2005 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AT VARIOUS TIMES AND SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN SURFACE. USUALLY OCCURS AT 60-75 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY! DEALER BLAMES TIRES WHICH ARE ALMOST BRAND NEW. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WHICH I BOUGHT IN JULY OF 2005 (OWN IT FOR 27 MONTHS) BRAND NEW. RECENTLY (3 MONTHS AGO) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. AT THAT TIME MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN LAST WEEK AND ONCE AGAIN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 40000 MILE AND IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD (36000). THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS MAJOR REPAIR AND THAT IT WILL NEED $2600 DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIR AND IT COULD BE MORE ONCE THEY TAKE THE ENGINE APART. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE THE TRUCK IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND I DON'T USE IT FOR ANY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS. I ONLY USE MY TRUCK FOR YARD WORK AND A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THEY SAID THAT WHAT I NEED TO DO IS HAVE THE DEALERSHIP TAKE THE ENGINE APART (WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR) AND THEN THEY WOULD DECIDE IF THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. I SAID WHAT IF THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE TRUCK NEEDS $5000 WORTH OF WORK WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE BECAUSE I DID NOT CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT IN THAT CASE. I THEN TOLD THEM THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO REPLACE IS THE ALTERNATOR, TIMING BELT AND TIMING CHAIN. WHAT DOES ALL THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE OIL CHANGES. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO HAVE THE DEALER TAKE APART THE ENGINE AND THEY WOULD SEE FROM THERE. *JB

2005 FORD F250 SD, GAS, FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING SUCCESSIVE POTHOLES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VERY DANGEROUS, MUST SLAM ON BRAKES TO GET TRUCK TO COME BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE JAN OF 2206 I BROUGHT IT IN FOR AN UPDATE AND IT HASN'T RUN RIGHT SINCE THEN. IT FIRST STARTED WITH SPEED BUCKING. SO BROUGHT IT BACK THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED ON MY WAY HOME IT STARTED AGAIN THEN IN HAS NO POWER THAN IT WONT SHIFT .. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ON .. THEN IN MAY OF 2007 THE MOTOR BLEW-UP AFTER SITTING AT FORD FOR 9 WEEK I GET IN BACK STILL DOING THE SAME THING I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SENT ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I AM NOW HERE WRITING YOU HELP ME PLEASE I CAN AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN ... *TR

TRUCK HAS HAD MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED IT. TRUCK ALSO HAS A TERRIBLE BOUNCE WHEN IT HITS A POTHOLE. *JB

MY FORD F-250 WAS BROKEN INTO VIA THE DOOR HANDLES. MY TRUCK IS A CREWCAB AND THE THIEVES ENTERED FROM BOTH SIDES. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THIS IS ONE OF THE EASIEST VEHICLES TO BREAK INTO. A CRIMINAL CAN MAKE ENTRY IN SECONDS. I BELIEVE A VEHICLES LOCK SHOULD HOLD UP LONGER THAN THAT. IF THIS VEHICLE IS THAT EASY TO GET INTO, HOW HARD WOULD IT BE FOR SOMEONE TO ENTER A LOCKED VEHICLE WITH SOMEONE IN IT? I NOT ONLY FEEL THAT MY PERSONAL PROPERTY IS NOT SAFE, BUT THE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL. SHOULDN'T FORD MAKE THERE TRUCKS SAFER? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY FX4 PICKUP THAT I PURCHASED TODAY. ON THE WAY HOME, AT ABOUT 65-70MPH, I HIT A BRIDGE JOINT WHICH SENT THE FRONT END INTO AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT WOBBLE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20MPH FOR IT TO GO AWAY. WHEN I GOT HOME, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND IT TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I FEEL THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE OF HOW DANGEROUS THE ISSUE IS. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REDESIGN A FACTORY ENGINEERING PROBLEM. THE WOBBLE WAS SO BAD THAT THE TRUCK MOVED INTO THE NEXT LANE. *TR

THIS FAILURE IS ON A FORD, F250, 4X4 WITH THE 5.4L GAS ENGINE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE GOES IN TO AN OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE OSCILLATION IMPACTS THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND I AM AWAITING RESPONSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SHAKING WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE AND SHIMMY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL THAT THEY COULD DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN NUMBER APPEARED TO BE INCORRECT.