2011 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

THE RADIATOR, WITHOUT DAMAGE BEGAN LEAKING ANTIFREEZE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRAC BAR, BUSHINGS, BALL JOINTS, STEERING AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE ALL REPLACED. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED AND BALANCED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION FOR THE LAST 70,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS COMPONENTS REPLACED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER INFROMED THE CONSUMER THE OSCILLATION WAS NORMAL.

WAS ON FREEWAY ABOUT 55 TO 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO WHAT I WOULD CALL A DEATH WOBBLE WHERE IT SEEMED TO BE SHAKING THE TRUCK TO DEATH. ONCE I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED AND STARTED OUT AGAIN IT WAS FINE. 2 DAYS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME I WAS JUST GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY ON THE ON RAMP. IT DID IT AGAIN. DID NOT SEEM TO HIT ANY BUMP OR POTHOLE JUST STARTED SHAKING. HAD DEALER CHECK ITY OUT THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND THEY BLAMED IT ON THE TIRES, AND SAID IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350SD TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TEAR IN THE REAR BED OF THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WELDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,500. ...UPDATED 11-18-13 *BF

CHUNKS OF THE TREAD ARE COMING OFF OF THE TIRE. THIS DEFECT WAS NOTICED WHILE HAVING MY TRUCK SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO VISIT A TIRE STORE THAT SOLD MICHELIN TIRES TO GET THEM RELPACED. WHEN I WENT TO THE TIRE STORE AND THEY CONTACTED MICHELIN. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GIVE ME A 30% DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I PURCHASED MY TRUCK NEW AND HAVE APPROX 23K MILES ON THESE TIRES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THESE TIRES. I AM AFFRAID THAT THIS MY CAUSE A BLOW OUT OR A AUTO ACCIDENT AND DONT WANT TO SEE ANYONE INJURED BECAUSE MICHELIN DOSNT WANT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 59 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE U-BOLTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING SHOCK ABSORBER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TORQUE BAR AND THE TWO FRONT SHOCKS WERE REPLACED ON SUBSEQUENT VISITS. LATER, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MECHANIC THEN DEFLATED THE TIRES. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TIRES WERE THEN OVER INFLATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE WOBBLE WAS NORMAL AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 294,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 315,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HIT BUMP IN ROAD THE STEERING SHAKES REALLY BAD AND TO GAIN CONTROL HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST STOP SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD 350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL FOR THREE TO FOUR SECONDS BEFORE ACTUALLY MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES EXHIBITED AN IRREGULAR WEAR PATTERN IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ALIGNED THE TIRES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED (CLAIM NUMBER 1512842141) BUT IT WAS DENIED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE TRUCK REACHED APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I LOST FORWARD MOTION, STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS IS A FORD TRUCK POWERED BY A 6.7 FORD DIESEL ENGINE., THE TRUCK IS GENERALLY USED TO TOW A 13000 POUND FIFTH WHEEL. IF I HAD BEEN TOWING THE FIFTH WHEEL, THE OUTCOME WOULD SURELY HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A TOTALLY FAILED BOSCH CP4-2 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP SLOWLY FAILS. AS THE PUMP TRAVELS THE PATH TO TOTAL DESTRUCTION, THE OPERATOR HAS NO WARNING THAT THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY DIE. WHEN THE TRUCK QUITS, THE OPERATOR HAS LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ON A 8,500 TO 23,500 POUND VEHICLE. *TR