Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10486471November 29, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH WHEN HE TRAVELED OVER A POT HOLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486161November 27, 2012
STEERING, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN A STRAIGHT PATH AND IT WOULD SWERVE ALL OVER THE LANE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.....UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF UPDATED 12/12/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485416November 21, 2012
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HIT A LINE OF BUMPS. THE TRUCK WOULD START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNDER 30 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. FORD PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPER IN AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED 2 WEEKS AFTER. I WENT AND BOUGHT A KIT FROM WRC MOTORSPORTS FOR $1,000 AND PAID OVER $500.00 TO HAVE IT PUT IN TODAY. HOPEFULLY THIS STOPS THE PROBLEM AND FORD WILL REIMBURSE ME SOME OF THE COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485428November 21, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING COOLANT TO SPRAY OVER THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485265November 20, 2012
TIRES
I HAVE TIRES ON A VEHICLE THAT ARE ON RECALL #12T-019. HAVE VISITED SAMS CLUB IN MONTGOMERY AL MONTHS AGO ABOUT REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT, TOOK MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER TO CALL WHEN THE TIRES ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484990November 17, 2012
ENGINE
ON MORE THAN A DOZEN OCCASIONS, F250 WILL EXPERIENCE A NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR DOES NOTHING. WHEN YOU LIMP THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER AND PLACE IT INTO PARK, THE ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGH, VIBRATING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IS TO STOP VEHICLE, TURN OFF IGNITION, AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 60-90 SECONDS. THE PROBLEM USUALLY THEN RESOLVES ITSELF. 60-70 PERCENT OF THE TIME THIS OCCURS DURING TOW-HAUL MODE. GROSS WEIGHT OF TRAILER IS AROUND 11.5K. MAX PULL IS 14K. DEALERSHIP FIRST REPLACED ALL FUEL INJECTORS BUT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 6+ TIMES SINCE SERVICE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE: VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON UPHILL GRADE, IN ROADWAY, WITH WIFE AND KIDS AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ROOM. ANOTHER INCIDENCE OCCURRED IN WYOMING WITH NO CELL SERVICE ON SIDE OF REMOTE HIGHWAY. WE WERE STRANDED FOR 30-45 MINUTES AS PROBLEM WOULD NOT RESET ITSELF USING NORMAL METHOD. I AM NO MECHANIC BUT SUSPECT FAULTY COMPUTER, FUEL SYSTEM PUMP, ETC. GETTING READY TO PURSUE BUY-BACK OF VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP. ORIGINAL COST CLOSE TO 55K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484669November 14, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE. B F GOODRICH UUF212210. I HAD 2 OF THE TIRE FAIL IN JUNE 2012. I HAD THE OTHER 2 TIRE EXAMINED AND WERE SAID TO BE GOOD. THE 3RD TIRE FAILED IN SEPTEMBER CAUSING MY TRUCK TO LEAVE THE HI WAY TROTALING OUT THE TRAVEL TRAILRE I WAS TOWING TO ROLL OVER AND TOTALED OUT. B F GOODRICH DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZZARD. I NEVER HIT ANYTHING IN ANY OF THE TIRE FAILURES. I HAVE THE TIRE AND PHOTOS OF THE OTHER 2 TIRES THAT HAD BELT FAILURES. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ENTIRE SET OF TIRES WERE DEFWECTIVE AND THAT B F GOOD RICH IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP. I BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS IN ORDER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485463November 12, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE BUILDING SUPPLY WITH THE TRUCK. I WAS TOWING A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER. AS I APPROACHED A FAIRLY SHARP CURVE I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK BRAKES WERE GONE WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRAILER BRAKES LOCKED AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET SAFELY THROUGH THE TURN. I RELIED ON THE TRAILER BRAKES AND THE TRANSMISSION TO COMPLETE THE TRIP AND GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED THERE FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BADLY WORN BRAKE PADS CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO OVEREXTEND AND A CALIPER PISTON SEAL HAD FAILED. PADS ON ALL 4 WHEELS WERE BADLY WORN. IT WAS THE LEFT REAR CALIPER THAT FAILED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE BRAKES CAN BE THIS BADLY WORN AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483984November 11, 2012
ENGINE
THE TRUCK STARTS VIOLENTLY SHAKING, THE ENTIRE MOTOR, TRUCK AND EVERYTHING, AND DO NOT HAVE A CLUE WHY... IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND I NOW HAVE 15,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT SOMETIME HAPPENS AT EVEN 50MPH. HAVE MENTIONED IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES OR EVEN HEARD OF IT, BUT I SEE HUNDREDS OF POST FROM PEOPLE ONLINE THAT ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483739November 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NHTSA 91V146000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILIARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 448,021.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483290November 4, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON JULY 18TH 2012 I WAS TAKING HOLLYWOOD BLVD TO GO TO THE STORES AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DINT' HIT ANYBODY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME. THEN A FEW DATES LATER WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER WERE THEY CHARGE US FOR CHECKING THE TRUCK AND THE MECHANIC FROM THE FORD DEALER AND OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAS THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AND THEY ALL TOLD ME THE SAME IT IS A MANUFACTURE ERROR AND IT IS SO AND SO BAD THAT THE PART IT IS IN BACK ORDER IS WORTH $600.00 DOLLARS MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHY WE THE PEOPLE THAT PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES BE RESPONSIBLE AND HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART THAT THE FORD MANUFACTURED MADE AN ERROR THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE PART AT NO COST TO US THE CUSTOMERS. BECAUSE THE FORD IS THE ONE THAT MADE THE GEM MODULE DEFECTIVE WE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483320November 4, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY F250 P/U HAS A DEATH WOBBLE ABOVE 50 MPH. THAT HAS ALMOST MADE ME CRASH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482960November 2, 2012
ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482692October 31, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. A CHEMICAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK LEVEL REGISTERED QUARTER OF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FUEL TANK LINING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482505October 28, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS SLIGHTLY SCRATCHED AND OVER THE YEARS THE WINDOW HAS BEEN SCRATCHED MORE OVER A LARGER AREA MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF IF THE SUN IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I KNOW OTHER MODELS AND YEARS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482503October 28, 2012
SEAT BELTS
AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL RELEASE CAUSING THE BELT TO BECOME LOOSE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND USUALLY WILL HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A TRIP OR NOT AT ALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD IT HAPPEN ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482277October 25, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUMES MADE HIS EYES BURN AND MADE HIS STOMACH UPSET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482166October 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE AT A DEAD STOP, PLACED TRUCK IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO FULL POWER LUNGING THE VEHICLE FORWARD 10' WHILE I SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE FOR MAXIMUM STOPPING POWER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. RESEARCHED THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND LOTS OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS HUMAN ERROR, FLOOR MAT, OR SIMILAR PROBLEM... BUT THIS LAST TIME, I WAS PREPARED BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AND MAY EVEN RESULT IN DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481263October 20, 2012
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING 65MPH AND CHANGING LANES POWER STEERING WAS LOST AS WELL AS POWER BRAKING. AFTER FIGHTING THE WHEEL HARD TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND BRAKING HARD I FINALLY EASED OVER TO A STOP. WHEN STOPPED DISCOVERED THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN, SECOND ISSUE IN 20K MILES WITH SAID BELT. BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED 1.5 YEARS AND 20K MILES PRIOR. TENSIONERS DESTROYING BELTS ARE A KNOWN FAULT WITH 6.4L ENGINES. I AM NOT A SMALL GUY AND I FEEL MANY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOWING AT THE TIME OR I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481090October 19, 2012
TIRES
TWO OUT OF FOUR KUMHO TIRES HAVE FAILED WITH A THIRD ONE ON ADVISEMENT IN POOR CONDITION. ONE TIRE SEPARATED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY VELOCITY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, BODY AND FUEL SYSTEM. VERBALLY AND IN WRITING I ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN. I HAVE MAINTENANCE LOGS, RECEIPTS, PICTURES, ESTIMATES AND ALL EMAIL CORRESPONDENCES FOR YOUR REVIEW. *TR ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2010, UPON A VISUAL INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS GETTING READY TO SEPARATE. SO, HE REPLACED IT WITH ONLY 15, 979 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2012, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH 22,642.6 MILES ON THE TIRE, THE APPROXIMATE TREAD WAS 7/32. UPDATED IVOQ 11/19/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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