2006 Ford F-250 SD: loss of power steering

Filed Feb 27, 2014 · Steering · 146,000 miles · TN

While driving down the road the steering on the truck got tight and felt like it had lost power steering. It was difficult to keep the vehicle on the road. This has happened on several occasions. It is currently in the shop and having the steering pump changed. Hope this corrects the issue.

Filed Feb 17, 2014 · Steering · 65,100 miles · MD

Vehicle immediately developed between 30-45 degrees of free play in the steering making it difficult to steer. There was no previous sign of a problem or wear. Truck was diagnosed to have a steering box failure and is being repaired now. Mechanic stated it could have, without warning, failed completely with no steering at all or could have locked. Either symptom is a safety issue. Cost to repair approx. $1100.00..

Filed Dec 31, 2013 · Steering · NY · crash · 1 injury

We were driving in a parking lot at a slow rate of speed when the steering let loose and we had no control of the truck. The truck crashed into a pole in the lot, and was unable to be moved due to loss of steering. It had to be towed away. Had this been a parking lot with cars and or people there would have been serious consequences. The impact from hitting the pole, caused my wife's neck to snap back and she has some strain in her neck. According to this link ford has been having trouble with their steering and "death bump" action causing the trucks to shimmy out of control- we did not have any warning- just complete loss of steering> this needs to be addressed before someone is killed.

Filed Jul 4, 2011 · Suspension · 63,901 miles · OH

At highway speeds 50-70mph driving over a pothole or bridge expansion joint. Usually if the right front tire hits first it sends the truck into an extremely violent shaking with loss of steering control. The tires start bouncing so hard that they leave the pavement. It will yank the steering wheel out of your hand if you are not paying attention. The only way to regain control is to brake hard down to about 30mph. This is ridiculously dangerous in so many ways. I can not believe there is not a recall on this. With a little research on the internet you will find there are numerous similar complaints about the front end of the 2006 ford f250 I have the proper tires with proper inflation I had a new steering gear box put on with a new power steering unit the problem is becoming more frequent I just got back from a 300 mile trip this happened 8-10 times and if traffic patterns were any different this potential recall would have killed my whole family and somebody else's! P.s. There are numerous people out there who have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix this engineering flaw without any success.

Filed Nov 28, 2008 · Suspension · PA

I own a 2006 ford f-250 superduty diesel truck. I have experienced violent front end shaking with temporary complete loss of steering on numerous occasions while driving on interstate within designated speed limits. The event seems to follow driving over uneven road services such as bridge gaps, potholes, road patches, etc. This is of great concern as I often tow a 34 foot fifth wheel camper with trailer weight over 10,000 gvr; thankfully I have yet to experience this loss of control while towing my camper.

Filed Jul 8, 2008 · Steering · 45,000 miles · WI

Traveling approx 60 MPH, towing a 7,000 lb 30 ft travel trailer. Slowed to make an exit and as I started the turn, there wes no power steering assist. Manual steering was still working (with extremely high effort). Normally, I would expect it to be a pump failure, but the pump was still fine.... The valve in the steering gear box failed. The power steering fluid was severely contaminated with the ground-up remnants of the steering gear internals. Making the repair myself, I found it very difficult to get a replacement unit, as all the places I contacted reported "none on the shelf..... We've sold a ton of them."