What 323 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford F-250 Super Crew

LAST YEAR I DO BELIEVE IT WAS SIX TWO OF 2016 THAT I LEFT MY 2012 FORD F-250 IN COLORADO BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTION WAS DEATH WOBBLE I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE IT WITH THE PERSON THAT I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST BY THE NAME OF [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX] [XXX] HAD THE TRUCK STOLEN FROM HIM HE DIDN'T BOTHER TO MAKE A POLICE REPORT AND I HAD TO GO TO REHAB BECAUSE I WAS ON THE RUN FROM PROBATION I DIDN'T FIND OUT THAT THE TRUCK WAS STOLEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 15TH 2017 THE TRUCK WAS STOLEN LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER I DON'T KNOW WHEN I JUST NOTICED SEPTEMBER OF 2016 SO I NEED ANY KIND OF REPORT OF TO WEAR THAT TRUCK HAS LAST BEEN PULLED OVER IF IT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SOMETHING THAT I CAN MAYBE FIND WHERE IT'S AT BECAUSE I CANCELLED OUT PAYMENTS ON IT AND DECEMBER BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO I KNOW IT'S A HARD STORY TO BELIEVE LET THE BANK REPO IT NOW THE BANK CAN'T FIND IT I'VE MADE A POLICE REPORT IN COLORADO AND I CAN'T GET ACCESS TO THE POLICE REPORT I KNOW IT'S A HARD STORY TO BELIEVE BUT IT'S THE GOD'S HONEST TRUTH I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TRUCK THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER IS [XXX] SO I WILL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE ALL THE INFO I CAN BUT I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN LOCATE IT BUT THANKS FOR YOUR TIME MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] PLEASE CALL ME SO I CAN FIND OUT WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS ISSUE RIGHT AWAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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EGT SENSOR FAULT RESULTED IN A "STOP SAFELY NOW" ALERT, SHUTDOWN OF POWER WHILE APPROACHING THE NECHES RIVER BRIDGE IN BEAUMONT, TX, A BRIDGE ON A 3-LANE INTERSTATE (I-10). ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN WHILE IN HEAVY AFTERNOON WORK TRAFFIC CAUSING HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TRAFFIC BEHIND AND NEXT TO ME SWERVED AND BRAKED ON THE 75 MPH INTERSTATE WHILE THE TRUCK LOST POWER AS IT JUST MADE THE CREST. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. EGT WAS REPLACED. BANK 1, SENSOR 4. SECOND SUCH FAILURE. FIRST WAS IN AUGUST, 2015. REPLACED WITH AC3Z-5J213-B IN AUG, 2015 (THE CURRENT FAILED EGT). THIS TIME REPLACE WITH AC3Z-5J213-C, SEE PHOTO FOR DIFFERENCES IN SENSOR DESIGN. I HAVE READ RQ 14-005, VEHICLE COMMANDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND CANNOT BELIEVE THIS TOPIC WAS REVISITED WITH NO ACTION RESULTING TO REQUIRE THE 15V-175 REMEDY REPROGRAMMING FOR NON-EMERGENCY VEHICLES. I ASK THE THE NHTSA REVISIT THIS TOPIC TO CONSIDER ALLOWING OWNERS TO HAVE THE SAME PCM CHANGE TO STOP A SINGLE EGT SENSOR FAULT TO RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER AND CAUSING HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO THE PUBLIC. AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER IN THE PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY, AND HAVING PARTICIPATED IN MANY HAZARDS ANALYSES OVER 20 YEARS, I STRUGGLE TO SEE THAT THE CONSEQUENCE OF CONTINUED USE WITH A BAD SENSOR FOR A LONGER PERIOD, BUT AT SOME REDUCED POWER, COULD EVER BE GREATER THE CHAOS, CONFUSION, AND HIGH INJURY POTENTIAL FROM PROMPT REMOVAL OF 70% VEHICLE POWER FROM THE DRIVER IN 45 SECONDS. TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND EXPERIENCING THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" POWER CUTOUT IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND I HOPE TO HEAR OF THE REOPENING OF INVESTIGATION ON THIS TOPIC AND ALLOWANCE TO REPROGRAM THE PCM.

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ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE FRAGMENTS TORE AND BENT FENDER WELL METAL CAUSING $2700 DAMAGE. STEEL BELTS WERE BROKEN ACROSS THE TIRE IN TWO LOCATIONS ON THE CIRCUMFERENCE. FENDER AND TIRE REPLACED. LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE BODILY INJURY OR DEATH IF A PERSON HAD BEEN STANDING NEXT TO THE TIRE. (PRIMARY REASON FOR FILING THIS REPORT) JUST PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION, MY WIFE SENSED A VIBRATION AND STOPPED TO INSPECT TIRES. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WERE FOUND. AFTER PROCEEDING APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. TIRE WAS RETURNED TO BF GOODIIDGE AFTER WHICH THEY CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY. PICTURES OF TIRE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE AVAILABLE

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FORD F2520SD 4WD WITH 23,766 MILES HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO ALMOST STOP TO GET IT STRAIGHTENED OUT. NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS I PULL A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE.

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VEHICLE JUST HIT 75,500 MILES AND THE WATER PUMP BROKE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. CONSIDERING THAT I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR HAULING ANIMALS, THIS PUTS ME IN A BIND AND I AM LUCKY THAT SOMETHING DIDN'T GO WHILE ON THE TRIP TO PICK UP A HORSE THAT HAD TO BE CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEKEND. CONSIDERING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR TRUCKS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AS AN AREA TO BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE PRODUCTION OF THESE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY EXISTING VEHICLES AS WELL. SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR WATER PUMPS REPLACED WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT FALL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER SOME, LIKE MYSELF, ARE NOT THAT FORTUNATE AND HAVE A NICE, HEFTY BILL TO PAY FOR A RECURRENTLY FAULTY PRODUCT.

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"TAKATA RECALL" VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE AT SPEED, FAILED EGT SENSOR CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHUT-OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE

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DEATH WOBBLE AFTER CROSSING EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES, ASPHALT LEVEL CHANGE. SO SEVERE THAT YOU MUST INSTANTLY BRAKE HARD AND TRY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. HAPPENS AT 75 MPH. SHAKES SO SEVERE THAT ITEMS ON BACK SEAT ARE THROWN OFF. HAPPENED AT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGT 14 SENSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR OF "STOP SAFELY NOW" ALONG WITH FIVE CHIMES SOUNDING AS INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE EGT SENSOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ON AN OFF RAMP EXITING THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DIESEL EXHAUST WARNING INDICATOR STATED THAT THE FLUID WAS LOW; HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT CHECKED, IT WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND ALL THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HIT A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REDUCED THE VEHICLE IN SPEED IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRACK BAR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,500.

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I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS DOING A TURNAROUND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY LANES A WARNING LIGHT THAT SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER APPEARED ON MY DASH. APPROXIMATELY 200' LATER MY TRUCK DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND APPARENTLY DISINTEGRATED SENDING ALUMINUM SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AT A COST OF $11,200. THE FORD COMPANY IS CLAIMING THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED AND CAUSED THE PUMP TO RUST AND GO OUT. I HAVE NEVER GOT A WATER IN FUEL WARNING LIGHT ON MY TRUCK AND HAVE HAD ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE TRUCK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD A LAB DO A SAMPLE OF THE FUEL IN MY TRUCK AND THE FUEL MET ALL THE ASTM REQUIREMENTS. *TR

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VIOLENT SHAKING FROM FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS. FORD CALLS IT " DEATH WOBBLE". MOST AFFECTED YEAR MODELS ARE 2006 THRU 2012 PER SERVICE WRITER . PROBLEM STARTS APPROXIMATELY 42 MPH IN MY TRUCK ON HIGHWAYS OR CITY STREETS USUALLY AFTER A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD.. SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AND BOUNCING IN CAB. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP THE SHAKE AND BOUNCE. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED TRACK BAR AND BALL JOINT. THEN REPLACED FOUR TIRES , BALANCED,AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TRUCK NOW HAS CONSTANT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE REPAIR. GOING BACK TO DEALER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AND WELL KNOWN TO FORD. NO SPECIFIC CAUSE OR FIX HAS BEEN OFFERED. SUPPOSEDLY FORD REDESIGNED FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION IN 2014 MODELS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER, WENDY, AT SILSBEE FORD IN SILSBEE, TEXAS TOLD ME SHE DID NOT KNOW WHY FORD DOES NOT RECALL THESE TRUCKS IT IS SUCH A BIG PROBLEM.

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FORD F250 TRUCK - FRONT END SUSPENSION AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEMS. SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR 2016, @ 90K MILES, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TRAVELING AROUND 50 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON MY FORD F250 STARTED SHAKING AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED PROBABLY 20 TIMES OR SO. THE WOBBLE WAS SO SERIOUS AND SCARY. I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A STRONG GRAB, TO KEEP MY TRUCK ON THE ROAD. OTHER VEHICLES AROUND MINE, WOULD SCATTER OUT OF MY WAY. ON OCTOBER 17, 2016, I HAD THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED AND THE TRACK BAR BALL REPLACED, COSTING $361.71. "DEATH WOBBLE", WAS STILL HAPPENING. LAST MONTH ON NOVEMBER 14, 2016, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM - "DEATH WOBBLE". REPAIRS INCLUDED, BAR - FRONT SUSPENSION TI, JOINT ASY - BALL, NUT, END ASY - DRAG LINK ROD, ROD, ROD ASY - DRAG LINK, ADJUSTER ASY @ 2, ALL REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. REPLACE DRAG INK AND END, INSTALL ADJUSTERS FOR CASTOR, FRONT END ALIGNMENT (4 WHEEL DRIVE). THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS EVEN AWARE OF THIS EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F250 SUSPENSION, FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINS AND REPAIRS. MY REPAIR COST WAS $1205.07. NOW MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT LOCK IN ON THE FRONT END. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, TAKING MY TRUCK BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW MORNING FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. A RECALL SHOULD AND MUST BE MANDATORY FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS ISSUE WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE (IF, IT HAS NOT ALREADY) IF, A RECALL IS NOT ORDERED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL START TO WOBBLE AND VIBRATE TO A POINT WHERE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST LOST. THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THE WOBBLE/VIBRATION IS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, POT HOLES OR WASHBOARD ROADS. MY RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE F250S AND IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE 2 DEALERS I BROUGHT IT TO EVEN AGREED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH. THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY HIGHWAY TRIP I TAKE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-60 MPH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKES/VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK BECOMES DANGEROUS AND IS NO LONGER STEERABLE UNLESS YOU STOP COMPLETELY.

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THE DIESEL DEF SAFETY SWIRCHES GO OUT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IF TRUCK GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH. A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE IF PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.

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RADIATOR LEAK FROM DRIVERS SIDE LOWER PORTION. SAME AS PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR ISSUES. FORD CURRENTLY WARRANTIES EARLIER PRODUCTION, BUT WILL NOT EXTEND TO 2011 AND UP. TRUCK HAS ONLY 56000 MILES ON IT. LEAK OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND IS PARKED AND/OR TURNED OFF. INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY FORD DISCOVERED TANK CRIMPING HAS FAILED AND TRUCK NEEDS A NEW RADIATOR. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT STILL NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT.

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ON THE FIRST DAY OF AN EXTENDED TRIP WITH OUR TRUCK AND RV, WE ARRIVED AT CAMP TO DISCOVER A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK. THE TRUCK DID NOT GIVE US ANY WARNING MESSAGES THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER. THANK GOODNESS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED IN CAMP, RATHER THAN ON AN ISOLATED ROAD WHERE WE COULD HAVE BEEN 100+ MILES AWAY FROM ANY SORT OF SERVICE. IT TURNED OUT THAT BOTH THE WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR HAD FAILED, WITH UNDER 29,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE WATER PUMP WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE RADIATOR WAS NOT. THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED US THAT THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED SEVERAL RADIATORS THIS YEAR, WITH LEAKS IN THE SAME PLACE (DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CORNER). WE ALSO DID SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THIS FAILURE SEEMS FAIRLY COMMON. THE RADIATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, WITH LIMITED MILES ON OUR TRUCK.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AN UNKNOWN SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE RESERVOIR INTO THE VALLEY OF THE ENGINE AND THE FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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BRAKES ARE SPONGY HAVE BLOWN THROUGH STOP LIGHT TWICE WITHOUT TIME TO PUMP BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CALIPERS RESURFACED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS AT MY EXPENSE NO IMPROVEMENT. PEDAL TRAVELS 1/2 TO 3/4 TO FLOOR ON INITIAL BRAKING WITHOUT SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWING VEHICLE, BETTER EACH TIME YOU PUMP BRAKES. WHILE TOWING TRAILER GAIN HAS TO BE ON FULL SO TRAILER BRAKES CAN HELP STOP VEHICLE, VEHICLE BRAKES ARE INSUFFICIENT. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO FORD OF KIRKLAND AFTER SPENDING $1000 AND WAS TOLD BRAKING IS NORMAL, DROVE A FRIENDS 2011 F250 AND BRAKES ARE MUCH BETTER. THE LACK OF RESPONSE ON THE PEDAL HAS CREATED MORE THAN 1 NEAR ACCIDENT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD FULLY AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LACK OF BRAKE PEDAL RESPONSE IS CONSISTENT REGARDLESS OF TYPE OF DRIVING OR SPEED AND HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE ABOUT 36,000 MILES. TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 48,000 MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP CAUSING A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT ALMOST LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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SINCE 2013 I HAVE HAD MY FORD F250 INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH COMPLAINTS OF THE FRONT END JUST BEGINNING TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE SHAKING WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK IS STOPPED, AND DURING THAT TIME IT'S SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY IT'S UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONTINUOUSLY TOLD ME IT'S THE TIRES, BUT THE TIRES ARE STILL IN DECENT SHAPE. IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN, AND IT'S VERY SCARY, FOR ME AND MINE, AND OTHERS.

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WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE LOCKED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON. INDEPENDENT OF WEATHER. NO WAY TO TURN OFF UNTIL ELECTRONIC SWITCHES THAT CONTROL THE WIPERS, BLINKERS, AND HIGH BEAMS WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM STARTED ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION. RT 89 N VERMONT. CONTINUED UNTILLED REPAIRED. PART NUMBER WAS SW-6874.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE SPEED NEEDED TO BE REDUCED OR THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED A SHIM TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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SEVERAL TIMES, AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, GENERALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME "SHIMMY" IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING LIMITED CONTROL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND AFTER REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS THEY WERE STILL NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP AND HAD SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED AND STILL NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. BALANCING AND TIRE PRESSURE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS OTHER CERTIFIED MECHANICS. DUE TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THIS WOBBLE OCCURS, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE

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