2006 Ford F-250 SD complaints

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 F250 SUPER DUTY XL 4X4 ON I-40 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT 70 MPH. THIS OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY IT WAS HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND BRING IT TO A STOP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT IT ALSO OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT IS A COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE. AND SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. *TR

FRONT BRAKES SEIZED UP WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD JUST AS WARRANTY WAS TO EXPIRE. CONTACTED DEALER AFTER THIS HAD HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CALIPERS BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. 4 MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR CALIPERS FOR SEIZURE PROBLEM. FORD DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION. NOW 2 MONTHS LATER, CHECK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY WHEN HITTING POTHOLE OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND GOING OVER INTERSTATE BRIDGES. HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAS HAPPENED OVER 20 TIMES. FORD DEALER SAID TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. THAT DID NOT HELP. ALSO SAID TO SLOWLY APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD F-250 EXT CAB TRUCK AND I AM EXPERIENCING A HYPER-SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING UN EVEN SURFACES. THE HYPER-SHAKE MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I LIVE ON A DIRT RODE WITH LOTS OF POT HOLES AND EVEN WHEN DRIVING SLOW THE FRONT END BOUNCES ALL OVER THE RODE.I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND AND REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. IT HAD A SLIGHT BEND IN IT. IT HELPED A LITTLE BUT TRUCK STILL SHAKING WHEN HITTING ANY BUMPS. THE SHAKE IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE EXPERIENCING THE HYPER-SHAKE YOUR BRAKES DO NOT SLOW IT DOWN QUICK ENOUGH AND I VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE WHILE GOING 65MPH. *TR

WHEN DRIVING WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP ,RXR CROSSING OR MAN HOLE COVER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SEVERELY SHAKES TO THE POINT YOU HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES OR WRECK. I REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AS INSTRUCTED TO BUT THE OUTCOME HAS NOT CHANGED. I HAVE CALLED FORD NUMEROUS TIMES,BOTH THE DEALER AND FORD MANUFACTURER. THEY BOTH ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS SEVERE PROBLEM. *TR

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE IN ONE DAY ON FORD F250 5.4 GAS ENGINE WITH 43,000 MILES. *TR

PURCHASED A 2006 F250 SUPER DUTY 8-08 USED WITH 56,000 MILES. 5 TIMES SINCE THEN TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER A SMALL BUMP WILL GO OUT OF CONTROL STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY BAD AND TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO REGAIN CONTROL. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED TRUCK SWERVED OVER 2 LANES AND ON TO SHOULDER BEFORE RE GAINING CONTROL. OTHERS HAVE HAD SAME EXPERIENCE IN SAME TRUCK. REPLACED TIRES DID NOT CURE PROBLEM. WAS A FORD MECHANIC AT A DEALERSHIP FOR 5YRS. INSPECTED TRUCK MY SELF ALL SUSPENSION PARTS AND STEERING COMPONENTS ARE TIGHT AND IN GOOD SHAPE. WONT LET MY WIFE AND CHILD RIDE OR DRIVE THIS VEHICLE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD THAT STATED IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE IS THE PROBLEM, I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS NOT!! *TR

FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY ON FORD 2006 F-250 SD. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIME IN THE LAST YEAR. TOTAL REPLACE OF ASSEMBLY COST @$1000.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO A MINIMUM SPEED OF 50 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES CAUSED THE SHAKING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER, WHICH STATED THAT HIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. FORD IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 06/08/09 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/18/09

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 FIVE TIMES NOW WITHIN TWO MONTHS AND 2500 MILES DRIVING. 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. *TR

MY 2006 FORD F250SD GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF. *TR

06 FORD F-250 SD FRONT SUSPENSION SHIMMY. TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED OFTEN SHIMMY STILL PERSISTS. NO BUMP OR DIP NEEDED SEEMS AS THOUGH MOST TIMES IN A SLIGHT TURN TRAVELING AT 40 TO 60 MPH SHIMMY IS THERE. I'VE TRIED DUAL SHOCK STEERING STABILIZERS INSTALLED NEW CASTERS REPLACED SHOCKS AND COILS NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. *TR

2006 F250 FRONT END SHIMMY, WOBBLE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR FRONT END CHECKUP AFTER LETTER FROM FORD. THEY SAID THEY AIRED UP THE TIRES AND IT WAS GOOD TO GO...? I WENT 5 MI DOWN THE ROAD AND SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. HIT BUMP IN ROAD AND THEN ANOTHER THE TRUCK STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING NEXT TO ME GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SCARED TO DEATH.. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN FEB 2009 AS A FORD CERTIFIED TRUCK. I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS TRUCK. I BELIEVE IT IS A LEMON. DEALERSHIP JUST SAID TIRES WERE UNDER INFLATED, AT 65LB AND AIRED TO 70PSI?? DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK WAS TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL, AND NOW I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THEM IN IT AND I FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE. I WORK FOR FORD AND AM FEELING VERY DISCOURAGED AND THE HELP I AM RECEIVING? WHAT NOW, DO I KEEP TAKING BACK? *TR

MY 2006 F-250 WILL SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT 30 TO 65 MPH IT RIPS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES SO HARD AND COME TO A STOP TO GET IT BACK IN CONTROL. REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER HAD ALIGNMENT AND STILL DOES IT. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE AT TIMES WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHEN A STOP OR SLOW DOWN IS REQUIRED. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AT APPROX 38,000 MILES AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS NOT ARE CALL DEFECT. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON EARLIER FORD TRUCKS. THIS IS A REPETITIVE ISSUE. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 FORD F250 PICKUP. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2006. AT APPROXIMATELY THE 30,000 MILE MARK THE TRUCK STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A SEVERE SHIMMY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THIS WOULD OCCUR RATHER RANDOMLY AND APPARENTLY UNDER ONLY THE PERFECT "BUMP OSCILLATION." ONCE THE SHIMMY STARTED THE IT WOULD GET WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY STOPPED. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNNERVING. SINCE IT WAS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT AND I WAS VERY BUSY I PUT OFF TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER UNTIL SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES HAD PASSED AND THE SHIMMY EPISODES GREW MORE FREQUENT. AS A FORMER MECHANIC (CURRENT OCCUPATION IS ENGINEER), I STAYED ON TOP OF MAINTENANCE AND TIRE PRESSURES. AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR OF THE SHIMMY. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALER CHARGED ME APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO FIX IT. THE REPAIRS APPEARED TO CORRECT THE SHIMMY AS IT HAS NO DONE SO IN THE 10,000 MILES SINCE THE REPAIRS. ON 4-22-09 I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATING THAT FOMOCO AND NHTSA ARE STUDYING THIS CONDITION. SINCE I HAD A DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THE SITUATION AND HAVE VALUABLE INSIGHT TO HOW VEHICLE OPERATE I THOUGHT I WOULD PASS ALONG MY EXPERIENCE. FORD DID NOT CARE TO HEAR ABOUT IT AS THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT ME ASKING FOR MY REPAIR MONEY TO BE RETURNED. SO NOW I AM CONTACTING YOUR AGENCY. IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT A TIRE INF

OUR COMPANY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADDRESSING AN ISSUE WITH F-SUPER DUTY 250/350 4X4. IT EXPLAINS HOW A SEVERE SHIMMY COMING FROM THE FRONT END CAN BE A PROBLEM. IT OFFERS A SOLUTION OF USING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. WE ARE A COUNTY OFFICE, UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE IS FIRST PRIORITY AND TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECK WEEKLY AND ALWAYS MEETS MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATION. THAT IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN THE PICK-UP HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT TAKES ALL THAT I HAVE TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD! THIS I FEEL IS A SERIOUS DANGER! TIRE PRESSURE I FEEL IS A CHEAP ATTEMPT AT A SOLUTION. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR CO. REGARDING A SHIMMY OR SEVERE VIBRATION THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN MY FORD F-250 FORD TRUCK TRAVELS OVER A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. AT THE TIME I HAD NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED IT. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I DROVE TROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD UNDER AN OVERPASS. MY TRUCK WENT IN A SEVERE SHIMMY. I ALMOST LOST FULL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE NEXT TO ME IN THE LEFT LANE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID HITTING IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PSI OF AIR IN MY TIRES WERE AT THE TIME. THEY WERE THE STOCK TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK OFF THE LOT. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THESE TIRES DUE TO WEAR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE GIVEN A LOT OF ATTENTION. *TR

THE COMPLAINT I HAVE IS REGARDING THE F-250 SHIMMY. I HAVE BATTLED THIS FOR 2 YEARS. THE VIOLENT RATTLE OF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO GET MYSELF OR SOMEONE HURT IF NOT CORRECTED. I WOULD INVITE ANY DOUBTERS TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN-ORDER FOR THE VIBRATION TO STOP. ON INTERSTATE TRAVEL, IT IS NOT EASY TO GET PULLED OVER WITH TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN. THE LETTER FORD DISTRIBUTED YESTERDAY IS VERY TELLING, THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX, OR DO NOT WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR A RECALL. THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION IS A DANGER, AND CONTINUES TO WORSEN. PARTICULARLY WITH THE TERRIBLE SHAPE OF TODAY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. PLEASE HELP FORD OWNERS ASAP. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F250 SUPERDUTY THAT HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES. LATEST IS WHEEL SHAKE AFTER HITTING A BUMP, POWER STEERING BOX HAS OVER 3" OF STEERING WHEEL PLAY, AND BALL JOINT JUST HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT TO MENTION DIESEL ENGINE ISSUES AND EXCESSIVE AIR NOISE. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS COMMON PROBLEMS IN FORD DIESELS DO TO ENGINE WEIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE RODS, BUSHINGS, AND BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SENT HIM A LETTER STATING THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL NOTICE. INSTEAD, THE LETTER STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT WILL SHIMMY UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR THE FAILURE TO CEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPAIR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ON HIS OWN, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK AFTER GOING OVER ROUGH AREA IN ROAD, HAD SEVERE SHIMMY, SHAKING & JUMPING IN FRONT END. TRUCK PULLED OVER CENTER LANE IN ROAD. *TR

FRONT END WOBBLE AND SHIMMY, REALLY SCARY. *TR

I WAS TAKEN BY EXTREME SHOCK WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, CROSSED A PAVING JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH, IT FELT LIKE THE TIRES WERE SHAKING OFF, NO CONTROL FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT A SAFE LOCATION TO CHECK THE LUG NUTS...THEY WERE TIGHT. NOW THESE OCCURRENCES ARE HAPPENING AT GREATER FREQUENCIES AND AT LOWER SPEEDS (45MPH) THE SHAKING IS SEVERE AND UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW DOWN ENOUGH FOR IT TO STOP. I ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION THIS LAST WINTER. THE SHIMMY STARTED ON DRY PAVEMENT THEN WENT TO AN ICE PATCH. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS FIRST DIESEL I'VE OWNED AND I'LL TELL YOU I NEVER IMAGINED THE LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING A VEHICLE AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS ONE. I AM NOT A NOT A NEOPHYTE TO OWNING AND DRIVING TRUCKS, 4 WHEEL AND 2 WHEEL DRIVE, THIS ONE HOWEVER, IS A SCARY RIDE. LIKE MOST OF EVERYONE I KNOW, DISPOSABLE MONEY IS TIGHT AND I HAVEN'T GONE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I ASSUMED WHATEVER WAS WRONG WOULD COST ME FAR MORE MONEY TO FIX THAN I COULD AFFORD. I WAS GLAD TO SEE A LETTER ARRIVE YESTERDAY TO ASSURE ME THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON OUT HERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FORD TRUCK. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. *TR

MY F-250 SUPER DUTY, HAS A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE DIED IN ONE INSTANCE,WE HAD TO MOVE ACROSS TWO LANES TO THE SHOULDER AS THE TRUCK BOUNCED UNCONTROLLABLY. I THOUGHT THE TIE RODS WERE GOING TO SNAP . THIS DID NOT HAPPEN JUST ONCE, BUT NUMEROUS TIMES. EVERY TIME I APPROACH A BRIDGE DECK, BUMP OR POT HOLE I'M AFRAID THE TUCK MAY HAVE A UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMY AND LOSING CONTROL! YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE TRUCK WILL HAVE A SLIGHT,OR SEVERE SHIMMY,SOMETIMES THERE IS NO SHIMMY AT ALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE RECTIFIED!!! JUST SO YOU ARE MADE AWARE MY TIRES ARE FINE AS IS MY SPEED. *TR

EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING, LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AFTER HITTING SUCCESSIVE POT HOLES. SHAKING SO SEVERE IT CAUSED THE DRIVERS DOOR TO OPEN. HAS HAPPENED FEW TIMES SINCE NO AT SEVERE. *TR

EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES THE FRONT SUSPENSION WILL BEGIN TO RATTLE AND WOBBLE. LOCAL DEALER HAS INSTALLED AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK ON 3 OCCASIONS. SERVICE MANAGER STATED, MORE THAN ONCE, THAT FORD WILL ONLY LET THEM DO SO MUCH. *TR

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ON SOMEWHAT UNDULATING CONCRETE SURFACE, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATING OF SUSPENSION SUCH THAT IT FELT LIKE THE AXLES WERE UNCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. STEERING CONTROL BECAME DIFFICULT AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL. *TR

2006 F250 FRONT END WOBBLE OR EXTREME VIBRATION AFTER HITTING A SMALL POT HOLE IN ROAD. EVEN 2 OR 3 UNEVEN CRACKS IN ROAD WILL CAUSE TRUCK TO JUMP OUT OF CONTROL AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH?? NOT HAPPY, I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED AND NOT HAPPY AT ALL. *TR TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM LOOK AT. FORD CERTIFIED ?? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. TRUCKS SHAKES VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL @ 40-50 MILES PER HOUR GETS WORSE UNTIL YOU COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD IT WOULD HAPPEN THREE - FOUR TIMES EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE THE TRUCK. HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND MANY THINGS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WORKS. THE MORE RESEARCH I DO, THE MORE I FIND OUT IT LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURE/ENGINEERING DEFECT. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP MY TRUCK THAT I PLANNED AND BUDGETED TO KEEP FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE AND VEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PLACED A "BOTTOMING OUT KIT" IN THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THEY LOWERED THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP IT AT THAT SET PRESSURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON TURNPIKES AND HIGHWAYS. HE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS HE SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONDITION WORSENED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME OLDER. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,016 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF THE TIRE HAD A LEAK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM. UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR

THIS IS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT I NOTICED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEH., (2006 FORD F-250SD). THE PROBLEM IS IN THE SUSPENSION. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN YOU GO OVER AN AREA OF THE ROAD THAT IS ROUGH. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WENT OVER A BUMPY AREA ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND BEGAN SHAKING HEAVILY. IF I HAD NOT BEEN HOLDING THE WHEEL FIRMLY I WOULD HAVE CROSSED THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I FOUND A SITE WHERE THERE WERE 11 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME VEH. AND THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED F250'S INCLUDING MY LAST THAT WAS A 2002 AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. ITS APPARENT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM THEY USED. IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING THAT HASN'T EXPERIENCED IT THEY MAY LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A FATALITY. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER TO LOOK AT, BUT FROM WHAT I READ OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN 3-4 TIMES AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH OR ANY HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IT DRIVES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE CONTACT CAN BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE VEHICLE HAS PRO COMPETITION XTREME A/T TIRES, SIZE 37X13.5 (NA). THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AFTERMARKET IN 2007. WHILE FILLING THE TIRE WITH AIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED CRACKS IN THE TREAD OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER CALLED PRO COMP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR $100 TOWARDS A NEW SET OF TIRES. THE TIRES COST APPROXIMATELY $450 PER TIRE. THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T009000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE CONTACT HAS ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION, IF NEEDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

MY TIRES SIDEWALLS ARE COMPLETELY COMING APART WITH DEEP CRACKS IN SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES ARE NOT VERY OLD,THE PICK-UP ISN'T USED FOR HAULING HEAVY LOADS AND HAS NOT BEEN STORED IN HOT AREAS..THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY AND HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY A TIRE PLACE THAT HAS SAID THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE TIRES COMING APART OBVIOUSLY WOULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO-WHERE AND WAS ONLY OFFERED A POSSIBLE SMALL REBATE AFTER WOULD HAVE PAID FULL PRICE FOR A NEW SET. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL TRUCK. I HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING WITH TEMPORARY COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITHIN DESIGNATED SPEED LIMITS. THE EVENT SEEMS TO FOLLOW DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SERVICES SUCH AS BRIDGE GAPS, POTHOLES, ROAD PATCHES, ETC. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN AS I OFTEN TOW A 34 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER WITH TRAILER WEIGHT OVER 10,000 GVR; THANKFULLY I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE THIS LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE TOWING MY CAMPER. *TR

I PURCHASED FROM FORD A BRAND NEW F-250 WHICH IS EXPERIENCING WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE", ANY INTERNET SEARCH WILL TURN UP THIS SITUATION. THE TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS AND FEAR OF DEATH HAS BEEN PARKED FOR 1 YEAR. THE TRUCK SHAKES, WOBBLES, VIBRATES, AND HOPS VIOLENTLY AT FREEWAY SPEED WITH DEALERSHIPS TREATING THESE CONDITIONS AS MYSTERIOUS OR NON-EXISTENT! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 4X4 CREWCAB WITH A SHORTBED THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH VIOLENT FRONT END OSCILLATION. SEE ODI RESUME INVESTIGATION EA 08-007. AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT ON 8/2/2006, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER ON 8/5/2006. THIS WAS NOW THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP REQUIRED THAT I REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM FOR THE TECH WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS SECOND DEALERSHIP HAD MY TRUCK UNTIL 8/11/2006 AND SAID THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. I WAS TOLD SOME METAL BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED IN THE FRONT END AND THAT CHAMBER OR CASTER WAS WAY OFF. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO MAKE SURE AND ROTATE TIRES AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS AND TO KEEP TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED. I NOTICED WHEN I LEFT THAT THE TRUCK HAD A CHOPPY BOUNCE TO THE RIDE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FROM THE TIRE WEAR. THE ODOMETER READING AT THAT TIME WAS 22065. AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 3000 MILES, I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THEY ROAD TESTED THE TRUCK, THEN REBALANCED ALL 4 TIRES AND REINDEXED THE REAR TIRES. THESE ARE THE TIRES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON THE FRONT AND ROTATED AT THE SECOND DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE A CHOPPY BOUNCE II THE RIDE, WHICH NOW I WAS TOLD WAS NORMAL OR ACCEPTABLE. IF THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE RODE THAT WAY WHEN I PURCHASED IT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT. I WENT FROM HAVING A SMOOTH RIDING TRUCK THAT ON OCCASION HAD A SEVER

LARGE INACCURACIES ON THE SPEEDOMETER,SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL SOMETIMES STUCK ON ONE SPEED. NEVER THE RIGHT SPEED.*TR

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER,STALLS SPARKPLUG FAILURE/BREAKAGE SPARKPLUGS REPLACED AT CUSTOMER EXPENCE. HAVE OLD PARTS. *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE 84 TOYOTA PICKUP BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY 06 F250 4X4 SD. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH AND HIT THE SMALLEST BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE SO HARD IT WILL CAUSE YOU TO CHANGE LANES AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU STOP HARD WITH THE BRAKES. MY FAMILY IS NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE NO MATTER WHAT. THE DEALER STATES THAT IT IS THE DAMPENER AND TIRE PRESSURE. OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT VIOLENT SHAKING IS...IT IS NOT THE DAMPENER AND TIRE PRESSURE....THE TRUCK WILL LITERALLY BOUNCE OUT OF ITS LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. IF FORD DOES NOT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, I AM SURE THAT MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING THESE. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND REFUSE TO DRIVE IT......GUESS YOU GOT YOUR MONEY THOUGH, DIDN'T YOU FORD. *TR

I OWN 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. AT SPEEDS OVER 65MPH I GET A VIOLENT SHAKE IN MY STEERING WHEEL,SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE GONE ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE SAD PART IS NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN 2005 MODELS AND NEWER THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IN 2005 FORD REDESIGNED THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM .PLEASE LOOK INTO. *TR

MY 2006 F-250 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I TRAVEL AT BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. I PUT ON NEW TIRES AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING. I'VE TAKEN THEM TO GET BALANCED AND IT STILL HAPPENS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S THE TIRES. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING OVER MILDLY ROUGH ROADS AT SPEED (45 AND ABOVE) THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS HARD TO HOLD ON TO IT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO STEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ABRUPTLY OR SLOW TO 30 MPH OR LESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED SEVERELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. RECENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL GEAR BOX FAILED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I HAVE AN 06 F250. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40-45 SINCE I VE HAD THE TRUCK NEW I HAVE HAD MAJOR WOBBLE. YESTERDAY ON THE INTERSTATE I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY BACK FROM DISNEYLAND AND HIT A POTHOLE AROUND 70MPH. THE TRUCK SHOOK OUT OF CONTROL IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NO PROBLEMS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

2006 FORD F250 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT CAUSES YOU TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL UNTIL YOU GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER, IT REQUIRES SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER. AFTER REPLACING THE DAMPENER ON THE FRONT END IT QUIT. THE SHAKING IS STARTING AGAIN AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT APPROX. 70 MPH AND WENT OVER AN UNEVEN SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGAN HOPPING UP AND DOWN AND BACK AND FORTH. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I COULD BREAK TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FRIENDS IN THE CAR IN BACK OF ME SAID MY TIRES WERE LEAVING THE ROAD AND THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THEIR LIFE. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOT TO THIS EXTENT. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AND NOW AM VERY WEARY OF DRIVING THIS TRUCK. I WILL TAKE THIS TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO BUT I FEEL FORD SHOULD PICK UP THE BILL ON MY $40,000 TRUCK. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 F250. WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR BRIDGE WHERE THE HIGHWAY CHANGES TO THE BRIDGE AND BACK TO BLACKTOP, THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKES SO BADLY IT ALMOST JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND. FORD SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THIS, AND HAVE NOT HEARD OF IT. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM BEING FOUND. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR