What 296 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford F-250 Super Crew

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2015 F250 SUPER DUTY. IT WAS A CLEAN TITLE NO ACCIDENTS. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 43 -55 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL AND IN FACT THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND IT STOPPED. AFTER SEVERAL MORE OCCURRENCES ALL AT THE SAME SPEEDS I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A SPECIALTY WHEEL AND ALIGNMENT SHOP AND PAID NEARLY 1,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. AFTER NEW BUSHINGS, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS, NEW STEERING AND NEW ALIGNMENT IT ABATED FOR 3 MONTHS. IT IS NOW BACK AND AS SCARY AS EVER. I HAD A 2004 F250 SUPER DUTY AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR EVEN RECALL. I MAY HAVE TO SELL THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE DANGER TO THE REST OF MY FAMILY. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT OVER THIS KNOWN AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE MORE MONEY AND MORE DAMAGE IS CAUSED. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN A TRUCK THAT DOES THIS COME TO TEXAS AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME. I PROMISE IT WILL SCARE YOU INTO ACTION. THIS HAS BEEN MY PROBLEM SINCE MARCH. IT IS ALWAYS ON ROUGHER ROADS OR AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT.

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HELLO, ON HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 60-70 MILES AN HOUR, IT GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE THAT NEARLY THREW TRUCK OFF ROAD. VERY SCARY SITUATION. APPEARS FROM READING ONLINE THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCKS FROM READING ONLINE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.

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THE STEERING ON MY 2015 FORD F250 HAS A VERY SERIOUS WOBBLE. IT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-70 MPH), IT IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, SHOCKS AND STEERING ARM BALL JOINT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL TIE ROD ENDS NOW AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OVER 50 MPH.

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WHILE GOING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY I DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN PAVING SEAM ON A SLIGHT LEFT CORNER AND TRUCK WENT INTO A FRONT END WOBBLE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO GET IT TO STOP.

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2015 FORD F 250 HAS DEATH WOBBLE WAS DRIVING 70MPH THE STEERING HAS A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND BOUNCING IN THE STEERING HAS TO SLOW VEHICLE TO 30 MPH TO GET SHAKING TO STOP AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DO IN HEAVY TRAFFIC

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DEATH WOOBLE WHEN HITTING BUMP

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STARTED HAVING DEATH WOBBLE LAST YEAR AT ABOUT 95000 MILES. PUT NEW TIRES ON IT, NEW ROTORS, TRACKBAR, DRAGLINK, TIE RODS. I THINK IT IS A LOT MORE CONTROLLABLE BUT IT STILL BUMP STEERS IN CURVES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP BUT DOESN'T BREAK INTO DEATH WOBBLE. I'VE JUST REPORTED THREE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL IN THE LAST YEAR.

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VEHICLE STEERING BEGINS VIOLENT WOBBLE AT MID AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND IS NORMALLY INITIATED BY EXPANSION JOINT AND ROAD FEATURES. THE WOBBLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND IS A SERIOUS RISK TO THE DRIVER AND ADJACENT VEHICLES.

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DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCED BY ME ON 5/10/19 DOING 60 ON RURAL ROAD. EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 AT LEAST 6 TIMES THE NEXT TIME. A MOTORCYCLE ALMOST CRASHED-FORD FIXED BY FRONT END ALIGNMENT-EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE. TOOK TO FORD TO REPAIR AND THE SVC MGR SUGGESTED WE FILE A CASE NUMBER WITH FORD CAS-22221345-C3V0P4 ON 7/23/19, FORD CUST EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST SUGGESTED WE TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER, TOOK TO TOOK TO GORDIE BOUCHER WHO SAID IT RECOMMENDS REPLACING BOTH TIE RODS DUE TO INNER TIE ROD AT THE PITMAN ARM HAS PLAY IN IT AND THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER TIE ROD HAS PLAY IT IT TOOPREPLACED LEFT SIDE DRAG LINK AND THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER TIE. DEALER STATED WORSE TRUCK THEY HAD EVER DRIVEN. DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN GOING 35 DOWN HWY H IN KENOSHA COUNTY. EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENED WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR AN OFF RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. WAITING FOR AN OFF RAMP IS THE SCARIEST BECAUSE YOU HOPE YOU CAN CONTROL THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT OFF THE INTERSTATE. MY HUSBAND DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHERS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING SO HE DID THE SAME-REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK, THE STABILIZING BAR ASSEMBLY, THE TRACK BAR ASSEMBLY, AND THE FRONT SHOCKS. FORD DID 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, THEY TURNED ROTORS ALSO..FORD CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS KEEPS TELLING US TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PER FORD, TIRE TREAD AND WEAR ARE GOOD. IT APPEARS EVERYTHING MY HUSBAND HAS DONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE WILL SEE WHEN WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD ON OUR NEXT INTERSTATE TRIP. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PAID OUT $1,675 AND MY HUSBAND HAS DONE ALL THE WORK. WE ARE SCARED TO DEATH THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE ARE UNSURE WHAT STEPS WE SHOULD BE TAKING, BUT WE ARE AFRAID WE COULD DIE AND NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THIS.

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DRIVING 55 MPH ON HWY 161 IN AR (IN MOTION) WHEN I HIT A ROUGH SPOT ABOUT 2' BUMP THAT COMPLETELY CROSSED THE LANE I WAS DRIVING IN, THE FRONT WHEELS SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I WAS ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FRONT END SHOP AND ALL THEY COULD FIND WRONG WAS THE BALL JOINTS WERE A LITTLE WORN, I HAD THEM REPLACED AND THE TRUCK DID BETTER FOR ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER. A TRUCK WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS WITH FORD.?

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MY TRUCK HAS GONE INTO WHAT THEY CALL A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS GOING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY ON TO THE BERM. I CUT OFF THE CAR NEXT TO MY DURING ONE OF THESE OCCURRENCES ALMOST HITTING HIS CAR. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS 6/17/19.

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I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS WAS AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I WAS EXITING A FREEWAY OFF RAMP AT ABOUT 60 MPH WITH MY STEERING WHEEL COCKED JUST TO THE LEFT. I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VIOLENT IN MY HAND CAUSING ME TO BRIEFLY LOOSE CONTROL AND ALMOST RUN OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT NOBODY SHOULD EVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE. I CANNOT REMEMBER A TIME IN MY 55 YEARS THAT I FELT SO HOPELESSLY OUT OF CONTROL OF A SITUATION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND HAD SOME FRONT END PARTS REPLACED AND HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED. THE PROBLEM WAS CURED FOR ANOTHER 40,000 MILES UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD MAKE IT QUIT WAS BY HITTING THE BRAKES AND GETTING DOWN BELOW 20 MPH. OF COURSE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EMBARRASSING. REPLACED SEVERAL FRONT END PARTS AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. THEN AGAIN THIS TIME WHICH IS THE 4TH TIME IN 150,000 MILES. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED BY THIS VERY COMMON FORD PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THIS TIME I HAVE REPLACED ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT END, HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOW GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE TRUCK. IF I GET UP OVER 40 MPH I CAN EVEN FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IT IS RIGHT ON THE VERGE OF THE DREADED DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONTROL AND HAVE EVEN BEEN KILLED BY THIS ISSUE. I TALKED TO A GENTLEMAN AT FORD AND HE ACTED AS IF HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. THIS MUST BE FIXED!!

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WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP GOING 30 PLUS MILES AN HOUR THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS OUT OF MY HAND. I HAVE CHANGED THE SHOCKS BALANCE THE TIRES AND INSPECTED ALL THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND I CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

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TRAVELING AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH WHEN HITTING OVER PASS OR BRIDGE EXPANSIONS TRUCK WILL START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND GO INTO WHAT IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. NOTED THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 37,000 MILES BUT STARTED DOING THIS AT AROUND 29,000 MILES . IT IS STOCK TRUCK WITH STOCK TIRES . BEEN TO TWO FORD DEALERS AND ALIGNMENT PLACE WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM . TRUCK IS NOW AT 3RD DEALER WHO SAYS NEEDS $650 REPAIRS OF BUSHINGS WHICH FORD SAYS THEY WON'T COVER BECAUSE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1000 MILES. EVEN THOUGH TRUCK WAS TOOK TO DEALER FOR SAME PROBLEM BEFORE WARRANTY WAS OUT . THANKS FORD . WHEN THIS DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. THIS HAS HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES NOW PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT FORD NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.

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STEERING GEAR IS MOVING ABOUT 2 INCHES WEAR ON LEFT FRONT TIRE.

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THE TRUCK HAS A WOBBLE AT 55 TO 85 MILES AN HOUR. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIME AND WILL F250 WILL SHAKE SO BAD IT HURT YOUR INSIDES. THEY HAVE REPLACED TRACTION CONTROL FOR AND BALL JOINT, DRAG BAR AND HARDWARE, ROAD FORCED BALANCE THE TIRES AND STILL WILL SHAKE YOUR TEETH OUT OF YOUR HEAD

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AS IF IT HAD BEEN SNATCHED OUT OF THE CONTACT'S HANDS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE DEALER (ALL STAR FORD PALESTINE, 2929 S LOOP 256, PALESTINE, TX 75801) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACTION BAR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

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F250 DEATH WOBBLE MY 2015 F250 PICK-UP TRUCK IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH 38,000 MILES AND IT HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH OR HIGHER, PRESSING THE BRAKE AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE. IT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. TIRES AND BRAKES ARE BRAND NEW - SILL HAPPENS.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY STARTS WHAT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, AND THE ONLY SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS COME TO A VERY SLOW SPEED OR A DEAD STOP. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE REGARDING THIS MATTER, AND SEVERAL VIDEOS OUT THERE REGARDING THIS MATTER. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER, AS IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, AND SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR DIE BECAUSE OF THIS. MY TRUCK IS PAMPERED, AND ONLY HAS 55K ON IT, SO THIS ISN'T BECAUSE OF ABUSE.

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STARTS A BAD WOBBLE AND SHAKE WITH NO WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME OFF OF THE ROAD. YOU HAVE TO SLOW TO BELOW 30MPH FOR IT TO STOP.

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THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK LOSING STEERING WHEN ENCOUNTERING BUMPY ROADS OR MULTIPLE POTHOLES IN A ROW WHENEVER SPEED IS ABOVE 30 MPH. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I HAVE LITERALLY LOST CONTROL ENOUGH THAT I CROSS LANES, UNCONTROLLABLY BECAUSE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED DEFECTS IN THE ROAD SURFACE. I HAVE TRAVELED ACROSS THE SAME ROAD SURFACE IN OTHER VEHICLES AT SIMILAR SPEEDS AND HAVE NO NOTICABLE EFFECTS. THE 2015 F250 SD HAS THE SAME LOSS IN CONTROL EVERY TIME.

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I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME SHIMMING (DEATH WOBBLE) NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER GOING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR JUST A ROUGH SPOT IN THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK STARTS SHIMMING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TO SLOW THE TRUCK UNTIL IT STOPS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE YESTERDAY (7/14/17). THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BEHIND ME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER TO DECELERATE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND SHE SAID IF SHE WAS DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I UNDERSTAND FROM SPEAKING WITH OTHER FORD F-250 4X4 OWNERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. I DID NOT SEE ANY RECALL FOR THIS ON YOUR SITE OR ON FORD'S SITE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, NEXT WEDNESDAY TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE FRONT SUSPENSION FOR ANY DEFECTS BUT I WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO WHAT I AM SURE IS A LONG LIST OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT IS ADDRESSED?

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I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR LESS THAN A MONTH. TWO TIME, WHEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE PAVEMENT, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO TURNS VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE LIKE IT IS GOING TO RIP YOUR HANDS OFF. SHAKING DOES NOT END UNTIL YOU DECELERATE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT ABOUT 45 MPH IN THE CITY ON A DECENT STREET. THE SECOND TIME WAS LAST NIGHT AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. IN BOTH CASES, IT DIDN'T TAKE A SIGNIFICANT BUMP TO CAUSE THE VIOLENT SHUDDER OR SHAKING. MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS. ONE SUGGESTION IS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DAMPER SHOCK.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RADIO AND BLUETOOTH SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE RESET. ALSO, THE RADIO SWITCHES FAILED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SWITCHES WERE ACTIVE AND MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THE HOUSING UNIT FOR THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,200.

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WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 70 MPH AND CHANGING LANE I HITTING THE POTHOLE AND THE TRUCK START BOUNCING AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE BOUNCING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAD A SAME TRUCK BACK IN 2005 WORKING FOR THE COMPANY WAS DOING SAME THING PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP ?

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