Ford F-250 overheating problems

Filed Mar 23, 2026 · Engine · 114,081 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle started to shake, and the steering wheel seized, with the DEF warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over, and the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was coolant leaking from the EGR cooler, causing the EGR cooler to fail. The contact was informed that the EGR cooler needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive due to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,081.

Filed Sep 16, 2019 · Engine · 44,649 miles · CA

The check engine light turns on ad there is a lack of power at freeway speeds. There is also a coolant leak at the center of the engine. The vehicle has a surge hesitation feeling and alack of power on acceleration. There is a noise coming from the transmission that has an odd shift.

Filed Jul 17, 2017 · Engine · 74,500 miles · OR

Driving truck it told me to pull over and shut engine off. I was stranded on the side of the road and it would not restart, had to get a tow home. I did some research and found this is exactly what my truck did as follows. When the egt sensor goes on the blink, the powertrain control module thinks there is an exhaust system overheating situation. The vehicle then goes into a 'controlled power reduction mode' while five warning chimes are ringing away. This ends with the engine shutting down completely as soon as the truck slows to four MPH, with no engine restart immediately available.

Filed May 5, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 90,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-250. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel injector control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the fuel injector was replaced again. In addition, the vehicle experienced excessive coolant consumption and operated abnormally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the egr valve and oil cooler failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed May 2, 2016 · Engine · 75,000 miles · AR

The truck that I own has no accidents, no damages, 75k miles on it and the radiator is prematurely failing. This coolant leak on the lower driver's side is a reoccurring issue with this model vehicle and would cause the engine to overheat. Ford is aware of the issue and has refused to recall the part.

Filed Feb 21, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 55,000 miles · WA

I had just been jumped by aaa because my truck wasn't starting; the aaa agent also cleaned the battery terminals. I intended to have it towed to the ford dealer because I didn't think it would start. Since the aaa agent was able to get to start, I decided to still take it to the dealer to find out why the battery was dead (given they had the car for a month and had put in a new battery and starter, among other repairs). Driving the 7 miles to the dealership the car seemed to be accelerating on its own, the entire way, I only stepped on the gas once; it was going 35 miles/hour by itself (per the speedometer). I didn't know why this was happening and when I tried to slow down using the brakes, the truck was very difficult to stop, such that I nearly rear-ended multiple cars. It was all I could do to push the brake down and twice huge amounts of smoke came from under the vehicle (probably the brakes were now overheating?). When I was 500 feet from the dealership I took a quick left turn and honestly could not stop the truck, I threw it into park and shut it off just in time to miss plowing into parked vehicles. Smoke billowed out from below the hood. I have never been so frightened in my life-I was sure I was either going to smash into someone since I couldn't stop or the truck was going to implode in fire, or something and I would be dead. I was not able to successfully stop it using the brakes. The parking brake was also not working (which is also why I was returning it to the dealer). When I asked the service person at the ford dealership if he'd seen a stuck throttle like this before, he said, "yes, sometimes when vehicles sit for a while". This is a saturday, so they are going to evaluate the problem on monday. The service rep also said sometimes cleaning the terminals might contribute to extra conduction, which might have caused the acceleration issue.

Filed Feb 3, 2015 · Engine · 88,000 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. The contact stated that after coming to a stop, there was an abnormal odor coming from the radiator. The contact noticed coolant leaking from the radiator. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,000.

Filed Jan 20, 2015 · Engine · 107,000 miles · LA

Started vehicle and drove about 1/4 mile and warning came on to find a safe place to pull over. Check engine light came on. Soon as I slowed down and stopped the engine shut off. Had to have it towed to dealer. Was told it was a bad sensor. Something to do with egr/ oil pressure. This is second time this happen. Previous time was while driving through town, stopped at a red light and truck shut off for overheating. Again had to tow it in, and again was a bad sensor sensing the truck had overheated. Nothing wrong with the truck either time except sensor.

Filed Sep 9, 2014 · Brakes · 41,575 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-250. While driving 60 MPH, the front driver side brakes overheated and seized. The front end of the vehicle jerked violently when the failure occurred. The dealer stated that the front driver side brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 41,575. Updated 10/28/2014*lj the consumer stated the vehicle has had a front end shimmy since it was purchased. Updated 4/22/2015

Filed Sep 19, 2013 · Engine · 40,000 miles · WA

Radiator starting leaking, replaced it twice and is leaking again @ around 60k. Leaks could cause overheating and engine failure.