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2011 Ford F-250: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

248 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

70,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2011 model year. Data updated: . 212 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension is the most frequently named component, appearing in 109 of 248 complaints (44.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior7229.0%
Braking behavior3413.7%
Fuel system concerns135.2%
Transmission and shifting114.4%
Engine operation52.0%
Electrical and battery issues52.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Suspension
109
Steering
102
Engine
30
Fuel/Propulsion System
18
Unknown Or Other
18
Wheels
17
Power Train
13
Electrical System
10
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Suspension109
Steering102
Engine30
Fuel/Propulsion System18
Unknown Or Other18
Wheels17
Power Train13
Electrical System10

Suspension: 109; Steering: 102; Engine: 30; Fuel/Propulsion System: 18; Unknown Or Other: 18; Wheels: 17; Power Train: 13; Electrical System: 10

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
39
25,000 to 49,999
35
50,000 to 74,999
37
75,000 to 99,999
32
100,000 to 149,999
38
150,000 and above
31
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00039
25,000 to 49,99935
50,000 to 74,99937
75,000 to 99,99932
100,000 to 149,99938
150,000 and above31

Under 25,000: 39; 25,000 to 49,999: 35; 50,000 to 74,999: 37; 75,000 to 99,999: 32; 100,000 to 149,999: 38; 150,000 and above: 31

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (39). 36 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2011
6
2012
13
2013
25
2014
20
2015
26
2016
19
2017
13
2018
17
2019
30
2020
24
2021
23
2022
11
2023
8
2024
5
2025
8
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20116
201213
201325
201420
201526
201619
201713
201817
201930
202024
202123
202211
20238
20245
20258

2011: 6; 2012: 13; 2013: 25; 2014: 20; 2015: 26; 2016: 19; 2017: 13; 2018: 17; 2019: 30; 2020: 24; 2021: 23; 2022: 11; 2023: 8; 2024: 5; 2025: 8

Pattern summary

Suspension leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 72 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 34 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 13 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10396291 · 2011-04-12 (April 12, 2011)

2011 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATES SIX INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED, UNEXPLAINED HIGH ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF THE SIX INCIDENTS WERE AT A VERY HIGH RPM AND SO FORCEFUL, THAT IT NEARLY PROPELLED THE VEHICLE INTO OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

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Owner report 10398206 · 2011-04-29 (April 29, 2011)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT WITH GREATER FORCE, AND THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SENDING INCORRECT SIGNALS. THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO …

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10398206 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10400454 · 2011-05-10 (May 10, 2011)

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT OR AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND WIRING HARNESS AREA AS IT ENTERS THE FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE.

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10400454 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10424121 · 2011-09-07 (September 7, 2011)

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A ROAD IN NH, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR AND THEN WITHIN 2 SECONDS THEN DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING SUDDEN AND SWIFT REDUCTION IN SPEED. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. ROADS WERE DRY AND NO ONE WAS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DOWNLOADED THE MOST CURRENT PATCHES FOR MY TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER (8/27/11) THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN, GOING DOWNHILL ABOUT 60 MPH, AUTOMATIC …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10424121 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10426291 · 2011-09-19 (September 19, 2011)

THE DEF TANK CONTINUES TO THROW A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX TO THE ISSUE. MY DEF TANK WAS REPLACED WITH A UNIT OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE LOT AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD BE LEFT STRANDED IF THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. SAN TAN FORD HAD NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM UNTIL FORD RELEASE A FIX AND ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE ARE 120 PEOPLE WAITING FOR TANKS. HOW CAN FORD CONTINUE TO SELL THESE F250'S IF THE DEF TANKS ARE NOT WORKING AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE OUT …

Owner-reported narrative. 19,578 miles reported. Look up ODI 10426291 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10438881 · 2011-12-07 (December 7, 2011)

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WHICH WE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WE HAVE LEARNED ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10438881 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10442482 · 2012-01-05 (January 5, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BEGIN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS IN FIFTH GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AN…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10442482 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10447329 · 2012-02-09 (February 9, 2012)

VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE - DEATH WOBBLE - WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, ON INTERSTATE HWY, WITH MODERATE ROUGH ROAD, SEVERE FRONT-END SHAKE FROM TWO FRONT TIRES WOBBLING. MUST SLOW, QUICKLY, TO LESS THAN 30 MPH TO STOP WOBBLE. HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE SIMILAR EVENTS OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. SEARCHED GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE FOR F250 DEATH WOBBLE. RESULTS ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO FIX OR ANSWER TO PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. NEEDS NHTSA TO GET INVOLVED AND REVIEW. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 35,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10447329 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

10V659000 · Structure:Body

Reported: 2010-12-29 (December 29, 2010)

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, EDGE AND LINCOLN MKX VEHICLES. DURING A SIX-DAY PRODUCTION PERIOD, THE SUPPLIER OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE MANUFACTURED MODULES THAT MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL SHORT.

Consequence: IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
11V128000 · Electrical System:Software

Reported: 2011-02-24 (February 24, 2011)

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FORD F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, EDGE, AND LINCOLN MKX TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 25, 2010, THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 2010. THESE VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED USING INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) THAT HAD A CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE TO READ THE SUSPECT BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) SERIAL NUMBER. BASED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER THE BCM WAS EITHER NOT AFFECTED OR REPLACED. THE CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT SET OF CHARACTERS, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY A BCM THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFFECTED BCMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL SHORT.

Consequence: IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

248 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

85.5%Usable mileage212 / 248 records
100.0%Valid incident date248 / 248 records
100.0%Valid filing date248 / 248 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates248 / 248 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Steering
144.3%
ODI 10007086 · 5,385 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE BROKE. DEFECTIVE HOSE CLAMP AND STEERING FAILED. *JB

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83.6%
ODI 10015030 · 42,000 mi

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. *JB

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63.8%
ODI 10402181 · 165,080 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER ONE WEEK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE OFTEN AT LOWER SPEEDS THAN HIGHER …

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65.2%
ODI 10074180

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL BEING OUT OF LINE. AFTER TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING. ALL THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN HEAD ON INTO A WALL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE CENTER LINK FALLING APART. *JB

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85.2%
ODI 10134507

2004 FORD F250 HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX. *MR *SC

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3826.4%
ODI 10206556 · 18,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A NORMAL FRONT END SHAKE AND CONTINUED DRIVING HOME AT A LOWER RATE OF SPEED. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO CALL NHTSA AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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7734.8%
ODI 10207073

I DRIVE A COMPANY 2006 FORD F250 4X4 THAT I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE STEERING PROBLEM INCIDENTS WITH. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU HIT A POT-HOLE IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRUCK GOES INTO A NEARLY COMPLETE OUT OF CONTROL SHIMMY. IF UNCHECKED THE TRUCK WOULD LITERALLY SHAKE ITS SHELF APART. IN ONE INCIDENT THE TRUCK VIBRATED INTO THE NEXT LANE. LUCK HAD IT THAT NO ONE WAS IN THAT LANE. TO STOP THE VIOLENT VIBRATION YOU HAVE TO DROP THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK BELOW 40MPH AND BECAUSE THE FRONT END IS VIBRATING SO VIOLENTLY BRAKING IS VERY LIMITED DUE TO …

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2338.3%
ODI 10238850 · 4,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SMALL PATCH IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT DROVE ANOTHER FIVE MILES TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,000.

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7940.3%
ODI 10241169 · 8,000 mi

IT HAPPEN ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I FIRST GOT THE TRUCK. I WAS GETTING TO A STOP SIGN AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED, I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN AT ALL AND I HAD A REALLY HARD TIME BRAKING, I HAD TO USE A LOT OF FORCE TO BRAKE OR TO TURN THE WHEEL EVEN A LITTLE. THAT HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIME. AT A STOP SIGN AND ONCE AT A TURN LIGHT WHICH WAS THE WORST CAUSE I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THAT WAS ALL IN A 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ONE MONTH OF HAVING THE TRUCK. IT WAS COMPLETELY STOCK. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY SAID N…

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3259.3%
ODI 10468298 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND EXITED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AT THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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3041.1%
ODI 10531702 · 28,000 mi

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I WENT OVER THE EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT JUMPED INTO THE NEXT LANE. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN THE OTHER LANE AND NO ONE GOT HURT. MY FAMILY AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE STEERING DAMPER WAS BAD. I'M SORRY BUT A BAD STEERING DAMPER WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING 65 MPH OVER A SMALL BUMP SHOULD NOT MAKE YOUR VEHICLE JUMP INTO THE NEXT LANE AND LOOSE CONTROL. THIS MUST BE FIXED BY FORD. I AM READING THAT OTHER PEOPLE H…

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10241.1%
ODI 10438881 · 50,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WHICH WE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WE HAVE LEARNED ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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11242.1%
ODI 10498421 · 35 mi

TRAVELING ON BUMPY ROADS AT 55 TO 60 MPH THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY AND I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER IN MINNESOTA. THIS DEALERSHIP PUT A DAMPENER ON THE FRONT END AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SOLVED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN IN JAN OF 2013. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SHAKE AND I FEEL IT WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT IF NOT RESOLVED. *TR

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3738.9%
ODI 10785355 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A BENT FRAME, WHICH RESULTED IN A SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICEABLE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE VEERED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN IT STRUCK A BUMP. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A BENT FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BENT FRAME RESULTED IN FAILURE WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD ALIGNMENTS, THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, AND THE STEERING STABILIZED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE R…

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7452.1%
ODI 10898932 · 60,000 mi

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE WOBBLE. ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX WITH NO CHANGE.

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Suspension
92.8%
ODI 10007086 · 5,385 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE BROKE. DEFECTIVE HOSE CLAMP AND STEERING FAILED. *JB

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62.7%
ODI 10439063 · 65,000 mi

AFTER TRAVELING OVER SMALL BUMPS, LIKE RAILROAD TRACKS MOST RECENTLY, AT AROUND 30MPH, ONE FRONT WHEEL STARTED BOUNCING VIOLENTLY, MAKING VEHICLE LOOSE CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK COULD BE BROUGHT TO A STOP. HAD EXPERIENCED THIS NUMEROUS TIME IN THE PAST BUT THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY ADDING A STEERING STABILIZER A FEW YEARS AGO. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. EACH TIME, THIS HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. *TR

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31.9%
ODI 10520857 · 12,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND REQUIRED HIM TO PUT BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TWICE FOR THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE STEERING BOX GEAR BOX WAS ALSO ADJUSTED TWICE; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO BE LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE …

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54.3%
ODI 10154264

2003 FORD F 250 4X4 ALIGNMENT 6 TIMES... THIS TRUCK EATS TIRES.. FRIEND HAS 2005 ALIGNED 4 TIMES... DEALER SAYS NOT A PROBLEM... MUST BE AS I HAD A 1991 FOR 12 YEARS AND NOT ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. *JB

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10.6%
ODI 11673871

My 2004 F250 has developed the "Death Wobble" that is normally associated with newer models, but the shudder at or around 40-45mph is identical to the described problems of the newer models in the class action lawsuit and tech bulletins published by Ford. Older models need to be considered in the tech bulletins, customer satisfaction programs, and fixed by ford despite being 1 year older than the current guidelines.

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2920.1%
ODI 10193596 · 25,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE INITIALLY OCCURRED WHEN SHE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

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5625.3%
ODI 10202327 · 11,000 mi

I PURCHASED A FORD F250 FROM A DEALERSHIP, I BELIEVE AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH THAT THIS MODEL HAS A DEFECT IN IT AND IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IF I DRIVE OVER 45 MPH AND I HIT A POTHOLE OR A BUMP IT VIOLENTLY SHAKES TO THE POINT WHERE WE FEEL WE ARE GOING TO TIP OVER. WE HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING AND WHEN YOU ARE ON A FREEWAY THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND AM AFRAID TO PUT MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. DO…

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1626.7%
ODI 10187238 · 5,000 mi

2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4WD PICKUP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CONTINUES TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL SLOWING DOWN TO 35 MPH WHICH STOPS THE SHAKING.*AK

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3115.8%
ODI 10274955 · 35,340 mi

I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL I SLOWED WAY DOWN. I MADE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT AND DROPPED IT OFF AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. IT STARTLED ME SO MUCH THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT LIKE IT WAS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE NOT AS EXTREME. THE DEALER SO FAR HAS TOLD ME THEY THINK IT IS TIRE PRESSURE BUT IM NOT BUYING IT.. I SEARCHED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE BUT I FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT …

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2750.0%
ODI 10473294 · 48,000 mi

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, AFTER HITTING ROUGH AREA, FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ALMOST LOSS OF CONTROL. TOOK TO FORD DEALER IN LAREDO, TX AND WAS REPAIRED. THIS LASTED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING THE INTERSTATE IN MS. TOOK TO LOCAL REPAIR AND HAD KING PIN[?] REPLACED BUT DIDN'T STOP THE PROBLEM. CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE, SHOCKS, WHEEL BEARINGS...RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO REAL ANSWER. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND COST OVER $50,000. WHAT DO I DO NOW? *TR

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2838.4%
ODI 10491015 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD START SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AS A PRECAUTION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DUAL SHOCKS AND TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

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10944.0%
ODI 10438881 · 50,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WHICH WE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WE HAVE LEARNED ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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12045.1%
ODI 10462608 · 100 mi

IN JAN. 2012 I PURCHASED A FORD F-250 RATED TO TOW 14,000 LBS. I TRADED IN A FORD F-150 RATED AT 7,700 LBS. WHEN I HOOKED MY CAMPER TO MY 2000 F-150 THE TRUCK DID NOT SAG OR SQUAT AT ALL. LOOKING TO UPGRADE, I SPOKE TO SEVERAL SALES PEOPLE AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. I WAS ASSURED THAT THE F-250 SUPER DUTY WOULD BY FAR OUT PERFORM MY OLD TRUCK. IT DOES NOT. THIS NEW F-250 SQUATS SO BAD IT IS RIDICULOUS. ON 6-18-12 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AT WHICH I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND COMPLAINED OF THIS MATTER, ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING …

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4749.5%
ODI 10557891 · 18,750 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 73 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,750. UPDATED 1/7/14*CN

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7955.6%
ODI 10898932 · 60,000 mi

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE WOBBLE. ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX WITH NO CHANGE.

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Tires
5015.3%
ODI 10022643

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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2410.9%
ODI 10009738

ALL FOUR TIRES CRACKED (SIZE#LT26575R16). PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. NLM

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95.8%
ODI 10064813 · 36,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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1412.1%
ODI 10006596

ALL FOUR TIRE GO FLAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

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85.2%
ODI 10059244

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TIRE. TWO WEEKS LATER, LEFT SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO BUBBLE. GENERAL TIRES 2585R16. *AK

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53.5%
ODI 10240263 · 65,197 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,197.

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73.2%
ODI 10163471

I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON MY 2004 FORD F250. I TOOK THE LUG BOLTS OFF BUT THE TIRE WOULD NOT COME OFF OF THE AXLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO GET UNDER THE TRUCK AND HIT THE TIRE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THIS HAS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE TRUCK WAS RAISED UP ON A JACK. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCKS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *JB

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23.3%
ODI 10273581 · 36,500 mi

WHEN DRIVING MY FORD F-250 45 MPH AND OVER AND HITTING ANY KIND OF BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES SEVERELY. THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED WILL STOP THE SHAKING. THE DAMPER WAS REPLACED BUT IT DID NOT HELP. IF THE BUMP AND THE SPEED WAS GREAT ENOUGH IT WOULD CAUSE YOU TO CRASH. THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MI. AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I PLAN ON TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT FRONT END SPECIALIST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.

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157.7%
ODI 10251391 · 3,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR CONTINENTAL TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. THE REMAINING TIRE HAS NINE HOLES INSIDE THE THREAD AND THE CONTACT HAS TO PLACE AIR IN IT EVERYDAY. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT FORD WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIR. THE TIRE LINE AND SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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35.6%
ODI 10477219

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH LT COMMERCIAL TIRES, LINE SIZE 275/70/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT…

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11.4%
ODI 11715549

A shake or shimmy at 49 ,50 mph. Ase mechanic confirmed all four tires belts have shifted.

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52.0%
ODI 10487177 · 27,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F250 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES, SIZE: LT267565R18. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN HE FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BLISTER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN…

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41.5%
ODI 10519376

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX/N-2 TIRES, LINE SIZE: P275/65/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WORE PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13800. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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11.1%
ODI 10563330 · 29,000 mi

CONTINUAL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN VARIOUS LANES. DEALER HAS TRIED TWICE TO BALANCE TIRES. PROBLEM PERSISTS. CONTINUAL HIGH FREQUENCY HARMONIC. *TR

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53.5%
ODI 10927085 · 24,000 mi

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. SIDE WALL FAILURE. BLOW OUT

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Engine
103.1%
ODI 10463092 · 125,000 mi

THE TRUCK HAS AN INTERMITTENT HIGH IDLE PROBLEM. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, (EITHER BY DOWNSHIFTING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR COASTING TO A STOP), THE ENGINE WILL SOMETIMES IDLE AT 1500 RPM RATHER THAN THE NOMINAL 700-800 RPM. IF I DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE WHEN TURNING ONTO MY STREET), THE IDLE WILL REMAIN HIGH TRYING TO MAKE THE TRUCK GO FASTER. IF I DO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE AT A STOP SIGN), THE ENGINE WILL IDLE DOWN THE SECOND I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY MY BUT OTHERS SAFETY AS THE TRUCK TRIES DRIV…

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135.9%
ODI 10520763 · 115,000 mi

WAS DRIVING TRUCK ALL OF SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD POP THEN LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CALLED HUSBAND AND TOOK TRUCK BACK HOME (APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES). HUSBAND STARTED RESEARCHING PROBLEM AND FOUND ONLINE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD SPARK PLUGS EXPLODE AND HEARD SIMILAR SOUND, THIS CAUSED HIM TO REMOVE WIRES AND INSPECT SPARK PLUGS. ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG HAD POPPED OUT AND NOW THE THREADS CAN'T BE USED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE. *TR

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127.7%
ODI 10478498 · 156,000 mi

THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ENGINE. BY BLOWING OUT, IT IS A FIRE HAZARD ,AS THE ENGINE STILL PUMPS GAS THROUGH THIS PISTON. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS BAD HEAD PROBLEM. *TR

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1311.2%
ODI 10502810 · 69,462 mi

#5 SPARKPLUG SHOT OUT OF THE HEAD WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. *TR

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1912.3%
ODI 10511783 · 800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TURBO WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS A RECURRING ISSUE AND WAS REPLACED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

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2618.1%
ODI 10482166 · 30,070 mi

WHILE AT A DEAD STOP, PLACED TRUCK IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO FULL POWER LUNGING THE VEHICLE FORWARD 10' WHILE I SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE FOR MAXIMUM STOPPING POWER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. RESEARCHED THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND LOTS OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS HUMAN ERROR, FLOOR M…

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219.5%
ODI 10467864 · 110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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58.3%
ODI 10485428 · 88,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING COOLANT TO SPRAY OVER THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

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189.2%
ODI 10478366 · 67,730 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND STALLED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A COOLING SYSTEM LEAK AND THE RADIATOR AND HOSES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH HIGHER GRADE HOSES AND TANKS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,730 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

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59.3%
ODI 10513717 · 10,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WILL SPEW WHITE SMOKE AND LOSE ENGINE POWER WHEN UNDER ACCELERATION AFTER EXTENDED PERIODS OF DRIVING TIME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON RAINY OR HUMID DAYS. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW, VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATES, BUT THEY ALL TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. *TR

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912.3%
ODI 10489452

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FOUL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS OFFENSIVE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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3012.1%
ODI 10497918 · 35,400 mi

LOUD METALLIC RAPPING SOUNDS EMANATING FROM ENGINE DURING COLD WEATHER START-UPS. UNKNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT IN MOTOR. *TR

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2710.2%
ODI 10469346 · 7,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS OVERHEATING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND ULTIMATELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,…

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99.5%
ODI 10682169 · 57,393 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST OCCASION WAS ON 1-22-15 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, MESSAGE CENTER ALERT NOTIFIED THAT A EMISSIONS FAULT HAD OCCURRED AND VEHICLE WILL BE PUT INTO EMERGENCY MODE AND SPEED WILL BE LIMITED TO 50 MPH WITHIN 50 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DEF SYSTEM. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT AN UPDATE WAS NEEDED (14E03 PROGRAM UPDATE). THIS WAS A FUEL SYSTEM CALIBRATION. ALL WORK WAS COMPLETED WITH NO EXPLANATION. I LEFT…

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85.6%
ODI 10991802 · 35,080 mi

I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 13, 2016 AND HAVE HAD TO RETURN THE TRUCK FOR SERVICE MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT FIXED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH SOME 2014-2015 F-SUPER DUTY 6.7L DIESEL VEHICLES WHICH MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P207F. AND THAT THIS CONDITION MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). IN EACH OCCASION I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND FIRST THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON, SECOND, MY SPEED WOULD BE LIMITED TO LESS THAN …

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Electrical System
103.1%
ODI 10018060

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *NLM

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83.6%
ODI 10093991 · 68,200 mi

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER SAW THE SPARK PLUG WAS DEFECTIVE, AND DROVE HOME. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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74.5%
ODI 10109106

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK...............*AK

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119.5%
ODI 10121445

VEHICLE PARKED COLD ENG 15 MINS, WOULD NOT START, SMOKE AND DASHBOARD ON FIRE ---- CRUISE CONTROL ?

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2314.9%
ODI 10061625 · 2,500 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER SURGES WITH NO LOAD IN THE TRAILER. THIS WOULD OCCUR ON LESS OF AN INCLINE WITH A STRONGER SURGE. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD GO TO BASE IDLE WHICH OCCURED OFTEN BUT NOT ALWAYS BEFORE THE POWER SURGE. THE "GLOW LIGHT" AND FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. *AK *SC *JB

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117.6%
ODI 10339426 · 16,000 mi

MY 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY 6.0L DIESEL, FIRST INCIDENT WAS MAY OF 2007, AT 16,000 MILES MY TURBO CHARGER WENT BAD WHEN I WAS TRAILERING MY HORSES IN VERMONT, FORCED TO STOP AT UNKNOWN DEALERSHIP WHO "CLEANED" SOMETHING SO I WOULD MAKE IT BACK TO MY HOME. AGAIN ON THE DRIVE HOME I LOST THE TURBO. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, COLUMBIA FORD, CT THE NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO DRIVE MY TRUCK HARD AND EVERYDAY IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. IN MARCH 2010 BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO MONACO FORD, THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REM…

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167.2%
ODI 10163052 · 19,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH NO SUCCESS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

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23.3%
ODI 10545289 · 147,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKES ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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115.6%
ODI 10204173 · 2,310 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH WITHIN FIVE SECONDS, WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THEY RE-SECURED THE CONNECTION. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE APC SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHOULD BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE APC SENSOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS L…

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11.9%
ODI 10907670 · 219,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TSB NUMBER: 11-04-22. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 219,500.

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45.5%
ODI 10475592 · 5 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE AC UNIT AND MAKING THE CONTACT FEEL SICK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS DELIBERATELY ALTERED BY THE DEALER . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA5 5.

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104.0%
ODI 10400454 · 11,000 mi

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT OR AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND WIRING HARNESS AREA AS IT ENTERS THE FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE.

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155.6%
ODI 10482277 · 7 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUMES MADE HIS EYES BURN AND MADE HIS STOMACH UPSET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

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22.1%
ODI 10568472 · 11,400 mi

THE FORD F250 HAS NO PROVISION FOR ILLUMINATING THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS IN DAYLIGHT. ALL OF THE CONTROLS FOR HEADLIGHT, PARKING LIGHT, ETC. REQUIRE THE SENSOR ON THE DASHBOARD TO BE REPORTING DARK CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO NIGHT TIME. THIS OBSERVATION WAS CONFIRMED BY FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO ADDED THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONDITION. EVEN ON BRIGHT DAYS, THE SHADOWS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN BE DEEP ENOUGH TO PREVENT THEIR BEING READ. THESE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDE THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE AND FUEL GAGES, AND ON-BOARD W…

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74.9%
ODI 10749398 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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Unknown Or Other
82.5%
ODI 10139953

CERTIFIED LTR REQUESTING NHTSA INITIATE A DEFECT INVESTIGATION RE SELECTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY VEHICLES LEFT FRONT INNER BEARINGS FOR ADVANCED FATIGUE CRACKS. *TS COMPLAINANT WAS RECENTLY ASKED TO CONSULT IN THE MATTER OF A FATAL HIGH SPEED HEAD ON TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION. WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND 2001 FORD EXPEDITION VEERED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND STRUCK AN EASTBOUND 2000 FORD F250 LONG BED TRUCK TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. THE RESULTING COLLISION KILLED THE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE 2001 EXPEDITION AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE 2000 …

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41.8%
ODI 10058096 · 4,000 mi

FAILURE TO REPAIR APPARENT DEFECT @4000 MILES UNDER FORD'S BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. (NAR) *PH *CB

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85.1%
ODI 10872830 · 200,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, KEY OFF , NOT ATTENDED, CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED VEHICLE AND SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT AND BUILDINGS TO THE GROUND, BUT EVERYONE DENIES THAT THE CRUISE CANCEL SWITCH CAUSED IT EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS FIT.

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32.6%
ODI 10118816

THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE ODOMETER READ 21607, HOWEVER WHEN SHE RAN A CAR FAX REPORT, THE ODOMETER READ 45002 BACK IN SEP 2004 AND ON OCT 13, 2004 THE ODOMETER READ 20656. THERE WAS NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CONSUMER LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. *NM

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21.3%
ODI 11387696 · 200,000 mi

VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER-STALLS AND LOSES FUNCTION WHEN IDLING. HAS OCCURRED WHEN EXITING FREEWAY WAY AND IN A REGULAR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. NEED TO RESTART AFTER STALL.

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96.3%
ODI 10339426 · 16,000 mi

MY 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY 6.0L DIESEL, FIRST INCIDENT WAS MAY OF 2007, AT 16,000 MILES MY TURBO CHARGER WENT BAD WHEN I WAS TRAILERING MY HORSES IN VERMONT, FORCED TO STOP AT UNKNOWN DEALERSHIP WHO "CLEANED" SOMETHING SO I WOULD MAKE IT BACK TO MY HOME. AGAIN ON THE DRIVE HOME I LOST THE TURBO. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, COLUMBIA FORD, CT THE NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO DRIVE MY TRUCK HARD AND EVERYDAY IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. IN MARCH 2010 BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO MONACO FORD, THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REM…

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73.2%
ODI 10250343 · 25,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND FELT AS IF IT WOULD FLIP OVER. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE CONTACT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITHIN FOUR DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 12/30/08 *BF THE HORN WOULD RANDOMLY BLOW ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 01/05/09. *JB

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11.7%
ODI 10936693 · 175,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER STARTED MAL FUNCTION. CREATING A HYPER SPEED - INSTEAD OF 25 MPH - WAS READING 60 MPH.

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84.1%
ODI 11097410

2008 FORD LARIAT F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERE SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *LD *JS

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47.4%
ODI 11286388 · 88,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR, IF YOUR FRONT TIRES HIT A SMALL BUMP, ESPECIALLY ON CURVES, THE PICKUP FRONT END WIL GO INTO AN UNCONTOLLABLE WOBBLE AND YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY HIT YOUR BRAKES TO GET IT TO COME TO AN ALMOST DEAD STOP BEFORE IT WILL QUIT. YOU CAN END UP IN THE OTHER LANE OR CAUSE THE PERSON FOLLOWING YOU TO REAREND YOU OR END UP IN THE DITCH. SO FAR, WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AS WE LIVE IN A FARMING AREA AND NOT HEAVILY POPULATED BUT ARE AFRAID TO HAUL CATTLE TO SALE WITH THIS PICKUP WHICH IS WHA…

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912.3%
ODI 10838463 · 96,877 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY ON THE HIGHWAY I DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART WHILE STILL IN MOTION. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKE BUT THAT SEEMED TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL IN HOPES TO ALIGN SOME DEFUNCT COMPONENT. NOTHING SEEMED TO HELP EXCEPT TO LET OFF THE GAS AND ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS REALLY WAS A FRIGHTENING EVENT, IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE AROU…

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187.3%
ODI 10561710 · 1,480 mi

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 91 FREEWAY IN THE DIAMOND LANE I DROVE OVER A ROADWAY IMPERFECTION. AS SOON AS I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE THE VEHICLE MADE A VIOLENT MOTION TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED (12/16/2010). BY THIS TIME, STRIKING AN IMPERFECTION WITH EITHER FRONT TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE LATERALLY, LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE FORD DEALER WITHOUT REMEDY, A FORD ENGINEER WAS SUMMONED FOR…

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259.4%
ODI 10489069

THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE REAR FACING INFANT CHILD SEAT INTO VEHICLE. NO CLIPS OR RINGS TO ATTACH THE CARRIER TO. SEATBELT ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT. INFANT CARRIER IS EQUIPPED WITH CLIPS ON BOTH SIDES TO ATTACH TO SECURE RINGS AT BASE OF SEAT. MY FORD FOCUS HAS CLIPS FOR THREE REAR FACING SEARS. WHY NOT THE TRUCK? *TR

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88.4%
ODI 10985736 · 72,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FELL OFF AND BOUNCED AROUND IN TRAFFIC. SIX BOLTS HAD RUSTED AWAY AND FORD EXHAUST PART # 5A212 DROPPED OFF. I FELT IT HIT THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW IT BOUNCING ON THE ROAD AS I DROVE ON. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS ROAD DEBRIS I HAD DRIVEN OVER BUT I GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT TO CHECK THE TRUCK. AT THAT TIME I COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT IT WAS SO AGAIN I ATTRIBUTED THE PART TO ROAD DEBRIS. THE VEHICLE DROVE, HANDLED AND SOUNDED THE SAME. IT WASN'T UNTIL LATER WHEN…

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139.2%
ODI 11155278 · 22,500 mi

THE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH FROZE THIS EVENING. I NEED TO SLAM THE DOOR 20-25 TIMES BEFORE THE LATCH WOULD LATCH AND STAY CLOSED. THIS IS AFTER FORD REPAIRED THE SAME DOOR LAST YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

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Tires:Tread/Belt
3310.1%
ODI 10019429

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LEFT REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. *NLM

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198.6%
ODI 10021637

THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH(FIRESTONE AT A SIZE#26575R16 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER). *NLM. *AK

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95.8%
ODI 10062984 · 18,900 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE TREMBLED VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER PARKED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER DROVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THE TREMBLING STARTED AGAIN. SEVERAL SECONDS THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND DETERMINED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. *AK

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54.3%
ODI 10168205 · 77,800 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE TREAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE TWO TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ANOTHER TIRE HAD A VIOLENT TREAD SEPARATION AT 55 MPH. WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND INCURRED DAMAGES TO THE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, FENDER, BUMPER, SUSPENSION AND OTHER PARTS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED ALL COOPER/DOMINATOR TIRES AND REPAIR THE DAMAGES CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE TIRES.

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10.6%
ODI 11100217 · 100,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN TAK02 TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600.

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11.9%
ODI 10626718

2009 FORD F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AS HE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. A PIECE OF THE TREAD ACTUALLY CAME OFF THE TIRE AND THE REMAINING TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRUCKS FRONT BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING BOARD AND WHEEL COVER IN ADDITION TO OTHER DAMAGE. ON JULY 5, 2014 A SECOND TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HIS TRUCK, AGAIN. *JB

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11.4%
ODI 10838157 · 25,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC RADIAL TIRES, SIZE DLT 275/65/R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH A SEVERE VIBRATION WAS SUDDENLY PRESENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ON 2/21/2016, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,800.

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10.4%
ODI 11689314

The tires were installed on 8.22.2025 and on the following Thursday, August 28, 2025, all of the tires had low pressure. I returned to the Orange City, FL Tire Kingdom per the managers' (Brittany) request and the mechanic filled all of the tires and said that they were not completely filled when they were installed. The following day, Friday, 8/29, I began my return trip to my home in North Carolina. Within a few hours, the driver’s side front tire exploded and my truck was on the rim of the tire, swerving into the adjacent lane on I-95. I…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
144.3%
ODI 10020333

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *NLM

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62.7%
ODI 10130864 · 45,000 mi

DT: ABS BRAKES, AIR BAGS, AND FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. AT 4700 MILES THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. HAD IT A MECHANIC SHOP AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ABS. WHILE GOING 55 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED CAUSING A WRECK. KEPT TAKING VEHICLE TO FORD, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, FUEL LINES SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON MARCH 15, 2002. *AK *NM

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53.2%
ODI 10002517

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT.*JB. *AK

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Suspension40,000–112,000 mi80,000 mi96
ODI 10438881 · 50,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WHICH WE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WE HAVE LEARNED ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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ODI 10447329 · 35,200 mi

VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE - DEATH WOBBLE - WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, ON INTERSTATE HWY, WITH MODERATE ROUGH ROAD, SEVERE FRONT-END SHAKE FROM TWO FRONT TIRES WOBBLING. MUST SLOW, QUICKLY, TO LESS THAN 30 MPH TO STOP WOBBLE. HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE SIMILAR EVENTS OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. SEARCHED GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE FOR F250 DEATH WOBBLE. RESULTS ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO FIX OR ANSWER TO PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. NEEDS NHTSA TO GET INVOLVED AND REVIEW. *TR

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ODI 10462887 · 35,757 mi

AT HIGH SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, IF TRUCK HITS A BUMP, FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER. ON INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CALLED "DEATH RATTLE". *TR

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Steering31,250–112,000 mi64,000 mi87
ODI 10438881 · 50,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WHICH WE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WE HAVE LEARNED ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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ODI 10447329 · 35,200 mi

VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE - DEATH WOBBLE - WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, ON INTERSTATE HWY, WITH MODERATE ROUGH ROAD, SEVERE FRONT-END SHAKE FROM TWO FRONT TIRES WOBBLING. MUST SLOW, QUICKLY, TO LESS THAN 30 MPH TO STOP WOBBLE. HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE SIMILAR EVENTS OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. SEARCHED GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE FOR F250 DEATH WOBBLE. RESULTS ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO FIX OR ANSWER TO PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. NEEDS NHTSA TO GET INVOLVED AND REVIEW. *TR

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ODI 10462887 · 35,757 mi

AT HIGH SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, IF TRUCK HITS A BUMP, FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER. ON INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CALLED "DEATH RATTLE". *TR

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Engine49,750–128,750 mi82,500 mi28
ODI 10497918 · 35,400 mi

LOUD METALLIC RAPPING SOUNDS EMANATING FROM ENGINE DURING COLD WEATHER START-UPS. UNKNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT IN MOTOR. *TR

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ODI 10510437 · 9,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS AN OBSTRUCTED EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER CORD. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER CORD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000. ## VIN PASSED ## 2011 FORD SUPER DUTY ##

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ODI 10514564 · 560 mi

OUR FIRST F150 ECOBOOST PURCHASED IN JULY 2011 WAS TAKEN BY FORD AS A LEMON. THE REPLACEMENT TRUCK PROVIDED IN NOVEMBER 2011 HAS THE SAME ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON A FREEWAY OUR V6 ECOBOOST F150 TRUCK ENGINE STARTS TO SHUDDER, SHAKE AND THEN RAPIDLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING. OUR VEHICLE BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WORKED THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO …

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Fuel/Propulsion System42,500–107,750 mi72,000 mi16
ODI 10467156 · 22,050 mi

FUEL SYSTEM FAILED, FILTER HOUSING SPLIT OPEN BEFORE SERVICE INTERVAL, DIESEL FUEL SPRAYED OVER ENTIRE ENGINE, NO FIRE BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

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ODI 10629900 · 28,229 mi

STARTED ENGINE AND PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. ENGINE ACCELERATED TO MAX RPMS AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE APPROX. 20 FEET IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT WOT UNTIL I TURNED IGNITION OFF. *TR

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ODI 10717091 · 3 mi

AFTER ENGINE IS WARMED UP, WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN, THERE IS A FEW SECONDS, 3 TO 5, THAT THE TRUCK WILL NOT SPEED UP. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES AS LONG AS YOU ARE IN SLOW DOWN AND SPEED UP TRAFFIC. IF YOU ARE TURNING LEFT THE SPEED UP TIME CAN BE 3 TO 8 SECONDS. I HAVE CARRIED TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD AT THESE TIMES THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE WHAT I HAVE TOLD THEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT SEVERAL, SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM…

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Unknown Or Other55,000–121,375 mi74,500 mi10
ODI 10561710 · 1,480 mi

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 91 FREEWAY IN THE DIAMOND LANE I DROVE OVER A ROADWAY IMPERFECTION. AS SOON AS I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE THE VEHICLE MADE A VIOLENT MOTION TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED (12/16/2010). BY THIS TIME, STRIKING AN IMPERFECTION WITH EITHER FRONT TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE LATERALLY, LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE FORD DEALER WITHOUT REMEDY, A FORD ENGINEER WAS SUMMONED FOR…

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ODI 10882426 · 53,000 mi

PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER UP A HILL AT 50MPH THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN VERY ABRUPTLY. NO ALARMS OR LIGHTS THAT I SAW. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A MINUTE OR SO, PUT IT IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED, OIL TEMP AT 240, TRANS: TEMP AT 201. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES.

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ODI 11082369 · 2,300 mi

STARTED MY F1 50 WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE THE BACK GLASS SHATTERED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS IS HAPPENED THAT IT COST ME $500 DEDUCTIBLE EACH TIME

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Wheels19,500–106,145 mi65,000 mi16
ODI 10466968 · 6,128 mi

2011 FORD 250 DIESEL HAS BEEN IN FOR FRONT END SERVICE(FRONT END ALIGNMENTS) AND EXCESSIVE SCALLOPING OF TIRES FOUR TIMES. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SEVERITY OF THE TIRES. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT END HAS STARTED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

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ODI 10474424 · 18,000 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FROM THE 9:00 TO 3:00 POSITIONS. I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH BOTH HANDS. I HAD TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE JERKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22,193 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE…

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ODI 10503543 · 24,795 mi

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN I HIT A ROUGH AREA IN THE ASPHALT DURING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. AFTER HITTING THE ROUGH AREA, THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THINKING THAT MAYBE A TIRE WAS FIXING TO FALL OFF BUT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOW EVERY TIME I HIT A ROUGH AREA ON THE ROAD I WORRY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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Power Train4,800–120,000 mi82,000 mi13
ODI 10398206 · 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT WITH GREATER FORCE, AND THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SENDING INCORRECT SIGNALS. THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO …

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ODI 10424121 · 4,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A ROAD IN NH, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR AND THEN WITHIN 2 SECONDS THEN DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING SUDDEN AND SWIFT REDUCTION IN SPEED. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. ROADS WERE DRY AND NO ONE WAS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DOWNLOADED THE MOST CURRENT PATCHES FOR MY TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER (8/27/11) THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN, GOING DOWNHILL ABOUT 60 MPH, AUTOMATIC …

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ODI 10442482 · 1,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BEGIN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS IN FIFTH GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AN…

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Electrical System40,000–130,000 mi108,000 mi9
ODI 10400454 · 11,000 mi

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT OR AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND WIRING HARNESS AREA AS IT ENTERS THE FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE.

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ODI 10565040 · 108,000 mi

PURCHASED 2MTH AGO. WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERIES. 4 WKS LATER "PULL OVER SAFETY" ON & SHUT DOWN ON A WINDY ROAD AT 6PM. VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTO PLACE. $1500 FIX ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. 1 MTH LATER IT DOES IT AGAIN DOWN BUSY FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. TOAD AGAIN. FIXED AND SAME AFTERNOON PULLING OUT TO STATE HIGHWAY AND SAME SIGNAL TO PULL OVER COMES ON & VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN & BACKING UP 5PM TRAFFIC BEFORE BEING TOWED AGAIN. *TR

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ODI 10701274 · 33,500 mi

MY EGT SENSOR IN MY TRUCK WENT OUT THAT HAS TO DO WITH EMISSIONS THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR BUT THEY HAVE REPLACED ANOTHER BEFORE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THESE SENSORS ARE FAULTY. *TR

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

3 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-101None
ODI 11618620

We have experienced the well-reported Death Wobble multiple times - beginning approx in 2020 - going approx 55 mph on a one-lane highway and hit a slight bump in the road. Could not control the vehicle, the steering wheel started shaking violently as we headed for a concrete bridge. Had to stop the vehicle completely. Then we experienced the same Incident on different roads. We had the vehicle front end fixed by a reputable mechanic, and we’ve ended up having the front end suspension rebuilt, so far 3 times. The latest incident was in 20…

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2024-110None

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2024-120None

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2025-011None
ODI 11637880

When driving over 55mph and hitting a bump, pothole, etc....the death wobble starts taking excessive force to keep the truck on the road with the steering wheel nowhere aligned to where the tires are aimed. Dealership stated they wouldn't take the vehicle on trade due to the steering box needing to be addressed first. no warning lamps illuminate. Happens every time while driving from mileage 170K - 189K.

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2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-033None
ODI 11646200

Truck started leaking fuel and then the engine shut down the next day it was drove, while driving! I’ve received 2 quotes and need the whole fuel system replaced due to CP4 pump failing which will cost about $13,000! This is the same issue as the 24S78 Ford recall but my truck doesn’t fall in the correct year! I still owe 10k on this vehicle so it’s basically totaled now.

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ODI 11646585

I was recently hit in the drivers door causing the door, the cab, and the running board to be damaged. The side impact air bag did not deploy. the entire drivers door is damaged and the cab of the truck behind the door is damaged. the running board was completely under the cab of the truck.

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ODI 11650227 · 7,000 mi

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while making a turn in either direction, there was an abnormal crunching sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that the sound was caused by a misalignment between the cab and the bed of the truck. Due to the failure the cab mount bushings became worn and needed to be replaced or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN. The contact was…

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2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-072None
ODI 11675094 · 200,000 mi

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle vigorously shuddered. In addition, the contact allowed the vehicle to decelerate independently to come to a stop. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

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ODI 11675333 · 263,000 mi

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving over a bump at a high rate of speed, the contact experienced the death wobble and the contact temporarily lost control of the vehicle. The contact slowed down and the violent shaking ceased. The contact stated that the tie rods, ball joints, and other front-end parts were replaced to reduce the risk of the failure recurring. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH and towing a trailer, the contact experienced the death wobble. The vehicle drifted from the far-left la…

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2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-091None
ODI 11689314

The tires were installed on 8.22.2025 and on the following Thursday, August 28, 2025, all of the tires had low pressure. I returned to the Orange City, FL Tire Kingdom per the managers' (Brittany) request and the mechanic filled all of the tires and said that they were not completely filled when they were installed. The following day, Friday, 8/29, I began my return trip to my home in North Carolina. Within a few hours, the driver’s side front tire exploded and my truck was on the rim of the tire, swerving into the adjacent lane on I-95. I…

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2025-101None
ODI 11696727 · 204,000 mi

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 163,000; however, after obtaining the Carfax Report on the vehicle, it was discovered that the mileage was 204,000.

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2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 214 reports

2013: 14 complaints · 2014: 12 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20134914
20142612
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20139401
201414200

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSuspensionSteeringEngineFuel/Propulsion SystemUnknown Or OtherWheelsPower TrainElectrical System
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ODI 10438881 · 50,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WHICH WE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WE HAVE LEARNED ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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ODI 10447329 · 35,200 mi

VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE - DEATH WOBBLE - WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, ON INTERSTATE HWY, WITH MODERATE ROUGH ROAD, SEVERE FRONT-END SHAKE FROM TWO FRONT TIRES WOBBLING. MUST SLOW, QUICKLY, TO LESS THAN 30 MPH TO STOP WOBBLE. HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE SIMILAR EVENTS OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. SEARCHED GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE FOR F250 DEATH WOBBLE. RESULTS ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO FIX OR ANSWER TO PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. NEEDS NHTSA TO GET INVOLVED AND REVIEW. *TR

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ODI 10462887 · 35,757 mi

AT HIGH SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, IF TRUCK HITS A BUMP, FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER. ON INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CALLED "DEATH RATTLE". *TR

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1
ODI 11118248 · 82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN UNKNOWN FAILURE RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WILLOWBROOK FORD (7301 KINGERY HWY, WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION HOLD DOWN BRACKET FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED ONE BRACKET UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FIXED BUT NOT THE REST. VIN PROVIDED. UPDATED 12/13/18*JB

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ODI 10561710 · 1,480 mi

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 91 FREEWAY IN THE DIAMOND LANE I DROVE OVER A ROADWAY IMPERFECTION. AS SOON AS I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE THE VEHICLE MADE A VIOLENT MOTION TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED (12/16/2010). BY THIS TIME, STRIKING AN IMPERFECTION WITH EITHER FRONT TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE LATERALLY, LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE FORD DEALER WITHOUT REMEDY, A FORD ENGINEER WAS SUMMONED FOR…

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ODI 11277733 · 112,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE WOBBLE ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN YOU HIT ANY SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD OR SOMETIMES ON NEWER PAVED ROADS. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL STATE AND YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH BEFORE YOU CAN RECOVER THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO FORD AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $2400.00 REPLACING FRONT END PARTS AND TIRES WITH SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL OCCURRING AND IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE OR HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHER SPEE…

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ODI 11279194 · 61,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE! DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BALL JOINT, BUSHING, NEW TIRES, SOME CONNECTING ROD ' STILL HAPPENS!!! THIS IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEBODY!!! IT HAPPENS AT 70 MPH AND ABOVE. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ' FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT; THEY JUST HAVEN'T FIXED IT.

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ODI 10466968 · 6,128 mi

2011 FORD 250 DIESEL HAS BEEN IN FOR FRONT END SERVICE(FRONT END ALIGNMENTS) AND EXCESSIVE SCALLOPING OF TIRES FOUR TIMES. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SEVERITY OF THE TIRES. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT END HAS STARTED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

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ODI 10474424 · 18,000 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FROM THE 9:00 TO 3:00 POSITIONS. I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH BOTH HANDS. I HAD TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE JERKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22,193 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE…

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ODI 10508385 · 3,000 mi

DURING A DRIVE ON THE HWY, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THINKING I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR HAD A FLAT TIRED. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS FOUND. THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED A MONTH OR SO LATER WHEN DRIVING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT AND HIT A POT HOLE AT ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FELT OUT OF CONTROL SHIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE HWY AND FELT UNCONTROLLABLE. GOT HOME, CHECKED ALL ASSOCIATED SUSPE…

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Steering
74
ODI 10438881 · 50,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WHICH WE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WE HAVE LEARNED ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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ODI 10447329 · 35,200 mi

VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE - DEATH WOBBLE - WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, ON INTERSTATE HWY, WITH MODERATE ROUGH ROAD, SEVERE FRONT-END SHAKE FROM TWO FRONT TIRES WOBBLING. MUST SLOW, QUICKLY, TO LESS THAN 30 MPH TO STOP WOBBLE. HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE SIMILAR EVENTS OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. SEARCHED GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE FOR F250 DEATH WOBBLE. RESULTS ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO FIX OR ANSWER TO PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. NEEDS NHTSA TO GET INVOLVED AND REVIEW. *TR

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ODI 10462887 · 35,757 mi

AT HIGH SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, IF TRUCK HITS A BUMP, FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER. ON INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CALLED "DEATH RATTLE". *TR

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6
ODI 10561710 · 1,480 mi

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 91 FREEWAY IN THE DIAMOND LANE I DROVE OVER A ROADWAY IMPERFECTION. AS SOON AS I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE THE VEHICLE MADE A VIOLENT MOTION TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED (12/16/2010). BY THIS TIME, STRIKING AN IMPERFECTION WITH EITHER FRONT TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE LATERALLY, LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE FORD DEALER WITHOUT REMEDY, A FORD ENGINEER WAS SUMMONED FOR…

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ODI 11277733 · 112,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE WOBBLE ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN YOU HIT ANY SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD OR SOMETIMES ON NEWER PAVED ROADS. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL STATE AND YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH BEFORE YOU CAN RECOVER THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO FORD AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $2400.00 REPLACING FRONT END PARTS AND TIRES WITH SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL OCCURRING AND IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE OR HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHER SPEE…

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ODI 11279194 · 61,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE! DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BALL JOINT, BUSHING, NEW TIRES, SOME CONNECTING ROD ' STILL HAPPENS!!! THIS IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEBODY!!! IT HAPPENS AT 70 MPH AND ABOVE. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ' FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT; THEY JUST HAVEN'T FIXED IT.

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ODI 10466968 · 6,128 mi

2011 FORD 250 DIESEL HAS BEEN IN FOR FRONT END SERVICE(FRONT END ALIGNMENTS) AND EXCESSIVE SCALLOPING OF TIRES FOUR TIMES. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SEVERITY OF THE TIRES. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT END HAS STARTED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

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ODI 10474424 · 18,000 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FROM THE 9:00 TO 3:00 POSITIONS. I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH BOTH HANDS. I HAD TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE JERKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22,193 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE…

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ODI 10503543 · 24,795 mi

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN I HIT A ROUGH AREA IN THE ASPHALT DURING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. AFTER HITTING THE ROUGH AREA, THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THINKING THAT MAYBE A TIRE WAS FIXING TO FALL OFF BUT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOW EVERY TIME I HIT A ROUGH AREA ON THE ROAD I WORRY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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1
ODI 10475859 · 4,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 66 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. LATER WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVE…

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Engine00—
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ODI 10874517 · 35,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED NO POWER WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATION WAS EXTREMELY SLOW AND CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS VERY FAR AWAY WHEN I INITIAL PULLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY REACH 40 MPH ON FLAT HIGHWAY AND WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, THIS WOULD DECREASE TO A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 20 MPH. THIS WOULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY DANGEROUS SITU…

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ODI 11419388

Hold down clamps for the fuel injectors are breaking or coming loose on diesel engine. Injectors are not visible for a person to look at as they are buried by covers. Due to the injector coming loose it would allow combustion gasses to escape the cylinder causing other injectors to become damaged and possibly causing a fire. This issue has happened 2 times on my truck and both times the Ford Technicians stated that it is not something that should happen. Vehicle was inspected/fixed by Ford dealership Techs back in March of 2021 and again in May…

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ODI 10882426 · 53,000 mi

PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER UP A HILL AT 50MPH THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN VERY ABRUPTLY. NO ALARMS OR LIGHTS THAT I SAW. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A MINUTE OR SO, PUT IT IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED, OIL TEMP AT 240, TRANS: TEMP AT 201. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES.

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2
ODI 10676377 · 65,000 mi

DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOUSE, VEHICLE DISPLAYS WARNING TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. I BEGAN TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY SO THAT I COULD TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. MY TRUCK WAS NOW BLOCKING THE ROADWAY AND A PERSON'S DRIVEWAY AT THE ONLY ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, AND TRIED TO RE-START IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT I COULD PUSH IT OUT OF THE ROADWAY. I HAD…

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ODI 10899388 · 115,342 mi

THE TRUCK WENT TO LIMP MODE FOR 3 SEC THEN SHUT OFF. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IT SHUT OF ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO GO ,NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES ,NO MOTOR NOTHING. LET IT BE KNOWN AND I AM COPING THIS LETTER. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN DEADLY. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPEND.

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ODI 10565040 · 108,000 mi

PURCHASED 2MTH AGO. WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERIES. 4 WKS LATER "PULL OVER SAFETY" ON & SHUT DOWN ON A WINDY ROAD AT 6PM. VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTO PLACE. $1500 FIX ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. 1 MTH LATER IT DOES IT AGAIN DOWN BUSY FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. TOAD AGAIN. FIXED AND SAME AFTERNOON PULLING OUT TO STATE HIGHWAY AND SAME SIGNAL TO PULL OVER COMES ON & VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN & BACKING UP 5PM TRAFFIC BEFORE BEING TOWED AGAIN. *TR

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ODI 10846200 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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ODI 10899388 · 115,342 mi

THE TRUCK WENT TO LIMP MODE FOR 3 SEC THEN SHUT OFF. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IT SHUT OF ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO GO ,NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES ,NO MOTOR NOTHING. LET IT BE KNOWN AND I AM COPING THIS LETTER. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN DEADLY. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPEND.

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Fuel/Propulsion System
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ODI 11118248 · 82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN UNKNOWN FAILURE RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WILLOWBROOK FORD (7301 KINGERY HWY, WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION HOLD DOWN BRACKET FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED ONE BRACKET UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FIXED BUT NOT THE REST. VIN PROVIDED. UPDATED 12/13/18*JB

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2
ODI 10874517 · 35,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED NO POWER WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATION WAS EXTREMELY SLOW AND CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS VERY FAR AWAY WHEN I INITIAL PULLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY REACH 40 MPH ON FLAT HIGHWAY AND WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, THIS WOULD DECREASE TO A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 20 MPH. THIS WOULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY DANGEROUS SITU…

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ODI 11419388

Hold down clamps for the fuel injectors are breaking or coming loose on diesel engine. Injectors are not visible for a person to look at as they are buried by covers. Due to the injector coming loose it would allow combustion gasses to escape the cylinder causing other injectors to become damaged and possibly causing a fire. This issue has happened 2 times on my truck and both times the Ford Technicians stated that it is not something that should happen. Vehicle was inspected/fixed by Ford dealership Techs back in March of 2021 and again in May…

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Unknown Or Other
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ODI 10561710 · 1,480 mi

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 91 FREEWAY IN THE DIAMOND LANE I DROVE OVER A ROADWAY IMPERFECTION. AS SOON AS I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE THE VEHICLE MADE A VIOLENT MOTION TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED (12/16/2010). BY THIS TIME, STRIKING AN IMPERFECTION WITH EITHER FRONT TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE LATERALLY, LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE FORD DEALER WITHOUT REMEDY, A FORD ENGINEER WAS SUMMONED FOR…

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ODI 11277733 · 112,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE WOBBLE ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN YOU HIT ANY SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD OR SOMETIMES ON NEWER PAVED ROADS. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL STATE AND YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH BEFORE YOU CAN RECOVER THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO FORD AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $2400.00 REPLACING FRONT END PARTS AND TIRES WITH SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL OCCURRING AND IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE OR HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHER SPEE…

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ODI 11279194 · 61,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE! DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BALL JOINT, BUSHING, NEW TIRES, SOME CONNECTING ROD ' STILL HAPPENS!!! THIS IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEBODY!!! IT HAPPENS AT 70 MPH AND ABOVE. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ' FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT; THEY JUST HAVEN'T FIXED IT.

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ODI 10561710 · 1,480 mi

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 91 FREEWAY IN THE DIAMOND LANE I DROVE OVER A ROADWAY IMPERFECTION. AS SOON AS I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE THE VEHICLE MADE A VIOLENT MOTION TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED (12/16/2010). BY THIS TIME, STRIKING AN IMPERFECTION WITH EITHER FRONT TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE LATERALLY, LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE FORD DEALER WITHOUT REMEDY, A FORD ENGINEER WAS SUMMONED FOR…

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ODI 11277733 · 112,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE WOBBLE ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN YOU HIT ANY SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD OR SOMETIMES ON NEWER PAVED ROADS. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL STATE AND YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH BEFORE YOU CAN RECOVER THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO FORD AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $2400.00 REPLACING FRONT END PARTS AND TIRES WITH SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL OCCURRING AND IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE OR HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHER SPEE…

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ODI 11279194 · 61,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE! DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BALL JOINT, BUSHING, NEW TIRES, SOME CONNECTING ROD ' STILL HAPPENS!!! THIS IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEBODY!!! IT HAPPENS AT 70 MPH AND ABOVE. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ' FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT; THEY JUST HAVEN'T FIXED IT.

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ODI 10882426 · 53,000 mi

PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER UP A HILL AT 50MPH THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN VERY ABRUPTLY. NO ALARMS OR LIGHTS THAT I SAW. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A MINUTE OR SO, PUT IT IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED, OIL TEMP AT 240, TRANS: TEMP AT 201. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES.

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ODI 10466968 · 6,128 mi

2011 FORD 250 DIESEL HAS BEEN IN FOR FRONT END SERVICE(FRONT END ALIGNMENTS) AND EXCESSIVE SCALLOPING OF TIRES FOUR TIMES. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SEVERITY OF THE TIRES. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT END HAS STARTED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

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ODI 10474424 · 18,000 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FROM THE 9:00 TO 3:00 POSITIONS. I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH BOTH HANDS. I HAD TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE JERKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22,193 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE…

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ODI 10508385 · 3,000 mi

DURING A DRIVE ON THE HWY, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THINKING I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR HAD A FLAT TIRED. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS FOUND. THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED A MONTH OR SO LATER WHEN DRIVING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT AND HIT A POT HOLE AT ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FELT OUT OF CONTROL SHIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE HWY AND FELT UNCONTROLLABLE. GOT HOME, CHECKED ALL ASSOCIATED SUSPE…

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ODI 10466968 · 6,128 mi

2011 FORD 250 DIESEL HAS BEEN IN FOR FRONT END SERVICE(FRONT END ALIGNMENTS) AND EXCESSIVE SCALLOPING OF TIRES FOUR TIMES. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SEVERITY OF THE TIRES. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT END HAS STARTED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

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ODI 10474424 · 18,000 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FROM THE 9:00 TO 3:00 POSITIONS. I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH BOTH HANDS. I HAD TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE JERKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22,193 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE…

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ODI 10503543 · 24,795 mi

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN I HIT A ROUGH AREA IN THE ASPHALT DURING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. AFTER HITTING THE ROUGH AREA, THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THINKING THAT MAYBE A TIRE WAS FIXING TO FALL OFF BUT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOW EVERY TIME I HIT A ROUGH AREA ON THE ROAD I WORRY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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ODI 10475859 · 4,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 66 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. LATER WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVE…

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ODI 10676377 · 65,000 mi

DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOUSE, VEHICLE DISPLAYS WARNING TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. I BEGAN TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY SO THAT I COULD TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. MY TRUCK WAS NOW BLOCKING THE ROADWAY AND A PERSON'S DRIVEWAY AT THE ONLY ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, AND TRIED TO RE-START IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT I COULD PUSH IT OUT OF THE ROADWAY. I HAD…

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ODI 10899388 · 115,342 mi

THE TRUCK WENT TO LIMP MODE FOR 3 SEC THEN SHUT OFF. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IT SHUT OF ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO GO ,NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES ,NO MOTOR NOTHING. LET IT BE KNOWN AND I AM COPING THIS LETTER. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN DEADLY. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPEND.

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ODI 10899388 · 115,342 mi

THE TRUCK WENT TO LIMP MODE FOR 3 SEC THEN SHUT OFF. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IT SHUT OF ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO GO ,NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES ,NO MOTOR NOTHING. LET IT BE KNOWN AND I AM COPING THIS LETTER. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN DEADLY. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPEND.

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ODI 10565040 · 108,000 mi

PURCHASED 2MTH AGO. WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERIES. 4 WKS LATER "PULL OVER SAFETY" ON & SHUT DOWN ON A WINDY ROAD AT 6PM. VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTO PLACE. $1500 FIX ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. 1 MTH LATER IT DOES IT AGAIN DOWN BUSY FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. TOAD AGAIN. FIXED AND SAME AFTERNOON PULLING OUT TO STATE HIGHWAY AND SAME SIGNAL TO PULL OVER COMES ON & VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN & BACKING UP 5PM TRAFFIC BEFORE BEING TOWED AGAIN. *TR

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ODI 10846200 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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ODI 10899388 · 115,342 mi

THE TRUCK WENT TO LIMP MODE FOR 3 SEC THEN SHUT OFF. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IT SHUT OF ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO GO ,NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES ,NO MOTOR NOTHING. LET IT BE KNOWN AND I AM COPING THIS LETTER. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN DEADLY. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPEND.

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ODI 10899388 · 115,342 mi

THE TRUCK WENT TO LIMP MODE FOR 3 SEC THEN SHUT OFF. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IT SHUT OF ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO GO ,NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES ,NO MOTOR NOTHING. LET IT BE KNOWN AND I AM COPING THIS LETTER. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN DEADLY. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPEND.

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

16 mentions · 6.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 88,500 mi (14 usable records).

ODI 10424121 · 4,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A ROAD IN NH, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR AND THEN WITHIN 2 SECONDS THEN DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING SUDDEN AND SWIFT REDUCTION IN SPEED. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. ROADS WERE DRY AND NO ONE WAS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DOWNLOADED THE MOST CURRENT PATCHES FOR MY TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER (8/27/11) THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AGAIN, GOING DOWNHILL ABOUT 60 MPH, AUTOMATIC …

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ODI 10426291 · 19,578 mi

THE DEF TANK CONTINUES TO THROW A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX TO THE ISSUE. MY DEF TANK WAS REPLACED WITH A UNIT OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE LOT AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD BE LEFT STRANDED IF THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. SAN TAN FORD HAD NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM UNTIL FORD RELEASE A FIX AND ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE ARE 120 PEOPLE WAITING FOR TANKS. HOW CAN FORD CONTINUE TO SELL THESE F250'S IF THE DEF TANKS ARE NOT WORKING AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE OUT …

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ODI 10510437 · 9,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS AN OBSTRUCTED EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER CORD. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER CORD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000. ## VIN PASSED ## 2011 FORD SUPER DUTY ##

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

11 mentions · 4.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,000 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10514564 · 560 mi

OUR FIRST F150 ECOBOOST PURCHASED IN JULY 2011 WAS TAKEN BY FORD AS A LEMON. THE REPLACEMENT TRUCK PROVIDED IN NOVEMBER 2011 HAS THE SAME ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON A FREEWAY OUR V6 ECOBOOST F150 TRUCK ENGINE STARTS TO SHUDDER, SHAKE AND THEN RAPIDLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING. OUR VEHICLE BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WORKED THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO …

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ODI 10515074 · 21,125 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LOOSE POWER. THE WARNING LIGHT SHOWED "REDUCING POWER". THE TRUCK QUICKLY LOST POWER BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT FROM THE TRAVEL LANES AS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE FUNCTIONS. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO "CONTAMINATION" IN THE FUEL SUPPLY THE FUEL REGULATOR STUCK OPEN AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION BY ME AT THE DEALER…

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ODI 10545116 · 29,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 DIESEL SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EGT 14 SENSOR AND A CODE WAS RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

5 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 58,100 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10628198 · 48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN FULLY APPLIED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE ABUTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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ODI 10678239 · 100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE SHAKING BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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ODI 10846200 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

4 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 109,000 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10565040 · 108,000 mi

PURCHASED 2MTH AGO. WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERIES. 4 WKS LATER "PULL OVER SAFETY" ON & SHUT DOWN ON A WINDY ROAD AT 6PM. VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTO PLACE. $1500 FIX ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. 1 MTH LATER IT DOES IT AGAIN DOWN BUSY FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. TOAD AGAIN. FIXED AND SAME AFTERNOON PULLING OUT TO STATE HIGHWAY AND SAME SIGNAL TO PULL OVER COMES ON & VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN & BACKING UP 5PM TRAFFIC BEFORE BEING TOWED AGAIN. *TR

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ODI 10680240 · 64,981 mi

WHILE GOING UP THE HIGHWAY THE MESSAGE OF " STOP SAFELY NOW" WAS DISPLAYED. ONCE PULLING OVER TO STOP THE TRUCK DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. TURNS OUT THE EGT EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. *TR

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ODI 11088442 · 110,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, VEHICLE WENT INTO REDUCE SPEED MODE. WHEN SLOWED DOWN, ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Steering assistance concerns

4 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 58,100 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10515074 · 21,125 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LOOSE POWER. THE WARNING LIGHT SHOWED "REDUCING POWER". THE TRUCK QUICKLY LOST POWER BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT FROM THE TRAVEL LANES AS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE FUNCTIONS. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO "CONTAMINATION" IN THE FUEL SUPPLY THE FUEL REGULATOR STUCK OPEN AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION BY ME AT THE DEALER…

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ODI 10899388 · 115,342 mi

THE TRUCK WENT TO LIMP MODE FOR 3 SEC THEN SHUT OFF. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IT SHUT OF ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO GO ,NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES ,NO MOTOR NOTHING. LET IT BE KNOWN AND I AM COPING THIS LETTER. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN DEADLY. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPEND.

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ODI 10992335 · 58,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KOONS SILVER SPRING FORD, 3111 AUTOMOBILE BLVD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904 [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT, BRAKE PADS, AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE SHOCKS AND THE STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 18,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10474424 · 18,000 mi

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FROM THE 9:00 TO 3:00 POSITIONS. I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH BOTH HANDS. I HAD TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE JERKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22,193 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE…

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ODI 11434372

While traveling on the highway, after driving over a slight bump prior to an overpass, the front wheels shook violently while jerking the steering wheel from my hands. This occurred three separate times.

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 45,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10734364 · 45,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CLAMP USED TO SECURE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE LEADING TO THE FUEL INJECTOR FRACTURED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE FRACTURED CLAMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b