general problems of the 2006 Ford F-350 - part 2

While driving along the hwy at approx 65mph I ran across a patch of uneven road at which caused my 2006 f350 4x4 steering to shake violently I had to carefully pull over to the shoulder which was no small task as there was a lot of traffic the shaking would not stop until I was almost stopped this happened 4 times on different roads . The vehicle is stock not lifted and has oem tires. I am trying to find a fix but I am finding out this is a common problem for Ford and they are unwilling to help fix.

Vehicle control compromised when incurring sharp changes in road surface (potholes, expansion joints, etc).

The contact owns a 2006 Ford f350 purchased October 2005. While driving at speeds less than 45 mph and towing a 30 foot trailer in light snow, the steering wheel suddenly turned to the right. He attempted to turn the steering wheel back to the straight position, but it turned in a full 365 degree turn without interference of the driver. He attempted to adjust the wheel however the tires would not respond. The driver then crashed into the median and was turned approximately 180 degrees. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they stated they have seen this type of failure on his year, make and model numerous times. They also found that the steering box in the vehicle was manufactured with the steering box designed for the f450 model as opposed to the f350 model. The highway patrol arrived to the scene shortly after and a report was filed. The failure mileage was 30,000. The current was 31,000.

Excessive front end shimmy on occasion with my Ford f350 4x4. I have received a letter from Ford discussing this issue. The first time the problem occurred, my tire pressure was low and subsequently maintaining proper tire pressure seemed to prevent the problem for a while. However, recently I hit some bumps while traveling on the highway at a speed of approximately 65 mph and the front end began to shimmy very violently. I knew to hit the brakes to regain control of the steering, but I had to stay on my brakes until I slowed to approximately 40 mph before I could regain control of the steering wheel. I called a local Ford service center, but they said they would "only be guessing" at the proper way to fix the problem. I then called Ford customer service to discuss the issue, as I am nervous about riding on the highway with the vehicle. They suggested that I call several service centers until I find one that has experience with trying to fix this particular problem. I have done that and I have found that none of the local dealers know how to correct the problem. This shimmy problem is occurring more and more often and I am convinced that it will eventually result in an accident on the highway.

2006 Ford F-350 sd 2wd has a violent front end shimmy that has been caused by the smallest imperfection in the highway. At speeds of 50mph+ the shaking is so intense that it causes swerving and you must come to a near complete stop before the shaking will cease. Since it happens on the freeway, we have nearly been rear ended and have swerved into other lanes. This is a safety concern for all passengers in the vehicle. It can occur once every other day or four times in 20miles.

2006 Ford F-350 super duty dual axle. Vehicle suffers severe, violent, and uncontrollable shimmy / vibrations when crossing uneven pavement. Most notably when doing so while in a left angled turn. Must apply immediate heavy breaking to below 20 mph to get the uncontrollable vibration to stop. Have nearly been rear-ended on numerous occasions due to this issue. Tires are properly inflated and vehicle suspension is completely factory stock. This is a very dangerous situation and has been occurring since purchase nearly two years ago.

2006 Ford f350 4x4 steering shakes violently and causes loss of steering control and body shake.

Excessive front end shimmy on occasion with my Ford f350 4x4. I have received a letter from Ford discussing this issue. The first time the problem occurred, my tire pressure was low and subsequently maintaining proper tire pressure seemed to prevent the problem for a while. However, recently I hit some bumps while traveling on the highway at a speed of approximately 65 mph and the front end began to shimmy very violently. I knew to hit the brakes to regain control of the steering, but I had to stay on my brakes until I slowed to approximately 40 mph before I could regain control of the steering wheel. I called a local Ford service center, but they said they would "only be guessing" at the proper way to fix the problem. I then called Ford customer service to discuss the issue, as I am nervous about riding on the highway with the vehicle. They suggested that I call several service centers until I find one that has experience with trying to fix this particular problem. I have done that and I have made an appointment for service tomorrow. The reason for my writing this complaint is that the last occurring was so severe, that I was afraid of causing an accident due to the quick deceleration I was forced into in order to regain steering control of the vehicle.

High pressure power steering hose defective. 425 hoses are on back order with Ford. No estimate of when a hose will be available. Customers have already been waiting 2 months. Meanwhile I am filling my power steering reservoir every couple of days.

I have a 2006 Ford F-350 pickup and when you hit a bump when bend in road at highway speeds the front end of the truck goes into a death wobble with the front suspension. This happens very routinely and seems to be getting worse. Truck is even a hand full to control at highway speeds at 65 mph going down a straight away with bumpy surface.

Steering/suspension oscillates or going into a harmonic bouncing after encountering a bump in the road. Usually around 65 mph. Slowing down will stop the harmonic bouncing. It has occurred about 8 times while I had owned the vehicle the latest being 12/26/08. I purchased the vehicle new in Dec. 2006. As of 1/2009 the vehicle has 27,000 miles on it. Scares the daylights out of me when it happens. No repair/correcting actions have been taken at this time.

2006 f 350 very violent shaking in the front end after hitting bumps and such in the road. In order to stop the shaking one has to slow almost to a stop. On the highway this is very dangers and something needs to be done. . .

2006 Ford F-350 XLT crew cab diesel. Vehicle experiences violent shaking in the front end at speeds of 45-55 mph. Vehicle has been in the shop numerous times (new tires, shocks, steering stabilizers) without resolution. When the shaking starts the vehicle becomes extremely violent and hard to control. The truck has to be almost completely stopped before the shake will stop. After doing some research on the internet I have found numerous people with the same symptoms. Some have wrecked their vehicles, others have had very close calls. Ford does not acknowledge the issue that I can find.

2006 Ford F-350 has "death wobble" and is unsafe for driving!!!!.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350 sd. While driving approximately 65 mph, the steering vibrated and wobbled excessively. In addition, the front end of the vehicle began to shimmy. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. Immediately, the driver pulled the vehicle over. She drove to an authorized dealer, but they could not duplicate the failures. The vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer and an independent mechanic on separate occasions for identical failures, but there were no resolutions. Currently, the authorized dealer is replacing the steering stabilizer shock and drag link. The VIN was unable to be entered into the system. The failure mileage was 65,000 and current mileage was 87,000.

I own a 4wd f350 dually. While traveling at highway speeds approx. 45mph and above and after traveling over an uneven road surface or bump in the road, the front end goes into an uncontrollable shimmy/oscillation. This can only be stopped by pulling over and completely stopping the vehicle. I have taken the truck to a Ford dealership who checked the front end and said there was nothing wrong w/ the truck and that it was a tire problem. I have since then bought new tires which somewhat lessened the problem but did not correct it. I also have taken the truck to a reputable independent alignment shop, and they told me that they have seen a lot of trucks w/ the same problem, but are unable to fix it due to the design of the front end. The independent shop said there is to much castor in the front end and no way to adjust it. I am now on my third set of tires w/ only 45000 miles on the truck. I bought this truck for around $ 48,000. 00 and have had this problem since the truck had about 23000 miles on it. I cant even drive it on the interstate due to the uncontrollable front end shimmy. The Ford dealership will not acknowledge that I have a problem. I have searched the internet and have found post after post of people who have the same problem with their truck and the lack of acknowledgment from Ford. This is a very serious problem and to date I have spent over $ 1,600. 00 trying to remedy it. I hope some one from your dept. Is familiar w/ this and could possibly help me. Thank you stephen hall.

06 f350 dually diesel crew cab. When driving anywhere between 50-70 mph and hit a pothole the front end goes into a death wobble and is not controlled until vehicle is slowed to 30 mph. Almost lost control of vehicle on los angeles freeways. Has happened multiple times and have been to Ford dealer with no assistance. Last episode was last week, then my insurance CO told me to file complaint in case of accident that is not my fault but a vehicle defect. Aaa also sent me to this forum of other Ford owners that have had the same complaint.

We have 2 2006 Ford f-250 super duty crew cab v10s. Both exhibit a shimmy/wobble in the front end when hitting a pothole with the driver's side front tire that requires us to slow down until it goes away in order to retain control of the vehicle.

2006 F-350 front end shakes violently on occasion. Usually occurs with a change in level of interstate as in driving over an overpass back onto the normal road surface. Speed is usually around 65-70 mph when it happens. Immediate reduction to approximately 30 mph is required to make it stop. Has happened 6 times so far and almost caused an accident on 3 of those occasions.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the suspension was unstable and would shake while the vehicle was being driven around a curve or at various speeds sporadically. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the dealer replaced the power steering hoses and the steering stabilizer however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that a caster adjustment would need to be performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but declined to provide the contact a remedy to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 20,000.

While driving on the freeway and on two lane roads, and after hitting a pothole on one side of the vehicle, the truck started shaking uncontrollably. In order to stop shaking vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder and brought to a stop.

2006 Ford F-350 truck is "road wild" due to excessive play in steering box. Vehicle has had 3 new steering gears (and many other front end parts) in 34,000 miles. Each gear lasts about 8-10,000 miles. After roughly 10,000 miles, truck wanders requiring excessive steering wheel rotation to correct. Last service appointment Ford "field engineer" determined after a test drive that it "drove like his truck" and was normal.

Front end of truck wobbles-shakes out of control when going over explanation joint on overpass. Does not stop wobble until vehicle is slowed down to about 30mph. Fear of getting rear-ended.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350 sd. The contact stated that there was a wobble in the front end of his vehicle. He referenced TSB number 10021230 from Ford pertaining to the steering wheel oscillation and took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer repaired the failure according to the TSB, but stated that there may have still been minor oscillation, which was normal. After retrieving the vehicle, the contact noticed that the steering wheel pulled to the right. He could also still feel the oscillation in the steering wheel. The entire front tire would shake violently on the highway, forcing the contact to decelerate to approximately 35 mph in order for the shaking to cease. The current mileage was 34,824 and failure mileage was 34,686.

My new 2006 F-350 sd 4x4 dually fnt end wobbles if small bump is hit (like a road joint) on road way at speeds over 50 mph have had truck in shop several times still does same thing one shop in town has been in business since the 50s says he gets alot of these trucks doing the same thing he has checked with Ford no fix is available.

While traveling at approximately 30 mph through a curve, the steering suddenly and completely failed causing the vehicle to go out of control and crash. There was no advance warning. An inspection at the scene revealed that parts of the vehicle's steering system had not been installed at the factory and the steering system fell apart in the curve as a result of this negligence. The police report listed mechanical failure as the accident cause and no driver error was involved. The driver was injured and the vehicle sustained substantial damage. Ford has refused to take responsibility for their vehicle's mechanical failure and refuses to honor the vehicle's warranty despite the fact the vehicle is less than two years old and has only 23,000 +/- miles on it. No alterations were made to the vehicle's drive train or suspension and it was a fully stock vehicle at the time of the crash.

I have a 2006 Ford F-350 4x4. I am having some serious issues with the front end of my truck shaking very badly every time I go over a highway bridge with uneven pavement, uneven pavement, dips or shallow holes on highways. Going over railroad tracks on highway routes with speed limits of 55 mph, I have to slow to at least 30 mph because my front wheels start shaking so bad I cannot control the truck. My truck is used strictly for onroad driving and kept in excellent condition and serviced on a regular basis. I feel that my day to day driving have not contributed to this condition and feel it could be some sort of a defect in my 2006 F-350. This has been occurring on a regular basic since my purchase of the truck 13 months ago. I have had the tires rotated a number of time and was recently told that my tire rods need to be replaces. A Ford service agent told me it was no reason why my tire rods would go bad so quick for normal highway driving.

This vehicle since new has had numerous incidents with a severe uncontrollable shimmy in front end and steering wheel. I have had it to the dealer numerous times and they tell me there is nothing wrong with it. Ford has sent a few notifications stateing that they are aware of the problem,but that it is just caused from improper inflation. I have set the tires to manufacturers recommended psi weekly,and does'nt make a bit of difference. Ford is closing their eyes on this one,and it is going to cost lives!!!. When this occurs you have absolutely no control of the vehicle. Another problem with this vehicle is the engine is junk. My vehicle has 43000 miles currently,and has had the motor taken out of it twice already for repairs!!!,and has been to dealer at least 6 or 7 times. I own a small tree care company and really cant afford a $45000 mistake to a multi billion dollar company.

Experienced severe vibrations and shimming after hitting a bump in the road. Had to bring the truck to a complete stop before I could go on. I though I must of had a flat tire, but no. Took the truck to the dealer, they said they tightened some things and adjusted the tire pressure. A couple of months later it happened again. I went straight to the local garage to have the tires checked, but the tire pressure was fine. It continues to happen about twice a year with no reason, just depends how I hit a bump on the road. It usually happens when crossing a bridge on the interstate. This last time in October 2011, I was crossing a bridge on interstate PA 80 in the passing lane, when it happened. I was all over the road before I could stop. I was fortunate that there were no other vehicles around, or it would have been a disaster. I was ready to take the truck back to the dealer, and tell them, its to dangerous to drive on the interstate. I got this letter from Ford discussing this issue. They are correct stating "a severe" vibration, but totally wrong saying this condition results from significant tire under-inflation. I've never driven my truck with significant tire under-inflation. This shimming cannot be taken lightly, but that was the impression I got from the dealer. I wonder how long Ford really new about this issue. I should be on record back at my dealer soon after I got the truck with this exact issue.

2006 F-350 dually has a shimmer or severe vibration of the steering wheel that begins when a bump or dip in the road occurs and does not correct itself. Even though the tires are in good order. Ford motor CO says there is nothing that can be done to correct this situation. Their letter of notification is dated April 2009.

: the contact stated that while driving at 30 mph and pulling a trailer, the steering mechanism detached. The vehicle veered out of control and struck a wall. The accident was reported to the police. There was no warning prior to the failure, and the contact was injured in the accident. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure, but was able to repair the steering mechanism.

2006 F-350 Ford truck since truck was purchased when tires are about 60% used bad wobble in front end when on a curve right or left when hitting a bump in road or a change in pavement height. When this happens truck is hard to control until speed is reduced to approx 45 mph. A rebalance of the tires help but still wobbles at speeds above 50mph in the above circumstances. Truck now has 65,000 miles on it and I am on the 5th set of tires have used 4 different brands but it always seem to be the same as the tire wear the wobble gets worse and worse. The wobble is always there even when the tires are new but it is minimal until the tire wears to about 60% of the tread then it gets to an unsafe level of drivable it literally jerks the steering wheel uncontrollably until you slow below 50mph. Ford is aware of this problem and many commercial truck buyers (pacific gas and electric and southern California edison to name two)have brought there fleet trucks in to have no success of repair. I am being told there is no fix so perhaps a recall is in order. At first I thought it was a problem with the contitract 18" tires that came on the truck from the factory (they were the worst with the wobble) but I have since used other brands and the problem still persists.