2006 FORD F-250 SD Recalls, Complaints & Safety

FRONT END VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AROUND 60MPH WHICH TURNS INTO A REAL BAD SHIMMY SOMETIMES. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAVE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF NOTICES FROM FORD MOTOR CO. THAT TELL ME THEY ARE AWARE AND TO JUST SLOW DOWN WHEN IT HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 2011. NO SPECIFIC DATES.

CPSC: THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE BOUNCE ATSPEEDS LESS THAN 30 MPH. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO RICK'S TIRES AND HE CONTACTED FREESERVICE TIRES. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE BELTS SEPARATED ON THE LEFT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WHILE TOWING A BOAT. THE TIRED HAD A LARGE HOLE AND PART OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE INNER TIRE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PICK UP BED OUTER WALL AND BRACING SUPPORTS. UPDATED 06/28/2017*JS

FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND FUEL TANK FELL TO GROUND WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY

EMERGENCY BRAKES DO NOT HOLD. HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED FOR ADJUSTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AS IT HAS NO PARK PINS. ALTHOUGH MY INSURANCE COVERED IT, IT ACTUALLY ROLLED INTO ANOTHER BUILDING ON MY PROPERTY. I HAVE TO US A WOOD BLOCK AGAINST THE WHEEL TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING ON ALL BUT THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED.

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WHILE DRIVING AND GOING OVER A BUMP BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCKS FRONT END STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOSE CONTROL. NOTE ONLY DRIVING POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE (3) OCCASIONS MOSTLY RECENTLY 7/17/16 AND 7/19/16 WHILE TRAVELING S/B ON INTERSTATE 95 AND TRAVELING N/B ON INTERSTATE 95. THE DEFECT CAUSES YOU TO DRIVE AT REDUCED SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD TRUCK WITH STRAIGHT FRONT AXLES. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL T/A 275 70 R18 TIRES ON MY 2006 FORD F250 WHICH WERE PURCHASED 25 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE 22000 MILES ON THEM. WHILE TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER I EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND CAMPER FOR NY VISIBLE SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. EVERYTHING A APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER SO I CONTINUED ON DRIVING SLOWER. AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES THE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW UP DAMAGING MY VEHICLE AND SENDING THE TREAD OF THE TIRE ACROSS THE OTHER LANES TRAFFIC WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD LUCK. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 200 MILES I STARTED GETTING THE SAME VIBRATION FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. FEARING ANOTHER BLOW OUT AND HAVING NO SPARE TIRE I PULLED OVER AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN A CAMPGROUND. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT OUT TO GET TIRES AND UPON THE TIRE PERSONAL INSPECTING THE TIRE THEY SAID THAT IT HAD A AIR BUBBLE UNDER THE TREAD AND THAT IT TOO WOULD HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY BLOWN OUT ON ME. I DIDN'T THINK THAT THIS WAS COINCIDENCE ANYMORE. SO UPON GETTING HOME I CALLED BF GOODRICH AND MADE A COMPLAINT. THEN I RESEARCHED THE TIRES AND SAW THAT A BUNCH OF THEM WERE RECALLED. JUST THAT MINE WAS NOT WITHIN THE THE MANUFACTURE'S DATE CODE WITH IN A FEW WEEKS. I FEEL THAT IF I HADN'T HAD THAT CAMPER BEHIND ME THAT I PROBABLY COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES.

HEADS WENT BAD NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEADS AND NEW HEAD STUDS BECAUSE THE OLD HEAD STUDS STRETCHED AND THE HEADS WARPED , ALSO HAD TO DO AN EGR DELETE . I WAS TOLD IT WAS BUILT PROOFING AND IT HAS TO BE DONE TO ALL 6.0 LTRS.

LIKE TOYOTA CARS, IF "WINTER-STYLED, RUBBER FLOOR MAT ON DRIVERS SIDE BECOMES UNHOOKED & SLIDES FORWARD, IT CAN LODGE THE ACCELERATOR DOWN CAUSING A HIGH SPEED. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL. THESE ARE FORD FACTORY INSTALLED MATS I PAID EXTRA FOR AT TIME VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. OCCURS WHEN I ACCELERATED HARD, SUCH AS TO PASS ANOTHER CAR OR ENTER/MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULL MAT BACK. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.

MY FACTORY 20" WHEEL CRACKED ON ME AND AFTER A GOOGLE SEARCH SEEMS TO BE A NORMAL PROBLEM

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK DID NOT LINE UP WITH THE BED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BED RAILS FOR THE TRUCK WERE RUSTED AND STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 6/17/15*CN UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH A FULL SET OF THE EXACT SAME TIRE BRAND, TYPE, SIZE, AND LOAD RANGE. THE NEW TIRES WERE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WHICH HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THESE: BELT FAILURE. TIRE FAILURE: BELTS BEGAN TO SEPARATE LEADING TO UNEVEN WEAR AND EVENTUALLY FAILURE OF THE SIDEWALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH AND WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH IN ORDER TO SHIFT THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE BRAKING FEELING EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. UPON REACHING HOME I SAW MY FRONT WHEELS/ROTORS/CALIPERS SMOKING AND THE HEAT FROM THE WHEELS COULD BE FELT ALMOST 3 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY PICK-UP TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FRONT CALIPERS HAD FROZEN AS WELL AS THE RIGHT REAR AND THE LEFT REAR WAS JUST AS BAD BUT HAD NOT FROZEN YET AND PROBABLY WOULD. THIS REPAIR REQUIRED FOUR (4) NEW CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND REQUIRED THE ROTORS TO BE RESURFACED. THE DEALER SAID THAT NO RECALL HAD BEEN MADE FOR THIS ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED AND OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CALIPER HOUSING AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, TURNED LEFT AT ABOUT 25 MPH VERY TIGHT PULL ON STEERING TO LEFT, PULLING WHEEL TO LEFT (FELT LIKE LOSS OF PWR STEERING) WHEN IT CAME BACK TRUCK SHOT TO RIGHT. FELT LIKE THERE WAS 20/30DEG PLAY IN WHEEL THEN CAME OUT OF IT. HAD IT CHECKED COULD NOT FIND ANY THING THIS STARTED APPOX 3/4 MONTHS AGO. PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEEL GOT VERY TIGHT AGAIN , STOPPED TURNED WHEEL WAY LEFT, WAY RIGHT, WAY LEFT THEN STARTED GOING EASY AGAIN. CALLED FORD DEALER TODAY AND SAID BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH STEERING BOXES ON THESE TRUCKS, IT WILL COST ABOUT 1100.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM INTERNET HAS HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE IF FORD DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED VERY BAD OR KILLED. *JS

MY TRUCK HAD A EARLIER CRASH DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING BOX IN DECEMBER 2013. THE BODY SHOP REPLACED THIS- WITH A FACTORY STEERING BOX. WE NOTICED A LITTLE TIGHTNESS ON ONE SIDE AND HAD THE BODY SHOP LOOK AT IT AGAIN. THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WE HAD THE TRUCK GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH (3/8/14) AND IT TOOK 3 MEN TO TRY TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEN THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF THE WASH. ONCE AGAIN WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING ON THE TRUCK GOT TIGHT AND FELT LIKE IT HAD LOST POWER STEERING. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND HAVING THE STEERING PUMP CHANGED. HOPE THIS CORRECTS THE ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DEVELOPED BETWEEN 30-45 DEGREES OF FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS SIGN OF A PROBLEM OR WEAR. TRUCK WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A STEERING BOX FAILURE AND IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. MECHANIC STATED IT COULD HAVE, WITHOUT WARNING, FAILED COMPLETELY WITH NO STEERING AT ALL OR COULD HAVE LOCKED. EITHER SYMPTOM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. COST TO REPAIR APPROX. $1100.00.. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE DRAGS OCCASIONALLY....AND MANY OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EFFORT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A FIELD ACTION NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER (LETTER NUMBER: 09L02 ) PERTAINING TO A POSSIBLE 'DEATH WOBBLE' . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD WITH 95,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH OR FASTER THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM.

WE WERE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE STEERING LET LOOSE AND WE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO A POLE IN THE LOT, AND WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. HAD THIS BEEN A PARKING LOT WITH CARS AND OR PEOPLE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THE IMPACT FROM HITTING THE POLE, CAUSED MY WIFE'S NECK TO SNAP BACK AND SHE HAS SOME STRAIN IN HER NECK. ACCORDING TO THIS LINK FORD HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR STEERING AND "DEATH BUMP" ACTION CAUSING THE TRUCKS TO SHIMMY OUT OF CONTROL- WE DID NOT HAVE ANY WARNING- JUST COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING> THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

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DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTED TO DO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND JERK THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO STOP. ITS INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE AND NOW DOING IT AT LOWER SPEEDS AROUND 25- 30MPH. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED WRECKS WITH VEHICLES REAR ENDING ME, OR WOBBLING IN THEIR DIRECTION. IT ALSO HAPPENED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH CHILDREN PLAYING, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE KIDS! THE BRAKES ALSO FAIL WHILE BEAKING AND HITTING A BUMP. THE TIRES ARE AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE SEEN WHILE DOING MORE RESEARCH. IM AFRAID THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE TRUCK TO ROLL OR WRECK. DONT LET THE LOSS OF LIFE OPEN THIS INVESTIGATION AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THAT THE EGR VALVE, EGR COOLER AND OIL COOLER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,624.

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I BOUGHT A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 IN 2008 WITH 11,300 MILES. SIX MONTHS AFTER BUYING TRUCK, I NOTICED ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70 MPH IF I HIT A SERIES OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MUST SLOW DOWN TO 35-40 MPH TO STOP THE SHAKING. I STILL HAVE THE TRUCK FORD SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THERE ARE NO ISSUES BUT TO MAKE SURE TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED AND BALANCED. THAT DOES NOT STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WHERE THEY HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. I AM WAITING FOR FORD TO RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE 32,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW AND I AM VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND TURBO HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

ANY TIME I GET ON THE INTERSTATE PULLING MY 7000 GVW TRAILER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CODE IS ALWAYS THE SAME, UNDER/OVER BOOST AND THEN YOU LIMP ALONG FOR A FEW MILES AND IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. DURING THIS TIME IT'S HARD TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON WITHIN 10-15 MILES OF HIGHWAY USE AT AROUND 60 - 65 MPH. EVERY OWNER THAT I TALK TO THAT HAS THE 6.0 LITRE DIESEL TELLS ME THAT THEY ALL DO THIS AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO INSTALL A EGR DELETE KIT AT AROUND $1,200.00. THIS WILL CURE THE PROBLEM BUT WILL POLLUTE THE AIR MORE. IT'S JUST A BAD DESIGN AND FORD'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE NHTSA STEPS IN. *TR

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIR PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

FORD F250 2006 4X4 SUPER DUTY LT. WHEN DRIVING AND HITTING MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL SIGNIFICANT SPEED REDUCTION. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CAN BE REPRODUCED. GOING TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER AS THAT IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WHO WILL NOT SAY IF THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE ISSUE. COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

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.

FRONT END WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-50 MPH AFTER DRIVING OVER BUMPS. NO REPAIRS HELP THE CONDITION, FRONT END ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BALANCING/TOTATION OR NEW TIRES. PROPER TIRE INFLATION. FORD DEALER IS AWARE OF CONDITON AND REPAIRS BUT WONT PROVIDE ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE. *TR

2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY CREW CAB 4X4 WITH FACTORY 20X8 ALLOY WHEELS. RT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED WITH NO IMPACT. CRACK IS APROX 10" LONG AND RUNS JUST BELOW THE BEAD FOR ABOUT 10" DID NOT LOOSE AIR. I WAS TURNING RT AND FELT A STRANGE JOLT KIND OF LIKE THE TIRE ROLLING OFF A SMALL ROCK. ONLY FELT IT ONCE. CONTINUED DRIVING TO WORK. LATER INSPECTED THE WHEEL AND FOUND THE CRACK. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THESE WHEELS. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POSTINGS ON SIMILAR WHEEL CRACKS ON INTERNET FORUMS. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS IN THE 85000 MILE RANGE. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

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

TRUCK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT. A SHIMMY AND VIBRATION WHENEVER GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF IMPERFECTION ON THE ROADWAY. FROM A CONSTANT VIBRATION UP TO A SEVERE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMY. TRUCK WILL EVEN HOP SIDEWAYS WHEN GOING OVER A SMALL PATCH JOB ON THE HWY. I HAVE BOUGHT NEW TIRES, KEEP MY TIRE PRESSURE CONSTANT AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP IF A FIX IS KNOWN. THE LAST SET OF TIRES WERE RUINED DUE TO CUPPING. AT $1300.00 A SET, I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES, BUT MORE THEN THAT, I WOULD HATE TO BE THE ONE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF FORD HAS COME UP WITH A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR