NHTSA Complaint #10459239 — 2002 FORD F-250 SD

ON THIS DATE IN 2010 MY F250 SD HAD THE LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED ALONG WITH A COMPLETE "HEAVY DUTY" FRONT WHEEL BRAKE SERVICE (INCLUDING ROTOR REPLACEMENT) AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS TO ADDRESS A SEVERE SHIMMY AND VIBRATION THAT OCCURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I'D CONSIDER THE CONDITION TO BE SO SEVERE THAT IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN ON MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. TODAY, 5/22/12 AT 112,800 MILES AND LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF THIS VEHICLE FROM MODEL YEARS 2000 - 2003 WITH THIS COMPLAINT. OWNERS ARE HAVING MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT A FREQUENCY OF 10K - 20K MILES. I'M TAKING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING FOR HIS INSPECTION. WITH MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN IN MY RESEARCH I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FORD IS NOT SUPPORTING ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TT