Front Suspension Upper Ball Joint Problems of Ford F-250

I was driving down a main st, going about 35 mph. . . When I hit a bump the truck would shake violently and the steering wheel was also shaking violently , I had it diagnosed as the drag link ball joint and an upper ball joint both on the passenger side front. . . I got a letter in the mail from Ford just yesterday about the shimmy/shaking issue, the letter states that it is due to tire pressure in which I believe to be very wrong!!.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Ford f250. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph over a bump in the road. The vehicle began to jerk violently causing it to travel uncontrollably across two lanes. The contact was able to regain control and resumed normally. The failure occurred on four separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the upper ball joints were replaced. The failure continued to occur after the repair was performed. The manufacturer notified the owner's the vehicle may experience a potential shimmy and recommended the tires be inflated to the correct pressure to prevent the defect. The manufacturer was made aware of the recurring problem. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000. Js.

: the contact stated the upper and lower ball joints were worn down and needed to be replaced. The contact expressed concern that these parts were defective.

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Steering is defective. Steering wheel wanders off in another direction due to ball joints being defective.

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My tires were severely worn on the inside edges. I bought new tires and went to have the truck aligned. Virginia spring and alignment, arlington, va, 22213, informed me that my right front spring was dangerously weak and had caused the upper ball joint to become loose. They said every Ford 250 diesel they see has this problem and that Ford did not put strong enough springs on these trucks. Ford in fact had issued TSB-96-23-16 which called for adding a leaf to each front spring and realignment. They refuse to fix the defect in my truck because it has over 36,000 miles on it. If this spring fails, a 3/4 ton truck goes out of control.

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