2005 Ford F-250 SD complaints

MY HUSBAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP INTO HIS TRUCK WHEN HIS RUNNING BOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE IN HALF WITH HIM AND CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRUCK, SENDING HIM TO THE GROUND. AS HE IS DISABLED, THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. I FEEL IF THERE IS A SHELF LIFE OR WEIGHT LIMIT ON THESE RUNNING BOARDS, THEN THE MANUFACTURER HAS AN OBLIGATION TO HAVE IT POSTED SOMEWHERE ON THE TRUCK. HE HURT HIS BACK AND HIP BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE HAD HE FELL ON PAVEMENT INSTEAD OF DIRT.

TRUCK BECAME HARD TO START THEN STARTED STALLING. SOON AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS COMPUTER TESTED AND INSPECTED. THE FICM (FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE) WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE MODULES AT A COST OF 1,253.67. *TR

BOTH REAR BRAKES BURNING, THEN LEFT FRONT. LOSS OF BRAKING. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRED. AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED ( NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED OR OTHER WARRANTY AND SPENDING $1100.00) I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK ENOUGH. DROVE THE TRUCK THE NEXT DAY AND THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS BURNING AGAIN AND LOST ALL BRAKES. AGAIN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH POINT IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE MODEL YEAR 2005 HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES FREEZING IN THE CALIPERS CONSISTENTLY, HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT HAD ANY RECALLS. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THERE HAS BEEN A RE-DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PADS, WHICH MY ORIGINAL PADS HAD NOT CHANGED, BUT STILL HAD BRAKE MATERIAL. *TR

2005 F250 DIESEL. TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT ONTO REVERSE BUT WOULD BACK UP. TOOK IT TO FORD THEY TOLD ME REVERSE SNAP RING BROKE AND CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. 3900 TO FIX. FORD HAS A RECALL ON SNOW PLOW PACKAGES BUT MINE IS NOT JUST HAS THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION. *TR

2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, 69,000 MILES. TRAVELING APPROX 65 MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I VERY NEARLY LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE LUG NUTS WERE TORQUED TO FORD SPECS. REPLACED FRONT STEERING DAMPER, DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TALKED TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW HOURS RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND FREQUENT WITH THE FORD SUPER DUTY LINE FROM 05"-08". IT SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES APPEAR THAT FORD HAS OFFERED ANY REMEDIES. THE NHTSA ALSO KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. I VIEWED FOUR NHTSA VIDEOS THAT DEMONSTRATED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY TRUCK. I HAVE FOUND NO ACTION ON THE PART OF THE NHTSA. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY START WHEN FUEL WAS ADDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

2005 FORD F-250 SUPER CAB SUPER DUTY WOBBLE DANGEROUSLY WHEN DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST RIPPLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD OVER 50 MPH. EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL AND HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT TIRES ARE SO OUT OF CONTROL AND WOBBLING. THE WHOLE TRUCK IS LIKE IT IS IN AN EARTHQUAK, WINDSHIELD CRACKS AND CUP HOLDERS FELL OUT. **TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED YET THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS N OT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE DRUM WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCING FUEL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE FUEL INFORMATION COMPUTER MODULE, EGR COOLER, FUEL INJECTOR PRESSURE RELAY AND THE INTER COOLER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

FRONT ENDS STARTS TO WOBBLE STEERING WHEEL JERKS, IF HANDS AREN'T TIGHT ON STEERING WHEEL COULD PULL YOU OFF ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ANYTIME YOU HIT UNEVEN ROAD OR BUMPY ROAD, TO CORRECT SLOW SPEED WAY DOWN IT WILL STRAIGHTEN UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD NO RELATED RECALLS SO THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FICM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 04/06/11*LJ

TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH SNOW PREP PACKAGE. REVERSE FAILED WHILE PLOWING. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT FOR OVER $2,500, MECHANIC SAID THE CASE HAD A CRACK IN IT AND THE SNAP RING/REVERSE PLANETARY FAILED. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE: "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 05B27". THE FORD DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM CLOSED, I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD CORPORATE OFFICES FOR A RESOLUTION.

2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY, WITH 6.0L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. OWNED SINCE NEW. TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 89,700 MILES ON ORIGINAL ENGINE. HAD TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE IN MAY 2010. HAD MAJOR ENGINE WORK DONE, TO INCLUDE NEW HEAD GASKET, EGR COOLER, OIL/FILTER CHANGE, AND FUEL FILTERS CHANGED. IN EARLY OCTOBER, BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUE WHERE TRUCK WOULD RUN VERY ROUGH FOR THE FIRST MILE OR FIRST 5 MINUTES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. AFTER THIS, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN FINE, UNLESS IT HAD BEEN SITTING AND GOT COLD. IN NOVEMBER, HAD VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER ASKING THEM TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT PER THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT, I HAD AN UNDERPERFORMING FUEL PUMP, AND TWO(2) BAD INJECTORS. THEIR RECOMMENDATION: REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND FILTERS, AS WELL AS REPLACE ALL FOUR(4) INJECTORS ON THE ONE SIDE WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. COST FOR REPAIRS, IN EXCESS OF $2100. I DECLINED THE REPAIR, AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, DESPITE ROUGH RUNNING FIRST THING IN MORNING. TODAY, AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A VALVOLINE SHOP TO HAVE THE OIL/FILTER CHANGED, AS WELL AS THE FUEL FILTERS. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME OVER AND SHOWED ME THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF RUSTY METAL FLAKES IN THE MAIN FUEL FILTER REMOVED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THERE WAS AT LEAST A FULL TEASPOON FULL OF METAL FLAKES THAT WERE VISIBLE, AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SEDIMENT THAT HAD ALREADY ESCAPED THE REMOVED FILTER. I HAVE READ IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THIS SITE

MY 2005 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS 2 WEEKS AFTER WARRANTY WENT OUT. THE STC(SNAP-TO-CONNECT) FITTING IN THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP(HPOP) HAS WENT OUT. IN THE STC FITTING AN O-RING BLOWS IN ALL THE 2005-2007 VEHICLES WHICH WHEN ENGINE IS WARM, IT WILL NOT START. AND MUST COOL DOWN IN ORDER TO START. FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS PUT TOGETHER A REPLACEMENT FOR $60. THE LABOR IS AN ADDITIONAL $1740. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS, PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT WHEEL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VIBRATION WAS CONSISTENT AND WOULD OCCUR EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. ALSO, AS THE CONTACT WOULD INCREASE THE SPEED, IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,356.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-250 6.0 DIESEL PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2005. OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO THE TRUCK HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS DURING TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. IT HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES DUE TO FALTERING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE NHTSA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE (05V270000) WHICH FORD ACKNOWLEDGES. FORD HOWEVER REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THIS BECAUSE MY VIN IS OUTSIDE OF THE VIN SPECIFIC RECALL. EVEN THOUGHT THIS RECALL EFFECTS MY VEHICLE'S MODEL YEAR AND TROUBLE CODE. *TR

I PULLED INTO MY SHOP AND WAS ON CELL PHONE WHEN A PERSON CAME UP YELLING (VERY UPSET) AT ME THAT I ALMOST MADE THEM CRASH,THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE FOLLOWING ME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND MY TRUCK SPRAYED THEM WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HE TRIED TO CLEAR HIS WINDSHIELD, BUT THE WIPERS JUST SMEARED IT, I SAID I DIDN'T KNOW TRANS WAS LEAKING AND SAID MY APOLOGIES. I GOT OUT AND NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER MY TRANSMISSION. IT LOOKED LIKE MY PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING, REMOVED AND REPLACED MY PAN GASKET FILLED WITH OIL , STARTED TRUCK NOTHING WAS LEAKING THEN WENT TO GO HOME PUT IT IN REVERSE AND LEFT A LARGE STREAK OF OIL IN FRONT OF ME, SHUT DOWN TRUCK TRANS FLUID WAS JUST PORING OUT OF IT, LOOKED LIKE COOLER LINE WAS SPRAYING AND LEAKING, REPLACED FERAL, FILLED AGAIN, RAN TRUCK FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM TRANS HOUSING. DID RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND THAT FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION 04 THRU 06, PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LINKS HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/FORD/F250/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION , HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/FORD/F-250+SUPERDUTY/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION . AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR BUT IS TELLING EVERY ONE THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FORM THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE FACTORY AND THEY SAID I AN ON MY OWN. AS THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATED IN THE SECOND ATTACHMENT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE DOING THIS AT 90,000 TO 120,000 MILES, LOL AND BEHOLD MINE WENT AT 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EGR COOLER FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. WAS TOLD THAT THE STC FITTING ON THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, WHEN ROAD TESTED THE IGR VALVE FAILED. HAD TO BE RESCUED BY THE BORDER PATROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

I HAVE HAD 3 INCIDENTS OF WHAT I HAVE FOUND TO BE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY 2005 F-250 4 DOOR CREW CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICK UP TRUCK WHERE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT BOUNCING AND SHUDDERING AFTER PASSING OVER A BRIDGE JOINT OR SIMILAR UNEVEN SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THIS RESULTED IN A NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO APPROX. 35MPH. THIS CAUSED A NEAR COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE ALONGSIDE ME AS WELL AS A NEAR REAR ENDING FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AS I HAD TO SLOW TO 35MPH IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED I HAD MY 2 YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACK BAR BEING AT AN IMPROPER ANGLE TO THE DRAG LINK? I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH MANY YEAR MODEL FORDS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR AN AFTERMARKET FIX AS I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH OVER A SLIGHT BUMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH, HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE SPEED WAS INCREASING. HE ATTEMPTED TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. HE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHICH HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SPEED. HE THEN DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND PUMPED THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. HE ALSO SHIFTED INTO PARK, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED HIM TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; THERE WERE ALSO NO FAILURE CODES PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO RECORDED THE FAILURE IN THEIR DATABASE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY / CREW CAB, 6.0 L DIESEL / 61,264 MILES. LACK OF PERFORMANCE(18MOS), INTERMITTENT ENGINE STUMBLING(6MOS), INTERMITTENT WHITE SMOKE DURING START-UP, HARD TO START DURING COLD TEMPS(12MOS), BLACK SMOKE DURING POOR PERFORMANCE AND STUMBLING(2MOS) AND FAILURE TO START. ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS CODES: P0261/264/267/270/273/276/279/282 AND P0611. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. DEALER FOUND SAME DIAGNOSTICS AND REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE (FICM). FICM NEEDED FOR $140 CORE CHARGE. WARRANTY 5YR/100K MILES 6MOS OUT OF DATE BUT UNDER MILEAGE - EXTENDED WARRANTY FOUND TO BE CONCURRENT WITH MANUFACTURES. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS LEFT DECISION TO COMPLETE AS WARRANTY REPAIR OR DEFER PORTION OF COST TO DEALER. *TR

ON MY 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK WITH ONLY 31000 MILES, THE FOUR CAB ENERGY SUSPENSION MOUNTS ARE DETERIORATING. ONE LOWER PART OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE MOUNT IS GONE CAUSING THE CAB TO BOUNCE. *TR

ON ABOUT FEB 22 2009 MY TRUCK DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE CALIPER FROZE UP CAUSING THE ROTOR TO GET EXTREMELY HOT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. TRUCK ONLY HAD 22600 MILES ON IT. OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF YEAR, THEREFORE COSTING ME OVER $400.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER WAS FAILING AND BLOWING COOLANT THROUGH THE ENGINE AND THROUGHOUT THE EXHAUST. THE EGR COOLER HAS PARTS COMING OFF OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT CONTINUED TO BLOW ARTICLES THROUGH THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PART WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND IS NOT OPERATIONAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62000.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON A FORD F 250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK FAIL TO SHUT OFF. SAFETY ISSUE, THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION IS TAKEN AWAY FROM DRIVING TO MANIPULATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROLS IN AN EFFORT TO TURN OFF THE WIPERS OR THE DRIVER WILL REMOVE THE FUSE AND THEN THERE ARE NO WIPERS WHEN NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO OTHER FORD F250 DRIVERS SO IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. *TR

I OWN A FORD 2005 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY THROUGH THE FRONT END, HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR "REPAIR" BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TRIED TO STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE LOCAL MECHANIC HAD ADVISED HER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 05V270000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO REACH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE WAS ON GOING FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH AND UP OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS GRIP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED INSTEAD BY INADEQUATE TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 42601 WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING. THE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER WAS 10018736. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SIMILAR DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE TOWING A TRAILER APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DURING THE FAILURE WHITE FUMES WERE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE EGR COOLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP . THE ISSUE IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A DEATH WOBBLE . YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 45 MPH OR SLOWER & IT STOPS . YOU CAN THEN RESUME YOUR TRIP . *TR

THIS EVENT HAD NO WARNINGS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE AND WAS DEBILITATING. MY 2005 FORD F250 (6.0 DIESEL) SUFFERED A LEAK IN TWO ORINGS AND A CRACK IN AN OIL LINE IN THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM. THE RESULT WAS A VEHICLE THAT DIED AND WOULD NOT START. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2004 & 2005 MODEL YEARS. FORD HAS ISSUED TSB'S ON THE PROBLEM HOWEVER NEVER NOTIFIED CONSUMERS OF THE DEFECT TO FOREWARN OR CORRECT THE AFFECTED MODEL YEARS. THE ENGINE HAS SENSORS THAT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND PREVENT IT FROM STARTING WHEN OIL PRESSURE IS LOST FROM SUCH DEFECTS. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD, HOWEVER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN DECEMBER 2009. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE COST ISSUE WITH FORD TO NO AVAIL. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, ESPECIALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A FORD 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE FRONT END TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. I FELT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS NEARBY. WHEN THE TRUCK REACHED APPROXIMATELY 30 - 35 MPH, THE WOBBLE CEASED. ON MY WAY BACK HOME, THE WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 - 65 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER ROUGH SPOT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A WHILE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES FROM OTHER F250 AND F350 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND BLAMES THE WOBBLE ON UNDERFLATED TIRES. THE WOBBLE OCCURS ON PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES ALSO AS DETAILED BY OTHER TRUCK OWNERS. BUT EVEN IF THE TRUCK'S TIRES ARE UNDER INFLATED, A VIOLENT WOBBLE SHOULD NOT OCCUR. MANY OTHER VEHICLES ARE IN USE WITH UNDER INFLATED TIRES, YOU DON'T HEAR OF A VIOLENT WOBBLE AFTER ENCOUNTERING A POT HOLE OR AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. *TR

FORD F-250 WITH THE 6.0L DIESEL MOTOR HAS A RECURRING ISSUE OF A FAILING EGR COOLER. THE FAILURE OF THEIR COOLER CAN RESULT IN COOLANT ENTERING THE ENGINE AND CREATING A MOTOR FAILURE. AT 99,000 MILES I HAD A EGR AND OIL COOLER REPLACED. AT 113,000 MILES I HAVE HAD ANOTHER FAILURE. THE COST TO THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS AT A MINIMUM OF $2,500. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (ASK ANY FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN) AND REFUSES TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT RESOLUTION. *TR

I'VE EXPERIENCED A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 05' FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF A CALIPER HANGING UP OR NOT RELEASING AFTER BRAKING. THE CALIPER HEATS UP, THE TRUCK SHAKES, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY AND BRAKING ABILITY IS DIMINISHED. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT FIRST OCCURRED AT 19,000 MILES ON A FRONT CALIPER. FORD HAS SINCE REPLACED ALL THE CALIPERS AT LEAST ONCE UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, BUT NOW REFUSES TO HELP. I'VE REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS AT MY COST WITH REMANUFACTURED ONES, AND I'M STILL CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, SO IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I'VE BEEN RELUCTANT TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT'S PAID FOR IN FULL, AND BECAUSE APART FROM THE OBVIOUS BRAKE DEFECT, IT ISN'T OTHERWISE A BAD TRUCK. I STRONGLY FEEL THE CALIPER DESIGN IS FAULTY AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A PERSON TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL IF IT OCCURS IN A FRONT CALIPER. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DESCRIBING WHAT THEY TERMED A "HANDLING ANOMALY" WHERE THE TRUCK SHIMMIES UNCONTROLLABLY AND FAILS TO STOP SHAKING WITHIN A FEW SECONDS LIKE A "NORMAL SHIMMY". WHILE FORD ATTRIBUTES THIS TO TIRES AND SUSPENSION, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BRAKE DEFECT THAT'S CAUSING THE SHIMMY. IT'S EASY TO TELL WHICH INDIVIDUAL CALIPER IS STICKING AS IT AND OFTEN EVEN THE WHEEL WILL BE VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHILE THE OTHE

I OWN A 2005 FORD F-250 4X4. AT SLOW SPEEDS AS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE FRONT END SHIFTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SO HARD I CANNOT STEER THE TRUCK. I MUST STOP AND MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT A FEW TIMES BEFORE STARTING TO MOVE AGAIN. ITS LIKE THE STEERING PUMP IS PUSHING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT. *TR

MY 2005 FORD F-250 PICKUP TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE WHEN IT HITS EVEN A NORMAL SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD TRAVELING AT SAFE HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT, BUT IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. IT IS DEALER MAINTAINED AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND FILLED TO CORRECT PRESSURE APROX. EVERY 5,000 MILES. FORD SAYS IT IS DUE TO IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO FILLED THE TIRES TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BEFORE AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN LAME EXCUSES BY BOTH THE NHTSA AND FORD. PLEASE LET ME SAY THIS AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. THIS IS A VERY VIOLENT REACTION WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP. THE TRUCK MUST ALMOST BE BROUGHT TO A STOP IN ORDER TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM SHAKING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY IT BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CARS FOLLOWING MUST JAM ON THEIR BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP FROM REAR ENDING THE TRUCK. THE FRONT END SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT IS HARD TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. ANYONE DRIVING ALONGSIDE OR BEHIND THE TRUCK IS IN DANGER WHEN THIS OCCURS. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH THE F-250. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED OR TAKEN LIGHTLY. SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT IS TO LATE. THIS IS AS DANGEROUS AS THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. I AM A 58 YEAR OLD MAN WITH A VERY SAFE DRIVING RECORD. *

FRONT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT TIMES ON MY 2005 FORD F-250. FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS SHAKING APART. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO STOP IT IS TO DRASTICALLY SLOW DOWN MY TRUCK, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN OTHER VEHICLES ARE FOLLOWING BEHIND ME. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO SLOW FROM 55 MPH TO 35 MPH. UPDATED 07/08/10 *BF UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OPERATED, HE COULD SMELL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD PERSIST WHETHER DRIVING OR SITTING IDLE. WHEN SITTING IDLE, THE SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DEFROSTING THE WINDOWS IN COLD WEATHER, THE FUMES WOULD CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO FOG EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER; THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,702. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/07/10

TRANSMISSION UPPER HOUSING CASE HAS DEVELOPED CRACK NOT NEAR BOLT FLANGES BUT ON TOP OF HOUSING..CAUSING FLUIDS TO LEAK ON EXHAUST SYSTEM...NOT DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF HOUSING...NO ABUSE.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH CAUSED CONTAINERS TO FALL OUT OF THE CUP HOLDER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, IT BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY UNTIL HE DROVE OVER ANOTHER BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,500. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A ROUGH PATCH ON THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED AND SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD LOSE CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ALWAYS OCCURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY IF IT WAS SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,500.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL IN THE 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS. *TR

EXPERIENCED STEERING SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEEDS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER AND WHILE NOT PULLING A TRAILER. RESULTS IN VIOLENT VIBRATION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO THE POINT OF BEING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FRONT END WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSING MINIMAL STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD REGAIN POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,091.