2011 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DRIVING THE CAR AT 50 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, THE MESSAGE "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW" CAME ON, WITHIN 10 SECONDS THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY STEERING SHUT ITSELF DOWN. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER EXCEPT FOR A TURN OUT LANE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO PULL MY 2 HORSE TRAILER AND DRIVE ON INTERSTATE FOR LONG ROAD TRIPS. I DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE THAT IS EASIER ON MY HORSES. IF THE ENGINE AND STEERING CAN SHUT ITSELF DOWN GOING AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE, 10 SECONDS IS NOT A SAFE ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER WHEN CARRYING A LIVE ANIMAL LOAD. I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE FOR WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. NO PIECE OF MIND DRIVING AND TOWING WITH A VEHICLE THAT CAN SHUT ITSELF DOWN WITHOUT ADEQUATE WARNING DUE TO BAD SENSORS WITHIN 10 SECONDS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! APPARENTLY THE SENSORS ON THESE VEHICLES GO OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED DUE TO A $50 FAILED SENSOR AND THE ENGINE SHUTTING ITSELF DOWN AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALERS I HAVE TALKED TO ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE BUT SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL ENGINE SHUTS ITSELF DOWN. DEALERS SAY IT'S RANDOM AND UNPREDICTABLE WHEN EGT SENSOR WILL FAIL. SOME OF THE SENSORS ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ENGINE NEEDS TO SHUT DOWN BEFORE DEALER WILL FIX IT! INSANE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHOSE WIFE DIED ON THE FREEWAY IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A SIMILAR ISSUE ON HER VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS DECLARED A RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THE SENSOR ISSUE ON THE FORD 250 WILL LEAD TO SIMILAR SITUATIONS. IT'S TIME THIS IS LOOKED INTO BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TRUCK SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AND WOULD NOT RE-START DUE TO EMISSION SENSORS PER THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TRUCK SHUT DOWN BY ITSELF. TOWED TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE EGT EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR WENT OUT. DISCOVERED THAT FORD WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ON A PARTIAL RECALL OF SAME PART FOR SAME ENGINE FOR AMBULANCE PACKAGE TRUCKS. CALLED FORD TO ASK IF MY TRUCK WAS COVERED AND WAS TOLD NO EVEN THROUGH IT IS THE SAME PART AND THE SAME ENGINE AS THE OCTOBER 2013 RECALL OF 2011-2012 FORD F 250 AMBULANCE PACKAGE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.7LT DIESEL POWER STROKE ENGINE. *TR

ON 1/21/15 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2011 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS AT THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE I WORK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO RANDALL REED FORD IN HUMBLE, TX. THE TECHNICIAN HAS STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE A FAULTY ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR WHICH IS LOCATED BEHIND THE DPF. HE MENTIONED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 6.7 POWER STROKE DIESEL MOTORS. HE IS NOW RECOMMENDING THAT ALL FOUR SENSORS BE REPLACED TO THE TURNE OF OVER $900. I SEE THAT A RECAL IS IN PLACE FOR THE SAME MODEL YEARS IN THE F 350 AND BIGGER WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE F 250. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND WARNING CAME ON TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AS I SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD SENSOR. SOMETHING TO DO WITH EGR/ OIL PRESSURE. THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS HAPPEN. PREVIOUS TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND TRUCK SHUT OFF FOR OVERHEATING. AGAIN HAD TO TOW IT IN, AND AGAIN WAS A BAD SENSOR SENSING THE TRUCK HAD OVERHEATED. NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK EITHER TIME EXCEPT SENSOR. *TR

DRIVER WAS PILOTING VEHICLE THROUGH TURN AT INTERSECTION FULLY LOADED WITH SALT AND A SNOW PLOW. VEHICLE DASH DISPLAY READ SHUT DOWN VEHICLE SAFELY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. TRUCK WAS STRANDED IMPEDING TRAFFIC FOR 40 MINUTES UNTIL A GOOD SAMARITAN WAS ABLE TO PULL IT BACK OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND EGT EXHAUST TEMP SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. THE CHARGE WAS $100 FOR THE WORK PLUS THE TOW BILL WHICH WAS $113.50. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I USE THIS AND ANOTHER TRUCK WITH THE SAME ENGINE (ALSO SUBMITTED COMPLAINT FOR THAT VIN) TO TOW AND HEAVY HAUL ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT SAFE IF IT HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL, FULLY LOADED AND THE TRUCK SHUTS DOWN. THAT IS NOT SAFE, BUT IN FACT RATHER SCARY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND YOU START TO LOSS CONTROL .YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHAKING STOPS.PEOPLE IN THE CARS NEXT TO ME PULLED OVER YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK SHAKE FROM OTHER CARS. NOTHING SEEM WRONG WITH FRONT END BUT THERE IS .SAFETY IS AN ISSUE HERE.IT DOESN'T ALWAYS SHAKE AND THEN BANG SHAKE CITY LOOK IN TO IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, THE CAR WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY! IT IS FORCEFUL ENOUGH THAT YOU LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING AND LOOSE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN YOUR SAME LANE. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE OR TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL NO ONE ELSE WAS ON THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN. THIS AFFECTED THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AS I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME BECAUSE WE WERE GOING FROM 65 MPH TO ABOUT 30 MPH WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN IT HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. FORD RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND TIRES. THAT WAS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. I TRADED MY FIRST 2008 F-250 SD IN FOR A NEW TRUCK FOR HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I AM TO THE POINT WHERE THIS IS GETTING WAY TO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROADS NOT ONLY FOR MY SAFETY, BUT MY FAMILIES AND OTHER DRIVERS SAFETY AS WELL. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 75 FORMAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THUS FAR WITH THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. DOES IT TAKE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FOR IT TO BE INVESTIGATED? *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY F250 AT 30 MPH IN TOWN A WARNING ALARM WENT OFF FOLLOWED BY DISPLAY SAYING STOP ENGINE SAFELY NOW. AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK TOTALLY DIED IN THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOTALLY INCAPACITATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT 8:30 PM IN THE RAIN WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. MYSELF AND 2 OTHER GUYS WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION THROUGH TRAFFIC. I HAD TO CALL FOR A WRECKER AND HAVE IT TOWED. THE FORD DEALER FIXED IT THE NEXT MORNING AND ADVISED IT WAS A FAULTY EGT EXHAUST SENSOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON AND THEY ADVISED THERE IS 4 OF THOSE SENSORS ON THE TRUCK. IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO STALL THE TRUCK WHILE IT IS MOVING WITH NO WAY TO GET IT TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE ON 1-4 IN FLORIDA, WE RECEIVED A "STOP VEHICLE SAFELY NOW" WARNING AND THEN WITHIN SECONDS THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. I WAS FORCED TO MAKE MULTIPLE, UNSAFE LANE CHANGES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH WHAT POWER I HAD LEFT. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD SON WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE WERE 3 HOURS FROM HOME AND ANY FAMILY / FRIENDS WHO COULD HELP. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH CHARGED US $800 TO REPLACE 3 SENSORS AND GET THE TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD. FURTHER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY, LEAVING US STRANDED IN A FOREIGN CITY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THE ISSUE WAS SIMPLY A SENSOR AND THERE IS NO REASON THE TRUCK SHOULDN'T HAVE JUST GIVEN US A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED US TO GET HOME. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER AND SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND FORD HAS NO INTENTION OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD WOULD KNOWINGLY PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE SHAKING BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS SETTING IN EXIT LANE OF THE WEST BANK EXPRESSWAY WHEN A CAR LOST CONTROL SLAMMING INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY TRUCK. THE CAR IMPACTED THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE BACK DOOR AND SOME OF THE FRONT FENDER. THE CAR WAS A TOTALED UPON IMPACT, MY TRUCK HAS SEVER DAMAGE UP ALL THE WAY UP TO BOTH WINDOWS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AIR BAG THAT IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HAVE A CONCUSSION AND SEVER BRUISING TO ALL OF THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY ALONG WITH BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I WAS KNOCKED OUT AND WOKE UP WITH MY FOOT LOGGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL STILL MOVING DOWN THE OFF RAMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT TWO LEAF SPRINGS FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE LEAF SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FIRST BROKEN SPRING $385.00 ON 12/18/15. BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACE AT THE COST OF $1365.15. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE SHOCKS, VIBRATION DAMPENER, DRAG LINK, TIE ROD, AND ALL THE TIRES WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

FORD SUPER DUTY F250 & F350 ARE WELL KNOWN TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. STARTING AS EARLY AS 10000 MILES. IF THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS DURING A RAIN STORM YOU ARE PRETTY CERTAIN TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING THE SMALLEST UNEVEN SURFACE IN THE ROAD. I HEAR THAT THE DODGE HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM THIS CAN BE GOOGLES AND THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON 11/03/2014, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2011 FORD F-250 6.7 LITER DIESEL ON E. KIEHL AVE IN SHERWOOD, AR. THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF LEAVING HER TO HAVE TO NEGOTIATE TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. SHE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR TRUCK. I JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 09/30/2014 WHERE THE OIL AND FUEL FILTERS WERE CHANGED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO NORTH POINT FORD IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR. THEY DREW FUEL OUT OF THE SYSTEM PAST THE SECONDARY FILTER. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL WAS CLOUDY AND CONTAINED METAL FRAGMENTS AND WATER. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. HOWEVER, FORD ADVISED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL SO THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR BILL IS A LITTLE OVER $11,000.00. I HAD JUST FUELED UP ON 11/01/2014 AT MURPHY USA IN SHERWOOD SO I CALLED THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS FOR THE STATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON MURPHY. THE STATE CHECKED THE MURPHY AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE WITHIN STANDARDS. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY SENT AN AGENT OUT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE SO ITS NOT AN INSURANCE ISSUE. I SEEM TO BE GETTING THE RUN AROUND BY FORD. FORD'S HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF SHE HAD MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THIS HAPPED, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DOING 70 MPH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CLOUDY FUEL WITH WATER AND METAL AFTER THE SECONDARY FILTER WOULD INDICATE A FAILURE IN THE FILTRATION SYSTEM. EVEN SO, FORD'S DESIGN OF THEIR FUEL SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THAT IN THE SLIGHTEST. ALL DIESEL CONTAINS WATER. CHEVY, DODGE, FORD, VW, MERCEDES, ETC. KNOW THAT AND PUT FILTER/WATER SEPARATORS FOR THAT REASON. FUEL SYSTEMS SHOULD BE MADE OF MATERIALS THAT DO NOT RUST AND FAIL. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THROUGH A ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND JUMPED OUT OF HIS HANDS . HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK . THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE OUT OF CONTROL TRUCK AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED . I WENT ON TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE . I FOUND A FORUM WITH MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE . MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH ISSUES . THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS POOR TIRE PRESSURE OR OUT OF ALIGNMENT . MY HUSBAND HAD BOTH CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM . I FEAR IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS A SEVERE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE . THE OTHERS SAY THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THE" DEATH WOBBLE" AS IT HAS BEEN COINED ONLINE . PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM . I HAVE ALSO EMAILED FORD MOTOR COMPANY . *TR

WE HAVE HAD ABOUT FOUR OCCASIONS WHERE OUR TRUCK SUDDENLY BEGINS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE, CANNOT CONTROL THE SHIMMY UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW IT DOWN UNDER 30 MPH. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES. TWO TIMES IT WAS COMING OFF BRIDGE, HITTING A STEEL CHANNEL AT THE JUNCTION AND ONE TIME A LARGE HOLE. ALL THREE TIMES IT WAS ONE WHEEL HITTING THE HOLE OR DEPRESSION BEFORE THE OTHER WHEEL HIT. WE TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP.....NO IDEAS THERE. THEY REBALANCED THE LEFT TIRE AND NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN COMING OFF A BRIDGE. ABOUT 38,000 MILES AND IT WAS THE SAME THING. CANNOT CONTROL THE SHIMMY UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. MOST FRIGHTENING! I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THIS IS FIGURED OUT! BIG, OUT-OF-CONTROL TRUCK IS NOT MY CUP OF TEA.

CONTINENT 27565R18 TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION BUT STAYED ON TIRE ACTING LIKE A WHIP THAT CAUSED $5000.00 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK BED SIDE. *TR

WHILE GOING UP THE HIGHWAY THE MESSAGE OF " STOP SAFELY NOW" WAS DISPLAYED. ONCE PULLING OVER TO STOP THE TRUCK DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. TURNS OUT THE EGT EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. *TR

THIS VEHICLES HAS EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS OF THE FAILURE OF THE EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSORS. THE FIRST IN OCT. 2014 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. AT THE TIME I WAS A SURPRISED TO DISCOVER THE PURPOSE OF THE SENSORS, BUT NOT OVERLY CONCERNED. IN APRIL 2014, LEAVING TOWN ON A SUNDAY MORNING WITH A HORSE TRAILER IN TOW, AT 40 MPH ON A CITY STREET RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT TOLD ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND WITHIN 60 SECONDS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A BUSY STREET WITH TWO HORSE IN THE TRAILER. NO RESTART, CALLED A FRIEND TO COME HELP WITH THE TRAILER AND AAA TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME A DIFFERENT SENSOR FAILED, WITH NO WARNING. THERE ARE SO MANY SCENARIOS WHERE THIS COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT, INCLUDING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH THE TRAILER OR IN A REMOTE LOCATION WITH NO ABILITY TO RESTART AND MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONCEPT / DESIGN OF THE SENSOR SYSTEM MAKES NO SENSE TO ME; SENSOR IS DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHEN EGT INDICATE OVERHEATING, SAME RESULT WITH SENSOR FAILURE. THE IDEA IS SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE BEFORE IT OVERHEATS AND CAUSES DAMAGE, YET A SENSOR FAILURE, WHICH IS APPARENTLY A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, CAN CREATE A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT. I WOULD MUCH PREFER ENGINE DAMAGE TO THE ALTERNATIVE. *TR

FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE OUR 2011 FORD F250 (DIESEL) WAS NEW A FAULTY EGT TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WITH ESSENTIALLY NO WARNING. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT SO THERE WAS NO DANGER OF INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE UNDERWAY AT 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT ENDANGERING OTHERS. THE SHUTDOWN TODAY, HOWEVER, OCCURRED AS WE PREPARED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY TWO LANE ROAD. FORTUNATELY THE SHUTDOWN, WHICH OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, STOPPED THE ENGINE BEFORE WE CROSSED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE ADJACENT LANE. IN THIS LAST CASE THERE WAS A REAL POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. FORD IS CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (WE'RE TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON) AND WE'VE ASKED REPEATEDLY IF THERE IS A FIX TO ELIMINATE THESE UNEXPECTED INCIDENTS. NOTHING HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING. WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT SO THAT OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THESE UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS WILL REOCCUR AND BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND DID NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH ONE STABILIZER, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH TWO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE ENTERING I-40 AT ~55 MPH AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP THE FRONT END AND STEERING VIOLENTLY BEGAN SHAKING. STEERING CONTROL WAS NEAR ZERO. SHAKING CONTINUED WHILE BRAKING TO ~ 10 MPH THEN STOPPED. TRUCK INSPECTION FOUND NO PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE TOWING MY 8000LB TRAILER, I WENT OVER SOME UNEVEN HIGHWAY PAVEMENT AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING TO THE POINT I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL WHERE THE TRUCK WENT I HAD TO LEFT OFF THE GAS UNTIL IT COASTED TO A TOP. 50 MILES LATER, I ENTERED A SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER A 500 FOOT DROP WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AS I CROSSED OVER THE BRIDGE/ROAD SEAM THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AGAIN THIS TIME IT WENT IN TO THE LANE OF THE SEMI TRUCK AFTER LEAVING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RUBBER HE AND I AVOIDED A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I GOOGLED THESE SYMPTOMS AND IT APPEARS YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME, PLEASE I BEG YOU FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY MAKE FORD CORPORATION FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MESSAGE CAME UP "STOP SAFELY NOW" I PULLED OVER JUST ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, AND WOULDN'T CRANK AGAIN. I CALLED MY DEALER TARVER FORD, THEY CALLED A WRECKER TO PICK IT UP AND BROUGHT IT TO THEIR SHOP. 2 EGT EXHAUST TEMP SENSORS BAD, $260 TO FIX. TODAY 3-13-15 MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I BOUGHT A CODE READER AND P242A CODE CAME UP ANOTHER SENSOR BAD. *TR

STARTED ENGINE AND PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. ENGINE ACCELERATED TO MAX RPMS AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE APPROX. 20 FEET IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT WOT UNTIL I TURNED IGNITION OFF. *TR

DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH IN RECEIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN FULLY APPLIED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE ABUTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK THE DAY BEFORE WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL RV THE IN-DASH OEM TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER FAILED TO ENGAGE TRAILER BRAKES ALLOWING THE RV TO PUSH THE TRUCK INTO AN INTERSECTION. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER WILL NOT WORK. THEY HAVE PERFORMED A "PIN-TEST" AND DETERMINED THE IN DASH BRAKE CONTROLLER WAS NOT WORKING SO THEY REPLACED IT TO FIND THE TRAILER BRAKES STILL DO NOT ACTIVATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT WILL WORK WHEN MANUALLY ACTIVATED WITH THE SLIDER HOWEVER THERE IS NO TRAILER BRAKE ACTIVATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. I'VE SPENT THREE DAYS AT THE DEALER THUS FAR AND IM SCHEDULED TO RETURN AT 7 AM TOMORROW FOR THEM TO WORK ON IT MORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE TRUCK DOES NOT SAFELY STOP TOWING A HEAVY RV. WE TRADED AN F150 FOR THIS F250 SUPER DUTY FOR THE ADDED TOWING CAPACITY HOWEVER WE NOW DO NOT FEEL SAFE TOWING ANYTHING. *TR

6.7 DIESEL ENGINE QUIT. COMPUTER SAID PULL OVER SOON. ENGINE WENT DEAD. DEFECTIVE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENOR. HAPPENED TWICE. REPLACED ALL SENSORS(4). TRUCK DIED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. *TR

AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON OUR 2011 FORD F250 4X4 PICKUP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHING AND BALL JOINTS AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $400. NOW 3,000 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE BY FORD THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD EASILY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO HAVING TO QUICKLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN 30 OR 40 MPH TO GET THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO STOP WOBBLING COULD EASILY CAUSE AN REAR END ACCIDENT LEADING TO CASUALTIES. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF MY TRUCK HITS A RIDGE OR BUMP IN ROAD, IT STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY UP AND DOWN. I SLOW DOWN AND FIGHT THE WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 18 TIMES. MOST OF THE TIME, IT STOPS SHAKING AS I SLOW DOWN. TWICE IT STOPPED SHAKING AFTER I CROSSED TRAFFIC TO GET TO EDGE OF ROAD TO STOP. VERY SCARY! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT BOUNCED UP & DOWN SO HARD, IT PULLED THE WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. AS I GENTLY BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, IT STOPPED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN, BUT THEN STARTED UP AGAIN WHEN I HIT THE NEXT EXPANSION SEAM ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT DAY. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE TO GET TO WORK IN A 65 MPH ZONE BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO GO FASTER. TRAFFIC WAS ZOOMING AROUND ME AND HONKING. THE VERTICAL SHAKING DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS ALTHOUGH I TRAVELED THE SAME HIGHWAY WITH THE SAME BUMPS AND THE SAME SPEED (GRITTING MY TEETH). MY MECHANIC EXAMINED THE TRUCK 2 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF INCIDENTS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, STEERING, OR SHOCKS. NOTHING WAS LOOSE, BROKEN, OR OUT OF SPECS. I INFORMED FORD.COM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALL OF THE DISCUSSION GROUPS SAID THAT THE DEALERS COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALL FOR THIS INCREDIBLY FRIGHTENING PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORD TRUCKS (LAST TRUCK IS A 1996 F250 THAT WAS A WONDERFUL TRUCK - STILL HAVE IT). AS BACKGROUND, THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS HAPPENING ON YOUTUBE WITH SEVERAL DISCUSSION GROUPS TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" SHOWN IN THE VIDEOS IS THE SAME THING I EXPERIENCED. *TR

THIS STARTED IN MARCH 2014. TERRIBLE STEERING WOBBLE (DEATH WOBBLE) AT HIGHWAY SPEED. LAST NIGHT IT WAS HORRIBLE AS I WAS PASSING A CAR ON I-29 ON A BRIDGE AND WE GOT THE WOBBLE AFTER GOING OVER A BRIDGE JOINT. I HAD TO STAB THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AS THE TRUCK STEERING WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL. SEVERAL VEHICLES BEHIND ME ALSO HAD TO NAVIGATE AROUND ME AS I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEED! THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYWHERE BUT AROUND CITY STREETS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH A STRAIGHT FRONT AXLE AND COIL SPRINGS. I WANT FORD TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND FIX THESE ISSUES. IT'S A FIXABLE ISSUE THAT THEY WON'T ADDRESS. FOR $50,000 I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR ENGINEERING GEOMETRY BLUNDER. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOUSE, VEHICLE DISPLAYS WARNING TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. I BEGAN TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY SO THAT I COULD TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. MY TRUCK WAS NOW BLOCKING THE ROADWAY AND A PERSON'S DRIVEWAY AT THE ONLY ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, AND TRIED TO RE-START IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT I COULD PUSH IT OUT OF THE ROADWAY. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HAUL THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR. (THIS WAS THE SECOND INDECENT FOR ME INVOLVING A FAULTY ENGINE SENSOR.) I HAVE SPENT MORE THAT $300 FIXING SENSORS THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL. LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROADWAY, BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I AM JUST THANKFUL IT WAS IN A SUBDIVISION AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON UNEVEN ROAD PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE REDUCED THE SPEED TO 10 MPH, THE VIBRATION STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND BALANCED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ALIGNED BOTH FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

STOP SAFELY NOW CAME ON IN DISPLAY. CONTINUED DRIVING UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I SLOWED TO STOP AND SLOWED TO 3 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN 5 PM TRAFFIC. HAD IT TOWED TO HOME WHERE IT STARTED THE NEXT AM. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE ADVISEMENT OF THE SERVICE WRITER AND IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN 2 MILES FROM HOME. HAD TO WAIT ON A TOW AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONE OF THE FOUR EGT EXHAUST SENSORS HAD FAILED. DEALER TOLD ME IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 3 YEARS OLD AND 124,000 MILES. THIS $60,000 2011 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH 6.7 DIESEL ENGINE IS TOTALED. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL CRUISE THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE BANGING NOISE AND SHUDDERING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I WAS FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE ROAD. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. GOT OUT AND THE GROUND WAS COVERED IN OIL. STRANDED.. DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $24,233.67 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THIS ENGINE IS FALSELY ADVERTISED TO BE RIGIDLY TESTED FOR 250,000 MILES, FORD HAS SENT EMAIL STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. THIS TRUCK IS STILL FINANCED AND QUITE FRANKLY I CANNOT AFFORD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR. I HAVE HAD EXHAUST ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING AND BURNING SENSORS WHICH WERE REPLACED BY WARRANTY A COUPLE TIMES AND OUT OF POCKET A COUPLE TIMES. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS THAT THE HEAT THAT IS BUILT UP DURING A REGEN EXHAUST CLEANING CYCLE DAMAGES THE VALVES WITHIN THE ENGINE. I ALSO READ THAT FORD FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN 2012 BUT THAT LEAVES PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, WHO PAID FORD $60,000+ STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE IN JUST 3 SHORT YEARS. I HAVE SERVICE THE TRUCK AS REQUIRED AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT NOR PUT IT IN MUD, ETC. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. IT APPEARS I MAY BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO DEFAULT ON MY LENDER WITH THE COST OF THIS. *TR

MY TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT 40-60 MPH. STEERING CONTROL IS LOST AND CAN ONLY BE REGAINED BY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK WILL NOT SWITCH LANES AND PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER IS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. SHAKING IS VIOLENT TO THE POINT OF LOOSENING BOLTS. TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS AIR PRESSURE OR THE NEED FOR NEW TIRES. THE VEHICLES TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND AIR PRESSURE IS SET AT FACTORY RECOMMENDED LEVELS. FORD SAYS THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT EXTREMELY POSSIBLE. AN INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION SHOP CLAIMS ISSUE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, LACK OF STEERING DAMPER, AND DEFECTIVE CONTROL ARMS. *TR

THIS SAFETY CONCERN OCCURRED ON A 2011, FORD F250, WITH "26,400" MILES ON IT. UPON LEAVING MY RESIDENCE, THE TRUCK FELT SLUGGISH, AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. I NEVER USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT CHECKED ANYWAY TO CONFIRM IT WAS NOT SET. I PULLED OVER AND EXISTED THE VEHICLE, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE ODOR CAME FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. I REACHED IN TO FEEL THE ROTOR AND BURNED MY FINGER TIPS FROM THE HEAT. AS A PRECAUTION, I CHECKED THE REMAINING WHEELS AND ALL EXHIBITED VERY HIGH HEAT WITH A BURNING ODOR. LUCKILY, I WAS WITHIN AN 1/8 MILE OF S SERVICE STATION. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED AND DETERMINED ALL FOUR BRAKES HAD SEIZED DUE TO CORROSION. TWO CALIPERS WERE SALVAGEABLE, TWO WERE NOT. THE REPAIR WAS MADE WITH THE CALIPERS HELD FOR THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REVIEW, AND DISPOSITION, BUT THE FORD DEALER SHOWED NO INTEREST, AND HAD DECLINED TO PERSONALLY EXAMINE THE CORRODED CALIPERS. THE TRUCK WAS 21 DAYS OUT OF CALENDAR WARRANTY. *TR

EXHAUST BEING DRAWN INTO CABIN BY VENTILATION SYSTEM WHEN STOPPED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT SUSPENSION BARS WERE ALSO REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 F250'S TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER TSB 11-5-19. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RANDOMLY DEVELOP A PROBLEM WHICH SEEMED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT GEAR. THERE WOULD BE A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER WHICH WOULD RESULT, AT TIMES, LEAVING MY VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC GOING AT A MUCH HIGHER SPEED AND CLOSING RAPIDLY FROM BEHIND. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY DOING THE SERVICE PRESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT BULLETIN UNTIL THE PROBLEM BECAME SEVERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD BALANCE ALL FOR TIRES AND PERFORMED AND ALIGNMENT CHECK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500. *TR

PURCHASED 2MTH AGO. WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERIES. 4 WKS LATER "PULL OVER SAFETY" ON & SHUT DOWN ON A WINDY ROAD AT 6PM. VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTO PLACE. $1500 FIX ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. 1 MTH LATER IT DOES IT AGAIN DOWN BUSY FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. TOAD AGAIN. FIXED AND SAME AFTERNOON PULLING OUT TO STATE HIGHWAY AND SAME SIGNAL TO PULL OVER COMES ON & VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN & BACKING UP 5PM TRAFFIC BEFORE BEING TOWED AGAIN. *TR

TRUCK SHUT DOWN INSTANTLY. AFTER STOP SAFELY MESSAGE. LEAVING TRUCK STRANDED IN BUSY INTERSECTION. NO TIME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. REPLACED SENSOR. FORD CLAIMS FIRE SAFETY.AND BLAMES EPA. THINK SOFTWARE WOULD DISMISS UNLIKELY TEMP FLUCTUATIONS . NEEDS TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. NOT STRAND DRIVERS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.FOR PART FAILURE. *TR

TRUCK DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. HAVE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP SHAKING. THE ISSUE IS REFERRED TO THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" WITH MANY RECORDED INSTANCES OF THIS ON THE WEB AND YOUTUBE. ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALER AND MANY NEW PARTS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM PERSIST. FORD DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO CORRECT SO IT HAS BEEN IN TWO OTHER GARAGES FOR SECOND OPINIONS. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY HAVE NO RECALLS OR ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO THE HIGHWAY. *TR