2005 Ford F-250 SD complaints

2005 FORD F250 WITH A CRACKED TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *KB THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 44,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL SNAP RING WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION CASE TO CRACK. *JB

I HAVE A FORD F-250 PICK UP. SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW, IT HAS HAD A HARD SUSPENSION. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS BEEFIER THAN THE F-150S I HAVE DRIVEN ALL MY LIFE. THE 250 HOWEVER, WILL SHIMMY AND VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP OR HIGHWAY SEAM AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 75 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL AND FORD SENT A LETTER SAYING IT MAY BE THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES. IT IS NEITHER. THIS TRUCK IS HIGHLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*TR

2005 FORD F-250 CREW CAB 4X4, V-10, 56000 MILES. FRONT SUSPENSION WOBBLES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR ANY SORT OF GOOD BUMP AT SPEEDS 30 MPH AND ABOVE. NEW LARGER TIRES, 265/75/17 ONLY AMPLIFIES THIS PROBLEM TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE STATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65+. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING DOWN A WASHBOARD DIRT ROAD AT HIGH SPEED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERING UNCONTROLLABLY. I NEED TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO 50 OR SO JUST TO GET CONTROL BACK. TIRE PRESSURES ARE AT RECOMMENDED SPECS. WHEN DRIVING UNDER CONTROL AND STRAIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A LOT OF SLOP LEFT TO RIGHT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN FEB 05 AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

2005 F250 4X4 SUPER CREW BOUNCES VIOLANTLY WHILE DRIVING, HAPPENS FREQUANTLY, GOING TO TAKE IT TO FORD, BASED ON FORUMS,LOOKS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST ME.

2005 FORD F250 DIESEL. TRUCK ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN DIES LEAVING LITTLE CONTROL OF STEERING AND LESSER BRAKES. SOMETIMES WILL CRANK BACK AND SOMETIMES WONT. HAPPENED 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW 2 TIMES OUT OF WARRANTY. 3 OF THE 5 TIMES ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER AND LIMITED USE OF BRAKES AND STEERING. *TR

2005 F250 4X4 SUPERDUTY 5.4L CREW CAB, HAS VERY DANGEROUS FRONT WHEEL BOUNCE ON HIGHWAY OR NEAR HIGHWAY SPEEDS(50-70)MPH, THE TRUCK WAS IN STOCK CONFIGURATION WHEN THIS STARTED, APPROX. 26,000 MILES HAVE SINCE PUT LIFT KIT ON TRUCK AND HAS HELPED BUT THE BOUNCE TENDENCY IS STILL THERE.LARGER WHEELS AND TIRES HAVE HELPED OUT LOT, WITH THE FACTORY WHEELS/TIRES ON ITS A FOR SURE THING WHEN ON HIGHWAY AND COME ACROSS SERIES OF BUMPS OR A POTHOLE. I AVOID THE HIGHWAY WHEN POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY VIOLENT BOUNCE WHEN THIS OCCURS, PLEASE HAVE FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM. SELLING THIS TRUCK WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM, AND I HAVE TRIED DEALER SUGGESTIONS I.E AIR PRESSURE, ALIGNMENT... WAITING FOR FORD TO CORRECT THIS WITH RECALL, BUT NONE THAT I'M AWARE OF, WILL DEATH TO A MOTORIST PROMPT RECALL? I HOPE NOT, THANK YOU *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX]2005 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 REGARDING WIRING HARNESS ACCORDING TO FORD MY TRUCK DOES NOT MEET THE RECALL CRITERIA IT MISSES VIN SPECTRUM BY A FEW UNITS AND IS BUILT IN ONE OF THE FACTORIES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL (KENTUCKY) HOWEVER THE SYMPTOMS: NO PICK UP UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE MISSING OUT HARD STARTS OCCASIONALLY . FT LAUDERDALE MAROONE FORD INDICATES THAT THE FICM/ICM/ICP MODULE MAY BE BAD AND IT WILL COST $1800.00 TO REPLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE IT WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE AS THE OTHER RESULTS OF DIAGNOSIS REQUIRED REPLACING CAMSHAFT SENSOR POSITIONING SWITCH THE INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL THIS ALL STARTED @ APROX 50,000 MI CURRENTLY @86,000 MI HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAY GO TO DEALER AND HEV TRUCK RUN THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN AT A COST OF $150.00 TO SEE WHAT OUT COME IS STILL GET SAME ANSWER IT IS THE FICM/ICM/ICP AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL THIS CALLS TRUCK TO STALL AND LACK OF ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS YOU HAVE NO POWER TO CROSS INTERSECTION AND OR PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC WITH OUT NOTICE IT IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND USUALLY HAPPENS AT THE WORST TIME POSSIBLE I AM SURE FORD IS AWARE OF IT JUST REFUSES TO ADD IT INTO THE RECALL. *TR

2005 FORD F150 STALLED*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. RECALL 05V270000. *JB

1) @50,000 MILES, NORMAL CITY DRIVING, SPEED LESS THAN 30 MPH. 2) LEFT TIEROD BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIE ROD DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL NO LONGER HAD STEERING CONTROL. THE TIE ROD LOOKS LIKE THE CASTELLATED NUT WAS OVER TORQUED CAUSING THE STUD TO BREAK OFF AND THE TAPERED SHAFT TO FALL OUT OF THE SPINDLE. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF THE BALL JOINT IN THE TIE ROD WEARING OUT. I'M LUCKY IN THIS CASE IT HAPPENED AT A SLOW SPEED AND NO TRAILER IN TOW. IF I WAS MOVING FASTER WITH A TRAILER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE WAS STILL ABLE TO STEER. THE TRUCK SWERVED OUT OF THE LANE MOMENTARILY WHILE I REGAINED SOME CONTROL. IN THE ACT OF DROPPING DOWN, THE TIE ROD MADE CONTACT WITH THE BEAD AREA OF THE FRONT RIM. AS A RESULT THE WHEEL RIM WAS ALSO RUINED. IT WAS INTERESTING THAT THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER BOTH MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BEFORE. 3) THE TRUCK WAS FLATBEDDED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE FOR ~$750, NOT INCLUDING THE DAMAGED WHEEL. I HAVE THE OLD PART AND CAN SUPPLY PICTURES IF NEEDED. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. AFTER HITTING A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD, MY STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY, BACK AND FORTH. I WAS TRAVELING ONLY 30 MI PER HOUR. TOOK TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. PROBABLY COULD BE MY TIRES. BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER,, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IF I WAS TRAVELING ANY FASTER, I TRULY BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FIRE APPARATUS FOR OVER 29 YEARS. AND I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. I DO NOT TRUST FORD. *TR

NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MILES AN HOUR ON FLAT FREEWAY. SMALL BUMP SENT TRUCK INTO SHUTTERING WOBBLE. NO STEERING ALMOST NO BRAKES TOOK SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

OCT. 20, 2009, TRUCK DIED WHILE PULLING 5TH WHEEL UP STEEP MTN. ROAD TO KENNEDY MEADOWS, CA. BAD SITUATION. AFTER 3 WEEKS IN FORD GARAGE, IN RIDGECREST, CA. SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED ALL RELATED TO THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM USED TO FIRE INJECTORS ON THIS 6.0 POWERSTROKE ENGINE. JAN 26, 2010. AFTER PULLING THE 5TH WHEEL FOR ABOUT 100 MILES THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PARKING TRAILER IN MY DRIVEWAY, I CAME BACK LATER AND TRUCK WOULDN'T START. TOWED TO LAKE ELSINORE FORD AND THEY REPLACE THE OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THIS IS ALL OVER THE POWERSTROKE SITES ON THE NET. MY NEPHEW HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD KNOWS THIS TOO. BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN WRECKS, THERE IS NO WARNING, THE ENGINE JUST DIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HE ALSO BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF OVER 10 MPH WHEN DRIVING OVER MINIMAL BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND UNEVEN SURFACES. THE FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED AND TO ROTATE HIS TIRES WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. HE ALSO HAD SHOCKS INSTALLED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 85,000. UPDATED 3/10/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THE EGR VALVE COOLER RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FORD MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEM TO STOP REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $2600. THERE WERE NO VALID WARRANTIES OR RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT APROX. 70 MPH. AND HITTING UNEVEN ROAD THE TRUCK SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TO SLOW TO ABOUT 40MPH. BEFORE IT STOPS. I WAS TOLD I HAVE THE WRONG TIRES ON THE TRUCK. THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE THE ONES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A FORD F 250 PICKUP TRUCK, WHEN I AM DRIVING 40 TO 50 MPH MY TRUCK STARTS TO SHACK VIOLENTLY. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS ON THIS AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM . WHY HAS FORD NOT RECALLED MY TRUCK TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM? MUST SOMEBODY GET HURT OR WORSE KILLED DUE TO FORDS NEGLECT OF THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE A FORD F250 SD DIESEL 2WD TRUCK I HAVE REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING 4 TIME IN 137,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS WATER AND DIRT INTRUSION. IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCEDENTS YET BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. *CN

2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4. VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A SMALL DEFORMED PART OF THE ROAD, SLOW VEHICLE TO 10 MPH TO STOP THE SHAKING. HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE 2 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK AS WELL AS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT EXCESSIVELY. THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO DECELERATE TO 30 MPH TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES AND ADJUSTED THE INFLATION PRESSURE TO CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION HIMSELF SINCE THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F250 SD AND I HAVE HAD THE FRONT END SHIMMY OUT OF CONTROL ON ME 2 TIME. I HAVE STOCK TIRES ON IT TIRE PRESSURE IS AT MANUFACTURERS SPECS AND THIS IS JUST EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BUY THIS. FORD OR SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM . THANK YOU [XXX] *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F250, 6.0L DIESEL. THIS POWER PLANT IS USED ON SEVERAL FORD MODEL VEHICLES AND HAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH IT'S EGR SYSTEM. WHEN THE EGR SYSTEM FAILS, THE VEHICLES LOOSES ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. RESEND 03/05/10. *LJ ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2009, I WAS STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO MERGE ONTO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN THE TIME CAME TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE FAIL TO ACCELERATE, IT CREPT INTO THE PATH OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO PERFORM AN ADVASIVE MANEUVER (IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY) TO PROTECT ME AND OTHERS FROM A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPEN TO ME ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION AND IS INTERMITTENT. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORMED A PROCEDURE TO CLEAN OUT THE CARBON BUILDUP WITHIN THE INTAKE SYSTEM AND TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE IN THE OPERATORS MANUAL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD RECOGNIZE AND PROVIDE A FIX. *TR

RIGHT REAR PARKING BRAKE FAILED. REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY PLATE CORRODED THROUGH AND ALLOWED RETAINING STUD TO PULL THROUGH PLATE. PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY LOST INTEGRITY CAUSING BRAKE DRAG AND SQUEALING NOISE. BRAKE PART FAILED IN 65000 MILES. CONCERNED FAILURE COULD HAVE BECOME CATASTROPHIC AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IF PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP WHEEL. PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE TWICE WHILE DRIVING, BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID TWO CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR HE EXPERIENCED REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. HE ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,300. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09

I OWN A 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY, MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN EVER I GO OVER AN UNEVEN OR A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. I LIVE IN ARKANSAS, AND OUR ROADS ARE NOT THE BEST. SO THIS HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE THING. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. APPARENTLY WHEN I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK I WAS ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT. *TR

SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL, ALL POWER IS LOST ON THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO FORD FICM HARNESS WAS BAD THEY REPLACED IT NOW THE ABS LIGHT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES......NO REPAIRS YET VEHICLE STILL IN SHOP. *TR

FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY- WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH OR HIGHER,AND YOU HIT A SMALL POTHOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THIS VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WON'T LET ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS RIDE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND CRINGE AT THE THOUGHTS OF HAVING TO DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE! IT HAS SHAKEN ME OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH OR MEDIAN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

2005 FORD F-250 TRANSMISSION CIRCLIP IS COMING OFF CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LEAK AND ULTIMATELY FAIL. WE KNOW OF 6 PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, NOW US. FORD HAD A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETIN 05B27" THAT EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2006. WE FOUND THIS ON OUR OWN. FORD IS ABSOLUTELY NO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. PLEASE READ THE DIESEL FORMS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. HE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH OUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STARTS TO STALL AND SHUTS OFF. HE THEN HAS TO PULL THE VEHICLE SIDE AND WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED BACK ON IT DRIVES FINE AFTERWARDS WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT AND THEY TO;D HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE BUT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE RECALL IS COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 , THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS HAS OCCURED ONCE AGAIN WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND KNOW IS REOCCURING AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT IS WORSE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2005. WHILE STEPPING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUNNING BOARD, THE ENTIRE BOARD BROKE OFF THE TRUCK. THE RUNNING BOARD CONSIST OF FIVE MOUNTED PIECES AND ALL FIVE PIECES BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 17,520.

I BOUGHT A 2005 F250 CREW CAB AND SINCE ABOUT 25K MILES MY TRUCK WILL WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP AT 45-60 MILES PER HOUR. THE SHACK/WOBBLE IS SO INTENSE THAT YOU FEEL THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO LOOSE THE TIRES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES NOW AND I KNOW SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG BUT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TELL ME TO CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE. TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED ALMOST MONTHLY ON MY TRUCK AND I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. IT IS HARD TO HAVE RE-CREATE THE ISSUE WITH A TECH, SINCE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND WITH FORD AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF. I KNOW OF OTHER FORD OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

FRONT END WHEEL SHIMMY. *TR

2005 FORD F250 FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD INCLUDING SPEED BUMPS, AT ANY SPEED. SHAKES SO BAD THAT VEHICLE WANTS TO LEAVE THE ROAD SIDEWAYS. SHAKES LIKE A DOG WAGGING OFF WATER. REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER, SHOCKS, TIRES AND HAD FRONT ENT CHECKED. STILL SHAKING. GETTING READY TO TURN IN TO CLUNKER PROGRAM. NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN, THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS DOOR FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT SHUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. IT HAS JUST OVER 29,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME DEVELOPED A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS JUST OVER 70. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. NOW, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR BRIDGE JOINT, THE SEVERE SHAKING STARTS. IT IS VERY VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND CORRECT ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO THE VIOLENT SHAKING WITH THE LAST EVENT ON JULY 26, 2009. IT STARTED ON JULY 18, 2009. *TR

TURBO CHARGER FAILURE, FULL OVERHAUL (TWICE) BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY 30, 2009 AT 46131 MILES, AND NOV. 13, 2006 AT 17362 MILES

I HAVE A 2005 FORD SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH ONLY 12900 MILES ON IT WITH NO MODIFICATIONS EXCEPT A WINCH.BOUGHT TRUCK NEW.I LIVE IN CT.THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES ONCE LAST YEAR ONCE THIS YEAR,BOTH IN MASS.GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE 91 HIT A BUMP LAST YEAR SLID OVER TO THE OTHER LANE BECAUSE OF SEVERE STEERING SHAKE.LUCKY NO CAR IN OTHER LANE. THIS YEAR SAME THING I CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE GOING ON MY CAMP TRIP IN VT TIRE PRESS WAS 48 PSI IN ALL TIRES.THIS TRUCK IS ONLY FOR PLEASURE.NOW GOING HOME IN MASS. I HIT A UNEVEN SEC. OF HIGHWAY ON 91S.IT LOOKED LIKE A PATCH ABOUT 4 FEET LONG ,THE SPEED 70 IN A 65MPH ZONE,THE TRUCK STEERING SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I ALMOST LOST CONTROL,BUT I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND THAT SAVED ME.IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF MY PASSENGER.THIS NEVER HAPPENED IN CT. JUST MASS. *TR

I OWN A 05 FORD F250SD TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 50 AND UP WHEN I RUN OVER A POT HOLE OR ROAD ROUGHNESS THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY.I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN VERY QUICKLY UNTIL IT STOPS AND THEN I CAN PROCEED. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 6000 MILES. THAT'S WHEN I ROTATED THE TIRES. IT HAS BEGUN SHAKING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF I WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN IT OCCURRED I COULD WRECK. LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG ALL NEWER MODEL FORD TRUCKS YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

I OWN A FORD 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY FX4 PICK UP. WHEN THE TRUCK GOES OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE THE FRONT END BECOMES SHAKY AND THE VEHICLE HAS A SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT , THIS IS MORE EVIDENT IF IT OCCURS WHILE ROUNDING A CURVE IN THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING. ON 07/07/09 I ALMOST VEERED INTO A BUS . *TR

2005 FORD F250 BOUGHT NEW MAY 2005. THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE SO CLOSE AND SAME HEIGHT IF YOUR FOOT IS OVERLAPPING GAS PEDAL AS YOU APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATES DANGEROUSLY.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW.THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY GARAGE DOOR TODAY. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE TRAVELING ON I-295 AT 65 MPH. THE TRUCK BOUNCED OUT OF CONTROL AND DRIFTED INTO THE LEFT LANE. I BRAKED TO 35 MPH AND IT STOPPED. A SHOP MECHANIC SAID IT WAS OK. THE SAME THING OCCURRED RECENTLY ON I-64. HIT A ROAD PATCH AND BOUNCED TO A STOP. MY WIFE WAS HORRIFIED AT THE VIOLENT SHAKING. A MASTER MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE MANUAL LEVER ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS USED TO LOCK THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO NOT HAVE TRAILER BRAKES WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. ON MARCH 23, 2005, THE MANUFACTURER MADE A MODIFICATION TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THAT DATE WERE NOT REPAIRED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 80 MPH AND WHILE GOING OVER ROAD BUMPS, THE FRONT-END WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE TO THE POINT THAT ENTIRE TRUCK WILL SHAKE. AFTER SLOWING TO 45 MPH, THE SITUATION WILL SELF-CORRECT ONLY TO BEGIN AGAIN AFTER CROSSING ANOTHER BUMP OR CONCRETE BRIDGE. NO CRASHES/INJURIES HAVE BEEN NOTED THUS FAR. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN A PERIOD OF 48 HOURS THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NONE HAVE FOUND A RESOLUTION. THIS IS A 2005 F-250 SUPERCREW 4X4. *TR

FORD F250, 2005 SUPERDUTY - FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD IMPERFECTION (BRIDGE TRANSITIONS, BUMPY ROADS ETC..) I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE FIRST STEERING SHIM RECALL AND MADE CALLS BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE. THEY TOLD ME TIRE PRESSURE , BUY NEW TIRES AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO! NOW MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY SAY BRING IT IN WE'LL FIX IT. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES! I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT SIGHT BEFORE, I WISH I DID THEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F250 SD PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. I HAS BEGUN TO EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN GOING OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. YOU NEED TO ALMOST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE IT STOP. THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS AND SO DOES FORD. BUT LOOKING ON-LINE IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A REAL ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT IS ALSO REFERENCED AS "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

FRONT END INSTABILITY, EXTREME VIBRATION, LOSS OF STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AFTER HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT. HAVE HAD VIBRATION AND BOUNCE IN FRONT END SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW DEC 2004. REPEATED RETURN TO DEALERSHIP BUT UNABLE TO FIND POINT CAUSE. APRIL 25, 2005 CRUISE CONTROL AT 75MPH ON I4 FLORIDA ROUGH ASPHALT TRIGGERED SEVERE SHIMMY AND VIBRATION, LOSS OF STEERING (UNABLE TO PULL TO SAFETY LANE). CONTROL REGAINED ONLY BY BRAKING IN BUSY HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC UNTIL VIBRATION CEASED. TIRES ARE NEW, ROTATED AT 3,000 AND KEPT AT FACTORY PRESSURE. THESE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SINCE PURCHASE IN DEC 2004. *TR

UNPREDICTABLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION AND OSCILLATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. OCCURS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. HAS RESULTED IN RUNNING ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRS ATTEMPTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP ADVISES THAT THIS IS INHERENT TO YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE; AND CANNOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE VACUUM HUBS ON A FORD F250 ARE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. MAKES TRUCK JUMP FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE NEXT. I HAVE TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO STAY IN MY LANE. IT STARTED ONLY WHEN I TURN SHARP IT WOULD STICK THEN BRAKE FREE AFTER A I STOP , AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE WITHOUT GOING FROM LANE TO LANE. BOUGHT NEW HUBS THAT ARE NOT VACUUM HUBS ONES THAT ARE 100% MANUAL. *TR

VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING FASTER THAN 55 MILES AN HOUR AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP SHAKING PUTTING ALL PASSENGERS IN DANGER ON THE HIGHWAYS. *TR

I OWN ON 2005 F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL 6.0 TRUCK, AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH AN APPROX. SPEED OF 45, AND MY VEHICLE STALLS FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, I STARTED TO PANIC AND THEN, IT STARTED RUNNING AGAIN AFTER BLOWING A BIG PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE. I TRAVELED ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY, WELL I CONTINUE ON TO GET ON THE BELTLINE, APPROX SPEED 65, AND IT DID IT AGAIN, IT STALLED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THE STARTED WITH A BIG BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE., I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS ALL AROUND ME AND IT STALLED, I HAD NO WHERE TO GO. THEY WERE SLAMMING ON BRAKES AND BLOWING HORNS, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. I WAS SO NERVOUS, SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP; THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON ANYTHING. SOMETHING IS WRONG, SO I CAME ON HOME, GOT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT, THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE HELP ME NOTIFY THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND THEY NEED TO LET AMERICANS KNOW. *TR

2005 F250 SD DIESEL 6.0 PICK UP _ CHRONIC ISSUES WITH FRONT END SHIMMY, NEAR UNCONTROLLABLE AT TIMES. DLR SAYS BUY NEW STEERING STABILIZER, AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES, ETC. TSB IS IN PLACE, BUT DLR STATES NOTHING WRONG? 2 TURBOCHARGERS, UNGODLY AMOUNT OF EGR REPLACEMENT, OIL PUMP ISSUES, OIL LEAKS. BAD ENGINE SITUATION, 5 MAJOR WARRANTY CLAIMS ON ISSUES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES IN NON-COMMERCIAL USE. STRANDED OWNER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. SOLUTION FROM FORD - WE WILL GIVE YOU A 200,000 MILE 7 YEAR WARRANTY AT N/C. PROBLEM IS, MOST ISSUES RELATE TO CALIFORNIA EMISSION FAILURE BY FORD UNDER CERTIFICATION ON EMISSIONS, AND FOLLOWING RECALL ON COMPUTER RESET. TRUCK NO LONGER GETS 570 FOOT LBS OF TORQUE AS ADVERTISED, AND 2 SEPARATE DEALERS WERE ONLY ABLE TO OBTAIN 510 FT POUND OF TORQUE, BECAUSE OF RECALL ON EMISSIONS VIOLATIONS. REQUEST FULL INVESTIGATION OF EMISSIONS VIOLATIONS, MANDATED BY STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE CONSUME PURCHASED VEHICLE BASE ON ADVERTISED CLAIMS OF POWER, BUT SUBMITTED TEST DATA TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT FAILED UNDER CAL AIR RES BOARD FOLLOW UP TEST. CONSUMERS DID NOT GET WHAT THEY PAID FOR. *TR