2011 Ford F-250 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.

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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.

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

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.

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED, EMITTED A KNOCKING NOISE, AND THE ENGINE EMITTED SMOKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND A FAILURE CODE FOR THE ENGINE VALVE WAS DETECTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

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

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.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 50 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK STARTED LOSING POWER, WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AS IT LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WAS UNABLE TO RESTART TRUCK. GOT TRUCK TOWED HOME AND WENT CHECKING THE MOTOR AND THE ANTIFREEZE WAS COMPLETELY DRY BUT NO LEAKING UNDER MOTOR AND NO WARNINGS OF LIGHTS FLASHED WHEN TRUCK SHUT DOWN.. TRUCK IS SERVICED EVERY 3 MONTHS AND CHECKED AT HOME REGULARLY. TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT BY A ASE MECHANIC AND THE MOTOR SEIZED

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.

ENGINE - WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, WENT TO PASS A CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE WAS THE ENGINE WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK TURNED ITSELF OFF. WHAT THE FORD MECHANIC SAID THE #4 FUEL INJECTOR STAYED WIDE OPEN, THEREFOR BURNING UP THE PISTON. THE TRUCK HAD 128,000. MILES. IT IS SAD THAT A SMALL PART LIKE THAT CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE FAILURE. HAD TO BUY A NEW MOTOR ($15,000. AND THEY WOULD ONLY WARRANTY IT FOR 2 YEARS.) WAS TOLD I COULD HAVE MY TRUCK BACK IN 5 DAYS. IT TOOK 5 WKS TO GET MY TRUCK BACK WITH THE NEW ENGINE. PICKED IT UP AT 4PM ON WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY AT 9:30AM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE MORE TIMES.

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.

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 60 MPH A MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DISPLAY SAYING "STOP WHEN SAFE". WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD THE ENGINE DIED AND LEFT ME WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. WOULD NOT RESTART. TRUCK WEIGHS 8300 POUNDS. 1 HOUR PRIOR I WAS GOING OVER A STEEP MOUNTAIN PASS. HALF AN HOUR LATER I WAS IN 100+ DEGREE DESERT WITH NO CELL SERVICE. EITHER ONE COULD HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE ENDING. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED.

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.

EXHAUST TEMP SENSOR NUMBER 4 WENT OUT TRUCK SHUT DOWN

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. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MESSAGE CAME UP "STOP SAFELY NOW" I PULLED OVER JUST ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE, WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, AND WOULDN'T CRANK AGAIN. I CALLED MY DEALER TARVER FORD, THEY CALLED A WRECKER TO PICK IT UP AND BROUGHT IT TO THEIR SHOP. 2 EGT EXHAUST TEMP SENSORS BAD, $260 TO FIX. TODAY 3-13-15 MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I BOUGHT A CODE READER AND P242A CODE CAME UP ANOTHER SENSOR BAD. *TR

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.

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. *TR

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. *TR

ON 1/21/15 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2011 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS AT THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE I WORK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO RANDALL REED FORD IN HUMBLE, TX. THE TECHNICIAN HAS STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE A FAULTY ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR WHICH IS LOCATED BEHIND THE DPF. HE MENTIONED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 6.7 POWER STROKE DIESEL MOTORS. HE IS NOW RECOMMENDING THAT ALL FOUR SENSORS BE REPLACED TO THE TURNE OF OVER $900. I SEE THAT A RECAL IS IN PLACE FOR THE SAME MODEL YEARS IN THE F 350 AND BIGGER WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE F 250. *TR

6.7 DIESEL ENGINE QUIT. COMPUTER SAID PULL OVER SOON. ENGINE WENT DEAD. DEFECTIVE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENOR. HAPPENED TWICE. REPLACED ALL SENSORS(4). TRUCK DIED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY F250 AT 30 MPH IN TOWN A WARNING ALARM WENT OFF FOLLOWED BY DISPLAY SAYING STOP ENGINE SAFELY NOW. AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK TOTALLY DIED IN THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOTALLY INCAPACITATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT 8:30 PM IN THE RAIN WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. MYSELF AND 2 OTHER GUYS WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION THROUGH TRAFFIC. I HAD TO CALL FOR A WRECKER AND HAVE IT TOWED. THE FORD DEALER FIXED IT THE NEXT MORNING AND ADVISED IT WAS A FAULTY EGT EXHAUST SENSOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON AND THEY ADVISED THERE IS 4 OF THOSE SENSORS ON THE TRUCK. IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO STALL THE TRUCK WHILE IT IS MOVING WITH NO WAY TO GET IT TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. *TR