2006 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

Our truck has been doing the "death wobble" several times over the last 2 years. The truck will suddenly shake violently at high speeds and go into limp mode. We have to pull over pumping the brakes slowly. It is EXTREMELY TERRIFYING to have happen and we have spent THOUSANDS trying to get it repaired but it continues.

While driving on the freeway the vehicle started to shake violently. I had to pump the breaks slowly and pull to the side of the road. After checking everything we took it to the shop and they did 2k in repairs and said it was fixed. It did it again. They said they don't know what it is.

Purchased my truck last year and was unaware of problems with this truck.whikr traveling couple miles from my home on a paved two lane road I ran over a small gravel or walnut which immediately sent my truck into uncontrollably shaking in the front end my speed was between 30 and 35 mph it was all I could do to get it to the side of the road and stopped.Shaking I got out and looked underneath the front thinking I had a wheel or something about to come off.I couldn't see anything noticeable loose.So I got back in and very slowly continued to my destination.Since then it has happened more times than I can count small hump or raised pavement or even a hole in the road will send it into a shaking fit all I can do is try and get to the side of the road and come to a stop.Im in a fix as this is the only vehicle I own and I can't afford to buy another and no one knows what to do to fix it.I feel like I'm riding in a death trap Everytime I have to run out I try and stay on the back roads where I don't have as much traffic and don't have to go as fast having this happen on the interstate is extremely scary not to mention trying to get to the side of the road and not get ran over by tractor trailers.When I purchased this truck it only had around 53,000 miles on it and is still under 60,000.Ive seen read about the problem Ford is having and that they are doing nothing about it.I think this is a disgrace for a company my own father worked for them for 15 years and it's ashame they don't care about their reputation or their company or the safety of their customers and families.I want my truck added to the list of the ticking time bombs they have out on the road.

The check engine light continues to stay on no matter what Ford tries to do. We can not get the truck smogged for registration due to this problem.

My son was driving on the freeway, traveling approximately 83 mph, when the vehicle lost power, the engine stalled and he lost the ability to steer the vehicle properly. The vehicle was parked at nearest gas station until i could get to it. After inspecting engine, I noticed some wires that had the insulation coming off. I replaced wiring harness, and when doing so, found the main harness to be severely chafed from rubbing the under side of air filter ducts. When looking around engine bay I noticed other wires with insulation coming off too.

On 6/25/2022 I experienced violent shaking at freeway speed in southern California. The vehicle was difficult to control - the steering wheel shook violently, and it could be felt throughout the vehicle. The ride was completely smooth when I began the freeway drive; the problem came on all of a sudden, then continued at all speeds, but was particularly violent over 50 MPH. I have not had it inspected yet, but research revealed this is most likely the Ford "Death Wobble" affecting F250 and F350 trucks years 2005 to 2021. I haven't discerned all the information yet as to how to make repairs. My understanding is the cause is inadequate front end suspension parts, a Ford manufacturing safety issue. Mine is a 2006 model, and some articles report that year was notably the worse. There was no traffic accident, no police report was filed, and we made it home safely. There were no warning lights or messages. The truck is not under warranty.

In two separate instances, traveling on the highway, after going over a bridge transition, the steering wheel and front end began to shake violently. This shaking reverberated throughout the truck causing me to have to slow down immediately and exit the freeway. This was the only thing that stopped the shaking. This is commonly referred to as the “Death Wobble”.

The front end wanders and grabs any road deformities severely enough to put you in another lane

Not quite sure what component or system is failing/malfunctioning. Best way to describe what is happening, "Death Wobble". No other simpler way to put it. No auto store/dealer has any solid answer. Simply put, almost killed my entire family on the highway and not to mention other drivers on the highway. Driving fine then any bumps/grooves in the road instantly sends the entire vehicle into this VIOLENT shaking mess. To stop the shaking, we have to TRY (because once it starts shaking, it's almost like the steering is freezing up) to stop the vehicle completely. Once stopped, we take off like nothing ever happened until the next set of bumps/grooves. We have taken the truck to auto mechanics, we explain what is going on and INSTANTLY they inform us that we are not alone in this and there's really nothing you can do without constantly changing parts, etc. but there is "no" fix. No warnings, messages, nothing. Basically have to hold on for dear life and ride in the far right lanes so you have a better chance of pulling off on the side of the road without being smashed to death. We literally fear for our families lives in this truck but what can you do when it's pretty much all you got.

I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE JUST BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. I HEARD AN ODD NOISE FELT THE TRUCK FEEL UNSTABLE. I SLOWLY COASTED TO A HALT TO FIND THAT MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL WAS DISINTEGRATED AND THE TIRE WAS DETACHED FROM THE RIM. IT BENT IN MY THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF MY BED CAUSING AN ESTIMATED $1200 IN DAMAGE.

DEATH WOBBLE WHILE ON FREEWAY GOING 45 + MPH

I OWN A 2006 FORD F 250, ON SATURDAY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED A WET STREAK BEHIND ME SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED GAS GUSHING OUT OF A HOLE IN THE TANK. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A RURAL AREA CLOSE TO HOME, SO I DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND PARKED IT IN A FIELD, AWAY FROM ANY BUILDINGS TO ALLOW THE 30+ GALLONS OF GAS TO DRAIN OUT. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS ONE OF THE STRAPS THAT SECURES THE FUEL TANK BROKE (RUSTED IN HALF) AND THE GAS TANK DROPPED DOWN AND WAS DRAGGING AGAINST THE HIGHWAY. I ATTACHED A PHOTO OF THE STRAP THAT BROKE

WHILE TRAVELING ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AT APPROX. 75 MPH I HIT BUMP AND THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING SO BAD I COULD HARDLY CONTROL MY TRUCK. ONCE I SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH X THE SHAKING STOPPED.

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-40 EAST BETWEEN I-95 AND WILMINGTON NC. I WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I THOUGHT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GOING TO COME LOOSE. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES, AND HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RECOVER CONTROL. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE TRAVELING TO CLOSE BEHIND ME OR IT WAS HAVE PROBABLY BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT 45 MPH AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS.

AT SPEEDS OF OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL OF STEERING. IN ADDITION, AT SPEEDS OF OVER 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SO MUCH PLAY THAT ROUGH ROADS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND HUGE CORRECTIONS NEED TO BE MADE IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM DRIFTING INTO OTHER LANES. BOTH THESE ISSUES ARE CONSITENT

WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 24 AFTER JUST FUELING UP WHEN HIT A ROUGH SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FUEL TANK DROPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK LEAVING ME AND MY STEPSON STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE COST ME 1200 DOLLARS TO BE TOWED HOME NOT TO MENTION WHAT THE REPAIR COST ARE GOING TO COST ME

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-85 IN MEBANE, NC ON THE NIGHT OF 07/29/19 WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF THE TREAD DETACHED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED. MICHELIN LT 265 70 R 17 LTX AT/2, 10 PLY TIRES WERE ON THE TRUCK. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE. I CONTACTED MICHELIN ON 08/02/19 TO FILE A CLAIM AND WAS TOLD THAT WITHOUT THE TIRE THAT EXPLODED, A CLAIM COULDN'T BE FILED. I CONTACTED THE TIRE SHOP AND THE TIRES THAT WERE REMOVED FROM MY TRUCK HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISPOSED OF. I HAVE PROOF OF PURCHASE AND PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND DAMAGE DONE TO MY TRUCK. MICHELIN STATED THAT PROOF OF PURCHASE AND PHOTOS WERE NOT ACCEPTABLE. I'M BEING OVERLOOKED FOR MICHELIN'S DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS AND THIS IS NOT GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I GOT A AUTO BODY REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR THE TRUCK ON 08/02/19.

BOUGHT TRUCK CASH HAD IT 3 WEEKS BRAKE LINES WE CORRODED NEVER LOOKED AT GOT TOLD GARAGE WON'T FIND TRANNY COOLER FITTING AND THE GAS STRAP BROKE OFF AND I HAVE ONLY HAD TRUCK 3 MONTHS NOW AND DEALERSHIP WON'T HELP AND GARAGE WON'T FIX TRUCK AND GOT TURNED AWAY FROM FORD DEALERSHIP..AND I HAVE A 6 MONTH UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY ON TRUCK..THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION COMING FROM CHURCH WHEN BRAKE LINES BY ENGINE BLOCK SPRAYED ALL OVER ENGINE..WE WE DRIVING ON A STREET BEHIND OTHER CHURCH GOERS.. I NEEDED THIS TRUCK FOR HAULING AND SUCH AND HAD STRAP BREAKING AND MAY CAUSE FIRE IF TO DRIVE DOWN MAIN HIGHWAY AND IT FALL OUT..

I HAVE A 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 PICK UP W/ 61.00 MILES , THAT HAS A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH HUBS AND SEALS, SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPER, STABILIZER BAR LINKS AND INNER & OUTER TIE RODS. HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED TWICE AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. DOES THIS FALL UNDER A RECALL? I HAVE SEEN SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS. THEY SEEM TO HAVE REPLACED THE SAME PARTS THAT I DID. IS THERE A FIX, AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS? THIS DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS EVERY DAY, SMOOTH OR ROUGH ROADS.

AT 145,000 MILES, A STEERING ISSUE DEVELOPED. 3 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, AT A 4-WAY STOP, I TURN RIGHT TO GO TO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS "STUCK" AND IS HARD TO TURN BACK TO THE LEFT TO CENTER THE F250 IN MY LANE. 1 MILE LATER, ANOTHER RIGHT TURN, AND THE PROBLEM BECOMES SCARY. THE WHEEL IS STIFF TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TRUCK ZOOM TO THE LEFT, I STEER RIGHT AND IT IS SLOW AND STIFF AND THEN RESPONDS WITHOUT WARNING ZIPPING ME TO THE RIGHT. I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AT THIS POINT, DOING 35MPH WAITING FOR THE PROBLEM TO CLEAR UP. AT FIRST, THE PROBLEM CLEARED UP WITHIN A MILE, BUT TODAY IT TOOK 5 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THEN GONE FOR THE REST OF MY 30 MILE TRIP TO WORK. SAME THING, SAME PLACE EVERYDAY. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. A MILE AWAY FROM THE PARKING SPACE I HAVE THE FIRST SYMPTOM AND THEN ALL HELL BRAKES LOOSE ON THE NEXT TURN. CRAZY STEERING FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN SMOOTH SAILING THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. PLANNING ON REPLACING THE STEERING GEARBOX AND POWER STEERING PUMP THIS WEEKEND.

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 55 AND IT STARTED SHAKING AND WOBBLING LIKE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO FLIP OR SOMETHING. IVE READ A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE.

WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, TRUCK STARTS VIBRATING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. NEW CORRECT SIZE AND PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES AND SHOCKS INSTALLED 2 MONTHS AGO.

CAR WAS PARK OVER NIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE .5 AM NEIGHBOR CAME OUT TO GET NEWSPAPERS AND SAW TRUCK WAS SMOKING FROM INSIDE CAB N SAW FLAME. NEIGHBOR CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE FROM INSIDE CAB AND VERIFY IT WAS THE HEATED SEAT MODULE THAT'S CAUSE THE SEAT TO GO UP IN FLAME. HAVE A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE MARSHAL. WHERE DO I FILE A COMPLAINT FOR WHO IS LIABLE FOR MY REPAIR.? CAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT. WHAT IF I WAS IN MY CAR WITH MY KIDS. ? PLEASE HELP DIRECT ME IN THE PATH OR WHOM MAY HELP ME WITH MY SITUATION. THANKS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DASH CONTROLS, WINDOWS, RADIO ALL SHUT OFF AND TURN BACK ON OCCASIONALLY. IF THE VEHICLE STARTS AND THE CONTROLS ARE NOT CURRENTLY WORKING THE TRUCK IDLES HIGH AND CHUGS. WHEN GAGES ARE NOT WORKING THE BATTERY DOES NOT CHANGE EITHER. THE GAGES SHUT OFF WHILE MOVING, NOT MOVING AND AT TIME S ARE OFF RIGHT WHEN THE TRUCK STARTS. DOES IT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING, BACK ROADS HIGHWAY AND ALSO DRIVEWAY. WHILE LOOKING ON GOOGLE THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 30 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITHOUT A 100% FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO INSPECT AND FIND A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS SEPARATING FROM THE HEADS (BOTH SIDES); CAB CORNERS AND REAR OUTSIDE FENDERS RUSTED THROUGH NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT; BACK OF MUFFLER BLEW OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON SOME OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST HILLS FORD (1100 OYSTER BAY AVE S, BREMERTON, WA 98312) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500.

2006 FORD F-259. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 70 MPH. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHAKING BECAME SO VIOLENT IT FELT AS IF THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO RIP OFF. *JS

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK HAS ENCOUNTERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS MAILED ME A LETTER ABOUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I THOUGH I BLEW OUT ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE STEERING SHOCK VIOLENTLY ALONG WITH THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH WOBBLE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN JULY OF 2013 AND ON JANUARY 7TH, 2018.

SHIMMY CREATING EARLY WEAR IN STEERING GEAR AND FRONT END COMPONENTS.

ON 09/12/2013, I PURCHASED 4 GEO-TRAC PATAGONIA A/T TIRES P265/70/17 TIRES FOR MY 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. FROM RICK'S TIRES AND BRAKES IN CANTON, NC. THIS TIRE SHOP PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM FREE SERVICE TIRES IN SWANNANOA, NC. FREE SERVICE TIRES BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM TEIRECO, INC IN GARDENA, CA. THE DOT NUMBER ON THE FOUR TIRES IS DOT JENJ FPL 1911. THE TRUCK HAD 53,023 MILES ON IT WHEN THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. IN JANUARY 2017, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE BOUNCE AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 30 MPH. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO RICK'S TIRES AND HE CONTACTED FREE SERVICE TIRES. THE FREE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE BELTS HAD SEPARATED AND REPLACED THE TIRE. ON 03/21/2017 WHILE TOWING A BOAT ON I-40 IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE RIGHT REAR TIR EXPLODED AT 55 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE ROADWAY AND DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO SAFELY PARK ON THE SHOULDER. THE TIRE HAD A LARGE HOLE AND PART OF THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE INNER TIRE. THIS SEPARATION CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT PICKUP BED OUTER WALL AND BRACING SUPPORTS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED RICK'S TIRES AND MADE HIM AWARE OF THE ISSUE. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED FREE SERVICE TIRES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO RICK'S TIRES ON 04/02/2017. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TIRECO ON 04/13/2017.THE REMAINING TIRES HAVE TRAVELED ABOUT 13,000 MILES. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE MS SCRIVENS AND MS TORRES WITH TIRECO. I HAVE HAD TO INITIATE EVERY DISCUSSION WITH THEM. THEY SEEM TO BE UNCONCERNED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES THEY MANUFACTURED OR IMPORTED HAVE FAILED. MS. TORRES TOLD ME TODAY THAT A ROAD HAZARD CAUSED THE SECOND FAILURE. I HAD A RETIRED OPERATOR FROM A RUBBER VULCANIZING OPERATION LOOK AT THE TIRE. HE STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN "COOKED" LONG ENOUGH OR THE TEMP WAS NOT HOT ENOUGH TO ADEQUATELY BIND THE RUBBER COMPONENTS. TIRECO SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REPAIR MY TRUCK AND COMPENSATE FOR TIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP FAILED CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO HANG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

STALLING 2006 FORD F-250 6.0 DIESEL, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 2 BOYS DOING PROBLAY 60 MPH IN A 65MPH ZONE WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK STARTED FIRST SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER THEN SPURTED, THEN 20SECONDS LATER THE RPMS DROPPED FINDING MY SELF WITHOUT NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHAT SO EVER, MEANING IT HAD NO POWER BRAKES NO STEERING AND THE ENGINE COMPLETLY SHUT OFF ! , COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BARELY MAKING IT WITHOUT GETTING REAR ENDED ! I COULDNT BELIEVE THIS. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TRIED FOR A GOOD 5 TO 7 MINUTES BEFORE CALLING TRIPLE A FOR A TOW, THEN WHILE WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE I TRIED IT ONCE AGAIN TO START THE TRUCK AND GIVE IT GAS WHILE DOING SO IT FIRED UP BUT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS FIRING ON 4 CYLINDERS OR MISFIRING THEN IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND MADE IT HOME. I THEN TOOK THE VEHILE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, I DON'T KNOW AS OF YET WHATS WRONG WITH IT BUT I CAN TELL YOU I WAS SCARED OVER THIS HAPPENING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIE RODS FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 04/06/17LJ UPDATED 09/1/2017 *JS

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NOTHING BEING TOWED. I FELT A BUMP STARTING ON ONE OF THE BACK TIRES. I SLOWED DOWN AND BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I SEEN RUBBER GOING ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY THAT ALMOST HIT THE CARS BEHIND ME. I GOT THE TRUCK PULLED OVER ON THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. CHECKING THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE BOX ON THE TRUCK. THE BOX WAS DAMAGED, AND WAS PUSHED OUT ABOUT 1.5 FEET FROM THE TRUCK. THE TREAD HAD COME OFF OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS STILL HOLDING AIR. I DROVE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE NEXT EXIT WERE I CHANGE THE TIRE. THIS TIRE STILL HAD 70LBS OF AIR IN IT. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THIS TIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF TIRE, BUT NOT THIS BAD. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE BODY SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS $8,000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. THE TIRE IS A BFGOODRICH LT275/70 R18 125R E1 DOT BE15 0211 2512

ON JULY 4, 2016 MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME, ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF INTO OUR TRIP WE NOTICED A WEIRD VIBRATION, WE DECIDED TO GET OFF ONTO SATE RD 429, WE SLOWED WAY DOWN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER, WHEN THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ONCE WE PULLED OVER WE NOTICED THE DAMAGE THE SEPARATED TIRE TREAD DID TO THE TRUCK BODY. I HAVE CALCULATED THE TOTAL MILEAGE OF 25196 ON THE TIRES, SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM KISSELBACK FORD IN ST. CLOUD FLORIDA WHO INSTALLED THE TIRES. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE OTHER 3 TIRES FOR OUR SAFETY EVEN THOUGH THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 50,000 MILES. THE TIRE SHOP THAT INSTALLED THE NEW TIRES DID NOTE THE FRONT TIRE HAD BUBBLES FORMING, THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THIS TIRE WAS ALSO PRONE TO TREAD SEPARATION POSSIBLY LEADING TO A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TIRES THAT ARE IN QUESTION IS CAPITOL HT 265-70-17 DOT NUMBER SKVR RC 4713. I HAVE RECEIVED 3 ESTIMATES FOR THE BODY WORK ESTIMATING AROUND $2500 PLUS THE COST OF FOUR NEW TIRES. I HAVE SEVERAL PICTURES THAT I CAN SEND.

FIKM, INJECTORS, GLO PLUGS, IPR, HARMONIC BALANCER, PRV LOW OIL PUMP, HIGH OIL PUMP, FUEL FILTERS ALL REPLACED BETWEEN 277,000 AND 290,000 MILES ( 1ST TIME ON INJECTORS AND GLO PLUGS AT 277,000 MILES ON A 6.0L 2006 SUPER DUTY DIESEL)DUE TO LACK OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH MORE THAN ONCE! SPENT MORE THAN $3,000.00 TO DATE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS WORKED! FORD HAS SOME EXPLAINING TO DO, AND IT HAS BAFFLED EVEN ONE OR MORE OF THEIR BEST MECHANICS, AS WELL AS THE TOW TRUCK PERSON THAT HAD TO TOW IT AT 10:00 PM THIS PAST WEEK! NOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE????? WE HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM NEW STATUS TO PRESENT AND YES 290,000 MILES ON A 6.0L DIESEL 2006..SURPRISE! THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENED.... ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATES, AND IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH EMER. BRAKE ON AND ACCELERATION UP TO 2000 RPM'S AND IT CHUGS AND SPITS AND SPUTTERS AND THEN DIES AND WON'T RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY! I CAN PROVIDE YOU SEVERAL RECEIPTS, BUT I AM NOT PUTTING THEM ONLINE FOR ALL TO VIEW VIN NUMBERS, ETC. ANY INFORMATION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! ALL THIS TROUBLE HAS GONE ON SINCE APRIL OF 2016 TO PRESENT. MY TRUCK IS A WORK VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE UNTIL NOW AND HAS TRAVELLED WELL FOR 10 YEARS OLD AND 290,000 MILES. I AM CURRENTLY STUCK IN GEORGIA TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

PLEASE REOPEN THIS INVESTIGATION. EVERY PERSON THAT I KNOW WITH A FORD F250 4X4 HAS THIS PROBLEM ON OCCASION. YOUR FAILURE TO MAKE FORD FIX WILL KILL SOMEONE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE? DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: MAR 14, 2008 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: MAR 31, 2009 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08007 COMPONENT(S): SUSPENSION MY TRUCK HAS 60,000 MILES NOW AND I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES NEARLY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST 15,000 MILES. THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF TIRES LAST 5000 MILES. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES, AND CONSTANTLY GET A "RUN-AROUND" THAT IT'S THE TIRES. MY TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. YESTERDAY, I WAS TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE 45 YESTERDAY AT 70 MPH'S AND TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED TO A CRAWL. I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY AND WHEN I HIT A CERTAIN SPEED BETWEEN 35MPH AND 60 MPH, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO RANDOMLY BOUNCE AND WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. I COULDN'T EVEN STEER. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO SEVERAL VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. WHILE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY BOUNCING (IT BOUNCED SO VIOLENTLY IT BROKE A FOLDING DOWN TV MOUNT / MOUNTED IN THE CEILING OF THE TRUCK), I HUNG ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL FOR DEAR LIFE (LIKE HANGING ONTO A BULL 8 SECONDS) AND CONTINUED TO SLOW EVEN FURTHER, AND ULTIMATELY HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE GRASS ELSE I WAS GOING TO CRASH. THE DEATH WOBBLE WENT AWAY WHEN I APPROACHED A COMPLETE STOP < 15MPH. IN THE SAME TRUCK, I HAVE HAD THIS DEATH WOBBLE INCIDENT HAPPEN OVER 200 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE EVEN HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN WHILE HAULING CAR'S ON CAR TRAILERS. IT IS SCARY. AFTER MARKET MFRS MAKE CLAIMS THAT IT'S DUE TO THE TRACK BAR AND BUSHINGS AND THESE KITS ARE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT FORD AND THE TSA DENIES ITS A REAL PROBLEM. BEFORE I PAY OUT THOUSANDS FOR A AFTERMARKET SUSPENSION, I EXPECT FORD TO FIX THIS, THE CORRECT WAY.

I REPLACED THE RADIATOR 3 TIMES AND CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT TO ,THE RADIATOR KEEPS POPPING, IT'S GETTING OLD,I ALSO CHANGED THE HEATER CORE AND IT POPPED . MAN WHAT IS GOING ON.IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M STATIONERY SITTING OVER NIGHT AT HOME.

TRUCK "DEATH WOBBLE" - DRI\VING ON I 25 AT ABOUT 60 MPH WE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A BLOWOUT, BUT THE TIRES WERE OK. IN FACT, BEFORE OUR TRIP WE HAD OUR TIRES CHECKED AND WERE TOLD THEY WERE FINE. AFTER GOING TO A DEALER I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TIRES AS FORD WOULD LIKE TO ASSUME. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD IN DEC 2015 ACKNOWLEDGING THE "SEVERE VIBRATION" AND BLAMING IT ON THE TIRES. IT IS NOT THE TIRES IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. WHAT IS BEING DONE REGARDING A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? UNLESS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFYING IT IS AND THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS IF NOT DEADLY ACCIDENT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON FORUMS, SEEN YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND HAD THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM A DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM!!!. PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

2006 FORD F250 MOVING, 2 LANE ROAD, IN MOUNTAINS ,SUDDENLY STARTED TO STEER ERRATICALLY - MANAGED TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE OPPOSITE LANE MORE BY GOOD FORTUNE THAN ANYTHING. POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BEGUN TO FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAG LANE BAR AND STEERING LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER, FRONT MIDDLE AND REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE TRUCK WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE (I-81 NEAR BLACKSBURG EXIT 118A,B,C) DRIVING UPHILL. WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE FROM THE MIDDLE LANE, WHILE LETTING OF THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE DIES. AT THIS POINT LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING BRAKES AND STEERING CONTROL. SINCE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE TRUCK THEN WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE FIRST LANE AND GET OFF THE SHOULDER. THE TRUCK DIED AND FORTUNATELY DUE TO LOW TRAFFIC ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER. AT THAT POINT, TRIED TO START THE TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT START SO HAD TO REMAIN ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE UNTIL HELP COULD ARRIVE. STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. FORD BLOGS INDICATE THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS GONE UNADDRESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WINDOW WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE SUN ROOF FAILURE. THE SUN ROOF WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

SMELLED SOMETHING AS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH. STOP THE VEHICLE ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. CHECKED THE TRAILER. CAME BACK TO THE TRUCK AND SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT OF THE DASH VENTS, RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD WAS BURNING THE PAINT, THEN FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNER THE HOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR TIRES, SIZES LT275/70R/ 18, DOT NUMBER P515 46XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS VIBRATION AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ALSO, THE TIRE EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ..UPDATED12/11/14 *BF UPDATED 12/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED SOME OF THE VEHICLE'S FAILURES WERE REPAIRED PRIOR TO HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/10/2015*JS

TOWED ON SEPT/19/2014 KN MILEAGE DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND;. 2ND TOW 11/02/2014 MILEAGE 187190 EGR VALVE FAILED WILL NEED ENGINE REPLACED. DEALER WHERE BOUGHT DID NOT DISCLOSE. THE TRUCK HAD THE MOTOR REBUILD IN 2008. AND MANY CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED. ON 6.0L ENGINES. *TR

TRUCK STALLED AT INTERSECTION. COMPLETE POWER OUTAGE, NO BRAKES, ETC. MANAGES TO RESTART. PROBLEM RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. I LIMPED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHO SCANNED THE ENGINE CODES. HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED ME $550.00 TO REPLACE IT. TRUCK HAD 47,000 ON IT AT THE TIME. IN MY OPINION THIS PART SHOULD LAST WELL INTO THE 100,000 MILE MARK. *TR