TWICE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS DOING ABOUT 70MPH THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE/VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND THE ENTIRE CAB SHAKES LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING.
2015 Ford F-250 SD complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →
IF THE TRUCK HITS BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON OR OFF A BRIDGE FOR EXAMPLE, THE FRONT WHEELS SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I MEAN VIOLENTLY AND HAS HAPPENED 40 PLUS TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. ALL FRONT END PARTS ARE TIGHT AND ALL TIE RODS ARE NEW.SHOCKS ARE NEW STABILIZER SHOCK HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME ITS REPLACED PROBLEM GOES AWAY, OR SEEMS TO FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY , 60-70 MPH. I TRAVEL SOME REGULAR ROUTES SO I HAVE LEARNED WHERE TO TRY TO AVOID. PROBLEM STARTED AT 92,000 MILES. TRUCK NOW HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT BUT CANNOT AFFORD ANYTHING ELSE. THANKS
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENCOUNTERING ROAD IRREGULARITIES, TRUCK ENTERS INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" CONDITION WHEREBY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO <30 MPH. SUSPENSION WAS REBUILT 3 MONTHS AGO BY FORD DEALER AND CONDITION HAS RETURNED. IN THESE SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND GREATER.
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2015 F250 SUPER DUTY. IT WAS A CLEAN TITLE NO ACCIDENTS. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 43 -55 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL AND IN FACT THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND IT STOPPED. AFTER SEVERAL MORE OCCURRENCES ALL AT THE SAME SPEEDS I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A SPECIALTY WHEEL AND ALIGNMENT SHOP AND PAID NEARLY 1,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. AFTER NEW BUSHINGS, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS, NEW STEERING AND NEW ALIGNMENT IT ABATED FOR 3 MONTHS. IT IS NOW BACK AND AS SCARY AS EVER. I HAD A 2004 F250 SUPER DUTY AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR EVEN RECALL. I MAY HAVE TO SELL THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE DANGER TO THE REST OF MY FAMILY. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT OVER THIS KNOWN AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE MORE MONEY AND MORE DAMAGE IS CAUSED. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN A TRUCK THAT DOES THIS COME TO TEXAS AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME. I PROMISE IT WILL SCARE YOU INTO ACTION. THIS HAS BEEN MY PROBLEM SINCE MARCH. IT IS ALWAYS ON ROUGHER ROADS OR AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT.
TRUCK START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AT RANDOM TIMES ON RANDOM DAYS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO KEEP HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL UTTER FORD (4901 S INTERSTATE 35 E, DENTON, TX 76210, (940) 321-7400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V204000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWRE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,800.
HELLO, ON HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 60-70 MILES AN HOUR, IT GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE THAT NEARLY THREW TRUCK OFF ROAD. VERY SCARY SITUATION. APPEARS FROM READING ONLINE THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCKS FROM READING ONLINE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.
THE STEERING ON MY 2015 FORD F250 HAS A VERY SERIOUS WOBBLE. IT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-70 MPH), IT IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, SHOCKS AND STEERING ARM BALL JOINT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL TIE ROD ENDS NOW AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OVER 50 MPH.
WHILE GOING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY I DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN PAVING SEAM ON A SLIGHT LEFT CORNER AND TRUCK WENT INTO A FRONT END WOBBLE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO GET IT TO STOP.
THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE ADVANCED AUTO TRAC MALFUNCTION AND CAUSES LOSS OF BREAKS. FORD CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SEEMS UNWORRIED ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE QUESTIONED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE I GET IS IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES. THEY WANT TO START CHANGING PARTS AT MY COST WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IT IS OR NOT WANTING TO ADMIT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND HAPPENS WITHOUT CAUSE. A BELL GOES OFF YOU LOSE POWER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND LOSE BREAKS FOR PERIODS OF TIME WHILE BELLS ARE GOING OFF.
2015 FORD F 250 HAS DEATH WOBBLE WAS DRIVING 70MPH THE STEERING HAS A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND BOUNCING IN THE STEERING HAS TO SLOW VEHICLE TO 30 MPH TO GET SHAKING TO STOP AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DO IN HEAVY TRAFFIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BUTTON FOR THE PANEL ROOF WAS PRESSED. WHILE THE PANEL ROOF WAS SLIDING BACKWARDS, THE MECHANISM FRACTURED AND THE SLIDING ROOF GLASS CAME OFF THE TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STANLEY FORD GILMER (622 US HWY 271 N, GILMER, TX 75644, (903) 843-2521) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC TRACKS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY BROKEN GLOW PLUGS.
DEATH WOOBLE WHEN HITTING BUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND A CODE THAT INDICATED THAT THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID RELUCTANT HEATER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND PHIL LONG FORD AT CHAPEL HILLS (1565 AUTO MALL LOOP, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920, 844-234-1769) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL PLACED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, "DIESEL FLUID LOW" WAS DISPLAYED, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO THE D-RATE MODE, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 50 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY DEF- HEATER. THE D-RATING INDICATED THAT THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID WAS LOW ALTHOUGH IT WAS RECENTLY FILLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TRUCK WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOST COMPRESSION. COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE HAD BROKEN VALVE SPRING WHICH DROPPED VALVE CAUSING HOLE IN TOP OF PISTON. THIS TRUCK IS IN NEW CONDITION WITH OIL CHANGES REGULARLY NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH OR KNOCKS. ZERO INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. WE OWN FOUR FORDS AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A FAULTY PART. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. ONLY 92000 MILES ON IT ALL HIGHWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE "LOW ENGINE POWER" AND "LOW FUEL" MESSAGES APPEARED AND THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH HE BELIVED WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD AND SMOKE TRAILING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND UNHOOKED THE FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER THAT WAS BEING TOWED. BYSTANDERS ASSISTED THE CONTACT WITH PUSHING THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE CAMPER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT, BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DAYS AFTER THE FUEL FILTERS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
STARTED HAVING DEATH WOBBLE LAST YEAR AT ABOUT 95000 MILES. PUT NEW TIRES ON IT, NEW ROTORS, TRACKBAR, DRAGLINK, TIE RODS. I THINK IT IS A LOT MORE CONTROLLABLE BUT IT STILL BUMP STEERS IN CURVES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP BUT DOESN'T BREAK INTO DEATH WOBBLE. I'VE JUST REPORTED THREE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL IN THE LAST YEAR.
VEHICLE STEERING BEGINS VIOLENT WOBBLE AT MID AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND IS NORMALLY INITIATED BY EXPANSION JOINT AND ROAD FEATURES. THE WOBBLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND IS A SERIOUS RISK TO THE DRIVER AND ADJACENT VEHICLES.
BRAKES TESTED A MONTH AGO AT FORD. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO BRAKES AND FLUID EVERYWHERE. FORD SAID CALIPER JUST WENT BAD 1500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH WAS A APPARENT DEFECT. NOTHING SHOULD GO BAD THAT QUICK. PADS METAL ON METAL WITH NO WARNING. NO LIGHT. NO NOISE. NOTHING. JUST SNAPPED PUTTING MYSELF AND EVERYONE AROUND ME IN DANGER
DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCED BY ME ON 5/10/19 DOING 60 ON RURAL ROAD. EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 AT LEAST 6 TIMES THE NEXT TIME. A MOTORCYCLE ALMOST CRASHED-FORD FIXED BY FRONT END ALIGNMENT-EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE. TOOK TO FORD TO REPAIR AND THE SVC MGR SUGGESTED WE FILE A CASE NUMBER WITH FORD CAS-22221345-C3V0P4 ON 7/23/19, FORD CUST EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST SUGGESTED WE TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER, TOOK TO TOOK TO GORDIE BOUCHER WHO SAID IT RECOMMENDS REPLACING BOTH TIE RODS DUE TO INNER TIE ROD AT THE PITMAN ARM HAS PLAY IN IT AND THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER TIE ROD HAS PLAY IT IT TOOPREPLACED LEFT SIDE DRAG LINK AND THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER TIE. DEALER STATED WORSE TRUCK THEY HAD EVER DRIVEN. DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN GOING 35 DOWN HWY H IN KENOSHA COUNTY. EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENED WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR AN OFF RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. WAITING FOR AN OFF RAMP IS THE SCARIEST BECAUSE YOU HOPE YOU CAN CONTROL THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT OFF THE INTERSTATE. MY HUSBAND DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHERS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING SO HE DID THE SAME-REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK, THE STABILIZING BAR ASSEMBLY, THE TRACK BAR ASSEMBLY, AND THE FRONT SHOCKS. FORD DID 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, THEY TURNED ROTORS ALSO..FORD CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS KEEPS TELLING US TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PER FORD, TIRE TREAD AND WEAR ARE GOOD. IT APPEARS EVERYTHING MY HUSBAND HAS DONE HAS FIXED THE P
MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 79100.3 MILES ON IT ITS A 6.2 L GAS A/T THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS FIRST WHEN THE TRANS IS WARM IT HAS A ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THEN IN DRIVE IT ALSO HAS A DELAY SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR ABOUT A SECOND DELAY THEN SHIFTING FROM FIFTH TO SIX GEAR IT HAS A LONGER DELAY ABOUT TWO SECOND ARE MORE DELAY AND THE RPM RISE UP TO ABOUT THREE THOUSAND BEFORE SHIFTING WITH A HARD SHIFT ALMOST LIKE IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL . THIS ALL HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT STREET YOUR ON GOING STRAIGHT ARE TURNING .
DRIVING 55 MPH ON HWY 161 IN AR (IN MOTION) WHEN I HIT A ROUGH SPOT ABOUT 2' BUMP THAT COMPLETELY CROSSED THE LANE I WAS DRIVING IN, THE FRONT WHEELS SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I WAS ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FRONT END SHOP AND ALL THEY COULD FIND WRONG WAS THE BALL JOINTS WERE A LITTLE WORN, I HAD THEM REPLACED AND THE TRUCK DID BETTER FOR ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER. A TRUCK WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS WITH FORD.?
MY TRUCK HAS GONE INTO WHAT THEY CALL A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS GOING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY ON TO THE BERM. I CUT OFF THE CAR NEXT TO MY DURING ONE OF THESE OCCURRENCES ALMOST HITTING HIS CAR. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS 6/17/19.
MY TRUCK HAS HAD A WINDSHIELD LEAK FOR SOME TIME . APPROXIMATELY SINCE ABOUT 38,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO GABRIEL JORDAN FORD IN LIVINGSTON TEXAS WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW AND THE SERVICE MANAGER FAILED TO RECORD THE FIX INTO THEIR SYSTEM. AND OVER TIME WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE RAIN HAS RAN DOWN MY THE INSIDE OF THE CAB AND RUINED MY SYNC SYSTEM DISABLING IT . THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMPLAINT AND SO I AM WRITING TO YOU TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN YOUR PRODUCT. BECAUSE OF THE WATER THERE IS RUST STARTING INSIDE THE CAB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL AND A MOLDY SMELL . I BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I AM CONSIDERING NOT BUYING FROM FORD IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF POOR WORKMANSHIP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR FORD-KILGORE (903-984-2006, LOCATED AT 1615 US-259, LONGVIEW, TX 75602) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCKS AND TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES AND THE SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS WAS AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I WAS EXITING A FREEWAY OFF RAMP AT ABOUT 60 MPH WITH MY STEERING WHEEL COCKED JUST TO THE LEFT. I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VIOLENT IN MY HAND CAUSING ME TO BRIEFLY LOOSE CONTROL AND ALMOST RUN OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT NOBODY SHOULD EVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE. I CANNOT REMEMBER A TIME IN MY 55 YEARS THAT I FELT SO HOPELESSLY OUT OF CONTROL OF A SITUATION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND HAD SOME FRONT END PARTS REPLACED AND HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED. THE PROBLEM WAS CURED FOR ANOTHER 40,000 MILES UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD MAKE IT QUIT WAS BY HITTING THE BRAKES AND GETTING DOWN BELOW 20 MPH. OF COURSE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EMBARRASSING. REPLACED SEVERAL FRONT END PARTS AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. THEN AGAIN THIS TIME WHICH IS THE 4TH TIME IN 150,000 MILES. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED BY THIS VERY COMMON FORD PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THIS TIME I HAVE REPLACED ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT END, HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOW GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE TRUCK. IF I GET UP OVER 40 MPH I CAN EVEN FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IT IS RIGHT ON THE VERGE OF THE DREADED DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONTROL AND HAVE EVEN BEE
THE TRUCK HAS 87,000 MILES AND I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE TRUCK JURKED LIKE BACK FIRE, NO BRAKES NO ACCELERATION . WENT TO THE NEAREST DEALER THEY SAID THE EXHAUST VALVE STUCK AND THROUGH THE ROD THROUGH THE PISTON AND CYLINDER WALL. FORD SAYS SORRY NEED NEW ENGINE 10,000.00
WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP GOING 30 PLUS MILES AN HOUR THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS OUT OF MY HAND. I HAVE CHANGED THE SHOCKS BALANCE THE TIRES AND INSPECTED ALL THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND I CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.
I PURCHASED MY 2015 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY IN OCTOBER OF 2015 AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES FROM THE START. EVERY TIME I HAD AN ISSUE AND TO HAVE IT SERVICED, I WAS SURE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THAT THE EXPERTS HIRED BY FORD COULD CORRECT MY ISSUE OR SERVICE IT REGULARLY AS I SHOULD. IF THE EXPERTS ARE SERVICING MY VEHICLE, I EXPECT THEM TO FIRST IDENTITY IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, SECOND NOTIFY ME OR SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP OF THE ISSUE AND THEN CORRECT THE ISSUE CONSIDERING MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS "BRAND NEW VEHICLE" IT RANDOMLY KILLED ON MY WIFE WHILE SHE'S SIMPLY TRAVELLING THE CITY STREETS OF OUR SMALL HOME TOWN. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK STARTED AND GETTING MY WIFE HOME SAFELY, I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY ASSESSED THE VEHICLE AND SAID, THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED. RUSTED AFTER HAVING IT FOR LESS THAN A YEAR?? THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WANTED ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET! LESS THAN A YEAR OFF THE LOT! IT WASN'T UNTIL I GOT THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP INVOLVED THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AFTER THEM HOLDING IT UNTOUCH FOR 2 WEEKS! NOW, AS I WAS TRAVELING ONE THE INTERSTATE, OVER 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, IM LEFT STRANDED YET AGAIN! I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP! AGAIN, STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO, NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT IT; ONLY TO LEARN THAT THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE FUEL LINE AND FORD IS DENYING TO COVER IT. THE SERVICE
I HAVE A 2015 FORD F250 DIESEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR FORD. THE CODE GIVEN WAS P20BA WHICH IS DEF TANK REDUNTANT HEATER FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2011 FOR FORD. I HAVE LESS THAN 27000 MILES ON MY TRUCK BUT SINCE IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY, MY LOCAL DEALER WILL NOT COVER IT. I CONTACTED FORD THRU THIER WEB SITE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER WHETHER IT WAS COVERED OR NOT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL WARRANTY. THING IS FORD SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS YEARS AGO. I ALSO FOUND OUT THE 2015 F450 AND F550 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THEN WHY AREN'T THE 2015 F250 AND F350.
TRAVELING AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH WHEN HITTING OVER PASS OR BRIDGE EXPANSIONS TRUCK WILL START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND GO INTO WHAT IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. NOTED THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 37,000 MILES BUT STARTED DOING THIS AT AROUND 29,000 MILES . IT IS STOCK TRUCK WITH STOCK TIRES . BEEN TO TWO FORD DEALERS AND ALIGNMENT PLACE WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM . TRUCK IS NOW AT 3RD DEALER WHO SAYS NEEDS $650 REPAIRS OF BUSHINGS WHICH FORD SAYS THEY WON'T COVER BECAUSE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1000 MILES. EVEN THOUGH TRUCK WAS TOOK TO DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM BEFORE WARRANTY WAS OUT . THANKS FORD . WHEN THIS DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. THIS HAS HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES NOW PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT FORD NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.
WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY TILL I ABOUT STOPPED DO SCARY MY LITTLE GIRL STARTED CRYING ...THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.....
DEFECTIVE PRIMARY RADIATOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR YEARS, AND MILLIONS OF VEHICLES. THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, AND EVEN LAW SUITS OVER THESE DEFECTIVE RADIATORS.
THE REDUCTANT HEATER AND SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE REMOTE START TO BECOME DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS GENERALLY DRIVEN IN HIGH-TRAFFIC SITUATIONS AND THE DANGER WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO ENTER LIMP MODE THEREBY CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAFFIC HAZARD. BASED ON A FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETIN (UPLOADED), WE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THE REPAIR INVOICE HAS BEEN UPLOADED WITH PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING DATA REDACTED. THE ORIGINAL IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FAULTY DEF FLUID TANK HEATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO FORD DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT MY EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER ANY DEF PARTS! MY 2015 F-250 IS JUST SHY OF THE YEAR ON THE RECAP THEY CURRENTLY HAVE.
STEERING GEAR IS MOVING ABOUT 2 INCHES WEAR ON LEFT FRONT TIRE.
DEATH WOBBLE - OCCURS AT 55MPH WHEN WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED TO LEFT, ON CURVE OR OFF RAMP, AFTER HITTING RUMBLE STRIP. FRONT END, LEFT TIRE, VIOLENTLY SHAKES AS IF LUG NUTS ARE MISSING, CONTINUES UNTIL TRUCK BROUGHT TO A NEAR STOP. TIRES WERE CORRECTLY INFLATED AND BALANCED. DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN 3 MONTHS, TWICE AT SAME LOCATION. REPLACED ALL TIRES, BALANCED AND PROPERLY INFLATED, FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED, REPLACED FRONT SHOCKS, REPLACED STEERING DAMPER, AXEL SHAFT JOINTS LUBRICATED, ALL FRONT END BOLTED COMPONENTS CHECKED FOR WEAR, LOOSENESS, OR DAMAGE. NONE ISSUES VISIBLE. TOTAL COST $2220. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM KNOWN TO FORD GOING BACK 12 YEARS. NOT RIGHT. SEVERAL AFTERMARKET FIXES SUGGEST REPLACEMENT TRACK BAR. LOOK UP FORD DEATH WOBBLE F250.
AFTER DRIVING APPROX 1 MILE ON SURFACE STREET LEAVING WORK, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM FUEL PUMP UNDER VEHICLE UNDER DRIVER LOCATION. AFTER 30 SECONDS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LOW FUEL PRESSURE MESSAGE APPEARED IN MESSAGE AREA. THEN REDUCED POWER APPEARED IN MESSAGE WINDOW. IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY THAT IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES UNTIL POLICE CAME BY AND ASSISTED. THE TRUCK WAS ONLY ABLE TO IDLE FOR A MINUTE UNTIL IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. TRUCK WAS TAKEN VIA TOW TRUCK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. ONCE THERE DIESEL TECH CLEARED CODES AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
UPON TURNING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, THEY TURNED RIGHT ONTO A PUBLIC ROAD BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THEN LET OFF. THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT LET GO IT BEGAN INCREASING SPEED CAUSING PANIC THEY HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL WIDE OPEN UNTIL THE MOTOR SHUT ITSELF OFF
RADIATOR LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS OBSERVED AFTER USE. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS LEAKING WHERE THE METAL CORE ATTACHES TO THE PLASTIC JUG. PURCHASED FORD OEM RADIATOR, REPLACED IT AND IT ALSO LEAKED. ACCORDING TO FORD DEALERSHIP THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK. NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR ALERT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WALNUT CREEK FORD (1800 N MAIN STREET, WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94565) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SPECULATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE. THE VEHICLE'S VOYAGER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: CAS-15301488. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,873.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH ACROSS BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION WOULD CEASE AFTER THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
2015 FORD F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILED MICHELIN TIRES ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES HAVE FAILED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS THEY WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND THE BEAD OF THE TIRES, AFTER THE RIMS WERE REMOVED. *JS
UPON STARTING THE TRUCK AND ENTERING THE ROAD, THERE SEEMED TO BE AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. AS I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE MILES TO EMPTY COMPUTER NUMBER WAS FALLING FASTER THAN THE DISTANCE TRAVELED. AT APPROX. A MILE AND A QUARTER TO HALF I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO CHECK ON THE ODOR. PUTTING THE TRUCK IN PARK, I STARTED TO OPEN THE DOOR. AS I STARTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, FIRE ERUPTED FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE HOOD, IN A SINGLE LARGE IGNITION. AS SOON AS THE FIRE STARTED THE TRUCK DIED INSTANTLY. AS I EXITED THE TRUCK I COULD SEE FIRE BEHIND THE WHEEL WELL AND BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO COME INTO THE TRUCK CAB. I GRABBED MY LUNCH PAIL AND CELL PHONE FROM THE DASH AND OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO GRAB TODDLER TWO CAR SEATS I HAD IN MY BACK SEAT. I CALLED 911 AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE, THEN CALLED MY WIFE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE FRONT AND CAB WERE FULLY INVOLVED WITH FIRE. THERE WERE SEVERAL VERY WHITE EXPLOSIONS WHILE THE TRUCK WAS BURNING FROM BOTH THE ENGINE AREA AS WELL AS THE CAB.
PURCHASED CAR WITH 8 MILES ON IT IN 2015.BOTH BATTERIES WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED .ONE BATTERY BLEW UP, AND THE OTHER CAUGHT ON FIRE.NOT SURE IF THAT CAUSED ANYMORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE CAR IS DRAGGING WHEN I START IT NOW.DEALER AT KOONS FORD IN MD.SAYS HE CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.TOOK THE CAR TO LIBERTY FORD AND THEY REPLACED BATTERIES AND SUGGESTED I GO BACK TO KOONS FORD BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY.I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG THE STARTER OR IGNITION.DEFAULT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WILL NOT GO OFF.EVEN AFTER MAINTENANCE.SOME SEVERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE HAPPENING. HAVING SUSPENSION ISSUES AS WELL TRUCK SHAKES REAL BAD IF I HIT A BUMP. VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE.BUMPERS ARE OF POOR QUALITY.THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES WITH NO MISSED MAINTENANCE DATES. PROBLEMS OCCURRING BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREET WHILE IN MOTION.
WE HAD OUR TRUCK CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND SERVICE ISSUES BECAUSE OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRIOR TO LEAVING ON A LONG TRIP. WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THE TRUCK WAS ONE OF THE BRAKE RECALLS. WE ALSO HAVE A NON FUNCTIONING TOUCH SCREEN. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS EXAMINED AND A OIL CRANKCASE SEPARATOR TROUBLE SHOWED UP AS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE OIL SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED AND NO OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AS THERE ALSO A FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR ALERT THAT MIGHT BE THE ISSUE. EXTENDED WARRANTY ALERT THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE FIXED. WE LEFT THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR OUR TRIP AND THREE DAYS LATER OUR LEFT FRONT END DEVELOPED A NOISE, WAS VERY HOT AND THEN IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS STUCK. WE FOUND A NATIONAL CHAIN AUTO REPAIR THAT WOULD BE OPEN ON THE NEXT DAY TO EXAMINE THE TRUCK. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT PULLING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER FAILED AND THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. THEY EXAMINED THE RIGHT FRONT AND ROUND THE CALIPER HAD STARTED LEAKING THERE AND THE SAME REPAIR WAS REQUIRED. AGAIN, NO RECOMMENDATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO FIX OR REPLACE BRAKES HAD BEEN MADE BEFORE THE TRIP. BEFORE LEAVING FOR OUR TRIP THE TRUCK HAD 48,188 MILES AND WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2016. WE HAVE ONLY PULLED OUR TRAVEL TRAILER THREE TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT FOR A TOTAL OF 180 TOWING MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FIND OTHER OWNERS OF THESE MODELS THAT ALSO HAVE THE S
I PURCHASED A SET OF FEDERAL MT 33X12.50X20 MUD TERRIANS AND AT FOUR MONTHS AND ONLY 14000 MILES ALL FOUR TIRES THE BELTS BEGAN TO SEPARATE AND HAD ONE BAD BLOW OUT
THIS TRUCK HAS HAD IT'S DEF SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING FROM THE BEGINNING. IT SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE AT RANDOM INTERVALS, USUALLY LOW SPEED, AND DISPLAYS SHIFT TO PARK. SO FAR IT WILL ALWAYS RESTART. IT NEVER DISPLAYED ANY CODES OR TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT UNTIL RECENTLY. WHEN 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON, I HOPED IT WOULD SOLVE THE STALLING WHEN REPAIRED. I CONNECTED A CODE READER AND GOT CODE P20BA, WHICH IS THE DEF TANK HEATER. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERS REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THIS, ALTHOUGH IT IS THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND WARRANTED FOR 100,000 MILES. I HAD IT REPAIRED ELSEWHERE BY AN ASE & AAA CERTIFIED SHOP FOR $400 LESS THAN THE DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE. THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 60,000. IT STILL STALLS EVEN AFTER THAT PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. IT ALSO ONLY GETS AROUND 11 MPG WHEN OTHER TRUCKS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL GET AROUND 18. FORD CONSUMER SERVICES WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. THEY GAVE ME A 'RECORD NUMBER' OR SOME OTHER USELESS TERM LIKE THAT BUT NO ASSISTANCE IN INTERVENING WITH THE DEALER. THE DEF SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY- NO WARNING OF LOW LEVEL OR WARNING OF LOW LEVEL WHEN THE TANK IS OVER 3/4 FULL, IT HAS BEEN 40,000 MILES SINCE I SAW THE DISPLAY 'CLEANING EXHAUST FILTER' AND OTHER OWNERS TELL ME THEY SEE IT FAIRLY FREQUENTLY. NEITHER OF THE DEALERSHIPS IN MY COUNTY WILL HELP ME. IT WAS AT MULLAHEY FORD AND THE ONLY THING THEY 'FOUND' WRONG WITH IT WAS THE FUEL REDUCTANT HEATER ISSUE I TOLD THEM ABOUT. I ONLY RECENTLY FOUND THE ARTICLE ABOUT ST
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