2017 Ford F-250 Service Brakes Problems
- 7
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 7 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Suspension
Vehicle will randomly start vibrating and becomes uncontrollable/ unsteerable. Front wheels oscillate/ vibrate to the point where the vehicle is undrivable. Ford has had the vehicle for over 2+ months and cannot fix the issue.
ODI 11289642
Service Brakes · Steering · Suspension
Pulling a gooseneck trailer with moderate load descending a mountain pass, when applied brakes, front end went into the death wobble and had to come to a near stop. In heavy traffic on level terrain while braking the same thing happens and had to come to a near stop. After unloading ,i tried the same braking on level terrain and had no problem. After unhooking the trailer i tried the same braking scenario and had no…
ODI 11222014
Service Brakes
While traveling at 35-40 mph in a turn lane, a vehicle moved into my lane from a shopping center between 2 cars stopped in the non-turn lanes who were waiting for the light ahead of them to change. This required me to make an emergency stop. The truck's abs system failed to initiate and the wheels did not lock up. Luckily, i managed to avoid hitting the errant vehicle. I took the truck to the dealer for service the…
ODI 11160588
Service Brakes · Steering · Suspension
2017 ford f250 supercrew diesel. Driving 40mph or faster on highway and run over any type of uneven surface truck shakes and steering wheel vibrates uncontrollably! It first happened when i was hauling my horses and i thought i was going to wreck with trailer in tow! I bought this truck brand new and have never been off roading or anything crazy that should ever make the suspension do that kind of shaking! It was…
ODI 11155976
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
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…
Fire reported
ODI 11163691
Service Brakes
I just purchased a new 2017 vehicle from tom masano and they have been hounding me to come back to them for a recall and they are 2 hrs away from where i live. I just had a new baby and this is a huge logistical issue with working too now. Plus driving the new vehicle down there would be additional wear and tear on the truck, even if they offered to drive it down there. I did some further research as it did not make…
ODI 11010945
Service Brakes
Trailer brake controller the factory trailer brake controller is not working properly when a trailer with electric service brakes is properly connected to the truck. The controller has about a 30 second delay and does not push enough electricity to the trailer brakes to engage them fully. This results in longer stopping distance for the truck and trailer combination, possible brake failure for the truck due to…
ODI 11003769