Ford F-350 Complaints (2006)

272 consumer complaints on file.

#10266799April 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
2006 F-350 DUALLY HAS A SHIMMER OR SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL THAT BEGINS WHEN A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD OCCURS AND DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF. EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD ORDER. FORD MOTOR CO SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. THEIR LETTER OF NOTIFICATION IS DATED APRIL 2009. *TR
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#10266842April 27, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP AND DRIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A TSB REGARDING THE "SHIMMY" OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALER FOR SUSPENSION REPAIR. FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE FAILURE AS A SAFETY ISSUE; THEREFORE, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000.
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#10266161April 20, 2009
STEERING
I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED WITH 20K MILES ON IT IN 2007 AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIOLENTLY TILL ABOUT 37K WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTS SHAKING AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND GETS REAL BAD AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND REALLY BAD SLOWING DOWN IN THAT SAME RANGE. ANY TIME I'VE HAD REPAIRS DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP THE REPAIRS DONE TO MY TRUCK ON THE INVOICES STATE THE DEALERSHIP VERIFIED COMPLAINT AND THEN HOW THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THIS PROBLEM MY INVOICE READS MY COMPLAINT AND THEN "NO REPAIR ATTEMPTED". THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOT REPAIR ANYTHING BUT ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE THEY DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SAY THEY EVEN TRIED TO VERIFY MY COMPLAINT IT JUST SAYS " NO REPAIR ATTEMPTED". SO EACH MILE I HAVE PUT ON THE TRUCK TILL NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR POT HOLE BUT NOW IT DOES IT JUST DRIVING JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME IT GETS TO 40 MPH AND DEFINITELY AROUND 50-55 MPH. SOMETIMES IT SHAKES TO WHERE I CAN SLOW DOWN AND IT GOES AWAY AND OTHER TIMES IT SHAKES SO BAD I HAVE TO STOP AND HOW SAFE IS THAT ON INTERSTATE WITH MY WIFE AND 2 DAUGHTERS. I'VE HAD A COUPLE AUTO SHOPS LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. SO I NEEDED THEM ANYWAY SO I TOOK IT AND GOT ALL "6"(DUALLY)NEW TIRES PUT ON AND AN ALIGNMENT AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING ELSE WAS TIGHT AND GOOD IN THE FRONT END BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AND TIGHT. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 48K SO I CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET IT IN AND DO A LONG STEP-BY-STEP LIST OF PROCEDURES AND CHECKS TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM BUT IT WILL COST CAUSE MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN YET. $$$$$$$ *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10264326April 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS A F350 KING RANCH DIESEL. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER AND WAS LIMPED IN (10 MPH) TO ROKSTAD FORD IN SANDPOINT, ID. THEY DIAGNOSED LOW FUEL INJECTOR PRESSURE AND REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOW INJECTION PRESSURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND AN OIL PRESSURE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY AS WELL AS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER EXPERIENCED AND LOW INJECTOR PRESSURE WAS STILL THE PROBLEM. A SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE SAME DAY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
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#10262891March 24, 2009
STEERING
HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE DEFECTIVE. 425 HOSES ARE ON BACK ORDER WITH FORD. NO ESTIMATE OF WHEN A HOSE WILL BE AVAILABLE. CUSTOMERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN WAITING 2 MONTHS. MEANWHILE I AM FILLING MY POWER STEERING RESERVOIR EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10262551March 20, 2009
STEERING
MY NEW 2006 F-350 SD 4X4 DUALLY FNT END WOBBLES IF SMALL BUMP IS HIT (LIKE A ROAD JOINT) ON ROAD WAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH HAVE HAD TRUCK IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES STILL DOES SAME THING ONE SHOP IN TOWN HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE THE 50S SAYS HE GETS ALOT OF THESE TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING HE HAS CHECKED WITH FORD NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. *TR
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0
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#10259399February 19, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
I PURCHASED MY 2006 SUPERDUTY NEW IN JUNE 2006 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW I HAD SOME SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OVER 65 BUT RECENTLY IT HAS GOT MUCH WORSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES NOW AND THE LAST FEW TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN GOING AROUND 70 MPH IF YOU HIT ROUGH SPOTS IT WILL START A VIOLENT SHAKE IF I SLOWLY REDUCE SPEED IT WILL STOP AROUND 45 MPH. I AM STARTING TO THINK IT IS NOT EVEN SAFE ENOUGH FOR MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK ANYMORE. MY DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANYTHING DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 36,000 AND IS STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TILL JUNE OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE HAD MANY FORDS OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT FORD WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS IF THEY WANT TO KEEP ME AS A LOYAL CUSTOMER. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR FORDS DESIGN FLAWS OUT OF MY POCKET (IF THERE EVEN IS A WAY TO FIX IT). IF FORD WILL NOT DO SOMETHING TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM MY WIFE AND I WILL NO LONGER BUY FROM THEM. *TR
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0
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#10258145February 9, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 FORD F-350 PICKUP AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WHEN BEND IN ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS HAPPENS VERY ROUTINELY AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. TRUCK IS EVEN A HAND FULL TO CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT 65 MPH GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT AWAY WITH BUMPY SURFACE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256667January 28, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 4WD F350 DUALLY. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS APPROX. 45MPH AND ABOVE AND AFTER TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMY/OSCILLATION. THIS CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY PULLING OVER AND COMPLETELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO CHECKED THE FRONT END AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG W/ THE TRUCK AND THAT IT WAS A TIRE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE THEN BOUGHT NEW TIRES WHICH SOMEWHAT LESSENED THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT CORRECT IT. I ALSO HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A REPUTABLE INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF TRUCKS W/ THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT END. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP SAID THERE IS TO MUCH CASTOR IN THE FRONT END AND NO WAY TO ADJUST IT. I AM NOW ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES W/ ONLY 45000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FOR AROUND $ 48,000.00 AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 23000 MILES ON IT. I CANT EVEN DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO THE UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHIMMY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND POST AFTER POST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCK AND THE LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM FORD. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND TO DATE I HAVE SPENT OVER $ 1,600.00 TRYING TO REMEDY IT. I HOPE SOME ONE FROM YOUR DEPT. IS FAMILIAR W/ THIS AND COULD POSSIBLY HELP ME. THANK YOU STEPHEN HALL *TR
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Deaths:
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#10253969January 6, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION
STEERING/SUSPENSION OSCILLATES OR GOING INTO A HARMONIC BOUNCING AFTER ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. USUALLY AROUND 65 MPH. SLOWING DOWN WILL STOP THE HARMONIC BOUNCING. IT HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 8 TIMES WHILE I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE THE LATEST BEING 12/26/08. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN DEC. 2006. AS OF 1/2009 THE VEHICLE HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME WHEN IT HAPPENS. NO REPAIR/CORRECTING ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253789January 5, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I AM HAVING A VIOLENT SHAKING (STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION) IN MY 2006 FORD F-350 AMARILLO WITH ONLY 7K MILES. THIS SHAKING HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERE INJURY AND OR DEATH AT SPEEDS OF 35-60 MPH. THE INCIDENT OCCURS FREQUENTLY ENOUGH JUST NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD NEAR THE TRUCK AS IT SHAKES UNTIL IS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEREVER IT OCCURS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE OTHERS ARE INJURED OR KILLED! *TR
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#10252994December 28, 2008
STEERING
2006 F 350 VERY VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING BUMPS AND SUCH IN THE ROAD. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING ONE HAS TO SLOW ALMOST TO A STOP. ON THE HIGHWAY THIS IS VERY DANGERS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE... *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10252846December 26, 2008
STEERING
2006 FORD F-350 XLT CREW CAB DIESEL. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OF 45-55 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES (NEW TIRES, SHOCKS, STEERING STABILIZERS) WITHOUT RESOLUTION. WHEN THE SHAKING STARTS THE VEHICLE BECOMES EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND HARD TO CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS TO BE ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED BEFORE THE SHAKE WILL STOP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. SOME HAVE WRECKED THEIR VEHICLES, OTHERS HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE CALLS. FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE THAT I CAN FIND. *TR
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#10252295December 19, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2006 FORD F-350 HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING!!!! *TR
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#10247310October 30, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AT 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE HITS UNEVEN OR VARIATION IN HIGHWAY. VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED OR STOPPED TO REDUCE OR STOP SHAKING. SHAKING WAS SO SEVERE THAT VEHICLE STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL AND FLIP. VEHICLE IS TOTALLY STOCK FROM FORD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT FORD. COMMENT ON CAUSE WAS SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE FRONT END? SHAKING STOPPED FOR A WHILE AND THEN RETURNED. *TR
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#10246678October 25, 2008
STEERING, TIRES
2006 F-350 FORD TRUCK SINCE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WHEN TIRES ARE ABOUT 60% USED BAD WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN ON A CURVE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD OR A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT HEIGHT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS TRUCK IS HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROX 45 MPH. A REBALANCE OF THE TIRES HELP BUT STILL WOBBLES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH IN THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES. TRUCK NOW HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM ON THE 5TH SET OF TIRES HAVE USED 4 DIFFERENT BRANDS BUT IT ALWAYS SEEM TO BE THE SAME AS THE TIRE WEAR THE WOBBLE GETS WORSE AND WORSE. THE WOBBLE IS ALWAYS THERE EVEN WHEN THE TIRES ARE NEW BUT IT IS MINIMAL UNTIL THE TIRE WEARS TO ABOUT 60% OF THE TREAD THEN IT GETS TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL OF DRIVABLE IT LITERALLY JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU SLOW BELOW 50MPH. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND MANY COMMERCIAL TRUCK BUYERS (PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON TO NAME TWO)HAVE BROUGHT THERE FLEET TRUCKS IN TO HAVE NO SUCCESS OF REPAIR. I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS NO FIX SO PERHAPS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTITRACT 18" TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRUCK FROM THE FACTORY (THEY WERE THE WORST WITH THE WOBBLE) BUT I HAVE SINCE USED OTHER BRANDS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10246339October 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 FORD F-350 DIESEL TRUCK FROM MONACO FORD IN GLASTONBURY, CT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 52,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE FOR LACK OF POWER. THE SERVICE DEPT AT MONACO SAYS THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE GAS TANK IS DETERIORATING & THE FUEL PUMP IS COMPROMISED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM FORD OWNERS RE: THIS EXACT ISSUE. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THEY INSIST THAT THE PROBLEM IS FUEL, NOT THEIR PRODUCT. I DO NOT USE BIO-DIESEL FUEL OR BUY FROM DISCOUNT FUEL SUPPLIERS. HOW CAN SO MANY OWNERS HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM? FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. SUDDENLY LOOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IN A LARGE, HEAVY TRUCK BECAUSE AN INFERIOR PART WAS USED, IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT AND LOOK INTO THE ISSUE OF RECALLING DETERIORATING GAS TANKS IN FORD PRODUCTS. *TR UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB
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#10246054October 19, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2006 F 350 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT .WHEN I HIT POTHOLES OR ROUGH ROAD THE TRUCK SHAKES {SHIMMIES ] VIOLENTLY WHEN SPEEDS AT 55 MPH I MUST SLOW DOWN TO 25/30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THIS IS DANGEROUS I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS TIRE PRESSURE IN SIDE DRIVERSIDE DOOR SAYS 75 PSI THAT'S WHAT IM RUNNING .THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
0
#10244584October 6, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN I HIT AN UNEVEN PATCH OF PAVEMENT. MY TRUCK VIBRATED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. I THOUGHT I'D BLOWN OUT A TIRED. I GOT OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I DROVE AROUND FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS (BELOW 50 MPH) UNTIL I HAD THE NEED TO GET ON THE FREEWAY. GOT UP TO SPEED 75 AND HIT AN UNEVEN SURFACE, CAUSING MY TRUCK TO VIBRATE AGAIN VERY FRIGHTENING.... TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INSTALLED DUAL STEERING STABILIZERS. EVERYTHING WORKED OK UNTIL LAST WEEK. I NOTICED THAT NOW MY TRUCK CATCHES WHEN I TURN RIGHT, AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. I NOTICED LEFT STABILIZER IS WORN OUT, I REPLACED IT TONIGHT. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND I WOULD GUESS THERE IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR FRONT END ISSUE. I HOPE THE DEATH WOBBLE DIDN'T SCREW UP MY TRUCK. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243993September 30, 2008
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A FORD F-350 THAT HAS HAD A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE "SHAKE" HAS BEEN SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND THEY CHANGE OUT A COUPLE PARTS AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK (PURCHASED NEW IN NOV. 2006). I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP AND OR ELECTRICAL THAT FORD CANT RESOLVE. THE TRUCK IS NOW IN THE SHOP AGAIN. IT CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START THE TRUCK WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND IT JUST DIES AND WONT RESTART. THEY SAY IT IS HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP AND HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES WITHIN 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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