2012 FORD F-250 Problems & Recalls
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FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-150 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 F-250, F-350, F-450 AND F-550 HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES MANUFACT...
I bought this truck used from a dealership in 2022-23 haven't really had any problems till about 2 months ago. Front end started a wobble. A friend of mine just sent me information NHTSA put out about the Death Wobble. I believe it expired in 2024. I never received any kind of recall on this. I was ...
I just had to replace the ECM because it fired. after replacing that it still won't start. I've talked to multiple people who have had the same problem.
I just had to replace the ECM because it fired. after replacing that it still won't start. I've talked to multiple people who have had the same problem.
I just had to replace the ECM because it fired. after replacing that it still won't start. I've talked to multiple people who have had the same problem.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously taken to an unknown dealer, where it was diagnosed with engine seizure due to coolant intrusion in the engine. The contact stated that while the dealer was in the process of replacing the engine, the dealer inform...
Mileage: 27,500
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously taken to an unknown dealer, where it was diagnosed with engine seizure due to coolant intrusion in the engine. The contact stated that while the dealer was in the process of replacing the engine, the dealer inform...
Mileage: 27,500
I purchased this truck new in 2013 and it has only been serviced by Ford, except for an Air Lift Suspension Kit install to allow load leveling when towing. Low miles: 54484 actual. No collision damage, original paint. Date of repair:06/25/2025. Jenkins Ford RO#[XXX]. My truck has a Supercab (Exten...
it keeps throwing a check engine light for miss fire but ive replaced all of the ignition and fuel parts and it keeps happening now its loosing power and getting hot for no reason.
it keeps throwing a check engine light for miss fire but ive replaced all of the ignition and fuel parts and it keeps happening now its loosing power and getting hot for no reason.
it keeps throwing a check engine light for miss fire but ive replaced all of the ignition and fuel parts and it keeps happening now its loosing power and getting hot for no reason.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the rear end of the vehicle seemed to be falling apart. The contact stated that the failure was due to the cab mount bushing. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The ve...
Mileage: 100,000
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated while he was stopped at a traffic signal, he smelled a burning plastic smell. The contact observed that smoke was being emitted from under the vehicle's front end. The contact pulled off the road and parked. As he exited the vehicle, he observed...
Mileage: 161,000
Driving on Pa turnpike twice this year and at 70 mph my 2012 ford f 250 with 79000 miles on it started shaking uncontrollably , had my wife and granddaughter with me and they cried and screamed till it stopped. Going to the dealer to see what Ford is going to fix for me before someone is killed ! Ho...
Driving on Pa turnpike twice this year and at 70 mph my 2012 ford f 250 with 79000 miles on it started shaking uncontrollably , had my wife and granddaughter with me and they cried and screamed till it stopped. Going to the dealer to see what Ford is going to fix for me before someone is killed ! Ho...
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the engine power was significantly reduced and there was a whining sound coming from the engine compartment. While starting the vehicle, there was a high-pitched whining sound heard. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The conta...
Mileage: 120,000
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the engine power was significantly reduced and there was a whining sound coming from the engine compartment. While starting the vehicle, there was a high-pitched whining sound heard. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The conta...
Mileage: 120,000
Daytime running lamps failed
Today 11/21/24, I notified my husband as I am driving up the ramp going 50 my ford started to shake hard. I had to hold on to the steering wheel and pull over with out pressing the break. I came to a stop and kept him on the phone in case I were to flip over. The vehicle stopped wobbling and I start...
Today 11/21/24, I notified my husband as I am driving up the ramp going 50 my ford started to shake hard. I had to hold on to the steering wheel and pull over with out pressing the break. I came to a stop and kept him on the phone in case I were to flip over. The vehicle stopped wobbling and I start...
Today 11/21/24, I notified my husband as I am driving up the ramp going 50 my ford started to shake hard. I had to hold on to the steering wheel and pull over with out pressing the break. I came to a stop and kept him on the phone in case I were to flip over. The vehicle stopped wobbling and I start...
The front suspension randomly shakes when doing speeds above 60 on the freeway. It’s very dangerous especially because we almost experienced running into a semi while driving on I-50 between a cement construction wall and the semi. I find it hard to believe that Ford will NOT own up to this. There...
The front suspension randomly shakes when doing speeds above 60 on the freeway. It’s very dangerous especially because we almost experienced running into a semi while driving on I-50 between a cement construction wall and the semi. I find it hard to believe that Ford will NOT own up to this. There...
The front suspension randomly shakes when doing speeds above 60 on the freeway. It’s very dangerous especially because we almost experienced running into a semi while driving on I-50 between a cement construction wall and the semi. I find it hard to believe that Ford will NOT own up to this. There...
Leaving oil spots on ground. Inside Cab smelling very strongly like burnt oil.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle drove over a bump and experienced the death wobble. The contact pulled over and slowed down to stabilize the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and repaired, however, the ...
Mileage: 128,000
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle drove over a bump and experienced the death wobble. The contact pulled over and slowed down to stabilize the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and repaired, however, the ...
Mileage: 128,000
The front end suspension and steering suddenly shakes violently after hitting a bump or uneven road at speeds above 50 MPH. The only way to stop it is to quickly slow down almost to a stop. Very scary and very dangerous.
The front end suspension and steering suddenly shakes violently after hitting a bump or uneven road at speeds above 50 MPH. The only way to stop it is to quickly slow down almost to a stop. Very scary and very dangerous.
I was driving on a paved road at 55mph, I did have a passenger in the vehicle. As I steered through the slight curve to the left the steering wheel started to jerk in my hands and the truck started to shake/wobble violently. I removed my foot from the accelerator and started to apply the brake while...
EXTENED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR PCM REPROGRAMING INTHE EVENT ABS VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL RELATED COMMUNICATION LOSS THAT DISABLE OBDII SYSTEM MONITORS.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle began to make an abnormal cranking sound with several unknown warning lights flashing on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was discovered that piston rod #3 had...
Mileage: 42,500
I continue to experience violent shaking of vehicle when traveling around 70MPH. I almost lost control before I could safely pull over on the highway. I purchased truck with 55,000 miles on it and I replaced all the tires after it happened the first few times. New tires did not help.
I continue to experience violent shaking of vehicle when traveling around 70MPH. I almost lost control before I could safely pull over on the highway. I purchased truck with 55,000 miles on it and I replaced all the tires after it happened the first few times. New tires did not help.
Death wobble--great oscillation and shuddering of steering wheel and vehicle itself after hitting patches of rough road at highway speeds. This has happened 5 times now. Truck is currently being inspected for any faulty equipment. This occurred on interstate 10 in LA, and if not for quick thinkin...
Death wobble--great oscillation and shuddering of steering wheel and vehicle itself after hitting patches of rough road at highway speeds. This has happened 5 times now. Truck is currently being inspected for any faulty equipment. This occurred on interstate 10 in LA, and if not for quick thinkin...
Death wobble--great oscillation and shuddering of steering wheel and vehicle itself after hitting patches of rough road at highway speeds. This has happened 5 times now. Truck is currently being inspected for any faulty equipment. This occurred on interstate 10 in LA, and if not for quick thinkin...
Without any warning, smoke started billowing from the driver's side dash and overhead liner. When looking for the cause, I pulled the solenoid and the smoking stopped. Upon further inspection, I discovered broken, melted wiring in the rear drivers side door jamb. In researching this problem on...
Without any warning, smoke started billowing from the driver's side dash and overhead liner. When looking for the cause, I pulled the solenoid and the smoking stopped. Upon further inspection, I discovered broken, melted wiring in the rear drivers side door jamb. In researching this problem on...
The front end of the vehicle and wheels start to violently oscillate at speeds between 50-60 mph. Sometimes it occurs after hitting a small bump and often occurs over smooth roads. This has been described as the "death wobble". I have to slow down below 25 mph for the wobbling to stop. This has put...
The front end of the vehicle and wheels start to violently oscillate at speeds between 50-60 mph. Sometimes it occurs after hitting a small bump and often occurs over smooth roads. This has been described as the "death wobble". I have to slow down below 25 mph for the wobbling to stop. This has put...
The front end of the vehicle and wheels start to violently oscillate at speeds between 50-60 mph. Sometimes it occurs after hitting a small bump and often occurs over smooth roads. This has been described as the "death wobble". I have to slow down below 25 mph for the wobbling to stop. This has put...
Inconsistent Death wobble when traveling at speeds 50+mph. The vehicle will begin to shake violently. I will have to come to stop to resolve issue. A licensed mechanic has diagnosed this issue and replaced most of the front end suspension parts. The inconsistent death wobble continues and the vehicl...
Inconsistent Death wobble when traveling at speeds 50+mph. The vehicle will begin to shake violently. I will have to come to stop to resolve issue. A licensed mechanic has diagnosed this issue and replaced most of the front end suspension parts. The inconsistent death wobble continues and the vehicl...
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while her son was driving 25 MPH on a slight incline, the vehicle made an abnormal sound and then stalled. Both the contact's son and husband were unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. There was no warning light illuminated....
Mileage: 210,000
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds over 50 MPH, the vehicle shifted into LIMP Mode. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the failures could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The cont...
Mileage: 160,100
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds over 50 MPH, the vehicle shifted into LIMP Mode. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the failures could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The cont...
Mileage: 160,100
Driver and passenger front air bags did not deploy. Side air bags did deploy. Was hit front passenger side by ford explorer. Then hit by dodge truck head on. Then stuck by dodge truck on passenger side behind back door.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated upon making a turn, the wheel seized, and the vehicle failed to move. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger’s side axle shaft had fractured at the wheel. The...
Mileage: 229,020
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK GOING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR, IT GOES INTO A WOBBLE, SHAKING, VIBRATION MODE. I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A EARTHQUAKE. SOME TIMES IT COMES ON JUST NORMAL DRIVING AND MOST OF THE TIMES HAPPENS DRIVING OVER BUMPY UNEVEN SURFACE AND POTHOLES ROAD DOING OVER FIFTY MILES PER HOUR. I HA...
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK GOING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR, IT GOES INTO A WOBBLE, SHAKING, VIBRATION MODE. I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A EARTHQUAKE. SOME TIMES IT COMES ON JUST NORMAL DRIVING AND MOST OF THE TIMES HAPPENS DRIVING OVER BUMPY UNEVEN SURFACE AND POTHOLES ROAD DOING OVER FIFTY MILES PER HOUR. I HA...
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK GOING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR, IT GOES INTO A WOBBLE, SHAKING, VIBRATION MODE. I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A EARTHQUAKE. SOME TIMES IT COMES ON JUST NORMAL DRIVING AND MOST OF THE TIMES HAPPENS DRIVING OVER BUMPY UNEVEN SURFACE AND POTHOLES ROAD DOING OVER FIFTY MILES PER HOUR. I HA...
Ford previously issued warranty extension for this vehicle 18-M-01 related to the replacement of the reductant heater unit. I acquired the subject vehicle above and had the repair done at my expense on September 9, 2015 with 115,710 miles on the vehicle using an OEM part. Eventually, Ford would reim...
The truck will shake violently and uncontrollably at speeds above 45mph...thought I was going to crash into on coming traffic...very scary and life threatening not only for myself but also my passengers oncoming traffic ... I'm pretty sure I would have been the one with a lawsuit if I was to crash i...
Known Ford Superduty "death wobble"...violent shaking of truck's front end at highway speed. Happens randomly and usually after hitting a bump or going over uneven road surfaces. Only way to stop wobble is to slow down to below about 50 mph, putting myself and others on the road at risk. Known Fo...
Known Ford Superduty "death wobble"...violent shaking of truck's front end at highway speed. Happens randomly and usually after hitting a bump or going over uneven road surfaces. Only way to stop wobble is to slow down to below about 50 mph, putting myself and others on the road at risk. Known Fo...
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle suddenly experienced a death wobble causing the vehicle to violently shake and vibrate. During the failure, the steering column failed as a result the driver lost control of the steering and ...
Mileage: 206,000
the diesel particulate filter is failing on a lot of 2011-2016 ford f-250 f-350, f-450, and f-550 Part 6D20000. Leaving vehicles stranded on the road while driving at 75 MPH. The safety was impacted by a sudden vehicle slowing down with no acceleration. It had also tried doing a lot of regins. This ...
Today, September 6, 2022, is the first time I experienced the so called death wobble. I was traveling along at 55 mph when I went over a bump in the road and my truck began to shake like a dog shaking water off. I slowed down to 40 mph before it stopped. The shaking caused the turbocharger intake h...
Today, September 6, 2022, is the first time I experienced the so called death wobble. I was traveling along at 55 mph when I went over a bump in the road and my truck began to shake like a dog shaking water off. I slowed down to 40 mph before it stopped. The shaking caused the turbocharger intake h...
The truck is experiencing what is commonly referred to as the "Death Wobble." At around 55 mph, the vehicle starts to violently shake. It shakes the whole vehicle, especially the steering--the steering wheel severely shakes until I slow the vehicle slows down below 40 mph. From my research, I'v...
The truck is experiencing what is commonly referred to as the "Death Wobble." At around 55 mph, the vehicle starts to violently shake. It shakes the whole vehicle, especially the steering--the steering wheel severely shakes until I slow the vehicle slows down below 40 mph. From my research, I'v...
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shake abnormally without warning. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to the death wobble. The contact also stated that the EGR cooler was defective, causing the vehicle to d...
Mileage: 136,700
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shake abnormally without warning. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to the death wobble. The contact also stated that the EGR cooler was defective, causing the vehicle to d...
Mileage: 136,700
Very intermittently, when I brake this vehicle to bring it to a stop, the engine will start to rev uncontrollably. I have to practically "stand" on the brake to keep it from charging forward. I have to turn off the truck to stop this high speed revving. After this happened 3 times in 2 months we too...
Very intermittently, when I brake this vehicle to bring it to a stop, the engine will start to rev uncontrollably. I have to practically "stand" on the brake to keep it from charging forward. I have to turn off the truck to stop this high speed revving. After this happened 3 times in 2 months we too...
I have not had an accident. I have experienced a violent shaking of the steering after going over a bump at highway speed (50 +MPH). The truck shakes so that control is very difficult until one can reduce speed. I have heard this shaking called the “Death Wobble” An appropriate name.
Many early model vehicles with the 6.7 Powerstroke experience broken exhaust manifold bolts. Ford corrected this problem after the first few years of known defects but never issued a recall for the faulty design on 2011-2012 models. The exhaust leak can lead to a lack of power, “limp mode”, and/...
Extreme, violent shaking of the front end. At highway speeds, when it happens, the vehicle is very difficult to control while trying to slow down enough for it to stop. This is definitely a safety issue.
Okk Main issue is what everyone calls the “Death Wobble”. It has done it countless of times since I’ve had the truck. Even after I bought a New Fox Single steering stabilizer. I have replaced quite a few things under the front end that I was told “Could” be why it kept doing it. The most r...
Okk Main issue is what everyone calls the “Death Wobble”. It has done it countless of times since I’ve had the truck. Even after I bought a New Fox Single steering stabilizer. I have replaced quite a few things under the front end that I was told “Could” be why it kept doing it. The most r...
Okk Main issue is what everyone calls the “Death Wobble”. It has done it countless of times since I’ve had the truck. Even after I bought a New Fox Single steering stabilizer. I have replaced quite a few things under the front end that I was told “Could” be why it kept doing it. The most r...
While traveling at 55mph I hit a bump which caused the front of the vehicle to shake very violently. Rapid speed increase made it worse. It was only resolved when I braked hard slowing to 30mph. Thank goodness there was no traffic behind me as this would have resulted in my being rear ended by a...
While traveling at 55mph I hit a bump which caused the front of the vehicle to shake very violently. Rapid speed increase made it worse. It was only resolved when I braked hard slowing to 30mph. Thank goodness there was no traffic behind me as this would have resulted in my being rear ended by a...
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that since purchasing of the vehicle, the vehicle experienced the death wobble on two separate occasions. The contact stated that the failures occurred while driving at undisclosed speeds. The contact stated that after driving over bumps on the ...
Mileage: 170,000
Front end death wobble. It began slightly about 6 months ago but progressively has gotten worse. Today driving from 40mph to interstate speeds of 70mph. It is scary and dangerous. Please do whatever is necessary to have FORD recall and fix for this issue.
Front end death wobble. It began slightly about 6 months ago but progressively has gotten worse. Today driving from 40mph to interstate speeds of 70mph. It is scary and dangerous. Please do whatever is necessary to have FORD recall and fix for this issue.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle drove over a bump in the roadway and started to experience the death wobble. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road, restarted the ve...
Mileage: 148,200
My wife and I were traveling on I-40 at about 70 mph when the front end of the vehicle started shacking violently. We had to slow and come to a complete stop. This happened twice so we returned home driving about 50 mph. The first shop replaced the stablizer shock. This did not help. Took it to...
DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. at speeds greater than 40mph, the vehicle becomes almost impossible to steer due to a major 'wobble' in the front end.
DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. at speeds greater than 40mph, the vehicle becomes almost impossible to steer due to a major 'wobble' in the front end.
Violent shaking of the whole truck and steering wheel when the truck hits a bump in the road driving between 60-75 mph. Ford replaced worn put parts and said they could not replicate the problem and everything is good. Driving down the same stretch of high way that causes the death wobble caused t...
Death wobble, any change in the road such as a bridge, older road, bump, ect.... The truck starts to shake uncontrollably, and have to come to a complete stop and start over.
The contact owned a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph when they came to a small unevenness in the road due to a merging of roads. The contact stated that when they passed that point the vehicle suddenly displayed the death wobble despite there being no signi...
Mileage: 30,000
Power Mirror Driver's side doesn't retract /extend automatically. Driver's seat doesn't power adjust. It is stuck in one position and will not move. Electrical short w/ annoying hum over speakers when radio is on.
Power Mirror Driver's side doesn't retract /extend automatically. Driver's seat doesn't power adjust. It is stuck in one position and will not move. Electrical short w/ annoying hum over speakers when radio is on.
Power Mirror Driver's side doesn't retract /extend automatically. Driver's seat doesn't power adjust. It is stuck in one position and will not move. Electrical short w/ annoying hum over speakers when radio is on.
Front Air Bag light is on. Rather than taking it to a Ford Dealership to diagnose issue and charging me an arm and leg telling me the vehicle is out of warranty as in the past I wanted to report this and request direction from you as to what is my next step??? Can you assist me?
We are experiencing the death wobble. Had some repairs done and still having the same issue, just worse. The front end shakes violently when we hit a pot hole or a dip in the road. Couldn't keep hold of steering wheel and started to fish tail. Yes. Our diesel mechanic has looked at it and fixed some...
The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at high speed, the front of the vehicle was shaking violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer w...
Mileage: 170,000
when i was driving it, It would stallout and no power to the foot feed, you couldnt hear the motor running, pull over, and then the foot padel, feed would work again, with no service light came on, happen when i also pulled out to make a left turn or right turn also, I told Car lot, well we cant do...
Tire size 275/70R 18. I purchased these tires in April of 2020 from Stivers Ford in Birmingham, Al. I have since replaced 4 deflective tires and 2 tires there about to be defective. The major problem with this tire is that 1 of these tires blew out while driving 70mph on I-22 in Graysville, Al exit ...
My pickup has what is called the "Death Wobble".
My truck is very dangerous to use because once you get to 30mph and hit a little bump i mean a little bump it starts shaking badly and very dangerous. It also does it while on the hwy. at 60mph oh my god i dont recommend to anyone to but this kind of trucks. its not only me theres is alot of people ...
Periodic extreme Death Wobble (uncontrolled steering/suspension shaking) when driving at high speeds on rough roads.
I was driving on the highway and the front of the truck started to shake uncontrollably. I thought maybe I hit something. Then a little while longer it did it again when I hit a bump. Thank goodness not a lot of cars around I had to turn on my blinkers and try to pull over . No warning lights no be...
I was driving on the highway and the front of the truck started to shake uncontrollably. I thought maybe I hit something. Then a little while longer it did it again when I hit a bump. Thank goodness not a lot of cars around I had to turn on my blinkers and try to pull over . No warning lights no be...
Today, while my wife was exiting my F250, the passenger A pillar handle failed and my wife fell to the ground. She sustained injuries to her hand and leg.
On multiple occasions I have experienced a “death wobble” or a violent shaking that happens to the front end. It typically occurs at speeds over 50 miles per hour. It can also happen after going over bumps or grooves in the road. To stop the shaking, I must quickly slow way down or even stop co...
While driving at highway speeds and going over a bump, steering wheel will oscillate violently. Will have to slow down to nearly a stop to get it to stop. This happens between 60 and 65 MPH hitting the right bump truck gets death wobble, has to get on the brakes hard to stop it, had dealer look at...
While driving at highway speeds and going over a bump, steering wheel will oscillate violently. Will have to slow down to nearly a stop to get it to stop. This happens between 60 and 65 MPH hitting the right bump truck gets death wobble, has to get on the brakes hard to stop it, had dealer look at...
Death Wobble. Truck was uncontrollable, shook so bad that I thought I was going to run off the road. has happened 3 times. Ford claims it is an expected issue.
Death Wobble. Truck was uncontrollable, shook so bad that I thought I was going to run off the road. has happened 3 times. Ford claims it is an expected issue.
When driving on the interstate at the start of a full day on the road, the front of the truck started shaking violently. At first, I thought I had encountered a rough stretch of road, but there was no way the washboard effect I was experiencing was from the road. It was far too fast and violent. My ...
When going over 50mph and hitting a bump the vehicle will shake and vibrate uncontrollably. The steering wheel will shake so violently that it is difficult to control the steering. Must come to a complete stop for the shaking and vibration to stop. This is extremely dangerous in traffic and especial...
The vehicle starts shaking violently and uncontrol able until you slam on the brakes and your speed almost drops to nothing, only until then do you have control of the vehicle. I have been lucky because nobody has been beside me or else I would of slammed into them. Components in the front end have ...
Going 70-80mph on Rt119 North bound after going over a bridge truck started violently shaking with no control. Slowed down and kept going. After about 7 miles and going below 50mph the truck did the same thing.
Death wobble in steering which pulled truck onto on coming traffic .. dangerous and Ford should correct ongoing problem with people’s safety
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE E...
Mileage: 83,404
SPONGE BRAKE PEDAL DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG
Mileage: 53,000
DEATH WOBBLE AROUND 45 MPH
Mileage: 108,000
DEATH WOBBLE AROUND 45 MPH
Mileage: 108,000
ON MARCH 27,2021. I WAS RETURNING FROM A SHOPPING TRIP. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE WAY PARKED, TURNED OFF THE TRUCK. OPENED DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY SMELLED HOT BRAKES. I TURNED LOOKED TO REAR OF VEHICLE NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY GRABBED GARDEN HOSE A SPRAYED DOWN TH...
Mileage: 128,300
ON MY 2012 FORD F250 IT HAS THE CRANK CASE VENTILATION FILTER THAT LEAKS OIL INTO THE INTAKE I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF POST ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM IT SORTA FEELS LIKE FORD WANTS OUR TRUCKS TO BREAK SOBWE HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE THE FILTER IS CHEAP BUT ITS A DEFECT THAT THE DEALER MADE THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN ...
Mileage: 101,000
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED; UPON ENTERING 45-50MPH THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ONCE THE SPEED OF 50+ MPH IS OBTAINED, THE SHAKING STOPS. ALSO BELOW 45MPH THE SHAKING STOPS. HOWEVER, UPON DECELERATION, BELOW 45 MPH, SHAKING OCCURS AT TIMES AS WELL. THE WOBBLE OCCURS DURI...
Mileage: 13,000
THE DEATH WOBBLE MY F-250 TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING A DEATH WOBBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT ,I FIRST TOOK IT IN TO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH 10,212 VEHICLE MILES ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE DEATH WOBBLE , AND HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE SINCE THEN . FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NEV...
Mileage: 10,212
THE DEATH WOBBLE MY F-250 TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING A DEATH WOBBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT ,I FIRST TOOK IT IN TO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH 10,212 VEHICLE MILES ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE DEATH WOBBLE , AND HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE SINCE THEN . FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NEV...
Mileage: 10,212
THE DEATH WOBBLE MY F-250 TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING A DEATH WOBBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT ,I FIRST TOOK IT IN TO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH 10,212 VEHICLE MILES ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE DEATH WOBBLE , AND HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE SINCE THEN . FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NEV...
Mileage: 10,212
MY LOCAL TIRE MAN DESCRIBED THIS AS A " DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT IS AA GOOD DESCRIPTION. AS I DRIVE USUALLY AT 55 MPH THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTS TO SHAKE, NO PRIOR WARNING, SO HARD IT IS HARD TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. O FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW TO A ST...
MY LOCAL TIRE MAN DESCRIBED THIS AS A " DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT IS AA GOOD DESCRIPTION. AS I DRIVE USUALLY AT 55 MPH THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTS TO SHAKE, NO PRIOR WARNING, SO HARD IT IS HARD TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. O FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW TO A ST...
MY LOCAL TIRE MAN DESCRIBED THIS AS A " DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT IS AA GOOD DESCRIPTION. AS I DRIVE USUALLY AT 55 MPH THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTS TO SHAKE, NO PRIOR WARNING, SO HARD IT IS HARD TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. O FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW TO A ST...
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON AN INTERSTATE; AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT END WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED BY ABOUT HALF. I HAD A TRUSTED MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND HE SAID ALL FRONT END PARTS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND TIGHT. HE TALKED TO A DEA...
Mileage: 149,080
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON AN INTERSTATE; AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT END WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED BY ABOUT HALF. I HAD A TRUSTED MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND HE SAID ALL FRONT END PARTS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND TIGHT. HE TALKED TO A DEA...
Mileage: 149,080
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON AN INTERSTATE; AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT END WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED BY ABOUT HALF. I HAD A TRUSTED MECHANIC LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND HE SAID ALL FRONT END PARTS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND TIGHT. HE TALKED TO A DEA...
Mileage: 149,080
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND...
Mileage: 100,000
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THE FRONT TIRES WOBBLE , AFTER HITTING A BUMP, NOT ALL THE TIME . CHANGE EVERYTHING UNDER THE FRONT END AND STILL THE SAME THING. DEATH WOBBLE ABOVE 55 MPH.
Mileage: 217,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FAIRWAY FORD OF AUGUSTA INC (4333 WASHINGTON RD, EVANS, GA 30809, (706) 8...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FAIRWAY FORD OF AUGUSTA INC (4333 WASHINGTON RD, EVANS, GA 30809, (706) 8...
Mileage: 103,000
THE 6.2 ENGINE HAS BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS 3 TIMES NOW. FIRST TWO TIMES WAS ABLE TO JUST REPLACE THE BROKEN VALVE SPRING. THE 3RD TIME IT BROKE A VALVE SPRING IT DROPPED THE VALVE IN THE MOTOR AND PUT HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND SEIZED THE MOTOR ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK
Mileage: 174,000
THE 6.2 ENGINE HAS BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS 3 TIMES NOW. FIRST TWO TIMES WAS ABLE TO JUST REPLACE THE BROKEN VALVE SPRING. THE 3RD TIME IT BROKE A VALVE SPRING IT DROPPED THE VALVE IN THE MOTOR AND PUT HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND SEIZED THE MOTOR ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK
Mileage: 174,000
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTING AT A 75,000 MILES. ALL SUSPENSION IS STOCK, TIRES ARE STOCK. I HAD BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4-5 TIMES (UNDER WARRANTY) AND GOT THE TRACK BAR REPLACED, TRACK BALL BUSHING, AND BALL JOINT, STEERING DAMPER, INCREASE IN CASTER AND ...
Mileage: 75,000
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTING AT A 75,000 MILES. ALL SUSPENSION IS STOCK, TIRES ARE STOCK. I HAD BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4-5 TIMES (UNDER WARRANTY) AND GOT THE TRACK BAR REPLACED, TRACK BALL BUSHING, AND BALL JOINT, STEERING DAMPER, INCREASE IN CASTER AND ...
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SCENARIO. UPON RESEARCHING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD HASN'T ADDRESSED. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE DUBBED IT UNSAFE TO ...
Mileage: 132,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SCENARIO. UPON RESEARCHING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD HASN'T ADDRESSED. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE DUBBED IT UNSAFE TO ...
Mileage: 132,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SCENARIO. UPON RESEARCHING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD HASN'T ADDRESSED. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE DUBBED IT UNSAFE TO ...
Mileage: 132,000
INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, ONLY CAN BE MANUALLY TURNED ON. THE CARGO LIGHTS AND HIGH BRAKE LIKE NO LONGER WORK AS WELL WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CENTER HIGH BRAKE LIGHT. TURNS OUT A LOT OF 2012 F250 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE AND IT'S CAUSED BY THE BCM. ...
INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, ONLY CAN BE MANUALLY TURNED ON. THE CARGO LIGHTS AND HIGH BRAKE LIKE NO LONGER WORK AS WELL WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CENTER HIGH BRAKE LIGHT. TURNS OUT A LOT OF 2012 F250 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE AND IT'S CAUSED BY THE BCM. ...
TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR ISSUE IN/ON THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEELS START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I AM BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK UNTIL IT SLOWS TO AROUND 10 MPH, I HAVE NOW REPLACED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I HAVE ALMOST ROLLED MY TRUC...
Mileage: 170,000
TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR ISSUE IN/ON THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEELS START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I AM BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK UNTIL IT SLOWS TO AROUND 10 MPH, I HAVE NOW REPLACED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I HAVE ALMOST ROLLED MY TRUC...
Mileage: 170,000
MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN SOMEONE SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN FRONT OF US TO TURN, WITH NO TURN SIGNAL. WE HIT THIS PERSONS VEHICLE IN A 55 MPH ZONE AT 55 MPH AND THEN HIT THE DITCH. NONE OF OUR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WITH THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURED, I WOULD THINK A SENSOR WOULD HAVE TRI...
Mileage: 177,900
FIRS STARTED VIBRATING BEYOND MY CONTROL WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, HAD WORN BUSHING AND OTHER REPLACEMENTS AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK CANNOT BE STEERED AND ONLY STOPS WHEN I GET BELOW 20MPH. IT HAS NOW OCCURRED AT ...
Mileage: 89,755
FIRS STARTED VIBRATING BEYOND MY CONTROL WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, HAD WORN BUSHING AND OTHER REPLACEMENTS AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK CANNOT BE STEERED AND ONLY STOPS WHEN I GET BELOW 20MPH. IT HAS NOW OCCURRED AT ...
Mileage: 89,755
FIRS STARTED VIBRATING BEYOND MY CONTROL WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, HAD WORN BUSHING AND OTHER REPLACEMENTS AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK CANNOT BE STEERED AND ONLY STOPS WHEN I GET BELOW 20MPH. IT HAS NOW OCCURRED AT ...
Mileage: 89,755
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE THAT HAD TURNED IN FRONT OF HIM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT WHILE PRESSED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON TIRAPELLI FORD (4355 W. JEFFERSON ST, SHOREWOOD, IL...
Mileage: 95,000
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. FORD DEALER REPLACED THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY, FRONT SUSPENSION ARM BUSHING, INSTALLED 1 DEGREE ADJUSTERS, REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHING, AND DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TEN MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR VIOLENT SHA...
Mileage: 95,000
FOR THE SECOND TIME WHILE TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I COULD BARELY MAINTAIN A HOLD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES CHECKED AND THEY IN GOOD SHAPE AND BALANCED. THE FRONT BALL JOINTS ARE DEEMED FINE. AFTER A VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY ...
Mileage: 79,500
WHILE DRIVE MY 2012 FORD F-250 AT SPEEDS OF 65+, THE STEERING WHEEL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. THE VIDEOS FOUND ON YOUTUBE REPLICATE IT CORRECTLY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IT MAY HAVE ...
Mileage: 202,000
WHILE DRIVE MY 2012 FORD F-250 AT SPEEDS OF 65+, THE STEERING WHEEL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. THE VIDEOS FOUND ON YOUTUBE REPLICATE IT CORRECTLY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IT MAY HAVE ...
Mileage: 202,000
WHILE DRIVE MY 2012 FORD F-250 AT SPEEDS OF 65+, THE STEERING WHEEL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. THE VIDEOS FOUND ON YOUTUBE REPLICATE IT CORRECTLY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IT MAY HAVE ...
Mileage: 202,000
ABOVE ABOUT 40MPH, VERY STRONG SHAKING IN STEERING THAT IS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED UNLESS I SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THESE TRUCKS AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING IT FOR YEARS. I FINALLY DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT.
Mileage: 135,000
WHEN DRIVING ON I95 (INTESTATE) AT A NOMINAL 65-70 MPH SPONTANEOUSLY, THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING AND AS TIME PROGRESSES IT GETS SO BAD IT MAKES THE TRUCK VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DURING THE EVENT THE FIRST REACTION IS TO HOLD THE TRUCK IN A LANE WHILE BRAKING. THAT EXACERBATES THE VIOLENCE OF THE SH...
Mileage: 150,000
MY 2012 F250 STARTED HAVING A DEATH WOBBLE IN JULY OF 2020. I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP IN SNYDER TX REPLACE MY STEERING DAMPENER IN AUG OF 2020. THE PROBLEM JUST STARTED AGAIN OCTOBER 13. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 140000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP IN SNYDER TX SAID THAT THE FRONT END COMPONENTS ARE IN GREAT ...
Mileage: 138,000
MY 2012 F250 STARTED HAVING A DEATH WOBBLE IN JULY OF 2020. I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP IN SNYDER TX REPLACE MY STEERING DAMPENER IN AUG OF 2020. THE PROBLEM JUST STARTED AGAIN OCTOBER 13. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 140000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP IN SNYDER TX SAID THAT THE FRONT END COMPONENTS ARE IN GREAT ...
Mileage: 138,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT END DEVELOPS A HORRIBLE WOBBLE AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I CAN GET THE SPEED BELOW 35 MPH. I AM AWARE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED...
Mileage: 42,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT END DEVELOPS A HORRIBLE WOBBLE AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I CAN GET THE SPEED BELOW 35 MPH. I AM AWARE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED...
Mileage: 42,000
FORD REFERS TO THE ISSUE AS A STEERING ISOLATION PROBLEM. THE PUBLIC CALLS IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE." AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CERTAIN BUMPS WILL SET OFF A RESONANCE IN THE FRONT AXLE AND STEERING SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE FRON...
Mileage: 100,000
FORD REFERS TO THE ISSUE AS A STEERING ISOLATION PROBLEM. THE PUBLIC CALLS IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE." AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CERTAIN BUMPS WILL SET OFF A RESONANCE IN THE FRONT AXLE AND STEERING SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE FRON...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-250 WITH 185K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ALONG LA 23 AT ABOUT 65 MPH IN LOUISIANA WHEN I CROSSED A BRIDGE, PASSING OVER WHERE THE HIGHWAY MEETS THE BRIDGE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ABILITY TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK. I SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH IN THE RIGHT...
Mileage: 185,000
I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-250 WITH 185K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ALONG LA 23 AT ABOUT 65 MPH IN LOUISIANA WHEN I CROSSED A BRIDGE, PASSING OVER WHERE THE HIGHWAY MEETS THE BRIDGE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ABILITY TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK. I SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH IN THE RIGHT...
Mileage: 185,000
I HAVE A 2012 FORD F-250 WITH 185K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ALONG LA 23 AT ABOUT 65 MPH IN LOUISIANA WHEN I CROSSED A BRIDGE, PASSING OVER WHERE THE HIGHWAY MEETS THE BRIDGE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOST ABILITY TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK. I SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH IN THE RIGHT...
Mileage: 185,000
WHEN HITTING SPEEDS ABOVE 40 I GET EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND WOBBLING TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS TO STOP THE WOBBLE IT IS SCARY AND I NO LONGER TAKE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY
WHEN HITTING SPEEDS ABOVE 40 I GET EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND WOBBLING TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS TO STOP THE WOBBLE IT IS SCARY AND I NO LONGER TAKE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY
MY 2012 FORD F250 HAS EXPERIENCE THE REPORTED "DEATH WOBBLE" NUMEROUS TIMES. YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (55-70 MPH) HIT ROUGH ROAD AND IT SUDDENLY STARTS A VIOLENT WOBBLE IN THE SUSPENSION. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST 35 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP (DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE FREEWAY). NOW ...
Mileage: 120,000
TRAVELING ON FLORIDA I 95 NORTH AT 74MPH MY FAMILY AND I WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THAT WAS NO MORE THAN 1-1/2" DROP AND THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST WAS JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE OF T...
Mileage: 104,000
TRAVELING ON FLORIDA I 95 NORTH AT 74MPH MY FAMILY AND I WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THAT WAS NO MORE THAN 1-1/2" DROP AND THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST WAS JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE OF T...
Mileage: 104,000
IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND NOW I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT 65 TO 75 MILES AN HOUR. TRUELY A DEATH SENTENCE TO DRIVE IT.FEELS LIKE BOTH FRONT TIRES BLOW OUT. I SLOW AND PULL TO SHOULDER AND NOTHING VISUALLY IS WRONG. I JUST RECENTLY TOOK TO FORD DEALER SHIP, THEY HAVE HAD IT FO...
Mileage: 90,000
IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND NOW I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT 65 TO 75 MILES AN HOUR. TRUELY A DEATH SENTENCE TO DRIVE IT.FEELS LIKE BOTH FRONT TIRES BLOW OUT. I SLOW AND PULL TO SHOULDER AND NOTHING VISUALLY IS WRONG. I JUST RECENTLY TOOK TO FORD DEALER SHIP, THEY HAVE HAD IT FO...
Mileage: 90,000
HAVING AN UNCONTROLABLESHAKE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HAVE REPLACED STABILIZER BAR ONCE BUT CONTINUES HAVING SAME PROBLEM. HAVE RESEARCHED AND IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. AM UP TO 135,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN AT H...
Mileage: 135,874
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN ADJUSTING SPEED, ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND POWER STEERING, BRAKES STOP WORKING, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON, INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN ADJUSTING SPEED, ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND POWER STEERING, BRAKES STOP WORKING, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON, INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN ADJUSTING SPEED, ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND POWER STEERING, BRAKES STOP WORKING, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON, INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK
Mileage: 70,000
TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES AND IS EXHIBITING THE STEREO TYPICAL DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD MAY PRODUCE AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHUDDER. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO RAPIDLY SLOW UNTIL THE TRUCK STOPS SHAKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS...
Mileage: 66,419
WHEN YOUR DRIVING AROUND FIFTY MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A BUMP IT GOES INTO WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS THE DEATH WOBBLE THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER SEEN WINTER IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ONLY HAS 28 THOUSAND MILES I'M AN EX ASA MECHANIC SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH MECHANICS MY SON IN-LAW HAD A2011 SAME PROBLEM HE LIVED I...
Mileage: 24,000
WHEN YOUR DRIVING AROUND FIFTY MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A BUMP IT GOES INTO WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS THE DEATH WOBBLE THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER SEEN WINTER IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ONLY HAS 28 THOUSAND MILES I'M AN EX ASA MECHANIC SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH MECHANICS MY SON IN-LAW HAD A2011 SAME PROBLEM HE LIVED I...
Mileage: 24,000
WHEN YOUR DRIVING AROUND FIFTY MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A BUMP IT GOES INTO WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS THE DEATH WOBBLE THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER SEEN WINTER IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ONLY HAS 28 THOUSAND MILES I'M AN EX ASA MECHANIC SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH MECHANICS MY SON IN-LAW HAD A2011 SAME PROBLEM HE LIVED I...
Mileage: 24,000
MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH ONE INCIDENT OF MY WIFE LOSING CONTROL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. I GOT NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO F...
Mileage: 52,000
MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH ONE INCIDENT OF MY WIFE LOSING CONTROL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. I GOT NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO F...
Mileage: 52,000
MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH ONE INCIDENT OF MY WIFE LOSING CONTROL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES. I GOT NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO F...
Mileage: 52,000
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL, EXHIBITING VIOLENT SHAKING. I NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". I NEEDED TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30 MPH WHILE FURIOUSLY GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 MO...
Mileage: 135,500
DEATH WOBBLE! FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS PHENOMENON BY CHANGING OUT SHOCKS, SWAY BARS, STEERING BOX ETC., THIS PAST SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH, WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT END WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE) WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL...
Mileage: 140,000
WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I IN MY 2012 F-250 I GET DEATH WOBBLE, THE FRONT TIRES START SHAKING LIKE CRAZY AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES LIKE YOU CAN'T IMAGINE, IT STARTS AROUND 50MPH AND GETS REALLY BAD ABOUT 60-65MPH. I HAVE REPLACED BALL JOINTS,TIE RODS, SHOCKS, WHEEL BEARINGS...
Mileage: 146,000
WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I IN MY 2012 F-250 I GET DEATH WOBBLE, THE FRONT TIRES START SHAKING LIKE CRAZY AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES LIKE YOU CAN'T IMAGINE, IT STARTS AROUND 50MPH AND GETS REALLY BAD ABOUT 60-65MPH. I HAVE REPLACED BALL JOINTS,TIE RODS, SHOCKS, WHEEL BEARINGS...
Mileage: 146,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL DRIVABILITY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY BUICK GMC ABBEVILLE (1201 U S 16...
Mileage: 75,000
WHEN I HIT ABUMP IN THE ROAD STARTS SHAKING VIOLANTLY HAVE TO STOP NO MATTER ABOUGHT TRAFFIC. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, DASH LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE, AC, AND RADIO INTERMEDIATELY SHUT OFF FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON. THIS REPEATEDLY HAPPENS.
Mileage: 176,000
TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING OCCASIONALLY BEFORE END OF WARRANTY. SOMETIMES FROM A NOTICEABLE BUMP SOMETIMES FOR NO CLEAR REASON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION BUT TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT GOT WORSE TO THE POINT WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE MUCH AS IT BECAME AL...
TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING OCCASIONALLY BEFORE END OF WARRANTY. SOMETIMES FROM A NOTICEABLE BUMP SOMETIMES FOR NO CLEAR REASON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION BUT TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT GOT WORSE TO THE POINT WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE MUCH AS IT BECAME AL...
TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ABOVE 60 MPH. FRONT WHEELS WOBBLED AND SHUCK VIOLENTLY. THEY GOT INTO A RHYTHM THAT KEEPS THE SHAKING GOING UNTIL I REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 25MPH. I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. HAD TO AGGRESSIVELY BRAKE WHICH ALSO ALMOST CAUSED OTH...
Mileage: 145,000
EGR SISTEM FAILS TO SOON AND I HAVE DEAD WOBBLE FRONT SUSPENSION
EGR SISTEM FAILS TO SOON AND I HAVE DEAD WOBBLE FRONT SUSPENSION
2012 F250 PURCHASED NEW AND NO MODIFICATIONS EVER. I HAVE ALWAYS RUN THE STOCK MICHELIN TIRES. BEGINNING IN OR ABOUT 2015 I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH WHEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE TIRES HITS A GROOVE, BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTRO...
Mileage: 50,000
2012 F250 PURCHASED NEW AND NO MODIFICATIONS EVER. I HAVE ALWAYS RUN THE STOCK MICHELIN TIRES. BEGINNING IN OR ABOUT 2015 I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH WHEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE TIRES HITS A GROOVE, BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTRO...
Mileage: 50,000
FORD F250 WITH DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE REPLACED ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS $1,700 AND NEW TIRES $1,200 TIIRES REBALANCED AND ROTATED. 4 TIMES TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. DO I HAVE TO DIE IN THE VEHICLE TO GET SOMEONES ATTENTION?
Mileage: 60,000
SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END AROUND 60MPH. TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. "DEATH SHUDDER"
Mileage: 157,000
SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END AROUND 60MPH. TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. "DEATH SHUDDER"
Mileage: 157,000
SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END AROUND 60MPH. TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. "DEATH SHUDDER"
Mileage: 157,000
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILE AN HOUR THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR HITTING BUMPS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL AND HAS TO COME TO A STOP TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. I HAVE THIS NICE TRUCK THAT I HAVE TO...
Mileage: 170,000
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILE AN HOUR THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR HITTING BUMPS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL AND HAS TO COME TO A STOP TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. I HAVE THIS NICE TRUCK THAT I HAVE TO...
Mileage: 170,000
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILE AN HOUR THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR HITTING BUMPS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL AND HAS TO COME TO A STOP TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. I HAVE THIS NICE TRUCK THAT I HAVE TO...
Mileage: 170,000
MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE IN SEVERAL TIMES AT THIS TIME NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUES WAS OVER THE YEARS IT BECAME WORSE I FIXED SOME OF THE ISSUE AT MY OWN EXPENSE STILL HAVE ISSUES WORRIED I MAY DIE OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE WHEN THE WOBBLE OCCURS
Mileage: 78,000
MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE IN SEVERAL TIMES AT THIS TIME NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUES WAS OVER THE YEARS IT BECAME WORSE I FIXED SOME OF THE ISSUE AT MY OWN EXPENSE STILL HAVE ISSUES WORRIED I MAY DIE OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE WHEN THE WOBBLE OCCURS
Mileage: 78,000
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 AT 65MPH PASSING A VEHICLE AND ALL THE SUDDEN TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL UNTIL WE GOT BELOW 30 MPH. FELT AS IF TIRES WERE GOING TO FALL OFF OR WE WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL.
Mileage: 142,000
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 AT 65MPH PASSING A VEHICLE AND ALL THE SUDDEN TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL UNTIL WE GOT BELOW 30 MPH. FELT AS IF TIRES WERE GOING TO FALL OFF OR WE WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL.
Mileage: 142,000
DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY SCARES MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER SO BAD THEY WANT ME TO TRADE FOR A GMC.
Mileage: 105,000
BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND YOU ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP. IT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK IS STOCK FROM THE FACTORY AND ONLY HAS 56,00O MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 56,000
DRIVING VEHICLE LAST YEAR BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF EXPERIENCED WHAT IS NOW KNOW AS 'THE DEATH WOBBLE' WHERE THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE WILDLY ABOVE APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER TO INSPECT/FIX THE PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING 'DEATH WOBB...
Mileage: 115,000
GETTING THE DEATH WOBBLE, HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND DAMPER, NOT LUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY SOMETIMES WHEN HIT A BUMP AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. ITS TERRIBLE.
Mileage: 121,000
GETTING THE DEATH WOBBLE, HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND DAMPER, NOT LUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY SOMETIMES WHEN HIT A BUMP AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. ITS TERRIBLE.
Mileage: 121,000
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL INADVERTANTLY BEGIN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE SPEED IS ALMOST REDUCED TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDLESS OF THE TIRE TREAD WEAR. HAS OCCURRED WITH BRAND NEW TIRES.
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AFTER DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DURING THE FAILURE THE DRIVER WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY ABLE ...
Mileage: 83,000
TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 65 SOUTH FROM MONTGOMERY, AL HEADED HOME TO DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL, WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE THAT HAD BUMPS IN THE ROAD FROM WHAT I THINK WERE WHERE BRIDGE ROAD SECTIONS. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF A FOUR PART OF THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN I FELT THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD ...
Mileage: 180,000
CURRENTLY HAVE 53K MILES. PROBLEM RARE, STARTED AT 10K OR LESS. WITH OUR WILTHOUT PICKUP CAMPER LOADS: AT 60MPH OR HIGHER WHEN HITTING BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS OR RR TRACKS (PARTICULARLY AT ANGLES) IN WHICH ONE WHEEL STRIKES IRREGULARITY FIRST, A VIOLENT WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE BEGINS. MUS...
Mileage: 50,000
CURRENTLY HAVE 53K MILES. PROBLEM RARE, STARTED AT 10K OR LESS. WITH OUR WILTHOUT PICKUP CAMPER LOADS: AT 60MPH OR HIGHER WHEN HITTING BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS OR RR TRACKS (PARTICULARLY AT ANGLES) IN WHICH ONE WHEEL STRIKES IRREGULARITY FIRST, A VIOLENT WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE BEGINS. MUS...
Mileage: 50,000
IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THIS TRUCK BETWEEN THE LINES ON THE ROAD. IT HAS ABOUT 4 INCHES OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OVERCORRECTING THIS IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS....I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT
Mileage: 136,000
THE TRUCK HAS WHAT THEY CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE ITS IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS FOR COMPLAINTS OUT THE ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED IF ITS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. IT SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AS SOON A...
Mileage: 37,000
THE TRUCK HAS WHAT THEY CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE ITS IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS FOR COMPLAINTS OUT THE ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED IF ITS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. IT SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AS SOON A...
Mileage: 37,000
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. HAVING TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO 30 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IS NOT SAFE. OUR TRUCK IS UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. FIRST THEY BLAMED IT ON THE ...
Mileage: 100,000
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. HAVING TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO 30 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IS NOT SAFE. OUR TRUCK IS UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. FIRST THEY BLAMED IT ON THE ...
Mileage: 100,000
DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS OVER 60MPH. TOOK PLACE FIVE TIMES WITHIN 15 MINUTES.
Mileage: 130,150
EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHILE DRIVING A HIGHWAY 287 (SAME SPEED NO STOP AND GO WITH TRAFFICS). TRUCK WAS SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND WOBBLING CAUSED MY HUSBAND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE TUCK BUT SCARED HIM TO DEATH. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED...
Mileage: 130,000
EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHILE DRIVING A HIGHWAY 287 (SAME SPEED NO STOP AND GO WITH TRAFFICS). TRUCK WAS SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND WOBBLING CAUSED MY HUSBAND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE TUCK BUT SCARED HIM TO DEATH. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED...
Mileage: 130,000
EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHILE DRIVING A HIGHWAY 287 (SAME SPEED NO STOP AND GO WITH TRAFFICS). TRUCK WAS SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND WOBBLING CAUSED MY HUSBAND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE TUCK BUT SCARED HIM TO DEATH. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED...
Mileage: 130,000
THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY UPON HITTING A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 50 MPH. AGGRESSIVE BREAKING WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE WOBBLING.
Mileage: 56,000
WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND REACH ABOUT 50 MPH THE WHEELS ON THE TRUCK SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND IT JERKS YOU OFF THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK.
Mileage: 92,000
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE PARKWAY, A STRAIGHT ROAD, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER. THEY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND CALLED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING ...
Mileage: 86,700
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE PARKWAY, A STRAIGHT ROAD, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER. THEY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND CALLED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING ...
Mileage: 86,700
THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN (LAST WEEK) I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 55MPH (PULLING A TRAILER), CLEAR SKY, TEMP IN THE 50'S. FELT A SLIGHT SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IN THE FLOOR BOARD. WITHIN SECONDS IS WHEN A EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING STARTED. I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY. I...
Mileage: 157,000
THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN (LAST WEEK) I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 55MPH (PULLING A TRAILER), CLEAR SKY, TEMP IN THE 50'S. FELT A SLIGHT SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IN THE FLOOR BOARD. WITHIN SECONDS IS WHEN A EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING STARTED. I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY. I...
Mileage: 157,000
WHEN DRIVING 60MPH, OUT OF NO WHERE THE FRONT END STARTED WOBBLING LIKE CRAZY. WE ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER SLOWING DOWN IT STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON OUR WAY HOME. WE WERE DRIVING ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. THANK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING.
Mileage: 210,434
WHEN DRIVING 60MPH, OUT OF NO WHERE THE FRONT END STARTED WOBBLING LIKE CRAZY. WE ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER SLOWING DOWN IT STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON OUR WAY HOME. WE WERE DRIVING ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. THANK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING.
Mileage: 210,434
WHILE TRAVELING TO OKLAHOMA , I WAS GOING 70 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING AND HAD TO SLOW TO 45 TOO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS WAS ON 10/13/2019. I LATER LEARNED THAT THIS IS SO COMMON IN FORDS THAT IT HAS THE NICKNAME ' DEATH WOBBLE"
Mileage: 176,000
WHILE TRAVELING TO OKLAHOMA , I WAS GOING 70 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING AND HAD TO SLOW TO 45 TOO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS WAS ON 10/13/2019. I LATER LEARNED THAT THIS IS SO COMMON IN FORDS THAT IT HAS THE NICKNAME ' DEATH WOBBLE"
Mileage: 176,000
WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANY UNEVEN SURFACE IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY INCLUDING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY.
Mileage: 69,000
DRIVING TO DALLAS, TX. ON FREEWAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP. TRUCK WENT INTO FRONT END SPEED WOBBLE. HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30 MPH BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON A CROWDED FREEWAY.
Mileage: 88,300
WE HAVE A F-250 KING RANCH SUPER DUTY 4 WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN WE ARE GOING OVER 60 MPH AND WE HIT A BUMP IT GOES INTO A DEATH SHAKE. IT DOESNT MATTER IF IT IS A HIGHWAY OR COUNTRY ROAD IF YOU HIT A BUMP YOU BETTER HOLD ON CAUSE YOUR GOING INTO A DEATH SHAKE LIKE NO OTHER. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CO...
Mileage: 120,000
WE HAVE A F-250 KING RANCH SUPER DUTY 4 WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN WE ARE GOING OVER 60 MPH AND WE HIT A BUMP IT GOES INTO A DEATH SHAKE. IT DOESNT MATTER IF IT IS A HIGHWAY OR COUNTRY ROAD IF YOU HIT A BUMP YOU BETTER HOLD ON CAUSE YOUR GOING INTO A DEATH SHAKE LIKE NO OTHER. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CO...
Mileage: 120,000
MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY STARTED WHAT MANY REFER TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 65,000 MILES. THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS OCCURRED WHEN MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK (WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT) TO VISIT COLLEGES. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (78 MPH) WE WENT OVER A CONCRETE TO ...
Mileage: 65,000
MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY STARTED WHAT MANY REFER TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 65,000 MILES. THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS OCCURRED WHEN MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK (WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT) TO VISIT COLLEGES. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (78 MPH) WE WENT OVER A CONCRETE TO ...
Mileage: 65,000
THE SECURITY SYSTEM GOES OFF AT RANDOM, SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. SHOP SAYS. NOTHING WRONG .... I BEG TO DIFFER, I CAN BE INSIDE A STORE, KEYS IN PURSE AND ALARM GOES OFF AND NO ONE AROUND TRUCK. OR AT HOME IN BED AT 2 OR 4 AM AND IT GOES OFF. NO ONE AROUND TRUCK KEYS ON COUNTER. I ALWAYS LOCK M...
Mileage: 85,000
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 TIME...
Mileage: 68,000
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 TIME...
Mileage: 68,000
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 VE...
Mileage: 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 S...
Mileage: 126,000
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 S...
Mileage: 126,000
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 SHOC...
Mileage: 143,000
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 SHOC...
Mileage: 143,000
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 ...
Mileage: 113,000
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 ...
Mileage: 113,000
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 ...
Mileage: 113,000
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 T...
Mileage: 155,000
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 T...
Mileage: 155,000
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 T...
Mileage: 155,000
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 TAK...
Mileage: 29,000
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.
Mileage: 140,000
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.
Mileage: 140,000
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.
Mileage: 140,000
SHIFTS TO WHILE DRIVING
Mileage: 90,000
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...
Mileage: 59,000
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.
Mileage: 38,000
SOFT PEDAL, BRAKE SYSTEM PEDAL PRESSURE HAS MOVEMENT WHEN STARTING. WHILE DRIVING HAS LIMITED STOPPING POWER.
Mileage: 30,000
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 A...
Mileage: 188,180
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 A...
Mileage: 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 BA...
Mileage: 199,000
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 WO...
Mileage: 46,747
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.
Mileage: 8,700,000
DEFROST MODE ACUATOR FAULTY
Mileage: 67,000
DEFROST MODE ACUATOR FAULTY
Mileage: 67,000
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. T...
Mileage: 70,000
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. T...
Mileage: 70,000
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 ...
Mileage: 157,000
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 ...
Mileage: 157,000
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 L...
Mileage: 130,000
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 REC...
Mileage: 280,000
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 ...
Mileage: 174,000
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!
Mileage: 46,000
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 MI...
Mileage: 205
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 PR...
Mileage: 70,000
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.
Mileage: 76,000
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.
Mileage: 76,000
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 CONTAC...
Mileage: 128,000
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.
Mileage: 120,000
EGT SENSORS SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL
Mileage: 81,160
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 WHEE...
Mileage: 48,000
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 WHEE...
Mileage: 48,000
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 WHEE...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE IN MOTION HIGHWAY DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT START
Mileage: 50,000
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 T...
Mileage: 74,500
EGT SENSORS FAILING AND LEAVING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
Mileage: 45,000
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....
Mileage: 51,000
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...
Mileage: 157,000
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 FUE...
Mileage: 63,200
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
Mileage: 1
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 BOTH...
Mileage: 108,657
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 BOTH...
Mileage: 108,657
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 BOTH...
Mileage: 108,657
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 BEH...
Mileage: 134,000
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.
Mileage: 23,650
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 PI...
Mileage: 75,500
"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE AT SPEED, FAILED EGT SENSOR CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHUT-OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE
Mileage: 145,000
"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE AT SPEED, FAILED EGT SENSOR CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHUT-OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE
Mileage: 145,000
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
Mileage: 69,000
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
Mileage: 69,000
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...
Mileage: 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 S...
Mileage: 101,000
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 S...
Mileage: 101,000
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 U...
Mileage: 62,000
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 U...
Mileage: 62,000
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 WOBBL...
Mileage: 90,000
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 WOBBL...
Mileage: 90,000
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...
Mileage: 84,000
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...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MA...
Mileage: 98,000
THE DIESEL DEF SAFETY SWIRCHES GO OUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IF TRUCK GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH. A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE IF PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP CAUSING A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT ALMOST LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT T...
Mileage: 95,000
SINCE 2013 I HAVE HAD MY FORD F250 INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH COMPLAINTS OF THE FRONT END JUST BEGINNING TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE SHAKING WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK IS STOPPED, AND DURING THAT TIME IT'S SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY IT'S UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONTINUOUSLY TOLD M...
Mileage: 45
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE SPEED NEEDED TO BE REDUCED OR THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED A SHIM TO THE ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 32,000
TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: FIRST I WAS LEFT STRANDED ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE EGT SENSOR DEFECT SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK. HAD TO PAY A TOWER $350 TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT WAS A LITTLE SENSOR THAT LEFT ME STRANDED. THIS TYPE THING SHOULDN'T HAPPEN WHEN YO...
Mileage: 33,000
TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: FIRST I WAS LEFT STRANDED ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE EGT SENSOR DEFECT SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK. HAD TO PAY A TOWER $350 TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT WAS A LITTLE SENSOR THAT LEFT ME STRANDED. THIS TYPE THING SHOULDN'T HAPPEN WHEN YO...
Mileage: 33,000
TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: FIRST I WAS LEFT STRANDED ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE EGT SENSOR DEFECT SHUT DOWN MY TRUCK. HAD TO PAY A TOWER $350 TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT WAS A LITTLE SENSOR THAT LEFT ME STRANDED. THIS TYPE THING SHOULDN'T HAPPEN WHEN YO...
Mileage: 33,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: LTX/AT, (NA) TIRE SIZE: LT275/65/R20, AND DOT NUMBER: B70T003X3011. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE TIRES, WHICH BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE ...
Mileage: 28,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A "STOP VEHICLE" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAG LINK AND THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO N...
Mileage: 3,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAG LINK AND THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO N...
Mileage: 3,000
EGT FAILURE CAUSES TRUCK TO LOSE POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON SIDE OF ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO DIFFERENT TRUCKS OF THE SAME MODEL & YEAR.
BOUGHT VEHICLE WITH 89,000 MILES IN 2013; CURRENTLY HAVE 124,000 MILES. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, VEHICLE STARTED A SHAKE IN STEERING, LASTING 1-2 SECONDS, WHENEVER A LARGE POTHOLE/BUMP ON 11/17/2015, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", LASTING APPROXIMATELY 30 SECO...
Mileage: 124,000
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 - 65MPH AND HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IN ORDER TO GET THIS TO STOP YOU MUST SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO BRING THE SPEED DOWN TO 15 - 20 MPH. FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISER AND MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE EX...
Mileage: 36,172
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 - 65MPH AND HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IN ORDER TO GET THIS TO STOP YOU MUST SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO BRING THE SPEED DOWN TO 15 - 20 MPH. FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISER AND MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE EX...
Mileage: 36,172
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO REMAIN AJAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VE...
Mileage: 24,989
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL STALL (CUT OFF) WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR NOTICE DURING MOTION OR AT A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT CITY SPEEDS (LESS THAN 25 MPH) AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (GREATER THAN 55 MPH) THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY START BUT MAY START AFTER STANDING FOR SOME TIME. THIS CAUSES PO...
Mileage: 49,000
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL STALL (CUT OFF) WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR NOTICE DURING MOTION OR AT A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT CITY SPEEDS (LESS THAN 25 MPH) AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (GREATER THAN 55 MPH) THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY START BUT MAY START AFTER STANDING FOR SOME TIME. THIS CAUSES PO...
Mileage: 49,000
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL STALL (CUT OFF) WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR NOTICE DURING MOTION OR AT A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT CITY SPEEDS (LESS THAN 25 MPH) AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (GREATER THAN 55 MPH) THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY START BUT MAY START AFTER STANDING FOR SOME TIME. THIS CAUSES PO...
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH. I CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND THE FRONT OF THE PICKUP SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES FIRMLY AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER QUICKLY. I THOUGHT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WAS COMING APART AND I WAS GOING TO WRECK. THIS HAD NEVER...
Mileage: 28,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH. I CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND THE FRONT OF THE PICKUP SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES FIRMLY AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER QUICKLY. I THOUGHT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WAS COMING APART AND I WAS GOING TO WRECK. THIS HAD NEVER...
Mileage: 28,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS OIL COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILE...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING BOX, STABILIZER, AND DRAG L...
Mileage: 45,000
WE WERE TRAVELLING THRU NEW MEXICO ON OUR WAY HOME TO ARIZONA WHEN WE FELT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. HAVING EXPERIENCED A SEPARATED CORD IN ONE OF OUR TIRES IN MAY OF 2015 AT 15,000 MILES (SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER), WE SUSPECTED A TIRE. WE PULLED OFF AT A REST STOP BUT COULD NOT SEE A PROBLEM. ...
Mileage: 23,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS, THE RUBBER STOPPER STRUCK THE AXLE AND CREATED A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE F...
Mileage: 1,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS, THE RUBBER STOPPER STRUCK THE AXLE AND CREATED A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE F...
Mileage: 1,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND OVER A BUMP, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUSHING BAR ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEH...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND OVER A BUMP, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUSHING BAR ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEH...
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A 2012 FORD F250 KING RANCH 6.7 DIESEL. THE RADIATOR STARTED LEAKING SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT I NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR. SINCE MY BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36K MILES THIS REPAIR WAS ON MY DIME. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS AND SUCH, THERE HAVE BEEN KNOWN ISS...
Mileage: 43,505
RADIATOR FAILED AT 47,500 MILES. FORD REFUSES TO FIX. HAVE READ MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF DEFECTIVE RADIATORS FAILING FROM NEW TO 100,000 MILES. THIS WEBSITE LISTS COMPLAINTS AND AVERAGE MILEAGE. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/COOLANT-LEAK-FROM-RADIATOR-931. *TR
Mileage: 47,500
RADIATOR FAILED AT 47,500 MILES. FORD REFUSES TO FIX. HAVE READ MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF DEFECTIVE RADIATORS FAILING FROM NEW TO 100,000 MILES. THIS WEBSITE LISTS COMPLAINTS AND AVERAGE MILEAGE. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/COOLANT-LEAK-FROM-RADIATOR-931. *TR
Mileage: 47,500
THE TRUCK WENT INTO A WOBBLING FRONT WHEEL SITUATION WHEN I HIT AN IRREGULAR PAVEMENT STRETCH. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN YOU GO OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
THE TRUCK WENT INTO A WOBBLING FRONT WHEEL SITUATION WHEN I HIT AN IRREGULAR PAVEMENT STRETCH. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN YOU GO OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
JAN 01 2015 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK 6AM, WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON A MESSAGE READ " PULL OVER NOW SAFELY", I PULL TO THE SIDE ALONG THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO CALL INTO TO WORK TO ADVISE I WON'T BE IN AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A TOW INTO FOLSOM LAKE FORD...
Mileage: 104,000
WE WERE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF FOUR LANE HIGHWAY (TWO LANES EACH WAY) WHEN THE SENSOR WARNING CAME ON SAYING STOP SAFELY SOON. MY HUSBAND STARTED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT. THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT. BEFORE WE COULD GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE THE TRUCK DIED. HAD WE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WE WOULD H...
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE TRUCK WENT OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I COULD NOT STEER DO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY AND OVER ONTO THE...
Mileage: 40,000
I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE TRUCK WENT OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I COULD NOT STEER DO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY AND OVER ONTO THE...
Mileage: 40,000
I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE TRUCK WENT OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I COULD NOT STEER DO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY AND OVER ONTO THE...
Mileage: 40,000
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2012 F-250 LARIAT 6.7 LITER DIESEL AND I STARTED HAVING WHAT SOME MAY CALL A "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY FRONT END SOMETIMES IT'S NOT THAT BAD BUT AT OTHER TIMES FROM 40-60MPH IT GETS SO BAD I HAVE TO PULL OVER. I'M SO FRUSTRATED WITH IT AND IM EVEN AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT IN FEAR ...
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE 400 JUST EAST OF AUGESTA KANSAS THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS CALLED BY OTHER NAMES AS WELL, THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE AND HAVE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THIS WAS THE SECOND IT IN THREE WEEKS IT HARDENED. IT IS AT THE DEALS HIP NOW...
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE 400 JUST EAST OF AUGESTA KANSAS THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS CALLED BY OTHER NAMES AS WELL, THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE AND HAVE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THIS WAS THE SECOND IT IN THREE WEEKS IT HARDENED. IT IS AT THE DEALS HIP NOW...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN UNBUCKLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADJUSTED THE SEAT BELT CLIP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHI...
Mileage: 15,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN UNBUCKLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADJUSTED THE SEAT BELT CLIP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHI...
Mileage: 15,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 16,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EGT EXHAUST HEAT SENSORS 4 TIMES IN MY 2012 F-250. THE SAME SENSOR TWICE,FIRST AT 26K AROUND JUNE 2013 AND AGAIN AT 46K, OCT 2014. I'VE BEEN STRANDED 3 TIMES AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. I OCCASIONALLY PULL A 42FT 5TH WHEEL CAMPER AND AM VERY WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE ...
Mileage: 26,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EGT EXHAUST HEAT SENSORS 4 TIMES IN MY 2012 F-250. THE SAME SENSOR TWICE,FIRST AT 26K AROUND JUNE 2013 AND AGAIN AT 46K, OCT 2014. I'VE BEEN STRANDED 3 TIMES AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. I OCCASIONALLY PULL A 42FT 5TH WHEEL CAMPER AND AM VERY WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE ...
Mileage: 26,000
DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 70MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TRUCK HAD BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR. MESSAGE POPS UP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT STATES "STOP SAFELY NOW", NO OTHER MESSAGE GIVEN. ONCE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 10MPH THE ENGINE DIED AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. ...
Mileage: 84,500
DRIVING DOWN EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 70MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TRUCK HAD BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR. MESSAGE POPS UP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT STATES "STOP SAFELY NOW", NO OTHER MESSAGE GIVEN. ONCE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 10MPH THE ENGINE DIED AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. ...
Mileage: 84,500
I WAS DRIVING ON I 26 AND A WARNING CAME ON SAYING TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER SAFELY. I DAD NO CHANCE TO DO THIS AS THE COMPUTER PUT THE VEHICLE IN "LIMP MODE". AN 18 WHEELER NARROWLY MISSED HITTING MY TRUCK AS WE MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 45 MIN...
Mileage: 30,000
I WAS DRIVING ON I 26 AND A WARNING CAME ON SAYING TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER SAFELY. I DAD NO CHANCE TO DO THIS AS THE COMPUTER PUT THE VEHICLE IN "LIMP MODE". AN 18 WHEELER NARROWLY MISSED HITTING MY TRUCK AS WE MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 45 MIN...
Mileage: 30,000
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TRUCK DASH BOARD SENSOR FLASHED THE "SAFETY SHUT OFF", WHICH IS RELATED TO THE EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR OF THE EMISSION CONTROLS. AFTER THE INDICATOR LIT UP, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO ADDITIONAL WARNING OR PROVISION...
Mileage: 25,000
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TRUCK DASH BOARD SENSOR FLASHED THE "SAFETY SHUT OFF", WHICH IS RELATED TO THE EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR OF THE EMISSION CONTROLS. AFTER THE INDICATOR LIT UP, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO ADDITIONAL WARNING OR PROVISION...
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE EGT EXHAUST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE EGT EXHAUST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 30,000
COLLIED WITH A VEHICLE STOPPING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. DAMAGES INCLUDE FRAME DAMAGE, SMASHED IN FRONT END. HAD TO KICK THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN TO GET OUT. NO AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. ENDED UP WITH HEAD LACERATIONS. *TR
Mileage: 59,667
COLLIED WITH A VEHICLE STOPPING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. DAMAGES INCLUDE FRAME DAMAGE, SMASHED IN FRONT END. HAD TO KICK THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN TO GET OUT. NO AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. ENDED UP WITH HEAD LACERATIONS. *TR
Mileage: 59,667
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NO...
Mileage: 21,799
NEW 2012 FORD F250, SUPER DUTY, 4X4, CREW CAB TRUCK, PURCHASED 11/2013. APPROX. 1 MONTH PRIOR, THE TRUCK BEGAN HAVING A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (75% HIGHWAY DRIVING, 25% CITY). THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY. THE 2ND DAY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXHIBITED A LARGE BULGE (TREA...
Mileage: 26,865
NEW 2012 FORD F250, SUPER DUTY, 4X4, CREW CAB TRUCK, PURCHASED 11/2013. APPROX. 1 MONTH PRIOR, THE TRUCK BEGAN HAVING A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (75% HIGHWAY DRIVING, 25% CITY). THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY. THE 2ND DAY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXHIBITED A LARGE BULGE (TREA...
Mileage: 26,865
NEW 2012 FORD F250, SUPER DUTY, 4X4, CREW CAB TRUCK, PURCHASED 11/2013. APPROX. 1 MONTH PRIOR, THE TRUCK BEGAN HAVING A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (75% HIGHWAY DRIVING, 25% CITY). THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY. THE 2ND DAY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXHIBITED A LARGE BULGE (TREA...
Mileage: 26,865
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EXCESSIVELY IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8...
Mileage: 8,000
THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014: ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, TEMPERATURE 75 DEGREES. EXTREMELY DRAMATIC WHEEL WOBBLING. TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, DROVE OVER SEVERAL SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHEN THE SHAKING AND WOBBLING STARTED. TRUCK STARTED VEERING INTO LEF...
Mileage: 18,000
THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014: ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, TEMPERATURE 75 DEGREES. EXTREMELY DRAMATIC WHEEL WOBBLING. TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, DROVE OVER SEVERAL SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHEN THE SHAKING AND WOBBLING STARTED. TRUCK STARTED VEERING INTO LEF...
Mileage: 18,000
WE WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND WASN'T STOPPING THE TRUCK BY THE TIME WE DID STOP THE BRAKES WHERE SMOKING. *TR
Mileage: 27,000
WE CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP WE HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK TO A SUDDEN STOP BY USING THE TRAILER SWITCH. WE CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP SO WE HAD TO MAKE THE REPAIRS ON A BACK ROAD WE COULD NOT FIND ANY COMPANY WILLING TO TOW TRUCK AND TRAILER SO WE GOT A RI...
Mileage: 28,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F250 WITH MICHELIN A/T TIRES SIZE LT275/65/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Mileage: 55,000
2012 F250 WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. DRIVING TRUCK DOWN HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND THE FRONT END JUST START TO SHAKE AND FEEL LIKE THE FRONT END IS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WOULD STOP SHAKING. TAKE TRUCK TO FORD TO GET FIXED AND I'M TO...
Mileage: 39,000
2012 F250 WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. DRIVING TRUCK DOWN HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND THE FRONT END JUST START TO SHAKE AND FEEL LIKE THE FRONT END IS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WOULD STOP SHAKING. TAKE TRUCK TO FORD TO GET FIXED AND I'M TO...
Mileage: 39,000
RED FLUID FOUND ON GARAGE FLOOR. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AND FORD COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAK. WITHIN A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT BACK AND SHOWED THEM WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. FORD BROUGHT THE MASTER MECHANIC OVER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING LOOSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE UP HIGH THEY DID NOT TELL ME WHAT IT ...
Mileage: 18,000
RED FLUID FOUND ON GARAGE FLOOR. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AND FORD COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAK. WITHIN A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT BACK AND SHOWED THEM WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. FORD BROUGHT THE MASTER MECHANIC OVER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING LOOSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE UP HIGH THEY DID NOT TELL ME WHAT IT ...
Mileage: 18,000
ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2012 I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 FORD F250 DIESEL PICKUP FROM A FORD DEALER. ON/ABOUT 1 NOVEMBER 2012 WHILE ACCELERATING (FROM APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR SPEED) INTO AN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC LANE THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO AN ENGINE NEAR STALL/LOSS OF POWER CONDITION WHICH LASTED ...
Mileage: 450
ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2012 I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 FORD F250 DIESEL PICKUP FROM A FORD DEALER. ON/ABOUT 1 NOVEMBER 2012 WHILE ACCELERATING (FROM APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR SPEED) INTO AN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC LANE THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO AN ENGINE NEAR STALL/LOSS OF POWER CONDITION WHICH LASTED ...
Mileage: 450
I WAS SAFELY OPERATING MY FORD F 250 ON A CONCRETE BRIDGE IN PINE ISLAND FLORIDA . I WAS TRAVELING @ 63 MPH AND WAS MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT BEND . THE TRUCK CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT AND WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF SUSPENSION AND STEERING . THE OSCILLATION WAS SUCH THAT THE STEERIN...
Mileage: 45,000
I WAS SAFELY OPERATING MY FORD F 250 ON A CONCRETE BRIDGE IN PINE ISLAND FLORIDA . I WAS TRAVELING @ 63 MPH AND WAS MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT BEND . THE TRUCK CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT AND WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF SUSPENSION AND STEERING . THE OSCILLATION WAS SUCH THAT THE STEERIN...
Mileage: 45,000
I WAS SAFELY OPERATING MY FORD F 250 ON A CONCRETE BRIDGE IN PINE ISLAND FLORIDA . I WAS TRAVELING @ 63 MPH AND WAS MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT BEND . THE TRUCK CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT AND WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF SUSPENSION AND STEERING . THE OSCILLATION WAS SUCH THAT THE STEERIN...
Mileage: 45,000
VIOLENT SHAKING OF ENTIRE TRUCK (REQUIRING DRIVER TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY/ROADS - AT RISK) - SPEED APPROX ~45-70MPH HIGHWAY/OR BACK ROADS. THIS INCIDENT (UPON RESEARCH) IS KNOWN AND CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THIS ISSUE CAUSES A FULL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE HERE (SE...
VIOLENT SHAKING OF ENTIRE TRUCK (REQUIRING DRIVER TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY/ROADS - AT RISK) - SPEED APPROX ~45-70MPH HIGHWAY/OR BACK ROADS. THIS INCIDENT (UPON RESEARCH) IS KNOWN AND CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THIS ISSUE CAUSES A FULL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE HERE (SE...
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I START TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE MY FOOT TRAVELS HALF THE DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE AND START TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY AND RESIDENTIAL DRIVING. MADE MY CONCERNS KNOWN TO FORD DEALER BUT I GET A PRINTOUT OF HOW "NEW" BRAKES WORK. WHEN ...
Mileage: 1,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND A WARNING CHIME. IN ADDITION, A CAUTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED THAT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO STOP S...
Mileage: 33,285
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A SMALL SEAM IN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 60 MPH AFTER HITTING THE SMALL SEAM MY WHOLE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO A POINT WHERE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. ONCE THIS HAPPENED I BEGAN REDUCING SPEED AND AS THE SPEED WAS REDUCED THE SHAKING WAS REDUCED AS WEL...
Mileage: 32,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A SMALL SEAM IN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 60 MPH AFTER HITTING THE SMALL SEAM MY WHOLE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO A POINT WHERE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. ONCE THIS HAPPENED I BEGAN REDUCING SPEED AND AS THE SPEED WAS REDUCED THE SHAKING WAS REDUCED AS WEL...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A ROAD BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL OUT OF LANE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...
Mileage: 3,000
THE TRUCK ENGINE WILL STALL AT LOW SPEED FOR ONE TO FIVE SECONDS, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. I HAVE REPORTED TO NORTHSIDE FORD EVERY TIME I HAVE IT SERVICED, THEY FINALLY AGREED THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIX . I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT FORD I...
Mileage: 100
I STARTED THE TRUCK ONE MORNING TO HEAD TO CHURCH PUT THE TRUCK IN (D) DRIVE HEADED OUT DOWN THE HWY PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN ON THE WAY WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE REVIVED UP REAL HIGH BUT THE TRUCK DIDN'T MOVE AND ABOUT THE TIME I STARTED TO LET OFF, THE TRANSMI...
Mileage: 9,729
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN ALERT ADVISING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EGT SENSOR WOU...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN ALERT ADVISING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EGT SENSOR WOU...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX/N-2 TIRES, LINE SIZE: P275/65/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WORE PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13800. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS UNK...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER THIRTY MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DE...
Mileage: 1,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER THIRTY MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DE...
Mileage: 1,600
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, TRUCK HIT IRREGULARITIES IN THE ROAD. VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED TO 10-15 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED ON THIS INCIDENT. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND TRACK BAR ASSY / BUSHING WA...
Mileage: 37,000
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, TRUCK HIT IRREGULARITIES IN THE ROAD. VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED TO 10-15 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED ON THIS INCIDENT. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND TRACK BAR ASSY / BUSHING WA...
Mileage: 37,000
TRAVELING ON BUMPY ROADS AT 55 TO 60 MPH THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY AND I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER IN MINNESOTA. THIS DEALERSHIP PUT A DAMPENER ON TH...
Mileage: 35
TRAVELING ON BUMPY ROADS AT 55 TO 60 MPH THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY AND I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER IN MINNESOTA. THIS DEALERSHIP PUT A DAMPENER ON TH...
Mileage: 35
TRAVELING ON BUMPY ROADS AT 55 TO 60 MPH THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY AND I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER IN MINNESOTA. THIS DEALERSHIP PUT A DAMPENER ON TH...
Mileage: 35
I DROVE THRU 12" OF SNOW ON MY ROAD TO MY HOME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. I CHECKED IF THERE WAS ANY LEAKS AND THERE WERE NONE. THE TEMP WAS ABOUT 20 DEGREES AT THIS TIME. I WAITED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE TEMP WAS AT 30 DEGREES AND TRIED THE BRAKES ...
Mileage: 8,000
THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE REAR FACING INFANT CHILD SEAT INTO VEHICLE. NO CLIPS OR RINGS TO ATTACH THE CARRIER TO. SEATBELT ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT. INFANT CARRIER IS EQUIPPED WITH CLIPS ON BOTH SIDES TO ATTACH TO SECURE RINGS AT BASE OF SEAT. MY FORD FOCUS HAS CLIPS FOR THREE REAR FACING SEARS. WHY ...
THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE REAR FACING INFANT CHILD SEAT INTO VEHICLE. NO CLIPS OR RINGS TO ATTACH THE CARRIER TO. SEATBELT ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT. INFANT CARRIER IS EQUIPPED WITH CLIPS ON BOTH SIDES TO ATTACH TO SECURE RINGS AT BASE OF SEAT. MY FORD FOCUS HAS CLIPS FOR THREE REAR FACING SEARS. WHY ...
THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE REAR FACING INFANT CHILD SEAT INTO VEHICLE. NO CLIPS OR RINGS TO ATTACH THE CARRIER TO. SEATBELT ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT. INFANT CARRIER IS EQUIPPED WITH CLIPS ON BOTH SIDES TO ATTACH TO SECURE RINGS AT BASE OF SEAT. MY FORD FOCUS HAS CLIPS FOR THREE REAR FACING SEARS. WHY ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUMES MADE HIS EYES BURN AND MADE HIS STOMACH UPSET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF...
Mileage: 7
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS OVERHEATING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND ULTIMATELY STALLE...
Mileage: 7,000
IN JAN. 2012 I PURCHASED A FORD F-250 RATED TO TOW 14,000 LBS. I TRADED IN A FORD F-150 RATED AT 7,700 LBS. WHEN I HOOKED MY CAMPER TO MY 2000 F-150 THE TRUCK DID NOT SAG OR SQUAT AT ALL. LOOKING TO UPGRADE, I SPOKE TO SEVERAL SALES PEOPLE AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. I WAS ASSURED THAT THE F-...
Mileage: 100
DRIVING THROUGH A FARM FIELD AND SOMETHING HIT THE OIL PAN AND CRACKED IT WITH A HAIR LINE FRACTURE, 1/8 INCH, AND OIL LEAKING. NO VISABLE DAMAGE OR MARKING UNTIL PULLED FROM TRUCK, EVEN THAN NO MARKS BUT A SLIGHT DENT IN PLASTIC. NO OTHER VISABLE DAMAGE ANYWERE ELSE UNDER TRUCK. ASKED IF ALL OI...
Mileage: 1,044
DRIVING THROUGH A FARM FIELD AND SOMETHING HIT THE OIL PAN AND CRACKED IT WITH A HAIR LINE FRACTURE, 1/8 INCH, AND OIL LEAKING. NO VISABLE DAMAGE OR MARKING UNTIL PULLED FROM TRUCK, EVEN THAN NO MARKS BUT A SLIGHT DENT IN PLASTIC. NO OTHER VISABLE DAMAGE ANYWERE ELSE UNDER TRUCK. ASKED IF ALL OI...
Mileage: 1,044
DRIVING THROUGH A FARM FIELD AND SOMETHING HIT THE OIL PAN AND CRACKED IT WITH A HAIR LINE FRACTURE, 1/8 INCH, AND OIL LEAKING. NO VISABLE DAMAGE OR MARKING UNTIL PULLED FROM TRUCK, EVEN THAN NO MARKS BUT A SLIGHT DENT IN PLASTIC. NO OTHER VISABLE DAMAGE ANYWERE ELSE UNDER TRUCK. ASKED IF ALL OI...
Mileage: 1,044