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Old 05-02-2009, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by TWIN-SPINS
have your tire checked and balanced,,,,i get that on our vans at work,,,i cant belive how many times it a tire,,,,wrapthed rotors,,,loose wheel bearings
New tires, ballanced, good pressure, it has all been checked at the dealer. Thanks,
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Old 05-02-2009, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Plane Silly
I have an 05 FX4 with 63k on it and have never had anything close to that problem. I have heard that the ball joints have been a problem on some.
This problem only exist on 250 Super Duty 4x4, it is a known problem that is being ignored. Ball joints have been checked. I have a friend with same truck and he has similar problems but he has not had to pull over. I only have 44,000 on the vehicle. It has done it since I have had it at 18,000. Dealer cannot find anything wrong. Thanks,
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Old 05-02-2009, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyboatman
i pull w a lifted 05 f250 and have never had a prob. try double shocking it and see if that helps
Is it a 4x4?
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Originally Posted by 03 SONIC
This is not crap. Set your tire pressure to factory spec and use the propper load range tires. I have worked for Ford for a long time and have seen this issue. It is due to the wrong load range tires or low air pressure. And by the way the explorer only flipped over after the POS firestone tires tread seperated. The tread seperated because of low tire pressure. And why would you want to run your tire pressure low? Hope this helps.
Don't take it personally. The vehicle has been checked at the Dealer and checked out OK. Ford is ignoring the problem.
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Old 05-02-2009, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TWIN-SPINS
have your tire checked and balanced,,,,i get that on our vans at work,,,i cant belive how many times it a tire,,,,wrapthed rotors,,,loose wheel bearings
New tires with correct pressure, everything checks OK at Dealer. Thanks,
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Do you have the load range E 8 ply tires?
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Old 05-02-2009, 01:41 PM
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i have a 05 f250 fx4.with 68,000 miles,it tows like a dream,i pull a 31 ao cat .only problem i have had is it blew the head gasgets while i was towing the 31,ford replaced gasgets&head bolts under warranty.i hope it doesn,t happen again!
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anybody check the steering gear box out???there is a shaft in there u can adjust
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Thank you for everyones input. I just wanted to see if anone else is having the same problem. If it is brought to the attention of NHTSA, Ford will be forced to find a correction to the problem. Most of the time it rides OK. It is only uncontrolable when you hit expansion joints that are angled at hiway speeds 65 to 70 mph. In my area we have a lot of them. I have learned were most of them are and have slowed down to 60 or below before I hit them. Every once in a while you miss one. It has done it to me either towing or not towing. Ford sent me a generic letter addressing the issue, apperantly it is a known problem, NHTSA has looked into the matter however they have closed the case. The only correction they have is tire inflation which is bogus!! My tires are inflated correctly.
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Originally Posted by TWIN-SPINS
anybody check the steering gear box out???there is a shaft in there u can adjust
They had it on the rack, I stood there and watched the Tech inspect the front end, he check the ball joints, tie rod ends, stering box. Everything checked OK. He did a front end alinement and it was in spec. The only thing he adjusted was the steering wheel position. Thanks,
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