| Issue ID | 903520 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10445217 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 SD |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 20/01/12 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving on a entrance ramp to an interstate at about 55-60mph... I recall hitting some type of road bumps - pavement joint that started the event... Typically i'm used to experiencing the back of my truck bounce in the past causing lane correction but this time the whole front end started shaking severely... I was in the left lane of 3 so decided to break and get into the center median asap based on approaching vehicles from behind... I pulled off and checked the left side and the right... All was fine... I shook the wheels... All tight... The shaking of the vehicle was so severe i had a hard time controlling it and getting it safely off the roadway... Papers in my visors shook loose... 2 gym bags in passenger seat ended up on floor.... A large screen tv that was taped against the back window on the back seat was thus shifted laying now on top of the front seats.... I later realized that the sandwich i just bought was gone from the console and later found on the floor at the passengers door!!!! Being committed to the freeway i slowly started out, and no other issues... After about 20 minutes on the freeway i kicked it up to freeway speeds, but got the pucker factor each time i hit road bumps on my trip.. I work for the city of rochester hills and called our fleet mgr, and told him of my issue, he had no idea but checked and found tsb 11-6-14 that was verbatim what happened to me.. The dealer ordered up parts and will advise when to bring it in but ford corp i felt should have notified of a possible roll over issue, as im sure if i was at 70-80 on the freeway or my kids driving with less experience there would have been a rollover... Ford said until it happens again or the dealer can not fix it there was nothing more they could do!!!!! I advised it looks like the next call they want is from legal council adding the 0000 after a fatality!!! |
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| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI |
| VIN pattern | 1FT7W2B60BEXXXXXX |
| 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 | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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