Ford F-250 Shock Absorber Problems
- 5
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 4
- Years with records
- 1999–2009
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Shock Absorber · Stabilizer Bar · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-250. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle would shake violently whenever driving over a road bump in the road or a pothole. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the stabilizer, shock absorbers, and the track bar bushings needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure was not…
ODI 10592650
Shock Absorber
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-250. While traveling at 40 mph, both the front end of the vehicle and the steering wheel will begin to abnormally shake and vibrate without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the front shocks would need to be replaced. There were no prior warnings of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and…
ODI 10340601
Front · Gasoline · Shock Absorber · Tires
Pe00020; tire tread separation: while driving about 75 mph, about 90% of the tread on the driver's front side tire came off. Driver was able to control vehicle. 1999, ford, f250. Tire size lt 265/75r16, dot # vnw81xl, original tire equipment. Tire mileage about 20,000. Owner tried to contact firestone, but got the run around. Truck was registered to benito cantu. Report given by friend. *ak the customer got new…
ODI 869919
Front · Shock Absorber
While driving 30 mph and higher, steering wheel jerks out of consumers hands, causing a loss of vehicle control, consumer states that there is a problem with the front suspension, if a rough surface is hit, steering will jerk out of drivers hands, vehicle will bounce around sideways out of control, dealer installed shimmy shock to attempt to correct problem, consumer states it helps, however has not completely…
ODI 895419
Shock Absorber
The oem shock absorbers were defective causing the vehicle rebound 2-3 cycles after hitting a bump and caused the tires to develop moderate cupping, the position of the drivers side oem shock absorber top bolt had a sharp edge and was rubbing a hole in the outer jacket of the hydraulic hose exposing the inner braid, consumer explored the possibility of repositioning the hose but a hose support clamp would not allow…
ODI 558333