Ford F-550 Complaints

561 consumer complaints on file.

#10860895April 22, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK DEVELOPS A LEAK AND WE HAVE REPLACE FOUR FUEL TANKS SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839732March 3, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES AT END OF DOUBLE FRAME BEFORE SPRING SHACKLES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839026February 29, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-550 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A "STOP SAFETY NOW" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2011-2012 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V535000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837547February 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED SOFT WHEN DRIVING THIS RV (ON A 2014 FORD F53) TO STORAGE YARD. FOUR HOURS AFTER PARKING, I STARTED THE RV TO ADJUST ITS LOCATION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO OTHER SYMPTOM OF TROUBLE, NO WARNING MESSAGE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, THE MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DASH BOARD WARNED OF 'LOW BRAKE FLUID'. WE ARE LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN THE STORAGE YARD AND NOT ON THE ROAD. FORD DEALER FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY, STATING THAT THE RELIEF VALVE IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825172February 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-550 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE LATER. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S JOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY, MELTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,862.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818235January 5, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS. BOUGHT USED FROM A DEALER. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT FROM DAY 1. RECENTLY, TODAY AS MATTER OF FACT, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CANNOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN JUST AS MANY WEEKS THAT THIS TRUCK HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC HAS RUN ALL OR ANY PROBLEMS THROUGH A STATE OF THE ART CODE READER, EVERY TIME COMING UP WITH NO CODE. AFTER MANY DISCUSSIONS AND GUESSES, WE BOTH STARTED TO WONDER IF THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOUND A WAY TO BYPASS THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS FINDING IT ODD THAT EVERY TIME IT WAS SCANNED NO CODES CAME UP. TODAY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY FUEL TANK DUE TO DELAMINATION. NOW WHY IN THE WORLD DOES THAT NOT SHOW UP IN ANY OF THE SCANS RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THESE FAULTY TANKS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY, ALL OUT OF POCKET. WHICH JUST LED TO REPLACING NOT ONLY THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL FILTERS, THE FUEL INJECTORS, ALL FUEL LINES, LUCKILY NOT THE ENGINE ITSELF. I HAVE OWNED FORDS MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE. 4 OF THEM BEING DIESELS, AND ALL OF THEM BEING THE 6.0L SHAME ON ME FOR BEING FOOLED THAT MANY TIMES. BUT HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO ALWAYS GET AWAY WITH GETTING AROUND THE PROBLEM. IT IS FACT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM IN THESE PARTICULAR MODELS, AND IT IS PROVEN IN EVERY INVOICE FOR A MAJOR REPAIR RELATED TO THIS FUEL RELATED PROBLEM IN ALL 6.0L. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ALWAYS TOLD ME "YOU GOT THE BAD EGG IN THAT BATCH". I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN 1 6.0L THAT HAS NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM. ARE WE WRONG FOR SAYING THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND ACTION TAKEN FOR HAVING TO SPEND THOUSANDS SOMETIMES MORE THEN ONCE TO FIX AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURES END? CURIOUS MINDS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY CONSIDERING LOOKING INTO THIS FARTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811926December 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
REPLACE FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789548November 10, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR LINING OF THE FUEL TANK SHED INTO THE FUEL TANK AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE CLEANED. TWO YEARS LATER, AFTER THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WOULD REQUIRE THE SAME REVISIONS AS BEFORE; HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE PERFORMED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ UPDATED 02/11/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786146October 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE JUST HAD TO PAY AN $800.00+ BILL FOR PINCHED WIRES UNDER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOT PROPERLY ROUTING THE HARNESS, THEREFORE CAUSING A DEAD SHORT IN THE TRUCK AND CAUSING THE REPLACEMENT OF 4 BATTERIES SINCE JUNE 2015. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID THIS WAS DONE BY FORD AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY! BECAUSE OF THE PINCHED WIRE THE DRIVER HAD TO FIRST STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN TURN TO KEY TO START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781529October 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-550 SUPER DUTY. WHILE THE LINK WAS IN THE AIR WITH A WORKER LOCATED IN THE BUCKET, THE LINK FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE WORKER'S BUCKET CAME DOWN WITH FORCE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS HEAD, BACK, AND PELVIC AREA. THE WORKER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN AN EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR A LINK FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10762741September 9, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF DRIVER FRONT TIRE LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON I-10 NEAR WILCOX, AZ. ENROUTE TO AS MUTUAL AID SEARCH AND RESCUE CALL NORMAL TRAFFIC TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761428September 3, 2015
WHEELS
STARTING OUT FROM A CAMPGROUND THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEELING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I STOPPED TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG BUT OLD SAW NO PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO CELL COVERAGE TO CALL FOR HELP SO I CONTINUED ON TO STEWAT, BC, CANADA. A MECHANIC IN STEWART JACKED UP THE MOTORHOME AND THE WHEEL WOBBLED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. REMOVING THE WHEEL, THEY FOUND THE BEARING WAS SO BAD IT CAUSED THE BEARING NUT TO BOND TO THE SPINDLE. CHECKING THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING FOUND THE BEARING GREASE TO BE FULL OF SMALL PIECES OF METAL. CLEANING THE GREASE OFF SHOWED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE EXTREMELY PITTED. THE MECH. SAID THAT IF WE HAD DRIVEN ANY FURTHER IT WAS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THE WHEEL COULD HAVE COME OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760249August 31, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-550 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, THE FUEL TANK WAS ALIGNED, THE FILTERS AND THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 294,731.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759202August 25, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-550. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE LOW POWER WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL LINE AND THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,633. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758761August 24, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-550 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD BANGING SOUNDED WAS HEARD INSIDE THE CABIN AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE TURBO BECAME STUCK AND THE TURBO HOSE DISCONNECTED. THE HOSE WAS RECONNECTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. MA 10/6 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713207April 27, 2015
ENGINE
WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AND PAID OVER 30K AND PUT DOWN 10K. THEY NEVER GAVE US THE FULL REPORT HISTORY OF THE TRUCK... WITH TWO TO THREE MONTHS THE ENGINE WENT OUT. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD US ITS NOT WORTH IT. THE ENGINE IF REPLACED WILL GO OUT AGAIN. FORD HAD A DIFFERENTCOMPANY BUILD THE ENGINES AND ALL OF THERE ENGINES WERE BAD. I BELIEVE FROM 2006 TO 2008 UNTIL FORD TOOK OVER. SO, WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM 1900 HAMNER AVE, NORCO, CA 92860 (951) 737-6151. WE CONTACTED THEM AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. SO, NOW I AM STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 543 A MONTH AND THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AROUND JUNE JULY OF2014. I'VE BEEN PAYING FOR STORAGE PLUS MONTHLY TRUCK PAYMENT. THIS COMPANY KNEW THE HISTORY OF THE TRUCK BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND SOLD IT TO US. I FOUND OUT THE HISTORY BECAUSE THE LAWYER RECOMMENDED THAT TO ME. I GUESS ITS HARD FOR LEMON COMMERCIAL TRUCK TO HANDLE. I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK AND FOR THEM TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK. THEY HAVE BEEN FRAUDULENT ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713225April 27, 2015
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695049March 18, 2015
EQUIPMENT
VEHICLES PTO PRESSURE SWITCH IS LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST AND PER JERR-DAN WHO HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE SAME VEHICLE RANGE AND APPLICATION (REF NUM. 14V-507) THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED? VEHICLE IS A 2012 F550 WITH A MUNCIE POWER TAKE OF UNIT WITH A PRESSURE SWITCH MOUNTED NEXT TO EXHAUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692327March 5, 2015
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE COMPUTER SCANNER SYSTEM WAS SENDING THE INCORRECT READING TO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SCANNING SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678302January 22, 2015
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V535000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. MA 07/30/15 UPDATED 9/19/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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