Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10224822April 17, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THERE IS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. YOU FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW TO @35MPH IT WILL STOP. AT TIMES THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CHANGE LANES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE ARE ALOT OF BLOGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ON WONDERING WHAT TO DO. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A SHOP TWICE IN THE LAST TWO DAYS AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225110April 16, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUPPLEMENT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCT INFORMATION REGARDING BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT - DOCKET NUMBER 25669. *KB THE LETTER STATED THE 2008 F-250 SUPER DUTY WAS OMITTED FROM THE SAFECAR WEBSITE AS BEING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIED PERFORMANCES CRITERIA REGARDING THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK. FORD REQUESTED THAT THE LIST BE UPDATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224662April 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE FAILURE! THE PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE FRAME RAIL AND THE FUEL TANK IS SUBJECT TO EXTREME RUSTING AS DEBRIS IS NOT EASILY CLEARED FROM THIS AREA. (SAND, MUD, WATER, ECT...) THIS AREA BECOMES WEAK, AND THE RUSTING CAUSED A RUPTURE WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. THE FRONT BRAKES/REAR BRAKES DO NOT HAVE SEPARATE FLUID RESERVOIRS. THIS CAUSED COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPOT! THANK GOD THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT RATHER THAN DRIVING 5 BOY SCOUTS AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224665April 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE A 2002 FORD SD WITH THE 6.8 V10 WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IN FOR A NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD 4 MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTED OFF AND MORE WHERE READY TO BREAK. I HAD THE REPAIR WORK COMPLETED AT A COST OF $3200 WHICH I HAD TO COVER. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT FORD IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS PROBLEM. WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON THE TRUCK THEY FOUND THE POWER STEERING PUMP COMING OFF AND LOOKING IN TO THAT IT WAS FOUND THAT A BOLT WAS BROKEN OFF IN THE FRAME. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE DONE MANY OF THEM JUST LIKE MINE. I HAVE OWNED 10 NEW FORD PRODUCTS IN THE PAST 12 YEARS AND THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224693April 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F250. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC THAT SHOWED A PROBLEM WITH 3 SENSORS. THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC SO HE REMEDIED THE RECALL HIMSELF. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE PARTS AND LABOR HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE OTHER PARTS OR LABOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224740April 16, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ON MY 2006 FORD F250 SD DIESEL I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT OSCILLATIONS OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN GOING OVER RR TRACKS OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD, LEADING TO A NEAR LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE FRONT TIRES ARE FLAT SPOTTED, AND UNEVENLY WORN. FORD CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE, BUT MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT THE MFG RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT A STEERING DAMPENER IS REQUIRED AND NOT INSTALLED ON THE FORD SD TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224399April 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TWO MANIFOLD BOLTS SNAPPED OFF EACH SIDE OF MY 02 6.8 LITER ENGINE. THE REST ARE HORRIBLY RUSTED. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 37000 MI ON IT. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB CONCERNING THIS, BUT IT IS A HUGE AND COMMON PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE PEOPLE OUT OF WARRANTY,AS IT DOES CONCERN EMISSIONS AND THE LEAKING OF EXHAUST GASES FROM BEFORE THE CAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224483April 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
POOR DESIGN LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. PARTS WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. TRUCK WAS LEAKING UNTREATED EXHAUST FUMES, BEFORE THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224227April 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, EQUIPMENT
AFTER ABOUT 28,000-30,000 THE TRUCK WOULD SEVERELY BUCK/JERK/HOP WHEN TOWING A LOAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN THIRD GEAR MOST COMMONLY. UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL, THE TRUCK HAS AN EXTREME BUCK. THE RPMS RAISE AND LOWER UP TO 400 RPM. FORD HAS DETERMINED THIS ACTION TO BE NORMAL. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOND TO STOP THIS, IS TO LET ALL THE WAY OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THEN TRY AGAIN. THE TRUCK WILL THEN START THIS AGAIN, IN WHICH I HAVE TO LET OFF. ON A SAFETY CONCERN, THIS OCCURS ON MOST ENTRANCE RAMPS TO INTERSTATES, WHICH MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS CONDITION TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, BECAUSE BASICALLY FORD IS TELLING ME NOT TO TRY TO ACCELERATE PAST SECOND GEAR UNTIL I AM NO LONGER HEADED UPHILL. FORDS FIRST SUGGESTION WAS THE TRAILER TYPE, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT (TSB 07-6-09), WHICH ONLY CONCERNED GOOSENECK TRAILERS. THE TRUCK ALSO DOES THIS ACTION WITH A BUMPER PULL TRAILER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 11 TIMES SINCE JULY 2007, AND THE SERVICE MEN TELL ME THEY CAN FEEL IT, THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. FORD THEN CAME TO THE RESULT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TRUCK. AT 8000 MILES, THE TRUCK HAD A BAD INJECTOR, AFTER REPLACING THIS, THE DEALERSHIP "UPDATED THE COMPUTER." SINCE THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAS NOT HAD AS MUCH POWER AS WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME SOMETIMES THESE UPDATES WILL CHANGE THE OUTPUT OF THE TRUCK, OR DECREASE THE POWER. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A LEAK IN THE REAREND, WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE A RESULT OF THE BUCKING AND JERKING FORD IS CALLING NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225049April 10, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2006 FORD F-250 AMBULANCE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AMBULANCE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HE STATES THAT THE AMBULANCE WAS GOING AROUND 50-55 MPH. *KB THE DRIVER OF THE AMBULANCE WAS INJURED, BUT NOT SERIOUSLY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, THAT THE AMBULANCE HIT WAS KILLED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10223767April 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN, LEADING TO CARBON MONOXIDE (AS WELL AS OTHER EXHAUST GASES) BEING RELEASED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223806April 9, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223821April 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR IDLING, IT SURGES FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OVER 25 TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223830April 9, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
FORD'S RECALL POLICY FOR CRUISE SWITCHES ONLY ALLOWS FOR DISCONNECT OF SWITCH. IF THE SWITCH IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FORD OFFERS NO FIX FOR THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM. DEALERS, WHILE NOT HAVING ALL REPAIR PARTS, HAVE SWITCHES THEY CAN INSTALL TO STOP THE LEAK BUT FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223828April 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223710April 8, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I HIT A SMALL BUMP/EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSE THE FRONT TIRES TO BOUNCED UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE SHOOK COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL IT. I SLOWED TO APPROX. 30 MPH BEFORE THE BOUNCING STOPPED. A THIRD PARTY IN THE NEXT LAND FLAGGED ME DOWN AND ADVISED ME THAT IT LOOKED AS IF THE FRONT TIRES WERE GOING TO FLY OFF. THE OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES THAT SAME DAY. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THEM TO MAKE CORRECTIONS. THEY REFERRED ME TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY FORD. PROBLEM SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECTABLE. WAITING TO SEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223738April 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON THE WAY TO WORK TODAY, MY 2001 FORD F-250 BLEW A SPARK PLUG. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I CALLED A MECHANICALLY INCLINED FRIEND TO GET HIS FIRST IMPRESSION (TO AVOID BEING RIPPED OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP) AND HE COULD NOT FATHOM IT. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE THAT WHEN I CALLED A DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY FROM THE SOUND HE HEARD OVER THE CELL PHONE. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM BEFORE, SO I DECIDED TO LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND AM APPALLED AT HOW OFTEN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THE POTENTIAL FIRE RISK. THIS IS TOO COMMON, TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, AND SOUNDS AS IF A BETTER HEAD DESIGN COULD COMPLETELY ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE A FIRE KILLS SOMEONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223651April 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223213April 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223300April 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
MY 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL WITH 74,884 MILES ON IT HAS A OIL PAN WHICH IS RUSTING OUT. OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. OIL LEAKED OUT AND RAN INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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