2006 FORD F-250 Complaints

MY 17 YR OLD SON HAS AN '06 FORD F-250 SD CC LARIAT 4X4 TRUCK, WHICH I PURCHASED 12/09. HE BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FRONT END "DEATH WOBBLE" EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, WHICH COST $210. BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, MY SON COMPLAINED AGAIN A WEEK LATER AND HIS NEW TIRES PURCHASED FALL 2010 WERE BASICALLY BARE. SO I DROVE THE TRUCK THROUGH DOWNTOWN ATLANTA ON I-85, WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE HOV LANE AT 58 MPH IN A CURVE. THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I COULD BARELY MAINTAIN MY LANE AND HAD CARS BESIDE, FRONT & REAR OF ME. THIS WOBBLE CAUSED A HUGE CUP OF CHANGE IN THE DASH CUPHOLDER TO SPEW LIKE A BUSTED WATER PIPE. WE JUST PUT NEW BF GOODRICH TIRES ON, BUT I'M CONCERNED THESE WON'T LAST A YEAR EITHER. HOW CAN IT BE FIXED? I'M VERY WORRIED FOR MY SON'S SAFETY. THIS IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN FOR FORD, AND THIS PARTICULAR WEBSITE HAS A BLETHERA OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DROVE OVER A POT HOLE WHEN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

UPON HITTING BUMPS ON ROADWAY I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF TRUCK FOR APPROX 2 TENTHS OF A MILE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN. FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE IN ONE OF THESE DEATH TRAPS,I HOPE ITS NOT ONE OF MY KIDS

2/15/10 ~ FUEL REGULATOR CHANGED. 2/16/10 ~ SENSOR AND CONNECTOR CHANGED. 3/1/2010~ FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED, EGR COLLOR CONNECTOR, HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP PRELACED. NOW 1 YEAR LATER ALL INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

AIR CONDITIONING ISSUE: IN TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY F250 FORD TRUCK THIS YEAR IT DID NOT COOL THE CAB. IN TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT 3 TECHNICAL BULLETINS HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE A/C UNIT. UNLESS THERE WAS A PROBLEM, NO ONE WOULD HAVE CHECKED THE A/C. BULLETINS 06-17-12, 08-13-5 AND 08-13-5 - LACK OF A/C COOLING DUE TO DEFICIENT MATERIAL CLOGGING ORIFICE TUBE. NOW IT IS COSTING OVER $800 FROM MY POCKET TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT KNOWS ABOUT AND BECAUSE OF THE BAD PART, THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. *TR

UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE TO VEHICLE AFTER HITTING BUMP ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. NOT FIRST TIME AND LUCKY I DIDN'T END UP OFF THE FREEWAY. HAD SERVICE DONE AT FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN AUG 2010, REPLACED CAMBER CASTING AND TWO WHEEL ALIGNMENT, AND TIRE PRESSURE. PROBLEM IS BACK. *TR

I OWN A 2006 F - 250 SD, BOUGHT USED WITH < 6K MILES. I DRIVE IT TO HAUL AND TOW SEVERAL ITEMS AND IT HAS BEEN A GOOD TRUCK. THE ONLY MAJOR ISSUE IS THAT IF I HIT A UNEVEN SURFACE, RAILROAD TRACKS OR BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT END FEELS AS IF TS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A FLAT. I STOPPED THE TRUCK ASAP WHICH WAS DIFFICULT. I GOT OUT AND NOTICED NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG. THIS HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A RR TRACKS THAT IS FAILRY SMOOTH, AND LOCATED ON A FOUR LANE. TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED OFTEN (EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS) AND IS INFLATED TO THE STANDARD. I NOW KNOW IF I'M TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE I MUST SLOW DOWN TO AVOID AN INCIDENT FROM OCCURRING. IT APPEARS THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BUT HAVE FALLING ON DEAF EARS. IT WILL LIKELY TAKE A DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO ACT. TIRE PRESSURE IS NOT THE ISSUE. A SERIOUS AND UNDERMINED ISSUES REMAIN. I INVITE YOU TO COME AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND GO OVER THE SAME RR CROSSING I DID, THEN YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN. A RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR LESS AND NEEDS ATTENTION NOW. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD SUPERDUTY 4X4. HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS TO SUSPENSION. STILL FACTORY TIRES AND CURRENTLY AT 31,000 MILES. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE. HITTING EVEN A SMALL BUMP AT 65MPH CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHAKE SO BADLY THAT CONTROLLING THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE. TODAY 04/13/11 THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IT HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON RUSH ON I95 HERE IN RICHMOND WHERE I LIVE. SENDING ME ACROSS THE LANES AND ALMOST OFF THE ROAD,. I AM A VIRGINIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTOR. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ALL STEERING PARTS ARE STILL LIKE NEW AND TIGHT. I EVEN RETORQUED ALL BOLTS. I HAVE TALKED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAY THERE'S A TSB FOR A NEW DAMPER. THIS PROBLEM IS FAR BEYOND A STEERING DAMPER.. IT HAS DONE THIS A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES,BUT IM SURE WILL DO IT EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FORD WONT OR CANT FIX IT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A TRUCK THAT I CANT DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT TEST TRUCK FOR THE NHTSA SINCE IT ISN'T GOOD FOR MUCH ELSE SINCE I HAVE TO TRAVEL THE INTERSTATE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *TR

2006 FORD F-250 EXPERIENCES A SEVERE VIBRATION BETWEEN 50 - 65 MPH. SPECIFICALLY NOTICED AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE OR DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS. TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND HAS HAD SHOCKS/ STEERING STABILIZER / BRAKES / TIRES / ALIGNMENT / (REPLACED/COMPLETED) AT A CERTIFIED FORD DEALER WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD EVERY BALL JOINT, TIE ROD END, STEERING COMPONENT INSPECTED AT MY COST TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THE STEERING VIBRATION STILL EXISTS. FORUMS AND OTHER SITES HAVE STARTED TO CALL THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE ESCAPED BY SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING THROUGH THE VIBRATION, IT CAN EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE UNEXPECTED DRIVER. I HAVE DRIVEN FORD VEHICLES (TRUCKS) FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE VENTURED TO FILE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. FOLLOWING THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO ADJUST TIRE PRESSURE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BRAND NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT OFFERED A MINOR REPRIEVE ONLY FOR ME TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES LESS THAN 50 MILES LATER. PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE NEED TO GET SPECIFIC IN ORDER TO PROMPT ACTION FROM EITHER THE NHTSA OR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE TILL APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, SOMETIME AFTER A BRAKE CHANGE. THE SUBSEQUENT ISSUES LEAD ME TO CHANGE THE AFOREMENTIONED EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. TO THIS POINT, THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT THE ISSUE REMAINS. TO REINTERATE, THIS TRUCK IS STOCK, NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AND REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE DEALER IN EVERY INSTANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BACKING PLATES FOR THE REAR BRAKES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.