The 2006 Ford F-350 Sd has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 26,715 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 192 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RANGER TRUCKS BUILT FROM JANUARY 25, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 25, 2011 AT THE TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT, AND SERVICE PARTS DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERS FOR CERTAIN 2004 THROUGH 2011 MODEL YEAR RANGER TRUCKS, 2002 THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR EXCURSION VEHICLES, AND 2002 THROUGH 2007 MODEL…
Consequence
NON-FUNCTIONING LIGHTS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
Complaints by component
STEERING
44
3crashes1injuries
SUSPENSION:FRONT
21
1crashes
SUSPENSION
20
1crashes
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
14
TIRES
11
1crashes
WHEELS
7
1crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
ENGINE
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
1fires
Total complaints192
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My 2016 f350 super duty 4wd disesal has a death wobble with only 46,ooo miles. The dealership at seminole ford, seminole oklahoma [REDACTED] told me I would have to pay 1200 to fix this. I was driving 70mph on the highway yesterday and my vehicle went out of control almost causing me to wreck. I…”
“My 2016 f350 super duty 4wd disesal has a death wobble with only 46,ooo miles. The dealership at seminole ford, seminole oklahoma [REDACTED] told me I would have to pay 1200 to fix this. I was driving 70mph on the highway yesterday and my vehicle went out of control almost causing me to wreck. I…”
“My 2016 f350 super duty 4wd disesal has a death wobble with only 46,ooo miles. The dealership at seminole ford, seminole oklahoma [REDACTED] told me I would have to pay 1200 to fix this. I was driving 70mph on the highway yesterday and my vehicle went out of control almost causing me to wreck. I…”
“Shakes steering wheel around 40mph, but sporadically.”
“There is a problem with the instrument cluster and the plugs. The dash goes dead, interior lights dont work. Power windows dont work radio shuts off. Vehicle runs improperly. The vehicle can be sitting or moving. I have done research and found ford trucks from as early as 2002-2008 have this…”
“There is a problem with the instrument cluster and the plugs. The dash goes dead, interior lights dont work. Power windows dont work radio shuts off. Vehicle runs improperly. The vehicle can be sitting or moving. I have done research and found ford trucks from as early as 2002-2008 have this…”
“There is a problem with the instrument cluster and the plugs. The dash goes dead, interior lights dont work. Power windows dont work radio shuts off. Vehicle runs improperly. The vehicle can be sitting or moving. I have done research and found ford trucks from as early as 2002-2008 have this…”
“Purchased tires on 2/27/2013 . Tires have 27,441 miles on them. They were originally warrented for 40 months or 50,000 miles. All 4 tires have sidewall cracking close to the wheel rim. Dot #'s are utot hwb 4212,utot hwb 5012, utot hwb 5012, utot hwb 5012”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA08007 Opened 2008-03-14 · closed 2009-03-31
VIOLENT FRONT END OSCILLATION
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED BASED ON 78 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF SEVERE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE.ODI WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ALLEGED LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURREDAT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MILES…
InvestigationEA08007 Opened 2008-03-14 · closed 2009-03-31
VIOLENT FRONT END OSCILLATION
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED BASED ON 78 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF SEVERE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE.ODI WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ALLEGED LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURREDAT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MILES…
InvestigationPE07057 Opened 2007-11-15 · closed 2008-03-14
VIOLENT FRONT END OSCILLATION
ODI HAS RECEIVED 78 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF SEVERE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND OSCILLATIONS COMMENCING AFTER THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE MAJORITY OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR GREATER.THIRTEEN OF THE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY ODI ALLEGE LOSS OF STEERING…
InvestigationPE07057 Opened 2007-11-15 · closed 2008-03-14
VIOLENT FRONT END OSCILLATION
ODI HAS RECEIVED 78 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF SEVERE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND OSCILLATIONS COMMENCING AFTER THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE MAJORITY OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR GREATER.THIRTEEN OF THE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY ODI ALLEGE LOSS OF STEERING…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 Ford F-350 Sd as of
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