2006 Ford F-250

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK HAS ENCOUNTERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS MAILED ME A LETTER ABOUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I THOUGH I BLEW OUT ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE STEERING SHOCK VIOLENTLY ALONG WITH THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH WOBBLE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN JULY OF 2013 AND ON JANUARY 7TH, 2018.

ON 09/12/2013, I PURCHASED 4 GEO-TRAC PATAGONIA A/T TIRES P265/70/17 TIRES FOR MY 2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. FROM RICK'S TIRES AND BRAKES IN CANTON, NC. THIS TIRE SHOP PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM FREE SERVICE TIRES IN SWANNANOA, NC. FREE SERVICE TIRES BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM TEIRECO, INC IN GARDENA, CA. THE DOT NUMBER ON THE FOUR TIRES IS DOT JENJ FPL 1911. THE TRUCK HAD 53,023 MILES ON IT WHEN THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. IN JANUARY 2017, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE BOUNCE AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 30 MPH. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO RICK'S TIRES AND HE CONTACTED FREE SERVICE TIRES. THE FREE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE BELTS HAD SEPARATED AND REPLACED THE TIRE. ON 03/21/2017 WHILE TOWING A BOAT ON I-40 IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE RIGHT REAR TIR EXPLODED AT 55 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE ROADWAY AND DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO SAFELY PARK ON THE SHOULDER. THE TIRE HAD A LARGE HOLE AND PART OF THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE INNER TIRE. THIS SEPARATION CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT PICKUP BED OUTER WALL AND BRACING SUPPORTS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED RICK'S TIRES AND MADE HIM AWARE OF THE ISSUE. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED FREE SERVICE TIRES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO RICK'S TIRES ON 04/02/2017. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TIRECO ON 04/13/2017.THE REMAINING TIRES HAVE TRAVELED ABOUT 13,000 MILES. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE MS SCRIVENS AND MS TORRES WITH TIRECO. I HAVE HAD TO INITIATE EVERY DISCUSSION WITH THEM. THEY SEEM TO BE UNCONCERNED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES THEY MANUFACTURED OR IMPORTED HAVE FAILED. MS. TORRES TOLD ME TODAY THAT A ROAD HAZARD CAUSED THE SECOND FAILURE. I HAD A RETIRED OPERATOR FROM A RUBBER VULCANIZING OPERATION LOOK AT THE TIRE. HE STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN "COOKED" LONG ENOUGH OR THE TEMP WAS NOT HOT ENOUGH TO ADEQUATELY BIND THE RUBBER COMPONENTS. TIRECO SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REPAIR MY TRUCK AND COMPENSATE FOR TIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE RUSTED AND ROTTED AWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING WAS DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP FAILED CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO HANG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

STALLING 2006 FORD F-250 6.0 DIESEL, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 2 BOYS DOING PROBLAY 60 MPH IN A 65MPH ZONE WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK STARTED FIRST SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER THEN SPURTED, THEN 20SECONDS LATER THE RPMS DROPPED FINDING MY SELF WITHOUT NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHAT SO EVER, MEANING IT HAD NO POWER BRAKES NO STEERING AND THE ENGINE COMPLETLY SHUT OFF ! , COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BARELY MAKING IT WITHOUT GETTING REAR ENDED ! I COULDNT BELIEVE THIS. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TRIED FOR A GOOD 5 TO 7 MINUTES BEFORE CALLING TRIPLE A FOR A TOW, THEN WHILE WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE I TRIED IT ONCE AGAIN TO START THE TRUCK AND GIVE IT GAS WHILE DOING SO IT FIRED UP BUT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS FIRING ON 4 CYLINDERS OR MISFIRING THEN IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND MADE IT HOME. I THEN TOOK THE VEHILE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, I DON'T KNOW AS OF YET WHATS WRONG WITH IT BUT I CAN TELL YOU I WAS SCARED OVER THIS HAPPENING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIE RODS FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 04/06/17LJ UPDATED 09/1/2017 *JS

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NOTHING BEING TOWED. I FELT A BUMP STARTING ON ONE OF THE BACK TIRES. I SLOWED DOWN AND BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I SEEN RUBBER GOING ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY THAT ALMOST HIT THE CARS BEHIND ME. I GOT THE TRUCK PULLED OVER ON THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. CHECKING THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE BOX ON THE TRUCK. THE BOX WAS DAMAGED, AND WAS PUSHED OUT ABOUT 1.5 FEET FROM THE TRUCK. THE TREAD HAD COME OFF OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS STILL HOLDING AIR. I DROVE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE NEXT EXIT WERE I CHANGE THE TIRE. THIS TIRE STILL HAD 70LBS OF AIR IN IT. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THIS TIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF TIRE, BUT NOT THIS BAD. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE BODY SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS $8,000.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. THE TIRE IS A BFGOODRICH LT275/70 R18 125R E1 DOT BE15 0211 2512

FIKM, INJECTORS, GLO PLUGS, IPR, HARMONIC BALANCER, PRV LOW OIL PUMP, HIGH OIL PUMP, FUEL FILTERS ALL REPLACED BETWEEN 277,000 AND 290,000 MILES ( 1ST TIME ON INJECTORS AND GLO PLUGS AT 277,000 MILES ON A 6.0L 2006 SUPER DUTY DIESEL)DUE TO LACK OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH MORE THAN ONCE! SPENT MORE THAN $3,000.00 TO DATE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS WORKED! FORD HAS SOME EXPLAINING TO DO, AND IT HAS BAFFLED EVEN ONE OR MORE OF THEIR BEST MECHANICS, AS WELL AS THE TOW TRUCK PERSON THAT HAD TO TOW IT AT 10:00 PM THIS PAST WEEK! NOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE????? WE HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM NEW STATUS TO PRESENT AND YES 290,000 MILES ON A 6.0L DIESEL 2006..SURPRISE! THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENED.... ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATES, AND IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH EMER. BRAKE ON AND ACCELERATION UP TO 2000 RPM'S AND IT CHUGS AND SPITS AND SPUTTERS AND THEN DIES AND WON'T RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY! I CAN PROVIDE YOU SEVERAL RECEIPTS, BUT I AM NOT PUTTING THEM ONLINE FOR ALL TO VIEW VIN NUMBERS, ETC. ANY INFORMATION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! ALL THIS TROUBLE HAS GONE ON SINCE APRIL OF 2016 TO PRESENT. MY TRUCK IS A WORK VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE UNTIL NOW AND HAS TRAVELLED WELL FOR 10 YEARS OLD AND 290,000 MILES. I AM CURRENTLY STUCK IN GEORGIA TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

ON JULY 4, 2016 MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME, ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF INTO OUR TRIP WE NOTICED A WEIRD VIBRATION, WE DECIDED TO GET OFF ONTO SATE RD 429, WE SLOWED WAY DOWN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER, WHEN THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ONCE WE PULLED OVER WE NOTICED THE DAMAGE THE SEPARATED TIRE TREAD DID TO THE TRUCK BODY. I HAVE CALCULATED THE TOTAL MILEAGE OF 25196 ON THE TIRES, SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM KISSELBACK FORD IN ST. CLOUD FLORIDA WHO INSTALLED THE TIRES. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE OTHER 3 TIRES FOR OUR SAFETY EVEN THOUGH THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 50,000 MILES. THE TIRE SHOP THAT INSTALLED THE NEW TIRES DID NOTE THE FRONT TIRE HAD BUBBLES FORMING, THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THIS TIRE WAS ALSO PRONE TO TREAD SEPARATION POSSIBLY LEADING TO A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TIRES THAT ARE IN QUESTION IS CAPITOL HT 265-70-17 DOT NUMBER SKVR RC 4713. I HAVE RECEIVED 3 ESTIMATES FOR THE BODY WORK ESTIMATING AROUND $2500 PLUS THE COST OF FOUR NEW TIRES. I HAVE SEVERAL PICTURES THAT I CAN SEND.