1996 Ford F-250 steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 18 complaints for the 1996 Ford F-250, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 9% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
While driving straight vehicle suddenly made a 45% turn and rear ended another car. Steering column split in half. Consumer lost control of vehicle, went into oncoming traffic before slamming on brakes. Please provide any further information.
1996 ford, f250, 7.3 liter diesel: high pressure power steering hose failed at connection to the power steering pump. The failure occurred when backing out of a parking space. The cause of the failure is due to failure of an internal plastic component that connects the tubing to the connecting nut/fitting. Replaced with a fabricated hydraulic hose that did not have any internal plastic components.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Ford F-250
- Tires 39 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints
- Brakes 17 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints
- Fuel system 15 complaints