Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10676465January 19, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, RIGHT LANE, 65MPH, 80PSI TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. HAD TRAVELED APPROX 50 MILES WHEN TREAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE. NO LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE, WHICH ALLOWED SAFELY STEERING OFF HIGHWAY. TREAD REMAINING ON TIRE DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO RF FENDER AND CUSTOM FIBERGLAS RUNNING BOARD/ WHEEL FLARE. FENDER BOTTOM PUSHED BACK AND DAMAGED RF DOOR. SECOND TREAD FAILURE FROM SAME SET OF TIRES IN FOUR MONTHS. ALREADY A RECALL ON SAME MODEL, OTHER SIZE TIRES WE FOUND ONLINE TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676483January 19, 2015
ENGINE
DRIVER WAS PILOTING VEHICLE THROUGH TURN AT INTERSECTION FULLY LOADED WITH SALT AND A SNOW PLOW. VEHICLE DASH DISPLAY READ SHUT DOWN VEHICLE SAFELY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. TRUCK WAS STRANDED IMPEDING TRAFFIC FOR 40 MINUTES UNTIL A GOOD SAMARITAN WAS ABLE TO PULL IT BACK OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND EGT EXHAUST TEMP SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. THE CHARGE WAS $100 FOR THE WORK PLUS THE TOW BILL WHICH WAS $113.50. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I USE THIS AND ANOTHER TRUCK WITH THE SAME ENGINE (ALSO SUBMITTED COMPLAINT FOR THAT VIN) TO TOW AND HEAVY HAUL ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT SAFE IF IT HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL, FULLY LOADED AND THE TRUCK SHUTS DOWN. THAT IS NOT SAFE, BUT IN FACT RATHER SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676508January 19, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE 400 JUST EAST OF AUGESTA KANSAS THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS CALLED BY OTHER NAMES AS WELL, THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE AND HAVE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THIS WAS THE SECOND IT IN THREE WEEKS IT HARDENED. IT IS AT THE DEALS HIP NOW AND CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THE MODEL OF TRUCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FORD MUST TAKE ACTION AND NOT WAIT AS LONG AS JEEP TOOK TO ADMIT THEIR IS THE PROBLEM I ORDER TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676278January 18, 2015
ENGINE
STOP SAFELY NOW CAME ON IN DISPLAY. CONTINUED DRIVING UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I SLOWED TO STOP AND SLOWED TO 3 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN 5 PM TRAFFIC. HAD IT TOWED TO HOME WHERE IT STARTED THE NEXT AM. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE ADVISEMENT OF THE SERVICE WRITER AND IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN 2 MILES FROM HOME. HAD TO WAIT ON A TOW AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONE OF THE FOUR EGT EXHAUST SENSORS HAD FAILED. DEALER TOLD ME IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676173January 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
2014 LEXUS PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES HIT DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR AND BACK PANEL. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10672940January 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING, THE OIL FILTER TUBE AND UNKNOWN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672305January 13, 2015
SEAT BELTS
WHEN BUCKLING IN THE RETRACTOR FAILED. I AM NOT ABLE TO HAVE ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK NOW. I SEE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR TRUCK BUT THE F150. I HAVE AN F250. ALL REPLACEMENT BELTS I HAVE FOUND HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671832January 12, 2015
SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN UNBUCKLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADJUSTED THE SEAT BELT CLIP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DESCENDING DOWN A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RAPIDLY DOWNSHIFT, REDUCING THE SPEED AND CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO A COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEATBELT DOESN'T ALWAYS RETRACT CAUSING IT TO BECOME DAMAGED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. THE RPMS WOULD REACH 2000 WHEN IT SHOULD BE 1250. THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT 8 TIMES IN LESS THAN 7 MILES. UPDATED 10/8/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671613January 10, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SPEED CONTROL IS ENGAGED--SOMETIMES WHEN THE DECREASE BUTTON IS PUSHED THE SPEED OF VEHICLE INCREASES. VEHICLE IS 6.0 L DIESEL. THE SAME EVENTS OCCURRED WITH ANOTHER '05 F 250 DIESEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671247January 9, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE 2001 F250 I OWN HAS ALWAYS STALLED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. FORD RECALLED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR, I HAD ALREADY CHANGED IT JUST BEFORE RECALL THEN THEY DID AGAIN. THAT NEVER STOPPED IT FROM STALLING, IT ALSO DOESN'T READ WHEN YOU SOMETIMES GO TO TAKE OFF. I'VE CHANGED (THROTTLE SWITCH) THAT DID NOTHING. ALL OF ITS MISHAPS HAS CASED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR. ALWAYS BROKE DOWN AND CAN'T MAKE MONEY WHEN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE TRUCK TIME AFTER TIME. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS, WHEN I LOSE POWERSTEERING AND ALMOST HAVE CRASHED INTO CARS. I FIGURED OUT THE FUEL TANK FLAKING OFF INSIDE THE TANK COULD BE THE CAUSE. THE TRUCK GETS TERRIBLE FUEL MILEAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS COSTING A FORTUNE IN WASTED DIESEL FUMES. THAT HAVE BEEN KNOW TO CAUSE BRAIN CANCER, ALSO THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION FROM NOT RUNNING PROPER. I AM NO FAN OF FORD'S REPAIR SHOP WHEN THEY TELL YOU IN 1983 TO MY FATHER THAT HIS ALMOST BRAND NEW DIESEL NEEDS NEW (SPARK PLUGS) WHEN DIESEL DO NOT EVEN HAVE THEM. I OWN THIS 2001 DIESEL FOR A LONG TIME NOW FOR A LANDSCAPING AND SNOWPLOWING THAT IS OUT OF BUSINESS. IT IS EMBARRASSING FOR IT TO STALL, REV UP SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, HARMING WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN. NEVER KNOWING WHEN I'M COULD BE STRANDED IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. I HAVE HAD ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH THE FORD I OWN. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SAME PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. SOUNDS LIKE FORD HAS DONE GOOD AT COVERING UP PROBLEM BY NOT TELLING US IF THEY KNEW. I THOUGHT THE FUEL PROBLEM CAME FROM GAS STATIONS. ONLY THING HELPED ME WAS MOSTLY SAME NEWER STATION, AND TRIED TO KEEP IT FULL HELPED. CAN ANYONE HELP, THESE ARE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN LIVES DEPEND ON THEM. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRUCK, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GO TO SCRAP AT THIS TIME. WITH 277,000 NOT EVEN RUSTED OUT MUCH. IT NEEDS WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN AGAIN, I DON'T WANT THE OILY LEAKING, POLLUTING JUNK ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670967January 8, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND YOU START TO LOSS CONTROL .YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHAKING STOPS.PEOPLE IN THE CARS NEXT TO ME PULLED OVER YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK SHAKE FROM OTHER CARS. NOTHING SEEM WRONG WITH FRONT END BUT THERE IS .SAFETY IS AN ISSUE HERE.IT DOESN'T ALWAYS SHAKE AND THEN BANG SHAKE CITY LOOK IN TO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671023January 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ICP PRESSURE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670788January 7, 2015
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL TIRES, TIRE LINE: COURAGIA A/T, AND TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R16 120/116Q. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE MEDIAN. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670511January 6, 2015
STEERING
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 45 ON UP FRONTEND WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSS LANE CONTROL. MOST OFTEN IT IS FOLLOWING ANY COMPROMISE IN THE ROAD BUT HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT ME FEELING OR SEEING ANY CHANGE IN THE SURFACE. WHEN I WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY QUICKLY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM CALLING IT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. ALARMED BY THE NAME ALONE I ENQUIRED. THEY SAID THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THEY ONLY OFFER THE CONSUMER TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AFTERMARKET PART TO RECTIFY THEIR ILL ENGINEERED FRONTEND. THIS IS A SERIOUS OCCURRENCE AND WILL END UP CAUSING MANY WRECKS AND THE GREAT POTENTIAL FOR FATALITIES. I SEE FORD AND WHOEVER ELSE TURNS A BLIND EYE TO THIS SITUATION TO BE IN THE HEADLINES RIGHT NEXT TO GM AND THEIR ATTEMPT TO PRETEND AND BURY ISSUES KNOWING THEY PRESENT A COMPROMISE IN SAFETY. THERE IS A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THEIR PART TO NOTIFY BOTH FORD AND NHTSA OF THIS ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS AND BOTH SEEM NEGLIGENT NOT TO AGGRESSIVELY REMEDY ANY AND ALL CURRENT VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT, AS WELL AS, ANY UNIT IN PRODUCTION. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE BLOODSHED/DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670203January 5, 2015
ENGINE
A MAJOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE TOWING A LOAD. THE LOSS WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TRUCK COULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. COULD ONLY MANAGE 55 MPH MAX. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS AND WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. THEY REPROGRAMMED IT, AGAIN, AND GAVE IT BACK WITH A SIGNIFICANT BILL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE NEXT TIME I USED IT TO HAUL A LOAD, IT DID IT AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS. COULD NOT COMPLETE PASS AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET BACK IN BEHIND THE VEHICLE I WAS TRYING TO PASS AND AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. IT'S DANGEROUS! THE PROBLEM IS SUBTLY WORSENING. SINCE THAT LAST EPISODE I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN, BESIDES CONTACTING FORD CORPORATE DIRECT NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE DEALER, I DISCOVERED THERE IS A HISTORY OF ALL SORTS OF TROUBLE WITH THEIR V 10. I DISCOVERED LAST NIGHT THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I AM ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT, ALL WITH THE SAME RESULTS, NO REPAIR. ALL FORD WOULD DO IS TO CONTINUE TELLING ME OVER AND OVER TO JUST GO TO MY DEALER AS THEY KNOW ALL. THEY DO NOT! I AM STILL IN CONTACT WITH MY DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH NO OPTIONS AVAILABLE. I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE A FEW PARTS MYSELF IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT MYSELF. PER MY RESEARCH, IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT FORD'S COMPUTER FOR ENGINE OPERATION AND DIAGNOSIS IS FLAWED AS THERE WERE NEVER ANY NUMBER INDICATIONS REVEALED TO INDICATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEMS, PER NUMEROUS OTHERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. IT IS NOW OBVIOUS THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS COVERING IT UP INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING IT. THIS PROBLEM ALSO APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO VEHICLES MUCH NEWER THAN MINE. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS WHEN UNDER LOAD. THERE MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM, I DO NOT KNOW. BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS VEHICLE IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669681January 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669355December 31, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED INTERSTATE HWY. VEHICLE MAKES CONTACT WITH A EXPANSION JOINT AND TRUCK GOES INTO SEVERE WOBBLE AND SHAKING. HAD TO BRAKE SPEED IN MOVING TRAFFIC TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO CURE WOBBLE. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. LUCKILY DRIVERS WERE COURTEOUS ENOUGH TO LET ME GET IT UNDER CONTROL WITHOUT RUNNING INTO MY REAR AND CAUSING A PILE UP. HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP TO INSPECT WITH NO IDENTIFIABLE SOLUTION. NOW HAVE A FEAR OF RETURNING BACK HOME THE 500 MILES. WIFE IS PARANOID AND FEARFUL. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE IN THE LAST YEAR. MANUFACTURERS NEED TO FIND A FIX FOR THIS OR SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660608December 30, 2014
STRUCTURE
2015 FORD F250 LARIAT 4X4 CHROME A\C VENT BEZEL AND CENTER CONSOLE BEZEL REFLECT SUNLIGHT INTO DRIVERS VISION *CN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669084December 30, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, MOLD WAS BUILDING UP ON THE REAR SEATS AND SEAT BELTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THROUGH THE CABIN AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT POTENTIALLY LEAK THROUGH THE MOON ROOF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED A STRONG MILDEW ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667964December 29, 2014
STEERING
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN WOLF ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK BECAUSE OF STEERING MALFUNCTION (ATTN: JOHN CZERWINSKI). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN, EVEN WITH BOTH HANDS. WHEN SOME OF THE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN FREELY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE STEERING PUMP WAS BAD. HOWEVER, THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB UPDATED 03/25/15. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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