2008 FORD F-250 Complaints

WATER LEAKING INTO REAR GLASS MISC SUBLET TO LEAK SOL TO RESEAL REAR GLASS SUBL. LEAK SOLUTION 16433 PO#235147 $250.00 BASICALLY USED LIQUID METAL TO SEAL REAR WINDOW. I THINK THAT THIS IS A DEFECT WHERE THE WINDOW FITS INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK ON F150 AND F250. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN THERE WAS A LINE OF TRUCKS THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS COME UNLATCHED WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED IN ANY WAY. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELTS WON'T EVEN LATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAULTY SEAT BELTS ARE UNRELIABLE TO PROTECT MY FAMILY. *TR

THE TRUCK DIES. DRIVING ON THE ROAD OR FREEWAY, THE TRUCK JUST FLAT OUT DIES. NO POWER. WE HAVE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEN TURN THE IGNITION OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH HAPPENS EVERY THREE WEEKS OR SO AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES NOW. *TR

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE VEHICLE TURNS REALLY HARD AND IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RETURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO CENTER WITHOUT USING EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE YOU CANNOT RECOVER FROM THE TURN AND THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CRASH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TONIGHT. THEY WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TOMORROW AND FIX THE ISSUE. I SUSPECT IT IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT I READ THE NHSTA HAS INVESTIGATED BEFORE, AND I AM WONDERING WHAT IT TAKES FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE PEOPLE DYING IN A CRASH BEFORE SOMEONE STEPS UP AND TAKES THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY AND ALL SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT THE FIRST SAFETY ISSUE WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *JS

LOUD POP NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FELT THROUGH FLOORBOARD. STEERING BECAME ERRATIC WITH TRUCK VEERING LEFT TO RIGHT AND VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN LANE. IF IT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WOULD HAVE GONE OFF THE ROAD FOR SURE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ALIGNMENT AND FRONT END INSPECTION AND NOTHING FOUND OUT OF ORDER. DAY AFTER THAT IT DID IT AGAIN. JUST CAME BACK HOME NOW AND IT DID IT AGAIN WITH A POLICE OFFICER BEHIND ME. HE FOLLOWED ME TO MY HOUSE AND THOUGHT I HAD BEEN DRINKING BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE OUT OF CONTROL AT ONLY 20MPH. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE NOW BECAUSE THE FREQUENCIES BETWEEN NORMAL AND NOT ARE SHORTENING.VEHICLE SUSPENSION IS NOT MODIFIED FROM STOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS SLUGGISH AND, WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE TURN POSITION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

ON MY DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK I EXPERIENCED WHAT I HAVE LATER RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE MAINTAINING A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHICH WAS THE SUGGESTED ROAD SPEED LIMIT, AFTER RIDING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD MY FRONT LEFT END INITIATED INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING SENSATION THAT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD JUST BLOWN A TIRE. AFTER REDUCING MY SPEED ABRUPTLY AND NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED THE FRONT END REGAINED ITS CONTROL AND I CONTINUED AND ARRIVED SAFELY TO WORK AFTER REDUCING MY SPEED TO 45 MPH. I LOOKED IN THE WHEEL HUB AND UNDERNEATH BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FROM PLANE SIGHT. I EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND FOUND MYSELF EXPERIENCING IT MORE AND MORE AT LOWER SPEEDS AND ON SMALLER ROAD BUMPS/POT HOLES. AFTER DAY 2 I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 6/30/14 WITH FORD SERVICE TO HAVE THE REPAIR & DIAGNOSES. THE NEXT DAY 6/27/14 WE HAD TO EVACUATE OUR JOB SITE IN LOUISIANA DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOS, ON MY COMMUTE HOME, THE SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THIS TIME RESULTED IN LOOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING INTO A SMALL TREE BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND NECESSARY BRAKING TO REGAIN CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE WITH MINOR DAMAGES TO MY FRONT BUMPER. FORD IS HAVING TO REPLACE MY BALL JOINTS, BEARINGS AND TIE BAR THAT WILL COST WELL OVER $600 IN REPAIRS EXCLUDING A NEW FRONT BUMPER THAT I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY/FATALITY IF NOT RECALLED AND FIXED. HAD I GONE INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY LIFE OR THEIRS AND I WOULD THINK FORD WOULD BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES FROM OLDER MODELS AND EVEN NEWER UP TO 2013, MINE IS A F-250 2008. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-250-SUPER-DUTY/TOHP1M75VBFBFT9IL/P5. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD AT 35 MPH WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP BUT HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE GEAR BOX HAS FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THEN ITS HAD COUNTLESS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ITS BEEN TO 2 FORD DEALERS IT WAS AT ONE FOR 7 MONTHS AND THE OTHER FOR 3 AND A CHEVY DEALER NOONE CAN FIX MY TRUCK ITS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN IT 1000S OF DOLLARS LATER AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK IN 2 AND A HALF YEARS FORD IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM AND GIVE UP AND TELL ME TO COME GET THE TRUCK I STILL OWE15 000 ON THE TRUCK. *TR