2010 Ford F-250

THE FRONT END OF MY FORD F-250 REGULARLY WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. THE SHAKING IS SO SCARY AND VIOLENT AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS VERY CHALLENGING AND DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY WITH OTHER CARS AROUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ON THE GROUND. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE EXHAUST STACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EMPIRE FORD OF NEW BEDFORD (395 MT PLEASANT ST, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02746, (833) 344-1937) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH-POWER FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER MANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND NEWLY ADDED PARTS, THE FUEL WAS STILL LEAKING INTO THE OIL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE BEGAN THE SAME WEEK THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *JS

FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY KING RANCH (2010) WITH A 6.4 POWERSTROKE ENGINE. THE 3RD CYLINDER BLEW UP AND THE PISTON CAME APART AND SCARRED THE CYLINDER WALL UP. THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NEW EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT THAT WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE TO FORCE DIESELS TO HAVE TO PASS SMOG. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING TO AVOID PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE THEIR ENGINES AT A COST OF $20K.

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY IN GEORGIA VEHICLE SHUT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES AFTER GETTING GAS. TOWED VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS GAS IN THE DIESEL FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN BLOWN ENGINE. STATE FARM WAS CALLED, AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEY TOOK SAMPLES AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF GAS. THEY CLAIMED THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE (6.4 SUPER DUTY FORD) IN THE PAST. WE PUT 20,000 INTO THE TRUCK TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. NOW WE ARE WONDERING IF THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. VIOLENT SHAKING AND BOUNCING OF THE FRONT END AND STEERING ASSEMBLY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES- ALWAYS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT SURFACE- BRIDGE JOINT; POTHOLE, ROUGH ROAD. BOTH WHEN EMPTY AND WHEN TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. HAS HAPPENS GOING STRAIGHT AND ALSO ON CURVES. THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN TO A CERTAIN POINT (UNDER 30 MPH?) THEN IT RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. HAVING TO SLOW DOWN ON THE FREEWAY IS DANGEROUS! THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES, VIDEOS, ETC ONLINE THAT DETAIL THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT (I AM NOT PARTY TO IT ). FORD NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT! THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AND IF THE DRIVER PANICS OR ISN'T SKILLED IT COULD RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS CRASH. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FORD'S RECOMMENDED FIX DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CUSTOMERS SPEND A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS BUT THAT ISN'T THE SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. MY TRUCK IS BONE STOCK AND WELL MAINTAINED. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT, NOT A CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE ISSUE.