Ford F-250 Complaints (2006)

495 consumer complaints on file.

#10408541June 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVER HEAT AND SMOKE WOULD COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407612June 20, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
I OWN A 2006 FORD F-250 LARIAT CREW CAB FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THREE WEEKS AGO THE TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING VIOLENT FRONT-END SHAKING. DURING AN EPISODE OF LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHAKING, THE TRUCK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WITH MY HAND PLACED ON THE 12:00 POSITION ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THE SHAKING VIOLENTLY TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL TO WHERE MY HAND IS GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 10:00 AND 2:00. SLOWING DOWN TO 30MPH HAS STOPPED EACH OF THE THREE EPISODES. THIS TRUCK HAS THE FACTORY INSTALLED WRANGLER ATS TIRES AND DOES NOT HAVE A LIFT KIT ON IT. AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES EQUAL MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION. I AM TAKING THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN TWO DAYS FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THEY ACT AS IF THIS IS AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, BUT FOLLOWING AN INTERNET SEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON. IT APPEARS THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BLAMED TIRE PRESSURE, GIANT AFTERMARKET TIRES, AND LIFT KITS FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS NONE OF THESE POSSIBLE CAUSES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406932June 15, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSED BY A STUCK VALVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405877June 10, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 17 YR OLD SON HAS AN '06 FORD F-250 SD CC LARIAT 4X4 TRUCK, WHICH I PURCHASED 12/09. HE BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FRONT END "DEATH WOBBLE" EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH COST $210. BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, MY SON COMPLAINED AGAIN A WEEK LATER AND HIS NEW TIRES PURCHASED FALL 2010 WERE BASICALLY BARE. SO I DROVE THE TRUCK THROUGH DOWNTOWN ATLANTA ON I-85, WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE HOV LANE AT 58 MPH IN A CURVE. THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I COULD BARELY MAINTAIN MY LANE AND HAD CARS BESIDE, FRONT & REAR OF ME. THIS WOBBLE CAUSED A HUGE CUP OF CHANGE IN THE DASH CUPHOLDER TO SPEW LIKE A BUSTED WATER PIPE. WE JUST PUT NEW BF GOODRICH TIRES ON, BUT I'M CONCERNED THESE WON'T LAST A YEAR EITHER. HOW CAN IT BE FIXED? I'M VERY WORRIED FOR MY SON'S SAFETY. THIS IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN FOR FORD, AND THIS PARTICULAR WEBSITE HAS A BLETHERA OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME DEATH WOBBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402591May 24, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DROVE OVER A POT HOLE WHEN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403273May 21, 2011
SUSPENSION
UPON HITTING BUMPS ON ROADWAY I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF TRUCK FOR APPROX 2 TENTHS OF A MILE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN. FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE IN ONE OF THESE DEATH TRAPS,I HOPE ITS NOT ONE OF MY KIDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401539May 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2/15/10 ~ FUEL REGULATOR CHANGED. 2/16/10 ~ SENSOR AND CONNECTOR CHANGED. 3/1/2010~ FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED, EGR COLLOR CONNECTOR, HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP PRELACED. NOW 1 YEAR LATER ALL INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398134April 28, 2011
EQUIPMENT
AIR CONDITIONING ISSUE: IN TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY F250 FORD TRUCK THIS YEAR IT DID NOT COOL THE CAB. IN TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT 3 TECHNICAL BULLETINS HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE A/C UNIT. UNLESS THERE WAS A PROBLEM, NO ONE WOULD HAVE CHECKED THE A/C. BULLETINS 06-17-12, 08-13-5 AND 08-13-5 - LACK OF A/C COOLING DUE TO DEFICIENT MATERIAL CLOGGING ORIFICE TUBE. NOW IT IS COSTING OVER $800 FROM MY POCKET TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT KNOWS ABOUT AND BECAUSE OF THE BAD PART, THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397273April 24, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE TO VEHICLE AFTER HITTING BUMP ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. NOT FIRST TIME AND LUCKY I DIDN'T END UP OFF THE FREEWAY. HAD SERVICE DONE AT FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN AUG 2010, REPLACED CAMBER CASTING AND TWO WHEEL ALIGNMENT, AND TIRE PRESSURE. PROBLEM IS BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395888April 14, 2011
SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2006 F - 250 SD, BOUGHT USED WITH < 6K MILES. I DRIVE IT TO HAUL AND TOW SEVERAL ITEMS AND IT HAS BEEN A GOOD TRUCK. THE ONLY MAJOR ISSUE IS THAT IF I HIT A UNEVEN SURFACE, RAILROAD TRACKS OR BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT END FEELS AS IF TS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A FLAT. I STOPPED THE TRUCK ASAP WHICH WAS DIFFICULT. I GOT OUT AND NOTICED NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG. THIS HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A RR TRACKS THAT IS FAILRY SMOOTH, AND LOCATED ON A FOUR LANE. TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED OFTEN (EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS) AND IS INFLATED TO THE STANDARD. I NOW KNOW IF I'M TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE I MUST SLOW DOWN TO AVOID AN INCIDENT FROM OCCURRING. IT APPEARS THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BUT HAVE FALLING ON DEAF EARS. IT WILL LIKELY TAKE A DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO ACT. TIRE PRESSURE IS NOT THE ISSUE. A SERIOUS AND UNDERMINED ISSUES REMAIN. I INVITE YOU TO COME AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND GO OVER THE SAME RR CROSSING I DID, THEN YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN. A RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR LESS AND NEEDS ATTENTION NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395796April 13, 2011
STEERING
THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD SUPERDUTY 4X4. HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS TO SUSPENSION. STILL FACTORY TIRES AND CURRENTLY AT 31,000 MILES. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE. HITTING EVEN A SMALL BUMP AT 65MPH CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHAKE SO BADLY THAT CONTROLLING THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE. TODAY 04/13/11 THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IT HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON RUSH ON I95 HERE IN RICHMOND WHERE I LIVE. SENDING ME ACROSS THE LANES AND ALMOST OFF THE ROAD,. I AM A VIRGINIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTOR. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ALL STEERING PARTS ARE STILL LIKE NEW AND TIGHT. I EVEN RETORQUED ALL BOLTS. I HAVE TALKED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAY THERE'S A TSB FOR A NEW DAMPER. THIS PROBLEM IS FAR BEYOND A STEERING DAMPER.. IT HAS DONE THIS A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES,BUT IM SURE WILL DO IT EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FORD WONT OR CANT FIX IT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A TRUCK THAT I CANT DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT TEST TRUCK FOR THE NHTSA SINCE IT ISN'T GOOD FOR MUCH ELSE SINCE I HAVE TO TRAVEL THE INTERSTATE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393842March 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BACKING PLATES FOR THE REAR BRAKES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393902March 31, 2011
STEERING
2006 FORD F-250 EXPERIENCES A SEVERE VIBRATION BETWEEN 50 - 65 MPH. SPECIFICALLY NOTICED AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE OR DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS. TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND HAS HAD SHOCKS/ STEERING STABILIZER / BRAKES / TIRES / ALIGNMENT / (REPLACED/COMPLETED) AT A CERTIFIED FORD DEALER WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD EVERY BALL JOINT, TIE ROD END, STEERING COMPONENT INSPECTED AT MY COST TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THE STEERING VIBRATION STILL EXISTS. FORUMS AND OTHER SITES HAVE STARTED TO CALL THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE ESCAPED BY SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING THROUGH THE VIBRATION, IT CAN EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE UNEXPECTED DRIVER. I HAVE DRIVEN FORD VEHICLES (TRUCKS) FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE VENTURED TO FILE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. FOLLOWING THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO ADJUST TIRE PRESSURE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BRAND NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT OFFERED A MINOR REPRIEVE ONLY FOR ME TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES LESS THAN 50 MILES LATER. PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE NEED TO GET SPECIFIC IN ORDER TO PROMPT ACTION FROM EITHER THE NHTSA OR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE TILL APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, SOMETIME AFTER A BRAKE CHANGE. THE SUBSEQUENT ISSUES LEAD ME TO CHANGE THE AFOREMENTIONED EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. TO THIS POINT, THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT THE ISSUE REMAINS. TO REINTERATE, THIS TRUCK IS STOCK, NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AND REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE DEALER IN EVERY INSTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393279March 30, 2011
TIRES:VALVE
2006 FORD F250. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEM WITH VALVE STEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE STEMS SEVEN TIMES BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE STEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393663March 29, 2011
STEERING
AT AROUND 65 MPH MY 2006 FORD F250 HAS A VERY HORRIBLE SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. THIS SHIMMY COMES WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A CHANGE IN THE PAVEMENT OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A PERFECT SMOOTH ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390092March 14, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 F250 WITH 36,000 MILES. FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD. APPEARS TO BE MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN ENCOUNTERING A SERIES OF BUMPS AND GOING DOWN HILL. THERE IS A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE BRAKING WHEN FRONT END IS SHAKING . CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR POSTINGS SUBMITTED. ALSO FRONT DRIVE UNIVERSALS ARE BEING REPLACED AT 45,000 MILES AND VACUUM LINE FOR 4 WHEEL ACTIVATION HAS BURNED OFF THREE TIMES, REPAIRED TWICE MY DEALER AT CUSTOMERS COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389849March 11, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THE CALIPERS ON THE BRAKE LINE HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,400. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PULLED THE BRAKE APART, HE NOTICED ONE OF THE TWO CALIPER PISTONS HAD DISINTEGRATED. UPDATED 04/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386995March 9, 2011
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AS THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL WAS FRACTURED AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS ATTACHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED REPLACING THE WHEEL, TIRE AND CENTER CAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386266March 3, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT INFORMED OWNERS TO CHANGE THE TIRES, LOWER THE TIRE PRESSURE AND HAVE A WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS ACCORDING TO THE LETTER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382769February 15, 2011
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL FREEZES TURNING TO THE RIGHT. MY WIFE WAS GOING TO TOWN AND CAME TO A RIGHT HAND CURVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN THEN POPPED FREE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW WHEN MANEUVERING TO PARK OR JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT VARYING SPEEDS. IT IS AT THE FORD DEALER NOW BEING REPAIRED. I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC DOING THE REPAIR WORK. HE ASKED ME WHAT YEAR THE TRUCK WAS AND TOLD HIM IT WAS A 2006 F-250 4X4. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT FORD CHANGED THE TYPE OF STEERING GEAR BOX THAT THEY USE IN 2005 AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SECTOR GEAR IN THE STEERING GEAR BOXES EVER SINCE THEY DID THAT CHANGE. I INSTALLED A FILTER ON THE RETURN LINE. AFTER DRIVING IT A FEW MILES I REPLACED THE FILTER AND DISMANTLED THE OLD FILTER AND FOUND A THICK LAYER OF SLUDGE ON THE MAGNET PART OF THE FILTER. THIS INDICATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WEARING AND CONTAMINATING THE SYSTEM WITH METAL PARTICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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