Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10190731May 14, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIOLENT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END BOUNCING AFTER ENCOUNTERING MINOR PAVEMENT BUMPS. VEHICLE HAS 5000 MILES & HAS HAPPENED TWICE. OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR INCIDENCES WITH FORD F250SD GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190638May 14, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING BRACKET BROKE. UNABLE TO GET PART THROUGH ANY DEALERSHIP OR JUNK YARD IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS PART I HAVE FOUND THAT SO MANY HAVE BEEN SOLD RECENTLY THAT THE SUPPLY HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED. THEREFORE, IT IS NOW ON BACK ORDER UNTIL JUNE. THE PART APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE AFTER 10 YEARS, AND IS DANGEROUS AS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING AND BRAKES IF THE MOTOR IS A TURBO DIESEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190688May 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD THE TRUCK CUT OFF. HARD TO DRIVE A DIESEL WHEN NOT RUNNING. MANAGED TO GET OFF ROAD. REPLACED FAILED CPS. F7TZ-12K073-A. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190604May 13, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LES SCHWAB TIRE BLOWOUT/SEPARATION. DOT UTW8TM34803 S2L. RADIAL RVT WILD COUNTRY LT265/75R16. I BELIEVE TIRE TO BE MANUFACTURED BY COOPER TIRE USING DOT LOOKUP CODE. ALSO ON TIRE IS TBC CORPORATION. COOPER TIRE MAY HAVE HISTORY OF PROBLEMS AS I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEB. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS LEFT REAR FENDER BENT, AND BLACK RUBBER AND STEEL BELT SCRATCHES ON OUTSIDE RADIUS OF WHEEL WELL. PICTURES OF VEHICLE DAMAGE AND FAILED TIRE AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190606May 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND THE TRUCK STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED, NEW PART WAS REPLACED AT DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, OLD PART KEPT AT DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190570May 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR ( CPS ) FAILURE, TRUCK ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT AT COST OF $388.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190584May 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
1999 FORD FWIW TURBO DIESEL WITH 78,972 MILES ON 10-8-02 NOISE/RATTLE IN ENGINE. DETERMINED TO BE TORQUE CONVERTER. REPLACED AND REPAIRED TORQUE CONVERTER, ALSO REPLACED FRONT TRANSMISSION SEAL. 10-29-02 LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSION EXTREMELY BURNT/ TORQUE CONVERTER HAS INTERNALLY BURNT ,CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. ON 4-12-07 TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AND FRONT PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190259May 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM STOP AT A RED LIGHT, TRUCK HESITATED, THEN ENGINE JUST DIED. WAITED A MOMENT, THEN RESTARTED ENGINE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. RESTARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME. NEXT DAY I PURCHASED A NEW CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190290May 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
NO PSI FOR TURBO, AND TURBO BLEW OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190347May 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A FORD F-250 7.3 LITER DIESEL TRUCK THAT HAS STRANDED ME, MY WIFE AND FAMILY TOO MANY TIMES DUE TO FORD P/N F7TZ-12K073-A SENSOR-CAMSHAFT FAILURE. I HAD TO PURCHASE FIVE OF THE SENSORS AT $100 PLUS, AND HAD ONLY 59,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I JUST ORDERED TWO P/N F7TZ-12K073-B SENSOR-CAMSHAFT BECAUSE THE CURRENT SENSOR FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190151May 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
#3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. FIRST HAPPENED IN 2004 FORD SERVICE ACTED LIKE HE NEVER SAW IT BEFORE AND DIDN'T KNOW A SOLUTION . I HAD A HELI COIL INSTALLED, IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE THE LAST TIME, I HAD ALL PLUGS HELI COILED .WELL WHEN #3 BLEW OUT AGAIN ON 4-14-07 AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE ENGINE SHOULD REPLACED AS PREVIOUS PROBLEMS HAD CAUSED EXCESSIVE CYLINDER WEAR. IT WAS BEING DONE TODAY. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET $ 7,000 PLUS 16 LOST DAYS OF WORK RENTAL FEES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10189966May 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WIFE RETURNED HOME WIITH COMPLAINT OF SMELL AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND FLAMES COMING FORM MASTER CYLINDER AREA. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FIRE WAS CENTERED ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH, AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189908May 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE 6-LITER DIESEL ENGINE, GENERALLY WHILE TOWING A HEAVY TRAILER UPHILL, EXPERIENCE A HIGH RATE OF TURBO HOSES BLOWING OFF. THIS CREATES A LOW POWER SITUATION THAT LEAVES THE TRUCK WITHOUT ENOUGH POWER TO SAFELY EXIT THE ROADWAY. ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE THIS TRUCK, AS DO THREE OF MY ACQUAINTANCES. THREE OUT OF FOUR OF US HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. A SEARCH OF FORD WARRANTY REPAIR RECORDS WILL CONFIRM THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SEVERAL ACQUAINTANCES HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE, IN SPITE OF FORD HAVING DONE THE REPAIRS. THE INCIDENT BELOW INVOLVES A FRIEND, NOT MY OWN EXPERIENCE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED WITH A RECALL OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189735May 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
WHILE ON A BACK ROAD, AT NIGHT AFTER A CAMPING TRIP WITH MY KIDS, TRUCK STUMBLED/STUTTERED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO STOP TRUCK AND THEN RESTART IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. MADE IT HOME. NEXT DAY TRUCK WOULD TRY TO CRANK BUT WOULDN'T FIRE UP. CALLED A DIESEL MECHANIC WHO CAME OVER, PULLED CPS, WENT TO LOCAL INTERNATIONAL AND BOUGHT A NEW CPS. CHANGED OUT MINE AND TRUCK STARTED UP JUST FINE. THREW OUT THE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189805May 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD F-250 W/ 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE. THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (CPS) FAILED. WHEN IT FAILS, THE ENGINE STALLS. THIS MEANS THAT A NEARLY 7400 POUND VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAS NO POWER, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING & BRAKES. THE REPORTED INCIDENT DATE IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST FAILURE (HAPPENED AT A STOP LIGHT). THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED ABOUT 1 YEAR LATER (WHILE DRIVING). WHEN PURCHASING A REPLACEMENT CPS, THE PARTS GUY SAID THEY SELL A LOT OF THESE (AS IN THEY FAIL OFTEN). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189549May 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
ENGINE DIED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. SINCE LOSS OF POWER, ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. HAD TO SLOWLY PULL VEHICLE OVER SHOULDER OF ROAD. IT RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4-5 TIMES, BEFORE IT FINALLY WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS TO KEEP A SPARE IN THE TRUCK AS THIS WILL HAPPEN MANY TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOOSING POWER AND ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. FORD CHARGES BETWEEN $150 AND $190 FOR THIS PART, WHICH THE COMPANY KNOWS IS A PROBLEM, THEREBY MAKING A LARGE PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189584May 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 POWER STROKE DIESEL TRUCK. THE DIESEL ENGINE JUST SHUTDOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD IN MEMPHIS TN. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I MUSCLED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES TO GET MY TRUCK OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE AND NOT TRAVELING AT 65 MPH OR THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. I AM TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE CPS ALTHOUGH I JUST FOUND THAT OUT TODAY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY AT STOP LIGHTS AND SPUTTERING ON THE INTERSTATE SO I HAD A HARD TIME DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189602May 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
FORD F-250 PICKUP WITH 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR (SYNCHRONIZER). ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MAKING HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC. REPLACED SENSOR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SENSOR IS THE SAME DESIGN TO ANOTHER FAILURE IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189469May 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CPS FAILED IN MY 1999 F250. THIS IS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189494May 2, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY
2005 FORD F250 4X4 CREW CAB SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING POTHOLE AT BETWEEN 45-50 MPH UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN. LOOKING INTO THIS, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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