2005 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I OWN A 2005 SUPER DUTY POWER STROKE AND WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE OR WHEN I'M TAKING A TURN TO THE LEFT FROM 40 MPH TO 50 MPH MY TRUCK GETS THE DEATH WOBBLES UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES AND GET DOWN TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH. I DON'T EVEN LIKE DRIVING IT CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S KIND OF SAD WHEN YOU PAY SO MUCH FOR A NICE TRUCK AND YOUR AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IT REALLY IS THAT BAD! *TR

TWO PROBLEMS. SHIFTING LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGH BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WHEN BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. DEALER REPLACED NEW SWITCHES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

2005 F-250 SHORT BED 4X4 SUPER DUTY 5.4 V-8. TRUCK SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED WHEN ROUGH ROADWAY IS PRESENT. HAS DONE THIS SINCE 18,000 MILES AND GETS WORSE WITH AGE. FORD REFUSES TO FIND THE PROBLEM, AS THEY ONLY DRIVE TRUCK AROUND TOWN. HAVE ASK THEM TO TAKE ONTO INTERSTATE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TIME ! FORD REPLACED THE DAMPER AT 34,000, HELPED, BUT DID NOT FIX! HAVE HAD MY FRONT END MAN LOOK AT FRONT END, AND HE COULD ONLY FIND SLACK IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! THE LAST TIME IT DID IT I HAD MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER BEHIND ME AND IT TOOK ME ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO THE MEDIAN, AND SCARED ME TO DEATH, TO THE POINT I AM SELLING THE 5TH WHEEL AND TRUCK AS IT IS JUNK, AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AFTER BEING A FORD MAN FOR OVER 35 YEARS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO SLAM BRAKES ON AND REDUCE SPEED TO UNDER 35 MPH. I HAVE PUT UP WITH THE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AS THE TRUCK NOW HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY FROM SPEEDS RANGING FROM 50-70 MPH IF UNEVEN ROAD IN ENCOUNTERED (POTHOLES, ROUGH ROADS, OBJECTS IN ROAD..ETC) VEHICLE GOES INTO VIOLENT FRONTEND SHAKE. WHEN THIS SHAKING OCCURS IT IS AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO NOT ONLY PERSONS IN VEHICLE BUT IN ANY VEHICLES SURROUNDING OUR OWN. REDUCING SPEED AND BRAKING IS THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65MPH FRONT END OF TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE AND BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO 35MPH (WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE) THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I HAD THE TIRES BALANCED THINKING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM,BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION, THE BRAKE CONTROLLER DID NOT DETECT THE TRAILER BEING ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THIS INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AFTERMARKET SEVEN PIN CONNECTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED BECAUSE WHEN WATER LEAKS INTO THE CONNECTER, THERE WILL BE A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

FORD F250 FRONT END SHAKING WHEN YOU HIT ROUGH SPOT ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH IT 2005 F250. *TR

FORD SD F250 4WD - LIKE OTHERS, SEVERE SHIMMY, ESPECIALLY ON EXPANSION JOINTS ON FREEWAYS. CAN AND DOES SPOOK THE DRIVER. SCARY MOMENTS. DEALER CHECKED, AND SAID STEER STABILIZER SHOULD BE REPLACED?? AT 61,000 K - NO WAY. OTHERS ARE SAYING SAME THING, INCLUDING BALL JOINTS BEING WORN OUT??? *TR

WHILE TOWING OUR HORSE TRAILER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER FORD WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND I SHOULD WRITE IN. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE IS A SNAP RING LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THIS SNAP RING POPS OFF , IS THEN SUCKED BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND A GEAR, WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION CASE TO CRACK. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CASE IS CRACKED ON THE TOP. HE HAS SEEN MANY OF THESE FAILURES. BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS REPAIR WILL COST APPROX $4,500.00. THIS TRUCK HAS LOW MILEAGE (41900 MI). I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM OF FORD TRUCKS FROM 2002 - 2005. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOVE 50MPH THE FORD 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL. THEY ONLY WHY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND FORCE ANY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TOO. THE ITEMS THAT BRING ON THIS SHAKE (OSCILLATION) ARE THE FOLLOWING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN: 1. ON A HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50 MPH 2.HIITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. ONCE A BUMP IS HIT ABOVE 50MPH, THE OSCILLATION (LEFT TO RIGHT) BEGINS. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL INCIDENTS WERE THE CARS BEHIND ME MUST MANEUVER OR STOP AND RISK RUNNING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR