2009 Ford F-250 Steering

WHEN DRIVING SPEED BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, THE STEERING STARTS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER. ROAD IS A 4 LANE STRAIGHT STREET. HAS HAPPENED TWICE. TRUCK AS 43,000 MILES. TAKING TO A MECHANIC TODAY FOR ASSISTANCE IN DIAGNOSES. LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. HAVING THE STABILIZERS CHECKED. *TR

TRACK BAR FAILING. CAUSING 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DURING BRAKING AND WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS

WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY TRUCK WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT STOP WITHOUT HARD BRAKING OR AGGRESSIVELY JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL HAZARD AND AM AFRAID TO LET MY FAMILY DRIVE THE TRUCK. I WILL NOT LET MY GRAND CHILDREN RIDE WITH ME IN FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRUCK DECIDES TO SHAKE.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2009 F250 SUPER DUTY PU. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED OVER THE 61630 MILES I HAVE ACCUMULATED. RECENTLY THE TRUCK HAS STARTED EXPERIENCING WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS SEEMS TO MOST OFTEN OCCUR AFTER STARTING FROM A STOP, AND TURNING LEFT. THE WHEELS SEEM TO BE "STUCK" IN THE TURNED DIRECTION, AND NEEDS TO BE MUSCLED BACK INTO A STRAIGHT PATH. THIS IS USUALLY FOLLOWED BY AN UNUSUAL SLIGHT TUGGING OF THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE OTHER DAY IT WAS STICKING FROM ONE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER DIRECTION. FORTUNATELY WE HAD JUST STARTED TO MERGE ONTO A ROAD THAT TYPICALLY IS 45 MPH (WE WERE ONLY DOING ABOUT 20 MPH). MY PARTNER THOUGHT I WAS HORSING AROUND BY "YANKING THE STEERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, BUT IT WAS THE TRUCKS STEERING THAT WAS DOING IT, AND I WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND AS I WAS PULLING FORWARD I COULD FEEL A DIFFERENCE IN THE STEERING (BACK TO NORMAL). MY COMMUTE IS A MERE 15 MINS, BUT BASED ON LOCATIONS OF MY HOME AND WORK, I DO TYPICALLY JUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE STOPPED DOING THIS BECAUSE I FEAR WITH INCREASED TRAFFIC AND SPEED, I WORRY ABOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS AT NORMAL SPEED. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION. HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE OVER, AND FOUND NOTHING WORN OR BROKEN. HE HAS BEEN THE ONLY PERSON SERVICING THIS VEHICLE SINCE NOV 2009, SO HE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE UPKEEP. IN FACT HE HAD REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTATED THE TIRES AT 59000 MILES. I DO HAUL SINGLE AND DOUBLE AXLE TRAILERS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND WORRY ABOUT THE NEXT TIME I NEED TO.

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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

THE STEERING LOCKS UP AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS,CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN A STRAIGHT PATH AND IT WOULD SWERVE ALL OVER THE LANE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.....UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF UPDATED 12/12/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND EXITED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AT THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE REPLACED TWICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.