2006 Ford F-350 SD complaints

WE OWN A FORD F-350 DIESEL PICKUP. IT IS A 2006, PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS HAD REPEATED POWER FAILURE IN THE LAST TWO AND HALF YEARS, WITH OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS BEFORE THAT. MOST RECENTLY WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR DEALERSHIP TO THE TUNE OF $2500.00 REPAIR FOR FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL INJECTOR MODULES. THE PROBLEM, IS SAFETY FOR OUR LIVES AND POSSIBLY OTHERS IN OUR PATH. THE VEHICLE HAS RECURRING ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING IT TO DIE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOT ONLY AT A STOP LIGHT, BUT THROUGH INTERSECTIONS, AND ON STRAIGHT ROADS. WE MOST RECENTLY HAD IT DIE TWICE WHILE PULLING 2 HORSES IN A TRAILER. QUICKLY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO OUR HOME JUST LAST THURSDAY APRIL 14TH DUE TO NOT RESTARTING. TODAY, APRIL 18TH, WE TOOK THIS TRUCK TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AS WAS RECOMMENDED BY FORD MOTOR CO. APPARENTLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS HAVING ENGINE/POWER FAILURE AND OTHER THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PARTS THAT WERE USED FOR THIS YEAR TRUCK. WE ARE RETIRED, TRYING TO RUN A BUSINESS WHICH DEPENDS ON THIS PICKUP. WE ARE FEARFUL OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONS, OR COMING TO A STOP AND LOSING POSER. OUR LIVES ARE AT STACK AND THOSE AROUND US. OUR WARRANTY IS UP ON THE TRUCK. THE LAST TIME IS WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY ONE MONTH. NO ONE FROM FORD EVER MENTIONED RENEWING OUR WARRANTY AT ANY TIME EITHER. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ADDRESSED AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OUT THERE HAVING

2006 FORD F350 SD 4X4 FRONT END ALIGNED LESS THAN 1 MONTH PRIOR WITH ALL TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND CORRECTED. DRIVING IN DRY CONDITIONS APPROACHING AN OVERPASS ON A CURVE, FRONT OF OVERPASS BRIDGE SURFACE IS BUMPY AND ROUGH, SPEED 45-50 MPH. HIT ROUGH SURFACE AND FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY!!!! HAD TO HIT BRAKES AND SWEAR TO SHOULDER TO KEEP FROM GOING OFF OVERPASS! *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DIESEL FUEL TANK WAS CONTAMINATED AND THE COATING INSIDE THE TANK CAME APART. THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE HE USED THE WRONG DIESEL FUEL. THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $7,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE CONTACT LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. HE HAD TO DECREASE THE VEHICLES' SPEED TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING BUSHING, SHOCKS, LOWER CONTROL, AND IDLER ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT LOCATED AN INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: PE07057- SUSPENSION:FRONT) WHICH DESCRIBED FAILURE AND INQUIRED WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER SET THE TIRE PRESSURE TO THE CORRECT MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,444.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F350 4 WHEEL DRIVE SINGLE WHEEL LONG BED KING RANCH. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR INTERSTATE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 80 MILES AN HOUR, AND IF YOU HIT THE SMALLEST IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, UNCONTROLLABLE, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES ABOUT 14 INCHES SIDE TO SIDE SO FAST AND HARD, THAT IT TAKES ILL I'VE GOT TO HOLD ON TO THE WHEEL. YOU CAN HEAR THE TIRES CHIRP SIDE TO SIDE ON THE PAVEMENT IT WOBBLES SO SEVERELY. I'VE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP, HAD IT ALIGNED 4 TIMES, BRAND NEW TIRES, I HAVE ADJUSTED THE CASTOR ACCORDINGLY TO FORDS TSB FORUM, HAD MY ROTORS TURNED, AND WHEELS AND TIRES BALANCED SO MANY TIMES. ITS SO BAD, IT SHAKES THE STUFF IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I DIDN'T PAY 64,000 DOLLARS FOR A TRUCK THAT I CANT DRIVE. I WILL SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX IT, BUT FORD SAYS ITS A NORMAL CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE FRONT END WOULD SHIMMY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT END DAMPENER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO HIS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE EGR VALVE WARNING LIGHT. THE DEALER REFILLED THE COOLANT BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT OPERATED THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX A/T2 TIRES, SIZE LT 275/70/R18. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL 5 TIRES (INCLUSIVE OF THE SPARE) DEVELOPED CRACKS AT THE SIDEWALL AROUND THE RIM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WHO CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO TO PAY 50% OF THE COSTS OF NEW TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC TR TIRES, SIZE 275/70/R18. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT 25 MPH OR MORE IN SNOWY WEATHER, THE TIRES WOULD EXHIBIT POOR TRACTION. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE DEALER DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FOUND IN THE TREAD. MOST RECENTLY, THE REAR TIRES WERE FAILING DUE TO DEFECTIVE TREAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE TIRES AND STATED HE WOULD ONLY USE THE VEHICLE WHEN PULLING A HORSE TRAILER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 24,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 34,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A SMALL POTHOLE. HE STATED THAT THE STEERING ALSO FELT LOOSE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, WAITED AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,915.

SAND AND SMALL PEBBLES ARE CAUGHT IN THE FRONT SIDE WINDOWS TRIM OR WEATHER STRIPPING. THIS CAN ONLY BE CLEANED WITH THE WINDOW DOWN. THE GRIT IN THE WEATHER STRIPPING SCRATCHES THE WINDOW UNTIL IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDOW WHEN HEAD LIGHTS OR SUN SHINES IN CERTAIN DIRECTIONS. FORD HAS REPLACED THE WINDOWS AND WEATHER STRIPPING TWICE BUT THIS JUST STARTS THE PROCESS OF SCRATCHING OVER. I FEEL SOME TYPE OF FENDER EXTENTION IS NEEDED TO STOP THE GRIT FROM BEING KICKED UP FROM THE FRONT TIRES. IN THE WINTER OR ON DIRT ROADS THE PROBLEM LEADS TO CLEANING THE WEATHER STRIPPING DAILY OR NOT USING THE WINDOWS. THERE IS ALWAYS A SCRATCHING SOUND AS THE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE APPROACHED WHERE THE BRIDGE HITS THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS JUST A LITTLE PAVEMENT, HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DUE TO IT'S ACCELERATING. THE DRIVER STATES HE KEPT EASING THE BRAKES DOWN TO SLOW HIS TRUCK DOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,566. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON 2006 FORD F350 VEHICLE WITH 6.0 DIESEL , THE EGR COOLERS HAVE DEFECT THAT CAUSE THEM TO LEAK. AFTER READING INTO THIS IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY STATED IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD LOOK INTO AN AFTERMARKET COOLER SINCE THE OEM UNIT FAILS QUITE OFTEN TO THE FREQUENCY OF 2 TO 3 WITHIN 100,000 MILES. THIS REPAIR IS APPROX. 1000 TO 2000 DEPENDING ON IF THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED AS WELL. IN MY CASE I HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL COOLER ALONG WITH EGR COOLER AN EGR VALVE AND HEAD GASKET. MY TOTAL BILL WAS $2095.63 FORD STATED IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS TSB,S ON THIS BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR A VOLUNTARY RECALL. THEY DID STATE THAT THEY WILL ONLY COMPENSATE IF INSTRUCTED TO DUE TO A RECALL. THESE ISSUES IF RESEARCHED ONLINE ARE MORE COMMON THEN PEOPLE NEEDING ANY OTHER PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN THESE COOLERS FAIL THE EGR GET WET AND DOES NOT FUNCTION. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CAN MAKE YOU LOOSE POWER THUS LOOSING HYDROBOOST FOR BRAKING AND STEERING. *TR

#1 2006 FORD SUPERDUTY F-350 4X4 DEATH WOBBLE.{TERM USED IN FORUMS}.HIT POTHOLE AFTER ALL THE SNOW STORMS HERE IN MO., AND MY TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY UNTIL I REACHED 30 MPH. SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE FORUMS I HAVE READ. TO DATE THIS IS THE WORST TIME.HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, JUST NEVER THIS BAD. VEHICLE HAS 29,560 MILES TO DATE. I HAVE NEW TIRES @ 50PSI AND HAD MY ALIGNMENT DONE BY FORD DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF NEW INSTALL. MY VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. QUESTION: HAVE YOU HAD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE? LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.#2 PROBLEM IS THE SEAT IS JUST FALLING APART. UNBELIEVABLE THAT IT HAS WORN THRU WITH THE LITTLE MILEAGE I PUT ON THE VEHICLE. SIDE SUPPORT HAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED AND MATERIAL IS COMING APART.FORD SAYS O-WELL. TIMES UP FOR YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HWY AT APPROX 65MPH I RAN ACROSS A PATCH OF UNEVEN ROAD AT WHICH CAUSED MY 2006 F350 4X4 STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY I HAD TO CAREFULLY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHICH WAS NO SMALL TASK AS THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC THE SHAKING WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ALMOST STOPPED THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON DIFFERENT ROADS . THE VEHICLE IS STOCK NOT LIFTED AND HAS OEM TIRES. I AM TRYING TO FIND A FIX BUT I AM FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP FIX. *TR

VEHICLE CONTROL COMPROMISED WHEN INCURRING SHARP CHANGES IN ROAD SURFACE (POTHOLES, EXPANSION JOINTS, ETC). *TR

EXCESSIVE FRONT END SHIMMY ON OCCASION WITH MY FORD F350 4X4. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY MAINTAINING PROPER TIRE PRESSURE SEEMED TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I HIT SOME BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY VERY VIOLENTLY. I KNEW TO HIT THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING, BUT I HAD TO STAY ON MY BRAKES UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD "ONLY BE GUESSING" AT THE PROPER WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE, AS I AM NERVOUS ABOUT RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CALL SEVERAL SERVICE CENTERS UNTIL I FIND ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCE WITH TRYING TO FIX THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE THAT AND I HAVE FOUND THAT NONE OF THE LOCAL DEALERS KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS SHIMMY PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND I AM CONVINCED THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

ENGINE FILTERS GET CLOGGED UP AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO RUN ERRATICALLY AND STALL, CAUSED FROM DEBRIS FROM A FAULTY FUEL TANK. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD F-350 4X4 SHORT BED CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE EVER BEEN MADE. I HAVE KEPT THE VEHICLE IN GOOD MECHANICAL SHAPE, KEPT THE TIRES INFLATED TO RECOMMENDED LEVELS, AND KEPT THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH AND HITS A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE OSCILLATION IS MOST SEVERE IF THE BUMP IS HIT WHILE IN A LEFT TURN. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I BREAK UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MPH TO 40 MPH AND THE OSCILLATION STOPS. WHEN THIS OSCILLATION OCCURS, THE VEHICLE HAS LIMITED STEERING CONTROL. IT GENERALLY TRAVELS IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION BUT DOES NOT RESPOND WELL TO STEERING WHEEL INPUT UNTIL THE OSCILLATION IS DAMPENED. THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT AND IN SOME CASES IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THIS OSCILLATION HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. IN THE CASE TODAY, THIS OSCILLATION WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE. I NEARLY HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION, THE OPPOSING VEHICLE MOVED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO ALLOW ME TO PASS. THESE OSCILLATIONS HAVE OCCURRED WITH BOTH THE ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL LT275/70R18 TIRES AND ALSO THE REPLACEMENT MICHELIN LT275/70R18 TIRES. TIRES PRESSURES HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AT 65 PSI FRONT AND 75 PSI REAR AS RECOMMENDED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

2006 FORD F-350 SD 2WD HAS A VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE SMALLEST IMPERFECTION IN THE HIGHWAY. AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH+ THE SHAKING IS SO INTENSE THAT IT CAUSES SWERVING AND YOU MUST COME TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WILL CEASE. SINCE IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, WE HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED AND HAVE SWERVED INTO OTHER LANES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. IT CAN OCCUR ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY OR FOUR TIMES IN 20MILES. *TR

2006 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DUAL AXLE. VEHICLE SUFFERS SEVERE, VIOLENT, AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMY / VIBRATIONS WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT. MOST NOTABLY WHEN DOING SO WHILE IN A LEFT ANGLED TURN. MUST APPLY IMMEDIATE HEAVY BREAKING TO BELOW 20 MPH TO GET THE UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION TO STOP. HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR-ENDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED AND VEHICLE SUSPENSION IS COMPLETELY FACTORY STOCK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE PURCHASE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING VIOLENTLY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HE REDUCED THE SPEED TO 40 MPH AND THE SHAKING CEASED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE COMPENSATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FAILURES REGARDING THE BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD, AND ANYTHING DEALING WITH THE STEERING DUE TO THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

2006 FORD F350 6.0L DIESEL PICKUP COOLANT HEATER RETURN LINE NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO FIREWALL LEADING TO COOLANT LEAKAGE AND/OR EXHAUST GAS LEAKAGE. THE CAB HEATER COOLANT RETURN LINE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BOLTED IN TWO PLACES TO THE FIREWALL TO PROPERLY HOLD THE COOLANT LINE IN PLACE. ON MY TRUCK THE TWO NUTS THAT ATTACH THE LINE TO THE FIREWALL WERE NEVER INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY - AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACTORY PAINT NEVER BEEN SCRATCHED ON THE STUDS ON THE FIREWALL. WITHOUT PROPER ATTACHING OF THE LINE TO THE FIREWALL THE LINE THEN RESTS ON TOP OF THE TURBO EXHAUST PIPE EVENTUALLY WEARING THROUGH ONE OR BOTH OF THE COOLANT LINE AND EXHAUST PIPE. MY COOLANT LINE RUPTURED AT 30,000 MILES. *TR

2006 FORD F350 4X4 STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BODY SHAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING VIBRATED AND WOBBLED EXCESSIVELY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. SHE DROVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. CURRENTLY, THE AUTHORIZED DEALER IS REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AND DRAG LINK. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I OWN AN 06' FORD F350 SD. I FIRST NOTICED AN EXTREME TIRE SHIMMY/BOUNCE AT AROUND 15,000 MI, WHEN A POT HOLE, BRIDGE EXPANSION OR ROUGH ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 105,000 MI. AND THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME SOME EXTREME THAT I BELIEVE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS REMEDIED. THE BOUNCING IS SO EXTREME THAT CONTROL OF THE TRUCK IS NEARLY LOST. FORD HAS SENT ME A LETTER CLAIMING IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE IS THE PROBLEM, I HAVE ADJUSTED BUT TO NO HELP. THE TRUCK SHIMMYS/ SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY, AT EVERY BUMP ENCOUNTERED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH IS WIDE SPREAD AMONG SD OWNERS ACCORDING TO POSTINGS ON THE WEB. PLEASE HELP! *TR

2006 FORD F350 4X4 STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER AUTHORIZED 2" REVTEK LEVELING KIT INSTALLED ON FRONT END. STOCK 20" WHEELS AND TIRES. ONLY FORD DEALER MAINTAINED SINCE NEW. STEERING IS INCONSISTENT. TWO PROBLEMS. FIRST: SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TRUCK WILL VEER LEFT CROSSING CENTERLINE. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE STEERING EFFORT TO CORRECT, WHICH FREQUENTLY RESULTS IN OVERCORRECTION TO RIGHT. POWER STEERING EFFORT APPEARS IN INCREASE AND DECREASE DURING EVENTS. INCIDENT REQUIRES LETTING OFF THE GAS AND SLOWING TO GET VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL. SECOND: AFTER LOW SPEED 90 DEGREE TURNS (EG: LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION IN TOWN) STEERING WILL NOT WANT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT. FREQUENTLY, AFTER STRAIGHTENING OUT TRUCK WILL VEER IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE IS CONTROLLABLE WITH EFFORT. JUST SPENT ANOTHER $741 AT FORD DEALER ON NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, ROTATE, BALANCE, ALIGNMENT. PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F350 CREWCAB SUPERDUTY THAT HAS A SHIMMY / VIBRATION IN CAB OF TRUCK WHICH HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A DIP OR BUMP AND IF I SLOW DOWN SOMETIMES IT GOES AWAY QUICKLY WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES I HAVE SLOW DOWN BELOW 30MPH. HOW SAFE IS THAT ON AN INTERSTATE? I DID RECEIVE A LETTER FROM FORD SAYING THIS COMMON BUT I DISAGREE BECAUSE THIS IS MY THIRD SUPERDUTY AND THE LAST TWO I DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD DIESEL ENGINES THIS IS GAS. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD FORD CUSTOMER REP THAT I NEED A ROAD WORTHY TEST OR THE DRIVE SHAFT IS OUT OF BALANCE SO THEY ARE GUESSING TOO. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS LETTER THAT FORD SENT TO SUPERDUTY OWNERS. FORD REP STATED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE A GAS ENGINE IS TOO LIGHT AND THE SUPERDUTYS WERE MADE FOR DIESEL ENGINES. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TRUE THIS IS BUT MY FIRST TWO SUPERDUTY TRUCKS I HAD WERE DIESEL AND I DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS. I HAVE DRAFTED UP A LETTER TO SEND TO NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TO FORD BUT I AM NOT VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE END RESULTS. MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT AND NOW IT IS ON MY NICKEL. I EVEN PUT NEW E RATED TIRES ON THE TRUCK IN DECEMBER AND HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WHICH THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE AND NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. I HAVE LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES SO THAT DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. AS OF THIS DATE THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES WHICH ABSOLUTELY

I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE FINDINGS ON THE F-350 SUPERDUTY FRONT SUSPENSION SHIMMY AS IT IS CALLED. I HAVE A 06 F-350 SD WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE AND NEEDS IT AGAIN BUT FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY IT BECAUSE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRING. THIS SEVERE SHIMMY IS REAL AND TO ALLOW A FINDING THAT STATES THE TIRE PRESSURE IS TO BLAME IS COMPLETELY FALSE AND SO STUNNING. DOES THE ODI REALLY EXPECT THE VEHICLE OWNERS TO BUY THIS. LOOKS LIKE FORD HAD ITS HAND IN THIS ONE AGAIN. I WANT MY TRUCK FIXED AND I WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. FORD KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXIST BUT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH YET TO RECALL. WILL SOMEONE DIE FIRST? MY TRUCK IS THAT SEVERE IT WILL LEAVE THE ROAD IF YOUR NOT EXPECTING IT. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT AND NO SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS. I HAVE HAD THIS FRONT END COMPLETELY REBUILT TWICE EVERY YEAR SO FAR SINCE PURCHASE AND AS OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1400.00 TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT HAS REALLY NEVER BEEN FIXED FROM THE INITIAL REPAIR. PLEASE COME TAKE A RIDE AND CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE YOU WILL BE COMPLETELY SCARED BEFORE WE ARE DONE. *TR

EXCESSIVE FRONT END SHIMMY/WOBBLE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED WITH 20K MILES ON IT IN 2007 AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIOLENTLY TILL ABOUT 37K WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTS SHAKING AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND GETS REAL BAD AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND REALLY BAD SLOWING DOWN IN THAT SAME RANGE. ANY TIME I'VE HAD REPAIRS DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP THE REPAIRS DONE TO MY TRUCK ON THE INVOICES STATE THE DEALERSHIP VERIFIED COMPLAINT AND THEN HOW THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THIS PROBLEM MY INVOICE READS MY COMPLAINT AND THEN "NO REPAIR ATTEMPTED". THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOT REPAIR ANYTHING BUT ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE THEY DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SAY THEY EVEN TRIED TO VERIFY MY COMPLAINT IT JUST SAYS " NO REPAIR ATTEMPTED". SO EACH MILE I HAVE PUT ON THE TRUCK TILL NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR POT HOLE BUT NOW IT DOES IT JUST DRIVING JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME IT GETS TO 40 MPH AND DEFINITELY AROUND 50-55 MPH. SOMETIMES IT SHAKES TO WHERE I CAN SLOW DOWN AND IT GOES AWAY AND OTHER TIMES IT SHAKES SO BAD I HAVE TO STOP AND HOW SAFE IS THAT ON INTERSTATE WITH MY WIFE AND 2 DAUGHTERS. I'VE HAD A COUPLE AUTO SHOPS LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. SO I NEEDED THEM ANYWAY SO I TOOK IT AND GOT ALL "6"(DUALLY)NEW

MY NEW 2006 F-350 SD 4X4 DUALLY FNT END WOBBLES IF SMALL BUMP IS HIT (LIKE A ROAD JOINT) ON ROAD WAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH HAVE HAD TRUCK IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES STILL DOES SAME THING ONE SHOP IN TOWN HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE THE 50S SAYS HE GETS ALOT OF THESE TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING HE HAS CHECKED WITH FORD NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 SUPERDUTY NEW IN JUNE 2006 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW I HAD SOME SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OVER 65 BUT RECENTLY IT HAS GOT MUCH WORSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES NOW AND THE LAST FEW TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN GOING AROUND 70 MPH IF YOU HIT ROUGH SPOTS IT WILL START A VIOLENT SHAKE IF I SLOWLY REDUCE SPEED IT WILL STOP AROUND 45 MPH. I AM STARTING TO THINK IT IS NOT EVEN SAFE ENOUGH FOR MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK ANYMORE. MY DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANYTHING DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 36,000 AND IS STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TILL JUNE OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE HAD MANY FORDS OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT FORD WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS IF THEY WANT TO KEEP ME AS A LOYAL CUSTOMER. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR FORDS DESIGN FLAWS OUT OF MY POCKET (IF THERE EVEN IS A WAY TO FIX IT). IF FORD WILL NOT DO SOMETHING TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM MY WIFE AND I WILL NO LONGER BUY FROM THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-350 PICKUP AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHEN BEND IN ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS HAPPENS VERY ROUTINELY AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. TRUCK IS EVEN A HAND FULL TO CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT 65 MPH GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT AWAY WITH BUMPY SURFACE. *TR

STEERING/SUSPENSION OSCILLATES OR GOING INTO A HARMONIC BOUNCING AFTER ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. USUALLY AROUND 65 MPH. SLOWING DOWN WILL STOP THE HARMONIC BOUNCING. IT HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 8 TIMES WHILE I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE THE LATEST BEING 12/26/08. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN DEC. 2006. AS OF 1/2009 THE VEHICLE HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME WHEN IT HAPPENS. NO REPAIR/CORRECTING ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME. *TR

2006 F 350 VERY VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING BUMPS AND SUCH IN THE ROAD. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING ONE HAS TO SLOW ALMOST TO A STOP. ON THE HIGHWAY THIS IS VERY DANGERS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE... *TR

2006 FORD F-350 XLT CREW CAB DIESEL. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OF 45-55 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES (NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, STEERING STABILIZERS) WITHOUT RESOLUTION. WHEN THE SHAKING STARTS THE VEHICLE BECOMES EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND HARD TO CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS TO BE ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED BEFORE THE SHAKE WILL STOP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. SOME HAVE WRECKED THEIR VEHICLES, OTHERS HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE CALLS. FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE THAT I CAN FIND. *TR

2006 FORD F-350 HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING!!!! *TR

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AT 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE HITS UNEVEN OR VARIATION IN HIGHWAY. VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED OR STOPPED TO REDUCE OR STOP SHAKING. SHAKING WAS SO SEVERE THAT VEHICLE STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL AND FLIP. VEHICLE IS TOTALLY STOCK FROM FORD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT FORD. COMMENT ON CAUSE WAS SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE FRONT END? SHAKING STOPPED FOR A WHILE AND THEN RETURNED. *TR

2006 F-350 FORD TRUCK SINCE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WHEN TIRES ARE ABOUT 60% USED BAD WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN ON A CURVE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD OR A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT HEIGHT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS TRUCK IS HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROX 45 MPH. A REBALANCE OF THE TIRES HELP BUT STILL WOBBLES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH IN THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES. TRUCK NOW HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM ON THE 5TH SET OF TIRES HAVE USED 4 DIFFERENT BRANDS BUT IT ALWAYS SEEM TO BE THE SAME AS THE TIRE WEAR THE WOBBLE GETS WORSE AND WORSE. THE WOBBLE IS ALWAYS THERE EVEN WHEN THE TIRES ARE NEW BUT IT IS MINIMAL UNTIL THE TIRE WEARS TO ABOUT 60% OF THE TREAD THEN IT GETS TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL OF DRIVABLE IT LITERALLY JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU SLOW BELOW 50MPH. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND MANY COMMERCIAL TRUCK BUYERS (PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON TO NAME TWO)HAVE BROUGHT THERE FLEET TRUCKS IN TO HAVE NO SUCCESS OF REPAIR. I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS NO FIX SO PERHAPS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTITRACT 18" TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRUCK FROM THE FACTORY (THEY WERE THE WORST WITH THE WOBBLE) BUT I HAVE SINCE USED OTHER BRANDS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F 350 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT .WHEN I HIT POTHOLES OR ROUGH ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES {SHIMMIES ] VIOLENTLY WHEN SPEEDS AT 55 MPH I MUST SLOW DOWN TO 25/30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THIS IS DANGEROUS I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS TIRE PRESSURE IN SIDE DRIVERSIDE DOOR SAYS 75 PSI THAT'S WHAT IM RUNNING .THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN I HIT AN UNEVEN PATCH OF PAVEMENT. MY TRUCK VIBRATED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. I THOUGHT I'D BLOWN OUT A TIRED. I GOT OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I DROVE AROUND FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS (BELOW 50 MPH) UNTIL I HAD THE NEED TO GET ON THE FREEWAY. GOT UP TO SPEED 75 AND HIT AN UNEVEN SURFACE, CAUSING MY TRUCK TO VIBRATE AGAIN VERY FRIGHTENING.... TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INSTALLED DUAL STEERING STABILIZERS. EVERYTHING WORKED OK UNTIL LAST WEEK. I NOTICED THAT NOW MY TRUCK CATCHES WHEN I TURN RIGHT, AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. I NOTICED LEFT STABILIZER IS WORN OUT, I REPLACED IT TONIGHT. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND I WOULD GUESS THERE IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR FRONT END ISSUE. I HOPE THE DEATH WOBBLE DIDN'T SCREW UP MY TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F-350 THAT HAS HAD A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE "SHAKE" HAS BEEN SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND THEY CHANGE OUT A COUPLE PARTS AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK (PURCHASED NEW IN NOV. 2006). I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP AND OR ELECTRICAL THAT FORD CANT RESOLVE. THE TRUCK IS NOW IN THE SHOP AGAIN. IT CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START THE TRUCK WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND IT JUST DIES AND WONT RESTART. THEY SAY IT IS HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP AND HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES WITHIN 50,000 MILES. *TR

FUEL TANK DELAMINATED CAUSING ENGINE STUTTER OR COMPLETE SHUT OFF. FUEL TANK REPLACED BY FORD UNDER WARRANTY. HAD VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE/ REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH NEW TANK BUT THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE, BUT IT STILL PERSISTS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE VERY SLUGGISH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,853 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TRAVELING @55 MPH, WHEN I RAN OVER A SMALL POT HOLE. MY TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STAY IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND SLOW DOWN TO A SPEED WHEREIN I COULD BRING MY VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL ( 35 MPH). VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED NO ANOMALIES. MY TIRES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED AS IF I HAD RUN OVER AN OBJECT. THERE WERE NO OBJECTS IN THE HIGHWAY. APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES LATER, AFTER I FINISHED MY ERRAND AND WAS RETURNING HOME, ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS AS MORE VIOLENT ERRATIC FRONT END JUMPING AND I HAD TO MOVE TO TWO LANES TO STOP MY VEHICLE. AGAIN, INSPECTION SHOWED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I THEN PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE PERSON. I REQUESTED THAT MY VEHICLE BE PLACED ON A LIFT TO GET A COMPLETE INSPECTION. THE MANAGER REFUSED TO DO THIS STATING THAT THIS WAS A CONTINENTAL TIRE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF "STIFF SIDEWALLS"AND THAT I SHOULD RETURN IN A FEW DAYS FOR AN INSPECTION AT THAT TIME AND THEY WOULD PLACE A "STEERING DAMPER" ON MY TRUCK ( OF WHICH I MIGHT BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE" AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ONE IN WHICH I AM VERY FORTUNATE NOT BE HURT, MY VEHICLE DAMAGED, OR SOMEONE ELSE INJURED. MY DEALERSHIP IS POOH-POOHING IT AS IF IT IS NOTHING. *TR

ORIGINAL TIRE SIZE LT275/65R20. SPARE TIRE SIZE LT275/70R16. 2006 KING RANCH F-350 , 4 -DOOR POWERSTROKE DIESEL. FACTORY SPARE TIRE WON'T FIT OVER THE BRAKE CALIPER. SHOULD'VE BEEN A 20 INCH RIM AS ARE THE STOCK ONES. THIS IS NOT ONE OF FORD'S BETTER IDEAS! SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPLACE WITH THE RIGHT SIZE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. HE REFERENCED TSB NUMBER 10021230 FROM FORD PERTAINING TO THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE ACCORDING TO THE TSB, BUT STATED THAT THERE MAY HAVE STILL BEEN MINOR OSCILLATION, WHICH WAS NORMAL. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. HE COULD ALSO STILL FEEL THE OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENTIRE FRONT TIRE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY, FORCING THE CONTACT TO DECELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO CEASE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,824 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,686.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ON TWO LANE ROADS, AND AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IN ORDER TO STOP SHAKING VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND BROUGHT TO A STOP. *TR

WE HAVE 2 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB V10S. BOTH EXHIBIT A SHIMMY/WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE THAT REQUIRES US TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT GOES AWAY IN ORDER TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR