Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10156855May 5, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
BROKEN STEERING BOX ON A 2005 FORD F-250 HAS 28,500 MILES, DENIED WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156876May 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
FAILURE OF CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS EARLY AM AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ALLOWING ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO ADVANCE WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOWED TO DEALER, CPS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156668May 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK WITH AV10 ENGINE. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE TRUCK THE CRANKSHAFT AND TWO RODS BROKE. I USE THIS TRUCK WITH A CAMPER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CAMPER ON, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED. I CANNOT EVEN GET ANYONE TO TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I TALKED TO FORD IN DETROIT AND TO A DEALER WHO SERVICES THE CAR. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 75000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CASE I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO V10 ENGINES. I THINK THE QUESTION OF WHY THIS HAPPENED IS REASONABLE AND YET I CANNOT GET AN ANSWER. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156607May 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
WITHIN A TOTAL OF 11 MONTHS THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS HAD TO CHANGE OUT THE FUEL PUMP TO OUR FORD F250. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156521May 1, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE FUSE BOX CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V388000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155937April 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BACK UP LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND A BURNING SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155924April 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A FORD 2002 F-250 SUPER DUTY THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT F THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS CAUSED A VERY SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLOW VERY QUICKLY MUCH LIKE APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT NOT USING THEM. THIS CAUSED A VERY NEAR ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND THE SLOWING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MIN OF RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE ACCIDENT I REALIZED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HUGE !!!! TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS REPORTS OF SPARK PLUGS BLOWING AND EITHER PEOPLE BEING STRANDED TO NEAR COLLISIONS. ALSO I AM A FIREFIGHTERS PARAMEDIC AND MY NOSE IS NO HYDROCARBON METER BUT THE LEVELS OF GASOLINE VAPORS THAT ACCUMULATE IN A VERY SHORT TIME. MY QUESTION TO THAT IS HOW MUCH VAPOR COLLECTS IN THE CAB COMPARTMENT AND CAN IT CAUSE A COMPARTMENT FIRE BEFORE THE DRIVER CAN SAFELY GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE AREA TO EXIT THE VEHICLE? I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OF MY RESEARCH I DO NOT BELIEVE ANY LETTERS OR CALLING FORD MOTOR AS JUST A VEHICLE OWNER CAN MAKE FORD MOTOR COMPANY MORE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155767April 20, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
MY 99 F250 SD DIESEL WITH A 7.3 ENGINE EATS CAM SHAFT SENSORS, I AM ON MY 5TH ONE NOW, EVERYTIME I COMPLAIN TO FORD ABOUT IT THEY SAY IT IS JUST MY TRUCKS "THING" THIS "THING" AS THEY LIKE TO CALL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS THE TRUCK JUST STOPS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE, HOW FAST ANYTHING AND IT CAN NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE SENSOR FAILS COMPLETELY AS I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED (FOR $100.00) AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT STARTS SHOWING SYMPTOMS AND NO CODES EVER SHOW UP I CALLED FORD CANADA AND COMPLAINED LAST YEAR WHEN THE 5TH ONE WAS PUT IN AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK HAS A KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT STICKER ON THE WINDSHIELD I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON DENOMINATOR OR NOT BUT IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER (WHICH IS WHY WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK) THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE HORRIFIC AS IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN IT STOP WITHOUT WARNING LET ALONE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A FULLY LOADED HORSE TRAILER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155655April 19, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE CURRENTLY NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE, BY A FRIEND, OF THE RECENT FORD RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE CRUISE CONTROL PART NUMBER MATCHED THAT OF NHTSA RECALL, #05V388000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155669April 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE CRANKCAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155626April 18, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I HAD RAISED MY HOOD TO CHECK THE OIL, AND THERE WAS SMOKE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF SWITCH LOCATED AT THE END OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND BURN UNTIL I UNPLUGGED IT. IT WAS NEARLY ON FIRE. THE BODY OF THE SWITCH IS MELTED AND BURNED. WHEN I WENT TO FORD DEALER ON 4/17/06 FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, THE PARTS MANAGER THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE PART OF THE RECALL THAT IS IN FORCE FOR THE F-150. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED, AND IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE F-250. THIS IS DISTURBING TO ME, BECAUSE THE SWITCH IS THAT SAME FOR EITHER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155625April 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I HAD RAISED MY HOOD TO CHECK THE OIL, AND THERE WAS SMOKE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF SWITCH LOCATED AT THE END OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND BURN UNTIL I UNPLUGGED IT. IT WAS NEARLY ON FIRE. THE BODY OF THE SWITCH IS MELTED AND BURNED. WHEN I WENT TO FORD DEALER ON 4/17/06 FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, THE PARTS MANAGER THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE PART OF THE RECALL THAT IS IN FORCE FOR THE F-150. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED, AND IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE F-250. THIS IS DISTURBING TO ME, BECAUSE THE SWITCH IS THAT SAME FOR EITHER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155424April 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
F250 6.0 POWERSTROKE STALLS, MISSES, AND LOSES ALL POWER. FORD DEALER HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. CHANGED EGR VALVE AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SENSORS. NO CHANGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155359April 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
EARLY EVENING FRIDAY, FEB 18, 2005, DRIVING 2000 F250 SD PSD 7.3-LITER DIESEL @ APPROX 50 MPH, TRUCK BUCKED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN ENGINE DIED, LOSING ALL POWER. TRUCK WAS NOSE INTO AN INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS THE AREA WAS SUBURBAN AND PEOPLE DRIVE A BIT LESS AGGRESSIVELY THAN THEY DO IN COLUMBUS, WHERE I LIVE. I CALLED AAA, HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CAM SENSOR ASSEMBLY: ITEM F7TZ*12K073*A SYNCHRONIZER ASY $185.91, LABOR OF $106.32, MISC CHARGES OF $7.44; SUBTOTAL 299.67, PLUS TAX OF $20.97. GRAND TOTAL OUT OF MY POCKET $320.64 FORTUNATELY I HAD AAA DELUXE; OTHERWISE THE TOWING WOULD HAVE COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $40. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155369April 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
PURCHASED NEW 2004 F250 6.0L TURBO DIESEL. SINCE PURCHASE, HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT SURGING, STUMBLING, & STALLING. HAVE RETURNED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIME WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND. SUBSEQUENT RECALL CAME OUT AND WAS PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. INTENT OF RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS STATED PROBLEMS. STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEM AGAIN IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. SHOP VISIT ON 12 APRIL 2006 REVEALED EGR?? PROBLEM, AND WAS REPLACED. PROBLEMS REAPPEARED THE NEXT MORNING. WILL TAKE TO THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER ROUND!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155275April 13, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LEANING ON THE TAILGATE TO RAISE THE CAP DOOR, THE TAILGATE CAME OPEN. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE LUMBER IN THE TRUCK CAME CRASHING OUT ONTO THE CONSUMER'S RIGHT FOOT SPRAINING IT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE TAILGATE MADE RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10155324April 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT VIBRATE HOWEVER THE TRUCKS FRAME AND BODY DOES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 4 OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED AND ALL TIRES WERE BALANCED. THE SECOND TIME THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. ON THE THIRD VISIT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. ON THE FOURTH OCCASION ANOTHER DRIVE SHAFT AND PINION GEAR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ALL OF THE REPAIR ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155121April 12, 2006
TIRES
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE NEAR AUSTIN, TEXAS AT AN NTB STORE. THE NTB STORE PUT THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY 2003 FORD F-250. WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF LEAVING THE NTB STORE, THE TIRE CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO BRING MY TRUCK (PULLING A LARGE GOOSENECK TRAILER) UNDER CONTROL ON I-35. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR MANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING ON I-35, AS VEHICLES HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF MY WAY AS MY TRUCK WAS DRAGGED ACROSS AT LEAST ONE LANE OF TRAVEL, THE SHOULDER AND INTO THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTERWARDS, THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF THE TIRE AND MY WHEEL WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. CLEARLY, THIS TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE IN ITS MANUFACTURER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155021April 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AFTER DEPRESSING AND PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND RAN THE RED LIGHT INCIDENT FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH IN PINHOLE SIZE SPOTS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE CONSUMER STILL HAS THE CORRODED LINE IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155061April 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE HAD TO REMAIN IN THE OFF POSITION FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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