Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 05/24/2008 | 130800 | 1 | |
| Nothing lead up to this. i just sold my 2001 f250 xlt to a friend. within days the truck started shaking violently when they would reach a speed around 40mph. they have taken it to a mechanic and he spent days looking at it and can not find a problem. its bad enough that it almost caused them to run off the road. truck had to be parked on the side of the road!! *tr | |||
| 07/10/2006 | 50000 | 1 | 10/02/2000 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle weaved while driving at any speed. however it worsens at higher speeds. the dealership installed new tires and aligned the front end, but the problem still persisted. the dealership also informed the contact the ball joints were stuck and grease fittings might help solve the weaving, but this remedy could not be guaranteed. updated *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 05/26/2009 | 130000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2001 ford f250 sd crew/4x4 and there is something wrong with the front end steering system. today was the second time that my truck began to shimmy and shake so hard that at 55mph by the time i got the truck slowed to about 15mph i was over into the lane of the on coming traffic (luckly no one was there). the other day with my wife in the truck we turned a corner and the truck started to shimmy really hard and i lost some response control of the truck the steering became somewhat unresponsive, and i was forced to allow the truck to track into the baily post office parking lot. something is wrong with my truck but the mechanics tell me that there is nothing wrong with it that they can find. the truck does not do this all the time, it comes and goes, sometimes it happens almost every time i drive it and then it can go weeks without happening. i worked as a mechanic for 25 years and i am telling you this is a very dangerous problem with this truck and i know that you have received hundreds maybe even thousands of complaints about this same problem with the ford f-series trucks and ford should be held accountable for such a bad design flaw that can causes a light shimmy to total loss of control of these trucks at any time while driving, which may cause serious harm or even death to the owner. my wife will not even ride in the truck any more because she is too scared to do so. thank you for time and consideration. gary *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 07/07/2006 | 51000 | 1 | 03/15/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while pulling into the driveway at 5 mph, the tie rod on the vehicle fell off. the vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, where it was determined that the ball joint had rusted through. updated 08/14/06. *jb | |||