2012 Ford F-250 complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY AT AROUND 65 MPH, IF I HIT ANY MINOR BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE DURING A SWEEPING CURVE, THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLATBED OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED AND CONTAINED A LARGE HOLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE FLATBED TRAPPED WATER AND SALT, WHICH CAUSED THE HEAT SHIELD AND EXHAUST ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-21767132. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

MY 2012 F-250 HAS 126,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A STEERING VIBRATION AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND ROUGH ROADS. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY AND DROVE OVER SOME ROUGH AREAS IN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD LITTLE CONTROL AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE SIDE OF OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH HAS ABOUT A 2000 FOOT DROP. I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP BUT GOT IT SLOWED DOWN AND THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED. THE PAST FEW DAYS I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE ABOUT FORD'S F-250 "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM CERTAIN THIS IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED AND HAVE CHECKED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE I'M SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY TALK OF A RECALL. I AM A RETIRED ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECH DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE TRAC BAR & BALL JOINT WEARING PREMATURELY AND NOT ENOUGH POSITIVE CASTER WHICH IS NON ADJUSTABLE FOR THIS MODEL. I CAN SEE THESE COMPONENTS POSSIBLY CAUSING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE S KILLED!

AT APPROX 60 TO 75 MPH UPON HITTING UNEVEN PAYMENT OR BUMPS IN ROAD THE FRONT WHEELS START AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE , STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO BAD CAN KEEP HANDS ON TO STEER AND NO STEERING IS POSSIBLE, IF BRAKES APPLIED ONLY GETS WORST, MUST COAST DOWN TO A STOP , U CANNOT STEER. I REPLACE ALL SHOCKS AND STEERING DAMPENER, STILL HAD WOBBLE AFTER WARDS. FORDS ANSWER IS TO CARRY WEIGHT IN THE REAR, AND NOT TO DRIVE ABOVE 60 MPH. THIS IS UNSAT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THE CASTER SETTING WHICH IS NOT ADJUSTABLE IS ONLY 1 DEGREE FORWARD AND NEEDS TO BE 3 DEGREES FORWARD. FORD SAYS THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT. PLEASE HELP FORD DO AM RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IN ALL 8 OF MY WOBBLES THREE I CAME ACROSS THE CENTER LANE BEFORE I COULD STOP AND THE OTHERS OFF ROAD IN THE DITCH.

STARTED MY TRUCK TO LET IT WARM UP BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO TOWN. WENT INSIDE FOR AROUND 150 MIN, COME OUTSIDE AND I SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM MY DOORS AND AS SOON AS I OPENED IT FEOM THE PASSENGER DOOR IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND I SEEN A FIRE ON MY DRIVER SIDE FEINT SEAT. IT COMPLETELY BURNT MY TRUCK AND ANOTHER F250 THE WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT.

EXPERIENCING A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I'VE REPLACED TIRES AND ALMOST ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED, AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO CURE IT. HAPPENS WHENEVER I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE TRUCK MUST BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE WOBBLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESCOTT BROTHERS FORD LINCOLN OF PRINCETON (1502 W PERU ST, PRINCETON, IL, (815) 875-1180) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS WORN OUT AND THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN SEVERAL VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRUCK FRONT VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP TO GET THE VIBRATION TO STOP. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND REBALANCED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE STOCK CONFIGURATION. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 140K MILES NOW.

SHIFTS TO WHILE DRIVING

WHILE DRIVING IN SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-70 AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP, BRIDGE OR POTHOLE, MY FRONT END WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY; RESULTING IN NEARLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I WOULD NEED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO END THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS HAPPENED NEARLY 15 TIMES WHEN DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-40 BETWEEN NASHVILLE AND KNOXVILLE TN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND LIGHT TRAFFIC OR ELSE IT MAY HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND MOST CALL IT 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND IT IS CAUSED BY THE CASTOR ANGLE OF FORDS FRONT END SUSPENSION. IT IS KNOW TO RAPIDLY WEAR BUSHINGS, JOINTS AND BEARINGS THAT COULD ULTIMATELY CAUSE LOSS OF TOTAL CONTROL OF A HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE. MULTIPLE TSB HAVE BEEN ISSUES FOR OTHER YEAR OF SUPERDUTY TRUCKS AND ALL HAVE STATED TO REPLACE WORN TRACK BARS, TIE ROD ENDS, STEERING STABILIZERS AND ADJUST THE CASTOR ANGLE.

MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON A COLD MORNING WITH NO IMPACT. I SUSPECT THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS FAULTY. GLASS GUY SAID HE REPLACED THIS WINDOW ALL THE TIME WITH THAT COMPLAINT.

SOFT PEDAL, BRAKE SYSTEM PEDAL PRESSURE HAS MOVEMENT WHEN STARTING. WHILE DRIVING HAS LIMITED STOPPING POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT FOUND METAL SHRAPNEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH TRAVELED TO THE ENGINE. MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,180.

OUR SUPER DUTY IS ONE OF THE ONES AFFECTED BY THE DEATH WOBBLE.HOW ANYONE CAN SAY IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS BEYOND ME.DRIVE 40 MPH AND HAVE IT SHAKE SO BAD IT CROSSES THE CENTER LINE OR DRIVE ANY SPEED FROM 40 TO 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND GO OVER A BUMP OR CHANGE IN PAVEMENT AND HAVE IT SHAKE SO BAD YOU NEED TO HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT WHILE TRAFFIC IS GOING AT 70.VERY DANGEROUS.FORD HAS THE SIMPLE SOLUTION BUT WON'T LET IT OUT.CAMBERS ARE FACTORY SET AT 4.2 WHICH CAUSES THE PROBLEM.CHANGING TO3.5 FIXES IT.FORD COULD HAVE RECALLED THEM BACK IN 2007 AND STOPPED FACTORY SETTINGS OF 4.2.WE SPENT OVER $1500 ON FRONT END REPAIRS,PLLUS SHOCKS AND TIRES WHICH WAS MONEY THROWN OUT. WE WERE TOLD TO PUT NEW ROTORS AND CALIPERS TO CORRECT IT.NO WAY. TOMORROW IT GOES IN TO HAVE THE CAMBERS RESET. OH OVER $700 ALSO TO REPLACE ALL BUSHINGS BEFORE A FORD COMPANY MECHANIC TOLD US ABOUT THE CAMBERS.THE WOBBLE MAY BE THE REASON SO MANY VEHICLES CROSS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.THAT WOBBLE IS BONE JARRING AND MY WIFE HAS 20 FLOATING SPURS IN HER NECK SO IT'S PAINFUL FOR HER.BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2016 AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE.

THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK ACUATOR DOES NOT WORK IN MY 2012 FORD F250. I FOUND THIS OUT THE HARD WAY WHEN MY 8 YEAR OLD SON HIT THE SHIFTER AND THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS WITH HIM IN IT. I WAS TAKING GROCERIES OUT OF MY TRUCK AND I HAD THE KEYS IN MY POCKET THINKING THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO THAT WOULD MAKE THE TRUCK MOVE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO JUMP INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND HIT THE BRAKE WITH MY HAND. THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS RECORDED ON MY HOME SECURITY CAMERA. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION THAT COULD'VE GONE REALLY BAD BUT THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T. I FOUND THIS ARTICLE ONLINE (HTTPS://NEWS.PICKUPTRUCKS.COM/2011/12/RECALL-ALERT-2011-FORD-F-150-2012-FORD-F-250-F-350-F-450-F-550.HTML) AND ITS STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART BUT ONLY FOR TRUCKS THAT WERE BUILT BETWEEN 9/9-9/22 OF THAT YEAR. MINE WAS BUILT 3/12 BUT I FIND IT FAR TOO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE ALSO. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CORPORATION AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO CONCERNS ABOUT MY CURRENT SITUATION. I BELIEVE SOMETHING THIS DANGEROUS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THEM. TO ME ITS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY BUT IT IS ABOUT THE PRINCIPLE OF HOW THERE COULD BE A POSSIBILITY OF DEATH CAUSED BY THIS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND I BELIEVE THAT IS WAY UNDER THE AVERAGE MILAGE FOR A VEHICLE OF THAT AGE. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET SOME GUIDANCE FROM YOU GUYS IN WHICH TO TAKE MY NEXT STEP IN GETTING MY SITUATION RESOLVED. THANK YOU.

TAKATA RECALL MY SECURITY ALARM GOES OFF AT RANDOM ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. NO RYME OF REASON WHY. NOTHING AROUND TRUCK, 0R TOUCHING IT. DAY OR NIGHT. WHEN LOCKED WHICH ITS ALWAYS LOCKED IF IM NOT IN IT. NO PHOTOES, BUT I DO HAVE WITNESSES.

DEFROST MODE ACUATOR FAULTY

WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE IN THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEEL START BOUNCING LIKE A BASKET BALL. IT IS A VIOLENT REACTION. IT ONLY STOP BOUNCING IF YOU SLOW DOWN. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 75 MPH. ALSO WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, YOU LOOSE STEERING CONTROL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. THIS HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY BUMP. NOT GOOD.

I BOUGHT A USED 2012 F250 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THAT HAD NO DOME, CARGO, OR MAP LIGHTS BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED NORMAL. AFTER REPLACING BULBS, DIMMER SWITCH, AND CHECKING ALL FUSES I TOOK IN TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE CAB, IT BURNED OUT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AKA BCM. RUMOR HAS IT THAT THESE TRUCKS LEAK WATER FROM WINDSHIELD OR FIREWALL. I PAID 650 TO HAVE IT REPLACED.

AS REPORTED FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS, DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I GET WOBBLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DRIVING. I HAD DRIVEN 240 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE AND FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO LOCK UP. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK FRONT WHEELS WITH NOT NOTICING ANYTHING WRONG STARTED DRIVING AND WOBBLE WAS GONE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED DOING MORE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT ANY SPEED. I SPOKE WITH THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. WHEN YOU SPEND $65,000.00 AND THIS HAPPENS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE SENDING OUT RECALL NOTICES. THE MANUFACTURE KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND CHANGED IT ON NEWER VEHICLES SO THEY MUST KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. LET'S HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUS INJURED FROM THE DEATH WOBBLE. IS FORD READY TO FIGHT THIS IN COURT ON A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? MY VEHICLE HAS 149,000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED AROUND 130,000 MILES.

THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND PEOPLE WHO HAVE REFERRED TO THIS AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' I HAVE HAD REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS TO FIX THIS CAUSING ME APPROXIMATELY $1000 EACH TIME. MOST RECENTLY MONDAY JULY 9, 2018. THE 'REPAIR' SEEMS TO BE ONLY TEMPORARY AND EACH TIME I HAVE IT FIXED IT LASTS 6-9 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNWILLING TO HELP NOR IS FORD CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING 55-65 MPH AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP.

THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT TIMES AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. OUR TRUCK WENT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS HOWEVER THEY SAID SINCE IT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED CONSISTENTLY NOTHING COULD BE DONE. IT HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE - MUCH WORSE. LAST SUMMER IT GOT SO BAD IT WAS SCARY TO DRIVE SO WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO PUT NEW SUSPENSION PARTS IN THE FRONT END. AFTER A COUPLE THOUSAND IN REPAIRS AND MANY NEW PARTS, IT STILL SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY WE CANNOT DRIVE IT SAFELY. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS - THEY ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ON THIS SITE SO WHY CAN THIS NOT BE FIXED? I DROVE MY GRAND-DAUGHTERS IN IT ONE DAY TWO WEEKS AGO AND AFTER NOT HAPPENING FOR DAYS IT HAPPENED AND IT'S A WONDER WE DID NOT HIT THE ONCOMING CAR HEAD ON. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IN ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AND THEN MAYBE FORD WILL STEP UP AND AT LEAST TELL THOSE OF US THAT OWN THEM HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! IT SEEMS LIKE IT RARELY HAPPENS AT 40 MPH OR BELOW BUT HAPPENS QUICKLY AT 55 MPH OR MORE. IF SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" IT SHOULD BE FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY.

2012 F250 BOUGHT NEW 2013 46,000 MILES. DRIVING ON ROAD. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. SHUTS DOWN. DEALER INFORMS ME, WATER IN FUEL, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. $9700 REPAIR BILL!

THE F250, 2012, 6.7L, DIESEL EMISSIONS SYSTEM EMITS DIESEL PARTICLES INTO THE CABIN OF THE TRUCK. THE PARTICLES ARE FINE AND ARE A HEALTH RISK. THE PARTICULATE FILTER HAS BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PARTICLES CAN BE SEEN ON THE DOOR JAMS LEADING INTO THE TRUCK. THESE PARTICLES ARE FINE MIST AND ENTER INTO THE CAB AS WELL BECAUSE THE CAB ISN'T AIR TIGHT AND THE PARTICLES INTO THE CAB AND WHEN BREATHED IN CAN CAUSE NOT ONLY LUNG DAMAGE, BUT CANCER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.

FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT ALL HAVE FAILED. THERE ARE WEBSITES, FACEBOOK PAGES,AND FORUMS DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD WILL ISSUE A RECALL????

THE VEHICLE TOLD ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY, THEN IT SLOWED DOWN. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND IT SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT START.

DRIVING AT 55 MPH, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND FRONT END AND STEERING SHOOK VIOLENTLY. UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING, MADE VIOLENT MANEUVER INTO MEDIAN.

EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK 2 TIME ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT ON HIGHT WAY TO DANGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE IN THE MIDDLE TWO LANES TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR. WHILE PASSING THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ONCE THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DESOTO AUTOMALL (3039 SE 70, ARCADIA, FL 34266) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CALLED THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SUNROOF BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. THE PLASTIC RAILS USED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE SUNROOF BROKE AND THE SUNROOF IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

EGT SENSORS SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER HIGHWAY STEERING AND FRONT WHEELS STARTING SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND NEARLY CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US ON THREE OCCASIONS. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF STEERING, SUSPENSION OF FRONT WHEELS OF TRUCK, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS $67000.00 VEHICLE WITH 48000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TRUCK IN AND REPAIR SHOP SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I HAVE IT IN SHOP AGAIN WAITING FOR ANOTHER OPINION! I FEEL THIS VEHICLE TYPE BE RECALLED, I HOPE NOBODY DIES FROM THIS FLAW IN MY VEHICLE AND IT IS WHY I WANTED TO REPORT THIS VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE 2012 FORD F-250 KING RANCH DEATH WOBBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WERE ON HIGHWAY CONDITIONS DRIVING OVER SMALL PAVEMENT BUMPS AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 60 TO 70 MPH STRAIGHT ROADS AND ALSO TURNING ON CURVES, THE TRUCK SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU LOOSE CONTROL TRUCK SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL THE TRUCK ALMOST COMES TO A STOP WHILE YOU ARE BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENS SO FAST AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IN STEERING OR ROAD FEEL , THIS OCCURS WITH SUCH SURPRISE AND SO VIOLENTLY OUT OF NOWHERE

WHILE IN MOTION HIGHWAY DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT START

DRIVING TRUCK IT TOLD ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO GET A TOW HOME. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MY TRUCK DID AS FOLLOWS. WHEN THE EGT SENSOR GOES ON THE BLINK, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE THINKS THERE IS AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OVERHEATING SITUATION. THE VEHICLE THEN GOES INTO A 'CONTROLLED POWER REDUCTION MODE' WHILE FIVE WARNING CHIMES ARE RINGING AWAY. THIS ENDS WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY AS SOON AS THE TRUCK SLOWS TO FOUR MPH, WITH NO ENGINE RESTART IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE.

EGT SENSORS FAILING AND LEAVING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A SMOOTH ASPHALT CITY STREET IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRES ARE 5 YEARS OLD AND THE TREAD WAS MEASURED AT 6/32 ON 6-15-17 AT THE DEALER DURING ROUTINE SERVICE. THE PRESSURE WAS SET AT 65 PSI AT THE SAME TIME WHICH IS THE MANUFACTURE SPEC. THE TREAD COMING OFF CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $1300 DAMAGE TO MY FENDER (NOT INCLUDING THE TIRE COST). THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR RUN OVER ANYTHING WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FOR PASSING SLOWER TRAFFIC, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO THE LIMP MODE. PROBLEM SEEMS MOST PRESENT AT AROUND 2000 RPM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WHEN THE TURBO BOOST IS INCREASED. RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM HAS SHOWN THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ECO BOOST ENGINE IN THIS AND OTHER YEAR MODELS. THE NHTSA BEGAN AN INVESTIGATION IN 2012 BUT DROPPED THE PROBE WHEN FORD SAID THEY HAD RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A "SAFETY ISSUE" FOR DRIVERS OF THIS EQUIPMENT. HEADED FOR THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO SEE HOW THIS CAN BE RESOLVED.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-250 6.7 LITER DIESEL, THE TRUCK HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH FORD, ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO TRUCK ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED, LUCKILY WE WERE NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS CONTAMINATED FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF FUEL SYSTEM. COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS $10,500 AND FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER BAD FUEL. PROBLEM IS I ONLY GET MY FUEL FROM ONE STATION AND THEY TESTED NEGATIVE FOR CONTAMINATION. MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS IS THERE WAS NO CONTAMINATED FUEL, BUT INSTEAD A FAULTY COMPONENT IN MY FUEL SYSTEM. MEANING FORD SHOULD BACK UP THERE PRODUCT. AT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED BUT FORD IS ALREADY SAYING I NEED TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE

TRUCK GIVE ME A STOP SAFELY NOW MASSAGE AND SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD EGT CENSOR HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED WOULD NOT RESTART

LAST YEAR I DO BELIEVE IT WAS SIX TWO OF 2016 THAT I LEFT MY 2012 FORD F-250 IN COLORADO BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTION WAS DEATH WOBBLE I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE IT WITH THE PERSON THAT I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST BY THE NAME OF [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX] [XXX] HAD THE TRUCK STOLEN FROM HIM HE DIDN'T BOTHER TO MAKE A POLICE REPORT AND I HAD TO GO TO REHAB BECAUSE I WAS ON THE RUN FROM PROBATION I DIDN'T FIND OUT THAT THE TRUCK WAS STOLEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 15TH 2017 THE TRUCK WAS STOLEN LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER I DON'T KNOW WHEN I JUST NOTICED SEPTEMBER OF 2016 SO I NEED ANY KIND OF REPORT OF TO WEAR THAT TRUCK HAS LAST BEEN PULLED OVER IF IT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SOMETHING THAT I CAN MAYBE FIND WHERE IT'S AT BECAUSE I CANCELLED OUT PAYMENTS ON IT AND DECEMBER BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO I KNOW IT'S A HARD STORY TO BELIEVE LET THE BANK REPO IT NOW THE BANK CAN'T FIND IT I'VE MADE A POLICE REPORT IN COLORADO AND I CAN'T GET ACCESS TO THE POLICE REPORT I KNOW IT'S A HARD STORY TO BELIEVE BUT IT'S THE GOD'S HONEST TRUTH I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TRUCK THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER IS [XXX] SO I WILL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE ALL THE INFO I CAN BUT I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN LOCATE IT BUT THANKS FOR YOUR TIME MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] PLEASE CALL ME SO I CAN FIND OUT WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS ISSUE RIGHT AWAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EGT SENSOR FAULT RESULTED IN A "STOP SAFELY NOW" ALERT, SHUTDOWN OF POWER WHILE APPROACHING THE NECHES RIVER BRIDGE IN BEAUMONT, TX, A BRIDGE ON A 3-LANE INTERSTATE (I-10). ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN WHILE IN HEAVY AFTERNOON WORK TRAFFIC CAUSING HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TRAFFIC BEHIND AND NEXT TO ME SWERVED AND BRAKED ON THE 75 MPH INTERSTATE WHILE THE TRUCK LOST POWER AS IT JUST MADE THE CREST. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. EGT WAS REPLACED. BANK 1, SENSOR 4. SECOND SUCH FAILURE. FIRST WAS IN AUGUST, 2015. REPLACED WITH AC3Z-5J213-B IN AUG, 2015 (THE CURRENT FAILED EGT). THIS TIME REPLACE WITH AC3Z-5J213-C, SEE PHOTO FOR DIFFERENCES IN SENSOR DESIGN. I HAVE READ RQ 14-005, VEHICLE COMMANDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND CANNOT BELIEVE THIS TOPIC WAS REVISITED WITH NO ACTION RESULTING TO REQUIRE THE 15V-175 REMEDY REPROGRAMMING FOR NON-EMERGENCY VEHICLES. I ASK THE THE NHTSA REVISIT THIS TOPIC TO CONSIDER ALLOWING OWNERS TO HAVE THE SAME PCM CHANGE TO STOP A SINGLE EGT SENSOR FAULT TO RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER AND CAUSING HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO THE PUBLIC. AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER IN THE PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY, AND HAVING PARTICIPATED IN MANY HAZARDS ANALYSES OVER 20 YEARS, I STRUGGLE TO SEE THAT THE CONSEQUENCE OF CONTINUED USE WITH A BAD SENSOR FOR A LONGER PERIOD, BUT AT SOME REDUCED POWER, COULD EVER BE GREATER THE CHAOS, CONFUSION, AND HIGH INJURY POTENTIAL FROM PROMPT REMOVAL OF 70% VEHICLE POWER FROM THE DRIVER IN 45 SECONDS. TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAIL

FORD F2520SD 4WD WITH 23,766 MILES HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO ALMOST STOP TO GET IT STRAIGHTENED OUT. NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS I PULL A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE.

VEHICLE JUST HIT 75,500 MILES AND THE WATER PUMP BROKE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. CONSIDERING THAT I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR HAULING ANIMALS, THIS PUTS ME IN A BIND AND I AM LUCKY THAT SOMETHING DIDN'T GO WHILE ON THE TRIP TO PICK UP A HORSE THAT HAD TO BE CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEKEND. CONSIDERING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR TRUCKS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AS AN AREA TO BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE PRODUCTION OF THESE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY EXISTING VEHICLES AS WELL. SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR WATER PUMPS REPLACED WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT FALL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER SOME, LIKE MYSELF, ARE NOT THAT FORTUNATE AND HAVE A NICE, HEFTY BILL TO PAY FOR A RECURRENTLY FAULTY PRODUCT.

"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE AT SPEED, FAILED EGT SENSOR CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHUT-OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE

DEATH WOBBLE AFTER CROSSING EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES, ASPHALT LEVEL CHANGE. SO SEVERE THAT YOU MUST INSTANTLY BRAKE HARD AND TRY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. HAPPENS AT 75 MPH. SHAKES SO SEVERE THAT ITEMS ON BACK SEAT ARE THROWN OFF. HAPPENED AT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HIT A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REDUCED THE VEHICLE IN SPEED IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRACK BAR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,500.

I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS DOING A TURNAROUND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY LANES A WARNING LIGHT THAT SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER APPEARED ON MY DASH. APPROXIMATELY 200' LATER MY TRUCK DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND APPARENTLY DISINTEGRATED SENDING ALUMINUM SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AT A COST OF $11,200. THE FORD COMPANY IS CLAIMING THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED AND CAUSED THE PUMP TO RUST AND GO OUT. I HAVE NEVER GOT A WATER IN FUEL WARNING LIGHT ON MY TRUCK AND HAVE HAD ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE TRUCK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD A LAB DO A SAMPLE OF THE FUEL IN MY TRUCK AND THE FUEL MET ALL THE ASTM REQUIREMENTS. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING FROM FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS. FORD CALLS IT " DEATH WOBBLE". MOST AFFECTED YEAR MODELS ARE 2006 THRU 2012 PER SERVICE WRITER . PROBLEM STARTS APPROXIMATELY 42 MPH IN MY TRUCK ON HIGHWAYS OR CITY STREETS USUALLY AFTER A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD.. SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AND BOUNCING IN CAB. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP THE SHAKE AND BOUNCE. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED TRACK BAR AND BALL JOINT. THEN REPLACED FOUR TIRES , BALANCED,AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TRUCK NOW HAS CONSTANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE REPAIR. GOING BACK TO DEALER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AND WELL KNOWN TO FORD. NO SPECIFIC CAUSE OR FIX HAS BEEN OFFERED. SUPPOSEDLY FORD REDESIGNED FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION IN 2014 MODELS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER, WENDY, AT SILSBEE FORD IN SILSBEE, TEXAS TOLD ME SHE DID NOT KNOW WHY FORD DOES NOT RECALL THESE TRUCKS IT IS SUCH A BIG PROBLEM.

FORD F250 TRUCK - FRONT END SUSPENSION AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEMS. SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR 2016, @ 90K MILES, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TRAVELING AROUND 50 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON MY FORD F250 STARTED SHAKING AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY 20 TIMES OR SO. THE WOBBLE WAS SO SERIOUS AND SCARY. I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A STRONG GRAB, TO KEEP MY TRUCK ON THE ROAD. OTHER VEHICLES AROUND MINE, WOULD SCATTER OUT OF MY WAY. ON OCTOBER 17, 2016, I HAD THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED AND THE TRACK BAR BALL REPLACED, COSTING $361.71. "DEATH WOBBLE", WAS STILL HAPPENING. LAST MONTH ON NOVEMBER 14, 2016, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM - "DEATH WOBBLE". REPAIRS INCLUDED, BAR - FRONT SUSPENSION TI, JOINT ASY - BALL, NUT, END ASY - DRAG LINK ROD, ROD, ROD ASY - DRAG LINK, ADJUSTER ASY @ 2, ALL REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. REPLACE DRAG INK AND END, INSTALL ADJUSTERS FOR CASTOR, FRONT END ALIGNMENT (4 WHEEL DRIVE). THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS EVEN AWARE OF THIS EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F250 SUSPENSION, FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINS AND REPAIRS. MY REPAIR COST WAS $1205.07. NOW MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT LOCK IN ON THE FRONT END. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, TAKING MY TRUCK BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW MORNING FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. A RECALL SHOULD AND MUST BE MANDATORY FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. THI

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL START TO WOBBLE AND VIBRATE TO A POINT WHERE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST LOST. THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THE WOBBLE/VIBRATION IS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, POT HOLES OR WASHBOARD ROADS. MY RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE F250S AND IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE 2 DEALERS I BROUGHT IT TO EVEN AGREED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH. THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY HIGHWAY TRIP I TAKE.