2005 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNEXPECTEDLY AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ONCE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

BOUGHT 2005 FORD F 250 4X4 CREW CAB WITH GAS ENGINE. 25000 MILES ON TRUCK DURING TEST DRIVE I DROVE ACROSS RAILROAD TRUCKS AT 60 MPH TRUCK BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL BROUGHT TO COMPLETE STOP. DROVE TRUCK OVER RR TRACKS AGAIN AT SAME SPEED TRUCK DIDN'T REACT THE SAME TRIED IT AGAIN STILL TRUCK WOULD NOT SHAKE. AFTER SALE LEAVING EL PASO TEXAS ON I 10 INTERSTATE ABOUT 50 MILES OUT GOING OVER BRIDGE AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 80 MPH TRUCK AGAIN STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL SLOWED TO STOP. THIS TRUCK BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND CANCELLED THE SALE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL F250'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FORD DOES NOTHING TO FIX THEM. VIN NUMBER ON TRUCK. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 F-250 4WD CREW CAB W/5.4 LITER V-8. IN THE LAST YEAR THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING POTHOLES, PATCHES, EXPANSION JOINTS, RAILROAD TRACKS, ETC. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SLOWER SPEEDS ARE JUST ANNOYING BUT AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60 AND UP) THE SHAKES BECOME CONVULSIONS AND THE TRUCK LITERALLY BOUNCES AND SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT TAKES SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND GETTING BELOW 40MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER LAST WEEK (09JULY07) TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER BEING IN THERE FOR A DAY AND A HALF THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID THEY LOOKED THROUGH ALL THE TSB'S AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOUR WEBSITE HERE, IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE IS BEING TOLD THE SAME THING SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MY VOICE TO THE MIX. I AM SOMEWHAT APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING MY TRUCK BUT RIGHT NOW AM NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO TRADE IT IN ON SOMETHING ELSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE 2005 F-250 WITH 12000 MILES AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HIT SOME BUMPS AND THE TRUCK WENT IN TO A VIOLENT SHAKING WITCH MADE IT VERY HARD TO STEER AND STOP. THE SHAKING WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I COULD GET INTO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND COME TO A STOP. THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO FORD AND, THEY SAID THE TIRES HAD 65 PSI, AND SHOULD HAVE 75 PSI. IF 10 PSI CAUSED THAT VIOLENT SHAKING WHAT WOULD 20 PSI DO. I STRONGLY FELT THESE TRUCK WERE NOT SAFE. IF THE SPEED WERE HIGHER OR THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DIFFERENT DURING RAIN, SNOW, ETC I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. I GOT THE TRUCK BACK TODAY FROM FORD , AND THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK , THAT MAD E ME FEEL REAL GOOD. I AM STILL NOT GOING OVER 50 MPH ANY TIME SOON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE-CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUTTER AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN , AND WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE UNTIL AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. AFTER A COMPLETE STOP THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. *AK

THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING POTHOLES OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS AT HIGH SPEEDS - MUST STOP OR SLOW WAY DOWN TO CORRECT. FORD HAS CHECKED THE FIRST TIME STEERING DAMPER . SECOND TIME CHANGED TIRE PRESSURE. THIRD TIME REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND REPLACED TIRES. *AK

2005 FORD F-250 FRONT END SHAKES AND CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAY AFTER HITTING A BUMP.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEATS FROM AN ONLINE DISTRIBUTOR THAT ARE CURRENTLY SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME. HE HAS MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DISTRIBUTOR. THEY INITIALLY AGREED TO ACCEPT THE SEATS, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COSTS. HE HAS PHOTOS AND INVOICES AVAILABLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,000.

VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL UNTIL SLOWING UNDER 45MPH. *TR

2005 FORD F250 4X4 CREW CAB SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING POTHOLE AT BETWEEN 45-50 MPH UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN. LOOKING INTO THIS, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR