Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10286629October 7, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
1. I OWN A 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK AND WHEN I HIT THE SMALLEST POT HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD MY TUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME (6) TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH. I DRIVE 80 MILE ROUND TRIP TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE EVERY DAY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANYMORE IN FEAR OF KILLING MYSELF OR ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY WELL KNOW ISSUE. I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD TODAY AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY FIXES. BASED ON MY RESEARCH FORD SEEMS TO BLOW OFF THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT CAME UP WITH A FIX. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND MAY END UP KILLING SOMEONE BEFORE THEY (FORD) TAKES IS SERIOUSLY.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286580October 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 FORD F250, DIESEL, MANUFACTURE DATE: 02/2004. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF ALL POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. NO CRANK/ NO START CONDITION. HAS STALLED FIVE TIMES. REFERENCE NHTSA CASE EA5003, FORD RECALL 05S34. TRUCK CURRENTLY AT POWER FORD, TORRANCE, 310 784-4700. POWER FORD REFUSES TO DO REQUIRED WORK. UNTRUTHFUL REGARDING RECALL STATING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WHEN MY VEHICLE DESCRIPTION AND MANUFACTURE DATE CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD AND DISPLAYS THE SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AS STATED WITHIN THE RECALL NUMBER AND NHTSA CASE SUMMARY. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. FORD IS NOT LIVING UP TO THEIR OBLIGATION TO MAKE THE MANDATORY REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286270October 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY EVENING I STOPPED TO GAS UP. AFTER FUELING THE TRUCK I STARTED THE ENGINE AND HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE SECOND CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EJECTED DESTROYING THE COIL IN THE PROCESS. I HAVE YET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286306October 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CLEANING EXHAUST AND STOP ENGINE, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HEAT SENSOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2300. UPDATED 10/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTICLE FILTER CHAMBER WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. UPDATED 10/27/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286250October 4, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAD MY F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL SHIMMY VERY VIOLENTLY. THESE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. ON ONE OCCASION ON THE INTERSTATE I ACTUALLY PULLED OVER THINKING I HAD A BLOWOUT. NOW AT 75000 MILES, IT IS STARTING TO SHIMMY ON ROUGH PAVEMENT EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286188October 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD F250 TRYTON V-8 BLOWN PLUGS ON INTERSTATE 80 MILES FROM HOME. FORD DEALER SAYS THE JUST ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS BUT ARE OF NO HELP. THE HEADS MUST BE REMOVED AND REPAIRED WITH HELICOIL KITS @ UPWARDS OF 800.00 OR MORE. PLEASE REQUIRE A RECALL !!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285903October 1, 2009
STEERING
2004 FORD F250SD 78,000 MILES, WENT TO DRIVE FORWARD OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG IN THE FRONT END AS IF I DROVE OVER SOMETHING. STOPPED THE TRUCK GOT OUT LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. GOT BACK IN TO DRIVE OUT OF PARKING SPOT, STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT WHEELS WOULD NOT. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME JUST SNAPPED OFF. THE FORD DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN TO A TRUCK BEFORE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. I KNOW IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH I PROBABLY WOULD OF BEEN KILLED IF THAT HAD BROKEN AT THAT TIME. TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED, BUT PARTS HAVE TO BE ORDERED BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIAL BOLTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285983October 1, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD MY 2006 F250 4X4 STARTS SHAKING LIKE A TIRE IS FALLING OFF. I REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND SHOCKS WHICH FIXED IT FOR 20, 000 MILES BUT NOW IT IS BACK TO SHAKING. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO BORROW MY DADS TRUCK IF I NEED ONE TO HAUL BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT MY TRUCK IS GOING TO GO OFF THE ROAD OR IN ANOTHER LANE. IT JUST SITS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE AND I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT LIKE IT IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286002October 1, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY APPROX. 55MPH I HIT A BUMPY PART OF THE ROAD WHICH PUT THE VEHICLE IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED WITHOUT DAMAGE BUT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND COULD ONLY BRAKE. HAD I BEEN IN A CORNER I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY WAY I COULD HAVE STAYED ON THE ROAD. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER IN DAVENPORT IOWA AND WAS TOLD IT IS CALLED THE DEATH SHAKE AND THERE WAS NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR IT. I WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER BUT HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THEM FIXING ANYTHING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING LOW TIRE PRESSURE COULD CAUSE THIS BUT MY TIRES WERE FINE. THERE WAS ALSO A PASSENGER WITH ME WHO HAS VERY SCARED WE WERE GOING TO WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285570September 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 3/4 TON 4-DOOR LONG BOX TRUCK. IT WAS A WYOMING HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TRUCK. I GOT IT IN JANUARY AND IT WAS RUNNING GREAT WITH 170,000 MILES ON IT, THEN THE # 3 SPARK PLUG WAS SPIT OUT OF THE ENGINE ON STARTUP, AFTER IT SAT FOR A HALF HOUR IN SEPTEMBER. THE COIL PACK ALSO WAS SPIT OUT AND WAS DANGLING OUT ON THE VALVE COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285580September 28, 2009
STEERING
FRONT-END SHIMMY AFTER CROSSING UNEVEN OR SLIGHT ROUGH PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PURCHASED TRUCK WITH 6500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT THIS TIME, SHIMMY SEEMED TO BE INDUCED BY ROUGH PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS FROM 62 TO 75 MPH. RECEIVED A "RECALL" THAT STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH TIRE PRESSURE. I CHECKED MY TIRES AND FOUND MY PRESSURE TO BE 65 PSI. AS TRUCK MILEAGE HAS INCREASED, THE SHIMMY NOW STARTS AT 50 MPH ON ROUGHER PAVEMENT. THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES BUT NOT THE INSIDE EDGES INDICATING THIS IS NOT A PRESSURE PROBLEM. THE SIPES ON THE SIDE OF THE PIRELLI SCORPIONS IS ALMOST GONE INDICATING OVER A QUARTER INCHED DIFFERENCE IN THE INSIDE VERSUS THE OUTSIDE EDGES. THE SHIMMY CAN BE SO BAD THAT MY ARMS HURT AFTER IT OCCURS. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE MY TRUCK AND HAVE LIMITED MY DRIVING TO DECREASE RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285188September 25, 2009
SUSPENSION, STEERING
LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FRONT-END SHIMMY. VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF TRUCK. OCCURS AT 49MPH EVERYTIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285291September 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN
SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL, ALL POWER IS LOST ON THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO FORD FICM HARNESS WAS BAD THEY REPLACED IT NOW THE ABS LIGHT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES......NO REPAIRS YET VEHICLE STILL IN SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285108September 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FORD F250 1996 BRAKE CYLINDER LEAK FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285130September 24, 2009
SUSPENSION
FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY- WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH OR HIGHER,AND YOU HIT A SMALL POTHOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THIS VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WON'T LET ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS RIDE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND CRINGE AT THE THOUGHTS OF HAVING TO DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE! IT HAS SHAKEN ME OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH OR MEDIAN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285187September 24, 2009
STEERING
LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FRONTEND SHIMMY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284987September 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD REGURGITATE WHEN FUELING THE FUEL TANK, WHICH CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE INCREASES THE RISK OF FIRE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT BECAUSE HE WILL BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,317. UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CONNECTION WOULD COST 1200.00. UPDATED 01/03/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284786September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT IS A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION SNAP RING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284793September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 FORD F-250 TRANSMISSION CIRCLIP IS COMING OFF CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LEAK AND ULTIMATELY FAIL. WE KNOW OF 6 PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, NOW US. FORD HAD A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETIN 05B27" THAT EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2006. WE FOUND THIS ON OUR OWN. FORD IS ABSOLUTELY NO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. PLEASE READ THE DIESEL FORMS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284548September 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F-250 WITH WITH 87,000 MILES ON A 5.4 LITER ENGINE. ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE, THREADS AND ALL, WHICH ALSO DAMAGED THE IGNITION COIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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