2006 Ford F-350 Complaint Log

TL* - ON 11/05/06 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH, THE ENGINE ON THE 06 FORD SUPER DUTY 350 LOST POWER AND CONTACT HAD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (SUNRISE FORD IN FORT PIERCE, FL). PRIOR TO INCIDENT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS OF STALLING. ON 12/08/06 AND THE SEALER STATED THAT THEY CHECK THE HARNESS AND REPLACE THE FUSE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON 12/15/06 AND HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOW AGAIN TO A DEALERSHIP (COOK COUNTY FORD IN ADEL, GA) AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT ON THE MODULE AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICE REPAIR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SEVEN DAYS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY COMMON AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN MONTHS LATER AT 36,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SINCE OCTOBER OF 2007 AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 60 DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH A SEVERE UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMY IN FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL.I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. FORD HAS SENT A FEW NOTIFICATIONS STATING THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM,BUT THAT IT IS JUST CAUSED FROM IMPROPER INFLATION.I HAVE SET THE TIRES TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED PSI WEEKLY,AND DOESN'T MAKE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE.FORD IS CLOSING THEIR EYES ON THIS ONE, AND IT IS GOING TO COST LIVES!!!.WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THE ENGINE IS JUNK. MY VEHICLE HAS 43000 MILES CURRENTLY,AND HAS HAD THE MOTOR TAKEN OUT OF IT TWICE ALREADY FOR REPAIRS!!!,AND HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES.I OWN A SMALL TREE CARE COMPANY AND REALLY CANT AFFORD A $45000 MISTAKE TO A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY. *TR

BROUGHT A 2006 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY IN FEBRUARY. ONE MORNING IN OCTOBER I STARTED THE TRUCK LET IT WARM UP AND WENT TO DRIVE IT. AS I WAS GETTING ON TO A ON RAMP I LOOKED DOWN AT MY GAUGE CLUSTER AND NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING BELOW 0 MPH, WHEN I WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY. 45 - 55 MPH. THEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT. STARTED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN AND THE GAUGE WAS STILL READING 0 MPH. SO I PULLED OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION AND CALLED THE DEALER UP, THEY TOLD ME TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND START IT AGAIN. ONCE I DID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND HAS NOT DONE THAT SINCE. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES WERE READING FINE, TRUCK HAD NORMAL POWER AND RAN LIKE IT SHOULD. *NM

I HAVE A 2006 F 350 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT .WHEN I HIT POTHOLES OR ROUGH ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES {SHIMMIES ] VIOLENTLY WHEN SPEEDS AT 55 MPH I MUST SLOW DOWN TO 25/30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THIS IS DANGEROUS I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS TIRE PRESSURE IN SIDE DRIVERSIDE DOOR SAYS 75 PSI THAT'S WHAT IM RUNNING .THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. *TR

EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND SHIMMING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. HAD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I COULD GO ON. I THOUGH I MUST OF HAD A FLAT TIRE, BUT NO. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY TIGHTENED SOME THINGS AND ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED, BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS FINE. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ABOUT TWICE A YEAR WITH NO REASON, JUST DEPENDS HOW I HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN CROSSING A BRIDGE ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS LAST TIME IN OCTOBER 2011, I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE ON INTERSTATE PA 80 IN THE PASSING LANE, WHEN IT HAPPENED. I WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD BEFORE I COULD STOP. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND, OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. I WAS READY TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, AND TELL THEM, ITS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE. I GOT THIS LETTER FROM FORD DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE CORRECT STATING "A SEVERE" VIBRATION, BUT TOTALLY WRONG SAYING THIS CONDITION RESULTS FROM SIGNIFICANT TIRE UNDER-INFLATION. I'VE NEVER DRIVEN MY TRUCK WITH SIGNIFICANT TIRE UNDER-INFLATION. THIS SHIMMING CANNOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY, BUT THAT WAS THE IMPRESSION I GOT FROM THE DEALER. I WONDER HOW LONG FORD REALLY NEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I SHOULD BE ON RECORD BACK AT MY DEALER SOON AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

2006 F-350 DUALLY HAS A SHIMMER OR SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL THAT BEGINS WHEN A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD OCCURS AND DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF. EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD ORDER. FORD MOTOR CO SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. THEIR LETTER OF NOTIFICATION IS DATED APRIL 2009. *TR

WHEN PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY 2006 F350 SD FORD ON CRUISE CONTROL AT HWY SPEEDS (70 MPH) ON A HILL THE TRUCK WILL LOSE SPEED TO 65-66 MPH THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKS AND THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO 74-76 MPH STILL ON THE HILL. CRESTING THE HILL IT WILL RETURN TO 70 MPH. FORD SAYS THIS OPERATION MEETS DESIGN SPECS. AND WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX MY TRUCK. I GET STRANGE LOOKS FROM DRIVERS TRYING TO PASS AND MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES 4-6 MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT.100 FAILURES IS A GUESS. *JB

WAS DRIVING 2006 FORD F350 4X4 ON TOLL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY AND WITHIN SECONDS THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AR OEM TIRE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HAD BLOWN. TIRE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SPLIT AND SHREDDED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO GUIDE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER. HAD I BEEN TOWING A TRAILER, TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR IN THE LEFT LANE, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. NOW, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE 3 REMAINING WRANGLER AT TIRES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TOWING A DOUBLE AXLE TRAILER AT 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS ONE OF THE TRAILER'S TIRES EXPLODED. THE TIRE FAILURE WAS NOT APPARENT UNTIL THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE TRAILER DOUBLE AXLE PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NOT DOT# FOR THE MISSSION TIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON 3 JUNE, 2006, MY DAUGHTER, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 FORD PICKUP, MET ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A NARROW COUNTRY ROAD. THE STEEP DROPOFF AND NATURE OF THE ROAD DID NOT ALLOW EITHER DRIVER TO COMPLETELY MOVE OVER ENOUGH AND THE MIRRORS OF THE TWO TRUCKS BUMPED. THE MIRROR ON THE OTHER TRUCK, A CHEVROLET, BROKE AWAY CAUSING NO INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MIRROR ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 FORD EXPLODED SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. MY DAUGHTER REQUIRED A TRIP TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, STITCHES, AND FOLLOW UP MEDICAL TREATMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE FLYING GLASS, THE MIRROR HOUSING SEPARATED AND ONE LARGE SECTION STRUCK MY DAUGHTER IN THE SHOULDER BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE EXTENDED CAB TRUCK WHILE A SMALLER SECTION OF THE HOUSING LANDED IN THE TRUCK'S BED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND WERE SLOWING WHEN THEY MET. THE CHEVROLET MIRROR DETACHED WITH NO INJURY AND MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE FORD MIRROR CAUSED PHYSICAL INJURY AND OVER A $1000 IN DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A VAST DIFFERENCE IN THE DESIGN OF THE FORD AND CHEVY MIRRORS WHICH CAUSED THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HARMED THE FORD'S DRIVER. PICTURES, MEDICAL RECORDS, AND A STATEMENT WERE SENT TO FORD BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND REFUSE TO MAKE ANY COMMENT ON THIS SITUATION. THEY HAVE ALSO REFUSED TO RETURN THE DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES WHICH I HAVE SUBMITTED. WE OWN 2005 AND 2006 FORD TRUCKS AND ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THEM WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN FOR FEAR OF INJURY FROM POSSIBLE FLYING GLASS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERIES IN THE VEHICLE KEEP GOING DEAD AND THE ALTERNATOR IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE FAILURE BUT THE OWNER THINKS THE FAILURE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

THE ABOVE MENTIONED TRUCK WHICH HAS 11,750 MILES ON IT. SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF 2005, THE TURBOCHARGER HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES OR AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILE INTERVALS. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH OIL AND FILTER CHANGES MORE FREQUENT THAN FORD RECOMMENDS. DUE TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT REGARDING FAULTY TURBOS, FORD EXTENDED MY WARRANTY UNTIL 2011 THROUGH AN OASIS SERVICE CONTRACT. FORD ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY TURBOS THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF SIX OR MORE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. A FAULTY TURBO CAUSES THE TRUCK TO RUN POORLY AND FAIL CONNECTICUT EMISSIONS TESTS AND RISKS FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I HAD SENT THEM REPAIR RECORDS, PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTATION. THEY NEVER RESPONDED IN WRITING, BUT PHONED AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THAT THEY WOULD DO. IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING OR DESIGN FLAW ASSOCIATED WITH THE TURBOS. FORD HAS REPLACED EACH TURBO WITH THE SAME TYPE AND HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. I'M NOT REQUESTING REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, NOR MONETARY COMPENSATION ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE AND LOSS OF TIME. I AM REQUESTING, THAT IF FORD CANNOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL, THAT THEY EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THE LIFE OR THE TRUCK OR AT LEAST FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE TRUCK. *TR

NEW 2006 FORD 3500 SUPER DUTY HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND IT IS MORE OF A BUCK AND JERK WHEN IN TOW/HAUL MODE WITH TRAILER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, THE STEERING MECHANISM DETACHED. THE VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK A WALL. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE STEERING MECHANISM.

APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY.WHILE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAYS 45-65MPH, AFTER HITTING A ROUGHER PORTION OF THE ROAD, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGIN TO HOP/SHAKE IN A HIGHLY UNSAFE MANNER TO WHICH THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAYS WHICH IS EVERYDAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE QUITE EXTENSIVELY ONLINE IN SUCH FORUMS AS THIS. MANY HAVE TRIED REPLACING PARTS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY BEFORE I WASTE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX. SAFETY IS OF THE MAIN CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND ESPECIALLY OTHERS ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL REPUTABLE FORD DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AS OF TODAY JANUARY 4 2011. *TR

ENGINE HESITATION OR STALL UPON ACCELERATION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE LOST PULLING POWER, WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF GASOLINE MILEAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PCM AND TURBO WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AS OF JULY 27, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAN WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE STEEL RIMS ON THE INSIDE REAR TIRES, THAT INTERFERED WITH TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS AND INFLATION OF THE TIRES, WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE OUTSIDE TIRES. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.

2006 F-350 FORD TRUCK SINCE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WHEN TIRES ARE ABOUT 60% USED BAD WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN ON A CURVE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD OR A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT HEIGHT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS TRUCK IS HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROX 45 MPH. A REBALANCE OF THE TIRES HELP BUT STILL WOBBLES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH IN THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES. TRUCK NOW HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM ON THE 5TH SET OF TIRES HAVE USED 4 DIFFERENT BRANDS BUT IT ALWAYS SEEM TO BE THE SAME AS THE TIRE WEAR THE WOBBLE GETS WORSE AND WORSE. THE WOBBLE IS ALWAYS THERE EVEN WHEN THE TIRES ARE NEW BUT IT IS MINIMAL UNTIL THE TIRE WEARS TO ABOUT 60% OF THE TREAD THEN IT GETS TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL OF DRIVABLE IT LITERALLY JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU SLOW BELOW 50MPH. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND MANY COMMERCIAL TRUCK BUYERS (PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON TO NAME TWO)HAVE BROUGHT THERE FLEET TRUCKS IN TO HAVE NO SUCCESS OF REPAIR. I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS NO FIX SO PERHAPS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTITRACT 18" TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRUCK FROM THE FACTORY (THEY WERE THE WORST WITH THE WOBBLE) BUT I HAVE SINCE USED OTHER BRANDS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE AS TO WHAT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120.