Complaint 945684
2008 FORD F-250 • STEERING • incident Oct 20, 2012
Complaint Summary
STEERING
Owner Narrative
DRIVING 65MPH AND CHANGING LANES POWER STEERING WAS LOST AS WELL AS POWER BRAKING. AFTER FIGHTING THE WHEEL HARD TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND BRAKING HARD I FINALLY EASED OVER TO A STOP. WHEN STOPPED DISCOVERED THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN, SECOND ISSUE IN 20K MILES WITH SAID BELT. BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED 1.5 YEARS AND 20K MILES PRIOR. TENSIONERS DESTROYING BELTS ARE A KNOWN FAULT WITH 6.4L ENGINES. I AM NOT A SMALL GUY AND I FEEL MANY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOWING AT THE TIME OR I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD CONTROL. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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