2006 Ford F-250 problems
Owners have filed 332 complaints about the 2006 Ford F-250 with NHTSA. Suspension accounts for 26.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 23.5%.
Complaints332
Crashes14
Fires8
Injuries19
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Suspension 26.5% · 88
Steering 23.5% · 78
Engine 6.3% · 21
Electrical system 5.4% · 18
Engine and engine cooling 5.1% · 17
Wheels 4.5% · 15
Structure 3.3% · 11
Fuel/propulsion system 3.3% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 14 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 19 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 21 model years of the Ford F-250 in this data, 2006 sits 6th by complaint volume. 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 20 in the last three years against 30 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 61,200 miles.
In owners' own words
At around 8000 miles notice wear of ends of my front tires took it to my Ford dealer and findout truck was out of aligment they recomend to have tire rotation wich I did as asoon I got home then at 12000 miles notice it start to wear my front tires again and also chunks of rubber coming off the treads took truck back to Ford dealer again they said nothing wrong with truck now need help how to solve this problem Suspension · reported at 8,000 miles
The "death wobble" occurred in my vehicle while traveling alone with no trailer and the bed was empty. This has occurred several times, the first while traveling northbound on the 5fwy in southern california. At the time the shaking was so violent that I thought that I had blown a tire and pulled over. I had just purchased the vehicle. The same issue is already under investigation: pe07057. Suspension · reported at 109,000 miles
I have a 2006 f250 super duty truck that will have violent front end shakes after hitting a pot hole at average road speeds (55-70). It has occurred while towing and during normal driving without towing. When it occurred I had to immediately pull of to the side of the road to regain control of the truck. I believe this to be a very unsafe condition that Ford needs to resolve. Suspension · reported at 46,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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