| Issue ID | 675172 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10227804 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 SD |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 12/05/07 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | When traveling at interstate highway speeds, traveling over bridge/overpass expansion joints will cause the front axle/steering to shake violently. This seems to set up some kind of weird harmonic vibration that the front end cannot recover from. Even after the road smoothes out, front axle will continue to shake violently until speed is decreased to about 40mph. This shaking is incredibly violent. A loss of control is highly possible. Truck has been to the dealer twice and had the steering stabilizer replaced, this has not fixed the issue. Dealer has not been able to duplicate the problem due to the random occurrence and specific road conditions required. I have driven ford trucks my entire life, this is not a normal "characteristic of vehicle". Something is wrong with the design on the front end of these trucks. My wife will not drive it. Somebody is going to get killed. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 24000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HURLEY, NM |
| VIN pattern | 1FTSX21P05EXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 75 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | TEAM FORD |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | SILVER CITY |
| Dealer's state code | NM |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 88061 |