At highway speeds, between 70-80, the front right wheel vibrates/shakes violently at first it is minor, but get's worse and worse as it forces the tire out of balance. This problem has been reported to Ford many times. They say they cannot find a problem. The problem first occurred at 30,387 miles. They could not find the problem. Another dealership, at 36999 miles, replaced the steering dampener, but it did not fix the problem. Then, they torqued the pitmen arm and declared the problem fixed. The problem returned but the dealerships continued to state it was a tire balancing problem. After new tires were purchased at 50,252 miles, the problem persisted. At 56,013 miles, the problem was again reported to Ford. They stated they could not balance one of the 'new' tires. I took the vehicle to discount tire, which sold me the tires and uses the same balancing machine as Ford. They replaced the tire and balanced them again. The technician at discount tire told me that had seen the problem before (where he could not maintain balance). The only fix was to install dual steering stabilizers. After researching the internet, it was discovered that this actually was the fix. As it turns out, to install dual stabilizers, the truck must have a 2" leveling kit installed to allow the bracket to fit without hitting the frame when bumps are hit.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

Steering gear box spline shaft snapped off at the pitman arm connection while driving, causing loss of steering control.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the fuel lines were severely corroded and were leaking. As a result, the transmission failed while driving at 40 mph, causing the contact to use excessive force in order to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact replaced the power steering fuel line, one brake line, and one transmission fuel line. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000. Update 01/13/16

- Yellow Springs, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-250 equipped with a diesel engine. The contact was driving at approximately 65 mph, when the vehicle suddenly shut off completely with no power steering. He was able to get the vehicle safely to the side of the road and had it towed to a repair shop. The mechanic at the repair shop replaced the wiring harness and one of the fuel injectors. However, the wiring harness shorted out again and a fuel injector in another area blew. The contact then took the vehicle to the dealership where he was informed that the wiring harness and the fuel injection module had failed. He was also advised to replace the wiring harness and the module. The current and failure mileages were approximately 170,000.

- Hawthorne, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F250. While driving at any speed, the vehicle lost power and the engine completely shut off in the middle of the road. The road conditions and weather were not a factor. The vehicle would occasional take ten minutes or longer before it would restart. The vehicle became very difficult to steer and lost all power steering and braking ability. The failures always occur without warning. The dealer stated that the injector control pressure (icp) sensor was the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 100,000.

- St Louis, MO, USA

2004 Ford F250 has a defective steering box.

- Palmyra, VA, USA