2012 FORD F-250 Complaints

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 WOBBLE WAS SO SERIOUS AND SCARY. I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A STRONG GRAB, TO KEEP MY TRUCK ON THE ROAD. OTHER VEHICLES AROUND MINE, WOULD SCATTER OUT OF MY WAY. ON OCTOBER 17, 2016, I HAD THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED AND THE TRACK BAR BALL REPLACED, COSTING $361.71. "DEATH WOBBLE", WAS STILL HAPPENING. LAST MONTH ON NOVEMBER 14, 2016, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM - "DEATH WOBBLE". REPAIRS INCLUDED, BAR - FRONT SUSPENSION TI, JOINT ASY - BALL, NUT, END ASY - DRAG LINK ROD, ROD, ROD ASY - DRAG LINK, ADJUSTER ASY @ 2, ALL REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. REPLACE DRAG INK AND END, INSTALL ADJUSTERS FOR CASTOR, FRONT END ALIGNMENT (4 WHEEL DRIVE). THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS EVEN AWARE OF THIS EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F250 SUSPENSION, FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINS AND REPAIRS. MY REPAIR COST WAS $1205.07. NOW MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT LOCK IN ON THE FRONT END. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, TAKING MY TRUCK BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW MORNING FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. A RECALL SHOULD AND MUST BE MANDATORY FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS ISSUE WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE (IF, IT HAS NOT ALREADY) IF, A RECALL IS NOT ORDERED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

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 DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, POT HOLES OR WASHBOARD ROADS. MY RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE F250S AND IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE 2 DEALERS I BROUGHT IT TO EVEN AGREED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH. THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY HIGHWAY TRIP I TAKE.

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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-60 MPH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKES/VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK BECOMES DANGEROUS AND IS NO LONGER STEERABLE UNLESS YOU STOP COMPLETELY.

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.

RADIATOR LEAK FROM DRIVERS SIDE LOWER PORTION. SAME AS PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR ISSUES. FORD CURRENTLY WARRANTIES EARLIER PRODUCTION, BUT WILL NOT EXTEND TO 2011 AND UP. TRUCK HAS ONLY 56000 MILES ON IT. LEAK OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND IS PARKED AND/OR TURNED OFF. INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY FORD DISCOVERED TANK CRIMPING HAS FAILED AND TRUCK NEEDS A NEW RADIATOR. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT STILL NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT.

ON THE FIRST DAY OF AN EXTENDED TRIP WITH OUR TRUCK AND RV, WE ARRIVED AT CAMP TO DISCOVER A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK. THE TRUCK DID NOT GIVE US ANY WARNING MESSAGES THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER. THANK GOODNESS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED IN CAMP, RATHER THAN ON AN ISOLATED ROAD WHERE WE COULD HAVE BEEN 100+ MILES AWAY FROM ANY SORT OF SERVICE. IT TURNED OUT THAT BOTH THE WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR HAD FAILED, WITH UNDER 29,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE WATER PUMP WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE RADIATOR WAS NOT. THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED US THAT THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED SEVERAL RADIATORS THIS YEAR, WITH LEAKS IN THE SAME PLACE (DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CORNER). WE ALSO DID SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THIS FAILURE SEEMS FAIRLY COMMON. THE RADIATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, WITH LIMITED MILES ON OUR TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AN UNKNOWN SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE RESERVOIR INTO THE VALLEY OF THE ENGINE AND THE FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

BRAKES ARE SPONGY HAVE BLOWN THROUGH STOP LIGHT TWICE WITHOUT TIME TO PUMP BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CALIPERS RESURFACED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS AT MY EXPENSE NO IMPROVEMENT. PEDAL TRAVELS 1/2 TO 3/4 TO FLOOR ON INITIAL BRAKING WITHOUT SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWING VEHICLE, BETTER EACH TIME YOU PUMP BRAKES. WHILE TOWING TRAILER GAIN HAS TO BE ON FULL SO TRAILER BRAKES CAN HELP STOP VEHICLE, VEHICLE BRAKES ARE INSUFFICIENT. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO FORD OF KIRKLAND AFTER SPENDING $1000 AND WAS TOLD BRAKING IS NORMAL, DROVE A FRIENDS 2011 F250 AND BRAKES ARE MUCH BETTER. THE LACK OF RESPONSE ON THE PEDAL HAS CREATED MORE THAN 1 NEAR ACCIDENT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD FULLY AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LACK OF BRAKE PEDAL RESPONSE IS CONSISTENT REGARDLESS OF TYPE OF DRIVING OR SPEED AND HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE ABOUT 36,000 MILES. TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 48,000 MILES.

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 THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.