2011 Ford F-250 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2011 Ford F-250 Regular Cab has not been rated for overall safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, it has a 4 out of 5 rating for rollover protection, suggesting a relatively lower risk of rollovers. This vehicle comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which can help enhance handling in challenging driving conditions. Unfortunately, it does not feature forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems, which are technologies designed to prevent accidents.

In terms of complaints and recalls, this vehicle has had a significant number of complaints, totaling 357. Additionally, there have been 3 recalls issued for the 2011 Ford F-250 Regular Cab, indicating potential safety concerns that needed to be addressed by the manufacturer. Overall, while the rollover rating is relatively good and the presence of stability control is a positive safety feature, the high number of complaints and recalls may raise some red flags regarding the overall safety and reliability of this vehicle.

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Complaint Count

357

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2011 Ford F-250 Regular Cab PU/RC 4x2 Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2011 Ford F-250 Regular Cab PU/RC 4x2

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2011 Ford F-250 Regular Cab PU/RC 4x2 Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2011 Ford F-250 Regular Cab PU/RC 4x2 Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2008 Score 2011 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2008 Score 2011 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2008 Score 2011 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2011 Ford F-250

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. the contact stated while driving 65 mph and switching lanes and depressing the brake, the vehicle started to shake abnormally. there was no warning light illuminated. the contact stated that after decelerating, the vehicle stopped shaking. the dealer was contacted and made aware of the failure. the contact was informed that the vin was not under recall. the contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. the manufacturer was contacted and informed about the failure. the manufacturer confirmed that the vin was not under recall and referred the contact to the nhtsa hotline to file a complaint. the failure mileage was 160,000."
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2022-04-09
Complaint:
"going over unsmooth roads ,or very little change in road height,vehicle shakes violently have to come to complete stop and risk getting ran over in middle of highway interstate or whatever couple close calls but no accident,yet"
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2024-01-10
Complaint:
"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 road. several times i almost lost control of my truck it shook so badly. i had to sharply decrease speed below 35 mph before shaking would stop and i could regain control. i can easily reproduce this problem, but i learned to drive no faster than 50 mph the rest of the way home on the interstate in order to mostly avoid further cases of violent shaking. in addition to almost losing control of my truck, having to slam on my brakes to reduce speed put myself and other vehicles at risk on a highway with fast-moving vehicles. i will be taking it to a ford dealer tomorrow to see if they can resolve this very dangerous defect."
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2023-06-09
Complaint:
"death wabble. truck uncontrollably shakes in the front end while driving on the highway over 50mph. extremely scary. it seems like the truck may flip over. reducing speed below 25mph is the only way to stop it from shaking. cannot apply brakes while shaking because the truck shakes even more. allowing the truck to reduce speed on its own is the only safe option."
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2016-06-04
Complaint:
"this truck developed "death wobble" after a simple tire rotation. at approximately 53mph, any bump in the road surface would cause the front end to shake violently and cause the truck to be uncontrollable. while violent, it locks the truck into an unsteerable condition and only hard braking can stop the truck. the truck shuttered violently until stopped. from the repairs it appears a combination of weakening shocks and steering stabilizer cause the front end to shutter mildly and probably constantly until the bushings on the track bar are worn enough to cause problems. then any alteration in front end components, like rotating the tires will unbalance the entire precarious set-up. once "death wobble" has occurred, it becomes more violent and happens more often until the truck is fixed. worst of all, there is no single fix or known fix for this problem. the owner if forced to spent thousands of dollars trying every known fix until the problem stops. it was so violent, i was concerned the truck could possibly destroy itself. i was astounded the entire truck did not shake itself apart, it was extremely violent and made steering impossible. i had to drive back to the tire shop at 45mph and carefully avoid even the most minor bump in the road to stop the truck from shaking itself to pieces or killing us."
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2021-01-07
Complaint:
"experience death wobble every time i merge onto the highway. results in loss of control and is very hard to control and maintain in my lane."
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2023-03-04
Complaint:
"front end shimmy that is felt in the steering while moving at highway speeds."
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2021-04-01
Complaint:
"traveling on interstate onramp getting up to speed and at approximately 50 mph hit a small bump and front end started to shake violently to the point i had to slow to 30 mph for it to stop almost causing accident. accelerated up to 75 mph again with no issue. approximately 3 miles after the first incident i went across a bridge and the bump at bridge transition caused the truck to again violently shake until i slowed down to 30mph. no modifications to the vehicle suspension. truck has 112000 miles. dealer says nothing wrong even though it happened while testing it. it does not happen everytime i hit a bump. but it does happen 2-3 times per month"
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2021-05-03
Complaint:
"almost killed me and my family from death wobble on the highway. truck violently shakes when bumps are hit going over 50mph. extreme safety hazard. hit a bump on i-25 and shook across 3 lanes of traffic. this is about 6 times since i bought the vehicle and the dealer says there are no issues with the truck. i know 8 ford owners with the exact same issue."
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2022-06-02
Complaint:
"i'm experiencing the death wobble while driving after hitting a bump in the road. it happens on regular roads and interstates. i have changed all front end parts and shocks, got new tires balanced and aligned, and it's still not fixed. i'm told there's nothing else that can be done. it has been happening for over a year. it has happened anywhere between 40mph and 70mph."
Components Involved: STEERING, SUSPENSION
Date of incident: 2019-01-08

Recalls for the 2011 Ford F-250

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ford f-150, f-250, f-350, f-450, f-550, edge, and lincoln mkx trucks manufactured from october 25, 2010, through november 20, 2010. these vehicles were inspected using integrated diagnostic system (ids) that had a custom software routine to read the suspect body control module (bcm) serial number. based on the serial number the bcm was either not affected or replaced. the custom software routine was not reading the correct set of characters, and was not able to identify a bcm that required replacement affected bcms may have the potential for an internal short."
Consequence:
IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy:

DEALER WILL INSPECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.

Component(s) Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM > SOFTWARE
Date of incident: 2011-02-24

FORD Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

FORD ranks 1 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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