Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10264111April 4, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVING AT SPEED. 2005 FORD F-250 VIOLENT FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE, DEALER SAID IT NEEDED ALIGNMENT, THEN SAID IT WAS MY TIRES,WITH NEW TIRES IT STILL DID IT. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS OKAY. NOTHING WRONG. UNTIL YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING TO INTER FREEWAY,AT 45MPH SLIGHT ROUGH ROAD SENT MY FORD TRUCK INTO VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BY HITTING CONCRETE BARRIER. LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I'VE CONTACTED LEGAL COUNSEL TO SEE WHAT MY OPTIONS WILL BE, ALSO INFORMED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH DEALER SHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK. DOES THIS FALL UNDER WARRANTY? OR LAW SUIT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263931April 2, 2009
SUSPENSION, STEERING
VEHICLE BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHEN A BUMP IS HIT IN THE ROAD, VEHICLE IS TEMPORARILY UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED. FORD HAS TOLD ME I NEED TO PURCHASED A 400 DOLLAR DAMPENER, HOWEVER THIS NEVER HAPPEN FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP SO I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY I SUDDENLY NEED TO PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THE VEHICLE OPERATE IN A SAFE MANNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264006April 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT MUST PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AGAIN. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF WITH A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED FOR THAT FAILURE. ANY PARTS AND LABOR FEES WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED BY THE CONTACT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,930 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,984.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264548March 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
OWNER OF A 2000 FORD F250 WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR UNDER RECALL 07S57. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TWICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263563March 29, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING, LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AFTER HITTING SUCCESSIVE POT HOLES. SHAKING SO SEVERE IT CAUSED THE DRIVERS DOOR TO OPEN. HAS HAPPENED FEW TIMES SINCE NO AT SEVERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263319March 28, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES THE FRONT SUSPENSION WILL BEGIN TO RATTLE AND WOBBLE. LOCAL DEALER HAS INSTALLED AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK ON 3 OCCASIONS. SERVICE MANAGER STATED, MORE THAN ONCE, THAT FORD WILL ONLY LET THEM DO SO MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263289March 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2006 FORD F250. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE OR GO OVER A BRIDGE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263064March 25, 2009
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FORD 250 SWB 4X4 2006, WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES, HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR HITTING POT HOLES, THE TRUCKS FRONT END WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY AND SHAKE EPISODE, THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO SLOW DOWN - THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATE OR HIGH SPEED ROADWAYS. FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, TIRE BALANCING, NEW TIRES AND STEERING STABILIZERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.NOTHING STOPS THIS FRONT OF FROM VIOLENTLY SHAKING. FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN NO HELP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN WHICH FORD PROBABLY NEEDS TO RE-ENGINEER THE FRONT END. PLEASE HELP PUT SOME PRESSURE ON FORD TO MAKE A RECALL ON THESE FRONT ENDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263106March 25, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING IN MY CAR AND I HEARD A THUMP AND SOME SMOKE APPEARED FROM HOOD. WHEN I RAISED THE HOOD OF THE CAR I NOTICED A SPARK PLUG HANGING IN WHICH THIS IS A FORD F250 2002. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL FORD TRUCKS HAS BEEN DOING THIS. NOT FAIR THAT THERE IS NO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND CAUSED SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN I DO BECAUSE IT IS BOUND TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262889March 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $100. FOUR MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AGAIN. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262898March 24, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END BOUNCES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HI WAY SPEEDS UNTIL YOU STOP , IF STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262819March 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE WEEKS; HOWEVER, IT STILL HESITATES SLIGHTLY WHILE IN OPERATION. THE DEALER HAD OVER THREE PAGES OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE RELATED TO THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 04/24/09. *LJ THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/28/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262843March 23, 2009
TIRES
PURCHASED NEW 2008 F-250 ON 3/21/09. UPON DETAILED INSP OF VEHICLE'S UNDECARRIAGE, I NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE WAS 2" SMALLER THAN THE ROAD TIRES. 18" VICE 20". I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS STANDARD PRACTICE. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WITH THE INTENT OF TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. IF I AM 30-100 MILES FROM CIVILIZATION AND HAVE A FLAT, THE TIRE SIZE DIFFERENCE WITH THE LOAD ON THE TRUCK CAN'T BE THAT SAFE. IS THIS A LEGAL PRACTICE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262866March 23, 2009
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 FORD F250 CREW! WHERE DO I BEGIN? I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK IN MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT! MOST RECENTLY FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES! I'M HAVING IT WORKED ON FOR THE THIRD TIME TODAY! ALONG WITH ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS, WHICH IT HAS BEEN IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER TIMES FOR! THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER AROUND OR EVEN WHEN TRYING TO TURN AROUND! YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO CRANK AS HARD AS YOU CAN TO GET IT TO TURN AND BEING A FAIRLY FIT 28 YEAR OLD CONSTRUCTION WORKER I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK THAT HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL ON A TRUCK THAT HAS POWER STEERING! I JUST ABOUT RAMMED A LIGHT POLE WHILE OUT PLOWING AT ABOUT 15 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD RIDING IN THE BACK! THIS OF COURSE WAS BEFORE I HAD IT IN THE LAST TIME AND IT IS A LITTLE BETTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND I DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVING THIS TRUCK TRYING TO GET ONTO A ROADWAY WITH ANY OF MY FOUR CHILDREN WHEN IT DECIDES TO ACT UP AND GET HIT BY A MACK TRUCK! I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE WITH THIS AND HOPE TO HEAR BACK! THANK YOU!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262663March 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 6.8L V-10 FORD F-250. CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND SMALL FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261460March 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN LATE DECEMBER 2008 I HAD ALL MY SPARK PLUGS REPLACED BY 1ST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE. BY THE END OF JANUARY 2009 ONE OF THE SPARKS PLUGS SHOT OUT OF THE ENGINE. THEY CAME AND TOWED MY TRUCK TO THEIR SHOP AND PUT IN A HELICOIL. ONCE AGAIN AT BEGINNING OF MARCH THE SAME SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT. THE SHOP TELLS ME THAT FORD HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. THE BULLETIN SAYS TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD. I CALLED AL PACKER FORD TO CONFIRM WHAT FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE. THEY SAID FORD DOES HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS DEFECT AND AGREED ALONG WITH THE SHOP THAT I SHOULD REPLACE MY CYLINDER HEAD. I FEEL THAT IF FORD KNOWS THAT THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE CYLINDER HEADS THEN THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE IS APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261148March 9, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SEPARATION OF BELT/TREAD BETWEEN RADIAL AND BIAS PLYS ON LEFT REAR AT 62 MPH. FENDER AREA DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. VIBRATION PRIOR TO SEPARATION, STOPPED AND CHECKED, BUT VISUAL INSPECTION SAW NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN 2004. NOT ORIGINAL TIRES. STILL LOTS OF GOOD TREAD SOME SUN CHECKING ON SIDEWALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261097March 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CPS WENT BAD ON MY 1995 F-250 FORD POWERSTROKE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260522March 3, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, I BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE IN THE CAB OF MY TRUCK. I THEN OPENED MY WINDOWS AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT A 1/4 MILE MORE UNTIL A SURGE OF HEAVY SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR IN TO THE CAB VIA THE A/C VENTS. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. ALMOST ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND A/C SYSTEM IS BURNT. I'M NOT SURE IF THE TRUCK RUNS, I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260393March 2, 2009
SUSPENSION
TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ON SOMEWHAT UNDULATING CONCRETE SURFACE, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATING OF SUSPENSION SUCH THAT IT FELT LIKE THE AXLES WERE UNCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. STEERING CONTROL BECAME DIFFICULT AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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