2012 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FAIRWAY FORD OF AUGUSTA INC (4333 WASHINGTON RD, EVANS, GA 30809, (706) 854-9200) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY SHAKING EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED.

THE 6.2 ENGINE HAS BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS 3 TIMES NOW. FIRST TWO TIMES WAS ABLE TO JUST REPLACE THE BROKEN VALVE SPRING. THE 3RD TIME IT BROKE A VALVE SPRING IT DROPPED THE VALVE IN THE MOTOR AND PUT HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND SEIZED THE MOTOR ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTING AT A 75,000 MILES. ALL SUSPENSION IS STOCK, TIRES ARE STOCK. I HAD BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4-5 TIMES (UNDER WARRANTY) AND GOT THE TRACK BAR REPLACED, TRACK BALL BUSHING, AND BALL JOINT, STEERING DAMPER, INCREASE IN CASTER AND EVEN BOUGHT NEW STOCK TIRES TO PROVE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 125,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW AFTER FIGHTING THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED ALL ROD ENDS, TRACK BAR, BUSHINGS, STEERING DAMPER, ETC AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STILL PERSISTS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN ISSUE AND MAKES THE TRUCK DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE ISSUE OCCURS PRIMARILY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHILE MAKING A VERY SLIGHT LEFT TURN WHEN A SMALL BUMP IS DRIVEN OVER SUCH AS AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE SEVERE VIBRATION THAT SHAKES THE FRONT SUSPENSION VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH DOES NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL THE TRUCK IS UNDER ~20 MPH (NOT A SAFE CONDITION TO BE IN WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY). DURING THIS PERIOD YOU CAN NOT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER CONTROL, CAN NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE OR STOP QUICKLY IF REQUIRED. THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE' HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIME WITH THE LATEST OCCURRENCE HAPPENING TODAY.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SCENARIO. UPON RESEARCHING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD HASN'T ADDRESSED. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE DUBBED IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT 60MPH. I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOT SURE IF THIS OCCURED BEFORE 131,000 MILES OR NOT.

TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR ISSUE IN/ON THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEELS START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I AM BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK UNTIL IT SLOWS TO AROUND 10 MPH, I HAVE NOW REPLACED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I HAVE ALMOST ROLLED MY TRUCK. WHEN I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DEALERS THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BUT FOR $6,000 TO $10,000 THEY CAN REPLACE ALL THE SUSPENSION PARTS AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE UNUSUAL PROBLEM THAT ONLY I AM HAVING.

INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, ONLY CAN BE MANUALLY TURNED ON. THE CARGO LIGHTS AND HIGH BRAKE LIKE NO LONGER WORK AS WELL WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CENTER HIGH BRAKE LIGHT. TURNS OUT A LOT OF 2012 F250 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE AND IT'S CAUSED BY THE BCM. BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT APPEARS THAT A DESIGN FLAW LETS WATER DRIP ON THE MODULE WHICH EVENTUALLY MAKES IT NO LONGER OPERATE AS EXPLAINED BY SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS I'VE CONTACTED. THE 2011 F250 HAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM.

MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN SOMEONE SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN FRONT OF US TO TURN, WITH NO TURN SIGNAL. WE HIT THIS PERSONS VEHICLE IN A 55 MPH ZONE AT 55 MPH AND THEN HIT THE DITCH. NONE OF OUR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WITH THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURED, I WOULD THINK A SENSOR WOULD HAVE TRIGGERED. THIS NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

FIRS STARTED VIBRATING BEYOND MY CONTROL WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, HAD WORN BUSHING AND OTHER REPLACEMENTS AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK CANNOT BE STEERED AND ONLY STOPS WHEN I GET BELOW 20MPH. IT HAS NOW OCCURRED AT SPEEDS FROM 35 TO 70MPH AND THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE THAT HAD TURNED IN FRONT OF HIM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT WHILE PRESSED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON TIRAPELLI FORD (4355 W. JEFFERSON ST, SHOREWOOD, IL 60404, (815) 725-3033). THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE BRAKE PADS BE CHANGED AND THE BRAKE LINES BE BLED TO REMOVE AIR IN THE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND TESTED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD THE MANAGER STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER MADE AN APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY AND PROVIDED COMPLETE SERVICE CHECK. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. FORD DEALER REPLACED THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY, FRONT SUSPENSION ARM BUSHING, INSTALLED 1 DEGREE ADJUSTERS, REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHING, AND DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TEN MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AT 75 MPH. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A 2 DAY PERIOD. THE SHAKING WOULD ONLY SUBSIDE AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO LESS THAN 15 MPH. MANY OTHER F250 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT IS COULD EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE.