2012 FORD F-350 Complaints

TRUCK HAS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION STARTED TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HAS BEEN IN FOR DRAG LINK REPLACEMENT AND STEERING DAMPENER REPLACEMENT WHICH CORRECT ISSUE TEMPORARILY FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE IT BEGINS TO HAPPEN AGAIN DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND TRIES TO BLAME THE ISSUE ON ROAD CONDITIONS OR TIRE WEAR OR TIRE PRESSURE ON INTERNET SEARCHES THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND FORD HAS NOT FIXED IT YET. WHEN THIS BOUNCING HAPPENS IT IS QUITE SCARY AND REALLY THROWS THE TRUCK AROUND IT DOES NOT STOP BOUNCING UNTIL THE SPEED IS SLOWED TO AROUND 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT EITHER BY THROWING THE TRUCK INTO A MEDIAN OR INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC AS THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DURING THE BOUNCING CONDITION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,376.

I NOW HAVE A THIRD TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE IS A BF GOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO, LT285/65R20 127/124S, DOT (BE3F UH11 1313). THIS TIME THE TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND CAUSED A DEATH SHIMMY. THE TIRE STILL HAS THE TREAD ON AND CAN STILL BE INFLATED. IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RIM FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT. NO INTERNAL DAMAGE OR CRACKS WAS FOUND INSIDE, BUT THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE TREAD THAT INDICATES THAT THE TREAD WILL SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. ARE THEY TRYING TO HURT OR KILL ME AND MY PASSENGERS? WHAT CAN I EXPECT NHTSA AND BF GOODRICH (MICHELIN) TO DO IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR TIRES?

I FELT TIRE SEVERELY OUT OF BALANCE AS IF A TIRE WEIGHT HAD BEEN LOST. I STOPPED AT MY FIRST CHANCE AND FOUND THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED ABOUT 12 TO 15 INCHES. CHANGED TIRE SO AS TO COMPLETE TRIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED AND FAILED TO STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

ON MARCH 31, 2015 MY TRUCK WAS DAMAGED FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION ON A BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN T/A KO, LT 285 / 65R20 TIRE (DOT BE3F UH11 0912). MY TRUCK IS A BLACK 2012 FORD, F-350 SUPER DUTY, FX4, LARIAT. 1.WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 TRAVELING ~67MPH I FELT A SUDDEN BUMPING OF ONE OF MY TIRES BEFORE I COULD REDUCE MY SPEED AND PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO GET OFF THE ROAD THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AND BARELY MISSING OTHER VEHICLES I WAS PASSING ON THE ROAD. 2.AS I REDUCED MY SPEED AND WHILE PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE TIRE BLEW OUT, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SO THE TIRE COULD BE REMOVED SAFELY.

ON OCTOBER 16, 2014 MY TRUCK WAS DAMAGED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION ON A BF GOODRICH ? ALL TERRAIN T/A KO, LT 285 / 65R20 TIRE (DOT BE3F UH11 0912), SOLD BY DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY IN ODESSA, TX. MY TRUCK IS A BLACK 2012 FORD, F-350 SUPER DUTY, FX4, LARIAT 1. WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 TRAVELING EAST AT 67 MPH I FELT A SUDDEN BUMPING OF ONE OF MY TIRES AS I REDUCED MY SPEED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND WRAPPED AROUND THE REAR AXLE OF MY TRUCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. BUT THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. 2. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT, IT STAYED INFLATED UNTIL IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE WHEEL (RIM) BY THE BODY SHOP TO BE REPLACED. 3. THE TIRE AND TREAD WAS TAKEN TO DISCOUNT TIRE (AS REQUESTED BY AAA) TO BE SHIPPED TO MICHELIN FOR EXAMINATION, BUT WAS DESTROYED BY DISCOUNT TIRE (MR. DOUG MCCOLLUM - STORE MANAGER TXH 34).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE REMOVED THE BRAKE PADS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PISTONS IN THE CALIPER WERE SHATTERED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THREE RIVETS ON THE BRAKE PADS THAT MADE CONTACT WITH THE PISTONS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE ORIGINAL PARTS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 62 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN A VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE STEERING REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO DECREASE SPEED BELOW 45 MPH TO STOP THE OSCILLATIONS. AT THE TIME THIS IS HAPPENING THERE IS LITTLE CONTROL OVER STEERING AND FRONT WHEEL TRACTION IS REDUCED TO ALMOST NOTHING WHEN IT HAPPENS ON A CURVE RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO REMAIN ON THE ROADWAY. THIS IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "FOR DEATH WOBBLE" AND CAN BE SEEN ON YOUTUBE. THE EARLIEST INCIDENCE I'VE SEEN DATES TO 2007. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT FORD HAS PRESCRIBED A NUMBER OF THINGS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION WHICH THE DEALER HAS DONE AND IT STILL HASN'T RESOLVED THE SITUATION. THE REPAIRS HAVE BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THUS FAR, BUT NOW THEY HAVE NO FURTHER SOLUTIONS TO FIX THE ISSUE. WET OR SLICK CONDITIONS RENDERS THIS VEHICLE UNUSABLE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 2012 FORD F350 6.7L AND TOWING A 28 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. WE WERE SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 IN ENCINITAS, CA WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK POWERED DOWN AND AN ALERT APPEARED ON THE DASH: "STOP SAFELY NOW". I HAD VIRTUALLY NO POWER DESPITE DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS FORCED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE I AS ABLE TO PARK WITH ONLY INCHES SEPARATING MY VEHICLE/TRAILER AND THE FREEWAY TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS I PLACED IT IN PARK, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WERE WITH ME AND FOUND MYSELF IN A HELPLESS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I KNOW FROM READING OTHER POSTS THAT SOME WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME EQUIPMENT FAILURE FOUND THEMSELVES UNABLE TO MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND WERE LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. MY COMPLAINT STEMS FROM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT FORD IS AWARE AND HAS BEEN AWARE FOR SOMETIME OF THE ISSUE OF BAD EGT SENSORS WHICH WHAT WAS ULTIMATELY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER THERE ARE FOUR SUCH SENSORS AND FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS REPLACING ONLY ONE (WHICH IS ALL FORD WOULD DO UNDER WARRANTY) ONLY DELAYS THE INEVITABLE FAILURE OF ANOTHER OF THE REMAINING SENSORS. I'M AWARE OF A RECENT RECALL OF AMBULANCES BY FORD FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON. I ONLY SPECULATE THAT FORD SAW THE LIABILITY IN HAVING AN AMBULANCE STALL IN A PRECARIOUS SPOT WITH A PERSON IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION ON BOARD. I FEEL MY EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS COUNTLESS OTHERS WOULD RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF THE AMBULANCES WHICH FORD HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR. MY REQUEST IS THAT FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE AND AGREE TO REPLACE ALL SENSORS WITH WHEN ONE GOES BAD OR REPLACE ALL OF THEM REGARDLESS. *TR