| Issue ID | 800502 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10341943 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 SD |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 07/07/09 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2005 ford f-250 pickup truck has a violent front end shake when it hits even a normal small bump in the road traveling at safe highway speed. The truck now has only 20,000 miles on it, but it has done this since it was brand new. It is dealer maintained and the tires have been rotated and filled to correct pressure aprox. Every 5,000 miles. Ford says it is due to improper tire pressure. However, they are the ones who filled the tires to the correct pressure. I have complained about this very dangerous situation before and have been given lame excuses by both the nhtsa and ford. Please let me say this again. This is not a shake in the front end. This is a very violent reaction when the truck hits a bump. The truck must almost be brought to a stop in order to stop the truck from shaking. When this happens on a highway it becomes very dangerous because the cars following must jam on their brakes in order to stop from rear ending the truck. The front end shakes so violently that it is hard to hold on to the steering wheel. Anyone driving alongside or behind the truck is in danger when this occurs. I know there has been other complaints of the same thing happening with the f-250. This is something that should not be ignored or taken lightly. Someone will eventually die or be seriously injured due to this defect. Please do something about this before it is to late. This is as dangerous as the sticking accelerator problem. I am a 58 year old man with a very safe driving record. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 20000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MANASQUAN , NJ |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | 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 | 55 |
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