2005 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

I TAKE MY TRUCK TO DEALER: SALINAS VALLEY FORD WITH ADDRESS ON 1100 AUTO CENTER CIR SALINAS ,CA FOR THE RECALL POSTED ON YOUR AD WITH # 05V270000 AND DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER DON'T SHOW ANY RECALL OR JOB ABOUT THIS AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT RECALL POSTED ON WEB PAGES NOT ALWAYS ARE TRUE. SO WHO'S IS TELLING THE TRUTH DEALER OR NHTSA? *JB

2005 FORD F-250 SD SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES ON HIGHWAY. WE WERE OUT OF THE STATE WORKING FOR 10 DAYS AND DEPENDED ON THIS VEHICLE SO THE FOLLOWING DAY WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND ALL THEY HAD TO SAY WAS THE TIRES NEEDED 80 POUNDS OF AIR. AS SOON AS WE RETURNED HOME WE TRADED IT OFF AND GOT A 2006 AND IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AND A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED ON IT AS WELL. DONE WITH FORD TRUCKS, IF FORD DOESN'T THINK ANY BETTER OF ITS CUSTOMERS THAN TO PUT AN UNSAFE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WE ARE GOING TO CHEVROLET. *TR

I'VE EXPERIENCED A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 05' FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF A CALIPER HANGING UP OR NOT RELEASING AFTER BRAKING. THE CALIPER HEATS UP, THE TRUCK SHAKES, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY AND BRAKING ABILITY IS DIMINISHED. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT FIRST OCCURRED AT 19,000 MILES ON A FRONT CALIPER. FORD HAS SINCE REPLACED ALL THE CALIPERS AT LEAST ONCE UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, BUT NOW REFUSES TO HELP. I'VE REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS AT MY COST WITH REMANUFACTURED ONES, AND I'M STILL CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, SO IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I'VE BEEN RELUCTANT TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT'S PAID FOR IN FULL, AND BECAUSE APART FROM THE OBVIOUS BRAKE DEFECT, IT ISN'T OTHERWISE A BAD TRUCK. I STRONGLY FEEL THE CALIPER DESIGN IS FAULTY AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A PERSON TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL IF IT OCCURS IN A FRONT CALIPER. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DESCRIBING WHAT THEY TERMED A "HANDLING ANOMALY" WHERE THE TRUCK SHIMMIES UNCONTROLLABLY AND FAILS TO STOP SHAKING WITHIN A FEW SECONDS LIKE A "NORMAL SHIMMY". WHILE FORD ATTRIBUTES THIS TO TIRES AND SUSPENSION, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BRAKE DEFECT THAT'S CAUSING THE SHIMMY. IT'S EASY TO TELL WHICH INDIVIDUAL CALIPER IS STICKING AS IT AND OFTEN EVEN THE WHEEL WILL BE VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHILE THE OTHER THREE ARE COOL. IN FACT I'VE HAD VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM A SINGLE BRAKE. IT SHOULD BE EASY TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM-- DRIVE MY STUPID TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND YOU'LL FIND IT. I'LL GLADLY LET YOU. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH AS I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE HOPPING. ON 5 OCCASIONS I WAS TRAVELING OVER AN OVERPASS WERE THERE IS A SEEM FROM THE 2 DIFFERENT ROADWAY SURFACES. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY FEELING AS IF THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO SLOW AND AT ABOUT 55 MPH THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE SAME VIBRATION IS FELT BUT AT A MUCH LESS MAGNITUDE AND SEVERITY. THIS LOSS OF CONTROL AS WELL AS THE SLOWING IN LANES OF TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAUSE OF CRASH. DEALER, BORMAN AUTOPLEX LAS CRUCES,NM, HAD NO ANSWER AS THE VIOLENT SHAKING WAS NOT DUPLICATED NEAR OUR CITY. ( ALL OCCURRENCES HAPPENED ON TRIPS). DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT PUTTING SANDBAGS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK HELPED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF THE TIRES WERE KEPT AT THE 75 PSI THAT IT WOULD STOP. NOTHING HAS HELPED AND IT IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. *JB

FUEL PUMP FAILURE FOR THE 4TH TIME; LOOSE BOLTS IN FRAME; UNABLE TO FUEL AT NORMAL RATE,

FUEL INJECTORS. *TR

DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER.. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED OFF AN INTERSTATE BRIDGE, TO SIDE OF ROAD OUT OF WAY WHERE AFTERWARDS CONSUMER CALLED FORD. WAITED FOR 2 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. TIRED OF WAITING CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED AND HE DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES TO DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, OR NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, BUT FORD STATED THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THIS, AND NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING SERVICE. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF TO PUT GAS IN VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, THIS WAS A DIESEL ENGINE. *AK *NM

DT: LEFT FRONT TIRE THAT WAS LOW. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TO THE VEHICLE TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE SERVICE CENTER NOTED THE ALUMINUM WHEEL HAD TO CRACKED ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL ITSELF. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY URGED THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE WHEEL FOR THEIR FORD REPRESENTATIVES TO CHECK THIS OUT. THEY REPLACED THIS WHEEL AT NO CHARGE. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED IN THE SAME AREA. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO SAID TO BRING IN THE WHEEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, THEY DID NOT REPLACE WHEEL BUT THEY PLANNED TO REPLACE IT SOON. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE FORD MANUFACTURER. NO OTHER PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2005. SIX MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE AIR BEGAN COMING FROM THE DEFROST VENTS, BUT IT WAS NO LONGER COOL AIR. THE DEALER AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND HAS PERSISTED FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS. ON SIX OCCASIONS, THE DEALER AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE VACUUM PUMP. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, SHE NOTICED TWICE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,388 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED AND THEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. WHILE DRIVING FURTHER, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO SPEED UP THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT DID. IT POPPED AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT SPEEDS AROUND 40-55 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE CODES, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES FOR THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOOK IT HOME OVER NIGHT AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT. SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO COME AND PICK UP THE TRUCK. *AK THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER HELD DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE, THE LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. *SC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. *JB

THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING POTHOLES OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS AT HIGH SPEEDS - MUST STOP OR SLOW WAY DOWN TO CORRECT. FORD HAS CHECKED THE FIRST TIME STEERING DAMPER . SECOND TIME CHANGED TIRE PRESSURE. THIRD TIME REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND REPLACED TIRES. *AK

DIESEL FUMES CAME OUT OF PASSENGER AIR VENTS MAKING MYSELF NAUTIOUS AND SICK FROM CO2 POISONING. BOUGHT IT IN TO THE FORD DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER SMELLED THE PROBLEM, SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE Y FLANGE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CALLED BACK AND PULLED MANIFOLD AND DIDNT SEE A PROBLEM WAS GOING TO ORDER A NEW ONE. SAYS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM.

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK WITH CAMPER PACKAGE. I COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAMPER CERTIFICATE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AND FORD THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE E-MAIL. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE CERTIFICATE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT GET A COPY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CERTIFICATE WAS NOT PUT IN MY TRUCK OR GIVEN TO ME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, MANUFACTURERS OF TRUCKS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING SLIDE-IN CAMPERS MANUFACTURED AFTER APRIL 1, 1973, MUST PROVIDE A CARGO WEIGHT RATING AND THE LONGITUDINAL LIMITS WITHIN WHICH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR THE CARGO WEIGHT RATING SHOULD BE LOCATED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED TO REDUCE OVERLOADING AND IMPROPER LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN TRUCK-CAMPER COMBINATIONS, IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THESE CONDITIONS ON VEHICLE STEERING AND BRAKING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS. *JB

CONSUMER STATES: REACHED 3,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE BLEW, OUT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BUT CONSUMER SAID MAY BE PISTON. HOWEVER, CAM SHAFT FUSE WAS BAD. *AK

DT: THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER IS BUILT RIGHT INTO THE TRUCK. DOES NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE CONTROL IF GOING UNDER 15-20 MPH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THIS BRAKE ONLY PUT ON 1-3 VOLTS WHICH THEY CHANGED. BUT TALKED TO DEXTER ,THEY SAID IT NEEDED 2-12 VOLTS. FORD CHANGED THIS PART ON MARCH 23, 2005, AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON FEBRUARY 28,2005. DEALER STATED OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power. The vehicle was later restarted and the vehicle operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the fuel injection control module however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 05V270000 (Electrical System). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 36,000.

2005 FORD F-250 WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO MUCH THAT THE VEHICLE WILL LEAVE THE ROAD. HE STATES THAT THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE STEERING PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, THE SHOCKS, WHEEL BEARINGS, BRAKES AND FRONT END WERE CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED.

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND, EXITED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT AND TREAD WAS EVERYWHERE, AND THE RIM WAS DAMAGED.*AK

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION,TRUCK ACCELERATES WITHOUT DRIVER'S INPUT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.VERY DANGEROUS.WAS VERIFIED AT THE DEALER. *AK

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX]2005 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 REGARDING WIRING HARNESS ACCORDING TO FORD MY TRUCK DOES NOT MEET THE RECALL CRITERIA IT MISSES VIN SPECTRUM BY A FEW UNITS AND IS BUILT IN ONE OF THE FACTORIES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL (KENTUCKY) HOWEVER THE SYMPTOMS: NO PICK UP UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE MISSING OUT HARD STARTS OCCASIONALLY . FT LAUDERDALE MAROONE FORD INDICATES THAT THE FICM/ICM/ICP MODULE MAY BE BAD AND IT WILL COST $1800.00 TO REPLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE IT WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE AS THE OTHER RESULTS OF DIAGNOSIS REQUIRED REPLACING CAMSHAFT SENSOR POSITIONING SWITCH THE INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL THIS ALL STARTED @ APROX 50,000 MI CURRENTLY @86,000 MI HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAY GO TO DEALER AND HEV TRUCK RUN THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN AT A COST OF $150.00 TO SEE WHAT OUT COME IS STILL GET SAME ANSWER IT IS THE FICM/ICM/ICP AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL THIS CALLS TRUCK TO STALL AND LACK OF ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS YOU HAVE NO POWER TO CROSS INTERSECTION AND OR PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC WITH OUT NOTICE IT IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND USUALLY HAPPENS AT THE WORST TIME POSSIBLE I AM SURE FORD IS AWARE OF IT JUST REFUSES TO ADD IT INTO THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THEN, VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT A SOLUTION WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

F-250, 2004 DIESEL, FUEL MILAGE HAS DROPPED AND NOW GET SMELL FROM EXHAUST. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG.

NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MILES AN HOUR ON FLAT FREEWAY. SMALL BUMP SENT TRUCK INTO SHUTTERING WOBBLE. NO STEERING ALMOST NO BRAKES TOOK SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

DT: VEHICLE WILL GO TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, AND CONSUMER WILL NEVER FEEL STEERING WHEEL MOVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , LINED IT UP, PUT NEW TIRES ON IT, PUT NEW CASTERS ON, AND ROTATED IT. BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HEADACHE FROM A UNFAMILIAR SMELL. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE STALLING AND THE SMELL.*AK......REPLACED FAILED INJECTORS. *AK

WHEN EVER THE TRUCK GOES OVER SOMETHING LIKE AN BULGED EXPANSION JOINT OR A POT HOLE WITH SPEED IN EXCESS OF 40-45, IT WILL REACT VIOLENTLY. OFTEN THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE OVER A FOOT OR TWO(DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK) IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE BOUNCING/SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS IS OVER IN SEVERAL SECONDS, BUT IS SEVERE NONE THE LESS. IF YOU HIT A BUMP ON A CURVE, THE VEHICLE WILL ALMOST GO OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH TIMES OVER THE YEARS THAT I ATTEMPTED EVASIVE ACTION/SLOW WAY DOWN WHEN I SEE I'M ABOUT TO STRIKE SOMETHING THAT WILL SET THE SUSPENSION INTO BOUNCE MODE. MANY, MANY, MANY FORD SUPER DUTY OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ALL FORD CAN SAY IS THAT IT'S THE OWNERS FAULT FOR NOT KEEPING THE TIRES AIRED PROPERLY. I DARE YOU TO COME DRIVE MY TRUCK!!!!!!!!! YES, I HAVE CHANGED THE OEM SHOCKS TO BILSTENS FOR THE F250 APPLICATIONS AND HAVE INSTALLED A STIFFER STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK. HAVE ALSO EXPERIMENTED WITH VARIOUS AIR PRESSURE SETTINGS. NOTHING MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. TRUCK STILL HAS STOCK SUSPENSION SPRINGS.

WHEN SPEED CONTROL IS ENGAGED--SOMETIMES WHEN THE DECREASE BUTTON IS PUSHED THE SPEED OF VEHICLE INCREASES. VEHICLE IS 6.0 L DIESEL. THE SAME EVENTS OCCURRED WITH ANOTHER '05 F 250 DIESEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FULLY ENGAGE WITHOUT ABRUPT FORCE BEING APPLIED AND THE WHEELS WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION ON THE BEAMS FOR THE TRUCK BEDDING WHICH EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:06E087000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REPROGRAMMED A CHIP, AND PUT THREE SHIMS IN DRIVESHAFT. ALSO, THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN VIBRATION WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE VIBRATION IS MORE SEVERE IN LOWER GEARS THAN AT HIGHER GEARS. THE VEHICLE DID THIS FROM THE POINT OF ACCELERATION, THERE WAS NO FOR WARNING. *AK

2005 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK HAS FOR ONE WEEK AND TRANSMISSION GEARS WELDED TOGETHER. HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ALMOST THREE WEEKS AND NO HELP NOR EXPLANATION ON WHAT WENT WRONG. IF THERE IS A MODEL YEAR PROBLEM SHOULD BE KNOW QUYICKLY AS THESE ARE USED FOR HEAVY HAULING. *AK

NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO MY 2005 F250 SUPERDUTY, UNDER LOAD IT WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE FOOT FEED. THEY HAVE TRIED THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THIS AND KNOW NOTHING. I AM NOT GOING TO KEEP IT UNLESS IT IS FIXED. WE WERE TOLD FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS, BUT DOES NOT KNOW THE FIX. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ON A $45,000. VEHICLE? *AK

A SNAP RING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ALLOWING THE PLANET TO SHIFT FORWARD BREAKING HOUSING TABS OFF CAUSING A EXTERNAL LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TO OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,NO WARNING A TRANSMISSION MAY LOCK UP CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS, FORD HAS RECOGNIZED THE SITUATION BEFORE AND SENT A INTERNAL NOTICE TO MECHANICS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, NO RECALL WAS EVER SENT. TRUCKS BETWEEN 90,000 AND 120,000 HAVE THIS PROBLEM, FORD SAID I WAS FIRST EVER COMPLAINT, WHICH IS A LIE, I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH EARLY 2004 THROUGH 2006 MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM OF FAILURE WITHOUT NOTICE. FORD HOPES FOR THESE TO GET PAST WARRANTY SO CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY A OUTRAGEOUS SUM TO FIX, SO FAR I HAVE FOUND 40 CASES RESULTING THIS SITUATION IN MY AREA ALONE AND MAINLY 9/10 ARE FORD F250S. I SEEN THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATION BUT WAS DENIED A COPY OF IT. MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT SILSBEE FORD SHOWED ME. ALSO THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND FORD DENIES EVER HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS SHOWERED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH BECAUSE IT SMEARED ON HER WINDSHIELD TO THE POINT THAT SHE COULD NOT SEE. NO WARNING ,SO SOUND, I DROVE ANOTHER 20 MILES BEFORE I NOTICED A MAJOR SLIP IN SHIFTING AND DISCOVERED A LEAK. THE TRANNY FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE SMOKING AND A STENCH OF BURNING TRANNY FLUID. *TR

SDHSDFH. *TR

2005 FORD F-250 LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRUCK ALSO STALLED ONCE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH.

THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE CONSUMER'S 2005 FORD F-250 WON'T ENGAGE . *KB THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BUILT IN ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT HE HAD A BRAKING PROBLEM WITH HIS TRAILER BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE WHILE SITTING STILL. AFTER CHECKING THE TRAILER BRAKES AND FINDING OUT THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE CONSUMER CHECK THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT IT HAD ONLY 3 VOLTS MAX OUT. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT HE HAD A BAD BRAKE CONTROLLER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CONTROLLER AND FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE EARLIER MODEL 2005 REQUIRED THAT THE VEHICLE BE MOVING IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH BEFORE RECEIVING ENOUGH POWER TO WORK THE ELECTRIC BRAKES. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE LATER MODEL 2005 PLUS ALL THE ONES SINCE HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO GIVE MAX POWER EVEN AT A STAND STILL. NOW THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY EXTRA MONEY TO MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK AS IT SHOULD. *NM

2005 FORD F-250 WITH SPARK PLUGS LODGED IN CYLINDER. CONSUMER STATES UNDER A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT FOR SPARK PLUG CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS BROKE OFF LEAVING PIECES LODGED IN THE CYLINDER. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC HAD TO REMOVE THE CYLINDER HEAD, EXTRACT THE BROKEN PORTIONS OF THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE CYLINDERS AND REASSEMBLE WITH NEW SPARK PLUGS, HEAD GASKETS AND HEAD BOLTS. *JB

2005 FORD F150 STALLED*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. RECALL 05V270000. *JB

2005 FORD F250 TRUCK THAT SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED **CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TRUCK HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TRUCK WAS LOSING POWER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO INDICATORS WHILE PERFORMING TEST ON THE TRUCK. *TR

2005 FORD F250. PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER*CW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE F150'S THAT ARE BEING RECALLED, BUT FORD ADVISED HIM HIS MODEL WAS NOT BEING RECALLED.