Front Suspension Wheel Bearing problems of the 2006 Ford F-150

Two problems related to front suspension wheel bearing have been reported for the 2006 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2006 F-150.

1 Front Suspension Wheel Bearing problem

Failure Date: 01/27/2012

I had to replace all of the gears and the inside and outside bearings and seals in the rear end - on a truck that had 87,000 miles. Every dealership I've spoken to has talked about the cheap bearings in the front and rear end on these Ford F-150's. 18,000 miles ago I had to fix the front end.

2 Front Suspension Wheel Bearing problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2011

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated there was noise in the rear of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the rear end needed to be replaced. The dealer stated the wheel bearings failed and also caused the gears to fail. The contact stated the failure was a manufacturers defect because the mileage was low when the failure occurred. The failure and current mileage was 50,000.


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