This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
1) faulty head bolts repair was over $6000 involved gaskets, cracked heads, bolts, updates and upgrades. 2) death wobble front end issues (mine are fortunately occurring at at low speeds) however the wobble has caused many front end and steering components to wear out prematurely. Wobble kicks in after sharp turns and wheel will not return to center and when forced back to center it will wander and hunt for center. Usually up till 20-25mph then self corrects.
Egl cooler failure, white smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe caused by coolant entering into the emission system. "on all 6.0 engines the egl cooler will fail." This problem is so "massive" with so many "massive complaints from customers" that Ford has done two things 1) designed a by-pass kit and 2) re-designed the engine to eliminate the problem (6.7 engine). When the egl cooler fails, Ford offers two solutions to the customer 1) install the by-pass kit and the problem is solved (at a cost of $4500) or 2) repair the egl cooler to bring it "back to factory" (at a cost of $4300). Ford tells customers that if option 2 is chosen, the "egl cooler will fail again". all quotes used are direct quotes from Ford's service department.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford F250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, white smoke emitted from the exhaust as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, who stated that the oil cooler was defective and the erg valve would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 37,188.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the head gasket malfunctioned, causing coolant to spray over the engine. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have the head gasket replaced. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the head gasket and the manufacturer advised that the head gasket was blown due to a design flaw. The failure mileage was 88,000.
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