2005 Ford F-250 Suspension Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 MPH, the front suspension started to bounce and vibrate, causing the vehicle to shift independently to the right lane. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact slowed the vehicle and the failure stopped. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The steering is extremely lose and has a shimmy or “death wobble” when going over any type of bumps or other issues and at speed on the highway. Similar to recall 09L02

MY 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK EXHIBITS A CONDITION REFERRED TO IN FORUMS AS 'DEATH WOBBLE', IN WHICH THE TRUCK'S FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THIS CONDITION IS GENERALLY BROUGHT ON BY EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEELS HITTING ANY DEVIATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE SUCH AS BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES, ETC. THE CONDITION IS SO BAD THAT IMMEDIATE LOSS OF CONTROL CAN ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL OR AN IMMEDIATE REDUCTION IN SPEED, GENERALLY TO 25 MPH. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 9 YEARS SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, MOST RECENTLY ON JULY 12TH WHILE TRAVELING ON THE 57 FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT 65 MPH. I WAS TRAVELLING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE NEXT TO THE CARPOOL LANE (IN MODERATE TRAFFIC) WHEN I ROLLED OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CAUSING ME TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY MY BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE SEVERITY SEEMS TO BE GREATLY REDUCED WHEN HAULING A SUBSTANTIAL LOAD IN THE TRUCK BED, BUT I DID EXPERIENCE THIS TWICE WHILE HAULING A 20' CARGO TRAILER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I UNDERSTAND THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED AGAINST FORD IN JUNE/2019 AND THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER TRUCK OWNERS FILING COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS CONDITION. I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT GONE TO FORD REGARDING THIS AS IT IS A WASTE OF MY TIME. THE COMPONENTS THEY REPLACE DO NOT CURE THE PROBLEM, AS MANY TRUCK OWNERS WILL ATTEST. IN MY RESEARCH, I FOUND A COMPANY IN UTAH THAT PROVIDES AN AFTERMARKET KIT THAT APPEARS TO FIX THE ISSUE. AS I AM ABOUT TO EMBARK ON ANOTHER 6000 MILE JOURNEY WITH MY WIFE AND FAMILY, I INTEND TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL THIS KIT ON MY VEHICLE. IF I FIND UPON RETURNING THAT THIS KIT HAS ALLEVIATED MY TRUCK'S ISSUE, I WILL RE-CONTACT NHTSA WITH MY RESULTS.

HIT A BUMP GOING ACROSS A BRIDGE ON I-74. THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EVIDENTLY WHAT FORD IS CALLING A " SHIMMY" . I HAD ALMOST NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. IF THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WAS ANY NARROWER I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A TRUCK THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS "SHIMMY " IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED. *TR

WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE DOING 50MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STARTS TO SHAKE ON UNCONTROLLABLY PRESSURE IS OK. BRAKES ARE NEW,WHAT SHOULD I DO TO REPAIR THIS ? *TR

MY FORD F250 HAS A VERY DANGEROUS WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ALL FOUR TIRES ARE FINE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAD FOUND THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD SD TRUCKS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED DUE TO A BAD ACCIDENT. EVERY DEALER THAT I TALK TO HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT YET I SEE IT POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I AM VERY UPSET AND I AM GOING TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. *KB

2005 FORD F 250 CREWCAB 4X4 FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BOUNCES AROUND TO WHERE OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAY HAVE TO SWERVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I JUST RECENTLY HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER, DRAG LINK BAR AND SHOCKS ON THE TRUCK REPLACED ALONG WITH TIGHTENING THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. *TR

EXTREME FRONT END WOBBLE ON MY 2005 FORD F-250. FEELS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO TEAR ITSELF APART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP OR CRACK IN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 04/07/11

FORD 2005 F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY ,VIOLENT SHAKING. ON SAT MAY 30TH AT APPROX 11:00 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE I 280 SOUTH FREEWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER TO A SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN MY 2005 F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WE WERE IN CRUISE CONTROL GOING APPROX 55 MPH. WE DROVE OVER WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A LARGE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE FREEWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE TRAVELED OVER JOINT, THE VEHICLE START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. AFTER A TENSE MOMENT OF COMPLETE TERROR AS THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WE CAME TO A UNSAFE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER THE COMPLETE STOP, I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO SPEED UP AGAIN TO PREVENT BEING REAR ENDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THE REST OF THE TRIP WAS SPENT WHITE KNUCKLED TRAVELING WELL BELOW FREEWAY SPEEDS FOR FEAR OF ANOTHER EPISODE OF SHAKING . EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS A SCARY REMINDER OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. MY DAUGHTER IS SCARED TO TRAVEL IN THE TRUCK AND MY WIFE HAS DEMANDED THAT THE PROBLEM BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY,OR "SELL THE '!@#$% TRUCK" . THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SENT A NOTICE INFORMING ME OF THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED IT COULD BE PREVENTED WITH PROPER TIRE PRESSURE. MY TIRES WERE WELL WITHIN THE RANGE OF PRESSURE SUGGESTED. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I CHECKED THEM IMMEDIATELY WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND PRESENTS A MAJOR RISK TO THE DRIVER OF THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AND HAD FLASHES OF MY DAUGHTER AND I NEVER MAKING IT HOME. THERE WAS A PARENT TRAVELING BEHIND US IN A TRUCK. THEY WITNESSED THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND SAID "I THOUGHT YOUR AXLE WAS GOING TO COME UNDONE AND YOU WERE GOING TO CRASH" .THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I WILL BE TAKING MY DAUGHTERS AND MY EXPERIENCE TO AS MANY FORUMS AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THERE IS A FULL RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS. FORD IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE SITUATION, DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER A BUMP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES HIMSELF, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING FASTER THAN 50 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A SMALL IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, BOTH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO ABNORMALLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SHOCKS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE INITIALLY OCCURRED WHEN SHE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY, CAUSING IT TO TRAVEL UNCONTROLLABLY ACROSS TWO LANES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE OWNERS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD EXPERIENCE A POTENTIAL SHIMMY AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIRES BE INFLATED TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE TO PREVENT THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECURRING PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

I JUST RECEIVED FROM FORD ANOTHER NOTICE ABOUT THE OUT OF CONTROL SHIMMING THAT TAKES PLACE CONCERNING THE 2005 F- 250 . FORD HAS DOES NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO BLOW SMOKE AT EVERYONE ABOUT THE TIRE PRESSURE. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS UNIT NEW, THE TIRE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CORRECTED TO THE PROPER AMOUNT OR THE CORRECT TIRES BEEN REPLACED. STILL THIS ISSUE TAKES PLACE . ITS AN UNBELIEVABLE TERRIFYING SHAKING THAT TAKES PLACE , AND ONLY STOPS WHEN THE TRUCK GETS TO ABOUT 20-25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS OCCURRED MOST RECENTLY, LAST THAT A CAR FOLLOWING ME , PULLED ME OVER TO TELL ME HOW IT LOOKED FROM THE REAR, TO THE POINT THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS FEARFUL FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL. I REFUSE TO LET ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY DRIVE THIS TRUCK ,OTHER THAN MYSELF. THERE IS CERTAINLY MORE TO THIS ISSUE THAN WHAT FORD IS MAKING OUT TO BE AND ALL FORD WANTS TO DO IS BLOW SMOKE AT US ABOUT THE TIRE PRESSURE. I'VE TRIED TO SELL THIS UNIT TO NO AVAIL, AS THE DEALERS DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THIS UNIT AND OTHERS HAVE CHECKED ON LINE TO HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT AND ASKED ME ABOUT IT , AND WANTING TO BE HONEST I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. SO NOW I HAVE A TRUCK THAT I CAN'T EVEN SELL AT A DEEP DISCOUNT. THANKS FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHIMMY SHOCK BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN 2009 STATING ADVISING HIM TO KEEP THE TIRES INFLATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 35-40 MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.