Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10289986October 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
ON 2004 FORD SUPER DUTY, F-250, THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE HAS 58,246 MILES ON IT WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR MISUSE. THIS IS PRE-MATURE FAILURE OF MAJOR SUSPENSION PARTS. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO STATED THAT FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289670October 24, 2009
STEERING
I LOST CONTROL OF MY FORD F-250 TRUCK GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END STARTED A WOBBLE AND SHAKE. (DEATH WOBBLE) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289683October 24, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH MY 2008 FORD F-250 WHERE I HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AND EXPERIENCED THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATING AND FRONT END WOBBLING BOTH EXTREMELY DOING 65MPH ANDWAS ALMOST THROWN INTO A SEMI TRUCK TWICE THE SAME NIGHT. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BACK IN JULY BUT HAD NOT DROVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE, ACTUALLY I HADN'T DRIVEN IT MUCH AT ALL. IT HAS LOW MILEAGE AND IS ALL FACTORY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ALSO THEY STATED THAT FORDS SERVICE RECOMMENDS 75LBS TIRE PRESSURE AND THAT IS ALL THAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THE TRUCKS STICKERS RECOMMENDATION IS LESS THAN THAT. THE WHEELS ON MY TRUCK ARE STOCK FACTORY AND DO NOT HAVE LOW PRESSURE SENSORS ON THEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUES AND OF ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES RESULTING FROM WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I THINK THIS MATTER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND THE PROBLEM FIXED PROPERLY BY FORD, NOT PATCHED WITH TIRE PRESSURE. I PULL A TRAILER SOMETIMES WITH THIS TRUCK. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING ONE I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS IN OTHER CASES I HAVE HEARD ABOUT. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK NOW. WHY ISN'T SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. PLEASE HELP US WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES. THE MECHANIC WHO IS A FRIEND OF MINE STATED THAT THIS WILL STILL HAPPEN SOMETIMES EVEN WITH THE INCREASE IN TIRE PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289524October 23, 2009
TIRES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD 250 WITH GENERAL GRABBER AT2 TIRES; SIZE 235/85/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT ACROSS THE ROADWAY. HE THEN DRIVER REDUCED THE VEHICLES SPEED TO 50 MPH. AFTER TWO NEW TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TIRES AT THIS TIME HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,681. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 12/08/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289639October 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH THE TRITON V10 AND I JUST BLEW MY 3RD SPARK PLUG IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE FIRST CYLINDER TO BLOW WAS THE 2ND, FOLLOWED 6 MONTHS LATER BY THE 3RD AND THEN ONE MONTH LATER THE 4TH BLEW OUT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND FORD DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE CAN GET ANYTHING RESOLVED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR RANGING FROM $2000.00 TO $5000.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289346October 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A MALFUNCTIONING CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CAUSES A PORTION OF THE UNUSED FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO BE RETURNED TO THE SECOND TANK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAPACITY OF THE SECOND TANK CAN BE EXCEEDED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289269October 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 FORD F-250 SD 6.8L V-10, SPARK PLUG ON THE NUMBER EIGHT CYLINDER BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 15-20 MPH. THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD ARE NON-EXISTENT AT THIS POINT, THE COIL WAS DESTROYED, AND THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. AFTER RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODELS FROM FORD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING INSPECTION AND REPAIR BY A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THAT FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE A COVERED REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF THE HEAD IS REPAIRABLE WITHOUT REMOVAL FROM THE VEHICLE, THE COST WILL BE APPROX. $750.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT RE-OCCUR. IF THE CYLINDER HEAD MUST BE REMOVED, THE COST IS BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. I WILL BE RETAINING THE OLD PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289156October 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A FIRE REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A RESPONSE WITHIN 15 DAYS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288980October 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE FORD F250 TRUCK (2001) WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF HEB GROCERY STORE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN WITNESSES SAW SPARKS SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE SECONDS BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURNED AND BEGAN TO CONSUME THE CAB BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FORD F250 CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS AND WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS DURING A TRIP (~900 MILES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288644October 16, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A FORD F-250 SD 4X4 TRUCK. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IF I HIT ANY POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO SLOW TO SPEEDS WELL BELOW THE LIMIT. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY TRUCK OR HAVE SOME REAREND ME ON THE HIGHWAY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK JUST SITS BECAUSE I CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288699October 16, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1993 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO 'SHIMMY" VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AFTER 4 DAYS THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS HIGH; HOWEVER, HE SPECULATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE "SHIMMY" ON SEVERAK YEAR, MAKE, AND MODELS, OF THE F-SERIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288602October 15, 2009
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
EXTREME SHAKING AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER CROSSING OVER A MINIMAL BUMP AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH. HAPPENED 9 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. ONLY WAY TO END SHAKING WAS TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND SLAM ON THE BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287405October 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING VERY FREQUENTLY, ALMOST EVERY TIME ITS DRIVEN. VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER WHILE OPERATING. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALER WHO IS INSTALLING NEW PARTS, WHICH ARE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OF THIS EXACT MAKE, MODEL, YEAR. WE WERE INFORMED BY FORD, THAT OUR TRUCK WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO BEING PRODUCED IN THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEGIN DATE. RECALL IS ON 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL, MY TRUCK EXACTLY. EVERYTHING STATED IN THE RECALL IS THE SAME. SAME PROBLEM, SAME ANSWER. IT IS COSTING AROUND $1600.00 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 05V270000. OBVIOUSLY THIS RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE A LARGER NUMBER OF VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287305October 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
LIKE MANY OWNERS OF A FORD DIESEL TRUCK THE FUEL TANK IS RUSTING. I HAVE CARED FOR MY TRUCK AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. NOW MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY IT IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND IS AT 47000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A REPEATED PROBLEM AMONG FORD OWNERS AND IT SEEMS AS THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS GETTING AWAY WITH RIPPING OFF CONSUMERS. $600.00+ TO REPAIR BUT ALL THEY WILL DO IS CLEAN OUT THE TANK. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THESE TRUCKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS YET FORD IS NOT REQUIRED TO PLACE THE PROPER TYPE OF TANK IN THESE VEHICLES. LET ME REPEAT... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM! FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS HERE. I REALLY HOPE FORD IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FORD JUST REPLACES THE TANK FOR THE ISSUE TO ARISE AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. IT CAUSES VEHICLES TO STALL AND SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287261October 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 F250 SD 4X4 ON 4/2000. AT ABOUT 11-5 -2006 WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES ON THE SPEEDO, I NOTICED 9 EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKEN OFF .TOOK TO DEALER AND AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE 20 STUDS AND 20 NUTS ,WITH GENUINE FORD PARTS. REPAIR COST ME $833.00. CAME WITH 12 MO/12,000 MILE WARRANTY. ON 10-5-2009 NOTICED 2 STUDS WERE BROKEN AGAIN, 25,000 MILES LATER. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY STATED COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE AND WOULD DEDUCT 10% OFF THE BILL IF I GET IT REPAIRED. TOLD ME OK TO DRIVE IT, NOT LEAKING. FOR ONE THING, IF BOLTS ARE MISSING IT WILL LEAK RAW EXHAUST INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND POTENTIALLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL ASLEEP AND CRASH. NOT TO MENTION POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT. THE EPA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT I'M SURE. SO BASICALLY, THE FACTORY INSTALLED STUDS LASTED 116,000 MILES, AND 2 OF THE REPLACEMENTS LASTED ONLY 25,000 MILES. HOW MANY MORE WILL BREAK OFF IN THE TIME TO COME ? I WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.THE FIRST TIME SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE FACTORY, ITS THEIR POOR DESIGN.. ANY AND ALL ENGINE BOLTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE V-10 BUT WITH THE SMALL V-8'S TOO. LOOK AT A FORD FORUM SITE, OR TYPE IT INTO ASK.COM SEE FOR YOURSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287147October 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 FORD 6.0 LITER DIESEL MOTOR- EGR COOLER CRACKING AND THUS CAUSING COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ENGINE CYLINDERS. EGR COOLER FAILURE CAUSES COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE CYLINDERS THUS INCREASING CYLINDER PRESSURES ON HEADS. HEAD BOLTS STRETCH AND HEAD GASKETS FAIL. WATER IN CYLINDER LEADS TO MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. 1000'S OF FORD 6.0 LITER DIESEL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERS REPAIR THEM CONSTANTLY. FORD DEALER PARTS DEPT STATES THAT THEY HAVE PARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY CHANGE THEM OUT ON A DAILY BASIS. MY VEHICLE WAS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN PART FAILED AT 53,163 MILES. EGR COOLER CRACKED, LEAKED OUT COOLANT IN THE EXHAUST AND INTO THE MOTOR, THUS MOTOR FAILED. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW MOTOR AT $10,000. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE OLDER EGR COOLER COMPONENT. CURRENTLY WHEN THEY CHANGE THEM OUT UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPLACE IT WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED EGR COOLER. IF IT IS NEW AND IMPROVED, WHY ISN'T THE OLD ONE RECALLED IF THEY KNOW IT IS A BAD DESIGN? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286998October 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE 99 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 5.4 I HAD THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER BLOW OUT ON ME. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. WHAT HAPPENED WAS I PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER FROM THE BABY SITTER AND WHEN I GOT HER IN THE TRUCK I STARTED IT AND EJECTED THE PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD THE ENGINE WASN'T UNDER ANT TYPE OF LOAD IT JUST EJECTED THE PLUG I CALLED THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THERE FAULT IT WAS SERVICED SOME TIME BEFORE IT EJECTED THE PLUG WE HAD TO RETAP AND PUT A STEEL INSERT INTO THE HEAD WHICH I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH BECAUSE I DID NOT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IF I NEW THE 5.4 HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING. I THINK SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THERE PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF HIDING FROM THEM THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BUT YOU NOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN SO I JUST WANTED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU GUYS SO I COULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT DOING MY PART TO HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286739October 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON OCTOBER 7, 2009 I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF CYLINDER #3 OF MY 2000 FORD SUPER DUTY V-10. THIS COST ME $125 DOLLARS OF TOWING, AND $350.00 IN REPAIR. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF ANYMORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SPARK PLUG AFTER HEARING IT BOUNCING UNDER THE VEHICLE. HOPEFULLY IT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286754October 8, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY, MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN EVER I GO OVER AN UNEVEN OR A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. I LIVE IN ARKANSAS, AND OUR ROADS ARE NOT THE BEST. SO THIS HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE THING. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. APPARENTLY WHEN I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK I WAS ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286809October 8, 2009
SUSPENSION
FORD F250 2006 VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN IT HITS A BUMP AT 40+ MILES A HOUR. YOU HAVE TO BRAKE LIGHTLY TO GET IT TO STOP. THOSE IN THE TRUCK AND AROUND THE TRUCK ARE AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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