2019 Ford F-250 Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COOK FORD (2600 PALMER HWY, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590, (409)-948-2541) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE BUMP STEERED, WHICH OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEEDS OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED THE CONTACT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SEVEN YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,697. *JS

1/7/2019

TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE VERY RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING HAVE TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY BAD AND THE WHOLE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME APART. TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

5/18/2019

IN DEC OF 2018 THE FORD F250 EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH HAPPENS WHEN GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ONRAMP ENTERING HIGHWAY OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT OR POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 45-50 MPH. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCE EXTREME "BUMP STEER" AND HARMONIC OSCILLATIONS SO HARSH AS TO SEEM LIKE IT WAS A MULTIPLE TIRE BLOW OUT. DEALER TESTED AND EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE. HAD 32,727 MILES ON THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. FORD TSB 18-2268 SUPPOSEDLY WAS THE APPLIED FIX. HOWEVER WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND EXPANSION JOINTS THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT BUMP STEER AND SHIMMY BUT NOT ENOUGH TO OSCILLATE HARMONICALLY. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS ON THE SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. THIS IS A CONTROL ISSUE RELATED TO BOTH PART FAILURES AND DESIGN AS MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THESE INCIDENTS BEFORE 20,000 MILES. PARTS SHOULD NOT BE WEARING OUT THIS SOON. VIN# (XXXXXX) FORD SUPERDUTY XLT F250 6.7L DIESEL CREWCAB 4X4 PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

3/6/2019

TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE VERY RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING HAVE TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY BAD AND THE WHOLE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME APART. TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

5/18/2019

TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE VERY RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING HAVE TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY BAD AND THE WHOLE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME APART. TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

5/18/2019

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE WHEN ENTERING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND DRIVING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 75-80MPH (SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE WAS 80MPH), THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLANTLY IN THE FRONT STEERING WHEEL, ALMOST LIKE A TIRE CAME OFF. I HAD A VEHICLE IN THE PASSING LANE BESIDE ME WITH A HORSE TRAILER ON AND IT WAS BAD ENOUGH HE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED AWAY FROM US AS I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO SLOW IT DOWN AND GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, UNTIL IT HIT ABOUT 20 OR 25MPH AND STOPPED SHAKING. I OWN JK JEEPS, SO I KNOW WHAT THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE FEELS LIKE AS I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR IT ON MY LIFTED JEEPS, BUT THIS IS A 2019 F250 WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT AND WELL, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I LIVE IN WYOMING & TRAVEL WITH THIS TRUCK AS A WORK VEHICLE AND TRAVEL IN THE PACIFIC NW, AND WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN WINTER DRIVING CONDITION AND SNOW AND ICE ON THE ROAD. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL OVER! WHEN I CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN, BUT DOUBTED THEY HAD ANY OPTIONS AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. KIND OF CONCERNING!

8/12/2019

EXPERIENCING FORD F250 "DEATH WOBBLE." NOT HITTING ANY BUMPS OR RUTS BEFORE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING. ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TAKE FOOT OF ACCELERATOR AND HIT BRAKE TRUCK IS TWO MONTHS OLD WITH 6,600 MILES ON ODO. STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEM ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO. FIRST TWO TIMES HAPPENED ABOUT 45 MPH, LAST TIME AT 55MPH. SERVICE MANAGER AT TALLAHASSEE FORD SAYS DEATH WOBBLE WAS ON OLDER TRUCKS. THINKS IS ENGINE PROBLEM AND DOES NOT KNOW CAUSE BUT FIRST APPOINTMENT AVAILABLE IS 2 WEEKS OUT AND I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE TRUCK. SAYS CANNOT FIX IF THEY CAN'T REPLICATE. VERY INTERMITTENT AND I CANNOT REPLICATE SO UNLIKELY THEY WILL. THIS IS NOT AN ENGINE PROBLEM, IS SCARY WHEN HAPPENS, AND FEELS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ME.

8/22/2019

GOING 65-70 MILES ON FREEWAY AND MY TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVEN'T HAD IT MORE THAT 4 MONTHS AND THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ANYONE BEFORE AND IT HAS. ITS SOMETHING THEY CALL A DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS VERY SCARY AND NOTHING I CAN DO TO CONTROL IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK THAT I JUST PAYED 50K AND CANNOT DRIVE!

10/14/2019

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND OFF. NO ONE WAS IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES BY ITSELF.

2/15/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN FIRST GEAR THROUGH THE HILLS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THE GEAR WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONGMONT FORD (235 ALPINE ST, LONGMONT, CO 80501, (720) 771-6003) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

4/10/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN FIRST GEAR THROUGH THE HILLS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THE GEAR WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONGMONT FORD (235 ALPINE ST, LONGMONT, CO 80501, (720) 771-6003) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

4/10/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SPEED EXCEEDED 30 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND ONLY OCCURRED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS COLD STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONGMONT FORD (235 ALPINE ST, LONGMONT, CO) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. *YH *TP*PM

5/16/2019

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING AND WHILE IN MOTION, RECEIVING A BLIND SPOT SYSTEM FAULT AND A CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAULT. IT INDICATES THE DRIVER REAR TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE.

9/4/2019

WHILE USING THE BOSS 8'2" V-PLOW I PURCHASED FOR MY 2019 F250 I EXPERIENCED RADIO FAILURE, DASH LIGHTS AND FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WITH A PLOW PREP PACKAGE, IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN THE PLOW IS RAISED TO THE HIGHEST POSITION AND THE CYLINDER BOTTOMS OUT

10/11/2019

TAILGATE LATCH GETS STUCK AND ALSO DROPS WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. THE TAILGATE DROPPED INVOLUNTARILY WHEN I WAS HAULING MY HORSE TRAILER AND DAMAGED BOTH MY TRUCK TAILGATE AND MY TRAILER JACK. I HAD TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE AGAIN TO GET MY HORSES OFF THE ROAD AND NOW THE TAILGATE IS STUCK AND I CANNOT UNHITCH MY TRAILER.

2/18/2019

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON I-70 AT 60 MPH, A 1000 POUND BOULDER FELL OFF THE MOUNTAIN AND HIT MY TRUCK AT HIGH SPEED ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

4/16/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN A HILL, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE AND VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE TIRES, AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED PEORIA FORD (9130 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382, (623) 239-3722) WHERE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GET A TRADE IN, BUT DID NOT GET EQUAL QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,300.

8/26/2019

THERMAL INSULATION PANEL UNDER THE TRUCK BED BODY ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE BECAME LOOSE AND FELL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED TO THE PIPE. NOTICED THE HANGING INSULATION PANEL WHEN TRUCK WAS PARKED.

9/23/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER A SMALL UNEVEN PORTION OF ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND DECELERATE TO 35 MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE CONTACT CALLED BRIGHTON FORD (190 W BROMLEY LN, BRIGHTON, CO 80601, 303-800-3235) FOR AN APPOINTMENT; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,800.

10/15/2019

WITH 10,000 MILES IT HAS STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE. DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS- WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED.

11/21/2019

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON I-70 AT 60 MPH, A 1000 POUND BOULDER FELL OFF THE MOUNTAIN AND HIT MY TRUCK AT HIGH SPEED ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

4/16/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A DEER CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DARK SMOKE, ASHES, AND FLAMES APPEARED BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FROM THE FLOORBOARD TO THE BASE CENTER POST BETWEEN THE TWO DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT BURNED HIS LEFT HAND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 350.

10/9/2019

GENERAL DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS DROVE OVER HIGHWAY OVERPASS THAT HAD A SLIGHT BUMP. AFTER VEHICLE SUSPENSION REACTED TO THE BUMP, IT WENT INTO A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKE THAT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. VIOLENT SHAKE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM HIGHER SPEEDS TO A STOP AT RANDOM TIMES. THE RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE RAMPING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND APPLYING BRAKES TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE. TRUCK WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP RECENTLY AND STABILIZER WAS REPLACED BUT SHAKE STILL EXISTS AT TIMES, HOWEVER A VIOLENT EPISODE HAS NOT OCCURRED YET AGAIN

11/5/2019

VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY & UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH HAVE ACTED AS IF THEY KNOW LITTLE ABOUT THE HUGE PROBLEM. DEALER PARTS FOR REPAIRS ARE ALWAYS BACK ORDERED AS MOST DEALERSHIP WILL WILLINGLY ADMIT THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. I WENT TO MULTIPLY DEALERSHIPS TO FIND HONESTY AND THEY ARE HIDING THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE BEST SELLING TRUCK THEY OFFER. THIS IS YOUR JOB TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM DANGER AND THIS CERTAINLY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE I HAVE EVER BEEN A PART OF .

11/18/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V864000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE CONTIOUSLY OPENED. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, THE TAIL GATE OPENED AND STRUCK THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROADS FORD OF INDIAN TRAIL (88 DALE JARRETT BLVD, INDIAN TRAIL, NC 28079, (704) 283-8521) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FULL OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS25131842-R4K3S7, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100.

12/12/2019