Steering Tie Rod Assembly Problems of Ford F-250 - part 2

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250. While driving approximately 30 mph, a loud snapping sound was heard from the front end of the vehicle. The driver suddenly lost control of the steering. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front tie rods fractured due to rust and corrosion. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

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The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250 sd. While driving various speeds, the vehicle hit a bump in the road and the contact lost control. The vehicle was maneuvered to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a front tie rod end failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred the following day. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the vehicle vibrated violently without warning. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the tire shocks, vibration dampener, drag link, tie rod, and all tires of the vehicle was replaced but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. Jo.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250. The contact stated while turning at 25 mph, the steering wheel shook. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the steering box, drag link bar, tie rod end, upper and lower ball joints, and suspension drive link cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000. The VIN was not available.

I was just seconds away from getting on the highway when the steering went completely out!! it happened in the following way. After making a left turn, fortunately I looked down and noticed the steering wheel was about 90 degrees off from center. With my mechanical background I knew that this was serious and pulled off the road. I checked the tie rods, suspension, tires looking for anything obvious and didn't find anything. Got back in the truck to test the steering wheel and as I turned the wheel there was a slight resistance then pop and the wheel spun freely. Opened the hood and the shaft was connected to the box spinning freely. I was seconds away from getting on the highway!.

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Was going over a bridge that had uneven pavement with a slight bank to the left and the steering and entire vehicle began to shake uncontrollably and put the vehicle into the nearby field after running off the road. I contacted Ford dealership and was informed to check tire air pressure (air pressure was fine-stock tires and rims). Front steering stablizer was checked and that was fine. Track bar and tie rod checked and those too were fine. A local four wheel drive shop informed me that they are quite aware of this problem and at 31000 miles they recommended changing the tie rod, dual steering stabilizers, and another alignment. Most off road dealers are aware of this problem and even say to adjust the caster to a positive 4 to correct. As seen on the internet, this began around 2005 with straight axle and coil suspension. Ford must rectify this problem!.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the steering assist failed and the contact was unable to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection where they stated that the tie rod, rack and pinion and the gear box needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 250,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 55 to 60 mph, a pot hole was hit and caused the vehicle to shimmy and shake out of control. The brake was engaged while at highway speeds to bring the vehicle under control. The dealer advised that the tie rods failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 97,000.

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I started this trip at the kentucky horse park, I-75 at exit 120. I had been driving an hour, heading north. This incident took place late afternoon, between 5pm and 6pm, broad daylight excellent visibility, dry, partly cloudy, traveling 65 mph in the center of three lanes. I was not tired nor distracted. I was northbound on I-75 in northern ky when I went over a minor bump, just rough pavement. I am absolutely certain there was no object in the road. After the bump the truck began steering erratically, wandering, much as it had 4 days earlier when I took it to my Ford dealer and they replaced the front u-joints. I slowed down, got the truck under control, turned off the cruise control, and moved to the right lane. I heard a high-pitched screeching metal noise. Then I smelled burning rubber. I was alert and very aware of road conditions and the traffic (two lanes were merging from the right from I-275 so I was in the center of five lanes) and I am certain there were no objects in the road. The concrete was clear and smooth. I heard a loud bang under the right front of the truck and it took off to the right. It was immediately clear the truck was not responding to the steering wheel. I put both feet on the brake pedal, made my body rigid and pulled up on the steering wheel for maximum down force on the brake pedal. Completely out of control, I traveled across both lanes on my right (the merging lanes from I-275) and came to a stop with the left rear wheel on the concrete apron and all other wheels in the rocky soil that was the side of a ditch with a mountain on the other side. It was later determined that the tie rod end had snapped. One theory is that the tie rod end was over-hardened and became brittle, possibly cracked, then the new u-joints changed the stresses on it and it snapped. Insurance report, crash site and parts photos available on request.

Driving on interstate and ran off onto rumble strips on side of road and wheel shake became extremely violent. Had to bring vehicle down to 30 mph from 75 very quickly and almost was hit from behind doing so. Have seen this and had it happen on older trucks that had excessive were in tie rods and worn front end parts but this truck is tight so I thought. First time for this and it was very frieghten couldn't beleive how violent shake was. Ford does need to address this or offer a fix before someone does get hurt. Wonder how many are out there that people have gotten rid of or never complained about it.

Driving on interstate and ran off onto rumble strips on side of road and wheel shake became extremely violent. Had to bring vehicle down to 30 mph from 75 very quickly and almost was hit from behind doing so. Have seen this and had it happen on older trucks that had excessive were in tie rods and worn front end parts but this truck is tight so I thought. First time for this and it was very frighten couldn't believe how violent shake was. Ford does need to address this or offer a fix before someone does get hurt. Wonder how many are out there that people have gotten rid of or never complained about it?.

My kids and I were driving on I-70 west coming from cambridge ohio to columbus. We hit a rough spot in the road and the front end started shaking violently from side to side. The whole truck was shaking. I let my foot off the accelerator and changed lanes. This did not stop the shaking. I went off on the berm and continued to slow down. At approx. 35-40 mph it stopped shaking. I checked the tires and all were fine. We proceeded on and roughly 10 miles down the road it did it again. I again took my foot off the gas and headed towards the berm, I did try hitting the brakes this time. Brakes made no difference. The shaking did not stop until we were between 35 and 40 mph. I have owned this truck since it had 5,000 miles on it and have traveled this road many times. The truck has always bounced around when hitting rough road surfaces, however, it stopped once past the rough spot. My truck is only used occasionally and has all of its original components it left the factory with, including the tires. I can not find any loose tie rod ends. Once I got home I turned off the truck and when I went to restart it to pull into the garage the battery was completely dead. This could of been totally coincidence, however, I believe the violent shaking caused a battery plate to short out. In my opinion this is completely unacceptable and is not a safe condition for anyone to be in at highway speeds. If my wife had been driving, she would not have been able to control the vehicle. I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter as it could have very serious and unfortunate consequences for other owners who could experience this problem, at any time, without warning.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford f250. The contact was driving 25 mph when the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle and found that the tie rod sleeve assembly tread had detached. He the tie rod and sleeve were replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,000.

2006 Ford F-250 experiences a severe vibration between 50 - 65 mph. Specifically noticed after hitting a pothole or driving on uneven roads. Truck is completely stock and has had shocks/ steering stabilizer / brakes / tires / alighnment / (replaced/completed) at a certified Ford dealer within the past 2 months. Additionally, I had every every ball joint, tie rod end, steering component inspected at my cost to investigate the issue. The steering vibration still exists. Forums and other sites have started to call this the "death wobble". Although it can be escaped by slowing down or accelerating through the vibration, it can easily cause loss of control to the unexpecting driver. I have driven Ford vehicles (trucks) for the past 20 years and this is the first time I have ventured to file an official complaint. Following the service bulletin to adjust tire pressure did not correct the problem. Brand new tires and alighnment offered a minor repreave only for me to experience the same issues less than 50 miles later. People who have experienced this issue need to get specific in order to prompt action from either the NHTSA or the Ford motor company. I did not experience this issue till approximately 60,000 miles, sometime after a brake change. The subsequent issues lead me to change the aforementioned equiptment in order to resolve the issue. To this point, the dealership can find nothing wrong but the issue remains. To reinterate, this truck is stock, no modifications have been made and required maitenance has been conducted by the dealer in every instanance.

Owner was driving on curvey paved road in rain conditions. Back end started to lose traction. Tried to correct and steering locked and wheels stuck to right. Truck ran off road. Mechanic found tie rods broken and steering gear box broken inside.

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1) @50,000 miles, normal city driving, speed less than 30 mph. 2) left tierod broke without warning. The tie rod dropped to the ground and the left front wheel no longer had steering control. The tie rod looks like the castellated nut was over torqued causing the stud to break off and the tapered shaft to fall out of the spindle. This is not a case of the ball joint in the tie rod wearing out. I'm lucky in this case it happened at a slow speed and no trailer in tow. If I was moving faster with a trailer, it could have been a disaster to lose steering control of the left front tire. The right side tire was still able to steer. The truck swerved out of the lane momentarily while I regained some control. In the act of dropping down, the tie rod made contact with the bead area of the front rim. As a result the wheel rim was also ruined. It was interesting that the tow truck driver and the service manager both mentioned that they have seen this kind of problem before. 3) the truck was flatbedded to the dealership for repair. The tie rod end was replaced at my expense for ~$750, not including the damaged wheel. I have the old part and can supply pictures if needed.

The tie rod broke and I lost all steering. I arrived at an intersection where the street I was on is required to stop. I was turning to the left so as I was accelerating through the turn and the intersection all steering disappeared and I found myself in the ditch and front yard of a neighbor's house rolling over his gas main. This of course created adverse secondary effects, but what if the tie rod had broken while I was on the freeway, the results would have been much different. I was not hurt nor was anyone else, but a tie rod is designed to out last the life of a vehicle. There was obviously a flaw in this particular piece of equipment.

My F-250 super duty, has a severe front end shimmy at highway speed. My wife and I could have died in one instance,we had to move across two lanes to the shoulder as the truck bounced uncontrollably. I thought the tie rods were going to snap . This did not happen just once, but numerous times. Every time I approach a bridge deck, bump or pot hole I'm afraid the tuck may have a uncontrollable shimmy and losing control! you never know if the truck will have a slight,or severe shimmy,sometimes there is no shimmy at all. This is a problem that has to be rectified!!! just so you are made aware my tires are fine as is my speed.

Hit a bump on interstate truck started shaking violently, I almost caused an accident and had to slow down to about 40 or it was going to shake me off the road, I could barely hold on, brought is it to the dealer and they said it was tire pressure, which was about 70lbs not the recommeded 75, come on that is not the problem. It is still doing it years later, wnet back to the dealer they said it was a brake hanging up and ripped me off for parts, still does it. I have now put on tires tie rod ends ball joints steering dampener, shocks and still does it. I know I'm not the only one. Make them fix this and compensate those of us who have tried to do so on our own because they won't accept that there is a problem.

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I recently purchased a used 2006 F-250 super duty p/u. At speed above 55 mph if I hit a bump, the steering wheel will start to oscillated about 4" inches in either direction and will not stop until I slow down. At higher speeds, ie 65-70 mph the front end feels like it's going to fall off when this happens. I have tried using continuous wheel balancers. And was about to replace the tie rod and drag link ends until I looked this issue up and found out that it was a common problem (possible design issue). I have no desire to pay a $1000 on a repair that may not fix the issue. This truck has not been lifted.

My 2004 f250 2wd superduty pickup shakes violently whenever I hit the smallest pothole or drive over railroad tracks. This caused my right tie rod to separate and run three people off the road. After new tie rods the problem still exist. This truck only has 81,000 miles on it . No one has any explanation as to what to do to fix this other than an after market steering stabilizer. Shouldn't Ford be responsible for this fix before someone gets killed?.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact drove over a bump and the vehicle began to immediately vibrate violently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where both front tie rod ends were replaced. The contact also recently received an advisory notification letter from the manufacturer in regards to steering wheel and front end vibrations when driving over bumpy road surfaces. The manufacturer advised owners to maintain proper tire inflation. The manufacturer was notified and made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20.

While backing out of the driveway the front passenger tie rod broke without warning. Please provide additional information.

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I purchased a new Ford f250 truck, VIN 1ftnx20l33e, on April 17, 2003, from elkhorn motors in elkhorn, WI. On October 24, 2004, at around 45,000 miles, I rotated the tires front to back in wisconsin before a trip to florida. After this tire rotation, I noticed a tendency for the steering wheel to oscillate when I stepped on the brakes. I assumed it was related to tires and planned to replace them on my return. I picked up a 5th wheel in florida and started back on November 2. The oscillation in the steering wheel was much worse, seemingly aggravated by the change in cg with the trailer attached. Hard braking at high speeds worsened this condition but I was mostly able to avoid this situation for the trip home. The truck acted completely normal when the brakes were not applied. I replaced both front tires with new ones. I informed my mechanic of my symptoms and asked him to realign the front end if he was unable to find anything else amiss. He found the tie rod end threads worn so much that the adjusting sleeve wobbled inside it even though the bolts were tight. There was also evidence from rust patterns that the adjusting sleeve and tie rod end had been moving in and out. The tie rod and ball joint were replaced at a cost of about $285. The failure of this part presented a serious safety risk. Ford's position is that they are not responsible for this vehicle after the warrantee is over. They did not even ask if the parts were available. (they are. ).

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1998 Ford F-250 steel tie-rod were sufficiently worn, lower ball joints were also worn and needed to be replaced. ***** the consumer received a cautionary letter from the Ford motor company which stated it was necessary to have the steering linkage inspected every 15,000, which prompted the consumer to have the vehicle inspected. After the installation of the new and improved steering componets, the left outer steering tie rod socket disengaged from the ball on the left wheel assembly while making a slow gradual left turn. This failure bought the vehicle to an abrupt stop in the middle of the intersection. After the vehicle was towed and inspected, it was discovered that all the tie rods needed to be replaced again.

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I turned right into a paint store parking lot after leaving a major highway (m-32) with my 1999 Ford f250 (69000 miles) and noticed a slipping feeling in my steering. When I tried to back up to leave the paint store my right front wheel was pointed to the far right and my left wheel was straight. I looked under the right wheel area and saw the tie rod end was separated from the steering rod. I had the truck transported on a flat bed to a repair shop. I had all the tie rod ends replaced. The repair shop, bedford's muffler & brake (9893458732) has seen this same type of failure recently on a Ford. I have the failed parts and have contacted Ford over a week ago. They have not responded.

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The front tire rod fell off the vehicle. The dealer was notified. Both front outer tie rod ends were replaced.

While driving 40 mph, vehicle suddenly began to shake violently. Mechanic found that tie rod had broken off due to premature failure. Consumer is aware of similar vehicles experiencing the same problem. Tie rod ends were replaced and front end alignment was performed.

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While turning into driveway at 30 mph the tie rod end fell off.

Right side outer tir rod end came apart. Vehicle went off the road struck a mail box and power pole and low voltage pedastel and pulled power line from neighboring house. Causing damage to house.

At 25 mph the vehilce tie rod pull apart. . . . . Dealer notified and informed that was not cover under a mfr's recall. Please provide any further details:.

When at a stop not able to turn wheels while brakes are applied. Ford company indicated that this was the way vehicle was designed. The design flaw is the cause for steering problem that occurs when brakes are applied. A new wider stance, tie rod angle and the fact that there is more weight in the front end than on the 97 older body style vehicle.

While driving down the interstate I hit a small bump and the "death wobble" started. I have taken the truck into a shop and they have had me replace tie rod ends, track bar, and drag link all with no change. I have also balanced rotated and aligned the truck also with no change. I have looked online and have seen many other complaints with others being at a dead end for what to have fixed or looked at next. I am to the point that I am becoming scared to drive the truck at highway speeds. First happened September 2016.

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The tie rod end failed, while driving the ball separated from the cup, causing loss of control.

While mechanic was installing new tires he noticed that the tie rod on the front right side was severely worn, destroyed.