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2006 FORD F-250 — STEERING

crash4 injured · 1010660 · 2013-09-18

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
177,528
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAD NEVER HEARD OF A DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MY THREE CHILDREN AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON THE M53 VAN DYKE EXPRESSWAY WHICH HAS A POSTED SPEED OF 70 MPH. I HAD JUST PASSED A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. JUST AFTER PASSING THIS VEHICLE I DEVELOPED THIS DEATH WOBBLE, I WAS SWITCHING LANES BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE, NOT JUST A LITTLE SHACKING EITHER. I HAD APPLIED MY BRAKES AND HELD THE WHEEL WITH BOTH MY HANDS. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SHACKING SO BADLY THAT MY DASHBOARD WAS FALLING APART, AND I WAS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS CONTROLLING MY VEHICLE. IT FELT AS IF MY DRIVER?S WHEEL WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO SHAKING SO BADLY THAT IN JUST A SECOND I HAD LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY TRUCK DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT THE TURF FOLLOWED BY MY LEFT REAR WHEEL HITTING THE TURF AND WE STARTED TO ROLL. WE ROLLED TWO IN HALF TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WAS CRUSHED, THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE CAB WAS PUSHED DOWN FURTHER THAN THE HEADRESTS ON THE SEAT WERE MY YOUNGEST WAS SITTING, AND THANK GOD MY 7 YEAR OLD WASN?T KILLED. ON THE PASSENGER?S SIDE THE ROOF WAS SMASHED AGAINST THE HEAD REST WERE MY DAUGHTER WAS SEATED. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT MY 3 CHILDREN AND I LIVED THROUGH THIS NIGHT MARE. I HAVE DRIVEN A PICKUP TRUCK FOR OVER 20 YRS., AND I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS DE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10544242
Machine
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