES AND CANYONS THE DASH LIGHTS ARE OFF, YOU CAN NOT TURN THEM ON WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR ANY OTHER MANUAL MEANS. THE REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, OR ANY OF YOUR GAUGES. MONITORING YOUR SPEED IS A MAIN FEATURE WHEN YOU DRIVE, AND I DOUBT THAT MY SHERIFF WILL EXCUSE ME FOR SPEEDING BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT GOING TOO FAST INTO A CURVE CAN CAUSE YOU TO ROLL THE VEHICLE, AND I CANNOT SEE MY DASH PANEL SINCE I DRIVE THROUGH THE FOREST AND CANYONS EVERYDAY WHEN I LEAVE MY HOUSE. THERE IS A LIGHT SENSOR ON THE DASH BOARD, THAT IF YOU PUT A RAG OVER IT, THE DASH PANEL WILL LIGHT UP. IT SEEMS INSANE TO HAVE TO PUT A TOWEL ON THE DASH OF A $45,000 VEHICLE AND OVER RIDE THE COMPUTER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED IT OUT 4 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS WORKING AS THE TRUCK WAS BUILT TO BE. THE ENGINEERS THEY HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH SAY IT IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. FOR THE MONEY AND THE SAFETY, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TURN ON THESE LIGHTS. NOT ALL TRIM LEVELS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE THIS ISSUE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I SHOULD BE HELD HOSTAGE BY A COMPUTER. THANKS. 2013 IS NOT THE ONLY AFFECTED YEAR FOR THE F250 XLT TRIM UPDATED 10/21/15*BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734536July 16, 2015
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WOBBLED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARSHLY IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WOBBLING OF THE FRONT END CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO EVENTUALLY BURST. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIRES AND PERFORMED AN ALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734364July 15, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CLAMP USED TO SECURE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE LEADING TO THE FUEL INJECTOR FRACTURED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE FRACTURED CLAMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733944July 14, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734061July 14, 2015
WHEELS
FORD OFFERS A 20 INCH TIRE & WHEEL UPGRADE ON 4X4 LARIAT TRIM (AND OTHERS) BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SPARE TIRE IN THE UPGRADE. SPARE TIRE REMAINS AN 18 INCH WITH THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER ABOUT 1 INCH SMALLER THAN THE ROAD TIRES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ADEQUATE 4X4 PERFORMANCE, LOADED HANDLING, RIDE AND STEERING SECURITY. THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE FOR 4X4 VEHICLES THAN IT IS FOR PASSENGER CARS. FORD ADVERTISES A "CONVENTIONAL SPARE" AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT WHICH IS IN FACT SIZED THE SAME AS THE ROAD WHEELS. IN THE SHOWROOM, FORD HIDES THE FACT THAT "UPGRADING" TO 20 INCH WHEELS DOWNGRADES VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND OPERATOR SAFETY AND SECURITY IN COMPARISON TO THE BASE VEHICLE. THEY DON'T EVEN OFFER TO UPGRADE THE SPARE FOR A CHARGE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME FOR THE F150 TRUCKS ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733496July 12, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING TEXAS HIGHWAY 183 NEAR BERTRAM TX, RF DRIVERS SIDE BF GOODRICH BAJA CHAMPION TRUCK TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I RECOVERED. TIRE EXPLODED WITH GREAT FORCE CAUSING THE OUTER TREAD TO DISLODGE CAUSING 4000 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO F250. THE TIRE SPILT INTO TWO EXPOSING THE WIRE STEEL BELTS. THE BELTS LOOK AS OF THEY WERE RIPPED APART SIMILAR TO IED EXPLOSIONS EXPERIENCED IN PERSIAN GULF. IT WAS COOL THAT SATURDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80'S. ALMOST KILLED ME AS THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE RIM IMMEDIATELY AFTER CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10733516July 12, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING APPROX 60 MPH A MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DISPLAY SAYING "STOP WHEN SAFE". WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE DIED AND LEFT ME WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. WOULD NOT RESTART. TRUCK WEIGHS 8300 POUNDS. 1 HOUR PRIOR I WAS GOING OVER A STEEP MOUNTAIN PASS. HALF AN HOUR LATER I WAS IN 100+ DEGREE DESERT WITH NO CELL SERVICE. EITHER ONE COULD HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE ENDING. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733518July 12, 2015
STEERING
AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT ON INTERSTATE 81 MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE ALIGNMENT IS NOW OUT AND THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER SEVERAL EPISODES OF DEATH WOBBLE. IF FORD AND THE NHTSA DOES NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AFTER KNOWING IT THEY BOTH SHOULD HAVE THEIR PANTS SUED OFF OF THEM AND THEN THROWN UNDER THE JAIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL READ THIS AND DO THEIR JOB AND NOT LET THIS GO ON LIKE CHEVY WITH THE COBALT KEY PROBLEM !!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733270July 10, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE WINDOW WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED AND A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE WIPER MOTOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V258000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE WIPER MOTOR GEAR CASE COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733029July 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
IN LATE 2011, WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN HIGHWAY 90 EAST IN PASCAGOULA, MS, THE TRUCK BEGAN SLOW DOWN AND PULL DRAMATICALLY TO THE RIGHT AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. I MANAGED TO WRESTLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND, IN COMBINATION WITH THE SLOWING SPEED, BROUGHT THE TRUCK SAFELY TO A STOP IN A WALMART PARKING LOT IN ABOUT 1 MILE. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR WAS SMOKING AND GLOWING RED HOT. APPARENTLY THE BRAKE CALIPER HAD SEIZED AFTER APPLICATION. I WENT INSIDE WALMART TO KILL TIME AND LET THE BRAKES COOL OFF, HOPING THAT WHEN COOLED, THE CALIPER WOULD RELEASE AND THE TRUCK WOULD BE DRIVABLE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 HOURS, I RETURNED TO THE TRUCK AND NOTED THAT THE WHEEL WAS NOT SMOKING, BUT WAS STILL RADIATING HEAT. I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND IT DROVE WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE ISSUES UNTIL I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK WAS NOW PULLING TO THE LEFT. EXPECTING A SIMILAR ISSUE, I DECIDED TO DRIVE DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN PASCAGOULA. HOWEVER, UPON NEEDING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN, THEY DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP AS THE REGULAR BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR BRAKE ISSUES (PULLING AND HEATING FROM SEIZED CALIPERS) AND IN JUNE 2015 HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO THE ONE IN 2011. LOOKING AT BLOGS AND COMPLAINT SITES, FORD'S SUPER DUTY SERIES OF TRUCKS, AS WELL AS F-150S, ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BRAKE ISSUES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX. PLEASE HELP. I'M TIRED OF SHELLING OUT $2,000+ WHEN ALL I SHOULD HAVE TO DO IS REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND SEVERE "PULL" AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY, THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733041July 9, 2015
TRAILER HITCHES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TRAILER HITCH FAILED AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO TURN OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BALL HITCH FRACTURED AND THE TRAILER DETACHED FROM THE TRUCK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10732485July 7, 2015
TIRES
I HAD LT265/75R16 BF GOODRICH TIRES ON MY TRUCK, WITH ONLY APPROX. 12,000 MILES ON THEM, THE TRUCK DOES NOT GET DRIVEN BUT ONCE A WEEK. TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND GET IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. BUT MY TRUCK SUSTAINED $3800.00 IN DAMAGE. I FILED CLAIM WITH MICHELIN AND SENT THEM THE TIRE, THEY DENIED THE CLAIM THAT I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING VERY HARD AND THAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO SPLIT ON THE INSIDE LINING WHICH THEN CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING AND I TRAVEL THE SAME TWO ROADS ALL THE TIME WITH BOTH MY VEHICLES SO I KNOW I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. SECONDLY THESE ARE "ROUGH TERRAIN" TIRES SO EVEN IF I DID HIT SOMETHING THEY SHOULD HAVE NOT SPLIT. MICHELIN IS VERY LUCKY THAT I HAD CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, THERE WERE CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF ME THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM IF I HAD HIT THEM. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH THE OTHER 3 EXISTING TIRES SO I HAD ALL FOUR REPLACED AT TIRES PLUS. MA 10/5
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731928July 3, 2015
ENGINE
#6 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAD IT REPAIRED TWO DAYS LATER. TWO DAYS AFTER THAT, THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH. DURING BOTH INCIDENTS GASOLINE FUMES AND EXHAUST FILLED BOTH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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