| Issue ID | 679087 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10231018 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 SD |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 14/06/08 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Previously when the truck bed was empty we have had mild episodes of shaking, which would resolve itself without braking. However, today we had an earth-shattering hyper-shake, which we wouldn't subside. We had a small load of fencing in the bed and were rounding a curve on rough pavement (as most roads in nw pa are) at about 50 mph. The shaking in the front end was so bad that the brakes didn't even seem to slow the truck down and we had serious steering control problems. Luckily, there was no oncoming traffic, but the toyota truck which had been tailgating us dropped back about 20 car lengths after our violent shaking and skipping episode of approximately 20 seconds. We have not contacted the dealer or manufacturer yet, because the incident just happened today. However, we have a found a number of similar reports of hyper-shaking on f-250's from web searches. Although there was no death or injuries involved in this incident, the potential for both with this vehicle certainly exists. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10900 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PLEASANTVILLE, PA |
| VIN pattern | 1FTNF21596EXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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