NHTSA Complaint #10442409 — 2005 FORD F-250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IMMEDIATELY VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECENTLY RECEIVED AN ADVISORY NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END VIBRATIONS WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED OWNERS TO MAINTAIN PROPER TIRE INFLATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.