2006 Ford F-250 SD complaints

THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. MY 2006 F250 BECOMES UNABLE TO DRIVE AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKE SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO ALMOST STOP FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING. AND THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND PULLING OFF THE ROAD IS A PROBLEM. THERE WAS EVEN A SHOW DONE ON THE PROBLEM ON TRUCK-U WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRACK BAR ON THE TRUCK TO REPAIR THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE TALK TO FORD AND THE HAS SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS CAUSE BE THE TIRE NOT AT THE RIGHT PRESSURE WE IS BULL IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD NOT HAVE DONE A SHOW ABOUT IT YOU WOULD THINK THAT FORD WOULD HAVE WATCHED THE SHOW AND THEN THEY WOULD KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE GET HURT BEFORE THEY WILL DO ANYTHING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 PICKUP, 4WD, DIESEL. WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY IT CAUSES A FRONT END SHIMMY THAT NEARLY CAUSES ME TO LOSE CONTROL. IT HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT BUT HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW. IT HAS NO LIFT KIT, NO MODIFICATIONS. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH OTHER LATE MODEL F250 OWNERS AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SAYS IT'S DUE TO LIFT KITS, OURS HAVE NO LIFT KITS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

FREQUENT VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING WHEN VEHICLE HOT SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. 9 OUT OF 10 FORD F250 OWNERS WE HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AND WE CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY THIS AGENCY HAS NOT RECALLED THESE TRUCKS. *TR

DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD, THERE WAS A SECTION OF SMOOTHED PAVEMENT THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED, SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD. WHEN THE TRUCK WENT OVER IT, THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING, THE FRONT WHEELS VIOLENTLY SHOOK OUT OF CONTROL. IT DID NOT MINIMIZE AT ALL UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO ABOUT 10MPH AND IT WENT AWAY. IT WAS ENOUGH TO SCARE MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND MYSELF. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK, THIS BEING THE WORST. I WOULD BE VERY AFRAID OF AN ACCIDENT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THIS DEGREE OUT ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES IT HAPPENED, THEY BLAMED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST AT THE DEALER A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR SERVICE WHERE THEY SET THE TIRE PRESSURES THEMSELVES. *TR

2006 F-250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB SHORT BED WITH 5.4L FRONT END HAS A BAD VIBRATION/RATTLE WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 60 MPH. I DRIVE 15 MINUTES TO WORK EACH DAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND DURING MY TRAVELS I BET WHETHER OR NOT THE RATTLE AND VIBRATION WILL SHOW UP WHILE EN ROUTE. I NOTICE THE RATTLE EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS IN TOWN ESPECIALLY ON PATCHED ROADS OR POT HOLE TYPE DIPS. AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VIBRATION MAY LAST FOR 5 MILES OR MORE OR IT MAY CLEAR UP IN A FEW HUNDRED FEET DEPENDING ON HOW THE NEXT BUMP IN THE ROAD STRIKES THE FRONT TIRES. I SHARE THE SENTIMENT OF OTHER THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM THAT IS AN ISSUE IF YOU CANNOT MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM HIGHWAY SPEED SAFELY IN YOUR VEHICLE. FORD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. WHETHER ITS BAD HARMONICS WITH CERTAIN SHOCK ABSORBERS, TO HARD OF TIRES, FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY BEARING ISSUES,TOE AND CAMBER ADJUSTMENTS GETTING MESSED UP, ETC. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A COMPONENT OR SET OF RELATED ITEMS CAUSING WHAT WE ALL ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 F250 DIESEL SUPER DUTY (HAVE ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT) PULLING A 26 FOOT RV TRAVEL TRAILER LOST THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0, CRUISE CONTROL RESET AND BASICALLY ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. THE TRUCK GOT REAL QUIET. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESTORED AND ONLY LIGHT THAT CAME ON, THE DASH WAS THE ABS LIGHT. THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 100 MILES AND THEN WENT OFF. DROVE ANOTHER 200 MILES WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO FORD BUT THERE WERE NO ENGINE CODES STORED AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING OF ENTIRE VEHICLE AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD AT SPEED OF 65 MPH.2006 F250 WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT.THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE WEEK, ON THE WAY TO AND FROM VACATION. THE TRUCK WAS NOT HEAVILY LOADED,NOR WAS IT TOWING ANYTHING. THE TRUCK TOWED A MOVING TRAILER ONCE BUT NOT AT HIGH SPEED. IS NOT DRIVEN ON HIGHWAYS DAILY. WE WANT TO GET A CAMPER AND TOW IT WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT IF WE HAD BEEN TOWING A CAMPER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE. *TR

FORD F-250 WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. CONTINUOUS ISSUES REGARDING ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY. EGR COOLER FAILURE, OIL COOLER FAILURE AND BURNING COOLANT THRU EXHAUST. POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR CARS TRAILING A FAILING ENGINE DUE TO THICK WHITE CLOUDS OF SMOKE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

2006 FORD-250 SD. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING FORD PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER SEIZED WHICH CAUSED HEAVY SMOKE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO HIS SATISFACTION. THERE WAS A MUSHY FEEL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. *JB

FORD F-250 WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. CONTINUOUS ISSUE REGARDING ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY. EGR COOLER FAILURE, OIL COOLER FAILURE AND BURNING COOLANT THRU EXHAUST. POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR CARS TRAILING A FAILING ENGINE DUE TO THICK WHITE CLOUDS OF SMOKE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-250 WITH THE 5.4L GAS MOTOR. SINCE NEW IT HAS NOT HANDLED VERY WELL AND SEEMED TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH RATHER THAN UP AND DOWN ON BUMPS. NOW WHEN A BUMP OR POT HOLE IS HIT THE TRUCK SHAKES EXTREMELY VIOLENT LEFT AND RIGHT SO MUCH SO IT SPILT MY COFFEE AND ALL CHANGE FROM MY ASH TRAY. I HAVE ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW AND AT ABOUT 40,000 IT DID IT FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGH SPEED LANE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP ITS VIOLENT SHAKE UNTIL I REACHED 15 MPH, IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME DID NOT HIT ME THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT SAME DAY ABOUT TEN MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND ONCE MORE ON MY WAY HOME. SINCE THAT DAY IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 SEPARATE TIMES. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE ME $30,000 TRUCK ANY WHERE BUT AROUND TOWN. I HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL MAINTAINS ON THE VEHICLE AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. NOW I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE WITH IT. THIS SHAKING IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKE THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE TRUCK, IF I WAS HOLDING MY COFFEE THAT MORNING I KNOW I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. FORD NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AS LOOKING THROUGH THE TRUCK FORUMS I AM NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOME ONE GETS KILLED DUE TO IT IF SOME ONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED ALREADY. *TR

2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY GENERATOR IS FAULTY AS STATED BY FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITEN DATED SEPTEMBER 19TH 2006. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F250 DIESEL, SUPERDUTY, SUPERCAB, LONG BED, 4X4. ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AREA, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE LOOPS DOWN BELOW THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE LEFT SIDE IT LOOPS UP. ON ALL FORD TRUCKS THAT I HAVE SEEN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 2006, BOTH SIDES LOOP UP. THIS IS A 4X4 TRUCK. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE LOOP DOWN, AS THE LOWEST POINT ON THE VEHICLE, ON A TRUCK THAT WILL BE USED OFF ROAD. THIS TRUCK IS USED ON A RANCH AND FOR TRAILERING HORSES, SO THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIVING OVER BRANCHES AND ROCKS THAT COULD CATCH ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE IS HIGH. IN THIS DOWNWARD POSITION, IT IS LIKELY TO BREAK IF IT HITS A ROCK OR BRANCHES. I HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALER AND FORD CORPORATE TO FIX IT, BUT THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY CANNOT MODIFY THE VEHICLE DESIGN. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN SEND, BUT I DO NOT SEE WHERE TO ATTACH ON THIS CONTACT FORM. I BELIEVE THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE SHOULD BE ADJUSTED TO LOOP UP TO BE IN A SAFER POSITION AND NOT BE THE LOWEST POINT, HANGING BELOW THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING "DEATH WOBBLE" ON A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 60-65 MPH. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING OR AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND ONLY STOPS WHEN SPEED IS REDUCED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS SENT ME A LETTER NOTIFYING ME OF THIS PROBLEM A YEAR AGO, BUT OFFERS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN A WARNING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

DROVE HOME FROM THE STORE ABOUT 10 MILES RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AND SEIZED. WHEN WE GOT HOME SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, WHEN WE DISCOVERED IT. BURNED THE PAINT OFF THE BRAKE DUST SHIELD. FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CALIPER BUT I HAVE TO PAY $750.00? THAT'S NOT RIGHT. AND THEY TELL ME IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER FORD TRUCKS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RECURRING ENGINE FAILURES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER AND EMIT THICK, WHITE EXHAUST FUMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE CONTACT HAS CLEANED THE EGR VALVES NUMEROUS TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SINGLE STABILIZER WITH A DUAL STABILIZER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,212 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

2006 FORD F250 FRONT END SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TIRE PRESSURE. WHO IS PAYING YOU OFF TO MAKE UP THIS STUFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT YOU AND FORD NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT. *TR

THE EGR VALVE IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY 06 SUPER-DUTY IT HAS OVER HEATED ON ME THE LAST TWO TIMES I TOOK MY RV OUT ,AFTER CHECKING OUT AFTER MARKET PARTS STORES I SEE THEY HAVE ONE AVAILABLE THAT KEEPS IT RUNNING COOL. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH ITS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT ITS A DEFECTIVE PART ALONG WITH THE WEAK HEAD BOLTS. I ALSO HEARD THAT LAST YEAR IN 2009 THAT FORD STARTED REPAIRING THE EGR ON VEHICLES THAT WERE BROUGHT IN THAT HAVE FACTORY WARRANTY ON THEM. MY QUESTION IS WHY NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ! ! ! ! *TR

2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY GAS 5.4L V8 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AROUND 70 WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED LIKE NORMAL BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. WITH NO FINDINGS I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME VERY SLOWLY AFRAID TO GO OVER 50. I TYPED IN GOOGLE.COM FORD F250 SHAKING AND WAS AMAZED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM OUT THERE AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. ALL THE DEALERSHIP BLAME IT ON TIRE PRESSURE. AND MOST OF THEM STATE THAT THE PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE GREATER THEN LISTED ON THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK. I AM TRULY AMAZED I WAS NOT HURT OR EVEN MORE AMAZED OF THE QUICK THINKING OF THE DRIVERS AROUND ME, GOING FROM 70 PLUS TO ABOUT 30 IN A FEW SECONDS. FROM WHAT I AM READING THE HAVE BEEN ARTICLES IN A FEW MAJOR MAGAZINES AND TV SHOWS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I AM NOW GOING TO INCREASE MY TIRE PRESSURE AND SEE IF THAT CURES THE PROBLEM, IF NOT I AM GOING TO BE FORCED TO BUY AFTER MARKET PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, COSTING $ 1,000 MIN. I DON'T MIND THE PRICE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND PASSENGERS. BUT I WOULD THINK THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. ON THIS DAY IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES ON A 100 MILE TRIP, I AM NOW DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY, OR EVEN TAKE

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD F250 EXTENDED CAB DIESEL TRUCK APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO. I HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK WOULD QUALIFY AS A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED VEHICLE. I ALSO PURCHASED THE PREMIER LEVEL EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY FORD. SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT FROM WENT SHIMMY THAT WAS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRACK BAR. TRUCK WAS ALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE THAT IS PRECIPITATED BY RUNNING OVER ANY SIGNIFICANT ROAD IMPERFECTION AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THE WOBBLE BECOMES SO SEVERE THAT CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, AT WHICH TIME THE WOBBLE STOPS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND I AM CERTAIN THAT IF MY WIFE OR TEENAGE DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS COLLISION. I AM IN RECEIPT OF ALETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. ADVISING ME OF OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATIVE TO THIS WOBBLE AND ADVISING ME THAT I SHOULD SCRUPULOUSLY MONITOR MY TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE DONE AS FORD RECOMMENDED, BUT DESPITE THIS I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. CURRENTLY MY TRUCK IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN A FEW DAYS AND THE SERVICE WRI

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT ALMOST ANY SPEED AFTER HITTING POTHOLE OR EVEN DIPS IN ROADS. WORSE WITH SPEED. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. DANGEROUS ABOVE 45 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN UNEVEN ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN SINCE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT WOULD RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, DIESEL, 6.0 L, 4X4, CREW CAB, SHORT BED: TOTAL LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE RUNS, BUT THE TRUCK COMPLETELY STOPS AND WILL NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THERE IS NO ADVANCE WARNING. IT JUST STOPS MOVING RIGHT WHERE IT IS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES OR CLEANED THE OTHER TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT STOPS SUDDENLY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN MADE ON THE EGR AND RELATED PARTS....EVERYTIME WE TAKE IT TO THE SHOP THAT'S ALL THAT'S IN THERE FOR THE SAME REASONS!!

FORD F-250 SD, 5.4L ENGINE. REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF ABS LIGHT ACTIVATION AFTER ONE TO ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS AT CRUISING SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVE WHEN ABS LIGHT ACTIVATES, CRUISE CONTROL IS DISABLED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GYRATED ERRATICALLY FOR A FEW SECONDS ALSO. AFTER THE ABS LIGHT IS ACTIVATED, IT STAYS ON. FREQUENTLY, IT COMES BACK ON IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES THROUGH SEVERAL RESTARTS OF THE TRUCK. THAT IS, SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT COMES BACK ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE TRUCK IS RE-STARTED. BRAKING SEEMS UNAFFECTED. *TR

2006 FORD 250 SUPER CREW, SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION AFTER HITTING SMALL POTHOLES OR ROAD TRANSITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. OCCURS FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSES THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS, STABILIZER SHOCK, AND THE COIL SPRINGS. FORD HAS ISSUED A LETTER TO OWNERS STATING TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND THAT AS LONG AS FACTORY TIRE SIZES ARE ADHERED TO AND PROPER PRESSURE MAINTAINED THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE DEATHS. I HAVE THE OLD COIL SPRINGS IF THEY ARE NEEDED FOR THE INVESTIGATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOG SITES ON THE INTERNET THAT DISCUSS THIS ISSUE AND MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF YEAR MODELS IN QUESTION AND NOT LIMITED TO THE 2006 YEAR. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE, TRUCK WANTS TO SPEED UP EVEN WITH BRAKE ON, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2009. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F250 4X4 WHEN AT 55 MPH OR HITTING A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CONTACT HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING IT BACK UNDER CONTROL MOVE OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AT A LOW SPEED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED THAT THE STABILIZER BRACKET WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STABILIZER BRACKET IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. SHE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,481. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/20/10.

PURCHASED A 2006 FORD F-250 KING RANCH, 4X4, QUAD CAB, 6.0 DIESEL, AUTO TRANS. A FEW MONTHS AGO. NEVER REALLY DROVE ON HIGHWAY MUCH UNTIL RECENTLY, I DRIVE FROM NJ TO PITTSBURGH, PA EVERY WEEKEND (AND BACK). TRUCK HAS AN OUT OF CONTROL FRONT END SHIMMY...CAN'T DRIVE OVER 55 MPH OR, IF I DO AND HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCKS FRONT END SHIMMIES SO BAD, I CAN'T SEE OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS THEY VIBRATE SO BAD FROM THE FRONT END SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES ALL I HAVE TO KEEP IT IN MY HANDS. THIS HAS GOT TO BE FIXED, (((NOW!!))) AN ACCIDENT IS DEFINITE, ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOW MONTHS!! DAMAGE RESULTING = NO DAMAGE....YET!! I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK, I AM IN THE MILITARY, SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AND JUST CAN'T GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE! FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ASAP. ALL TOYOTA HAD WAS A BAD ACCELERATOR AND LOOK HOW QUICKLY THEY ARE FIXING THAT!! CONTACT ME = Y. *TR

2006 FORD F250 HD DIESEL HAS VIOLENT SHAKING OR DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING SOME BUMP IN THE ROAD. TOOK TO FORD AND HAD IT CHECKED, ALIGNED, NEW TIRES, AND STEERING DAMPER, ISN'T ANY BETTER. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I'M SUPPOSE TO DO, A FRIEND OF OURS HAD A WRECK AND WAS KILLED IN HIS TRUCK, WHICH WAS JUST LIKE OURS?*CW

2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK FLOORMATS ARE CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET STUCK AND THE BRAKES WONT STOP THE TRUCK IF ITS FLOORED. I THOUGHT MY FAMILY WAS GOING TO DIE. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK. THANK GOD I NOTICED THE MAT OR WE WOULD ALL BE DEAD FOR CERTAIN. PLEASE FOLLOW UP ON THIS ISSUE. MY HUSBAND REVVED THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS HAVING OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES BUT ANYONE WHO MAY FLOOR THEIR VEHICLE COULD KILL THEMSELVES OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. WE ARE CAUTIOUS OF THIS PROBLEM AND KNOW NOT TO PRESS THE PEDAL TOO FAR DOWN. OTHERS MAY NOT BE AWARE! *TR

SEVERE SHAKING AND VIBRATION AFTER HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT, BRIDGE TRANSITION, POTHOLE. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. ALMOST VIBRATED INTO NEXT LANE HITTING OTHER VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE. VERY DANGEROUS. HAS HAPPENED OVER 25 TIMES IN PAST YEAR OR SO. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 2 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WITH 41,500 MILES ON IT. WHILE ON A TRIP, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS SEIZED UP REQUIRING IT TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE INNER RACE OF THE BEARING WAS GALLED (WELDED) ONTO THE SPINDLE REQUIRING NOT ONLY REPLACEMENT OF THE BEARINGS BUT REPLACEMENT OF THE SPINDLE. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ALSO CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND TO BE ALSO DEFECTIVE AND WERE REPLACED. NORMALLY, FRONT BEARINGS LAST IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES WITHOUT SERVICE. IF I WERE TO KEEP DRIVING ON THE SEIZED BEARING, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY KILLED SOMEONE. FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN #06129 AND NHTSA #10020174 WHICH COVERS "NOISY" FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS AND INSTALL MOISTURE AND DUST SHIELDS WHICH DO NOT COME WITH A NEW VEHICLE AT THE CUSTOMER EXPENSE. THE REASON WHY THE BEARINGS FAILED IS BECAUSE WATER INTRUDES INTO THE BEARING AREA AND WASHES AWAY OR DILUTES THE GREASE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL SINCE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. FORD SHOULD PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS WHETHER FORD DID THEM OR NOT. THEY ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR SINCE IT WAS NOT DONE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

I OWN A 2006 F-250 SD. THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT USED,ALSO HAS PRO COMP SUSPENSION LIFT AND OVERSIZED TIRES.DRIVING AT 45 50 MPH IF YOU HIT ANY KIND OF IRREGULARITIES ON THE ROAD SURFACE AND THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOSS OF CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK IS ALMOST STOPPED. I'M SURE FORD WILL BLAME THIS ON MY SUSPENSION LIFT / TIRES. ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS ITS HAPPENING TO STOCK TRUCKS AT AN ALARMING RATE FROM WHAT I'VE READ HERE AND ELSEWHERE. THIS WILL CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS IE THE TIRE PRESSURE LETTER( NOT THE PROBLEM ). THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED NOW. SOON WILL BE TO LATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

FRONT END BOUNCES VIOLENTLY IF YOU HIT AS LIGHT BUMP IN THE FREEWAY. *TR

I LOST CONTROL OF MY FORD F-250 TRUCK GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END STARTED A WOBBLE AND SHAKE. (DEATH WOBBLE) *TR

FORD F250 2006 VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN IT HITS A BUMP AT 40+ MILES A HOUR. YOU HAVE TO BRAKE LIGHTLY TO GET IT TO STOP. THOSE IN THE TRUCK AND AROUND THE TRUCK ARE AT RISK. *TR

1. I OWN A 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK AND WHEN I HIT THE SMALLEST POT HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD MY TUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME (6) TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH. I DRIVE 80 MILE ROUND TRIP TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE EVERY DAY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANYMORE IN FEAR OF KILLING MYSELF OR ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY WELL KNOW ISSUE. I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD TODAY AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY FIXES. BASED ON MY RESEARCH FORD SEEMS TO BLOW OFF THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT CAME UP WITH A FIX. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND MAY END UP KILLING SOMEONE BEFORE THEY (FORD) TAKES IS SERIOUSLY.*TR

I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAD MY F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL SHIMMY VERY VIOLENTLY. THESE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. ON ONE OCCASION ON THE INTERSTATE I ACTUALLY PULLED OVER THINKING I HAD A BLOWOUT. NOW AT 75000 MILES, IT IS STARTING TO SHIMMY ON ROUGH PAVEMENT EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. *TR

WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD MY 2006 F250 4X4 STARTS SHAKING LIKE A TIRE IS FALLING OFF. I REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND SHOCKS WHICH FIXED IT FOR 20, 000 MILES BUT NOW IT IS BACK TO SHAKING. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO BORROW MY DADS TRUCK IF I NEED ONE TO HAUL BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT MY TRUCK IS GOING TO GO OFF THE ROAD OR IN ANOTHER LANE. IT JUST SITS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE AND I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT LIKE IT IS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY APPROX. 55MPH I HIT A BUMPY PART OF THE ROAD WHICH PUT THE VEHICLE IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED WITHOUT DAMAGE BUT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND COULD ONLY BRAKE. HAD I BEEN IN A CORNER I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY WAY I COULD HAVE STAYED ON THE ROAD. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER IN DAVENPORT IOWA AND WAS TOLD IT IS CALLED THE DEATH SHAKE AND THERE WAS NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR IT. I WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER BUT HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THEM FIXING ANYTHING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING LOW TIRE PRESSURE COULD CAUSE THIS BUT MY TIRES WERE FINE. THERE WAS ALSO A PASSENGER WITH ME WHO HAS VERY SCARED WE WERE GOING TO WRECK. *TR

FRONT-END SHIMMY AFTER CROSSING UNEVEN OR SLIGHT ROUGH PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PURCHASED TRUCK WITH 6500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT THIS TIME, SHIMMY SEEMED TO BE INDUCED BY ROUGH PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS FROM 62 TO 75 MPH. RECEIVED A "RECALL" THAT STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH TIRE PRESSURE. I CHECKED MY TIRES AND FOUND MY PRESSURE TO BE 65 PSI. AS TRUCK MILEAGE HAS INCREASED, THE SHIMMY NOW STARTS AT 50 MPH ON ROUGHER PAVEMENT. THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES BUT NOT THE INSIDE EDGES INDICATING THIS IS NOT A PRESSURE PROBLEM. THE SIPES ON THE SIDE OF THE PIRELLI SCORPIONS IS ALMOST GONE INDICATING OVER A QUARTER INCHED DIFFERENCE IN THE INSIDE VERSUS THE OUTSIDE EDGES. THE SHIMMY CAN BE SO BAD THAT MY ARMS HURT AFTER IT OCCURS. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE MY TRUCK AND HAVE LIMITED MY DRIVING TO DECREASE RISK. *TR

LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FRONT-END SHIMMY. VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF TRUCK. OCCURS AT 49MPH EVERYTIME. *TR

LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FRONTEND SHIMMY. *TR

HIGH SPEED WOBBLE. *TR

HELLO; I HAVE A 2006 FORD SUPER DUTY 4X4 DIESEL. I HAVE LOW MILES 23,000 AND NO MODIFICATIONS TO TRUCK. I HAVE HAD A FEW TIMES WHERE THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR BRIDGE BUMP. IT NOW DID THIS AGAIN ON 9/2/2009 AND WAS VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS, ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET THIS MORNING AND ITS CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND SEEMS ALOT OF FORD SUPER DUTY'S ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT STEPS TO TAKE AS I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED. THANKS *TR

ON 8/3/2009 AT 1730 AND 2045 HOURS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 F250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 ON I-10 EASTBOUND AND DROVE OVER A BRIDGE/CULVERT SEAM IN THE ROADWAY. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL MY SPEED SLOWED FROM 70 TO 25 MPH. IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE. I HAD TO FEATHER THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND SAW NOTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE RAIN IN THE DARK AT 70 MPH. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WAS SCARED TO DEATH. BOTH INCIDENTS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS WITH VEHICLES BEHIND US. I INJURED MY LEFT SHOULDER ON THE FIRST ONE THAT'S WHY MY WIFE DROVE BACK. I RETURNED HOME AT 65-70 MPH AND HAD NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE 31 INCH BFG'S AND IT WAS ACCURATE AND WITHIN THEIR SPECS. *TR

WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT, MY 2006 F-250 SD DIESEL TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A FRIGHTENING BOUNCING IN THE FRONT END. ONCE IT HAPPENED GOING 65 MPH WHEN I HIT A FREEWAY POT HOLE. THE FRONT TIRE BOUNCED UP AND DOWN SO SEVERELY, THAT I PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAD COME UNBOLTED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME BOUNCING AT 40 AND 50 MPH FROM HITTING POT HOLES. FORD EVEN SENT ME AN ADVISORY ON THIS PROBLEM, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS RELATED TO INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE BEEN FANATIC ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, SO THAT WAS NOT INVOLVED. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND CLAIMED THAT A $375 STEERING STABILIZER KIT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR CORRECTING FORD'S DESIGN PROBLEMS? I AM JUST CONCERNED THAT THE BOUNCING COULD CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 FORD F250, 4X4, CREW CAB DIESEL TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL I REACHED ABOUT 23K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I WENT OVER SOME SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD A HARD TIME HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP OFF THE ROAD, I LOOKED FOR OBVIOUS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS BUT FOUND NONE. I DID SOME INTERNET SEARCHING AND FOUND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT IS COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK. I SAW THE B.S. ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE BUT THAT WASN'T IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FRONT END SPECIALIST IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER AND HE HAD REPLACED SEVERAL ON THE FORDS. HE REPLACED MINE AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WOULD NOT EVEN DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL THE SPECIALIST FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT SCARED ME SO BAD. OTHER THAN THAT, I LIKE THE TRUCK. HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR