10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
19,093 miles

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problem #25

Jan 012023

F-250

  • miles
Truck was driving 70 mph going to TN when it started shaking and grinding or awful noise. Lost control of steering d/t shaking. Slowed down and pulled over to side of road to check vehicle equipment. Made call to my son who said it's the death wobble, advised to slow below 60 mph. No death wobble again unless I hit a bump then it started again.

- Mint Hill, NC, USA

problem #24

Nov 282022

F-250

  • miles
Death wobble. Uncontrollable shaking in steering to the point of loss of control. Occurs after a bumpy road or at speeds in excess of 45mph. This occurred on a packed interstate and by the grace of God we didn't wreck or be rear-ended by a semi.

- Marion, VA, USA

problem #23

Oct 042022

F-250

  • miles
I was driving on the highway going 65mph when my truck started violently shaking and I almost lost control, I had to pull to the shoulder and stop. This is the second time It has happened. It is very dangerous, thank god I drive with two hands. It is very scary and I could of hit another car.

- Newton, NH, USA

problem #22

Jul 302022

F-250

  • miles
10 times over about a 12 month period, (with 5 of the 10 happening in one 6 hour period, after we have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix this issue) if we run over a bump in the road at over 60 mph, the front end of the truck goes into violent, uncontrollable shaking. The only way to stop it is to smash the brakes as hard as you can to get the trucks speed below 30 mph so you can regain control of the steering wheel and front end. It-€™s one of the scariest things we have ever experienced. Please make FORD fix this problem before someone gets killed!!!!

- Cypress, TX, USA

problem #21

Jul 012022

F-250

  • miles
Check engine code P2002. Dealer indicated the diesel particulate filter needs replaced. Found Ford Customer Satisfaction Program 20M06 which based on the description covers the issue but Ford says 20M06 is not attached to my VIN even though it represents the exact same issue.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

problem #20

Mar 162022

F-250

  • miles
What has been name -€œdeath wobble -€œ that occurs in Ford F 250 trucks and other. Where the front end of vehicle and steering wheel shakes violently making vehicle almost impossible to control until you bring vehicle to a stop

- Salinas, CA, USA

problem #19

Feb 232022

F-250

  • miles
My engine light has come on as a result of an emissions problem. I have taken my truck to Ford service dept. 5 times, each time, they make an adjustment and claim there is nothing else to be done. How can I resolve this problem?

- Clermont, FL, USA

problem #18

Jan 022022

F-250

  • miles
Diagnostic Trouble Code P21B0 Reductant level sensor C circuit high I know several people that have had this same issue concerning the DEF tank assembly costing close to $1000. A recall was issued for earlier models but doesnt cover my truck that now has this same issue. It's this type of failure that makes owners of diesel vehicles contemplate deleting these pollution reducing systems. Please consider an expanded recall.

- Caddo Mills, TX, USA

problem #17

Nov 172021

F-250

  • miles
Dpf heater (reductant heater) stopped working. Vehicle is slightly over 5 years old with 87k miles. NHTSA has a TSB (TSB 18-2190) on this part on 2011-2012 f-250/f-350 and 2011-2015 f-450 and f-550. The problem seems to still persist on the 2016 model-€¦

- Greenlawn, NY, USA

problem #16

Sep 242021

F-250

  • miles
It seems to happen at higher speeds with the change in pavement my front end started shaking violently and I felt like I was going to lose control of the vehicle. I had to reduce speed quickly to get control of the vehicle. I am concerned for my safety and the safety of others around me including those in my vehicle. I have tried to have it fixed at an auto repair shop and the problem has not resolved. I am trying to schedule an appointment with the dealer but they have a backlog.

- Frisco , TX, USA

problem #15

Oct 182021

F-250

  • miles
I was driving at 70mph, and the truck went into the death wobble. Violently shaking and bouncing as I drove and slowed down to 25mph on the highway until it finally stopped. I was on a section of highway were I could not get off the road for about another half mile. It happened this morning at 7:15am, and I have not had the opportunity to take it in for service. There were no warning lights that came on. I fear for my safety if it were to happen again. If there was traffic behind me, I may not have been able to slow down as quickly as I did without being hit.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #14

Apr 132021

F-250

  • miles
I recently bought a truck from a smaller car dealership on Feb. 16 2021. The vehicles odometer read 109,000 miles when I purchased it. It's been a couple of months now and I recently decided to run a carfax report on the truck and it showed me that the trucks odometer had once read 136,000 miles, and 142,000 before it was labelled as "potential odometer rollback. A couple of weeks after this potential odometer fraud was labelled by carfax the trucks odometer went to 109,000 miles, which was how many miles it said the truck had when I bought it. I believe that I'm dealing with odometer fraud, and I need to get this resolved asap.

- Lynchburg, VA, USA

problem #13

Oct 092020

F-250

  • 84,257 miles
I am getting a death wobble. I bought it in to the dealership around 50 thousand miles on the truck and asked them to check in to this. They told me I need to change the tires. Which I did and I rotate them every 5,000 to 10,000 miles. I was driving down the highway to night at 70 mph which is the speed limit. I was in a transition from the freeway to bride and that little bump put me into a death wobble. I had no control of the truck which the steering wheel shakes violently and the whole truck shakes. The only way to get it to stop is bring to a dead stop. Which I had to do on the freeway almost getting rear ended by a semi truck. This was the final straw. It happen to me 2 times more on the way home. Luckily there was no one behind me. I know I am not the only one experiencing it. Ford has been giving me the run around. I am afraid every time that I hit a bump its going to happen. I paid a lot of money for this vehicle and it is unsafe for road use. I don't know what to do if I sell it I will lose money. This needs to get addressed very soon before some one is killed or I am killed behind the wheel.

- Elkhart Lake, WI, USA

problem #12

Mar 032020

F-250

  • 50,000 miles
Backup camera cuts in and out goes to blue or black screen intermittently or does not come on at all. From park to reverse. This has been happening on and off over the last 5 months. Appears to be getting more frequent as time goes on.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

problem #11

Aug 182020

F-250

  • 104,000 miles
Upon hitting a bump in the road at highway speeds the truck started shaking in the front end. In another instance I was accelerating to highway speeds and the truck started violently shaking at about 65mph, steering was difficult I had to slow down and stop on the shoulder for it to stop. I was able to start driving again after slowly accelerating along the shoulder then merging back into traffic. I noticed that it appears whenever I even hit a minor road defect I feel a slight vibration.

- Dadeville, AL, USA

problem #10

Jul 202020

F-250

  • miles
Its says something about recaptcha when I try to run a recall report

- Dickson City, PA, USA

problem #9

Jan 172020

F-250

  • 62,000 miles
My 2016 Ford F250 produced a check engine light. Per an obd tester the code P20ba is produced. This corresponds to the diesel reductant fluid pump assembly. Upon online research this normally corresponds to the heater which heats the diesel exhaust fluid failing. Upon further research Ford extended the warranty on older models of this truck, evidently from 2011 through 2015. From other's experiences it appears the problem continues into the 2016 model year however there is no extended warranty coverage. As the vehicle model of 2016 is similar to the 2011-2015 models I believe coverage should be extended to the 2016 models as well. The check engine light came on today upon starting my vehicle on 1/17/2020.

- Midlothian, TX, USA

problem #8

Nov 222019

F-250

  • miles
High way speeds very bad shake. Death wobble. Need caster set more on a 2.5 - 3 degree. Everything is stock on this truck and as much as I paid for it I as sure wasn't expecting that to happen. I had to pull of the highway and stop completely and then gradually gain speed and avoiding hitting egg yokes dividing lanes. That would set it off running 55 to 60. My mechanic is the one who told me about the caster adjuster. I don't want to void my warranty much less have to buy something that should've been already installed on this beast of a truck.

- Wylie, TX, USA

problem #7

Mar 012019

F-250

  • 34,000 miles
There was a black dually Ford F250 that was traded in about a month ago to carmax or carvana. The registered owner was (xxxxx) from santa maria, ca but the vehicle was driven to Transport cars by (yyyyy)B/D 3/3/82 owner of white lightening Transport llc. This truck had well over 300K miles and mr (yyyyy) had the milage turned back at least three times. I believe it stated about 37K at trade in. He met the dealer on 166 and had to pull over to program the check engine light right before trading it in. I am not sure of the trade in date or vindication but I'm positive the mileage was turned back 3 times that I am aware of. He took it for oil changes and new tires so somewhere he had to slip up and the mileage was logged. Not positive of the trade in date but it was recent parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Orcutt, CA, USA

problem #6

Jan 282019

F-250

  • 43,000 miles
Vehicle was parked at home and not running. Engine block heater was plugged in. Some time within an hour of plugging the block heater in the engine caught fire and was extensive enough to call the fire dept. Insurance company declared truck a total loss with no cause of the fire determined

- Pleasant Mount, PA, USA

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