2006 Ford F-350 SD steering problems

Filed Jan 12, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · 46,000 miles · OK

My 2016 f350 super duty 4wd disesal has a death wobble with only 46,ooo miles. The dealership at seminole ford, seminole oklahoma 405‑382‑2222 told me I would have to pay 1200 to fix this. I was driving 70mph on the highway yesterday and my vehicle went out of control almost causing me to wreck. I immediately scheduled an appointment with the dealership. I will forward the bill when I receive it. This is a safety hazard and a factory defect that I should not be responsible for, I had the vehicle at the dealership one month ago and had to pay for a new def heater at the tune almost $1,000. At that time they did their multi-point inspection which shows that the parts that failed were all fine. Please help me as ford is trying to screw me over on a 70k truck with minimal miles. This should be a recall issue that ford should pay for not the consumer.

Filed Apr 9, 2018 · Steering · 155,800 miles · NY

Shakes steering wheel around 40mph, but sporadically.

Filed Jul 6, 2015 · Steering · 86,000 miles · CA

The death wobble that you say had only 76 complants is [xxx] ! Over the last 3 years it has happened over 18 times with new correct size tires @ correct pressure ! I have had to make rapid lane changes slamming on the brakes to get to the side of the road so it will stop ! If you think this is not a problem maybe you should go to work for ford ,on second thought its apparent you already do ! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Apr 3, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 75,000 miles · WV

Purchased this vehicle less than a year ago and was originally very pleased. Suddenly we are now experiencing the death wobble as other have described. The violent shaking of the front end. This usually occurs when you are approaching the speed of 60mph. We do not have to hit a bump for it to happen. The other complaint, is that we bought this truck with very low mileage for the year, ran great, looked great, very pleased until this last month when the check engine light came on and it seems to sputter. Put some high quality fuel injector cleaner in the truck, thinking it may be a injector sticking. Nope, didn't fix the problem. Light never went off. Took it to a dealership, they tested it and came back with your fuel tank is deteriorating putting little metal shards in your engine. You are looking at a potential full engine rebuild costing a minimum of $6000. This is unacceptable for any vehicle manufacturer to not recall a vehicle that has a serious known problem. We are stuck with this truck that is not worth the [xxx] paper the title is written on. It is tiring of reading all these similar complaints and no one is defending the consumers. At what point, does the manufacturer need to be held responsible to own up to the faulty equipment and fix the problems? When my child is killed because of the inability to control the vehicle due to the steering problems in the front end or that it stops running in the middle of the highway or downtown traffic because the fuel tank deteriorated for no reason and destroyed the engine. *tr information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jul 14, 2014 · Brakes, Fuel system · 102,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-350 sd. While driving various speeds, the vehicle decelerated and failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In some instances, the vehicle stalled and the power steering and brakes malfunctioned. The dealer stated that the fuel injectors were faulty. The fuel injectors were replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Jan 6, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 50,440 miles · CA · crash

I was in oakland california i880 north number four lane pulling my car trailer with a load when the "death wobble" occurred, before I could grab the trailer brakes to slow the vehicle, the rig started a whip and the trailer struck the "k" rail. I slowed to about 10mph before the shimmy stopped. The fender on the right side of the trailer was destroyed and blew both tires on the tandem axle trailer. Luckily no one else was involved and no one was hurt. This truck now is on it's third set of the factory b.f. Goodrich rugged trail t/a radials on the front. I have had this vehicle aligned with each tire change and have experimented with tire pressures, it does not matter, after about ten thousand miles on a set of tires it shimmies again. I have resorted to the safety and reliability of my 30 year old chevy half ton and overloading it by up to 50% out of fear for this truck. Because of shear numbers involved, nothing will ever be done by the federal safety agency about this vehicle type's defects.

Filed Jan 1, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 16,000 miles · CT

Front end of truck wobbles-shakes out of control when going over explanation joint on overpass. Does not stop wobble until vehicle is slowed down to about 30mph. Fear of getting rear-ended.

Filed Dec 25, 2013 · Steering · 130,000 miles · CA

Ford trucks have a severe shimmy at highway speeds that will make the truck change lanes or go off the road,my wife had to stop in the fast lane because it would not stop shaking,we had it towed to ford and were told this is a normal characteristic of trucks and that there is no fix ? What is the number of people that must die before you address this problem ? The truck has new tires of factory specs. ?

Filed Jun 24, 2013 · Steering · 70,100 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the power steering malfunctioned and became loose. The contact made a stop and noticed that the power steering assist had failed. The contact turned the steering wheel, however the wheels did not respond. The vehicle was unable to be driven and was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not inspected by the dealer or mechanic to determine a cause for the failure. The failure was not reported to the manufacturer. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 70,100.

Filed Apr 5, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · 85,034 miles · FL

Was traveling on the highway at a rate of speed of 55mph on a 2006 f350 super duty 4x4 when I went over an uneven surface on the highway which caused the front end to shake violently almost causing me to hit a vehicle on my right hand side. Though I had experienced a flat but everything looked fine. Cannot drive this vehicle in this condition. Tire pressure on all wheels is fine.