2012 Ford F-250 Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 25about this part
- Share
- 9%of 266 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,755miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2012 Ford F-250, 9% of the 266 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,755 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driving down interstate 85 at 65mph passing a vehicle and all the sudden truck starts to violently shake, making it nearly impossible to control until we got below 30 MPH. Felt as if tires were going to fall off or we were going to loose control.”
NHTSA complaint #11309562, filed 2020-02, 142,000 miles“Traveling at various speeds the truck front vibrate violently. I have to pull off the road and stop to get the vibration to stop. The tires have been balanced and rebalanced. The vehicle is still in the stock configuration. I have approximately 140k miles now.”
NHTSA complaint #11183371, filed 2019-03, 140,000 miles“While drive my 2012 Ford F-250 at speeds of 65+, the steering wheel start to shake violently after driving over a bump in the road. I have researched this and found it is commonly known as a death wobble. The videos found on youtube replicate it correctly. I'm not sure what other damage it may have caused to my truck. It has been happening since I bought the truck. I've bought an adjustable track bar and tried many different tires combinations. I have not found a solution.”
NHTSA complaint #11375683, filed 2020-11, 202,000 miles“My truck is experiencing the death wobble, this has happened many times with one incident of my wife losing control. I took the truck to the Ford dealership and they told me that I needed new tires. I got new tires and an alignment and the truck had the death wobble again. I took the truck back to Ford and all they could tell me is to look at the service advisory and decide if I wanted to pay for them to fix the problem. I only had 50,000 miles one the truck and could not understand why I would have to come out of pocket for this issue. …”
NHTSA complaint #11331713, filed 2020-06, 52,000 miles“We have a F-250 king ranch super duty 4 wheel drive. When we are going over 60 MPH and we hit a bump it goes into a death shake. It doesnt matter if it is a highway or country road if you hit a bump you better hold on cause your going into a death shake like no other. It is very hard to steer and control. You have to slow down to below 30 MPH before it will stop. Very dangerous! I have seen on the website this is common and Ford wont do anything about it. This has happened 15 times so far. We usually leave it parked at our house because it is dangerous to drive. …”
NHTSA complaint #11267529, filed 2019-10, 120,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 | 10% |
| 2013 | 8 | 8% |
| 2012 | 25 | 9% |
| 2011 | 19 | 8% |
| 2010 | 10 | 14% |
| 2009 | 4 | 7% |
| 2008 | 9 | 5% |
| 2007 | 1 | 2% |
| 2006 | 8 | 4% |
| 2005 | 9 | 6% |
| 2004 | 3 | 2% |
| 2003 | 3 | 3% |
| 2002 | 8 | 5% |
| 2001 | 4 | 2% |
| 2000 | 8 | 2% |
| 1999 | 11 | 2% |
| 1997 | 10 | 3% |
| 1996 | 4 | 2% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1% |
| 1992 | 2 | 2% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1% |
| 1989 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2012 Ford F-250
125 complaintsSteering
112 complaintsEngine
27 complaintsFuel system
20 complaintsElectrical system
18 complaintsWheels
16 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsTires
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford F-250
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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