2009 FORD F-250 SD Problems & Recalls

MY F-250 HAS HAD EVERY BRAKE CALIPER LOCK UP AND CAUSE TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND REPAIR. STARTING AT 40K MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN IF EVERY CALIPER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY SHOP DID A REPAIR HISTORY SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2009S HAD A HIGHER FAIL...

Mileage: 40,000

MY F-250 HAS HAD EVERY BRAKE CALIPER LOCK UP AND CAUSE TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND REPAIR. STARTING AT 40K MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN IF EVERY CALIPER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY SHOP DID A REPAIR HISTORY SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2009S HAD A HIGHER FAIL...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE SPEED WAS REDUCED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRACK BAR, BALL JOINT, BUSHING, AND THE ST...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE SPEED WAS REDUCED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRACK BAR, BALL JOINT, BUSHING, AND THE ST...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WITH AN EXTREME WOBBLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WITH AN EXTREME WOBBLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 180,000

WE OWN A 2009 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4, WITH LOW MILES (21478). THIS VEHICLE HAS RUN GREAT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW. AS WE WERE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN POORLY AND LOOSE POWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON. THE MECHANIC SCANNER THE ENGINE CODES P0012-P0018-P0022-P0341-P052D, INDICATING FAU...

Mileage: 21,478

HIT A SMALL BUMP AND TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. SHAKING DOES NOT STOP UNTIL VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN OR COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT HAS HAPPENED 14 TIMES AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 40 MPH TO 75 MPH. ALIGNMENT IS FINE, TIRES BALANCED AND AT 50% LIFE, NEW SHOCKS, NEW STEERING DAMPER AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS SHO...

Mileage: 151,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. UPON TRAVELING OVER 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED TH...

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON RT 95, EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A LEFT CURVE THE TRUCK SHOOK UNMERCIFULLY. WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF & COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THIS TO STOP HAPPENING. MIND YOU WE ARE OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE AT ONE TIME PRAYING THAT NO ONE WOULD HIT US!!! THE TRUCK IS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AS WE SP...

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON RT 95, EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A LEFT CURVE THE TRUCK SHOOK UNMERCIFULLY. WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF & COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THIS TO STOP HAPPENING. MIND YOU WE ARE OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE AT ONE TIME PRAYING THAT NO ONE WOULD HIT US!!! THE TRUCK IS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AS WE SP...

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON RT 95, EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A LEFT CURVE THE TRUCK SHOOK UNMERCIFULLY. WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF & COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THIS TO STOP HAPPENING. MIND YOU WE ARE OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE AT ONE TIME PRAYING THAT NO ONE WOULD HIT US!!! THE TRUCK IS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AS WE SP...

I'M A LIFE TIME FORD TRUCK OWNER AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED IN MY LIFE AND READY TO PURCHASE FROM A COMPETITOR. THE TITLE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS VERY TRUE AND FORD REALLY NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE IT WILL COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. IF I WASN'T 65 YEARS OLD AND AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER THE MULTIP...

Mileage: 118,000

I'M A LIFE TIME FORD TRUCK OWNER AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED IN MY LIFE AND READY TO PURCHASE FROM A COMPETITOR. THE TITLE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS VERY TRUE AND FORD REALLY NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE IT WILL COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. IF I WASN'T 65 YEARS OLD AND AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER THE MULTIP...

Mileage: 118,000

I'M A LIFE TIME FORD TRUCK OWNER AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED IN MY LIFE AND READY TO PURCHASE FROM A COMPETITOR. THE TITLE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS VERY TRUE AND FORD REALLY NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE IT WILL COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. IF I WASN'T 65 YEARS OLD AND AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER THE MULTIP...

Mileage: 118,000

TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND TO DIAGNOSE LOOSE STEERING ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED TRACK BAR BALL JOINTS, TRACK BAR BUSHINGS AND EXCESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. FRONT AXLE DUST SEALS WERE FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING...

Mileage: 76,017

TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND TO DIAGNOSE LOOSE STEERING ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED TRACK BAR BALL JOINTS, TRACK BAR BUSHINGS AND EXCESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. FRONT AXLE DUST SEALS WERE FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING...

Mileage: 76,017

TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND TO DIAGNOSE LOOSE STEERING ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED TRACK BAR BALL JOINTS, TRACK BAR BUSHINGS AND EXCESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. FRONT AXLE DUST SEALS WERE FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING...

Mileage: 76,017

THE STEERING LOCKS UP AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS,CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN MINE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE FORD F250 WAS TURNING LEFT ON A TWO WAY UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY. IT WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A PASSING SEMI-TRUCK/TRAILER. THE COLLISION WAS JUST BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND BACK TOWARD THE BOX OF THE PICK-UP. IT SPUN THE PICK-UP INTO THE DITCH WHERE IT ROLLED ONCE. THE FRONT SEAT PASSE...

Mileage: 30,507

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANICS ...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH FUEL LEVEL BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 TANK, TRUCK SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE "50 MILES TO EMPTY" INDICATOR HAD ILLUMINATED APPROX. 2 MILES BEFORE FAILURE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS FORCED TO PAY APPROX. $250 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TOW. DEALER COORDINATED WITH FORD CORPORATE AND DET...

Mileage: 21,000

LEAKING RADIATOR HOSES CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT FROM ENGINE. LEAK IS A HAZARD TO ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE THAT MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH ETHYLENE GLYCOL. DEALER INDICATES A DESIGN ISSUE EXISTS WITH RADIATOR HOSE O-RINGS AND FORD HAS REDESIGNED THE HOSES TO USE DOUBLE O-RINGS VS. THE CURRENT SINGLE O...

Mileage: 86,000

WE HAVE A 2009 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK. IT HAS A FACTORY INSTALLED FORD CLASS FIVE HITCH. THE UNIT FAILED-- THE HITCH WELD SEPARATED AT THE RECEIVER AND CROSSMEMBER FRAME. YOU CAN SEE THE 3/8 INCH GAP FROM WHERE WELD DID NOT ADHERE AND WHERE THE BOTTOM AND TOP PLATE HAVE LARGE CRACKS. WE TOWED...

Mileage: 128,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MOTOR BUT THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE CAM SHAFT AND VCT SOLENOIDS AS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE M...

Mileage: 16,460

DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS (HUMIDITY AND RAIN ESPECIALLY) AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MINUTES OF STEADY STATE DRIVING ON AT FREEWAY SPEEDS; THE TRUCK WILL HESITATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE RPM WILL INCREASE WITH THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, THEN THE ENGINE ...

Mileage: 30,000

2009 FORD SUPER DUTY: THIS VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. NO STEERING, BRAKES OR CONTROL OF VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY LOST. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD DEALER ON EVERY OCCASION AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DANGEROUS. WE INSTALLED A...

Mileage: 25,000

2009 FORD SUPER DUTY: THIS VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. NO STEERING, BRAKES OR CONTROL OF VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY LOST. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD DEALER ON EVERY OCCASION AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DANGEROUS. WE INSTALLED A...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE TIRES. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PRESSURE, WHICH WAS ALSO THE SPARE TIRE, WAS LOW. THE CONTACT ADDED AIR BUT...

Mileage: 6,500

APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS AGO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BRIEFLY, OCCURRED AGAIN ON 2/22/10. SELF-CORRECTED BOTH TIMES. VEHICLE WAS HAULING ENCLOSED CARGO TRAILER CONTAINING 3 ATV'S. PARKED VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF IGNITION, VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES LATER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER ...

Mileage: 9,880

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CLEANING EXHAUST AND STOP ENGINE, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HEAT SENSOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2300. ...

Mileage: 2,300

ON 1/3/09 WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 25 - 30 MILES THE LIGHTS DID THE SAME THING. IT WAS -50 DEGREES OUTSIDE AT THE TIME. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE EXCEPT THE VEHICLE BURNED UP ON 1/21/09 FOR UN...

Mileage: 1,200