Just wondered if anyone has tried the TSB 05-13-1 on there f150 ?Mine is a 2004 xlt 4x4 and it shakes and vib really bad from 55 to 60 mph ,had tires balanced 3 different times brakes repalced and rotors turned ...This is driveing me nuts tring to figure this one out ...

 

Almost certainly a problem in the tires or wheels. You may have to buy tires to get rid of it.

 

I had the same problem and it was the goodyear tires. goodyear replaced them with a different model tire and it stopped.

 

well it may be my tires i have hankook tires on it less than half worn out .Tires seem to be wearing even ,all the viberation seems to be coming from the rear of the truck ...Got me puzzled

 

Does it vibrate/shake everytime you drive it? Next time it does it, check to see if one of the rear wheels is hot to the touch. You could have your parking brake hanging up on you. This causes a nasty vibration.

 

Not the parking brake checked them both when had my brakes done ,also checked for a hot wheel after driveing none of them are hot ....Has anyone tried changing pinion angle with TSB 05-13-1 Just curious

 

Thought I would throw that out there. I had a hanging parking brake, and it caused a nasty vibration. Is the vibration you are experiencing felt primarily in the steering wheel or more in the seat? Can't help you with the TSB for pinion angle on this vehicle, sorry. Has the vibration always been there?

 

I had a vibration on my 07, the final fix was road force balancing the tires to get rid of it. They had balanced my tires twice with no luck, I was thinking that it was drivetrain related. The last time they road force balanced my tires and it is fixed now.

Good luck.

 

Vibe is more in the seat you can actually look in the rearview mirrior and see the whole bed of the truck bounceing and viberating up and down ,but only does it at between 55 and 60 whether in o/d or not .Been there since I bought the truck this summer took it back to the dealer they put a new driveshaft in it helped it some but seems to be getting worse now ...

 

Mine was fairly bad, I thought for sure it was a seizing u-joint. The road force fixed it.

In your case one way to eliminate the tires would be to move the rear tires to the front. If it is the tires this should move the vibration to the steering wheel / floor pan. Process of elimination I guess. Its tough to diagnose a 4x4 for highway vibration.

 

BTW Wildman. I have the full updated TSB for your issue in .pdf format at work. If you PM me your e-mail address, I'll send it out to you in the morning.

 

i have a vibration also in my 04.i feel it thur the whole truck at target speeds of45 to 55 . The vibration also is there when you are not moving with the engine at about 1000 to 1200 rpms.you feel it in your seat.ford thinks it motor mounts which they have ordered.hope this works

 

Funny,I'm having the same problem with my 04 Screw.I look in the mirror and the bed is bouncing and vibrating like you described.Leaning towards my stock Generals.Hope it's not something more serious.Going tomorrow to have the tires checked.Will keep you updated.

 

I had the same problem with my 06. The dealer force balanced my first set of continentals. The dealer then replaced them with another set and force balanced them, the vibration and bed bounce was gone.. I had no problem with the second set until a few months ago...

The bed bounce and vibration was back.. I checked the tire pressure and it was 4 psi low. (Sometimes my truck sits for a month between outtings.) I aired them to the correct pressure and the vibration and bounce were gone again..

 

I have this exact same issue with my 05 scab fx4. Dealer is trying to blame it on my aftermarket exhaust system.

I'm going to suggest a force balance... I am giving it to them again in the morning for a second shot at fixing the problem.