general problems of the 2006 Ford F-250 - part 2

The death wobbles or shimmy been. Going on since 2010. The whole truck would shake and shake hard. Until I slow down to 30mph. Then Ford sent me a litter (09l02) saying it's called the shimmy and its my tire pressure. I checked tire still kept happening. Yesterday 6/23/2014 my wife an two sons where on the freeway when it happen and the steering damper broke off.

My f250 p/u has a death wobble above 50 mph. That has almost made me crash on several occasions.

Violent shaking of entire vehicle after going over a bump in road at speed of 65 mph. 2006 f250 with 32,000 miles on it. This happened twice in one week, on the way to and from vacation. The truck was not heavily loaded,nor was it towing anything. The truck towed a moving trailer once but not at high speed. Is not driven on highways daily. We want to get a camper and tow it with this vehicle, but if we had been towing a camper it would have been a terrible nightmare.

Truck has had this problem since I bought it. A shimmy and vibration whenever going over any type of imperfection on the roadway. From a constant vibration up to a severe almost uncontrollable shimmy. Truck will even hop sideways when going over a small patch job on the hwy. I have bought new tires, keep my tire pressure constant and still have the problem. Please help if a fix is known. The last set of tires were ruined due to cupping. At $1300. 00 a set, I do not want to have to replace again after only 15,000 miles, but more then that, I would hate to be the one causing an accident resulting in injury and even death. Please let me know if Ford has come up with a remedy to this problem.

See attached description with this report using tcn: ccn26-19640 description write-up. . . . . Updated 04/19/12 the consumer stated the defect involved severe front suspension and steering wheel oscillation that can result in loss of control and lane change at highway speeds. The consumer stated the vehicle performs perfect when not transportation a load at any speed on any road condition. However, when traveling downgrades of 6% or more with the 5th wheel trailer at speeds above 50 mph, a light touch of the brakes to slow the combination vehicle down initiates the oscillation which will not stop the until the vehicle speed falls below 50 mph. Updated 05/02/12.

Front end bounces violently if you hit as light bump in the freeway.

Ford f250 2006 violently shakes when it hits a bump at 40+ miles a hour. You have to brake lightly to get it to stop. Those in the truck and around the truck are at risk.

Hello; I have a 2006 Ford super duty 4x4 diesel. I have low miles 23,000 and no modifications to truck. I have had a few times where the front end will shake after hitting a pot hole or bridge bump. It now did this again on 9/2/2009 and was violent and dangerous, almost lost control. I have searched the internet this morning and its called the 'death wobble' and seems alot of Ford super duty's are experiencing this problem. Please advise me what steps to take as I am extremely concerned. Thanks.

Driving along at about 45 mph, hit a rough patch of pavement and the front end of the truck began to bounce and the steering wheel began to oscillate back and forth, although the truck did not go left or right from the line of travel. After slowing down the truck came back under my control, bounce and oscillation stopped. This has happened numerous times (weekly), with the original tires and with replacement tires. I have had the front end aligned and tires balanced. I check the air pressure weekly. All of this had no affect on the oscillations. I would drive over the same areas daily andcould continue to repeat what had happened by driving the same speed over the same piece of bad pavement. It is no worse or better than when it first happed. But having my wife drive the truck and have the same issue concerned me. I did research that led me to find out that this is a problem affects numerous F-250s and to your website. I wish I had complained about this when it began, but my truck was out of warranty and I thought I was out of luck (still may be).

My 2006 Ford f250 4wd superduty pickup shakes violently whenever I hit the smallest pothole or drive over railroad tracks. It is a danger to myself, my children and anyone driving around me on the road. Took the truck to my dealer and almost got thrown out after getting into an argument with both the mechanic and svc manager who said there was nothing wrong with the truck, they never heard of this problem and I need to buy new tires. Tires are brand new with less than 20k on them.

I bought a 2006 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4 in 2008 with 11,300 miles. Six months after buying truck, I noticed on the highway at speeds between 60-70 mph if I hit a series of bumps in the road the front end starts to shake violently and must slow down to 35-40 mph to stop the shaking. I still have the truck Ford sent me a letter saying there are no issues but to make sure tires are properly inflated and balanced. That does not stop the violent shaking. I have not had it repaired because I have read so many other complaints where they have spent thousands of dollars and still have the issue. I am waiting for Ford to recall and correct this problem. I have 32,000 miles on the truck now and I am very careful when driving on the highway.

I own a 2006 Ford F-250 superduty diesel truck. I have experienced violent front end shaking with temporary complete loss of steering on numerous occasions while driving on interstate within designated speed limits. The event seems to follow driving over uneven road services such as bridge gaps, potholes, road patches, etc. This is of great concern as I often tow a 34 foot fifth wheel camper with trailer weight over 10,000 gvr; thankfully I have yet to experience this loss of control while towing my camper.

Traveling approximately 60mph on interstate highway on somewhat undulating concrete surface, vehicle experienced extreme vibrating of suspension such that it felt like the axles were unconnected from the vehicle frame. Steering control became difficult and nearly lost control.

While driving on the highway at speeds in the 60's I went over the seem of a bridge. The truck vibrated so wildly that I grabbed the wheel with both hands, hit the brakes hard and prayed. Its an awful feeling. I don't let anybody drive this truck on the highway. It has happened to me more times than not. I check the tire pressure regularly. This truck should be re-called. Its a very dangerous situation. It's not a shimmy. Its very violent. If anybody wants proof I will gladly take them for a ride.

I have a 2006 Ford f250 which was purchased new. I have made no modifications to this truck since purchasing it on12/07/2006. On three different occassions my truck has begun to shake violently while traveling down i95 south in maryland to visit family. The first two times this happened after making sure I had control of the truck I put it in neatral and shut down the ignition. The violent shaking stopped and all seemed fine. I had it checked after the second time and nothing was found to be wrong. The first time that this all happened there was no bump in the road or anything, the second time I crossed a small bridge/overpass and as I was coming off the violent shaking started and my 5 and 7 year olds thought I was playing, I was scared but held on and told them to do the same. I shut the truck down like the first time and it went away again. Mind you now this is all happening while driving down interstate 95 at about 70 mph, staying with the flow of traffic, I have to loose my power steering and power brakes while the truck is shut down rolling 70 mph. Is this not a safety issue, can anyone say recall before people die. I took the truck to my local Ford when I got back to have it checked out. They checked, found nothing and was told to bring it back if it happened again or if I could make it happen. Most recently now it happened again(3rd time) on 8/2/2008, once again on i95. My wife and I were driving as all times before, went over small bridge/overpass and the "death wobble" started again. I kept my foot on the accelerator and both hands on the wheel to see what was going to happen(mechanic and I discussed doing this to see if a code, check engine light or something broke. After about 20-30 seconds of riding this thing out it all stopped and went away as quickly and with out warning like it starts. I am currently trying to get anyone from Ford to acknowledge this problem exsists, with little luck.

Going 55mph the truck starts shaking and shimming. All lights go in and out and blows whenever anything is hooked up.

Ford F-250 sd shaking violently after crossing a bridge with uneven surfaces, bumps, pot holes. Totally out of control, let off excelerator and it finally stopped.

I have an 06 Ford f 250 super duty super cab XLT with an 8 foot bed. I've had issues with extreme highway shaking. When it happens to me I'm usually going over 60 mph, and it happens when I hit a bump in the road, to me it feels like it is coming from the back end of the vehicle,like the wheels are now bouncing instead of rolling,the shaking is extremely violent,and I have to slow down to apx. 40 or less mph to make it go away. Sometimes it would last almost a full 30 seconds,but I never seem to have any steering issues,the vehicle is still in my control,but maybe that's because my instinct is to just go straight and slow down. In any case, I've had 2 people witness this while in the truck with me at different times and both of them turned white with fear,this is not just a little shimmy,like an unbalanced tire or something, it is a major design flaw and Ford better do something about it!.

My Ford F-250 superduty diesel occasionally shakes extremely violently with temporary complete loss of vehicle control when driving at higher speeds and crossing uneven obstacles such as bridge gaps and small road deviations. The vehicle feels to shake violently in the front end and inhibits steering. The shake is extremely violent in nature with oscillating large amplitude deflections in each wheel.

I have a 2006 f250 lariat crew cab 6. 0. There are no modifications from stock on the vehicle. I was and continue to run recommended air pressure in the tires. While driving the vehicle at a speed of 50 mph in a slight turn, immediately after hitting a dip in the road, I experienced a violent shake in the front end. It felt as though the tires were hopping which made the truck extremely hard to control. As the front end hopped it pushed through the turn. This seems to be in intermittent condition brought on by speeds over 40mph, in turning situations, where there is a bump and or dip in the road. Based on my research lately this seems to be a know safety issue that Ford has chosen to ignore.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250. The contact was driving 60 mph over a road bump when the vehicle began to shake violently. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test but the dealer was unable to defect the causes of the failure. The manufacturer suggested adding front dampers to the vehicle but the vehicle was already equipped with stock dampers that did not need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was concerned with the possibility of losing control of the vehicle when the failure occurred. The failure mileage was 62,000.

My wife and I were driving my 2006 F-250 super duty on hwy 95 when my truck felt like I was in an earthquake. It was the worst violent shaking I have ever felt in a vehicle. It felt like all four tires exploded. So I fought my steering wheel and brake pedals to slow the truck down to finally skidded off of the side of the road, while cars are going by us 70 plus mile per hour, everything inside the vehicle fell off of the seats the drinks in the cup holders went flying. After seeing that all four tires seemed fine and that we did not hit anything on the road, we were scared to death to drive again. After visited the Ford dealership the next day, they are still trying to figure out what is wrong with the vehicle, they said it was the tire balance and pressure, but there is no way this would cause such a violent death shaking experience. After doing my own research, it seems there are thousands of people with the Ford super duty that are having this same word for word problem. Please help me, before someone is killed by this Ford mistake. I am scared to death to drive my brand new vehicle. Thank you very much.

I was driving on interstate at 75 mph when I hit a small bump in the road when my truck went violently out of control until I brought it to a complete stop almost causing a fatal accident.

2006 f250 fx4 6. 0 front end starts to shack when hitting a bump truck is uncontrollable til slowing down to about 30mph.

I purchased a Ford f250 from a dealership, I believe after doing my research that this model has a defect in it and is to dangerous to drive. If I drive over 45 mph and I hit a pothole or a bump it violently shakes to the point where we feel we are going to tip over. We have to come to a complete stop for it to stop shaking and when you are on a freeway that is very dangerous. Ford does not seem to care about this issue and has not been able to fix it. I spent a lot of money on this vehicle and am afraid to put my 3 children in the car. Do I have to wait for someone to die for Ford to handle it. I have found 1000's of people with the same problem and want to know if there is anything you can do to help us fix this.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250 sd. While driving 70 mph under normal dry conditions, the vehicle hit a pothole and spun out. The contact has spoken to the dealer several times about failure. The dealer inspected the vehicle but was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure and current mileages were 16,000.

2006 Ford f250, shakes violently to the point of losing control if I encounter rough road on the highway. So far problem occurs at speeds over 60mph.

Truck has a vertical vibration most noticeable between 45-50 mph. Truck also has steering problem at high speeds such as interstate driving. An expansion joint in the highway will just about cause loss of control of the vehicle. Ford denies any problem, yet has issued TSB 07-05-11 to address the concern that a few customers may have. Apparently it is more than a few customers. This truck is dangerous on the interstate.

Took to dealership at approxiamtely 10,000 miles and they performed TSB's (technical service bulletins). Have taken vehicle to 2 different dealership dealers now going on the 8th time for same issue. The truck experiences a dangerous "hyper-shake" at approximately 50-70 mph. The truck shakes violently side to side, and up and down and drifts out of lane and to correct it must apply the brakes. Steering of the vehicle is significantly impeded , and shaking continues until truck speed is decreased to approx. 30 mph. I have done all suggestions given to me by the dealerships. Rebalance tires, checked alignment and tire pressure. I am currently taking this vehicle to Ford dealership March 23, 2007 for them to try and fix the hyper-shake. This is very dangerous issue and it needs to be corrected. This vehicle is not highway safe.

My 2006 F-250 shakes violently when hitting a pot hole this occurs about once every couple of weeks. I have to come to a complete stop for the vehicle to quit shaking I have almost been rearended several times and I have been in the lane on oncoming traffic with my 2-month old in the vehicle because I can not control the vehicle when this occurs. I have had several close calls and have been extremely lucky the circumstances haven't been different otherwise the situation could of been fatal for my 2-month old, my husband and my self.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250 sd. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph over a road bump, the front end began shaking uncontrollably. The contact had to use effort to regain control of the vehicle and applied the brakes until the vehicle was at a stop. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact later received a field action notification from the manufacturer (letter number: 09l02 ) pertaining to a possible ¿death wobble¿ . The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 32,000.

Since it was brand new, my 2006 Ford f250 bounces so severely on the highway at speeds over 55 mph when hitting expansion joints, it has caused loss of control. This only happens on certain sections of highway. No injuries have occured yet as I have learned which parts of the highway to slow down on. But, the vehicle is not safe to drive on strange highways.

My 06 Ford f -250 experiences what seems to be normal wheel-hop on the highway (between 50-65 mph) but the hop instantly turns into a "hyper-shake" causing complete loss of control with the truck bouncing out of the lane to wherever it wishes to go until the rear brakes manage to slow it down enough to regain control. Thank god it has not killed anyone yet (including me). It could have very easily went head-on if that is where the road was headed.

Truck violently shakes after hitting a bump or dip in the road and doesn't stop until I slow down to almost a complete stop. Received a letter from Ford about this problem but the only solution they offer is to check tire pressure which I did and of course did nothing.

Front end bounces dangerously when driving over uneven road or potholes. First problem occurred at 1100 miles on 9-15-06 and service dept could find anything wrong. Happened again on the same month still could not find anything. On 10-23-06 took head mechanic from service dept with me on a test drive and the problem happened 3 times mechanic could not pin point problem. On 12-11-06 they loosened and retorqued all fasteners still not fixed. They have replaced dampener and steering shock still no fix it. Truck bounces dangerously and goes right or left could cause major accident. Just picked up truck again from dealership they retorqued everything again still not fixed.