NHTSA Complaint #10557126 — 2006 FORD SUPER DUTY

TRUCK HIT A BUMP ON BRIDGE AND BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. I WENT SEVERAL TIMES TO FORD DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT IF ANY OTHER TRUCKS WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. BUT OF COURSE NO ONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS SERVE PROBLEM. I FINALLY TALKED TO A TIRE SHOP WHO SAID HE HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEMS WITH FORD TRUCKS SHIMMY. HE SAID FIRST CHECK YOUR AIR PRESSURE. FOUND THE PRESSURE LOW AND ADDED AIR. THIS HELPED WITH THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NOT SOLVED PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT JUST A MILD SHIMMY! THIS IS A DEATH WOBBLE.!!! I ALSO FOUND A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. WITH ONE WHEEL DRAGGING AND THE OTHER NOT DRAGGING AS MUCH. THE PLASTIC PISTONS IN THE CALIPERS WHERE ALL FROZE UP. HAD TO REPLACE ALL CALIPERS AND ALL PADS. THIS WAS A EXPENSE JOBS WITH A TRUCK WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. I REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH THE SAME TIRE THAT CAME ON TRUCK. WITH REPLACEMENT OF TIRES, BRAKES, AND RIGHT AIR PRESSURE IT CERTAINLY HAS HELPED WITH THE VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE. BUT TRUCK STILL SHIMMIES EVERYTIME YOU BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. TRUCK STILL DOESN'T HAVE BUT 58,000 ON IT. I HAVE A 2001 GMC 2500HD ALSO AND HAVE NEVER HAD EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH THIS FORD. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD TRUCK. BECAUSE FORD IS TRYING TO PLAY THIS PROBLEM OFF WITH A SHIMMY. INSTEAD OF FIXING THEIR PROBLEMS. I HAVE HEARD THAT REPLACING THE BIG STEERING ARM WILL TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. WILL TRY THIS NEXT . I CAN'T AFFORD GETTING RID OF TRUCK. *TR