| Issue ID | 1062011 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10585636 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 SD |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 01/04/14 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Pulling out from a stop, turned left at about 25 mph very tight pull on steering to left, pulling wheel to left (felt like loss of pwr steering) when it came back truck shot to right. Felt like there was 20/30deg play in wheel then came out of it. Had it checked could not find any thing this started appox 3/4 months ago. Pulling into a parking lot wheel got very tight again , stopped turned wheel way left, way right, way left then started going easy again. Called ford dealer today and said been having trouble with steering boxes on these trucks, it will cost about 1100. 00 to repair. This is not an isolated problem internet has hundreds of these complaints, and nothing is being done if ford doesn't do anything about this problem someone is going to get injured very bad or killed. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 46687 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BRIDGTON, ME |
| VIN pattern | 1FTNF21566EXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 25 |
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