Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 04238 | 11/29/2004 | 10013407 | Steering gear noise - 6.0l diesel engine. *tt | 04/18/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 04/24/2011 | 189000 | ||
| Driving on level streets, highways, experienced intermittent ghost steering inputs resulting in vehicle manuevering severly left or right. also, no auto-recovery from 90 degree cornering turn. vehicle would continue in turn direction until severe steering wheel input by driver. at highway speeds, vehicle would intermittently pull left or right (non-dependant on driver input), until finally needing severe corrective steering wheel input to maintain lane. corrective inputs of 1/4 turn or more needed 100% of time. condition would also suddenly present itself at highway speeds, appearing suddenly, with no driver input. driver needed an emergency corrective manuever to maintain lane and prevent crash. finding - failed power steering box. excessive play in control arm, metal shards inside steering box. currative action - replaced steering box, flushed power steering system of metallic shards | |||