Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10172640November 5, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY 2001 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL HAS STEERING PROBLEMS. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE NUMBER ONE SELLING TRUCK IN THE NATION FOR WHO KNOWS HOW MANY YEARS, WOULD SELL A TRUCK TO THE PUBLIC THAT HAS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. WHEN I AM TRYING TO PARK I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I KNOW THAT IT IS DUE TO RECEIVING ALL THE POWER TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT WITH ALL THE TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE TODAY WHY WOULD FORD HAVE A PROBLEM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HAVE POWER BRAKING AND POWER STEERING AT THE SAME TIME. MY 77 HIGH BOY HAD BETTER STEERING WITH 35 INCH TIRES THAN MY 2001 HAS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172401November 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN 1ST GEAR AT TIMES AND WOULD NOT UPSHIFT UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASE. THIS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT GRADUALLY WORSENED. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172122October 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILS WHEN DRIVING CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172023October 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I OWN A 2000 F250 DIESEL TRUCK. ON OCTOBER 26, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MIDNIGHT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A DEAD STOP, CROSSING OVER THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING NO FASTER THEN 10 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK CUT OFF HALFWAY ACROSS THE ROADWAY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I THEN COASTED ACROSS THE ROAD WHILE CARS PROCEEDED TO GO AROUND ME. SO AS TO DEFINE WHAT I MEAN BY CUT OFF, AND NO PRIOR WARNING, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: CUT OFF '' ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY. I HAD LOSS CONTROL OF THE STEERING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT REQUIRED THE FULL USE OF BOTH ARMS TO BE ABLE TO EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS AS IF I HAD TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE POSITION JUST PRIOR TO THE KEY REMOVAL POSITION. NO PRIOR WARNING '' THE TRUCK HAD NOT SHOWN ANY HESITATION OR INCLINATION TO STOP RUNNING JUST PRIOR TO IT CUTTING OFF, NOR ANY HESITATION OR INCLINATION TO STOP RUNNING FROM THE TIME I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW TO THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. MY CONCERNS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MIDNIGHT WHEN THE ROAD HAD VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC ON IT. HAD IT HAPPENED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS WHEN THE ROAD IS HEAVILY TRAVELED. IT WOULD BE MORE LIKELY THEN NOT THAT EITHER I, OR OTHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF TRYING TO AVOID ME. AN EVEN WORSE IF I HAD MY TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK, THE REASON I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, THERE WOULD BE NO DOUBT THAT AN ACCIDENT WOULD OF ACCRUED. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER. WHERE THEY REPLACED A FAULTY CAM POSITION SENSOR THE NEXT DAY. PART # F7TZ-12K073-A. I SPENT SEVERAL HOUR READING UP ON THE CPS TODAY. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON AS SHOWN ON AUTOMOTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS) REPORTS, AND ELSEWHERE. ALTHOUGH OFTEN THERE ARE WARNING SIGNS ( SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE UNDER LOAD, STALLING AT IDLE ) OF A FAULTY SENSOR QUITE OFTEN THEY CAN FAIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. IT WAS FORTUITOUS THAT THE CPS FAILURE ON MY TRUCK HAPPENED WHEN IT DID. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171913October 26, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
RE: 2002 F250 5.4L S/D S/C THE SAME SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE DUE TO NORMAL BRAKE USAGE AS WARNED ONLINE AND IN FORD'S RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THE RECALL, I DISCOVERED THE INFORMATION ONLINE. WHY IS FORD ONLY PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THIS PROBLEM? WHY ARE THEY NOT FIXING THE SWITCH OR THE MASTER CYLINDER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? COST, I'M SURE. SAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171775October 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE ON 4X4 F-250 SD DEFECTS LOCKS UP WHEELS TRAVELING HWY. (4 WHEEL DRIVE NOT ENGAGED). VEHICLE SKIDS HARD LEFT CAUSING ROLLOVER. STATE HWY PATROL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES EQUIPMENT FAILURE TO BE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. VEHICLE REMAINS UNREPAIRED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DOCUMENTATION. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171795October 25, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A DOWNHILL CURVE, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THEN, WHILE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TREAD HIT THE SIDE MIRROR AND FENDER. A SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON. THEN, 175 MILES LATER THERE WAS A NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS PULLED OVER. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171723October 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAM SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND FEELS AS THOUGH THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. UPDATED 07/17/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171052October 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TRUCK (2002 FORD F-250 POWERSTROKE) ENGINE RANDOMLY QUITS DURING BRAKING OR LOW/NO ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. BRAKING AND LOW ACCELERATION OCCUR IN INTERSECTIONS FREQUENTLY I HAVE DISCOVERED. TRUCK WILL RESTART AND PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT RETURN IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE EVENT AND THE CODES SET BY THE PCM WERE "UNRELATED". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I READ ON THE INTERNET (WWW.DIESELSTOP.COM) THAT THIS SYMPTOM WAS FREQUENTLY CAUSED BY A BAD CPS SENSOR. I WENT TO AN INTERNATIONAL ENGINE (MAKER OF THE FORD POWERSTROKE) DEALER AND BOUGHT A NEW CPS WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE THE OLD PART FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS. IF PULLING MY TRAILER, LOSS OF ASSISTED BRAKES AND STEERING COULD QUICKLY BECOME CATASTROPHIC. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170759October 13, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 00T005000 WHICH PERTAINS TO THE TIRE TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS FIRESTONE. TIRE LINE: STEEL BELTED TIRE. SIZE: P265/75R16.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170798October 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1996 F-250 CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE ON VACATION, AND AFTER NOT BEING USED FOR 4 DAYS. FIRE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THE FIRES CAUSE AND ORIGIN TO BE THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH WHICH I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE REPAIRED. NOTICE WAS REC'D IN LATE AUGUST 2006, APPOINTMENT MADE FOR OCTOBER 11 2006 AND TRUCK BURNED OCTOBER 8 2006. FORD QUALITY CONTROL STATES THEY CAN DO THE INVESTIGATION THRU PICTURES E- MAILED TO CORP. HEADQUARTERS, THEN STATES AFTER SEEING THE PICTURES THAT THE TRUCK IS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO DETERMINE FIRE CAUSE AND DENIES THE CLAIM. PLEASE HELP ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170639October 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TOO HAVE A 2001 F-250 WITH THE TRITON V-10 THAT HAD A PLUG BLOW FROM THE CYLINDER. IT DESTROYED THE CYLINDER THREADS AS WELL AS THE SOLENOID. FORD IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE AVAILABLE A REPAIR KIT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170607October 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF CYCLINDER HEAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171198October 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 1995 F250 UNDER HOOD FIRE DEFECT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS 2 OTHER FORD VEHICLES A 1994 FORD F250 AND 1994 FORD F350 THAT DID HAVE UNDER HOOD FIRES, BUT NOT THE 1995 F250 WHICH A RECALL LETTER WAS SENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170444October 10, 2006
SUSPENSION
SEVERE RAPID VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING SMALL CHANGES IN SURFACE PLANE - ACKNOWLEDGE SPEED 70-80 - POSSIBLE UNBALANCED SUSPENSION FOR ELEVATION OF CHASSIS? VERY DANGEROUS, VERY REAL PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171178October 4, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. *TS THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY AWAY AND UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL (05S28) REPAIR MADE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE RECALL WORK CAN STILL BE DONE A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF FROM NOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169849October 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
OWN A 1999 F-250 SUPERDUTY, CREWCAB,V-10. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW (LEFT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD). THEY STATED THAT A BOLT BROKE OFF AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST WOULD BE $1500.00, THEY STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD MUST BE WARPED? WHAT WOULD CAUSE A MANIFOLD TOO WARP? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169871October 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST MANIFOLD INNER FENDER WELL CRACKED DUE TO SALT AND WEATHER AND THE BOLTS FRACTURED OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169876October 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO MY TRUCK. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A LONG TRIP WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS HAULING A LOAD. I TRIED TO CONTACT A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE ME AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AND SOME CALLS I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ONE TO LOOK AT MY TRUCK. AFTER I GAVE MY APPROVAL TO REPAIR THE ENGINE THE RESULT WAS $13.23 IN PARTS AND $779.12 IN LABOR. APPARENTLY A WIRE HARNESS THAT RUNS UNDER THE VALVE COVERS SIMPLY CAME UN PLUGGED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS ONLY HAPPENS TO MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND A STAND OFF BRACKET NEEDED TO BE PUT IN PLACE. I ASKED WHY THIS WASN'T A RECALL ITEM AND THE LADY AT THE COUNTER SAID I SHOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169766October 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
PURCHASED 2005 F250 6.0 DIESEL NEW SEPT. 2004. ON JULY 29,2006, (16,000 MILES), TRUCK BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ON HILLS IN TOW MODE (5,500 LBS. TRLR.). THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES,THE ACCELERATOR IS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AS IF THERE IS SLIPPING IN THE DRIVELINE. TOOK IT TO THE FIRST OF 2 DEALERSHIPS WHO REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. FIRST REPLACED THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN. THEN THE A THERMOSTAT. THEN THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AGAIN (FIRST REPLACEMENT MUST HAVE BEEN BAD). THEN THEY SWITCHED COMPUTERS WITH AN EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK AND DROVE IT. NO CHANGE, SO THEY SWITCHED THEM BACK. THEN THEY TOOK THE EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK AND ATTACHED MY TRAILER FOR A TEST DRIVE. IT DROVE GREAT, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. THEN THEY PUT THE TRAILER BACK ON MY TRUCK AND DROVE IT AGAIN. THE PROBLEMS WERE STILL THERE. THAT IS WHEN THEY THREW UP THEIR HANDS AND SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT THE TRUCK WAS DEFINITELY NOT PERFORMING NORMALLY. NEXT I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN A NEARBY TOWN. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS WITH NO RESULTS TO DATE. THEY HAVE INSTALLED DATA RECORDERS TWICE AND REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL COOLER. IT DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. TRUCK IS AT DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. OCT. 2. THE LOSS OF POWER SYMPTOMS HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 50 TIMES SINCE IT BEGAN AT THE 16000 MILE POINT, ON JULY 29. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR 14 TIMES. ON 2 OCCASIONS ON THE INTERSTATE, I BARELY AVOIDED A CATASTROPHIC COLLISION WITH 18-WHEELERS BECAUSE MY TRUCK LOST POWER GOING UP A HILL AND THE SEMI DIRECTLY BEHIND ME KEPT HIS POWER ON SINCE I DID NOT SHOW ANY BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN I SLOWED, HE ALMOST TOOK THE CORNER OFF MY TRAILER. IT IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH ON THE HIGHWAYS WITHOUT HAVING TO DEAL WITH A TRUCK THAT ISN'T SAFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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