6.9

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
9,167 miles

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problem #6

Mar 282005

F-250 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 55,000 miles
Broken front torsion bar. Started motor, shifted from park to reverse, and without moving from the spot, heard a loud crack and the torsion bar had snapped. My garage was told by their parts supplier that, until this past month, they never had a request for this part before. This is now the second request in the past month. Kept the broken bar after replacement.

- Reinholds, PA, USA

problem #5

Jan 122001

F-250 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving torsion bar broke which almost cause a crash. Currently at dealer. The manufacturer fixed the torsion bar.

- Harrisonville, MO, USA

problem #4

Oct 272000

F-250 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Torsion bar keeps braking first on driver's side at 35000 which could cause front end to drop, then on passenger's side. Torsion bar broke twice in the same year. Front end dropping at high speed could cause the vehicle to rollover.

- Wendover, UT, USA

problem #3

Sep 011998

F-250

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Torsion bars failed.

- Springvill, CA, USA

problem #2

Feb 061999

F-250 4WD

  • miles
Breakage occurred either while stationary or doing slow speed - not sure when. Vehicle was leaning to right when I returned to it 20 minutes after driving it. Feel free to call for more information. I see on the web that these torsion bars have been breaking quite frequently on F150S too!

- Carp Ontario Canada, WY, USA

problem #1

Jan 141999

F-250 4WD

  • miles
Both front torsion bars broke while vehicle was setting in the garage. It appears to be related to cold weather stress or the torsions bars were heat treated to hard. Did not flex between the cold weather (0 -10 deg) and the warm garage (45 deg

- Clinton Twp, MI, USA