2005 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

MY 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE DIESEL CREW CAB PICK UP TRUCK SHAKES AND SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY WHEN THE FRONT END HITS A POT HOLE OR TRAVELS OVER A ROAD SURFACE VARIATION. I HAVE HAD 4 INCIDENTS WHERE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND SHIMMYING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE TRUCK CHANGED LANES AND WAS BEYOND MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE EMERGENCY ACTION AND EXIT THE ROADWAY. ON ONE OCCASION THE TRUCK STRUCK A FENCE POLE ADJACENT TO THE ROAD WAY AFTER HITTING A GROOVE IN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OVER 55 MPH, I HIT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK SHOOK TO THE POINT THE WHEEL CAME OUT OF MY HANDS. I SLOWED DOWN TO RE-GAIN CONTROL AND STAYED AWAY AS WELL AS I COULD FROM POTHOLES. I SPOKE WITH FORD A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND THEY DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED AN ALIGNMENT WHICH DID NO GOOD. I HAVE JUST BEEN LIVING WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL I RECEIVED A LETTER WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. THEN I FIND OUT THAT A LOT OF YOU HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT OR FORD IS GOING TO TAKE ACTION A DEATH!!! *TR

LOSE OF STEERING DO TO POOR DESIGN OF FORD F-250 AND F-350 SOLID FRONT AXLE WITH SPRINGS. FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. I HAVE NEW TIRES AND RIMS,BALANCED,HAD FRONT END CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT, MY TRUCK LIKE SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING SEVER FRONT END SHIMMY DO TO THE POOR DESIGN ON FORD TRUCKS. I HAVE CONTACTED LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE ADVICE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,BBB, AND THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MATTER, AND IM A LITTLE UPSET TO KEEP GETTING THE ONLY RESPONSE YOU AND THE FORD CO. CAN COME UP WITH, TIRE PRESSURE!!! COME ON YOU KNOW ITS THE POOR DESIGN OF THERE FRONT ENDS. I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS TO HELP DEAL WITH MATTER TO NO BETTER RESULTS. SO FROM HERE I WILL SEEK LEGAL HELP TO PROTECT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF FROM POSSIBLE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. I HOPE FORD MOTOR CO. WILL FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THERE FRONT ENDS OF THERE F-250 AND F-350 SD PICKUPS FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE FORD SAYS THEY NEED TO FIX THERE TRUCKS. LIKE THEY DID WITH THERE BAD TIRE SITUATION ON FORD EXPLORER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE, EVEN WORSE IF I HIT A BUMP IN A CORNER. HAVE TO STOP FOR IT TO GO AWAY. *TR

I OWN A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY[2005] WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HIT A SERIES OF SLIGHT BUMPS TRAVELING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY, I THOUGHT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK DIS-ENGAGED FROM THE REST OF THE BODY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I COULD HARDLY HOLD ON TO IT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND APPLIED THE BREAK VERY GENTLY. I MUST HAVE SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE TRUCK BECAME UNDER CONTROL AGAIN. MEANWHILE THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS DO TO MY TRUCK BEING OUT OF CONTROL AND THE RAPID DE-ACCELERATION ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO CHECK WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. AFTER ALL, WHAT COULD CAUSE SUCH A VIOLENT REACTION. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BE SEEN. MY TRUCK WAS JUST SERVICED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP AS IT HAS BEEN SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES TOTAL. I CANNOT STRESS TO YOU ENOUGH HOW VIOLENT THIS "SHIMMY" IS. THIS IS NO SHIMMY ! THIS IS LIKE RUNNING OVER A SERIES OF TELEPHONE POLES LINED UP IN THE ROAD. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL LET ALONE HAVE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP OR SOMEBODY IS SURE TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS FLAW. I WOULD BE AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE OR CHILDREN DRIVE THIS TRUCK AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN. THEIR LIVES WOULD SURELY BE IN DANGER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM, OR GET THIS DANGEROUS TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. *TR

VERY SEVERE UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHIMMY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND. SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED TIRE BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT. I PAID FOR THAT SERVICE OUT OF POCKET AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. I THEM REPLACE THE TIRES OUT OF POCKET. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. I THEN REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER OUT OF POCKET. PROBLEM IS 90 PERCENT BETTER BUT YOU MUST BE CAREFUL OF THE VEHICLE LIMITATIONS. IN MY OPINION THEIR IS A VEHICLE DESIGN FLAW. EXACT DATES CAN BE SUPPLIED IF NECESSARY. *TR

DRIVING AT SPEED. 2005 FORD F-250 VIOLENT FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE, DEALER SAID IT NEEDED ALIGNMENT, THEN SAID IT WAS MY TIRES,WITH NEW TIRES IT STILL DID IT. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS OKAY. NOTHING WRONG. UNTIL YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING TO INTER FREEWAY,AT 45MPH SLIGHT ROUGH ROAD SENT MY FORD TRUCK INTO VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BY HITTING CONCRETE BARRIER. LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I'VE CONTACTED LEGAL COUNSEL TO SEE WHAT MY OPTIONS WILL BE, ALSO INFORMED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH DEALER SHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK. DOES THIS FALL UNDER WARRANTY? OR LAW SUIT? *TR

FRONT END BOUNCES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HI WAY SPEEDS UNTIL YOU STOP , IF STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE WEEKS; HOWEVER, IT STILL HESITATES SLIGHTLY WHILE IN OPERATION. THE DEALER HAD OVER THREE PAGES OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE RELATED TO THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 04/24/09. *LJ THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/28/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. SPORADICALLY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A NO START CONDITION. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, TANK, AND INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $4,000 DUE TO CORROSION. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THEY RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND FAILURES WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000. UPDATED 04-17-09 UPATED 04/20/09.*JB