There are 6 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2011 Ford F-250in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ACCELERATES WHEN I AM STOPPED AND HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK.
DRIVING DOWN A 6 LANE HIGHWAY IN MID DAY TRAFFIC. HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE NOT 2 MINUTES EARLIER. LIGHT COMES ON SAYS STOP SAFELY NOW. I START TO SWITCH LANES AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. I AVOIDED A NEAR COLLISION AND SWERVED INTO A TURN LANE. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. CALLED THE DEALER AND AFTER I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED THEY STATED OH YOU HAVE A BAD EGT EXHAUST SENSOR IT SHUTS THE VEHICLE DOWN AND WAS INFORMED IT IS A REGULAR THING. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX OR UPGRADE JUST CHANGE THE SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO GO OUT. THEY EXPLAINED WHEN ONE OF THE FOUR SENSORS GOES BAD IT READS A HIGH TEMP READING AND THAT TRIGGERS THE SHUT DOWN. ASKED WHY THEY DON'T CHANGE THE SOFTWARE TO GIVE WARNING WHEN ONE SHOWS HOT AND SHUT DOWN WHEN A MINIMUM OF 2 OR 3 SHOW HOT. I MEAN IF THERE ARE 4 SENSORS AND ONE SHOWS 2200 THE OTHERS SHOW 200 SOMETHING TELLS ME THE SENSORS THE ISSUE. I AM THANKFUL THIS OCCURRED WHEN IT DID INSTEAD OF A MINUTE EARLIER W HEN I INITIALLY PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF A DUMP TRUCK. IF IT HAD HAPPENED THEN IT WOULD HAVE KILLED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE HAD THE DUMP TRUCK BEEN FORCED TO SWERVE. THIS IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. I RESEARCHED IT ON LINE AND SEE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THIS IS A DIESEL TRUCK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND LURCH FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSIS. NONE OF THE TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
2011 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATES SIX INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED, UNEXPLAINED HIGH ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF THE SIX INCIDENTS WERE AT A VERY HIGH RPM AND SO FORCEFUL, THAT IT NEARLY PROPELLED THE VEHICLE INTO OTHER VEHICLES. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 XL SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL CARPORT AREA DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,278.
2011 FORD F250 CREWCAB FX4 6.7L DIESEL ENGINE. SOMETIMES YOU PUSH ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS AND IT KICKS IN AND GOES. TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL THRU A STOP SIGN WITH A 18 WHEELER BEARIG DOWN ON YOU SUCKS. ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE WAY. THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE DEALER HEARD NOISE FROM MY FUEL PUMP SO THE THEY CHANGED THE FUEL FILTERS AND I HAD A RECALL FOR SOME COMPUTER UPGRADE DATA THINGY. I ONLY HAVE 24K MILES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW OTHER TIMES WITHOUT A LOAD ON IT (TOWING OR NOT). DID I JUST SPEND $61,000 ON A DEATH TRAP?? AT THE DIESEL STOP.COM WEBSITE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO A DEALER AND THEY SAY "CAN NOT DUPLICATE" BUT THIS HAPPENS EVERY NOW AND THEN. ONE PERSON ON THAT FORUM WAS ABLE TO TAKE A FORD MECHANIC DRIVING WITH HIM AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT LATER THE MECHANIC SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. SOUNDS LIKE A COVER UP TO ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO?? JUST KEEP TAKING MY TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER? *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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