2005 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TRIED TO STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE LOCAL MECHANIC HAD ADVISED HER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 05V270000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO REACH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE WAS ON GOING FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH AND UP OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS GRIP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED INSTEAD BY INADEQUATE TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 42601 WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING. THE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER WAS 10018736. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SIMILAR DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE TOWING A TRAILER APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. DURING THE FAILURE WHITE FUMES WERE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE EGR COOLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP . THE ISSUE IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A DEATH WOBBLE . YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 45 MPH OR SLOWER & IT STOPS . YOU CAN THEN RESUME YOUR TRIP . *TR

THIS EVENT HAD NO WARNINGS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE AND WAS DEBILITATING. MY 2005 FORD F250 (6.0 DIESEL) SUFFERED A LEAK IN TWO ORINGS AND A CRACK IN AN OIL LINE IN THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM. THE RESULT WAS A VEHICLE THAT DIED AND WOULD NOT START. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2004 & 2005 MODEL YEARS. FORD HAS ISSUED TSB'S ON THE PROBLEM HOWEVER NEVER NOTIFIED CONSUMERS OF THE DEFECT TO FOREWARN OR CORRECT THE AFFECTED MODEL YEARS. THE ENGINE HAS SENSORS THAT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND PREVENT IT FROM STARTING WHEN OIL PRESSURE IS LOST FROM SUCH DEFECTS. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD, HOWEVER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN DECEMBER 2009. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE COST ISSUE WITH FORD TO NO AVAIL. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, ESPECIALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A FORD 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE FRONT END TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. I FELT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS NEARBY. WHEN THE TRUCK REACHED APPROXIMATELY 30 - 35 MPH, THE WOBBLE CEASED. ON MY WAY BACK HOME, THE WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 - 65 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER ROUGH SPOT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A WHILE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES FROM OTHER F250 AND F350 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND BLAMES THE WOBBLE ON UNDERFLATED TIRES. THE WOBBLE OCCURS ON PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES ALSO AS DETAILED BY OTHER TRUCK OWNERS. BUT EVEN IF THE TRUCK'S TIRES ARE UNDER INFLATED, A VIOLENT WOBBLE SHOULD NOT OCCUR. MANY OTHER VEHICLES ARE IN USE WITH UNDER INFLATED TIRES, YOU DON'T HEAR OF A VIOLENT WOBBLE AFTER ENCOUNTERING A POT HOLE OR AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. *TR

FORD F-250 WITH THE 6.0L DIESEL MOTOR HAS A RECURRING ISSUE OF A FAILING EGR COOLER. THE FAILURE OF THEIR COOLER CAN RESULT IN COOLANT ENTERING THE ENGINE AND CREATING A MOTOR FAILURE. AT 99,000 MILES I HAD A EGR AND OIL COOLER REPLACED. AT 113,000 MILES I HAVE HAD ANOTHER FAILURE. THE COST TO THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS AT A MINIMUM OF $2,500. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (ASK ANY FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN) AND REFUSES TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT RESOLUTION. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD F-250 4X4. AT SLOW SPEEDS AS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE FRONT END SHIFTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SO HARD I CANNOT STEER THE TRUCK. I MUST STOP AND MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT A FEW TIMES BEFORE STARTING TO MOVE AGAIN. ITS LIKE THE STEERING PUMP IS PUSHING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT. *TR

I'VE EXPERIENCED A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 05' FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF A CALIPER HANGING UP OR NOT RELEASING AFTER BRAKING. THE CALIPER HEATS UP, THE TRUCK SHAKES, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY AND BRAKING ABILITY IS DIMINISHED. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT FIRST OCCURRED AT 19,000 MILES ON A FRONT CALIPER. FORD HAS SINCE REPLACED ALL THE CALIPERS AT LEAST ONCE UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, BUT NOW REFUSES TO HELP. I'VE REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS AT MY COST WITH REMANUFACTURED ONES, AND I'M STILL CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, SO IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I'VE BEEN RELUCTANT TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT'S PAID FOR IN FULL, AND BECAUSE APART FROM THE OBVIOUS BRAKE DEFECT, IT ISN'T OTHERWISE A BAD TRUCK. I STRONGLY FEEL THE CALIPER DESIGN IS FAULTY AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A PERSON TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL IF IT OCCURS IN A FRONT CALIPER. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DESCRIBING WHAT THEY TERMED A "HANDLING ANOMALY" WHERE THE TRUCK SHIMMIES UNCONTROLLABLY AND FAILS TO STOP SHAKING WITHIN A FEW SECONDS LIKE A "NORMAL SHIMMY". WHILE FORD ATTRIBUTES THIS TO TIRES AND SUSPENSION, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BRAKE DEFECT THAT'S CAUSING THE SHIMMY. IT'S EASY TO TELL WHICH INDIVIDUAL CALIPER IS STICKING AS IT AND OFTEN EVEN THE WHEEL WILL BE VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHILE THE OTHER THREE ARE COOL. IN FACT I'VE HAD VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM A SINGLE BRAKE. IT SHOULD BE EASY TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM-- DRIVE MY STUPID TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND YOU'LL FIND IT. I'LL GLADLY LET YOU. *TR