2008 FORD F-250 Complaints

DRIVING NEW 6.4 L F-250 TOWING A 5TH WHEEL FROM OHIO TO ARIZONA. RADIATOR CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING DURING USE AND SPRAYED RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING VIEW. STRANDED US IN MIDDLE OF THE DESERT FOR OVER 2HRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SPEED DID NOT DECREASE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY CHANGED THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

2008 F250: HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE 9-28-08. SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKE MY FOOT ALSO TOUCHES ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE. ENGINE IS VERY QUITE AND DO NOT IMMEDIATELY REALIZE THAT CONDITION. THIS IS BAD ENOUGH WITH MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD FAR WORSE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH WITHIN FIVE SECONDS, WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THEY RE-SECURED THE CONNECTION. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE APC SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHOULD BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE APC SENSOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,310 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,545.

2008 FORD F-250 4-WD POWER STEERING. IF YOU ARE ON A MUDDY OR ICEY ROAD AND START TO LOSE CONTROL YOU CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL QUICK ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONTROL IT'S LIKE THE POWER STEERING BELT BROKE. THIS WAS MENTIONED ON THE T.V. SHOW MOTOR WEEK SO THIS IS NOT JUST MY TRUCK DOING THIS. THIS IS ONE REASON I TRADED MY 2004 PICKUP. I DIDN'T CONTACT FORD MOTOR CO. OR THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY WON'T RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TIRES MADE IN MEXICO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FAST IDLE MODE AND SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO DO THIS AS A SELF-CLEANING PROCESS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR