What 168 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford F-250 Super Crew

DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT HIGHER SPEED. HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. EVERYTHING IS TIGHT IN THE FRONT END. CHANGED BALL JOINTS BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS TRACK BAR AND BUSHING AND STEERING DAMPENER AND NOTHING HAS HELPED. HAPPENED ON 2 SETS OF TIRES.

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TRUCK WHEN IT GETS UP TO ABOUT 63MPH OR HITS A POT HOLE ..SMALL BUMP IN ROAD IT DOES THE DEATH WOBBLE, IN OTHER WORDS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY, THE PROBLEM STATED IN JUNE OF 2018 AS CONTINUES TO THIS DAY

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2014 F250 DIESEL EXPERIENCES MULTIPLE 'DEATH WOBBLES' WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH AND PASSING OVER EXPANSION JOINT ON BRIDGE OR OTHER LIKE CREVICES. FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS FALLING APART WITH VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING, HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND HAD TO PAY $150.00 FOR DIAGNOSIS. FORD CLAIMS ALL FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS NEED REPLACING AS WELL AS A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 100K MILES ON IT AND IS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. IT'S JUST OUT OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FORD ESTIMATES THE REPAIRS AT OVER $1,300.00 WITH NO GUARANTEES THAT THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD. I'VE OWNED FORD TRUCKS FOR MANY MANY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN ANY OF THE PAST SUPER DUTY'S THAT I OWNED.

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BRAKES GET STUCK AND ONE SIDE OF BRAKES ARE NOT BRAKING AS SRONGLY AS OTHER SIDE. BRAKES HAVE GOTTEN STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AND ON HIGHWAY.

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DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65-70 MPH ON CA-99 ON 11-30-2019 BETWEEN BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL "DEATH WOBBLES." THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THIS PROBLEM AT FUTURE FORD IN SACRAMENTO, CA. ON 03OCT19 BY REPLACING STEERING DAMPER AND TRACK BAR. ALSO AN ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. EVIDENTLY THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS.

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2014 F 250 SUPERDUTY. ON HIGHWAY 75 MPH CAME OFF OVER OVERPASS AT EXPANSION JOINT TO ASPHALT AND TRUCK STATED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. LET OFF OF GAS PEDAL AND MANAGED TO GET OVER TO SLOW LANE, PROBLEM STRAIGHTENED ITSELF OUT ON ITS OWN WHEN I SLOW TO ABOUT 25-30 MPH. HAD TIRES CHECKED AND REBALANCED. HAS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, AGAIN SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE IT'S CALLED THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. TAKING TO SHOP HOPEFULLY CAN MAKE IT SAFE AGAIN.

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2014 FORD F250 VIN # [XXX]. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED 1ST TIME ON 11/3/19 WITH MY SON DRIVING AROUND 10:00 A.M. ON 11/09/19 APPROXIMATELY 11:00 P.M WITH MYSELF DRIVING HOME. WENT OVER A BRIDGE THAT WAS JUST REPLACED THIS SUMMER ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME ON ST, RT. 729, SABINA, OHIO 45169. ABOUT 1/2 FROM BURRISTOWN RD. WHICH I TURNED TO THE RIGHT. I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR MY TURNOFF AND COMPLETE SHAKING OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS HAD A SHAKE OVER BUMPS AND BRIDGES BUT NOTHING LIKE THE WHOLE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH BEDFORD FORD IN WASHINGTON C.H., 43160 ON WEDNESDAY 11/13/19 TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AND TO LOOK AT THE FRONT END. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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THREE TIMES WITHIN A WEEK MY TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN, VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR ANY KIND OF SUDDEN MANEUVER THAT STARTED THE SHAKING. ALL THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO FORD TRUCKS AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL TRAGEDY THAT APPEARS TO BE DELIBERATELY OVERLOOKED. I HOPE TO SEE A RECALL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

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WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND HIT A BUMP, TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. HAD TO SLOWLY APPLY BRAKES AND PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT WAS LIKE A DEATH SHAKE. THE TRUCK IS A 2014 F250 WITH ALL OF IT MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE.

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WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH VEHICLE BEGINS TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. TRUCK IS VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS A WORN OUT DRAG LINK. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM CLICK FORD OF SAHUARITA & GREEN VALLEY AT 877-785-8628 (LOCATED AT 1030 W DUVAL RD, GREEN VALLEY, AZ), BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX]. I PURCHASED A TRUCK IN TAMPA FLORIDA AND I FEEL I WAS CLEARLY A CASE OF FRAUD AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO PROCEED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO SUE THIS DEALERSHIP ON MY OWN BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THEY CAN NOT CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN THIS MANNER OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE THE WAY THEY DID ME. IF YOU CAN HELP ME PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HELP PROSECUTE THESE PEOPLE. [XXX] ATTACHED ARE ALL THE DOCUMENTS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE. 1.A DATED ACCOUNT OF THE TRANSACTION FROM ME. 2.INFORMATION FROM THE MECHANICS I GOT TO HELP ME 3.PICTURES OF THE CODES THAT WERE PRODUCED BEFORE 24 HOURS AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE. 4.AN INVOICE FROM FORD TELLING THE DEALERSHIP WHAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN TO REPAIR THIS TRUCK. 5.A PRINTOUT THE PROCEDURES TO FIX THE TRUCK FROM FORD. 6.BILL FROM THE PERSON I EVENTUALLY HIRED TO REPAIR THE TRUCK WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO GUARANTEE HIS MECHANICS WORK, EVEN THOUGH HE KNEW I WOULD BE HAULING A 9900 POUND RV UP THE EAST COAST HIGHWAYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND TIME. HAVE A GREAT DAY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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WHEN IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH +) MY TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WOBBLE IF A SMALL BUMP IS HIT. IT LOOSES STEERING CONTROL AND IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO SAFE. YOU HAVE TO COME TO A STOP TO GET THE SHAKING AND OUT OF CONTROL WOBBLE TO STOP.

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2014 FORD F250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DECLINED ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. *JS

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THIS PROBLEM START IN 12/2018. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE. THE ONLY WAY TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM IS TO SLOW DOWN AND PULLOVER IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND STOP. THIS OPTION IS SOMETIMES NOT AVAILABLE AND THE SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AFTER SPENDING A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A ISSUE THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF. MULITPLE PEOPLE HAVE REFERRED TO IT AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AS RECENTLY AS THE PAST WEEK I WAS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN ON MONDAY, AUG 26TH PICKED UP TUESDAY, AUG 27TH, DROVE OFF THE LOT, GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEEL SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I HAVE SPENT $5,758.87 IN REPAIRS SINCE DECEMBER AND PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. TRIED DOWNLOADING RECEIPTS, DO NOT THINK I WAS ABLE TO DOWNLOAD OFF OF THEM

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2014 FORD F250 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED AND SENT METAL THROUGHOUT MY FIELD SYSTEM. WAS DRIVING TO HOUSTON GOING 80 MPH ON IH 10 AND MY TRUCK CAME TO A STOP AND POWER STEERING TURNED OFF SO I COULD BARELY GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. 18 WHEELERS WERE GOING BY ME GOING OVER 80 MPH. WE WERE ALMOST KILLED. WAS LEFT IN 106 DEGREE HEAT FOR OVER 2 HRS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. FORD DEALER IN HOUSTON WHERE IT WAS TOWED (100 MILES) WANTS $14,000.00 TO FIX THE TRUCK.

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MY FORD TRUCK TYPICALLY EXPERIENCES THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING MORE THAN 50 MPH AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE TIRES HITS A GROOVE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY I KNOW TO CONTROL THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS BY QUICKLY REDUCING SPEED, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC

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WHEN DRIVING AT 40MPH AND ABOVE, THE PICKUP SOMETIMES GOES INTO A VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE OR "DEATH WOBBLE" AS I'VE SEEN IT REFERED TO. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD SUPERDUTY PICKUPS, AND FORD APPARENTLY HAS NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM.

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I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE ON MY 1997 F350 AND MY 2014 F250. AT 45 MPH PLUS, HITTING SOMETIMES IMPERCEPTIBLE BUMPS CAN CAUSE THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING TO DEVELOP A VERY VIOLENT VIBRATION. I ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO GET IT TO STOP. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO CRASH OR BE HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN BRAKING. FORD MADE SOME SUSPENSION REPAIRS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THESE REPAIRS MADE THE PROBLEM MUCH WORSE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AND THEY BLAMED MY TIRES, SAYING THEY ARE ALMOST WORN OUT. I COMPLAINED THAT I SHOULD HAVE SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE MILES ON THESE TIRES AND THERE WAS EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM OR SOMETHING BROKEN. THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND TOLD ME THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO CHANGE MY TIRES. I PUT NEW TIRES ON FOR $1,300 AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS LESS SEVERE AND HAPPENS LESS FREQUENTLY, BUT IT IS STILL DEFINITELY THERE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK BUT HAVE NO CHOICE.

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FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE. NEW TIE RODS- STABILIZER-SHOCKS TIRES AND STILL DOES IT WHEN HITTING BRIDGE END DAM- CHUG HOLE-BUMP IN ROAD OR JUST ROUGH ROAD. WHAT IS THE CURE? CHEVY. OR GMC DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

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WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HIT A BUMP IN ROAD OR GOING OVER A BRIDGE AND DRIVING OVER THE BRIDGE JOINTS THE FRONT WHEELS/SUSPENSION GO INTO AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCE/WOBBLE. BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THE ISSUES IS AS IF YOUR TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED AND THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE MISSING. VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS OCCASIONALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 20,000 MILES. THIS IS A 2ND VEHICLE AND GETS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. WHEN GOOGLING WHETHER FORD F-250'S HAVE SHOCK ABSORBER ISSUES, I RAN INTO MANY REPORTS OF THIS WOBBLE ISSUE.

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I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 3 MONTHS AGO, AND EXACTLY FOUR DAYS FROM THE PURCHASE DATE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING, I BOUGHT A WARRANTY FROM DEALER, BUT WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING AND THEY TOOK THE ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS ON OFF. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE TRUCK STARTED HESITATING SO I TOOK IT IN FOR A SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE AND HAD THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE ISSUE, IT ONLY HELP FOR A SHORT PERIOD, WHEN I WAS TRAVELING IN ALABAMA, THE HOSE BLEW OFF AND BLACK SMOKE CAN OUT THE BACK AND I BARELY WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE NO CODES SHOWED UP. BOUGHT A HOSE AND DEALERSHIP IN ALABAMA PUT IT ON, CONTINUED MY TRIP, ANOTHER THREE DAYS PASSED BY AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO JERK AND HESITATE WHEN I WAS ON A STEEP HILL, I PUT IT IN A LOWER GEAR BUT NOTHING HELPED I WENT TO A DIESEL EXPERT AND IT TOOK HIM TWO DAY OF EXAMINING THE ENTIRE TRUCK TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL SYSTEM , THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN THE SYSTEM AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS BREAKING DOWN, I JUST SPENT 50,000 DOLLARS ON THIS TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THIS WOULD COST 8500.00 TO TRY TO FIX, THE 6.7 POWER STROKE FUEL SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, A FORD F 250 SHOULD LAST SHOULD NOT BREAK DOWN LIKE THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BAD WITH THIS TRUCK, DEALERS ARE KNOWING THESE TRUCKS HAVE PROBLEMS AND ARE STILL SELLING THEM. THEY ARE CAMOUFLAGING THE PROBLEM WITH COMPUTER TUNING AND SHUTTING OFF THE EMISSION SYSTEM DEF, THESE ITEMS ARE BEING DELETED AND NO ONE IS TELLING US CONSUMERS UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. I WAS DRIVING AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN MY TRUCK BASICALLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND STARTED TO JERK BACK AND FORTH

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FRONT OIL COVER LEAKAGE. THERE ARE FOUR TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE DEALER. THE FRONT COVER BOLT LOOSEN THEMSELVES AND CAUSES A SMALL OIL LEAK THAT COVERS THE FRONT AND BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THIS LEADS TO MULTIPLE PARTS BEING REPLACE THAT DO NOT NEED REPLACED. AFTER CLEANING THE ENGINE AND FINDING THE LEAK, IT IS TIGHTENING FOUR BOLTS THAT ONLY THREE CAN BE TIGHTENED BY SIGHT. THE FOURTH BOLT COST $4000 TO TIGHTEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN F250 ISSUE.

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I EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE AT 70 MPH GOING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. HAD TO HOLD THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND GET DOWN TO 25 MPH BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL. MY 2014 HAS 75,500 MILES. JUST ORDERED NEW TIRES AND GOT EXACT REPLACEMENTS AS I DON'T WANT TO GIVE FORD AN EXCUSE. THIS IS MY 12TH FORD AND NOW HAVE A VEHICLE MY FAMILY IS NOT ALLOWED IN FOR $45K. I HAVE HAD MANY STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS WEAR OUT AND GET LOOSE IN OTHER FORDS, BUT NEVER HAS ANY WEAR FORCED MY OFF THE ROAD AND NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. IF FORD DOESN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM I WILL HAVE A NEW GMC IN A COUPLE WEEKS. I HAVE CALLS OUT TO THE OWNER OF MY LOCAL DEALER, BUT NO RESPONSE YE

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FRONT SUSPENSION DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH HIT A SMALL SERIES OF BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD I COULD NOT KEEP IT IN MY LANE. I ENDED UP CROSSING TWO LANES OF I-70 AND INTO THE MEDIAN BEFORE I COULD GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. TRUCK WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY KILLED. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK UNTIL THIS GETS FIXED BUT ITS SOMETHING THAT FORD NEEDS TO COVER AND ADDRESS

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