2017 Ford F-250 SD complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150 AND WANTED TO FILE THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT IN THIER OWN WORDS; I BOUGHT A 2017 FORD F-250 FROM BLUE BONNET FORD IN NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON TIME, EVERY TIME. ON 12/21/2019 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AHEAD OF A TRIP TO COLORADO. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 34,500 MILES ON IT. I ASKED THEM ROTATE AND BALANCE THE TIRES. I KNOW THEY CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE BECAUSE I WATCHED THEM DO IT. THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED AND I DEPARTED. ON MY WAY TO COLORADO, I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 (THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT) WITH THE CRUISE SET. I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION SEAM ON A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK'S FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE SO VIOLENTLY I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 45 TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. I CONTINUE ON MY WAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK, KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WANT TO GO ON RECORD WITH NTHSA AND FORD TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK. I WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP UPON MY RETURN.

AT 65 MPH IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTORED UNTIL SPEEDS ARE BELOW 30 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND RANDOMLY SHOOK AND WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REDUCING SPEED, THE FAILURE CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEX STAR FORD (2975 WEST WASHINGTON ST, STEPHENVILLE, TX), BUT WA NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

I WAS HAULING MY CAMPER WITH FAMILY AROUND 65 MILES AN HOUR TRUCK HIT SMALL ROUGH PART OFF ROAD WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL TRUCK SLOWED TO AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR I WILL NOT TOW MY CAMPER OR BOAT AND WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY IN MY TRUCK!! ONLY DRIVING TRUCK AT SLOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY.FORD PEOPLE NEED HELP.TRUCK IS A 2017 FORD XLT 4 WHEEL DRIVE

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON A MAJOR FREEWAY ON 12/17/19 AND EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM SHAKING WAS TO LOWER MY SPEEDS TO ABOUT 25MPH ON A MAJOR FREEWAY!!! . A COUPLE DAYS LATER AGAIN... DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND IT STARTED SHAKING TREMENDOUSLY. I HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME AND IT SCARED HER SO MUCH. 3RD TIME TODAY 12/22 WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS DRIVING AT 60MPH AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TWO UNDER 25 MILES PER HOUR. I GOT OUT TO CHECK TO SEE IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN OR A WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF BECAUSE OF HOW DRAMATIC THE SHAKING WAS. THERE IS NO VISUAL SIGN OF ANYTHING BROKEN OR LOOSE AND UPON THOROUGHLY CHECKING I STARTES DRIVING HOME AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BOTH MY PASSENGER AND I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO FALL APART WITH US IN IT.

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR TRANSITIONS. THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS UNSAFE, WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTS I CANNOT MAINTAIN MY LANE OF TRAVEL, STEER, OR BRAKE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AS WELL AS THE OTHER MOTORISTS DRIVING NEXT TO US. FORD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY TRUCK HAS THIS ISSUE. THEY STATE THEY MADE A NEW PART TO HELP CORRECT IT BUT IT IS 6-8 WEEKS ON BACK ORDER. FORD STATED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY HAVE A BULLETIN TO TRY TO CORRECT IT. IF THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WHY WASN'T I EVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL? I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE NEW PART THAT WILL INSTAL WILL CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I AM FEARFUL TO HAVE TO LET MY FAMILY DRIVE IN THIS TRUCK AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE DEALER UNTIL THEY CAN GET PARTS TO TRY AND FIX IT. I HAVE VIDEO PROOF OF THE SHAKING (DEATH WOBBLE) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH OR MORE & HITTING A POT HOLE OR RUFF BRIDGE EMBANKMENT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY & WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT AFTER IT STARTS IS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 30-40 MPH. HAS OCCURRED 10-12 TIMES IN LAST 6 MONTHS.

VIOLENT WOBBLING AT HIGH SPEED TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL.

AT STEADY SPEEDS OF 45 MPH AND OVER THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AFTER TRAVELLING OVER A POTHOLE, OR EXPANSION JOINT, OR OTHER IMPERFECTION IN THE PAVEMENT SURFACE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS. THIS CONDITION HAS COME TO BE KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE IN MY HANDS AND BECOMES VERY ANXIETY PROVOKING AND ELIMINATES MY CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN CONTROL THE TRUCK. THE ONLY CURE ONCE THIS CONDITION STARTS IS TO SLOW DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE SMOOTHS OUT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW, AND THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE DAY ONE. FORD CLAIMS THERE IS NO FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN ANY VEHICLE AT ANY PRICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER 22,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR MORE, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT SLOWLY RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING WITHOUT ISSUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATHENS FORD (4260 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606, (706) 521-0778) WHERE THEY REPLACED A TRACKBAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THREE TO SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACKBAR BALL JOINTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER RUNNING SPECS ON ALL PARTS OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE MOST RECENT DEATH WOBBLY FAILURE OCCURRED DURING A 500 MILE TRIP. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER OR TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

IN NOVEMBER 2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY SITUATION COMMONLY CALLED THE DEATH SHAKE. IT WAS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEAKER FOR REPAIRS. THE MILEAGE WAS 21078. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. ON DECEMBER 11, 2019 I WAS TOWING A 37 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. I WAS GOING DOWN A 6% WINDING DOWNHILL GRADE AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT INTO A VERY VIOLENT DEATH SHAKE. I BRAKED HARD AND MY VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING AND CROSSED BOTH LANES HEADET TOWOARD THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. I WAS TRYING HARD AS I COULD TO KEEP IT IN THE RIGHT LANE BUT HAD LITTLE CONTROL. I FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BLOCKING THE ENTIRE FREEWAY AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. MANY VEHICLES HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A CRASH. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A SEMI BEHIND ME AS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. I AM AMAZED NO ONE CRASHED OR WAS INJURED. I LIMPED MY VEHICLE DOWN THE HILL WITH THE TRAILER BRAKES AND DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. IT WENT INTO THE VIOLENT FRONT EBD SHAKE THREE MORE TIMES. I TOOK THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS AND SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER AGAIN WITH A UPGRADED VERSION. THE PROBLEM IS THE NEW DAMPENER IS ON A 6 WEEK NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I NOW DO NOT HAVE A TRANSPOETATION VEHICLE TOBDRIV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALMON RIVER MOTORS (208-756-4211, LOCATED AT 1051 S CHALLIS ST, SALMON, ID 83467) WHERE THE STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODY SMITH FORD (888-876-7438, LOCATED AT 535 S YELLOWSTONE HWY, REXBURG, ID 83440) WHERE THE DRAG LINK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I JUST BOUGHT MY NEW 2017 F250 WITH 28000 MILES LAST YEAR AND AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 35MPH OR GREATER... IF I HIT A BUMP OR ANY BAD PAVEMENT MY STEERING WHEEL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE ALMOST MADE ME CRASH A COUPLE TIMES THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND OTHER PEOPLE FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE PARTS THAT MAKE THIS ISSUE HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF LINE FOR A NEW TRUCK TO ALMOST KILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES

FRONT WHEELS VIOLENTLY WOBBLE WHEN CROSSING ROAD DEVIATIONS LIKE POTHOLES ,BRIDGE JOINTS AND ANGLED RR CROSSINGS . ORIGINALLY IT STARTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT CITY STREET SPEEDS MORE AND MORE.

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW. AT 7700 MILES I HAD A SEVERE SHAKING (KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE)IN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMP IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY IN ITS OWN CONTROL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL YOU CAN DO IS APPLY BRAKES AND GO WHOEVER IT GOES. ON THIS OCCASION I HAD MY FAMILY IN TRUCK. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED BUSHINGS IN FRONT END AND TOLD ME THEY NEVER HAD SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I NOW HAVE 16,000 MILES ON TRUCK AND I HIT A EXPANSION JOINT IN BRIDGE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN TRUCK AND THE TRUCK DID THIS DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE IN FRONT END AND FORD ONLY WANTS TO PUT STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK ON TRUCK. I PERSONALLY THINK THIS IS A BANDAID TO GET THIS TRUCK PAST WARRANTY AND OUT OF THERE HANDS LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. BY THE WAY THE PART IS 8 WEEKS ON BACK ORDER SO TRUCK WILL HAVE TO BE DRIVEN TILL THEN LIKE THIS.

DOOR LACTCHES FREEZE SHUT. DOOR HARD TO OPEN, AND ONCE OPEN WILL NOT LATCH SHUT.

ON 12/16/2019 WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH ON I-44 EAST AND WEST BOUND BETWEEN BURKBURNETT TX AND OKLAHOMA CITY. MY FORD F-250 BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AFTER HITTING SOME ROUGH ROAD. IT DID NOT STOP UNTIL I REDUCED MY SPEED TO 20 MPH. IT WAS FREEZING WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH DRY ROADS. IT DID THIS 6 MORE TIMES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK HOME. UPON LEARNING THIS IS A PROBLEM KNOW AS A 'DEATH RATTLE' WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE STEERING, I WAS WONDERING WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALLED ISSUE..

VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY START VIBRATING AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE/ UNSTEERABLE. FRONT WHEELS OSCILLATE/ VIBRATE TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. FORD HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2+ MONTHS AND CANNOT FIX THE ISSUE.

MAJOR WOBBLE ON THE FRONT END. VERY DANGEROUS.. TOTALLY SHAKES THE ENTIRE TRUCK. MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 20,00 MILES. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHAKES WHEN YOU HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK RUNNING APPROX 75MPH I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AFTER HITTING THE PATCH MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. IT'S ALMOST AS THE TRUCK STARTED GETTING A VERY BAD WOBBLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ONCE SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 30MPH. I'VE HEARD OF THE TERM WHAT PEOPLE CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE. ONCE I HIT THAT PATCH IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART.

THE TRUCK HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND THEN STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. FELT ALMOST LIKE THE TIRE FELL OFF. WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE SHAKING STOPPED. VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT MANY F250'S EXPERIENCE. PARTS WERE REPLACED PER FORDS TECHNICAL BULLETIN, BUT FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING THIS PROBLEM MAY RE-OCCUR. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE PERMANENT ASSURED FIX.

HAVE HAD A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN HITTING MINOR POTHOLE TWO TO THREE TIMES IN FRONT WHEELS WHEN DOING 70MPH IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE PURCHASE. HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO CORRECT. IN LAST THREE WEEKS, HAVE HAD SIX INSTANCE PER WEEK WHEN DOING 70MPH. SINCE TIRE ROTATION LAST WEEK, CANNOT GO OVER 60MPH WITHOUT THE WOBBLE, MUST SLOW DOWN TO 50-55 TO RECOVER.

DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AT 75MPH HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 15 MPH TO CONTROL VEHICLE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON A 800 MILE TRIP IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC CURRENT MILES 24,900 VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR UPDATED STEERING STABALIZER

MY FORD F250 , AT ABOUT 20K MILES STARTED DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 65MPH AND HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR COMING ONTO OR OFF OF A BRIDGE. THE TRUCK WILL START A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN BELOW 35 MPH. I HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 28K MILES. AT THAT TIME FORD WAS PRETTY NONCHALANT ABOUT IT WHEN I INQUIRED. ONCE IT WAS FIXED, THE FRONT END NEVER FELT THE SAME AS IT DID NEW. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY RETURNED. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 57K MILES. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS PARTS THAT ARE ON BACKORDER AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. I DRIVE 50 MILES TO WORK EVERY DAY AND THE TRUCK DOES THIS AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. IF YOU GOOGLE FORD F250 DEATH WOBBLE YOU WILL SEE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT FORD IS IGNORING. THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE.

EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AS I WAS CROSSING LANES AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

CRASHNO FIRENO INJURIES0 DEATHS0 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH I HIT A ROUGH CROSSING A FREEWAY BRIDGE. FRONT LEFT TIRE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH TO STOP STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THIS IS PROBABLY THE 3RD TIME HAPPENING. 2017 FORD F250. 4X4. MUST HAVE READ 50-60 INCIDENTS ON INTERNET . EVEN HAD A NAME. "SHAKE OF DEATH".

MULTIPLE TIMES, IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE " IN MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 45000 MILES. THE DEATH WOBBLE USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY, LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.

2017 FORD F-250 STX FX4. EVERY TIME I HIT A SHARP BUMP OR BRIDGE SECTION THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH BEFORE IT SETTLES. ON THE HIGHWAY! IN TRAFFIC!. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 30+ TIMES COMING FROM A JOBSITE IN THE CHICAGO AREA. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. I'VE BEEN READING UP ON THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE THE DEATH WOBBLE. 100'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS THAT FORD IS PRODUCING. WHEN WILL IT STOP? WILL IT TAKE A DEATH TO RECITIFY THIS ISSUE? I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, OWNERS HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCKS INTO THE FORD DEALERS, GETTING THEM FIXED AND STILL HAVING THE ISSUE SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES DOWN THE ROAD. AND THESE TRUCKS ARE NOT CHEAP. AVERAGING $45-80K. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR LOSES A LIFE.

THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 17,000 MILES, HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH,EXPERIENCED VIOLET SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL, THE TRUCK HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT NOW WITH NO RESOLVE TO THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND STILL HAS THE PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP TRUCK ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

IT'S APPARENTLY CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE, YOU ARE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS HIT A POTHOLE, BUMP ON BRIDGE OVERPASS, ECT. WHEELS START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I HAD MY DEALERSHIP WORK ON THE PROBLEM AFTER THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT PROBABLY ABOUT 19 MONTHS AGO. DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE FOR AWHILE. RECENTLY COMING HOME AFTER THANKSGIVINIG IT OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON THE 2 HOUR RIDE HOME. CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. THEM SUPPOSEDED PART FIX IS BACK ORDERED AND HAS BEEN FOR AWHILE.MY TRUCK WAS NEW FROM THE FACTORY, $75,000 TRUCK , ALL STOCK , I SURE HOPE FORD IS MADE TO FIX THESE RIGHT. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, CAN'T LET MY GIRLS DRIVE IT.WAS'T AWARE IT WAS SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM TILL I GOOGLED IT ON THE INTERNET. THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THERE . THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP OR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED.

"DEATH WOBBLE" WAS EXPERIENCED IN JANUARY OF 2019. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FORD, AND PER THERE INVOICE, TSB 18-2268 WAS PERFORMED TO FIX PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 12 OF 2019 TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY "FIXED". BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK INVOLUNTARILY WENT OUT OF MY DRIVING LANE AND MADE TRUCK UNABLE TO CONTROL UNTIL SPEEDS REACHED AROUND 35 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO ROCKWALL FORD (990 E INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX 75087) FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK IN FEBRUARY OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 50MPH AND HITTING A ROAD BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE TRANSITION. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE UNTIL SPEED IS DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPENER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT SUBSEQUENTLY HAPPENED AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AS BEFORE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT WHICH I NEED TO PAY FOR. THIS IS NOT A FIX AS THE ALIGNMENT OUT WOULD BE A CONSTANT ISSUE AND SINCE THEY CHANGED THE PART THE ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS. THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT OR FOLLOW TSB 18-2268. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM GETTING PTSD FROM DEALING WITH THIS

CATASTROPHIC FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILURE AGAIN. DEATH WOBBLE EVERY 13K MILES. FORD HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS 3 TIMES. JUST HIT 48 K AND DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK FOR THE 4TH TIME. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT? WHEN DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED THIS TIME AT 65 MPH, I COULD NOT KEEP THE TRUCK IN MY LANE DUE TO A CURVE IN THE ROAD. I FORCED ANOTHER CAR ONTO THE HARD SHOULDER. LUCKILY, THEY HAD A HARD SHOULDER TO GO IN. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO UNEXPECTEDLY JAM ON THEIR BRAKES AS I HAD TO SLOW TO 25MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST GET INVOLVED WITH. I OFFER MY TRUCK TO ANYBODY WORKING IN NHTSA TO TEST FOR THEMSELVES TO EXPERIENCE HOW TERRIFYING THIS IS. (PLEASE DON'T TAKE YOUR CHILDREN WITH YOU). GET FORD TO FIX THIS NOW. PLEASE DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY. JUST READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS.

FRONT END STEERING BEGINS TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY WHEN A IRREGULAR BUMP OR POTHOLE OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY STRIKES ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH OR GREATER. SHIMMY WILL NOT ABATE UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO REDUCE SPEED BELOW 35MPH. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 32K MILES AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FORD DEALER HAS NO PARTS IN STOCK TO FIX AND HAS HAD THE STEERING DAMPER ON BACK ORDER FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. THIS WEEK IN A RAIN/HAIL STORM, THE SHIMMY CAUSE A LANE DEVIATION BEFORE SPEED COULD BE REDUCED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT SITUATION NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP. LOCAL DEALER SAN TAN FORD IN GILBERT AZ NOT VERY GOOD AT REPLYING WITH UPDATES WHEN CALLED WEEKLY. VERY FRUSTRATING. I'M WONDERING IF THE BACKLOG OF STEERING DAMPERS IS DUE TO WIDE SPEED FAILURES LIKE MINE THAT HAVE DEPLETED SUPPLIES GLOBALLY. [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. MY 2017 FORD F250 WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WILL GO INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT SLOWS DOWN ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONROL. THE WORST AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IT IS A DANGER TO MY PASSENGERS, MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE AROUND ME. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH DIFFERENT REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED TIRES AND RIMS THINKING ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME! I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AT 15K AND HAD THE SHOP INSPECT EVERYTHING AND FOUND NOTHING. INTERNET IS CALLING THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD GOING TO INSPECT AND POSS REPLACE STEERING STABILIZER. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOT AS SEVERE. THOUGHT IT WAS ROAD VIBRATION. NOW I KNOW BETTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! THEN THERE IS THE ISSUE OF INCREASED FRONT END WEAR. REPORTS SAY FORD IS NOT COVERING DAMAGE, SAYS ITS THE BUYER'S LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A TRUCK WITH UNDER 15K MILES AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HAVE AN ON GOING PROBLEM, RIGHT REAR DOOR WHEN BELOW FREEZING WILL NOT LATCH. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS FOR UPDATES, REPAIRS, ETC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE TWO YOUNG INS THAT RIDE BACK THERE. FORD NEED TO COME UP WITH ACTUAL SOLUTION AND NOT JUST POUR ETHONAL/WINDSHEILD WASHER ON COMPONENTS FOR A BANDAID FIX. I DO HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE VISITS TO DEALER.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH I PASSED OVER A ROUGH PIECE OF ASPHALT AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHIMMY THEN IMMEDIATELY SEVERELY SHAKE AND SHUDDER. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED AND TRIED TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE SHAKING CONTINUED TILL THE TRUCK STOPPED. THIS WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT BY FAR THE WORST. ALL 3 TIMES THE TRUCK WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AT 60 OR 65 MPH TILL IT HIT A MINOR BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD.

VEHICLE ENTERS INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE WOBBLE, EVEN IF THE PAVEMENT IS SMOOTH, IS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 30MPH.

I HAD JUST STOPPED FOR GAS AND GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS IN THE PASSING LANE GOING OVER A BRIDGE DECK AND AS SOON AS I CAME OFF THE BRIDGE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING HORRIBLY. I LET THE CAR NEXT TO ME PASS AS I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER. SCARED MYSELF AND MY UNCLE TO DEATH AND STILL HAD TO DRIVE 160 MILES TO GET HOME. AFTER RETURNING HOME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY REPLACED DAMPER STEERING LINKAGE BUT AS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE WE DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN IT'S SAFETY!

TRAVELING AT AROUND 70MPH ON I 65 SOUTH IN ALABAMA AT 341 MILE MARKER WHEN A GAP IN THE ROAD CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BEGIN TO VIBRATE BADLY TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND IT STOPPED. I ACCELERATED BACK TO 70MPH AND LESS THAN A MILE LATER HIT A BUMP AND IT STARTED THE SAME VIBRATION AGAIN. IT DID THIS ONE MORE TIME AGAIN BEFORE I EXITED AT THE 334 EXIT. IT IS VERY A VERY SCARY EVENT. I AM AFRAID TO KEEP DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A FRONT END SHOP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT HAD HEARD COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THERE WAS A TECH BULLETIN TO COVER THIS BUT SINCE MY TRUCK HAS 46K MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED.

EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT SUSPENSION OF TRUCK WHEN HITTING ANY BUMPS, GROOVES ETC IN HIGHWAY TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 75 MILES PER HOUR. HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP EXTREME WOBBLE IN FRONT END. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 2 TIMES AND THEY DISCOUNT ISSUE AND WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHILE ON FREEWAY 11/16/19, 11/28/19 AND 12/6/19

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A BRIDGE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE THE PREVIOUS WEEK. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH SALEM FORD (60 S BROADWAY , SALEM, NH 03079) FOR DECEMBER 9, 2019 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AT 22000 MILES MY 2017 F250 FX4 ALL STOCK HAS HAD DEATH WOBBLE 5 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BRINGING TO DEALER NEXT WEEK.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HITTING BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS OR ROUGH ROADS CREATE DEATH WOBBLE OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY LOSS OF CONTROL DEALER HAS TRUCK FOR REPAIRS HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE VERY DANGEROUS MUST APPLY BRAKES IMMEDIATELY TO REGAIN CONTROL

STARTED GETTING WOBBLE/OSCILLATION IN STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS OR BRIDGE JOINTS THAT REQUIRES QUICK BRAKING TO BELOW 25MPH TO GET BACK UNDER CONTROL. FIRST STABILIZER WAS REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT PERFORMED WITH RESULTS LASTING ABOUT A YEAR, THEN IT CAME BACK, THIS TIME DRAG LINK REPLACED AND RE-ALIGNED, STILL HAS ISSUE TO SOME EXTENT WHEN CROSSING BRIDGE JOINTS ON HIGHWAY.

THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT SPEEDS OF 60-75 MPH. THE VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE.THIS IS THE DEATH WOBBLE MANY HAVE TALKED ABOUT. MY TRUCK IS ALL STOCK AND THIS STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 15000 MILES.

TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 10 IN AZ. ENCOUNTERED UNEVEN ROAD. TRAVELING AT 65 MPH PULLING A 30' AIRSTREAM CLASSIC TRAILER. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING. I COULD HARDLY HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I APPILED THE BRAKE AS TRUCKS WERE SWERVING TO GET AROUND ME AT 75 MPH. I HAD MY WIFE PUT ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AS I COULD NOT LET GO OF THE WHEEL. I COULD NOT STEER OR MOVE TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD. TRUCK WAS LITERALLY "HOPPING" AS I TRIED TO SLOW WITHOUT GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. SHAKING FINALLY SUBSIDED WHEN MY TRUCK REACHED 20 MPH. I LITERALLY WAS CLOSE TO STOPPED ON A 75 MPH ROADWAY! I INCREASED MT SPEED AGAIN TO ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE SHAKING STARTED AGAIN. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP AGAIN. MY WIFE AND I WERE VISIBLY SHAKING. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WE PULLED OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT AND CALLED A FORD DEALER. FORD DEALER REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER SHOCK. FORD IS BACK-ORDERED ON THEIR SHOCK FOR MONTHS. WONDER WHY? WE REPLACED IT WITH A THIRD PARTY SHOCK. THE SUSPENSION WAS CHECKED AND THE DEALER SAID IT SHOULD BE FINE. TWO DAYS LATTER WE EXPERIENCED THE SHAKING AGAIN! WE ARE NOW STUCK IN PALM SPRINGS WAITING FOR A DEALER TO OPEN ON MONDAY. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. THEY SAID THEY WILL CALL THE DEALER AND ME ON MONDAY TO GET THEIR TRUCK DIVISION INVOLVED. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I FEAR DRIVING THIS IN THE MOUNTAIN WITH ROADS THAT CURVE. WHEN T