Ford F-250 Complaints (2018)

400 consumer complaints on file.

#11449079January 27, 2022
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
With no indication the truck started shaking violently after driving over an overpass expansion joint at about 60-65 mph on highway. After slowing to about 20-25 mph in breakdown lane, it seem to go away. Approximately 3-4 miles down the highway, again going over an expansion joint to a bridge this time, it happened again. With the same process of pulling into the breakdown lane and reducing speed to 20-25 mph it went away. Obviously looking this up on the internet, you come across the Ford death wobble. If this doesn’t constitute a recall, what does, death..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11449095January 27, 2022
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving on the freeway at 75 miles an hour the whole truck started shaking violently! I had to back out of it to get it to stop. I continue driving at 65 miles an hour and I hit a small bump in the road and it again started shaking violently! It started approximately 30 minutes ago and has happened three more time!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11448003January 19, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Driver door is freezing and will not latch, having to hold the door while driving to keep from flying open. Recall done at dealership, two years ago. Johnson City Ford, Johnson City, TN. Dealership is stating that there is no coverage on those repairs after the recall "repair". The dealership failed to correct recall the first time for same issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11447939January 18, 2022
STEERING
Traveling 75 mph on a 3 lane interstate with mild expansion joint cracks and imperfections caused the steering to start shaking violently and I could not control the vehicle. I swerved across a lane of traffic into the median / emergency lane while other vehicles attempted to avoid me. I had to slow to under 20mph to regain control of the steering. I refer to this condition as death wobble. Truck has 54,000 miles and has no suspension or wheel/ tire modifications and no previous damage.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11447597January 15, 2022
SUSPENSION, STEERING
Going down Interstate 99 in Pennsylvania I hit a bump on the approach of a bridge at 65mph front end started shaking violently almost lost control of truck had to pull to shoulder and slow down until it cleared up. I got out and checked everything could not see anything visibly wrong with the front end. It is a 2018 F-250 with 23,000 miles on it. When I bought it the dealership said the death wobble was takin care of. I asked about the issue before I bought the truck but obviously it has not been fixed correctly this is a concern as I pull a camper in the summer months quite often.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444899December 24, 2021
SUSPENSION
Traveling at highway speeds(above 55 mph) I’ve hit a small bumps in the road on multiple occasions. The problem has occurred several times where the vehicle shakes violently until I slow down to about 40 mph. Googling the problem informed me this is a problem with Ford superdutys and the phenomen is referred to as “death wobble”. The article provided a link to nhtsa.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444412December 20, 2021
SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
“Death wobble” at 60mph while on the highway after hitting a small pothole. Controllable when slowed to 35mph on the shoulder
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441529November 23, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Driving on highway went over bridge expansion joint and steering wheel and front tires began shaking severely had to pull over almost causing accident. Now it happens more often on any bump. Have heard this is called the death wobble and see how this could be EXTREMELY dangerous for my family. Don’t understand with so many complaints that nothing has been required of FORD to address and fix this super unsafe problem. I hope by putting this on the record that if something happened, there would be documentation of my complaint to hold Ford responsible. A response from you would be appreciated. Thank you.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441261November 22, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
While merging onto the interstate yesterday, there was a slight bump in the road and the truck began violently vibrating, including the steering wheel. The vibration lasted at least 10 seconds this time, making steering very difficult. This is at least the third time this has happened in the past 2 months. Upon researching, this seems to be an very big issue with these trucks & has been named "the death wobble" on MANY websites. This is obviously a huge safety issue. What would happen in icy conditions? This could have deadly consequences and cannot understand WHY Ford has not recalled for correction!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441329November 22, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I was driving down the road at approximately 60 mph and the steering wheel and whole truck started to shake violently. I had to slow down to around 20 mph to get it to stop. I had an almost impossible time just keeping the truck under control. This has happened twice now within the past 3 weeks
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11440964November 18, 2021
SUSPENSION
I have a 2018 F250 SuperDuty Diesel Truck that has approximately 20,000 miles. I was driving approximately 60 mph and my steering wheel jumped out of my hands and began to shake and a loud noise from the truck itself was audible as I continued down the road. I applied the brake slowly and was able to pull over. I noticed as I slowed that the noise and shaking stopped. I waited for all the cars to go by and started to return home hoping to make it back. It did not repeat, however I am now afraid to drive the truck as this seems very dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11439758November 8, 2021
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I went over a bridge joint on the highway and the truck started shaking uncontrollably. I had to slow down under 50mph for it to stop. The windshield cracked in the process. Everyone driving around me slowed down and moved away. There were and still are no warning lamps. I have not taken it to the dealer yet. I feared that the truck was going to roll over because of the uncontrollable steering and shaking.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11436364October 12, 2021
SUSPENSION, STEERING
Twice my truck has shook violently when I hit a Pot hole or bump traveling above 50MPH. The shaking is so bad, your scared, needing to slow down quickly or even stop to get it to stop. It's a danger to the occupants and the surrounding vehicles when this occurs.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11436365October 12, 2021
SUSPENSION, STEERING
The Truck Violently shook when I hit a bump on the highway. I've never felt anything like that before. My wife and I we're shocked as what the truck was doing. I slowed down immediately and pulled over on the shoulder of the highway and walked around the truck to see what happened. Didn't see anything wrong, so I got in the truck and drove to the house.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11434605September 27, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
On 05/13/2020 truck was in an auto accident and declared total loss on NICB. Crash report doesn't reflect injuries. Speed limit on the highway says 60, on Google maps. Also, the officer's description doesn't make sense. There are 3 units, including trailer. Other vehicle is unit 3.... I also don't understand how the person in the 3rd unit did not have injuries. TXDOT Crash ID: 17689202.1 / 2020186795 Case ID: 2020-1548 USDOT: 1086178 Truck # 327 When I contacted the tow company, was informed there is no history of ever towing the truck! Owner of truck listed was not correct. Actual owner was Vertical Limit Construction which has two branches of the name. (TX) Vertical Limit Construction LLC Vertical Limit Construction, LLC (MN) Interstate, Utility Construction, Cellular Tower, End to End, Turnkey Services. Parent: QualTek Services. Trailer info DID list the company as owner, however. When I did a search, there has been repairs and history doesn't show of the truck ever being in an accident. There is an incomplete recall on Ford website but none on NHTSA. Vertical Limit Construction was listed as terminated April 2019 and dissolved July 2020.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11433334September 17, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I have noticed my F250 which I bought brand new and just noticed this issue had just over 29,000 miles on it that the steering was getting loose. A few thousand miles ago I noticed when I drove over a bump in road or pothole the steering shakes some, not normal. Today I have almost 32,000 miles on it, steering very loose, 19% steering turn does not respond and when I hit a bump it scares me as the steering wheel shakes very violently up and down and steers left and right and swerves into next lane on its own. It is very bad now and I am scared to drive it. It is my daily driver ad I have no other choice. I work for the Department of Defense US ARMY TACOM. This truck should be recalled and repaired immediately before somebody gets seriously hurt or worse, dies from this steering issue. Please let me know how you can assist.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11428037August 6, 2021
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while her son was driving 40 mph, the vehicle shut-off as the "exhaust failure, service now" message was displayed on the instrument panel. Other motorists were able to assist her son with moving the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where it was later diagnosed with a defective catalytic convertor. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was 73,785.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427905August 5, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the liftgate inadvertently unlocked causing the contents in the bed of the truck to spill out onto the roadway. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not yet repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11425259July 17, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Rapid oscillation of the steering wheel ( death wobble ). The steering damper was replaced at 18,744 miles. This helped for a little while. When you hit a slight bump in the road, often times the seam where a bridge meets the pavement the rapid oscillation will begin. To stop the oscillation the vehicle will have to be slowed down to between 25-30 mph. This is very dangerous when traveling on a busy highway. I plan on taking this vehicle to the dealership the last week of July to have it inspected and the tailgate recall repaired. This vehicle currently has 32,454 miles on it. Thank You !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11424800July 14, 2021
SUSPENSION
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle would shake abnormally whenever the contact drove over a pothole. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with the steering dampener needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and the contact filed a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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