2006 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD F250 EXTENDED CAB DIESEL TRUCK APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO. I HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK WOULD QUALIFY AS A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED VEHICLE. I ALSO PURCHASED THE PREMIER LEVEL EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY FORD. SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT FROM WENT SHIMMY THAT WAS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRACK BAR. TRUCK WAS ALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE THAT IS PRECIPITATED BY RUNNING OVER ANY SIGNIFICANT ROAD IMPERFECTION AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THE WOBBLE BECOMES SO SEVERE THAT CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, AT WHICH TIME THE WOBBLE STOPS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND I AM CERTAIN THAT IF MY WIFE OR TEENAGE DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS COLLISION. I AM IN RECEIPT OF ALETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. ADVISING ME OF OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATIVE TO THIS WOBBLE AND ADVISING ME THAT I SHOULD SCRUPULOUSLY MONITOR MY TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE DONE AS FORD RECOMMENDED, BUT DESPITE THIS I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. CURRENTLY MY TRUCK IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN A FEW DAYS AND THE SERVICE WRITER ADVISES ME THAT I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MODIFIED STEERING DAMPENER THAT IS THE RECOMMENDED FACTORY REPAIR AND MAY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT ALMOST ANY SPEED AFTER HITTING POTHOLE OR EVEN DIPS IN ROADS. WORSE WITH SPEED. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. DANGEROUS ABOVE 45 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN UNEVEN ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN SINCE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT WOULD RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, DIESEL, 6.0 L, 4X4, CREW CAB, SHORT BED: TOTAL LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE RUNS, BUT THE TRUCK COMPLETELY STOPS AND WILL NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THERE IS NO ADVANCE WARNING. IT JUST STOPS MOVING RIGHT WHERE IT IS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES OR CLEANED THE OTHER TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT STOPS SUDDENLY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN MADE ON THE EGR AND RELATED PARTS....EVERYTIME WE TAKE IT TO THE SHOP THAT'S ALL THAT'S IN THERE FOR THE SAME REASONS!!

FORD F-250 SD, 5.4L ENGINE. REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF ABS LIGHT ACTIVATION AFTER ONE TO ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS AT CRUISING SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVE WHEN ABS LIGHT ACTIVATES, CRUISE CONTROL IS DISABLED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GYRATED ERRATICALLY FOR A FEW SECONDS ALSO. AFTER THE ABS LIGHT IS ACTIVATED, IT STAYS ON. FREQUENTLY, IT COMES BACK ON IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES THROUGH SEVERAL RESTARTS OF THE TRUCK. THAT IS, SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT COMES BACK ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE TRUCK IS RE-STARTED. BRAKING SEEMS UNAFFECTED. *TR

2006 FORD 250 SUPER CREW, SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION AFTER HITTING SMALL POTHOLES OR ROAD TRANSITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. OCCURS FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSES THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS, STABILIZER SHOCK, AND THE COIL SPRINGS. FORD HAS ISSUED A LETTER TO OWNERS STATING TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND THAT AS LONG AS FACTORY TIRE SIZES ARE ADHERED TO AND PROPER PRESSURE MAINTAINED THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE DEATHS. I HAVE THE OLD COIL SPRINGS IF THEY ARE NEEDED FOR THE INVESTIGATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOG SITES ON THE INTERNET THAT DISCUSS THIS ISSUE AND MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF YEAR MODELS IN QUESTION AND NOT LIMITED TO THE 2006 YEAR. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE, TRUCK WANTS TO SPEED UP EVEN WITH BRAKE ON, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2009. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 F250 4X4 WHEN AT 55 MPH OR HITTING A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CONTACT HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING IT BACK UNDER CONTROL MOVE OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AT A LOW SPEED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED THAT THE STABILIZER BRACKET WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STABILIZER BRACKET IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. SHE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,481. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/20/10.

PURCHASED A 2006 FORD F-250 KING RANCH, 4X4, QUAD CAB, 6.0 DIESEL, AUTO TRANS. A FEW MONTHS AGO. NEVER REALLY DROVE ON HIGHWAY MUCH UNTIL RECENTLY, I DRIVE FROM NJ TO PITTSBURGH, PA EVERY WEEKEND (AND BACK). TRUCK HAS AN OUT OF CONTROL FRONT END SHIMMY...CAN'T DRIVE OVER 55 MPH OR, IF I DO AND HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCKS FRONT END SHIMMIES SO BAD, I CAN'T SEE OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS THEY VIBRATE SO BAD FROM THE FRONT END SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES ALL I HAVE TO KEEP IT IN MY HANDS. THIS HAS GOT TO BE FIXED, (((NOW!!))) AN ACCIDENT IS DEFINITE, ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOW MONTHS!! DAMAGE RESULTING = NO DAMAGE....YET!! I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK, I AM IN THE MILITARY, SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AND JUST CAN'T GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE! FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ASAP. ALL TOYOTA HAD WAS A BAD ACCELERATOR AND LOOK HOW QUICKLY THEY ARE FIXING THAT!! CONTACT ME = Y. *TR