Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10144993December 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F250 7.3 DIESEL TRUCK, MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 1/2 MILE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 1/2 A MILE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED. SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WENT SO FAR AS TO SUGGEST CARRYING A SPARE PART WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES AS WELL AS THE TOOLS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR ON THE ROAD. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE ANY FATALITIES OCCUR AS THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED WITH NO WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145007December 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEAD IN THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUGS INTO THE FUEL RAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144920December 11, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. THE SPARE TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE IS CARRIED UNDER THE BED AND HELD IN PLACE WITH A STEEL CABLE AND WINCH ASSEMBLY, THE CABLE BROKE THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE. THANK GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED ON A LOW TRAFFIC COUNTY ROAD, THIS SPARE TIRE IS HEAVY AND COULD BE A DANGEROUS TRAFFIC HAZARD IF IT WERE TO HIT A CAR TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS IT WAS A RANDOM ISOLATED FAILURE BUT I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER FORD SUPER DUTY OWNER THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144884December 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN SPARK PLUG. TRASHED HEAD. TRUCK IS UNDRIVABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144546December 6, 2005
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH AS I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE HOPPING. ON 5 OCCASIONS I WAS TRAVELING OVER AN OVERPASS WERE THERE IS A SEEM FROM THE 2 DIFFERENT ROADWAY SURFACES. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY FEELING AS IF THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO SLOW AND AT ABOUT 55 MPH THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE SAME VIBRATION IS FELT BUT AT A MUCH LESS MAGNITUDE AND SEVERITY. THIS LOSS OF CONTROL AS WELL AS THE SLOWING IN LANES OF TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSE OF CRASH. DEALER, BORMAN AUTOPLEX LAS CRUCES,NM, HAD NO ANSWER AS THE VIOLENT SHAKING WAS NOT DUPLICATED NEAR OUR CITY. ( ALL OCCURRENCES HAPPENED ON TRIPS). DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT PUTTING SANDBAGS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK HELPED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF THE TIRES WERE KEPT AT THE 75 PSI THAT IT WOULD STOP. NOTHING HAS HELPED AND IT IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144562December 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DAD: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 93V125000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM: TANK ASSEMBLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT II IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER 500.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE RECALL. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144563December 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF REPAIRS THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144206December 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE STUCK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALER. DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED. THE AIR MASS SENSOR WAS CLEANED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DRIVING CORRECTLY. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144232December 2, 2005
STEERING
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP. THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH A 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO BE CHECKED. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS CAUSING THE STEERING PROBLEM, BUT DID AGREE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP THEN PROVIDED ME WITH A COPY OF A SERVICE MESSAGE FROM THE OASIS PROGRAM FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT STATES "INCREASED STEERING EFFORT AT LOW SPEED OR WHILE STOPPED IS A NORMAL CONDITION WITH HYDROBOOST OR VACUUM OPERATED BRAKES. THEREFORE NO SERVICE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN." THE PROBLEM ARISES WHEN YOU TRY TO BRAKE AND STEER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. BRAKING AND STEERING AT THE SAME TIME DOES NOT WORK! THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE TO APPLIED VERY MUCH TO COMPLETELY PREVENT TURNING. IS THIS A PROBLEM FOUND ON OTHER VEHICLES? AND IS ANYTHING BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143993November 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MY TRUCK IS NOT UNDER RECALL 04S15 FOR BATTERY GROUND STRAP. ON 11-22-2005 IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED BECAUSE OF A LOOSE STRAP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144057November 30, 2005
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
I WAS DRIVING EAST ON BURKE HILL RD AT APPROX. 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WENT ON MY PICK UP TRUCK, THEN I HIT A PINE TREE AND BROKE THE RADIATOR, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL WAS FOLDED BACK TO THE DRIVERS DOOR AND I SAW A PIECE OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE HANGING DOWN AND COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE SPECTAR ARM BROKE BY THE FRONT TIRE(DRIVERS SIDE), AND WHEN THE GARAGE PICKED THE TRUCK UP IN THE AIR THEY FOUND OUT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS BROKE NEARLY IN HALF. THEY FELT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BROKEN SPECTAR ARM. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143777November 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143710November 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE SPARK PLUG BLOWOUTS ON MY FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAS A 5.4 LITER ENGINE. IT IS A 2000 MODEL. THE SPARK PLUG CAN NO LONGER BE REINSERTED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EJECTION. A HEAD REPLACEMENT WAS THE ONLY REMEDY OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT A RATHER SIGNIFICANT COST TO ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143633November 25, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ABOUT 1700 HRS ON 21 NOV 05, MY 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY WAS BROKEN INTO AND I HAD OVER $2500 DOLLARS WORTH OF THINGS STOLEN IN 3 ITEMS. I HAD A CELL PHONE, OVER 226 CD'S, AND MY KIDS PORTABLE DVD PLAYER WITH 2 7" SCREENS STOLEN. ALL THEY DID WAS POPPED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR KEY CYLINDER, CRACKED MY HANDLE, AND DENTED MY DOOR AND WALKED AWAY WITH THE STUFF. THE INSURANCE IS GOING TO REPLACE MY KEY CYLINDER, HANDLE AND FIX THE DENT AFTER I PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME $250 FOR THE LOSS OF THE CD'S AND THAT IS ABOUT ALL I AM GETTING. MY RENTER'S INSURANCE IS NOT GOING TO COVER THE LOSS OF THE DVD PLAYER, DVD THAT WAS INSIDE, OR THE CELL PHONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143525November 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 FORD F-250 TRITON 5.4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. 66,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143582November 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES RUBBED TOGETHER, CAUSING A HOLE TO RUB THROUGH THE METAL BRAKE LINES. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143470November 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE MANIFESTS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143405November 21, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL UNFASTEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143238November 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY PICKUP WITH THE 5.4L MOTOR AND WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, #3, BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET AREA. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE A FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND NOW HAVE HAD A SECOND, FOLLOW UP INCIDENT, WITH THE SAME CYLINDER, RESULTING FROM THE ORIGINAL REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS (AMONG OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS) AND NOTICED THAT CALIFORNIA IS NOW PAVING THEY WAY TO SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION. THE DEALER EVEN TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER TRUCKS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY ACTION ON BEHALF OF VEHICLE OWNERS THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE ISSUE AND REFUND MONIES SPENT ON REPAIRS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142894November 16, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE TRUCKS ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY STALL WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS LOW ON FUEL AND THE TRUCK COMES TO A QUICK STOP SUCH AS A RED LIGHT OR AT AN INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK WILL ALSO STALL WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS LOW ON FUEL AND THE TRUCK IS SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING ON A DECLINE. THE STALLED TRUCK MUST BE STOPPED, THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE PUT BACK INTO "PARK," AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH TRAVELS. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE TRUCK HAS STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY IN AN INTERSECTION, NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION FROM VEHICLES FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY BEHIND. THE STALLING DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN THE TRUCKS FUEL TANK LEVEL IS ABOVE A QUARTER TANK AND THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A QUICK STOP, OR SLOWED AND/OR STOPPED WHILE HEADING DOWN A DECLINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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