2010 Ford F-350 SD Wheels Problems

“I have now found the 2nd rim in 3 weeks with a crack in the rim. After looking online I have found several forums with numerous people stating they've had the same issue. Upon calling Ford several were told they dont have enough complaints to create a service bulletin or a recall the 1 forum alone had over 100 pages of people complaining about cracked rims on their f350 2006-2010 models”

“Two to three weeks ago while driving on the highway in my Ford f350 srw, $wd, crew cab truck I went over a bridge. Went I came off the bridge and went over a little bump my vehicle started shaking uncontrollably. First I was yanked to the left and then I was able to steer it to the right. I could not control the vehicle until I was in the breakdown lane. I was almost struck by two tractor trailers who, by the grace of god where paying attention and braked before colliding with me! The shaking was so violent that my arms hurt for two days after. …”

“Loss of control when driving on bumpy section of freeway, due to extreme shaking of front end. It seem to amplify in the severity and violence of the shaking until I was able to slow the truck to under 10 miles an hour on the shoulder of the road to regain control. I have had the truck in shop at the dealer 3 to 4 times for repair for this recurring problem. The Ford service technician admitted that this was a common problem for this make and model but that neither Ford or the dealer would take responsibility for the repair. …”

“Since I purchased my truck, used, in 2012, under limited circumstances the truck will go into a violent shake from the front end after hitting rather small bumps. Now that it is older and has about 73000 miles on it, this happens on a daily basis. The vibration starts out very small but quickly escalates until the truck is shaking out of control. It feels like the truck is rolling down the road with square tires in front. It usually lasts at least 5 seconds and only goes away with aggressive braking and steering maneuvers.”

“The front drivers side rim has an approximate 5 crack that runs parallel to the bead between spokes. The crack is visible from the outside and inside of the rim. Rims are original from purchase of vehicle. Truck has less than 33,000 miles and rim shows no other faults (ie out of round, dents etc.) I took the vehicle to the local dealership. They stated there were no know defects. After reviewing several sites and instances online, I am hopeful that NHTSA will do some research into this all to common problem.”