2017 Ford F-250

Airbag Failed to Deploy. This is a fleet vehicle. On 02/12/2022 this vehicle was traveling 60 mph when an oncoming truck turned across in front of the driver. The vehicles collided on this vehicles front driver side and drivers side. The other vehicles airbags did deploy.

A VAN LOST CONTROL IN HEAVY RAIN MERGING ONTO A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE AND CROSSED 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE ENTERING MY 3RD LANE. IT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO MY VEHICLE AS I STRUCK IT IN THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. MY DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. I THEN SPUN AROUND AND SLID SIDEWAYS STRIKING A GUARDRAIL IN MY DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH CAUSED ME TO ROLL ON THE GUARDRAIL FOR APPROX 112 FT. BEFORE COMING TO REST ON MY WHEELS. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER DID. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BEING A TOTAL LOSS.

The contact owned a 2017 Ford F-250 hauling an unknown fifth-wheel trailer. The contact stated that while driving at 55 - 60 mph, the smoke odor was detected. The contact slowed the vehicle down to 10 mph, to stop and pull over. The fire started from the vehicle's engine compartment. The vehicle and travel trailer caught fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The contact was unaware if there was a fire department report. The contact had sustained smoke inhalation injury but did not receive medical assistance. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and was currently being reviewed by the insurance company. The contact works for the dealer and made them aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Vehicle was parked on a hill. At the time the vehicle was pulling a light weight trailer (empty). The vehicle was in park when the engine was shutoff. Owner went inside the house, came back out 5 minutes later to find the vehicle had rolled unattended backwards causing the trailer to jack knife. The result was damage to the truck and trailer. This was very lucky considering another vehicle could have come over the hill and hit the truck and trailer and people could have been injured. This is the third instance of this truck rolling unattended. I have contacted Ford, written complaints. A recall was released that fixes a known transmission issue with near VIN numbers but it does not effect this vehicle. Please help.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50-55 MPH the steering wheel began aggressively shaking causing them to crash into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. Both the vehicles received damage to the driver-side view mirror. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. There were no warning lights illuminated. A police report was filed. There were no injuries and no medical attention was needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it had not been diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

The star shaking while driving in height speed or bump is called wobble.

DRIVING TRUCK STARTED SHAKING LOST STEERING RAN IN DITCH TIRE ROD BROKE FRONT END MESSED UP

TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF BARELY BEING ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST COME TO A STOP FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME I SIDE SWIPED A CONCRETE BARRIER AND TORE OFF MY RUNNING BOARD. MY FAMILY REFUSES TO TRAVEL IN THE TRUCK NOW. *TR

I BELIEVE IT IS REFERED TO AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE" TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT ABOVE 60 MPH

I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE GOING INTO A GRADUAL TURN AND WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT WHICH RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL. THIS FORCED ME OFF OF THE ROAD STRIKING A CURB AND BLOWING OUT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. MY TRUCK HAD DONE MINOR SHAKING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS. I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER VIOLENT SHAKING EVENTS WHEN IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE ABOVE 50 MPH IN THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE. MINOR ROAD IRREGULARITIES ARE RESULTING IN INCREASED BUT CONTROLLABLE SHAKING AT THIS POINT. IT IS WORSE WHEN TURNING OR ON A CURVE. IT STILL SHAKES EVEN ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY AT LOWER SPEEDS JUST NOT AS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND TIRE ROTATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AS SET OUT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BOB THOMAS FORD (2215 DIXWELL AVE, HAMDEN, CT 06514, (203) 281-7500), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

WE (MY WIFE AND I) WERE COMING BACK FROM LOUISIANA TO HOUSTON, TEXAS ON A 4 HOUR ROAD TRIP. WE WERE ON I-610 IN HOUSTON WHEN WE STARTED TO SMELL DIESEL. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY FUEL GAUGE AND SAW THE "MILES TO EMPTY" DROPPING RAPIDLY, SO I SLOWED DOWN ON I-610 AND STARTED TAKING THE EXIT RAMP TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. AS WE ENTERED THE EXIT RAMP, THE BACK END OF MY TRUCK STARTED SLIDING AND DID A FULL CIRCLE UNTIL MY BACK BUMPER HIT THE EXIT RAMP GUARD RAIL. LUCKILY, THE CARS BEHIND US WERE FAR ENOUGH BACK THAT WE DID NOT GET HIT OR SEVERELY INJURED. WE PULLED OFF THE EXIT RAMP INTO THE NEAREST GAS STATION ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY TO DISCOVER DIESEL POURING OUT OF THE FRONT OF MY PICKUP. WE FOUND DIESEL ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF MY PICKUP, THE REAR TIRES, AND ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND INTERIOR OF THE HOOD. IT MADE SENSE WHY WE RANDOMLY STARTED SLIDING ON THE EXIT RAMP WHEN IT WAS SUNNY OUT AND WE WERE GOING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MOUNTED TO THE MOTOR WHERE IT IS CLEARLY VERY LOOSE AND DIESEL HAD LEAKED OUT AND GONE EVERYWHERE. WE FOUND THAT AS LONG AS THE KEY IS ON, DIESEL WILL LEAK SEVERELY. WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED OFF, THE LEAK SLOWS DOWN TO DROPS. IT HAS BEEN 3000 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE AND NO ONE HAS EVER TOUCHED THE FUEL FILTER. THE DEALERSHIP (AUTONATION FORD IN KATY, TEXAS) IS TRYING TO BLAME THE PROBLEM ON US SO THEY AREN'T LIABLE - SAYING THE CRASH CAUSED IT, THEN SAYING WE MESSED UP THE FUEL FILTER, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THEIR NEXT EXCUSE WILL BE. WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE WE HAVE RECEIVED ON A PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LATCH FREEZING AND NOT HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT ESTIMATE SPEED OF 45 MPH. FRONT END DAMAGE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

The contact owned a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 22 MPH and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal was firm and difficult to depress. The brake pedal was depressed with both feet and the vehicle started slowing down. There was no warning light illuminated. After coming to a complete stop, the contact saw smoke coming from the grill underneath the windshield wipers and the lower windshield. The contact exited the vehicle and there was fire coming from the engine compartment and entering the cabin of the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle, ran to the neighbor’s house and grabbed the garden hose and started spraying water on the hood; however, smoke and the fire increased and the fire was too hot for the house to put out the flames. The contact called 9-1-1 for assistance and the Fire Department arrived on the scene and extinguished the Fire. The Police showed up on scene to direct traffic. There was no injuries sustained. A Police Report was filed, but the report number was not provided. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and opened a case and provided the contact with the case number. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Electrical short behind dashboard. No signs of failure until it caught on fire. Interior was in flames in under 2 minutes.

On Tuesday, [XXX], at approximately [XXX] PM, I was driving southbound on [XXX] near Coalinga, CA, when my truck suddenly experienced a failure. I noticed smoke in the side mirror and asked my passenger to confirm. Moments later, a "Low Fuel Pressure" message appeared on the dashboard, and smoke began coming from the hood. I immediately pulled over and attempted to pop the hood, at which point flames erupted from the engine bay. The fire quickly spread, fully engulfing the vehicle within minutes. Emergency responders, including Cal-Fire and CHP, arrived on the scene. The truck was towed by Cal-State Towing Service in Huron, CA. The Fire Captain on site provided an incident card, but the full fire report is expected to take at least a week to obtain. There were no prior indications of mechanical issues before this incident, and no recent repairs or modifications to the fuel system or engine. However, I recently became aware of an ongoing NHTSA investigation into fuel leaks and fire risks in Ford Super Duty trucks equipped with the 6.7L diesel engine (TFL Truck Report). The investigation highlights a potential issue with fractures in the secondary fuel filter housing, which could lead to fuel leaks and fire hazards. Given that my truck displayed a Low Fuel Pressure warning immediately before catching fire, I strongly suspect this failure may be related to the issue under investigation. The truck is currently in tow yard storage and is available for inspection upon request. This incident posed a serious safety risk to myself, my father and others on the roadway, and I believe it warrants further examination by NHTSA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

truck has less than 60,000 miles. Driving along the hiway with grand daughter, going to dance , truck dinged said reduced power,and started losing power started to pull over and engine died, battery light came on, went to get out out some one driving by said get out your truck is on fire, as i got out could see fire smoke, coming from area under engine on left hand side, fire was dripping out . Popped hood release, but now less than a 2 minutes later from reduced power had fire boiling out under the hood. one person had a fire ext and we sprayed in the crack of the hood, as too hot to get hood open, paint was turning colors, by time fire dept got there, the truck was engulfed in fire, loud explosions going on, windows has already blow out left hand side tire on fire. By the time Port Lavaca Texas 77979 fire dept got the fire out, nothing left of the truck. but rear bed. Truck had bee going in Regeneration a lot lately , While waiting for Grand Daughter to come out of school in 10 min, it went in and out of Rengen several times with weird, rpms rise and drops. Drove fine, when we left school. was app. 18 miles from home when the truck said reduced power and started to slow down and died. Called Ford customer care, got passed on twice to different parts, then told Office of general counsel would call. after a week i called back could not get a phone number to call. only a fax. when office of general counsel did call about 11 days later, the guy would not give me his name, a phone number, a email address, told him Video on youtube of 2016 ford Test truck in Cal. on side of road, 6.7 diesel i had seen same thing started under the engine compartment and burnt to ground. See several more post about them catching on fire, all around same age and all 6.7 diesels . Then he said just tell your insurance sub ligation, and let them handle it since i had insurance. Calhoun county Texas Sheriffs office and Port Lavaca Texas fire dept has the reports,

On Tues Nov 16, 2021 evening we discovered our Ford f-250 super duty diesel 6.7L on fire. Fire department was dispatched. They extinguished the fire and they determined that it was most likely the engine block heater (It was plugged in because of 0 degree temps that evening). The GFCI breaker was tripped. Upon later research, I found the NHTSA safety recall report 18v-894 dated Dec 18, 2018 found that the vehicle's engine block heater cable is susceptible to moisture accumulation and subsequent fire because of these factors: a female connector angled upwards at 45 degree or greater angle, a low mounting position in the vehicle, and an unshielded or exposed mounting location. On 5/30/2019 we took the vehicle into our local Ford service dealer because of recall #18s45 and they disabled the block heater. On Oct 28, 2019 we responded to recall 19g01and took the vehicle again into the dealer because they reported they had the fix. At that time they replaced the cord on the existing block heater. Consequently, 2 years later, our vehicle succumbed to a catastrophic total loss fire because Ford's recall solution was to simply replace the cord, not to actually address the root cause of the problem, which was the low mounting location and susceptibility to corrosion of the terminals in cold climates. Ford is not cooperating with our requests for them to help us. They advised us that they will no longer be addressing this matter, that they are not going to get involved in helping with our immediate needs (our most immediate need being transportation to and from work), and there is no need to contact them again and they will not be contacting us. Their legal department advised us to consult our insurance company for compensation. By the way, on Aug 17, 2021 we took the vehicle in for its 30,000 mile service, which included full inspection.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AN ENGINE BLOCK HEATER CORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THAT RECALL REPAIR ON 09/04/2019. THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE AT THE DEALER CAPITAL FORD WILMINGTON (4222 OLEANDER DR, WILMINGTON, NC 28403 910-799-4060). ON 07/01/20 AS THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE THERE WAS DARK GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE ENGINE THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE WAS STILL COMING FROM THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT. THE CONTACT HAD PUT OUT THE SMOLDERING FLAMES FROM THAT PART ALSO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE WITH THE DEALER SENDING PICTURES TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY HAD NOT RESPONDED. THEY SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO HELP IN GETTING THE REPAIRS DONE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER SINCE BUT THEY HAVE BEEN YET RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE STILL REMAINS AT THE DEALER UNREPAIRED WITH NO PROGRESS BEING MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,761. *DT*JB*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED DEFECTIVE WIRING CAUSED THE FIRE BOTH THE TRUCK AND CAMPER WERE A TOTAL LOSS. *JB