2015 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH ACROSS BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION WOULD CEASE AFTER THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2015 FORD F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILED MICHELIN TIRES ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES HAVE FAILED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS THEY WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND THE BEAD OF THE TIRES, AFTER THE RIMS WERE REMOVED. *JS

UPON STARTING THE TRUCK AND ENTERING THE ROAD, THERE SEEMED TO BE AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. AS I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE MILES TO EMPTY COMPUTER NUMBER WAS FALLING FASTER THAN THE DISTANCE TRAVELED. AT APPROX. A MILE AND A QUARTER TO HALF I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO CHECK ON THE ODOR. PUTTING THE TRUCK IN PARK, I STARTED TO OPEN THE DOOR. AS I STARTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, FIRE ERUPTED FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE HOOD, IN A SINGLE LARGE IGNITION. AS SOON AS THE FIRE STARTED THE TRUCK DIED INSTANTLY. AS I EXITED THE TRUCK I COULD SEE FIRE BEHIND THE WHEEL WELL AND BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO COME INTO THE TRUCK CAB. I GRABBED MY LUNCH PAIL AND CELL PHONE FROM THE DASH AND OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO GRAB TODDLER TWO CAR SEATS I HAD IN MY BACK SEAT. I CALLED 911 AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE, THEN CALLED MY WIFE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE FRONT AND CAB WERE FULLY INVOLVED WITH FIRE. THERE WERE SEVERAL VERY WHITE EXPLOSIONS WHILE THE TRUCK WAS BURNING FROM BOTH THE ENGINE AREA AS WELL AS THE CAB.

PURCHASED CAR WITH 8 MILES ON IT IN 2015.BOTH BATTERIES WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED .ONE BATTERY BLEW UP, AND THE OTHER CAUGHT ON FIRE.NOT SURE IF THAT CAUSED ANYMORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE CAR IS DRAGGING WHEN I START IT NOW.DEALER AT KOONS FORD IN MD.SAYS HE CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.TOOK THE CAR TO LIBERTY FORD AND THEY REPLACED BATTERIES AND SUGGESTED I GO BACK TO KOONS FORD BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY.I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG THE STARTER OR IGNITION.DEFAULT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WILL NOT GO OFF.EVEN AFTER MAINTENANCE.SOME SEVERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE HAPPENING. HAVING SUSPENSION ISSUES AS WELL TRUCK SHAKES REAL BAD IF I HIT A BUMP. VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE.BUMPERS ARE OF POOR QUALITY.THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES WITH NO MISSED MAINTENANCE DATES. PROBLEMS OCCURRING BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREET WHILE IN MOTION.

WE HAD OUR TRUCK CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND SERVICE ISSUES BECAUSE OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRIOR TO LEAVING ON A LONG TRIP. WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THE TRUCK WAS ONE OF THE BRAKE RECALLS. WE ALSO HAVE A NON FUNCTIONING TOUCH SCREEN. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS EXAMINED AND A OIL CRANKCASE SEPARATOR TROUBLE SHOWED UP AS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE OIL SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED AND NO OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AS THERE ALSO A FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR ALERT THAT MIGHT BE THE ISSUE. EXTENDED WARRANTY ALERT THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE FIXED. WE LEFT THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR OUR TRIP AND THREE DAYS LATER OUR LEFT FRONT END DEVELOPED A NOISE, WAS VERY HOT AND THEN IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS STUCK. WE FOUND A NATIONAL CHAIN AUTO REPAIR THAT WOULD BE OPEN ON THE NEXT DAY TO EXAMINE THE TRUCK. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT PULLING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER FAILED AND THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. THEY EXAMINED THE RIGHT FRONT AND ROUND THE CALIPER HAD STARTED LEAKING THERE AND THE SAME REPAIR WAS REQUIRED. AGAIN, NO RECOMMENDATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO FIX OR REPLACE BRAKES HAD BEEN MADE BEFORE THE TRIP. BEFORE LEAVING FOR OUR TRIP THE TRUCK HAD 48,188 MILES AND WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2016. WE HAVE ONLY PULLED OUR TRAVEL TRAILER THREE TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT FOR A TOTAL OF 180 TOWING MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FIND OTHER OWNERS OF THESE MODELS THAT ALSO HAVE THE SAME BRAKE ISSUES BUT LIKE OURS THEIR VIN # ALSO ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BRAKE RECALL. WE RETAINED THE REPLACED BRAKE PARTS. I ALSO HAVE THE INSPECTION SHEET FROM THE SERVICE BEFORE OUR TRAVEL. THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON OUR RETURN AND WE HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER YET AGAIN FOR THAT TO BE DIAGNOSED. ## VIN PASSED ## FORD F250 PLATINUM DIESEL 4X4 2015 ##

I PURCHASED A SET OF FEDERAL MT 33X12.50X20 MUD TERRIANS AND AT FOUR MONTHS AND ONLY 14000 MILES ALL FOUR TIRES THE BELTS BEGAN TO SEPARATE AND HAD ONE BAD BLOW OUT

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD IT'S DEF SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING FROM THE BEGINNING. IT SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE AT RANDOM INTERVALS, USUALLY LOW SPEED, AND DISPLAYS SHIFT TO PARK. SO FAR IT WILL ALWAYS RESTART. IT NEVER DISPLAYED ANY CODES OR TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT UNTIL RECENTLY. WHEN 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON, I HOPED IT WOULD SOLVE THE STALLING WHEN REPAIRED. I CONNECTED A CODE READER AND GOT CODE P20BA, WHICH IS THE DEF TANK HEATER. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERS REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THIS, ALTHOUGH IT IS THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND WARRANTED FOR 100,000 MILES. I HAD IT REPAIRED ELSEWHERE BY AN ASE & AAA CERTIFIED SHOP FOR $400 LESS THAN THE DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE. THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 60,000. IT STILL STALLS EVEN AFTER THAT PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. IT ALSO ONLY GETS AROUND 11 MPG WHEN OTHER TRUCKS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL GET AROUND 18. FORD CONSUMER SERVICES WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. THEY GAVE ME A 'RECORD NUMBER' OR SOME OTHER USELESS TERM LIKE THAT BUT NO ASSISTANCE IN INTERVENING WITH THE DEALER. THE DEF SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY- NO WARNING OF LOW LEVEL OR WARNING OF LOW LEVEL WHEN THE TANK IS OVER 3/4 FULL, IT HAS BEEN 40,000 MILES SINCE I SAW THE DISPLAY 'CLEANING EXHAUST FILTER' AND OTHER OWNERS TELL ME THEY SEE IT FAIRLY FREQUENTLY. NEITHER OF THE DEALERSHIPS IN MY COUNTY WILL HELP ME. IT WAS AT MULLAHEY FORD AND THE ONLY THING THEY 'FOUND' WRONG WITH IT WAS THE FUEL REDUCTANT HEATER ISSUE I TOLD THEM ABOUT. I ONLY RECENTLY FOUND THE ARTICLE ABOUT STALLING BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOUR AGENCY. I HAVE A $48,000+ BOAT ANCHOR AT THIS POINT. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS NO CODES YET WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. I BELIEVE FORD OWES ME A FULLY REPAIRED VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS IS ALL EMISSIONS RELATED. I ALSO BELIEVE THEY OWE ME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS I ALREADY PAID FOR.

THE TRUCK HAS A WOBBLE AT 55 TO 85 MILES AN HOUR. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIME AND WILL F250 WILL SHAKE SO BAD IT HURT YOUR INSIDES. THEY HAVE REPLACED TRACTION CONTROL FOR AND BALL JOINT, DRAG BAR AND HARDWARE, ROAD FORCED BALANCE THE TIRES AND STILL WILL SHAKE YOUR TEETH OUT OF YOUR HEAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AS IF IT HAD BEEN SNATCHED OUT OF THE CONTACT'S HANDS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE DEALER (ALL STAR FORD PALESTINE, 2929 S LOOP 256, PALESTINE, TX 75801) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACTION BAR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

VEHICLE IS 34 MONTHS OLD WITH 47,000 MILES. RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAK IN THE LEFT FRONT AREA OF THE RADIATOR. I KNOW I'M OVER THE REGULAR 3YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY, BUT THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL VALID. FORD WILL NOT COVER IT. RADIATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THIS AGE OF THE VEHICLE. ISN'T RADIATOR PART OF ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. FORD SHOULD AT LEAST PAY FOR PARTS. THANK YOU!