2006 FORD F-250 Complaints

MY '06 FORD F-250 HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES IT TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT SPEED AND REQUIRES TO ALMOST STOP TO CORRECT. VERY UNSAFE AND NOW ABOUT USELESS TO DRIVE. ARE THERE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANKS, DANTE *TR

I HAVE AN 06 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY SUPER CAB XLT WITH AN 8 FOOT BED. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH EXTREME HIGHWAY SHAKING. WHEN IT HAPPENS TO ME I'M USUALLY GOING OVER 60 MPH, AND IT HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, TO ME IT FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE,LIKE THE WHEELS ARE NOW BOUNCING INSTEAD OF ROLLING,THE SHAKING IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT,AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO APX. 40 OR LESS MPH TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD LAST ALMOST A FULL 30 SECONDS,BUT I NEVER SEEM TO HAVE ANY STEERING ISSUES,THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN MY CONTROL,BUT MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE MY INSTINCT IS TO JUST GO STRAIGHT AND SLOW DOWN. IN ANY CASE, I'VE HAD 2 PEOPLE WITNESS THIS WHILE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND BOTH OF THEM TURNED WHITE WITH FEAR,THIS IS NOT JUST A LITTLE SHIMMY,LIKE AN UNBALANCED TIRE OR SOMETHING, IT IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW AND FORD BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR

THE TRUCK SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MILES AN HOUR AND HEADING AROUND A RIGHT HAND CORNER IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK HIT AN INDENTATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND DRIFT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE CAUSING THE TRUCKS MIRROR TO HIT A BOX TRUCK AND SMASH INTO THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO BELOW 35, I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE BOX TRUCK, APPARENTLY NOT REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, CONTINUED ON WITHOUT STOPPING. THE MIRROR WAS DESTROYED, GLASS WAS COVERING THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK, AND I SUFFERED MINOR CUTS ON MY FACE AND ARM. I RETURNED HOME WITH MY TRUCK AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH, BUT STILL COULD FEEL A SHUDDER WHEN THE TRUCK HIT EITHER A RAISED BUMP OR AN INDENTATION IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK, BUT NOT THE MIRROR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MIRROR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE. I AM NOT AWARE IF THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. *TR

AFTER LETTING 2006 F250 DIESEL WARM UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 5MINS, PROCEED TO GET ONTO I-35, ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE HOUSE WHEN I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR 70MPH EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WITHIN A MILE OF GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRUCK HESITATED AND COMPLETELY STALLED. I MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY TO AWAIT A TOW. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE FICM WAS BAD. A DAY AFTER I PICKED UP THE TRUCK, AGAIN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR A SECOND BEFORE STALLING IN CITY TRAFFIC. I LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OFF OF THE CITY STREETS. CURRENTLY TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WHERE THE ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. CONCERN THAT IF SOMEONE OTHER THAN A 6'4" PERSON WAS DRIVING THIS 7500LB VEHICLE, THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. I'VE HEARD OF COMMON COMPLAINTS WITH THE FICM/HPOP/EGR ISSUES WITH THESE TRUCKS AND AM SURPRISED THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN CREATED BY FORD. *TR

MY FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL OCCASIONALLY SHAKES EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY WITH TEMPORARY COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND CROSSING UNEVEN OBSTACLES SUCH AS BRIDGE GAPS AND SMALL ROAD DEVIATIONS. THE VEHICLE FEELS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END AND INHIBITS STEERING. THE SHAKE IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT IN NATURE WITH OSCILLATING LARGE AMPLITUDE DEFLECTIONS IN EACH WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-70 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT IT WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TRADED THE VEHICLE IN AT A LOSS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,806.

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AFTER HITTING SMALL POT HOLES OR BUMPS AT ANY SPEED, COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK UNTIL COMING TO STOP. *TR

ON MY 2006 FORD F250 SD DIESEL I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT OSCILLATIONS OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN GOING OVER RR TRACKS OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD, LEADING TO A NEAR LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE FRONT TIRES ARE FLAT SPOTTED, AND UNEVENLY WORN. FORD CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE, BUT MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT THE MFG RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT A STEERING DAMPENER IS REQUIRED AND NOT INSTALLED ON THE FORD SD TRUCKS. *TR

2006 FORD F-250 AMBULANCE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AMBULANCE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HE STATES THAT THE AMBULANCE WAS GOING AROUND 50-55 MPH. *KB THE DRIVER OF THE AMBULANCE WAS INJURED, BUT NOT SERIOUSLY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, THAT THE AMBULANCE HIT WAS KILLED. *JB

STEERING SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE PUT ON NEW STABILIZER AT 31,000 HELPED A LITTLE AT 51,000 IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS NOW A KAMAKAZI TRUCK READY FOR ITS FINAL RIDE. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. IT'S A 2006 FORD F250 SD 4X4. *TR