2006 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-250 WITH THE 5.4L GAS MOTOR. SINCE NEW IT HAS NOT HANDLED VERY WELL AND SEEMED TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH RATHER THAN UP AND DOWN ON BUMPS. NOW WHEN A BUMP OR POT HOLE IS HIT THE TRUCK SHAKES EXTREMELY VIOLENT LEFT AND RIGHT SO MUCH SO IT SPILT MY COFFEE AND ALL CHANGE FROM MY ASH TRAY. I HAVE ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW AND AT ABOUT 40,000 IT DID IT FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGH SPEED LANE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP ITS VIOLENT SHAKE UNTIL I REACHED 15 MPH, IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME DID NOT HIT ME THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT SAME DAY ABOUT TEN MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND ONCE MORE ON MY WAY HOME. SINCE THAT DAY IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 SEPARATE TIMES. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE ME $30,000 TRUCK ANY WHERE BUT AROUND TOWN. I HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL MAINTAINS ON THE VEHICLE AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. NOW I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE WITH IT. THIS SHAKING IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKE THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE TRUCK, IF I WAS HOLDING MY COFFEE THAT MORNING I KNOW I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. FORD NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AS LOOKING THROUGH THE TRUCK FORUMS I AM NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOME ONE GETS KILLED DUE TO IT IF SOME ONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED ALREADY. *TR

2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY GENERATOR IS FAULTY AS STATED BY FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITEN DATED SEPTEMBER 19TH 2006. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F250 DIESEL, SUPERDUTY, SUPERCAB, LONG BED, 4X4. ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AREA, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE LOOPS DOWN BELOW THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE LEFT SIDE IT LOOPS UP. ON ALL FORD TRUCKS THAT I HAVE SEEN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 2006, BOTH SIDES LOOP UP. THIS IS A 4X4 TRUCK. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE LOOP DOWN, AS THE LOWEST POINT ON THE VEHICLE, ON A TRUCK THAT WILL BE USED OFF ROAD. THIS TRUCK IS USED ON A RANCH AND FOR TRAILERING HORSES, SO THE POSSIBILITY OF DRIVING OVER BRANCHES AND ROCKS THAT COULD CATCH ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE IS HIGH. IN THIS DOWNWARD POSITION, IT IS LIKELY TO BREAK IF IT HITS A ROCK OR BRANCHES. I HAVE REQUESTED THE DEALER AND FORD CORPORATE TO FIX IT, BUT THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY CANNOT MODIFY THE VEHICLE DESIGN. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN SEND, BUT I DO NOT SEE WHERE TO ATTACH ON THIS CONTACT FORM. I BELIEVE THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE SHOULD BE ADJUSTED TO LOOP UP TO BE IN A SAFER POSITION AND NOT BE THE LOWEST POINT, HANGING BELOW THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING "DEATH WOBBLE" ON A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 60-65 MPH. THIS HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING OR AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND ONLY STOPS WHEN SPEED IS REDUCED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS SENT ME A LETTER NOTIFYING ME OF THIS PROBLEM A YEAR AGO, BUT OFFERS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN A WARNING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

DROVE HOME FROM THE STORE ABOUT 10 MILES RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AND SEIZED. WHEN WE GOT HOME SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, WHEN WE DISCOVERED IT. BURNED THE PAINT OFF THE BRAKE DUST SHIELD. FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CALIPER BUT I HAVE TO PAY $750.00? THAT'S NOT RIGHT. AND THEY TELL ME IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER FORD TRUCKS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RECURRING ENGINE FAILURES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WILL SPUTTER AND EMIT THICK, WHITE EXHAUST FUMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE CONTACT HAS CLEANED THE EGR VALVES NUMEROUS TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SINGLE STABILIZER WITH A DUAL STABILIZER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,212 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

2006 FORD F250 FRONT END SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TIRE PRESSURE. WHO IS PAYING YOU OFF TO MAKE UP THIS STUFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT YOU AND FORD NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT. *TR

THE EGR VALVE IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY 06 SUPER-DUTY IT HAS OVER HEATED ON ME THE LAST TWO TIMES I TOOK MY RV OUT ,AFTER CHECKING OUT AFTER MARKET PARTS STORES I SEE THEY HAVE ONE AVAILABLE THAT KEEPS IT RUNNING COOL. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH ITS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT ITS A DEFECTIVE PART ALONG WITH THE WEAK HEAD BOLTS. I ALSO HEARD THAT LAST YEAR IN 2009 THAT FORD STARTED REPAIRING THE EGR ON VEHICLES THAT WERE BROUGHT IN THAT HAVE FACTORY WARRANTY ON THEM. MY QUESTION IS WHY NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ! ! ! ! *TR

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