2007 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

See attached document for complaint

Have owned this truck for a couple of years and have been enduring the "Death Wobble" over the local train tracks, but I am always able to control my speed. But the other day while traveling down the interstate, I hit a pothole and truck was shaking until brought the truck to a stop. Luckily I was able to get off the road, but this event could have been much worse. Apparently this is a known problem, and it is a shame that the manufacturer has not fixed this obvious safety issue.

Rear fuel tank strap broke on 6/20/2022. Fuel tank hit ground. Very dangerous cant believe i am only one and this hasnt been recalled.

Truck randomly has the notorious death wobble when going over bumps. It shakes violently and i have to slow down or stop. Tried to have it diagnosed by mechanic several times with no outcome, this is when I researched and found out a lot of ford trucks have this issue. Is it a severe safety issue and with the outrageous price of trucks, I can not buy a new one. Ford should have recalled this a long time ago

On our most recent trip, our Ford truck a 2007 F250 model experienced what is called the death wobble, where the front shakes violently. Which occurs in speeds of 70 or higher, when it hits a bump the front end shakes violently. It has happened in the past when we were on vacation. The dealer could not find the cause. It is now at the dealer again, to see what can be done. There is a known class action suit filed in 2019. For Ford F250 & F350 models from 2005 to 2019. Ford knew about it but did not inform any owners. We are wanting to get this on record so you can monitor Ford to see what they are doing about it. It is a shame that people pay big bucks for the trucks and Ford won't tell owners about it or find a true fix. We are also going to file on the class action suit that is out there. PLEASE MAKE FORD ACCOUNTABLE, TO SAVE LIVES

The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the passenger’s and driver’s side rear door locking mechanisms were faulty and the doors could no longer be opened. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was contacted regarding the failure. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000.

THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY ON THE ROAD WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR HIGHER. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 50MPH OR BELOW TO GET IT TO SUBSIDE. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL LOSES POWER. NO GUAGES WORK WHEN POWER IS LOST. NO TACH OR SPEEDOMETER, ELECTRIC WINDOWS ALSO DO NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF I CANT DETERMINE HOW FAST I AM GOING.

BRAKE BOOSTER FEED LINE CAME OFF AT INTAKE . I HAD NO POWER BRAKES JUST A HARD BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I WAS STOPPING TO PULL ON TO THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO PUSH PEDAL REAL HARD TO STOP. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN RECALL #08S05 THAT I READ WAS IN 2008 .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE BED WAS RUSTED AND PARTS WERE MISSING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BED OF THE VEHICLE COULD UNEXPECTEDLY DETACH BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE AND PARTS OF THE METAL WERE RUBBING OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BED WAS PUSHING DOWN INTO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TWICE TO SOUR LAKE FORD LOCATED AT 190 HWY 105 E, SOUR LAKE, TX 77659, (409) 287-3583, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,823.

I HAD JUST WASHED MY TRUCK THE DAY BEFORE AND WHEN I CLEANED THE WHEELS THERE WERE NO ISSUES AND THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER DROPPING MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY BACK DRIVER 20" CHROME OEM RIM THAT WENT FROM ONE SPOKE TO THE OTHER ABOUT A INCH FROM THE VALVE STEM THERE IS NO ROAD RASH OR DAMAGE TO THE RIM TO CAUSE IT TO CRACK AND AFTER SEEING IT I GOOGLED IT AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMEN ISSUES AND SHOULD BE FELT WITH ITS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR THE PERSONS IN THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO FOR THE SURROUNDING MOTORISTS AND I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THE ISSUES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DON'T CARE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT I HAVE PHOTOS THAT CAN BE SENT AND ALSO HAVE THE RIM THAT I THINK SHOULD BE TESTED SO THAT A RECALL CAN HAPPEN TO GET THIS SAFETY ISSUE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF IT

FRONT END SHIMMER WHEN CROSSING OVER BAD ROAD SPOTS. THE SHAKING CAN BE VERY BAD ALMOST LOSE CONTROL.

SPEEDOMETER STARTED MAL FUNCTION. CREATING A HYPER SPEED - INSTEAD OF 25 MPH - WAS READING 60 MPH.

BOUCES ALL OVER ROAD SHOCKS ALSO LEAKING FLUID.

THIS VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO OUR SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. WE INSTALLED A NEW STARTER AND LEFT IT OVER NIGHT IN THE STALL WHEN WE CAME BACK IN THE MORNING IT HAD ATTEMPTED TO START ITS SELF AND HAD DRIVEN THROUGH THE DOOR AND OUT ON TO THE LOT WEDGEING ITSELF IN THE NEW CARS. THIS TRUCK IS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND WAS LEFT IN GEAR WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. IF YOU SET THIS TRUCK AND LEAVE IT IT WILL TRAY TO START IT'S SELF. SOME TIMES IT WILL TAKE A DAY OR AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE HIGHWAY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER, THE WHEELS FAILED TO MOVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

I'M JUST A LITTLE UPSET THAT FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE WITH THE 06 AND 07 F250 FUELING ISSUE, I WENT TO ARVIN,CA AT LUNCH TODAY TO PUT GAS IN BECAUSE I TRY TO MAKE SURE WHEN IT GETS TO A HALF OF A TANK I FILL IT UP, IT TOOK ME 17 MINUTES TO PUT IN 13 GALLONS OF GAS, THAT IS SAD AND I HAVE TO PUT IT IN SO SLOW BECAUSE IT WILL NOT LET ME GO ANY FASTER THAT TO ALWAYS OVER FILLS AND GAS COME OUT AROUND THE FUEL NOZZLE, I REALLY CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL I WOULD LIKE IS THEM TO MEET ME HALF WAY I CAN NOT AFFORD TO SPEND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND WHEN YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE ISSUE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP UNLESS YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AS A VETERAN AND WORKING AT A VETERANS CEMETERY I WOULD HOPE THERE IS HELP OUT THERE FOR THIS ISSUE.HELLO [XXX], MY NAME IS [XXX], I AM FROM FORD`S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER (CRC). I HAVE REVIEWED YOUR EMAIL REGARDING THE CONCERNS ON YOUR 2007 FORD F-250 4X4 5.4 ENGINE. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: [XXX] ODOMETER READING: 47,386 ARE YOU THE REGISTERED OWNER? YES CLARIFICATION ON HOW YOU WANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ASSIST YOU I WOULD LIKE FORD TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, LIKE I SAID I REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CHANGE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE OTHER PARTS AND TO MOVE IT FROM ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE TO SOME WHERE ELSE IF YOU DO A SEARCH ABOUT THE SLOW FILLING OF THE 07 F250 THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE EVEN THE 06 F250 AND FORD THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD, TSB # 07-15-4 THAT RELATES TO A SLOW FUEL FILL PROBLEM AS YOU CAN SEE BY THIS SEARCH THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, ALL I WANT IS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GAS STATION AND FILL MY TRUCK AND NOT TAKE MY LUNCH BREAK TO DO IT IN, I REALLY JUST WANT FORD TO HELP ME FIX THESE ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 4/28/16*JS

EGL COOLER FAILURE, WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSED BY COOLANT ENTERING INTO THE EMISSION SYSTEM. "ON ALL 6.0 ENGINES THE EGL COOLER WILL FAIL." THIS PROBLEM IS SO "MASSIVE" WITH SO MANY "MASSIVE COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS" THAT FORD HAS DONE TWO THINGS 1) DESIGNED A BY-PASS KIT AND 2) RE-DESIGNED THE ENGINE TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM (6.7 ENGINE). WHEN THE EGL COOLER FAILS, FORD OFFERS TWO SOLUTIONS TO THE CUSTOMER 1) INSTALL THE BY-PASS KIT AND THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED (AT A COST OF $4500) OR 2) REPAIR THE EGL COOLER TO BRING IT "BACK TO FACTORY" (AT A COST OF $4300). FORD TELLS CUSTOMERS THAT IF OPTION 2 IS CHOSEN, THE "EGL COOLER WILL FAIL AGAIN". ALL QUOTES USED ARE DIRECT QUOTES FROM FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

AT 52000 MILES ENGINE STARTED MAKING TAPPING NOISE? DRIVER SEATBELT NOT RETRACTING. FRONTEND SHIMMY AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH. *TR

WE HAVE 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES SEPARATE WITH THE TREAD COMING COMPLETELY OFF OF ONE OF THE TIRES CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO BED AND NUMBER OF OUR TRUCK. THE FIRST TIRE WAS WITH IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF PURCHASE. THE OTHER 2 TIRES HAPPEN WITH IN 30 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. ALL UNDER 10,000 MILES OF USE. YOUR FORM DOESN'T SHOW CORRECT TIRE TYPE. THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE FEDERAL COURGIA M/T. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE OIL COOLER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ERG VALVE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,188.

RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F250 TRUCK, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FORD'S DEATH WOBBLE' ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE FRONT END STARTS WOBBLING TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO BRAKE AND PULL OVER JUST TO STAY IN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN THIS DEATH WOBBLE' OCCURS, IT CAUSES THE DRIVER HAS TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLY BRAKING JUST TO STAY IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN!!!! *TR RECENTLY, I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS WITH FORD'S FRONT END AND THEIR SOLUTIONS TO FIX THE FRONTS ENDS. AS USUAL, FORD COMES UP WITH EXCUSES AND NOT A SOLUTION TO REPAIR THEIR PRODUCTS. THERE IS PLENTY OF DOCUMENTATION (U-TUBE VIDEO) ON-LINE DOCUMENTING THE SERIOUS OF THIS COMPLAINT. IT IS TIME THAT YOUR AGENCY TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND SEE THAT FORD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 F 250 DIESEL AND EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMP AT 45MPH TO 65MPH MY TRUCK SHAKES LIKE CRAZY IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A FIX BUT NOTHING IS DONE I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THIS WILL COST AN ACCIDENT I HOPE THE THIS MATER IS TAKEN CARE SOON THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

I WAS TOWING A CAR HAULER AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON I-94 OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO, IL WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND CROSS INTO THE OTHER LANE. I TRIED TO CORRECT STEER TO THE LEFT AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. I BEGAN TO CROSS INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC AND I BEGAN TO SPIN THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN HARDER TO THE LEFT WITH NO CHANGE IN DIRECTION. I REALIZED THAT I HAD A LOSS OF STEERING AND BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE BARRIER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I ENDED UP CROSSING FOUR LANES OF MODERATELY HEAVY LABOR DAY TRAFFIC WITH ZERO STEERING CONTROL AND CAME TO REST WITHIN INCHES OF THE RETAINING BARRIER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE UNTIL REDUCING SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH AT WHICH POINT THE SHAKING STOPPED. NOTICE A SLIGHT SHIMMY WHENEVER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN (NEGOTIATING RIGHT CURVES ON THE HIGHWAYS). TIRE INFLATION HAS BEEN CHECKED AND NOT THE ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN USED OFF-ROAD OR ABUSED.IT HAS A CREW CAB AND WAS PURCHASED TO TRANSPORT PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH IT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. WE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH IT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED! WE ARE EXPERIENCING TURBULENT WOBBLING WITH THIS TRUCK AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS NOT NORMAL! THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 DAYS AGO ON MAY 26, 2013! I HAVE CHILDREN AND FEEL THAT OUR LIVES WERE ESPECIALLY IN DANGER WHEN WE RODE IN THIS TRUCK AS WE THOUGHT THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND NO LONGER EXISTED. AS WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WE DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND OUR TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL! THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN, OTHERWISE WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! THERE WAS TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT! THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW HOURS LATER WHEN WE AGAIN DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENOUGH OF THESE THREATENING EPISODES AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT NORMAL AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLE CAN AND WILL LOSE THEIR LIVES OVER THIS IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS TO SUBMIT A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND THEY MERELY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS UNRESOLVED MY ISSUE. I TRUST THAT YOU WILL TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY AS LIVES ARE AT STAKE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

GOING ALONG AROUND 55 TO 60 MPH AND RUN ACROSS VERY MILD BUMP AND THE FRONT WHEELS WILL BEGIN TO SHIMMY SO BAD IT JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW WAY DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FEELING AND IS NOT TIRE PRESSURE LIKE FORD CLAIMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING COOLANT TO SPRAY OVER THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

1) FAULTY HEAD BOLTS REPAIR WAS OVER $6000 INVOLVED GASKETS, CRACKED HEADS, BOLTS, UPDATES AND UPGRADES. 2) DEATH WOBBLE FRONT END ISSUES (MINE ARE FORTUNATELY OCCURRING AT AT LOW SPEEDS) HOWEVER THE WOBBLE HAS CAUSED MANY FRONT END AND STEERING COMPONENTS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. WOBBLE KICKS IN AFTER SHARP TURNS AND WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER AND WHEN FORCED BACK TO CENTER IT WILL WANDER AND HUNT FOR CENTER. USUALLY UP TILL 20-25MPH THEN SELF CORRECTS.

HIGH SPEED WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF INTERSTATE 275 AROUND CINCINNATI, OHIO. I HIT A BUMP ON THE EXIT OF THE INTERSTATES BRIDGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK REALLY BAD LEFT AND RIGHT. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER LAST YEAR WARNING ME ABOUT THIS CONDITION. I DID NOT THINK I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT CRASH THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE OSCILLATION OCCURRED. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS FOR THE F250 HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR *JS

PRONOUNCED AND SEVERE SHIMMY AND OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TRAVELING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR DIPS IN THE ROADWAY AND ON UNEVEN DRIVING SURFACES. FORD DEALER CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED A TRACKING BAR AND THE STEERING DAMPER. THESE REPAIRS HELPED BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE ISSUE. NEW OEM TIRES WERE INSTALLED 2,000 MILES AFTER THE FORD REPAIR. AS OF DEC 2013 THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 78,578 MILES WHICH IS ONLY 5,000 MILES SINCE THE REPAIR AND 3,000 MILES SINCE NEW OEM TIRES AND THE SAME SEVERE SHIMMY AND OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL IS OCCURRING AGAIN. IN DEC 2013 I RECEIVED SPECIAL FIELD ACTION LETTER 09L02 FROM FORD CONCERNING THIS VERY ISSUE. HAVING COMPLIED WITH ALL POINTS IN THE SPECIAL FIELD ACTION LETTER 09L02 THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS AND CONTINUES TO WORSEN. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS WITH A RECALL NOTICE AND THE 09L02 LETTER IS INDICATIVE THAT THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S TIRES, SIZE: LT275/65/20. WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS SEPARATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE AS WELL. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 119,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 48,370.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD F-250SD 4X4 WITH A 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. ON MAY 29, 2012 MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON ARRIVAL I WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW STARTER AND POSSIBLY MORE BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AGAIN. STARTER WAS REPLACED AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE (FICM). MY VEHICLE IS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT 50000 MILES BELOW WHAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. FORD HAS ISSUED 3 TO 4 TSB'S REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FICM IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM'S WITH THE FORD 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. I CONTACTED FORD AND REQUESTED SOME ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE MILEAGE. FORD DENIED THAT ANY ISSUE EXISTS WITH THE FICM IN THE 6.0L ENGINE. FORD ADVISED ME THAT IF I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR ANSWER I SHOULD CONTACT YOUR ORGANIZATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

DRIVING MY 2007 F250 SD AND HIT A BUMP, FRONT END STARTED TO SHIMMY. SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHIMMY STOPPED. HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY GIVING INFORMATION ABOUT THE FRONT END SHIMMY. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, IT HAS OCCURED NUMEROUS TIMES. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT 87000 MILES AND THE SHIMMY HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY WHEN I HIT BUMPS/DIPS IN THE ROAD. DIESEL SHOP TELLS ME TO KEEP TIRES INFLATED PROPERLY, ROTATE AND BALANCE TIRES AS WELL AS PROPER ALIGNMENT AND HAVE THE STEERING DAMPNER REPLACED. STEERING DAMPNER IS BRAND NEW (3 MONTHS OLD), TIRES ARE AT PROPER INFLATION AND BALANCED AS WELL AS ALIGNMENT DONE AND THE FRONT END STILL VIBRATES, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY TO WHERE IT IS TOUGH TO CONTROL UNTIL SPEED DROPS UNDER 40 MPH. STILL WAITING ON A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AS THE SHIMMY IS DAILY AND IS GETTING WORSE AND I GET THE SAME TEXTBOOK ANSWER FROM FORD EVERYTIME I CALL (TIRES, INFLATION, ALIGNMENT, STEERING DAMPNER). I'M AFRAID THAT THE VIBRATION WILL GET TO THE POINT THAT PARTS WILL START BECOMING LOOSE/BREAK AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKES ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PICKED UP MY F250 SUPER DUTY FROM THE SERVICE AT THE FORD DEALER, DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY OVERPASS, HIT A BUMP ON THE OVER PASS AND MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD NO CONTROL, I HAD TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY TO MAKE IT STOP SHAKING, ALMOST CAUSED A PILE UP. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY'VE HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

2007 F250 CREW CAB 4X4. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH I HIT AN UNEVENLY PAVED ROAD AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE FOR AT LEAST A MILE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. CARS STARTED TO YIELD AND SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THE SHAKE WAS SO VIOLENT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MERGE INTO OTHER LANES. *TR

RUNNING INTERSTATE GOING ON BRIDGE IN CURVE AN LITTLE CRACK IN ROAD MADE TRUCK START SHAKING VIOLENTLY. MAKING ME HAVE TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT SHAKING THROWING STUFF ALL AROUND INSIDE TRUCK. *TR

RUNNING INTERSTATE GOING ON BRIDGE IN CURVE AN LITTLE CRACK IN ROAD MADE TRUCK START SHAKING VIOLENTLY. MAKING ME HAVE TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT SHAKING THROWING STUFF ALL AROUND INSIDE TRUCK. *TR

2007 F-250. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE DESIGN RELATED TO A VIOLENT SHAKING IN VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIOLENT SHAKING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT INTO THE NEXT LANE.

MY 2007 FORD F250, SUPERDUTY 4X4, HARLEY DAVIDSON EDITION (ALL STOCK), EXPERIENCED EXTREME CAVITATION, OR WOBBLE, AND VIOLENT SHAKING TO THE STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION AFTER ENCOUNTERING A MILD SERIES OF BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OCCASIONS. I HAVE READ 100'S UPON 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT YEAR MODEL FORD TRUCKS. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD HAS EVEN ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM BEING WITH A DESIGN FLAW AND EVEN HAS A CORRECTION FOR IT THAT INCLUDES A NEWLY DESIGNED BRACKET, RELOCATING SOME STEERING COMPONENTS, AND NEW SPECS FOR THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BUT WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1700.00 FOR THE REPAIR(OR REDESIGN). UNBELIEVABLE!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES, SIZE 265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AS WELL AS THE SPARE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE ROTATED REGULARLY BUT THE TREAD WAS DETERIORATED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GIVE 20 PERCENT BACK ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 27,000.

AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT END THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING CAUSING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER HITTING BUMPS, POT HOLES OR UNEVEN SURFACES. *TR

FORD SUPER DUTY DEATHWOBBLE. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE NEW. FAILURE OCCURS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 75MPH. FAILURE MANIFESTS AS UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING AND WHOLE VEHICLE OSCILLATION. HAS LED TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE INSTIGATES SAID LOSS OF CONTROL. HAVE CHANGED SHOCKS AND SPRINGS,ADDED DUAL STEERING STABILIZER IN ADDITION TO CHANGING STABILIZER IN STOCK LOCATION, BALL JOINT CASTER CAMS ADDED, NEW TIRES ADDED (TWICE) MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS. MOST CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN IS NOT TO DRIVE IT AND JEOPARDIZE MY LIFE OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS. HOW MANY NEED TO BE KILLED OR INJURED BEFORE SOMEONE CAN BE HELD ACCOUTABLE? *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-95 ,WHEN THE REAR OF MY F-250 STARTED MOVING SIDE TO SIDE OUT OF CONTROL. I PULLED OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE,WHICH TOOK APPROX. ONE MINUTES WITH TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOO LATE THE TIRE SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE L-SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

EXCESSIVE SHIMMY/FRONT END OSCILLATION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON MULTI LANE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT, FORCED TO BRAKE SEVERELY TO REGAIN CONTROL , ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END CRASH . READ YOUR REPORT EA08007 AND IMMEDIATELY CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE WITHIN SPEC'S. IN FORTY FIVE YEARS OF DRIVING HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A VIOLENT CONDITION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INCLUDING TIRE BLOWOUTS OVER 50 MPH. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THERE ARE NO ASSOCIATED CRASHES OR DEATHS OF THIS CONDITION. THERE ARE MANY POSTINGS OF SAME ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER OWNERS. I WILL TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK TO FORD AND REFERENCE THEIR TSB 7-10-10 AND YOUR EA08007 REPORT. *TR