2007 FORD F-250 Complaints

WHEN I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD MY TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I ROTATED AND RE-BALANCED MY TIRES AND THIS DIDN'T HELP. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED DOING THIS AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND IT NEARLY SENT ME OFF A CLIFF. HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD CAN CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL............. IN A BRAND NEW 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK! *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HOWLING SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS RUSTED. THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CONTAMINATION FROM ROAD DEBRIS OR WATER. THERE WAS A TSB THAT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,083. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

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

EXCESSIVE BOUNCE IN FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND. HE SLOWED TO 30 MPH AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

WHILE TRAVELING, MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN MY 2007 F-250 4X4 (GAS), ANY IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROADWAY SURFACE (POTHOLES, BRIDGE APPROACHES, RIPPLES) SEND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK INTO VIOLENT SHAKES, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, UNTIL IT IS SLOWED MUCH BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. SUCH A LOSS OF CONTROL IS AN IMMINENT HAZARD NOT ONLY TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS, BUT ALSO TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC IN THE VICINITY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ISSUE AND SUGGESTED AN ALIGNMENT. *JB