Ford F-250 Complaints (2005)

439 consumer complaints on file.

#10253778January 5, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIOLENT SHUDDER AND STEERING OSCILLATION. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING OVER A SLIGHT DROPOFF AT ABOUT 60MPH AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHUDDERED SO VIOLENTLY I HAD TO BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE MEDIAN (THIS WAS HARD TO DO). THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY SINCE AND HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS ALSO (40MPH) THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN SHAKEN OFF CENTER DUE TO THIS. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS ITS QUITE SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS AT RELATIVELY HIGH SPEEDS AND IS VERY SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED, I ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AS I FEEL A BAD EPISODE OF THIS SHIMMY/SHUDDER COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO GONE THROUGH 5 SETS OF TIRES (IN UNDER 70,000 MILES) DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO KEEP THE FRONT END ALIGNED. I WAS QUITE UPSET AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS MAKING THIS UP. (AND I ADMIT IT SOUNDS CRAZY FOR A $40,000 TRUCK TO BEHAVE THIS WAY). THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND SAID I NEEDED MY FIRST SET OF NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT (AT 12,000 MILES). A FEW MONTHS LATER I CAME BACK INTO THE SAME FORD DEALER WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT MUCH THAT COULD BE DONE AS BASED ON MY PREVIOUS VISIT MY TRUCK APPEARED FINE. I WAS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WALKED OUT. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, I AM UNABLE TO SELL THE VEHICLE AS NOBODY WOULD EVER BUY IT IN THIS CONDITION AND FEEL AS IF I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AS IT APPEARS THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DEFECT AND HAVE CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS MY 5TH AND LAST FORD TRUCK.. I UNDERSTAND THAT NOTHING IS PERFECT AND THINGS CAN GO WRONG BUT MY COMPLAINTS ALONG WITH OTHERS HAVE BEEN IGNORED AND I FEEL MY TRUCK IS POSES A REAL DANGER TO ANYONE WHO RIDES IN IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253735January 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
MY 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY HAS HAD ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURBO AND INJECTION SYSTEM ON THE 6.0L DIESEL. INITIALLY THE DEALER "CLEANED" THE INJECTORS, THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER, AT 16K MILES THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TURBO UNIT. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK DAILY, AND DRIVE IT HARD, ESSENTIALLY "BEAT ON" THE TRUCK IN ORDER FOR IT TO RUN WELL. I HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE A LOSS IN FUEL ECONOMY AGAIN AS WELL AS A DECLINE IN POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253109December 29, 2008
SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ON I-64 DOING ABOUT 65-70MPH AND CROSSED OVER BRIDGE/ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD WHEN IT THREW THE TRUCK INTO A BAD SHIMMY. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW CAMBER KIT THAT WOULD CHANGE BY 1 DEGREE. I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248066November 9, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
TSB FRONT END OSCILLATION IIRC. OR AS KNOWN ON THE INTERNET AS THE DEATH WOBBLE (WHICH SEEMS VERY FITTING AS THE TRUCK GOES COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL, IT FEELS AS IF THE WHOLE FRONT END IS COMING APART!)? SEVERE SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR ON ROUGH ROADS-JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN SEVERE SHAKING OCCURS SO SEVERE THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ALMOST LIKE BOTH FRONT TIRES BLOW OUT AT THE SAME TIME, SEVERE STEERING DIFFICULTIES WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IF YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TAKE OFF IT STOPS?INTERMITTENT BUT INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS! HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS?ONCE ON A GRAVEL ROAD, ONCE ON A ROAD WITH POTHOLES AND ONCE ON RT43 SMOOTH AS GLASS ROAD AT A SPEED OF 65MPH?THIS IS ALWAYS A SUDDEN ONSET- NO WARNING?THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WHEN WE WERE GOING ON RT43..THIS COULD HAVE KILLED US HAD IT BEEN A TWO LANE ROAD AS WE WERE JUST DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE FRONT END IS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND OUT OF CONTROL! IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL...I HAD THE BRAKES TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD, HAD THERE BEEN A CAR BESIDE US WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH THEM! THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS THE DEATH WOBBLE BUT HAD IT NOT HAPPENED TO US WE WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT IT! THERE SHOULD AT MINIMUM BE A WARNING THIS COULD GET PEOPLE KILLED IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED...PLEASE, INVESTIGATE THIS ON THE F250 OURS IS A 2005 BUT I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! THIS IS A HAZARD! 11-2-08 WAS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THE OTHER TWO TIMES HAPPENED WITHIN 2 WEEKS BEFORE! THIS IS A SCARY SITUATION, I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD OR I FEAR THAT I WOULDN'T BE AROUND TO WRITE THIS COMPLAINT...IT IS THIS SEVERE...NO EXAGGERATION! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247419November 1, 2008
STEERING
2005 F250 STEERING WOBBLES WHEN HITTING POT HOLES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES. WOBBLE IS SO BAD HAD TO PULL OVER TO COMPLETE STOP NEARLY CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246656October 24, 2008
STEERING
DRIVING SPEED LIMIT, ON HIGHWAY 241, ROAD BUMP/ASPHALT NEW VS OLD TRANSITION POINT, OTHER TIME MINOR POT HOLE, ONCE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT BANKED TURN ON THE 241, ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING ON 57 WENT OVER A ROAD PATCH. SEVERE FRONT SHAKE UNTIL I STOP, CAUSES CARS AROUND TO DRIVE DEFENSIVELY AND I AM TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL. WIFE IS AFRAID OF DRIVING TRUCK AND IS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY, IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES LIKE A BLOWN TIRE UNTIL I STOP. CHANGED STEERING DAMPENER, ADJ STEERING BOX PLAY, CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. ONLY HAPPENED ONCE SINCE REPAIR, BUT I DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY AND SLOWER THAN MOST TRAFFIC NOW. CAN'T SELL TRUCK BECAUSE I WOULD NOT DO THIS TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245452October 14, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I OWN A 2005 FORD F250 WITH 35X12.50X17 IN TIRES ON STOCK RIMS. I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 8 WITH MY DAUGHTER OF 30 DAYS..YES 30 DAYS OLD AND MY DRIVERS FRONT TIRE FELL APART. THIS RESULTED IN A HORRIBLE CRASH. WE WERE TORN OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND WENT THROUGH LOTS OF WIRE GUARD RAIL, DOWN A 40 FOOT CLIFF AND TOOK OUT DOZENS OF TREES, SOME OF THEM WERE 14" ROUND. WE ROLLED END OVER END AND AGAIN SIDEWAYS DURING THIS TIME. I WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH THE ROOF. THERE WAS SOME SERIOUS HEAD CUTS ON ME ALONG WITH SWOLLEN SORE BRUISED ETC EVERYTHING ELSE. MY 50,000 TRUCK IS TOTALED. ITS NOW JUNK AND I COULD HAVE KILLED MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10244996October 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE, TOOK INTO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, TRUCK IS UNDER EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT FROM DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM, WITH A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. EXTENDED SERVICE CO WOULD SEND OUT INSPECTOR, HE INSPECTED IT AND SAID OK TO FIX, THE NEXT DAY HE SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600. WE FINELY PAID $371.36. HE SAID THE DEALER WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM WOULD NOT HONOR THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244234October 2, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION AND RUST AT THE LOWER REGION OF ALL FOUR WELDED DOOR SEAMS. IN ADDITION, THE TAILGATE'S LOWER INNER/OUTER SKIN WELD SEAM PANEL WAS SEPARATING, RUSTED, AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243840September 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING, SUSPENSION
WE HAVE CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH THE SHIMMY AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END OF OUR 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY (GAS). AT SPEEDS OF 55 AND HIGHER, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY OFF THE ROAD AT THE SLIGHTEST UNEVEN OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIPS NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE DONE IS TO REPLACE THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY ON JUNE 6TH. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND SEEMS TO BE MORE ERRATIC AND FREQUENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243494September 26, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION
FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING POT HOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. TO THE POINT WHERE A COLLISION IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241434September 9, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, GOING OVER A BUMP ON THE ROAD, THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING VERY BAD UNTIL YOU GET BELOW 40 MPH, IT IS ALL YOU CAN DO TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241384September 8, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2005 F250 WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGH WAY AT 50MPH OR HIGHER THE TRUCK FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240851September 3, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
I OWN A 2005 SUPER DUTY POWER STROKE AND WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE OR WHEN I'M TAKING A TURN TO THE LEFT FROM 40 MPH TO 50 MPH MY TRUCK GETS THE DEATH WOBBLES UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES AND GET DOWN TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH. I DON'T EVEN LIKE DRIVING IT CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S KIND OF SAD WHEN YOU PAY SO MUCH FOR A NICE TRUCK AND YOUR AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IT REALLY IS THAT BAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240263August 29, 2008
STEERING, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,197.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238470August 16, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TWO PROBLEMS. SHIFTING LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGH BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WHEN BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. DEALER REPLACED NEW SWITCHES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238374August 15, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 F-250 SHORT BED 4X4 SUPER DUTY 5.4 V-8. TRUCK SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED WHEN ROUGH ROADWAY IS PRESENT. HAS DONE THIS SINCE 18,000 MILES AND GETS WORSE WITH AGE. FORD REFUSES TO FIND THE PROBLEM, AS THEY ONLY DRIVE TRUCK AROUND TOWN. HAVE ASK THEM TO TAKE ONTO INTERSTATE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TIME ! FORD REPLACED THE DAMPER AT 34,000, HELPED, BUT DID NOT FIX! HAVE HAD MY FRONT END MAN LOOK AT FRONT END, AND HE COULD ONLY FIND SLACK IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! THE LAST TIME IT DID IT I HAD MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER BEHIND ME AND IT TOOK ME ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO THE MEDIAN, AND SCARED ME TO DEATH, TO THE POINT I AM SELLING THE 5TH WHEEL AND TRUCK AS IT IS JUNK, AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AFTER BEING A FORD MAN FOR OVER 35 YEARS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO SLAM BRAKES ON AND REDUCE SPEED TO UNDER 35 MPH. I HAVE PUT UP WITH THE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AS THE TRUCK NOW HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238120August 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY FROM SPEEDS RANGING FROM 50-70 MPH IF UNEVEN ROAD IN ENCOUNTERED (POTHOLES, ROUGH ROADS, OBJECTS IN ROAD..ETC) VEHICLE GOES INTO VIOLENT FRONTEND SHAKE. WHEN THIS SHAKING OCCURS IT IS AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO NOT ONLY PERSONS IN VEHICLE BUT IN ANY VEHICLES SURROUNDING OUR OWN. REDUCING SPEED AND BRAKING IS THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237304August 6, 2008
STEERING
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65MPH FRONT END OF TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE AND BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO 35MPH (WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE) THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I HAD THE TIRES BALANCED THINKING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM,BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236907August 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION, THE BRAKE CONTROLLER DID NOT DETECT THE TRAILER BEING ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THIS INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AFTERMARKET SEVEN PIN CONNECTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED BECAUSE WHEN WATER LEAKS INTO THE CONNECTER, THERE WILL BE A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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