Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10174935December 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2002 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK ON INTERSTATE 25 IN DENVER. PROCEEDING AT 70 MPH IN MIDDLE LANE IN HEAVY FAST TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. NO POWER, NO ELECTRICAL, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HAD IT TOWED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAM SENSOR HAS JUST QUIT WITHIN 1.5 YEARS AT $500 COST TO REPLACE EACH TIME. BUT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I BELIEVE THIS JUSTIFIES A RECALL TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BEING SERIOUSLY HURT. CAM SENSOR!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175402December 1, 2006
TIRES
THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER'S DODGE RAM WAS TOWING (2000 FORD 250) HAD A BLOWOUT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER OF THE RAM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RAM AND TOW VEHICLE ENTERED THE NORTHSIDE DITCH AND THE TOW VEHICLE OVERTURNED. *TS *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175391December 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1988 FORD F-250'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THAT'S WHEN THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174748November 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING ON FREEWAY. NEEDED TOWING. MISSED WORK. FORD 7.3 DIESEL "CPS" SENSOR FAILURE. THESE PARTS DON'T LAST AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO STOP RUNNING. NEEDED $200.00 PART TO FIX. SECOND TIME. HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174494November 27, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH. VEHICLE MUST BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL, THEN RIDES SMOOTHLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR DURING A ROAD TEST OF 22 MILES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATES THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED IN 35000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO TEST DRIVE IN A SPECIFIC AREA WERE THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE FOR INTERSTATE DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174105November 22, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
1. 2004 F250 6.0 DIESEL EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS IN AUG 2004. ENGINE BACKFIRED ON INTERSTATE AND SINCE TIME HAS BEEN WORKED ON MULTIPLE TIMES BY SELLING DEALERSHIP AND FORD ENGINEERS. 2. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE IN 2004 CAUSED IT TO LOOSE POWER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES SINCE THEN WITH A POWER LOSS COMPLAINT THAT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK CAN AND FREQUENTLY DOES STALL. LAST MONTH IT STALLED TWICE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS. 3. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED MULTIPLE REMEDIES BUT HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE NOV 6TH 2006. THEY CALLED YESTERDAY TO TELL ME IT WAS FIXED. TODAY IS NOV 22, IT IS STILL THERE. IT TEST DROVE IT TODAY AND IT STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. I LEFT IT WITH THEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173834November 20, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE REQUIRING REPEAT REPAIRS FOR SAME PROBLEM, 3 INJECTORS REPLACED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING, EGR VALVE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173862November 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CAMSHAFT POSITIONS SENSOR FAILURE NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT AS TRUCK QUIT RUNNING HALFWAY THROUGH INTERSECTION. FORD CPS FAILURES ARE OFTEN AND FAIL FOR NO REASON AND WITH NO WARNING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173698November 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I OWN A 1999 FORD F250 7.3 TURBO DIESEL. I HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR GO OUT ON THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK JUST STOPS RUNNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT START UP AGAIN. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH THIS ENGINE. I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING BETTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173548November 15, 2006
SUSPENSION, STEERING
FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SHUTTERING START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE MUST BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173468November 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
I HAVE A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 7.3 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING OVER A MOUNTAIN PASS ON 11-4-06 THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY/ WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED AND THE TIRE AND WHEEL WERE FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LARGE DEALER WHERE BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. THESE HUB ASSEMBLES ARE A SEALED UNIT WITH NO WAY OF SERVICING THEM. THIS REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE( 450.00) PER SIDE FOR PARTS + LABOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD HASN'T RECALLED THE PROBLEM,AS THEY ALONE HAVE REPLACED CLOSE TO 65 UNITS AND THIS IS JUST ONE DEALER. NEEDLESS TO SAY FORD WOULDN'T STAND BEHIND THE REPAIR AND I HAD TO PAY IT MYSELF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD MOST CERTAINTY CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE 4 FRIENDS AND MY BROTHER WHO ALL HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND ONE,MY BROTHER, HAD DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND AM PERPLEXED WHY FORD DOESN'T ADDRESS THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173494November 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TRUCK WAS RUNNING SLUGGISH. ON NIGHT OF OCCURRENCE, TRUCK STALLED IN HIGHWAY, RESTARTED, STALLED FOR GOOD. WAITED 2 HOURS FOR TOW TRUCK ON BUSY HIGHWAY. HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FOR $430.00. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173238November 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
MY CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY 2000 F250 IT SHUT OFF MY MOTOR WHEN I WAS GOING 70 MPH AND I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING. IT WAS FIXED EASY WITH A NEW CPS BUT THIS SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173110November 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. TRUCK RUNNING CORRECTLY. 2.ENGINE STOPPED, PULLED OFF ROAD, TOW REQUIRED TO FORD, ROCKLAND MAINE . 3. CPS REPLACED, ENGINE RUNNING FINE. NHTSA ACTION #: PE06011 SYNCHRONIZER OR CMP SENSOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173142November 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I SHUT OFF MY TRUCK AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS STAY ON, THEN I TURNED THE KEY ON AND OFF AGAIN AND THEY WENT OFF A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING BUT THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK SINCE I AM AN AUTO TECHNICIAN I LOOKED INTO IT AT A FORD DEALER AND FOUND THAT FORD HAS HAD THIS MANY TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE SAFETY BOARD AND I AM NOT SURE WHERE IT WENT FROM THERE ALL I KNOW IS THAT IF I LOSS MY WIPERS ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAIN IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE. I KNOW IN CANADA THEY MADE THEM CALL THEM BACK AND FIX THE LEAKS THAT CAUSED THE WIPER FAILURE/GEM MODULE FAILURE TO FIX IT AT FORD WOULD BE 600.00 DOLLARS WHICH REQUIRES REPLACING THE GEM MODULE AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE THE FUSE PANEL ALSO AND TO FIX THE LEAK THERE WAS A BULLETIN TO SILICONE THE SEAMS WHICH IS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173000November 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE DIED SUDDENLY AND FAILED TO RESTART. CPS WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE RAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172920November 8, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES
1999 FORD F-250 SD (SUPER DUTY DIESEL) PICKUP TRUCK. ON 11/07/06, THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PAVED HIGHWAY IN MISSOURI. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, THE STEERING FAILED, THE TRUCK CONTINUED STRAIGHT (OFF-COURSE), BUT DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GENTLY BRING VEHICLE TO A ROLLING STOP. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR HARSH DRIVING INVOLVED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HARDENED ("NEVER SUPPOSED TO BREAK") STEEL BOLT THAT CONNECTS THE LONG TIE ROD TO THE PITMAN ARM WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN IN TWO. THE FAILURE OF THIS BOLT CAUSED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON ITS STRAIGHT COURSE, UNTIL BEING BROUGHT TO A HALT BY THE DRIVER. INSPECTING MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED BY THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172840November 7, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER COMING TO A STOP UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED; THE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BUILD OF THE VEHICLE WAS NORMAL, AND THEREFORE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE CONTACT FOUND COMPLAINTS ONLINE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE HAD. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172764November 6, 2006
TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JOLT BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND THEN THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS BODY DAMAGE REPAIRED. LATER, WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY UP AND DOWN THEN LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND WHEEL WELL DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP; THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THE INCIDENT IN SEPTEMBER. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE BLOWOUTS WERE A RESULT OF IMPACT DAMAGE. UPDATED 07/17/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173292November 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1997 F-250 CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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