2011 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

6.7 DIESEL ENGINE QUIT. COMPUTER SAID PULL OVER SOON. ENGINE WENT DEAD. DEFECTIVE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENOR. HAPPENED TWICE. REPLACED ALL SENSORS(4). TRUCK DIED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY F250 AT 30 MPH IN TOWN A WARNING ALARM WENT OFF FOLLOWED BY DISPLAY SAYING STOP ENGINE SAFELY NOW. AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK TOTALLY DIED IN THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOTALLY INCAPACITATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT 8:30 PM IN THE RAIN WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. MYSELF AND 2 OTHER GUYS WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION THROUGH TRAFFIC. I HAD TO CALL FOR A WRECKER AND HAVE IT TOWED. THE FORD DEALER FIXED IT THE NEXT MORNING AND ADVISED IT WAS A FAULTY EGT EXHAUST SENSOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON AND THEY ADVISED THERE IS 4 OF THOSE SENSORS ON THE TRUCK. IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO STALL THE TRUCK WHILE IT IS MOVING WITH NO WAY TO GET IT TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND YOU START TO LOSS CONTROL .YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHAKING STOPS.PEOPLE IN THE CARS NEXT TO ME PULLED OVER YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK SHAKE FROM OTHER CARS. NOTHING SEEM WRONG WITH FRONT END BUT THERE IS .SAFETY IS AN ISSUE HERE.IT DOESN'T ALWAYS SHAKE AND THEN BANG SHAKE CITY LOOK IN TO IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, THE CAR WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY! IT IS FORCEFUL ENOUGH THAT YOU LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING AND LOOSE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN YOUR SAME LANE. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE OR TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL NO ONE ELSE WAS ON THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN. THIS AFFECTED THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AS I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME BECAUSE WE WERE GOING FROM 65 MPH TO ABOUT 30 MPH WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN IT HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. FORD RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND TIRES. THAT WAS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. I TRADED MY FIRST 2008 F-250 SD IN FOR A NEW TRUCK FOR HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I AM TO THE POINT WHERE THIS IS GETTING WAY TO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROADS NOT ONLY FOR MY SAFETY, BUT MY FAMILIES AND OTHER DRIVERS SAFETY AS WELL. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 75 FORMAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THUS FAR WITH THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. DOES IT TAKE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FOR IT TO BE INVESTIGATED? *TR

I WAS SETTING IN EXIT LANE OF THE WEST BANK EXPRESSWAY WHEN A CAR LOST CONTROL SLAMMING INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY TRUCK. THE CAR IMPACTED THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE BACK DOOR AND SOME OF THE FRONT FENDER. THE CAR WAS A TOTALED UPON IMPACT, MY TRUCK HAS SEVER DAMAGE UP ALL THE WAY UP TO BOTH WINDOWS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AIR BAG THAT IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HAVE A CONCUSSION AND SEVER BRUISING TO ALL OF THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY ALONG WITH BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I WAS KNOCKED OUT AND WOKE UP WITH MY FOOT LOGGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL STILL MOVING DOWN THE OFF RAMP. *TR

ON 11/03/2014, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2011 FORD F-250 6.7 LITER DIESEL ON E. KIEHL AVE IN SHERWOOD, AR. THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF LEAVING HER TO HAVE TO NEGOTIATE TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. SHE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR TRUCK. I JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 09/30/2014 WHERE THE OIL AND FUEL FILTERS WERE CHANGED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO NORTH POINT FORD IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR. THEY DREW FUEL OUT OF THE SYSTEM PAST THE SECONDARY FILTER. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL WAS CLOUDY AND CONTAINED METAL FRAGMENTS AND WATER. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. HOWEVER, FORD ADVISED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL SO THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR BILL IS A LITTLE OVER $11,000.00. I HAD JUST FUELED UP ON 11/01/2014 AT MURPHY USA IN SHERWOOD SO I CALLED THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS FOR THE STATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON MURPHY. THE STATE CHECKED THE MURPHY AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE WITHIN STANDARDS. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY SENT AN AGENT OUT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE SO ITS NOT AN INSURANCE ISSUE. I SEEM TO BE GETTING THE RUN AROUND BY FORD. FORD'S HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF SHE HAD MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THIS HAPPED, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DOING 70 MPH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CLOUDY FUEL WITH WATER AND METAL AFTER THE SECONDARY FILTER WOULD INDICATE A FAILURE IN THE FILTRATION SYSTEM. EVEN SO, FORD'S DESIGN OF THEIR FUEL SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THAT IN THE SLIGHTEST. ALL DIESEL CONTAINS WATER. CHEVY, DODGE, FORD, VW, MERCEDES, ETC. KNOW THAT AND PUT FILTER/WATER SEPARATORS FOR THAT REASON. FUEL SYSTEMS SHOULD BE MADE OF MATERIALS THAT DO NOT RUST AND FAIL. *TR

WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK THE DAY BEFORE WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL RV THE IN-DASH OEM TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER FAILED TO ENGAGE TRAILER BRAKES ALLOWING THE RV TO PUSH THE TRUCK INTO AN INTERSECTION. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER WILL NOT WORK. THEY HAVE PERFORMED A "PIN-TEST" AND DETERMINED THE IN DASH BRAKE CONTROLLER WAS NOT WORKING SO THEY REPLACED IT TO FIND THE TRAILER BRAKES STILL DO NOT ACTIVATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT WILL WORK WHEN MANUALLY ACTIVATED WITH THE SLIDER HOWEVER THERE IS NO TRAILER BRAKE ACTIVATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. I'VE SPENT THREE DAYS AT THE DEALER THUS FAR AND IM SCHEDULED TO RETURN AT 7 AM TOMORROW FOR THEM TO WORK ON IT MORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE TRUCK DOES NOT SAFELY STOP TOWING A HEAVY RV. WE TRADED AN F150 FOR THIS F250 SUPER DUTY FOR THE ADDED TOWING CAPACITY HOWEVER WE NOW DO NOT FEEL SAFE TOWING ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO INDICATE ACCURATE READING LEVELS. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM JERKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE ENTERING I-40 AT ~55 MPH AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP THE FRONT END AND STEERING VIOLENTLY BEGAN SHAKING. STEERING CONTROL WAS NEAR ZERO. SHAKING CONTINUED WHILE BRAKING TO ~ 10 MPH THEN STOPPED. TRUCK INSPECTION FOUND NO PROBLEM. *TR

DEATH RUMBLE: AFTER ANY NEW SET OF TIRES GETS ABOUT 15,000 -20,000 MILES ON THEM, THE INFAMOUS "DEATH RUMBLE" OCCURS ON THIS MODEL TRUCK. WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 OR MORE AND YOU TURN OR HIT A BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING AND VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. YOU HAVE TO COME TO AN ALMOST IMMEDIATE STOP IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE SHAKING. IT IS SO BAD THAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL STEERING AT TIMES AND IS EVEN VISIBLE TO OTHERS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. ALL FORD DEALERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ABOUT THIS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT BLAME IT ON TIRES OR TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TYPES OF TIRES (AS I KNOW HAVE OVER 125,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK) AND ALWAYS INFLATE THEM AS PER MY OWNER'S MANUAL...THIS DOES NOT HELP...NOR DOES ROTATING, BALANCING, CHECKING BRAKES, BALL JOINTS, SUSPENSION, ETC. YOU CAN WATCH MANY MANY VIDEOS OF THIS PROBLEM OF YOUTUBE AND OTHER LOCATIONS, SEE WRITE-UPS IN MAGAZINES, AND AS I SAID, DEALERS EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE...SO WHY IS IT NOT GETTING CORRECTED??? *TR