2011 Ford F-250 engine problems

ENGINE

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle vigorously shuddered. In addition, the contact allowed the vehicle to decelerate independently to come to a stop. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

NHTSA complaint #11675094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA complaint #11617277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

Valve cover bolts keep bracken (32) and leaves oil running all over the motor and transmission

NHTSA complaint #11514950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated while her husband was driving at an unknown speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The driver was able to continue driving to his destination. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with needing the DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) heater and the sending unit to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The contact took the vehicle back to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with needing the DEF heater to be replaced for the second time. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure for a third time. The contact took the vehicle back to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with needing the DEF heater to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure for a fourth time. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the DEF heater, the DEF pump, and the sending unit to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure for a fifth time. The contact stated while towing a trainer, the vehicle lost acceleration and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the back local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the DEF heater, the DEF pump, the injector, and the sending unit to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

NHTSA complaint #11504730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

Hold down clamps for the fuel injectors are breaking or coming loose on diesel engine. Injectors are not visible for a person to look at as they are buried by covers. Due to the injector coming loose it would allow combustion gasses to escape the cylinder causing other injectors to become damaged and possibly causing a fire. This issue has happened 2 times on my truck and both times the Ford Technicians stated that it is not something that should happen. Vehicle was inspected/fixed by Ford dealership Techs back in March of 2021 and again in May of 2021(still there at this time). A check engine light came on and i immediately drove to the dealership both times. I will provide a picture of a Ford tech site where they talk about this issue happening and their internal memo. Ford at this time refuses to fix the issue and is making me pay for their defective parts.

NHTSA complaint #11419388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WITH ABSOLUTE ZERO NOTICE A CYLINDER MISFIRED WHICH CAUSED THE CRANK SHAFT TO BREAK AND THE ENGINE TO BLOW. WE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE VERY REGULARLY AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES.

NHTSA complaint #11416477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHEN STATIONARY EXHAUST FUMES ARE DRAWN INTO CAB OF TRUCK BY THE AIR HANDLING SYSTEM. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11258244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

PURCHASED VEHICLE 11-2018 HAVE TAKEN TO TWO SERVICE SHOPS ENGINE KNOCK. METAL IN FILTER. CYLINDER #1 LOW COMPRESSION DUE TO BAD MACHINING OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. VEHICLE NON DRIVABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11230247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, VEHICLE WENT INTO REDUCE SPEED MODE. WHEN SLOWED DOWN, ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START.

NHTSA complaint #11088442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

2011 F250 6.2L ENGINE. TRUCK DIES RANDOMLY AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR SOMETIMES DAYS. SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. WEATHER IS NOT A FACTOR, SOMETIMES ITS WARM SOMETIMES ITS COLD. VERY RANDOM START AND NO START ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11088473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THE TRUCK WENT TO LIMP MODE FOR 3 SEC THEN SHUT OFF. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND IT SHUT OF ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH NOWHERE TO GO ,NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES ,NO MOTOR NOTHING. LET IT BE KNOWN AND I AM COPING THIS LETTER. THIS COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS EVEN DEADLY. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPEND.

NHTSA complaint #10899388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER UP A HILL AT 50MPH THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN VERY ABRUPTLY. NO ALARMS OR LIGHTS THAT I SAW. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A MINUTE OR SO, PUT IT IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED, OIL TEMP AT 240, TRANS: TEMP AT 201. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10882426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED NO POWER WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATION WAS EXTREMELY SLOW AND CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS VERY FAR AWAY WHEN I INITIAL PULLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY REACH 40 MPH ON FLAT HIGHWAY AND WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, THIS WOULD DECREASE TO A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 20 MPH. THIS WOULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF ON WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AND

NHTSA complaint #10874517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON CITY STREET "STOP SAFELY NOW" APPEARED ON THE DASH SCREEN. WITHIN A FEW SECOND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, WHICH ELIMINATED THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING, WHILE STILL AT 35 MPH. THIS MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STOP. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE ANY EGT SENSOR FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10874518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THE TRUCK THAT I OWN HAS NO ACCIDENTS, NO DAMAGES, 75K MILES ON IT AND THE RADIATOR IS PREMATURELY FAILING. THIS COOLANT LEAK ON THE LOWER DRIVER'S SIDE IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE PART.

NHTSA complaint #10862512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA complaint #10846200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TURNED ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WARNING CHIMED A FEW TIMES AND MESSAGE CENTER SAID 'STOP SAFELY NOW" VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THEN SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE IF AN INTERSECTION WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. I HAD TO HAVE MY WIFE EXIT THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THEN HAVE THE VEHICLE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I CONTACTED A TOWING COMPANY TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILED NUMBER 4 EGT SENSOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10790406 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

DRIVING THE CAR AT 50 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, THE MESSAGE "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW" CAME ON, WITHIN 10 SECONDS THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY STEERING SHUT ITSELF DOWN. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER EXCEPT FOR A TURN OUT LANE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO PULL MY 2 HORSE TRAILER AND DRIVE ON INTERSTATE FOR LONG ROAD TRIPS. I DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE THAT IS EASIER ON MY HORSES. IF THE ENGINE AND STEERING CAN SHUT ITSELF DOWN GOING AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE, 10 SECONDS IS NOT A SAFE ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER WHEN CARRYING A LIVE ANIMAL LOAD. I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE FOR WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. NO PIECE OF MIND DRIVING AND TOWING WITH A VEHICLE THAT CAN SHUT ITSELF DOWN WITHOUT ADEQUATE WARNING DUE TO BAD SENSORS WITHIN 10 SECONDS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! APPARENTLY THE SENSORS ON THESE VEHICLES GO OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED DUE TO A $50 FAILED SENSOR AND THE ENGINE SHUTTING ITSELF DOWN AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALERS I HAVE TALKED TO ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE BUT SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL ENGINE SHUTS ITSELF DOWN. DEALERS SAY IT'S RANDOM AND UNPREDICTABLE WHEN EGT SENSOR WILL FAIL. SOME OF THE SENSORS ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ENGINE NEEDS TO SHUT DOWN BEFORE DEALER WILL FIX IT! INSANE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHOSE WIFE DIED ON THE FREEWAY IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A SIMILAR ISSUE ON HER VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS DECLARED A RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THE SENSOR ISSUE ON THE FORD 250 WILL LEAD TO SIMILAR SITUATIONS. IT'S TIME THIS IS LOOKED INTO BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST.

NHTSA complaint #10695249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA complaint #10680925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHILE GOING UP THE HIGHWAY THE MESSAGE OF " STOP SAFELY NOW" WAS DISPLAYED. ONCE PULLING OVER TO STOP THE TRUCK DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. TURNS OUT THE EGT EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10680240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TRUCK SHUT DOWN BY ITSELF. TOWED TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE EGT EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR WENT OUT. DISCOVERED THAT FORD WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ON A PARTIAL RECALL OF SAME PART FOR SAME ENGINE FOR AMBULANCE PACKAGE TRUCKS. CALLED FORD TO ASK IF MY TRUCK WAS COVERED AND WAS TOLD NO EVEN THROUGH IT IS THE SAME PART AND THE SAME ENGINE AS THE OCTOBER 2013 RECALL OF 2011-2012 FORD F 250 AMBULANCE PACKAGE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.7LT DIESEL POWER STROKE ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #10679764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

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.

NHTSA complaint #10676579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

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.

NHTSA complaint #10676377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

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.

NHTSA complaint #10676483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

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.

NHTSA complaint #10676278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

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.

NHTSA complaint #10652400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

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.

NHTSA complaint #10652400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

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..

NHTSA complaint #10631970 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.