Front Suspension Shock Absorber Problems of Ford F-250

The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250. While traveling at 40 mph, both the front end of the vehicle and the steering wheel will begin to abnormally shake and vibrate without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the front shocks would need to be replaced. There were no prior warnings of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 74,000.

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2005 F-250 has dangerous shake in front end of vehicle, to the point of loosing control of vehicle on highway. Truck bounced over four lanes of highway before gaining control of it. Speed was about 55-60mph. It was early in the morning and there wasn't much traffic on the road. If it had been in the afternoon, there would have been a crash and possible fatalities. I took truck to dealer, tech stated they knew about the problem but didn't know how to fix it, and they weren't going to do a recall because it's not a very public problem, so they threw some shims on it and some other stuff. Truck still has a considerable shake to the front end. We recently took the truck to a 'non' Ford mechanic. Three tie rods are bad and the stabilizer shocks are bad. He stated this is because the front end is shaking so bad it is wearing out the rods/shocks. The truck is only three years old and this should not be happening. The dealer stated they knew about the problem. Why is nothing being done to fix this issue?.

The front springs on this heavy duty truck began collapsing after approximately 14-months of service. The condition wears the front tires excessively and does not make the vehicle handle properly. The condition was brought to the attention of the dealership, don vance Ford, marshfield,mo. And all that has been achieved is trips to the dealership and discussions with Ford customer assistance. I have looked at several f250 vehicles with the 7. 3 l and 460 motor packages and they are experiencing the same problem as I have. Ford has obviously recognized the problem I am experiencing as the twin I-beam is no longer available on the 1999 model f250's.

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The oem shock absorbers were defective causing the vehicle rebound 2-3 cycles after hitting a bump and caused the tires to develop moderate cupping, the position of the drivers side oem shock absorber top bolt had a sharp edge and was rubbing a hole in the outer jacket of the hydraulic hose exposing the inner braid, consumer explored the possibility of repositioning the hose but a hose support clamp would not allow such positioning. Nlm.

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While driving 30 mph and higher, steering wheel jerks out of consumers hands, causing a loss of vehicle control, consumer states that there is a problem with the front suspension, if a rough surface is hit, steering will jerk out of drivers hands, vehicle will bounce around sideways out of control, dealer installed shimmy shock to attempt to correct problem, consumer states it helps, however has not completely remedied problem.