Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10294177December 1, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2006 F-250 SD. THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT USED,ALSO HAS PRO COMP SUSPENSION LIFT AND OVERSIZED TIRES.DRIVING AT 45 50 MPH IF YOU HIT ANY KIND OF IRREGULARITIES ON THE ROAD SURFACE AND THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOSS OF CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK IS ALMOST STOPPED. I'M SURE FORD WILL BLAME THIS ON MY SUSPENSION LIFT / TIRES. ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS ITS HAPPENING TO STOCK TRUCKS AT AN ALARMING RATE FROM WHAT I'VE READ HERE AND ELSEWHERE. THIS WILL CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS IE THE TIRE PRESSURE LETTER( NOT THE PROBLEM ). THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED NOW. SOON WILL BE TO LATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294057November 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. HE NOTICED FLAMES EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293905November 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD 250 LIGHT DUTY TRUCK BLEW #4 PLUG OUT OF HEAD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. TRUCK ODOMETER REGISTERED 88,000 MILES AND AFFECTED SPARK PLUG WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TENVOORDE FORD, SAINT CLOUD MN TO EFFECT REPAIR. REPAIRS INVOLVED AN INSERT KIT FOR THE #4 CYLINDER AND TOTALED $950.00. VEHICLE WAS OPERATING IN TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE BLOWN PLUG CREATED A NOTEWORTHY DISTRACTION AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE MANEUVERED OUT OF THE TRAFFIC STREAM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED FROM DEALERSHIP DATABASES TO INTERNET FORUMS; EVERYONE IN THE KNOW IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONSENSUS THAT WE'RE ON OUR OWN. FORD NEEDS TO COWBOY UP WITH RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293472November 24, 2009
PARKING BRAKE
RIGHT REAR PARKING BRAKE FAILED. REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY PLATE CORRODED THROUGH AND ALLOWED RETAINING STUD TO PULL THROUGH PLATE. PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY LOST INTEGRITY CAUSING BRAKE DRAG AND SQUEALING NOISE. BRAKE PART FAILED IN 65000 MILES. CONCERNED FAILURE COULD HAVE BECOME CATASTROPHIC AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IF PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP WHEEL. PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293185November 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ERRATIC ENGINE RPM STALLING AS WELL AS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT MOVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293228November 23, 2009
SEAT BELTS
I OWN A 1999 F250 SD THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL JUST UNLATCH ITSELF AT ANY TIME WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293254November 23, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY COMING OFF A BRIDGE 3 TIMES NOW THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH. I GOT THE LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT MAINTAINING PROPER TIRE PRESSURE AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE I CHECKED THE TIRES AND THEY WERE AT THE PROPER INFLATION. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FRONT END SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THEY HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL FOR THE SAME THING I HAVE QUIT DRIVING THIS TRUCK AND WAS GOING TO TRADE IT OFF. BUT I DON'T WANT TO PASS A PROBLEM TO A NEW OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293052November 20, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME THE PARTS TO FIX IT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEAREST DEALER IS 250 MILES FROM HIS HOME. HE ALSO STATED HE IS A MECHANIC AND CAN PERFORM THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. UPDATED 11/25/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293044November 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD, I WENT TO SHIFT (CHANGE GEARS) MY TRUCK, AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL, AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. UPON INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE, I FOUND THE PIVOT PIN THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL ROTATES ON WAS MISSING THE RETAINER AND BUSHING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PIN, SO THE PIN HAD MOVED TO THE LEFT UNTIL THE PEDAL BECAME UNATTACHED. AFTER REMOVING THE FUSE PANEL FROM THE DASH BOARD, AND USING A HAMMER HANDLE TO REACH IN AND LEVERAGE THE PEDAL PIN BACK IN PLACE, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER ENGINEER, AND DO MOST OF MY OWN MECHANICAL REPAIRS ON MY OWN VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT YET TRIED TO PURCHASE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM A FORD DEALER, BUT THE AUTO PARTS STORE DOES NOT HAVE THEM. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4, 4 DR, DIESEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292929November 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5:30 MONDAY MORNING I STARTED MY 2002 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY PICKUP, AS SOON AS MY TRUCK STARTED THERE WAS A HUGE EXPLOSION AND A BIG FIRE BALL FLASH FROM UNDER MY HOOD FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND THE ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING AND GAS FUMES. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD, AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION I WAS AMAZED TO SEE THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD OF MY ENGINE. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE FIRE WAS MINIMAL BUT I WAS COMPLETELY AMAZED THAT A PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY ENGINE. ABOUT SEVEN OR SO DAYS AGO MY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, I KNEW THAT IT COULD BE A LIFTER BECAUSE OF THE OVER HEAD CAM BUT NOW I GUESS I KNOW WHAT THAT NOISE WAS, JUST THE GASES PUSHING THROUGH THE THREADS OF THE PLUG. NO ONE WAS HURT AND MY TRUCK DIDN'T BURN TO THE GROUND, BUT I DID HAVE TO BORROW MY WIFE'S TRUCK ALL WEEK AND WORK OUT RIDES WHILE MINE WAS IN THE SHOP. I AM A CARPENTER AND NEED MY TRUCK EVERY DAY SO WHEN THIS HAPPENED I KNEW I HAD TO FIND INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE I KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED TO, SO I LOOKED INTO IT MORE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT ON THE COMPUTER WITH THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE AS ME SOME WITH MORE DAMAGE AND SOME SAY IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY REPAIR KIT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE FORD ENGINES, IT SEAMS QUITE OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT FORD MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, I KNOW I'M NOT I TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT AT HIGH LEVEL. FORD SAYS THAT THE PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT BECAUSE OF IMPROPER TORQUING WELL I GUESS THEY MUST HAVE DONE THAT WRONG IN THE PLANT WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BUILT BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER CHANGED OR TOUCHED BY ANYONE ELSE. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM INSTEAD FORD JUST MAKES MONEY OFF CONSUMERS ON IT BY SELLING THEM NEW HEADS FOR THE ENGINES AND THE LABOR $1500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292319November 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE TWICE WHILE DRIVING, BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID TWO CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR HE EXPERIENCED REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. HE ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,300. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292007November 12, 2009
STEERING
1. DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH+ IN A 2008 FORD F-250. 2. HIT A MINOR SEAM IN THE PAVED ROAD. 3. FRONT END WOBBLE (KNOWN ON MANY INTERNET SITES AT THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE". MY TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY TIGHTEN THE PITMAN ARM. THERE WAS A FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT INDICATED IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE. TOTALLY NOT TRUE. THE FRONT END WOBBLE WAS SO SEVERE IT MADE ME CROSS INTO ON-COMING LANES OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FORD DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER SHOCK. THE VERY NEXT DAY THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE AT 65MPH+ AND WHEN A SMALL BUMP WAS HIT. I HAD TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO 20MPH ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY IN ORDER TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP AND ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT. TWO HOURS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN! VIOLENT WOBBLING OF THE FRONT END. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. CHECK OUT: WWW.SUPERDUTYWOBBLE.COM OR OTHER SITES. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MANUFACTURING ERROR THAT DESERVES A RECALL NOTICE. THE FORD DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG! PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291872November 11, 2009
SUSPENSION
FRONT END BOUNCES VIOLENTLY IF YOU HIT AS LIGHT BUMP IN THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291678November 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 DIESEL 2.0. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. USUALLY AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WAS IMPROPERLY COMMUNICATING WITH THE ECM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291416November 8, 2009
SUSPENSION, STEERING
VEHICLE SHIMMY AND SHAKE, STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION STARTS AT APPROX. 50 MPH AFTER GOING OVER SLIGHT BUMP IN ROADWAY. CONTINUES UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND SPEED IS REDUCED TO UNDER 45 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291149November 5, 2009
STRUCTURE, TRAILER HITCHES
I OWN A FORD F250, MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 7 PIN TRAILER PLUG, WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE PLUG FALLS OFF THE CONNECTOR AS I AM DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT FORD CHANGED THERE DESIGN ON THE PLUG, THEY TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT SO THE LOCK IS SIDE, INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE TOP. I HAVE TRY TO TALK TO FORD ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I LOOSE MY BRAKES TO MY TRAILER EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290898November 4, 2009
STEERING
WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-95 ON 31 OCT 2009 WITH A 12' TRAILER FULL OF POTTERY IN TOW SPEED BETWEEN 75 AND 80. JUST COMPLETED TRANSITION FROM BRIDGE BACK TO HIGHWAY WHEN TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. INITIAL REACTION WAS A BLOWOUT BUT QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM MY DAUGHTER INCURRED A WEEK EARLIER. SLOWED TRUCK DOWN AND WORKED WAY ACROSS HIGHWAY TO SHOULDER OF ROAD TO CHECK OUT THE SITUATION. AFTER VERIFYING NO TIRES WERE FLAT AND STEERING WAS ALL IN TACT RESUMED TRIP (VERY CAUTIOUSLY) TO NC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290729November 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 FORD F-250 4X4 5-SPD. 5.4L TRITON, WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE FAILURE, PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE NOISE WAS PROPORTINATE TO ENGINE RPMS. I OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT #5 COIL AND PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290731November 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS ON A DELIVERY WITH MY 2001 FORD F 250 V10 WITH 8 THOUSAND MILES, WHEN I HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TAPPET NOISE THEN I HEARD A POP AND THEN REALY LOUD EXHAUST NOISE LIKE I LOST A EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEAL, I PULLED OVER TO FIND I HAD A SUDDDEN SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT, I WAS ON A DELIVERY AND WORK IN THE HOLLYWOOD ANDTHE PRODUCTION NEEDED ME AT LOCATION ON TIME, SO I DROVE IT THERE AFTER I ISOLATED T HE SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM GROUNDING BY FLOATING IT IN AIR BY PURRING IT THREW THE OIL DIP STICK, I DROVE ON WITH THE 9 REMAINING CYLINDERS AND MADE MY DELIVERY, I WAS OUT 250 MILES AND HAD TO RETURN TO LA FOR A CHILD CUSTODY HEARING SO I DROVE IT BACK THE WHOLE WAY SOUNDING LIKE A TUG BOAT, IT WAS LIKE I WAS LINDBERG CROSSING THE ATLANTIC I DID NOT KNOW IF I WOULD MAKE IT, BUT I DID, I CALLED FORD AND THEY WANT 700 TO RE TAP THE HOLE AND PUT A INSERT IN, I LOOKED AT THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THE ENGINES AND FIX THE THREAD ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290181October 28, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN YOUR 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY IS MOVING 45-65 MPH AND YOU HIT A BUMP, THE TRUCK STEERING BECOMES OSCILLATING AND YOU CAN EASILY LOOSE CONTROL IF YOU DON'T SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY. IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRE IS COMING LOOSE. WE HAVE TALKED TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE CURRENTLY HAS TWO OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND IS NOT SURE HOW TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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