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2011 Ford F-350: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

136 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

60,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2011 model year. Data updated: . 112 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 49 of 136 complaints (36.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior3425.0%
Braking behavior1611.8%
Fuel system concerns1410.3%
Engine operation128.8%
Electrical and battery issues75.1%
Transmission and shifting64.4%

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.

Steering
49
Suspension
44
Engine
21
Fuel/Propulsion System
13
Electrical System
10
Power Train
8
Unknown Or Other
8
Wheels
7
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Steering49
Suspension44
Engine21
Fuel/Propulsion System13
Electrical System10
Power Train8
Unknown Or Other8
Wheels7

Steering: 49; Suspension: 44; Engine: 21; Fuel/Propulsion System: 13; Electrical System: 10; Power Train: 8; Unknown Or Other: 8; Wheels: 7

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000
19
25,000 to 49,999
32
50,000 to 74,999
15
75,000 to 99,999
15
100,000 to 149,999
16
150,000 and above
15
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00019
25,000 to 49,99932
50,000 to 74,99915
75,000 to 99,99915
100,000 to 149,99916
150,000 and above15

Under 25,000: 19; 25,000 to 49,999: 32; 50,000 to 74,999: 15; 75,000 to 99,999: 15; 100,000 to 149,999: 16; 150,000 and above: 15

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (32). 24 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
11
2012
14
2013
11
2014
11
2015
8
2016
10
2017
5
2018
4
2019
12
2020
16
2021
9
2022
8
2023
10
2024
2
2025
5
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
201111
201214
201311
201411
20158
201610
20175
20184
201912
202016
20219
20228
202310
20242
20255

2011: 11; 2012: 14; 2013: 11; 2014: 11; 2015: 8; 2016: 10; 2017: 5; 2018: 4; 2019: 12; 2020: 16; 2021: 9; 2022: 8; 2023: 10; 2024: 2; 2025: 5

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 34 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 16 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 14 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 10375469 · 2011-01-10 (January 10, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO SHIELD IN FRONT OF THE RUNNING BOARD CAUSING DIRT, DEBRIS AND SNOW TO BE THROWN ONTO THE RUNNING BOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD POSSIBLY FALL AND INJURE HIMSELF ON THE WET RUNNING BOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND WOULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10375469 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10393106 · 2011-03-28 (March 28, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC RADIAL TR TIRES (NA), TIRE SIZE 275/70/18. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11T002000 (TIRES: TREAD/BELT) YET THE DOT NUMBER OF THE TIRES (A31546U03510) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500.

Owner-reported narrative. 8,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10393106 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10396825 · 2011-04-19 (April 19, 2011)

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2011 FORD F350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE AND THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FIRMLY NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE RENTAL VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE FACILITY, THE CONTACT INFORMED THEM OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAI…

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10396825 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10410727 · 2011-07-06 (July 6, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE THEN INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. …

Owner-reported narrative. 1,039 miles reported. Look up ODI 10410727 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10421140 · 2011-08-23 (August 23, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DOWN SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2010. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PERFORMANCE WAS MONITORED BY THE DVR SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM COULD NOT DETECT ANY CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTAN…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10421140 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10425765 · 2011-09-16 (September 16, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL INTO ANOTHER LANE WITHOUT INTENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,400.

Owner-reported narrative. 23,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10425765 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10429650 · 2011-10-12 (October 12, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN OBJECT FROM THE ROAD PIERCED THE LOWER FUEL PUMP COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THE FUEL PUMP BEING POSITIONED OUT IN THE OPEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,500. UPDATED 11/18/11*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER…

Owner-reported narrative. 17,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10429650 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10433960 · 2011-11-02 (November 2, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

Owner-reported narrative. 23,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10433960 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

4 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.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
13V535000 · Engine

Reported: 2013-10-30 (October 30, 2013)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 F-350/450/550 Ambulance Package vehicles manufactured February 22, 2010, through October 19, 2012 and equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine. Due to an exhaust sensor problem, the vehicles may experience loss of power followed by an engine stall.

Consequence: An unexpected engine stall increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, if this were to occur when the ambulance is transporting a patient, there is an increased risk of injury to the patient.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the exhaust gas temperature sensor, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall campaign number is 13S10.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
14V498000 · Equipment

Reported: 2014-08-13 (August 13, 2014)

PJ's Truck Bodies & Equipment Co., (PJ's) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis modified by PJ's and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.

Consequence: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.

Remedy: PJ's has notified owners and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2014. Owners may contact PJ's customer service at 1-866-475-8782.

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

Data completeness

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

82.4%Usable mileage112 / 136 records
100.0%Valid incident date136 / 136 records
100.0%Valid filing date136 / 136 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates136 / 136 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
165.3%
ODI 10017195

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM

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106.3%
ODI 10002394

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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65.2%
ODI 10001175

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE HYDRO BOOT DOESN'T WORK. CAUSING PROBLEM IN STEERING. WHEN TRYING TO BACK UNDER THE OVERHEAD CAMPER IT WAS HARD TO RUN INTO THE JACKS THAT HOLD UP THE CAMPER. *TS *NLM

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33.3%
ODI 10057370 · 17,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A POLE. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM

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85.0%
ODI 10089210 · 2,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THERE WAS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED INCONSISTENCY IN THE SHIFTING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION , AND STEERING FAILED. *AK

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2824.6%
ODI 10211352 · 12,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR DRIVING OVER CHUCK HOLES AND PARTICULARLY WHEN MANEUVERING TURNS, THE FRONT END "HOPS" SEVERELY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND SKID SIDEWAYS. *TR

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4833.1%
ODI 10151538 · 8,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, THE STEERING MECHANISM DETACHED. THE VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK A WALL. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE STEERING MECHANISM.

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822.2%
ODI 10265321 · 2,500 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED (5 TIMES I BELIEVE FOR STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS AND OTHER TIMES FOR A BRAKE BOOT PROBLEM AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES). THE OTHER PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS HAD IS WHAT FORD IS CALLING A "SHIMMY". THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW SHOCKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH WE DISPUTED AND TOOK IT TO A SPECIALIST IN SHOCK REPLACEMENT WHO TOLD US THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIRES (WHICH THEY ARE CONTENDING IN THE FORM LETTER …

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4735.9%
ODI 10198219 · 125 mi

TWO ISSUES REALLY: A SLOPPILY INSTALLED VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE RIGHT VALVE COVER CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE. THE SECOND IS A CONSTANT DRIFT TO THE LEFT. 2008 F-350 LARIAT 4X4 CREWCAB LONG BED POWERSTROKE DIESEL. *JB

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1450.0%
ODI 10442582 · 49,000 mi

WHEN MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE, ONTO A BRIDGE, OR ANY CHANGE IN ELEVATION IN THE DRIVING SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL. IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT END WILL LITERALLY COME APART. THIS BEGAN NEAR THE END OF NOVEMBER AND HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND TO KEEP RECORDS OF MY REPAIRS IF THERE EVER IS ONE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRACK BAR AND THE COST TO FIX TH…

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4936.0%
ODI 10436597 · 36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. . UPDATED 12/07/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11

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6644.3%
ODI 10565258 · 16,000 mi

FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE AFTER HITTING BUMP. *TR

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3039.5%
ODI 11025099

WHILE OUR TRUCK ON A NORMAL HIGHWAY WITH MINOR IRREGULARITIES AND SOME ROUGH SURFACES AT A SPEED OF 60 TO 70 MPH, THE TRUCK WILL START TO OSCILLATE TO THE POINT OF INDUCING A VIOLENTLY STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND AN UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCE OF THE FRONT WHEELS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 2-MONTHS WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN IN TOWN, I AM NOW SCARED TO GO ON THE ROAD WITH THE TRUCK AS THE CONDITION SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE TO BRAKE QUICKLY AND STEER THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO…

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4650.5%
ODI 10681859 · 14,700 mi

FEW HOURS BACK DRIVING MY 2014 F350 SUPER DUTY 6.7 TURBO DIESEL 4X4 PLATINUM MSRP ABOUT $70,000 DANGEROUSLY STARTED WOBBLING AFTER HITTING A ROAD BUMB AT ABOUT 48MPH. VERY DANGEROUS COULD'VE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. LUCKILY NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. *JS

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Suspension
103.3%
ODI 10012271 · 80,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO COME OFF. *NLM

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10.6%
ODI 8018162

VEHICLE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHEN MAKING TURNS/ DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS/ POT HOLES OR WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVOIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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10.9%
ODI 8004718

VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT WITH NO HANDLING CONTROL. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HAS TO BE COUNTER STEERED JUST TO KEEP STRAIGHT. VHEICLE WAS A DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

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11.1%
ODI 10119939 · 65,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES: THE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING AND CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE BALL JOINTS WHILE TURNING CORNERS. THE BALL JOINTS FAILED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO GREASE FITTINGS. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW BALL JOINTS AND GREASE FITTINGS. *NM

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10.6%
ODI 10393840 · 100,000 mi

SINCE NEW MY 2004 F 350 HAS HAD A BOUNCING ISSUE @ 38 TO 45 MPH REGUARDLESS OF ACCLERATION OR DECELLERATION ITS THERE NOW ITS BAD ENOUGH IT WILL SPILL DRINKS THAT ARE IN THE CUP HOLDER. HAVE WENT THROUGH NUMEROUS SETS/BRANDS OF TIRES INSTALLED NEW SHOCKS HAVE TRIED VARIOUS TIRE PRESSURE COMBOS. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TO DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT ITS HOW THAT TRUCK RIDES??? IT DOES THE BOUNCING WETHER ITS EMPTY OR WHEN I HAVE 10,000 LBS IN TOW. *TR

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2017.5%
ODI 10284981 · 43,365 mi

2005 F350 DIESEL DUALLY THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! THE LETTER THAT FORD SENT TO OWNERS IS NOT ACCURATE! IT IS NOT THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE SEVERE SHAKE! MY WHOLE TRUCK SHOOK PROFUSELY! IT WAS QUITE SCARY. AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS IF THERE IS A SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD YOU CAN BE SLOWING DOWN AN HIT A BUMP AND TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE OR GOING A AROUND A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND IF THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON THE CURVE THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES PROFUSELY. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING IT WAS …

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3624.8%
ODI 10205374 · 25,000 mi

THE FRONT END OF MY 2006 F-350 WILL SHAKE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP AT SPEEDS OF +65 MPH. IT IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND THEY SAY THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG, THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. I HAVE CHECKED NUMEROUS WEB-SITES AND THERE ARE AT LEAST 500 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SUBJECT. IT IS A DANGER TO ME AND ALL THE OTHER MOTORISTS AROUND ME. *JB

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822.2%
ODI 10265321 · 2,500 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED (5 TIMES I BELIEVE FOR STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS AND OTHER TIMES FOR A BRAKE BOOT PROBLEM AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES). THE OTHER PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS HAD IS WHAT FORD IS CALLING A "SHIMMY". THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW SHOCKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH WE DISPUTED AND TOOK IT TO A SPECIALIST IN SHOCK REPLACEMENT WHO TOLD US THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIRES (WHICH THEY ARE CONTENDING IN THE FORM LETTER …

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1410.7%
ODI 10198219 · 125 mi

TWO ISSUES REALLY: A SLOPPILY INSTALLED VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE RIGHT VALVE COVER CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE. THE SECOND IS A CONSTANT DRIFT TO THE LEFT. 2008 F-350 LARIAT 4X4 CREWCAB LONG BED POWERSTROKE DIESEL. *JB

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1864.3%
ODI 10442582 · 49,000 mi

WHEN MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE, ONTO A BRIDGE, OR ANY CHANGE IN ELEVATION IN THE DRIVING SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL. IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT END WILL LITERALLY COME APART. THIS BEGAN NEAR THE END OF NOVEMBER AND HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND TO KEEP RECORDS OF MY REPAIRS IF THERE EVER IS ONE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRACK BAR AND THE COST TO FIX TH…

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4432.4%
ODI 10425765 · 23,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL INTO ANOTHER LANE WITHOUT INTENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,400.

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6543.6%
ODI 10565258 · 16,000 mi

FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE AFTER HITTING BUMP. *TR

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2938.2%
ODI 10936446 · 70,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE IN MOTION USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY

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3942.9%
ODI 10993901 · 52,250 mi

AT HIGHWAY SPEED I HIT A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND COASTED ONCE THE VEHICLE SPEED REDUCES TO ABOUT 45MPH THE SHUDDER STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT ONLY LASTS 1 OR 2 SECONDS.

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Tires
5618.4%
ODI 10019606

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

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138.1%
ODI 10032073

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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1311.2%
ODI 10044096

TIRE TREAD STARTED WEARING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF TIRES. *MR THE TREAD STARTED WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE/INSIDE OF THE TIRES AS IF THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE TIRES HAD GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THE VEHICLE BOUNCED WHILE IN MOTION. (THE TIRES SEPARATED ON THE INSIDE) *JB

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22.2%
ODI 10232237 · 162,000 mi

TIRE WARPED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. *TR

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74.4%
ODI 10129921

DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE BLOWS OUT IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE FIRST BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SECOND OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE AND 50 MILES LATER THE OTHER ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BLEW OUT. *JB

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10.9%
ODI 10482734 · 147,000 mi

TIRE BELT INSIDE FELL APART AND CAUSED FLAT TIRE. TIRES BOUNCE EVEN AFTER BEING BALANCED OVER AND OVER SHOWS TIRES ARE BALANCED BUT TIRES BOUNCE ON ROAD. *TR

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42.8%
ODI 10161791 · 1,020 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TOWING A DOUBLE AXLE TRAILER AT 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS ONE OF THE TRAILER'S TIRES EXPLODED. THE TIRE FAILURE WAS NOT APPARENT UNTIL THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE TRAILER DOUBLE AXLE PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NOT DOT# FOR THE MISSSION TIRES.

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25.6%
ODI 10187102 · 36 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-350. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2007 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED OR OIL PRESSURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE SERPENTINE BELT AND PULLEY FAILED. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. TWO WEEKS LATER THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, AND THE FAILURES WERE REMEDIED WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN EXPERIENCING TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRES …

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43.1%
ODI 10242779 · 150,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE VEHICLE HAS TREADWAYS TEMPRA TRAILCUTTER RADIAL RT TIRES, SIZE 30570R16 (NA). EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS BEEN PULLING TOWARDS THE LEFT. SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS WERE PERFORMED, BUT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A TIRE ROTATION, WHICH ONLY MADE THE FAILURE WORSE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. HE SLOWED DOWN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. THE …

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27.1%
ODI 10483881 · 92,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-350 EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL TIRES CL24757-245/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT IMPACTED THE ORIGINAL TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES WITH ANTHER BRAND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT …

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42.9%
ODI 10393106 · 8,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC RADIAL TR TIRES (NA), TIRE SIZE 275/70/18. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11T002000 (TIRES: TREAD/BELT) YET THE DOT NUMBER OF THE TIRES (A31546U03510) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500.

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10.7%
ODI 10759163 · 36,575 mi

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

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Engine
20.7%
ODI 11098977 · 148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT FACILITY AND THE SELLER OF THE VEHICLE MADE NO MENTION OF A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES, WHICH WERE WARPED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN HAD HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COOLING FAN, AND FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN …

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53.1%
ODI 10476740 · 32,390 mi

#3 SPARK PLUG BOWLED OUT AT 60 M P H TRUCK ONLY HAS 33,390 MILES ON IT. IT IS THE FACTORY SPARK PLUGS 5.4 L TRITON. THIS TRUCK IS A 2001 MODEL HAS VERY FEW MILES BECAUSE IT IS NOT DROVE FAR AT ANY ONE TIME AND THE UP KEEP ON IT IS TOP NOTCH. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFAULT AND AS MUCH AS THESE TRUCK COST FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS FIX!!!!! *TR

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32.6%
ODI 10496570 · 49,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE INITIAL FAILURE OCCURRED IN 2006 AND WOULD RECUR EVERY TWO YEARS, AND EVERY TWO YEARS SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE CAM SHAFT POSITION FAILURE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAM SHAFT POSITION WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS A CONSTANT RECURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF…

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77.8%
ODI 10546769 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE PREMATURELY LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD GASKET HEAD BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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1610.1%
ODI 10524196 · 85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL INJECTION PRESSURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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1815.8%
ODI 10458824 · 115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC AT 15 MPH. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ADVISED TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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128.3%
ODI 10486602 · 123,823 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARK BLOCK AND THE INJECTOR CONTACT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,823.

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411.1%
ODI 11035129 · 98,000 mi

6.0 LITER DIESEL ENGINE NEEDS OIL COOLER & EGR COOLER REPLACED EVERY 100,000 MILES ACCORDING TO FORD MECHANICS. MY ENGINE HAD THIS PROBLEM AT 98,000 MILES. THE COOLER IS UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MAKING REPAIRS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE MECHANICS TELL ME TO WATCH FOR SMOKE, LESS POWER, ETC. AND TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL A TOW TRUCK WHEN I EXPERIENCE THOSE PROBLEMS OR I COULD DESTROY THE ENGINE. THEY SAID MY ENGINE OIL IS RUNNING MUCH HOTTER THAN MY ENGINE COOLANT WHICH COULD CAUSE OIL SEALS TO BEGIN LEAKING. THERE IS NO WAY …

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1813.7%
ODI 10467667 · 7,451 mi

LEASED FORD 350 TRUCK ON 10/23/08. NOTICED STRANGE SMELL IN THE CAB WHEN IDLING OR WHEN HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO SUNRISE FORD DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND WAS NOT EVER FIXED UNTIL 9TH TIME AND THEY REPLACED MANIFOLD GASKET . SO ALL THE WHILE INHALING CARBON MONOXIDE POISON. NEEDLESS TO SAY ONLY AFTER 6 MONTHS OF GETTING MY FORD 350 I GOT A HEART ATTACK AND HAD TO GET AN OPERATION ON MY HEART. THEN AGAIN JULY 4TH 2011 HAD HEART ATTACK AND HAD TO GET ANOTHER OPERATION ON MY HEART; AT FIRS…

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414.3%
ODI 10492358 · 45,000 mi

CAME UP TO STOPLIGHT, APPLIED BRAKE, ENGINE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. PUT TRUCK IN PARK, ENGINE CONTINUED AT 4KRPM. PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. 4TH TIME THIS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW. FORD DEALER SAYS CODE DOESN'T SHOW UP AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I HAVE DRIVEN 75,000 MILES AND THIS IS THIRD FORD VAN AND NEVER HAD PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. *TR

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2115.4%
ODI 10465180 · 33,181 mi

VEHICLE PARKED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 AM AFTER BEING DRIVEN, WITHIN 15 MINUTES SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEN OWN FORCES WERE USED TO TRY TO EXTINGUISH WHAT HAD NOW BECOME A FLAMING FIRE. AS FIRE WAS GOING, ELECTRICAL ITEMS SUCH AS LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND DUMP BED STARTED OPERATING ON THEIR OWN. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH BOTH WATER AND EXTINGUISHERS BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. COMPLETE ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *TR

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2516.8%
ODI 10499463 · 1,500 mi

DELAYED REACTION OF ACCELERATOR : ENGINE RPM DOES NOT DECREASE IMMEDIATELY WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED THEREFORE MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION . *TR

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1519.7%
ODI 10622326 · 12,400 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUIT, AND WOULD NOT RESTART!! ALSO THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD ALLOW THE STARTER TO STAY ENGAGED!! HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF FOR THE STARTER TO STOP!! THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEET THERE FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY CALLED YESTERDAY AND TOLD ME THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL PUMP AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THE METAL SHAVINGS GOT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM TO RUIN THE ENGINE!! *TR

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66.6%
ODI 11012009 · 80,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS PICKUP 3 MONTHS AGO, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE FORD DEALER HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT WEEKLY, EVEN TALKING WITH ENGINEERS FROM FORD, BUT IT STILL COMES ON AFTER RESETTING. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER, WIRING AND SENSOR BUT IT STILL SHOWS THE SAME CODE. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHETHER I'M TOWING OR NOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
227.2%
ODI 10091630

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

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138.1%
ODI 10066737

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND COULD NOT TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK STEERING LOCKED ALSO AT HIGH SPEED. *LA

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10.9%
ODI 762030

REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY FORD MOTOR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

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22.2%
ODI 10074309

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES,THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER NEXT WEEK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

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21.3%
ODI 10079953 · 8,251 mi

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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10.9%
ODI 10465856 · 9,368 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS, THE TURBO CHARGER WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE HEAD GASKETS, AND THE REAR END RINGS HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE COULD NO LONGER BE STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT …

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Tires:Tread/Belt
3210.5%
ODI 10006643 · 16,500 mi

TIRE PRESSURE SET AT MFR SPEC. TIRE WAS NOT OVER LOADED. NO PUNCTURE. TIRE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. TREAD SEPARATION, DESTROYED TIRE AND DEFLATED. *JB *****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUR-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770831

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148.8%
ODI 10048363 · 34,000 mi

THE TRUCK CONTINUOUSLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. UPON PUTTING THE TRUCK ON A LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE HAD SPLIT AND THE STEEL BELT WAS HANGING OUT. THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE SPLITTING HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *PH *SC *JB

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54.3%
ODI 10024784

CONSUMER STATES THAT TIRES ARE LOSING TREAD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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55.6%
ODI 10117590 · 32,000 mi

2003 FORD F350 TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. *MR *SC

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31.9%
ODI 10106951 · 31,429 mi

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH RIGHT REAR INNER TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON A 2004, FORD F350 PICKUP TRUCK WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT235/85R16, DOT #AD0R1P61103. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

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10.7%
ODI 10208891 · 16,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR BSW, SIZE LT275/70R18 125/122S TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE FACE OF THE TIRE DETACHED AND HE NOTICED PREMATURE WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES. AS OF NOVEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE TIRES. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR FELT THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TIRES: TREAD/BELT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05T022000); HOWEVER, …

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25.6%
ODI 11426850 · 30,000 mi

The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-350 equipped with Nitto tires, Tire Line: Dura Grappler, Tire Size: 275/65/18, DOT number: EAW2215. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection it was discovered that the driver’s side rear tire had experienced tread separation. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the tires were not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14T014000 (Tires) due to the …

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10.8%
ODI 10424804

2008 FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDING PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE REMAINING REFUND FOR THE TIRES HE HAD TO PURCHASE DUE TO A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. *JB

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11.3%
ODI 11650326

1. The tread seperated from the tire at 60mph on highway. small vibration prior to incident. 2. Extremely dangerous to all. Vehicle was towing loaded horse trailer, middle lane. 3. Tried to bring up to Michelin corporate with little help available. 4. I will be taking tire to vender/dealer for inspection. have photos available. 5. only warning was small vibration that became present at 50-60 mph and went away at lower speeds. Vehicle did not vibrate on prior day. thought is was out of balance wheel.

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Electrical System
31.0%
ODI 10044355

UNDER HOOD/UNDER DASH VEHICLE FIRE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FOUND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATOR SUGGESTED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE HEATER. *SCC *JB

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63.8%
ODI 10048242

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. *AK

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108.6%
ODI 10055361 · 28,000 mi

WHILE COMING TO A STOP ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORDER WHICH WAS BORROWED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. WITH THE FLIGHT RECORDER INSTALLED, CONSUMER DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY INCIDENT FOR 4 WEEKS. THE DEALER THEN CALLED THE CONSUMER STATING THAT THE FLIGHT RECORDER HAD TO BE RETURNED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED 3 TIMES. *LA

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66.7%
ODI 10040254

VEHICLE FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD.*MR PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE FIRE, THE SIX DISC CD CHANGER WAS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE OWNER, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL FAILURE, WHICH IS WHY THE OWNER WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. FORD DID AGREE BUT THE PROCESS HAD TAKEN AN EXTRAORDINARILY LONG TIME AND CONTINUED TO MOVE AT A UNACCEPTABLY SLOW PACE. THE CONSUMER HAS INCURRED MAJOR TRAVEL EXPENSES AS A RESULT OF FORD NOT SUPPLYING A RENTAL VEHICLE COMPATIBLE T…

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138.2%
ODI 10052287 · 23,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB

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1412.3%
ODI 10252699 · 75,114 mi

WHILE ON I-95, MY 2005 F-350 SUPER-DUTY SPUTTER AND LOST POWER. THE TRUCK WENT FROM 60MPH WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO 40MPH IN SECONDS. MAKING EVASIVE MEASURE FROM GETTING TAG FROM BEHIND, I WAS FORCED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHICH WAS TAKING UP BY SNOW. THE TRUCK CRAWLED HALF ON SHOULDER AND HALF IN THE RIGHT LANE WHILE CARS MADE THERE EVASIVE ACTION IN ORDER TO MISS ME. AFTER GETTING TO A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY IT TOOK ABOUT 5-10MIN FOR IT TO CLEAR UP. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DETERIORATING AND PROCEEDED TO ASK ME …

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64.1%
ODI 10185536 · 10,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HALF OF THE MOTOR WAS REPORTED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A HOUSE AND TWO VEHICLES WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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38.3%
ODI 10211556 · 15,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE EVENING. THE COUNTY INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FORD WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

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32.3%
ODI 10420668 · 61,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 F-350 SUPERDUTY DIESEL POWERED TRUCK AT 45 MPH FOR APPROX 2 MILES, RECEIVED MESSAGE " "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND COMPLETE POWER DOWN OF ENGINE. THE TRUCK DECELERATED SO FAST THAT HAD WE NOT BEEN PASSING A PULL OFF LANE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVING LANE. THE WHOLE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. AFTER GETTING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK OVER AND WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RESTART UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE EITHER COOLED DOWN OR TIMED OUT (DIDN'T TRY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR LATER). BY TIME TOW …

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13.6%
ODI 11156465 · 180,000 mi

DRIVES REALLY ROUGH TRUCK BOUNCES AND MAKES IT HARD TO STEER HAD TO SLOW DOWN SO I WOULDN'T LOSE CONTROL. IM A BUSINESS OWNER AND HAVE BOUGHT ALOT OF TRUCKS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME.

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107.4%
ODI 10446858 · 100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSRUMENT PANEL COULD NOT BE MANUALLY ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE SENSOR DETECTED LOW LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM AS IT WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

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64.0%
ODI 10537355 · 3,113 mi

WHEN KEY TURNED ON HAD NO DASH, COMPUTER, LIGHTS,BLINKERS, TACH, SPEEDO, GAUGES. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WITH KEY IN OFF POSITION TRUCK STARTED BY ITSELF. WITH ENGINE RUNNING HAD NO DASH DISPLAY,LIGHTS, BLINKERS, COMPUTER, HEADLIGHTS. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED HARNESS UNDER HOOD. PICKED UP TRUCK WEEK LATER. WAS O.K. FOR ABOUT TEN MILES THEN DASH WENT BLANK AGAIN WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. DASH CAME BACK ON IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES. TOWED TRUCK TO FORD DEALER AGAIN. TRUCK STILL THERE. *TR

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22.6%
ODI 10622326 · 12,400 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUIT, AND WOULD NOT RESTART!! ALSO THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD ALLOW THE STARTER TO STAY ENGAGED!! HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF FOR THE STARTER TO STOP!! THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEET THERE FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY CALLED YESTERDAY AND TOLD ME THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL PUMP AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THE METAL SHAVINGS GOT INTO THE OIL SYSTEM TO RUIN THE ENGINE!! *TR

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55.5%
ODI 10714704 · 16,500 mi

NOX SENSOR AND MODULE FAILURE. DID NOT LEAVE US ABANDONED, BUT IF IT WAS 1 WEEK LATER, IT WOULD HAVE LEFT US ON THE HIGHWAY ON A WEEKEND WITH NO WAY TO FIX. RECALLS FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES COVER UP TO 2013, BUT NOT THIS 2014 TRUCK. THIS SENSOR FAILURE SHOULD NOT LEAVE THE TRUCK PRACTICALLY DISABLED. *TR

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Engine And Engine Cooling
31.0%
ODI 10075977 · 82,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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31.9%
ODI 10219733 · 72,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE SUSTAINED OVER $2,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR OR PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

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43.4%
ODI 10081705

LTR FM ANDRIJ ANDREITCHUX(NJ) OWNER OF A FORD F350 TRUCK UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH 33 FOOT RV TRAILER HOOK SYSTEM CAUSES TRUCK TO LOCK-UP DEFECT REPLY TO THE ELIZABETH, NJ DISTRICT OFC. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *NM CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING OF ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION, AND FUEL SYSTEM ON VEHICLE. *LA

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66.7%
ODI 10018158

VEHICLE WONT MOVE, WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW O DEGREE. HAS TO WAIT ABOUT A MINUTE TO WARM-UP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (DIESEL ENGINE)

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2415.1%
ODI 10065065 · 3,200 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER. *AL

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76.1%
ODI 10172309 · 40,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED UP WHEN STARTING UP, AND WHEN PUT INTO FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE JERKED PROFUSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO UPON EXAMINATION COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

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128.3%
ODI 10215667 · 8,200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SEVEN DAYS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY COMMON AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN MONTHS LATER AT 36,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SINCE OCTOBER OF 2007 AND THE CAUSE OF FAIL…

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00.0%

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1511.5%
ODI 10326750 · 31,500 mi

AFTER PARKING MY FORD F-350 CREW CAB 4X4 WITH A V-10 ENGINE, I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CIRCLED AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE I NOTICED FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYE FLAMES IN THE R FRONT WHEEL WELL. BEHIND THE TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT INSIDE THE BUILDING AND SUMMONED HELP AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER (ABC) . MYSELF AND SECURITY PERSONNEL DID NOT OPEN THE HOOD. WE DIRECTED THE FIRE EXT. INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THERE WAS A SORT OF BACKLASH AND WITH SECONDS A PAINT BUBBLING HOT SPOT APPEARED ON THE HOOD. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO…

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00.0%

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32.2%
ODI 10440974 · 2,100 mi

THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY AND RANDOMLY LOSE POWER. IT MAY LAST A FEW SECONDS TO SEVERAL MILES. EVENTUALLY THE POWER COMES BACK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHILE HAULING A FULL TRAILER. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WHICH PRESENTS A DANGER TO THE VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF POWER HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES EVERY WEEK. AT THIS TIME FORD IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *T…

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32.0%
ODI 10692059 · 38,500 mi

RADIATOR FAILED AT 37,500 MILES DUE TO LEAKING. ENGINE OVERHEATED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND FORD IS AWARE, AS THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2008 (SAME MODEL RADIATOR) AND HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE DESIGN ON THE LATEST MODEL. THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ITEM UNDER THE 100K MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, AND WILL NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON A COMMON FAILURE ITEM. FAILURE OF THE RADIATOR CAN NOT ONLY CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE BUT CAN BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO OVERHEATING. *TR

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11.3%
ODI 11604749 · 78,500 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) cooler needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21M04. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 78,500.

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00.0%

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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
Steering37,250–125,891 mi80,000 mi38
ODI 10436597 · 36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. . UPDATED 12/07/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11

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ODI 10437915 · 13,800 mi

FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO AN EXTREME WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP, AND WOULD NOT STOP WOBBLING UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *KB

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ODI 10446767 · 20,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT SIDE PASSING LANE AND COMING UP TO A SLIGHT LEFT BEND IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WENT OVER A EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, IF THERE IS SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL FROM HOLDING THE TRUCK INTO THE LEFT BEND IN THE ROAD THE TRUCKS WHEELS WILL START TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE, IT WILL GET SO BAD YOU NEED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH TWO HANDS AND GUIDE THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THAT LEFT LANE SO TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. THIS IS REAL SCARY. I KNOW THERE IS ITEMS ON THE WEB SIGHTS THAT WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT FORD WILL V…

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Suspension37,250–129,464 mi66,000 mi34
ODI 10425765 · 23,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL INTO ANOTHER LANE WITHOUT INTENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,400.

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ODI 10433960 · 23,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

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ODI 10437915 · 13,800 mi

FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO AN EXTREME WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP, AND WOULD NOT STOP WOBBLING UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *KB

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Engine36,591–113,851 mi61,000 mi19
ODI 10465180 · 33,181 mi

VEHICLE PARKED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 AM AFTER BEING DRIVEN, WITHIN 15 MINUTES SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEN OWN FORCES WERE USED TO TRY TO EXTINGUISH WHAT HAD NOW BECOME A FLAMING FIRE. AS FIRE WAS GOING, ELECTRICAL ITEMS SUCH AS LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND DUMP BED STARTED OPERATING ON THEIR OWN. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH BOTH WATER AND EXTINGUISHERS BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. COMPLETE ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *TR

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ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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ODI 10522245 · 148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A LEAK FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

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Fuel/Propulsion System46,055–101,800 mi62,000 mi11
ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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ODI 10611026 · 69,750 mi

STOPPED AT BP GAS STATION IN POCAHANTAS, IL FOR DIESEL. PUMP HANDLE AND BUTTON WERE GREEN. APPARENTLY WAS 85 OCTANE GASOLINE. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES EAST ON I-70 WHEN UNLEADED FUEL HIT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND LOST POWER WHILE HAULING A 3,300 LB CAMPER AND 21' FIBERGLASS BOAT WITH TANDEM AXLE WHILE IN THE #2 (HIGH-SPEED) LANE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. LOST ALL POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SIGNALED IMMEDIATELY FOR RIGHT TURN, AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CALLED THREE FORD DEALERSHIPS …

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ODI 10617147 · 88,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING . THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

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Electrical System44,750–85,750 mi71,000 mi10
ODI 10446858 · 100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSRUMENT PANEL COULD NOT BE MANUALLY ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE SENSOR DETECTED LOW LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM AS IT WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

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ODI 10552935 · 59,000 mi

MY 2011 F-350 TRUCK'S HEATING SYSTEM SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SWITCH LOCATIONS. IT WAS STUCK ON DASHBOARD HEATING, AND WOULD NOT SWITCH TO THE FLOOR OR TO THE DEFROST. THE TRUCK IS 2 YEARS OLD. AT THE BEGINNING OF WINTER, DRIVING WITHOUT DEFROST IS RATHER HAZARDOUS AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED, AND IT COST ME $1862.37. I FEEL THAT ANY VEHICLE'S HEATING SYSTEM OUGHT TO OPERATE WITHOUT ISSUES FOR A DECADE OR MORE, SO IT WAS RATHER FRUSTRATING TO HEAR THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT ON MY 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. B…

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ODI 10679121 · 82,000 mi

2011 F350 WITH 6.7L DIESEL. TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND LIGHT COMES ON TO SLOW DOWN. I APPROACH INTERSECTION AT 4 LANE AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AND WILL NOT RESTART. MY MECHANIC FOUND A FAULTY EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND I READ IN MANUAL THAT TRUCK IS SUBSEQUENTLY PROGRAMMED TO SHUT OFF BELOW 3 MPH IF OVERHEATED CONDITION EXISTS. THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF IS A DANGEROUS FEATURE, AS IN MY CASE STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION. I I…

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Power Train29,499–35,643 mi30,000 mi7
ODI 10443602 · 5,000 mi

UPON ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR ALLOWING THE MOTOR TO RACE WHILE THE TRUCK GOES INTO COAST ONLY MODE. THIS CAN PUT YOU AT THE MERCY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF PULLING ON TO THE ROAD. HARD SHIFTS IN THE UPPER GEARS BOTH UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING, OFTEN BONE JARRINGLY HARD. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BREAK TRACTION WITH THE ROAD WHEN WET, SNOW COVERED OR WITH LOOSE GRAVEL PRESENT. MY LAST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO JACK KNIFE A TRAILER ON A STEEP SNOW COVERED DOWNGRADE. THIS IS NOT AN UN…

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ODI 10451650 · 30,000 mi

MY WIFE AND I WENT TO PICK UP THE 5TH WHEEL CAMPER FROM THE STORAGE AREA. I BACKED UP TO THE CAMPER, PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND DID A FEW THINGS BEFORE MY WIFE GOT OUT. AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT I MASHED THE BRAKE PEDAL FAIRLY HARD AND PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. I DIDN'T WANT THE TRUCK MOVING WITH THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR OPEN AND WHACKING MY WOMAN. AS THE WIFE WAS GETTING READY TO SHUT THE DOOR THE ENGINE RPM WENT SKY HIGH ON ITS OWN. MY WIFE LOOKED AT ME AS IF TO SAY WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING! I GAVE HER A BLANK/SCARED LOOK AS IT WA…

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ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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Unknown Or OtherToo few reports for a range77,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 11021663 · 42,215 mi

OUR TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND QUIT RUNNING WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING ON US50 AT APPROX. 55 MPH WE WERE TOWING OUR 37FT FIFTH WHEEL AT THE TIME. IT WAS 100+ DEGREES AND WE HAD TO WAIT FOR OVER 3 HOUR FOR ROAD ASSISTANCE TO ARRIVE. OUR TRUCK IS A 2011 WITH ONLY 42,215 MILES ON IT. FORD DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT NEEDED TO REPLACE "DPF" PRESSURE SENSOR & FILTER AND ALL EGT SENSORS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR US. OUR TRUCK GAVE NO WARNING AND OUR TRUCK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FOR ALL ROUTINE SERVICES AND RECALLS, NO ASSISTA…

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ODI 11243708 · 91,000 mi

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON NEW HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING VIOLENTLY JUST ABOUT LOST CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED SO HARD THE SPOKE ON THE STEERING WHEEL HIT AND HURT MY THUMB. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EVERYTHING WITHIN FORD ACCEPTABLE SPECIFICATIONS. DEALER SAID WEAR WAS FOUND RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL MOVING PARTS IN FRONT SUSPENSION PLUS NEW SHOCKS AND TIRES. $4000.00

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ODI 11270115 · 63,000 mi

MY SUPER DUTY IS DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE TRUCK IT ONLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE IS NO WARNING TO WHEN IT HAPPENS AND DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME MY FRIEND HAS 90 OF THOSE TRUCKS AND MORE THAN HALF OF HIS ARE DOING IT FORD REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END AND HE DROVE 5 MILES AND IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN FORD HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT'S HAPPENING TO THE WHOLE LINE OF SUPER DUTYS I HAVE ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO FORD IS GOING…

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Wheels26,182–73,500 mi38,000 mi7
ODI 10465237 · 25,363 mi

I HAVE A 2011 FORD SD F-350 SRW WITH 26505 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCE VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES SUDDEN BRAKING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL. THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF TAKING THE STEERING OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS ON A BRIDGE. THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT END MOVED ME INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE. …

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ODI 10693073 · 86,000 mi

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DUALLY WHEEL CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN SIX WEEKS WITH IDENTICAL FORD MODEL TRUCKS THAT WE OWN AND USE EVERYDAY. THE FIRST INCIDENT TWO WEEKS PRIOR THE WHEEL FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THIS MODEL FORD TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

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ODI 10864348 · 38,000 mi

WHEN TRAVELING USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I COME TO A DIFFERENCE IN SURFACES A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE ROAD SAY GOING OVER AN OVERPASS, THE STEARING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ON YOU TUBE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ITS VERY DANGEROUS, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND AFTER SPENDING $1,300 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS WILL BE A YEAR OR TWO FIX AS THE SAME PARTS WILL FAIL AGAIN. FORD SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

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Complaint and recall timeline

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

1 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 11619897 · 230,000 mi

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced a Death Wobble. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle and the steering wheel were shuddering violently from the right to the left, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The contact stated that he was able to regain control of the vehicle upon decelerating to 10 MPH. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to Litchfield Auto Repair, where the axle track bar ball joint, the steering …

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2024-110None

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2024-120None

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2025-011None
ODI 11637202

The fuel pump failed and self destructed internal parts of the pump in turn putting metal into the fuel lines resulting in a $15,000 repair bill. The vehicle is available for inspection and has not been repaired. This occurred in November 2024 and has not been driven since due to the costly repair bill. The problem has been confirmed by the dealership and independent service center. The only indication of the issue was when the check engine light illuminated. No other preemptive warning.

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2025-021None
ODI 11643309 · 40,000 mi

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle lost automotive power and stalled. During the failure, diesel fuel and oil spilled from the engine. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the strap that secured the fuel injectors had failed, causing the fuel injectors to eject from the engine. The contact was advised that the fuel injector straps, fuel injectors, and several fuel hoses needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and …

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

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2025-061None
ODI 11665134 · 200,000 mi

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated while reversing, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that an independent mechanic arrived at the residence however, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the high-pressure fuel pump had failed, and the fuel system needed to be replaced. The vehicl…

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2025-070None

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2025-080None

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2025-090None

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2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-111None
ODI 11700270 · 345,000 mi

Odometer Fraud. The contact called on behalf of his client, who purchased a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while the client was in the process of selling the vehicle to a dealer, the dealer retrieved the Carfax report and informed the client that the odometer had been rolled back and that the vehicle could not be sold. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of the purchase, the mileage was 128,530, and a dealer later informed the client that the mileage on the Carfax report was 345,000. The current mileage displayed on the odomet…

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2025-121None
ODI 11706909

On this day, I financed the vehicle and was promised that it was safe to be on the road. This is the second vehicle. He’s done this to me with. He gets these vehicles and just put stickers in the windows and then people break down or their lives are in jeopardy so I left there After I purchased the truck the following day I was driving and I noticed a bunch of defects which included a death wobble, front end parts being bad and engine light being on I took it to another shop and they said that it should’ve never even gotten an inspection sticke…

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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 212 reports

2013: 6 complaints · 2014: 12 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2013236
20144812
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20137501
20149100

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
ComponentSteeringSuspensionEngineFuel/Propulsion SystemElectrical SystemPower TrainUnknown Or OtherWheels
Steering—
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ODI 10437915 · 13,800 mi

FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO AN EXTREME WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP, AND WOULD NOT STOP WOBBLING UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *KB

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ODI 10446767 · 20,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT SIDE PASSING LANE AND COMING UP TO A SLIGHT LEFT BEND IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WENT OVER A EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, IF THERE IS SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL FROM HOLDING THE TRUCK INTO THE LEFT BEND IN THE ROAD THE TRUCKS WHEELS WILL START TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE, IT WILL GET SO BAD YOU NEED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH TWO HANDS AND GUIDE THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THAT LEFT LANE SO TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. THIS IS REAL SCARY. I KNOW THERE IS ITEMS ON THE WEB SIGHTS THAT WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT FORD WILL V…

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ODI 10465237 · 25,363 mi

I HAVE A 2011 FORD SD F-350 SRW WITH 26505 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCE VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES SUDDEN BRAKING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL. THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF TAKING THE STEERING OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS ON A BRIDGE. THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT END MOVED ME INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE. …

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1
ODI 11706909

On this day, I financed the vehicle and was promised that it was safe to be on the road. This is the second vehicle. He’s done this to me with. He gets these vehicles and just put stickers in the windows and then people break down or their lives are in jeopardy so I left there After I purchased the truck the following day I was driving and I noticed a bunch of defects which included a death wobble, front end parts being bad and engine light being on I took it to another shop and they said that it should’ve never even gotten an inspection sticke…

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3
ODI 11243708 · 91,000 mi

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON NEW HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING VIOLENTLY JUST ABOUT LOST CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED SO HARD THE SPOKE ON THE STEERING WHEEL HIT AND HURT MY THUMB. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EVERYTHING WITHIN FORD ACCEPTABLE SPECIFICATIONS. DEALER SAID WEAR WAS FOUND RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL MOVING PARTS IN FRONT SUSPENSION PLUS NEW SHOCKS AND TIRES. $4000.00

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ODI 11420667

ON 5/8/21, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY55-60 MPH, I HIT A POTHOLE ON HWY231 SOUTH (4 LANE) AND THE FRONT END OF MY 2011 F350 TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP BEFORE IT QUIT SHAKING. I WAS AFRAID WE (WIFE & I) WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM ONLY A FORD DEALER COULD FIX. THE SHOP HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND FORD REFUSED TO TELL THEM WHAT PARTS WERE NEEDED TO DO THAT FIX. ON 5/12/21, I TOOK THE TRUCK …

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ODI 11519623

I own a 2011 Ford F-350 Lariat Dually truck and was driving down the highway at approximately 60 mph, when I hit a bump in the road and all of a sudden my truck started to shake violently. I didn't know what happened as this was the first time this has ever happened. I thought something happened with the rear wheels on my truck. I was shaken up, scared and had to stop on the side of a busy road to see what it was. I looked around the truck and didn't see anything and was unaware of the famous "Death Wobble" that are notorious on F-250 & F-350 F…

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5
ODI 10465237 · 25,363 mi

I HAVE A 2011 FORD SD F-350 SRW WITH 26505 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCE VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES SUDDEN BRAKING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL. THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF TAKING THE STEERING OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS ON A BRIDGE. THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT END MOVED ME INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE. …

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ODI 10864348 · 38,000 mi

WHEN TRAVELING USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I COME TO A DIFFERENCE IN SURFACES A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE ROAD SAY GOING OVER AN OVERPASS, THE STEARING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ON YOU TUBE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ITS VERY DANGEROUS, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND AFTER SPENDING $1,300 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS WILL BE A YEAR OR TWO FIX AS THE SAME PARTS WILL FAIL AGAIN. FORD SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

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ODI 10876839 · 27,000 mi

AT ANY FREEWAY SPEED IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR A SEAM IN THE ROAD ON A TURN, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP. WE HAVE HAD FORD LOOK AT THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NOT SUCCESS IN GETTING A SOLUTION. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF THIS TRUCK.

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Suspension
34
ODI 10437915 · 13,800 mi

FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO AN EXTREME WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP, AND WOULD NOT STOP WOBBLING UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *KB

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ODI 10446767 · 20,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT SIDE PASSING LANE AND COMING UP TO A SLIGHT LEFT BEND IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WENT OVER A EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, IF THERE IS SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL FROM HOLDING THE TRUCK INTO THE LEFT BEND IN THE ROAD THE TRUCKS WHEELS WILL START TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE, IT WILL GET SO BAD YOU NEED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH TWO HANDS AND GUIDE THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THAT LEFT LANE SO TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. THIS IS REAL SCARY. I KNOW THERE IS ITEMS ON THE WEB SIGHTS THAT WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT FORD WILL V…

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ODI 10465237 · 25,363 mi

I HAVE A 2011 FORD SD F-350 SRW WITH 26505 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCE VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES SUDDEN BRAKING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL. THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF TAKING THE STEERING OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS ON A BRIDGE. THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT END MOVED ME INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE. …

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1
ODI 11706909

On this day, I financed the vehicle and was promised that it was safe to be on the road. This is the second vehicle. He’s done this to me with. He gets these vehicles and just put stickers in the windows and then people break down or their lives are in jeopardy so I left there After I purchased the truck the following day I was driving and I noticed a bunch of defects which included a death wobble, front end parts being bad and engine light being on I took it to another shop and they said that it should’ve never even gotten an inspection sticke…

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2
ODI 11270115 · 63,000 mi

MY SUPER DUTY IS DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE TRUCK IT ONLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE IS NO WARNING TO WHEN IT HAPPENS AND DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME MY FRIEND HAS 90 OF THOSE TRUCKS AND MORE THAN HALF OF HIS ARE DOING IT FORD REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END AND HE DROVE 5 MILES AND IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN FORD HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT'S HAPPENING TO THE WHOLE LINE OF SUPER DUTYS I HAVE ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO FORD IS GOING…

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ODI 11420667

ON 5/8/21, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY55-60 MPH, I HIT A POTHOLE ON HWY231 SOUTH (4 LANE) AND THE FRONT END OF MY 2011 F350 TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP BEFORE IT QUIT SHAKING. I WAS AFRAID WE (WIFE & I) WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM ONLY A FORD DEALER COULD FIX. THE SHOP HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND FORD REFUSED TO TELL THEM WHAT PARTS WERE NEEDED TO DO THAT FIX. ON 5/12/21, I TOOK THE TRUCK …

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5
ODI 10465237 · 25,363 mi

I HAVE A 2011 FORD SD F-350 SRW WITH 26505 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCE VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES SUDDEN BRAKING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL. THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF TAKING THE STEERING OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS ON A BRIDGE. THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT END MOVED ME INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE. …

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ODI 10864348 · 38,000 mi

WHEN TRAVELING USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I COME TO A DIFFERENCE IN SURFACES A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE ROAD SAY GOING OVER AN OVERPASS, THE STEARING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ON YOU TUBE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ITS VERY DANGEROUS, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND AFTER SPENDING $1,300 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS WILL BE A YEAR OR TWO FIX AS THE SAME PARTS WILL FAIL AGAIN. FORD SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

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ODI 10876839 · 27,000 mi

AT ANY FREEWAY SPEED IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR A SEAM IN THE ROAD ON A TURN, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP. WE HAVE HAD FORD LOOK AT THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NOT SUCCESS IN GETTING A SOLUTION. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF THIS TRUCK.

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Engine
1
ODI 11706909

On this day, I financed the vehicle and was promised that it was safe to be on the road. This is the second vehicle. He’s done this to me with. He gets these vehicles and just put stickers in the windows and then people break down or their lives are in jeopardy so I left there After I purchased the truck the following day I was driving and I noticed a bunch of defects which included a death wobble, front end parts being bad and engine light being on I took it to another shop and they said that it should’ve never even gotten an inspection sticke…

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1
ODI 11706909

On this day, I financed the vehicle and was promised that it was safe to be on the road. This is the second vehicle. He’s done this to me with. He gets these vehicles and just put stickers in the windows and then people break down or their lives are in jeopardy so I left there After I purchased the truck the following day I was driving and I noticed a bunch of defects which included a death wobble, front end parts being bad and engine light being on I took it to another shop and they said that it should’ve never even gotten an inspection sticke…

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5
ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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ODI 10744045 · 27,770 mi

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE AT MM 34 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MADE MY WAY SAFELY TO THE RIGHT HAND BREAKDOWN LANE. I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I HEARD A POPPING SOUND. AFTER I STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND STARTING TO ENTER THE CAB ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND BUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY. I EXITED THE CAB AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT I C…

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ODI 10863873 · 61,000 mi

STARTED THE TRUCK AND WAS RUNNING ODD. DECIDED TO START DRIVING TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WOULD WORK IT SELF OUT AND STARTED TO SMELL LOTS OF DIESEL FUEL. PULLED OVER AND FUEL WAS EVERYWHERE UNDER THE HOOD AND ON THE GROUND AND ALSO A VERY STRONG DIESEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAB. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEAL AND TURNS OUT THAT A FUEL INJECTOR CLAMP FAILED. WE ALSO FOUND OUT FORD HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED THESE PARTS AS DEFECTIVE, AND HAVE STARTED USING A NEW PART WITH A NEW PART NUMBER. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE…

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2
ODI 10840223 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL INVOLVING THE SENSORS WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER WHO SCHEDULED ANOTHER REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ14005 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND ENGINE COOLING) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALLS RECEIVED AND INCLUDED THE VEHICLE'S YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND ENGINE REFERENCED IN…

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ODI 11080911 · 112,102 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE SERVICE ADVISORY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO CRANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,102.

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ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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ODI 10925828

2011 FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DIESEL ENGINE FAILURE - SERVICE BULLETIN REFERS TO VEHICLE MISFIRE/ RUNS ROUGH DUE TO A BROKEN INJECTOR HOLD DOWN CLAMP. *SMD ..UPDATED 09/07/17*BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART OR IDLE. THE CONSUMER ADVISES THE FAILURE SHOULD BE A RECALL.. *JS UPDATED 9/5/18*JB

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ODI 11071983 · 115,600 mi

WHILE DRIVINGMY FORD F350 CREW CAB LONGBED DIESEL 4X4 AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10, A 4 LANE HWY IN EACH DIRECTION, THE TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE OFF THE HWY WITHOUT COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CAME APART AND PUT METAL SHAVING EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM …

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Fuel/Propulsion System00
5
ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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ODI 10744045 · 27,770 mi

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE AT MM 34 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MADE MY WAY SAFELY TO THE RIGHT HAND BREAKDOWN LANE. I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I HEARD A POPPING SOUND. AFTER I STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND STARTING TO ENTER THE CAB ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND BUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY. I EXITED THE CAB AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT I C…

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ODI 10863873 · 61,000 mi

STARTED THE TRUCK AND WAS RUNNING ODD. DECIDED TO START DRIVING TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WOULD WORK IT SELF OUT AND STARTED TO SMELL LOTS OF DIESEL FUEL. PULLED OVER AND FUEL WAS EVERYWHERE UNDER THE HOOD AND ON THE GROUND AND ALSO A VERY STRONG DIESEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAB. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEAL AND TURNS OUT THAT A FUEL INJECTOR CLAMP FAILED. WE ALSO FOUND OUT FORD HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED THESE PARTS AS DEFECTIVE, AND HAVE STARTED USING A NEW PART WITH A NEW PART NUMBER. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE…

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ODI 10823932 · 35,000 mi

FUEL TANK COLLAPSED. HAD A 2011 F350 AND THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED ON ITSELF THE TRUCK IS A SERVICE BODY, TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE DAMAGED THE TANK AND TRIED TO COVER IT UP BY PUTTING A NEW SKID PLATE ON IT. NOT THE CASE THE TRUCK HAS NEVER LEFT THE PAVEMENT SO WHATEVER THEY RECOMMEND WE REPLACE IT SO WE DID, THIS IS A (STEEL TANK MIND YOU) THE NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN SO WE TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN, THEY SAID THE VENT VALVE SOLENOID WAS PLUGGED SO THEY REPLACED THAT AND PUT A NEW TANK IN IT NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN TOOK BACK TO DEALER SAT…

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ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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ODI 11071983 · 115,600 mi

WHILE DRIVINGMY FORD F350 CREW CAB LONGBED DIESEL 4X4 AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10, A 4 LANE HWY IN EACH DIRECTION, THE TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE OFF THE HWY WITHOUT COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CAME APART AND PUT METAL SHAVING EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM …

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ODI 10840223 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL INVOLVING THE SENSORS WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER WHO SCHEDULED ANOTHER REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ14005 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND ENGINE COOLING) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALLS RECEIVED AND INCLUDED THE VEHICLE'S YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND ENGINE REFERENCED IN…

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ODI 11080911 · 112,102 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE SERVICE ADVISORY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO CRANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,102.

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ODI 10823932 · 35,000 mi

FUEL TANK COLLAPSED. HAD A 2011 F350 AND THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED ON ITSELF THE TRUCK IS A SERVICE BODY, TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE DAMAGED THE TANK AND TRIED TO COVER IT UP BY PUTTING A NEW SKID PLATE ON IT. NOT THE CASE THE TRUCK HAS NEVER LEFT THE PAVEMENT SO WHATEVER THEY RECOMMEND WE REPLACE IT SO WE DID, THIS IS A (STEEL TANK MIND YOU) THE NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN SO WE TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN, THEY SAID THE VENT VALVE SOLENOID WAS PLUGGED SO THEY REPLACED THAT AND PUT A NEW TANK IN IT NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN TOOK BACK TO DEALER SAT…

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Power Train00
3
ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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ODI 10925828

2011 FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DIESEL ENGINE FAILURE - SERVICE BULLETIN REFERS TO VEHICLE MISFIRE/ RUNS ROUGH DUE TO A BROKEN INJECTOR HOLD DOWN CLAMP. *SMD ..UPDATED 09/07/17*BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART OR IDLE. THE CONSUMER ADVISES THE FAILURE SHOULD BE A RECALL.. *JS UPDATED 9/5/18*JB

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ODI 11071983 · 115,600 mi

WHILE DRIVINGMY FORD F350 CREW CAB LONGBED DIESEL 4X4 AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10, A 4 LANE HWY IN EACH DIRECTION, THE TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE OFF THE HWY WITHOUT COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CAME APART AND PUT METAL SHAVING EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM …

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ODI 10499297 · 29,000 mi

ACCORDING TO FORD THE TRUCK'S FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS BACK ORDERED. 1100 TRUCKS AFFECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS SUPPLYING THE WHOLE STORY ON THE ISSUE AND THEIR IS A LOT MORE TO IT. FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING AND YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO IT. I FORTUNATELY WAS IN A SAFE PLACE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OUT BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE. *TR

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ODI 11071983 · 115,600 mi

WHILE DRIVINGMY FORD F350 CREW CAB LONGBED DIESEL 4X4 AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10, A 4 LANE HWY IN EACH DIRECTION, THE TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE OFF THE HWY WITHOUT COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CAME APART AND PUT METAL SHAVING EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM …

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ODI 11243708 · 91,000 mi

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON NEW HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING VIOLENTLY JUST ABOUT LOST CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED SO HARD THE SPOKE ON THE STEERING WHEEL HIT AND HURT MY THUMB. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EVERYTHING WITHIN FORD ACCEPTABLE SPECIFICATIONS. DEALER SAID WEAR WAS FOUND RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL MOVING PARTS IN FRONT SUSPENSION PLUS NEW SHOCKS AND TIRES. $4000.00

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ODI 11420667

ON 5/8/21, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY55-60 MPH, I HIT A POTHOLE ON HWY231 SOUTH (4 LANE) AND THE FRONT END OF MY 2011 F350 TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP BEFORE IT QUIT SHAKING. I WAS AFRAID WE (WIFE & I) WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM ONLY A FORD DEALER COULD FIX. THE SHOP HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND FORD REFUSED TO TELL THEM WHAT PARTS WERE NEEDED TO DO THAT FIX. ON 5/12/21, I TOOK THE TRUCK …

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ODI 11519623

I own a 2011 Ford F-350 Lariat Dually truck and was driving down the highway at approximately 60 mph, when I hit a bump in the road and all of a sudden my truck started to shake violently. I didn't know what happened as this was the first time this has ever happened. I thought something happened with the rear wheels on my truck. I was shaken up, scared and had to stop on the side of a busy road to see what it was. I looked around the truck and didn't see anything and was unaware of the famous "Death Wobble" that are notorious on F-250 & F-350 F…

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ODI 11270115 · 63,000 mi

MY SUPER DUTY IS DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE TRUCK IT ONLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE IS NO WARNING TO WHEN IT HAPPENS AND DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME MY FRIEND HAS 90 OF THOSE TRUCKS AND MORE THAN HALF OF HIS ARE DOING IT FORD REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END AND HE DROVE 5 MILES AND IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN FORD HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT'S HAPPENING TO THE WHOLE LINE OF SUPER DUTYS I HAVE ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO FORD IS GOING…

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ODI 11420667

ON 5/8/21, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY55-60 MPH, I HIT A POTHOLE ON HWY231 SOUTH (4 LANE) AND THE FRONT END OF MY 2011 F350 TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP BEFORE IT QUIT SHAKING. I WAS AFRAID WE (WIFE & I) WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM ONLY A FORD DEALER COULD FIX. THE SHOP HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND FORD REFUSED TO TELL THEM WHAT PARTS WERE NEEDED TO DO THAT FIX. ON 5/12/21, I TOOK THE TRUCK …

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ODI 10465237 · 25,363 mi

I HAVE A 2011 FORD SD F-350 SRW WITH 26505 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCE VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES SUDDEN BRAKING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL. THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF TAKING THE STEERING OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS ON A BRIDGE. THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT END MOVED ME INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE. …

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ODI 10864348 · 38,000 mi

WHEN TRAVELING USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I COME TO A DIFFERENCE IN SURFACES A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE ROAD SAY GOING OVER AN OVERPASS, THE STEARING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ON YOU TUBE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ITS VERY DANGEROUS, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND AFTER SPENDING $1,300 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS WILL BE A YEAR OR TWO FIX AS THE SAME PARTS WILL FAIL AGAIN. FORD SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

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ODI 10876839 · 27,000 mi

AT ANY FREEWAY SPEED IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR A SEAM IN THE ROAD ON A TURN, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP. WE HAVE HAD FORD LOOK AT THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NOT SUCCESS IN GETTING A SOLUTION. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF THIS TRUCK.

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ODI 10465237 · 25,363 mi

I HAVE A 2011 FORD SD F-350 SRW WITH 26505 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCE VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES SUDDEN BRAKING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL. THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF TAKING THE STEERING OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS ON A BRIDGE. THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT END MOVED ME INTO THE ADJACENT LANE, LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE. …

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ODI 10864348 · 38,000 mi

WHEN TRAVELING USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I COME TO A DIFFERENCE IN SURFACES A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE ROAD SAY GOING OVER AN OVERPASS, THE STEARING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ON YOU TUBE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ITS VERY DANGEROUS, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND AFTER SPENDING $1,300 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS WILL BE A YEAR OR TWO FIX AS THE SAME PARTS WILL FAIL AGAIN. FORD SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

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ODI 10876839 · 27,000 mi

AT ANY FREEWAY SPEED IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR A SEAM IN THE ROAD ON A TURN, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP. WE HAVE HAD FORD LOOK AT THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NOT SUCCESS IN GETTING A SOLUTION. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF THIS TRUCK.

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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.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

17 mentions · 12.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 63,430 mi (16 usable records).

ODI 10410727 · 1,039 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE THEN INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. …

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ODI 10440974 · 2,100 mi

THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY AND RANDOMLY LOSE POWER. IT MAY LAST A FEW SECONDS TO SEVERAL MILES. EVENTUALLY THE POWER COMES BACK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHILE HAULING A FULL TRAILER. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WHICH PRESENTS A DANGER TO THE VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF POWER HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES EVERY WEEK. AT THIS TIME FORD IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *T…

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ODI 10444965 · 500 mi

HAVING OWNED THE TRUCK LESS THAN A MONTH AND DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WENT TO IDLE. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. SEEMS TO OCCUR PRIMARILY IN CITY DRIVING - NOT HIGHWAY DRIVING. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SOLUTION. THEY CAN FIND NO CODES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I COULD BE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN IT DROPS TO IDLE AND COULD BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE HAVE NOW OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR A YEAR AND IT ONLY HAS 6,800 MILES ON IT DUE TO THE DANGER OF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. MOST OF THESE MI…

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

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

12 mentions · 8.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 79,000 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10611026 · 69,750 mi

STOPPED AT BP GAS STATION IN POCAHANTAS, IL FOR DIESEL. PUMP HANDLE AND BUTTON WERE GREEN. APPARENTLY WAS 85 OCTANE GASOLINE. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES EAST ON I-70 WHEN UNLEADED FUEL HIT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND LOST POWER WHILE HAULING A 3,300 LB CAMPER AND 21' FIBERGLASS BOAT WITH TANDEM AXLE WHILE IN THE #2 (HIGH-SPEED) LANE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. LOST ALL POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SIGNALED IMMEDIATELY FOR RIGHT TURN, AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CALLED THREE FORD DEALERSHIPS …

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ODI 10783523 · 86,509 mi

PURCHASED VEHICLE. DROVE 63 MILES TOWARDS HOME THEN CHECK ENGINE LITE ILLUMINATED. DROVE TO A CLOSE FORD DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS AN EGT SENSOR FAILURE. I WAS TOLD HAD I DRIVEN FURTHER THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISABLED AND I WOULD HAVE STALLED ON THE ROAD.

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ODI 10840223 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL INVOLVING THE SENSORS WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER WHO SCHEDULED ANOTHER REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ14005 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND ENGINE COOLING) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALLS RECEIVED AND INCLUDED THE VEHICLE'S YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND ENGINE REFERENCED IN…

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

Brake response concerns

3 mentions · 2.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 30,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10396825 · 600 mi

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2011 FORD F350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE AND THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED FIRMLY NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE RENTAL VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE FACILITY, THE CONTACT INFORMED THEM OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAI…

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ODI 10451650 · 30,000 mi

MY WIFE AND I WENT TO PICK UP THE 5TH WHEEL CAMPER FROM THE STORAGE AREA. I BACKED UP TO THE CAMPER, PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND DID A FEW THINGS BEFORE MY WIFE GOT OUT. AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT I MASHED THE BRAKE PEDAL FAIRLY HARD AND PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. I DIDN'T WANT THE TRUCK MOVING WITH THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR OPEN AND WHACKING MY WOMAN. AS THE WIFE WAS GETTING READY TO SHUT THE DOOR THE ENGINE RPM WENT SKY HIGH ON ITS OWN. MY WIFE LOOKED AT ME AS IF TO SAY WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING! I GAVE HER A BLANK/SCARED LOOK AS IT WA…

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ODI 11551581 · 47,000 mi

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, the steering column and the front-end of the vehicle started shuddering significantly. The contact depressed the brake pedal and slowed down significantly until the vehicle operated as needed. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure occurred a second time while driving over a bump on the roadway. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure recurred a third time while his wife was driving. The dealer was notified of the fai…

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

Fuel smell or leak mentions

3 mentions · 2.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 29,998 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10625878 · 29,998 mi

I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN I STARTED IT IN THE MORNING AT AROUND 24000 MILES. TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING THAT IT WAS THE NEW SIX SPEED. NOW I HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL SO I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY A VARMINT CHEWED THE LINE AND THAT I WAS OVER MONTHS ON MY 2011 MODEL TRUCK BUT NOT MILES, COULD NOT HELP ME EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. I DECIDED TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND AND FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING AROUND THE FUEL SENDING UNI…

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ODI 10744045 · 27,770 mi

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE AT MM 34 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MADE MY WAY SAFELY TO THE RIGHT HAND BREAKDOWN LANE. I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I HEARD A POPPING SOUND. AFTER I STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND STARTING TO ENTER THE CAB ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND BUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY. I EXITED THE CAB AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT I C…

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ODI 10822919 · 62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FUEL INJECTOR CLAMP FRACTURED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 05/06/16*LJ *JS

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

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 2.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 23,500 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10433960 · 23,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

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ODI 10443602 · 5,000 mi

UPON ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR ALLOWING THE MOTOR TO RACE WHILE THE TRUCK GOES INTO COAST ONLY MODE. THIS CAN PUT YOU AT THE MERCY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF PULLING ON TO THE ROAD. HARD SHIFTS IN THE UPPER GEARS BOTH UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING, OFTEN BONE JARRINGLY HARD. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BREAK TRACTION WITH THE ROAD WHEN WET, SNOW COVERED OR WITH LOOSE GRAVEL PRESENT. MY LAST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO JACK KNIFE A TRAILER ON A STEEP SNOW COVERED DOWNGRADE. THIS IS NOT AN UN…

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ODI 10625878 · 29,998 mi

I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN I STARTED IT IN THE MORNING AT AROUND 24000 MILES. TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING THAT IT WAS THE NEW SIX SPEED. NOW I HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL SO I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY A VARMINT CHEWED THE LINE AND THAT I WAS OVER MONTHS ON MY 2011 MODEL TRUCK BUT NOT MILES, COULD NOT HELP ME EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. I DECIDED TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND AND FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING AROUND THE FUEL SENDING UNI…

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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

Steering assistance concerns

3 mentions · 2.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 29,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10410727 · 1,039 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE THEN INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. …

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ODI 10593571 · 29,000 mi

THIS DIESEL TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 20 MPH WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER SERVICE. DEALER DIAGNOSED LACK OF FUEL PRESSURE AND THEY OBSERVED METAL SHAVINGS IN THE LOWER FILTER INDICATING THE HPFP WAS DISINTEGRATING. DEALER SUBMITTED PICTURES OF THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE TO FORD WARRANTY PRIOR APPROVAL PER SERVICE MANUAL DIRECTIONS. DEALER OBSERVATION WAS THAT THEY OBSERVED NO SIGNIFICANT WATER OR DEBRIS CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL FILTER. PRIOR A…

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ODI 11071983 · 115,600 mi

WHILE DRIVINGMY FORD F350 CREW CAB LONGBED DIESEL 4X4 AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10, A 4 LANE HWY IN EACH DIRECTION, THE TRUCK LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE OFF THE HWY WITHOUT COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CAME APART AND PUT METAL SHAVING EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM …

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