2004 FORD F-150 Steering Problems
57 NHTSA complaints on file
All Steering Complaints — Page 2
VIBRATING/OSCILLATING STEERING PROBLEM BETWEEN 60-70MPH. HAD IT SERVICED 4 TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NIBBLE HAS BEEN REPLACED. TIRES HAVE BE REPLACED WITH BETTER BRAND (NITTO 404S, P275-55R-20). HAD STOCK AND GOOD YEAR GTII'S PRIOR). TIRES HAVE BEEN ROAD FORCED BALANCED MANY TIMES WITH LITTLE IMPACT.*AK
2004 F-150 SCAB 4X4, STEERING WHEEL VABRATION AT 50 + MPH, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS 7 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS, TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALER FROM MAY 20TH TO DATE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO VIBRATIONS, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES 3 TIMES, STEERING RACK 2 TIMES, NUMORUS TIRE BALLANCES, DRIVE SHAFT. ASKING FORD TO REPLACE THE TRUCK, BUT ALL OF THE TRUCKS ON THE DEALER LOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN SOME DEGREE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. *AK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. *SC *JB
TEST DROVE NEW F-150 SUPER-CREW-CAB 4X2, AT 60 MPH EXPERIENCED A TERRILBE SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL AND BAD VIBRATION FROM LEFT REAR OF TRUCK. RETURNED TRUCK TO LOT AND TEST DROVE NEW F-150 SUPER-CREW-CAB 4X4, EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT 30 MPH AND 60 MPH. BOUGHT 4X4, SALESMAN SAID THE TRUCK MOST LIKELY NEEDED WHEEL BALLANCING, OR IT WAS OUT OF ROUND. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TWO DAYS LATER TO ADDRESS THE SHIMMY/VIBRATION PROBLEM.THE MECHANIC HAD THE TRUCK ON LIFT FOR TWENTY MINUTES. RESULT, DEALER HAS TO ORDER A PART FOR A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT REQUIRES A VIBRATION DAMPENING DEVICE TO BE INSTALLED. THIS IS INTERESTING, THER IS A WHOLE LOT OF NEW F-150 TRUCKS AT THIS DEALERSHIP. I DROVE TWO AND BOTH HAD SAME PROBLEM. THEY (FORD), HAVE A KNOWN SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND YET AS PLENTIFUL AS THIS PROBLEM IS ON THE LOT THEY HAVE...
VEHICLE HAS VIBRATIONS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. SERVICE MANAGER AND FORD ENGINEER CONCUR WITH MY PERCEPTION AND ARE TRYING TO REMEDY SITUATION. REAR-END OF VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY OVER BUMPS, DISPLACING THE REAR FROM THE DESIRED DRIVING LINE, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
STEERING WHEEL NIBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65-75. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL ABOVE 55 MILES HOUR,LESS CONTROL OF TRUCK. *NM
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