The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-250. While driving approximately 60-65 mph or while driving over a bump, the front end of the vehicle shakes dramatically. The shaking is so severe that the contact must apply the brakes to decrease the speed and stop the shaking. A few months after the failure occurred, the dealer replaced the steering dampener. Six months after the repair, the failures recurred. The dealer test drove the vehicle, but were unable to duplicate the failure. They stated that nothing could be done. The contact believes that the vehicle should be recalled. The failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 21,995. Updated 11-25-08 updated 11/26/08.

- Anacoco, LA, USA

Steering wheel oscillation, per your reports PE017-057 and EA08007 occurs anytime vehicle is over 50 mph and hits a bump or pothole, violent shaking of the front suspension with loss of vehicle control.

- Jasper, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Ford F250. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle drove over a small patch in the road. The steering wheel began to shake violently and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle skidded onto the side of the road. Afterwards, the contact drove another five miles to his destination. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 4,000.

- Alexandria, LA, USA