2006 Ford F-350 SD complaints

I HAVE A 2006 F350 THAT HAS WHAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE DEAF WOBBLE. MOSTLY WHEN I DRIVE BETWEEN 40 - 55 IF THE TRUCK COMES ACROSS A SMALL BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD THE FRONT WHEELS / STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH OUT OF CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY I FOUND IT TO STOP IT IS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT STOPS AND THEN YOU CAN TRY IT AGAIN UNTIL THE WOBBLE COMES BACK. ALSO THIS TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK NOT AFTER MARKET PARTS HAVE BEEN ADDED, NO LIFTS ETC. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS SUSPENSION OSCILLATIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, FORD HAS TRIED 7 TIMES TO FIX IT AND NOW TELLS ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT AND IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK AFTER 35+ DAYS OUT OF SERVICE. THESE OSCILLATIONS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. THIS TRUCK IS A DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY. IT IS A 2006 F350. IT HAS HAD SAID OSCILLATIONS SINCE NEW, AND THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. THERE ARE DAILY INCIDENTS OF THIS OSCILLATION/BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING, AND FORD NOW TELLS ME THEY WONT WORK ON THE PROBLEM ANY MORE. *TR

WE HAVE SEVERAL 2006 F350 SUPER DUTY 4X4 PICKUPS. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS TWO OF THEM HAVE BROKEN OUT THE EYES,ON THE LEFT FRONT AXLE, THAT RETAIN THE U JOINTS. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE , THE SPINDLE WAS THEN BROKEN OUT AROUND THE UPPER BALL JOINT EYE. THE STEERING CONTROL WAS GONE COMPLETELY AT THAT POINT. IN THE SECOND CASE THE DRIVER HEARD THE AXLE BREAK, STOPPED AND TURNED THE HUBS OUT. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE AXLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT COST APPROXIMATELY $1500 FOR THE AXLE AND SPINDLE AND THE SPECIAL TOOLS TO FIX IT. THE SECOND COST $500 FOR THE AXLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO JUMP AND BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS FROM A BRIDGE TO PAVEMENT, FROM PAVEMENT TO A BRIDGE, ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, OR IN VARIOUS OTHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,977.

2006 FORD F-350 TRUCK IS "ROAD WILD" DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING BOX. VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 NEW STEERING GEARS (AND MANY OTHER FRONT END PARTS) IN 34,000 MILES. EACH GEAR LASTS ABOUT 8-10,000 MILES. AFTER ROUGHLY 10,000 MILES, TRUCK WANDERS REQUIRING EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL ROTATION TO CORRECT. LAST SERVICE APPOINTMENT FORD "FIELD ENGINEER" DETERMINED AFTER A TEST DRIVE THAT IT "DROVE LIKE HIS TRUCK" AND WAS NORMAL. *TR

2 TIRES WITH IN 7 MONTHS GOT BUBBLES IN THE SIDE WALLS. I NOTICED THE BUBBLES IN THE SIDE WALLS AND RETURNED TO GOODYEAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE BUBBLE WOULD POP THAT THE TIRE WOULD NOT GO FLAT , BUT THE TIRE POP WHILE I WAS THERE AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. THESE TIRES ARE "E" RATRD AND ARE ON HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS PULLING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND WITH A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SOME ONE COULD GET KILLED. !ST TIME DATE WAS 8/16/07. THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT NEW ON 7/17/07.TIRE SIZE NOT LISTED ON NEXT PAGE LT275/70R18 SILENT ARMOR. WRANGLERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT CITY OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE LEFT TO RIGHT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. FEELS LIKE THE STEERING DAMPER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *TR

TRUCK STARTED TO GRADUALLY PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING, AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS TOOK TRUCK FOR ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON RIGHT SIDE FRONT KNUCKLE NEEDED REPLACING. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. RIGHT FRONT TIRE GOT WORN ON RIGHT EDGE AND DEALER SAID THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD EVENTHOUGH THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS CAUSED THE TIRE TO WEAR OUT UNEVENLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-350 4X4. I AM HAVING SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK SHAKING VERY BADLY EVERY TIME I GO OVER A HIGHWAY BRIDGE WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT, UNEVEN PAVEMENT, DIPS OR SHALLOW HOLES ON HIGHWAYS. GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS ON HIGHWAY ROUTES WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 55 MPH, I HAVE TO SLOW TO AT LEAST 30 MPH BECAUSE MY FRONT WHEELS START SHAKING SO BAD I CANNOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS USED STRICTLY FOR ONROAD DRIVING AND KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. I FEEL THAT MY DAY TO DAY DRIVING HAVE NOT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CONDITION AND FEEL IT COULD BE SOME SORT OF A DEFECT IN MY 2006 F-350. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON A REGULAR BASIC SINCE MY PURCHASE OF THE TRUCK 13 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED A NUMBER OF TIME AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT MY TIRE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACES. A FORD SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME IT WAS NO REASON WHY MY TIRE RODS WOULD GO BAD SO QUICK FOR NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH A CURVE, THE STEERING SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING. AN INSPECTION AT THE SCENE REVEALED THAT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY AND THE STEERING SYSTEM FELL APART IN THE CURVE AS A RESULT OF THIS NEGLIGENCE. THE POLICE REPORT LISTED MECHANICAL FAILURE AS THE ACCIDENT CAUSE AND NO DRIVER ERROR WAS INVOLVED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FORD HAS REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR VEHICLE'S MECHANICAL FAILURE AND REFUSES TO HONOR THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY DESPITE THE FACT THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 23,000 +/- MILES ON IT. NO ALTERATIONS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE'S DRIVE TRAIN OR SUSPENSION AND IT WAS A FULLY STOCK VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

2006 FORD F350 DIESEL: STARTS HARD, EVEN IN WARM WEATHER. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO START DURING COLDER WEATHER. TRUCK SOMETIMES STALLS WHILE DRIVING - PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTION. *TR

WHEN PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY 2006 F350 SD FORD ON CRUISE CONTROL AT HWY SPEEDS (70 MPH) ON A HILL THE TRUCK WILL LOSE SPEED TO 65-66 MPH THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKS AND THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO 74-76 MPH STILL ON THE HILL. CRESTING THE HILL IT WILL RETURN TO 70 MPH. FORD SAYS THIS OPERATION MEETS DESIGN SPECS. AND WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX MY TRUCK. I GET STRANGE LOOKS FROM DRIVERS TRYING TO PASS AND MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES 4-6 MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT.100 FAILURES IS A GUESS. *JB

2006 FORD F350 CREW CAB DIESEL 4X4, INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A MOTORCYCLE AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. EXTENSIVE FRONTAL DAMAGE TO TRUCK, CENTER TO PASSENGER SIDE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, POLICE ANNOTATED THIS IN POLICE REPORT. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR GENERAL COUNSEL WOULD BE HANDLING THIS IN 10 BUSINESS DAYS. HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE LOST PULLING POWER, WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF GASOLINE MILEAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PCM AND TURBO WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AS OF JULY 27, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAN WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

MY 2006 FORD F-350 TRUCK KEEPS STALLING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WHEN IT SHUTS OFF IT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. THE FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND SAID, "TO COME PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS RUNNING". THE 2ND TIME, I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY DID THE COMPUTER CHECK AND SAID, "THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO CHECK THE FUEL SWITCH AND RESET IT." THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS 5 TIMES SINCE BEING RETURNED FROM THE DEALERS WHICH WAS (APRIL 25, 2007) AND EACH TIME MY HUSBAND HAS TO HIT THE FUEL CUT OFF SWITCH. TODAY IS 5/2/07. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK THE FORD F-450 LCF TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON THE ENGINE AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WILL TAKE A MONTH TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, AND CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WEREN'T PROVIDED WITH A LOANER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS USED FOR BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF 30,000. *AK UPDATED 01-23-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ON OCTOBER 2006, RECEIVED A RECALL FOR CAB ENTRY STEP REINFORCEMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE ONLY RECALL RECEIVED AND ON FEBRUARY 15, 2007 THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WITH NO BRAKES. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND FLUIDS WERE ALL OVER, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER PERFORMED VARIOUS RECALLS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A 1 MONTH WITH NO LOANER AND PRODUCTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. UPDATED 1/23/08 *TR

2006 FORD F350 THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCE SEVERE LOSS OF POWER. CONTACT HAS TWO EXACT VEHICLES. CONTACT HAS FILED A COMPLIANT ON FILE. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INJECTORS AND FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY, THAT CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCES SEVERE LOSS OF POWER. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR GOING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO PULL THE 5TH WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INJECTORS BROKE IN HALF, DUMPING RAW FUEL INTO THE HOT OIL OF THE MOTOR. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE ISN'T ANY KNOWN REPAIR FOR VEHICLE'S FAILURE. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR. *JB UPDATED 2/27/2007 - THE CONSUMER HAS TWO IDENTICAL VEHICLES AND BOTH FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER. *NM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SEVERAL TIMES AND UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM. 10/10/06 EGR POSITION ERROR BUT STATED OKAY AT THIS TIME. SEVERE LOSS OF POWER FOUND 4 INJECTORS REPLACED 11/27/06. 12/08/06 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH REPLACEMENT OF EGR VALVE 12/18/06. TURNS OVER WITHOUT START WITH PUFFS OF BLACK SMOKE. ENGINE GOT HOT. SMOKE SMELLED OF ANTIFREEZE AND LOST ALL POWER. REPLACED 4 INJECTORS, FUEL PUMP, FUEL LINE FITTING. 1/12/07 SEVERE LOSS OF POWER, TRUCK AT GARAGE. *JB

TL* - ON 11/05/06 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH, THE ENGINE ON THE 06 FORD SUPER DUTY 350 LOST POWER AND CONTACT HAD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (SUNRISE FORD IN FORT PIERCE, FL). PRIOR TO INCIDENT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS OF STALLING. ON 12/08/06 AND THE SEALER STATED THAT THEY CHECK THE HARNESS AND REPLACE THE FUSE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON 12/15/06 AND HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOW AGAIN TO A DEALERSHIP (COOK COUNTY FORD IN ADEL, GA) AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT ON THE MODULE AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR.

I WAS GONE FOR A FEW DAYS ON VACATION. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I WENT OUT TO START MY 2006 FORD F-350 6.0 DIESEL SUPER DUTY TRUCK. I TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WORKED AND THE BACK GROUND LIGHTS FOR THE GAUGE CAME ON BUT NO GAUGES NO OIL PRESSURE NO FUEL NO SPEED INDICATOR NO WINDOWS AND NO RADIO. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IT HAD 4900 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FRIED. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR MOVED FOR 11 DAYS. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE FAILURE. *JB

BROUGHT A 2006 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY IN FEBRUARY. ONE MORNING IN OCTOBER I STARTED THE TRUCK LET IT WARM UP AND WENT TO DRIVE IT. AS I WAS GETTING ON TO A ON RAMP I LOOKED DOWN AT MY GAUGE CLUSTER AND NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING BELOW 0 MPH, WHEN I WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY. 45 - 55 MPH. THEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT. STARTED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN AND THE GAUGE WAS STILL READING 0 MPH. SO I PULLED OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION AND CALLED THE DEALER UP, THEY TOLD ME TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND START IT AGAIN. ONCE I DID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND HAS NOT DONE THAT SINCE. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES WERE READING FINE, TRUCK HAD NORMAL POWER AND RAN LIKE IT SHOULD. *NM

NEW 2006 FORD 3500 SUPER DUTY HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND IT IS MORE OF A BUCK AND JERK WHEN IN TOW/HAUL MODE WITH TRAILER. *NM

WAS DRIVING 2006 FORD F350 4X4 ON TOLL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY AND WITHIN SECONDS THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AR OEM TIRE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HAD BLOWN. TIRE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SPLIT AND SHREDDED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO GUIDE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER. HAD I BEEN TOWING A TRAILER, TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR IN THE LEFT LANE, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. NOW, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE 3 REMAINING WRANGLER AT TIRES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE STEEL RIMS ON THE INSIDE REAR TIRES, THAT INTERFERED WITH TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS AND INFLATION OF THE TIRES, WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE OUTSIDE TIRES. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.

ON 3 JUNE, 2006, MY DAUGHTER, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 FORD PICKUP, MET ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A NARROW COUNTRY ROAD. THE STEEP DROPOFF AND NATURE OF THE ROAD DID NOT ALLOW EITHER DRIVER TO COMPLETELY MOVE OVER ENOUGH AND THE MIRRORS OF THE TWO TRUCKS BUMPED. THE MIRROR ON THE OTHER TRUCK, A CHEVROLET, BROKE AWAY CAUSING NO INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MIRROR ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 FORD EXPLODED SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. MY DAUGHTER REQUIRED A TRIP TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, STITCHES, AND FOLLOW UP MEDICAL TREATMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE FLYING GLASS, THE MIRROR HOUSING SEPARATED AND ONE LARGE SECTION STRUCK MY DAUGHTER IN THE SHOULDER BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE EXTENDED CAB TRUCK WHILE A SMALLER SECTION OF THE HOUSING LANDED IN THE TRUCK'S BED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND WERE SLOWING WHEN THEY MET. THE CHEVROLET MIRROR DETACHED WITH NO INJURY AND MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE FORD MIRROR CAUSED PHYSICAL INJURY AND OVER A $1000 IN DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A VAST DIFFERENCE IN THE DESIGN OF THE FORD AND CHEVY MIRRORS WHICH CAUSED THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HARMED THE FORD'S DRIVER. PICTURES, MEDICAL RECORDS, AND A STATEMENT WERE SENT TO FORD BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND REFUSE TO MAKE ANY COMMENT ON THIS SITUATION. THEY HAVE ALSO REFUSED TO RETURN THE DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES WHICH I HAVE SUBMITTED. WE OWN 2005 AND 2006 FORD TRUCKS AND ARE NO

ENGINE HESITATION OR STALL UPON ACCELERATION. *JB