1999 Ford F-350 Suspension Problems

The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving at speeds in excess of 40 MPH, after driving over a pothole in the roadway, the vehicle started shaking and vibrating violently. The contact stated that after slowing down the failure ceased. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 50,000.

NHTSA ID

11467161

Incident

Feb 2, 2022

Mileage

50,000 mi

This truck has the death wobble. It gets the death wobble at 20 mph. My next step is to sue Ford

NHTSA ID

11423732

Incident

Jul 7, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY BRACKET WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY BRACKET WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

NHTSA ID

10881248

Incident

Dec 3, 2015

Mileage

167,000 mi

DRIVING MY 1999 FORD F350 DIESEL DOWN THE HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, HEARD A THUMP AND LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. COULD NOT PULL OVER DUE TO TRAFFIC, PULLED OVER WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED, AROUND ANOTHER 100 FEET. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND AND UNDER TRUCK, TO DISCOVER FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HAD BROKEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630896

Incident

Jul 28, 2014

Mileage

99,887 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD POP SOUND COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, SECONDS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 50000.

NHTSA ID

10340813

Incident

Jun 20, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

SEALED BEARING FAILURE IN 1999 FORD 350 SUPER DUTY.*MR *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10043935

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

CONSUMER HEARD A GROWLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 26700 MILES. ON 16 JULY 2002, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE IN FRONT END AGAIN, BALL JOINTS WERE BEING REPLACED. *AK THE TIE ROD ALSO FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID

8014036

Incident

Mar 23, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING, NUMBER 3, BROKE FOR NO REASON. *SLC

NHTSA ID

785918

Incident

Dec 15, 2001

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BADLY AT ANY SPEED, DEALER DETERMINED A STABILIZER ARM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. *AK *YD

NHTSA ID

8005679

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE FRONT END PULLS BADLY TO THE RIGHT, DEALER REPLACED A WORN PART ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND HAVE REALIGNED FRONT END, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT

NHTSA ID

564253

WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT WHEEL WENT INWARD DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH SUSPENSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001941

Incident

Jan 3, 2002

SIMPLY PUT IN PHYSICS TERMS THE FRONT END GOES INTO UNWANTED RESONANT VIBRATION WHERE THE TRUNK IS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS BENN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT UNWANTED RESONANCE VIBRATION IS. THE TRUNK IS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE DRIVER HAS TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE TRUCK TILL THE VIBRATION GOES AWAY AT ABOUT 30MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID

752820

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT AND EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX. *AK CONSUMER STATES ALL THE BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS IN FRONT END ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

887992

Incident

Dec 27, 2000

FRONT END SHIMMIES, AND STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR STEERING HARD TO THE LEFT, POSSIBLY DUE TO MISSING STABLIZER BAR. VEHICLE MUST COME TO COMPLETE STOP TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK THE MANUFACTURER STEERING STABLIZER KIT WAS INSTALLED AND REMEDIED THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. *YH

NHTSA ID

887554

WHEN FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO WEAR THE FRONT END WILL SHIMMY BADLY WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES OR IF YOU HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD. THIS TRUCK HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES.*AK

NHTSA ID

741804

Incident

Feb 14, 2001

FRONT END WAS CAUSING TIRE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY TO THE CORE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLES WAS DUE TO THE FIFTH WHEEL. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED & SUSPENSION REALIGNED. *AK

NHTSA ID

868304

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. WHEN ATTEMPING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, DRIVER COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. WHEN OPENING THE HOOD, DRIVER SAW POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS BUSTED. THIS WAS DETERMINED BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT. THE TRUCK WILL BE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

866047

Incident

Jul 23, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TOWING A TRAILER HIT A POTHOLE AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM CONSUMER'S HAND. CONTACTED DEALER. 2000'S F350 SERIES HAVE A STABLIZER/ SHOCK ABSORBER PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

865834

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

V10 ENGINES: IN RAINY CONDITIONS WATER WILL GET INTO AIR FILTER, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. FORD HAS TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WILL BE KIT. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE KIT SINCE MAY, BUT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS.*AK

NHTSA ID

865157

CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD WAS WARPED. EVERY 8000 MILES SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES, AND FRONT END HAD TO BE REALIGNED. ALSO, STEERING WAS HARD TO STEER. *AK

NHTSA ID

863977

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT END BOUNCES UP AND DOWN UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAPPESN ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

860987

Incident

Feb 15, 2000

VEHICLE WAS WANDERING, AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DEALER THOUGHT IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO WANDER . DEALER SAID IT WAS STEERING. REALIZED IT WAS A PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO REMEDY. *AK

NHTSA ID

860178

Incident

Feb 20, 1999

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERALOCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID

856206

Incident

Apr 1, 1998

THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT ON HARD BRAKING. DEALERSHIP IS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

852450

VEHICLE WILL NOT CARRY WEIGHT LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY/ UNSTABLE AS THOUGH LIGHT TRUCK IS OVERLOADED. *AK

NHTSA ID

847160