Steering Wheel Problems of Ford F-350

While driving at highway speeds, bumps in the road surface cause a violent shimmy. Truck has stock suspension and oem tires. Tire pressure is per Ford specification (as indicated on the door pillar). Seems ntsb has investigated and determined the issue is due to suspension modications or low tire pressure. This is not the case with this truck. All stock and deadly. Ntsb needs to reopen their investigation before someone is injured or killed.

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This is a company vehicle driven by several different employees. Many of these drivers have complained of a sudden violent shaking of the vehicle while at highway speeds, usually after hitting a bump in the road, expansion joint, etc. This shaking will only stop by lowering speed sometimes to as low as 10 mph. We have taken the vehicle to a local Ford dealership multiple times with no success in solving the problem. They even advised us to install airbags to the rear suspension to distribute weight to the front of the vehicle when loaded. We are currently on our fourth set of quality e-rated tires (recommended tire pressure is maintained) but are still experiencing the problem.

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When applying brakes at low speeds or high speeds steering wheel will lock up, and consumer cannot control vehicle.

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While driving sector shaft broke, causing vehicle to lose control.

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When applying brakes hard at any speed steering locks up, even at stand still. Dealer stated vehicle was designed that way, and there was nothing he could do.

At low speeds when applying brakes, steering wheel would lock up. Dealer has inspected vehicle and changed rack and pinion. However, problem was not corrected. Dealer put old parts back on vehicle.

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Whenever pressing hard on brakes steering wheel would not turn. Also, when car is running, and air conditioning is on with vents open, it lets out a smell of diesel fuel.

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Consumer has experienced problems with the steering, at times the wheel shakes really bad, steering wheel has also locked up when riding over bumps, dealer apllied a steering damper kit to eliminate the shaking of the steering wheel, after the repair the problem still exists, consumer states that the damper kit is causing the tires to wear.

While driving at any speed and even when vehicle stopped, would step on the brakes and steering wheel would freeze. Consumer won't be able to turn. This happened at all time. Dealer claimed it was a normal operation.

When driver had foot on brake, steering wheel would not turn and locked up. Dealership was notified about problem. Ford engineers were contacted by the dealership. Ford engineers stated that this was a design problem, and would take a year to correct.

While making a sharp right turn and applying the brakes vehicle would not steer and kept going. Driver hit a little embankment and ended up in a hay field. Air bags did not deploy when this happened, and no one was injured. Vehicle was towed to the dealership for repairs. Also, whole steering gear box was being replaced because the shaft broke.

Consumer stated that the steering wheel was not centered off to the left properly.

You can not turn the steering wheel while your foot is on the brake pedal. Like when you need to park pull in or out of your driveway go at a very slow speed and turn. If you had to turn the wheel and apply the brakes as if a kid run into the road you could not do that.

There is too much play in the steering, especially when driving on the highway. Steering moved either side just a bit, and consumer tried to correct, then lost control.

Failure on the steering wheel and column, when driving the consumer lost control of the vehicle.

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When vehicle is stopped and brakes are applied steering wheel does not move, cause unknown. Service manager stated that the hydraulic system for the brakes and steering are inter-related and the brake hydraulics apparenlty pre-empt the hydraulic pressure that would normally activate the brakes.

While braking steering system malfunctioned, causing loss of vehicle control. Please provide further information.

The collapsable upper steering column is very worn and sloppy and needs to be replaced. I feel this is an extreme safety hazard that could lead to possible loss of steering. There is no recall for this part and I will have to pay for it out of my own pocket. Since there is no new part no. For this part, I feel it will only go out again in another 60,000 mi. This part should be adressed and a new recall part should be assigned.

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When the brakes are applied the steering wheel will lock up. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.