2007 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

OUR 2007 FORD F250 SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 6MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WITH ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F250SD, WHEN I AM DOING 70MPH PLUS AND HIT A POT HOLE OR A GOOD SIZE BUMP THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIGOROUSLY. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO NEARLY TO 40MPH JUST TO GET IT TO STOP. I SPOKE WITH ABOUT 200+ OTHER FORD F250SD OWNERS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS AND THEY ALL STATE THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE YEARS RANGE FROM '06 TO '08. *TR

FRONT BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 15,000 MILES . CALIPER'S FROZE UP CAUSING PADS TO STICK, CAUSING THEM TO DRAG AND OVER HEAT, CAUSING ROTORS TO CRACK AND SPLIT. PROBLEM WAS FIRST FIXED FEB.,2010 AT APPROX. 7500MILES. CALIPER RUSTS OR CORRODES WHEN EXPOSED TO ANY MOISTURE AND FREEZES UP/STICKS. FORD SAYS I DON'T USE TRUCK ENOUGH BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN TO MY LAST F250 AFTER 100,000 MILES; PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER APPLYING CAUSING PREMATURE WARE FROM DRAGGING ALSO NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

FORD F250 STEERING OSCILLATION. I KNOW THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION, AND THE MATTER IS NOW CLOSED, BUT HOW CAN THIS BE. THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE IS THE CURE ALL? I CURRENTLY HAVE THE STOCK TIRES STILL, AND SET TO THE FACTORY REQUESTED PRESSURE. AND IT WILL GIVE ME "DEATH WOBBLE" MANY TIMES IN THE COURSE OF THE TRIP. TO THE POINT THAT I EVEN HAVE TO PULL OVER TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END CHECKED OUT BY A SHOP AND THE REPORT WAS THERE IS NO WORN OUT PARTS. IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT TRE STYLE BALL JOINTS DONT WORK WELL AS TRACK BAR ENDS, YET FORD KEEPS USING THEM. THE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ARE NOT WRONG. I AM AFRAID THE LET ME PARENTS DRIVE THE TRUCK AND THEY WERE THE MAIN REASON WE PURCHASED IT. *TR

SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS. FEELS LIKE A TIRE IS COMING OFF, THIS IS CAUSING SEVERE SHIMMY AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT APPROX 35-39 MPH - THOUGHT THERE WERE RIPPLES IN THE ROAD BUT IT HAPPENS ON MORE AND MORE BUMPS, WORSE TODAY. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER TRIP VARIOUS SITUATIONS. KIDS THOUGHT IS WAS FUN, I WAS SCARED TO DEATH (THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHT AWAY - STILL TERRIFYING). HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WILL IMMEDIATELY, PRESSURES ARE GOOD AND NOTHING APPEARS BROKEN HOPE I CAN FIND OUT BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS. *TR

2007 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WHEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT OR POT HOLE AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER. *TR

I OWN AND DRIVE A FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. I HAVE ON MORE THAN TWENTY (20) OCCASIONS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD 5/15/2009 THROUGH 1/15/2010. THIS ONLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I CROSS OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, LIKE AN OVERPASS OR A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT TYPE. THE VIBRATION IS SO SEVERE THAT THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY TO LESS THAN 30 MPH AND MOVE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANES. THE VIBRATION DOES NOT STOP UNLESS I SLOW THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED FOR MORE THAN 45 SECONDS. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE EVENT. ON ONE OCCASION THEY COULD NOT ADDRESS IT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A TRUCK SPECIALIST ON SITE THAT DAY. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE FORD DEALER TODAY TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED, BUT BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, I DO NOT FEEL THEY WILL ACKNOWLEDGE OR ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEMS FIRST OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES. ALL SERVICE ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT FORD DEALERS, SO THEY HAVE RECORDS OF MY COMPLAINTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM SPEAKING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO A SENSOR IN THE REAR-END WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. ALL OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER MOTORISTS WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF THE ISSUES CONTINUE, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE VIBRATION WILL CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT, AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THE CONTACT TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I OWN A 2007 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY EXT CAB, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SHAKING/ BOUNCING VIOLENTLY WHEN I GO THROUGH A POTHOLE OR RUN OVER A BRIDGE SEAM WHEN TRAVELING OVER 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES UNDER DIFFERENT LOAD CIRCUMSTANCES PULLING A TRAILER, WITHOUT A TRAILER, FOUR ADULTS IN THE CAB ONLY MYSELF IN THE CAB, WITH AND WITHOUT A LOAD IN THE BED. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN MAY OF 2007. THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL PULLING RIGHT TO LEFT OR THE TIRES BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND WHEN I APPLY THE BREAKS THE TIRES SKID AT FIRST. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN VERY FAST AND TO A VERY SLOW SPEED TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER 2 1/2 YEARS AND IT ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES. FORD SENT OUT LETTERS WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM AND SAID TO MAKE SURE THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT AND EQUAL IN THE TIRES. I HAVE DONE THIS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE IT IS CORRECT AND THE SAME. I HAVE TRIED REDUCING THE TIRE PRESSURE INCREMENTALLY FROM THE 75PSI RECOMMENDED ON THE VIN PLATE BUT THAT HAS NOT WORKED. *TR

DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY COMING OFF A BRIDGE 3 TIMES NOW THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH. I GOT THE LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT MAINTAINING PROPER TIRE PRESSURE AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE I CHECKED THE TIRES AND THEY WERE AT THE PROPER INFLATION. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FRONT END SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALTHOUGH THEY SAY THEY HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL FOR THE SAME THING I HAVE QUIT DRIVING THIS TRUCK AND WAS GOING TO TRADE IT OFF. BUT I DON'T WANT TO PASS A PROBLEM TO A NEW OWNER. *TR

2007 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 LITER DIESEL 4X4. STEERING WOBBLE (OSCILLATION): PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW AFTER ABOUT 30000 MILES WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH AND HIT AN ROUGH ROAD SURFACE - STEERING BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL SLOWED TO APPROX. 40 MPH. AT 42000 MILES HAD 6" LIFT AND 37' TIRES AND DUAL STEERING STABILIZER PUT ON VEHICLE AND PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE UP UNTIL APPROX. 54000 MILES SAME ISSUE AGAIN. HAVE HAD WHEELS BALANCED, AIR PRESSURE AND ALIGNMENT CHECK - FOUND LOOSE TRACK BAR AND TIGHTENED. THIS HELPED TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY OF WOBBLE OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER STILL NOT RESOLVED. UPON RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS TO BE A GLOBAL FORD SUPER DUTY PROBLEM WHETHER VEHICLE IS STOCK OR HAD SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS. IT IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS INSTEAD OF DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

LIKE MANY OWNERS OF A FORD DIESEL TRUCK THE FUEL TANK IS RUSTING. I HAVE CARED FOR MY TRUCK AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. NOW MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY IT IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND IS AT 47000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A REPEATED PROBLEM AMONG FORD OWNERS AND IT SEEMS AS THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS GETTING AWAY WITH RIPPING OFF CONSUMERS. $600.00+ TO REPAIR BUT ALL THEY WILL DO IS CLEAN OUT THE TANK. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THESE TRUCKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS YET FORD IS NOT REQUIRED TO PLACE THE PROPER TYPE OF TANK IN THESE VEHICLES. LET ME REPEAT... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM! FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS HERE. I REALLY HOPE FORD IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FORD JUST REPLACES THE TANK FOR THE ISSUE TO ARISE AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. IT CAUSES VEHICLES TO STALL AND SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT A TIME, WHICH JACKKNIFED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ALSO, THE DRIVER OF THE OPPOSING VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. BOTH VEHICLES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/06/09*JB

WHEN DRIVING MY FORD F-250 45 MPH AND OVER AND HITTING ANY KIND OF BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES SEVERELY. THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED WILL STOP THE SHAKING. THE DAMPER WAS REPLACED BUT IT DID NOT HELP. IF THE BUMP AND THE SPEED WAS GREAT ENOUGH IT WOULD CAUSE YOU TO CRASH. THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MI. AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I PLAN ON TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT FRONT END SPECIALIST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STRONG STEERING VIBRATION AND VIOLENT SHAKES AFTER TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN ROADS. THE FAILURE WAS RECENTLY NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE DRIVER STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE LOOSE. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE ON HIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS REMAINED AT THE CORRECT LEVELS. HE DISCOVERED AN INVESTIGATION THAT WAS CONDUCTED ON THIS SAME FAILURE BY THE MANUFACTURER (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER PE07057 (SUSPENSION:FRONT)). HE BELIEVES THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE IS NOT THE ISSUE AND THAT A NEW INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPENED AND A RECALL ISSUED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE DEFECT AND IS RARELY DRIVEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,900. UPDATED 06/08/09 *BF UPDATED 06/18/09.*JB

I HAVE A FORD F250 2007 4X4 DIESEL. WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO BAD I RAN OFF THE ROAD. FORD SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT TIRE PRESSURE, BUT I ASSURE YOU I CHECK MY TIRES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE I PULL EQUIPMENT ALMOST DAILY. FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP SOMETHING AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ALMOST TWO YEARS, AND HAVE HAD IT BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP 29 TIMES IN 22 MONTHS. THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE TURBO OR THE ICP AND KEEP TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL. I WAS WONDERING WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE VIDEOS OR HEAR THE TAPE RECORDINGS OF THEM TELLING ME NORMAL IS WHEN THE TRUCK IS HOPING SO BAD THE FRONT TIRES COME OFF THE GROUND. *TR

2007 FORD F-250 (42K MILES) - WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT AN IMPERFECTION ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 55 MPH. I HAVE TO PULL THE TRUCK OVER TO GET IT TO STOP AND THEN CAN CONTINUE DRIVING. IT'S BEEN DOING IT THE LAST 3 MONTHS, BUT TODAY I FINALLY TOOK THE FORD TECH FOR A RIDE AND IT DID IT TWICE FOR HIM. SO FAR THEY'RE SAYING I HAVE THE WRONG SIZE TIRES, BUT THEY'RE THE SAME SIZE THE TRUCK CAME WITH AND GOODYEAR INSTALLED THEM, I'M WITH A STATE AGENCY AND DO NOT HAVE MANY OPTIONS AS FAR AS TRADING THE VEHICLE. I DO THINK FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THE PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN THE SAME COMPLAINT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON FORUM DISCUSSIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD REGURGITATE WHEN FUELING THE FUEL TANK, WHICH CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE INCREASES THE RISK OF FIRE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT BECAUSE HE WILL BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,317. UPDATED 12/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CONNECTION WOULD COST 1200.00. UPDATED 01/03/11

ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS MY FORD F250 SUPER DUTY BOUNCES TERRIBLY. I MUST SLOW DOWN TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL. IT BOUNCES SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAVE BEEN BOUNCED OUT OF MY SEAT. FORD STATED THAT THEIR TRUCKS HAVE A "DAMPENING" SYSTEM TO FIX THIS. THEY STATED TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. MY TIRE PRESSURE IS FINE AND HAS BEEN FINE. I HAVE RIDDEN IN CHEVY 2500'S AND DODGE 2500'S ON THE SAME HIGHWAYS WITHOUT THIS OCCURRING. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE TRUCKS BUT I CAN NOT SEEM TO GET FORD TO AGREE. THIS IS DANGEROUS CONDITION SINCE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BOUNCING WILL START. ANY OTHER REPORTS ON THIS OCCURRENCE? *TR

2007 FORD F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY SUPER CAB. SEVERE SHAKING OF FRONT END BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MILES AN HOUR. EVEN FREEWAY ONRAMPS CAN SET IT OFF. HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. ONLY WAY TO STOP SHAKING IS TO SLOW DOWN AND OR BRAKE. NOT SAFE ON FREEWAYS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. PEOPLE HAVE FOLLOWED ME TO TELL ME THAT MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL IS OSCILLATING IN AN OVAL. VERY VIOLENT FEELING. GETTING WORSE. *TR

WHILE GETTING INTO MY 2007 FORD F250 FOUR DOOR PICKUP MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE NURF BAR, PROJECTED ITSELF INTO THE LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THE NERF BAR AND THE VEHICLE BODY. THEN, BEING OFF BALANCE I FELL DOWN AND MY LEG WAS BROKEN RIGHT IN TWO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS THE NOISE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 82,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,822. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/27/09. *JB

EA08007 COMPLAINT TRUCK HITS UNEVEN PAVED ROAD AT 55 MPH OR FASTER ON THE FREEWAY, AND STARTS A VIOLENT SHAKING THAT IS ONLY STOPPED WHEN SLOWING DOWN VIA HEAVY BRAKING, OR BY NO ACCELERATION. ENTIRE TRUCK AND ALL FOUR WHEELS, INCLUDING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND ONE TIME TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE STEERING STABILIZER AND MOUNTING BRACKET WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

2007 FORD F250 SD, AT 45 MPH VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL. BOUGHT NEW TIRES NO CHANGE, ALIGNMENT IS GOOD, TIRE PRESSURE AT 65 PSI. ALL ROAD SURFACES PRODUCE SHAKING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT END SHAKES AGGRESSIVELY AFTER RUNNING OVER ANY CHANGE IN PAVEMENT.(POT HOLES, BRIDGES, ASPHALT TO CONCRETE GAPS, EXPANSION JOINTS) YOU MUST LET OFF THROTTLE AND APPLY BRAKES VERY LIGHTLY AND DROP APPX. 15 25 MPH. TO CORRECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SMALL PATCH IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT DROVE ANOTHER FIVE MILES TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE GEAR BOX AND STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE FORCED OF I-89 @65MPH DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF FRONT LEFT WHEEL ON A 2007 FORD F-250. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE HITS AN IMPERFECTION IN FREEWAY PAVEMENT ABOVE 50MPH. THE SHAKE IS SO EXCESSIVE IT CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH A CAR IN TOW. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT AGGRAVATION, MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. IT WAS ALL THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD, BUT IT DID CROSS LANES. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 30 MPH THE OSCILLATION STOPPED. I DRAG RACE AND DRIVE A CAR 186 MPH IN A 1/4 MILE; BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK NOW. I DEFINITELY WILL NOT PUT MY CHILDREN IN THIS TRUCK UNTIL I'M SURE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. ITS A STOCK 2007 FORD F-250. *TR

HIT A BUMP ON INTERSTATE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 OR IT WAS GOING TO SHAKE ME OFF THE ROAD, I COULD BARELY HOLD ON, BROUGHT IS IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS TIRE PRESSURE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 70LBS NOT THE RECOMMEDED 75, COME ON THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT IS STILL DOING IT YEARS LATER, WNET BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A BRAKE HANGING UP AND RIPPED ME OFF FOR PARTS, STILL DOES IT. I HAVE NOW PUT ON TIRES TIE ROD ENDS BALL JOINTS STEERING DAMPENER, SHOCKS AND STILL DOES IT. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. MAKE THEM FIX THIS AND COMPENSATE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE TRIED TO DO SO ON OUR OWN BECAUSE THEY WON'T ACCEPT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TT

2007 FORD F-250 CREW CAB PICKUP HAS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER ENCOUNTERING IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FRONT END BEGINS TO BOUNCE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 49 AND COULD HAVE BEEN POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING AS THE VEHICLE LITERALLY BOUNCED INTO AN ADJACENT LANE OF TRAFFIC THAT, THANKFULLY, WAS VOID OF VEHICLES. *TR

2007 F250 SUPER DUTY SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN AT SPEEDS AT 60-65 AND HITS A BUMP. SHAKES ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR EIGHT MONTHS. HAS TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER 2-3 TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE" BUT GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND SAID I COULD DRIVE IT. MAKES DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO DIFFICULT. THE SHAKING LASTS FROM 3-20 MINUTES. SHAKES WHILE TOWING CARS AND IS VERY SCARY. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ANY IMPERFECTION IN ROADWAY CAUSES VIOLENT SHAKING AND DIMINISHED STEERING ABILITIES UNTIL TRUCK IS SLOWED CONSIDERABLE, OR BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. PROBLEM APPEARED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I AM, SADLY, NOT SURPRISED AT THE LACK OF ATTENTION THIS ISSUE HAS RECEIVED FROM FORD, OR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO WHOM I PAY HARD EARNED MONEY TO KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE FROM THESE TYPES THINGS. *TR

WHEN I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD MY TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I ROTATED AND RE-BALANCED MY TIRES AND THIS DIDN'T HELP. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED DOING THIS AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND IT NEARLY SENT ME OFF A CLIFF. HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD CAN CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL............. IN A BRAND NEW 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK! *TR

FRONT END SHIMMIES REALLY BAD WHEN BRAKING ABOVE 50 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH OR WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES DRAMATICALLY. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT THE CONTACT MUST APPLY THE BRAKES TO DECREASE THE SPEED AND STOP THE SHAKING. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,995. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

AFTER ABOUT 28,000-30,000 THE TRUCK WOULD SEVERELY BUCK/JERK/HOP WHEN TOWING A LOAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN THIRD GEAR MOST COMMONLY. UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL, THE TRUCK HAS AN EXTREME BUCK. THE RPMS RAISE AND LOWER UP TO 400 RPM. FORD HAS DETERMINED THIS ACTION TO BE NORMAL. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE FOND TO STOP THIS, IS TO LET ALL THE WAY OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THEN TRY AGAIN. THE TRUCK WILL THEN START THIS AGAIN, IN WHICH I HAVE TO LET OFF. ON A SAFETY CONCERN, THIS OCCURS ON MOST ENTRANCE RAMPS TO INTERSTATES, WHICH MAKES FOR A HAZARDOUS CONDITION TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, BECAUSE BASICALLY FORD IS TELLING ME NOT TO TRY TO ACCELERATE PAST SECOND GEAR UNTIL I AM NO LONGER HEADED UPHILL. FORDS FIRST SUGGESTION WAS THE TRAILER TYPE, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT (TSB 07-6-09), WHICH ONLY CONCERNED GOOSENECK TRAILERS. THE TRUCK ALSO DOES THIS ACTION WITH A BUMPER PULL TRAILER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 11 TIMES SINCE JULY 2007, AND THE SERVICE MEN TELL ME THEY CAN FEEL IT, THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. FORD THEN CAME TO THE RESULT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TRUCK. AT 8000 MILES, THE TRUCK HAD A BAD INJECTOR, AFTER REPLACING THIS, THE DEALERSHIP "UPDATED THE COMPUTER." SINCE THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAS NOT HAD AS MUCH POWER AS WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME SOMETIMES THESE UPDATES WILL CHANGE THE OUTPUT OF THE TRUCK, OR DECREASE THE POWER. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A LEAK IN THE REAREND, WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE A RESULT OF THE BUCKING AND JERKING FORD IS CALLING NORMAL. *TR

STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION, PER YOUR REPORTS PE017-057 AND EA08007 OCCURS ANYTIME VEHICLE IS OVER 50 MPH AND HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE, VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE COMPANY OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. THE OPERATIONS MANAGER STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVENTUALLY RELEASED ON ITS OWN. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEELS VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURES. HIS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LOCK WAS POPPED OPEN AND THE ALARM SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED WITH A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HE FELT THAT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD EASILY BREAK INTO HIS VEHICLE WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE ALARM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

EXCESSIVE BOUNCE IN FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO FORD GARAGE, THEY TEST DROVE IT. REPLACE STEERING BOX. TWO YEARS LATER. STEERING PUMP BROKE, AND THE NEW STEERING BOX BROKE, WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS PARKED, AND WILL REMAIN PARKED. DROVE THE VEHICLE LAST WEEK AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME INCIDENT. COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. TURNED TO THE LEFT, WHEN I TRIED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, IT WOULD NOT TURN. WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH. WENT OFF THE ROAD. IT CONTINUES TO ACT THE SAME. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT VEHICLE TO TEST. *TR

THE VEHICLE LACKS ACCELERATION FROM A STANDING STOP, WHEN YOU TRY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND WILL NOT MOVE FOR A 2 TO 3 SECOND SPAN CAUSING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY TO CLOSE ON THE VEHICLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. *JB

THE TRUCK I AM PAYING OVER $50,000 FOR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AND HAS BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. PURCHASED END OF JAN. '07, HAS 30,000 MILES WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THIS TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD AND FORD SAYS ALL THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO DO IS REPAIR THE TRUCK. THIS IS THE 4TH ATTEMPT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING, MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN MY 2007 F-250 4X4 (GAS), ANY IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROADWAY SURFACE (POTHOLES, BRIDGE APPROACHES, RIPPLES) SEND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK INTO VIOLENT SHAKES, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, UNTIL IT IS SLOWED MUCH BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. SUCH A LOSS OF CONTROL IS AN IMMINENT HAZARD NOT ONLY TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS, BUT ALSO TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC IN THE VICINITY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ISSUE AND SUGGESTED AN ALIGNMENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND. HE SLOWED TO 30 MPH AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE OSCILLATED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURES BEGAN WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AFTER DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL DURING THE FAILURE WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.