2011 FORD F-250 Complaints

2011 FORD F-250 DIESEL. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A 2 LANE RD. AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE FRONT END/STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER FOR TIRE REBALANCING AND ROTATION (3RD FOR THIS VEHICLE) HE STATED THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE WEARING "FUNNY". A COUPLE WEEKS LATER ON A LONG TRIP OUT OF STATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN, WORSE THAN BEFORE. WHILE OUT OF TOWN I HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED WITH NO ISSUE FOUND AND PURCHASED NEW TIRES. VEHICLE SEEMED REPAIRED ON RETURN TRIP AND HAS SINCE BEGUN THE VIBRATION AGAIN. I WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY WHO SENT ME TO A LOCAL FRONT END SPECIALIST. THIS GENTLEMAN KNEW THE EXACT ISSUE AND CLAIMS TO HAVE REPAIRED HUNDREDS OF THEM. HE STATED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. HIS OPINION WAS THAT I NEED TO PURCHASE A "TRACK BAR KIT" WHICH HE WOULD INSTALL AND THEN ENSURE THE VEHICLE WAS REALIGNED. AFTER ARRIVING HOME TODAY I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR ANY INFORMATION I COULD FIND AND FOUND MANY ARTICLES AND VIDEOS ABOUT WHAT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE A SON WHO TURNED 16 ON SUNDAY AND I VALUE HIS LIFE MORE THAN TO LET HIM DRIVE OUR NEW 2011 VEHICLE WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND THE REASON I AM FILING MY COMPLAINT TODAY. *TR

VIOLENT SHACKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE SLIDING TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPROCCHING A LEFT CURVE AFTER HITTING MULTIPLE IMPERFECTION ON THE ROAD (EXPANTION JOINTS, BUMPS, HOLES, ETC.) DRIVING AT 50 MPH. FORD TSB 11-6-14. *TR

TRUCK SUFFERS FROM FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATION WHEN TRAVELING OVER BROKEN/ROUGH ROAD. TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL SPEED IS GREATLY REDUCED. THE SAME AS 2005-2010 TRUCKS. *TR

VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE - DEATH WOBBLE - WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, ON INTERSTATE HWY, WITH MODERATE ROUGH ROAD, SEVERE FRONT-END SHAKE FROM TWO FRONT TIRES WOBBLING. MUST SLOW, QUICKLY, TO LESS THAN 30 MPH TO STOP WOBBLE. HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE SIMILAR EVENTS OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. SEARCHED GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE FOR F250 DEATH WOBBLE. RESULTS ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO FIX OR ANSWER TO PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. NEEDS NHTSA TO GET INVOLVED AND REVIEW. *TR

MY 2011 FORD F250 DIESEL 4X4 CREW CAB 6.5' BED HAS EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINABLE SUSPENSION VIBRATIONS AND WOBBLES OVER THE COURSE OF ITS, NOW, 13.5K MILE LIFE. THE TRUCK, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE BALANCE, BOUNCES AT 45-70 MPH AND BOUNCES AT A VERY DANGEROUS LEVEL AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO WORSENED AT THE ONSET OF THE SPEED HEADING INTO A CORNER WHERE THE WHEEL IS TURNED. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS GO OUT OF SYNC OR OUT OF SHAPE AND BOUNCE FORCING ME TO DECELERATE AND ON A FEW OCCASIONS, STOP ALTOGETHER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 55 NORTH IN IMPERIAL MISSOURI WITH MY 3 YR OLD SON IN REAR CAR SEAT WHEN I WENT OVER SOME NORMAL ROAD BUMP AND MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO CORRECT THE SHAKE. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FAST LANE AS I HAD NO WAY TO MOVE TO LEFT OR RIGHT. THANK GOD I WAS NOT BEING TAILGATED! I WAS SCARED HALF TO DEATH AND MY 3YR OLD WAS CRYING SO HARD THAT HE COULDN'T BREATHE! I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID A TSB FOR A STEERING DAMPENER AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. THE VERY NEXT MORNING IT DID THE VIOLENT SHAKE AGAIN. TOOK IT STRAIGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD A FORD ENGINEER LOOK AT IT AND THEY REPLACED A TRACK BAR BALL JOINT AND SAID IT WAS GOOD NOW. I TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO TEST DRIVE IT BEFORE I TOOK IT THIS TIME AND THEY LET ME. STILL HAD THE PROBLEM AND WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT HE SAID THAT THE ENGINEER SAID I NEEDED TO PUT NEW TIRES ON AND A ALIGNMENT BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING ELSE. THERE IS SOMETHING MORE THAN TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WRONG WITH MY TRUCK!!!!! MY FAMILY TRUCK HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP!!!! PLEASE HELP WITH THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! IF THIS WAS YOUR CHILD IN THIS TRUCK YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A ENTRANCE RAMP TO AN INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 55-60MPH... I RECALL HITTING SOME TYPE OF ROAD BUMPS - PAVEMENT JOINT THAT STARTED THE EVENT... TYPICALLY I'M USED TO EXPERIENCING THE BACK OF MY TRUCK BOUNCE IN THE PAST CAUSING LANE CORRECTION BUT THIS TIME THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SEVERELY... I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF 3 SO DECIDED TO BREAK AND GET INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN ASAP BASED ON APPROACHING VEHICLES FROM BEHIND... I PULLED OFF AND CHECKED THE LEFT SIDE AND THE RIGHT... ALL WAS FINE... I SHOOK THE WHEELS... ALL TIGHT... THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE WAS SO SEVERE I HAD A HARD TIME CONTROLLING IT AND GETTING IT SAFELY OFF THE ROADWAY... PAPERS IN MY VISORS SHOOK LOOSE... 2 GYM BAGS IN PASSENGER SEAT ENDED UP ON FLOOR.... A LARGE SCREEN TV THAT WAS TAPED AGAINST THE BACK WINDOW ON THE BACK SEAT WAS THUS SHIFTED LAYING NOW ON TOP OF THE FRONT SEATS.... I LATER REALIZED THAT THE SANDWICH I JUST BOUGHT WAS GONE FROM THE CONSOLE AND LATER FOUND ON THE FLOOR AT THE PASSENGERS DOOR!!!! BEING COMMITTED TO THE FREEWAY I SLOWLY STARTED OUT, AND NO OTHER ISSUES... AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON THE FREEWAY I KICKED IT UP TO FREEWAY SPEEDS, BUT GOT THE PUCKER FACTOR EACH TIME I HIT ROAD BUMPS ON MY TRIP.. I WORK FOR THE CITY OF ROCHESTER HILLS AND CALLED OUR FLEET MGR, AND TOLD HIM OF MY ISSUE, HE HAD NO IDEA BUT CHECKED AND FOUND TSB 11-6-14 THAT WAS VERBATIM WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.. THE DEALER ORDERED UP PARTS AND WILL ADVISE WHEN TO BRING IT IN BUT FORD CORP I FELT SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLE ROLL OVER ISSUE, AS IM SURE IF I WAS AT 70-80 ON THE FREEWAY OR MY KIDS DRIVING WITH LESS EXPERIENCE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A ROLLOVER... FORD SAID UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN OR THE DEALER CAN NOT FIX IT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO!!!!! I ADVISED IT LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT CALL THEY WANT IS FROM LEGAL COUNCIL ADDING THE 0000 AFTER A FATALITY!!! *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 55 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE COVER ON THE DASH OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS CRACKED DUE TO THE VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE TRUCK. ALSO, FLUID HAS BEGUN TO LEAK FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AS A RESULT OF THE SHAKING AS WELL. BOTH FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OFFER ANY REMEDY. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE VIDEOS IF NEEDED. I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND RELATED FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL DIESEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BEGIN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS IN FIFTH GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.