f-250 steering problem
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f-250 steering problem
I am having the same steering problems as described by socal_f250. I live in Texas and have always bought F-150. Bought a travel trailer for the 1st time and an 2008 F-250 to pull it. Have taken it to 4 dealerships and have gotten the same responses- alignment, tire pressure, etc. Have called Ford but have not gotten much help. Sits in the garage now. I don't want to drive it much less pull a trailer with it-constant battle to keep it on the road. I've gotten no help-just been told there is nothing wrong with it. Hopefully Socal_f250 will let me know if the engineer sent out by Ford did any good.
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What I would do is go back to that dealer and ask for the service manager. Tell him your tale of woe, and that you bought a brand-new truck and expect it to drive like a brand-new truck not a 1975 beater with 200K miles on it 
Take the service manager for a drive, and show him/her what it feels like on the highway, and maybe even take another new truck for a test-drive and prove that there's a huge difference.
If it's so obvious that there's a problem, they can't deny it when shown proof.
Take the service manager for a drive, and show him/her what it feels like on the highway, and maybe even take another new truck for a test-drive and prove that there's a huge difference.
If it's so obvious that there's a problem, they can't deny it when shown proof.
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Is your truck sitting in your garage or the dealership's garage?? If it was my truck it sure as heck wouldn't be sitting in my garage.
I'd tell them to pull the steering wheel apart and check the bushing in it. Also, I'd inform them that if something breaks on the truck and I was to wreck it I'd personally come back and sue the dealership as well as Ford.
Just leave it at the dealership and tell them you won't take it back til it's fixed ( Just my opinion). Then I'd go out and rent a Chevy 2500 and show up everyday in it asking when my truck was gonna be ready. Sometimes you have to get nasty with flunky dealerships.
I hope this helps
Vince
07 F-350 12' Flatbed 6.0L Auto 3.73
I'd tell them to pull the steering wheel apart and check the bushing in it. Also, I'd inform them that if something breaks on the truck and I was to wreck it I'd personally come back and sue the dealership as well as Ford.
Just leave it at the dealership and tell them you won't take it back til it's fixed ( Just my opinion). Then I'd go out and rent a Chevy 2500 and show up everyday in it asking when my truck was gonna be ready. Sometimes you have to get nasty with flunky dealerships.
I hope this helps
Vince
07 F-350 12' Flatbed 6.0L Auto 3.73
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Don't know what hitch you are using. But if you have very heavy load on the rear of the truck the wheels will be light. An equalizing hitch will help with load balance. It sounds like too much weight on the rear of the truck. Can't really tell from the post.
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I think he's have issues unloaded.
