2008 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

2008 FORD F-250 SD. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM REGARDING FORD COMPLAINT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOBBLY. HER HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE STEERING WHEELS OUT OF THE SHAFT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING AND BOLT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY "TOOK OFF", THE TACHOMETER WENT TO BETWEEN 5500 & 6000 RPM, AND SPEED INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY TO ALMOST 90MPH. I TAPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE TO TRY TO INTERRUPT WHAT WAS OCCURRING. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WHERE THE RPMS DROPPED TO 3000. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF IN HOPES OF RESETTING WHATEVER HAD JUST OCCURRED. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK BACK UP, IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN DOING WHAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE. I PLACED THE TRUCK INTO "DRIVE" AND ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE ROADWAY. AT THIS TIME, EVERYTHING RETURNED TO "NORMAL". I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (UNIVERSITY FORD, DURHAM NC). THEY DETERMINED WITHIN 40 MINUTES THAT IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT. HOWEVER, I HAVE TRIED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR TODAY TO RECREATE A FLOOR MAT ACCELERATOR STICKING WITHOUT SUCCESS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE MAXIMUM RPMS THAT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY FOOT IN A NORMAL DRIVING POSITION. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE, BUT I DO NOT AGREE THAT IT WAS A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM OR THAT MY ISSUE WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THE SERVICE REP (KENNETH) ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPUTER CODES INDICATING A PROBLEM, SO THERE WAS DEFINITELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK OTHER THAN THE FLOOR MAT BEING OUT OF POSITION. *TR

MY FORD F-250 SD ENGAGES INTO 4X4 HIGH AND LOW WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALL ON ITS OWN. *TR

MY 2008 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY HAS A GAS PEDAL THAT STICKS TO THE FLOOR MAKING YOU GO FULL THROTTLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT I AM USED TO THROWING THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP FROM HITTING PEOPLE AND THEN KICKING THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT RELEASES. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY CAN FIX, THEY THINK THE CARPETING IS CATCHING THE PEDAL. *TR

2008 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL 6.4 ENGINE - ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING, WOULD NOT RESTART. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. TSB 07-26-2 WAS PERFORMED TO FIX THE KNOWN PROBLEM OF AN UNPROTECTED WIRE IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP GASKET CHAFFING THROUGH. A NEW AND IMPROVED GASKET WITH PROTECTED WIRE WAS INSTALLED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOWING MY BOAT OR TRAVEL TRAILER AT THE TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL EFFECTED VEHICLES ASAP! *TR

2008 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DRIVING AT 40-70 MPH STRAIGHT OR TURNING (IE: ON A FREEWAY FLY-OVER). THE FRONT-END SHAKES/SHIMMIES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR SURFACE THAT IS UNEVEN TO THE POINT YOU LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAPPENS MOST ALL THE TIME IF ON FLY-OVER, AND ON STRAIGHT ROADS SOMETIMES. DEALER SAYS IT IS TIRE PRESSURE, DOES NOT WORK. THEN TOLD TO REPLACE STRUTS OR ADJUST STEERING DAMPER. WORKS TEMPORAILY. NO USED PARTS. *TR

ON 8/10/2010, AFTER DRIVING MY 2008 F-250 ON INTERSTATE 5 FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS CONTINUOUSLY AT APPROX. 70MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE, I OVERRODE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE AND PASS A VEHICLE. AS I RETURNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE DRIVING LANE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN AN UNCONTROLLED FASHION. WITH HEAVY BRAKING I WAS ABLE CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER WHERE I SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND CUT THE IGNITION OFF. A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE RUN-UP IN RPM WHICH COULD ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. NO ENGINE OR OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. BY OPENING THE HOOD AND MANUALLY RESETTING THE AIR FILTER CONTAMINATION SENSOR ON THE AIR INTAKE DUCT, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND HAVE IT OPERATE NORMALLY. I DID NOT AGAIN USE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS A REPEAT OF THE CONDITION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN ID# 10279704. THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF ALL THREE INSTANCES OF OCCURRENCE ARE THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN OPERATED AT 65-70 MPH FOR APPROX. SIX HOURS, CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, AND THE ENGINE IS EITHER IN OR HAS JUST COMPLETED AN EXHAUST REGEN CYCLE . FORD APPEARS TO BE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO IDENTIFY OR ADDRESS THIS SITUATION, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

IN APRIL 2010, MY 2008 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY'S RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FROZE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO HEAT UP AND BEGIN SMOKING. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN APRIL, BUT IN JULY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE (SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING FROM THE WHEEL ON THE HIGHWAY). UPON INSPECTION, THE FORD MECHANIC FOUND ALL FOUR BRAKES ON THE TRUCK SEIZED, INCLUDING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE AGAIN. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE SEES THE PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS, BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE DESIGN ON ITS TRUCKS. SO FAR, THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK HAVE SEIZED TWICE WITHIN A THREE MONTH SPAN, AND THE DEALERSHIP MORE OR LESS ASSURED ME IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN EXPENSIVE BRAKE OVERHAUL EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. THIS FAULTY DESIGN NOT ONLY PRESENTS A FINANCIAL BURDEN BECAUSE OF COSTLY REPAIRS, BUT ALSO PUTS MY LIFE, AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES, AT RISK EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING IN HER DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT FELL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED CALIPER AND PISTONS. THE CALIPER AND PISTONS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

I BOUGHT A 2008 FORD F-250 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK AND WHEN I GO OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES REAL BAD TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND THEY WERE AT 70PSI IN THE FRONT AND 80PSI IN THE BACK. THE DOOR STICKER SAID THE PRESSURES SHOULD BE 70 IN THE FRONT AND 80 IN THE BACK. I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AND IT DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE OLD SHOCKS APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE YET. I THEN REPLACED THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE STILL GOOD AND THEY WERE WORN EVENLY. STILL DID NOT FIX IT. I THEN DROPPED MY AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES TO 60PSI FRONT AND BACK TO IF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. STILL DID NOT FIX IT. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I OWNED A 1999 F-250 AND IT NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAD 165,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TRADED IT IN FOR THIS ONE. I GOOGLED MY PROBLEM AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REPAIR FOR THIS SOON. I WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS TRUCK FOR FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AND HER ENDING UP IN A WRECK. FORD NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THERE VEHICLES AND THE LIVES THAT THEY COULD TAKE. I AM A FORD DRIVER ALL MY VEHICLES ARE FORD AND I'M NOT MAD AT FORD YET BUT THEY NEED TO CURE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS FOR SURE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR