This failure is on a ford, f250, 4x4 with the 5.4l gas engine. At highway speed, when hitting a rough spot in the road, the front end of the vehicle goes in to an oscillation (death wobble) that can only be stopped by drastic reduction in speed. The oscillation impacts the ability to control the vehicle. The failure has been reported to the dealer and I am awaiting response.
2005 Ford F-250 SD suspension complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f250 super duty. He stated that while driving highway speeds the vehicle would bounce and shimmy. The dealer stated that they have done all that they could do. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 22,000. The VIN number appeared to be incorrect.
I have a 2005 f-250 4wd crew cab w/5.4 liter v-8. In the last year there has been an increase in violent shaking from the front end after hitting potholes, patches, expansion joints, railroad tracks, etc. At highway speeds. Slower speeds are just annoying but at higher speeds (60 and up) the shakes become convulsions and the truck literally bounces and shakes uncontrollably. It takes slamming on the brakes and getting below 40mph to make it stop. I took the truck into the dealer last week (09july07) to have it looked at. After being in there for a day and a half they said they could find nothing wrong with it. They said they looked through all the tsb's and found nothing wrong with the truck. After research on the internet and your website here, it sounds like everyone is being told the same thing so I thought I would add my voice to the mix. I am somewhat apprehensive about driving my truck but right now am not financially able to trade it in on something else.
I was driving the 2005 f-250 with 12000 miles at 65 MPH on the highway when I hit some bumps and the truck went in to a violent shaking witch made it very hard to steer and stop. The shaking would not stop until I could get into the break down lane and come to a stop. The next day I brought vehicle to ford and, they said the tires had 65 psi, and should have 75 psi. If 10 psi caused that violent shaking what would 20 psi do. I strongly felt these truck were not safe. If the speed were higher or the road conditions were different during rain, snow, etc I might not be so lucky. I got the truck back today from ford , and they told me if it happened again to bring it back , that mad e me feel real good. I am still not going over 50 MPH any time soon.
The vehicle shook violently after hitting potholes or bridge expansion joints at high speeds - must stop or slow way down to correct. Ford has checked the first time steering damper . Second time changed tire pressure. Third time replaced upper and lower ball joints, and replaced tires.
2005 ford f-250 front end shakes and causes loss of control on highway after hitting a bump.
Front end wobbles shakes and slides especially in a rough curve and dangerous and could cause an accident. Dealer name is bordelon ford in opelousas, la. And advised could not do anything else to correct the defect.
While driving at interstate speeds, after driving over a bridge joint or pot hole, the bounce often causes the front end to go into a violent harmonic steering oscillation that only stops when you slow down. You have several seconds to slow down below 35 MPH before the oscillation causes loss of control of the vehicle. The steering oscillation is violent enough to cause the vehicle to have to have a steering alignment after each episode. The dealerships have a technical service bulletin (tsb) the recommends: front end alignment, replace steering stabilizer, check tire pressure, check front end for loose components. I have had this service and it did not fix the problem. The truck has been to the dealership 3 times and the problem is not resolved.
2005 ford f250 crew cab super duty v10 triton. While driving at a speed above 30 MPH and hitting some bumps on the road the truck will go into a violent oscillation where all the wheels hop up and down causing me to nearly loose control. The only way I have found to stop this severe wheel hop is to put the vehicle in neutral and quickly but safely get the vehicle below 10 MPH (5 MPH if left in gear). This usually happens at speeds about 50 MPH but in two cases it has happened at slower speeds including once at right at 30 MPH. I have had passengers including children in the vehicle when this has happened and they have all feared for their lives when it occurs. I find myself dodging bumps in the road at the risk of causing an accident myself to keep this from happening. I can't believe with as many people that I have found on the web that are complaining about this that nothing is being done about it.
Severe rapid vibration in steering wheel after hitting small changes in surface plane - acknowledge speed 70-80 - possible unbalanced suspension for elevation of chassis? Very dangerous, very real problem.
I have a 2005 f250 super duty that I purchased used with 10k miles on it. I was driving on the intestate between 70 and 75 MPH and drove over some rough asphalt in the freeway, it has been there for years and is not to bad. However, my new truck began to shimmy so bad I thought I was going to die that day. I have been a aviation mechanic for 18 years and I am here to tell you something is wrong with these ford trucks. Someone is going to get killed with this problem soon. I had to clean my pants out after this experience. It's going to the dealer monday but from what I reading ford doesn't have a fix for the problem. If anyone from ford wants a scary ride come pay me a visit.
I have a 2005 f-250 sd crw cab long box, I have expereinced a severe shaking and pulling while traveling at 70-75 MPH. I had the smaller factory tires and wheels change to the bigger 265's but it did not help. This is going to hurt somebody soon.
Driving 2-lane highway 55-70 MPH when change in road surface (bump, frost heave, road bed surface material change) caused front end to shake violently, nearly causing loss of control. Only way to stop shaking was to suddenly decrease speed to approximately 35-50 MPH in traffic on rain-slick roadway. This occurred 4 times in course of 350 mile trip, each occurrance becoming more violent in nature and requiring more effort to maintain control. Last occurrance was as operator was passing 18-wheeler...as I pulled along side, vehicle began to shake violently. As operator finished passing and returned to lane of travel, had to brake suddenly to regain control, nearly causing skid on rain-slick road and almost causing following vehicles to take extreme measure to avoid collision.
Dt: the contact stated there was severe vibration in the front suspension while driving at highway speeds. He took the vehicle to the dealer and the power steering pump was replaced. Afterwards, the problem recurred, and he took the vehicle back to the dealer. This time the dealer replaced the front and rear shocks. All repairs were covered by the warranty. There were no further problems.
Consumer's 2005 ford f250 shook when it hit a bump. *ts when the steering wheel started shaking the consumer could not make it stop until he lowered his speed to approximately 30 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer 5 times for this problem but they have been unable to duplicate or remedy the problem. As of 9-26-05 the vehicle has been at the dealer. An engineer agreed that there is a problem but doesn't know what the problem is. The consumer would like for the manufacturer to buy back the truck.
F250, super duty, 3/4-t, 4x4, 4wd, short box. All speeds it is noticeable. At highway speeds (75+ MPH), encountering bumps, severe shimmy in front end, nearly causing loss of control of vehicle. Fleet of 7 trucks all experience same, some worse than others. Dealer has done all possible to remedy, including aftermarket heavier duty front steering stabilizer (at our expense). Incident date is last date it occurred to my cruiser truck. It happens every time a bump in the highway is encountered with every truck our department bought for use as law enforcement vehicles. The magnitude of the wobble is dependant on the specific truck and the speed traveled. Realize that as law enforcement response vehicles, often this involves very high speed. The higher the speed, the worse the problem.
Dt: vehicle will go to the left or the right, and consumer will never feel steering wheel move. Took vehicle to dealer , lined it up, put new tires on it, put new casters on, and rotated it. But vehicle still has the problem.
While driving driver noticed that the vehicle swayed from left to right on its own. Then, vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. Driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove to the dealer. Mechanic informed the driver that dealership was aware of problem, but a solution was undetermined at this time.
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