2006 FORD F-250 Complaints

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WOULD NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED OR RPM. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO LOWER SPEED OR WILL GET STUCK ON CERTAIN SPEED. THE TACHOMETER WILL ALSO DROP TO ZERO WHILE YOU STILL HAVE POWER. *TR

THIS IS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT I NOTICED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEH., (2006 FORD F-250SD). THE PROBLEM IS IN THE SUSPENSION. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN YOU GO OVER AN AREA OF THE ROAD THAT IS ROUGH. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WENT OVER A BUMPY AREA ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND BEGAN SHAKING HEAVILY. IF I HAD NOT BEEN HOLDING THE WHEEL FIRMLY I WOULD HAVE CROSSED THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I FOUND A SITE WHERE THERE WERE 11 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME VEH. AND THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED F250'S INCLUDING MY LAST THAT WAS A 2002 AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. ITS APPARENT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM THEY USED. IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING THAT HASN'T EXPERIENCED IT THEY MAY LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A FATALITY. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER TO LOOK AT, BUT FROM WHAT I READ OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN 3-4 TIMES AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH OR ANY HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IT DRIVES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE CONTACT CAN BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. THE VEHICLE HAS PRO COMPETITION XTREME A/T TIRES, SIZE 37X13.5 (NA). THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AFTERMARKET IN 2007. WHILE FILLING THE TIRE WITH AIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED CRACKS IN THE TREAD OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER CALLED PRO COMP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR $100 TOWARDS A NEW SET OF TIRES. THE TIRES COST APPROXIMATELY $450 PER TIRE. THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T009000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE CONTACT HAS ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION, IF NEEDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

1. TRAVELING ON FREEWAYS, HIGHWAY, AND PUBLIC ROADS 2. SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH, VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT STEERING 3. OUR LOCAL DEALER REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER STRUT ON THE FRONT AXLE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. PROBLEMS STILL OCCURS I AM MECHANIC WITH ABOUT THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE AND I BELIEVE THE STEERING GEARS ON 2006-07 F-250 2X AND 4X IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

MY TIRES SIDEWALLS ARE COMPLETELY COMING APART WITH DEEP CRACKS IN SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES ARE NOT VERY OLD,THE PICK-UP ISN'T USED FOR HAULING HEAVY LOADS AND HAS NOT BEEN STORED IN HOT AREAS..THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY AND HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY A TIRE PLACE THAT HAS SAID THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE TIRES COMING APART OBVIOUSLY WOULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO-WHERE AND WAS ONLY OFFERED A POSSIBLE SMALL REBATE AFTER WOULD HAVE PAID FULL PRICE FOR A NEW SET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND FELT AS IF IT WOULD FLIP OVER. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE CONTACT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITHIN FOUR DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 12/30/08 *BF THE HORN WOULD RANDOMLY BLOW ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 01/05/09. *JB

I OWN A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL TRUCK. I HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING WITH TEMPORARY COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITHIN DESIGNATED SPEED LIMITS. THE EVENT SEEMS TO FOLLOW DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SERVICES SUCH AS BRIDGE GAPS, POTHOLES, ROAD PATCHES, ETC. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN AS I OFTEN TOW A 34 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER WITH TRAILER WEIGHT OVER 10,000 GVR; THANKFULLY I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE THIS LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE TOWING MY CAMPER. *TR

TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TIGHT TURNS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST RUN OFF THE ROAD WHILE PULLING MY BOAT OR MOTORCYCLE TRAILER. FORD DEALER CHECKED POWER STEERING PUMP AND FOUND IT WAS PUMPING LESS FLUID THAN REQUIRED. REPLACED PUMP. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

I PURCHASED FROM FORD A BRAND NEW F-250 WHICH IS EXPERIENCING WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE", ANY INTERNET SEARCH WILL TURN UP THIS SITUATION. THE TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS AND FEAR OF DEATH HAS BEEN PARKED FOR 1 YEAR. THE TRUCK SHAKES, WOBBLES, VIBRATES, AND HOPS VIOLENTLY AT FREEWAY SPEED WITH DEALERSHIPS TREATING THESE CONDITIONS AS MYSTERIOUS OR NON-EXISTENT! *TR