2006 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-60 MPH OR WHEN DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BALANCED AND ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I HAVE A KING RANCH 2006 F-250 SD WITH 20" ALUM RIM'S AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 8 MONTHS A MAJOR CRACK BETWEEN THE SPOKES WAS DISCOVERED. THE TIRE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY FLAT WAS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN PULLED OVER, I DISCOVERED A 6" LONG CRACK ABOUT 1/16" WIDE. WENT BACK TO DEALER AGAIN AND HE SAID THE SAME THING, "I CANNOT HELP AND FORD DOES NOT THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM. YOUR AGENCY NEEDS TO START AN INVESTIGATION BEFORE SOMEONE DIES DUE TO FORD NOT WANTING TO ADMIT THEY HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

STEERING STICKS ONLY TO THE RIGHT CAUSING NOT ONLY ME BUT MY WIFE TO WRECK AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT SPEEDS. AFRAID ONE DAY ONE OF US WILL ACTUALLY WRECK WITH ONE OF OUR KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH US AND SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS. JUST WONDERING WHAT IT COULD BE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH WHEN HE TRAVELED OVER A POT HOLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

KELLY SAFARI TREX LT265/70R17 TIRES ARE ON AN FORD F250 TRUCK. NOW ON SECOND OCCURRENCE OF TIRE DEVELOPING A "BUBBLE" IN THE SIDEWALL. TIRES ARE LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AND HAVE LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON THEM. FIRST TIRE DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF PURCHASE. TRUCK IS USED TO PULL A 27 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. TIRES WERE SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE BUILT FOR THIS PURPOSE. FIRST TIRE WAS REPLACED BY RETAILER AT NO COST. SECOND TIRE IS BEING ARGUED OVER WITH THE RETAILER. RETAILER IS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT TIRE. *TR

VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. NOT MUCH HIGHWAY DRIVING HOWEVER ONCE DRIVING OVER 55MPH VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAVE HAD VEHICLE CHECKED WITH VARIOUS MECHANICS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE WITHOUT WARNING THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500. UPDATED 10/17/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CHECKING THE COOLANT RESERVOIR, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT IS THE SAME ISSUE. THIS TRUCK ALL MOST KILLED ME AGAIN TODAY. IT GOES INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IF YOU ARE OVER 55MPH. IF YOU ANRT EXPECTING IT TO HAPPEN AND IT IS THE 1ST TIME YOU EXPERIENCE IT YOU WILL WRECK! I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT OR HEARD ABOUT IT BUT THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ALSO HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURES! I HAVE DONE WHAT THEY SAID + HAD NEW SHOCKS, HAD NEW TIRES, STRUTS CHECKED, BALL JOINTS CHECKED, AND REAR SUSPENSION LOOKED AT. NOTHING IS WRONG ...THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE PEOPLE START DIEING FROM IT! IS FORD GOING TO RAISE MY CHILDREN WHEN THIS MAKES ME WRECK AND DIE ...NO THEY ARE NOT SO THEY NEED TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. REPORTS SAY THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE SET UP ON NEWER HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS BECAUSE OF THIS SO WHY AREN'T THEY TAKING CARE OF THE ONE'S THEY ALREADY SOLD TO THE PUBLIC! PLEASE HELP...YOU CAN FIND TONS OF INFO IF YOU SEARCH " DEATH WOBBLE OR DEATH SHAKE! *TR

UPON HITTING AN EDGE OF BRIDGE BUMP, THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY VIBRATED UNTIL I SLOWED TO UNDER 45 MPH ON INTERSTATE. I WAS FRIGHTENED SO MUCH THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD CRASH. MY TIRES WERE INFLATED AND VEHICLE ALIGNED PROPERLY. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE. APPLYING BRAKES DOES NOT STOP THE SEVERE WOBBLE. I ALMOST WENT THROUGH A GUARD RAIL DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND FORD SAYS IT TIRE PRESSURE. NOT! THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. FORD NEEDS TO MAN UP AND FIX THERE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN SHAKING AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A TURN. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE SHAKING WOULD BECOME WORSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

2006 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH EGR COOLER/EGR VALVE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE EGR COOLER WAS TO COOL THE EXHAUST. AFTER MAKING SOME INQUIRIES, IT WAS BROUGHT TO HER ATTENTION THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED SINCE THE EGR VALVE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED PROPERLY, IT WAS GETTING PLUGGED UP WITH WET CARBON. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $3,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE TRUCK NOW THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS HAS SHOOK SO BAD THAT WE COULDN'T HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN JUST RIDING OVER A BRIDGE SEAM. THE TRUCK SHOOK SO BAD THAT THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND WE ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN. WE HAVE PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND WE CHECK OUR PRESSURE DAILY. WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED WITH THIS HYPER SHAKING. I KNOW IF THERE ISN'T SOMETHING DONE THERE ARE GOING TO BE ACCIDENTS. WE LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST WHERE WE HAVE SNOW AND ICE WITH THE ROADS IN THAT CONDITION WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON ICE AND SNOW. LUCKY IT WAS NOT SNOWING AND IT WAS DRY PAVEMENT. I KNOW IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT THIS AND ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED FORD IS GOING TO BE SORRY WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND HAVE NO PLACE TO GO WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WE ALMOST SIDESWIPED THE CAR NEXT TO US THANK GOODNESS THEY WERE PAYING ATTENTION WHEN IT HAPPENED. THEY STOPPED AND ASKED IF WE WERE OK. THEY SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. WE HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 6 F-150 TRUCKS AND 4 FORD EXPLORERS SO YOU COULD SAY WE ARE FORD PEOPLE. BUT I AM NOT SO SURE WE WILL STAY A FORD FAMILY SINCE THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AND IT IS HAPPENING IN THE NEW ONES ALSO. WE HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A 2011 AND IT DOES THE SAME THING. I KNOW YOU HAVE DISMISSED COMPLAINTS BEFORE BUT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED. THEN MAYBE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE BY YOU OR FORD WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT IS A SHAME THAT IT TAKES A DEATH TO MAKE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING. *KB

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP. FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SEVERLY. TRUCK WAS FORCED TO CHANGED LANES AND THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BESIDE ME. EVERYTHING IN THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. ONCE I PULLED OVER OT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I COULD SMELL A BURNT SMELL. *TR

EGR AND OIL COOLER FAILURE...CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE AND HYDROLOCK SITUATION. THE ENGINE STOPPED THE TRUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE $2542.42. SURE WOULD BE NICE FOR FORD TO HAVE A HAND IN THE REPAIRS DUE TO THEIR FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN. I HAVE READ 100'S OF REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS AND FORD STILL WILL NOT FIX OR HELP PAY FOR THEIR ENGINE. FORD REFUSED TO HELP WITH REPAIR COST. I ONLY HAVE 98000K MILES. PLEASE LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE COMPLAINTS. I BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION. I AM SURE THAT THE LOBBYIST AT FORD ARE DOING THEIR JOB TO KEEP THIS FROM BECOMING A RECALL SITUATION. IT IS HURTING NO ONE BUT THE OWNERS OF THIS 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE!!! WE NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

UPON ACCELERATION, FROM STOP AT A RED LIGHT, VEHICLE HESITATED (STALLED) TO ACCELERATE. UPON ACCELERATION, AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THICK CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM EXHAUST PIPE, AND WHITE SMOKE DISCHARGED FROM ENGINE OIL (FILL) TUBE. VEHICLE CONTINUED WITH DESCRIBED PROBLEM(S) FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) MINUTES, AND HAS CONTINUED WITH DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS FOR MANY DAYS SINCE. THIS PROBLEM AROSE AFTER SPENDING OVER $2000 TO HAVE SIMILAR ENGINE PROBLEMS FIXED, AT FORD AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. UPON CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DIRECTLY (FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON FIXING THE PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME), I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO SUCH ASSISTANCE GRANTED. PERIOD. *JS

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 6.0 IT HAS BEEN TOWED 8 TIMES, I VE HAD TURBO,INJECTOR,ELECTRICAL,WHEEL,TRANS PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. THERES OVER 16 PAGES OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND COUNTING. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THATS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND I CAN'T GET MUCH ASSISTANCE FROM FORD. IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE LIKE THIS AGENCY TO HELP US. THIS IS ALOT WHEN YOU PAY $51000.00 PLUS ADDITION REPAIRS FOR A VEHICLE WITH A EXTENTED WARR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

SHIMMING VIOLENTLY, HARD TO GET THE VIBRATION TO STOP. THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. THE FRONT TIRES MUST HAVE BEEN SHAKING ALSO, SINCE THE AUTO ALONG SIDE OF ME PULLED WAY BACK AWAY FROM MY RIGHT SIDE. I DROVE OVER A DIP AND A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND THEN IT HAPPENED. THE TIRES ARE AT THE RIGHT AIR PRESSURE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE. ALSO THE TRUCK IS A DIESEL 4X4. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD F-250 POWER STROKE 4 DOOR 4X4 TRUCK WITH STOCK 20 INCH MAG RIMS. TWO OF THEM ARE CRACKING IN THE FRONT . THE CRACK ON ONE OF THE RIMS IS ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG FROM SPOKE TO SPOKE ALONG SIDE THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT. TALKED TO FORD DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT OFFERED A EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ONLY HELP FORD GAVE ME WAS A PRICE ON TWO RIMS FOR ABOUT $3,000.00 DOLLARS. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY SAID TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT DO A THING ABOUT IT. THEY ALSO OFFERED A EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DEVELOPED A CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

IN LATE 2011, WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN HIGHWAY 90 EAST IN PASCAGOULA, MS, THE TRUCK BEGAN SLOW DOWN AND PULL DRAMATICALLY TO THE RIGHT AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. I MANAGED TO WRESTLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND, IN COMBINATION WITH THE SLOWING SPEED, BROUGHT THE TRUCK SAFELY TO A STOP IN A WALMART PARKING LOT IN ABOUT 1 MILE. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR WAS SMOKING AND GLOWING RED HOT. APPARENTLY THE BRAKE CALIPER HAD SEIZED AFTER APPLICATION. I WENT INSIDE WALMART TO KILL TIME AND LET THE BRAKES COOL OFF, HOPING THAT WHEN COOLED, THE CALIPER WOULD RELEASE AND THE TRUCK WOULD BE DRIVABLE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 HOURS, I RETURNED TO THE TRUCK AND NOTED THAT THE WHEEL WAS NOT SMOKING, BUT WAS STILL RADIATING HEAT. I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND IT DROVE WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE ISSUES UNTIL I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK WAS NOW PULLING TO THE LEFT. EXPECTING A SIMILAR ISSUE, I DECIDED TO DRIVE DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN PASCAGOULA. HOWEVER, UPON NEEDING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN, THEY DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP AS THE REGULAR BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR BRAKE ISSUES (PULLING AND HEATING FROM SEIZED CALIPERS) AND IN JUNE 2015 HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE TO THE ONE IN 2011. LOOKING AT BLOGS AND COMPLAINT SITES, FORD'S SUPER DUTY SERIES OF TRUCKS, AS WELL AS F-150S, ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BRAKE ISSUES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX. PLEASE HELP. I'M TIRED OF SHELLING OUT $2,000+ WHEN ALL I SHOULD HAVE TO DO IS REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND SEVERE "PULL" AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY, THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.

THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ALONE WITH NO TRAILER AND THE BED WAS EMPTY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, THE FIRST WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THE 5FWY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AT THE TIME THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE AND PULLED OVER. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SAME ISSUE IS ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION: PE07057.

TIRE SEPARATION. *KB

AFTER "SHUTTER" INCIDENT (THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASED NEW) VEHICLE STEERING WOULD NO TURN TO THE LEFT. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS A FULL RIGHT TURN THEN FAST FORCED LEFT TURN A POP/ CRACK OCCURRED WHICH THEN ALLOWED RESTRICTED LEFT TURN. STEERING LOCKED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE FICM (FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE) ON THE 6.0L POWERSTROKES ARE A KNOWN ITEM TO FAIL. THEY LOSE VOLTAGE AND MAKE INJECTORS NOT WORK, WHICH SHUTS OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WHILE AT AN IDLE OR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF AND YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. MINE SHUT OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES NOW, BUT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO WARRANTY IT. MY SMALL TOWN FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACES SEVERAL OF THESE PARTS A WEEK. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE? *TR

2006 F-250 SD 6.0 DIESEL ENGINE. A FUEL LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE DEVELOPED DUE TO A DEGRADED O-RING WHERE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE ENGINE MOUNTED FUEL FILTER. THE LEAKAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 6 DROPS PER MINUTE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE HOUSING AND O-RING ARE SUBJECT TO APPROXIMATELY 45 PSIG AND ARE ON THE UPPER SECTION OF THE ENGINE. THE LEAK WAS DETECTED DUE TO STRONG ODOR OF UNBURNED DIESEL FUMES COMING IN THE HVAC SYSTEM WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND AT THE FRONT EXTERIOR OF THE TRUCK JUST AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER STATED AND MY OWN RESEARCH ON INTERNET FORUMNS INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. UNDER THE WRONG CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD AND AT BEST IS AN ISSUE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TO SOME DEGREE. THE DEALER IS MAKING THIS REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 50 MPH OR MORE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN DRIVING OVER A SLIGHT ROAD BUMP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT SHOCKS, STRUTS AND STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE REPAIRS DID NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

DRIVING MY 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB 4X4 AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH THE TRUCKS FRONT END BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER GOING OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF BRIDGE. THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD I THOUGHT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO TEAR ITSELF APART. AS I BEGAN TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AND GET OUT OF THE NORMAL TRAFFIC LANES THE VIBRATION AND BOUNCING DID NOT FINALLY SUBSIDE UNTIL ABOUT 35 MPH. WHILE THIS OCCURRED WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK I WAS FEARFUL OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN AND WHEN IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AS WE WERE STILL SEVERAL HOURS FROM OUR HOME. A FEW MILES LATER WE CROSSED ANOTHER BRIDGE THIS TIME DOING 65 MPH AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO VIBRATE AGAIN BUT STOPPED MUCH QUICKER THAN BEFORE ONCE I DECREASED TO 45MPH. THIS ISSUE IS RAMPANT ON THE VEHICLE REPORTING WEBSITES AND WILL EVENTUALLY GET SOMEONE KILLED. I PRAY FORD DECIDES TO FINALLY INVESTIGATE AND OFFER SOME FACTUAL EVIDENCE AND A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM SO MANY DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCE WITH THESE TRUCKS.I LOVE MY FORD TRUCK BUT NOT AT THE COST OF LOSING MY LIFE OR CAUSE INJURY TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY ROAD BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRES AND RECOMMENDED CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I AM HAVING SEVERE VIBRATION AND STEERING ISSUES THE THIS MODEL. I CAN NOT DRIVE IT WITHOUT HURTING MY BACK. THE TRUCK NEEDS A COMPLETE SUSPENSION OVERHAUL. SHOULD BE TAKING OFF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER SMALL ROAD BUMPS, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE OVER ROAD BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE STEERING LINKAGES AND STEERING DAMPENER WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,200. UPDATED 10/13/11 *BF UPDATED 01/12/12

THE RETAINING NUT SECURING THE TPMS SENSOR TO THE VALVE STEM DETACHED WHILE ADDING AIR TO A TIRE. THIS CLAIM IS BEING FILED BY OIL CHANGER, INC. ON BEHALF OF CELL-CRETE, A FLEET CUSTOMER OF OURS. A NEW TPMS SENSOR HAD TO BE INSTALLED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION WITH A TRAVEL TRAILER IN TOW, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON OUR 2006 FORD-F-250 (WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE) INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. AFTER STOPPING SEVERAL TIMES ON THE BERM OF AN INTERSTATE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE ENGINE WAS HOT. SINCE WE WERE TRAVELING ON A HOLIDAY, THE TRUCK WAS FIRST TAKEN TO A PEP BOYS LOCATION WHERE THEIR EVALUATION SHOWED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF OVERHEATING. WE WERE ADVISED OF A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE STATING THAT IT MIGHT EXHIBIT FALSE OVERHEATING. SO, WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP. TRUCK CONTINUED TO DISPLAY FALSE READINGS AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO DERATE. AT THIS TIME, WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INSTALLED AN UPDATED COOLANT CROSSOVER TUBE AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF FALSE OVERHEATING. THIS WORK WAS DONE (PARTS & LABOR) AT A COST TO US OF $645.67 AFTER AAA DISCOUNT. THE COST TO US WAS A SURPRISE, AS THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS NEEDED TO BE DONE TO RECTIFY IT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN NOT A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, IT WAS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US AS WE WERE COMPELLED TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY INTERSTATE BEFORE HAVING TO REQUEST THAT THE PICKUP AND TRAVEL TRAILER BE TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 -30 MPH ON A WET SURFACE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED LIGHTLY AND THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACTED WAS THROWN INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED ACROSS HIM. HE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS ENTIRE BODY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. AFTER PULLING OVER HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE DIAGNOSED AT A DEALER BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR STEERING OSCILLATION, OR "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS COMPLETELY STOCK, WITH NO LIFT. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER A VARIETY OF DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SPEEDS. THE VIOLENCE OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. FORD HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TECHNICAL BULLETINS RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN OFFERED BESIDES CHECKING YOUR TIRE PRESSURE. TO ME AND THE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, THAT SEEMS TO BE A CONVENIENT WAY TO SAY IT IS NOT A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED, BUT OPERATOR ERROR. IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT SOMETHING THIS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA AND THAT FORD IS NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DESIGN PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

UNCONTROLLABLE WHEEL SHIMMY AT SPEEDS FROM 35 - 65 MPH. THE FAILURE CAN BE REPLICATED AT WILL. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM STOPPED AT A TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. NEW TIRES, PROPER PRESSURE, BALANCED, ROTATED DOES NOT CHANGE THE CONDITION. POOR AIR PRESSURE MAINTENANCE BY VEHICLE OWNERS WAS NOT THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS OF THIS PROBLEM. THE WHEEL SHIMMY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. THE WHEEL SHIMMY WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LOSS OF CONTROL AND BECOMING A TRAFFIC HAZARD IS A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING EVENT FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND SURROUNDING VEHICLES. THERE IS AN APPARENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM BY AN AFTER MARKET COMPANY BUT THE EXPENSE OF ABOUT $1000 FOR THE OEM REPAIR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING THRU ATLANTA TRAFFIC THE F 250 HAD A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT TIRES. IT REQUIRED BRAKING OUT OF TRAFFIC TO CONTROL THE STEERING. TWO PRIOR INCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED BUT WITH LESS INTENSITY IN THE PRIOR MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F-250 ON THE HIGHWAY, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. I LITERALLY HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. THIS IS THE 11TH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. IT HAPPENS AT A SPEED OVER 50 MPH. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER WRECKED THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN SOME SORT OF CONTROL. I HAVE READ FORD'S REQUEST TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TIRE PRESSURE. I READ THAT AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED AN ADDITIONAL TEN TIMES. WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD REALIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT EGR COOLER, ENGINE COOLER, FUEL INJECTOR AND TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 63,500.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 50-70MPH DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. USUALLY IF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HITS FIRST IT SENDS THE TRUCK INTO AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING WITH LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE TIRES START BOUNCING SO HARD THAT THEY LEAVE THE PAVEMENT. IT WILL YANK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO BRAKE HARD DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH. THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS IN SO MANY WAYS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS. WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRONT END OF THE 2006 FORD F250 I HAVE THE PROPER TIRES WITH PROPER INFLATION I HAD A NEW STEERING GEAR BOX PUT ON WITH A NEW POWER STEERING UNIT THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT I JUST GOT BACK FROM A 300 MILE TRIP THIS HAPPENED 8-10 TIMES AND IF TRAFFIC PATTERNS WERE ANY DIFFERENT THIS POTENTIAL RECALL WOULD HAVE KILLED MY WHOLE FAMILY AND SOMEBODY ELSE'S! P.S. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THIS ENGINEERING FLAW WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE RIM. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD SLEEVE ASSEMBLY TREAD HAD DETACHED. HE THE TIE ROD AND SLEEVE WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 09/19/11 *BF UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN

I HAVE A 2006 F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK THAT WILL HAVE VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKES AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE AT AVERAGE ROAD SPEEDS (55-70). IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE TOWING AND DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITHOUT TOWING. WHEN IT OCCURRED I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT FORD NEEDS TO RESOLVE. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSED BY A STUCK VALVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

SPEED ABOUT 65 TO 70 MPH, TRAVELING DOWN AN INTERSTATE. CAME TO A BRIDGE JOINT ON ROAD AND TRUCK FELT AS IF I LOST FRONT TIRE OR SOMETHING. SLOWED DOWN AND PARKED TRUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD. EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE AFTER INSPECTION. CONTINUED TRIP WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, I JUST KEPT IT AT 55 THE REST OF TRIP. NO MODS TO THE TRUCK, ALL FACTORY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD F-250 LARIAT CREW CAB FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THREE WEEKS AGO THE TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING VIOLENT FRONT-END SHAKING. DURING AN EPISODE OF LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHAKING, THE TRUCK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WITH MY HAND PLACED ON THE 12:00 POSITION ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THE SHAKING VIOLENTLY TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL TO WHERE MY HAND IS GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 10:00 AND 2:00. SLOWING DOWN TO 30MPH HAS STOPPED EACH OF THE THREE EPISODES. THIS TRUCK HAS THE FACTORY INSTALLED WRANGLER ATS TIRES AND DOES NOT HAVE A LIFT KIT ON IT. AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES EQUAL MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION. I AM TAKING THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN TWO DAYS FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THEY ACT AS IF THIS IS AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, BUT FOLLOWING AN INTERNET SEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON. IT APPEARS THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BLAMED TIRE PRESSURE, GIANT AFTERMARKET TIRES, AND LIFT KITS FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS NONE OF THESE POSSIBLE CAUSES. *TT