2008 Ford F-250 Steering Problems
- 62
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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.
Among these 62 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- steering wheel · 28 records
- power steering · 12 records
- steering gear · 11 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- left right · 9 records
- repaired notified · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
| 60–100k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering · Suspension
When traveling more than 40mph and a wheel hits a groove or bump in the road, the entire truck shakes violently and is hard to control, forcing the driver to quickly decelerate to regain control of the truck. It feels as if the tires are bouncing uncontrollably. This has been happening since we purchased the vehicle new in 2009. Also when driving over railroad tracks or very bumpy roads, the brake pedal, when…
ODI 11296881
Steering
It starts shimmying back and forth viciously and will not steer. I put on new struts, steering gear box, shocks, tires, and have spent over $,3, 000 in the past few months. I never know when this will start and have come close to several accidents. I have read many letters from people with the same problem in this model. Why is there no recall?
ODI 11242819
Steering
While in motion, at 30 mph or higher, the truck wanders left and right. Impossible to maintain straight travel...basically no centering of steering. Unsafe and it appears that you are driving as a drunk would. Also, violent shaking of steering wheel after hitting a bump at speed.
ODI 11194425
Steering
Steering gear box seems to have broke. Lose of all steering. Steering wheel spins around but does not control anything now
ODI 11217337
Steering
The steering sort of wanders all over the road, especially on turns then it gets hard to steer, yesterday while driving at highway speeds 60/70mph same issue then when over a bump then vehicle started to drift off road
ODI 11105121
Steering
The truck steering is uncontrollable and dangerous. When driving the truck jerk the steering wheel over into the other lane.this happens all the time when driving on regular city streets.truck turn on its own and goes into the other lane. Very hard to correct wheel will not turn back to straight position. We have taken it into 2 different auto repair shop 4 times and no one can find the problem. We did have gear box…
ODI 11101750
Steering
My truck has the 6.4 diesel engine. While turning on a one lane street the vehicle failed to respond to my efforts. After a couple of seconds it responded and i maintained control. My vehicle is currently at mike white ford in coeur alene idaho getting a new motor installed. Myself and the service advisor walked into the shop to heck progress on the motor install. I asked him to address the steering box recall where…
ODI 11278575
Steering
Violent shaking of front wheels and steering wheel at highway speed 65-70mph after hitting bump in the road. I called the ford service dept and they said they had never heard of this problem! However, there are so many occurrences that a name has been given to the issue, the death wobble. It seems ford is in denial about this problem, they try to blame tire pressure according to online sources. There should be a…
ODI 11073630
Service Brakes · Steering · Suspension
My vehicle has a death wobble when hitting a bump at freeway speeds. I received a notice from ford that this is an issue with these vehicles; special field action 09l02 dated january 2018. I wasn't aware that this was a common problem, but recently talked with someone who owns the same vehicle and he happened to ask if i had the same experience. Upon receiving the notice and recalling that conversation i thought i…
ODI 11073058
Steering
Have been experiencing the infamous "super duty death shake" for several years now ....have had dealer inspect the vehicle numerous times to no avail ....always told it is due to tire pressure or worn tires....i check pressures regularly and never have to add more than a # or two.....new tires mask the problem but it is still there......several encounters have nearly caused accidents....usually happens at highway…
ODI 11067423
Steering · Suspension
Since owning my f250, it has randomly experienced a severe vibration "death wobble" after hitting bumps at highway speed. So bad, that i installed a steering stabilizer to help mitigate the issue (ford didn't seem to have a better fix). I always keep my load "e "rated tires inflated per recommended pressures yet the problem persisted. On several occasions i thought that i was going to lose control of the vehicle…
ODI 11067314
Steering
Steering gets stiff and vehicle wanders from side to side, requiring a forceful tug in the opposite direction to correct steering. When attempting to drive in a straight line, it feels like a boat chine walking, except is much harder to correct. This has happened at all speeds and on all road surfaces. Began in the last 250 miles with about 143,000 miles on vehicle.
ODI 11010053
Steering
Steering wheel locked up getting off exit when applying brakes, this has happened 4 times.
ODI 11002442
Steering
While driving on the highway at about 50 mph, truck seemed to want to wander due to excessive play in the steering box. Steering wheel would turn about 1/4 to 1/2 way before it would react. I took it to my local mechanic and he told me it could possibly be adjusted. He checked all the linkage and steering box bolts for looseness. He tried to adjust the box but there was a flat spot on the steering gear that had worn…
ODI 10995700
Steering
Steering box worn out after 47000 miles. Excessive play that cannot be adjusted out by any ase certified mechanic. Causes me to over steer the vehicle to keep control.
ODI 10991853
Steering
Making a left hand turn in my f250 sd , the steering locked and would not straighten out quickly as normal. I had to quickly animal steering back to neutral position barley missing opposite lane traffic. As i straightened the truck out i felt the wheel being pulled to the left and right by itself. I decided to take my hands off the wheel and it darted to the left. I straightened it out and held the wheel fighting…
ODI 10983859
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250. While driving approximately 10 mph, a popping noise came from the steering column and the steering wheel malfunctioned. The contact was unable to steer the vehicle in either direction and crashed into a parked vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft was fractured and…
Crash reported
ODI 10979637
Steering
We have no problem with our truck until a couple of days the power steering gearbox stop working while driving. It barley works if the truck is at a stand still it will not turn at all. Their is nothing wrong with my power steering pump. I look at the top of the gear-box and notice a leak coming around the set screw that holds the bearings.
ODI 10949581
Service Brakes · Steering
Takata recall steering lock up and complete brake failure when turning and decelerating. Three occurrences in last 3 months. Last 1-10-2017
ODI 10946653
Steering
I have had nothing but problems with the steering and front end of this truck. The dealership has replaced everything they can and now they tell me it is the steering gear box that needs replacing but that part is on back order indefinitely. I see now that the nhsta has an open investigation regarding this matter and i am waiting for a recall to be issued. It is very dangerous and wanders all over the road.
ODI 10905488
Steering · Suspension
While driving at speeds 55 mph or more when driving on to a bridge or change in highway,or hitting a pothole in the road the front end of my truck starts shaking violently it only stop this by slowing down to about 20 mph.the shaking is so violent you almost lose control.it happens whenever i hit a rough spot in the road.
ODI 10825907
Steering
Several times while driving down the road and after making either left or right turns i feel the vehicle seeming to keep making the turn and i have to jerk the steering wheel to correct. Also the steering wheel today was approximately turned to two oclock while going straight.
ODI 10780787
Steering
Vehicle has loose steering with 2 to 3 inches of play left to right. Steering sometimes does not easily move at low speeds.
ODI 10779489
Radiator Assembly · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250. While driving approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel shook violently and wobbled out of control. The contact had to depress the brake pedal harshly in order for the failure to seize. The contact stated that the wobbling of the front end caused the radiator to eventually burst. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced…
ODI 10734536
Steering
While driving down the road at 20-40mph vehicles power steering was lost and truck began to pull to the right veh was difficult to keep on the road..after making turn onto another street veh started pulling left..after moving steering wheel left and right from center a few times..power steering was corrected for the time of driving..this instance has occurred several times since and is usually at low speeds.i took…
ODI 10717792