2006 Ford F-350 problems
Owners have filed 206 complaints about the 2006 Ford F-350 with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 24.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of suspension at 24.3%.
Complaints206
Crashes13
Fires6
Injuries13
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Steering 24.8% · 51
Suspension 24.3% · 50
Engine and engine cooling 10.7% · 22
Fuel system, diesel 5.8% · 12
Engine 5.8% · 12
Fuel system, gasoline 4.9% · 10
Electrical system 3.4% · 7
Air bags 3.4% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire, 13 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 18 model years of the Ford F-350 in this data, 2006 sits 5th by complaint volume. 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 15 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the steering wheel shook while driving at any speed. The shaking would worsen when driving over bumps and around turns. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 103,000. The vin was unavailable. Steering · reported at 80,000 miles
Ford f350 death shake has happened multiple times truck hits bump or pot hole regardless of speed (but shake is worse over 40 mph)and starts a very dangerous shake that gets worse until the whole truck is out of control. Braking hard to stop will stop it but accident seems to be around the corner. I have taken to dealer and tire shop they say nothing wrong. Steering · reported at 75,000 miles
Driving on interstate at approx 60 mph, hit patch in road, lost control of vehicle, death wobble, almost caused crash with 6 other vehicles. Went straight to dealership told it was steering shimmy shock failure. Alignment. Pay for out of pocket, although had same truck in shop for front end repairs in january 2019. Steering · reported at 99,987 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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