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1FT7W2BT8BE••••••2011 Ford F-250 SD
This build draws 7.8× more complaints than the average 2011 Ford F-250 SD build (20 vs 3).
20on this build
100on the model
39builds in total
Most reportedSteering 7Suspension 7Engine 4Fuel/propulsion System 4
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringSep 2022
I own a properly maintained 2011 Ford F-250. Today, 14 instances of what is commonly know as "Ford Death Wobble" occurred to me on the interstate highway while I drove 250 miles. Violent front end shaking at speeds over 55mph after driving over rough bridges or bumps in the…
Seat BeltsFeb 2021
Seat belt will not stay latched sitting still or in motion. This is an unacceptable failure
SuspensionJan 2021
Was driving truck approximately 60 mph when it began experiencing death wobble. This has been occurring more and more frequently over the past 6 months and I recently had the shocks, steering dampener, & drag link replaced and it only made the wobble worse. I had to pull over…
Fuel/propulsion SystemJan 2020
Truck started getting bad fuel mileage and would not get up to speed very fast took truck to autozone and had codes read was reading p20bd and p20be so looked up VIN and it stated it had a recall on the def reductant heater which where the codes pulled up called and scheduled an…
Service BrakesJul 2019
I can not get this soft break to go away! It never had a solid break but I bought it used and figured it needed a break job. I had calipers to start locking up one after the other within a couple days of each other, so I replace them all. Then the new ones started getting hot.…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FT7W2BT8BEA46424 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.