Ford F-250 Complaints

11,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11508663February 23, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
While driving on Interstate steering oscillated left and right very fast. Vehicle was hard to control. Came to a stop on the shoulder of the road to stop the shaking. This is what some call death wobble. Truck had steering dampener replaced for this problem a few years ago. It only has 26,500 miles total.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508740February 23, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-250SD. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the trailer brakes failed to operate as designed in stopping the vehicle. The contact stated that a wiring harness fault message was displayed. The contact was able to use the stop the vehicle and trailer with the conventional brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the brake control was replaced but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a second time, but the contact was unsure what was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V193000 (Electrical System). The failure mileage was 10,715.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508548February 22, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
When decelerating, such as taking an off-ramp, it loses power to the brakes and steering, which makes it unsafe.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508628February 22, 2023
SUSPENSION
Driving on the highway and I hit an uneven spot and started to vigourly shake. I had to slow down to make it stop. Very dangerous and hard to control
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508645February 22, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
On 11/26/22 while driving on the interstate at approx 65-70 mph, my left front tire hit a bump in the road. This caused my truck to violently shake side to side with the front axle. The shaking was so extreme that i thought i was in an accident and could barely hold on to the steering wheel. The shaking only stopped when I reduced speed to about 5 mph. I was almost rearended by a vehicle behind me. Then again on Sunday 1/22/23 it happened again while traveling on the interstate at the same speeds. I notified my dealer (Bozard Ford) and they inspected it and said there was an extended warranty and they replaced a steering part. I now see that this "Death Wobble" is an issue for many. I'm glad I was not killed due to this uncorrected flaw by Ford. No warning lights in these two incidents.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508265February 21, 2023
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, WHEELS
While driving 45 miles an hour down a 3 lane highway I hit a pothole with the left front tire only the truck started to shake uncontrollably I had a hard time keeping it straight and veered into the left lane had to aggressively apply the brakes To get the vehicle to stop causing the vehicle behind me to swerve into the other lane no accidents occurred fortunately This is the 1st time it has happened and the truck did not show any signs of warning or issues. Once I got to a safe place to get out I looked around the truck but could not find any wrong. I will have it inspected by Ford.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508267February 21, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Front camera is cloudy just like the rear camera is. Rear camera is recalled but the front camera is not.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508428February 21, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
Trailer brakes would not activate from controller going downhill. Truck was able to see trailer in system and appropriate gain from controller however trailer brakes would not respond.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508222February 20, 2023
STEERING
Purchased this truck used on 2/18/23. Test drove with no problems. Drove home 80 miles with no problems. Drove around home 30 miles with no problems. This morning 2/20/23 I drove the truck to work and just a few miles from home while traveling approximately 55 m.p.h. the front end of the vehicle started shaking violently, and I had to apply braking and almost come to a stop before it stopped. Once it stopped I continued to work, 30 miles away with no further issues. On the way home from work, I made it to near the same area where the shaking happened this morning and it occurred again, at around the same speed. A couple of hours later, I drove back over the same section of road and going away from home no issues, but coming back it happened again in approximately the same location that it had returning from work. I returned home picked up my wife and it did not occur in this spot going either direction, but we continued up the road after passing our home and turned onto another somewhat rough road. After about a mile it occurred for the forth time in this one day. My wife was very frightened. No warning lamps were lit, and the vehicle has not been in for service yet since this is only my second day driving the vehicle, which only has 8 months of warranty left.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11508068February 19, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I was Getting on I-95 N from Benson, NC with speed limit of 70mph. While I was still accelerating and just merged in traffic, going about 65-70mph, my 2014 F250 started doing the death wobble. The section of highway I was on has no shoulder or anywhere to pull off because they are doing construction on the shoulder and have concrete blocks maybe 6inches past the line. So I had no choice but to put on my brakes hard and slow down until the shaking stopped, which was bout 15-20mph. I’m very lucky I wasn’t rear ended or in an accident because of the death wobble. My 12 week old baby girl was also with me in the truck at the time
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507976February 18, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
When going over 60 and hit a bump or pot hole or ripples I’m the rode and ect, the tires and steering wheels start shake oh i controllable have to slow down immediately to under 30 miles per hour. This happens when on the highway or any road and Safety is at risk because you can not control the steering during this time and those you from lane to lane and even worse if having a trailer. Also safety at risk cause have to slow down right then and there and hope no cars are around you : You lose all control of steering when this happens / Looking in line it is know issue with Ford f250 and was a recall but I don’t see a recall on my truck. It shows it is called death wobble. I paid more for this truck than any vehicle I have had and scared to drive it and really scared of o have my family and grandkids in the truck with me. Not working lights are anything come in it just happens really fast .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507794February 17, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2019 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 manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a foggy image. The dealer and Murray Ford of Kingsland (2030 GA-40, Kingsland, GA 31548) were made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507847February 17, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS, BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING, BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
the back up camera only works part of the time. it does not work every time
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507476February 15, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Noticed that my floor is getting soaked for no reason. After looking online and reading about others that are experiencing the same issues I found out that is was the cabin pressure vent that was leaking. The cabin pressure vent is found between the truck bed and cab. They are plastic and since the plastic clips lose tightness over the years I did not notice a slow leak in the back. Now when pulling up all of the carpet I notice I have black mold all under the carpet where my 3 year old rides. This is a huge health concern since black mold is unhealthy and not noticeable if this is a slow leak. This seems to be an issue or many people with these trucks. This is a reoccurring issue since many people had this issue starting back in 2007. I am out of the warranty time and now I had to replace my entire carpet all while my truck has been unusable for the last few weeks.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507407February 15, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V250000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. 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
#11507325February 14, 2023
SUSPENSION, STEERING
At speeds above 50 mph when you go over uneven road surfaces there is tremendous shaking with the steering to the point that almost leads to uncontrollable steering. The only way to control is to brake to reduce speed. Internet searches for this condition describe it as F series wobble.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507329February 14, 2023
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I experienced the ford "death wobble" I had $1200 worth of repairs done on steering and suspension parts. 10,000 miles and 7 months later I am experiencing the same problems again. This is a real safety concern because you loose all control of the vehicle at speeds over 50 miles per hour. How long before this problem kills someone? The first time I experienced this problem the vehicle dragged me accross 3 lanes of traffic at 70 mph.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507133February 13, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER, SUSPENSION
Driven on freeway hit 65 speed start shaking every time. I have to slow down
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506849February 12, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Was Driving and started to smell a real punget smell through the air condition. after Turing it off the smell was still continued coming through vents causing me to get very dizzy, get an headache, and stomach started to hurt
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11506797February 11, 2023
STEERING
I was driving at highway speeds (70 mph) with my wife and mother in law as passengers in San Antonio TX on Saturday, 11 Feb 2023. The highway was 4-5 lanes wide in moderate traffic. Pavement was relatively smooth since that portion of the highway was recently repaved in the past year. We crossed a barely noticeable ripple in the pavement when the steering began to shake violently. There was a tractor trailer truck in the lane to my right and traffic passing me in the lane to my left. I could not control the steering due to the violent shaking while gripping the steering wheel with both hands. I started braking immediately and tried to keep the truck in my lane but the truck crossed into the left lane approaching the median. Traffic behind me was braking hard and crossing lanes to avoid crashing with me. I was able to get the truck stopped next to the median. Had there been a vehicle to my left at the time it would have been impossible to avoid a collision. This incident put our lives at risk and I do not feel safe leaving my driveway in my truck. The truck has barely 30K miles and has been maintained by the dealer. There were no warnings or indications prior to the violent shaking. I will be taking the truck to the dealer asap for inspection.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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