Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#10097967October 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2004 FORD-F250 KING RANCH DIESEL SERIES: ENGINE REVS UP AT IDLE OVER POWERING THE BRAKES ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO JUMP FORWARD BETWEEN 1-2 FT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY ISSUE AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS OCCURRED 1 DAY AFTER DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE ENGINE COMPUTER CODE. THE ORIGINAL CAUSE TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE POWER LOSS AND MASSIVE ENGINE SHAKING AT IDLE AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099079October 27, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES, TIRES
TRUCK FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING. ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR RIGHT DRIFT TRUCK CROSSED OVER LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING DAMAGE. *BF VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING WHILE CONSUMER DROVE AROUND A CURVE AT 35 MPH. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB LOCKING TAB WAS POSITIONED IN LOCK WHILE THE LEFT FRONT WAS FREE. THE TIRES WERE MARKED ON THE SIDEWAYS AS M & S (MUD AND SNOW) TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED FOR THE LOAD CONDITION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THFOR THE RIGHT DRIFT THE TRUCK CROSSED OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER CROSSING THE TWO LANE ROAD HITTING A FENCE AND ON THE SUBSEQUENT CROSSOVER HIT A BERM AND ROLLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY ENDING UP WITH THE RIGHT SIDE IN A DITCH. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10097702October 26, 2004
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
UPON JACKING THE VEHICLE UP TO CHANGE THE TIRE THE TRUCK FAILED. THE JACK WAS NOT BUILT CORRECTLY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097783October 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 75 MINUTES AND A PASSERBY NOTICED SMOKE AND ALERTED CONSUMER, WHO SAW FLAMES FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BY CONSUMER. DAMAGE LIMITED TO AREA WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BURNED OFF ON MASTER CYLINDER. CONSUMER STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. #13 FUSE FOUND OPERATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097560October 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CLOCK SPRING FAILED . AS A RESULT, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097597October 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN ACCELERATING A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097468October 22, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AT 65 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE . CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT WENT IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER THEN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT , DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THIS COLLISION OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097547October 22, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER'S REAR AND DRIVER'S REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083966October 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRIDGETONE, LT235/85R16, DOT: UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS RESULT THE BUMPER, TAIL PIPE AND FENDER WAS DAMAGED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097122October 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED SIX TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097155October 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
REQUEST NHTSA & FORD ISSUE RECALL TO CORRECT ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS ON FORD 2004 F-250. *BF THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED FRAYED WIRING IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN RE-INSULATED THE WIRING AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *NM SEE ALSO ODI 10099269 & 10099937. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092726October 19, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WILL NOT START RIGHT UP AGAIN. ONE HOUR INTO DRIVING THE PROBLEM STARTED. ENGINE MADE A WHISTLING SOUND. OTHER THEN THAT THERE WERE NO WARNINGS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. *AK POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095884October 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I OWN A 1997 FORD F250 TRUCK. ON THE BELOW LISTED DATE, WHILE DRIVING AT 0430 HRS IN THE MORNING ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY, THE THIRD SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. I LOOKED UP INFORMATION ON INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITHOUT WARNING OR FAULT OF THE DRIVERS/OWNERS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY AND I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANY REPAIR SERVICE YET. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND FORD HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THE DESIGN FAULT. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY DUE TO THE LACK OF ENGINE POWER FROM THIS PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND DONE NOTHING TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION NOT TO MENTION UNWARRANTED COST TO VEHICLE OWNERS THAT COULD POSSIBLY PREVENT THIS IF IT WAS KNOWN. IT IS PERTANANT THAT SOMEONE OR SOME ORGANIZATION WITH STANDING AND POWER DEAL WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON THIS ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097472October 15, 2004
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH NO LOAD TIRE BLEWOUT. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096851October 14, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095740October 13, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS ON 2004 CREWCAB F250 LARIAT 4X4 ARE SQUEAKING,LOOSE,AND VERY NOISY WHEN DRIVING. PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SEVERAL FORD DEALERS IN NJ AREA, ONE OF WHICH EVEN REPLACED THE LATCH ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WITH NO EFFECT. (DEALER EVEN DAMAGED TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX A SEPARATE, BUT RELATED PROBLEM-WINDOW AIR LEAK.) TRUCK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND I HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION FROM ANY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE OWNED THREE NEW FORD TRUCKS AND THIS IS BY FAR THE POOREST QUALITY. REFERENCE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10004948 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 17307, DATED OCT 1, 2003. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096680October 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK EXPLODED. NO INJURIES. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TRANSFER THE FUEL TO THE SECOND TANK AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE VEHICLES ENGINE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. THE CONSUMER SWITCHED TANKS AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. THE GARAGE REMOVED THE GAS TANK. TANK WAS THREE TIMES THE NORMAL SIZE. WHEN TANK EXPLODED IT BENT THE VROSS MEMBER IN FRONT OF THE TANK CAUSING THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO NOW BE BOWED WHERE THE TANK WAS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095575October 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
STARTED ENGINE, HEARD POP SOUND, ENGINE SUDDENLY RAN BAD. MECHANIC SAID SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT (STRIPPED). MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON FORD PROBLEM, A DEFECT, AND EXPENSIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095322October 7, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THIS CONDITION. THE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON A 2000 FORD F250- SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENTS MADE BY GENERAL, MODEL NAME APACHE, INSTALLED AT 46,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16, DOT# ADW81EE1202. TIRE DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095279October 6, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. THE TIRE WAS ON A 2000, FORD, F250-SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 46,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT 265/75R16, AND DOT # ADW81EE1202.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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