2006 FORD F-250 SD Steering Problems

FRONT-END SHIMMY AFTER CROSSING UNEVEN OR SLIGHT ROUGH PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PURCHASED TRUCK WITH 6500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT THIS TIME, SHIMMY SEEMED TO BE INDUCED BY ROUGH PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS FROM 62 TO 75 MPH. RECEIVED A "RECALL" THAT STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH TIRE PRESSURE. I CHECKED MY TIRES AND FOUND MY PRESSURE TO BE 65 PSI. AS TRUCK MILEAGE HAS INCREASED, THE SHIMMY NOW STARTS AT 50 MPH ON ROUGHER PAVEMENT. THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES BUT NOT THE INSIDE EDGES INDICATING THIS IS NOT A PRESSURE PROBLEM. THE SIPES ON THE SIDE OF THE PIRELLI SCORPIONS IS ALMOST GONE INDICATING OVER A QUARTER INCHED DIFFERENCE IN THE INSIDE VERSUS THE OUTSIDE EDGES. THE SHIMMY CAN BE SO BAD THAT MY ARMS HURT AFTER IT OCCURS. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE MY TRUCK AND HAVE LIMITED MY DRIVING...

LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FRONT-END SHIMMY. VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF TRUCK. OCCURS AT 49MPH EVERYTIME. *TR

LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FRONTEND SHIMMY. *TR

HIGH SPEED WOBBLE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 FORD F250, 4X4, CREW CAB DIESEL TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL I REACHED ABOUT 23K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I WENT OVER SOME SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD A HARD TIME HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP OFF THE ROAD, I LOOKED FOR OBVIOUS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS BUT FOUND NONE. I DID SOME INTERNET SEARCHING AND FOUND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT IS COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK. I SAW THE B.S. ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE BUT THAT WASN'T IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FRONT END SPECIALIST IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER AND HE HAD REPLACED SEVERAL ON THE FORDS. HE REPLACED MINE AND I HAVEN'T HAD A...

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 F250 SUPER DUTY XL 4X4 ON I-40 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT 70 MPH. THIS OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY IT WAS HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND BRING IT TO A STOP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT IT ALSO OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT IS A COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE. AND SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD F-250 EXT CAB TRUCK AND I AM EXPERIENCING A HYPER-SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING UN EVEN SURFACES. THE HYPER-SHAKE MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I LIVE ON A DIRT RODE WITH LOTS OF POT HOLES AND EVEN WHEN DRIVING SLOW THE FRONT END BOUNCES ALL OVER THE RODE.I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND AND REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. IT HAD A SLIGHT BEND IN IT. IT HELPED A LITTLE BUT TRUCK STILL SHAKING WHEN HITTING ANY BUMPS. THE SHAKE IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE EXPERIENCING THE HYPER-SHAKE YOUR BRAKES DO NOT SLOW IT DOWN QUICK ENOUGH AND I VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE WHILE GOING 65MPH. *TR

WHEN DRIVING WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP ,RXR CROSSING OR MAN HOLE COVER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SEVERELY SHAKES TO THE POINT YOU HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKES OR WRECK. I REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AS INSTRUCTED TO BUT THE OUTCOME HAS NOT CHANGED. I HAVE CALLED FORD NUMEROUS TIMES,BOTH THE DEALER AND FORD MANUFACTURER. THEY BOTH ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS SEVERE PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED A 2006 F250 SUPER DUTY 8-08 USED WITH 56,000 MILES. 5 TIMES SINCE THEN TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER A SMALL BUMP WILL GO OUT OF CONTROL STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY BAD AND TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO REGAIN CONTROL. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED TRUCK SWERVED OVER 2 LANES AND ON TO SHOULDER BEFORE RE GAINING CONTROL. OTHERS HAVE HAD SAME EXPERIENCE IN SAME TRUCK. REPLACED TIRES DID NOT CURE PROBLEM. WAS A FORD MECHANIC AT A DEALERSHIP FOR 5YRS. INSPECTED TRUCK MY SELF ALL SUSPENSION PARTS AND STEERING COMPONENTS ARE TIGHT AND IN GOOD SHAPE. WONT LET MY WIFE AND CHILD RIDE OR DRIVE THIS VEHICLE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD THAT STATED IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE IS THE PROBLEM, I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS NOT!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO A MINIMUM SPEED OF 50 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES CAUSED THE SHAKING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER, WHICH STATED THAT HIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. FORD IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 06/08/09 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/18/09

MY 2006 FORD F250SD GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF. *TR

2006 F250 FRONT END SHIMMY, WOBBLE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR FRONT END CHECKUP AFTER LETTER FROM FORD. THEY SAID THEY AIRED UP THE TIRES AND IT WAS GOOD TO GO...? I WENT 5 MI DOWN THE ROAD AND SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. HIT BUMP IN ROAD AND THEN ANOTHER THE TRUCK STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING NEXT TO ME GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SCARED TO DEATH.. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN FEB 2009 AS A FORD CERTIFIED TRUCK. I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS TRUCK. I BELIEVE IT IS A LEMON. DEALERSHIP JUST SAID TIRES WERE UNDER INFLATED, AT 65LB AND AIRED TO 70PSI?? DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK WAS TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL, AND NOW I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THEM IN IT AND I FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE. I WORK FOR FORD AND AM FEELING...

MY 2006 F-250 WILL SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT 30 TO 65 MPH IT RIPS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES SO HARD AND COME TO A STOP TO GET IT BACK IN CONTROL. REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER HAD ALIGNMENT AND STILL DOES IT. *TR

OUR COMPANY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADDRESSING AN ISSUE WITH F-SUPER DUTY 250/350 4X4. IT EXPLAINS HOW A SEVERE SHIMMY COMING FROM THE FRONT END CAN BE A PROBLEM. IT OFFERS A SOLUTION OF USING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. WE ARE A COUNTY OFFICE, UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE IS FIRST PRIORITY AND TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECK WEEKLY AND ALWAYS MEETS MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATION. THAT IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN THE PICK-UP HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT TAKES ALL THAT I HAVE TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD! THIS I FEEL IS A SERIOUS DANGER! TIRE PRESSURE I FEEL IS A CHEAP ATTEMPT AT A SOLUTION. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR CO. REGARDING A SHIMMY OR SEVERE VIBRATION THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN MY FORD F-250 FORD TRUCK TRAVELS OVER A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. AT THE TIME I HAD NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED IT. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I DROVE TROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD UNDER AN OVERPASS. MY TRUCK WENT IN A SEVERE SHIMMY. I ALMOST LOST FULL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE NEXT TO ME IN THE LEFT LANE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID HITTING IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PSI OF AIR IN MY TIRES WERE AT THE TIME. THEY WERE THE STOCK TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK OFF THE LOT. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THESE TIRES DUE TO WEAR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND...

I HAVE A 2006 F250 SUPERDUTY THAT HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES. LATEST IS WHEEL SHAKE AFTER HITTING A BUMP, POWER STEERING BOX HAS OVER 3" OF STEERING WHEEL PLAY, AND BALL JOINT JUST HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT TO MENTION DIESEL ENGINE ISSUES AND EXCESSIVE AIR NOISE. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS COMMON PROBLEMS IN FORD DIESELS DO TO ENGINE WEIGHT. *TR

2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK AFTER GOING OVER ROUGH AREA IN ROAD, HAD SEVERE SHIMMY, SHAKING & JUMPING IN FRONT END. TRUCK PULLED OVER CENTER LANE IN ROAD. *TR

I WAS TAKEN BY EXTREME SHOCK WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, CROSSED A PAVING JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH, IT FELT LIKE THE TIRES WERE SHAKING OFF, NO CONTROL FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT A SAFE LOCATION TO CHECK THE LUG NUTS...THEY WERE TIGHT. NOW THESE OCCURRENCES ARE HAPPENING AT GREATER FREQUENCIES AND AT LOWER SPEEDS (45MPH) THE SHAKING IS SEVERE AND UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW DOWN ENOUGH FOR IT TO STOP. I ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION THIS LAST WINTER. THE SHIMMY STARTED ON DRY PAVEMENT THEN WENT TO AN ICE PATCH. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS FIRST DIESEL I'VE OWNED AND I'LL TELL YOU I NEVER IMAGINED THE LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING A VEHICLE AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS ONE. I AM NOT A NOT A NEOPHYTE TO OWNING AND DRIVING TRUCKS, 4 WHEEL AND...

MY F-250 SUPER DUTY, HAS A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE DIED IN ONE INSTANCE,WE HAD TO MOVE ACROSS TWO LANES TO THE SHOULDER AS THE TRUCK BOUNCED UNCONTROLLABLY. I THOUGHT THE TIE RODS WERE GOING TO SNAP . THIS DID NOT HAPPEN JUST ONCE, BUT NUMEROUS TIMES. EVERY TIME I APPROACH A BRIDGE DECK, BUMP OR POT HOLE I'M AFRAID THE TUCK MAY HAVE A UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMY AND LOSING CONTROL! YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE TRUCK WILL HAVE A SLIGHT,OR SEVERE SHIMMY,SOMETIMES THERE IS NO SHIMMY AT ALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE RECTIFIED!!! JUST SO YOU ARE MADE AWARE MY TIRES ARE FINE AS IS MY SPEED. *TR

2006 F250 FRONT END WOBBLE OR EXTREME VIBRATION AFTER HITTING A SMALL POT HOLE IN ROAD. EVEN 2 OR 3 UNEVEN CRACKS IN ROAD WILL CAUSE TRUCK TO JUMP OUT OF CONTROL AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH?? NOT HAPPY, I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED AND NOT HAPPY AT ALL. *TR TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM LOOK AT. FORD CERTIFIED ?? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. TRUCKS SHAKES VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL @ 40-50 MILES PER HOUR GETS WORSE UNTIL YOU COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD IT WOULD HAPPEN THREE - FOUR TIMES EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE THE TRUCK. HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND MANY THINGS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WORKS. THE MORE RESEARCH I DO, THE MORE I FIND OUT IT LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURE/ENGINEERING DEFECT. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP MY TRUCK THAT I PLANNED AND BUDGETED TO KEEP FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH OR ANY HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IT DRIVES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE CONTACT CAN BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I OWN 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. AT SPEEDS OVER 65MPH I GET A VIOLENT SHAKE IN MY STEERING WHEEL,SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE GONE ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE SAD PART IS NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN 2005 MODELS AND NEWER THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IN 2005 FORD REDESIGNED THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM .PLEASE LOOK INTO. *TR

MY 2006 F-250 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I TRAVEL AT BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. I PUT ON NEW TIRES AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING. I'VE TAKEN THEM TO GET BALANCED AND IT STILL HAPPENS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S THE TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED SEVERELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. RECENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL GEAR BOX FAILED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I HAVE AN 06 F250. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40-45 SINCE I VE HAD THE TRUCK NEW I HAVE HAD MAJOR WOBBLE. YESTERDAY ON THE INTERSTATE I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY BACK FROM DISNEYLAND AND HIT A POTHOLE AROUND 70MPH. THE TRUCK SHOOK OUT OF CONTROL IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NO PROBLEMS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

2006 FORD F250 SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT CAUSES YOU TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL UNTIL YOU GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER, IT REQUIRES SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER. AFTER REPLACING THE DAMPENER ON THE FRONT END IT QUIT. THE SHAKING IS STARTING AGAIN AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

2006 F-250 SD TRUCK. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCKS FRONT END GETS SHAKY. IT IS LIKE YOU ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES UNTIL IT STRAIGHTEN ITSELF OUT. I HAVE THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW TO GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THEY ARE TELLING ME THE FRONT END NEEDS A SHIM INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE HEARD FROM A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TRUCK HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CRASH. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 F-250 SUPER DUTY P/U. AT SPEED ABOVE 55 MPH IF I HIT A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO OSCILLATED ABOUT 4" INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOW DOWN. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IE 65-70 MPH THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE TRIED USING CONTINUOUS WHEEL BALANCERS. AND WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD AND DRAG LINK ENDS UNTIL I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM (POSSIBLE DESIGN ISSUE). I HAVE NO DESIRE TO PAY A $1000 ON A REPAIR THAT MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN LIFTED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 F250 SD WITH 8000 MILES ON IT AND I CANT DRIVE IT AND FEEL SAFE ANYMORE. EVERYTIME I DRIVE ON ANY UNEVEN PAVEMENT OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL IS OSCILLATING SO BADLY I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT IS SHAKING SO BADLY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AND ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE PARKED ALONG THE ROADWAY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO CLUE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. I SPENT OVER 37000 FOR THIS TRUCK AND NOW WHAT. I FEEL UNSAFE IN IT AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE THING BREAKS THE WAY IT IS SHAKING. IT WILL PROBABLE TAKE ME WRECKING TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

TRAVELING APPROX 60 MPH, TOWING A 7,000 LB 30 FT TRAVEL TRAILER. SLOWED TO MAKE AN EXIT AND AS I STARTED THE TURN, THERE WES NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. MANUAL STEERING WAS STILL WORKING (WITH EXTREMELY HIGH EFFORT). NORMALLY, I WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE A PUMP FAILURE, BUT THE PUMP WAS STILL FINE.... THE VALVE IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS SEVERELY CONTAMINATED WITH THE GROUND-UP REMNANTS OF THE STEERING GEAR INTERNALS. MAKING THE REPAIR MYSELF, I FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A REPLACEMENT UNIT, AS ALL THE PLACES I CONTACTED REPORTED "NONE ON THE SHELF..... WE'VE SOLD A TON OF THEM." *TR

I HAVE AN '06 FORD F-250. EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR FREEWAY THE FRONT END DOES WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE "DEATH SHAKE" ACCORDING TO RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. MANY OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME EXPERIENCE THE MORE I DID RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER. MINE ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP FOR THE FRONT END TO STOP SHAKING OR IT WILL SEND YOU INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND ALL HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE CALLS. FORD DEALER SHIPS TO MY KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALER SHIP (SUNLAND FORD) IN VICTORVILLE DOESN'T KNOW THE FIX. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY STEERING DAMPENER. NOPE!! PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES. I PAID WELL OVER $30,000 FOR MY TRUCK AND THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

MY '06 FORD F-250 HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES IT TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT SPEED AND REQUIRES TO ALMOST STOP TO CORRECT. VERY UNSAFE AND NOW ABOUT USELESS TO DRIVE. ARE THERE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANKS, DANTE *TR

THE TRUCK SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MILES AN HOUR AND HEADING AROUND A RIGHT HAND CORNER IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK HIT AN INDENTATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND DRIFT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE CAUSING THE TRUCKS MIRROR TO HIT A BOX TRUCK AND SMASH INTO THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO BELOW 35, I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE BOX TRUCK, APPARENTLY NOT REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, CONTINUED ON WITHOUT STOPPING. THE MIRROR WAS DESTROYED, GLASS WAS COVERING THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK, AND I SUFFERED MINOR CUTS ON MY FACE AND ARM. I RETURNED HOME WITH MY TRUCK AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH, BUT STILL COULD FEEL A SHUDDER WHEN THE TRUCK HIT EITHER A RAISED BUMP OR...

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 40 NO FASTER THAN 65 MPH WE CAME OVER`A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY IT TOOK EVERYTHING MY HUSBAND HAD IN HIM TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM TRAVELING INTO THE MEDIAN AND WE WERE IN THE SLOW LANE IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE BESIDE US WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED THE TRUCK SHOOK SO HARD MY DOOR CAME OPEN IF I HAD NOT HAD MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY HUSBAND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND BRING THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WE CHECKED ALL TIRES U BOLTS WHEELS EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT OF THIS WAS TERRIFYING TO MY HUSBAND ME AND OUR THREE BOYS I WILL NEVER HAVE THIS TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN. *TR

WHEEL VIBRATION, STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AFTER GOING OVER ROUGH OR UNEVEN SURFACE,CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL AND SOMETIMES LANE SHIFT,THIS HAPPENS AROUND 50/55 MPH AND HIGHER AND MAINLY IN A SLIGHT LEFT HAND CURVE,DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. TRUCK HAS BEEN SEEN AT DEALER FROM ALMOST NEW,TRIED BALANCING TIRES QUITE A FEW TIMES, CHANGE RIM, FORCED BALANCE TIRES,PUT STEERING DAMPER ON TRUCK. DAMPER HELPED BUT DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM, HAVE COME CLOSE 4 TIMES TO LOSING CONTROL OF VEH AND WRECKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55-70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT. AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,120.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FAIRLY SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. MY 2006 FORD F250 SD POWERSTROKE STARTED SHAKING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING MOVING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE WHEEL OR A FLAT, BUT IT WAS NOT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 45 MPH AND IT STOPPED. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING FOR THIS MODEL PICK-UP, AND THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT BY FORD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW, AND IT IS VERY SCARY. I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE SOMEONE HAVING A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *JB

MY 2006, 5.3 GAS ENGINE, 4 WHEEL DRIVE, F250 SUPER DUTY HAS HAD EXCESSIVE WHEEL HOP, BOUNCING, VIBRATION, AND SOMETIMES, VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, WHEN GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS, BUMPS AND ROAD DEFECTS SINCE IT WAS NEARLY NEW. THIS RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN NEW WITH 300 MILES ON IT IN FEB. 2007, I DROVE IT FROM MA TO FL AND NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES IT SHUDDERED, WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 50. THAT IS, IT DID NOT JUST GIVE ONE HARD JOLT, BUT BOUNCED A FEW TIMES. THE BOUNCING GOT WORSE AS MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WENT UP. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WOULD MOVE LATERALLY AFTER A HARD BUMP, THAT IS, MOVE TO THE EDGE OF THE TRAVELED LANE, OR PARTIALLY INTO ONE OF THE ADJACENT LANES. NOW, WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, AT...

HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS AT 65 MPH , VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TRUCK OCCURRED RESULTING IN DANGEROUS LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE SHAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER WHERE A STEERING DAMPER KIT WAS INSTALLED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 F250 DIESEL TRUCK THAT SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT EVEN THE SMALLEST OF POTHOLES. IT SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, REGAIN CONTROL, AND THEN RESUME DRIVING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS ON THE SMALL COUNTY ROADS WE LIVE ON, AND WHEN YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. WE HAVE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY ASSURE US THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THIS DANGEROUS DEATH TRAP. I REFUSE TO ALLOW MY HUSBAND AND MY SON GET INTO A VEHICLE THAT WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, INTO A DITCH, OR OFF A BRIDGE. I AM ASHAMED THAT FORD WOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND NOT RECALL THIS PROBLEM VEHICLE AS THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM FURIOUS THAT I SPENT $48,000...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.

I OWN A 2006 F250 4*4 AND WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND EVEN SWAYS FROM LANE TO LANE, WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROADWAY. THIS IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING AND I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM WRECKING. THE SHAKING WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU HAVE SLOWN DOWN DRAMATICALLY OR COME TO A STOP. FORD HAS COMMENTED THAT IT COULD BE THE AIR PRESSURE AND HAVE ORDERED A STEERING DAMPER TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SINCE DAY ONE AND WITH THE FACTORY TIRES AND THE NEW TIRES THAT I HAVE ON IT NOW. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THE DEFECT IN DESIGN.

NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED, HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN ROAD. VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND LANE CHANGES. HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN TO BELOW 30 MPH OR A FULL STOP IN ORDER TO END THE VIOLENT SHAKING. HAPPENED MORE OFTEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR LONG DISTANCES. GETS WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT AS DRIVING CONTINUED. FIRST OCCURRENCE, TAKEN TO FORD DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED DEFECTIVE" STEERING DAMPER. SECOND TIME TAKEN TO FORD DEALER - THEY RAN TCP FOR NEW ALIGNMENT SPECS AND NEW, IMPROVED STEERING DAMPER. THIRD TIME TAKEN TO FORD DEALER - REPLACED TRACK ARM BALL JOINT AND ADJUSTED ALIGNMENT TO MORE NEW SPECS. FOURTH TIME AT FORD DEALER - TSB ADJUSTED ALIGNMENT TO NEW SPECS AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPER WITH ANOTHER NEW, IMPROVED PART. *AK VEHICLE IS IN...

VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN HITTING A ROUGH PLACE IN HIGHWAY. SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF STEERING UNTIL A PANIC BRAKING BRINGS VEHICLE TO UNDER 30 MPH. *JB

FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SHUTTERING START FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE MUST BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. *JB

DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEEDS WHEN A SEAM IN HIGHWAY OR BRIDGE STAKES RIGHT TIRE THEN LEFT, STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION CAUSES TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60-70 MPH THE VEHICLE DRIFTS OUT OF LANE AND TO CORRECT APPLYING THE BRAKES TO BELOW 50 MPH IS REQUIRED. ALL OF THESE ACTIONS CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. REPAIRS WERE MADE ON 5/11/06 WITH FORD TSB 5-22-1 COMPLETED. RECURRENCE OF ORIGINAL SYMPTOMS RETURNED FOLLOWING WEEK ON 8 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING TRIP TO NC AND RETURN TO UPSTATE NY. ALL ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER 6/28/06 AND ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED. STABILIZER WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING FLUID SHOWING COMPONENT HAD FAILED UNDER CONDITIONS PRESENTED TO VEHICLE. *JB