2004 Ford F-250 SD Suspension Problems

“Noticed a clunk in the front end over bumps. Inspected the front suspension and found over 7/16 side to side play in the left lower ball joint, and 3/8 side to side play in the right lower ball joint. I replaced both lower ball joints. I feel this is a very early failure and if left to get worse would cause an accident.”

“Front end shakes violently after hitting a rough spot on pavement at highway speed. Continues until speed is reduced to less than 50 MPH. There are several other complaints on your database for the same problem, so why isn't something being done about it? This is a very serious issue. My wife would not have been able to handle this happening to her. This happened once before about a year ago and I had the truck checked, but nothing could be found. Even though it's ten years old, truck only has a little over 24,000 miles.”

“My 2004 f250 2wd superduty pickup shakes violently whenever I hit the smallest pothole or drive over railroad tracks. This caused my right tie rod to separate and run three people off the road. After new tie rods the problem still exist. This truck only has 81,000 miles on it .no one has any explanation as to what to do to fix this other than an after market steering stabilizer. Shouldn't Ford be responsible for this fix before someone gets killed?”

“I own a Ford 250 super duty 2004. Since february 2009 I have sporadically experienced uncontrollable wobbling of the steering wheel. It appears that it happens after making sharp turns or bumps and doesn't matter with the speed. I've taken the truck to a service center and 3 or more times they've taken it apart and can't find anything. They suggested taking it to a Ford dealer. I did and explained it to the mechanic upon which he claims he's never heard of such a thing. As a last resort I googled Ford 250 shaky steering and found what they call Ford death wobble . …”

“Ford f-250 king ranch I am a 5 time repeat Ford customer. My f-250 has a bounce in that cannot be cured. Ford had me replace all 4 tires to correct the problem with no results. After spending the money on the tires, Ford tells me it is a normal characteristic of the truck. I have recent service invoices with checked and ok at this time ratings on all 4 of the old tires. Ford will not fix the problem, or refund my tires. I have been to 3 dealerships and in communication with Ford motor company. This seems to be a common problem that Ford does not want to stand behind.”