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You Had to be There
It appears that the NHTSA has launched a Preliminary Evaluation(PE) investigation into this on 11/15/07.
PE: Initial phase of a NHTSA investigation, a PE is prompted after a review of consumer complaints and/or manufacturer service bulletins suggest a safety defect may exist. The results of a PE determine whether the investigation will be upgraded to an Engineering Analysis or closed. Most PEs are resolved within four months.
NHTSA Action Number : PE07057 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
FORD / F-250 2005-2007
FORD / F-250 SD 2005-2007
FORD / F-250 SUPERDUTY 2005
FORD / F-350 2005-2007
FORD / F-350 SD 2005-2007
FORD / F-350 SUPERDUTY 2005
FORD / F250 2007
FORD / F350 2005-2007
Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Component :
SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date Investigation Opened : November 15, 2007
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
ODI HAS RECEIVED 61 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF SEVERE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE. THE MAJORITY OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. MANY OF THE COMPLAINANTS INDICATED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THAT THE OSCILLATIONS DO NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY OR STOPPED. SOME COMPLAINANTS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED LANES AND SPUN OUT AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLENT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS. ADDITIONAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE OPENING OF THIS PE WERE EARLY WARNING FIELD REPORTS, SUBMITTED BY FORD, DESCRIBING SUSPENSION OSCILLATIONS AND A TSB (07-10-10) SUBMITTED BY FORD DESCRIBING THE SUSPENSION OSCILLATION ISSUE AND HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/defects/results.cfm
PE: Initial phase of a NHTSA investigation, a PE is prompted after a review of consumer complaints and/or manufacturer service bulletins suggest a safety defect may exist. The results of a PE determine whether the investigation will be upgraded to an Engineering Analysis or closed. Most PEs are resolved within four months.
NHTSA Action Number : PE07057 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
FORD / F-250 2005-2007
FORD / F-250 SD 2005-2007
FORD / F-250 SUPERDUTY 2005
FORD / F-350 2005-2007
FORD / F-350 SD 2005-2007
FORD / F-350 SUPERDUTY 2005
FORD / F250 2007
FORD / F350 2005-2007
Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Component :
SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date Investigation Opened : November 15, 2007
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
ODI HAS RECEIVED 61 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF SEVERE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE. THE MAJORITY OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. MANY OF THE COMPLAINANTS INDICATED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THAT THE OSCILLATIONS DO NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY OR STOPPED. SOME COMPLAINANTS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED LANES AND SPUN OUT AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLENT SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS. ADDITIONAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE OPENING OF THIS PE WERE EARLY WARNING FIELD REPORTS, SUBMITTED BY FORD, DESCRIBING SUSPENSION OSCILLATIONS AND A TSB (07-10-10) SUBMITTED BY FORD DESCRIBING THE SUSPENSION OSCILLATION ISSUE AND HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/defects/results.cfm
