Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10299057January 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AFTER STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT. SHUT OFF ENGINE, POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY WITH MY SHIRT. COP WAS DAMAGED, TRIED TO RE-INSTALL PLUG, BUT THE THREADS IN THE HEAD WERE STRIPPED. I WAS ABLE TO JUST SNUG THE PLUG DOWN ENOUGH TO GET ME HOME. ABOUT .5 MI. I WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC GOING AROUND ME BOTH DIRECTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298853January 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME FRIDAY JANUARY8TH AT 7:30 PM WHEN MY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MOTOR WHILE DRIVING, SHOOTING FUEL OUT OF CYLINDER AS COIL WAS STILL CONNECTED AND ARCING ON MOTOR.I LOST POWER AND HAD TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD I COULD NOT FIX BECAUSE THREADS OF CYLINDER HEAD WERE DAMAGED WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED.FORTUNATLY THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A COUPLE MILE OF MY HOME, IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR ON HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC AROUND THE LOSS OF POWER AND POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298671January 8, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 1995 FORD F-250 SUPER CAB 4X4 ON MANY INSTANCES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A MINOR BUMP AND MY TRUCK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE SO BAD I HAVE TO PULL OVER. FORD HAS TOLD ME TO GET AN ALIGNMENT AND THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ON DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT ON A VAST RANGE OF YEARS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298459January 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I RECEIVED A RECALL IN OCTOBER 2009 FOR MY FORD F-250 PICK UP (FORD RECALL 05S28) I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE PANEL DAMAGING BOTH TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE BAD PART AND NOT THE DAMAGE IT CAUSED. FORD REPAIR TECH TOLD ME DEFECTIVE PART CAUSED DAMAGE DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AFTER DEALING WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM FORD AND CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THE DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT OVER $2000. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH BBB BUT THEY STATED THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE COVERED BY THEM AS THE VEHICLE IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND CAN FIND NO AGENCY TO HELP ME. I TRIED SEVERAL FORMS OF RECOURSE WITH FORD TO NO AVAIL. THEY STATE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED TO LONG AGO HOWEVER THE NOTICE I RECEIVED IN OCTOBER 2009 WAS THE FIRST I RECEIVED ON THE MATTER. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298273January 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKOUT HUB WAS BROKEN AND IT CAUSED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO DISENGAGE. THE LOCKOUT HUBS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO ASSUME THE REPAIR COST SINCE AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THIS FAILURE IS COMMON FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297813January 2, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F250 SD AND I HAVE HAD THE FRONT END SHIMMY OUT OF CONTROL ON ME 2 TIME. I HAVE STOCK TIRES ON IT TIRE PRESSURE IS AT MANUFACTURERS SPECS AND THIS IS JUST EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BUY THIS. FORD OR SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM . THANK YOU [XXX] *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297729January 1, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 F250 FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY I HAD NEAR MISS ON A HEAD ON COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297689December 31, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 2 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WITH 41,500 MILES ON IT. WHILE ON A TRIP, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS SEIZED UP REQUIRING IT TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE INNER RACE OF THE BEARING WAS GALLED (WELDED) ONTO THE SPINDLE REQUIRING NOT ONLY REPLACEMENT OF THE BEARINGS BUT REPLACEMENT OF THE SPINDLE. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ALSO CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND TO BE ALSO DEFECTIVE AND WERE REPLACED. NORMALLY, FRONT BEARINGS LAST IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES WITHOUT SERVICE. IF I WERE TO KEEP DRIVING ON THE SEIZED BEARING, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY KILLED SOMEONE. FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN #06129 AND NHTSA #10020174 WHICH COVERS "NOISY" FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS AND INSTALL MOISTURE AND DUST SHIELDS WHICH DO NOT COME WITH A NEW VEHICLE AT THE CUSTOMER EXPENSE. THE REASON WHY THE BEARINGS FAILED IS BECAUSE WATER INTRUDES INTO THE BEARING AREA AND WASHES AWAY OR DILUTES THE GREASE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL SINCE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. FORD SHOULD PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS WHETHER FORD DID THEM OR NOT. THEY ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR SINCE IT WAS NOT DONE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296425December 19, 2009
STRUCTURE
WHILE GETTING INTO MY 2007 FORD F250 FOUR DOOR PICKUP MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE NURF BAR, PROJECTED ITSELF INTO THE LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THE NERF BAR AND THE VEHICLE BODY. THEN, BEING OFF BALANCE I FELL DOWN AND MY LEG WAS BROKEN RIGHT IN TWO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10295895December 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0 DIESEL. THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACE TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND WITH THE TRUCK NOW OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT, THE EGR COOLER WENT OUT ONCE MORE AND FORD WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT ON THE REPAIR SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 THROUGH 2005 6.0 DIESEL. IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OWNER. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE BEING FORCED TO BYPASS THE EGR COOLER, THERE BY MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF EPA STANDARDS AND FORD SHOULD BE FORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM RIGHT. THIS IS NOT ONLY A FAIRNESS ISSUE; IT IS A CLEAN AIR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295204December 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WITH MY 3 GRANDDAUGHTERS IN THE CAB OF MY FORD F250 I STOPPED AT THE BICYCLE SHOP TO DROP OFF 2 BICYCLES THAT NEEDED REPAIR, THIS TOOK LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY TRUCK THERE WAS NO LESS THAN 1/2 GALON OF FUEL ON THE PAVEMENT AND FUEL WAS STILL LEAKING OUT OF THE REAR TANK FILLER NECK. I QUICKLY TOOK MY GRANDDAUGHTERS OUT OF THE TRUCK TO SAFETY AND HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE CALLED THE FORD DEALER IN ALHAMBRA CA. AND WAS TOLD OF THE DEFECTIVE VALVE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT IT WOULD COST NO LESS THAN $ 400.00 TO CORRECT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THAT SAME DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO HAVE NEW SHOCKS INSTALLED AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING BY THE SHOP MANAGER. THIS PREVENTS ME FROM FILLING BOTH TANKS OR LEAKAGE WILL OCCUR. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED ME OVER TO REPORT THAT HIS CAR HAD FUEL ALL OVER HIS NEW CAR AND TOOK DOWN MY INFORMATION, BUT WENT TO A NEARBY CAR WASH, BUT THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF ANY DAMAGE TO THE FINISH OCCURRED. THIS VALVE PROBLEM PUT MY FAMILY IN POTENTIAL GRAVE DANGER AND I FEEL THAT FORD IS RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. ACCORDING TO THE "AUTO RECALL CAR REPORT" FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 12 YEAR OR 150,000 MILES. IS THE DOT ABLE TO HELP MY SITUATION AND ORDER FORD TO CORRECT THE FUEL CROSSOVER AND FUEL SPILLAGE PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295252December 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F250. HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE WIRING HARNESS AND BURNED THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. FORDS LEGAL DEPARTMENT SENT A LETTER DENYING RESPONSIBILITY , BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY A FORD DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295283December 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2003 FORD F250 FRONT AUTO LOCKING HUBS NOT WORKING (FAIL TO UNLOCK OR LOCK) CAUSING CV JOINTS TO FAIL FOR THE SECOND TIME!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295057December 9, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FOUR TIRES FROM PEP BOYS LT-265/75/16E (MFG. BY COOPER TIRES) ON FORD DIESEL TRUCK (F-250) HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO 3 TREAD SEPARATIONS AND ONE FOR RADIAL PULL. LAST INCIDENT WAS 2 REAR TIRES THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN 60 MILES OF EACH OTHER ON SAME DAY (3 OCT. 09) WHILE PULLING 5TH WHEEL RV. ALL TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED USING WEIGHT CHART, LOAD BASED. DID APPROX. 4000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO REAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF F-250 TRUCK. LAST INCIDENT PUT US INTO A DITCH, BUT NO INJURIES. CLAIMS SUBMITTED AND THE LAST TWO TIRES SENT TO COOPER TIRE CO. DOT # FOR THE 2 TIRES IS UPW8 XEB 0205 H07R " " 0505 C00R ALL TIRES REPLACED WITH SAME TIRES FROM PEP BOYS. STUPID HUH? AWAITING CLAIM ADJUSTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294472December 4, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2007 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY EXT CAB, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SHAKING/ BOUNCING VIOLENTLY WHEN I GO THROUGH A POTHOLE OR RUN OVER A BRIDGE SEAM WHEN TRAVELING OVER 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES UNDER DIFFERENT LOAD CIRCUMSTANCES PULLING A TRAILER, WITHOUT A TRAILER, FOUR ADULTS IN THE CAB ONLY MYSELF IN THE CAB, WITH AND WITHOUT A LOAD IN THE BED. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN MAY OF 2007. THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING RIGHT TO LEFT OR THE TIRES BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND WHEN I APPLY THE BREAKS THE TIRES SKID AT FIRST. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN VERY FAST AND TO A VERY SLOW SPEED TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER 2 1/2 YEARS AND IT ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES. FORD SENT OUT LETTERS WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM AND SAID TO MAKE SURE THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT AND EQUAL IN THE TIRES. I HAVE DONE THIS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE IT IS CORRECT AND THE SAME. I HAVE TRIED REDUCING THE TIRE PRESSURE INCREMENTALLY FROM THE 75PSI RECOMMENDED ON THE VIN PLATE BUT THAT HAS NOT WORKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294557December 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2000 FORD F250 TRUCK QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET IN MY TOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A CAM POSITION SENSOR BUT DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED YET. I DID HAVE SPARE AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. IT DID FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAD A FRIEND RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294379December 3, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE SINCE IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294332December 2, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
WE HAD PURCHASED 4 TBC WILD COUNTRY RADIAL XTX SPORT TIRES WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING A RECENT RECALL PERIOD. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A NEW SET IN MAY 'O8 THAT WE WERE TOLD WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DATES OF THE RECALL PERIOD. WE JUST NOTICED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THESE NEWER TIRES (WE HAVE APPROX. 34,000 MILES ON THE TIRES). WE ARE NOT CERTAIN WHEN THESE CRACKS MAY HAVE APPEARED, OR AT WHAT MILEAGE. MY WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER (LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER IN REDMOND, OR) THE DEALER SAID THAT THE TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL SEPARATION (WHICH I BELIEVE IS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE LAST RECALL), THAT THE CAUSE IS FROM RUNNING THE TIRES UNDER THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE AND THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PRORATE THE TIRES. WE HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH AN OIL CHANGE, SO THE TIRES WERE NOT RUNNING UNDER PRESSURE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME WE HAVE HAD THEM, AND OF COURSE WE ARE NOT CERTAIN IF THEY WERE ALL ACTUALLY "UNDER PRESSURE" TODAY, OR WE WERE JUST TOLD THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM RE-SURFACING WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294149December 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F250, 6.0L DIESEL. THIS POWER PLANT IS USED ON SEVERAL FORD MODEL VEHICLES AND HAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH IT'S EGR SYSTEM. WHEN THE EGR SYSTEM FAILS, THE VEHICLES LOOSES ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. RESEND 03/05/10. *LJ ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2009, I WAS STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO MERGE ONTO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN THE TIME CAME TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE FAIL TO ACCELERATE, IT CREPT INTO THE PATH OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO PERFORM AN ADVASIVE MANEUVER (IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY) TO PROTECT ME AND OTHERS FROM A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPEN TO ME ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION AND IS INTERMITTENT. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORMED A PROCEDURE TO CLEAN OUT THE CARBON BUILDUP WITHIN THE INTAKE SYSTEM AND TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE IN THE OPERATORS MANUAL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD RECOGNIZE AND PROVIDE A FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294162December 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TWICE I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BY THE SAME PROBLEM. IN JULY WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR 4 LANE HIGHWAY TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER, MY 99 FORD F250 WITH THE V10 ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG. IT SOUNDED LIKE AND EXHAUST LEAK AND I KEPT DRIVING LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THIS SITUATION OFTEN CAUSES AN ENGINE FIRE. AGAIN IN NOVEMBER MY TRUCK DID THE SAME THING, SAME PLUG AFTER THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPAIR WAS DONE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND A DESIGN DEFECT OF ALL TRITON FORD TRUCK ENGINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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