Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11557386November 29, 2023
STEERING
The steering will not center itself from a full right turn. You must use both hands spinning the steering wheel as fast as you can to keep from running out of the road or hitting parked cars. The truck will turn a circle if you do not steer frantically to get the turn straightened out. This a 2023 Ford F250 with 1300 miles on it. Ford dealer said this is normal, if so, lots of accidents ready to happen are on the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557554November 29, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
Purchased my truck last year and was unaware of problems with this truck.whikr traveling couple miles from my home on a paved two lane road I ran over a small gravel or walnut which immediately sent my truck into uncontrollably shaking in the front end my speed was between 30 and 35 mph it was all I could do to get it to the side of the road and stopped.Shaking I got out and looked underneath the front thinking I had a wheel or something about to come off.I couldn't see anything noticeable loose.So I got back in and very slowly continued to my destination.Since then it has happened more times than I can count small hump or raised pavement or even a hole in the road will send it into a shaking fit all I can do is try and get to the side of the road and come to a stop.Im in a fix as this is the only vehicle I own and I can't afford to buy another and no one knows what to do to fix it.I feel like I'm riding in a death trap Everytime I have to run out I try and stay on the back roads where I don't have as much traffic and don't have to go as fast having this happen on the interstate is extremely scary not to mention trying to get to the side of the road and not get ran over by tractor trailers.When I purchased this truck it only had around 53,000 miles on it and is still under 60,000.Ive seen read about the problem Ford is having and that they are doing nothing about it.I think this is a disgrace for a company my own father worked for them for 15 years and it's ashame they don't care about their reputation or their company or the safety of their customers and families.I want my truck added to the list of the ticking time bombs they have out on the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557293November 28, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V644000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was distorted while reversing. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the failure was related the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556950November 27, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SEAT HEATER:WIRING HARNESS
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 40–45 MPH, the front passenger’s side seat started to smoke. The driver was able to pull over. The contact noticed that the heated seat module was melting at the wiring harness. The contact stated that the wiring harness was burned at the plug. The P/N: GU5T-14B663-AA. The TPMS, low-windshield fluid, and oil change warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the repairs was at his expense. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557061November 27, 2023
SUSPENSION
Traveling about 67 mph. Hit a bump on the road. Truck started shaking violently.Lost control of truck and entered ditch. No other vehicles involved. Had to use 4 wd to get onto road. Has done this couple times before but not to this extreme danger.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557113November 27, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The vehicle will not start. There will be times that it will start nicely but we are unsure on when the next failed start will be. When turning the key in the ignition it will just light up the dashboard and radio but will not turn over or start. Sometimes we are able to get it to start after a few tries, other times is has taken us an entire day to get it to start. Not very reliable since we purchased this vehicle for pulling a camping trailer and we are afraid that it will leave us stranded. Some research has indicated that maybe the circuit board is bad, but i have seen no recalls or anything specific coming from Ford Company. Last occurrence was Thanksgiving Day when we were visiting family out of town!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556562November 23, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
At any given moment, if I have the wheel turned a little bit and hit a pot hole or crack in pavement, the drivers wheel will do a horrible wobble until I slam the brakes on and hold tight to the wheel. It will not come out of this wobble until I am at an almost complete stop. This has happened more than 10 times in a few weeks. It has been happening for a few months but is happening more and more now. I have had the tires balanced, changed the shocks, changed stabilizer shock, and replaced the tie rods. None of this has helped. After talking with a mechanic, this is a known Problem with Ford F250’s. This is very dangerous to not only me and my passengers but other drivers on the road as well when my truck swerves into other lanes and I have to slam my brakes on. I am hoping something can be done before injuries happen. Yesterday was the worst and almost caused an accident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556528November 22, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Recently purchased my vehicle brand new, and I noticed that the speakers cut in and out and have static. I brought my vehicle to Ford and they are replacing both roof speakers. The vehicle I have has a BO 18 speakers set up from the factory. I have a video of the issue of the music cutting in and out and every now and then the roof speakers and sides speakers let out a high-pitched noise. I noticed the issue happens whenever I listen to music and touch the infotainment system for example, if I’m listening to music and I go From GPS to Music and I tap the screen the music cuts out and that’s a high pitch noise . The static is so loud. Sometimes I have to shut the car off and pull over and shut the car off and wait for the system to shut down the issue has not been resolved, and I would like to process it as a lemon via lemon law
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556013November 20, 2023
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the rear sliding window was leaking. The contact noticed that the carpet was wet. The water was leaking into the wiring harness. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rear window was faulty. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer, Center Motor Company Service (825 Hurst St, Center, TX 75935) where it was diagnosed that the window was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556147November 20, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
The vehicle is equipped with adjustable brake and accelerator. The pedals should move up and down together. But the brake pedal is several inches higher causing a safety issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11555940November 19, 2023
SUSPENSION, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING SO HARD THAT I HAD DIFFICULTY HOLDING ONTO IT. THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND I ALMOST WENT INTO THE GUARD RAIL BEFORE I COULD SLOW DOWN TO A STOP AND BRING THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND LOOKED AT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING BROKEN. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND I HAD TO STOP AGAIN TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP SHAKING - WHICH WAS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC I WAS IN. THERE WAS NO WARNING EITHER TIME THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554847November 13, 2023
SUSPENSION, STEERING
Since June of 2023 I have had instances of excessive wobbling of the front end of my truck. Severe to the point that I've almost lost control. Took it into the Ford dealership in July of 2023. Determined to be consistant with "Death Wobble." Extensive work done and then again in September of 2023. Took it in again. Additional work done by Ford. On October 31,2023 a reoccurance of wobble and taken into Ford. Today, 11/13/2023 Ford could not find any issues and told me to drive it and when it does it again, bring it back in. This is an accident waiting to happen and I'm at a loss.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554874November 13, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Driving on the interstate at speed limit after hitting a bump the driving straight the truck began to shake or ocellate violently to the point I did not have full control of the vehicle. Almost forced me off the pavement. THis is a known problem known by Ford but they are not going to recall it becuse no one has died YET! [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554812November 13, 2023
POWER TRAIN
My truck currently has 92,305 miles and are all highway miles. This truck is not used for towing outside of the weight rating. The issue is that there was a vibration when I reached speeds of 65mph and higher. The dealer states that the rear end has excessive back lash, excessive wear in the ring and pinion gears and metal shavings in the rear differential fluid. Ford's rear differential service recommendation is 100,000 miles which I have not reached. I'm now required to pay over $3200 in repairs for the carrier bearings, hub bearings, pinion bearings, seals and rings plus the transmission fluid. Based on my driving habits, I do not think this issue is something that I caused, I believe it to be a Ford issue which they deny. I have read many blogs online where other owners have this same issue and someone needs to look into it further.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554637November 11, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Mirrors are extending out while driving and will not return. Causing unsafe driving conditions.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554646November 11, 2023
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
No warning that this vehicle is designed to cut itself off after 30 minutes of idle time. This is NOT STANDARD and no owner would ever know or expect this. Ford should have at minimal a warning placard like it does for airbags. We purposely got a 250 truck to use the idle with AC as we setup and cool down our RV. Thankfully we found out about this to avoid serious injury, living in TX climate where temps outside reach 100+ degrees. Someone is going to get seriously hurt or killed since this is NOT expected or a STANDARD feature of ANY vehicle. There needs to be at least a warning but ideally, a permanent override for the owner, or default to normal idle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554503November 10, 2023
SEAT BELTS
Drivers side seat belt will not click in and I believe that is a safety problem
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554580November 10, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I experienced the death wooble on my 2019 f250 took truck to ford dealership and had the steering dampner replaced as this what ford says causes the problem but a week after it was supposed to corrected i was driving on the interstate and hit a ruff spot in the pavement and experienced the death wooble again . This was on11/04/2023 . So the part ford says should correct the wooble didnt fix it. Still have death wooble .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11553615November 5, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
Starting to exhibit signs of the death wobble at 46000 miles
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11553677November 5, 2023
SUSPENSION, STEERING
Driving on the highway at speeds above 60 mph and hitting seams or bumps in the road, the front suspension starts to violently shake. It is random when it happens. The shaking causes the whole truck and steering wheel to shake uncontrollably. The only way to stop the shaking is to slow to below 40 mph. This happens at random places and times. There is no warning and the entire truck and steering wheel is fully involved in violent shaking within 3 seconds.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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