2008 FORD F-250 Complaints

I WAS PULLING OFF EXPRESSWAY, SLOWING ON EXIT RAMP. TRUCK SHOOK AND I COULD NOT STEER FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. *TR

THE TRUCK SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD TO PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF TRUCK AND EVERY COMPLAINT IS THE SAME CONDITION 70 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE AND THE TRUCK SHAKES TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL UNTIL YOU GET IT STOPPED. HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND IT IS BETTER BUT NOT GONE. AIR PRESSURE SHOULD NOT BE A CRITICAL FOR THE SAFETY OF A TRUCK TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. ALL OF MY TIRES WERE AT 65 PSI A 100 MILE BEFORE I STARTED THE TRIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND LEAKED OIL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO A CROSS STREET INTERSECTION WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COULDN'T TURN ON TO THE CROSS STREET AND I HAD TO STOP THE TRUCK AND BACK UP, THEN AFTER I STOPPED, THE WHEEL LET GO AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CHANGED LANES AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FLUSHED THE STEERING SYSTEM BUT THE SERVICE DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,145.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING BOX MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CRASH INTO A POLE IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT WHEN IT ABRUPTLY STOPPED MOVING. LUCKILY I WAS MOVING AT A SLOW ENOUGH SPEED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ROLL INTO THE PARKING LOTS CURB. I THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND WITH ALL MY MIGHT I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND FREED UP. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME A SHORT DISTANCE AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A HARD TIME TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH STEERING. SOMETIMES STEERING IS FINE.OTHER TIMES TRUCK WANTS TO PULL LEFT AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN. SAME CONDITION AFTER RIGHT TURNS. I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF EXPERIENCES WHILE STEERING IS PULLING RIGHT OR LEFT, TRYING TO CORRECT THE TRUCKS JUMPS FROM LANE TO LANE. NO ACCIDENT YET ! VERY SCARY! I LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET THEY CALL THIS PROBLEM " MEMORY STEER". I ALSO READ THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING PUMP. THE SPOOLS IN THE PUMP THAT SHUTTLES POWER STEERING FLUID TO RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS ARE STICKING. I STRONGLY SUGGEST A RECALL BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY 08 FORD F250 6.4 HAS HAD EXCESSIVE BLUISH WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING AND LASTS AROUND 20 SECONDS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND SITUATION MET ALL CRITERIA OUTLINED IN TSB 11-2-2. CAC WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL INTERMITTENTLY HAS SAME PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCURRENCE THE SMOKE WAS SO EXCESSIVE THAT A MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO VISIBILITY. FORD STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL.

ON 2 OCT 2008, RADIATOR WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED AND LEAKING AT LEFT LOWER CORNER AT 6,240 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY FORD UNDER 3YR/36000 WARRANTY. FORD INSTALLED DEGAS BOTTLE "T" FITTING TO ELIMINATE ANY FURTHER RADIATOR FAILURE. ON 12 MAR 2012, RADIATOR WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED AND LEAKING FROM LEFT LOWER CORNER AT 47,895 MILES. FORD SAID FAILURE WAS CAUSED DUE TO AN HYPER-EXTENDED THERMOSTAT. FORD REPLACED THERMOSTAT UNDER WARRANTY BUT WOULD NOT COVER RADIATOR UNDER WARRANTY. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED BY NON-FORD MECHANIC. ON 25 APR 2013 RADIATOR WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED AND LEAKING FROM RIGHT SIDE SEAM AT 58,520 MILES. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO HELP OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED BY NON-FORD MECHANIC OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. IT DOESN'T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE 08 F250 6.4 COOLING SYSTEMS THAT FORD FAILS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I TOW A 35FT 5TH WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THE RADIATOR GOING OUT WHILE TOWING. IF THE RADIATOR BLEW AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO "REDUCED POWER" MODE, THERE IS A GREAT POSSIBILITY THAT A LIFE THREATENING INCIDENT COULD OCCUR, ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING ON A STEP INCLINE. I HOPE FORD FIGURES THIS OUT SOON BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.