2018 Ford F-250 SD problems and owner complaints

HIT BUMP ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES NOW. FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE STEERING DAMPENER. IT DID IT AGAIN AFTER BEING IN SHOP FOR 3 DAYS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN ONLY STOP THE SHAKING BY SLOWING TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD REFUSES TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS AND CLAIMS EVERYTHING IS FINE AND IT WAS THE TIRE AIR PRES…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11144999 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-10 GOING EAST ON I-10 AND CROSSED THE BRIDGE AT THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA LINE. I WAS CHANGING LANES WHILE GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND HIT A BUMP. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SHOOK UNTIL MY SPEED DROPPED BELOW 45 MPH WHICH TOOK ABOUT 20 TO 30 SECONDS. I FELT THAT IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKES, THAT THE FRONT WHEEL WOULD HAVE SHEARED RIGHT OFF THE AXLES. THIS WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING SITUATION I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN A VE…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11150145 at NHTSA ↗

TRUCK HAS AUTO TAILGATE RELEASE. TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. THE TAILGATE HAS DROPPED / RELEASED TWICE BY ITSELF. TAILGATE RELEASED AND DROPPED WHILE TRUCK WAS NOT IN PARK. ONE TIME THIS OCCURED WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I NEED TO EXIT AND CLOSE THE TAILGATE. CONCERNED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS CARGO COULD DROP OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR CARGO COULD BE STOLEN FROM THE TRUCK BED.

Owner-reported narrative. 7,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 11118654 at NHTSA ↗

ON 4/19/19 I MISFUELED MY DIESEL VEHICLE. I STOPPED THE PROCESS IMMEDIATELY AND CALLED FORD FROM THE FILLING STATION. THE FORD SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT I SHOULD AVOID TURNING THE ENGINE ON, OR EVEN PLACING THE ENGINE IN ACCESSORY MODE BECAUSE IT WOULD ENGAGE THE FUEL PUMP AND FLOOD THE SYSTEM WITH GASOLINE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT I COULD NOT PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO BE WINCHED ONTO THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK WITHOUT TURNING ON THE ACCESSORY MODE. I CALLED FORD FOR AN ALTERNATIVE. FORD RECOMMENDED THAT I DISCONNECT A…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11207564 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE IN MOTION ON A SATURDAY NIGHT 10/19 ON A FARM TO MARKER ROAD, AS WE WENT OVER A RAILROAD TRACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WARNING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" SHOWED ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN. THE TRUCK WAS STILL DRIVE-ABLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT HOME WITH NO REAL ISSUES, ONLY WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER. FAST FORWARD TO THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY 10/22 WHEN WE WERE GOING TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND IT WAS SHOWING "LOW FUEL PRESSURE". THE TRUCK WAS TO…

Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11286423 at NHTSA ↗

BETWEEN 60 TO 75 MPH WHEN HITTING CERTAIN BUMPS THE STEERING STARTS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND WILL NOT STOP TILL SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MPH. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 24K AND HAS HAPPENED 10+ TIMES. ALSO AT 37K SYNC 3 RADIO NO LONGER WILL COME ON AND WIRING ISSUES CANNOT GET TRAILER BRAKING TO CONNECT TO THE TRUCK. LIGHTS WORK FINE BUT ALWAYS SHOWS TRAILER DISCONNECTED SO BRAKING DOESN'T WORK. YOU CAN ALSO START THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PUT IT IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE.

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11176103 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IN THE COURSE OF THE EVENT, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STARTED UNTIL AFTER A FEW MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND A DEFECTIVE STEERING STABILIZER. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD FOR REPLACEMENT AND LEAD TIME IS UNKNOWN AT TIME OF THIS POSTING.

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11290580 at NHTSA ↗

2018 FORD F-250 4X4 WITH 6.2L GASOLINE ENGINE: UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, THE TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVER INPUT IS STOPPED. THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO REV UP (ALL THE WAY TO RED-LINE) WHILE IN GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED. THIS HAPPENS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: - VEHICLE IS IN A "COLD START" CONDITION (ENGINE NOT UP TO TEMP) - VEHICLE IS IN "M" (MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER SELECT MODE) - VEHICLE IS COMMANDED TO INITIALLY ACCELERATE WITH THE PEDAL, BUT THEN PEDAL IS SUBSEQUENTL…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 11163148 at NHTSA ↗

2018 F250 WITH SNOWPLOW PREP PACKAGE. LOSE OF POWER DURING PLOWING. DIMMING OF DASH LIGHTS, AND VOLTAGE ERRORS ON SALTER. THE WORST PART IS THAT THE TRUCK HAS LOST COMPLETE POWER TWICE! STALLING WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS LOSE OF STEERING, AND BREAKS!!! THE DEALERSHIP, AND FORD THEMSELVES ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. GOING ON 2 YEARS. OTHER TRUCKS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ISSUES. FORD IS JUST GIVING US THE RUN AROUND!!!!!! THIS IS NO SMALL ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP AGREES.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11296861 at NHTSA ↗

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH from a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the high-pressure fuel pump had failed and caused the engine failure. The contact was informed that the fuel system needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 93,348.

Owner-reported narrative. 93,348 miles reported. Look up ODI 11520612 at NHTSA ↗