2005 FORD F-350 SD Suspension Problems

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE BACK ROAD AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH, AND MY TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING. I WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING, AND HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 ON A CITY STREET AND 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE WOBBLE WAS SO BAD THAT IT LOOSENED THE TRACK BAR AND THE BOLT HOLDING THE POWER STEERING HARD LINE. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID WITHIN SECONDS. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT, TRIED REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS, LIKE TIE-RODS, AND IT HAS LESSENED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IF I HIT A BUMPY ROAD OR EVEN JUST A PATCH OF NEW PAVEMENT, IT STARTS SHAKING. I HAVE READ A LOT OF OTHER FORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TRUCKS.

Mileage: 170,000

I HAVE A 2005, CREW CAB, SHORT BED, 6.0 DIESEL F-350. WHEN DRIVING AT 55-75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I PASSED A SMALL BUMP TRIGGERING A RIGOROUS SHAKING OF THE FRONT END. I COULD NOT APPLY BRAKES RAPIDLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. I BARELY HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTER FINALLY SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP THE SHAKING STOPPED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SINCE AT 55-75MPH. *TR

Mileage: 59,675

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. ONE HOUR LATER, THE NOISE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE FAILURE CAME FROM THE TIE RODS AND COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND THERE WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

2005 FORD F350 CREWCAB. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE A FEW PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT WHEN THEY WERE FOLLOWING ME MY TRUCK WAS MAKING DOG TRACKS. IT WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD CROOKED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND I HAD A BROKEN LEAF SPRING IN THE RIGHT REAR OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE NOT MISUSED THIS TRUCK AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY AND SAFETY. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 167,000

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-350 4X4 CREWCAB DIESEL WHICH EXHIBITS SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS OR CATTLE GUARDS. THIS IS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO CONTINUE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX IT. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2005 FORD F 350 THAT SOMETIMES HAS A VIOLENT STEERINGWHEEL SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN ROADWAY. HAS HAPPENED MAYBE 5 TIMES IN 4YEARS WHERE SO SEVERE THAT COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED BY BRAKING QUICKLY. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2005 SD F-350 CREW CAB FORD TRUCK SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HIT SOME UNEVEN ROADWAY. IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I ALMOST COME TO A STOP OR SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 45MPH. THE SHIMMY IS VERY UNCONTROLLABLE AND DANGEROUS AND SOMETIME THE TRUCK CHANGES LINES DO TO THE VIOLENT SHAKING. *TR

Mileage: 66,286

2005 FORD F-350 4X4 DUALLY WITH SEVERE FRONT END SHAKE AT AROUND 50 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD. MUST SLOW TO 35 MPH TO STOP SHAKING. FORD DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE. HAVE REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER, AND DRAG LINE, TO NO BENEFIT AS OF YET. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2005 FORD F350 PICK UP TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 55 MPH AFTER CROSSING OVER UNEVEN SURFACE. HAS HAPPENED OVER 25 TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. WILL ONLY STOP "WOBBLING" WHEN IT GETS BELOW APPROX. 30-25 MPH. I'VE HAD MANY INSTANCES WHERE I HAD TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER TO PREVENT BEING HIT FROM BEHIND OR SIDE SWIPED AND STILL GET THE TRUCK DOWN TO 25 MPH TO GET IT TO QUIT. STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, FOUND ONLINE THAT IT IS NOT TOO UNCOMMON AND NEVER KNEW WHERE TO GO UNTIL NOW. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK, HOWEVER, IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK ETC. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP, $900 LATER AND TRUCK "SHOOK" THAT EVENING ON HIGHWAY 101. THE FORD STORE WHERE I PURCHASED IT SAID IT REALLY ISN'T FIXABLE.... WHATEVER THAT MEANS! *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I OWN A 2005 FORD F-350 4X4 6.0 DIESEL. IT HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SHIMMIED OR OSCILLATED VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, WITH A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SUCH AS GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHIMMY OR OSCILLATE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. FOUR TIMES I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONCE THE TRUCK TURNED LEFT INTO AN ONCOMING LANE BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WHERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES AT THAT MOMENT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25-30 MPH AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROADS. I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005, AND WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS WITHIN SPECS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE. I REQUEST THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THEY TOO HAVE HAD SIMILAR LOSS OF CONTROL PROBLEMS FROM STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY OR OSCILLATION. I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

2005 FORD F350 4X4 P/UP TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES. STARTS OUT AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP OR BUMPS AND BUILDS INTO VIOLENT SHAKING FROM ONE END OF THE TRUCK TO THE OTHER. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO COME TO IMMEDIATE COMPLETE STOP. VERY SCARY ON THE FREEWAY. SHAKING STRONG ENOUGH THAT ANYTHING ON DASHBOARD OR CONSOLE IS THROWN TO FLOOR, STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST PULLED FROM HANDS IF YOU DON'T GRAB ON TIGHT. HAPPENS IRREGULARLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. FORD HAD BEEN UNWILLING TO FIX, SAYS THAT I CHANGED PARTS TO AFTER MARKET AND WILL NOT LOOK AT IT. I TOLD THEM PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE PARTS CHANGE AND THAT PARTS CHANGE WAS IN ATTEMPT TO FIX. THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO.. NOW I FIND OUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MANY SIMILAR VEHICLES, RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD AND NOW THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK.. I CHANGED SHOCKS, RADIUS ARMS, SPRINGS, HAD ALIGNMENT, NO CHANGE. SLIGHT RELIEF WHEN I CHANGED TIRES (SAME SPEC AS MANUFACTURERS), BUT AFTER 8-12 MONTHS WEAR, 8000 MILES, SHAKING BACK AGAIN. STARTED SHAKING AT APPROX. 12,000 MILES. TRUCK NOW HAS 32,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO A PARTICULAR DAY OR A PARTICULAR INCIDENT; IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WHEN MY VEHICLE HITS A HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT OR A HARD BUMP WHEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH OR MORE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD F350 4X4 AND THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IN MY OPINION COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED TO INSTALL A HEAVIER DUTY STEERING STABILIZER, WHICH WOULD COST ME 380.00, WHICH THEY SAY USUALLY HELPS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD, AND THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM OR PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. SOMEONE WILL SURELY BE KILLED, DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE STEPS TO MAKE SURE THESE TRUCKS ARE FIXED BY FORD AT FORD'S EXPENSE. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR MY TRUCK, BUT IS APPARENTLY AN EPIDEMIC. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO THEIR JOB AND SEE THAT THIS IS CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-350 PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SEVERE VIBRATIONS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT THIS "SHIMMY" PROBLEM. THE LETTER RECOMMENDS MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE. TODATE THAT HAS NOT RESOLVED MY PROBLEM. AT ONE POINT, I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER (THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE WAY THEY WERE WEARING) BUT WITH NEW TIRES AND THE PROPER INFLATION, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. AS YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM, I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT THE SOLE CAUSE AS IT HAS NOT FIXED MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 100

MY FORD F-350 HAS SEVERE VIBRATION AND STEERING ISSUES. I RECEIVED THE LETTER ABOUT THESE ISSUES APRIL 2009. SHORTLY THERE AFTER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH THE TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLE. ABOUT THE TIME I GOT IT SLOWED DOWN I HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT END. THIS WAS ABOUT APRIL 25 2009. ON MAY 14 2009 I WENT TO FORD FOR MY OIL CHANGE. THEY DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGERS UNIVERSAL JOINT IS BROKEN. I WAS NOT IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THIS LOUD POP OCCURRED. BUT I DID ALMOST LOSE CONTROL PRIOR TO HEARING IT POP, MY SPEED AT THE TIME OF POP WAS ABOUT 35MPH. I KEEP THE TIRE PRESSURE UP, BY CHECKING IT ALMOST EVERY TIME I ADD FUEL. AND THE TIRES ARE CHECKED AT EACH OIL CHANGE, EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM FORD, SAYS TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS GOOD WHEN I CHECKED IT SHORTLY AFTER HEARING THE UNIVERSAL JOINT POP. THE SIZE OF TIRE IS THE SAME AS THE ONES INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS. AFTER THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW UNIVERSAL JOINT, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER ALIGNMENT SHOP. HE HAD A F250 HE WAS WORKING ON THAT HAD ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPEN. AND TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALOT. AFTER WHICH I CALLED FORD, THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDED TO ME THAT THE OPERATORS WERE WELL AWARE THESE TRUCKS SHIMMY AND THEN POP THERE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, AS I THINK NEXT TIME I MAY LOSE ALL CONTROL. FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, BUT THE OPERATORS TOLD ME I SHOULD SELL IT, AS THEY HAVE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. I WOULD NOT WANT TO HURT SOMEBODY ELSE BY PASSING THIS PROBLEM TRUCK ON, BUT I DO NOT HAVE FINANCES TO SCRAP IT ETHER. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 135,000

1. IF I DRIVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 50MPH OR FASTER. 2. FRONT END SHIMMY. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE BRAKES HARDLY WORK TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT I LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS SHAKEN MY TRUCK SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT HAS DAMAGED MY TRUCK. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN ABOUT 12 - 15 TIMES. I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 50MPH OR IT STILL HAPPENS. I HAVE ALMOST CAUSED 3 ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS HAPPENING. IT HAPPENED ONCE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING WITH OUR KIDS AND SHE WENT OVER THE CENTERLINE AND ALMOST HIT A SEMI HEAD ON. 3. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRED AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW IN 2005 AND IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING AT 10,000 MILES. TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 34,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE TODAY BECAUSE I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I STARTED TAKING MY TRUCK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BACK IN 2006 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM MAYBE 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE I GOT THIS LETTER. I ALSO DID A GOOGLE SEARCH TODAY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND YOU CAN SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE POST ONLINE ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOPE THIS BECOMES A RECALL SO I CAN KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

MAJOR FRONT END SHIMMY OR OSCILLATION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. NEAR CRASH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER AND PRIVATE MECHANIC. FORD SAYS IT IS TIRE PRESSURE OR BALANCE MECHANIC SAYS TIRES ARE BALANCED AND INFLATED CORRECT. UNKNOWN WHY THIS HAPPENS? HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE NEW AND CHECKED AS MANY TIMES. COST ALOT OF MONEY TO KEEP CHECKING. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

2005 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CROSSING ROUGH BRIDGE ABUTMENTS OR OTHER UNEVEN SURFACES, WHOLE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND SOMETIMES LASTS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE SETTLING DOWN. THIS IS A SEVER PROBLEM AS I'M UNABLE TO STEER OR CONTROL THE TRUCK. I'VE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. I DISAGREE AND BELIEVE THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

A WORSENING LATERAL SHIMMY IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS IS USUALLY BROUGHT ON WHEN AN INCONSISTENCE IN THE ROAD SURFACE IS CROSSED OVER. FORD HAS MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THIS ON OUR VEHICLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. CORRECTIONS ONLY LAST A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES AND THEN RETURN. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

OCCASIONALLY, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS ONLY (65 - 75 MPH), FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN CROSSING OVER A SMALL CHANGE IN SURFACE ELEVATION. (FOR EXAMPLE: TRANSITION FROM ROAD SURFACE TO BRIDGE SURFACE) IT IS NOT PREDICTABLE. VEHICLE STEERING IS COMPROMISED AND THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN PROPER CONTROL IS TO ALLOW THE TRUCK TO SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN VIOLENT SHAKING WILL SUBSIDE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY ONE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND ONE FORD DEALERSHIP (WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED). NEITHER COULD IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. TRUCK IS STOCK WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. MOST RECENT EVENTS OCCURRED TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS TRAVELING INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN NASHVILLE AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, ONE NORTHBOUND AND ONE SOUTHBOUND. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE ENGINE MUST BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE SWAY BAR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY(DIESEL). THE TRUCK HAS AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END VIBRATION/OSCILLATION, WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, USUALLY 50MPH OR FASTER. WHEN IT DOES THIS THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO STOP IT. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT GO AWAY IS TO SLOW DOWN, ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE BECOME AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. AS I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. IN JANUARY OF 2006, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND JUMP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOLTS WERE MISSING AND THE SHOCK MOUNTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES, A FRONT STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,635 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

Mileage: 4,000

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY/OSCILLATION (BACK AND FORTH MOTION), IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FRONT OR REAR WHEEL IMPACTS (PAVEMENT JOINTS, FROST HEAVES, ROUGH ROADS, ETC). NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. MUST PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP SHIMMY. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

FRONT END SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN A POT HOLE OR SETTLED TRENCH IN THE ROAD IS HIT. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE A DEEP OR LARGE POT HOLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE SHOP AND THE TECH SAID THE FRONT END COMPONENTS LOOK GOOD (TIE-ROD ENDS ECT...). I HAVE CHANGED THE SHOCKS AND STEERING DAMPER AND IT DID NOT HELP. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

ODOMETER 23400 WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD, CROSSING RR TRACKS, ECT. VEHICLE FRONT END SLAMS UPPER STOP TO LOWER STOPS VIOLENTLY. YOU MUST SLOW TO APX.30-40 MPH. TO REGAIN CONTROL. THERE IS NO LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, OR BRAKING JUST A VIOLENT "HOPPING OF FRONT WHEELS" . THE VEHICLE SHAKES WILDLY. *TR

Mileage: 23,400

TO BRUCE YORK AND RICHARD BOYD I AM SO THANKFUL SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS SITUATION WITH THIS STEERING PROBLEM FAR EXCEEDS ANYTHING FORD IS WILLING TO ADMIT. MY CASE; I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 FORD F-350 KING RANCH 4X4, VIN #, SENSE FEBRUARY 11, 2005. THIS TRUCK HAS EARNED ITS TWO NICKNAMES, RHUBARB EXPRESS AND #!*% PIECE OF #@^%$. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE FOR OUR FAMILY. MY WIFE AND I CAN'T BEGIN TO COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THIS TRUCK HAS GONE OUT OF CONTROL AND LEFT US IN THE DITCH. WE HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THIS TRUCK NEARLY EVERY TIME EITHER ONE OF US HAS DRIVEN IT. TYPICAL SITUATION, WE ARE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY AT A SAFE SPEED. WE MIGHT FEEL A LITTLE BUMP ON THE ROAD THEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHIMMY THEN BEGINS TO PULL FROM YOUR HANDS IN A HARD SHIMMY. FROM THE TIME YOU HIT THE BUMP TO THE TIME THE TRUCK IS RIPPING YOUR HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL IS LESS THE 2 SECONDS. THE OSCILLATIONS ARE MORE THE 90 DEGREES FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THESE OSCILLATIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM YOUR ORIGINAL DRIVING SPEED UNTIL THE TRUCK IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS USUALLY MEANS DRIVING OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY OR ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER. ON MANY OCCASIONS THERE IS NO SHOULDER AND WE HAVE STOPPED IN THE ROAD. ON OTHER OCCASIONS WE HAVE HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AS THERE WERE SEMI TRUCKS IN THE SLOW LANE. I MEAN 65 TO 0 MILES AN HOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOS ANGELES FREEWAY! WE ALSO HAVE COUNTLESS MEMORIES OF SLIDING TO A STOP IN THE RHUBARB, DUST FLYING, OFF THE EDGE OF THE FREEWAY. ALL WHILE CALLING FORD AND BEGGING THEM TO FIX IT! WE HAD THIS TRUCK IN THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 1

SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END AFTER TRAVELING OVER BUMPY ROADWAY, CAUSING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. PRIMARILY OCCURS OVER 35 MPH. HAPPENED OVER 10 TO 15 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND HIGHER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,049 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

Mileage: 500

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY, WITH DANGEROUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. WHEN GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-70MPH), AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD(EVEN WORSE WHILE GOING THROUGH A SLIGHT CURVE) THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS OSCILLATION IS SO STRONG, THAT IT ALMOST YANKS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20MPH. VERY DANGEROUS TO DO ON THE INTERSTATE!!! AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND READING SOME OF THE ONLINE FORUMS FOR FORD TRUCK OWNERS, I FIND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND ALSO A VERY COMMON ONE TO BOOT. THE MOST WORRISOME PART OF THIS PROBLEM, IS THAT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES I CAN GO A MONTH OR SO WITH NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THIS PAST WEEKEND, IT DID THIS THREE TIMES DURING A 10 MILE TRIP HOME FROM A RESTAURANT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE SOON MANY PEOPLE COULD GET HURT, AND GOD FORBID, BE KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 63,200

OSCILLATION OF FRONT SUSPENSION. MY 2005 F350 HAVE BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES BOTH BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND SINCE BY OTHER VEHICLE SERVICE AGENCIES. IT CONTINUES TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS AND AT ITS WORSE, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE SIDEWAYS SLIGHTLY INTO THE NEXT LANE. BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ?THIS IS NORMAL? *TR

Mileage: 20,000

FRONT END SHIMMY ON FORD F350 4X4 CREW CAB DULLY, PRODUCTION YEAR 2005. AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE. THE FEED BACK THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL TRIES TO SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE DRIVERS HANDS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FRONT STABILIZER SHOCK CHANGED, THE LEFT SIDE DRAG LINK CHANGED AND THE FRONT END RE-ALIGNED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUING SINCE THE VEHICLE AS HAD APPROX 40,000 MILES. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 90K. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SHIMMY IS CAUSED BY THE TIRE PRESSURE, TIRES WORN, FRONT END WEAR, ECT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 F-350 . SINCE DAY ONE IT HAS HAD A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR NOT. I WILL NOT DRIVE IT ANY MORE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 15 TIMES AND THE HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, FRONT COIL SPRINGS, DAMPER, SHOCKS AND ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE. NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN I TOOK IT TO AN OFF ROAD SPECIALTY STORE AND SPENT $6200.00 ON A 4INCH SUSPENSION LIFT, NEW 35" TIRES ,DUAL STABILIZING BARS AND NEW COIL SPRINGS. THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES , BOUNCES , SHIMMIES AND HOPS. I AM FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE (NEVER FORD AGAIN). I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD IF FORD DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

SEVERE SHAKE/ WOBBLE ON FRONT END AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH+). IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, DRAG LINK ENDS, RE-ALIGNED AND RE-TORQUED ALL OF THE FRONT END BOLTS WITH NO SOLUTION. *NM

Mileage: 12,000

REAR AXLE SUSPENSION FAILURE ON 2005 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK CAUSING A CRASH WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE. *JB

Mileage: 7,800

REAR AXLE SUSPENSION FAILURE ON 2005 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK CAUSING A CRASH WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE. *JB

Mileage: 7,800

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON EACH INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A MODULE ON THE WIRING HARNESS AND VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. TWO MONTHS AGO THE SHOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRACTURED. A WELDING SHOP DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD WELD JOINT.

Mileage: 27,931

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, TRAVELING AT LEAST 65 MPH, THE FRONT END VIBRATES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 22,304

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE TRANSMISSION WILL CATCH, AND THERE IS A LOUD BANG , AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AS WELL. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE MAY BE SOMETHING BROKEN IN THE TRANSMISSION OR IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. UPDATED 11/16/105. *JB

Mileage: 1,231

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS FOR PLOWING. HOWEVER, THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PLOW. THE PLOW ACTUALLY DROPS DOWN HITTING THE GROUND; CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME ERRATIC OR DIFFICULT. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, THE TIRES WEREN'T SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AT HALF FULL DUE TO THE LOW FRONT END AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, THERE WAS NO LIGHT IN THE GLOVE BOX, THERE WERE NOT MUD GUARDS IN THE WHEEL WELL, THE VOLUME WAS INOPERATIVE ON THE RADIO AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE DUE TO A TWO SECOND DELAY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED. *SC

Mileage: 600