Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10208653November 12, 2007
SUSPENSION
2005 F-250 SUPERDUTY LARIAT 4 DOOR 4X4 VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN HITTING ROUGH ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208684November 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
DRIVING NEW 6.4 L F-250 TOWING A 5TH WHEEL FROM OHIO TO ARIZONA. RADIATOR CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING DURING USE AND SPRAYED RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING VIEW. STRANDED US IN MIDDLE OF THE DESERT FOR OVER 2HRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208696November 12, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAD 2 FAILURES WITH THE FIRST ABOUT 9/21/07 AND THE SECOND 10/6/07. THE VEHICLE IS A 1991 F250 HD AND IS OCCASIONALLY USED TO HAUL A SLIDE-IN CAMPER. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I HAD THE CAMPER ON THE TRUCK, LOADING THE TRUCK TO NEAR THE RATED CAPACITY OF THE TIRES BUT NOT OVER TO MY KNOWLEDGE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE, WERE WE TRAVELING A MODERATE SPEED, ABOUT 55 MPH, AND IT WAS COOL. IN BOTH CASES I NOTICED A VIBRATION BUT BEFORE I COULD EFFECT A SUBSTANTIAL RESPONSE THE TIRE EXPLODED. THE TRUCK REMAINED IN CONTROL BUT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. THE TIRES WERE ON THE REAR SO THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND HE GAVE ME OVER A 50% CREDIT, REFLECTING THE AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND KEPT THE OLD TIRE FOR INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208733November 12, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208641November 11, 2007
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING MY 04 FORD F250 DIESEL PULLING A 25 FT FIFTH WHEEL. A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I SWERVED TO TRY TO MISS, BUT HIT THE CARS LEFT FRONT END. WE WENT OFF THE ROAD, DOWN THE DITCH, UP THE DITCH AND INTO A GROVE OF TREES. HIT A TREE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUMPER. BOTH MY WIFE'S AND MY EYEGLASSES FLEW OFF. MY WIFE SUFFERED A SEVERE CHEST BRUISE FROM THE SEAT BELT. MY CONCERN AND QUESTION IS: WHY DIDN'T THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY? I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH AND WOULD GUESS ABOUT 40MPH WHEN WE HIT THE DITCH. BOTH THE TRUCK AND CAMPER WERE TOTALED. THE CAMPER ENDED UP FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S SIDE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10208598November 10, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON MY 2001 FORD F-250 7.3L DIESEL WHILE DRIVING ON I-495 IN VA. FAILURE WAS WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN, THUS CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED STEERING AND BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208395November 8, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BEGAN TO BOUNCE AT 40 MPH. RETURN TO RETAILER AND FOUND THAT TIRE WAS SEPARATING. REPLACE 2 TIRES UNDER WARRANTY,LATER 1 MORE TIRE DID SAME . REALTOR WAS ASK IF THIS WAS PROBLEM. NOT A PROBLEM, INSTALLER STATED THEY HAD SEEM MANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208006November 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY 2006 F-250. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND VIOLENTLY. I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY DIRECTION WHICH ONLY HAPPENED AFTER I GOT BELOW 15 MPH. AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I GOT OUT TO CHECK WHICH TIRE HAD BLOWN AND TO MY SURPRISE ALL WERE FINE. IF I HADN'T HAVE BEEN IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE OF THE FREEWAY, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HURT EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS WAS NOT A TYPICAL VEHICLE RESPONSE AND WAS VERY LITERALLY A VIOLENT WHEEL HOP OR FRONT END SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR F-250 OWNERS AND ALL WHO TRAVEL AROUND THEM. FORD NEEDS TO RE-CALL THESE FRONT END DEFECTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. AFTER A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED A MOUNTAIN OF OTHER F-250 OWNERS WHO WERE AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR RESULTS, MOST CLAIMING THE SAME THING, THESE VEHICLES HAVE A MAJOR LEAGUE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE SOMEDAY. WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING TO BRING FORD TO THE TABLE AND GET THIS FIXED? IT'S TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207817November 3, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING AT ROAD SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE THE STEERING WILL SHAKE AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PUT ON BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND I HAVE INSTALLED NEW TIRES. THE SHAKING HAS DECREASED, BUT STILL OCCURS AT A LESSER INTENSITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207848November 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SEVERAL CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURES . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207713November 2, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE HAS FTS WESTLAKE CR861 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DOT NUMBER IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REGARDING TREAD SEPARATION. HE CALLED FTS AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY STATED THAT THE BOSS WAS ON VACATION AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP UNTIL HE RETURNED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207530October 31, 2007
SUSPENSION
SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AT VARIOUS TIMES AND SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE. USUALLY OCCURS AT 60-75 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY! DEALER BLAMES TIRES WHICH ARE ALMOST BRAND NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207537October 31, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THAT TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). THE PURCHASE DATE AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207486October 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
VEHICLE LOSS OF POWER AND WHINE NOISE FROM MOTOR AND /OR TURBO CAUSING TRUCK TO HAVE MAJOR HESITATION AND LACK OF POWER AT FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREET SPEEDS--SEVERAL TIME THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207350October 29, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING MY 2006 F-250 SUPER DUTY ON HWY 95 WHEN MY TRUCK FELT LIKE I WAS IN AN EARTHQUAKE. IT WAS THE WORST VIOLENT SHAKING I HAVE EVER FELT IN A VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE ALL FOUR TIRES EXPLODED. SO I FOUGHT MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDALS TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO FINALLY SKIDDED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE CARS ARE GOING BY US 70 PLUS MILE PER HOUR, EVERYTHING INSIDE THE VEHICLE FELL OFF OF THE SEATS THE DRINKS IN THE CUP HOLDERS WENT FLYING. AFTER SEEING THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SEEMED FINE AND THAT WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE ROAD, WE WERE SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE AGAIN. AFTER VISITED THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIRE BALANCE AND PRESSURE, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THIS WOULD CAUSE SUCH A VIOLENT DEATH SHAKING EXPERIENCE. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE FORD SUPER DUTY THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME WORD FOR WORD PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS FORD MISTAKE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207073October 27, 2007
STEERING
I DRIVE A COMPANY 2006 FORD F250 4X4 THAT I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE STEERING PROBLEM INCIDENTS WITH. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU HIT A POT-HOLE IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRUCK GOES INTO A NEARLY COMPLETE OUT OF CONTROL SHIMMY. IF UNCHECKED THE TRUCK WOULD LITERALLY SHAKE ITS SHELF APART. IN ONE INCIDENT THE TRUCK VIBRATED INTO THE NEXT LANE. LUCK HAD IT THAT NO ONE WAS IN THAT LANE. TO STOP THE VIOLENT VIBRATION YOU HAVE TO DROP THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK BELOW 40MPH AND BECAUSE THE FRONT END IS VIBRATING SO VIOLENTLY BRAKING IS VERY LIMITED DUE TO THE LIMITED TIRE CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT. MY COMPANY HAS A NUMBER OF THESE TRUCKS IN ITS FLEET AND HAS HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER TRUCKS. IT HAS MADE THE COMPANY ISSUE A SITE WIDE BAN FROM DRIVING THESE TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAY IN FEAR OF POSSIBLE INJURIES. AS THESE TRUCKS AGE AND PARTS BECOME WORN IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN AN INCIDENT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE HAPPENS AND THE TRUCK WILL COME APART AND CAUSE A CRASH WITH INJURIES OR DEATHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206958October 26, 2007
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE COIL UNRAVELED AND FELL OUT OF THE BRAKE. HE STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V068000 (PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL: MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE) WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 17, 2005. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING THE REPAIR A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE PERFORMED THE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT THE FIRST REPAIR HAD NEVER BEEN MADE. THE PARTS FROM THE REPAIR ARE AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,470.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206998October 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXCESSIVE BOUNCE IN FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207024October 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, EQUIPMENT
9/11/05 PURCHASED 4/29/06 TRUCK STALLED TOWED INTO RANCHO FORD 5/11/06 TRUCK REPAIRED 2/6/07 TUNE-UP PERFORMED AT NORTH COUNTY FORD ($525.01) ?ENGINE LIGHT IS ON? NOTED ON INVOICE. TRUCK RETURNED SAME DAY. TECHNICIAN STATED ?ENGINE LIGHT CAUSED BY BAD GLOW PLUG. NOT A MAIN CONCERN.? 9/27/07 OIL CHANGE 9/28/07 SPOKE WITH TECHNICIAN: ICP CONNECTOR, ENGINE HARNESS, INJECTOR HARNESS AND INJECTORS 6 AND 7 ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED 9/28/07 I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED FOR A TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT OR A NEW TRUCK 10/3/07 RECEIVED TRUCK BACK 10/4/07 RECEIVED CALL STATING FORD BELIEVES ALL WORK IS COMPLETE AND CLAIM IS DENIED. 10/13/07 TRUCK WILL NOT START 10/15/07 CALLED FORD ASKING FOR NEW TRUCK 10/16/07 RECEIVED CALL FROM RANCHO FORD STATING: INJECTOR HARNESS AND NUMBER 8 INJECTOR ARE BAD 10/22/07 RECEIVED CALL FROM STATING FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE TOWING AND THE REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DENIED. 10/24/07 RECEIVED TRUCK FROM RANCHO FORD REPAIRS SEEMED TO MIRROR WHAT NORTH COUNTY FORD HAD DONE. 10/25/07 SENT EMAIL TO (GM NORTH COUNTY FORD) AND (GM RANCHO FORD) THAT CONTAINED THIS TIMELINE. 10/25/07 SPOKE WITH FROM NORTH COUNTY FORD AND HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE TOWING BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY TRUCK (THE 6.0L) ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND HE HAS SEEN ?MANY? CASES WHERE ALL THE INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WHY HIS INVOICE STATED AFTER REPAIRS TO INJECTORS 6 AND 7, ?ALL INJECTORS GOOD? AND JUST TEN DAYS LATER INJECTOR 8 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID FORD DOES NOT ALLOW THE DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE PARTS UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE. BASICALLY INJECTOR 8 COULD HAVE TESTED POOR AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207020October 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SPEED DID NOT DECREASE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY CHANGED THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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