| Issue ID | 516843 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10102102 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 05/08/04 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased a ford f150 , thier was a vibriation in steering ,called sale's man and informed him of problem . We set up a service to balance tire's,this solved steering vibration, but caused vibration in rearend . Called service to have my truck inspected ,upon inspection and tsb a vibration dampner was installed along with rebuilding rearend. After receiving my truck back ,still had vibration between 40 and 50 mph took back to servjce they replaced rearend,driveshaft ,carrierbarring ,drove fine for two day's then vibration was back . Upon visiually inspecting the work , i noticed rearend was sitting about 1 inch farther to the right , i now am getting ready to take back to service to have work performed again. I have 5,161 mile's on my truck, rearend was first worked on before 3000 mile's and first oil change. Vibration persists.*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HAMILTON, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1FTRX12W34NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 05/08/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
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| Dealer's name | NOLAN FORD |
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