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Ford F-Series Rough Idle/Vibration Problems

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#42 of 182 Re: That vibey F150... [superduty150] by emtdawn

Nov 08, 2006 (5:00 pm)

Replying to: superduty150 (Oct 14, 2006 7:39 am)
We bought a 2005 F-150 and it had vibration issues. It took us seven trips to the dealer, a set of new tires, rotors replaced, about five balancing acts including the one they called "indexing", where they rotate and find the heaviest part of the tire and match it to the rim etc. We asked if we would have to go through this everytime we needed wheels balanced and they told us no. We put a lot of miles on since then, maybe 20,000 highway in four months and the vibration is coming back. Read several articles and many people have gone through the "lemon law" with theirs, however we were short by a month on ours. We did purchase it with 11,000 miles on it and oddly enough, it had general tires. So, guessing that previous owner wore out his first set on the vibration and bought those. We did the same thing and replaced them with Generals but next time it will be probably be a better brand. I believe Ford has had trouble with this issue on 2004 through 2006. Consumer Reports might have some info..online.

#43 of 182 Vibration by glennlinokc

Nov 09, 2006 (10:06 am)

Whoa the plot thickens. Good luck on getting your trucks fixed in a fair manner. I am going thru hell just to get justice in what I call a scam on Ford behalf. I won my lemon law case and ford failed to take it back. I turned in the vehicle as a lemon law buy back and ford just voluntary repod the beast. Sold it at auction for 19,000 thousand when at the time KBB was 25-28 grand. Now I am fighting Goliath. Anyone wanting to team up with me please contact me.

#44 of 182 Re: Vibration [glennlinokc] by emtdawn

Nov 09, 2006 (12:12 pm)

Replying to: glennlinokc (Nov 09, 2006 10:06 am)
E-mail me direct emtdawnearthlink.net and hopefully I can give you some help. One thing for sure..you should file a report with consumer affairs, talk to your States Attorney (what State are you in?) Send this in email directly to me. If someone else needs help, they are welcome to email me as well. I can pretty much direct you to legal forms, websites, people and so forth that can help you. Too much of this goes on and the big companies know that the average person doesn't have that much $ to keep on fighting them but as a group, with publicity, often we can get a lot farther in a short period of time and win just because they (big companies) would rather we shut up and go away than have to deal with media fall out and stock investor's who want answers to why their stock is falling...

#45 of 182 Indexing. by mschmal

Nov 09, 2006 (3:12 pm)

Tires and wheels are suppose to be indexed at the factory and if you get new tires, they are suppose to be indexed.
 
Mark.

#46 of 182 Just a reminder... by KCRam@Edmunds HOST

Nov 10, 2006 (8:54 pm)

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#47 of 182 ford f-series rough/idle/vibration issues by elad

Dec 06, 2006 (2:31 pm)

I could have written almost word for word, the message written mar. 24th by sgood. I have an f150 supercab, 4.6 motor,A/T, and experience vibration at idle, that smoothes out with increase in rpm. Dealership made an adjustment to the electronic module,per,a TSB, with no effect. They say there is nothing more that they can do, and that it is normal for a truck. It didn't happen when new, and it has 20,000 miles now. Anyone have information about this condition?

#49 of 182 Re: F150 Vibration Issue [steve1313] by superdlb

Jan 01, 2007 (4:09 pm)

Replying to: steve1313 (Aug 06, 2006 3:52 pm)
I had the same problem and had the same tires, the tires are bad and ford know about the problem but a lot of dealers are acting ignorant of this problem. My dealer put me on a new set of Michlins and is smooth as a babies behind now!

#50 of 182 Re: vibrations 2006 f150 [fish12] by afguy

Jan 02, 2007 (9:50 am)

Replying to: fish12 (Nov 08, 2006 1:25 pm)
Fish12, I have a new 2007 Super crew W/5.4L, 2,600 miles.
Discovered this on my recent Christmas trip.
 I have the same issue. It is a short buzz on acceleation, like going over stop sign alerts. It seems to pop up most when I let off the gas, then come back on, at speeds in the 50-70 range. I have not had the buzz when the cruise control is on. Did you ever solve your issue? I would appreciate any info on this.
 
AFGuy in NE.

#51 of 182 Re: ford f-series rough/idle/vibration issues [elad] by kreed63

Jan 03, 2007 (2:52 pm)

Replying to: elad (Dec 06, 2006 2:31 pm)
I have a 2006 F150 Lariat Supercab. I am having a problem with a vibration/rattling sound heard while the truck is idling and the brake is engaged. I notice it mostly while I am sitting at a traffic light. It seems to do it even louder when I put it in reverse. As soon as I let off of the brake and hit the gas, you cannot hear it. It is heard in the cab and not outside of the truck. I have taken it to the dealer twice. The first time, they said they couldn't duplicate the problem. The second time, they said they heard it and installed a dampner. I am still having the same problem. I just received a call from my service advisor today stating that they have contacted "the Ford hotline" and they stated they have had similar complaints and they are looking into it. They said that at this time, no other repairs would be made. They even went as far as to say that what I see as a problem could possibly be a "characteristic" of the truck! It did not do this when I test-drove the truck or when I drove it off of the lot. If it is in fact a characteristic of the truck, they should be putting it on the window sticker!! Anyone else having similar problems? Any suggestions? Thanks!

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