2017 Ford F-250 SD complaints

AT 60 MPH ON LEVEL PAVED ROADS AND ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROADWAY, STEERING WHEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WHEN RUNNING OVER UNEVEN ROADWAY DUE TO LEFT TO RIGHT TO LEFT ABRUPT MOVEMENT. AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL IS MANAGEABLE, BUT STILL JERKS LEFT AND RIGHT RAPIDLY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED 11-2017 WITH ABOUT 8600 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT WAS REPAIRED BY GLEN SAIN FORD OF PARAGOULD.

I'M ON MY 3RD STEERING DAMPER TO FIX THE "DEATH WOBBLE" PROBLEM. I'M SURE YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO GET FIXED PERMANENTLY! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED FROM THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) #18- 2268

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN CROSSING ONTO A BRIDGE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PORTSMOUTH FORD (400 SPAULDING TPKE, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" ON (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS

BATTERY CABLES HAVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. BATTERIES ARE LEAKING ACID FROM TOP OF BATTERY

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65MPH PLUS, WHEN TRUCK ENCOUNTERS BUMP IN ROAD OR IRREGULARITY AT BRIDGE CROSSING, IT CAUSES STEERING TO VIOLENTLY OSCILLATE (DEATH WOBBLE) WHICH FORCES REDUCTION IN SPEED TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE OSCILLATION SUBSIDES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERLE KELLY FORD (620-431-0100, LOCATED AT 3501 S SANTA FE AVE, CHANUTE, KS 66720) WHERE UNKNOWN PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

THE TRUCK GOES INTO A 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY STARTING AT ONLY 7500 MILES. SOME FRONT END COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME (STEERING STABILIZER AND TIE ROD ENDS). NOW WITH 13,800 MILES, THE TRUCK AGAIN GOES INTO A 'DEATH WOBBLE' OR A SEVERE FRONT-END OSCILLATION ON SOME ROAD CONDITIONS (EXPANSION JOINTS/ROUGH AREAS). IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT OCCURS EMPTY OR WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED POUNDS IN THE BED. IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEARLY NEW. STILL WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW THOUGH I'M NOT SENSING THAT THERE ARE ANY REAL REMEDIES TO THIS PROBLEM. I'VE OWNED MANY SOLID FRONT AXLE 3/4 TON AND 1 TON TRUCKS. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS ALMOST UN-DRIVEABLE ON CERTAIN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS.

DEATH WOBBLE. FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 70 MPH WITH 5,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. ALMOST GOT SIDE SWIPED BY A SEMI ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET SLOWED DOWN. NEW DAMPENER FROM DEALER. SECOND TIME AT ABOUT 65MPH WITH 13,000 MILES. NEW DAMPENER FROM DEALER. 3RD TIME AT 22,000. NEW DAMPENER. NOW I'M AT 24,000 AND IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. TRUCK IS 100% STOCK. THESE ARE THE MAJOR TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED, I CAN HIT BUMPS ON BACK ROADS AND IT'LL VIBRATE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD AT 45 MPH. I'M SCARED TO EVEN LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE TRUCK OR HAVE THE KIDS IN IT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. $60,000 DEATH TRAP.

HWY 129 DODGE COUNTY GA, A1116T 60 MPH TRUCK VIOLENTLY WENT LEFT AND FRONT END STARTED UNCONTROLLABLE SEVERE SHAKING/OSCILLATING. SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND ONLY REGAINED CONTROL OF TRUCK AFTER MPH DROPPED BELOW 30. STARED MOVING AGAIN AND 20 MIN LATER AT 60 SAME THING! CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE AN APT THIS MORNING AT 9 THEY SWAY BAR ISSUE, I RESEARCH AND ITS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. IF SOME ONE HAD BEEN IN THE ON COMING LANE THIS WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY/COMPLAINT AS WE DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED!!!

AROUND 20,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED ISOLATED INCIDENTS OF VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PORTION OF HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. RECENTLY AROUND 65,000 MILES THE TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE MORE FREQUENTLY. THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY TO AVOID LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC ON I-40 LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT SMALL POTHOLE AND STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY LITE AND OTHER DRIVERS SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND LET ME GET OFF HWY. THOUGHT I HAD BLOW OUT OR LOST TIRE. LOOKED TRUCK OVER NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUE ON TO DESTINATION AT NO MORE THEN 72MPH. HAD AROUND 1000 LBS IN BED OF TRUCK, UNLOADED. NEXT DAY HEADED HOME AT 74 MPH HIT BRIDGE CONNECTION AND VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AGAIN, HAD TO SLOW ON INTERSTATE TO 40 TO STOP SHAKING. DROPPED SPEED TO 70 MPH AND HIT PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD AND SHAKING HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTINUED HOME OFF INTERSTATE, DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN BUT SPEED WAS NEVER OVER 60 MPH. WAITING FOR DEALER APPOINTMENT.

WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PICKUP SHAKES SO BAD IT'S HARD TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLED SEVERELY UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BOB THOMAS FORD (2215 DIXWELL AVE, HAMDEN, CT 06514, (203) 281-7500), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

IN 2017 I PURCHASED A NEW F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK-UP FROM LITHIA FORD, BOISE, IDAHO. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE UNEXPECTED OPENING OF MY TAIL GATE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TURNING STREET CORNERS, IN MOTION, ON BOISE, IDAHO, CITY STREETS, WHILE PULLING MY RV, AND AT RANDOM TIMES. IT HAS RESULTED IN DAMAGING MY RV PROPANE TANKS, AND RESULTED IN TWO PERMANENT DENTS AT THE TOP OF MY TAIL GATE. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED NOVEMBER 15, 2019 WHEN TURNING A STREET CORNER, MY TAIL GATE FELL OPEN, AND MY NEW (NEVER SHOT .17 CAL RIFLE (IN A HARD BLACK PLASTIC CASE)) RIFLE FELL OUT, AND WAS NEVER RECOVERED. I FILED A POLICE REPORT WITH THE GARDEN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT #2019-02600. I EVEN HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE TAIL GATE FELL OPEN, WHILE STATIONARY IN MY DRIVE WAY. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT I HAD CAUSED THE INCIDENTS, INADVERTENTLY WHILE CARRYING MY REMOTE KEY IN MY POCKET, BUT SINCE READING THE "HTTP://WWW.TFLTRUCK.COM REPORT/2018/10/2017-FORD-SUPER-DUTY-POWERED-TAILGATE-MAY-OPEN-BY-ITSELF-OWNERS-REPORT/", I BELIEVE THAT IT MAY BE A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM, WHICH FORD HAS IDENTIFIED AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM.

2017 FORD F-250 KING RANCH DIESEL STARTED EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE HIGHWAY PULLING THE TRUCK INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC LANE. THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT DAY. I WAS JUST DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY HIGHWAY, NO WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO TRAILER, NO LOAD, ETC.. TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND IS UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. HOWEVER, FORD HAS A NATIONAL BACKLOG OF PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK IS NOT "ROAD WORTHY" AND REMAINS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIR. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A DATE FOR WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE DO NOT EXPECT THEIR VEHICLE TO BEGIN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CAUSING THE STEERING TO NOT BE RESPONSIVE TO THE SITUATION! I AM AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE! PLEASE TAKE ACTION AGAINST FORD TO RECALL AND CORRECTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION!

WHILE DRIVING (EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR BRIDGE LINK THE VEHICLE BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE FRONT END. I WOULD HAVE TO HOLD TO STEERING WHEEL TIGHT AND SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT CORRECTS ITSELF. WE HAVE READ ON AN ONLINE FORUM TO REFERENCE TSB #18-2268 WHEN SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH 2017-2019 FORD F-250S. ATTACHED IS A WORK ORDER I FOUND ONLINE FROM SOMEONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

2017 F-250 FACTORY STOCK WITH 15,800 MILES. TIRES ARE LIKE NEW, NEVER USED AS A TOW VEHICLE. CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING BY 69 YEAR OLD MAN. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TOLL ROAD AT 70 MPH AND HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE UNTIL I HAD SLOWED TO 40 MPH. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED THIS ONE TIME (TWO DAYS AGO) BUT AFTER READING SIMILAR REPORTS ONLINE, I AM AFRAID TO GO OVER 65 MPH.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION WHEN SPEEDS ARE ABOVE 45MPH AND PASS OVER A POTHOLE, EXPANSION JOINT, OR OTHER NORMAL UNEVEN SURFACE. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE WITH THIS SCENARIO. ALSO COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE.

HIT A BUMP AT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND STARTS A DEATH WOBBLE. (FRONT END UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKES) HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY AND FORD REPLACED STABILIZER. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY 11/16/20 AND WAS THE WORST INCIDENT SO FAR. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AFTER HITTING A COUPLE SEEMS IN THE CONCRETE THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WOBBLE, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF 1-2 MINS. I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDDLE AND APPLIED SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BREAKS, WHICH MADE THE WOBBLE WORSE. AFTER FINALLY SLOWING DOWN TO ~30 MPH THE TRUCK STOPPED WOBBLING AND SHAKING. I HONESTLY BELIEVE A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED THE TRUCK CAUSING A MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY KILLING PEOPLE.

TRUCK ISN'T EVEN TWO YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP ON HIGHWAY. I HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FORD ISSUE THAT THEY ARE IGNORING. THESE ARE NEAR UNCONTROLLABLE AND LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE NEAR ME WHEN IT HAPPENED.

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 55 OR ABOVE AND HIT A BUMP ON HIGHWAY THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL ALMOST STOPPING THE VEHICLE. IT'S HAPPENED ONCE AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE AND 5 TIMES GOING 55 ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS 54000 ON IT. JUST HAPPENED NOV 15TH AND 17TH 2019. VERY SCARY AND COULD LEAD TO REAL SAFETY PROBLEMS PULLING A TRAILER.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A FLAT HIGHWAY IN KANSAS AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. I CAME UPON A TYPICAL HIGHWAY BRIDGE, AND WHEN FRONT WHEELS CROSSED THE BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO ALSO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND TURN BACK AND FORTH, ABOUT AN 1/8TH TURN EACH WAY, BACK AND FORTH VERY FAST. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLOWING THE VEHICLE AND GRIPPED THE WHEEL HARDER TO TRY TO KEEP FROM GOING OFF THE ROAD. THE SHAKING CONTINUED UNCHANGED UNTIL VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. AFTER THE INCIDENT I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND INSPECTED THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, FINDING NO ABNORMALITIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 66 MPH OVER A BUMP OR RIDGES IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE STOPPED FOR THE FAILURE TO COMPLETELY GO AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STANLEY FORD BROWNFIELD (1708 LUBBOCK RD, BROWNFIELD, TX 79316, (806) 637-3561) WHERE THE TIRES WERE BALANCED. POLLARD FRIENDLY FORD COMPANY (3301 S LOOP 289, LUBBOCK, TX 79423, (806) 797-3441) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRACK BAR STEERING DAMPER CASTER SHIMS WERE AT THE WRONG ANGLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,457.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP OR RIDGE IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT STEERING SYSTEMS STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY BRAKING HARD AND SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY FORD TRUCK OWNERS AND IS KNOWN AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I LIVE IN HOUSTON AND BRAKING HARD TO A STOP HERE, DURING RUSH HOUR, ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. I'M BEGINNING TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON THE ROAD.

I OWN A 2017 FORD F250 THAT I BOUGHT NEW AND NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. IN AUGUST 2019 I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AT APPROX 60MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND I HIT A SLIGHT FROST HEAVE ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO APPROX. 25MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC HEAD ON COLLISION. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH VIOLENT SHAKING FROM A VEHICLE, IT FELT AS IF ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE HELD ON BY A SINGLE LUG NUT AND I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL. I CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY SCHEDULE ME FOR REPAIRS. I LATER RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND REALIZED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS A NAME "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT IT IS COMMON IN FORD TRUCKS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE SINCE BUT I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND I AM HONESTLY VERY CONCERNED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THAT DAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I JUST LEARNED OF THIS SITE TO REPORT SAFETY ISSUES OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE DONE IT MUCH SOONER. IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I AM FEARFUL THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE FATALITIES BEFORE THIS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE IS CORRECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. KEN STOEPEL FORD (400 SIDNEY BAKER ST S, KERRVILLE, TX 78028, (830) 257-5553) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

6 TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, MY TRUCK HAS ENCOUNTERED STEERING WOBBLES, THAT HAVE NEARLY RESULTED IN ME CRASHING MY TRUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 60MPH. THE WOBBLES ARE GETTING MORE INTENSE, TO THE POINT IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL MY TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED DIESEL FUEL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V778000 (FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). THE CONTACT CALLED FIVE STAR FORD (6618 NE LOOP 820, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180, (817) 500-0096) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,200.

I WAS TRAVELING ALONG I-40 GOING ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS. I PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY ARM TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE SHAKING WENT AWAY AS SOON AS I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 68MPH, AND DID NOT RETURN AS I ACCELERATED FURTHER. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING ON 11/12/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 38K MILES. HERE IS A LINK TO THE VIDEO OF WHAT OCCURRED. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/100036038931239/VIDEOS/158294595381837/ HERE IS ANOTHER LINK TO A VIDEO FROM ANOTHER OCCASION. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/100036038931239/VIDEOS/158075658737064/ HERE IS A LINK OF THIS SAME ISSUE AFFECTING ANOTHER PERSON'S TRUCK. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/CLINT.PATTON.5/VIDEOS/10101610077554026/ THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN PROGRESS. HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/CONSUMER-PRODUCTS/AUTO-NEWS/901841-FORD-CLASS-ACTION-ALLEGES-DEATH-WOBBLE-TRUCK-DEFECT/ YOU GUYS SERIOUSLY NEED TO FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES IT AND GETS KILLED. THIS IS NOT A MYTH, THIS IS NOT B.S., THIS IS SERIOUS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME DRIVE MY TRUCK AND EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF. *TR

40,000 MILES DEATH WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AFTER DRIVING OVER BRIDE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HAD TO RUN OFF INTO THE MEDIAN AND GRASS SLOWING DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A DEADLY ISSUE AND KNOWN TO FORD. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THESE TRUCKS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DRY ROADS, THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED BUT YET FORD HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE FOR YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER, EXIT THE VEHICLE, AND CHECK THE TIRES, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN OVER ANOTHER BUMP AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLEET SIDE FORD (1120 JEFFREYS DR, OSCEOLA, IA 50213, (641) 342-2537), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,600. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY AT HIGH SPEEDS (60 MPH+) WHEN A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND SHAKES SUPER HARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL TWISTS AS THE DRIVER FIGHTS TO RETAIN CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND REDUCE SPEED VERY QUICKLY, ALL THE WHILE HOPING AND PRAYING THE TRUCK DOESN'T ROLL AND YOU DON'T HIT OR GET HIT BY THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND YOU, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS TERRIFYING. FORD TRUCK OWNERS APPARENTLY CALL THIS THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" AND I COULDN'T THINK OF A MORE APT DESCRIPTION. VIDEOS CIRCULATING ONLINE OF THIS PHENOMENON MIRROR OUR EXPERIENCE EXACTLY. FORD ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE WOBBLE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO OUR TRUCK IN MARCH 2019 AT 20,700 MILES BY INSTALLING A STEERING STABILIZER (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT). THIS HELPED FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT NOW IN NOVEMBER 2019 AT A LITTLE OVER 30K MILES THE WOBBLE IS BACK AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING ANOTHER STABILIZER. BUT I'M NOT CONFIDENT THIS IS SOMETHING FORD IS ABLE (OR WILLING?) TO PROPERLY FIX, AND I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE WHATSOEVER IN THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT ABOVE 50 MPH. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT WITH MY 2 CHILDREN (AGED 2.5 YRS AND 6 MONTHS) IN THE VEHICLE. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS TO US WHILE WE'RE DRIVING OUR TRUCK, OR IN CASE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND THE OUTCOME HAS BEEN SERIOUS INJURY/ DEATH. I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED FORD OF THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED YAKLIN FORD (1200 TX-288 BUSINESS, RICHWOOD, TX 77531, (979) 265-4224) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,250.

DRIVING AT 72MPH ON I90 PULLING A 3 HORSE LIVING QUARTERS GOOSENECK TRAILER AND ANY SMALL BUMP OR IRREGULARITY CAUSED THE FRONT END TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT OF NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN ONE 800 MILE ROAD TRIP AND THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS QUICKLY BRAKING TO GET THE SPEED DOWN UNDER 45MPH - WHICH THE IMMEDIATE BRAKING ITSELF IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY 2017 F-250 HAS EXPERIENCED THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY SMALL BUMPS OR PAVEMENT TRANSITIONS IN THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-70 MILES PER HOUR. THE EVENTS SEEM TO HAVE INCREASED IN INTENSITY. THE FIRST COUPLE OF INSTANCES THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AGGRESSIVELY, REQUIRING THE SPEED TO BE REDUCED TO STOP THE EVENT. THE LAST COUPLE OF EVENTS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL / FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING SO BADLY WE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING READY TO HAVE A FRONT WHEEL FLY OFF THE TRUCK. I HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK AND HAD TO REDUCE THE SPEED TO 45-50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS TRIGGERED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH. A SMALL PATCH OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD TRIGGERED THE EVENT. . AGAIN WE HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE TRUCKS SPEED COULD BE REDUCED TO 45-50 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER TSB-2268 AND COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS TSB DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE AND I AM NOW BEING TOLD BY FORD (2,750 MILES LATER) THAT THIS PRE-EXISTING ISSUE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AGREED TO CHECK TO TRUCK TO SEE IF ANY FRONT END PARTS WERE LOOSE. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS LOOSE ON THE THE TRUCK THAT COULD BE CAUSI

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND THE STEERING STARTED OSCILLATING BACK AND FORTH, SHAKING THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY. I PROCEEDED TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC UNTIL THE STEERING STABILITY RECOVERED AT AROUND 40 MPH. A SECOND INCIDENT THEN OCCURRED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES ROUGHLY 20 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 65MPH, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (TWO LANE COUNTY HIGHWAY WITH A 60MPH SPEED LIMIT). MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I HAD TO GRIP IT WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP FROM LOOSING CONTROL. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I REDUCED MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THIS WAS THE WORST THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED, BUT DESPITE MY TRUCK HAVING BEEN WORKED ON (PER FORD'S TSB), I STILL HAVE REGULAR STEERING OSCILLATION OR BUMP STEER. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. AND THE SUGGESTION GIVEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER BY FORD TECH IS THAT IT'S NORMAL. I HAVE MY CDL AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT/AG EQUIPMENT FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. THIS HAS ME SCARED.

ON HIGHWAY, BUMP IN ROAD SURFACE CAUSED BAD SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. WAS JUST PURCHASED AT PEARSON FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. FORD F-250 2017 WITH ONLY 23000.0 MILES.

STEERING SHIMMY UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN @ 55+ MPH AND UNEVEN PAYMENT. TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE MUST SLOW VEHICLE BACK DOWN TO 30 MPH AND ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE FOR F 250 2017 IT'S COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE' BELOW REQUESTS DATE THIS OCCURRED. BEGAN @40,000 AND PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE NOW OCCURS DAILY.

DEATH WOBBLE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DEVELOPED AT ABOUT 20K MILES. WHEN REPORTED TO DEALER WAS TOLD WHEELS OUT OF BALANCE. WHEN YOU HIT A SEAM OR SLIGHT IMPERFECTION IN ROAD VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF AND VEERING INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BOTH WHILE TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL AND JUST TRAVELING WITH PASSENGERS. MY TRUCK IS NOW AT THE DEALER-REYNOLDS FORD IN NORMAN, OK. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK AND ARE REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER WHICH WILL COST ME $769 PLUS A REALIGNMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS 42K MILES ON IT. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS HAPPENING HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT ISSUES A RECALL AND SINCE I AM PAST THE 36,000 B TO B WARRANTY I WILL BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. AT SOME POINT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND FORD WILL BE FACING A LAWSUIT COSTING THEM MORE THAN A RECALL. I TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND PASSENGERS ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR SCOUT TROOP 222 HERE IN NOBLE, OK. PLEASE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH FORD. I AM AWARE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DEFECT ON THE 2017 FORD F250 MODEL TRUCKS. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 60MPH.

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING RADICALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL FROM THE FRONT END BOUNCING. I HAD TO BRAKE RAPIDLY AND PULL TO SHOULDER UNDER PRETTY CROWDED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND IT DIDN'T STOP UNTIL ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT DID THIS NUMEROUS TIMES ON A OUT OF TOWN TRIP AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER IMMEDIATELY ON MY RETURN. THE DATE ENTERED IS THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN & HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS. IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH I WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE INCREDIBLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN A LOT TO MAKE IT STOP. VERY SCARY!

JUST UNDER 2000 MILES AGO I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED DUE TO THE TRUCK ENGAGING INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE" TODAY I EXPERIENCED THIS DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME. THIS TIME IT WAS SO BAD THAT IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD. WHEN IT STARTED, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, BY THE TIME I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN THAT THE D.W. STOPPED I WAS HALF WAY INTO THE LEFT SHOULDER. I WILL BE CONTRACTING FORD SERVICE ABOUT THIS TOMORROW WHEN THEY ARE OPEN.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VIOLENT, SUSTAINED SHAKING ON THE HIGHWAY IF I HAPPEN TO HIT ONE OUR MANY AVAILABLE BUMPS. THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AND CANNOT BE STOPPED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETED STOPPED. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW COUNTLESS REFERENCES TO SUCH A PROBLEM INCLUDING LIMITLESS VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. IF THIS PROBLEM IS THAT WELL-PUBLICIZED, THERE IS NO WAY THAT FORD DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. MY LOCAL DEALER, POYNTER FORD IN SEYMOUR, INDIANA, CLAIMED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THE FORD CORPORATION'S CHAT LINE POLITELY DIRECTED ME TO YOUR WEBSITE. IN SHORT, I, AND ALL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE. THIS SHAKING DOES NOT OCCUR AT SPEEDS LESS THAN ONE WOULD BE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. I ASKED THE CHAT LINE REP WHAT THE TERM FOR THE EVENT WAS, WHAT PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

ABOUT 19000 MILES TRUCK HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER. STILL DOING IT. NOW DEALER IS BLAMING IT ON WORN TIRES. IF TIRES WERE WORN IT WOULD DO IT AT ALL SPEEDS. FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NO RESPONSE.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(60 MPH AND UP) AND YOU HIT A BUMP, HOLE, OR DEVIATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE THE FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM IN THE LAST 500 MILES. THE CONDITION IS SO ROUGH THAT I'M IN FEAR OF DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT IS SO SCARY GIVE ME SOME PEOPLE AT THE BAR. I REFUSE TO ALLOW MY WIFE OR DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. I'M TRULY HAPPY THAT I HAVE A DEALER WHO IS ADMITTING THERE IS A FAULT. LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S GOING TO RETURN AND THIS IS NOT A TRUE FIX IT'S ONLY A BAND-AID TO GET US THROUGH THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT FORD WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND PROPERLY FIX THESE VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE COST UPWARDS OF $75,000 AND ARE JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITION.