Table 1 shows one common electronic stability control related problems of the 2011 Ford F-250.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
Death wobble.
Our lady of the lakes road in st. Martin parish, louisiana, is a curvy road. The "service advance track and hill descent control, check engine light and break light" came on. The "!" and the "abs" light came on. Break pedal was hard to depress, while in motion. Fire started under the hood and burnt front seats and engine on.
We have a 2011 diesel Ford f250 super duty pickup. It is like new, but has developed a serious mechanical defect. When it had less than 20,000 miles it began having the ¿death wobble¿. We have consistently tried to get the local Ford dealership in bend, oregon and Ford motor corporation to resolve this death threatening mechanical problem with no luck. This started occurring when driving over 40 miles per hour if at anytime a bump, rough road, or pothole in the road is hit. Now it can¿t even be driven that fast without violently and uncontrollably going into the death wobble. Applying the brakes makes it worse. It has to be allowed to slow down on its own. The vibration is so violent it takes all ones strength to keep it on the road. It¿s one of the most frightening experiences one will ever encounter behind the wheel. The vehicle is shaking so badly you think it¿ll fall apart and that you¿re going to die. The first time it happened with my son driving, it pulled him into on-coming traffic towards a semi-truck. He barely pulled it back into his lane before having a ¿head on¿ collision. The bend oregon dealership confirmed this pickup death wobble is worse than those described on the internet. (see website below). . Read more...
The death wobble we have a 2011 Ford f250 super duty diesel pick up with less than 20,000 miles. It is like new, but has developed a serious mechanical defect. Ford motor company has tried up to (11) eleven fixes for this life threatening problem with no success. None of these "fixes" apply on this pick up. Now since the pick up is older than 3 yrs. Even with such low mileage they want us to pay for "trying" out more possible fixes that have currently been unsuccessful for all these Ford 250 & 350 pick ups. This should be at the Ford motor company's expense. The bottom line, it should be bought back by Ford since it is not yet proven to be fixable. Problem: the "death wobble" as described on the internet. (see website below). This occurs anytime these Ford super duty 250 or 350 pickups reach 20k miles. This occurs when driving over 40 miles per hour if at anytime a bump, rough road, or pothole in the road is hit. The operator looses control of the vehicle. This vehicle is worse than the internet video as confirmed by the bend oregon Ford dealership. Applying the brakes makes it worse. It has to be allowed to slow down on its own. The vibration is so violent it takes all ones strength to keep it on the road. It¿s one of the more frightening experiences you¿ll encounter behind the wheel. The vehicle is shaking so badly you think it¿ll fall apart and that you¿re going to die. That¿s why it¿s called death wobble. . Read more...
While driving down the highway at speeds in excess of 60 mph, the car will start to shake violoently! it is forcefull enough that you loose complete control of steering and loose the ability to maintain your same lane. The shaking is so violent that I am affrad to put my daughter in the car. I can't imagine if this happened in a construction zoan or traffic. I am thankfull no one else was on the road. The only way to stop this violent shaking is to slam on the brakes and slow down. This affected the traffic behind me as I was in the left lane. The person behind me almost ran into the back of me because we were going from 65 mph to about 30 mph within a couple of seconds. This happened to my truck about a year ago when it had 35,000 miles on it. Ford recognized the problem and they replaced the entire steering wheel column and tires. That was just a temporary fix. I traded my first 2008 F-250 sd in for a new truck for having the same issues. I am to the point where this is getting way to dangerous to be on the roads not only for my safety, but my families and other drivers safety as well. It is a known issue and something needs to be done. There have been over 75 formal complaints on this issue thus far with this make model and year. Does it take causing an accident for it to be investigated?.
Purchased 2mth ago. Would not start. Replaced batteries. 4 wks later "pull over safety" on & shut down on a windy road at 6pm. Vehicle towed to auto place. $1500 fix electrical problem. 1 mth later it does it again down busy freeway almost causing near collisions. Toad again. Fixed and same afternoon pulling out to state highway and same signal to pull over comes on & vehicle shuts down & backing up 5pm traffic before being towed again.
When u turn on passenger side air bag the radio does not work when u turn it off the traction control light comes on and abs system warning light comes on , the blue tooth stopped working all together no matter which position air pass air bag switch is in.