Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10256851January 29, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 F-250 THAT HAS A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT AROUND 60MPH AFTER HITTING A RUT OR SMALL POTHOLE, PROBLEM DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN. TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY: "INSTALLED UPDATED STEERING DAMPENER AND BRACKET PER 07-10-10 RETORQUED SUSPENSION FASTENERS.... R&R LONG AND SHORT DRAG LINK CHECK TOE RECENTER STEERING WHEEL. THE SAME PROBLEM DEVELOPED SHORTLY AFTER. I WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256883January 29, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON 1/3/09 WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 25 - 30 MILES THE LIGHTS DID THE SAME THING. IT WAS -50 DEGREES OUTSIDE AT THE TIME. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE EXCEPT THE VEHICLE BURNED UP ON 1/21/09 FOR UNKNOWN REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256478January 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WOULD NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED OR RPM. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO LOWER SPEED OR WILL GET STUCK ON CERTAIN SPEED. THE TACHOMETER WILL ALSO DROP TO ZERO WHILE YOU STILL HAVE POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256489January 27, 2009
WHEELS, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEELS VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURES. HIS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256400January 26, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2005. SIX MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE AIR BEGAN COMING FROM THE DEFROST VENTS, BUT IT WAS NO LONGER COOL AIR. THE DEALER AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND HAS PERSISTED FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS. ON SIX OCCASIONS, THE DEALER AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE VACUUM PUMP. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, SHE NOTICED TWICE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,388 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256438January 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. NOW I AM LOOKING FOR A WAY TO REPAIR THIS. THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT AN NEW SPARK PLUG IN THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256298January 25, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2004 FORD F-250 5.4L WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN TODAY A BIG POP AND TERRIBLE NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I AM LOOKING AT A SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256064January 23, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY 2001 F-250'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS NEVER REPLACED JUST DISCONNECTED,I ONLY FOUND OUT AFTER I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR TO REPAIR A BRAKE PROBLEM. BECAUSE MY BRAKE SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE. THE ORIGINAL FORD SOLUTION OF DISCONNECTING THE CRUISE CONTROL FIXES ONE PROBLEM BUT THAT SAME FAULTY PART IS STILL POSES DANGER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD A THERE REPORT SHOWED NO RECALL NOTICE SHOWING AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $103 TO REPLACE THE PART, OF COURSE I PAID IT, IT WOULD BE TO DANGEROUS NOT TOO. THE DEALER TOLD ME I SHOULD CALL FORD CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DEPT TO TRY AND GET MY MONEY BACK. BUT THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT THINK THEY CAN LIVE WITH FORD'S FIRST SOLUTION, WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. THINK AGAIN ABOUT SUDDENLY LOSING BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255862January 21, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS THE NOISE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 82,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,822. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/27/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255935January 21, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SEVERE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AFTER HITTING UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, DOING ABOUT 55MPH. THE SHAKING IS SO BACK IT THROWS THINGS OUT OF THE VISOR AND STUFF OFF OF THE SEAT ON TO THE FLOOR. TODAY WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. THIS IS A 2005 F250SD WITH 20789 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS JUST STARTING TO DO THIS. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPEN HAD ENOUGH ROAD SHOULDER TO PULL OVER AND STOP. IF THIS HAPPEN ON A NARROW SHOULDER FREEWAY BRIDGE OR CONCRETE BARRIER I WOULD PROBABLY HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, THEN THERE WILL BE LAW SUITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255619January 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-250 WITH A TRITON 5.4 LITER ENGINE. I WENT OUT TO START THE TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THEN THE TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE I HAD LOST THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. AS IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE PRESSURE BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD AND ALSO BROKE THE COIL PACK ON TOP OF IT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM YET FORD HAS NOT OFFERED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BLAMING IT ON MANY ISSUES THAT SIMPLY DO NOT MAKE SENSE. THE GOVERNMENT TO THIS POINT HAS ALSO NOT FORCED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WHICH I FIND VERY DISHEARTENING AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NOT EVERYONE DRIVING A TRUCK IS A MECHANIC AND MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR FIRE OR EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255622January 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255794January 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1999 F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP 7.3 DIESEL. AS I WAS DRIVING IT ONE EVENING I SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AND UP IN THE DEFROSTER AREA AT THE WINDSHIELD. IT THEN BEGAN TO FLAME UP FROM THOSE AREAS AND I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND JUMPED OUT,FEARING I WAS GOING TO GET BURNED. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT 2 AM. AND THE TRUCK BURNED FOR ALMOST A HALF HOUR BEFORE ANYONE DROVE BY ME TO CALL 911. BY THE TIME THE F.D. GOT THERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DESTROYED AND TOTALED ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD A SMALL ONE GALLON GAS/OIL MIXTURE CONTAINER( FOR MY CHAIN SAW ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE) WHICH HAD LESS THAN HALF A GALLON IN IT. I TOLD MY INSURANCE CO. OF THAT FACT. THE INSURANCE CO. NOW WANTS ME TO BE DEPOSED UNDER OATH. I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE AND WILL ALLOW THAT. HOWEVER I RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE THAT THE INSURANCE CO IS TRYING TO DENY MY CLAIM AND EVEN POSSIBLY TRY TO CHARGE ME WITH ARSON AND FRAUD. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS MELTED AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK HAD BURNED TO BARE METAL. I HAD SMELLED THE ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRICAL WIRES ON SEVERAL PRIOR OCCASIONS BUT I NEVER DID FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. I EVEN HAD A FORD MECHANIC CHECK IT AND HE DIDN'T FIND WHAT THE SMELL WAS FROM. I BELIEVE THE CULPRIT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SAW SEVERAL RECALLS FOR SUCH IMMINENT FIRES FROM A FAULTY DEVICE. PLEASE ADVISE IF MY VEH. HAD THAT CONTROL THAT IS SUSPECT ON THESE LATEST RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255599January 19, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2004 F-250 SUPERDUTY WITH 6.0 DIESEL EVERY MORNING THE TRUCK HAS NO ACCELERATION FROM THE START IT RUNS REALLY ROUGH AND IF I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE OR IT WILL ONLY GO TO A SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MPH THIS ALSO HAPPENS IF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SETTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME LIKE ALL DAY AT WORK I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VERY CLOSE CALLS WITH OTHER CARS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT GO THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAVE HAD NO HELP FROM THE LOCAL DEALER . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255347January 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING BRAKE FUEL, WHICH WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD RETAINER CLIP. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR PARKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE FOR FREE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254374January 9, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION
OUR COMPANY HAS 3 2005 F-250 WORK TRUCKS AND THE ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ,WHEN YOU REACH APPROX. 55MPH YOU GET A VIOLENT SHAKE FROM THE FRONTEND,AND OR IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, LIKE YOUR GOING TO LOSE CONTROL DUE TO THE SHAKING AND NOBODY CAN FIND A TOTAL FIX TO THE PROBLEM,I THINK FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OR SOMETHING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254131January 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE RADIATOR FOR A TWO YEAR OLD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE DEFECT IS ON THE SEAM OF THE RADIATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254162January 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD 5.4L SPARK PLUGS. I JUST EXPERIENCED MY THIRD BLOWOUT. LUCKILY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DID UNPLUG THE FUEL INJECTOR. SOMEONE LESS KNOWLEDGEABLE MAY HAVE DRIVEN THEIR VEHICLE AND WITH UNBURNED GASOLINE PUMPING ONTO A HOT ENGINE, WITH THE BLOWNOUT SPARK PLUG NEAR BY, THUS CAUSING A FIRE, OR WORSE AN EXPLOSION. IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT FORD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEADS ON THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, AT THEIR EXPENSE, WITH THEIR NEWLY REDESIGNED CYLINDER HEADS. IF THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE REDESIGNED THEM!!! DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE IN A SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE FIRE, BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO RECTIFY THEIR PROBLEM? IF THEY CAN ASK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BAIL THEM OUT, THEY CAN STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE MESS THEY HAVE CREATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253778January 5, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIOLENT SHUDDER AND STEERING OSCILLATION. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING OVER A SLIGHT DROPOFF AT ABOUT 60MPH AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHUDDERED SO VIOLENTLY I HAD TO BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE MEDIAN (THIS WAS HARD TO DO). THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY SINCE AND HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS ALSO (40MPH) THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN SHAKEN OFF CENTER DUE TO THIS. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS ITS QUITE SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS AT RELATIVELY HIGH SPEEDS AND IS VERY SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED, I ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AS I FEEL A BAD EPISODE OF THIS SHIMMY/SHUDDER COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO GONE THROUGH 5 SETS OF TIRES (IN UNDER 70,000 MILES) DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO KEEP THE FRONT END ALIGNED. I WAS QUITE UPSET AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS MAKING THIS UP. (AND I ADMIT IT SOUNDS CRAZY FOR A $40,000 TRUCK TO BEHAVE THIS WAY). THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND SAID I NEEDED MY FIRST SET OF NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT (AT 12,000 MILES). A FEW MONTHS LATER I CAME BACK INTO THE SAME FORD DEALER WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT MUCH THAT COULD BE DONE AS BASED ON MY PREVIOUS VISIT MY TRUCK APPEARED FINE. I WAS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WALKED OUT. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, I AM UNABLE TO SELL THE VEHICLE AS NOBODY WOULD EVER BUY IT IN THIS CONDITION AND FEEL AS IF I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AS IT APPEARS THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DEFECT AND HAVE CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS MY 5TH AND LAST FORD TRUCK.. I UNDERSTAND THAT NOTHING IS PERFECT AND THINGS CAN GO WRONG BUT MY COMPLAINTS ALONG WITH OTHERS HAVE BEEN IGNORED AND I FEEL MY TRUCK IS POSES A REAL DANGER TO ANYONE WHO RIDES IN IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253735January 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
MY 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY HAS HAD ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURBO AND INJECTION SYSTEM ON THE 6.0L DIESEL. INITIALLY THE DEALER "CLEANED" THE INJECTORS, THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER, AT 16K MILES THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TURBO UNIT. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK DAILY, AND DRIVE IT HARD, ESSENTIALLY "BEAT ON" THE TRUCK IN ORDER FOR IT TO RUN WELL. I HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE A LOSS IN FUEL ECONOMY AGAIN AS WELL AS A DECLINE IN POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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