Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10281396August 22, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END WHEEL SHIMMY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281230August 20, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION
MY 2006 FORD F250 4WD SUPERDUTY PICKUP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHENEVER I HIT THE SMALLEST POTHOLE OR DRIVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. IT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF, MY CHILDREN AND ANYONE DRIVING AROUND ME ON THE ROAD. TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DEALER AND ALMOST GOT THROWN OUT AFTER GETTING INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH BOTH THE MECHANIC AND SVC MANAGER WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND I NEED TO BUY NEW TIRES. TIRES ARE BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 20K ON THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281241August 20, 2009
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 WITH B.F. GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE 285/75R16. THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS BREAKING APART IN HUGE PIECES WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 ON EACH TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 09/14/09 *BF UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280693August 17, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2005 FORD F250 FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD INCLUDING SPEED BUMPS, AT ANY SPEED. SHAKES SO BAD THAT VEHICLE WANTS TO LEAVE THE ROAD SIDEWAYS. SHAKES LIKE A DOG WAGGING OFF WATER. REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER, SHOCKS, TIRES AND HAD FRONT ENT CHECKED. STILL SHAKING. GETTING READY TO TURN IN TO CLUNKER PROGRAM. NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN, THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280723August 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FORD F-250 5.4 L WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED, HEARD LOUD POP IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM HEAD. DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ALUMINUM HEAD ENGINES, ESP FORD 1989 THROUGH 2005 4.6 AND 5.4 LITER ENGINES. PROBLEM IS THE RESULT OF 5 THREAD DEPTH IN HEAD INSTEAD ON NEW SPEC OF 7. PREVENTIVE MEASURES, REMOVE PLUGS, CLEAN CARBON FROM THREADS, REINSTALL PLUG, TORQUE TO REQUIRED FOOT POUNDS. WHY FORD OR DEALER DOESN'T TELL YOU THIS IS CRIMINAL. THAT'S WHY I NOW DRIVE A TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280224August 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT SMOKE WOULD APPEAR FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN FUEL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 187,821. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280243August 12, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-250 AND WHEN GOING 55MPH OR UP IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD YOU ARE SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL YOU STOP THE TRUCK FORD SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT WAS AT ABOUT 11,000 MILES. NOW AT 30,000 MILES IT DOES IT EVERY DAY ALL DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279653August 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AT 35-40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A V10 TRITON ENGINE WENT BANG BANG BANG AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. 2. THE 4TH SPARK PLUG EJECTED AND BROKE THE COIL. THE SPARK PLUG WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE #3 SPARK PLUG AND WAS REPAIRED BY A PROFESSIONAL WITH A STEEL INSERT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRUCK HAS SPIT A PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. 3. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND AM SAVING FOR REPAIRS. STILL HAVEN'T GOT THE TRUCK GOING AS OF AUGUST 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279670August 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BARELY ACCELERATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL AT LOW SPEEDS. ONCE HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR MODULE (ICP) INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05003 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). IN 2004, A 2004 ENGINE WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT BECAUSE IT HAD A 2004 ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000. UPDATED 08/31/09 *BF UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279674August 7, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT A TIME, WHICH JACKKNIFED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ALSO, THE DRIVER OF THE OPPOSING VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. BOTH VEHICLES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/06/09*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10279704August 7, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2008 F-250 S/D MANUFACTURED 02/08 AT THE KENTUCKY PLANT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2009 AND NOW HAS JUST UNDER 8000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE TWICE EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF THIS HAVE BEEN THAT IT OCCURRED AFTER A PERIOD OF EXTENDED DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL, JUST AFTER AN EXHAUST CLEANING CYCLE, AND WHEN I OVERRODE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN PULLING BACK IN TO THE TRAFFIC LANE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND CAN BE CONTROLLED ONLY BY MAINTAINING HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES UNTIL A SAFE LOCATION CAN BE FOUND TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND CUT OFF THE IGNITION. A RESTART IN NEUTRAL WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE RUN-UP IN RPM WHICH REQUIRES A SHUT DOWN OF THE IGNITION. THERE ARE NO "CHECK ENGINE" OR "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHTS DISPLAYED, AND ACCORDING TO FORD DEALERSHIPS, NO CODES REGISTERED IN THE PCM. IN BOTH CASES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (WITHOUT USE OF CRUISE CONTROL) BY PRESSING A "RESET" BUTTON LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A WHITE SENSOR LOCATED IN THE AIR INTAKE DUCT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FORD SAYS THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CONSEQUENTLY CANNOT "MAKE A FIX". I AM MOST CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279556August 6, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, A SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM MY 2002 FORD F-250 5.4L V8 PICKUP TRUCK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKING. I'M TOLD BY MY MECHANIC TODAY, WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM EVEN BEFORE I TOLD HIM WHY I WAS THERE, THAT THIS IS DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT WITH MANY FORD ENGINES, BUT THAT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED. GIVEN THE DANGER OF FUEL VAPORS ESCAPING FROM THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND RISK OF FIRE, PERHAPS THE NHTSA SHOULD PRESS FORD ON THE ISSUE IF IT REALLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279340August 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TWO SPARK PLUG SO FAR HAVE BEEN EJECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279363August 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DEFECTIVE RADIATIOR IN 2008 F-250 (AND F-350 THROUGH RESEARCH OF OWNER FORUMS) ARE DEFECTIVE AND LEAK AT OVER 40,000 MILES. DEALERSHIPS ARE REPLACIING THESE AT OWNER COST BY THE HUNDREDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279215August 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2004 F250 SUPER DUTY / ENGINE CHOKES DOWN AND SOMETIMES STALLS. HAPPENS OFTEN, MOSTLY IN CITY TRAFFIC. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE REPLACED SENSORS AND VALVES; BUT, THE TRUCK HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE (2-3 TIMES A WEEK). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279225August 3, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ON 8/3/2009 AT 1730 AND 2045 HOURS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 F250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 ON I-10 EASTBOUND AND DROVE OVER A BRIDGE/CULVERT SEAM IN THE ROADWAY. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL MY SPEED SLOWED FROM 70 TO 25 MPH. IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE. I HAD TO FEATHER THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND SAW NOTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE RAIN IN THE DARK AT 70 MPH. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WAS SCARED TO DEATH. BOTH INCIDENTS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS WITH VEHICLES BEHIND US. I INJURED MY LEFT SHOULDER ON THE FIRST ONE THAT'S WHY MY WIFE DROVE BACK. I RETURNED HOME AT 65-70 MPH AND HAD NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE 31 INCH BFG'S AND IT WAS ACCURATE AND WITHIN THEIR SPECS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10279266August 3, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT, MY 2006 F-250 SD DIESEL TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A FRIGHTENING BOUNCING IN THE FRONT END. ONCE IT HAPPENED GOING 65 MPH WHEN I HIT A FREEWAY POT HOLE. THE FRONT TIRE BOUNCED UP AND DOWN SO SEVERELY, THAT I PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAD COME UNBOLTED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME BOUNCING AT 40 AND 50 MPH FROM HITTING POT HOLES. FORD EVEN SENT ME AN ADVISORY ON THIS PROBLEM, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS RELATED TO INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE BEEN FANATIC ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, SO THAT WAS NOT INVOLVED. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND CLAIMED THAT A $375 STEERING STABILIZER KIT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR CORRECTING FORD'S DESIGN PROBLEMS? I AM JUST CONCERNED THAT THE BOUNCING COULD CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279105August 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
A SNAP RING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ALLOWING THE PLANET TO SHIFT FORWARD BREAKING HOUSING TABS OFF CAUSING A EXTERNAL LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TO OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,NO WARNING A TRANSMISSION MAY LOCK UP CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS, FORD HAS RECOGNIZED THE SITUATION BEFORE AND SENT A INTERNAL NOTICE TO MECHANICS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, NO RECALL WAS EVER SENT. TRUCKS BETWEEN 90,000 AND 120,000 HAVE THIS PROBLEM, FORD SAID I WAS FIRST EVER COMPLAINT, WHICH IS A LIE, I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH EARLY 2004 THROUGH 2006 MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM OF FAILURE WITHOUT NOTICE. FORD HOPES FOR THESE TO GET PAST WARRANTY SO CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY A OUTRAGEOUS SUM TO FIX, SO FAR I HAVE FOUND 40 CASES RESULTING THIS SITUATION IN MY AREA ALONE AND MAINLY 9/10 ARE FORD F250S. I SEEN THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATION BUT WAS DENIED A COPY OF IT. MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT SILSBEE FORD SHOWED ME. ALSO THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND FORD DENIES EVER HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS SHOWERED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH BECAUSE IT SMEARED ON HER WINDSHIELD TO THE POINT THAT SHE COULD NOT SEE. NO WARNING ,SO SOUND, I DROVE ANOTHER 20 MILES BEFORE I NOTICED A MAJOR SLIP IN SHIFTING AND DISCOVERED A LEAK. THE TRANNY FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE SMOKING AND A STENCH OF BURNING TRANNY FLUID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278992July 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 09/01/09 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278802July 30, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVERS DOOR FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT SHUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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