Ford F-250 Complaints (2006)

495 consumer complaints on file.

#10267104April 28, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING, SUSPENSION
2006 F250 CREW 4X4 XL - AROUND 50 MPH THE FRONT END SHAKES ME OFF OF THE ROAD - EITHER HAVE TO ACCELERATE THROUGH 50 OR HIT THE BRAKES - FRONT END IS TIGHT AND RIMS AND TIRES GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266728April 26, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2006 F-250 WILL SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT 30 TO 65 MPH IT RIPS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES SO HARD AND COME TO A STOP TO GET IT BACK IN CONTROL. REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER HAD ALIGNMENT AND STILL DOES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266499April 23, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE AT TIMES WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHEN A STOP OR SLOW DOWN IS REQUIRED. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AT APPROX 38,000 MILES AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS NOT ARE CALL DEFECT. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON EARLIER FORD TRUCKS. THIS IS A REPETITIVE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266509April 23, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 FORD F250 PICKUP. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2006. AT APPROXIMATELY THE 30,000 MILE MARK THE TRUCK STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A SEVERE SHIMMY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THIS WOULD OCCUR RATHER RANDOMLY AND APPARENTLY UNDER ONLY THE PERFECT "BUMP OSCILLATION." ONCE THE SHIMMY STARTED THE IT WOULD GET WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY STOPPED. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNNERVING. SINCE IT WAS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT AND I WAS VERY BUSY I PUT OFF TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER UNTIL SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES HAD PASSED AND THE SHIMMY EPISODES GREW MORE FREQUENT. AS A FORMER MECHANIC (CURRENT OCCUPATION IS ENGINEER), I STAYED ON TOP OF MAINTENANCE AND TIRE PRESSURES. AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR OF THE SHIMMY. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALER CHARGED ME APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO FIX IT. THE REPAIRS APPEARED TO CORRECT THE SHIMMY AS IT HAS NO DONE SO IN THE 10,000 MILES SINCE THE REPAIRS. ON 4-22-09 I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATING THAT FOMOCO AND NHTSA ARE STUDYING THIS CONDITION. SINCE I HAD A DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THE SITUATION AND HAVE VALUABLE INSIGHT TO HOW VEHICLE OPERATE I THOUGHT I WOULD PASS ALONG MY EXPERIENCE. FORD DID NOT CARE TO HEAR ABOUT IT AS THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT ME ASKING FOR MY REPAIR MONEY TO BE RETURNED. SO NOW I AM CONTACTING YOUR AGENCY. IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT A TIRE INFLATION OR A SUSPENSION MODIFICATION CAUSED ISSUE AS THE LETTER ELUDED TO SINCE MY TRUCK HAS ZERO MODIFICATIONS, WAS ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN IT SHIMMIED, WAS REPAIRED AND CEASED SHIMMYING ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES, AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY HAD 4 NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND DOES NOT SHIMMY. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION GEOMETRY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH MORE THAN A LETTER OF NOTIFICATION TO CHECK INFLATION PRESSURE. PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266204April 21, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION
OUR COMPANY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADDRESSING AN ISSUE WITH F-SUPER DUTY 250/350 4X4. IT EXPLAINS HOW A SEVERE SHIMMY COMING FROM THE FRONT END CAN BE A PROBLEM. IT OFFERS A SOLUTION OF USING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. WE ARE A COUNTY OFFICE, UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE IS FIRST PRIORITY AND TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECK WEEKLY AND ALWAYS MEETS MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATION. THAT IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN THE PICK-UP HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT TAKES ALL THAT I HAVE TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD! THIS I FEEL IS A SERIOUS DANGER! TIRE PRESSURE I FEEL IS A CHEAP ATTEMPT AT A SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266214April 21, 2009
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR CO. REGARDING A SHIMMY OR SEVERE VIBRATION THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN MY FORD F-250 FORD TRUCK TRAVELS OVER A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. AT THE TIME I HAD NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED IT. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I DROVE TROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD UNDER AN OVERPASS. MY TRUCK WENT IN A SEVERE SHIMMY. I ALMOST LOST FULL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE NEXT TO ME IN THE LEFT LANE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID HITTING IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PSI OF AIR IN MY TIRES WERE AT THE TIME. THEY WERE THE STOCK TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK OFF THE LOT. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THESE TIRES DUE TO WEAR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE GIVEN A LOT OF ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266146April 20, 2009
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK AN OPPOSING VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. ON APRIL 10, 2009, THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. THE DRIVER WAS UNINJURED, BUT HIS VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AFTER BEING TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. HOWEVER, THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURES HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 05/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10265611April 16, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE COMPLAINT I HAVE IS REGARDING THE F-250 SHIMMY. I HAVE BATTLED THIS FOR 2 YEARS. THE VIOLENT RATTLE OF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO GET MYSELF OR SOMEONE HURT IF NOT CORRECTED. I WOULD INVITE ANY DOUBTERS TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN-ORDER FOR THE VIBRATION TO STOP. ON INTERSTATE TRAVEL, IT IS NOT EASY TO GET PULLED OVER WITH TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN. THE LETTER FORD DISTRIBUTED YESTERDAY IS VERY TELLING, THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX, OR DO NOT WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR A RECALL. THIS VIOLENT VIBRATION IS A DANGER, AND CONTINUES TO WORSEN. PARTICULARLY WITH THE TERRIBLE SHAPE OF TODAY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. PLEASE HELP FORD OWNERS ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265652April 16, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 F250 SUPERDUTY THAT HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES. LATEST IS WHEEL SHAKE AFTER HITTING A BUMP, POWER STEERING BOX HAS OVER 3" OF STEERING WHEEL PLAY, AND BALL JOINT JUST HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT TO MENTION DIESEL ENGINE ISSUES AND EXCESSIVE AIR NOISE. I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS COMMON PROBLEMS IN FORD DIESELS DO TO ENGINE WEIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265460April 15, 2009
STEERING
THE SHIMMY ISSUE ON MY 2006 FORD 250 PICK UP HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. I SPENT APPROX 6 MONTHS WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE . THEY EVENTUALLY TOLD ME THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT FORD TOLD THEM TO DO . THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO TIRE PRESSURE. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE. AFTER THE SECOND SET OF FRONT TIRES BEFORE 10000 MILES THEY STARTED TO CUP SEVERELY AFTER 1000 MILES. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY PUT NEW TIRES ON ALL THE WAY AROUND. AND THEN I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE. THE SHIMMY IS SO SEVERE AT TIMES IT WILL ACTUALLY SHIMMY ACROSS THE CENTER LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265501April 15, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE RODS, BUSHINGS, AND BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SENT HIM A LETTER STATING THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL NOTICE. INSTEAD, THE LETTER STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT WILL SHIMMY UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR THE FAILURE TO CEASE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPAIR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ON HIS OWN, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265536April 15, 2009
STEERING
2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK AFTER GOING OVER ROUGH AREA IN ROAD, HAD SEVERE SHIMMY, SHAKING & JUMPING IN FRONT END. TRUCK PULLED OVER CENTER LANE IN ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265548April 15, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END WOBBLE AND SHIMMY, REALLY SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265208April 14, 2009
STEERING
I WAS TAKEN BY EXTREME SHOCK WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, CROSSED A PAVING JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH, IT FELT LIKE THE TIRES WERE SHAKING OFF, NO CONTROL FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT A SAFE LOCATION TO CHECK THE LUG NUTS...THEY WERE TIGHT. NOW THESE OCCURRENCES ARE HAPPENING AT GREATER FREQUENCIES AND AT LOWER SPEEDS (45MPH) THE SHAKING IS SEVERE AND UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW DOWN ENOUGH FOR IT TO STOP. I ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION THIS LAST WINTER. THE SHIMMY STARTED ON DRY PAVEMENT THEN WENT TO AN ICE PATCH. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS FIRST DIESEL I'VE OWNED AND I'LL TELL YOU I NEVER IMAGINED THE LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING A VEHICLE AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS ONE. I AM NOT A NOT A NEOPHYTE TO OWNING AND DRIVING TRUCKS, 4 WHEEL AND 2 WHEEL DRIVE, THIS ONE HOWEVER, IS A SCARY RIDE. LIKE MOST OF EVERYONE I KNOW, DISPOSABLE MONEY IS TIGHT AND I HAVEN'T GONE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I ASSUMED WHATEVER WAS WRONG WOULD COST ME FAR MORE MONEY TO FIX THAN I COULD AFFORD. I WAS GLAD TO SEE A LETTER ARRIVE YESTERDAY TO ASSURE ME THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON OUT HERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FORD TRUCK. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265123April 13, 2009
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION:FRONT, WHEELS
MY F-250 SUPER DUTY, HAS A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE DIED IN ONE INSTANCE,WE HAD TO MOVE ACROSS TWO LANES TO THE SHOULDER AS THE TRUCK BOUNCED UNCONTROLLABLY. I THOUGHT THE TIE RODS WERE GOING TO SNAP . THIS DID NOT HAPPEN JUST ONCE, BUT NUMEROUS TIMES. EVERY TIME I APPROACH A BRIDGE DECK, BUMP OR POT HOLE I'M AFRAID THE TUCK MAY HAVE A UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMY AND LOSING CONTROL! YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE TRUCK WILL HAVE A SLIGHT,OR SEVERE SHIMMY,SOMETIMES THERE IS NO SHIMMY AT ALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE RECTIFIED!!! JUST SO YOU ARE MADE AWARE MY TIRES ARE FINE AS IS MY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264951April 10, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES, FROM THE DAY I PICKED IT UP NEW AT THE DEALER I NOTICE THAT EVERY TIME I HIT A RUT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THERE WAS HUGE VIBRATIONS IN THE REAR END AND VERY NEAR LOSING CONTROL. RECENTLY I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT END FELT LIKE BOTH WHEELS WERE COMING OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. I WAS BESIDE AN 18 WHEELER AND I THOUGHT THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE MY LAST DAY BUT SOMEHOW I GOT IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. CAN'T TELL YOU HOW NERVOUS I WAS BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE. I CALLED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER TODAY AND HE SAID SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS WRONG, WE'LL SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME IS. EVERYTHING I'VE READ ON THIS SAYS FORD DOESN'T THINK THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, FROM THE STORIES OUT THERE I DISAGREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264320April 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR ROUGH AREA ON THE PAVEMENT THE 2006 F250 WILL SHAKE VERY BAD AND YOU MUST SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND COME TO A FULL STOP TO GET CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT IS EVEN WORSE WHEN TOWING A TRAILER IN CORNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263931April 2, 2009
SUSPENSION, STEERING
VEHICLE BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHEN A BUMP IS HIT IN THE ROAD, VEHICLE IS TEMPORARILY UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED. FORD HAS TOLD ME I NEED TO PURCHASED A 400 DOLLAR DAMPENER, HOWEVER THIS NEVER HAPPEN FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP SO I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY I SUDDENLY NEED TO PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THE VEHICLE OPERATE IN A SAFE MANNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263563March 29, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING, LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AFTER HITTING SUCCESSIVE POT HOLES. SHAKING SO SEVERE IT CAUSED THE DRIVERS DOOR TO OPEN. HAS HAPPENED FEW TIMES SINCE NO AT SEVERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263319March 28, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES THE FRONT SUSPENSION WILL BEGIN TO RATTLE AND WOBBLE. LOCAL DEALER HAS INSTALLED AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK ON 3 OCCASIONS. SERVICE MANAGER STATED, MORE THAN ONCE, THAT FORD WILL ONLY LET THEM DO SO MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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