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Ford F-150 Suspension Safety Report | June 20, 2013
Reported on June 20, 2013
| WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNDER 40 MPH I CAN FEEL A BANGING IN THE STEERING WHEEL TRAVELING UP THE STEERING COLUMN IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS LOOSE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROADS AS WELL AS ROUGHER ROADS, AND IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE TEMPS OUTSIDE GO ABOVE 75 DEGREES AND THE LONGER I DRIVE IT THE WORSE IT GETS, IF IT IS A COOLER DAY OUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN. FORD SERVICE DEPT. WANTS TO CHANGE OUT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING UNITS IN THESE TRUCKS THAT CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. I DON'T THINK A BRAND NEW $50,000 TRUCK WITH 1600 MILES ON IT SHOULD BE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | F-150 |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | TAUNTON MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 1600 miles. |
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| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Previous Report:Suspension | Next Report:Fuel/propulsion System |