| Issue ID | 807009 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10347488 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 SD |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 15/06/10 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2006 ford f-250 with the 5. 4l gas motor. Since new it has not handled very well and seemed to shake back and forth rather than up and down on bumps. Now when a bump or pot hole is hit the truck shakes extremely violent left and right so much so it spilt my coffee and all change from my ash tray. I have about 50,000 miles on the truck now and at about 40,000 it did it for the first time while i was on the high speed lane going about 70 mph in high speed traffic. The truck would not stop its violent shake until i reached 15 mph, it was a miracle that the person behind me did not hit me then it happened again that same day about ten miles down the road and once more on my way home. Since that day it has happened to me 3 separate times. I am now afraid to drive me $30,000 truck any where but around town. I have kept up on all maintains on the vehicle and take good care of it. Now i feel like i need to get rid of it because i am afraid to go anywhere with it. This shaking is a very violent shake through out the entire truck, if i was holding my coffee that morning i know i would have crashed. Ford needs to remedy this issue as looking through the truck forums i am not even close to the only one with the problem. There is an issue here and it is just a matter of time until some one gets killed due to it if some one has not been killed already. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WATERFORD, CT |
| 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 | 70 |
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