Left rear spring broke.
1997 Ford F-150 suspension complaints
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Bottom leaf spring has moved to the outside of the truck. Dealer replaced the leaf spring on the driver's side, and the leaf spring on the passenger's side has been readjusted (3) times and needs readjusting again.
On highway driver needs two hands to steer the vehicle. Steering is hard to handle, sometimes oversteering occurs, dealer contacted three times. Dealer has aligned the front end and adjusted the toe, camber and caster, however consumer still complains of steering wheel stiffness, dealer can not remedy. Check engine light illuminated.
Vehicle drifts at 55 to 60 MPH wheels have been replaced. Also steering wheel vibrates. Owner is very concerned for safety.
The ear that the cam adjuster rests against bent backwards allowing the upper "a" arm to become loose. The incident happened while making a sharp left turn from even pavement to a ramped side street.
Making sharp left turn heard loud metal noise. Noticed front end dropped. Mechanic did not find problem at first. Noticed upper control arm had bent. Had front end aligned, wheel bearings had overheated/rotors warped. Needed truck checked.
While driving about 40-45 MPH the torsion bar in the front end snapped in half, causing owner to lose control of truck. The truck is being repaired.
Stabilizer bar failed, causing truck to collapse on front tires with no way to steer.
There are 8 points on the front end that have moving parts, however there are only 2 grease points. Consumer feels this will shorten the life of the vehicle due to a lack of proper lubrication.
Suspension failed causing left front wheel to fall off, causing vehicle collision.
Vehicle bounces between speeds of 60 MPH-70 MPH due to suspension problems.
Left front suspension torsion bar failure.
Control arm rusted/cracked, causing left front wheel break loose, resulting in an accident.
Torsion bar broke.
When driving the truck hears a loud noise in the dashboard, and the truck is hard to control, it goes all over the road. Took to dealer and was told it was the steering column, they put extensions on the steering column, but the problem is still reoccurring.
Rear passenger side wheel broke off the shaft.
When driving at approx 40 MPH, goes through 50 MPH,steering wheel will begin to vibrate. Dealer checked the vehicle 3 times. Said it was common problem, cannot fix problem. *ak
Shocks are not sufficient causing extreme vibration in the rear of vehicle at 60 MPH or over.
Truck does not have enough leaf springs on rear end to keep truck level, rear end too low/front end too high, caused truck to sway/lose steering control; dealer recmmended installing helper springs.
Transmission seal failed.
Consumer had 2 defective rear ends on vehicle in less than 1100 miles. Now at 5k miles vehicle needs another rear end. The vehicle is currently at the dealer.consumer states that the paint on the rear end is burning off. The dealer synthetic high performance oil to endure the temperature. The rear end is taking more heat but the end still gets hot.
Rear axle gears failed.
Truck's tail end fish-tailed, resulting in a crash.
Struts broke off from axle, causing loss of tire and loss of control.
While driving over bumps at any speed, the front of the vehicle shakes. Please provide details.
Vehicle drifts to the right. High efforts on steering effectiveness.
Vibration in the front end makes a loud noise when driving at a speed 67mph or more. In for repair , manufacturer knows about it and it is under investigation.
Starts vehicle and it vibrates excessively. Steering is hard to drive, cannot control.took the car to dealership, unable to find cause or problem. Dealer notified manufacturer of the problem.
While driving on a dirt road at 35 MPH, the left rear tire blew out. In addition, rear frame was bent because three dealers had modified truck by putting on overloads. Also, rear springs/shocks were defective/leaking.
Steering wheel vibrates. Took to dlr 2 times, no results. Vehicle is with dealer for the fourth time.
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