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Suspension, wheels
04/02/2021
DEATH WOBBLE-ERRATIC DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY.
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Engine
04/01/2021
WE WERE HAULING A LOAD OF LOGS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY EVERYTHING WAS FINE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. WE HAD TO TRY TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHERE WE WERE THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OFF AND FINALLY COULD SWING INTO A STATE GAMESLAND AND SOMEONE CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. I AM NOW OUT OF A TRUCK I JUST PURCHASED 2 MONTHS AGO AND MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T EVEN SHOWING UP
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Tires
03/26/2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350 SD, EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: LTX MS/2, TIRE SIZE: 245/75/R17, DOT NUMBER: B74345 (PARTIAL). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE STEERING CEASED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE TIRE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PERIOD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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Steering
10/01/2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NEARLY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FAILURES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER TAYLOR MOTOR COMPANY LOCATED AT 524 RUSS AVE, WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.
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Steering, structure, wheels
01/15/2021
DRIVING THRU TOWN 25MPH OR LESS TURNING ONE CORNER FINE THEN ANOTHER CORNER THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND ONLY STEERING WHEEL TURNED.MY TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE ROCK WALL DAMAGED HOOD FENDER,BUMPER,HEADLIGHT BEZEL AND LIGHTS DRIVER WHEEL, AND WHEN DIAGNOSED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IT WAS THE STEERING GEARBOX FAILURE
