1997 REGENCY FORD F250 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT WILL SHAKE SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO EITHER COME TO A STOP OR SPEED UP HOPING THAT IT WILL STOP SHAKING. IT IS VERY HARD TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND KEEP IT IN THE LANE THAT YOU ARE IN. IT FEELS AS IF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO SHAKE APART AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT DOES IT ON BOTH THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE STREET. IT IS ALMOST LIKE HITTING A TUNING FORK, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SHAKE AND OTHER TIMES IT SHAKES SO HARD IT WILL KNOCK YOU OUT OF YOUR SEAT.

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT WILL SHAKE SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO EITHER COME TO A STOP OR SPEED UP HOPING THAT IT WILL STOP SHAKING. IT IS VERY HARD TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND KEEP IT IN THE LANE THAT YOU ARE IN. IT FEELS AS IF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO SHAKE APART AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT DOES IT ON BOTH THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE STREET. IT IS ALMOST LIKE HITTING A TUNING FORK, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SHAKE AND OTHER TIMES IT SHAKES SO HARD IT WILL KNOCK YOU OUT OF YOUR SEAT.

STEERING WHEEL BEARINGS NO LONGER WORKING IN MY TRUCK. I KNOW OF ATLEAST 2 OTHER FORD F-SERIES TRUCKS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE GONE OUT ON. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES LOCKS UP, AND ALL OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL (CRUISE CONTROL, HORN, ETC) NO LONGER FUNCTION AT ALL. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL TO HAVE 2-3 INCHES OF PLAY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING SHAFT MAY ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE SOMETIMES THIS DEFECT DAMAGES IT. I TOOK THIS AS THE REPRESENTATIVE SAYING THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND HAS DONE NOTHING. I FEEL UNSAFE WHEN I'M DRIVING MY TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 REGENCY FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE THAT WAS SIMILAR TO AN ENGINE BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE GEM MODULE, FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE FUSE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 245,292.