2005 Ford F-250 SD complaints

THE TRUCK IS LEAKING WATER, OVERHEATING, THE TURBO HAS BEEN REPLACED. I CAN NOT FIND THE LEAK, TURBO IS MESSED UP AGAIN IT WAS IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES FOR THIS AND IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO LEAKING ANTI FREEZE. *NM

2005 FORD F250 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY V10 TRITON. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED ABOVE 30 MPH AND HITTING SOME BUMPS ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT OSCILLATION WHERE ALL THE WHEELS HOP UP AND DOWN CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOOSE CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOUND TO STOP THIS SEVERE WHEEL HOP IS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND QUICKLY BUT SAFELY GET THE VEHICLE BELOW 10 MPH (5 MPH IF LEFT IN GEAR). THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOUT 50 MPH BUT IN TWO CASES IT HAS HAPPENED AT SLOWER SPEEDS INCLUDING ONCE AT RIGHT AT 30 MPH. I HAVE HAD PASSENGERS INCLUDING CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THEY HAVE ALL FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES WHEN IT OCCURS. I FIND MYSELF DODGING BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT THE RISK OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT MYSELF TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. I CAN'T BELIEVE WITH AS MANY PEOPLE THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEB THAT ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *NM

(1) POSSIBLY TRIGGERED BY A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD (2) SEVERE STEERING AND/OR FRONT AXLE OSCILLATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE OSCILLATION WAS MUCH MORE SEVERE THAN THE COMMON "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM OUT OF BALANCE OR OUT OF ROUND TIRES, AND APPEARED TO INVOLVE NOT JUST THE FRONT TIRES, BUT THE ENTIRE FRONT AXLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE BEFORE THE FIRST SET OF REPAIRS, ONCE AFTER THE FIRST SET OF REPAIRS. VEHICLE RAN COMPLETELY OFF THE HIGHWAY BOTH TIMES. (3) THE FIRST TIME, THE STEERING BOX BROKE AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLENCE OF THE STEERING OSCILLATIONS, SO THE STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE'S ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED, THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED. THE DEALER PERFORMED ALL THE STEPS OUTLINED IN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE PROBLEM. NOW, OUR DRIVERS ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK AGAIN. THIS IS A FLEET VEHICLE, AND AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION WE HAVE LEARNED THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST FIVE OTHER TRUCKS OF THIS DESIGN (2005 AND 2006 FORD 4X4 F-250) THAT HAVE EXHIBITED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT AN AFTERMARKET STEERING STABILIZER (THAT FORD WILL NEITHER SUPPLY OR STAND BEHIND) WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT WE DON'T BELIEVE IT. IT MIGHT REDUCE THE SYMPTOMS, BUT WE ARE CONVINCED THE PROBLEM IS DESIGN RELATED. THE FRONT END DESIGN ON THESE TRUCKS WAS CHANGED IN LATE 2004, AND THE OSCILLATION PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE R

SEVERE RAPID VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING SMALL CHANGES IN SURFACE PLANE - ACKNOWLEDGE SPEED 70-80 - POSSIBLE UNBALANCED SUSPENSION FOR ELEVATION OF CHASSIS? VERY DANGEROUS, VERY REAL PROBLEM. *JB

PURCHASED 2005 F250 6.0 DIESEL NEW SEPT. 2004. ON JULY 29,2006, (16,000 MILES), TRUCK BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ON HILLS IN TOW MODE (5,500 LBS. TRLR.). THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES,THE ACCELERATOR IS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AS IF THERE IS SLIPPING IN THE DRIVELINE. TOOK IT TO THE FIRST OF 2 DEALERSHIPS WHO REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. FIRST REPLACED THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN. THEN THE A THERMOSTAT. THEN THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AGAIN (FIRST REPLACEMENT MUST HAVE BEEN BAD). THEN THEY SWITCHED COMPUTERS WITH AN EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK AND DROVE IT. NO CHANGE, SO THEY SWITCHED THEM BACK. THEN THEY TOOK THE EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK AND ATTACHED MY TRAILER FOR A TEST DRIVE. IT DROVE GREAT, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. THEN THEY PUT THE TRAILER BACK ON MY TRUCK AND DROVE IT AGAIN. THE PROBLEMS WERE STILL THERE. THAT IS WHEN THEY THREW UP THEIR HANDS AND SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT THE TRUCK WAS DEFINITELY NOT PERFORMING NORMALLY. NEXT I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN A NEARBY TOWN. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS WITH NO RESULTS TO DATE. THEY HAVE INSTALLED DATA RECORDERS TWICE AND REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL COOLER. IT DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. TRUCK IS AT DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. OCT. 2. THE LOSS OF POWER SYMPTOMS HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 50 TIMES SINCE IT BEGAN AT THE 16000 MILE POINT, ON JULY 29. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR 14 TIMES. ON 2 OCCASIONS ON THE INTERSTATE, I BARELY AVOIDED

I HAVE A 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY THAT I PURCHASED USED WITH 10K MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTESTATE BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH AND DROVE OVER SOME ROUGH ASPHALT IN THE FREEWAY, IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AND IS NOT TO BAD. HOWEVER, MY NEW TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY SO BAD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE THAT DAY. I HAVE BEEN A AVIATION MECHANIC FOR 18 YEARS AND I AM HERE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE FORD TRUCKS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED WITH THIS PROBLEM SOON. I HAD TO CLEAN MY PANTS OUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE. IT'S GOING TO THE DEALER MONDAY BUT FROM WHAT I READING FORD DOESN'T HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IF ANYONE FROM FORD WANTS A SCARY RIDE COME PAY ME A VISIT. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK WITH CAMPER PACKAGE. I COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAMPER CERTIFICATE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AND FORD THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE E-MAIL. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE CERTIFICATE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT GET A COPY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CERTIFICATE WAS NOT PUT IN MY TRUCK OR GIVEN TO ME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, MANUFACTURERS OF TRUCKS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING SLIDE-IN CAMPERS MANUFACTURED AFTER APRIL 1, 1973, MUST PROVIDE A CARGO WEIGHT RATING AND THE LONGITUDINAL LIMITS WITHIN WHICH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR THE CARGO WEIGHT RATING SHOULD BE LOCATED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED TO REDUCE OVERLOADING AND IMPROPER LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN TRUCK-CAMPER COMBINATIONS, IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THESE CONDITIONS ON VEHICLE STEERING AND BRAKING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 F250 DIESEL TRUCK. I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 WHEN I NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM BEHIND MY CAB. I QUICKLY PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT IT WAS TO LATE. THE FIRE BURNED THE TRUCK COMPLETELY. *NM

I HAVE A 2005 F-250 SD CRW CAB LONG BOX, I HAVE EXPEREINCED A SEVERE SHAKING AND PULLING WHILE TRAVELING AT 70-75 MPH. I HAD THE SMALLER FACTORY TIRES AND WHEELS CHANGE TO THE BIGGER 265'S BUT IT DID NOT HELP. THIS IS GOING TO HURT SOMEBODY SOON.

DRIVING 2-LANE HIGHWAY 55-70 MPH WHEN CHANGE IN ROAD SURFACE (BUMP, FROST HEAVE, ROAD BED SURFACE MATERIAL CHANGE) CAUSED FRONT END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. ONLY WAY TO STOP SHAKING WAS TO SUDDENLY DECREASE SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 35-50 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON RAIN-SLICK ROADWAY. THIS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN COURSE OF 350 MILE TRIP, EACH OCCURRANCE BECOMING MORE VIOLENT IN NATURE AND REQUIRING MORE EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. LAST OCCURRANCE WAS AS OPERATOR WAS PASSING 18-WHEELER...AS I PULLED ALONG SIDE, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AS OPERATOR FINISHED PASSING AND RETURNED TO LANE OF TRAVEL, HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY TO REGAIN CONTROL, NEARLY CAUSING SKID ON RAIN-SLICK ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSING FOLLOWING VEHICLES TO TAKE EXTREME MEASURE TO AVOID COLLISION. *JB

THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE CONSUMER'S 2005 FORD F-250 WON'T ENGAGE . *KB THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BUILT IN ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT HE HAD A BRAKING PROBLEM WITH HIS TRAILER BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE WHILE SITTING STILL. AFTER CHECKING THE TRAILER BRAKES AND FINDING OUT THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE CONSUMER CHECK THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT IT HAD ONLY 3 VOLTS MAX OUT. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT HE HAD A BAD BRAKE CONTROLLER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CONTROLLER AND FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE EARLIER MODEL 2005 REQUIRED THAT THE VEHICLE BE MOVING IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH BEFORE RECEIVING ENOUGH POWER TO WORK THE ELECTRIC BRAKES. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE LATER MODEL 2005 PLUS ALL THE ONES SINCE HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO GIVE MAX POWER EVEN AT A STAND STILL. NOW THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY EXTRA MONEY TO MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK AS IT SHOULD. *NM

I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IN SEPT. 2005 I LEASED A F250 AND SINCE IT HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. EXHAUST PROBLEMS (3 TIMES FOR THAT) INJECTOR FAILED, MANY LITTLE BUGS THAT THE DEALER CANT FIX. ON 6-24-06 ON I-94 DOING A 65-68 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATES FOR A SECOND THEN SUDDENLY THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I LOST CONTROL, SKIDDING ALMOST HITTING 3 OTHER CARS AND THE WALL ON THE SHOULDER. FINALLY AFTER STEERING TO THE SHOULDER - STOPPED AND BASICALLY HAD A PANIC ATTACK, SAW MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES. SAT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES THEN GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE WHEELS AND UNDER THE TRUCK FOR ANY CLUES AS TO WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I START UP AND STROLL ALONG THE SHOULDER TO THE NEAREST EXIT THE TOW / HAUL LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND OFF. DRIVE ABOUT 30 MPH ON A CITY ROAD WITH MY FLASHERS ON.. NOT BUT A 1/8 OF A MILE IT LOCKS UP AGAIN AND THEN FREES UP, AND ROLLS. I AM NOW FREAKING OUT. AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON . CALLED FORD ROADSIDE I AM A WRECK! I'LL NEVER PUT MY 4 MONTH DAUGHTER IN IT. FIRST DIAGNOSIS 3 DAYS LATER AFTER THE LOCK UP HAPPENED TO THE MECHANIC TEST DRIVING THE TRUCK THEY GUESS THE RANGE SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TWO DAYS LATER CALLED TO TELL ME IT WAS READY. 1 HOUR LATER THE SERVICE TECH CALLED ,SAID WE NEED TO KEEP IT LONGER 2 WKS LATER THEY DIAGNOSE THAT A MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS LEANING AGAINST THE EXHAUST AND BURNED UP SHORTING THE COMPUTER & TOLD THE TRANS TO SHIFT. I TOLD THEM I DO NOT WANT THE TRUCK. I DON'T FEEL SAFE AND WON'T RISK MY LIFE OR MY FAMI

HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX]. I HAVE A CO WORKER, [XXX], THAT HAS EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT IN HIS F-250 FORD PICK UP ABOUT A MONTH AGO. BASICALLY, IT WAS A ACCIDENT WHERE HE WAS HIT, SLID INTO ANOTHER CAR, AND THEN INTO A DITCH. THE CATCH IS HIS AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TOTALING HIS TRUCK IN THE DITCH. LUCKILY, NEITHER HE NOR HIS CHILD WERE HURT. THE CATCH IS HE HAS SHARED HIS STORY AND FOUND TWO OTHERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME RESULTS. I ASKED HIM WHY HE DIDN'T GET A LAWYER ON IT. HIS REPLY WAS A LAWYER TOLD HIM IT WOULD COST HIM MORE THAN HE'D EVER RECEIVE FOR HIS TIME. THE LAWYER ALSO SAID THAT UNLESS SOMEONE IS KILLED THERE IS NO REAL RECOURSE. SO, HE IS OUT THE MONEY HE HAS BEEN PAYING ON THE TRUCK FOR THE LAST 1+ YEAR. MY REAL PROBLEM IS NOT WHAT HE IS OUT OF POCKET FOR THE VEHICLE. RATHER, WHY ARE THE BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THESE ARE SAFETY ITEMS THAT HAVE A PREMIUM PRICE ATTACHED TO THEM, AND SOMETHING THAT IS TOUTED AS MAKING A VEHICLE SAFER. THE FACT THAT THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS ISOLATED AS ONE WOULD THINK IS ALSO DISCONCERTING. ALSO, WHY SHOULD ANYONE LOOSE THEIR LIFE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. I GUESS THAT I JUST DO NOT SEE THE "BIG PICTURE CC: FORD MOTOR COMPANY E-MAIL [XXX] NHTSA COMPLAINT VIA E-MAIL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2005 FORD F-250 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER, THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES GO TO 0 AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SHUT DOWN AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERS 5 TIMES FOR REPAIR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHECKING THE OIL, WATER WAS NOTICED ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE INNER COOLER. THEN, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER 1500 MILES THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE HEADS OR HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT IS UNCERTAIN.

F-250 SD 4X4 SHORT BED PU 5.4L GAS ENGINE 4.10 REAR END LACKS POWER TO TOW A 5TH WHEEL (7800 LBS.) UP GRADES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS. VEHICLE STRUGGLES AT 45 MPH TO MAKE THE HILLS ENGINE REQUIRES OVER 4000 RPM TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE SPEED. VEHICLE GETS 6 MPG WHILE TOWING. *NM

5/13/06 I CAME HOME FROM ABOUT A 75 MILE DRIVE, PULLING A HORSE TRAILER IN MY 2005 F250 6.0 POWER STROKE. I WENT IN THE HOUSE AND LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LATER, MY GIRLFRIEND ASKED WHY IS YOUR TRUCK STEAMING? I COULD TELL IT WAS SMOKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET A FEW ITEMS OUT AND NOTICED THE PAINT BUBBLING ON THE HOOD. I UNHOOKED THE TRAILER AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 100 FEET, LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A TOTAL LOSS. IT HAD LESS THAN 8000 MILES. I HAD TOOLS, TOOLBOX, CAR SEAT, AND OVER $2800 IN TIRES WHEELS AND LIFT THAT WERE 2 MONTHS OLD. I HAD FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE. THEY OFFERED ME $12000 LESS THAN A NEW TRUCK, AND THAT INCLUDED THE REST OF MY PROPERTY. TODAY I TALKED TO SOMEONE THAT LIVES 20 MILES FROM ME, THEY HAD AN 2004 F250 POWERSTROKE. SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM 11 MONTHS AGO, PARKED THE TRUCK A FEW MINUTES LATER IT'S ON FIRE. THANKS FORD! *NM

BROKEN STEERING BOX ON A 2005 FORD F-250 HAS 28,500 MILES, DENIED WARRANTY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THROUGH INTERSECTIONS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE MALFUNCTIONS. AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES AT THE SAME SPEED OR LOOSES SPEED RAPIDLY AND STALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLE TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A FIFTH TIME. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THEY INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORDER IN THE TRUCK WHICH CAPTURED THREE FAILURES. THE DEALER HAS THE RECORDER AND NOW THE CONSUMER IS WAITING FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THE STALLING PROBLEM. *NM

THE FORD ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROLLER IN MY 05 FORD SUPERDUTY F250 STOPS WORKING WHEN I ENCOUNTER ROUGH PAVEMENT. IF I AM COMING TO A STOP, AND THE INTERSECTION IS ROUGH, THE LED INDICATOR ON THE BRAKE CONTROLLER DROPS TO ONLY ONE LIGHT ILLUMINATED OUT OF TEN POSSIBLE, AND THE TRAILER BRAKES STOP WORKING. I CAN GAIN TRAILER BRAKES BACK BY EITHER FULLY RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RE-APPLYING OR BY REACHING DOWN AND GRABBING THE MANUAL SLIDE CONTROL ON THE BRAKE CONTROLLER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH ALL THREE TRAILERS I TOW. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND BOUND TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT WHEN I AM TRYING TO STOP A 15,000LB LOAD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROLLER ONCE, AND SINCE HAS SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM FOUND. *NM

WHEN TRAVELING AT 70+ MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENCOUNTERING A CHANGE IN ROAD SURFACE SUCH AS AN OVERPASS OR CULVERT BRIDGE THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERELY JERKS BACK AND FORTH. THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IS TO SLOW TO ABOUT 45 MPH OR LESS (CAN BE DIFFICULT IN TRAFFIC). I HAVE HAD THE WHEELS ROTATED, BALANCED AND I ALWAYS CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE BEFORE A TRIP. I REPLACED THE FACTORY STABILIZER WITH A BEEFED UP SINGLE DAMPENER AFTERMARKET BECAUSE THE FACTORY DAMPENER LOST ALL THE OIL THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM! THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, NOW I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT ON OUR INTERSTATE FOR FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL! *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS. ALL REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THERE WERE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

BLOWN SPARK PLUG. TRASHED HEAD. TRUCK IS UNDRIVABLE. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH AS I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE HOPPING. ON 5 OCCASIONS I WAS TRAVELING OVER AN OVERPASS WERE THERE IS A SEEM FROM THE 2 DIFFERENT ROADWAY SURFACES. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY FEELING AS IF THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO SLOW AND AT ABOUT 55 MPH THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE SAME VIBRATION IS FELT BUT AT A MUCH LESS MAGNITUDE AND SEVERITY. THIS LOSS OF CONTROL AS WELL AS THE SLOWING IN LANES OF TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSE OF CRASH. DEALER, BORMAN AUTOPLEX LAS CRUCES,NM, HAD NO ANSWER AS THE VIOLENT SHAKING WAS NOT DUPLICATED NEAR OUR CITY. ( ALL OCCURRENCES HAPPENED ON TRIPS). DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT PUTTING SANDBAGS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK HELPED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF THE TIRES WERE KEPT AT THE 75 PSI THAT IT WOULD STOP. NOTHING HAS HELPED AND IT IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. *JB

ABOUT 1700 HRS ON 21 NOV 05, MY 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY WAS BROKEN INTO AND I HAD OVER $2500 DOLLARS WORTH OF THINGS STOLEN IN 3 ITEMS. I HAD A CELL PHONE, OVER 226 CD'S, AND MY KIDS PORTABLE DVD PLAYER WITH 2 7" SCREENS STOLEN. ALL THEY DID WAS POPPED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR KEY CYLINDER, CRACKED MY HANDLE, AND DENTED MY DOOR AND WALKED AWAY WITH THE STUFF. THE INSURANCE IS GOING TO REPLACE MY KEY CYLINDER, HANDLE AND FIX THE DENT AFTER I PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME $250 FOR THE LOSS OF THE CD'S AND THAT IS ABOUT ALL I AM GETTING. MY RENTER'S INSURANCE IS NOT GOING TO COVER THE LOSS OF THE DVD PLAYER, DVD THAT WAS INSIDE, OR THE CELL PHONE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REPROGRAMMED A CHIP, AND PUT THREE SHIMS IN DRIVESHAFT. ALSO, THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN VIBRATION WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE VIBRATION IS MORE SEVERE IN LOWER GEARS THAN AT HIGHER GEARS. THE VEHICLE DID THIS FROM THE POINT OF ACCELERATION, THERE WAS NO FOR WARNING. *AK

CONSUMER'S 2005 FORD F250 SHOOK WHEN IT HIT A BUMP. *TS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING THE CONSUMER COULD NOT MAKE IT STOP UNTIL HE LOWERED HIS SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AS OF 9-26-05 THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER. AN ENGINEER AGREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO BUY BACK THE TRUCK. *NM

STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 1500 RPM"S FOR 2 OR 3 MINUTES. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR AT AN OUTSIDE TEMP OF 80 TO 85 DEGREES. MY DEALER SAYS THE PCM CANNOT BE RE CALIBRATED AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: LEFT FRONT TIRE THAT WAS LOW. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TO THE VEHICLE TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE SERVICE CENTER NOTED THE ALUMINUM WHEEL HAD TO CRACKED ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL ITSELF. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY URGED THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE WHEEL FOR THEIR FORD REPRESENTATIVES TO CHECK THIS OUT. THEY REPLACED THIS WHEEL AT NO CHARGE. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED IN THE SAME AREA. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO SAID TO BRING IN THE WHEEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, THEY DID NOT REPLACE WHEEL BUT THEY PLANNED TO REPLACE IT SOON. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE FORD MANUFACTURER. NO OTHER PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK *JB

I TAKE MY TRUCK TO DEALER: SALINAS VALLEY FORD WITH ADDRESS ON 1100 AUTO CENTER CIR SALINAS ,CA FOR THE RECALL POSTED ON YOUR AD WITH # 05V270000 AND DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER DON'T SHOW ANY RECALL OR JOB ABOUT THIS AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT RECALL POSTED ON WEB PAGES NOT ALWAYS ARE TRUE. SO WHO'S IS TELLING THE TRUTH DEALER OR NHTSA? *JB

F250, SUPER DUTY, 3/4-T, 4X4, 4WD, SHORT BOX. ALL SPEEDS IT IS NOTICEABLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (75+ MPH), ENCOUNTERING BUMPS, SEVERE SHIMMY IN FRONT END, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FLEET OF 7 TRUCKS ALL EXPERIENCE SAME, SOME WORSE THAN OTHERS. DEALER HAS DONE ALL POSSIBLE TO REMEDY, INCLUDING AFTERMARKET HEAVIER DUTY FRONT STEERING STABILIZER (AT OUR EXPENSE). INCIDENT DATE IS LAST DATE IT OCCURRED TO MY CRUISER TRUCK. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY IS ENCOUNTERED WITH EVERY TRUCK OUR DEPARTMENT BOUGHT FOR USE AS LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WOBBLE IS DEPENDANT ON THE SPECIFIC TRUCK AND THE SPEED TRAVELED. REALIZE THAT AS LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE VEHICLES, OFTEN THIS INVOLVES VERY HIGH SPEED. THE HIGHER THE SPEED, THE WORSE THE PROBLEM.

DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER.. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED OFF AN INTERSTATE BRIDGE, TO SIDE OF ROAD OUT OF WAY WHERE AFTERWARDS CONSUMER CALLED FORD. WAITED FOR 2 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. TIRED OF WAITING CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED AND HE DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES TO DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, OR NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, BUT FORD STATED THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THIS, AND NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING SERVICE. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF TO PUT GAS IN VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, THIS WAS A DIESEL ENGINE. *AK *NM

FUEL PUMP FAILURE FOR THE 4TH TIME; LOOSE BOLTS IN FRAME; UNABLE TO FUEL AT NORMAL RATE,

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED AND THEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. WHILE DRIVING FURTHER, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO SPEED UP THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT DID. IT POPPED AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT SPEEDS AROUND 40-55 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE CODES, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES FOR THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOOK IT HOME OVER NIGHT AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT. SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO COME AND PICK UP THE TRUCK. *AK THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER HELD DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE, THE LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. *SC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. *JB

DT: THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER IS BUILT RIGHT INTO THE TRUCK. DOES NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE CONTROL IF GOING UNDER 15-20 MPH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THIS BRAKE ONLY PUT ON 1-3 VOLTS WHICH THEY CHANGED. BUT TALKED TO DEXTER ,THEY SAID IT NEEDED 2-12 VOLTS. FORD CHANGED THIS PART ON MARCH 23, 2005, AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON FEBRUARY 28,2005. DEALER STATED OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

DT: VEHICLE WILL GO TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, AND CONSUMER WILL NEVER FEEL STEERING WHEEL MOVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , LINED IT UP, PUT NEW TIRES ON IT, PUT NEW CASTERS ON, AND ROTATED IT. BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

DIESEL FUMES CAME OUT OF PASSENGER AIR VENTS MAKING MYSELF NAUTIOUS AND SICK FROM CO2 POISONING. BOUGHT IT IN TO THE FORD DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER SMELLED THE PROBLEM, SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE Y FLANGE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CALLED BACK AND PULLED MANIFOLD AND DIDNT SEE A PROBLEM WAS GOING TO ORDER A NEW ONE. SAYS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM.

F-250, 2004 DIESEL, FUEL MILAGE HAS DROPPED AND NOW GET SMELL FROM EXHAUST. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG.

CONSUMER STATES: REACHED 3,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE BLEW, OUT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BUT CONSUMER SAID MAY BE PISTON. HOWEVER, CAM SHAFT FUSE WAS BAD. *AK

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION,TRUCK ACCELERATES WITHOUT DRIVER'S INPUT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.VERY DANGEROUS.WAS VERIFIED AT THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND, EXITED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT AND TREAD WAS EVERYWHERE, AND THE RIM WAS DAMAGED.*AK

NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO MY 2005 F250 SUPERDUTY, UNDER LOAD IT WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE FOOT FEED. THEY HAVE TRIED THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THIS AND KNOW NOTHING. I AM NOT GOING TO KEEP IT UNLESS IT IS FIXED. WE WERE TOLD FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS, BUT DOES NOT KNOW THE FIX. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ON A $45,000. VEHICLE? *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THEN, VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT A SOLUTION WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

2005 FORD F-250 LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRUCK ALSO STALLED ONCE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH.

CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HEADACHE FROM A UNFAMILIAR SMELL. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE STALLING AND THE SMELL.*AK......REPLACED FAILED INJECTORS. *AK