Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10340601June 29, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, BOTH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO ABNORMALLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SHOCKS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340374June 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RECURRING ENGINE FAILURES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER AND EMIT THICK, WHITE EXHAUST FUMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE CONTACT HAS CLEANED THE EGR VALVES NUMEROUS TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 215,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340370June 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEHEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340188June 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE ON A PARKED 1995 FORD F-250. THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND CAUSED A CAR PARKED NEXT TO THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR FOR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL, INDICATED THAT IT WAS LIKELY AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340141June 25, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
OUR 2007 FORD F250 SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 6MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WITH ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339837June 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO START THE ENGINE. THE GEAR SHIFTER OPENING ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AND SMOKE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE SMALL FIRE. A TOW TRUCK COMPANY ARRIVED TO TOW THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339848June 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE FRONT END WOULD WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND INSTALLED A DAMPER ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339903June 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS HE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO PERSIST INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SENSORS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340024June 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
2005 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHEN IT SHUT DOWN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. AFTER HAVING THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED EGR VALVE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE ALTERNATOR WAS SPIKING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE EGR COOLER AND HEAD GASKETS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339422June 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. FAILURE CAUSED BY FAULTY BOOSTER PUMP AND MASTER CYLINDER ISSUES. FORD DENIES ANY ISSUES WITH SAID COMPONENTS, A QUICK SEARCH ON THE NET RESULTS IN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. $1400 IN PARTS TO REPAIR. INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER "MECHANICAL PARTS". *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339426June 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY 6.0L DIESEL, FIRST INCIDENT WAS MAY OF 2007, AT 16,000 MILES MY TURBO CHARGER WENT BAD WHEN I WAS TRAILERING MY HORSES IN VERMONT, FORCED TO STOP AT UNKNOWN DEALERSHIP WHO "CLEANED" SOMETHING SO I WOULD MAKE IT BACK TO MY HOME. AGAIN ON THE DRIVE HOME I LOST THE TURBO. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, COLUMBIA FORD, CT THE NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO DRIVE MY TRUCK HARD AND EVERYDAY IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. IN MARCH 2010 BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO MONACO FORD, THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REMOVED DUE TO "ALL OF THE GASKETS AND SEALS IN THE MOTOR LEAKING, AS WELL AS THE TURBO CHARGER BEING BAD AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED AT 24,500 MILES. THE SIDE WALLS OF MY TIRES ARE PEELING, THE RUNNING BOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS FALLING OFF, AND THE BODY SIDE MOLDING IS COMING OFF AND NOW AT 26,000 MILES THE AIR POSITION SELECTOR FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. IF I PUT IT IN A POSITION FOR VENTING OR FOR FRONT AND FLOOR I JUST BLOWS THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS. OBVIOUSLY THE WARRANTY HAS PASSED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MOTOR AND I HAVE 26,500 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339435June 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OPERATED, HE COULD SMELL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD PERSIST WHETHER DRIVING OR SITTING IDLE. WHEN SITTING IDLE, THE SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DEFROSTING THE WINDOWS IN COLD WEATHER, THE FUMES WOULD CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO FOG EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER; THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,702. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/07/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339459June 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION UPPER HOUSING CASE HAS DEVELOPED CRACK NOT NEAR BOLT FLANGES BUT ON TOP OF HOUSING..CAUSING FLUIDS TO LEAK ON EXHAUST SYSTEM...NOT DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF HOUSING...NO ABUSE.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339550June 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING EXCESSIVELY AND LOOSING ANTI-FREEZE THROUGH THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE EGR VALVE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339385June 21, 2010
TIRES
I'VE HAD TWO OF THE TIRES GOING 65-70 MPH BASICALLY GO FLAT AND TEAR INTO PIECES AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS. BOTH TIMES THERE IS HARDLY NO IDENTIFYING PARTS OF THE TIRE LEFT ON THE RIM. THE LAST TIME I WAS HAULING A 20' TRAILER WHEN IT WENT FLAT AND TORE TO SHREDS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING WITH NO TRAILER AND I HEARD IT GO FLAT THEN THE TIRE JUST TORE TO SHREDS ALSO. THESE TIRE ARE ONLY A YEAR OLD. IT DID BEND THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. A EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND ME AND SAID BASICALLY THE WHOLE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM AND WENT ACROSS THE MEDIAN OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336815June 17, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SINGLE STABILIZER WITH A DUAL STABILIZER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,212 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336557June 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN MY 1997 FORD F250 LIGHT DUTY BEGAN TRYING TO START WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE. THE BATTERY CABLE WAS RED HOT AND SMOKING. LUCKILY MY NEIGHBOR NOTICED OR IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. BOTH FOLLOWED HEAVY RAINS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE INCLUDED SPONTANEOUS STARTING, INTERIOR LIGHTS COMING ON, LEFT SIDE WINDOW FAILURE, SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, AND CONTINUED OPERATION OF FAN, WINDOWS AND RADIO WITH IGNITION OFF. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE HAS MADE ME AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND SEEPING INTO THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE AND FUSE BOX CAUSING MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS INCLUDING THE ONES STATED ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336463June 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE CAB AND TIRES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 207,000. UPDATED 07/28/10. *LJ ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATOR, THE FIR ORIGINATED WITHIN THE LEFT OR DRIVERS SIDE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE FIRE WAS BEING CLASSIFIED AS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE AREA AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. 10/14/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336166June 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS AWAKENED BY THE HORN OF HIS VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SOUNDING. THE CONTACT THEN OBSERVED FLAMES SHOOTING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE, INCLUDING THE METAL, HAD MELTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336299June 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1995 FORD F-250 TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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