| Issue ID | 1088848 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10614506 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 19/05/14 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The vehicle involved is a 2009 f-250xl 4x4 w/8'box, equiped from factory with the camper suspension & snow plow suspension packages. Note that the truck has never carried nor pulled a camper nor has it ever pushed a snow plow. It was purchased in 1010 and currently has 55xxx miles on it as a passenger carrier. Tire pressure monitoring system is factory unit. Current tire pressure is at propper inflation. While driving down a road that could be called rough the front end went into a severe shimmy/wobble. Control was obtained without incident only due to no other vehicle in proximity. This occured several times since that first episode. I had my mechanic check the front end components that normally cause such events and all was tight and appeared o. K., he did recommend that i replace my shocks and steering stabilizer. This was done by my mechanic on 07-07-14 with bilstein shocks and stabilizer. The problem with severe shimmy/wobble was experienced 3 times on the trip home on a rough road. Shimmy was severe enough to require great effort to regain control of vehicle to prevent a run off the road incident. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 54245 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TOWNSEND, DE |
| VIN pattern | 1FTSX215X9EXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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