2011 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

HIT ROUGH PATCH ON HIGHWAY AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 25 MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY COULD FIND NO ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED OR ADJUSTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON UNEVEN ROAD PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE REDUCED THE SPEED TO 10 MPH, THE VIBRATION STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND BALANCED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ALIGNED BOTH FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THIS STARTED IN MARCH 2014. TERRIBLE STEERING WOBBLE (DEATH WOBBLE) AT HIGHWAY SPEED. LAST NIGHT IT WAS HORRIBLE AS I WAS PASSING A CAR ON I-29 ON A BRIDGE AND WE GOT THE WOBBLE AFTER GOING OVER A BRIDGE JOINT. I HAD TO STAB THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AS THE TRUCK STEERING WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL. SEVERAL VEHICLES BEHIND ME ALSO HAD TO NAVIGATE AROUND ME AS I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEED! THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYWHERE BUT AROUND CITY STREETS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH A STRAIGHT FRONT AXLE AND COIL SPRINGS. I WANT FORD TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND FIX THESE ISSUES. IT'S A FIXABLE ISSUE THAT THEY WON'T ADDRESS. FOR $50,000 I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR ENGINEERING GEOMETRY BLUNDER. *TR

THIS SAFETY CONCERN OCCURRED ON A 2011, FORD F250, WITH "26,400" MILES ON IT. UPON LEAVING MY RESIDENCE, THE TRUCK FELT SLUGGISH, AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. I NEVER USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT CHECKED ANYWAY TO CONFIRM IT WAS NOT SET. I PULLED OVER AND EXISTED THE VEHICLE, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE ODOR CAME FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. I REACHED IN TO FEEL THE ROTOR AND BURNED MY FINGER TIPS FROM THE HEAT. AS A PRECAUTION, I CHECKED THE REMAINING WHEELS AND ALL EXHIBITED VERY HIGH HEAT WITH A BURNING ODOR. LUCKILY, I WAS WITHIN AN 1/8 MILE OF S SERVICE STATION. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED AND DETERMINED ALL FOUR BRAKES HAD SEIZED DUE TO CORROSION. TWO CALIPERS WERE SALVAGEABLE, TWO WERE NOT. THE REPAIR WAS MADE WITH THE CALIPERS HELD FOR THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REVIEW, AND DISPOSITION, BUT THE FORD DEALER SHOWED NO INTEREST, AND HAD DECLINED TO PERSONALLY EXAMINE THE CORRODED CALIPERS. THE TRUCK WAS 21 DAYS OUT OF CALENDAR WARRANTY. *TR

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 3 YEARS OLD AND 124,000 MILES. THIS $60,000 2011 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH 6.7 DIESEL ENGINE IS TOTALED. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL CRUISE THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE BANGING NOISE AND SHUDDERING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I WAS FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE ROAD. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. GOT OUT AND THE GROUND WAS COVERED IN OIL. STRANDED.. DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $24,233.67 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THIS ENGINE IS FALSELY ADVERTISED TO BE RIGIDLY TESTED FOR 250,000 MILES, FORD HAS SENT EMAIL STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. THIS TRUCK IS STILL FINANCED AND QUITE FRANKLY I CANNOT AFFORD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR. I HAVE HAD EXHAUST ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING AND BURNING SENSORS WHICH WERE REPLACED BY WARRANTY A COUPLE TIMES AND OUT OF POCKET A COUPLE TIMES. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS THAT THE HEAT THAT IS BUILT UP DURING A REGEN EXHAUST CLEANING CYCLE DAMAGES THE VALVES WITHIN THE ENGINE. I ALSO READ THAT FORD FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN 2012 BUT THAT LEAVES PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, WHO PAID FORD $60,000+ STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE IN JUST 3 SHORT YEARS. I HAVE SERVICE THE TRUCK AS REQUIRED AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT NOR PUT IT IN MUD, ETC. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. IT APPEARS I MAY BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO DEFAULT ON MY LENDER WITH THE COST OF THIS. *TR

VEHICLE PRIMARY COOLING SYSTEM (RADIATOR) BEGAN LEAKING WHERE THE ALUMINUM COILS ARE ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC TANK. I TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY VERIFIED. LEAK WAS SLOW FOR FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THEN PROGRESSED. REPLACEMENT WAS INSERTED BEFORE RADIATOR LEAK COULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR PERSONS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL AND OWNERS FEEL THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY DUE TO INADEQUATE TESTING OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. THE PUBLIC RATE OF OCCURRENCE IS VERY HIGH. OF COURSE FOMOCO WILL NOT PUBLISH DATA UNTIL FORCED. REPORTS OF RADIATORS FAILING < 50,000 MILES IS NOT UNCOMMON. *TR

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 F250'S TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER TSB 11-5-19. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RANDOMLY DEVELOP A PROBLEM WHICH SEEMED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT GEAR. THERE WOULD BE A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER WHICH WOULD RESULT, AT TIMES, LEAVING MY VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC GOING AT A MUCH HIGHER SPEED AND CLOSING RAPIDLY FROM BEHIND. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY DOING THE SERVICE PRESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT BULLETIN UNTIL THE PROBLEM BECAME SEVERE. *TR

THE 6.7 CID DIESEL ENGINE DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP SUDDENLY BEGINS LEAKING MOTOR OIL. FAILURE OF THIS PUMP WILL AFFECT 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEMS INCLUDING AUTO LOCKING HUBS AND ALL INTERIOR CLIMATE CONTROLS. LOSS OF MOTOR OIL COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. FAILURE OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM DURING ADVERSE WEATHER COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH OR LOSS OF CONTROL. RESEARCH INDICATES MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THIS PART, INDICATING A SYSTEMIC FAILURE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2013 WITH 99,000 MILES ON IT. IN JANUARY OF 2014 I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CODE READ. AT THIS POINT THE DIESEL TECH COMES AND TELLS ME THAT MY FUEL SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AND THAT I SHOULD CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO COVER THE COST. THE INSURANCE COMPANY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR WHO TOOK SEVERAL FUEL SAMPLES. NOW AFTER 16 DAYS WITHOUT MY TRUCK THE TEST SAMPLES HAVE CAME BACK AS 100% PURE DIESEL FUEL WITH NO TRACE EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST. THEY ARE CURRENTLY SENDING ME LEGAL DOCUMENTATION AS WELL. THE FORD DEALER KNOWING THIS INFORMATION REFUSES TO BUDGE FROM THEIR CONTAMINATION CLAIMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 50-60 MPH AND GOING OVER A COUPLE OF SMALL BUMPS THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN ON THE FREEWAY TO ABOUT 35 FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN A WEEK. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND SEEING THE YOUTUBE VIDEO I DECIDED TO FILE THE COMPLAINT. I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK. *TR