2006 Ford F-250 SD steering problems
102 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2006 Ford F-250 SD — 37% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Pulling out from a stop, turned left at about 25 mph very tight pull on steering to left, pulling wheel to left (felt like loss of pwr steering) when it came back truck shot to right. Felt like there was 20/30deg play in wheel then came out of it. Had it checked could not find any thing this…”
filed Apr 30, 2014
“My truck had a earlier crash due to a faulty steering box in december 2013. The body shop replaced this- with a factory steering box. We noticed a little tightness on one side and had the body shop look at it again. They stated there was nothing wrong. We had the truck going through a car wash…”
filed Mar 10, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball joint assembly. Excessive friction in the…
DOR-B8H4Z-11 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 2, 2018
Steering problems in other F-250 SD years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 F-250 SD | 4 | 11% |
| 2023 F-250 SD | 4 | 9% |
| 2022 F-250 SD | 7 | 6% |
| 2021 F-250 SD | 15 | 9% |
| 2020 F-250 SD | 44 | 17% |
| 2019 F-250 SD | 774 | 67% |
| 2018 F-250 SD | 252 | 63% |
| 2017 F-250 SD | 717 | 62% |
| 2016 F-250 SD | 117 | 41% |
| 2015 F-250 SD | 126 | 43% |
| 2014 F-250 SD | 7 | 27% |
| 2013 F-250 SD | 3 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Ford F-250 SD
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.