Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10223323April 3, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES
STEERING SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE PUT ON NEW STABILIZER AT 31,000 HELPED A LITTLE AT 51,000 IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS NOW A KAMAKAZI TRUCK READY FOR ITS FINAL RIDE. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. IT'S A 2006 FORD F250 SD 4X4. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223081April 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I HAVE A 1996 F250 THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM SENSOR FOR THE SAME REASON THAT THE 97-03 HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIRS THIS IS A 7.3 LITER POWERSTROKE WHY AM I NOT GETTING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS YEAR MODEL ITS THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL REALLY CLOSE CALLS WITH IT DYING IN TRAFFIC THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A DAY EVERY TIME I DROVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222875March 31, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY AND WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND I HIT A POT HOLE THE FRONT END BOUNCES OR SHAKES HORRIBLY.. IT HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES EVERY DAY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY... IF YOU COULD PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT IM SURE ALL FORD OWNERS WOULD. APPRECIATE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222913March 31, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTED/CORRODED & BROKEN OFF + RUST/CORROSION RELATED CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ITSELF. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENED ONLY WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EMISSIONS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222944March 31, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AT APPROXIMATELY 40K ON THE VEHICLE, A PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS HIT, RESULTING IN THE FRONT WHEELS SHIMMYING LEFT TO RIGHT FOR ABOUT A SECOND. OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS, THE PROBLEM INTENSIFIED, LEADING TO A SEVERE SHAKE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. FORD RECOMMENDED AN ALIGNMENT AND THE STEERING DAMPENER (WHICH WAS ALREADY INSTALLED). I REPLACED THE TIRES, DAMPENER, TRACK BAR AND BUSHING, WHICH SOLVED THE ISSUE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, BUT SOON FOUND THAT I CORRECTED A SYMPTOM AND NOT THE TRUE PROBLEM. ABOUT THIS TIME I FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION AND DECIDED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, SINCE NO ONE COULD DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE IN THE SHOP....HOPING YOUR INVESTIGATION WOULD PROVIDE A FIX. ON JANUARY 15TH, 2008 I EXPERIENCED AN ENCOUNTER WHERE THE SHAKE OCCURRED AND HIT BLACK ICE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, SPINNING AND LANDING IN A DITCH, CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO ALMOST COMPLETELY STOP OR OVER CORRECT THE STEERING (IF THERE IS ROOM TO DO IT). SINCE THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED THE STATE TROOPER DIDN'T MAKE A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222639March 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM MY EXHAUST AND AFTER LOOKING OVER THE EXHAUST I NOTICE THAT I HAD SOME EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS AND NUTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO THE ENGINE HEADS HAD EITHER BROKEN OR SNAPPED OFF CAUSING THE EXHAUST LEAK I HEARD. AFTER SEEING THAT I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE EXHAUST STUDS I TOOK MY 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH 6.8 LITER ENGINE TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I HAVE MY SERVICE WORK DONE AND HAD 1 OF THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS LOOK AT THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE STUDS AND NUTS THAT WAS USED WHEN MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED AND KNEW OF THAT PROBLEM SINCE 1997 THROUGH 2005. YET FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. FROM 1997-2005 FORD MOTOR COMPANY USED STEEL STUDS AND NUTS FOR ATTACHING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO THE ENINES ON THERE 5.4 LITER AND 6.8 LITER ENGINES. THAT'S A PERIOD OF 9 YEARS OF USING PARTS THAT WERE FAULTY FOR USE IN MANUFACTURE. THE FAILURE OF THESE EXHAUST STUDS AND BOLTS CAN AND WILL CAUSE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO WARP THUS THE CONSUMER HAVING TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AS WELL. ALSO WITH THE FAILURE OF THE FAULTY EXHAUST STUDS AND NUTS COULD CAUSE ENGINE PROBLEMS LIKE WARPED VALVES, OR HEAD DAMAGE, WHICH COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO BLOW OR LOCK-UP. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 3 OCCASIONS AND HAVE MET WITH THE SAME RESPONSE THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO AMEND THE ISSUE AT HAND. THEY HAVE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE USE OF STAINLESS STEEL STUDS AND NUTS IN SERVICE FOR THE 5.4 LITER AND 6.8 LITER ENGINE. AS WELL AS REPLACING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE AFFECTED BANK(S), EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKETS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY FAILED TO NOTIFY THE CONSUMER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222625March 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222348March 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
2005 F-250 HAS DANGEROUS SHAKE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE, TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. TRUCK BOUNCED OVER FOUR LANES OF HIGHWAY BEFORE GAINING CONTROL OF IT. SPEED WAS ABOUT 55-60MPH. IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. IF IT HAD BEEN IN THE AFTERNOON, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, TECH STATED THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO DO A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A VERY PUBLIC PROBLEM, SO THEY THREW SOME SHIMS ON IT AND SOME OTHER STUFF. TRUCK STILL HAS A CONSIDERABLE SHAKE TO THE FRONT END. WE RECENTLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO A 'NON' FORD MECHANIC. THREE TIE RODS ARE BAD AND THE STABILIZER SHOCKS ARE BAD. HE STATED THIS IS BECAUSE THE FRONT END IS SHAKING SO BAD IT IS WEARING OUT THE RODS/SHOCKS. THE TRUCK IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE DEALER STATED THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222353March 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
REPEATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD REPLACED MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 F250 UNDER WARRANTY, WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN FAILED WITH ABOUT 84,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, 49,000 ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND $4,000 OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND RARELY OPERATED WITH A LOAD. A SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE NOW TAKEN MY TRUCK IN FOR THE 100,000 TUNE UP. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF BECAUSE THE CABLE HOLDING IT BROKE. THE SPARE TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN IF SPARE TIRES ARE FALLING OFF OF TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222397March 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
1995 FORD F250 7.3L TURBO DIESEL : CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED AFTER NUMEROUS, WORSENING EXPERIENCES WITH ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE. SENSOR REPLACED BY DEALER ON 12/07/2006 WITH TRUCK BARELY ABLE TO CONTINUE RUNNING. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME, BUT I AM NOW OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS NAVISTAR ENGINE. MANY FORD VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS A RESULT, BUT MINE HAS NOT, DESPITE NUMEROUS VEHICLES OF MY MODEL YEAR (1995) EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222210March 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2003 FORD F250 TRITON V10 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222093March 23, 2008
STEERING
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 40 NO FASTER THAN 65 MPH WE CAME OVER`A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY IT TOOK EVERYTHING MY HUSBAND HAD IN HIM TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM TRAVELING INTO THE MEDIAN AND WE WERE IN THE SLOW LANE IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE BESIDE US WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED THE TRUCK SHOOK SO HARD MY DOOR CAME OPEN IF I HAD NOT HAD MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY HUSBAND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND BRING THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WE CHECKED ALL TIRES U BOLTS WHEELS EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT OF THIS WAS TERRIFYING TO MY HUSBAND ME AND OUR THREE BOYS I WILL NEVER HAVE THIS TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221836March 20, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV, SIZE P265\70\R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIRE TO SLOWLY DEFLATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS AT FAULT BECAUSE HE EITHER DID NOT PROPERLY INFLATE OR OVERLOADED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT OWNS A MECHANIC SHOP AND CHECKS THE TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221904March 20, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
NONE AT THIS TIME. *YT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221716March 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2005 FORD F250 WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED BEFORE. CONSUMER HAS HAD IT FIXED FOR THE THIRD TIME. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. HE IS AFRAID THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221430March 17, 2008
SUSPENSION, STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING POT HOLES OR EXPANSION JOINTS ON HIGHWAYS AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 55 TO 75MPH. THE SHAKING CAUSES A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL SLOWING BELOW 40MPH. AFTER READING SEVERAL POSTS ONLINE I SEE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221485March 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR THREE YEARS; HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS FOUR MONTHS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO FAILURES COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 4/7/08 *CN UPDATED 04/07/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221495March 17, 2008
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F 250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER REMOVING THE REAR TIRES HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINING WAS OFF OF THE BRAKE SHOE AND BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CAUSED THE FAILURE WHEN IT BROKE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OFF TRACK AND FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER IT WAS OPENED. THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VALVE BODY SENSOR AND THE VALVE TRAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221130March 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS CHECKING MY TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY TRUCK, MY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT NEARLY HITTING ME IN THE FACE. I FELL OFF MY STEP STOOL, AND HURT MY WRIST BECAUSE OF THE BIG NOISE AND IT SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME!!THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE OF DAY FOR ME IF IT HIT ME. THIS IS ALSO THE SECOND TIME THE PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10221173March 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS BEING NON-RESPONSIVE TO A RECALL NOTICE (08S01) THAT THEY HAVE SENT OUT. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DEALERS ARE NOT BEING SUPPLIED PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO SAY WHEN THE PART WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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