Ford F-250 Complaints (2006)

495 consumer complaints on file.

#10354076September 7, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
F250 4X4 TRUCK EXPERIENCED FOR THE 3RD TIME THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE TRUCK BOUNCED OUT OF THE LANE NEARLY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSING SEVERAL CARS TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. THIS WAS AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354071September 6, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH SHAKE" I COULD NOT STEER THE TRUCK OR STOP IMMEDIATELY THE TRUCK,IT VEERED INTO THE NEXT LANE THANK GOD THERE WAS NO CARS THERE. THIS SCARED ME MY TWO CHILDREN AND MY FATHER IN-LAW I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE ON A ROAD WITH NO GUARD RAILS. WE COULD HAVE EASILY ALL BEEN KILLED, THIS TRUCK HAS 40,000 ADULT DRIVEN MILES NO LIFT NO BIG TIRES NO OFF USE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND BE PUT IN THE MEDIA BEFORE SOME ONE IS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353642September 3, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
FORD 2006 F250 DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TODAY AND I HIT A LITTLE POT HOLE IN THE ROAD AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING SO BAD I THOUGHT FOR SURE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE OFF AND WE WERE DEAD. SCARIEST THING EVER. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS WE PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE FIX. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS HOPE FORD DOSE THE RIGHT THING AND RECALLS THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353285September 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD 6.0L DIESEL EGR AND OIL COOLER ISSUES. HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE THE OWNERS OF THESE ENGINES GOING TO HAVE TO SHELL OUT BEFORE FORD RECALLS THIS MOTOR. WHEN THESE COMPONENTS GO OUT, THERE IS A TOTAL LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE, AND LARGE CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE THAT POUR OUT OF THE EXHAUST WHICH POSES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN MINE FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THROUGH AN INTERSECTION JUST BEFORE AN 18 WHEELER BROADSIDED ME. I HAD MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND WE ALMOST LOST AN ENTIRE FAMILY. GET IT FIXED FORD!!! NHTSA HAS TO PRESSURE FORD INTO GETTING THIS RECALL STARTED. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE MOTORS, AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ON FORD'S ACCOUNT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353053August 31, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. MY 2006 F250 BECOMES UNABLE TO DRIVE AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKE SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO ALMOST STOP FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING. AND THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND PULLING OFF THE ROAD IS A PROBLEM. THERE WAS EVEN A SHOW DONE ON THE PROBLEM ON TRUCK-U WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRACK BAR ON THE TRUCK TO REPAIR THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE TALK TO FORD AND THE HAS SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSE BE THE TIRE NOT AT THE RIGHT PRESSURE WE IS BULL IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD NOT HAVE DONE A SHOW ABOUT IT YOU WOULD THINK THAT FORD WOULD HAVE WATCHED THE SHOW AND THEN THEY WOULD KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE GET HURT BEFORE THEY WILL DO ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352676August 30, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 PICKUP, 4WD, DIESEL. WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY IT CAUSES A FRONT END SHIMMY THAT NEARLY CAUSES ME TO LOSE CONTROL. IT HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT BUT HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW. IT HAS NO LIFT KIT, NO MODIFICATIONS. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH OTHER LATE MODEL F250 OWNERS AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SAYS IT'S DUE TO LIFT KITS, OURS HAVE NO LIFT KITS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352854August 30, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FREQUENT VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING WHEN VEHICLE HOT SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. 9 OUT OF 10 FORD F250 OWNERS WE HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AND WE CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY THIS AGENCY HAS NOT RECALLED THESE TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352454August 28, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD, THERE WAS A SECTION OF SMOOTHED PAVEMENT THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED, SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD. WHEN THE TRUCK WENT OVER IT, THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING, THE FRONT WHEELS VIOLENTLY SHOOK OUT OF CONTROL. IT DID NOT MINIMIZE AT ALL UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO ABOUT 10MPH AND IT WENT AWAY. IT WAS ENOUGH TO SCARE MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND MYSELF. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK, THIS BEING THE WORST. I WOULD BE VERY AFRAID OF AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THIS DEGREE OUT ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES IT HAPPENED, THEY BLAMED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST AT THE DEALER A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR SERVICE WHERE THEY SET THE TIRE PRESSURES THEMSELVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350257August 18, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD RIVE OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOST PROFOUNDLY WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 50 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER INFLATION OF THE TIRES. THE CONTACT INFLATED THE TIRES TO THE SPECIFICATIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE SHAKING BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350403August 18, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 F-250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB SHORT BED WITH 5.4L FRONT END HAS A BAD VIBRATION/RATTLE WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 60 MPH. I DRIVE 15 MINUTES TO WORK EACH DAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND DURING MY TRAVELS I BET WHETHER OR NOT THE RATTLE AND VIBRATION WILL SHOW UP WHILE EN ROUTE. I NOTICE THE RATTLE EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS IN TOWN ESPECIALLY ON PATCHED ROADS OR POT HOLE TYPE DIPS. AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VIBRATION MAY LAST FOR 5 MILES OR MORE OR IT MAY CLEAR UP IN A FEW HUNDRED FEET DEPENDING ON HOW THE NEXT BUMP IN THE ROAD STRIKES THE FRONT TIRES. I SHARE THE SENTIMENT OF OTHER THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM THAT IS AN ISSUE IF YOU CANNOT MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM HIGHWAY SPEED SAFELY IN YOUR VEHICLE. FORD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. WHETHER ITS BAD HARMONICS WITH CERTAIN SHOCK ABSORBERS, TO HARD OF TIRES, FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY BEARING ISSUES,TOE AND CAMBER ADJUSTMENTS GETTING MESSED UP, ETC. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A COMPONENT OR SET OF RELATED ITEMS CAUSING WHAT WE ALL ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349972August 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 F250 DIESEL SUPER DUTY (HAVE ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT) PULLING A 26 FOOT RV TRAVEL TRAILER LOST THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0, CRUISE CONTROL RESET AND BASICALLY ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. THE TRUCK GOT REAL QUIET. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESTORED AND ONLY LIGHT THAT CAME ON, THE DASH WAS THE ABS LIGHT. THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 100 MILES AND THEN WENT OFF. DROVE ANOTHER 200 MILES WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO FORD BUT THERE WERE NO ENGINE CODES STORED AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349764August 16, 2010
SUSPENSION
VIOLENT SHAKING OF ENTIRE VEHICLE AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD AT SPEED OF 65 MPH.2006 F250 WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT.THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE WEEK, ON THE WAY TO AND FROM VACATION. THE TRUCK WAS NOT HEAVILY LOADED,NOR WAS IT TOWING ANYTHING. THE TRUCK TOWED A MOVING TRAILER ONCE BUT NOT AT HIGH SPEED. IS NOT DRIVEN ON HIGHWAYS DAILY. WE WANT TO GET A CAMPER AND TOW IT WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT IF WE HAD BEEN TOWING A CAMPER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348944August 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD F-250 WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. CONTINUOUS ISSUES REGARDING ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY. EGR COOLER FAILURE, OIL COOLER FAILURE AND BURNING COOLANT THRU EXHAUST. POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR CARS TRAILING A FAILING ENGINE DUE TO THICK WHITE CLOUDS OF SMOKE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348802August 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
2006 FORD-250 SD. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING FORD PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER SEIZED WHICH CAUSED HEAVY SMOKE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO HIS SATISFACTION. THERE WAS A MUSHY FEEL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348829August 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FORD F-250 WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. CONTINUOUS ISSUE REGARDING ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY. EGR COOLER FAILURE, OIL COOLER FAILURE AND BURNING COOLANT THRU EXHAUST. POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR CARS TRAILING A FAILING ENGINE DUE TO THICK WHITE CLOUDS OF SMOKE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347488August 5, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-250 WITH THE 5.4L GAS MOTOR. SINCE NEW IT HAS NOT HANDLED VERY WELL AND SEEMED TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH RATHER THAN UP AND DOWN ON BUMPS. NOW WHEN A BUMP OR POT HOLE IS HIT THE TRUCK SHAKES EXTREMELY VIOLENT LEFT AND RIGHT SO MUCH SO IT SPILT MY COFFEE AND ALL CHANGE FROM MY ASH TRAY. I HAVE ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW AND AT ABOUT 40,000 IT DID IT FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGH SPEED LANE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP ITS VIOLENT SHAKE UNTIL I REACHED 15 MPH, IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME DID NOT HIT ME THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT SAME DAY ABOUT TEN MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND ONCE MORE ON MY WAY HOME. SINCE THAT DAY IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 SEPARATE TIMES. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE ME $30,000 TRUCK ANY WHERE BUT AROUND TOWN. I HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL MAINTAINS ON THE VEHICLE AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. NOW I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE WITH IT. THIS SHAKING IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKE THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE TRUCK, IF I WAS HOLDING MY COFFEE THAT MORNING I KNOW I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. FORD NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AS LOOKING THROUGH THE TRUCK FORUMS I AM NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOME ONE GETS KILLED DUE TO IT IF SOME ONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346269July 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY GENERATOR IS FAULTY AS STATED BY FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITEN DATED SEPTEMBER 19TH 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346192July 29, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2006 F250 DIESEL, SUPERDUTY, SUPERCAB, LONG BED, 4X4. ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AREA, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE LOOPS DOWN BELOW THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE LEFT SIDE IT LOOPS UP. ON ALL FORD TRUCKS THAT I HAVE SEEN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 2006, BOTH SIDES LOOP UP. THIS IS A 4X4 TRUCK. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE LOOP DOWN, AS THE LOWEST POINT ON THE VEHICLE, ON A TRUCK THAT WILL BE USED OFF ROAD. THIS TRUCK IS USED ON A RANCH AND FOR TRAILERING HORSES, SO THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIVING OVER BRANCHES AND ROCKS THAT COULD CATCH ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE IS HIGH. IN THIS DOWNWARD POSITION, IT IS LIKELY TO BREAK IF IT HITS A ROCK OR BRANCHES. I HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALER AND FORD CORPORATE TO FIX IT, BUT THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY CANNOT MODIFY THE VEHICLE DESIGN. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN SEND, BUT I DO NOT SEE WHERE TO ATTACH ON THIS CONTACT FORM. I BELIEVE THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE SHOULD BE ADJUSTED TO LOOP UP TO BE IN A SAFER POSITION AND NOT BE THE LOWEST POINT, HANGING BELOW THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343375July 15, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIOLENT SHAKING "DEATH WOBBLE" ON A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 60-65 MPH. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING OR AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND ONLY STOPS WHEN SPEED IS REDUCED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS SENT ME A LETTER NOTIFYING ME OF THIS PROBLEM A YEAR AGO, BUT OFFERS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN A WARNING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343265July 14, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD. ONE STRIP OF HIGHWAY IN OUR TOWN WE CAN RECREATE ISSUE EVERYTIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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