What 370 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Ford F-250 Super Crew

STARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND WARNING CAME ON TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AS I SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD SENSOR. SOMETHING TO DO WITH EGR/ OIL PRESSURE. THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS HAPPEN. PREVIOUS TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND TRUCK SHUT OFF FOR OVERHEATING. AGAIN HAD TO TOW IT IN, AND AGAIN WAS A BAD SENSOR SENSING THE TRUCK HAD OVERHEATED. NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK EITHER TIME EXCEPT SENSOR. *TR

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DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOUSE, VEHICLE DISPLAYS WARNING TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. I BEGAN TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY SO THAT I COULD TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. MY TRUCK WAS NOW BLOCKING THE ROADWAY AND A PERSON'S DRIVEWAY AT THE ONLY ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, AND TRIED TO RE-START IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT I COULD PUSH IT OUT OF THE ROADWAY. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HAUL THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR. (THIS WAS THE SECOND INDECENT FOR ME INVOLVING A FAULTY ENGINE SENSOR.) I HAVE SPENT MORE THAT $300 FIXING SENSORS THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL. LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROADWAY, BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I AM JUST THANKFUL IT WAS IN A SUBDIVISION AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

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DRIVER WAS PILOTING VEHICLE THROUGH TURN AT INTERSECTION FULLY LOADED WITH SALT AND A SNOW PLOW. VEHICLE DASH DISPLAY READ SHUT DOWN VEHICLE SAFELY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. TRUCK WAS STRANDED IMPEDING TRAFFIC FOR 40 MINUTES UNTIL A GOOD SAMARITAN WAS ABLE TO PULL IT BACK OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND EGT EXHAUST TEMP SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. THE CHARGE WAS $100 FOR THE WORK PLUS THE TOW BILL WHICH WAS $113.50. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I USE THIS AND ANOTHER TRUCK WITH THE SAME ENGINE (ALSO SUBMITTED COMPLAINT FOR THAT VIN) TO TOW AND HEAVY HAUL ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT SAFE IF IT HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL, FULLY LOADED AND THE TRUCK SHUTS DOWN. THAT IS NOT SAFE, BUT IN FACT RATHER SCARY. *TR

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STOP SAFELY NOW CAME ON IN DISPLAY. CONTINUED DRIVING UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I SLOWED TO STOP AND SLOWED TO 3 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN 5 PM TRAFFIC. HAD IT TOWED TO HOME WHERE IT STARTED THE NEXT AM. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE ADVISEMENT OF THE SERVICE WRITER AND IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN 2 MILES FROM HOME. HAD TO WAIT ON A TOW AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONE OF THE FOUR EGT EXHAUST SENSORS HAD FAILED. DEALER TOLD ME IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND YOU START TO LOSS CONTROL .YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHAKING STOPS.PEOPLE IN THE CARS NEXT TO ME PULLED OVER YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK SHAKE FROM OTHER CARS. NOTHING SEEM WRONG WITH FRONT END BUT THERE IS .SAFETY IS AN ISSUE HERE.IT DOESN'T ALWAYS SHAKE AND THEN BANG SHAKE CITY LOOK IN TO IT. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, THE CAR WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY! IT IS FORCEFUL ENOUGH THAT YOU LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING AND LOOSE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN YOUR SAME LANE. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE OR TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL NO ONE ELSE WAS ON THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN. THIS AFFECTED THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AS I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME BECAUSE WE WERE GOING FROM 65 MPH TO ABOUT 30 MPH WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN IT HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. FORD RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND TIRES. THAT WAS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. I TRADED MY FIRST 2008 F-250 SD IN FOR A NEW TRUCK FOR HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I AM TO THE POINT WHERE THIS IS GETTING WAY TO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROADS NOT ONLY FOR MY SAFETY, BUT MY FAMILIES AND OTHER DRIVERS SAFETY AS WELL. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 75 FORMAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THUS FAR WITH THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. DOES IT TAKE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FOR IT TO BE INVESTIGATED? *TR

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I WAS SETTING IN EXIT LANE OF THE WEST BANK EXPRESSWAY WHEN A CAR LOST CONTROL SLAMMING INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY TRUCK. THE CAR IMPACTED THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE BACK DOOR AND SOME OF THE FRONT FENDER. THE CAR WAS A TOTALED UPON IMPACT, MY TRUCK HAS SEVER DAMAGE UP ALL THE WAY UP TO BOTH WINDOWS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AIR BAG THAT IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HAVE A CONCUSSION AND SEVER BRUISING TO ALL OF THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY ALONG WITH BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I WAS KNOCKED OUT AND WOKE UP WITH MY FOOT LOGGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL STILL MOVING DOWN THE OFF RAMP. *TR

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FORD SUPER DUTY F250 & F350 ARE WELL KNOWN TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. STARTING AS EARLY AS 10000 MILES. IF THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS DURING A RAIN STORM YOU ARE PRETTY CERTAIN TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING THE SMALLEST UNEVEN SURFACE IN THE ROAD. I HEAR THAT THE DODGE HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM THIS CAN BE GOOGLES AND THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

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ON 11/03/2014, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2011 FORD F-250 6.7 LITER DIESEL ON E. KIEHL AVE IN SHERWOOD, AR. THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF LEAVING HER TO HAVE TO NEGOTIATE TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. SHE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR TRUCK. I JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 09/30/2014 WHERE THE OIL AND FUEL FILTERS WERE CHANGED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO NORTH POINT FORD IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR. THEY DREW FUEL OUT OF THE SYSTEM PAST THE SECONDARY FILTER. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL WAS CLOUDY AND CONTAINED METAL FRAGMENTS AND WATER. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. HOWEVER, FORD ADVISED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL SO THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR BILL IS A LITTLE OVER $11,000.00. I HAD JUST FUELED UP ON 11/01/2014 AT MURPHY USA IN SHERWOOD SO I CALLED THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS FOR THE STATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON MURPHY. THE STATE CHECKED THE MURPHY AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE WITHIN STANDARDS. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY SENT AN AGENT OUT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE SO ITS NOT AN INSURANCE ISSUE. I SEEM TO BE GETTING THE RUN AROUND BY FORD. FORD'S HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF SHE HAD MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THIS HAPPED, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DOING 70 MPH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CLOUDY FUEL WITH WATER AND METAL AFTER THE SECONDARY FILTER WOULD INDICATE A FAILURE IN THE FILTRATION SYSTEM. EVEN SO, FORD'S DESIGN OF THEIR FUEL SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THAT IN THE SLIGHTEST. ALL DIESEL CONTAINS WATER. CHEVY, DODGE, FORD, VW, MERCEDES, ETC. KNOW THAT AND PUT FILTER/WATER SEPARATORS FOR THAT REASON. FUEL SYSTEMS SHOULD BE MADE OF MATERIALS THAT DO NOT RUST AND FAIL. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THROUGH A ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND JUMPED OUT OF HIS HANDS . HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK . THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE OUT OF CONTROL TRUCK AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED . I WENT ON TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE . I FOUND A FORUM WITH MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE . MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH ISSUES . THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS POOR TIRE PRESSURE OR OUT OF ALIGNMENT . MY HUSBAND HAD BOTH CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM . I FEAR IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS A SEVERE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE . THE OTHERS SAY THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THE" DEATH WOBBLE" AS IT HAS BEEN COINED ONLINE . PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM . I HAVE ALSO EMAILED FORD MOTOR COMPANY . *TR

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WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF MY TRUCK HITS A RIDGE OR BUMP IN ROAD, IT STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY UP AND DOWN. I SLOW DOWN AND FIGHT THE WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 18 TIMES. MOST OF THE TIME, IT STOPS SHAKING AS I SLOW DOWN. TWICE IT STOPPED SHAKING AFTER I CROSSED TRAFFIC TO GET TO EDGE OF ROAD TO STOP. VERY SCARY! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT BOUNCED UP & DOWN SO HARD, IT PULLED THE WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. AS I GENTLY BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, IT STOPPED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN, BUT THEN STARTED UP AGAIN WHEN I HIT THE NEXT EXPANSION SEAM ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT DAY. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE TO GET TO WORK IN A 65 MPH ZONE BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO GO FASTER. TRAFFIC WAS ZOOMING AROUND ME AND HONKING. THE VERTICAL SHAKING DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS ALTHOUGH I TRAVELED THE SAME HIGHWAY WITH THE SAME BUMPS AND THE SAME SPEED (GRITTING MY TEETH). MY MECHANIC EXAMINED THE TRUCK 2 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF INCIDENTS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, STEERING, OR SHOCKS. NOTHING WAS LOOSE, BROKEN, OR OUT OF SPECS. I INFORMED FORD.COM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALL OF THE DISCUSSION GROUPS SAID THAT THE DEALERS COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALL FOR THIS INCREDIBLY FRIGHTENING PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORD TRUCKS (LAST TRUCK IS A 1996 F250 THAT WAS A WONDERFUL TRUCK - STILL HAVE IT). AS BACKGROUND, THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS HAPPENING ON YOUTUBE WITH SEVERAL DISCUSSION GROUPS TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" SHOWN IN THE VIDEOS IS THE SAME THING I EXPERIENCED. *TR

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WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK THE DAY BEFORE WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL RV THE IN-DASH OEM TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER FAILED TO ENGAGE TRAILER BRAKES ALLOWING THE RV TO PUSH THE TRUCK INTO AN INTERSECTION. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER WILL NOT WORK. THEY HAVE PERFORMED A "PIN-TEST" AND DETERMINED THE IN DASH BRAKE CONTROLLER WAS NOT WORKING SO THEY REPLACED IT TO FIND THE TRAILER BRAKES STILL DO NOT ACTIVATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT WILL WORK WHEN MANUALLY ACTIVATED WITH THE SLIDER HOWEVER THERE IS NO TRAILER BRAKE ACTIVATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. I'VE SPENT THREE DAYS AT THE DEALER THUS FAR AND IM SCHEDULED TO RETURN AT 7 AM TOMORROW FOR THEM TO WORK ON IT MORE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE TRUCK DOES NOT SAFELY STOP TOWING A HEAVY RV. WE TRADED AN F150 FOR THIS F250 SUPER DUTY FOR THE ADDED TOWING CAPACITY HOWEVER WE NOW DO NOT FEEL SAFE TOWING ANYTHING. *TR

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CONTINENT 27565R18 TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION BUT STAYED ON TIRE ACTING LIKE A WHIP THAT CAUSED $5000.00 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK BED SIDE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO INDICATE ACCURATE READING LEVELS. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM JERKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND DID NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH ONE STABILIZER, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH TWO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE OUR 2011 FORD F250 (DIESEL) WAS NEW A FAULTY EGT TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WITH ESSENTIALLY NO WARNING. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT SO THERE WAS NO DANGER OF INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE UNDERWAY AT 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT ENDANGERING OTHERS. THE SHUTDOWN TODAY, HOWEVER, OCCURRED AS WE PREPARED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY TWO LANE ROAD. FORTUNATELY THE SHUTDOWN, WHICH OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, STOPPED THE ENGINE BEFORE WE CROSSED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE ADJACENT LANE. IN THIS LAST CASE THERE WAS A REAL POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. FORD IS CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (WE'RE TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON) AND WE'VE ASKED REPEATEDLY IF THERE IS A FIX TO ELIMINATE THESE UNEXPECTED INCIDENTS. NOTHING HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING. WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT SO THAT OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THESE UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS WILL REOCCUR AND BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED.. *TR

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WHILE TOWING MY 8000LB TRAILER, I WENT OVER SOME UNEVEN HIGHWAY PAVEMENT AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING TO THE POINT I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL WHERE THE TRUCK WENT I HAD TO LEFT OFF THE GAS UNTIL IT COASTED TO A TOP. 50 MILES LATER, I ENTERED A SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER A 500 FOOT DROP WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AS I CROSSED OVER THE BRIDGE/ROAD SEAM THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AGAIN THIS TIME IT WENT IN TO THE LANE OF THE SEMI TRUCK AFTER LEAVING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RUBBER HE AND I AVOIDED A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I GOOGLED THESE SYMPTOMS AND IT APPEARS YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME, PLEASE I BEG YOU FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY MAKE FORD CORPORATION FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR

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WHILE ENTERING I-40 AT ~55 MPH AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP THE FRONT END AND STEERING VIOLENTLY BEGAN SHAKING. STEERING CONTROL WAS NEAR ZERO. SHAKING CONTINUED WHILE BRAKING TO ~ 10 MPH THEN STOPPED. TRUCK INSPECTION FOUND NO PROBLEM. *TR

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

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DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH IN RECEIVER. *TR

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

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DEATH RUMBLE: AFTER ANY NEW SET OF TIRES GETS ABOUT 15,000 -20,000 MILES ON THEM, THE INFAMOUS "DEATH RUMBLE" OCCURS ON THIS MODEL TRUCK. WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 OR MORE AND YOU TURN OR HIT A BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING AND VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. YOU HAVE TO COME TO AN ALMOST IMMEDIATE STOP IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE SHAKING. IT IS SO BAD THAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL STEERING AT TIMES AND IS EVEN VISIBLE TO OTHERS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. ALL FORD DEALERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ABOUT THIS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT BLAME IT ON TIRES OR TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TYPES OF TIRES (AS I KNOW HAVE OVER 125,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK) AND ALWAYS INFLATE THEM AS PER MY OWNER'S MANUAL...THIS DOES NOT HELP...NOR DOES ROTATING, BALANCING, CHECKING BRAKES, BALL JOINTS, SUSPENSION, ETC. YOU CAN WATCH MANY MANY VIDEOS OF THIS PROBLEM OF YOUTUBE AND OTHER LOCATIONS, SEE WRITE-UPS IN MAGAZINES, AND AS I SAID, DEALERS EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE...SO WHY IS IT NOT GETTING CORRECTED??? *TR

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THE FRONT STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY, ONLY STOPPED AFTER SLOWING SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS STEERING DAMPENER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" THREE TIMES AND IS NOW RECURRING. *TR

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HIT ROUGH PATCH ON HIGHWAY AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 25 MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY COULD FIND NO ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED OR ADJUSTED. *TR

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