NHTSA Complaint #10277968 — 2006 FORD F-250 SD STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10277968
Vehicle	2006 FORD F-250 SD
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	May 20, 2008
Date Filed	July 22, 2009
Mileage	23,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

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

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