NHTSA Complaint #10418578 — 2004 FORD F-150 STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10418578
Vehicle	2004 FORD F-150
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	August 10, 2009
Date Filed	August 11, 2011
Mileage	40,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIE ROD ENDS, WHICH WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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