2006 FORD F-250 Complaints

2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY GAS 5.4L V8 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AROUND 70 WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED LIKE NORMAL BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. WITH NO FINDINGS I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME VERY SLOWLY AFRAID TO GO OVER 50. I TYPED IN GOOGLE.COM FORD F250 SHAKING AND WAS AMAZED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM OUT THERE AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. ALL THE DEALERSHIP BLAME IT ON TIRE PRESSURE. AND MOST OF THEM STATE THAT THE PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE GREATER THEN LISTED ON THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK. I AM TRULY AMAZED I WAS NOT HURT OR EVEN MORE AMAZED OF THE QUICK THINKING OF THE DRIVERS AROUND ME, GOING FROM 70 PLUS TO ABOUT 30 IN A FEW SECONDS. FROM WHAT I AM READING THE HAVE BEEN ARTICLES IN A FEW MAJOR MAGAZINES AND TV SHOWS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I AM NOW GOING TO INCREASE MY TIRE PRESSURE AND SEE IF THAT CURES THE PROBLEM, IF NOT I AM GOING TO BE FORCED TO BUY AFTER MARKET PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, COSTING $ 1,000 MIN. I DON'T MIND THE PRICE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND PASSENGERS. BUT I WOULD THINK THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. ON THIS DAY IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES ON A 100 MILE TRIP, I AM NOW DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY, OR EVEN TAKE A PASSENGER WITH ME, OTHER THEN THAT HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HANDLES GREAT AND NO PROBLEMS. *TR

MY FORD F250 4X4 TRUCK HAS A SEVERE SHIMMY OF THE FRONT WHEELS WHICH CAN OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AROUND 55-60 MILES PER HOUR. IN ORDER TO CALM THE SHIMMY OR OSCILLATION, I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AT LEAST 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL TIMES, BOTH WHEN TOWING A 5TH WHEEL AND WITHOUT THE 5TH WHEEL. HOWEVER, IT IS MORE PRONE TO OCCURRING WHEN DOWNING THE 5TH WHEEL. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE FORD DEALER TO INSPECT THE SUSPENSION AND ADJUST THE TIRE PRESSURE, BUT THEY SAID IT WAS ALL FINE. I HAD AN OCCURRENCE OF THIS SHIMMY WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM TAKING IT FROM THE DEALER. I HAVE SEEN THERE HAS BEEN SOME REPORT ON THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, AND FORD HAS STATED IT IS A TIRE INFLATION PROBLEM, BUT AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND THEM CHECKING IT OUT AND THEN IT HAPPENING, I THINK IT IS SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD F250 EXTENDED CAB DIESEL TRUCK APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO. I HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK WOULD QUALIFY AS A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED VEHICLE. I ALSO PURCHASED THE PREMIER LEVEL EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY FORD. SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT FROM WENT SHIMMY THAT WAS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRACK BAR. TRUCK WAS ALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE THAT IS PRECIPITATED BY RUNNING OVER ANY SIGNIFICANT ROAD IMPERFECTION AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THE WOBBLE BECOMES SO SEVERE THAT CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, AT WHICH TIME THE WOBBLE STOPS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND I AM CERTAIN THAT IF MY WIFE OR TEENAGE DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS COLLISION. I AM IN RECEIPT OF ALETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. ADVISING ME OF OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATIVE TO THIS WOBBLE AND ADVISING ME THAT I SHOULD SCRUPULOUSLY MONITOR MY TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE DONE AS FORD RECOMMENDED, BUT DESPITE THIS I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. CURRENTLY MY TRUCK IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN A FEW DAYS AND THE SERVICE WRITER ADVISES ME THAT I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MODIFIED STEERING DAMPENER THAT IS THE RECOMMENDED FACTORY REPAIR AND MAY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK BED CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 06/25/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/29/10

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2006 FORD F 250 TRUCK WHEN THE STEERING LINKAGE BROKE AND HE LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER HIS TRUCK. HE CRASHED INTO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. *TR

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT ALMOST ANY SPEED AFTER HITTING POTHOLE OR EVEN DIPS IN ROADS. WORSE WITH SPEED. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. DANGEROUS ABOVE 45 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN UNEVEN ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN SINCE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT WOULD RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, DIESEL, 6.0 L, 4X4, CREW CAB, SHORT BED: TOTAL LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE RUNS, BUT THE TRUCK COMPLETELY STOPS AND WILL NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THERE IS NO ADVANCE WARNING. IT JUST STOPS MOVING RIGHT WHERE IT IS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES OR CLEANED THE OTHER TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT STOPS SUDDENLY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN MADE ON THE EGR AND RELATED PARTS....EVERYTIME WE TAKE IT TO THE SHOP THAT'S ALL THAT'S IN THERE FOR THE SAME REASONS!!

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH IN CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

FORD F-250 SD, 5.4L ENGINE. REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF ABS LIGHT ACTIVATION AFTER ONE TO ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS AT CRUISING SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVE WHEN ABS LIGHT ACTIVATES, CRUISE CONTROL IS DISABLED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GYRATED ERRATICALLY FOR A FEW SECONDS ALSO. AFTER THE ABS LIGHT IS ACTIVATED, IT STAYS ON. FREQUENTLY, IT COMES BACK ON IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES THROUGH SEVERAL RESTARTS OF THE TRUCK. THAT IS, SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT COMES BACK ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE TRUCK IS RE-STARTED. BRAKING SEEMS UNAFFECTED. *TR