2011 FORD F-250 SD Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING, THE "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY BYPASS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

OUR 2011 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY (DIESEL) HAS ISSUES WITH THE EGT SENSORS. THIS IS THE 4TH ONE TO GO BAD. WE HAVE HAD OTHERS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT FORD HAS AN ISSUE WITH THESE SENSORS AND NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT RECTIFYING THIS. THIS TIME WE WERE IN LEXINGTON, KY (OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME). THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME PREVIOUSLY WE COULD COULD SAFELY DRIVE THE TRUCK, SO WE CAME HOME. THERE IS CERTAINLY A PROBLEM WITH THESE EGT SENSORS THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

THIS VEHICLES HAS EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS OF THE FAILURE OF THE EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSORS. THE FIRST IN OCT. 2014 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. AT THE TIME I WAS A SURPRISED TO DISCOVER THE PURPOSE OF THE SENSORS, BUT NOT OVERLY CONCERNED. IN APRIL 2014, LEAVING TOWN ON A SUNDAY MORNING WITH A HORSE TRAILER IN TOW, AT 40 MPH ON A CITY STREET RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT TOLD ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND WITHIN 60 SECONDS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A BUSY STREET WITH TWO HORSE IN THE TRAILER. NO RESTART, CALLED A FRIEND TO COME HELP WITH THE TRAILER AND AAA TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME A DIFFERENT SENSOR FAILED, WITH NO WARNING. THERE ARE SO MANY SCENARIOS WHERE THIS COULD RESULT...

TRUCK SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AND WOULD NOT RE-START DUE TO EMISSION SENSORS PER THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO INDICATE ACCURATE READING LEVELS. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM JERKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ENGINE REGULATOR HAD FAILED AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V128000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,584...UPDATED 07-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE FIRST THREE THOUSAND MILES, THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A VIOLENT BRAKING ISSUE. THE ISSUE AT HAND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO UNCONTROLLABLY SWITCH LANES WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMED. WITHIN THE VISITS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. EVEN WITH THE ROTORS SMOKING AND GLOWING RED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE SERVICE BAY. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE...