2017 Ford F-250 SD complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY F250 ON THE FREEWAY AND AFTER HITTING A COUPLE BUMPS IT STARTED DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE AS ITS CALLED. ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD HAS TSB BUT THEY DON'T TAKE THIS CONDITION SERIOUSLY AS I SCHEDULED AN APPT WITH THE DEALER SHIP WITHIN DAYS AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS ARE ALL BACKORDERED TO REPAIR IT AND THEY DON'T KNOW THE DATE THEY CAN GET THEM.

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TENDS TO SMOOTH IT OUT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AND ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND FEELS A BIT WORSE AND IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE.

2 EVENTS-2 WEEKS APART I BELIEVE IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IN BOTH EVENTS, I HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. ALL I COULD DO WAS HIT THE BRAKES. AT ABOUT 30 MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED AND I COULD PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO LOOK AT THE TIRE. I THOUGHT A TIRE HAD COME OFF THE TRUCK. TRUCK HAS 38000 MILES AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW FACED WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND TO BE HONEST I AM NOW A LITTLE SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. DEFINITELY NEVER GOING TO PULL MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER AGAIN WITH THIS TRUCK. THANKS FOR LISTENING.

THE REAR DOORS OPEN ON THERE OWN AND WILL THEN NOT CLOSE. "FIXED" ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW A YEAR LATER THEY AGAIN OPENNING ON THERE OWN AND THEN ARE UN ABLE TO BE RE-SECURED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD, HIGHWAY, AND IN THE DRIVEWAY. VERY CONCERNED FOR MY CHILDREN WHO RIDE BACK THERE.

VEHICLE HAS A REALLY BAD SHAKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION OVER 35 MPH AND GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. FEELS AS IF THE OPERATOR IS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OR ABOUT TO. IT'S A VERY UNSETTLING FEELING ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4-5 TIMES , MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, TIRES ROTATED, TIRES EVEN CHANGED AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO GIVE AN EXACT EXPLANATION OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THEY NO LONGER WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. IT'S CAUSED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM PROPERLY. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE TRUCK ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND IT'S SPENT OVER A MONTH IN THE GARAGE , STARTED LESS THAN 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE . STARTED APPROXIMATELY 25280 AND STILL HAPPENING TODAY. WE HAVE EVERYTHING DOCUMENTED SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE.

MY FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I HIT A BUMP. WHEN THIS SHAKING TAKES PLACE I MUST SLOW DOWN TO 45-55 MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS SHAKING BEGAN WITH 32,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I HAVE NOW BROUGHT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES. IT APPEARS FORD CANNOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

FRONT END STEERING BEGINS A DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. IF EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD, CITY OR HIGHWAY, IS DRIVEN OVER AT THESE SPEEDS IT MAKES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 34-GALLON FUEL TANK, BUT TOOK LESS THAN 24 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL UTTER FORD AT 940-321-7400 (LOCATED AT 4901 S INTERSTATE 35 E, DENTON, TX 76210) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 17-0046 (WHICH ADDRESSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000. *DT *DL

LOSS OF CONTROL AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH AFTER RUNNING OVER A POTHOLE OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. THE FRONT TIRES START TO BOUNCE OR OSCILLATE AND STEERING BECOMES DANGEROUSLY ERRATIC. YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO LOWER THE SPEED. EVERYTHING LOOSE IN THE CABIN CAN BEGINS MOVING AROUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO HOLD. IF YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS OF 60-70 MPH THERE IS VERY REAL DANGER OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DESCRIPTIONS ONLINE OF FORD F250 TRUCKS CALL IT THE DEATH-WOBBLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON THE HWY THE TRUCK DID A DEATH WOBBLE I HAD TO SLOW TO 25 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 13500 MILES ON IT I BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY ONE TO DRIVE IT. I'M 45 YRS OLD AND TRUCK HAS NEVER LEFT THE ROAD IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO THE MAX FOR FORD TO SAY PEOPLE ARE NOT MAINTAINING THESE TRUCKS IS WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS IS A COMPLETE LIE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. THE DEALERS WILL TELL YOU FLAT OUT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. WHY WON'T FORD FIX THEM?

WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH OR MORE THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SHOOK SO SEVERELY I HAD TO SLOW TO 30 MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. TRUCK HAS 9000 MILES ON IT AND THAT'S IT. BEEN DOING IT SINCE NEW, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THIS SEVERE. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. EVERYTHING IS STOCK ON THIS 6.2 LITER F-250 SUPER CAB 4WHEEL DRIVE. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD EASILY HAVE HAD A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THEY DIDN'T HANDLE THE SITUATION CORRECTLY OR IF I WAS ON A TURN.

ON 11/30/19 WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED MY VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. ON 12/1/19 THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDERSON FORD LINCOLN (2500 WILDCAT DR, LINCOLN, NE 68521, (402) 458-9800), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH ON HIGHWAY FRONT END OF TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY ( DEATH WOBBLE). THIS HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE JOINT IN THE ROAD. HAD TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN TO 20 MPH TO STOP THE SHIMMY. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY IF THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME OR IN THE ON COMING LANE. TRUCK WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE AND TOOK EXTREME EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.

HAVE EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY 2017 SUPERDUTY SEVERAL TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AS WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE OSCILLATION BEGINS AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT, AND GROWS UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN. THE FORD TRUCK OWNERS THAT HAVE POSTED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE BEGGING FORD (OR NHTSA) TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR KILLED. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE WILL ALL BE WONDERING WHY THE COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED, WHEN NOTHING WAS GOING TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE (AND TO SAVE LIVES).

FORD DEATH WOBBLE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DIVING OVER BUMP OR IMPERFECTION OF ROAD SURFACE AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 50 MPH. HARD TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROX 25 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND FORD HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM . THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SURFACE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO GET FORD TO RECALL THIS SOMEONE WILL DIE SOONER OR LATER!

AT 20,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE " DEATH WOBBLE" AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO GET SLOWED DOWN AND I REGAINED CONTROL AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE STEERING TO BEGIN TO WOBBLE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE, SLOWING DOWN ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE BE MANY PEOPLE AND APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 25000 MILES. CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AT 45000 MILES, SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.

DOORS DO NO STAY CLOSED. HAD UPDATES DONE ON 11/25/19 SECOND TIME ON 11/27/19 DOOR ON RIGHT REAR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED ALSO DRIVERS DOOR DID THE SAME BUT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE AFTER IT WARMED UP . MY 12 YEAR OLD SON AND 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK. IS FORD GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR THAT WORKS. IN THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LETTER SAYS IT'S A ONE TIME FIX. FIRST OFF IT NEEDS TO BE A FIX.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, IF BOTH FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO AROUND 40 MPH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT ABOUT 2 YEARS AND 40,000 MILES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. A YEAR LATER AND AT 53,000 MILES, THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AGAIN WHILE TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER CAMPER. IT IS ABOUT 8,000 LBS AND 650 POUNDS ON THE HITCH. THE PROBLEM WAS FAR WORSE WITH THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTING HITCH THAN WITHOUT, HOWEVER I DID EXPERIENCE IT TWICE IN ABOUT 100 MILES ON A STANDARD HITCH.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 70 MPH ON I-57 IN ILLINOIS WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO 38 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL. IT OCCURRED 6 TIMES ON TRIP. ON 9/20/19, AT 12,692 MILES, WATSEKA, IL. FORD DEALER REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER - TSB-19-2274 UNDER WARRANTEE. ON 11/25/19, SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT 60 MPH. @ 14,680 MILES. TRUCK HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS TO STEERING, TIRES, WHEELS OR SUSPENSION. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT FORD MOTOR CO. HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS AND AFFECTS VEHICLES AS EARLY AS 2011 MODEL YEAR. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT BRIDGE DECKS OR ROAD REPAIRS.

DEATH WOBBLE AT 45 MPH+ - COMPLETELY STOCK TRUCK GOING 45+ MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP OR GROOVE ON A REGULAR MAIN ROAD AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A SERIOUS DEATH WOBBLE

DURING MY VACATION, MY 2017 FORD F250 WITH 24,000 MILES BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHENEVER I WOULD CROSS A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR OTHER ROUGH PATCHES ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THE FRONT END OSCILLATED SO SEVERELY THE TRUCK WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. IT HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO 35-40 MPH TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. IT BECAME SO SEVERE, I QUIT DRIVING IT 1,700 MILES FROM HOME AND TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER IN THE AREA I WAS AT. THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING STABILIZER AKA STEERING DAMPER. FORD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN THAT PART FAILED AGAIN.WHEN THIS SITUATION OCCURS, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED UNTIL IT IS SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY.

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70MPH I STRUCK A BUMP AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO OSCILLATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 40MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. FORD REPLACED A STABILIZER AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

EXPERIENCING SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATION WITH MY FACTORY STOCK 2017 FORD F-250 4X4. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS STEERING OSCILLATION ISSUE, UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE DEALER NOW STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND STATED A FORD FACTORY TECH INSTRUCTED THEM TO INCREASE THE FRONT TIRE PRESSURE TO 5 PSI OVER WHAT THE DOOR STICKER INDICATES AS THE RECOMMENDED PSI. THE DEALER ROAD FORCE BALANCED THE FRONT TIRES AND TOLD ME THE VEHICLE COULD BE PICKED UP. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE STEERING OSCILLATION AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEATH WOBBLE NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS BUMPS (EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROADWAY) AND/OR ROADWAY TO BRIDGE TRANSITIONS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I HIT A BRIDGE TRANSITION BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER AND SLOWED DOWN.

INTERSTATE DRIVING AT 70MPH HIT SMALL BUMP ON BRIDGE AND TRUCK STEERING FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY 20K MILES

DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 73 MPH. STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FOURTH BADLY, WOBBLING. APPLIED BRAKES AND IT SETTLED DOWN. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO DONE AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON NEWLY ASPHALT HIGHWAY. APLLIED BRAKES AND IT SETTLED DOWN. I ALSO HAD MY TIRES BALANCED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIRE SHOPS THAT I DEAL WITH ALL THE TIME. ALL THIS IS DRVING STRAIGHT ON SMOOTH ASPHAULT HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID STEERING DAMPNER (I THINK WAS THE NAME) WAS BAD. REPLACED IT AND SAID THEY DROVE IT AND WAS OK. TRUCK HAD AROUND 17,800 WHEN IT FIRST DID THIS. TRUCK STILL HAD A VERY VERY SLIGHT RIGHT TO LEFT SHAKE.THIS WAS DONE ON 9/20/2019, 18,257 MILES. DID NOT HAVE A "DEATH WOBBLE" AGAIN UNTIL 11/15/2019. IT WAS HORRIBLE. ON INTERSATE FOURTY IN ARKANSAS DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROAD ABOUT 78MPH AROUND 8:00 AT NIGHT.. DID NOT FEEL ANY BUMP. WORSE WOBBLE I HAVE HAD ON MY TRUCK . THE WOBBLE DID NO STOP UNTIL I GOT OFF INTERSTATE AND STOPPED THE TRUCK. SCARED ME AND MY BROTHER TO DEATH!!! DID NOT DO IT AGAIN ON WAY HOME, THIS IS ABOUT 350 MILES. STILL HAS LITTLE SHAKE TO STEERING WHEEL THAT I SAID EARLIER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD BEEN MY WIFE OR GRAND DAUGHTER. THIS IS A VERY VERY VSRY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALER WHEN AND HE SAID BRING IT BACK AND TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT OVER 70MPH. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WOTH IT. I HAVE VIDEOS OF SOME OF THIS, BUT NOT THE LAST TIME

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF I HIT A BUMP MY STEARIN WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE TO REDUCE SPEEDS TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP.

2017 FORD SUPER-DUTY F-250 PICK-UP TRUCK; VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON, WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEEDS. RAPID DECELERATION REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BOTH OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING ON PAVED ROADS ( FREEWAY/EXPRESSWAY AND 2 LANE HIGHWAY ) - NO POT HOLES OR BUMPS HIT, THAT I AM ABLE TO RECALL.

SEVERAL TIMES MY TRUCK HAS GONE INTO A SEVERE SHIMMY WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO STAND ON THE BRAKES AND HOPE ANYONE BEHIND ME IS ALERT. I HAVE OWNED A 2009,AND A 2013 F-250 AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEM.

DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITING A POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60 MPH. VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL. TRAVEL WAS IN A STRAIGHT POSITION.

WHEN HITTING A IRREGULARITY IN THE PAVEMENT, ESPECIALLY BRIDGE APPROACHES AT 60-75 MPH, AT TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS.

WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE PICKUP STARTS TO SHAKE REAL BAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKE IS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 45 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABALIZER ARM. AFTER THE REPAIR IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES AGAIN IN ONE DAY. SOME OF THE TIMES I WAS IN THE FAST LANE WHEN IT HAPPENED. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS GLAD THE OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND ME WAS ABLE TO SLOW ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE SUBJECT IT IS WHAT HAS BEEN TERMED THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE 34,000 MILES ON THE PICKUP. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED WAS ON NOVEMBER 24, 2019. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO ME. THEY NEEDED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK SEVERELY AND VIBRATED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KALISPELL FORD (2000 ROSE CROSSING, KALISPELL, MT) WHERE THE DAMPENING SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 HEADING TO JUNCTION TEXAS. THERE WAS AN AREA OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND AS I WAS COMING OFF OF THIS CONSTRUCTION THERE WAS SOME UNEVEN ROAD AND BUMPS. MY FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED TO SHAKE, THE STEERING WJHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT SO BAD THAT THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. I HAD TO GENTLY APPLY THE BRAKES BUT UNABLE TO STEER APPROPRIATELY WE VEERED INTO THE MEDIAN OF I10. I HAD BOTH MY 3 AND 6 YEAR OLD IN THE TRUCK. HAD THERE BEEN A MEDIAN WALL OR TRAFFIC THIS LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES ON OUR TRIP BOTH AT BRIDGE INTERFACES.

WE WERE PULLING 5TH WHEEL AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. HIT BUMP IN ROAD. PICKUP STARTED SHIMMING/SHAKING VIOLENTLY, ALMOST LOST CONTROL. HAD TO REDUCE SPEED IMMEDIATELY WHICH IS HARD TO DO IN TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WITHOUT THE FIFTH WHEEL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. HIT BUMP IN ROAD AND YOU HAVE TO ALL BUT SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. DID THIS AGAIN 3-4 TIMES TRYING TO REACH DEALERSHIP. THE PICKUP HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR THREE (3) WEEKS TODAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN PART WILL BE IN TO FIX IF FIXABLE.

DEATH WOBBLE AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45MPH AFTER GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINT IN THE HIGHWAY

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH HIT SMALL BUMP AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES OUT OF MY HAND. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT CANT FIX BUT CHARGED ME 350.00

AT 70MPH VEHICLE HIT A SMALL ELEVATION CHANGE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE GO INTO WHAT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE". STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND IT FELT AS IF ALL WHEELS WERE BOUNCING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT THE TIME THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND PULL INTO THE CENTER DIVIDE.

MY TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE TWO TIMES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SEEM TO NOT CARE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. SO I WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANGER OF CUSTOMER RELATION HOPING THEY WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS FIXED NUMEROUS TRUCKS WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST YEAR

2017 F250 WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 65 ON MAJOR HWY THE STEERING WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHERE THERE WAS A SLIGHT IMPERFECTION IN HWY VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OF 60-70. UNCONTROLLABLE TELL VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS. HARD TO CONTROL TRUCK. THIS IS DANGEROUS.

THREE CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE ALUMINUM CAB AROUND THREE DIFFERENT DOORS ALL IN SIMILAR AREAS (SHARP 90 DEGREE BENDS). TRUCK HAS 13.5K MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. ALL CRACKS APPEARED AFTER IT EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE'. GUESSING THE VIOLENT SHAKING IT EXPERIENCED IS THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THESE CRACKS. OF COURSE FORD DOESN'T WANT TO BUY IT BACK AND WILL REPAIR THESE CRACKS. NO WAY TO TELL WHAT OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED BEHIND ANY PANELS OR WELDS. DEATH WOBBLE IN THESE TRUCKS NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED OUT. NOT ONLY DID IT ALMOST PUSH US INTO A WALL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT OCCURRED BUT IT INDUCED CRACKS INTO THE CAB. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $63K TRUCK THAT MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO RIDE IN AND I'M CONCERNED STRUCTURALLY WAS COMPROMISED.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND DROVE OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL. IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH DAMP ROADS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I WAS DRIVING OVER ANOTHER BRIDGE AND EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN. MY TRUCK HAS 10,600 MILES AND THE TIRES ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.

AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THIS VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF "DEATH WOBBLE". AT SPEEDS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STRIKE A POTHOLE OR SOME OTHER DEVIATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE, IT WOULD BEGIN SHAKING. THE SHAKING WOULD INTENSIFY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRUSTED LOCAL MECHANIC FEBRUARY 14, 2019. THIS MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS SO WORE OUT THAT WHEN PUT IN HIS VISE HE COULD SLIDE THE RAM UP AND DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE. THE DEATH WOBBLE WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED AFTER REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPENER. IT BEGAN AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW, MARK MOATS FORD IN DEFIANCE, OH. AT THIS TIME THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THIS DAMPENER WAS AN UPGRADED COMPONENT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. WITHIN A SHORT TIME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ONCE AGAIN WITH A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD MECHANIC. THIS MECHANIC FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS MEANT TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE. THAT SERVICE BULLETIN # IS 18-2268: 4WD SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION ABOVE 45 MPH, VEH BUILT ON OR BEFORE 7/31/18). IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MARK MOATS FORD NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS SERVICE BULLETIN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS THERE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. ON NOVEMBER 16, 2019 THE DEATH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VIBRATION BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PORTSMOUTH FORD (400 SPAULDING TURNPIKE, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801, (603) 433-1221) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PHENOMENON KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,600.

THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. UPON HITTING BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS ABOVE 60 THE FRONT END WOBBLES SO VOLATILITY THAT I COME CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW. I'M PAYING OVER $800 A MONTH TO OWN A VEHICLE I CANNOT DRIVE.

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY MY STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND I ALMOST WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD TO QUICKLY STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SOMETHING BUT NOT SURE WHAT. AFTER A SHORT TIME, IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE A FIX BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. I DON'T THINK IT'S A FIX AT ALL AND SIMPLY A BANDAID.

AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE OR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THE WHEELS ON THE TRUCK BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. IT FEELS LIKE THE LUG NUTS ARE LOOSE AND THE TIRES ARE GOING TO FLY OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING IS TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH OR LESS. SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON BUSY HIGHWAYS OR IN THE RAIN OR SNOW.