VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 65MPH ON A SLIGHT CURVE ON THE FREEWAY, HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK. KNOWN AS 'DEATH WOBBLE.' SLOWED DOWN AND SLOWLY PULLED OFF ROAD. ONCE SLOWED DOWN TO 25MPH THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
2017 Ford F-250 SD complaints
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VIOLENT SHAKING FRONT TIRES, AXEL, UP THROUGH TO STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH. I WAS DRIVING DOWN HILL WHEN TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, CAN'T STEER AND BREAKING IS HAMPERED. SHAKING DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I WAS DOWN TO 40 MPH. FIRST OCCURRENCE 12-2018 ODOMETER 39,329. TOOK TO FORD DEALER, THEY MADE SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS. CORRECTED SHAKING TILL 7-14-2019 ODOMETER 42,491. THEN STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AND VIBRATE AFTER DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE ROAD TO AN OVERPASS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. BARTON FORD (1600 N. MAIL ST, SUFFOLK, VA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A NEW STEERING STABILIZER AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AS WELL AS INSTALLING A CASTOR ALIGNMENT BUSHINGS. *TR
DRIVING 50 MPH AND HIT SMALL BUMP IN ROAD STEERING WHEEL STARTED WOBBLING VERY BAD SLOWED DOWN 20 MPH AND IT STOPPED
MY RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED AND NOT UPDATED ON SYSTEM.
TRUCK ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAS DONE THE DEATH WOBBLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 60 TO 75 MPH ---VERY DANGEROUS --HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES ON FREEWAY AND GO 20 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP ---HAD TO DEALER A FEW TIMES ALREADY THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX ---I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS --THIS TRUCK COST $70,000 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ---IS THERE A LEMON LAW? OR WHAT DO WE DO CLASS ACTION SUIT ---PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS...
DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING 60 TO70 MILES PER HOUR ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY.
7/2018 DRIVING AT 50 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT'S A DEATH WOBBLE, THEY STATED THEY REPAIRED IT AND IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT 1 MONTH! HERE I AM IN 7/2019 AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, I CAN NOT DRIVE MY $65K TRUCK ABOVE 40 MPH WITHOUT THIS ENTIRE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKING. VERY DISAPPOINTED AS MY FAMILY IS A FORD FAMILY FOR 3 GENERATIONS AND FORDS WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND I'M STUCK WITH A TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE MAKING $1,000/MONTH PAYMENTS ON IT. CAN'T TRADE IT IN DUE TO THE FACT I CAN'T AFFORD IT. IT'S VERY TERRIBLE THAT I HAVE FEAR AND ANXIETY WITH IT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL IN THIS TRUCK, PEOPLE STOP AND STARE WHEN IT HAPPENS, WHICH IS DAILY. PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH ME FORD!
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE.THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT CAME OUT OF MY HANDS (MOVING BACK AND FORTH LEFT TO RIGHT) AND THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FIXED IT. NOW LESS THAN 10,000 MILES LATER THE TRUCK IS DOING THE SAME THING. THIS TIME IT WAS BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD DOING 45 MPH.THIS TRUCK IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF FORD CANNOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. I WILL NOT LET MY KIDS OR WIFE DRIVE THIS TRUCK! WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY ,I MUST SLOW TO ABOUT 40 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON WET ROADS!!!! I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO! PLEASE HELP US!
AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THE FRONT TIRES WOBBLE YOU HAVE TO HANG ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL EVERYONE CALLS IT A DEATH WOBBLE BUT NO ONE HAS A FIX FOR IT. I FEEL IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO ME AND MY FAMILY
DEATH WOBBLE. BEGAN WITH 5K MILES ON VEHICLE. WHEN TRAVELING AT OR MORE THAN 50MPH VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATION TANTRUM. CAN BE DIFFICULT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS IT IS SLOWED DOWN TO 15-20 MPH. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVER AND OTHER CARS IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, IF YOU DRIVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AT WHICH TIME YOU BASICALLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN ALSO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING OVER RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS. THE SAME THING IS TRUE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE WITH EXPANSION JOINTS. IN ALL CASES, THE TRUCK'S STEERING CAN OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE A 'DEATH WOBBLE'. RECENTLY, WHILE TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER 'ON THE HIGHWAY', I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN A 6% GRADE AND HIT A SMALL ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, I WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. I WAS TOWING A 12,000 POUND 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE WOBBLE SUBSIDED. IT WAS THE SCARIEST THING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. THE WHOLE TIME DURING THE WOBBLE, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING LEFT AND RIGHT OUT OF CONTROL. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES DURING THE 2 HOUR TRIP. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO TRAILER ATTACHED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT IT SEEMS TO INVOLVE THE STEERING/SUSPENSION. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT LIVED IN AN EXTREMELY COLD ENVIRONMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO SPRADELY FORD (4809 S COLLEGE AVE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525, (970) 226-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GFI BOX NEEDED TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IF THEY DISCONNECTED THE GFI CORD, THEN THE HEATER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
FRONT END SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE SHAKE AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW AND IT STILL IS NOT REPAIRED. HAS GOTTEN WORSE.
PULLING A GOOSENECK TRAILER WITH MODERATE LOAD DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN PASS, WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, FRONT END WENT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND HAD TO COME TO A NEAR STOP. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON LEVEL TERRAIN WHILE BRAKING THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND HAD TO COME TO A NEAR STOP. AFTER UNLOADING ,I TRIED THE SAME BRAKING ON LEVEL TERRAIN AND HAD NO PROBLEM. AFTER UNHOOKING THE TRAILER I TRIED THE SAME BRAKING SCENARIO AND HAD NO PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE HAULING A LOAD ,WHICH THE VEHICLE I DESIGNED FOR
AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE TACHOMETER COMES ON WHILE BRAKING, USUALLY WITH EXTERIOR AIR TEMP ABOVE 80 DEGREES. A/C COMPRESSOR SHUTS DOWN, TURN SIGNALS GO CRAZY WHEN ENGAGED, ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOP FUNCTIONING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS SOFT.. RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL; THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OUT AND EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS AS NORMAL UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED AGAIN. THE FCIM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED BUT THE ISSUE REMAINS. COMMENTS PLEASE VEHICLE HAS 28000 MILES +/-
WOBBLE IN FRONT END AT 65MPH IN FRONT END AREA WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN DRAG LINK/TIE ROD WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP TESTED AND CONFIRMED WOBBLE. REPAIR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR INVOICE INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENT/UPLOAD
AT DRIVING SPEED AND WENT OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, TRUCK BEGAT TO SHAKE AND HAD TO BRAKE AND PUL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, LAST TIME WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER CROSSING A ROUGH SPOT.
STEERING OSCILLATIONS AKA "DEATH WOBBLE": AT 60-65 MPH OR GREATER, THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE OSCILLATION ONLY STOPS AFTER LOWERING SPEED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS 23,000 MILES. THIS IS A REPEATED PROBLEM; THE DEALER FIXED IT BEFORE AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AND USUALLY AT SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE THERE ARE PARTICULAR BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY SURFACE.
HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO WOBBLE. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES
WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 F-250 6.2 V8 GAS, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. I LOSE POWER STEERING, ELECTRICAL AND EVEN BRAKING IS AFFECTED. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, HOT OR COLD ENGINE. IT IS RANDOM AND VERY UNSAFE. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I CAN START THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL DRIVE NORMAL FOR 2-3 DAYS AND IT'LL HAPPEN RANDOMLY AGAIN. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
VIOLENT STEERING SHIMMY HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER HITTING SMALL IMPERFECTION IN HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
WHAT IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAVE VIDEO THE SITUATION. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM . TRAVELED ON FM 1462 BRAZORIA COUNTY TX. TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHACKING. WAS TRAVEL 55 MPH HAD TO SLOW TO 30 THEN IT STOPPED.
FORD F-250 XLT CREW CAB 4X4 6'6" BOX - COMPLETELY STOCK TRUCK. STOCK WHEELS, STOCK TIRES, 38K MILES, TIRES AT 7/32 TREAD. TRUCK EXPERIENCES "DEATH WOBBLE" - VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE DUE TO OSCILLATIONS IN FRONT AXLE/STEERING SYSTEM/TIRES. MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE BECOMES UN-CONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THIS ISSUE HAPPENS.
DEATH WOBBLE! IN OCTOBER OF 2018 WITH JUST 14,000 MILES MY TRUCK IT WENT INTO A HORRIBLE STEERING OSCILLATION AFTER HITTING A HIGHWAY IRREGULARITY AT 65 MPH. IT NEARLY RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOLEDO FORD DEALER AND HE CONFIRMED THAT I HAD THE DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE". THEY REPLACED SOME FRONT END PARTS, ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT, AND REBALANCED THE TIRES PER FORD MOTOR COMPANY. 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND JUST AS VIOLENTLY. BACK FOR MORE PARTS AND SERVICE. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT A NEW STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED. EVERYTHING WAS PEACHY UNTIL MAY 22, 2019 WITH 20,7000 MILES ON THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE OR IN A CURVE AT LEGAL FREEWAY SPEEDS. ROAD IRREGULARITIES SEEM TO START THE WOBBLE. IT WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME TOMORROW JUNE 4, 2019.. THE DEALER HAS TRIED VERY HARD TO CORRECT THIS DEADLY ISSUE BUT I'M GUESSING THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK!!! HELP!!! I KNOW THAT I'M NOT ALONE. HOW MANY OWNERS HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE FORD IS COERCED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM?
MY 2017 FORD F-250 WAS HAVING WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN I DROVE OVER 65MPH AND HIT ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE ROADWAY (SMALL POT HOLE, UNEVEN SURFACE AT BRIDGES, VERY SMALL TEXTURED ROAD) THIS HAPPENED AROUND 5 TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE THEY LOOKED IT OVER, THEY SAID IT WAS STABILIZER BAR, TENSION ROD AND BUSHINGS WORE OUT, PICK-UP HAD 50K MILES SO... NO WARRANTY ON REPAIRS ($895.00 IN REPAIRS) . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ONCE WOBBLE STARTED I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 40-45 MPH AND PULL TO SHOULDER OF HI WAY TO STOP SEVERE SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BOUNCING. IT FELT LIKE A BLOW OUT ON THE FRONT TIRES.
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 70 MPH I HIT A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECAME VIOLENTLY ERRATIC, JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HANDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AS IF IT WAS BEING TORN APART INTERNALLY. I HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST 10 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS ACTED IN SUCH A MANNER.
DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HIT BUMPS GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS. LOSS OF STEERING AND TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO 25-30 MPH. ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON A RECENT VACATION WHILE PULLING CAMP TRAILER.
DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING AND WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURS IF YOU HIT A BUMP WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND BECOMES TOUGH OR IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. I'VE BEEN FORCED INTO ONCOMING LANES WHILE TRAVELING DOWN PAVED ROADS AND INTO OTHER LANES ON 2-3 LANE HIGHWAYS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OPPOSING TRAFFIC TO CONTEND WITH AT THE TIME OR SERIOUS INJURY AND FATALITIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE BREAK DUST ON THE RIMS AFTER SHORT TRIPS (250 MILES OR LESS).
WATER HAVE INTRUDED THE CAB OF MY VEHICLE FROM THE ROOF, IT ALSO AFFECTED THE DISPLAY IN MY VEHICLE . SINCE WATER HAVE INTRUDED MY VEHICLE, I FEAR THE POSSIBILITY OF RUST AND SOMETHING ELSE GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE RECORDED THE OCCURRENCE BUT UNABLE TO TRANSFER THE FILE AF THIS TIME.
VEHICLE IS CONTINUALLY HAVING DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES
THE TAILGATE IS ELECTRONIC AND IS OPENING ON IT'S OWN WHILE IN MOTION. WITH MY 5TH WHEEL RV CONNECTED I CANNOT TELL WHEN THE TAILGATE OPENS AND THIS TIME IT DAMAGED BOTH THE TAILGATE AND MY RV WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN. I ALSO LOST CARGO THAT WAS IN THE BED.
I WAS PULLING A CAMPER DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY AND HIT A PLACE IN THE ROAD WHERE THEY REPAIRED A CULVERT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL BEFORE I GOT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO GET IT TO STOP. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 10 TIMES DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M LOADED OR NOT WHEN I HIT ROUGH PATCHES IN ROAD OR BRIDGE TRANSITION. IT ABOUT TAKES STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HAD IT'S SHAKING SO BAD, TOOK TO DEELERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO IT AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN WITH THEM SO THEY REALLY CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S HIT OR MISS WHEN IT DOES IT BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT IT'S LIKE THE WHEEL IS SHAKING SO HARD IT'S LOCKED AND WON'T LET YOU STEER THE TRUCK TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING OFF INTO DITCH. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 24600 MILES BUT IT'S BEEN DOING IT SINCE AROUND 7000 MILES. WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE IT TO THEM TILL IT GETS FIXED BEFORE I HAVE A WRECK.
MY TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I ALMOST CRASHED MONDAY 5/20/19 BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE. IT ALMOST FORCED ME OFF THE HIGHWAY, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
THE ANTENNA MOUNT IS BROKEN AND VERY POORLY MADE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE IT THROUGH A CAR WASH, CHECKED 2018 SAME MODEL AND THE MOUNT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A HEAVY DUTY MOUNTING BRACKET. WHEN I WAS DRIVING, IT WAS WAVING IN THE WIND AND AT ONE TIME CAME OUT COMPLETLY. I WAS AFRAID IT WOULD HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING AND DO HARM OR DAMAGE TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING INCLUDING KILLING SOMEONE. I HAD TO USE SOME TYPE OF AGENT TO HOLD IT DOWN BUT THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY MONTH. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND ANY VEHICLE SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO GO THROUGH A CAR WASH. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO HAWK FORD IN OAK LAWN, IL (INVOICE #841990) WITH NO REPAIRS BEING DONE. WAS TOLD IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH.
TRUCK IS ALMOST 2 YEARS OLD. 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON 5/13, I EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE WHEN BRAKING EVER SO SLIGHTLY ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR. EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR, HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND CHANGE LANES WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AN HOUR IN ORDER TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP PAUL CLARK FORD IN YULEE FLORIDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTOR HAD A HOTSPOT ON IT. WAS TOLD THE ONLY SOLUTION WOULD BE TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS. I HAD TO COME BACK FOR A LOANER VEHICLE ON 5/14. YESTERDAY 5/14, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 55 MPH ON A PAVED HIGHWAY WHEN I WENT OVER AN OVERPASS. AFTER DOING SO, THE WOBBEL STARTED AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS ALONE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I WAS ALONE ON THE ROAD AS THE SHAKING CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CHANGE LANES. GAIN, I HELD THE STEERING WHEL WITH BOTH HANDS TRYING TO SOMEWHAT CONTROL THE VEHICLE I SLOWED DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS APROX 30 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED. I PROCEEDED SLOWLY TO MY DEALER TO TRUN THE TRUCK IN FOR THE NSPECTION AND FIX. THE SERVICE ADVISORS AND MASTER TECHNICIAN STATED THAT I WAS DEFINATELY THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIX IT BUT IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE FORD HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULETIN (TSB-18-2268) REGARDING THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MORE OF THE RECALL ISSUE THEN A SPORADIC ISSUE. THIS
THE BLOCK HEATER ELECTRICAL IS CORROEDING APART FORD SENT OUT A NOTICE 6 MONTHS AGO AND NO FIX FOR IT THIS CSN CAUSE FIRE TO THE VEHICLE
AT 60 MILES AN HR WHEN YOU CROSS A BRIDGE CONNECTION THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES VIOLENTLY. IT LITERALLY TAKES CONTROL IF THE STEERING. SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. CALLED SEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON ISSUE EVEN NAMED IT DEATH WOBBLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM! I ALMOST CRASHED.
I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING APPROX 60MPH AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN OSCILLATING AND THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN UNDER 40 MPH. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY WITH DIFFERENT AREAS OF HIGHWAY. WAS BROUGHT TO AUTO NATION FORD IN CANTON OHIO ON MARCH 20 AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED UNDER BULLETIN TSB 18-2268. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED UNTIL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ON MAY 12 MY TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME THING. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT AUTO NATION FORD PENDING REPAIR.
TRUCK IS ALMOST 2 YEARS OLD. 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE WHEN BRAKING EVER SO SLIGHTLY ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR. EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR, HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND CHANGE LANES WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AN HOUR IN ORDER TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE, TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP PAUL CLARK FORD IN YOUR FLORIDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTOR HAD A HOTSPOT ON IT. WAS TOLD THE ONLY SOLUTION WOULD BE TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE SAME EXACT YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MORE OF THE RECALL ISSUE THEN A SPORADIC ISSUE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND MAY CAUSE SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE
TAILGATE OPENED (ON ITS' OWN) WHILE DRIVING AND TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER ON HIGHWAY DURING RAIN. TAILGATE WAS DAMAGED AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF CAMPER. CONTENTS IN TRUCK BED WERE LOST WHILE TRAVELING (ON HIGHWAY).
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING, IT STARTED TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED US TO HIT THE CENTER MEDIAN CONCRETE WALL. THEN MAYBE 150 MILES LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN. EACH TIME LOSING CONTROL ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY. SO ON OUR WAY BACK HOME. I DECIDED TO DRIVE MORE THAN 10 MILES UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS DOING 55 AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED TODAY ONLY, THIS IS HAPPENEING A LOT AND MANY PEOPLE LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ESCALATED TO FORD AND THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE INSTEAD OF GIVING THEIR CUSTOMERS THE RUN AROUND.
DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE AT 65 MPH, TRUCK STARTED A MASSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE EFFECTIVELY
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH TO 75MPH IF THE VEHICLE HITS A ROUGH BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BOUNCE UP AND DOWN PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS CAUSES A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO 25MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE YESTERDAY ON A HIGHWAY TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO DENVER GOING 70MPH ON I-76 WESTBOUND, MAY 9,2019. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF FORD DOES NOT FIX THIS ASAP. I HAVE DASH CAM VIDEO OF THIS BUT THE FILE IS TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD.
AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING WILDLY. I STOPPED AND CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AND THERE WAS NONE. TOOK IT TO MY FORD'S DEALER AND THEY DESCRIBED IT AS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. I RECENTLY WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND A ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD CAUSED IT TO BEGIN THE DEATH WOBBLE. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND EXAMINED IT AGAIN. STARTED DRIVING AND THE WILD VIBRATION STARTED AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER TO FIX.
THE ISSUE STARTED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE DEPLOYING OR OPENING DURING TRANSIT. I WAS HAULING CARGO AND THE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TAILGATE OPENED AND THE LOAD EJECTED FROM THE THE BED OF TRUCK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO ANYONE ELSE PROPERTY. AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE OVER A PERIOD OF WEEKS THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. IT HAPPENS NOW REGULARLY AND NUMEROUS TIMES DURING A DAY. I DO NOT HAUL CARGO NOW BECAUSE OF THIS. NOW THE TRUCK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE INVOLVED. THE WINDOWS, RADIO AND LIGHTS HAVE ISSUES. THE TAILGATE HAS NO NOW STOPPED OPENING RANDOMLY AND IS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, THIS COULD BE DO TO EXTREME FORCE I APPLIED DURING CLOSING IT IN WHILE STETTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION RECENTLY. THE INSTRUMENT P[PANEL ON THE VEHICLE IS VERY INTELLIGENT AND ALL THE SETTINGS REGULAR DISCONNECT OR MALFUNCTION NOW. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUOUSLY RANDOM NATURE OF THE ELECTRONIC FAILURES.
AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AND HIT A BUMP EXCESSIVE SHAKING IN THE STEERING AND/OR FRONT END
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNLATCHING THE TRAILER WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD FOUR INCHES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. *TT*JB *BF *TR
EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' 3 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60-65 MPH... HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN TO GET CONTROL OF TRUCK...TRUCK HAS ONLY 15,000 MILES.... VERY SCARY AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION... I'M BRINGING MY TRUCK IN 5/6/19 TO GET REPAIRED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. SPRINGDALE FORD (2259 N THOMPSON ST, SPRINGDALE, AR 72764, (866) 767-5595) STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR CABLE FROM THE INTERIOR DOOR WAS BENT AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM SHUTTING SECURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEIR SYSTEM WAS DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL BACK IN A FEW HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,010.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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