AreL11

I had all the latest and greatest tsbs and a new cat and mine still has the 55 shudder, too. Pretty sure it's not the solution. Cold weather/blended fuel will tell the tale, I suppose.

Pfeffer

Just took mine to the dealer so tech could ride along to confirm the steering vibration/nibble. Temperature right around 92 and it was going crazy. He acknowledged the problem and I'm taking it in on Monday so they can look at it. He is also going to look at the 55 shudder issue. Parts for that are on backorder as you all know, but they know all about it and the TSB and didn't question me when I said my truck has the issue. Hopefully they will get it taken care of.

I'll post any info I get back next week.

RiverRat5.0

Very saddened by all of the issues you guys are having. My truck doesn't have a shudder going down the highway but I will tell you coasting around the parking lot can sometimes feel like the ride of your life. The damn thing lurches and transmission bangs into gear like crazy.
On another note. I do have the steering gear issue, speakers cutting out randomly, and oil consumption problems.
I have owned 4 vehicles, 3 GM and 1 Ford. 01, 04, 09, & 11. The last two that I bought new have been the ****tiest of all. I used to think I needed to buy american to be patriotic, now I think I need to buy a Toyota, honda, or German and I'll be anti union.

Good luck everyone, I know how frustrating this is..

clexell

Has anyone had success with the buyback/replacement program through Ford?
I'm getting the run-around and now have a 2 page document stating that they will replace it (no mention of buy-back) minus mileage used (doesn't state mileage up to the point of the shudder issue or total mileage) and no $$$ incentives can be used in the purchasing of the replacement. Sounds like a normal trade-in would be a better deal. Called the dealer and they are unsure how it all works, called and emailed Ford and they aren't responding.
The best part, I have 14 days to get the signed agreement back to Ford or the deal goes away. What deal?
Any suggestions? I'm at 18k and 9 months ownership. 24k limit to lemon this truck is creeping up on me.

rmorris1953

I used the lemon law on a Chevy Astro van years ago and by the time they were done with all the deductions it was like a trade in. Was rid of the problem but I didn't benefit any other than I was rid of the problem....

medic75

Uhh, just a little FYI - the Toyota Tundra may be non union, but it is made in the USA with US jobs. Toyota keeps working conditions and pay good enough to keep the union out of that factory. The Tacoma, on the other hand, is union made AND made in the USA. Don't let name lead you to believe that an item is non USA or non union. We are in a global economy. I honestly believe that my wife's Toyota Sienna was more USA than my 2006 Ford F150.

All of these issues are gonna give Ford a black eye. At the same time, my last 6 vehicles have been Fords with 3 being F150s. ALL of them have been excellant vehicle with the exception of the current one. 5 out of 6 is pretty damn good for any auto manufacturer. Also, as much as it may seem it, I am not brand loyal. I do my best to buy quality products at decent prices (I bought the Toyota Sienna for my wife). I have been very happy iwth Ford up until now. Based on that, if I find another deal on a Ford, I will probably give them one more chance to uphold their reputation with me.

kds083

I have the problems everyone else does with my truck, but saying the toyotas are more usa then ford is false. They are made here and most are non union which I love, but ask any parts supplier about the parts that go into making one, and the money goes to japan. My dad has been a mold maker for 35 years at a couple different shops and he will tell you he has seen zero toyota molds and the plastics companies run zero toyota molds. Most of these vehicles now are plastics. I'll keep my money here and lemon if I get a bad one, whose to say you wont get a bad yota.

Riccochet

My suggestion would be to call a lemon law attorney in your state ASAP. Like today. Lemon laws vary state to state. Sounds like Ford may be trying to pull a fast one on you assuming you do not know the laws.

They tried some shiesty stuff with me during my lemon arbitration. I wound up getting my truck replaced with a simple VIN swap on the loan paperwork. My loan did not restart so I lost nothing.

medic75

FWIW, I never said that Toyota was better and that the money went into the US economy 100%. I stated that many non-USA name plates are assembled by unionized employees in the USA. Currently the Toyota Sienna was designed in California, is built with 85% domestic parts (USA & Canada) in the USA by middle class Americans, and is acutally exported from the US for sale in other countries. It is also NOT built in a unionized plant.

FWIW, the F150 is also built with 85% domestic parts. The only difference, which was never discussed prior to your post, is that the parent company and profits do not stay in the USA.

Once again, I was only answering the previous comment about buying a Toyota being an anti-union purchase. It very well may not be.

OlderThanSand

I feel bad for all you guys I truly do. Clexell I got the run around on mine too and never even got to the point of them offering anything. Ford's "Customer Service Manager" Mark Johnson just started dodging my calls and ignoring my emails. When I finally cornered him he just gave me a flat no on buy back and although my truck was out of service for various problems for 35 days in 5 months he wouldn't even agree to make a payment. He told me maybe the dealer would and to ask them WTF???
I considered the lemon law but was so fed up with the POS and Ford I just wanted rid of it, NOW, and sold it back to the dealer I bought it from. Luckily for me I bought it at a good price and sold it for $3K less than I paid, so I basically lost the payments I made plus the sales tax I paid. Coulda been alot worse. I bought a new Dodge Ram that waws only $750 more than I got for my Ford and with a little better interest rate my payments actually went down a bit, so I had no out of pocket money.
I was very brand loyal to Ford but after all the problems I had and then getting treated like crap from Mark Johnson I'm done with them. I know Ford keeps promising a "fix" but I wonder if they are any closer to one now than they were 9 months ago. All the fixes so far have been band aids that haven't worked at least for most of us. If you're one of the unlucky ones that has the problems you may want to consider dumping your truck and cutting your losses. One dealer told me that once the word gets out (and it has to many already) about all the problems resale value is going to tank. Remember the 6.0? I know that my old truck has already been resold but if the buyer had run an oasis report on it he would have run like hell.
Best of luck to all you guys and I know all Fords aren't junk but some sure seem to fit the description.