| Issue ID | 905240 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10446711 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 SD |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 15/12/11 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving on highway 55 north in imperial missouri with my 3 yr old son in rear car seat when i went over some normal road bump and my front end started shaking so violently that i had to come to a complete stop to correct the shake. This all happened in the fast lane as i had no way to move to left or right. Thank god i was not being tailgated! I was scared half to death and my 3yr old was crying so hard that he couldn't breathe! I took it straight to dealership and they did a tsb for a steering dampener and told me it was fixed. The very next morning it did the violent shake again. Took it straight back to dealership and they had a ford engineer look at it and they replaced a track bar ball joint and said it was good now. I told them that i wanted to test drive it before i took it this time and they let me. Still had the problem and when i told him that he said that the engineer said i needed to put new tires on and a alignment before they do anything else. There is something more than tires and alignment wrong with my truck!!!!! My family truck has become a death trap!!!! Please help with this matter before someone is killed! If this was your child in this truck you would understand my concern!!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAINT CHARLES, MO |
| VIN pattern | 1FT7W2BT1BEXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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