2011 Ford F-250 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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

VEHICLE PRIMARY COOLING SYSTEM (RADIATOR) BEGAN LEAKING WHERE THE ALUMINUM COILS ARE ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC TANK. I TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY VERIFIED. LEAK WAS SLOW FOR FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THEN PROGRESSED. REPLACEMENT WAS INSERTED BEFORE RADIATOR LEAK COULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR PERSONS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL AND OWNERS FEEL THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY DUE TO INADEQUATE TESTING OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. THE PUBLIC RATE OF OCCURRENCE IS VERY HIGH. OF COURSE FOMOCO WILL NOT PUBLISH DATA UNTIL FORCED. REPORTS OF RADIATORS FAILING < 50,000 MILES IS NOT UNCOMMON. *TR

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.. *TR

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 3 YEARS OLD AND 124,000 MILES. THIS $60,000 2011 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH 6.7 DIESEL ENGINE IS TOTALED. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL CRUISE THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE BANGING NOISE AND SHUDDERING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I WAS FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE ROAD. I STOPPED AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. GOT OUT AND THE GROUND WAS COVERED IN OIL. STRANDED.. DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $24,233.67 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THIS ENGINE IS FALSELY ADVERTISED TO BE RIGIDLY TESTED FOR 250,000 MILES, FORD HAS SENT EMAIL STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. THIS TRUCK IS STILL FINANCED AND QUITE FRANKLY I CANNOT AFFORD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR. I HAVE HAD EXHAUST ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING AND BURNING SENSORS WHICH WERE REPLACED BY WARRANTY A COUPLE TIMES AND OUT OF POCKET A COUPLE TIMES. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS THAT THE HEAT THAT IS BUILT UP DURING A REGEN EXHAUST CLEANING CYCLE DAMAGES THE VALVES WITHIN THE ENGINE. I ALSO READ THAT FORD FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN 2012 BUT THAT LEAVES PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, WHO PAID FORD $60,000+ STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE IN JUST 3 SHORT YEARS. I HAVE SERVICE THE TRUCK AS REQUIRED AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT NOR PUT IT IN MUD, ETC. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. IT APPEARS I MAY BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO DEFAULT ON MY LENDER WITH THE COST OF THIS. *TR

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.

TRUCK SHUT DOWN INSTANTLY. AFTER STOP SAFELY MESSAGE. LEAVING TRUCK STRANDED IN BUSY INTERSECTION. NO TIME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. REPLACED SENSOR. FORD CLAIMS FIRE SAFETY.AND BLAMES EPA. THINK SOFTWARE WOULD DISMISS UNLIKELY TEMP FLUCTUATIONS . NEEDS TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. NOT STRAND DRIVERS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.FOR PART FAILURE. *TR

THE 2011 F250 SUPER DUTY HAS EXPERIENCED THREE INSTANCES OF STALLING OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. THE FIRST INCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 13TH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK THROUGH VEHICLE PIPES FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE FLYING LOOSE OFF THE TOP RACK AND HITTING THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IN THE 30 DAYS SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER INSTANCES OF RANDOM STALLS AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN THAT HAVE OCCURRED. IT REQUIRES A RESTART OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE RANDOM SHUT DOWN. *TR

LOUD METALLIC RAPPING SOUNDS EMANATING FROM ENGINE DURING COLD WEATHER START-UPS. UNKNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT IN MOTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 DIESEL SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EGT 14 SENSOR AND A CODE WAS RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS AN OBSTRUCTED EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER CORD. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER CORD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000. ## VIN PASSED ## 2011 FORD SUPER DUTY ##

ON MORE THAN A DOZEN OCCASIONS, F250 WILL EXPERIENCE A NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR DOES NOTHING. WHEN YOU LIMP THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER AND PLACE IT INTO PARK, THE ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGH, VIBRATING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IS TO STOP VEHICLE, TURN OFF IGNITION, AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 60-90 SECONDS. THE PROBLEM USUALLY THEN RESOLVES ITSELF. 60-70 PERCENT OF THE TIME THIS OCCURS DURING TOW-HAUL MODE. GROSS WEIGHT OF TRAILER IS AROUND 11.5K. MAX PULL IS 14K. DEALERSHIP FIRST REPLACED ALL FUEL INJECTORS BUT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 6+ TIMES SINCE SERVICE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE: VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON UPHILL GRADE, IN ROADWAY, WITH WIFE AND KIDS AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ROOM. ANOTHER INCIDENCE OCCURRED IN WYOMING WITH NO CELL SERVICE ON SIDE OF REMOTE HIGHWAY. WE WERE STRANDED FOR 30-45 MINUTES AS PROBLEM WOULD NOT RESET ITSELF USING NORMAL METHOD. I AM NO MECHANIC BUT SUSPECT FAULTY COMPUTER, FUEL SYSTEM PUMP, ETC. GETTING READY TO PURSUE BUY-BACK OF VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP. ORIGINAL COST CLOSE TO 55K. *TR

THE TRUCK STARTS VIOLENTLY SHAKING, THE ENTIRE MOTOR, TRUCK AND EVERYTHING, AND DO NOT HAVE A CLUE WHY... IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND I NOW HAVE 15,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT SOMETIME HAPPENS AT EVEN 50MPH. HAVE MENTIONED IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES OR EVEN HEARD OF IT, BUT I SEE HUNDREDS OF POST FROM PEOPLE ONLINE THAT ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F250SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE ON, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,500. UPDATED 11/9/12 *CN UPDATED 11/30/2012 *JS