| Issue ID | 770410 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10314410 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 13/02/10 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) within the last year and a half i purchased a 2006 ford f-250, diesel, 4 wheel drive truck. On 3 different occasions,while driving at interstate speeds and immediately after hitting a pot hole or bump,my truck went into a violent front end wobble/cavitation causing a sudden reduction of speed to zero from approx 70 mph. All three times it felt as if the truck was coming apart and had to dodge traffic and get to the shoulder to inspect the truck. After finding nothing wrong i contacted our local dealership to look at the truck and they tried different air press changes in the tires, and re-alignment, nothing has helped and they refuse to look any further. I started researching this on the internet and found hundreds if not thousands of ford f-250 truck owners who are experiencing the same problem. You can google "ford 250 death wobble" or "ford f250 violent shaking" and read for your self the stories of near accidents and problems ford refuses to recognize in the design of these trucks. Here recently ford motor co. Has came out with a service bulletin were i have to pay to have ford fix this problem. Why should i have to pay $40,000 for a truck that has a design flaw and pay for the fix,out of my own pocket as well. A recall needs to be done on these trucks before people get killed,why should someone have to die first before ford will do anything. Any help you can generate on this would be awesome."this is not a tire press problem, but rather a design flaw." your report sounds like you side with money instead of consumer safety. [xxx] |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45000 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MORGANTON, NC |
| 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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| Drive train type | 4WD |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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