2017 Ford F-250 SD complaints

ISSUES WITH THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON 3 OCCASIONS. ONE ACCELERATING AT 45-50 MPH AND HIT A SMALL POT HOLE. OTHER TWO TIMES WERE DRIVING 70-75 AND HIT A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY.

AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, JERKING BACK AND FORTH LEFT TO RIGHT A FEW INCHES. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY ANY DRIVER INPUT. IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. ANY SMALL BUMPS(RAILROADS TRACKS, POTHOLE, ETC) MAY START OR EXACERBATE THE SHAKING, BUT HITTING ANYTHING SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS AFORE MENTIONED DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE SHAKING WILL OR WILL NOT OCCUR. USUALLY THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL RECEDE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND SPEED IS REDUCED.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE VEHICLE/STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY STARTED SHAKING AND I STARTED LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AS TIGHT AS I COULD AND BRAKE AND IT FINALLY CAME UNDER CONTROL. I LITERALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE, THAT WAS THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE!! I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, NOR WILL I LET MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING.

WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT TOOK THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS AND I GRABBED THE WHEEL AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TRIED TO GET TO THE RIGHT EMERGENCY LANE,THE SHAKING CONTINUED TILL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND IT STOPPED SHAKING, EXITING OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED MY TIRES THEY HAD NO ISSUES, HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK 8 MONTHS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES TO ME AND MY WIFE ,MY KIDS CANNOT DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP PLEASE HELP BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE

I'VE HAD TO HAD MY SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO SEVERE STEERING SHAKE WHEN DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY SITUATION. THE SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT AT TIMES I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT.

VERY SCARY DEATH WOBBLE.AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 65 MPH I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO FORD WITH NO HELP. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE BAD. WHICH WAS VERY STRANGE BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM. SO I REPLACED THEM AT THE DEALER WITH FACTORY ORIGINALS. NO FIX NO HELP FROM FORD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STARTED TO VIBRATE AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER COMMUNITY FORD (2200 S. WALNUT ST. BLOOMINGTON IN). THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

THE FRONT END WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY LEADING TO A POTENTIAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL UNLESS YOU IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I HIT AN IMPROPERLY FILLED POT HOLE ON AIRPORT ROAD IN MOBILE, AL. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON HIGHWAY 612 IN LUCEDALE, MS WHEN I TRAVELED FROM A PAVED ROAD TO A CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER THE ESCATAPA RIVER. PER THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE AND SO FAR FORD IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING, EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT.

OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS (IT IS NOW 1/30/2020) THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TYPICALLY HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 50-80 MPH. ALTHOUGH, IT HAS HAPPENED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40-45. IT HAPPENS OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO APPARENT PROVOCATION, I.E., HITTING A POTHOLE, TURNING, HITTING THE BRAKES, ETC. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE IT STOP. I'VE TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES, SLAMMING THE BRAKES, CONTINUING TO HOLD MY SPEED STEADY, ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY, AND PRAYING TO GOD TO MAKE IT STOP. NOTHING WORKS, IT JUST EVENTUALLY STOPS BUT NOT BEFORE TRAFFIC CLEARS ALL AROUND ME. IT IS NOTICEABLE FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AS I HAVE SEEN DRIVERS HIT THE BRAKES AND FALL BACK IN TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THE VIOLENT SHAKING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STEADY OR IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE VIOLENT SHAKING MAKES THE VEHICLE BOUNCE ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY OR STRAIGHT. IT IS TERRIFYING AND UNNERVING. I BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAUL TRAILERS WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALMOST DAILY. MANY TIMES I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON CITY STREETS. IF IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, THE DAMAGE WILL BE COSTLY AND MAY KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF. I AM AFRAID TO THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THESE UNEXPECTED, VIOLENT SHAKES HAPPEN WHILE I AM HAULING HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70+ MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A HIGHWAY TRANSITION BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS ONE DIRECTION AND IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO OSCILLATE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE ENTIRE CABIN OF THE TRUCK SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGINS TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. THIS OSCILLATION/SHUDDERING CONTINUES UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE THREE DISTINCT TIMES DURING TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS IS COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE INTERNET. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF FORD SUPER DUTIES. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. DEALER ATTEMPTED A REMEDY BY REPLACING A DRAG LINK. STEERING IS STILL "WOBBLY" TO THIS DAY.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT COUNTRY ROAD AT, OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE 55MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2017 FORD F250 4X4 TRUCK SUDDENLY BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY "AKA DEATH WOBBLE". THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS SHAKING WAS WITH HARD APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK AT THE TIME WAS SLIGHTLY OVER 11,000 MILES. THIS HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE, AND OFTEN TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAYS, AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (60- 75 MPH). SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, I HAVE NOTICED THE SHAKING FOLLOWS WHEN ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES IS JOLTED BY A BUMP- SUCH AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN CONCRETE AND ASPHALT, OR OTHER UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS STARTS THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN A BACK AND FORTH BOUNCING MOTION AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AGAIN REQUIRING SUDDEN BRAKING OF THE TRUCK IN ORDER TO STOP THE WOBBLING. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT(S) OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THE MILEAGE PASSED 15,000 MILES DURING THIS TRIP. AGAIN, THE WOBBLE WAS ONLY STOPPED BY AGGRESSIVE BRAKING. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON THIS TRIP. FIRST ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THE SECOND TIME ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT- IF FOLLOWING VEHICLES WERE TO ABLE TO AVOID MY TRAILER.

AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH, WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE / SPEED WOBBLE. IF I SLOW THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 30-40MPH, THE SHAKING WILL STOP AND I CAN RESUME DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST 3-4 MONTHS. IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES YESTERDAY THOUGH.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND RUN OVER BUMPS OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS THE TRUCK WILL VIBRATE SO BAD YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SO FAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE STEERING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO IN BETWEEN LANES UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GUETTERMAN MOTORS, INC DEALER, LOCATED AT 2210 SYCAMORE ST, CAIRO, IL 62914, WHERE A SHOCK DAMPER WAS INSTALLED ON THE STEERING BAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

2017 F 250 DEATH WOBBLE, IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE, AND AT HIGH SPEEDS 55MPH OR GREATER THE FRONT WHEELS SHAKE SO BAD YOU HAVE TO ALMOT STOP TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL.

EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPER UNDER A TSB, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOO THE TRUCK BACK A SECOND TIME AND WAS TOLD CASTERS ADJUSTED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WAITING TO HEAR FROM SERVICE MANAGER.

VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE, SHUDDER, VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH FOR UNKOWN REASONS. IT APPEARS THAT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSE CAR TO BEGIN THIS DEATH WOBBLE. ROAD, WEATHER, AND SPEED CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE AT RANDOM. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS THAT IT MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP NEEDS INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO REPAIR.

EXTREME VIBRATION SHAKING THRU THE STEERING WHEEL AT 50 MILES PER HOUR ON SMOOTH ROAD. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THESE EFFECTS ON A SMOOTH ROAD WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE HAS 10700 MILES AND IS EXCELLENT CONDITION. WAS VERY SCARY AS I HAD TO APPLY AGGRESSIVE BRAKING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE , FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN OFF THE ROAD AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING , LIKE A WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, AS THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION . AFTER THIS EVENT RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND AS AN OWNER I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW , IT IS FAULTY AND UN SAFE , ITS NEEDS REPAIRED.. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO OVERSIGHT ON THIS ISSUE WITH A THE MINIMUM A NOTICE OF A POTENTIAL ISSUE . I FELT LIKE I HAD LOST TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS GOING TO CRASH, JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE.

I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED WHAT IS NOW REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT LEAST SIX (6) TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS (70+MPH) AND ONCE (1) AT SLOWER IN-TOWN SPEEDS (45MPH). FORD HAS REPLACED MY STEERING STABILIZER ONCE (19,000M) AND HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THE SECOND ONE (29,000M) FOR 4.5 WEEKS. TO GET IT TO STOP THE FIRST TIME, I HAD TO SLOW TO 50MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE WHILE THE LAST TWO TIMES, IT HAS REQUIRED ME TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30 REGARDLESS OF THE INITIAL SPEED (I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER). IT IS NOW BAD ENOUGH I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. A LOCAL STEERING SHOP WILL EVALUATE THE F250 THIS NEXT WEEK - THEY, APPARENTLY, HAVE HAD GOOD SUCCESS WHEN REPLACING THE STABILIZER WITH AN AFTER-MARKET DOUBLE STABILIZER KIT ALONG WITH NEW FRONT SHOCKS. IT IS ALSO MY NEW UNDERSTANDING THAT IT COULD ALSO INCLUDE OTHER STEERING COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE TRACK BAR, AND TIE-RODS ..... WE'LL SEE. THE DATE OF THE EVENT IS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED IT - IT IS NOW THE END OF JANUARY OF 2020 AND IT IS STILL ONGOING.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH), I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END, TO A POINT THAT I FELT I MIGHT LOSE CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT TO STOP WAS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND IS "VERY" CONCERNING. THE SECOND TIME WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AS WELL, THIS TIME 70MPH.

NUMBER TWO BATTERY TERMINAL CORRODED. FORD MAINTENANCE INDICATES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE HARNESS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 60 DAYS AND THE PART IS STILL UNAVAILABLE. THIS DEFECT RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE.

FIRST OCCURRENCES WERE LATE 2018.2017 FORD F250 LARIAT FX4 WITH APPROXIMATELY 14000 MILES & ZERO MODIFICATIONS.. WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP OR BRIDGE/OVERPASS TRANSITION VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. SHAKING OR "DEATH WOBBLE' CONTINUES UNTIL VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO SPEEDS BELOW 40 MILES PER HOUR. ABILITY TO STEER OR KEEP VEHICLE IN LANE IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. AFTER A SERIES OF OCCURRENCES IN LATE 2018 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP JANUARY 2019. STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. THE ISSUE DID NOT RESURFACE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS/10000 MILES LATER. IN DECEMBER 2019 AFTER HAVING ONE PREVIOUS DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCE WHILE DRIVING ALONE A MONTH OR TWO PRIOR I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE 4 TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY WHILE TRAVELING WITH 5 PASSENGERS. AT THIS TIME AND IN THE FIRST OCCURRENCES WHILE TRAVELING WITH PASSENGERS I WAS ABLE TO INSTRUCT THEM TO RECORD THE VIOLENT SHAKING ON THEIR PHONE AND HAVE RECORDINGS OF 3-4 SEPARATE DEATH WOBBLES.THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AS OF 1/23/20 I'VE BEEN TOLD THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT STABILIZER IS ON BACKORDER/UN-AVAILABLE/DISCONTINUED & THE NEW REPLACEMENT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID-LATE FEBRUARY. INTERNET RESEARCH SUGGEST THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE AND MANY NEWER F-250'S EXPERIENCE IDENTICAL ISSUES. SAFETY TO THOSE TRAVELING IN AND AROUND THESE VEHICLES IS OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN.

ON 1/21/2020 I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SH225, WENT UNDER BW8, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT FELT AS IF THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART. I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP SHAKING AND THE STEERING WAS IMPACTED. THE DASH, MIRRORS, SEATS, AND LITERALLY EVERYTHING ON AND IN THE TRUCK WAS VIOLENTLY VIBRATING AND SHAKING. HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 30MPH AND THE SHAKE FINALLY SUBSIDED, AFTER MULTIPLE CARS COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG AS WELL - AND THEY WERE SEEING THIS HAPPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE TRUCK! THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, TO A LESSER EXTENT IN DECEMBER WHICH CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND THE ISSUE SUBSIDED QUICKER THAN THIS TIME. NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED ME OR OTHER DRIVERS DUE TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF AT MAC HAIK FORD IN PASADENA, TX. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY - ABOUT 25K MILES ON THE TRUCK.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. ONLY SLOWING TO BELOW 40 MPH WILL STOP THE VIBRATING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BUT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THEY TELL ME THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE.

VEHICLE STARTED SMALL SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS SIX MONTHS AGO. TODAY WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, SMALL BUMP LEAD TO SUCH VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END I HAD TO SLOW TO 35 MPH ON INTERSTATE. NEW SMYRNA DEALERSHIP INDICATES THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. TIRE PRESSURE IS NORMAL. TIRES ROTATED WITH EACH OIL CHANGE . 31,000 MILES. SCHEDULING APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP ASAP. THIS MAY REPRESENT A SERIOUS DESIGN OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION PROBLEM. MANY REPORTS OF THIS NATURE ON INTERNET.

I HAVE A 2017 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 THAT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END THE SALESMAN THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM CALLS THE PROBLEM A DEATH WABBLE THE TRUCK HAS 53000 MILES ON IT BUT TOMBALL FORD WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE OUT OF THE PARTS THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM NATION WIDE .*BF*JB

VEHICLE DEVELOPES A SEVERE VIBRATION,WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD..I LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL TILL I CAN BRAKE TO A LOWER SPEED.VERY DANGEROUS.FORD DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THIS PROBLEM FOR ME 4 TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MIKE WILLIS FORD DEALER (337-625-3030, LOCATED AT 930 BEGLIS PKWY, SULPHUR, LA 70663) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS WHAT IS BEING CALLED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ONLINE AS HAVING THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WOBBLE BOTH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-75 MPH AND ON SECONDARY ROADS AS WELL AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. WHEN THIS WOBBLE OCCURS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK IS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO LEAVE THE TRAVEL LANE TWICE AND END UP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IT WILL POSSIBLY KILL EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NO IDEA OF WHEN THERE WILL BE PARTS AVAILABLE. FURTHERMORE WHEN I ASKED IF THE TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME IT SHOULD BE. SAFETY IS A YES OR NO QUESTION THERE IS NO GRAY AREA. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM IF IT IS NOT CORRECTED.

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (OVER 55 MPH) THE STEERING WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY ALSO KNOWN AS A 'DEATH WOBBLE' AFTER CROSSING CERTAIN SEAMS IN THE ROADWAY. I HAVE TO BRAKE AND REDUCE SPEED RAPIDLY TO ABOUT 45 OR 50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO MOTORISTS BEHIND MY VEHICLE HAVING TO BRAKE ALSO. REMEMBER, THIS IS OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE AS IT STARTED AT ABOUT 20000 MILES. AT THAT TIME A DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND AT ABOUT 29000 THAT PART ALSO FAILED. I AM WAITING FOR MY LOCAL DEALER TO REPLACE THAT DAMPER WITH A 'REDESIGNED' ONE. I FEEL THIS IS JUST A BANDAID ON A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ISSUE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CROSSING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR OTHER DISTURBANCES IN THE ROAD SUCH AS POTHOLES OR JOINTED SECTIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY TO THE POINT OF FEELING LIKE IT WOULD EXPLODE. HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND ONLY REMEDY IS TO SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY UNTIL IT GETS BACK TO NORMAL. VERY VIOLENT AND VERY SCARY.

WHILE GOING 70 MPH AFTER CROSSING A SMALL OVER PASS THE SMALL BUMP WHERE IT MEETS THE ROAD, SENT THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE INTO WHAT I CAN ONLY SAY WAS A VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL SHAKING THAT I COULD NOT STOP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHOOT UNCONTROLLABLY AS I DID ALL I COULD TO SMASH THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT DID VERY LITTLE, AS WELL AS HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL THAT WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH SO HARD AND FAST IT WAS IT COULD NOT BE TURNED IN ANY DIRECTION UNTIL THE VEHICLES SLOWED. WE WERE IN TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE UNTIL IT SLOWED AND I COULD GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SHAKING WAS VERY VIOLENT. I KNOW ABOUT VEHICLES SO I LOOKED OVER THE WHOLE FRONT END AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, ABOUT 30 MILES FROM THE INCIDENT AT 50 MPH. I HAD A WOBBLE AROUND 25 MPH GOING DOWN AN ON-RAMP. THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 24,000. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE SERVICEMAN SAID, OH, YOU HAD A 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND SAID IT JUST NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. HE NEVER SAID THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, OR THAT IT NEEDS TO BE MONITORED IN SOME WAY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE PER OTHERS ON THE INTERNET. MY TRUCK HAS 57,475 MILES ON IT.

MY TRUCK HAS HAD THE FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE SINCE THE MIDDLE OF 2019. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND TOLD ME THEY ADDED SOME SHIMS TO CORRECT AN CASTER PROBLEM.. THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME.SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT BEGAN TO WOBBLE AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. I SCHEDULED IT, BUT THEY IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THE NEXT FIX WOULD REQUIRE PARTS THAT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SO I AM WAITING ON PARTS THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY 60-90 DAYS OUT. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE UNSAFE CONDITION. FORD DEALERS ARE TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN FASTER THAN 70 MPH OR TO SPEND OUT OF POCKET MONEY TO BUY AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT ARE KNOWN FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM. BOTTOM LINE IS MY 60K$ TRUCK IS STILL IN WARRANTY AND A DEATH TRAP TO DRIVE AND FORD IS NOT AGGRESSIVELY FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS AT ANYWHERE FROM 50+MPH WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER AN UNEVEN PORTION OF ROAD LIKE A EXPANSION JOINT AT A BRIDGE. THE WOBBLE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU ARE BELOW 30 MPH. WHEN THE WOBBLE OCCURS IT IS NOT UNCOMMON THAT YOU LOOSE CONTROL CAUSING YOU TO BE IN THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC.

I AM FILING THIS REPORT FOR THE FAMOUS FORD SUPER DUTY F250 "DEATH WOBBLE"IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR, AND I AM NOW ON MY FOURTH STEERING STABILIZER INSTALLED ON MY 2017 F250 WITH ONLY 27K MILES ON IT. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED WITHIN 10K MILES, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ABOUT EVERY 3-5K MILES THEREAFTER. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WHEN A BUMP OR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD COMES UP. THE UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK RENDERS IT OUT OF CONTROL, AND CAN ONLY BE REMEDIED BY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, AND THREW MY WIFE AND I INTO THE MEDIAN OF THE INTERSTATE WHILE GOING ABOUT 75MPH. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE GOING STRAIGHT, AROUND A CURVE, ETC. I TRIED TO GET FORD TO DO A BUYBACK ON THIS VEHICLE, TO NO AVAIL. THEY HIDE BEHIND THE IL LEMON LAW VERBIAGE INSTEAD OF OWNING THE ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE IS MOST CERTAINLY A DEATH TRAP, AND I WILL NOT LET ANY OF MY FAMILY DRIVE THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE JUST BECAUSE OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. I AM AT A LOSS ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS. I SPENT MY HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS TRUCK, ONLY TO HAVE IT BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO THOSE RIDING IN IT, AND TO ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AROUND IT WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS. THE ONLY THING LEFT IS LEGAL ACTION I GUESS, OR PARK IT IN THE FRONT YARD AND HAVE IT BE AN $80,000 FLOWER POT. PLEASE HELP!!

ON TWO OCCASIONS THIS WINTER I HAVE HAD DOOR LATCHES ON THIS 2017 FORD F-250 CREW CAB SUPER DUTY FREEZE PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM LATCHING CLOSED AFTER IT WAS OPENED. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,700 MILES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2019. THE MORNING TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID 20'S (DEGREE FAHRENHEIT) AND THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT. AFTER OPENING BOTH FRONT DOORS OF THE TRUCK TO LOAD PERSONAL ITEMS AND MYSELF, I WAS UNABLE TO SECURE EITHER FRONT DOOR DUE TO THE FROZEN LATCHES. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO SHUT AND SLAM THE DOORS AND CONDUCTED A CURSORY VISUAL INSPECTION OF BOTH LATCHES. THE 'DEFECT' WAS CLEARLY INTERNAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING I WOULD BE ABLE TO DO AT THAT TIME. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF MANIPULATING BOTH DOORS, EVENTUALLY, ONE DOOR LATCHED CLOSED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS WITH THE OTHER DOOR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. I THEN DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO MY DESTINATION, ON PUBLIC ROADS, HOLDING THE UNLATCHED DOOR CLOSED WITH MY HAND. I FULLY ACCEPT THE DANGER I PLACED MYSELF IN THAT DAY AND BELIEVE MANY OTHERS WILL MAKE THE SAME CHOICE WHEN FACED WITH A SIMILAR SITUATION. MOREOVER, I BELIEVE OTHERS WILL TRAVEL MUCH LONGER DISTANCES WITH FROZEN, UNLATCHED DOORS. THIS FROZEN LATCH PROBLEM WILL ONLY BEFALL MORE SIMILAR VEHICLES AS THEY AGE. I WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL OF THIS PROBLEM FROM ONLINE FORUMS. I RECEIVED FORD'S LETTER ALERTING OWNERS OF A 'POTENTIAL FIX' FOR ONLY VEHICLES WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO SEEN N

CROSSED OVER VEHICLE WARRANTY AT 36000... AT 38K THE VEHICLE HAD FIRST "DEATH WOBBLE" AT APPROX 70MPH (HIGHWAY) AFTER HITTING MINOR ROAD IMPERFECTION.. VEHICLE IS NOW AT JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES ON ODOMETER.. HAVE HAD 4 OTHER EPISODES IN THIS BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOMEONE'S POINTLESS LOSS OF LIFE. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET IN COUNTLESS BLOGS-WEBSITES-AND VIDEOS. TO CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $35,000-$90,000 DEPENDING ON MODEL AND KNOWINGLY PUT PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK OVER A PROBLEM (THAT MY DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM ADMIT IS A PROBLEM) AND NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR BUYBACK IS REPREHENSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT.

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, STEERING WHEEL AND SUSPENSION WAS SHAKING TO THE POINT OF ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL. ONLY BY DRIVING UNDER 50MPG WAS I ABLE TO SAFELY RETURN TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE. HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AMPLIFIED THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED IT IS THE STEERING DAMPENING SYSTEM. THEY DO NOT HAVE NEW PARTS OR TIME OF REPAIR. I WAS NEARLY IN 3 ACCIDENTS WITH A SEMI WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND RESOLUTION BEFORE ANYONE IS KILLED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE FRONT WHEELS ZIG-ZAGGED TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE SNOW ON THE GROUND BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB MAXEY FORD DEALER (313-392-9200, LOCATED AT 1833 E JEFFERSON AVE, DETROIT, MI 48207) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. THE FAILURE RECURRED, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND AS THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE ROAD THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB, ZIG-ZAGGED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER CONTROL. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

RETURNING FROM NASHVILLE TO MANDEVILLE, LA WE HI IT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 70 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN VOLENTLY VIBRATING. SIMILAR TO A BLOWN TIRE. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR IT TO STOP. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO FORD DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE CORRECTED ON THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE FIRST (2) REPAIRS WERE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE 3RD REPAIR WAS JUST OVER THE 36K MILES AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL ALONG WITH HAVING TO DO SUDDEN BRAKING TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. CARS THAT WERE BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND I HAVE HAD 2 NEAR INCIDENTS THAT I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL BY FORD AND I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO MANY YEARS WITH OUT HOLDING FORD RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE LOST DAYS OF WORK ALONG WITH COSTS OF RENTAL VEHICLES WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 64, GOING OVER KASKASKIA RIVER BRIDGE I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING, BOUNCING UP AND DOWN OF THE FRONT TIRES. I THINK THEY CALL THIS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS GOING APPROX 72 MPH, TIRE PSI 65, TRUCK MILEAGE 24,600 MI. THE TRUCK WAS LIGHTLY LOADED AND NOT TOWING. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP FROM NEW. I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER, SLOWING TO 20 MPH BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT AND ORDERED PARTS. PARTS ARE BACKORDERED WITH NO DELIVERY DATE.

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OVER 70 WHEN CROSSING BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS ON HIGHWAY TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LANE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE EXTREME WOBBLE TO STOP IS TO SLOW SPEED BELOW 25 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR AND EACH TIME UNTIL THE LAST THEY STATE THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS. THIS LAST MONTH I TOOK IT IN AND THEY STATED FORD KNOWS THE ISSUE BUT PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND EACH TIME PARTS COME IN AND THEY SAY IT IS FIXED THE DEATH WOBBLE COMES BACK AFTER A FEW MILES.

IN OCT OF 2019 MY TRUCK, A 2017 FORD F250, DEVELOPED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHILE TRAVELLING ON I-25 IN COLORADO SPRINGS, AT APPROX 65 MPH, I WAS CHANGING LANES OVER A BRIDGE JOINT. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, FORCING ME TO CROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM AND REPAIRS WERE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSB 19-2274. THE INVOICE NUMBER WAS 912963 FROM PHIL LONG FORD CHAPEL HILLS, COLORADO SPRINGS CO. THE TRUCK MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF SERVICE WAS 24298. THE STOCK TIRES WERE/ARE STILL ON THE TRUCK AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE TRUCK. AS OF JAN 2020, THE TRUCK HAS STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 17 JAN 2020 TO RE-ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK IS 27631 AND STOCK TIRES ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE.

AT 8,600 MILES, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH,, I DROVE OVER THE SEAMS ON A OVERPASS. THERE WAS A SHIMMY AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE NEXT WEEK I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS FIXED. AT 12,000 MILES AFTER PASSING OVER SOME MINOR BUMPS THE SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED AGAIN RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVING TO STOP IMMEDIATELY IN TRAFFIC ALMOST RESULTING IN A AUTO PILEUP. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT , BUSHINGS REPLACED. TOLD IT WAS FIXED. HAPPENED AGAIN AT 17,400 MILES, 19,000 MILES AND 20,500 MILES RESULTING IN RETURNING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP.PUT NEW STEERING STABILIZER ON AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. AT 23,500 THE SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED AGAIN. CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR 4TH TRIP TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON 1/13/2020. I HAVE COPIES OF ALL THE "ATTEMPTED REPAIR" ORDERS FROM FORD.

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 TO 70 MPH AND HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAB VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 TO 40 MPH TO STOP THE VIBRATION. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL OFF THE SHOULDER. I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE AN HOUR OUT OF MY WAY TO AVOID TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2017 FORD F-250 24000 MILES.

VEHICLE HITS SLIGHT POTHOLE AND STEERING SHIMMIES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLOW VEHICLE TO 40 TO 50 MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALERS TWICE FOR STEERING STABILIZER REPLACEMENT AND ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM. NOW I WILL TAKE TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME FOR CORRECTION. TWO SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' OCCURS: THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE DURING THE WOBBLE EVENT; AND ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT SPEED THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED TO 40-50 MPH, CREATING AN UNEXPECTED SLOWDOWN FOR DRIVERS/VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND.

HIGHWAY DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH. WENT ONTO BRIDGE/OVERPASS/. AS SOON AS FELT THE BUMP OF THE TRANSITION BETWEEN ROAD AND OVER PASS, MY TRUCK BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD NO STEERING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. WAS ABLE TO FINALLY REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. WAS TOWING AN EMPTY 10-12 FOOT ENCLOSED TRAILER. TRUCK ONLY HAS JUST OVER 27000 MILES ON IT. TRUCK IS FULLY FACTORY STOCK.

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK ON ANY ROAD AT SPEED BEYOND 55MPH, IF THE TRUCK HITS A BRIDGE JOINT OR A BUMP, THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WILL OFTEN BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO RAPIDLY SLOW THE VEHICLE TO APPROX 30MPH. THIS BECOMES INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS COMMON DEFECT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY WITH A RECALL BEING ISSUED. ITS UNBELIEVABLE THIS CONTINUES ON ALL THESE TRUCKS WITH NO HELP TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60MPH AND 80MPH IF ROUGH PATCH OR BUMP THE ROAD IS HIT THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED TO 30MPH. IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. TODAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR IT HAPPENED AND I ALMOST HIT A CONCRETE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE PARTS THAT ARE TO FIX IT DONT REMEDY THE ISSUE. BASICALLY THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS POINT. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SO I AM NOT DRIVING THE EXPENSIVE TRUCK I'VE HAD FOR ONLY A YEAR AND DEFINITELY WILL NOT HAVE MY KIDS IN IT UNTIL SOMETHING IS FIXED.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 30-35 MPH AND THE SHAKING WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECH SAID IT WAS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND EVEN PUT THAT ON THE SERVICE ORDER. THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW IMPROVED STABILIZER AND THAT IT WOULD IT WOULD BE TAKE 6-8 WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. I AM NOW WITH A TRUCK THAT MY WIFE AND GRANDKIDS WILL NOT RIDE IN AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. THE SHAKING IS VERY VIOLENT AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THEN, HAVING TO SLOW TO 30MPH IN A MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.