2006 FORD F-250 Complaints

OWN A 2006 FORD F250 POWERSTROKE DIESEL. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ABOUT 65-70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IT TENDS TO START A VIOLENT SHAKE THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. I ALMOST GOT INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED ABOUT 7 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 24,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY 2006 F-250. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND VIOLENTLY. I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY DIRECTION WHICH ONLY HAPPENED AFTER I GOT BELOW 15 MPH. AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I GOT OUT TO CHECK WHICH TIRE HAD BLOWN AND TO MY SURPRISE ALL WERE FINE. IF I HADN'T HAVE BEEN IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE OF THE FREEWAY, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HURT EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS WAS NOT A TYPICAL VEHICLE RESPONSE AND WAS VERY LITERALLY A VIOLENT WHEEL HOP OR FRONT END SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR F-250 OWNERS AND ALL WHO TRAVEL AROUND THEM. FORD NEEDS TO RE-CALL THESE FRONT END DEFECTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. AFTER A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED A MOUNTAIN OF OTHER F-250 OWNERS WHO WERE AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR RESULTS, MOST CLAIMING THE SAME THING, THESE VEHICLES HAVE A MAJOR LEAGUE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE SOMEDAY. WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING TO BRING FORD TO THE TABLE AND GET THIS FIXED? IT'S TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ROAD SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE THE STEERING WILL SHAKE AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PUT ON BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND I HAVE INSTALLED NEW TIRES. THE SHAKING HAS DECREASED, BUT STILL OCCURS AT A LESSER INTENSITY. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING MY 2006 F-250 SUPER DUTY ON HWY 95 WHEN MY TRUCK FELT LIKE I WAS IN AN EARTHQUAKE. IT WAS THE WORST VIOLENT SHAKING I HAVE EVER FELT IN A VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE ALL FOUR TIRES EXPLODED. SO I FOUGHT MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDALS TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO FINALLY SKIDDED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE CARS ARE GOING BY US 70 PLUS MILE PER HOUR, EVERYTHING INSIDE THE VEHICLE FELL OFF OF THE SEATS THE DRINKS IN THE CUP HOLDERS WENT FLYING. AFTER SEEING THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SEEMED FINE AND THAT WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE ROAD, WE WERE SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE AGAIN. AFTER VISITED THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIRE BALANCE AND PRESSURE, BUT THERE IS NO WAY THIS WOULD CAUSE SUCH A VIOLENT DEATH SHAKING EXPERIENCE. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE FORD SUPER DUTY THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME WORD FOR WORD PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS FORD MISTAKE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

I DRIVE A COMPANY 2006 FORD F250 4X4 THAT I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE STEERING PROBLEM INCIDENTS WITH. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU HIT A POT-HOLE IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRUCK GOES INTO A NEARLY COMPLETE OUT OF CONTROL SHIMMY. IF UNCHECKED THE TRUCK WOULD LITERALLY SHAKE ITS SHELF APART. IN ONE INCIDENT THE TRUCK VIBRATED INTO THE NEXT LANE. LUCK HAD IT THAT NO ONE WAS IN THAT LANE. TO STOP THE VIOLENT VIBRATION YOU HAVE TO DROP THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK BELOW 40MPH AND BECAUSE THE FRONT END IS VIBRATING SO VIOLENTLY BRAKING IS VERY LIMITED DUE TO THE LIMITED TIRE CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT. MY COMPANY HAS A NUMBER OF THESE TRUCKS IN ITS FLEET AND HAS HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER TRUCKS. IT HAS MADE THE COMPANY ISSUE A SITE WIDE BAN FROM DRIVING THESE TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAY IN FEAR OF POSSIBLE INJURIES. AS THESE TRUCKS AGE AND PARTS BECOME WORN IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN AN INCIDENT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE HAPPENS AND THE TRUCK WILL COME APART AND CAUSE A CRASH WITH INJURIES OR DEATHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN DIMMED. SECONDS LATER, SMOKE APPEARED. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

MASSIVE VIBRATION OR OSCILLATION IN THE FRONT END UPON FRONT WHEEL IMPACT WITH A SMALL BUMP AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, TRUCK IS INOPERABLE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN OR STOP TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN A VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS SO PREDICTABLE THAT I CAN MAKE THE SITUATION OCCUR WHEN I WANT. I SENT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED AND THEY RETURNED IT SAYING THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, SLOWLY THIS PROBLEM IS CREEPING BACK AGAIN. THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN WITH GREATER SEVERITY EACH TIME. *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FAIRLY SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. MY 2006 FORD F250 SD POWERSTROKE STARTED SHAKING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING MOVING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE WHEEL OR A FLAT, BUT IT WAS NOT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 45 MPH AND IT STOPPED. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING FOR THIS MODEL PICK-UP, AND THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT BY FORD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW, AND IT IS VERY SCARY. I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE SOMEONE HAVING A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *JB

WHEN HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE TRUCK WILL JUMP UNCONTROLLABLY INTO OTHER LANE. VERY UNSAFE. *TR