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2006 Ford F-150 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1265314
Internal NHTSA #	10839117
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2006
File date	27/02/16
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Drove f-150 normally during week. On weekend morning while pulling out of driveway steering wheel suddenly and sporadically began resisting effort to turn causing truck to sway unpredictably during turns. Resisting driver input. Was too dangerous to drive. After reviewing blogs online i realized a lot of other people who drive this era f-150 have the same problem. It turns out the lower steering column shaft containing the u-joints uses defective materials or has bad design. The u-joints are binding up during driving causing the driver to lose partial control over direction of vehicle. Temporary fix may be to spray with anti-corrosive spray, then lubricating spray, which i did. This lasts only a short time so the lower shaft with u-joints must be replaced. Ford knows of the defect for this era f-150 and has redesigned this lower shaft to eliminate the binding. This new design is what they sell you as a replacement, not the original design. If you try to buy one online it costs at least $245 for the o. E. M. Part. If you buy one of the 2 aftermarket knockoffs it'll set you back approx $125. The aftermarket shaft advertising touts the fact that it has a design that will not bind like the original ford shaft does. This truck had approx 69,700 miles on it when the shaft began binding up.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	69700
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ROSEVILLE, MI
VIN pattern	1FTPX14566NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Ford F-150 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Ford F-150 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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