NHTSA Complaint #10238374 — 2005 FORD F-250 SD

2005 F-250 SHORT BED 4X4 SUPER DUTY 5.4 V-8. TRUCK SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED WHEN ROUGH ROADWAY IS PRESENT. HAS DONE THIS SINCE 18,000 MILES AND GETS WORSE WITH AGE. FORD REFUSES TO FIND THE PROBLEM, AS THEY ONLY DRIVE TRUCK AROUND TOWN. HAVE ASK THEM TO TAKE ONTO INTERSTATE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TIME ! FORD REPLACED THE DAMPER AT 34,000, HELPED, BUT DID NOT FIX! HAVE HAD MY FRONT END MAN LOOK AT FRONT END, AND HE COULD ONLY FIND SLACK IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! THE LAST TIME IT DID IT I HAD MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER BEHIND ME AND IT TOOK ME ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO THE MEDIAN, AND SCARED ME TO DEATH, TO THE POINT I AM SELLING THE 5TH WHEEL AND TRUCK AS IT IS JUNK, AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AFTER BEING A FORD MAN FOR OVER 35 YEARS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO SLAM BRAKES ON AND REDUCE SPEED TO UNDER 35 MPH. I HAVE PUT UP WITH THE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AS THE TRUCK NOW HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT! *TR