2004 Ford F-350 Steering Problems

TAKATA INFLATORS; MY VEHICLE STARTED ALL TYPES OF PROBLEMS INTERMITTENT ONES THAT COST ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS NEVER FIXING THE PROBLEM THIS IS WERE IT ALL BEGAN,,.MY VEHICLE DIED GOING UP FAIRLY STEEP HILL TO GRAVE YARD, IT IMMEDIATELY ROLLED BACK SHOVING A FAMILY MEMBERS VEHICLE DOWN HILL A WAYS UNTIL THEY TURNED AWAY FROM THE CLIFF EDGE LEAVING ME ALL ALONE.UNTIL GOING THROUGH A RUN OFF DITCH STOPPING OVER IT INTO 2 TREES. I HAD NO STEERING NO BRAKES AND THANK GOD THE TREES WERE THERE TO STOP MY TRUCK IF NOT THEIR WAS A 100 FOOT CLIFF NEXT.. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT RECALLS OR SUCH I JUST TRIED TO FIX MY TRUCK PROBLEM BY PROBLEM AS SYMPTOMS CAME ON I HAVE ALL TYPES OF RECENT RECEIPTS THAT ALL CAME FROM SILVERISH DARK MAYBE EVEN GRAY MATTER STUFF IN THE TANK. WHEN I GET MY BANK STATEMENT I WILL ITEMIZE ALL AND SUBMIT THEM WHEN FINAL COST IS OVER.

WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES, HITTING SMALL BUMPS, OR STOPPING, THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS WITH NO AVAIL. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'M GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVER WAS LEAVING BASE YARD WITH 2004 FORD F350 SD. WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE AS THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO BRAKE TO A STOP. THE STEERING SECTOR SHAFT SHEARED OFF RIGHT AT THE PITMAN ARM.

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH TN, TOWING A TRAILER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DELAMINATED AND BLEW. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER ACROSS THE MERIDIAN AND ALMOST INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE DAMAGES INCLUDE THE RIM, FENDER, WHEEL WELL, FRONT BUMPER AND FAIRING. THIS IS A ESTIMATE, THE VEHICLE GOES INTO THE SHOP TOMORROW TO BE EVALUATED BY A MECHANIC AND RECEIVE REPAIRS. THIS IS A SIMILAR INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN MAY OF 2011, WHILE HAULING A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER TO AR, THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE DELAMINATED WITHIN 3 HOURS OF STATING THE TRIP. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW AND I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT I WILL RESEARCH REPLACEMENT TIRES AND REMOVE THE OTHER 5 TIRES (DUALLY + SPARE). AS A SAFETY SPECIALIST/INVESTIGATOR, I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT I HAD RECEIVED "RETREAD" TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. AFTER READING THIS SECTION I SEE/FEEL THAT THIS IS MORE A CASE OF POOR DESIGN/WORKMANSHIP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 2004 F-350 DUALLY WITH MY DUMP TRAILER ON THE BACK. I WAS HEADED DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. THE FRONT WHEELS STARTED TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT VERY FAST BUT IN SHORT STROKES. THE SHAKING AND THE STROKES BEGAN TO GET LONGER SO THE WHEELS WERE TURNING MORE AND MORE EACH TIME THE WHEELS TURNED BACK AND FORTH.. THE SHAFT THAT COMES OF OF THE STEERING BOX THAT GOES TO THE PITMAN ARM SHEARED IN HALF. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE I HAD NO STEERING. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE WHEELS LOCKED COMPLETELY RIGHT, CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE HIGHWAY, I HIT A BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY HEAD ON, THEN THE TRAILER PULLED ME AROUND 180 DEGREES AND I ROLLED THE TRUCK AND TRAILER. *TR

ENGINE BEGAN BUCKING, SUDDEN POWER LOSS AND POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE LOSS. MECHANIC CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE LINING OF THE FUEL TANK HAD DISLODGED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FOUL, CAUSING A SUDDEN POWER LOSS. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT WE LATER LEARNED THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT, HAD DONE DOZENS OF REPAIRS (REPLACEMENT OF TANK WITH POLY TANK) AND THAT A "SECRET" REPAIR BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED TY FORD TO ALL DEALERS. THIS ISSUE IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN NEW JERSEY. GOOGLE "FORD FUEL TANK LINING" FOR MORE INFO ON THE SUIT, BUT BY NOT ISSUING A RECALL THIS ISSUE IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. HAD WE BEEN IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BATTERY, OIL PRESSURE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECORD OF THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

2005 FORD F-350 CREW CAB DUALLY, 2 WHEEL DRIVE EXPERIENCED FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATION (AKA "DEATH WOBBLE") WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 EASTBOUND NEAR BLYTHE, CA. THE TRUCK SHOOK SO BAD I NEARLY DROVE OFF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE I SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH FOR IT TO DAMP OUT AND STOP SHAKING. I HAD A SLIDE IN CAMPER ON THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE F-SERIES FORD PICK UP TRUCKS AND FORD HAS DONE LITTLE TO RESOLVE IT. THE TRUCK IS PURE STOCK WITH ONLY 35,600 MILES ON IT. MY EXAMINATION OF THE STEERING LINKAGE REVEALED NO LOOSE OR WORN BALL JOINTS OR TIE ROD ENDS. *TR

ON MARCH 5 2007 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING MY TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. 4 DAYS LATER I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK IN A CURVE AND HIT A DUMP TRUCK. THE ALIGNMENT SHOP LATER TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING GEARBOX AND THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN A DRAMATIC HIT ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

2004 FORD F350 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH. THE STARTER BURNED OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THE REAR WINDOW LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE. THE STEERING DAMPNER CHAFED. THE LONG DRAG LINK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WEAK. STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE IT WASN'T INSTALLED AT FACTORY. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERYDAY. *NM

2004 FORD F-350 WITH A OIL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS BETWEEN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE BELL HOUSING FOR TRANSMISSION. HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 7-8 TIMES FOR THE SAME OIL LEAK. *KB THE MANUFACTURER STATED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS OIL SEEPAGE, THERE WAS NO SAFETY OR DIESEL ENGINE DURABILITY ISSUE INVOLVED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE OIL LEAK WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER'S OPINION WAS THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN, HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THEIR FINDINGS. THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THERE WAS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED INCONSISTENCY IN THE SHIFTING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION , AND STEERING FAILED. *AK