2006 Ford F-250 SD suspension problems

144 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the suspension on the 2006 Ford F-250 SD — 53% of all complaints for this model year.

144

Suspension complaints

53%

share of all complaints

34,950 mi

median reported incident mileage

1 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Front end vibration while driving around 60mph which turns into a real bad shimmy sometimes. Steering wheel shakes violently. Have received a couple of notices from ford motor co. That tell me they are aware and to just slow down when it happens. This has happened several times since I had the…”
filed Dec 8, 2017
“While driving and going over a bump between 60 and 70 mph on the highway, the trucks front end starts to violently shake causing the truck to lose control. Note only driving posted speed limit. This has happened on three (3) occasions mostly recently 7/17/16 and 7/19/16 while traveling s/b on…”
filed Jul 20, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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