Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Ford F-250 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I HAVE A 1995 FORD F-250 4X4 TRUCK. THE STEERING SHAFT COMING OUT OF THE STEERING BOX HAS BROKEN IN HALF TWICE. ONCE ON 12/24/01 AND ONCE AGAIN ON 2/02. IN BOTH CASES, I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING. FORD TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND I AM THE ONLY CASE THAT THEY KNOW OF IN WHICH THIS HAS HAPPENED (LET ALONE TWICE). YET I HAVE AN AQUANTENCE FOR WHOM THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED.
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES/ STEERING, AND NO CONTROL. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT FORD COMPANY HAS TO RECALL. *YH
WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, A CLICKING SOUND OCCURS
IDLER ARM LOCATED NEA RTHE ENGINE SHEARED OFF,CAUSING THE ARM TO GO INTOTHE FAN BLADE.
THE FRONT HUBS ARE ENGAGING INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN COMING OUT OF A STOP. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM THE TIE RODS AND THE STEERING LINKAGE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING SYSTEM STICKS TO THE SIDE WHERE TURNING, AND NO NOISE AT ALL IS HEARD. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING STEERING LINKAGE FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
POWER STEERING BOX AND STEERING PUMP HAVE BURNED UP, THE OIL WAS HOTTER THEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, THE OIL MELTED THE DIP STICK, THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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