2006 FORD F-350 SD Suspensionfront Problems

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK IS TRAVELING ALONG A ROAD OR HIGHWAY. YOUR DRIVE TURNS INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND JUMPS LANES AND IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THIS IS A DANGER THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO FORD BY MANY AND IT IS JUST BEING IGNORED. THIS IS A TRUE DANGER AND MAY NOT ONLY KILL THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BUT ANYONE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THIS IS BEING SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET, JUST AS THE PINTO WAS, WITH MANY DEATHS. YOU AS THE SAFETY BOARD NEED TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING SO CONSUMERS CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED, FOR MANY OVER $55,000. *TR

2006 FORD F350 SD 4X4 FRONT END ALIGNED LESS THAN 1 MONTH PRIOR WITH ALL TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND CORRECTED. DRIVING IN DRY CONDITIONS APPROACHING AN OVERPASS ON A CURVE, FRONT OF OVERPASS BRIDGE SURFACE IS BUMPY AND ROUGH, SPEED 45-50 MPH. HIT ROUGH SURFACE AND FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY!!!! HAD TO HIT BRAKES AND SWEAR TO SHOULDER TO KEEP FROM GOING OFF OVERPASS! *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE CONTACT LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. HE HAD TO DECREASE THE VEHICLES' SPEED TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING BUSHING, SHOCKS, LOWER CONTROL, AND IDLER ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT LOCATED AN INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: PE07057- SUSPENSION:FRONT) WHICH DESCRIBED FAILURE AND INQUIRED WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER SET THE TIRE PRESSURE TO THE CORRECT MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,444.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F350 4 WHEEL DRIVE SINGLE WHEEL LONG BED KING RANCH. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR INTERSTATE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 80 MILES AN HOUR, AND IF YOU HIT THE SMALLEST IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, UNCONTROLLABLE, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES ABOUT 14 INCHES SIDE TO SIDE SO FAST AND HARD, THAT IT TAKES ILL I'VE GOT TO HOLD ON TO THE WHEEL. YOU CAN HEAR THE TIRES CHIRP SIDE TO SIDE ON THE PAVEMENT IT WOBBLES SO SEVERELY. I'VE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP, HAD IT ALIGNED 4 TIMES, BRAND NEW TIRES, I HAVE ADJUSTED THE CASTOR ACCORDINGLY TO FORDS TSB FORUM, HAD MY ROTORS TURNED, AND WHEELS AND TIRES BALANCED SO MANY TIMES. ITS SO BAD, IT SHAKES THE STUFF IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE FRONT END WOULD SHIMMY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT END DAMPENER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HWY AT APPROX 65MPH I RAN ACROSS A PATCH OF UNEVEN ROAD AT WHICH CAUSED MY 2006 F350 4X4 STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY I HAD TO CAREFULLY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHICH WAS NO SMALL TASK AS THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC THE SHAKING WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ALMOST STOPPED THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON DIFFERENT ROADS . THE VEHICLE IS STOCK NOT LIFTED AND HAS OEM TIRES. I AM TRYING TO FIND A FIX BUT I AM FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP FIX. *TR

VEHICLE CONTROL COMPROMISED WHEN INCURRING SHARP CHANGES IN ROAD SURFACE (POTHOLES, EXPANSION JOINTS, ETC). *TR

EXCESSIVE FRONT END SHIMMY ON OCCASION WITH MY FORD F350 4X4. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY MAINTAINING PROPER TIRE PRESSURE SEEMED TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I HIT SOME BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY VERY VIOLENTLY. I KNEW TO HIT THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING, BUT I HAD TO STAY ON MY BRAKES UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD "ONLY BE GUESSING" AT THE PROPER WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE, AS I AM NERVOUS ABOUT RIDING ON THE...

I OWN A 2006 FORD F-350 4X4 SHORT BED CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE EVER BEEN MADE. I HAVE KEPT THE VEHICLE IN GOOD MECHANICAL SHAPE, KEPT THE TIRES INFLATED TO RECOMMENDED LEVELS, AND KEPT THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH AND HITS A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE OSCILLATION IS MOST SEVERE IF THE BUMP IS HIT WHILE IN A LEFT TURN. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I BREAK UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MPH TO 40 MPH AND THE OSCILLATION STOPS. WHEN THIS OSCILLATION OCCURS, THE VEHICLE HAS LIMITED STEERING CONTROL. IT GENERALLY TRAVELS IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION BUT DOES NOT RESPOND WELL TO STEERING WHEEL INPUT UNTIL THE OSCILLATION IS DAMPENED. THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT AND IN SOME CASES IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL....

2006 FORD F-350 SD 2WD HAS A VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE SMALLEST IMPERFECTION IN THE HIGHWAY. AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH+ THE SHAKING IS SO INTENSE THAT IT CAUSES SWERVING AND YOU MUST COME TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WILL CEASE. SINCE IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, WE HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED AND HAVE SWERVED INTO OTHER LANES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. IT CAN OCCUR ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY OR FOUR TIMES IN 20MILES. *TR

I OWN AN 06' FORD F350 SD. I FIRST NOTICED AN EXTREME TIRE SHIMMY/BOUNCE AT AROUND 15,000 MI, WHEN A POT HOLE, BRIDGE EXPANSION OR ROUGH ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 105,000 MI. AND THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME SOME EXTREME THAT I BELIEVE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS REMEDIED. THE BOUNCING IS SO EXTREME THAT CONTROL OF THE TRUCK IS NEARLY LOST. FORD HAS SENT ME A LETTER CLAIMING IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE IS THE PROBLEM, I HAVE ADJUSTED BUT TO NO HELP. THE TRUCK SHIMMYS/ SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY, AT EVERY BUMP ENCOUNTERED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH IS WIDE SPREAD AMONG SD OWNERS ACCORDING TO POSTINGS ON THE WEB. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE FINDINGS ON THE F-350 SUPERDUTY FRONT SUSPENSION SHIMMY AS IT IS CALLED. I HAVE A 06 F-350 SD WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE AND NEEDS IT AGAIN BUT FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY IT BECAUSE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRING. THIS SEVERE SHIMMY IS REAL AND TO ALLOW A FINDING THAT STATES THE TIRE PRESSURE IS TO BLAME IS COMPLETELY FALSE AND SO STUNNING. DOES THE ODI REALLY EXPECT THE VEHICLE OWNERS TO BUY THIS. LOOKS LIKE FORD HAD ITS HAND IN THIS ONE AGAIN. I WANT MY TRUCK FIXED AND I WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. FORD KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXIST BUT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH YET TO RECALL. WILL SOMEONE DIE FIRST? MY TRUCK IS THAT SEVERE IT WILL LEAVE THE ROAD IF YOUR NOT EXPECTING IT. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT AND NO SUSPENSION...

EXCESSIVE FRONT END SHIMMY/WOBBLE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 SUPERDUTY NEW IN JUNE 2006 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW I HAD SOME SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OVER 65 BUT RECENTLY IT HAS GOT MUCH WORSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES NOW AND THE LAST FEW TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN GOING AROUND 70 MPH IF YOU HIT ROUGH SPOTS IT WILL START A VIOLENT SHAKE IF I SLOWLY REDUCE SPEED IT WILL STOP AROUND 45 MPH. I AM STARTING TO THINK IT IS NOT EVEN SAFE ENOUGH FOR MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK ANYMORE. MY DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANYTHING DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 36,000 AND IS STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TILL JUNE OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE HAD MANY FORDS OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS AND...

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-350 PICKUP AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHEN BEND IN ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS HAPPENS VERY ROUTINELY AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. TRUCK IS EVEN A HAND FULL TO CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT 65 MPH GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT AWAY WITH BUMPY SURFACE. *TR

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AT 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE HITS UNEVEN OR VARIATION IN HIGHWAY. VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED OR STOPPED TO REDUCE OR STOP SHAKING. SHAKING WAS SO SEVERE THAT VEHICLE STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL AND FLIP. VEHICLE IS TOTALLY STOCK FROM FORD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT FORD. COMMENT ON CAUSE WAS SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE FRONT END? SHAKING STOPPED FOR A WHILE AND THEN RETURNED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F 350 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT .WHEN I HIT POTHOLES OR ROUGH ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES {SHIMMIES ] VIOLENTLY WHEN SPEEDS AT 55 MPH I MUST SLOW DOWN TO 25/30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THIS IS DANGEROUS I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS TIRE PRESSURE IN SIDE DRIVERSIDE DOOR SAYS 75 PSI THAT'S WHAT IM RUNNING .THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN I HIT AN UNEVEN PATCH OF PAVEMENT. MY TRUCK VIBRATED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. I THOUGHT I'D BLOWN OUT A TIRED. I GOT OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I DROVE AROUND FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS (BELOW 50 MPH) UNTIL I HAD THE NEED TO GET ON THE FREEWAY. GOT UP TO SPEED 75 AND HIT AN UNEVEN SURFACE, CAUSING MY TRUCK TO VIBRATE AGAIN VERY FRIGHTENING.... TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INSTALLED DUAL STEERING STABILIZERS. EVERYTHING WORKED OK UNTIL LAST WEEK. I NOTICED THAT NOW MY TRUCK CATCHES WHEN I TURN RIGHT, AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. I NOTICED LEFT STABILIZER IS WORN OUT, I REPLACED IT TONIGHT. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND I WOULD GUESS THERE IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR...

I HAVE A FORD F-350 THAT HAS HAD A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE "SHAKE" HAS BEEN SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND THEY CHANGE OUT A COUPLE PARTS AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK (PURCHASED NEW IN NOV. 2006). I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP AND OR ELECTRICAL THAT FORD CANT RESOLVE. THE TRUCK IS NOW IN THE SHOP AGAIN. IT CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START THE TRUCK WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND IT JUST DIES AND WONT RESTART. THEY SAY IT IS HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP AND HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES WITHIN 50,000 MILES. *TR

WE HAVE 2 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB V10S. BOTH EXHIBIT A SHIMMY/WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE THAT REQUIRES US TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT GOES AWAY IN ORDER TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO JUMP AND BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS FROM A BRIDGE TO PAVEMENT, FROM PAVEMENT TO A BRIDGE, ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, OR IN VARIOUS OTHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,977.