2006 FORD F-250 Complaints

OUR FORD F250 4X4 DIESEL TRUCK HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. IT'S LOCKING UP WHEN TURNING LEFT TO RIGHT. WE HAD 2 OCCASIONS WHERE WE JUST MISSED BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE STEERING LOCKS YOU CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES IN THE DIRECTION JUST PRIOR TO THE LOCK. THE WHEEL NEEDS TO BE TURNED BACK LEFT TO UNLOCK AND THIS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. WE LIVE ON A CURVE ROAD AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN FOLSOM CA, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER, WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED BACK THE 60 MILES TODAY AND WE WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS COMING BACK HOME FROM VACTION IN LAS VAGAS AROUND JUST PASS STATE LINE,WHEN MY FORD F-250 HD 2006 WENT INTO 4X4 LOW ALL BY IT SELF.MY SPEED WAS AROUND 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO 4X4 LOW BY IT SELF.IF THIER WHOULD HAVE BEEN A CARS BEHIND ME THIS WOULD BEEN A MAJOR CRASH.MY SPEED WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 20 MPH IN ABOUT 10 -20 SECONDS,I HEARD SOMETHING LOUD FROM MY TRANSMISSION AND OR ENGINE.MY TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERSHIP,I GOT A CALL ABOUT MY TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE SAID THE TRANSFER CASE WAS BAD ON THE 4X4 CONTROL AND THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

2006 FORD F250, SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL IF I ENCOUNTER ROUGH ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY. SO FAR PROBLEM OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE AUTOMATIC LOCK FOR THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK REMAINED IN THE UP (OPEN) POSITION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CYLINDER INSIDE THE DOOR WAS DISLOCATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT APPEARED AS IF SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO THE VEHICLE. NO ONE HAS ATTEMPTED TO OR HAS BROKEN INTO THE VEHICLE AT HIS HOME OR OFFICE. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $500. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13348 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13148.

I OWN A 2006 F250 4*4 AND WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND EVEN SWAYS FROM LANE TO LANE, WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROADWAY. THIS IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING AND I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM WRECKING. THE SHAKING WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU HAVE SLOWN DOWN DRAMATICALLY OR COME TO A STOP. FORD HAS COMMENTED THAT IT COULD BE THE AIR PRESSURE AND HAVE ORDERED A STEERING DAMPER TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SINCE DAY ONE AND WITH THE FACTORY TIRES AND THE NEW TIRES THAT I HAVE ON IT NOW. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THE DEFECT IN DESIGN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A BUMPY ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND BRAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS INCORRECT AND INFLATED THE TIRES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED, HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN ROAD. VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND LANE CHANGES. HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN TO BELOW 30 MPH OR A FULL STOP IN ORDER TO END THE VIOLENT SHAKING. HAPPENED MORE OFTEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR LONG DISTANCES. GETS WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT AS DRIVING CONTINUED. FIRST OCCURRENCE, TAKEN TO FORD DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED DEFECTIVE" STEERING DAMPER. SECOND TIME TAKEN TO FORD DEALER - THEY RAN TCP FOR NEW ALIGNMENT SPECS AND NEW, IMPROVED STEERING DAMPER. THIRD TIME TAKEN TO FORD DEALER - REPLACED TRACK ARM BALL JOINT AND ADJUSTED ALIGNMENT TO MORE NEW SPECS. FOURTH TIME AT FORD DEALER - TSB ADJUSTED ALIGNMENT TO NEW SPECS AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPER WITH ANOTHER NEW, IMPROVED PART. *AK VEHICLE IS IN REPAIR SHOP FOR FIFTH TIME AT THIS MOMENT. NO ATTEMPTED REPAIRS HAVE LASTED MORE THAN 2000 MILES.

SPEEDOMETER WOULD NO LONGER GO BELOW 26 MPH, EVEN WITH VEHICLE STOPPED AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD INDICATE A SPEED CONSTANTLY 26 MPH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHERE DEALER ORDERED AND LATER REPLACED ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM FELL OFF WHILE IN OPERATION DRIVING DURING RAIN. DEALER REPLACED WIPER ARM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250 SUPERCREW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 4X4 HIGH DID NOT ENGAGE, THE ENTIRE FRONT END VIBRATED VIOLENTLY, AND THE 4X4 LOW WAS DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.*AK

TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AT APPROXIAMTELY 10,000 MILES AND THEY PERFORMED TSB'S (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS). HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP DEALERS NOW GOING ON THE 8TH TIME FOR SAME ISSUE. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES A DANGEROUS "HYPER-SHAKE" AT APPROXIMATELY 50-70 MPH. THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE, AND UP AND DOWN AND DRIFTS OUT OF LANE AND TO CORRECT IT MUST APPLY THE BRAKES. STEERING OF THE VEHICLE IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPEDED , AND SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL TRUCK SPEED IS DECREASED TO APPROX. 30 MPH. I HAVE DONE ALL SUGGESTIONS GIVEN TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIPS. REBALANCE TIRES, CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND TIRE PRESSURE. I AM CURRENTLY TAKING THIS VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP MARCH 23, 2007 FOR THEM TO TRY AND FIX THE HYPER-SHAKE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT HIGHWAY SAFE.