2005 Ford F-250

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT IS A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION SNAP RING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DRIVING OVER A SMALL ROAD BUMP; THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKE AND VIBRATION. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 6-8 SECONDS. THERE WAS A SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RESUME OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

STEERING ISSUE WITH MY FORD SUPERDUTY F250. SINCE DAY 1 THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE TENDS TO WANDER. FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING A BUMPER CAR IN TRAFFIC ONLY HOPING YOU DO NOT HIT ANYONE. FORD ENGINEER SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY SUPPOSE TO HAVE FIXED. IT HELPED FOR A WHILE APROX. 21/2 YEARS BUT AS THE TRUCK GETS OLDER IT IS STARTING TO WANDER MORE. HAS ABOUT 1-1 1/2" OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ITS LIKE DRIVING A 1968 FORD. HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FORD BUYERS WITH SAME ISSUE. FORD SENT A NOTIFICATION A WHILE BACK AND STATED THAT WHEN THIS WANDERING OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING TO JUST SLOW DOWN. WELL THAT'S ALL FINE AND DANDY EXCEPT MY WIFE AND I TOOK OUR 2 HORSES TO FLAGSTAFF ,AZ. A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR A TRAIL RIDE COMING UP FROM PHOENIX, AZ. WE HAD TO DRIVE UP THROUGH STEEP MOUNTAINS AND THEN COME BACK DOWN STEEP MOUNTAINS. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75 BUT WE WERE ONLY DOING 60-65 MOST OF THE TIME. MY TRUCK IS RATED TO PULL 12500 LBS. AT ONE POINT THE TRUCK DECIDED ON ITS ON TO WANDER ABOUT 2 FT. TO THE RIGHT COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN AT THIS POINT I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 60 FORTUNATELY SINCE I WAS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO WORK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH I WAS ABLE TO EASE OFF THE THROTTLE AND BRING IT BACK IN LINE AFTER AWHILE. AGAIN FEELING LIKE WE WERE PLAYING BUMPER CARS ONLY THIS TIME WITH 2 HORSES IN THE TRAILER WHICH THE WEIGHT WAS ONLY ABOUT 6000LBS. THE HORSES WERE NOT MOVING AROUND AS THEY WERE BEAT FROM THE DAYS PLAY. THE WHOLE ORDEAL REALLY RATTLED US.THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME AND IS ONLY GETTING WORST. I KNOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY BUT SINCE FORD SUPPOSEDLY FIX IT BEFORE I THINK IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALL POINTS TO A BAD STEERING BOX OR BAD FRONT SUSPENSION. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD I NOT GOT THIS TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND THE HORSES WERE NOT SAFE THEN. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED AS FORD HAS NOT BEEN MUCH HELP TO ANYONE. THEIR LITTLE NOTIFICATION TO ALL OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A REPAIR. *TR

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

I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END OF MY 2005 FORD F-250 TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH OVER A SLIGHT ROUGH PATCH ON A HIGHWAY. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE LAST MONTH. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL INSPECTION STATION AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. THIS DID NOT HELP. I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY FORD TRUCK. OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HOPE THERE IS A RECALL BEFORE TOO MANY PEOPLE DIE. *TR

FORD 2005 F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY ,VIOLENT SHAKING. ON SAT MAY 30TH AT APPROX 11:00 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE I 280 SOUTH FREEWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER TO A SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN MY 2005 F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WE WERE IN CRUISE CONTROL GOING APPROX 55 MPH. WE DROVE OVER WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A LARGE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE FREEWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE TRAVELED OVER JOINT, THE VEHICLE START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. AFTER A TENSE MOMENT OF COMPLETE TERROR AS THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WE CAME TO A UNSAFE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER THE COMPLETE STOP, I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO SPEED UP AGAIN TO PREVENT BEING REAR ENDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THE REST OF THE TRIP WAS SPENT WHITE KNUCKLED TRAVELING WELL BELOW FREEWAY SPEEDS FOR FEAR OF ANOTHER EPISODE OF SHAKING . EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS A SCARY REMINDER OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. MY DAUGHTER IS SCARED TO TRAVEL IN THE TRUCK AND MY WIFE HAS DEMANDED THAT THE PROBLEM BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY,OR "SELL THE '!@#$% TRUCK" . THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SENT A NOTICE INFORMING ME OF THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED IT COULD BE PREVENTED WITH PROPER TIRE PRESSURE. MY TIRES WERE WELL WITHIN THE RANGE OF PRESSURE SUGGESTED. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I CHECKED THEM IMMEDIATELY WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND PRESENTS A MAJOR RISK TO THE DRIVER OF THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AND HAD FLASHES OF MY DAUGHTER AND I NEVER MAKING IT HOME. THERE WAS A PARENT TRAVELING BEHIND US IN A TRUCK. THEY WITNESSED THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND SAID "I THOUGHT YOUR AXLE WAS GOING TO COME UNDONE AND YOU WERE GOING TO CRASH" .THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I WILL BE TAKING MY DAUGHTERS AND MY EXPERIENCE TO AS MANY FORUMS AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THERE IS A FULL RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS. FORD IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE SITUATION, DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD F-250 CREW CAB 4X4 LONG BED TRUCK ALL STOCK. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MILES PER HOUR I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END WHICH IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE AFTER DOING RESEARCH. FORD SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND THAT IT IS FINE. THE WOBBLE ONLY STOPS WHEN MY SPEED IS DECREASED UNDER 40 MPH OR SO. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRUCK IS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL AND REQUIRES YOU TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE FOUNDS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 05-06 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME DOZENS OF TIMES AND I'M TIRED OF IT. I PUT A LARGER SIZE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND AND IT DIDN'T HELP ANY. *TR

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.