2006 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. AFTER PULLING OVER HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE DIAGNOSED AT A DEALER BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

POWER TRAIN HAD REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE AROUND THIS DATE. POWER TRAIN HAS ANOTHER FAILURE AND LEAK IN SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR WHICH FORD WILL NO LONGER FIX. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND ONLY APPROX 81,000 WHEN THE POWER TRAIN BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES WHICH FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS. THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND THE COMPANY REP WILL ONLY OFFER HALF OFF ON REPAIRS WHICH THEY CLAIM THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAST OR OTHER CURRENT PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE IS HAVING. *TR

UNCONTROLLABLE WHEEL SHIMMY AT SPEEDS FROM 35 - 65 MPH. THE FAILURE CAN BE REPLICATED AT WILL. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM STOPPED AT A TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. NEW TIRES, PROPER PRESSURE, BALANCED, ROTATED DOES NOT CHANGE THE CONDITION. POOR AIR PRESSURE MAINTENANCE BY VEHICLE OWNERS WAS NOT THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS OF THIS PROBLEM. THE WHEEL SHIMMY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. THE WHEEL SHIMMY WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LOSS OF CONTROL AND BECOMING A TRAFFIC HAZARD IS A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING EVENT FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND SURROUNDING VEHICLES. THERE IS AN APPARENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM BY AN AFTER MARKET COMPANY BUT THE EXPENSE OF ABOUT $1000 FOR THE OEM REPAIR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND REGAIN CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE TRUCK AT 55 - 65 MPH GOES INTO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBE AS A DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT IS ALL YOU CAN DO TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH WHICH IS DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY. FORD HAS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING ON THESE TRUCKS AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX IT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE ABOUT 12000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 100000 MILES AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE ABOUT 2008. *KB

SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END OCCURRED 3-4 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. THIS CONDITION WAS SO SEVERE AND FRIGHTENING THAT I HAD TO HOLD THE TRUCK STRAIGHT AND COME TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I GOT OUT TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND DISCOVERED THAT NONE WERE FLAT. I THEN REMEMBERED THAT FORD HAD SENT ME A LETTER DESCRIBING A PROBLEM WITH "SHIMMY", A SEVERE VIBRATION AND OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY THEN BLAMED IT ON PRESSURE. I DON'T RECALL THE PRESSURE IN MY TIRES AT THE TIME BUT I BELIEVE THEY WERE NOT TOO LOW. I HAVE MY TRUCKED SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. MY TIRES WERE WORN (OVER 50000) BUT STILL HAD A LITTLE TREAD LEFT. BTW- I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW WITH THESE SAME TIRES. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED MY TRUCK. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN "LIFTING" A 4WD VEHICLE. I DO HAVE A CAMPER ON MY TRUCK BUT IT ONLY WEIGHS 1300 LBS. MY TRUCK IS AN 2006 F-250 WITH A CAMPER SUSPENSION (I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXTRA 300 LB. RATING) WHICH SHOULD EASILY ACCOMMODATE THIS WEIGHT. I BELIEVE AT THE TIME THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED IT ON THE TIRES (WORN AND UNDER-INFLATED). I HAD THEM PUT NEW TIRES ON (SAME EXACT KIND). AND DO A GOOD BALANCE JOB. NORMALLY I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT TIRES AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAD THIS ISSUE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND AND WANTED TO RESOLVE IT. I WOULD NOT WANT TO SELL A VEHICLE WITH THIS CONDITION. I JUST GOT BACK FROM A 2 WEEK TRIP TO MONTANA AND HAD THE ISSUE COME BACK (I NOW HAVE 95000 ON MY TRUCK (40000) ON THIS SECOND SET OF TIRES. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN UTAH COMING DOWN STEEP HILLS WITHIN MILES OF EACH OTHER. THIS TIME IT SEEMED TO BE A RESULT OF HEAVY BRAKING AND WAS NOT AS SEVERE, AS I DIDN'T HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PUT AIR IN THE TIRES PRIOR TO THE TRIP. RIGHT NOW I JUST MEASURED THE PRESSURE @ 70 PSI ON BOTH FRONT TIRES (SPEC SAYS 80) AND MEASURED .185 INCHES OF TREAD LEFT.THIS CONDITION SHOULD NOT OCCUR EVEN IF THE TIRES ARE WORN.I NEED THIS FIXED. *TR

1. DAILY DRIVING 2. CRACKED 2 DIFFERENT WHEELS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, INOPERABLE VEHICLE 3. HAD TO INDEPENDENTLY HAVE WHEELS WELDED BECAUSE MANUFACTURER DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

SPEED ABOUT 65 TO 70 MPH, TRAVELING DOWN AN INTERSTATE. CAME TO A BRIDGE JOINT ON ROAD AND TRUCK FELT AS IF I LOST FRONT TIRE OR SOMETHING. SLOWED DOWN AND PARKED TRUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD. EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE AFTER INSPECTION. CONTINUED TRIP WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, I JUST KEPT IT AT 55 THE REST OF TRIP. NO MODS TO THE TRUCK, ALL FACTORY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT EGR COOLER, ENGINE COOLER, FUEL INJECTOR AND TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 63,500.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F-250 ON THE HIGHWAY, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. I LITERALLY HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. THIS IS THE 11TH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. IT HAPPENS AT A SPEED OVER 50 MPH. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER WRECKED THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN SOME SORT OF CONTROL. I HAVE READ FORD'S REQUEST TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TIRE PRESSURE. I READ THAT AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED AN ADDITIONAL TEN TIMES. WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD REALIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM? *KB