2008 Ford F-250 SD complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING IN HER DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT FELL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED CALIPER AND PISTONS. THE CALIPER AND PISTONS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

I BOUGHT A 2008 FORD F-250 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK AND WHEN I GO OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES REAL BAD TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND THEY WERE AT 70PSI IN THE FRONT AND 80PSI IN THE BACK. THE DOOR STICKER SAID THE PRESSURES SHOULD BE 70 IN THE FRONT AND 80 IN THE BACK. I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AND IT DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE OLD SHOCKS APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE YET. I THEN REPLACED THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE STILL GOOD AND THEY WERE WORN EVENLY. STILL DID NOT FIX IT. I THEN DROPPED MY AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES TO 60PSI FRONT AND BACK TO IF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. STILL DID NOT FIX IT. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I OWNED A 1999 F-250 AND IT NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAD 165,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TRADED IT IN FOR THIS ONE. I GOOGLED MY PROBLEM AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REPAIR FOR THIS SOON. I WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS TRUCK FOR FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AND HER ENDING UP IN A WRECK. FORD NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THERE VEHICLES AND THE LIVES THAT THEY COULD TAKE. I AM A FORD DRIVER ALL MY VEHICLES ARE FORD AND I'M NOT MAD AT FORD YET BUT THEY NEED TO CURE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS FOR SURE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

2008 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY: IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TURNED TO START/CRANKING POSITION DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL RUN POSITION. THIS LEAVES INSTRUMENTS BLANK AND INOPERATIVE, AND ALL POWER ACCESSORIES FAIL TO OPERATE UNTIL TRUCK IS SHUT OFF & RESTARTED. *TR

FRONT END SHAKES A LOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL ALSO FAILED. UPON DECELERATION THE FAILURE WOULD STOP. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT SOME OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAD THE "DEATH SHAKE" BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT; SHE WAS ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

TANK FULL OF DIESEL FUEL CONTAMINATED WITH WATER AND SOME DEBRIS. FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY BUT SEVERAL PARTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM DEVELOPING RUST. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A FUEL WATER SEPARATOR AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT. SO FORD HAS EQUIPPED THE TRUCK WITH A FUEL WATER SEPARATOR BUT SEVERAL OF THE PARTS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM ARE VERY SUBJECT TO RUST IF THERE IS ANY EXPOSURE TO WATER. SO AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO WATER IN THE FUEL THERE ARE PARTS THAT WILL FAIL AND ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

RADIATOR LEAKS ON FORD F 250 6.4 DIESEL. *TR

BOTH FRONT WHEELS ON MY 2008 FORD KING RANCH F-250 PICK-UP ARE CRACKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CRACKS ARE IN THE WELD AREA ON THE FLAT PART OF THE WHEEL UNDER THE TIRES CAUSING THE TIRES TO NO LONGER HOLD AIR. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS MINE SINCE THE TRUCK RECENTLY SURPASSED WARRANTY MILEAGE HOWEVER I AM CERTAIN THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE WHEELS ARE READY TO COME APART AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT . IF THE TIRES HAD NOT BEGUN TO LOSE AIR I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN THEY WERE CRACKING. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD THE BEST OF CARE AND HAS NEVER HIT ANYTHING OR BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. FORD DENIED RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT EVEN EXAMINING THE CRACKED WHEELS. THE TIRE SHOP BELIEVED THE SITUATION WAS SO UNSAFE THAT THEY RECOMMENDED TOWING INSTEAD OF DRIVING THE TRUCK. THIS CASE # 1526770470 WITH FORD WAS DENIED AND THEY QUOTED OVER 800 DOLLARS PER WHEEL TO REPLACE THE CRACKED WHEELS. ALL AFTER MARKET WHEELS I CHECKED ON WERE AROUND 250 DOLLARS WITH A LIFETIME GUARANTEE. I HAVE WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. *TR

DRIVING AROUND AND DIESEL FUEL SMELL CAME INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS A 6.4L JOB 1 DIESEL. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE DRIVING IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND LIGHT HEADED. FORD TELLS US IT WILL HAPPEN EVERY 100-600 MILES AND LAST 10-40 MINUTES EACH TIME DURING REGENERATION. FORD SAYS THIS IS A 'NORMAL OPERATION CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE'. THE DEALERSHIP REFERENCED TSB 09-16-9 AND TOOK THE TIME TO HIGHLIGHT CERTAIN AREAS. #1 - I WAS NOT IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND #2 - THIS IS NOT A BRAND NEW TRUCK ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE LOW MILEAGE. HOW CAN THIS BE CONSIDERED NORMAL IF IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND NOW MAKES ME SICK WHEN I DRIVE THE TRUCK? THE SMELL IS STILL FAINTLY IN THE HEADLINER OF THE TRUCK. WHAT IS IN THIS STUFF THAT MADE ME LIGHT HEADED AND SICK TO MY STOMACH?*CW

1. DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH+ IN A 2008 FORD F-250. 2. HIT A MINOR SEAM IN THE PAVED ROAD. 3. FRONT END WOBBLE (KNOWN ON MANY INTERNET SITES AT THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE". MY TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY TIGHTEN THE PITMAN ARM. THERE WAS A FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT INDICATED IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE. TOTALLY NOT TRUE. THE FRONT END WOBBLE WAS SO SEVERE IT MADE ME CROSS INTO ON-COMING LANES OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FORD DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER SHOCK. THE VERY NEXT DAY THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE AT 65MPH+ AND WHEN A SMALL BUMP WAS HIT. I HAD TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO 20MPH ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY IN ORDER TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP AND ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT. TWO HOURS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN! VIOLENT WOBBLING OF THE FRONT END. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. CHECK OUT: WWW.SUPERDUTYWOBBLE.COM OR OTHER SITES. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MANUFACTURING ERROR THAT DESERVES A RECALL NOTICE. THE FORD DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG! PLEASE HELP! *TR

I OWN A FORD F250, MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 7 PIN TRAILER PLUG, WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE PLUG FALLS OFF THE CONNECTOR AS I AM DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT FORD CHANGED THERE DESIGN ON THE PLUG, THEY TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT SO THE LOCK IS SIDE, INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE TOP. I HAVE TRY TO TALK TO FORD ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I LOOSE MY BRAKES TO MY TRAILER EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

EVERYTIME I DRIVE AND THERE ARE 'WHOOPS' IN THE ROAD, MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY BOUNCES.THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME. AND MY STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE FROM IT. I CAN SEE MY FRONT TIRES SHAKING HARD, LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO FLY OFF THE WHEEL STUDS. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 F-250 S/D MANUFACTURED 02/08 AT THE KENTUCKY PLANT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2009 AND NOW HAS JUST UNDER 8000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE TWICE EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF THIS HAVE BEEN THAT IT OCCURRED AFTER A PERIOD OF EXTENDED DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL, JUST AFTER AN EXHAUST CLEANING CYCLE, AND WHEN I OVERRODE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN PULLING BACK IN TO THE TRAFFIC LANE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND CAN BE CONTROLLED ONLY BY MAINTAINING HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES UNTIL A SAFE LOCATION CAN BE FOUND TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND CUT OFF THE IGNITION. A RESTART IN NEUTRAL WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE RUN-UP IN RPM WHICH REQUIRES A SHUT DOWN OF THE IGNITION. THERE ARE NO "CHECK ENGINE" OR "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHTS DISPLAYED, AND ACCORDING TO FORD DEALERSHIPS, NO CODES REGISTERED IN THE PCM. IN BOTH CASES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (WITHOUT USE OF CRUISE CONTROL) BY PRESSING A "RESET" BUTTON LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A WHITE SENSOR LOCATED IN THE AIR INTAKE DUCT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FORD SAYS THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CONSEQUENTLY CANNOT "MAKE A FIX". I AM MOST CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DEFECTIVE RADIATIOR IN 2008 F-250 (AND F-350 THROUGH RESEARCH OF OWNER FORUMS) ARE DEFECTIVE AND LEAK AT OVER 40,000 MILES. DEALERSHIPS ARE REPLACIING THESE AT OWNER COST BY THE HUNDREDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A THREE SECOND LAPSE TO GET PAST THE THROTTLE BEFORE THE ENGINE REVS. WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, IT DOES NOT GAIN SPEED LIKE OTHER VEHICLES DO WITHIN TWO SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUE TO THE NEW COMPUTER CHIP THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY DURING WIDE TURNS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAKES HIM FEEL AS IF HE WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED AN INVESTIGATION LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING WHAT HE SHOULD DO ABOUT THE SHIMMY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

PURCHASED NEW 2008 F-250 ON 3/21/09. UPON DETAILED INSP OF VEHICLE'S UNDECARRIAGE, I NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE WAS 2" SMALLER THAN THE ROAD TIRES. 18" VICE 20". I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS STANDARD PRACTICE. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WITH THE INTENT OF TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. IF I AM 30-100 MILES FROM CIVILIZATION AND HAVE A FLAT, THE TIRE SIZE DIFFERENCE WITH THE LOAD ON THE TRUCK CAN'T BE THAT SAFE. IS THIS A LEGAL PRACTICE? *TR

2008 FORD F250 CREW! WHERE DO I BEGIN? I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK IN MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT! MOST RECENTLY FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES! I'M HAVING IT WORKED ON FOR THE THIRD TIME TODAY! ALONG WITH ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS, WHICH IT HAS BEEN IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER TIMES FOR! THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER AROUND OR EVEN WHEN TRYING TO TURN AROUND! YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO CRANK AS HARD AS YOU CAN TO GET IT TO TURN AND BEING A FAIRLY FIT 28 YEAR OLD CONSTRUCTION WORKER I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK THAT HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL ON A TRUCK THAT HAS POWER STEERING! I JUST ABOUT RAMMED A LIGHT POLE WHILE OUT PLOWING AT ABOUT 15 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD RIDING IN THE BACK! THIS OF COURSE WAS BEFORE I HAD IT IN THE LAST TIME AND IT IS A LITTLE BETTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND I DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVING THIS TRUCK TRYING TO GET ONTO A ROADWAY WITH ANY OF MY FOUR CHILDREN WHEN IT DECIDES TO ACT UP AND GET HIT BY A MACK TRUCK! I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE WITH THIS AND HOPE TO HEAR BACK! THANK YOU!!! *TR

SUDDEN INTENSE INTENSE SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE AT TIME OF EXHAUST CLEANING FROM MY 2008 FORD F250 DIESEL PICKUP (FORD CONSIDERS NORMAL OPERATION OF SYSTEM) WHILE ENTERING A TOLL PLAZA CREATED A SUDDEN AND UNSAFE CONDITION FOR OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME. THE SMOKE WAS SO HEAVY I COULD NOT SEE VEHICLE BEHIND WHILE PASSING THROUGH A TOLL PLAZA. THE LANE I WAS IN UTILIZES A TRANSPONDER TO COLLECT TOLL WHILE TRAFFIC IN THAT LANE NORMALLY DOES NOT STOP. IF A VEHICLE HAD BEEN STOPPED THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACT IN TIME. IT WAS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THEIR VISIBILITY OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE TOLL PLAZA ITSELF WERE SUFFICIENTLY DIMINISHED THAT A COLLISION WITH THE STRUCTURE WAS POSSIBLE. I PASS THROUGH THREE TOLL PLAZAS EACH WAY, TO AND FROM WORK, 5 DAYS A WEEK. *TR

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF 2008 FORD F-250 PICK UP TRUCKS IN OUR FLEET. THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR CONSTANTLY VIBRATES OUT OF POSITION, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN BACKING UP. IT SHAKES OUT OF POSITION WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF SETTING IT. IT IS A MANUAL ADJUSTING MIRROR. WE ARE A MUNICIPALITY LOCATED IN OHIO, AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLES TO FORD, WHO STATE THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. *TR

MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE RADIATOR FOR A TWO YEAR OLD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE DEFECT IS ON THE SEAM OF THE RADIATOR. *TR

I ORDERED A 2008 F-250 SUPER DUTY LARIAT CREW CAB IN MARCH 2008 AND TOOK DELIVERY IN LATE APRIL 2008. WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT, I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELT IN THE INBOARD REAR SEAT. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 'AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE' FOR THE CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT AS THE TWO OUTBOARD REAR SEATS AND THE OUTBOARD PASSENGER SEAT DID. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE INBOARD REAR SEATBELT ONLY TO FIND THAT ONE DIDN'T WORK EITHER. UPON CLOSE EXAMINATION OF MY OWNER'S MANUAL I FOUND THAT IT SAID THAT ONLY THE OUTBOARD REAR SEATS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD SEATBELTS WITH AN 'AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE.' THE TECH SERVICE LINE TOLD MY DEALER THAT THE REAR INBOARD SEAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN 'AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE' AND LEO FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THE SAME. FORD WAS FORCED TO CHANGE FROM A 'TYPE 1 LAP BELT' IN THE REAR INBOARD SEAT TO A 'TYPE 2 INTEGRAL LAP/SHOULDER BELT' BECAUSE OF 'ANTON'S LAW,' WHICH WAS SIGNED DECEMBER 4, 2002. ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS FOR THIS LAW WAS THE 'INCREASED PROTECTION THAT CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF FOUR AND EIGHT GAIN BY HAVING A LAP/SHOULDER BELT MADE AVAILABLE IN REAR INBOARD SEATING POSITIONS. WHEN THESE TYPE 2 BELTS ARE INSTALLED IN THE REAR INBOARD SEATING POSITION, THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL, AND POTENTIALLY SAFER, SEATING POSITION AVAILABLE FOR A CHILD IN A BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT.' *TR

MY DAUGHTER AND HER FIANCE WERE INVOLVED IN A WRECK. HIS 2008 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK FLIPPED END OVER END. THEY WERE VERY BADLY INJURED. THE DRIVER AIR BAG NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HIS NECK WAS BROKEN BY THE STEERING WHEEL OR DASH AND SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND HAD TO GET STITCHES, ALONG WITH OTHER INJURIES. WE SAW A FORD F-150 A FEW DAYS LATER WITH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND PASSENGER SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A DEFECT IN HIS PICKUP AND WHAT CAN WE DO. *TR

DETAILS: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, . ALL OF THE GAUGES DISPLAYED ZERO. THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE, BUT NOTHING WOULD DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2008 FORD F250, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN BRAKING AS THEY SHOULD BUT WOULD NOT RELEASE WITHOUT REMOVING THE BUCKLE TO RESET THEM. BUMPS OFTEN SET OFF THE LOCKING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND THAT FORD OFFERED NO FIX. WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS, I AM UNABLE TO REACH FORWARD TO ACCESS CONTROLS OR TURN WELL ENOUGH TO SEE WHEN CHANGING LANES UNTIL I UNLATCH AND RESNAP THE BUCKLE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING FOOT BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT ALSO DEPRESSES GAS PEDAL. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN HAVING TO STOP QUICKLY. CONDITION INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. CONDITION IS BAD WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND MUCH MORE SO WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SELLING DEALER AND ANOTHER DEALER IN TEXAS SAID THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. IN MY OPINION THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2008 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN FALL 2007- WITH ZERO MILES. APPX. 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, TRUCKS CAB RUBBED THE INTERNAL WIRING HARNESS INTO..CAUSING THE TRUCK TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND DAMAGES. TRUCK WAS UN-ABLE TO BE DRIVEN OR USED FOR APPX. 2 WEEKS, DUE TO REPAIRS. PROBLEM WITH WIRING HARNESS FIXED UNTIL APPX. 4 MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TRUCK SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK. HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME TRUCK IS DRIVEN.... VERY DANGEROUS! STILL CONTINUING TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING....ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS THESE ARE JUST TWO MAJOR ONES TO MENTION.... *TR

IN HOT TEMPERATURE THE TRUCK STARTS BLOWING OUT WHITE/GRAY SMOKE THEN QUITS RUNNING. SET FOR 1 TO 1.5 HRS IT WILL START AND GO ABOUT 30 TO 40 MILES THEN QUIT AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES NOW AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT SAYS THAT IT IS AN OVER TEMPERTURE MODULE BUT IT HAS BEEN CHANGED AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE ON THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY THREE BLOCKS AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE RPM' S HAD INCREASED TO 4,000. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. HE SHUT THE VEHICLE BACK OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. HE DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH A NEW ONE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE VERY NEXT DAY AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN ON MAY 30, 2008. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND GET BACK TO HIM WITH THE RESULTS. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6.

I HAVE HAD MANY ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MY 6.4 DIESEL FROM LOSS OF ENGINE POWER , TO LACK OF POWER , WHITE /GRAYISH SMOKE, HESITATION , ENGINE ALMOST DYING TO ACCELERATION AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I EVEN HAD AN OCCASIONAL ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, GURGLING SOUNDS , WHOOPING SOUNDS AND GRINDING ,METALLIC SOUNDS COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS THAT IF THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHT THERE IS NO CODE IF THERE IS NO CODE THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS PROBABLY GOING THROUGH IT'S REGEN PROCESS AND THAT THE TRUCK WILL PERFORM POORLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I NOW HAVE 9000 MILES ON MY TRUCK THIS STARTED AROUND 1000 MILES AND I'M STILL HAVING ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIPS , ALONG WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO NOW KNOW I HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SUPPLEMENT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCT INFORMATION REGARDING BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT - DOCKET NUMBER 25669. *KB THE LETTER STATED THE 2008 F-250 SUPER DUTY WAS OMITTED FROM THE SAFECAR WEBSITE AS BEING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIED PERFORMANCES CRITERIA REGARDING THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK. FORD REQUESTED THAT THE LIST BE UPDATED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. ALL OF THE GAUGES DISPLAYED ZERO. THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE, BUT NOTHING WOULD DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STUTTER AND THEN THE GAUGES WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AND WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

HARD VIBRATION IN TRANSMISSION WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, ESPECIALLY UPHILL WHILE TOWING. VIBRATION STOPS WHEN LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN CRUISE OR MANUAL. DEALER STATES CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER THREE VISITS. MECHANIC AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN HAMPTON, VA HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. BOUGHT VEHICLE ON 07/28/2007. CURRENTLY 28,000 MILES AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY BEFORE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. NO HELP FROM ORIGINAL DEALER. *TR

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK UP TRUCK WITH THE 6.4 DIESEL ENGINE IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. FOR NO REASON SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WILL STUMBLE AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE POURS OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE SMOKE IS SO SEVERE IT WILL BLIND ANYONE BEHIND THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CASES WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE WILL STUMBLE AND LOOSE ALL AVAILABLE POWER. THIS COULD BE A DRASTIC PROBLEM IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL FOR THE TRUCK TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN THEY ARE ALLOWING A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO TAKE PLACE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES FOR UPCOMING STOP LIGHT AND REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING THE REAREND OF THE TRUCK TO HOP VIOLENTLY. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT HAS RELEASED OUT OF PARK ON TWO OCCASIONS. SHE CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO LIABILITY. AS A RESULT, HER HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK, BUT ROLLED FORWARD WHILE IN PARK AND STRUCK TWO VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,930. UPDATED 01-30-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WILL NOT BE ACCESSED INSURANCE POINTS AND PAID A $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. UPDATED 01/30/08 *TR

THE TRUCK WILL GO TO REGENERATION MODE WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IN DRIVE . CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JUST ABOUT TO TAKE OFF INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALER HAS TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES AND IT HAS NOT WORKED. *TR

ENGINE REV'S UP ON IT'S OWN. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CLEANS IT'S SELF. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT IN ANY DANGER, THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC BUT I HAD CONTROL OF THE SITUATION BUT THE LAST TIME I WAS IN MY GARAGE AND ALMOST DROVE INTO MY HOUSE WALL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY REPLY OVER THE LOSS OF STEERING I REPORTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO ON THIS SAME VEHICLE, THIS IS ALSO A DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *TR

DRIVING NEW 6.4 L F-250 TOWING A 5TH WHEEL FROM OHIO TO ARIZONA. RADIATOR CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING DURING USE AND SPRAYED RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING VIEW. STRANDED US IN MIDDLE OF THE DESERT FOR OVER 2HRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SPEED DID NOT DECREASE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY CHANGED THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

2008 FORD F-250 4-WD POWER STEERING. IF YOU ARE ON A MUDDY OR ICEY ROAD AND START TO LOSE CONTROL YOU CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL QUICK ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONTROL IT'S LIKE THE POWER STEERING BELT BROKE. THIS WAS MENTIONED ON THE T.V. SHOW MOTOR WEEK SO THIS IS NOT JUST MY TRUCK DOING THIS. THIS IS ONE REASON I TRADED MY 2004 PICKUP. I DIDN'T CONTACT FORD MOTOR CO. OR THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY WON'T RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TIRES MADE IN MEXICO