We have classified the 49 complaints from 2006 Ford F-150 about STEERING into the following categories.
Steering wheel shimmies at 50-70mph. have had tires rotated, tires replaced, front end aligned, brake rotors replaced still the shimmy is there and have been told that the big tires 18"rims 235/75 may partially been the problem. what? why would ford use a tire that is too big? and cause the steering wheel to shake and shimmy. have had an independent shop look at truck and can find nothing wrong, but i have never had a vehicle have such a noticeable shimmy in the steering wheel. very unsettling feeling. *tr
While driving i noticed that the steering seemed sloppy and unresponsive. difficult to keep the vehicle in the lanes especially going into or out of curves. upon reaching my destination i asked my associate to observe the steering components while i turned the wheel with the engine off. he immediately noticed the entire rack and pinion assembly shifting back and forth. upon further inspection i found that of the two bolts that hold the unit to the chassis one had a loose nut and the other had no nut at all. the threads on the bolt w/o the nut appeared to never have even had a nut but i can not be sure of this. needless to say i was a little more than upset that i had put myself and others at great risk over poor assembly quality control. *jb