340000 Ford Super Duty pickups under investigation for steering failures - Torque News
Those five complaints alleged that while being driven, the steering system in the brawny Ford pickup failed and the driver was unable to control the vehicle. In one case, the driver of a 2008 Ford Super Duty F350 lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a parked car at a speed of around 20 miles per hour. A second report claims that a 2008 F250 with around 55,000 miles logged had the steering system fail and the driver was unable from crashing into the guard rail while a third accident occurred when the steering failure caused the truck to run off... While five complaints is a relatively small sample size to cause the new NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Ford Super Duty pickup, the “risk factor” involved with any type of mechanical failure is taken into consideration during the investigation... On the other hand, having a large vehicle like the Ford F250 or F350 rolling down the road with no means of steering the truck presents a much more significant level of risk so the feds are more likely to get into an investigation for an issue... Source: www.torquenews.com
