2009 Ford F-250

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A CLUNK FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. AT THE END OF THE BLOCK AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TRUCK MADE THE LEFT TURNED BUT NOT VERY SHARP. UPON DRIVING UP THE STREET I TRIED TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT LANE AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESPOND WELL. UPON PULLING OVER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT FULLY TURN TO THE LEFT BUT WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT OKAY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN A QUARTER OF A TURN. MY CONCERN IS IF I HAD TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN WITH THE ROAD I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS. THE VEHICLE HAS ~61K MILES. IF I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO AROUND A LEFT CORNER. I COULD UNDERSTAND THE STEERING GEAR BOX GOING OUT IF I USED THIS TRUCK FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN NOTED ABOUT A STEERING ISSUE WITH F250 6.4L DIESEL TRUCKS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS BROKEN DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES, NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND REPLACED THE PART. I HAVE THE BROKEN GEAR BOX IN MY GARAGE AND PLAN TO TAKE IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO EVALUATE THE BOX. LAKEWOOD FORDLAND IN LAKEWOOD CO 303.232.6145 COMPLETED THE REPAIRS. LUCKILY THE ISSUED HAPPENED WHILE IN THE CITY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO EVALUATE THE ISSUE. *TR

I GOT ONTO HIGHWAY 45 FROM 517. WHILE SWITCHING LANES, MY STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE A CHILD'S TOY. THERE WAS NO STEERING WHATSOEVER. I INSTINCTIVELY APPLIED THE BRAKE. MY TRUCK WAS WEAVING FROM MIDDLE LANE TO THE FAST LANE AND FINALLY I WAS IN ONE LANE WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACED IT IN PARK. AT THIS POINT I AM FRANTIC BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS FAST APPROACHING. I'M LOOKING FOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PUMPING MY BRAKES SO THE TRAFFIC CAN SEE BRAKE LIGHTS. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY FRANTIC, THAT I THOUGHT IF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO GET HIT, IM'S JUMPING OUT. AS I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, THERE WERE TWO VEHICLES PASSING ME UP ON THE SHOULDER LANE. I DIDN'T GET HIT. AFTER I EXITED THE TRUCK, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DIAL FOR 911, MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER. WHILE I WAS SWITCHING LANES, I FELT LIKE SOMETHING HAD BROKEN OR DISENGAGED AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND EXITED THE TRUCK I SMELLED SMOKE, BUT DID NOT SEE ANY. *TR

2009 FORD F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AS HE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. A PIECE OF THE TREAD ACTUALLY CAME OFF THE TIRE AND THE REMAINING TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRUCKS FRONT BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING BOARD AND WHEEL COVER IN ADDITION TO OTHER DAMAGE. ON JULY 5, 2014 A SECOND TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HIS TRUCK, AGAIN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND SWERVED INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2009 F-250XL 4X4 W/8'BOX, EQUIPED FROM FACTORY WITH THE CAMPER SUSPENSION & SNOW PLOW SUSPENSION PACKAGES. NOTE THAT THE TRUCK HAS NEVER CARRIED NOR PULLED A CAMPER NOR HAS IT EVER PUSHED A SNOW PLOW. IT WAS PURCHASED IN 1010 AND CURRENTLY HAS 55XXX MILES ON IT AS A PASSENGER CARRIER. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IS FACTORY UNIT. CURRENT TIRE PRESSURE IS AT PROPPER INFLATION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD THAT COULD BE CALLED ROUGH THE FRONT END WENT INTO A SEVERE SHIMMY/WOBBLE. CONTROL WAS OBTAINED WITHOUT INCIDENT ONLY DUE TO NO OTHER VEHICLE IN PROXIMITY. THIS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THAT FIRST EPISODE. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE FRONT END COMPONENTS THAT NORMALLY CAUSE SUCH EVENTS AND ALL WAS TIGHT AND APPEARED O.K., HE DID RECOMMEND THAT I REPLACE MY SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER. THIS WAS DONE BY MY MECHANIC ON 07-07-14 WITH BILSTEIN SHOCKS AND STABILIZER. THE PROBLEM WITH SEVERE SHIMMY/WOBBLE WAS EXPERIENCED 3 TIMES ON THE TRIP HOME ON A ROUGH ROAD. SHIMMY WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE GREAT EFFORT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE TO PREVENT A RUN OFF THE ROAD INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC TIRES, TIRE SIZE 275/70/18. THE DOT NUMBER WAS A31546U00909. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UP AN INCLINE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE SIDEWALL EXHIBITED CRACKS AND THE INNER WIRE BELTS WERE VISIBLE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,548.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILIZER, SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND THE TRACK BAR BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.