El Cajon, CA
STEERING
This truck has the death wobble. It gets the death wobble at 20 mph. My next step is to sue Ford
NHTSA complaint #11423732 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 Ford F-350 steering problems
52 of the 531 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-350 are about the steering — 10% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 107,000 miles.
52
Complaints
11
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Hydraulic Power Assist System
13
25.0%
Steering
13
25.0%
Steering Wheel/Handle BAR
8
15.4%
Pump
4
7.7%
Gear BOX (Other Than Rack AND Pinion)
4
7.7%
TIE ROD Assembly
3
5.8%
Linkages
2
3.8%
Column
1
1.9%
Rack AND Pinion
1
1.9%
ARM
1
1.9%
Steering across every Ford F-350 year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 190,000 miles
York Springs, PA
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS AVAILABLE WHILE TURING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT HOWEVER, WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
NHTSA complaint #11362838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 130,000 miles
Jamesville, WI
Crash
1 killed
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, HE SWERVED TO AVOID STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES DID NOT STOP AND THE STEERING SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER STRUCK A TREE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S FATHER SUSTAINED BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE TORSO AND WAS FATALLY INJURED UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #11152872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 145,000 miles
Benton City, WA
Crash
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A SNOW BANK. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT, WHICH WAS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD TO CAUSE THE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. UPDATED 02/17/12
NHTSA complaint #10444347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 11,000 miles
Selmer, TN
Crash
1 injured
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING. THIS CAUSED A COLLISION. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #10089980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 29,000 miles
Lincoln, RI
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATES STEERING COLUMN HAS A RESISTANCE IN THE WHEEL, AND DOES NO RETURN TO THE CENTER AFTER TURNING.
NHTSA complaint #10061161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Honeoye, NY
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN 1999 F350 SERIES TRUCKS. *MR THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AT THE TIME, FORD INSTALLED A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION PER COMPANY POLICY. FOR THAT TRANSMISSION THE CONSUMER PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALMOST ONE YEAR LATER A SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER FORD DEALER IN IOWA STATED THAT THE RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE START AND THAT A PART OF IT WAS EGGING WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ROUND. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST 2K MILES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THE COST SPENT ON THE REPAIR(S). *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10044155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bakersfield, CA
Crash
STEERING
STEERING FROZE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER AUTO'S DOOR HEAD ON. ALSO THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, LOST COMPLETE BRAKING POWER.
NHTSA complaint #10021765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 84,000 miles
Palmer, AL
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIE ROD HAD ROTTED OUT AND THE SLEEVE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED.
NHTSA complaint #10014975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hudson Falls, NY
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
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.
NHTSA complaint #8014036 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MT Home, ID
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CENTERED OFF TO THE LEFT PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #563254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Apple Valley, CA
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY, RESULTING IN RIGHT TIRE WEARING OUT UNDER TIRE WARRANTY. MECHANIC STATED IT INNER TIE ROD MALFUNCTIONED.
NHTSA complaint #8007475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Midlothian, VA
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING SECTOR SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *JG
NHTSA complaint #8006117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glendale, AZ
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I WAS ON AN INTERNET SITE CALLED FORD-DIESEL.COM AND A FEW GUYS THERE REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THEIR STEERING LOCKING UP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD. ONE GUY EVEN REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER HIS TRUCK WHEN HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO GET CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK. I DECIDED TO DO A LITTLE TEST ON MY TRUCK TO SEE IF MY TRUCK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I APPLIED MY BRAKES HARD AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND TRIED TO STEER AND SURE ENOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. SEE THIS LINK FOR THE GUY WHO ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE HTTP://FORUMS.FORD-DIESEL.COM/UBB/ULTIMATEBB.PHP?UBB=GET_TOPIC&F=24&T=003307 . I AM NOT SURE IF FORD IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUY GUYS WITH BRAN NEW TRUCKS ARE REPORTING THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEIR DEALER IS SAYING THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE PULLING A LARGE LOAD WITH ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AND NOT BE ABLE TO STEER WHEN THEY NEEDED TO.
NHTSA complaint #754570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glen Saint Mary, FL
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
NUT HOLDING STEERING KNUCKLE TO STEERING GEAR BOX WORKED LOOSE ALLOWING KNUCKLE TO WORK LOOSE FROM GEAR BOX CAUSING SLACK IN STEERING.
NHTSA complaint #754123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MT Home, ID
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CENTERED OFF TO THE LEFT PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #563254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Phoenix, AZ
Crash
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT THAT DID DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT A CEMENT CULVERT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HUB AND AXLE HOUSING. DURING OR BEFORE (UNKNOWN) THE ACCIDENT THE STEERING BOX OUTPUT (PITMAN) SHAFT BROKE. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS AND ONE OTHER F350 THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM THE WHEEL HIT A RUT IN THE ROAD AND THE PITMAN SHAFT BROKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO UP AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLL OVER.
NHTSA complaint #750944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Phoenix, AZ
Crash
STEERING:LINKAGES
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT THAT DID DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT A CEMENT CULVERT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HUB AND AXLE HOUSING. DURING OR BEFORE (UNKNOWN) THE ACCIDENT THE STEERING BOX OUTPUT (PITMAN) SHAFT BROKE. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS AND ONE OTHER F350 THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM THE WHEEL HIT A RUT IN THE ROAD AND THE PITMAN SHAFT BROKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO UP AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLL OVER.
NHTSA complaint #750944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Liberty Lake, WA
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING WANDERS. DEALER ADDED STEERING STABLIZER, BUT STILL WANDERS ALL OVER ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #745294 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Utica, MS
Crash
1 injured
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOST CONTROL AND STEERING. A MAJOR CRASH WITH FATALITY AND SERIOUS INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #745163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Grand Forks, ND
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
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 complaint #887992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Vinita, OK
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
THE STEERING BOX SECTOR SHAFT BROKE OFF AT THE PITMAN ARM. CJ
NHTSA complaint #559820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marengo, IL
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CLUTCH DID NOT SLIP AT ALL. WAS IN 5TH AND SLOWING FOR AN EXIT TO 4TH. CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO 4TH, TOWED TO DEALER. TOLD SPRINGS FAILED AND HAD BEEN FAILING A LONG TIME. ALSO INFORMED THAT DEALER HAS HAD FREQUENT PROBLEMS AND FORD HAS REDESIGNED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY THREE TIMES. POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT USUALLY IN A TURN. EEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ENGINE IS HOT OR RUNNING OVER HOUR OR SO.
NHTSA complaint #737767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Graham, WA
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, LOST ALL STERRING CONTROL-UNABE TO STEER VECHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #737600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Post Falls, ID
Crash
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE U-BOLTS FAILED, AND THE AXEL DROPPED DOWN. WE HEARD A "THUD" , AND FELT A DROPPING SENSATION. THE STEERING IMMEDIATLEY BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO SEVERAL BALES OF HAY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DAMAGED. WHEN I CONTACTED PARKER TOYOTA, THEY CLAIMED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE AXEL. I THEN PAID FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. LATER THE SAME DAY, I PULLED A VIN HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE ODOMETER HAD BEEN ROLLED BACK. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS A TRADE IN FROM A GUY THAT BOUGHT IT AT PARKER FORD, AND TRADED IT IN TO PARKER TOYOTA. THE TRUE STORY (VERIFED BY FORD MOTORS), WAS THAT THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF TERRACE, BC. IT WENT TO AUCTION IN MAY 2000, WHERE THE ODOMETER WAS CONVERTED FROM KM TO US MILES. THEY HAVE RECORDS THAT IT WENT IN TO THE ODOMETER SHOP WITH 68,000 KM, AND CAME OUT WITH 33,100 US MILES. THIS IS A MISTAKE OF NEARLY 10,000 MILES. PARKER TOYOTA ADMITS THAT THEY ARE AT FAULT FOR THE ODOMETER FRAUD, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE ARE FILING SUIT AGAINST PARKER TOYOTA FOR FRAUD.
NHTSA complaint #736237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Sharon, IA
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURS WHEN BACKING UP TO A TRAILER AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW.
NHTSA complaint #736172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
N. Cambridge, MA
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
YOU CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LIKE WHEN YOU NEED TO PARK PULL IN OR OUT OF YOUR DRIVEWAY GO AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AND TURN. IF YOU HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES AS IF A KID RUN INTO THE ROAD YOU COULD NOT DO THAT.
NHTSA complaint #736198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cathedral City, CA
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
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.
NHTSA complaint #866047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Eloy, AZ
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. TURNING STEERING WHEEL QUICKLY, CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO MOMENTARILY LOCK UP. A SECOND AND RELATED PROBLEM IS AN EXCESSIVELY SOFT SUSPENSION SYSTEM. WHEN A QUICK TURN IS REQUIRED, THESE TWO PROBLEMS MENTIONED HERE, IN MY OPINION AND EXPERIENCES, COMBINED, CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
NHTSA complaint #723685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Corsicana, TX
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
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.
NHTSA complaint #863977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.