2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty

What owners should know

Covers 2005–2007 · 6.0L Power Stroke diesel, 5.4L V8 and 6.8L V10 gas · Updated 2026-10-01

Researched from owner forums and NHTSA complaints and written by Know Your Truck. These are patterns in what owners report, not a guarantee about any particular truck.

Common failures & how to fix them

Parts and video buttons search for your 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty. Always confirm a part fits using your VIN. Brakes, steering, fuel and airbag work affects your safety, so if you're not sure, have a qualified mechanic do it.

• Front-end shake (death wobble)

  Moderate DIY

  Signs: Violent shaking of the steering wheel and front end after hitting a bump, usually at 45+ mph. Slowing down hard is often the only way to stop it.

  Fix: Find and replace the worn parts, most often the track bar or its bushings, then check ball joints, tie rod ends, the drag link and alignment. A new steering stabilizer alone usually only hides the problem.

  Shop: track barShop: steering stabilizer▶ How-to videos

• 6.0L oil cooler and EGR cooler failure

  Best left to a shop

  Signs: Coolant loss with no visible leak, white smoke, and engine oil running much hotter than coolant on a scan tool.

  Fix: Replace the oil cooler and EGR cooler, usually with upgraded parts, and flush the cooling system. It's a big job.

  Shop: 6.0 Powerstroke oil coolerShop: 6.0 Powerstroke EGR cooler▶ How-to videos

• 6.0L blown head gaskets

  Best left to a shop

  Signs: Coolant pushed out of the coolant bottle under load, bubbles in the coolant, overheating when towing.

  Fix: Replace head gaskets and install head studs in place of the factory bolts (part of 'bulletproofing'). Fix the oil and EGR coolers at the same time.

  Shop: 6.0 Powerstroke head studs▶ How-to videos

• 6.0L FICM failure

  Moderate DIY

  Signs: Hard starts (especially cold), rough running and misfires.

  Fix: Test the fuel injection control module's voltage. Repair or replace the FICM, and check the batteries, since weak batteries are hard on it.

  Shop: 6.0 Powerstroke FICM▶ How-to videos

• Broken spark plugs (5.4L / 6.8L 3-valve gas)

  Hard DIY

  Signs: Plugs snap off in the head during a tune-up.

  Fix: Use the plug removal procedure for these engines and a broken-plug extractor tool if one snaps. Many owners leave this job to a shop.

  Shop: Ford 3V broken spark plug extractor▶ How-to videos

• Worn ball joints and tie rods

  Hard DIY

  Signs: Clunks over bumps, wandering steering, uneven tire wear, or play when you rock a lifted front wheel.

  Fix: Replace worn ball joints and tie rod ends, then get an alignment. Ball joints need a press tool, which many parts stores lend out.

  Shop: ball jointsShop: tie rod end▶ How-to videos

Recalls

A recall doesn't mean a truck still has the problem. Enter the truck's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or ask a dealer to see whether the repair was done.

• Steering

  Dec 2020 · #20E090000

  Icon Vehicle Dynamics, LLC (Icon) is recalling all 05-UP FSD 2.5 Centerline Stabilizer Kits with part number 65050. The kits were sold as an accessory for certain 2005-2021 Ford F-250 4X4 and F-350 4X4 pickup trucks. The foam ring inside the stabilizer "through shaft" may block the piston ports, possibly causing the steering to lock up.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: If the steering locks, it can increase the risk of a crash.

  Fix: Icon will notify owners, and dealers will install a new shock assembly with a revised foam ring and steel support disc, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2020. Owners may contact Icon customer service at 1-951-689-4266.

• Seats

  Mar 2019 · #19V238000

  Vantage Mobility International, LLC (Vantage) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Transit Van, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2007 Ford F-250-based shuttle vehicles equipped with Freedman GO-3S foldaway seats. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when under load, such as in a crash or a sudden stop.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.

  Fix: Vantage has notified owners, instructing them to contact Freedman for a repair kit, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.

• Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights

  Jul 2011 · #11V352000

  FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RANGER TRUCKS BUILT FROM JANUARY 25, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 25, 2011 AT THE TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT, AND SERVICE PARTS DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERS FOR CERTAIN 2004 THROUGH 2011 MODEL YEAR RANGER TRUCKS, 2002 THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR EXCURSION VEHICLES, AND 2002 THROUGH 2007 MODEL YEAR F-250, F-350, F-450, AND F-550 TRUCKS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS SHIPPED WITH A SUBCOMPONENT (SLIDER) THAT MAY EXPERIENCE DEFORMATION. A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH A DEFORMED SLIDER MAY MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL, TAIL LIGHTS, HAZARD WARNING SIGNAL FLASHERS AND/OR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO ACTIVATE.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: NON-FUNCTIONING LIGHTS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.

• Equipment

  Mar 2008 · #08E026000

  TRUXXX IS RECALLING 338 AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT WELDED 3" LIFT BLOCKS FOR REAR SUSPENSIONS, PART NO. 206073, INCLUDED IN SUSPENSION KIT NOS. 108035 AND 108036, SOLD BETWEEN JULY 26, 2007 AND MARCH 4, 2008, FOR USE ON FORD MY 2005-2008 F-250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 LIGHT TRUCKS. COMPRESSIVE FORCES OF THE WELDED LIFT BLOCKS RESULTING FROM FORESEEABLE AND EXCESS VEHICLE PAYLOADS AS WELL AS OVER-TIGHTENING OF THE U-BOLTS DURING INSTALLATION MAY DISTORT THE BLOCKS, REDUCING THE INTENDED CLAMPING FORCE OF THE U-BOLTS.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: THIS COULD ALLOW POSSIBLE SHIFTING AND DAMAGE TO THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT AND AXLE.

  Fix: TRUXXX WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS/INSTALLERS AND WILL REPLACE AFFECTED WELDED LIFT BLOCKS WITH EITHER NON-WELDED ALUMINUM OR CAST IRON BLOCKS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRUXXX AT 1-800-381-8320.

• Equipment:Electrical

  Aug 2007 · #07E066000

  CERTAIN CEQUENT 90 DEGREE 7-WAY RIGHT ANGLE ADAPTORS SOLD BY DISTRIBUTORS IN TOW PACKAGES FOR AFTERMARKET SALES TO TOW 5TH WHEEL RV TRAVEL TRAILERS. DUE TO INCORRECT WIRING OF THE HARNESS, THE TRAILER LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: IF THE TRAILER LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR.

  Fix: ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE TOW PACKAGES ARE STILL AT THE DISTRIBUTOR LEVEL AND HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD TO ANY CONSUMERS.

• Service Brakes, Air

  Oct 2006 · #06E087000

  CERTAIN HARSCO WHEEL MODIFICATION GROUPS CONTAINING ACCURIDE STEEL RIMS, P/NOS. 203237 AND 203738; ACCURIDE ALUMINUM RIMS, P/N 203712; AND GKN STEEL RIMS, P/N 203688, SOLD AS MODIFICATION EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN 2005-2007 FORD F-250/F-350 4X4 PICKUP TRUCKS TO MODIFY TRACK WIDTH OF FRONT AND REAR AXLES. THE RIMS PROVIDED IN THESE WHEEL MODIFICATION GROUPS WEAR THROUGH THE OEM BRAKE LINES.

  Risk and fix

  Risk: BRAKE FAILURE CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

  Fix: HARSCO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARSCO AT 507-235-7112.

Owner complaints by area

Reports owners filed with NHTSA. They aren't verified, and one complaint can mention more than one area. Tap an area to read the most recent ones.

• Suspension53

  • Filed May 2023

    Have owned this truck for a couple of years and have been enduring the "Death Wobble" over the local train tracks, but I am always able to control my speed. But the other day while traveling down the interstate, I hit a pothole and truck was shaking until brought the truck to a stop. Luckily I was able to get off the road, but this event could have been much worse. Apparently this is a known problem, and it is a shame that the manufacturer has not fixed this obvious safety issue.

  • Filed Mar 2022

    Truck randomly has the notorious death wobble when going over bumps. It shakes violently and i have to slow down or stop. Tried to have it diagnosed by mechanic several times with no outcome, this is when I researched and found out a lot of ford trucks have this issue. Is it a severe safety issue and with the outrageous price of trucks, I can not buy a new one. Ford should have recalled this a long time ago

  • Filed Sep 2021

    On our most recent trip, our Ford truck a 2007 F250 model experienced what is called the death wobble, where the front shakes violently. Which occurs in speeds of 70 or higher, when it hits a bump the front end shakes violently. It has happened in the past when we were on vacation. The dealer could not find the cause. It is now at the dealer again, to see what can be done. There is a known class action suit filed in 2019. For Ford F250 & F350 models from 2005 to 2019. Ford knew about it but did not inform any owners. We are wanting to get this on record so you can monitor Ford to see what they are doing about it. It is a shame that people pay big bucks for the trucks and Ford won't tell owners about it or find a true fix. We are also going to file on the class action suit that is out there. PLEASE MAKE FORD ACCOUNTABLE, TO SAVE LIVES

  • Filed Jun 2020

    THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY ON THE ROAD WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR HIGHER. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 50MPH OR BELOW TO GET IT TO SUBSIDE. *TR

  • Filed Dec 2017

    1) FAULTY HEAD BOLTS REPAIR WAS OVER $6000 INVOLVED GASKETS, CRACKED HEADS, BOLTS, UPDATES AND UPGRADES. 2) DEATH WOBBLE FRONT END ISSUES (MINE ARE FORTUNATELY OCCURRING AT AT LOW SPEEDS) HOWEVER THE WOBBLE HAS CAUSED MANY FRONT END AND STEERING COMPONENTS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. WOBBLE KICKS IN AFTER SHARP TURNS AND WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER AND WHEN FORCED BACK TO CENTER IT WILL WANDER AND HUNT FOR CENTER. USUALLY UP TILL 20-25MPH THEN SELF CORRECTS.

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• Steering46

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed May 2023

    Have owned this truck for a couple of years and have been enduring the "Death Wobble" over the local train tracks, but I am always able to control my speed. But the other day while traveling down the interstate, I hit a pothole and truck was shaking until brought the truck to a stop. Luckily I was able to get off the road, but this event could have been much worse. Apparently this is a known problem, and it is a shame that the manufacturer has not fixed this obvious safety issue.

  • Filed Jul 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TWICE TO SOUR LAKE FORD LOCATED AT 190 HWY 105 E, SOUR LAKE, TX 77659, (409) 287-3583, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,823.

  • Filed Jun 2020

    THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY ON THE ROAD WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR HIGHER. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 50MPH OR BELOW TO GET IT TO SUBSIDE. *TR

  • Filed Apr 2018

    FRONT END SHIMMER WHEN CROSSING OVER BAD ROAD SPOTS. THE SHAKING CAN BE VERY BAD ALMOST LOSE CONTROL.

  • Filed Dec 2017

    1) FAULTY HEAD BOLTS REPAIR WAS OVER $6000 INVOLVED GASKETS, CRACKED HEADS, BOLTS, UPDATES AND UPGRADES. 2) DEATH WOBBLE FRONT END ISSUES (MINE ARE FORTUNATELY OCCURRING AT AT LOW SPEEDS) HOWEVER THE WOBBLE HAS CAUSED MANY FRONT END AND STEERING COMPONENTS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. WOBBLE KICKS IN AFTER SHARP TURNS AND WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER AND WHEN FORCED BACK TO CENTER IT WILL WANDER AND HUNT FOR CENTER. USUALLY UP TILL 20-25MPH THEN SELF CORRECTS.

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• Engine And Engine Cooling7

  • Filed Apr 2024

    See attached document for complaint

  • Filed Apr 2009

    I HAVE A FORD F250 2007 4X4 DIESEL. WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO BAD I RAN OFF THE ROAD. FORD SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, BUT I ASSURE YOU I CHECK MY TIRES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE I PULL EQUIPMENT ALMOST DAILY. FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP SOMETHING AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ALMOST TWO YEARS, AND HAVE HAD IT BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP 29 TIMES IN 22 MONTHS. THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE TURBO OR THE ICP AND KEEP TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL. I WAS WONDERING WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE VIDEOS OR HEAR THE TAPE RECORDINGS OF THEM TELLING ME NORMAL IS WHEN THE TRUCK IS HOPING SO BAD THE FRONT TIRES COME OFF THE GROUND. *TR

  • Filed Apr 2008

    AFTER ABOUT 28,000-30,000 THE TRUCK WOULD SEVERELY BUCK/JERK/HOP WHEN TOWING A LOAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN THIRD GEAR MOST COMMONLY. UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL, THE TRUCK HAS AN EXTREME BUCK. THE RPMS RAISE AND LOWER UP TO 400 RPM. FORD HAS DETERMINED THIS ACTION TO BE NORMAL. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOND TO STOP THIS, IS TO LET ALL THE WAY OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THEN TRY AGAIN. THE TRUCK WILL THEN START THIS AGAIN, IN WHICH I HAVE TO LET OFF. ON A SAFETY CONCERN, THIS OCCURS ON MOST ENTRANCE RAMPS TO INTERSTATES, WHICH MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS CONDITION TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, BECAUSE BASICALLY FORD IS TELLING ME NOT TO TRY TO ACCELERATE PAST SECOND GEAR UNTIL I AM NO LONGER HEADED UPHILL. FORDS FIRST SUGGESTION WAS THE TRAILER TYPE, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT (TSB 07-6-09), WHICH ONLY CONCERNED GOOSENECK TRAILERS. THE TRUCK ALSO DOES THIS ACTION WITH A BUMPER PULL TRAILER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 11 TIMES SINCE JULY 2007, AND THE SERVICE MEN TELL ME THEY CAN FEEL IT, THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. FORD THEN CAME TO THE RESULT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TRUCK. AT 8000 MILES, THE TRUCK HAD A BAD INJECTOR, AFTER REPLACING THIS, THE DEALERSHIP "UPDATED THE COMPUTER." SINCE THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAS NOT HAD AS MUCH POWER AS WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME SOMETIMES THESE UPDATES WILL CHANGE THE OUTPUT OF THE TRUCK, OR DECREASE THE POWER. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A LEAK IN THE REAREND, WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE A RESULT OF THE BUCKING AND JERKING FORD IS CALLING NORMAL. *TR

  • Filed Oct 2007

    THE VEHICLE LACKS ACCELERATION FROM A STANDING STOP, WHEN YOU TRY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND WILL NOT MOVE FOR A 2 TO 3 SECOND SPAN CAUSING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY TO CLOSE ON THE VEHICLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. *JB

  • Filed Sep 2007

    THE TRUCK I AM PAYING OVER $50,000 FOR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AND HAS BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. PURCHASED END OF JAN. '07, HAS 30,000 MILES WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THIS TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD AND FORD SAYS ALL THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO DO IS REPAIR THE TRUCK. THIS IS THE 4TH ATTEMPT. *TR

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• Engine6

  • Filed Apr 2024

    See attached document for complaint

  • Filed Dec 2017

    1) FAULTY HEAD BOLTS REPAIR WAS OVER $6000 INVOLVED GASKETS, CRACKED HEADS, BOLTS, UPDATES AND UPGRADES. 2) DEATH WOBBLE FRONT END ISSUES (MINE ARE FORTUNATELY OCCURRING AT AT LOW SPEEDS) HOWEVER THE WOBBLE HAS CAUSED MANY FRONT END AND STEERING COMPONENTS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. WOBBLE KICKS IN AFTER SHARP TURNS AND WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER AND WHEN FORCED BACK TO CENTER IT WILL WANDER AND HUNT FOR CENTER. USUALLY UP TILL 20-25MPH THEN SELF CORRECTS.

  • Filed Sep 2014

    AT 52000 MILES ENGINE STARTED MAKING TAPPING NOISE? DRIVER SEATBELT NOT RETRACTING. FRONTEND SHIMMY AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2014

    EGL COOLER FAILURE, WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSED BY COOLANT ENTERING INTO THE EMISSION SYSTEM. "ON ALL 6.0 ENGINES THE EGL COOLER WILL FAIL." THIS PROBLEM IS SO "MASSIVE" WITH SO MANY "MASSIVE COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS" THAT FORD HAS DONE TWO THINGS 1) DESIGNED A BY-PASS KIT AND 2) RE-DESIGNED THE ENGINE TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM (6.7 ENGINE). WHEN THE EGL COOLER FAILS, FORD OFFERS TWO SOLUTIONS TO THE CUSTOMER 1) INSTALL THE BY-PASS KIT AND THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED (AT A COST OF $4500) OR 2) REPAIR THE EGL COOLER TO BRING IT "BACK TO FACTORY" (AT A COST OF $4300). FORD TELLS CUSTOMERS THAT IF OPTION 2 IS CHOSEN, THE "EGL COOLER WILL FAIL AGAIN". ALL QUOTES USED ARE DIRECT QUOTES FROM FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

  • Filed Nov 2013

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE OIL COOLER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ERG VALVE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,188.

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• Structure6

  • Filed Jun 2022

    Rear fuel tank strap broke on 6/20/2022. Fuel tank hit ground. Very dangerous cant believe i am only one and this hasnt been recalled.

  • Filed Nov 2018

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE BED WAS RUSTED AND PARTS WERE MISSING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BED OF THE VEHICLE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY DETACH BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE AND PARTS OF THE METAL WERE RUBBING OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BED WAS PUSHING DOWN INTO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

  • Filed May 2013

    I WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH IT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. WE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH IT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED! WE ARE EXPERIENCING TURBULENT WOBBLING WITH THIS TRUCK AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS NOT NORMAL! THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 DAYS AGO ON MAY 26, 2013! I HAVE CHILDREN AND FEEL THAT OUR LIVES WERE ESPECIALLY IN DANGER WHEN WE RODE IN THIS TRUCK AS WE THOUGHT THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND NO LONGER EXISTED. AS WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WE DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND OUR TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL! THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN, OTHERWISE WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! THERE WAS TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT! THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW HOURS LATER WHEN WE AGAIN DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENOUGH OF THESE THREATENING EPISODES AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT NORMAL AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLE CAN AND WILL LOSE THEIR LIVES OVER THIS IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS TO SUBMIT A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND THEY MERELY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS UNRESOLVED MY ISSUE. I TRUST THAT YOU WILL TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY AS LIVES ARE AT STAKE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

  • Filed Dec 2009

    WHILE GETTING INTO MY 2007 FORD F250 FOUR DOOR PICKUP MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE NURF BAR, PROJECTED ITSELF INTO THE LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THE NERF BAR AND THE VEHICLE BODY. THEN, BEING OFF BALANCE I FELL DOWN AND MY LEG WAS BROKEN RIGHT IN TWO. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2007

    WHEN TOWING TRAILER WITH 2007 FORD F250SD, TRUCK SWAYS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM TOWING SAME TRAILER WITH FORMER VEHICLE. HAD INTO DEALER IN OCALA, FL, THEY ALSO NOTICED SWAY PROBLEM. CALLED FORD ENGINEER IN FOR OPINION. TEST DROVE AND FORD ENGINEER ON SITE SAID IT WAS "NORMAL OPERATION". HAVE EQUALIZERS ON HITCH. HOOKED SAME TRAILER TO NEW '08 F250SD AT DEALER AND TEST DROVE WITH NO SWAY...PUT BACK ON MY TRUCK AND I'M ALL OVER ROAD. JUST WAITING FOR SOMETHING MORE SEVERE TO HAPPEN... *TR

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• Tires6

  • Filed Mar 2014

    WE HAVE 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES SEPARATE WITH THE TREAD COMING COMPLETELY OFF OF ONE OF THE TIRES CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO BED AND NUMBER OF OUR TRUCK. THE FIRST TIRE WAS WITH IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF PURCHASE. THE OTHER 2 TIRES HAPPEN WITH IN 30 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. ALL UNDER 10,000 MILES OF USE. YOUR FORM DOESN'T SHOW CORRECT TIRE TYPE. THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE FEDERAL COURGIA M/T. THANK YOU. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2012

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S TIRES, SIZE: LT275/65/20. WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS SEPARATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE AS WELL. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 119,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 48,370.

  • Filed Feb 2012

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES, SIZE 265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AS WELL AS THE SPARE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE ROTATED REGULARLY BUT THE TREAD WAS DETERIORATED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GIVE 20 PERCENT BACK ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 27,000.

  • Filed May 2011

    I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-95 ,WHEN THE REAR OF MY F-250 STARTED MOVING SIDE TO SIDE OUT OF CONTROL. I PULLED OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE,WHICH TOOK APPROX. ONE MINUTES WITH TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOO LATE THE TIRE SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE L-SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2009

    I OWN A 2007 FORD F-250 SD PICK-UP WITH A CREW CAB. SINCE DAY ONE I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER(S) REGARDING SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION WHEN ENCOUNTERING BUMPY OR IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY ON CURVES. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MUST BE MAINTAINED AT THE FACTORY RECOMMENDATION OF 70#S. ALTHOUGH THE PRESSURES ARE CHECKED AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY, THE SEVERE OSCILLATION CONTINUES AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IF THE TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE A FULL LOAD OR IF IT IS NOT TOWING A TRAILER. THE DEALER(S) HAVE STATED THAT THE FACTORY DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL, BUT DID ADDRESS THE MATTER IN A "TECH BULLETIN" WHICH ONLY ADDRESSED THE TIRE PRESSURE AS A RESOLUTION. WITH ALL THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THE ISSUE MUST BE MORE THAN TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

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• Vehicle Speed Control5

  • Filed Mar 2022

    Truck randomly has the notorious death wobble when going over bumps. It shakes violently and i have to slow down or stop. Tried to have it diagnosed by mechanic several times with no outcome, this is when I researched and found out a lot of ford trucks have this issue. Is it a severe safety issue and with the outrageous price of trucks, I can not buy a new one. Ford should have recalled this a long time ago

  • Filed May 2013

    GOING ALONG AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH AND RUN ACROSS VERY MILD BUMP AND THE FRONT WHEELS WILL BEGIN TO SHIMMY SO BAD IT JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW WAY DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FEELING AND IS NOT TIRE PRESSURE LIKE FORD CLAIMS. *TR

  • Filed Nov 2007

    TL*THE COMPANY OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. THE OPERATIONS MANAGER STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVENTUALLY RELEASED ON ITS OWN. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

  • Filed Mar 2007

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT'S ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TOO HIGH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HEIGHT WAS STANDARD. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ALSO STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HEIGHT WAS STANDARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2500. *AK

  • Filed Dec 2006

    ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (DRIVE BY WIRE) FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE GOES TO IDLE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE PCM ONCE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 1500 MILES. *NM

• Wheels5

  • Filed Jan 2017

    I HAD JUST WASHED MY TRUCK THE DAY BEFORE AND WHEN I CLEANED THE WHEELS THERE WERE NO ISSUES AND THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER DROPPING MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY BACK DRIVER 20" CHROME OEM RIM THAT WENT FROM ONE SPOKE TO THE OTHER ABOUT A INCH FROM THE VALVE STEM THERE IS NO ROAD RASH OR DAMAGE TO THE RIM TO CAUSE IT TO CRACK AND AFTER SEEING IT I GOOGLED IT AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMEN ISSUES AND SHOULD BE FELT WITH ITS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR THE PERSONS IN THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO FOR THE SURROUNDING MOTORISTS AND I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THE ISSUES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DON'T CARE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT I HAVE PHOTOS THAT CAN BE SENT AND ALSO HAVE THE RIM THAT I THINK SHOULD BE TESTED SO THAT A RECALL CAN HAPPEN TO GET THIS SAFETY ISSUE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF IT

  • Filed May 2013

    GOING ALONG AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH AND RUN ACROSS VERY MILD BUMP AND THE FRONT WHEELS WILL BEGIN TO SHIMMY SO BAD IT JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW WAY DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FEELING AND IS NOT TIRE PRESSURE LIKE FORD CLAIMS. *TR

  • Filed May 2013

    I WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH IT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. WE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH IT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED! WE ARE EXPERIENCING TURBULENT WOBBLING WITH THIS TRUCK AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS NOT NORMAL! THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 DAYS AGO ON MAY 26, 2013! I HAVE CHILDREN AND FEEL THAT OUR LIVES WERE ESPECIALLY IN DANGER WHEN WE RODE IN THIS TRUCK AS WE THOUGHT THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND NO LONGER EXISTED. AS WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WE DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND OUR TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL! THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN, OTHERWISE WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! THERE WAS TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT! THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW HOURS LATER WHEN WE AGAIN DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENOUGH OF THESE THREATENING EPISODES AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT NORMAL AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLE CAN AND WILL LOSE THEIR LIVES OVER THIS IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS TO SUBMIT A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND THEY MERELY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS UNRESOLVED MY ISSUE. I TRUST THAT YOU WILL TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY AS LIVES ARE AT STAKE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

  • Filed Jan 2009

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEELS VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURES. HIS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,100.

  • Filed Jun 2008

    VEHICLE FORCED OF I-89 @65MPH DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF FRONT LEFT WHEEL ON A 2007 FORD F-250. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE HITS AN IMPERFECTION IN FREEWAY PAVEMENT ABOVE 50MPH. THE SHAKE IS SO EXCESSIVE IT CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

• Electrical System4

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Aug 2020

    INSTRUMENT PANEL LOSES POWER. NO GUAGES WORK WHEN POWER IS LOST. NO TACH OR SPEEDOMETER, ELECTRIC WINDOWS ALSO DO NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF I CANT DETERMINE HOW FAST I AM GOING.

  • Filed Sep 2014

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED TEN MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT TAPPED THE STARTER SOLENOID REPEATEDLY TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STARTER SOLENOID ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. .. ..UPDATED 10/21/14 *BF UPDATED 4/1/15 *JS

  • Filed Sep 2013

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKES ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

  • Filed Jun 2007

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED DOWN THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AUTO INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE HOME OWNERS INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,200.

• Service Brakes4

  • Filed Dec 2018

    BRAKE BOOSTER FEED LINE CAME OFF AT INTAKE . I HAD NO POWER BRAKES JUST A HARD BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I WAS STOPPING TO PULL ON TO THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO PUSH PEDAL REAL HARD TO STOP. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN RECALL #08S05 THAT I READ WAS IN 2008 .

  • Filed Jun 2016

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE OSCILLATED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURES BEGAN WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.

  • Filed Sep 2011

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AFTER DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL DURING THE FAILURE WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

  • Filed Jun 2010

    FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 15,000 MILES . CALIPER'S FROZE UP CAUSING PADS TO STICK, CAUSING THEM TO DRAG AND OVER HEAT, CAUSING ROTORS TO CRACK AND SPLIT. PROBLEM WAS FIRST FIXED FEB.,2010 AT APPROX. 7500MILES. CALIPER RUSTS OR CORRODES WHEN EXPOSED TO ANY MOISTURE AND FREEZES UP/STICKS. FORD SAYS I DON'T USE TRUCK ENOUGH BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN TO MY LAST F250 AFTER 100,000 MILES; PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER APPLYING CAUSING PREMATURE WARE FROM DRAGGING ALSO NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

• Fuel System4

  • Filed Feb 2015

    I'M JUST A LITTLE UPSET THAT FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE WITH THE 06 AND 07 F250 FUELING ISSUE, I WENT TO ARVIN,CA AT LUNCH TODAY TO PUT GAS IN BECAUSE I TRY TO MAKE SURE WHEN IT GETS TO A HALF OF A TANK I FILL IT UP, IT TOOK ME 17 MINUTES TO PUT IN 13 GALLONS OF GAS, THAT IS SAD AND I HAVE TO PUT IT IN SO SLOW BECAUSE IT WILL NOT LET ME GO ANY FASTER THAT TO ALWAYS OVER FILLS AND GAS COME OUT AROUND THE FUEL NOZZLE, I REALLY CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL I WOULD LIKE IS THEM TO MEET ME HALF WAY I CAN NOT AFFORD TO SPEND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND WHEN YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE ISSUE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP UNLESS YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AS A VETERAN AND WORKING AT A VETERANS CEMETERY I WOULD HOPE THERE IS HELP OUT THERE FOR THIS ISSUE.HELLO [XXX], MY NAME IS [XXX], I AM FROM FORD`S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER (CRC). I HAVE REVIEWED YOUR EMAIL REGARDING THE CONCERNS ON YOUR 2007 FORD F-250 4X4 5.4 ENGINE. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: [XXX] ODOMETER READING: 47,386 ARE YOU THE REGISTERED OWNER? YES CLARIFICATION ON HOW YOU WANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ASSIST YOU I WOULD LIKE FORD TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, LIKE I SAID I REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CHANGE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE OTHER PARTS AND TO MOVE IT FROM ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE TO SOME WHERE ELSE IF YOU DO A SEARCH ABOUT THE SLOW FILLING OF THE 07 F250 THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE EVEN THE 06 F250 AND FORD THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD, TSB # 07-15-4 THAT RELATES TO A SLOW FUEL FILL PROBLEM AS YOU CAN SEE BY THIS SEARCH THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, ALL I WANT IS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GAS STATION AND FILL MY TRUCK AND NOT TAKE MY LUNCH BREAK TO DO IT IN, I REALLY JUST WANT FORD TO HELP ME FIX THESE ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 4/28/16*JS

  • Filed Oct 2009

    LIKE MANY OWNERS OF A FORD DIESEL TRUCK THE FUEL TANK IS RUSTING. I HAVE CARED FOR MY TRUCK AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. NOW MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY IT IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND IS AT 47000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A REPEATED PROBLEM AMONG FORD OWNERS AND IT SEEMS AS THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS GETTING AWAY WITH RIPPING OFF CONSUMERS. $600.00+ TO REPAIR BUT ALL THEY WILL DO IS CLEAN OUT THE TANK. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THESE TRUCKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS YET FORD IS NOT REQUIRED TO PLACE THE PROPER TYPE OF TANK IN THESE VEHICLES. LET ME REPEAT... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM! FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS HERE. I REALLY HOPE FORD IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FORD JUST REPLACES THE TANK FOR THE ISSUE TO ARISE AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. IT CAUSES VEHICLES TO STALL AND SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

  • Filed Sep 2009

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD REGURGITATE WHEN FUELING THE FUEL TANK, WHICH CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE INCREASES THE RISK OF FIRE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT BECAUSE HE WILL BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,317. UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CONNECTION WOULD COST 1200.00. UPDATED 01/03/11

  • Filed Apr 2009

    I HAVE A FORD F250 2007 4X4 DIESEL. WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO BAD I RAN OFF THE ROAD. FORD SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, BUT I ASSURE YOU I CHECK MY TIRES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE I PULL EQUIPMENT ALMOST DAILY. FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP SOMETHING AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ALMOST TWO YEARS, AND HAVE HAD IT BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP 29 TIMES IN 22 MONTHS. THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE TURBO OR THE ICP AND KEEP TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL. I WAS WONDERING WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE VIDEOS OR HEAR THE TAPE RECORDINGS OF THEM TELLING ME NORMAL IS WHEN THE TRUCK IS HOPING SO BAD THE FRONT TIRES COME OFF THE GROUND. *TR

• Power Train4

  • Filed Apr 2009

    I HAVE A FORD F250 2007 4X4 DIESEL. WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO BAD I RAN OFF THE ROAD. FORD SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, BUT I ASSURE YOU I CHECK MY TIRES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE I PULL EQUIPMENT ALMOST DAILY. FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP SOMETHING AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ALMOST TWO YEARS, AND HAVE HAD IT BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP 29 TIMES IN 22 MONTHS. THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE TURBO OR THE ICP AND KEEP TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL. I WAS WONDERING WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE VIDEOS OR HEAR THE TAPE RECORDINGS OF THEM TELLING ME NORMAL IS WHEN THE TRUCK IS HOPING SO BAD THE FRONT TIRES COME OFF THE GROUND. *TR

  • Filed Apr 2008

    AFTER ABOUT 28,000-30,000 THE TRUCK WOULD SEVERELY BUCK/JERK/HOP WHEN TOWING A LOAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN THIRD GEAR MOST COMMONLY. UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL, THE TRUCK HAS AN EXTREME BUCK. THE RPMS RAISE AND LOWER UP TO 400 RPM. FORD HAS DETERMINED THIS ACTION TO BE NORMAL. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOND TO STOP THIS, IS TO LET ALL THE WAY OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THEN TRY AGAIN. THE TRUCK WILL THEN START THIS AGAIN, IN WHICH I HAVE TO LET OFF. ON A SAFETY CONCERN, THIS OCCURS ON MOST ENTRANCE RAMPS TO INTERSTATES, WHICH MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS CONDITION TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, BECAUSE BASICALLY FORD IS TELLING ME NOT TO TRY TO ACCELERATE PAST SECOND GEAR UNTIL I AM NO LONGER HEADED UPHILL. FORDS FIRST SUGGESTION WAS THE TRAILER TYPE, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT (TSB 07-6-09), WHICH ONLY CONCERNED GOOSENECK TRAILERS. THE TRUCK ALSO DOES THIS ACTION WITH A BUMPER PULL TRAILER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 11 TIMES SINCE JULY 2007, AND THE SERVICE MEN TELL ME THEY CAN FEEL IT, THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. FORD THEN CAME TO THE RESULT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TRUCK. AT 8000 MILES, THE TRUCK HAD A BAD INJECTOR, AFTER REPLACING THIS, THE DEALERSHIP "UPDATED THE COMPUTER." SINCE THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAS NOT HAD AS MUCH POWER AS WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME SOMETIMES THESE UPDATES WILL CHANGE THE OUTPUT OF THE TRUCK, OR DECREASE THE POWER. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A LEAK IN THE REAREND, WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE A RESULT OF THE BUCKING AND JERKING FORD IS CALLING NORMAL. *TR

  • Filed Oct 2007

    THE VEHICLE LACKS ACCELERATION FROM A STANDING STOP, WHEN YOU TRY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND WILL NOT MOVE FOR A 2 TO 3 SECOND SPAN CAUSING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY TO CLOSE ON THE VEHICLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. *JB

  • Filed Dec 2006

    ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (DRIVE BY WIRE) FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE GOES TO IDLE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE PCM ONCE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 1500 MILES. *NM

• Unknown or Other3

  • Filed Dec 2016

    SPEEDOMETER STARTED MAL FUNCTION. CREATING A HYPER SPEED - INSTEAD OF 25 MPH - WAS READING 60 MPH.

  • Filed Jul 2009

    2007 FORD F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY SUPER CAB. SEVERE SHAKING OF FRONT END BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MILES AN HOUR. EVEN FREEWAY ONRAMPS CAN SET IT OFF. HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. ONLY WAY TO STOP SHAKING IS TO SLOW DOWN AND OR BRAKE. NOT SAFE ON FREEWAYS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. PEOPLE HAVE FOLLOWED ME TO TELL ME THAT MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL IS OSCILLATING IN AN OVAL. VERY VIOLENT FEELING. GETTING WORSE. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2008

    VEHICLE FORCED OF I-89 @65MPH DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF FRONT LEFT WHEEL ON A 2007 FORD F-250. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE HITS AN IMPERFECTION IN FREEWAY PAVEMENT ABOVE 50MPH. THE SHAKE IS SO EXCESSIVE IT CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

• Air Bags3

  3 involved a crash

  • Filed Feb 2016

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE HIGHWAY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER, THE WHEELS FAILED TO MOVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

  • Filed May 2012

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

  • Filed Aug 2009

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT A TIME, WHICH JACKKNIFED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ALSO, THE DRIVER OF THE OPPOSING VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. BOTH VEHICLES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/06/09*JB

• Latches/Locks/Linkages2

  • Filed Sep 2021

    The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the passenger’s and driver’s side rear door locking mechanisms were faulty and the doors could no longer be opened. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was contacted regarding the failure. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000.

  • Filed Mar 2007

    ON MARCH 3RD 2007, I WAS SHOPPING AT A WAL-MART SUPER CENTER IN DOUGLASVILLE, GA. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE (A BRAND NEW 2007 FORD F-250) I DISCOVERED THAT WHILE I HAD BEEN SHOPPING MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO. ALTHOUGH NOTHING WAS STOLEN FROM MY VEHICLE OVER $1000.00 TO $2000.00 OR MORE, WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS CAUSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE POLICE AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED I FILLED OUT A POLICE REPORT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO EXPRESS MY EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR WHAT I CONSIDER AN EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT (THE DOOR-HANDLE/LOCK PLATE) THAT, I AM NOW HAVING TO PAY FOR. ALL IT TOOK FOR A THIEF TO BREAK INTO MY FORD F-250 WAS, WHAT THE POLICE OFFICER DETERMINED, A FLAT-HEAD SCREWDRIVER. IT IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING TO THINK THAT ALL A PERSON HAS TO DO IS JAM A SCREWDRIVER UNDER THE PLATE, FOR THE DOOR-HANDLE/LOCK PLATE, PRY DOWN AND THE DOOR POPS OPEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS MECHANICAL DEFECT TO THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. AS IT STANDS IT IS EASIER TO BREAK INTO A FORD VEHICLE WITH ONE OF THESE SUBSTANDARD DOOR-HANDLE/LOCK PLATES THAN IT TAKES A LOCKSMITH TO OPEN THE VEHICLE. *JB

• Fuel/Propulsion System2

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Dec 2016

    THIS VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO OUR SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. WE INSTALLED A NEW STARTER AND LEFT IT OVER NIGHT IN THE STALL WHEN WE CAME BACK IN THE MORNING IT HAD ATTEMPTED TO START ITS SELF AND HAD DRIVEN THROUGH THE DOOR AND OUT ON TO THE LOT WEDGEING ITSELF IN THE NEW CARS. THIS TRUCK IS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND WAS LEFT IN GEAR WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. IF YOU SET THIS TRUCK AND LEAVE IT IT WILL TRAY TO START IT'S SELF. SOME TIMES IT WILL TAKE A DAY OR AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.

  • Filed Jun 2012

    I HAVE A 2007 FORD F-250SD 4X4 WITH A 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. ON MAY 29, 2012 MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON ARRIVAL I WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW STARTER AND POSSIBLY MORE BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AGAIN. STARTER WAS REPLACED AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE (FICM). MY VEHICLE IS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT 50000 MILES BELOW WHAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. FORD HAS ISSUED 3 TO 4 TSB'S REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FICM IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM'S WITH THE FORD 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. I CONTACTED FORD AND REQUESTED SOME ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE MILEAGE. FORD DENIED THAT ANY ISSUE EXISTS WITH THE FICM IN THE 6.0L ENGINE. FORD ADVISED ME THAT IF I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR ANSWER I SHOULD CONTACT YOUR ORGANIZATION. *TR

• Gasoline2

  • Filed Feb 2015

    I'M JUST A LITTLE UPSET THAT FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE WITH THE 06 AND 07 F250 FUELING ISSUE, I WENT TO ARVIN,CA AT LUNCH TODAY TO PUT GAS IN BECAUSE I TRY TO MAKE SURE WHEN IT GETS TO A HALF OF A TANK I FILL IT UP, IT TOOK ME 17 MINUTES TO PUT IN 13 GALLONS OF GAS, THAT IS SAD AND I HAVE TO PUT IT IN SO SLOW BECAUSE IT WILL NOT LET ME GO ANY FASTER THAT TO ALWAYS OVER FILLS AND GAS COME OUT AROUND THE FUEL NOZZLE, I REALLY CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL I WOULD LIKE IS THEM TO MEET ME HALF WAY I CAN NOT AFFORD TO SPEND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND WHEN YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE ISSUE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP UNLESS YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AS A VETERAN AND WORKING AT A VETERANS CEMETERY I WOULD HOPE THERE IS HELP OUT THERE FOR THIS ISSUE.HELLO [XXX], MY NAME IS [XXX], I AM FROM FORD`S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER (CRC). I HAVE REVIEWED YOUR EMAIL REGARDING THE CONCERNS ON YOUR 2007 FORD F-250 4X4 5.4 ENGINE. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: [XXX] ODOMETER READING: 47,386 ARE YOU THE REGISTERED OWNER? YES CLARIFICATION ON HOW YOU WANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ASSIST YOU I WOULD LIKE FORD TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, LIKE I SAID I REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CHANGE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE OTHER PARTS AND TO MOVE IT FROM ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE TO SOME WHERE ELSE IF YOU DO A SEARCH ABOUT THE SLOW FILLING OF THE 07 F250 THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE EVEN THE 06 F250 AND FORD THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD, TSB # 07-15-4 THAT RELATES TO A SLOW FUEL FILL PROBLEM AS YOU CAN SEE BY THIS SEARCH THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, ALL I WANT IS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GAS STATION AND FILL MY TRUCK AND NOT TAKE MY LUNCH BREAK TO DO IT IN, I REALLY JUST WANT FORD TO HELP ME FIX THESE ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 4/28/16*JS

  • Filed Sep 2009

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD REGURGITATE WHEN FUELING THE FUEL TANK, WHICH CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE INCREASES THE RISK OF FIRE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT BECAUSE HE WILL BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,317. UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CONNECTION WOULD COST 1200.00. UPDATED 01/03/11

• Seat Belts2

  • Filed Sep 2014

    AT 52000 MILES ENGINE STARTED MAKING TAPPING NOISE? DRIVER SEATBELT NOT RETRACTING. FRONTEND SHIMMY AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH. *TR

  • Filed May 2007

    SEAT BELT HANGS UP ON THE SEAT BACK RELEASE. YOU MUST MANUALLY UNTANGLE IT. IT'S STARTING TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A GLARE COMING OFF THE DASHBOARD, REFLECTING ON TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED PICTURES FOR BOTH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE SEATBELT. UPDATED 05/15/07 *TR

• Hydraulic2

  • Filed Sep 2011

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AFTER DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL DURING THE FAILURE WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

  • Filed Jun 2010

    FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 15,000 MILES . CALIPER'S FROZE UP CAUSING PADS TO STICK, CAUSING THEM TO DRAG AND OVER HEAT, CAUSING ROTORS TO CRACK AND SPLIT. PROBLEM WAS FIRST FIXED FEB.,2010 AT APPROX. 7500MILES. CALIPER RUSTS OR CORRODES WHEN EXPOSED TO ANY MOISTURE AND FREEZES UP/STICKS. FORD SAYS I DON'T USE TRUCK ENOUGH BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN TO MY LAST F250 AFTER 100,000 MILES; PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER APPLYING CAUSING PREMATURE WARE FROM DRAGGING ALSO NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

• Diesel2

  • Filed Oct 2009

    LIKE MANY OWNERS OF A FORD DIESEL TRUCK THE FUEL TANK IS RUSTING. I HAVE CARED FOR MY TRUCK AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. NOW MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY IT IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND IS AT 47000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A REPEATED PROBLEM AMONG FORD OWNERS AND IT SEEMS AS THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS GETTING AWAY WITH RIPPING OFF CONSUMERS. $600.00+ TO REPAIR BUT ALL THEY WILL DO IS CLEAN OUT THE TANK. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THESE TRUCKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS YET FORD IS NOT REQUIRED TO PLACE THE PROPER TYPE OF TANK IN THESE VEHICLES. LET ME REPEAT... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM! FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS HERE. I REALLY HOPE FORD IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FORD JUST REPLACES THE TANK FOR THE ISSUE TO ARISE AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. IT CAUSES VEHICLES TO STALL AND SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

  • Filed Apr 2009

    I HAVE A FORD F250 2007 4X4 DIESEL. WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO BAD I RAN OFF THE ROAD. FORD SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, BUT I ASSURE YOU I CHECK MY TIRES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE I PULL EQUIPMENT ALMOST DAILY. FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP SOMETHING AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ALMOST TWO YEARS, AND HAVE HAD IT BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP 29 TIMES IN 22 MONTHS. THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE TURBO OR THE ICP AND KEEP TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL. I WAS WONDERING WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE VIDEOS OR HEAR THE TAPE RECORDINGS OF THEM TELLING ME NORMAL IS WHEN THE TRUCK IS HOPING SO BAD THE FRONT TIRES COME OFF THE GROUND. *TR

• Exterior Lighting1

  • Filed Jun 2008

    TAIL LIGHT APPEAR TO BE ILLUMINATED BY LOW ANGLE SUNLIGHT. *TR

• Equipment1

  • Filed Apr 2008

    AFTER ABOUT 28,000-30,000 THE TRUCK WOULD SEVERELY BUCK/JERK/HOP WHEN TOWING A LOAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN THIRD GEAR MOST COMMONLY. UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL, THE TRUCK HAS AN EXTREME BUCK. THE RPMS RAISE AND LOWER UP TO 400 RPM. FORD HAS DETERMINED THIS ACTION TO BE NORMAL. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOND TO STOP THIS, IS TO LET ALL THE WAY OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THEN TRY AGAIN. THE TRUCK WILL THEN START THIS AGAIN, IN WHICH I HAVE TO LET OFF. ON A SAFETY CONCERN, THIS OCCURS ON MOST ENTRANCE RAMPS TO INTERSTATES, WHICH MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS CONDITION TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, BECAUSE BASICALLY FORD IS TELLING ME NOT TO TRY TO ACCELERATE PAST SECOND GEAR UNTIL I AM NO LONGER HEADED UPHILL. FORDS FIRST SUGGESTION WAS THE TRAILER TYPE, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT (TSB 07-6-09), WHICH ONLY CONCERNED GOOSENECK TRAILERS. THE TRUCK ALSO DOES THIS ACTION WITH A BUMPER PULL TRAILER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 11 TIMES SINCE JULY 2007, AND THE SERVICE MEN TELL ME THEY CAN FEEL IT, THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. FORD THEN CAME TO THE RESULT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TRUCK. AT 8000 MILES, THE TRUCK HAD A BAD INJECTOR, AFTER REPLACING THIS, THE DEALERSHIP "UPDATED THE COMPUTER." SINCE THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAS NOT HAD AS MUCH POWER AS WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME SOMETIMES THESE UPDATES WILL CHANGE THE OUTPUT OF THE TRUCK, OR DECREASE THE POWER. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A LEAK IN THE REAREND, WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE A RESULT OF THE BUCKING AND JERKING FORD IS CALLING NORMAL. *TR

• Back Over Prevention1

  • Filed Oct 2007

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LOCK WAS POPPED OPEN AND THE ALARM SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED WITH A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HE FELT THAT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD EASILY BREAK INTO HIS VEHICLE WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE ALARM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

• Visibility1

  • Filed Mar 2007

    THE DASHBOARD'S REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD IS TERRIBLE! IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD ON A BRIGHT, SUNNY DAY OR WHEN I'M PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. THE GLARE MAKES IT SO DIFFICULT THAT I MUST ROLL DOWN THE SIDE WINDOW AND PUT MY HEAD OUT TO BE ABLE TO PULL INTO THE GARAGE! WHEN I DRIVE IT IN THE DARK, THE STREET LIGHTS LIGHT UP THE DASHBOARD AND THAT TOO REFLECTS INTO THE WINDSHIELD. I'VE REPORTED THIS TO FORD EXECUTIVE OFFICE (KAREN JONES) AND THEY SAY IT'S JUST THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESGNED. THEY CLAIM IT'S NOT SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE NO PLANS TO MODIFY THE VEHICLE. I DISAGREE! THEY HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY TRUCK AND SEEN THIS!*AK

Safety ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings from government crash tests. Ratings can differ by cab style and 2WD/4WD.

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