2012 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE REAR LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL- NO CHANGE IN THE DRIVABILITY. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THAT THE COMPUTER STARTED FLASHING DIFFERENT SYMBOLS INDICATING MANY PROBLEMS- THE ALARMS WERE GOING OFF NON-STOP- THEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE COMPUTER. THIS TRUCK IS HEAVY AND I MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE! IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE TOWING A LOAD ON ONE OF THE MOUNTAIN PASSES I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED- AND HURT OR KILLED OTHERS! FORD HAS HAD BAD DIESEL ENGINES SINCE THEY DROPPED THE 7.3 YEARS AGO AND ARE RIPPING OFF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY- PLEASE DON'T LET SOMEONE DIE OVER A KNOWN PROBLEM. SEEMS CHEAPER FOR FORD TO PUT US IN DANGER BY SHUTTING DOWN THIS ENGINE AND THEREFORE NOT REPLACING THE ENGINE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. *TR

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60, HIT A SMALL BLEMISH IN THE ROAD, AND FRONT END STARTED A VIOLENT SHAKE, HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP FOR SHAKE TO QUIT. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE. *TR

MY TRUCK IS ONE OF MANY THAT HAVE A PRIMARY RADIATOR THAT LEAKS FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

DRIVING 65 DOWN ROAD WITH LIGHT ACCELERATION. TRUCK HAD BEEN RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. MESSAGE COMES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT STATES "STOP SAFELY NOW". THERE IS NO OTHER WARNING OR MESSAGE. SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER AND TRUCK DIES AT 10MPH. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. TOLD THAT IT IS A FAULTY EGT SENSOR AND THEY HAVE SEEN A TON OF THESE. THERE ARE 4 SENSORS ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IF ONE GOES BAD IT WILL DISABLE THE WHOLE TRUCK. REPLACED SENSOR AND NOT COVERED AS RECALL OR WARRANTY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS DEPENDING ON THE SURROUNDINGS IT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH BEING STRANDED ON ROAD FROM A SENSOR, WHEN THERE ARE 3 OTHER REDUNDANT SENSORS. *TR

DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND CAR STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. SLOWED DOWN AND EXITED HIGHWAY, ONCE TO 20MPH IT STOPPED. PULL OFF AND CHECKED UNDER CARRIAGE FOR ANY SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. NOTING FOUND. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOLD THEM THE ISSUES. THEY STATED "OH THAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE, IT IS ON ALL THE NEW FORD TRUCKS" SPENT $600 TO STABILIZE FRONT END BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED. THIS IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ABOUT FORD F-250 AND F-350 TRUCKS YET THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

EGT EXHAUST GAS SENSOR # 2 ON 2012 F250 - I HAD NO WARNING THAT THE SENSOR HAD GONE BAD - TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED - I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN I'M TOWING MY TRAILER AND THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC - I OFTEN TRAVEL TO NATIONAL PARKS WHERE I HAVE NO SHOULDER OR CELL SERVICE OR AM NOT NEAR A DEALERSHIP - I WOULD BE STRANDED WITH MY FAMILY I HAD TO PAY HAVE THIS SENSOR REPLACED - MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR TOW SERVICE AS THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY OR AS A RECALL I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR AS A RECALL AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF ONE CANNOT SAFELY GET OUT OF TRAFFIC - THERE ARE 4 SENSORS - PERHAPS ONE SENSOR SHOULD BE USED AS "SPARE" SO THAT TRUCK DOESN'T JUST "STOP" AND LEAVE ONE STRANDED - HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAS THIS ISSUE CAUSED? IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE SIMILAR TO GM THAT HAS JUST NOW BEEN ADDRESSED AFTER SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS? I SENT THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL TO FORD. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT KEEP RECORDS ON THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS AFTER THE 50,000 WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT IF ENOUGH OF THESE CONCERNS WERE "REGISTERED" WITH YOU THEN YOU WOULD NOTIFY FORD OF A RECALL IF WARRANTED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ON 9-12-14. EGT SENSOR #4 FAILED THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE EGT EXHAUST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTICED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

CLEAR AND DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. FACTORY TRUCK. DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE ROAD MADE A TRANSITION FROM CONCRETE TO ASPHALT WITH A SLIGHT RISE IN ROAD SURFACE AND THE COMMONLY WORDED "DEATH WOBBLE" TOOK OVER VIOLENTLY AND RAPIDLY PULLING MY STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I EVENTUALLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AS IT THE TRUCK TOOK ITSELF INTO THE MEDIAN. UNDER NEARLY THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS AROUND 100 MILES LATER ALSO ENDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE MEDIAN. *TR

AFTER HITTING PATCHED PORTION ON ROAD FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. STOPPED VEHICLE AND INSPECTED. SAW NO DAMAGE SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. I THEN TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. NOT FINDING ANYTHING AS OF THIS DATE 8/30. *TR

THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE TRUCK FLASHES A CODE "SAFETY SHUT OFF". IT IS RELATED TO THE EGT EXHAUST TEMP SENSOR PART OF THE EMISSIONS CONTROLS. AFTER IT FLASHES THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING, NO TIME TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WILL NOT RESTART AND THE STARTER WILL NOT ENGAGE. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS LUCKY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A PROGRAMMING ERROR I BELIEVE AND IS A PROBLEM FORD MUST ADDRESS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE OR BE INJURED IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED!! I REPEAT THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT! PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING TO OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS. *TR