This Problem Across All Years
STEERING VIBRATION & WHEEL HOP WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. NOTICED FIRST IN 2007 AND CONTINUES TODAY. TRUCK HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES, USED VERY LITTLE AND WELL CARED FOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAULT AND A COMPLAINT BY MANY OWNERS OF SIMILAR TRUCKS. *TR
STEERING VIBRATION & WHEEL HOP WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. NOTICED FIRST IN 2007 AND CONTINUES TODAY. TRUCK HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES, USED VERY LITTLE AND WELL CARED FOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAULT AND A COMPLAINT BY MANY OWNERS OF SIMILAR TRUCKS. *TR
TRUCK HIT A BUMP ON BRIDGE AND BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. I WENT SEVERAL TIMES TO FORD DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT IF ANY OTHER TRUCKS WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. BUT OF COURSE NO ONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS SERVE PROBLEM. I FINALLY TALKED TO A TIRE SHOP WHO SAID HE HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEMS WITH FORD TRUCKS SHIMMY. HE SAID FIRST CHECK YOUR AIR PRESSURE. FOUND THE PRESSURE LOW AND ADDED AIR. THIS HELPED WITH THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NOT SOLVED PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT JUST A MILD SHIMMY! THIS IS A DEATH WOBBLE.!!! I ALSO FOUND A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. WITH ONE WHEEL DRAGGING AND THE OTHER NOT DRAGGING AS MUCH. THE PLASTIC PISTONS IN THE CALIPERS WHERE ALL FROZE UP. HAD TO REPLACE ALL CALIPERS AND ALL PADS. THIS WAS A EXPENSE JOBS WITH A TRUCK WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. I REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH THE SAME TIRE THAT CAME ON TRUCK. WITH REPLACEMENT OF TIRES, BRAKES, AND RIGHT AIR PRESSURE IT CERTAINLY HAS HELPED WITH THE VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE. BUT TRUCK STILL SHIMMIES EVERYTIME YOU BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. TRUCK STILL DOESN'T HAVE BUT 58,000 ON IT. I HAVE A 2001 GMC 2500HD ALSO AND HAVE NEVER HAD EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH THIS FORD. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD TRUCK. BECAUSE FORD IS TRYING TO PLAY THIS PROBLEM OFF WITH A SHIMMY. INSTEAD OF FIXING THEIR PROBLEMS. I HAVE HEARD THAT REPLACING THE BIG STEERING ARM WILL TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. WILL TRY THIS NEXT . I CAN'T AFFORD GETTING RID OF TRUCK. *TR
TRUCK HIT A BUMP ON BRIDGE AND BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. I WENT SEVERAL TIMES TO FORD DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT IF ANY OTHER TRUCKS WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. BUT OF COURSE NO ONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS SERVE PROBLEM. I FINALLY TALKED TO A TIRE SHOP WHO SAID HE HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEMS WITH FORD TRUCKS SHIMMY. HE SAID FIRST CHECK YOUR AIR PRESSURE. FOUND THE PRESSURE LOW AND ADDED AIR. THIS HELPED WITH THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NOT SOLVED PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT JUST A MILD SHIMMY! THIS IS A DEATH WOBBLE.!!! I ALSO FOUND A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. WITH ONE WHEEL DRAGGING AND THE OTHER NOT DRAGGING AS MUCH. THE PLASTIC PISTONS IN THE CALIPERS WHERE ALL FROZE UP. HAD TO REPLACE ALL CALIPERS AND ALL PADS. THIS WAS A EXPENSE JOBS WITH A TRUCK WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. I REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH THE SAME TIRE THAT CAME ON TRUCK. WITH REPLACEMENT OF TIRES, BRAKES, AND RIGHT AIR PRESSURE IT CERTAINLY HAS HELPED WITH THE VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE. BUT TRUCK STILL SHIMMIES EVERYTIME YOU BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. TRUCK STILL DOESN'T HAVE BUT 58,000 ON IT. I HAVE A 2001 GMC 2500HD ALSO AND HAVE NEVER HAD EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH THIS FORD. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD TRUCK. BECAUSE FORD IS TRYING TO PLAY THIS PROBLEM OFF WITH A SHIMMY. INSTEAD OF FIXING THEIR PROBLEMS. I HAVE HEARD THAT REPLACING THE BIG STEERING ARM WILL TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. WILL TRY THIS NEXT . I CAN'T AFFORD GETTING RID OF TRUCK. *TR
VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING BUMP AND BRAKING, TIRES WERE INFLATED AS RECOMMENDED, TAKEN TO DEALER AND FIXED A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM IN STEERING, DID NOT FIX SHAKING PROBLEM, HAPPENED ONCE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ENGINE SEIZED UP ON INTERSTATE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES, TRUCK WILL NOT RESTART AFTER WARMING UP, TOLD A CAM KIT MIGHT FIX FOR ANOTHER $3000. *TR
VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING BUMP AND BRAKING, TIRES WERE INFLATED AS RECOMMENDED, TAKEN TO DEALER AND FIXED A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM IN STEERING, DID NOT FIX SHAKING PROBLEM, HAPPENED ONCE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ENGINE SEIZED UP ON INTERSTATE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES, TRUCK WILL NOT RESTART AFTER WARMING UP, TOLD A CAM KIT MIGHT FIX FOR ANOTHER $3000. *TR
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD F-250 PSD 4WD WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING 60+MPH TO THE POINT WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE TRUCK TO MAKE THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING TO STOP. *TR
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD F-250 PSD 4WD WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING 60+MPH TO THE POINT WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE TRUCK TO MAKE THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING TO STOP. *TR
FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. TRUCK MUST THEN BE SLOWED DOWN (USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY) TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. TRUCK MUST THEN BE SLOWED DOWN (USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY) TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR