Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11513241March 22, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
When traveling on the highway at about 60-65 mph and hit a bump. The front end started to shake violently. I believe this is know as the F250 death wobble. I was able to slow down and it stopped, but almost went into the Jersey barrier. I went to the Ford dealer I bought the truck from and they have ordered parts to fix this issue. (Hopefully). The mileage on the Truck is 20,500. This occurred on 3/21/23. There were no warning lights or other symptoms before this incident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513247March 22, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT
The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light, the ESC warning light, and the oil change warning light were illuminated. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V337000 (Air Bags). The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513120March 21, 2023
STEERING, WHEELS
YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45 OR ABOVE AND HIT A BUMP OF ANY KIND OR ROUGH PAVEMENT ON ROADWAY.IT WOBBLES AND SHAKE LIKE A DEATH WOBBLE OF WHAT IS REFERRED BY SOME MECHANICS .WE BELIEVE ITS POSSIBLE TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING BUT IT WILL SHAKE RATTLE LIKE A YOU BLEW OUT A TIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512946March 21, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
There is a pin hole in the center of plastic housing for the upper fuel filter on my 2017 F250 diesel. Shoots fuel out when driving. Very dangerous. Appears to be similar to the 2022 ford diesel fuel filter recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512976March 21, 2023
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Yesterday (3/20/23), as I was driving on the interstate at about 70 miles per hour, I hit a bump in the road and that caused the truck to go into severe shaking which I later learned has been termed as the "death wobble". I had to pull over to the emergency lane and stop the vehicle in order to get the vehicle under control. Luckily, there were not many vehicles on the road at the time so moving from the middle lane to the emergency lane on the right side was easy to do without causing any disruption to other drivers. I called my mechanic about the situation and he was the one to tell me it was the "death wobble" and it is common in Ford trucks and Jeeps. This was my first time experiencing this "death wobble" and it scared the crap out of me. In the past, I've hit bumps before and the truck felt like it might bounce off the road, but it never continuously shook (and shake violently) like it did yesterday. There was no warning or warning lights or anything like that that came on. As I was going to the emergency lane I did turn on the emergency flashers. I have an appointment with my mechanic to get this looked at in a week. That was the soonest I could get in.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513057March 21, 2023
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
My 2014 F250 is also experiencing a death wobble like many other ford f250 customers already reported. The steering and front wheels shakes abruptly when driving on uneven roads on highways unexpectedly. This happens between 60 to 75 miles on highways, and I need to reduce the speed drastically to regain the control of the vehicle. This sudden speed reduction can cause back-end collisions and ford does not have any safety recalls on this issue as far as I know. This happened to me multiple occasions on same uneven roads and i tired to avoid those uneven areas these days.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513064March 21, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while the vehicle was turned off and parked on an incline, the vehicle inadvertently rolled backward with the transmission shifted into park(P). The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V225000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512775March 20, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
During a daily regular drive, the steering wheel was wobbling and driver was unable to take control over the vehicle, the vehicle took a longer than expected time to be stopped and almost cause an accident. Vehicle was taken to dealer service, nothing was found.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512823March 20, 2023
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL: PRE-HEATER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds over 50 MPH, the vehicle shifted into LIMP Mode. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the failures could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted and that the transmission was slipping while shifting. The contact also stated that prior to entering the vehicle, he noticed a fluid leak underneath. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where unknown transmission repairs were completed; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, where the fuel pressure regulator and heater malfunction failure codes were retrieved, and it was diagnosed that the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512911March 20, 2023
SUSPENSION
While driving highway speed (approx. 65 MPH) on a paved Farm Market Road, the front end of the truck started vibrating so bad that I temporarily lost control of the truck. The vibration and bucking of the front end of the truck pulled me into the other lane but fortunately there was no oncoming traffic. I reduced my speed and pulled to the shoulder and examined my tires and undercarriage. Upon examination everything appeared to be intact and no damage was observed. There were no previous warnings or indications of an issue prior to the incident. I have since driven the truck approx.100 miles with no issues. This truck is well maintained and had no previous issues!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512688March 19, 2023
SUSPENSION
My 2017 Ford f250 has what my mechanic described as the death wobble. The front end shakes uncontrollably after I hit any kind of a small bump in the road and I'm afraid I'm going to lose control. This has happened several times.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512492March 17, 2023
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Maintained Truck and did all required maintenance. Truck blew up while driving. All oil leaked out. Ford found hole in upper oil pan. Truck had poor fuel Truck has exhaust issues and ford can’t correct Lost truck and a lot of money , engine needs to be replaced.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512099March 16, 2023
SUSPENSION
I had the F-250 Death Wobble. I hit a bump at 70mph and the entire truck started shaking violently. It didn’t stop shaking until I slowed down to 30mph on the highway. This had the potential to be a life threatening accident if I would have lost control, especially since this happens at high speeds. Thousands of people have had the death wobble, why won’t the NHTSA mandate Ford to fix this?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512263March 16, 2023
SUSPENSION
When driving on the highway, if I drive over a rough spot, bridge abutment, pot hole etc, sometimes the truck will begin to shake violently. Usually the shaking will only stop if I slow down to below 35 mph. This issue seems to be worse when towing a trailer. I have had the steering damper replaced by Ford 2 times. The issue usually gets better for 10-15,000 miles and then will get worse. First starting with a slight "wiggle" or looseness in the steering wheel. Then after a couple thousand more miles death wobble will start to occur.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512051March 15, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V250000 (Visibility). The dealer was made aware of the issue and declined to perform the recall repair unless the windshield wiper arms were faulty. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11511309March 11, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Dash instruments, radio, compass, overhead console, all blank and inoperable. Was told by for service that many vehicles 2017 to 2019 are having same problem. Told the instrument cluster module powers multiple areas of truck and will need a new module. Was told there is a glitch in the design.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11511149March 10, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Foggy back up lens since purchase in 2019. Progressively getting worse. Now can NOT see anything on the back up camera image. Received a recall notice in this issue from Ford in Sept of 2022. (Recall notice - 22S51). As of today, 10 March 2023, the part to repair the problem is still not available. This is an unreasonable amount of time to have this issue resolved. I request Ford replace with a newer back-up camera and lens to correct this. Please help and advise. Thanks.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11511185March 10, 2023
STEERING
Death Wobble. At approximately 20,000 miles it began to experience the 'death wobble' routinely. An internet search uncovered the problem. The vehicle now has 20,400 miles on it and routinely goes into the wobble on the highway - (3 times on 04MAR23 driving from Orange County, CA to Barstow, CA.) The wobble does not stop until you pull over and come to a complete stop.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11511280March 10, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Transmission locks rear wheels when it shifts 3rd to 4th gear nearly caused accident. Cannot get parts to repair for 6 months or more. Can on get a rebuild for $5500. Plus labor. I see hundreds of complaints on this transmission not good for an $85.000 truck VERY UNSAFE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11511048March 9, 2023
STEERING
At about 45 mph front end will start shakin and have to come almost a stop then resume down road I havesteering arn, tierod ends replace, front end align by front specialist and still doing this also tires were rotated.Ford did all work except independent wheel alignment. No insurane notified.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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