Consumer was pulling out of an intersection onto a four lane highway. The consumer floor the accelerator pedal in order to get up to speed with oncoming traffic when the vehicle suddenly idled down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the throttle stopping device on the pedal assembly bent when the pedal was floor and caused the truck to idle down instead of up. The steering wheel did not respond when the consumer slammed on the brake. *jg
2001 Ford F-250 steering complaints
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Truck tends to wander across the road when it hits a seam in the road. Owner has taken truck to dealership several times for replacement of steering box, which was replaced 3 times. Cause of failure is still unknown. Please describe details.
Vehicle is hard to steer while driving. Vehicle had been to dealer and problem was reoccurring. *ak steering is becoming difficult to handle at higher speeds. Consumer has to continually be aware because you never know when the steering will fail. Also the front rotors needed resurfacing at 25335 miles. The right front was badly warped and was causing a vibration while in motion. It was grabbing at stops or when slowing down.
On a slippery road with power steering consumer was unable to change directions and caused a crash.
Consumer stated there was a squeak in the steering wheel when making turns, also the steering was hard to adjust on tilt wheel.
On several occasions, the power steering is weak or non-existing when putting foot on the brake and driving in slow conditions. Dealer states this is normal, consumer also states that tail gate does not open, stabilizer link replaced. *ak
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When sitting at a light or stop sign with brakes applied it was not possible to turn wheel. Dealer said this was normal for this vehicle. *ak
Lack of power assist, especially at low speeds and while braking.
When applying brakes steering wheel locks up, causing loss of steering control. Consumer states dealer has not corrected problem. Please provide any further information.
The truck will not turn at low speed. Not enough power assist.
This problem has to do with the inability to turn the steering wheel when truck is beeing operated from 0-5 MPH and when brake pedal is depressed. The power assist is not strong enough to turn the wheel due to brakes and steering using the same assist resulting in severe hardship attempting to do things like back a trailer or parrallel .
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