2015 FORD F-250 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while reversing the back over prevention camera malfunctioned and displayed a black or distorted screen, creating a rear visibility hazard for the driver. The contact indicated that the failure was present after the vehicle had been repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V401000 (EQUIPMENT). The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V270000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the failure occurred. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse. The message "Rearview Camera not Available" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure obstructed the road's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that a diagnostic test was needed to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Noted strange "thumping" sound in truck. Took to certified local mechanic who has worked on our vehicles since 2016. This truck has just over 117,000 miles, I am the original owner (ordered while stationed in Afghanistan) and there has never been an accident, there has been no reason for removal of the body from the frame unless the Ford dealership who repaired the missing wire harness when the truck was less than 90 days old had to remove the truck bed. Inspection of vehicle noted the bolts holding the body to the frame were missing. Vehicle is currently being repaired. The risk is the body could have come off the frame and potentially caused bodily or property damage. I contacted Ford but have not received any feedback other than the call center laughing at me for the situation. There were no warning lights on the dash nor codes given to my scanning tool by the vehicle. Mechanic stated this is the third F-Series of this generation they have seen this year with the exact same problem. Truck cannot be moved due to safety concerns, locked out/tagged out of service. Repairs will cost approximately $2,500 including time and materials.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image appeared blank and occasionally distorted. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V270000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer was contacted. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,327.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V270000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The failure prevented the contact from safely operating the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

Fraudulently sold vehicle from Janovich Auto in Omaha, Ne. That does not have correct or proper documentation on vehicles history. Dealership purchased vehicle in New York. And sold it to me in Nebraska. With showing me history and suspect them bring it to Nebraska with proper legal documention.

Death wobble

Entire vehicle shakes/wobbles extremely uncontrollably going a speed around 65; have to slow to avoid an accident and put on hazards. Makes our heart stop not knowing what danger we have been put in when it occurs. Very scary and DANGEROUS to ourselves and others. Occurs with roadways involving dips, highways, ridges of bridges such as bumps or gaps, and/or differences in road, etc. This has occurred multiple times. ([XXX]) was another episode. This is SCARY DANGEROUS! No lights or indications go off. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse(R), the back over prevention screen failed to properly display an image of the rear of the vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The message to “See Dealer" was displayed. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, the contact related the failure to an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owned a 2015 Ford F250. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle veered into the lane of oncoming traffic. As a result, the contact's vehicle hit an incoming vehicle head-on. As a result, the brakes failed to function, the contact's vehicle jumped over the embankment, and the vehicle came to a stop about 75 ft. down the embankment. The driver-side and passenger-side air bags did not deploy. Unknown if any warning lights were illuminated. A police report was filed. EMS was called. However, the contact refused to go to the hospital. The contact suffered injuries to the left arm and below the shoulder blade that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The insurance company was notified, and the vehicle was towed to the insurance storage yard. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

Crash 1 injured

The contact owned a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the contact noticed fire coming from the front hood of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact noticed that the fire started before the engine completely started. The contact was the only occupant of the vehicle and was able to exit the vehicle safely. The local fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The vehicle was condemned as a total loss by the insurance company. The contact stated that no injuries were sustained. In addition, the contact stated that there was minor damage to the roof and the garage door of the contact's house. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline and report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Fire

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at speeds over 65 MPH, or while driving over a bump in the road, the vehicle experienced the "Death Wobble”, and was shaking violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the suspension, shock absorber, and dampener needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

The electical system seems to have a bad connection. This can sometimes be triggered when releasing the parking brake. Most often the issue occurs when driving where all gauges go offline and numerous errors are thrown on the display. Most times you can reconcile the issue by wiggling the wiring harness under the stearing wheel located near the parking brake. This vehicle has not been inspected. I have talked to local repair shops and they have verbally quoted prices too high to trace it down. It does not seem to be temperature related. Unplugging the wiring harnesses and plugging them back in does seem to help for a short period of time. This has occurred over 30 times in the past 2 years. The truck has less than 40,000 miles on it. The truck will not start when it is having this issue but thankfully will continue to run if already started.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that upon attempting to reverse, the back over prevention camera display failed to function. The message "Camera not Available - Please Contact dealer" was displayed. The contact stated there were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,720.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal ticking sound coming from the engine while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that after accelerating from a stop light, the vehicle started to sputter with the check engine warning illuminated. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. While at the dealer, a fault code for the fuel pump failure was retrieved. The contact was informed that shards of metal had entered the fuel system, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Backup camera is only displaying blue screen when in reverse. Symptoms consistent with other 2015 F250s currently under recall, yet my vin is not included for some reason. Issue was reported to Ford, but they refused to checkout the problem or fix it.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was black or distorted. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V270000 (Back Over Prevention). The dealer informed the contact that the rearview camera needed to be replaced; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V270000 (Back Over Prevention) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

Steering wheel shakes violently when going between 55 to 75 mph after hitting bump in road. Commonly known as the “death wobble”. Total loss of control.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the front end of the vehicle started shaking. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that a dealer was contacted. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal to come to a complete stop, the shaking in front of the vehicle ceased. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle started working as intended. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed; however, the dealer was not able to find the cause of the failure. The contact related the failure to the death wobble. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact was unaware of the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 137,755.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that a second motorist alerted the contact that fuel was leaking from underneath the vehicle. The contact stopped to inspect the vehicle and after raising the hood, it was discovered that diesel fuel was leaking from the top fuel filter. The contact later purchased and replaced the fuel filter, and the vehicle was repaired. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the battery warning light had appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where an inspection was performed; however, no defects were found with the vehicle. The contact then stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the instrument panel began to flash as several warning lights appeared on the instrument panel. The contact immediately turned around and headed home. The contact attempted to reverse(R) into the driveway; however, the transmission failed to operate as needed. The contact coasted the vehicle into the driveway and let the vehicle sit for two days. The contact then drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic where a defect with the wiring in the electrical system was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was transferred unknowingly to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 285,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic for an inspection, the mechanic discovered metal shavings inside the engine oil. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was referred to a Ford dealer for a diagnostic test. The contact was informed that the failure was related to a defective fuel pump. The contact was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the independent mechanic. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

At about 65-70 MPH, upon hitting an mildly rough spot on highway, my 2015 F250 started shaking violently: i.e better known as the Ford "Death Wobble."

The investigation into the F-150 sudden transmission Downshifts into a lower gear at highway speeds needs to be expanded and also include F-250 6.7 L diesel. It has happened in my F-250 twice while traveling on the interstate at highway speeds, down shifts from gear 6 to gear 3. VERY DANGEROUS

Experienced the so called “death wobble”.

The upper fuel filter plastic housing cracks and leaks fuel on hot parts and has produced fires on other vehicles, not this one. I have had this replaced twice in the past, this will be the third time. There are no warning lamps or other warnings. Only the smell of fuel.

Death wobble - on numerous occasions we have experienced the death wobble on our vehicle. We have complained to several dealers and done their recommended repairs. We have even purchased new high end tires as recommended with no resolution. We are unable to haul our RV out of fear of an accident. It has occurred at high speeds on the highway and at lower speeds on roads. This is very scary when it occurs. Coming to a full stop in a one lane HOV lane is not only dangerous for us but also dangerous for those traveling behind us. This has been occurring for years with the most recent occurrence this week. After researching we discovered this route to file a complaint.

Lethal death wobble , could have easily crashed on the interstate without having both hands on the wheel. This is insane, had the front track bar and front steering stabilizer replaced, still no fix.

While driving on interstate highway I hit a bump and the front end began to wobble until I could brake and stop I took it to my front end shop and spent ~ $2K Next trip after repair had same problem when I hit a bump. After two more returns to the same shop and almost all parts replaced the truck did it again last week This continued wobble could be deadly and needs to be fixed. I plan to call ford but cannot believe this is not a recall issue

[XXX] . My truck has started the death wobble. Driving on interstate and if I hit uneven paving steering wheel and front of truck shakes extremely rough, causing me to hit the breaksand bring my speed down to 40mph or less, In traffic is dangerous INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving and exceeding 60 MPH, while driving over a bump or pothole in the roadway, the vehicle started shaking violently in the front end. The driver depressed the brake pedal, and the vehicle decelerated to 30 MPH. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to Customer Satisfaction Program: 20N04. The local dealer was contacted, and the vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the steering damper rod needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and informed the contact that there was no recall for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the contact experienced a death wobble. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was shaking violently. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the front suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 320,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that there was white smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle lost motive power and the contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to another dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel system and the engine was damaged. The contact was informed that the fuel system and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle experienced the death wobble, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle once the vehicle had slowed down. The contact stated that the violent shaking also ceased after slowing down. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the tie rods and all four tires were replaced; however, the failure returned approximately 30,000 miles later. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle intermittently hesitated upon depression of the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the hesitation was temporary before the vehicle resumed normal operation. The manufacturer was notified the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the VIN nor a Warranty on the vehicle. The contact was then referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.