Driving 50-60 hit a bump and the truck goes into a violent wobble, unable to control the breaks and steering. This last time I was on the interstate and it caused me to enter the lane next to me nearly causing an accident. The other driver was able to avoid me. When the shaking stops, the truck runs smooth without any sign of a problem. I am afraid of my families safety!!!
2003 Ford F-250 steering problems
11 complaints (9% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 104,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 104,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm2
- Linkages1
- Hydraulic power assist: pump1
- Column1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford F-250 steering problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2003 Ford F-250 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-250. The contact was informed of the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). While driving at low speeds, the vehicle became difficult to steer and lost braking ability. The failure occurred at low and high speeds without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Driving 60 MPH or greater and hit a bump the front end will violently shake and you have to pull over and slow way down to stop it. There was a recall for nr 62 parts but that doesn't stop the dodge death wobble. This is going to cause an accident and kill someone. Dodge will not reimburse me for the repairs that I paid for that included the recall nr62. The repairs were done before I received the recall. In the recall it is stated that they would pay for repairs if they were already done. Everyone one seems to know about the dodge death wobble but won't fix it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford 250 with general grabber at2 tires; size 235/85/16. While driving approximately 65 MPH the vehicle began to drift across the roadway. He then driver reduced the vehicles speed to 50 MPH. After two new tires were mounted on the vehicle the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The tires at this time have not been determined as the cause of failure. The steering assembly was repaired, but the failure continued. The failure mileage was 131,681. The current mileage was 132,000. Updated 12/08/09. *lj updated 12/10/09
2003 ford f 250 4x4 alignment 6 times... This truck eats tires.. Friend has 2005 aligned 4 times... Dealer says not a problem... Must be as I had a 1991 for 12 years and not alignment problem.
When traveling at highway speeds and you hit a pothole or bump in the road the front end of the vehicle shimmies to point of being uncontrollable. Once you slow down the problem goes away. This has occured on at least 3 different occasions. Once at approximate mileage 16,100, 20,600 and 21,009. The speed was at highway speed 60-65 MPH.
While driving at 60 MPH vehicle shut down. Vehicle will not start right up again. One hour into driving the problem started. Engine made a whistling sound. Other then that there were no warnings. Consumer has taken the vehicle in for the same problem a total of four times. *ak power steering and brakes shut down as a result of loss of engine power.
2003 f250, upon hitting a pot hole in the highway the truck began to shake violently and uncontrollably, resulting in a quick braking and exit of highway. Once at low speeds problem did not persist, only happened after impact with pot hole.
While driving 30 MPH, the consumer noticed the steering wheel being out of line. After ten minutes of driving. All the power steering was lost. This caused the consumer to run head on into a wall. This was caused by the center link falling apart.
While driving and making a left turn steering wheel was hard to turn. This caused the driver to apply both hands to turn the vehicle. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic replaced the steering hydraulic power assist pump a month ago. However, problem recurred.
Questions about the 2003 Ford F-250 steering
Does the 2003 Ford F-250 have steering problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the steering of the 2003 Ford F-250, 9% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2003 Ford F-250 steering problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 104,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2003 Ford F-250 steering?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford F-250 have bad steering?
The Ford F-250 model years with the most steering complaints are 2012 (112 complaints), 2011 (102 complaints) and 2008 (80 complaints).
Other 2003 Ford F-250 problems
Engine 37Tires 20Brakes 15Electrical 13Fuel system 13Transmission 12Acceleration 8Suspension 6Body 5Wheels 3Airbags 2Lights 1Visibility 1
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