Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10185740March 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CPS FAILURES AND EACH TIME THE TRUCK DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING LOSING POWER STEERING BRAKES ETC. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A NEW PART SHOULD BE DEISGNED. THE PART NUMBER IS F7TZ-12K073-A. I HAVE REPLACED THIS SENSOR MUTLIPLE TIMES AND EVERY TIME IT IS REPLACED THE ENGINE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185745March 21, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F250 LD. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL COMING FROM THE FILLER CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A BAD FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. THE MECHANIC STATED THIS WAS CAUSED BY GASOLINE BEING FORCED INTO THE FUEL INJECTORS, WHICH CAUSED GASOLINE TO ENTER THE EVACUATION CANISTER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF RECALL #FSA93S68. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 125000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185531March 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A POP AND LOST ENGINE POWER. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK AND OBSERVED A SPARKPLUG LYING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE WIREHARNESS FOR IT WAS TORN LOOSE. IT WAS CLEAR THAT A SPARKPLUG HAD ROTATED LOOSE CAUSING IT TO COME OUT OF ENGINE WHICH CAUSED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SPARKPLUG WHICH ROTATED LOOSE, TORE OUT THE LAST 3 THREADS OF THE SPARKPLUG HOLE IN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND DESTROYED THE SPARKPLUG WIRE HARNESS. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A FLAT BED TRUCK. THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REMOVED AND A HELICOIL PUT IN TO REPLACED THE TORN OUT THREAD FOR THE FAILED SPARKPLUG HOLE. ALL SPARKPLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. A NEW SPARKPLUG WIREHARNESS WAS INSTALLED. I OBSERVED THAT THE CERAMIC PORTION OF THE SPARKPLUG ROTATED INDEPENDANTLY OF THE TREADED PART OF THE SPARKPLUG BODY WHICH WOULD ALLOW ROTATION OF THE SPARKPLUG BODY INDEPENDANT OF THE CERAMIC PORTION. I DO NOT HAVE THE SPARKPLUG THAT ROTATED LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185434March 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 17 MONTH OLD SON, MY TRUCK JUST QUIT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, ETC. WOULD NOT CRANK IMMEDIATELY, TOOK ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED AGAIN, MEANWHILE I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND CREATING A LIFE HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THE TRUCK WOULD RUN FOR ABOUT 1 MILE AND DIE AGAIN, WITH NO WARNING AND IN TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM WAS A CAM SENSOR PART CSS1603. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185263March 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I HAVE A 2000 F 250 DIESEL PICKUP. THE ENGINE HAS STALLS AND THUS YOU LOOSE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE GOING A LOWW SPEED 2X RECENTLY.ALSO WHILE STOPPED . I HAD THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD. IT IS NOW OCCURING MORE OFTEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185337March 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE SPARK PLUGS FELL OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,238. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SPARK PLUGS BEING LOOSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185200March 15, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 F250 WITH THE 6.0L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM IN THE MORNINGS AFTER IT HAS NOT RUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT SMOKES, RUNS ROUGH, AND HAS SEVERE HESITATION. FORB HAS A TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE SMOKING AND ROUGH RUNNING IS MERELY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE HESITATION IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WILL OPERATE AT IDLE SPEEDS BUT ONCE THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION CAN LAST AS LONG AS SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF NEAR ACCIDENTS UPON LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. ONCE IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS NEARLY EVERY MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, AND HAS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF NEAR CRASHES. THE TSB STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MAINLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLES HAVE 15000 MILES. I FIRST REPORTED MY PROBLEM TO FORD AT 17,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT THE DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE QUESTIONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER, DEAN, AT RIO VALLEY FORD HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ON MY TRUCK ALSO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185056March 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-250HD. THE OIL PAN RUSTED AND CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE DAILY AND NOTICED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE OIL GAUGE INDICATOR WAS LOW. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63989. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE OIL PAN DETERIORATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. PER THE CONTACT, IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR AN OIL PAN TO RUST AND IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *AK UPDATED 06/15/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185054March 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ON MARCH 2ND,2007 MY F250 DIESEL PICKUP, THAT WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT MELTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND BURNT UP THE AREA SURROUNDING IT. MY 11 YEAR OLD SON NOTICED THE BLAZE AND SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND POPPED THE HOOD AND TRIED TO SHOVEL SNOW TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I QUICKLY OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH THE SURROUNDING SNOW. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT A RECALL THAT THEY HAVE ON THE GASOLINE PICKUPS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I TALKED TO A LOCAL FORD MECHANIC THAT SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. HE THEN GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SENT ME A LETTER THAT STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I AM NOT SURE WHAT MY NEXT STEP SHOULD BE, BUT I AM OUT A TRUCK AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANY ONE GETTING HURT BECAUSE OF AN OVERSIGHT BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184811March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I OWN A 2002 FORD F250 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL. ON 10-20-06 THE CPS FAILED IN A RAINSTORM. MY WIFE (7 MONTHS PREGNANT) WAS DRIVING AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALL ELECTRONICS DIED AS DID THE MOTOR. THIS RENDERED THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES USELESS. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY IF NOT TO MY WIFE BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. THE TRUCK STRANDED MY WIFE ON THE SIDE OF A COUNTRY ROAD FOR 2 HRS. WAITING FOR A TOW SERVICE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE CPS REPLACED BEFORE THE TRUCK WOULD RESTART. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184826March 12, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT'S ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TOO HIGH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HEIGHT WAS STANDARD. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ALSO STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HEIGHT WAS STANDARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2500. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184884March 12, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE 1995 FORD F 250 WITH 98000 FAILURE MILEAGE)CAUGHT ON FIRE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENTIRE FRONT END, BACK TO THE BED CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS RECALL 05V38800) ON THE 1995 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184623March 9, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2001 FORD 250 DIESE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKING AND STAYING LOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE LOCKED IN SEAT AND WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT UNLOCKED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY 2007, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT BELT LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184656March 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 FORD F250 WITH 100,000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH AND IT STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ALUMINUM HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN THE SPARK PLUG FAILED. UPDATE 4/25/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184414March 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 FORD F250 WITH N8700 FAILURE MILES AT 30 MPH ON A MODERATELY SNOWY DAY BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FELL OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT REPEAT ITSELF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184300March 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F 250. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. ALSO, THE ENGINE AND THE 3RD CYLINDER FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184182March 4, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ON MARCH 3RD 2007, I WAS SHOPPING AT A WAL-MART SUPER CENTER IN DOUGLASVILLE, GA. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE (A BRAND NEW 2007 FORD F-250) I DISCOVERED THAT WHILE I HAD BEEN SHOPPING MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO. ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS STOLEN FROM MY VEHICLE OVER $1000.00 TO $2000.00 OR MORE, WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS CAUSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE POLICE AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED I FILLED OUT A POLICE REPORT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO EXPRESS MY EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR WHAT I CONSIDER AN EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT (THE DOOR-HANDLE/LOCK PLATE) THAT, I AM NOW HAVING TO PAY FOR. ALL IT TOOK FOR A THIEF TO BREAK INTO MY FORD F-250 WAS, WHAT THE POLICE OFFICER DETERMINED, A FLAT-HEAD SCREWDRIVER. IT IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING TO THINK THAT ALL A PERSON HAS TO DO IS JAM A SCREWDRIVER UNDER THE PLATE, FOR THE DOOR-HANDLE/LOCK PLATE, PRY DOWN AND THE DOOR POPS OPEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS MECHANICAL DEFECT TO THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. AS IT STANDS IT IS EASIER TO BREAK INTO A FORD VEHICLE WITH ONE OF THESE SUBSTANDARD DOOR-HANDLE/LOCK PLATES THAN IT TAKES A LOCKSMITH TO OPEN THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183972March 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
(1)EVENT WAS INSTANT WITHOUT WARNING. ROADS WERE ICE AND SNOW COVERED. (2) POPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE AND SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER CAUSING MINOR LOSS IN CONTROL. SPEED WAS APPROX 35 MPH. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WITH CONSTANT POPPING NOISE AFTER STOPPED. UPON PULLING OVER AND INSPECTING ENGINE I FOUND A BLOWN SPARK PLUG AND DAMAGE IGNITION COIL. (3) INITIAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT SPARK PLUG AND IGNITION COIL BASED ON SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE IN CYLINDER HEAD THREADS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN STANDARDS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184079March 2, 2007
STEERING
VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN HITTING A ROUGH PLACE IN HIGHWAY. SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF STEERING UNTIL A PANIC BRAKING BRINGS VEHICLE TO UNDER 30 MPH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183787February 28, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END WOBBLES SHAKES AND SLIDES ESPECIALLY IN A ROUGH CURVE AND DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NAME IS BORDELON FORD IN OPELOUSAS, LA. AND ADVISED COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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