Owners have filed 46 complaints
about the 2008 Ford F Super Duty with NHTSA between 2010 and 2018.
The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
Across this model's run it ranks 10 of 13 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 56
Against the median year of the Ford F Super Duty. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 11
2.2% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — 19
11% of failures with a mileage on record happened under
36,000 miles, against a national rate of
29%.
How 2008 compares with every other Ford F Super Duty
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all
complaints include one.
1,000 – 9,999 miles
12.3%
10,000 – 24,999 miles
12.3%
25,000 – 49,999 miles
1022.7%
50,000 – 74,999 miles
1227.3%
75,000 – 99,999 miles
920.5%
100,000 – 149,999 miles
920.5%
150,000+ miles
24.5%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
May 2010peak 4Jan 2018
NHTSA investigations into the 2008 Ford F Super Duty
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
PE13014Opened 7 May 2013Closed 31 Jan 2014STEERING
Alleged Loss of Steering
The Office of DefectsInvestigation (ODI) opened PE13-014 after identifying five complaints alleging steering gear failure in model year (MY) 2008 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pick-up trucks and to evaluate the relationship between the design history of the steering gear assembly and the alleged defect.As background, ODI investigated steering gear sector shaft fractures in approximately 1.3 million MY 1999 - 2001 Ford Super Duty pick-up trucks and MY 2000 - 2001 Ford Excursion sport utility vehicles in Engineering Analysis EA01-009.The investigation determined that the sector shaft failures...
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
at 81,301 milesKeyport, NJ1 injured
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH POWER RETRACTING MIRRORS. HAD MY HAND ON THE SWITCH AND ON THE DOOR FRAME WHEN I RETRACTED THE MIRRORS DUE TO A NARROW STREET IN HIGHLANDS NJ. THE MIRROR CLOSED AND CRUSHED MY FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE ELECTRIC MIRROR ASSY. WILL BE SEEKING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FINGER. VEHICLE SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH SENSOR NOT TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVER IF I WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TO THE SHOCKING PAIN CAUSED WHEN THE MIRROR IMPACTED MY FINGER....
NHTSA complaint #10585825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 262,000 milesWarrens, WI
STEERING
MY F250 WHEN I WAS EXITING FOOT ON BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED EVERYTIME I HIT THE BRAKE AND TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL LOCKS
NHTSA complaint #11058451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 124,000 milesSpokane, WA
STEERING
I PURCHASED USED IN 2012 AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITH A VERY WIDE TURNING RADIUS. I'VE DRIVEN OTHER FORDS AT A LOCAL AUCTION HOUSE SAME YEAR/MODEL THAT STEER FINE AND TURN TIGHTER. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN MINE THAT'S DIMINISHING ITS SAFETY AND USABILITY.
NHTSA complaint #11002730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 137,000 milesWarrenton, VA
ENGINE
2008 FORD F450 6.4L TURBO DIESEL PROBLEMS MY WIFE TRUCK BROKE DOWN ON HER WITH 137000 MILES ON IT COMING BACK FROM SOUTH CAROLINA IN JULY 2016. MECHANICS FOUND METAL SHAVING IN THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. LONG STORY SHORT, HAD TO HAVE THE LONG BLOCK REPLACED ON THE TRUCK. 15,000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. APPEARS WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THREE MORE PEOPLE WE KNOW WHO JUST BOUGHT 2008 FORD F450 SD 6.4L TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. ONE FAMILIES TRUCK BROKE DOWN ON THEM THREE WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT ON THERE WAY HOME FROM A HORSE SHOW. SAME THING HAPPEN TO THE OTHER FAMILY. COMMON FACTOR IN ALL THREE STORIES...METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL FILTER HOUSING. NONE OF THE TRUCKS WERE LOW ON FLUID. APPEARS 6.4L ENGINES HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS 6.0L ENGINES. INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE ON 6.4L ISSUES AND HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE TO REPAIR THESE ENGINES OR REFUND THE MONEY THAT WAS SPENT TO FIX THESE ENGINES IF REPAIR HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.
NHTSA complaint #10916771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 125,000 milesJamul, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE OEM RADIATOR LEAKS FROM JOIN BETWEEN PLASTIC AND ALUMINUM
NHTSA complaint #10837308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 37,062 milesGaithersburg, MD
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD IN MY 2008 F250 PICKUP (DIESEL) ON 26 JAN 2016 ABOUT 35 MPH, AND CAME UPON A STOP SIGN. I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED BRAKING. THE ENGINE STARTED ACCELERATING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (HIGH), SO ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPINNING FAST, AND KEPT THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, AND AFTER GOING SEVERAL FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION, IT FINALLY STOPPED. I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PROBLEM STOPPED. I THEN CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THE VEHICLE HAD 37,062 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10822683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 37,062 milesGaithersburg, MD
ENGINE
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD IN MY 2008 F250 PICKUP (DIESEL) ON 26 JAN 2016 ABOUT 35 MPH, AND CAME UPON A STOP SIGN. I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED BRAKING. THE ENGINE STARTED ACCELERATING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (HIGH), SO ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPINNING FAST, AND KEPT THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, AND AFTER GOING SEVERAL FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION, IT FINALLY STOPPED. I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PROBLEM STOPPED. I THEN CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THE VEHICLE HAD 37,062 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10822683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 37,062 milesGaithersburg, MD
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD IN MY 2008 F250 PICKUP (DIESEL) ON 26 JAN 2016 ABOUT 35 MPH, AND CAME UPON A STOP SIGN. I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED BRAKING. THE ENGINE STARTED ACCELERATING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (HIGH), SO ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPINNING FAST, AND KEPT THE VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, AND AFTER GOING SEVERAL FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION, IT FINALLY STOPPED. I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PROBLEM STOPPED. I THEN CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THE VEHICLE HAD 37,062 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10822683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 69,699 milesCoalinga, CA
POWER TRAIN
RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING A GREEN WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. DATE WAS 12/1/2015. I LOST POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH, I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN TRIED TO TURN THE TRUCK ON AGAIN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CLEARED. IT WENT BACK TO "NORMAL" AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. I'VE READ AND ALSO TALKED TO OTHER FORD OWNERS AND THEY HAVE SAID THE SAME THING, IT IS THE (PCM) POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NOTE: I HAD MY WHOLE FAMILY WITH ME.
NHTSA complaint #10808008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 69,699 milesCoalinga, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING A GREEN WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. DATE WAS 12/1/2015. I LOST POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH, I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN TRIED TO TURN THE TRUCK ON AGAIN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CLEARED. IT WENT BACK TO "NORMAL" AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. I'VE READ AND ALSO TALKED TO OTHER FORD OWNERS AND THEY HAVE SAID THE SAME THING, IT IS THE (PCM) POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NOTE: I HAD MY WHOLE FAMILY WITH ME.
NHTSA complaint #10808008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 112,100 milesMidlothian, VA
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELLING ON A STRAIGHT, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL, DRY SECTION OF HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, AN EXAGGERATED SHAKING BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS QUICKLY BECAME AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCING OF THE TRUCK. IT BECAME INCREASINGLY VIOLENT IN JUMPING TO THE POINT IT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I BRAKED AND SLOWED TO UNDER 20 MPH WHEN IT STOPPED. PULLED OVER, CHECKED ALL, NOTHING OUT OF SORTS. NO SIGN OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR TIRE TROUBLE. FELT LIKE FLAT TIRE AT FIRST.
NHTSA complaint #10746780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 112,100 milesMidlothian, VA
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELLING ON A STRAIGHT, SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL, DRY SECTION OF HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, AN EXAGGERATED SHAKING BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS QUICKLY BECAME AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCING OF THE TRUCK. IT BECAME INCREASINGLY VIOLENT IN JUMPING TO THE POINT IT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I BRAKED AND SLOWED TO UNDER 20 MPH WHEN IT STOPPED. PULLED OVER, CHECKED ALL, NOTHING OUT OF SORTS. NO SIGN OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR TIRE TROUBLE. FELT LIKE FLAT TIRE AT FIRST.
NHTSA complaint #10746780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kamuela, HI
WHEELS
WE PURCHASED A USED 2008 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK THAT HAD BRAND NEW TIRES JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP HERE IN HAWAII. (FEDERAL COURAGIAM A/T LT 285/70R17) WE ALSO PURCHASED A 2 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WARRANTY. TIRES ARE BUBBLING ON INSIDE SIDEWALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE SERVICE LOCATION AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE TIRE IMMEDIATLY. THIS WAS JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. NOW SECOND TIRE DOING SAME BUBBLING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TODAY. IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED THAT ALL TIRES BE REPLACED AND ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT/INJURY/DEATH.
NHTSA complaint #10733710 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 65,477 milesHendersonville, NC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING THE COURSE OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. REQUIRED STEERING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPING WITH THE LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST. IN TRAFFIC. TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART ONCE WAS PULLED OFF ONTO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. IF TRUCK HAD BEEN TOWING DOWN A STEEP GRADE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. UPON HAVING TRUCK REPAIRED IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
NHTSA complaint #10731783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 65,477 milesHendersonville, NC
ENGINE
DURING THE COURSE OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. REQUIRED STEERING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPING WITH THE LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST. IN TRAFFIC. TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART ONCE WAS PULLED OFF ONTO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. IF TRUCK HAD BEEN TOWING DOWN A STEEP GRADE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. UPON HAVING TRUCK REPAIRED IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
NHTSA complaint #10731783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 190,000 milesFrederick, MD
STEERING
WHILE, DRIVING THE TRUCK THE STEERING ERRATICALLY JERKS IN AN OVER STEERING FASHION. IT IS A REPEATING PROBLEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #10712691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 79,000 milesGary, IN
ENGINE
MY TRUCK BEGAN CUTTING OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING EVERY NOW AND THEN. NOW IT IS DOING IT MORE AND MORE. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS, SO A COUPLE OF TIMES I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BAD GAS SO I CHANGED GAS AND STARTING USING AMOCO GAS AND PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN MY GAS TANK. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM LOSING PRESSURE WHILE I AM DRIVING. I CALLED FORD MOTORS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT IS IN THE RECALL. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND FOR $130.00 I COULD BRING IT IN AND GET A DIAGNOSTIC. THERE HAS BEEN A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND THE VEHICLE STILL STOPS ON ME ON OCCASION. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS.
NHTSA complaint #10694003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 79,000 milesGary, IN
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY TRUCK BEGAN CUTTING OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING EVERY NOW AND THEN. NOW IT IS DOING IT MORE AND MORE. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS, SO A COUPLE OF TIMES I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BAD GAS SO I CHANGED GAS AND STARTING USING AMOCO GAS AND PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN MY GAS TANK. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM LOSING PRESSURE WHILE I AM DRIVING. I CALLED FORD MOTORS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT IS IN THE RECALL. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND FOR $130.00 I COULD BRING IT IN AND GET A DIAGNOSTIC. THERE HAS BEEN A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND THE VEHICLE STILL STOPS ON ME ON OCCASION. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS.
NHTSA complaint #10694003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 40,000 milesBrookfield, MO
SERVICE BRAKES
THE REAR BRAKES ON MY PICKUP FAILED. THE REAR CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKES IS A COMMON AND PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH FORD F350 TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL YEAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL OF THESE TRUCKS.
NHTSA complaint #10692589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 30,567 milesLancaster, CA
POWER TRAIN
THROTTLE STUCK IN EXCEL MODE AND EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. FORD STATED TO LOOK DEEPER INTO ENGINE AND STATED THEY CAN NOT FINE PROBLEM TO VEHICLE. INSTRUCTED TO BUY NEW ENGINE. THIS DIESEL ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAD GONE BAD WITH 30, 000 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS THAT 1% OF THE TIME ALTHOUGH BY THE REVIEWS THIS FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WITH THIS MOTOR. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED !
NHTSA complaint #10682669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 30,567 milesLancaster, CA
ENGINE
THROTTLE STUCK IN EXCEL MODE AND EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. FORD STATED TO LOOK DEEPER INTO ENGINE AND STATED THEY CAN NOT FINE PROBLEM TO VEHICLE. INSTRUCTED TO BUY NEW ENGINE. THIS DIESEL ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAD GONE BAD WITH 30, 000 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS THAT 1% OF THE TIME ALTHOUGH BY THE REVIEWS THIS FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WITH THIS MOTOR. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED !
NHTSA complaint #10682669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 53,154 milesOwosso, MI
SERVICE BRAKES
FRONT BRAKES OVER HEATED SAW, SMOKE ON LEFT FRONT , STOPPED TO FIND BOTH FRONT CALIPERS WERE HANGING UP. REPLACE BOTH CALIPERS AND BRAKE FLUID.
NHTSA complaint #10628002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 91,250 milesOswego, IL
STEERING
THE FIRST TIME, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM AN OFF RAMP AND COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS, THE WHEELS WERE GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS BROKE. I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. I LIMPED TO MY MECHANIC SHOP AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED. I LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH HIM FOR 2 DAYS HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING PROBLEM. HE DID DO MUCH RESEARCH ONLINE AND WITH ONE OF HIS FRIENDS THAT IS A MECHANIC AT FORD AND HE SAID IT IS A MAJOR FLAW BUT, FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I THEN CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS, IT HAS ALSO HAPPEN 2 OTHER TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 3. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2014 AND IT HAD NO CAR FAX ISSUES AT ALL. I FOUND OUT I AM THE 3RD OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT WHO THE OTHER 2 ARE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING, AND DID NOT TAKE IT BACK TO FORD DUE TO THE FACT THAT IS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AND, MYSTERIOUSLY NOTHING COMES UP ON CAR FAX. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE FORD IS HIDING SOMETHING. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OF KILLED.
NHTSA complaint #10595607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 81,301 milesKeyport, NJ1 injured
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH POWER RETRACTING MIRRORS. HAD MY HAND ON THE SWITCH AND ON THE DOOR FRAME WHEN I RETRACTED THE MIRRORS DUE TO A NARROW STREET IN HIGHLANDS NJ. THE MIRROR CLOSED AND CRUSHED MY FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE ELECTRIC MIRROR ASSY. WILL BE SEEKING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FINGER. VEHICLE SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH SENSOR NOT TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVER IF I WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TO THE SHOCKING PAIN CAUSED WHEN THE MIRROR IMPACTED MY FINGER....
NHTSA complaint #10585825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 92,000 milesUvalde, TX
WHEELS
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ON HIGHWAYS WITH POTHOLES, I HIT THE POTHOLES AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A VIOLENT SHAKING OR SHIMMY IN THE FRONT WHEELS. THE SHIMMY OCCURS IN WHICH EVER TIRE HITS THE HOLE AND WILL STOP AS SOON AS I REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF TIE ROD WEAR OR ANY OTHER REPAIRABLE PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10583894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 92,000 milesUvalde, TX
STEERING
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ON HIGHWAYS WITH POTHOLES, I HIT THE POTHOLES AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A VIOLENT SHAKING OR SHIMMY IN THE FRONT WHEELS. THE SHIMMY OCCURS IN WHICH EVER TIRE HITS THE HOLE AND WILL STOP AS SOON AS I REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF TIE ROD WEAR OR ANY OTHER REPAIRABLE PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10583894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.