Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2017 record →
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN TERRAIN THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU BRAKE AND BRING THE SPEED BELOW 40 MPH. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT
AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH AND UPON HITTING A BUMP/EXPANSION JOINT/POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK WILL ENTER INTO A NON-DAMPENING CASTOR OSCILLATION (I.E. DEATH WOBBLE). WHEN THIS OCCURS IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE DRIVER MUST SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 - 45 MPH TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TOWING A LARGE/HEAVY TRAILER.
RECIEVED A RECALL FROM FORD FOR FROZEN DOOR LATCHES. DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE IN THE COLD. WENT INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY "FIXED" THE RECALL. BUT IT DID NOT WORK. FORD STATES THERE IS NO OTHER FIX AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS TIME. THEY TOLD ME TO BUNGEE MY DOOR SHUT AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER RECALL! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH AND FORD IS TAKING NO ACTION TO FIX!
I EXPERIENCED STEERING OSSALATION AND WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 MPH, IT HAPPENS AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE SEAM THE TRUCK BECAMES UNCONTROLLABLE, SHAKING VIOLENTLY , IT WAS SO VIOLENT I HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND SEEMS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2017. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB, BUT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED. 1 AFFECTED PRODUCT
THERE IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS IT'S BEEN IN THE DEALER THEEE TIMES TO CORRECT DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS AND FORD IS GIVING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THE RUN AROUND AND PUTTING THE PUBLIC IN DANGER , WHEN SOMEBODY GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS IT'S GOING TO BE KNOWN THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WELL DOCUMENTED AND KNOWN AND HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE POSTING IT ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA'S HOW IS THE GOVERNMENT NOT STEPPING IN ON THIS?
DOORS DO NOT SECURELY CLOSE WHEN EXPOSED TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES, PARTICULARLY AFTER EXPOSURE TO SLEET,SNOW OR WIND. THIS IS A FOUR DOOR VEHICLE AND MOST TIMES ALL DOORS ARE AFFECTED. WHEN THIS OCCURS DOORS DO NOT SECURE AND LATCHING DOES NOT OCCUR. OF COURSE, DOOR AJAR AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALERTS OCCUR. BASICALLY YOU MUST DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE A SAFETY ISSUE EXISTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF DRENNEN FORD (801 S. 2ND ST, COSHOCTON, OHIO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NOX SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,900. *TT CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS HIS PROBLEM.*JB
WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD TODAY AT AROUND 60 MPH. MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. MY TRUCK HAS ABOUT 24K MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE KNOWN AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND HUNDREDS OF SUPER DUTY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THIS WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. I AM LUCKY TODAY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FROM 60 TO 25.
2017 FORD F 250 DIESEL 19,000 MILES, FEBRUARY 6, 2019 ON HIGHWAY 70 @ APPROX. 60-65 MPH(TIRE PRESSURE 55#) I HIT A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, THE FRONT WHEEL WENT INTO A UNCONTROLLABLE WOOBLE, FINALLY SLOWED SUFFICIENT TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. INITIALLY AT 17,000 MILES, I HAD NOTICED A SLIGHT WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER CERTAIN BUMPS AND EXPANSION JOINTS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TESTED IT AND SET THE TIRE PRESSURE LOWER, UNTIL THIS INCIDENT IT WAS BETTER. WILL BE GOING IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND BRING THIS TO DEALERS ATTENTION,
I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE LAST WEEK WHILE TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 MPH, BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE SEAM THE TRUCK BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING VIOLENTLY , I THOUGHT MY AXLE UNDER THE TRUCK HAD BROKE , IT WAS SO VIOLENT I WASN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER DRIVERS TRAVELING AT SAME SPEED AS I HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING. SO AFTER CHECKING TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS GOOD ,I WAS STILL ON ALL FOURS AND NOT EVER HEARING OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS "DEATH WOBBLE THING " ASSUMING VDOT NEEDED TO FIX SOME PAVEMENT I CONTINUED AND ABOUT THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE OVER A BRIDGE SEAM BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE AND WAS RIGHT BESIDE AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER .WITH VEHICLES ON ALL THREE SIDES OF ME , NO WAY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY , AND A VIOLENT, SHAKING AND UNCONTROLLABLE STEER WHEEL, I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO BRAKE AND SLOW TO 30 MPH . THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE DECIDING WHAT IS WRONG WITH AND WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND SEEMS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2017.
DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 JUST NORTH OF PORTLAND,ME. TRAVELING WITH NO LOAD AT 70 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT. CAME ACROSS A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT WHICH RAN SLIGHTLY DIAGONAL TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS SHUDDERING. I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING LEFT TO RIGHT AT A HIGH OSCILLATION. I HAD LIMITED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LET OF THE ACCELERATOR AND DRIFTED TOWARD THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE OSCILLATION STOPPED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CONDITION REPEATED. WHEN I GOT HOME I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST OVER 50K MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE TIRES AS THEY MAY BE GETTING WORN. I DID FOLLOW THAT INSTRUCTION ALTHOUGH THE TIRES STILL MET THE WEAR LIMITS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB # 18-2268 WHICH I AM GOING TO HAVE EXECUTED NEXT WEEK WHICH LOOKS INTO THIS PROBLEM AND MAKES MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ALL THAT SAID, THE PROBLEM IS FAR GREATER THAN SOME TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS. NO VEHICLE SHOULS SHAKE AND OCILLATE YOU OFF OF THE ROAD IN A VIOLENT OSCILLATION WHERE THE DRIVER LOSES THEIR ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS A FAR MORE SERIOUS DESIGN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. AS THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEGE THE PROBLEM AND OFFER A TRUE FIX (AT THEIR COST) THE OWNER OF THESE VEHICLES IS PLAYING A GAME OF RUSSIAN ROULETTE UNTIL THE VEHICLE GOES
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER 50 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP OR RIDGE IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO OUR LOCAL DEALER FOR THE SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR THAT FORD HAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND OUR DEALER TELLS US THEY HAVE 8 TRUCKS IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
DEATH WOBBLE, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, I RAN OVER SOME TRAIN TRACKS AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT. SCARED MY WIFE HALF TO DEATH. VERY DANGEROUS.
2017 FORD F250 FRONT END. AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH AND ABOVE IF I RUN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MUST SLOW TO AROUND 30 MPH FOR IT TO SUBSIDE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ON LINE, THERE APPEARS TO BE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE SAME CONDITION. DEATH WOBBLE IT IS BEING CALLED. THE TRUCK IS BECOMING UNUSABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING MODERATE SPEEDS OVER UNLEVELED LAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY AND FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO STEER. FORD OF MURFREESBORO (1550 NW BROAD ST, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129, (615) 713-1436) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *DT*JB
SUSPENSION OSCILLATION WHEN HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT OR BRIDGE TRANSITION AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES BOUNCING (AKA DEATH WOBBLE). TRUCK HAS 28,412 MILES AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED. UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS. MULTIPLE 17' 18' SUPER DUTY'S HAVING THIS ISSUE.
UNCONTROLLED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY, WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHAKE (WOBBLE) IN AN EXTREMELY UNCONTROLLABLE MANNER. SINCE THE DEATH WOBBLE USUALLY OCCURS AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TURN INTO ADJACENT VEHICLES CAUSING FATALITIES. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER FROM A DEATH WOBBLE IS TO UNEXPECTEDLY SLOW DOWN, WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS TO NEIGHBORING VEHICLES ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON AN INTERSTATE, AT NIGHT, AND DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND AFTER DRIVING ONTO A ROAD-BRIDGE TRANSITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. I WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALL THE VEHICLES AROUND ME HAD TO TURN INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE. I CHECKED MY VEHICLE FOR DAMAGED TIRES OR DEBRIS UNDERNEATH AND FOUND NO SUCH DEBRIS OR DAMAGE. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNEW OF TSB 18-2268. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY CHILDREN.
TYPICAL HIGHWAY DRIVING OVER MINOR ABNORMALITIES IN ROADWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WILL CONTINUE UNLESS/UNTIL YOU BRAKE NEARLY TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS BY ME PERSONALLY. THERE IS NO STEERING CONTROL UNTIL YOU HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS CONDITION IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. FORD HAS A TSB ON IT BUT THEY ARE SIMPLY REPLACING DEFECTIVE PARTS TO GET PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND NOT SOLVING THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF NOT CURED PROPERLY, LIVES WILL BE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN FLAWED DESIGN. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS KILL ANYONE (ELSE?)!!!
'DEATH WOBBLE' STEERING WHEN A ROAD BUMP ENCOUNTERED. FRONT SREERING DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE (2 TIMES) PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHIMMY IS BACK. HAVE NEVER HAD A FORD TRUCK WITH THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST THE DAMPENER, OR COMBINATION OF INADEQUATE SHOCKS/SUSPENSION, BUT IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT! I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR A 3RD ATTEMPTED FIX. VEHICLE NOW HAS 40,000 MILES, BUT, AS I SAID, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME FOR REPLACEMENT. SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY IS CAUSING THE STEERING ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE FATALITIES FOR FORD TO FIND A SOLUTION.
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+ MPH) AND YOU HIT CERTAIN TYPES OF BUMPS THE THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER THE BUMP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. IT APPEARS TO ONLY HAPPEN OVER A ROAD IMPERFECTION WHERE THE TWO FRONT WHEELS HIT IT INDEPENDENTLY IE A SKEWED ANGLE BRIDGE JOINT OR A SINGLE POT HOLE. AT THE DEALERS INSTRUCTION I HAVE ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES, CHECKED TIRE INFLATION. THE TRUCK HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT 17,000 MILES. MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH IT APPEARS FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR. I AM GOING TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER AND GIVE THEM THE INFO I HAVE.
AND LEAST 6 TIMES WHILE I MOTION FRONT STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP THIS LAST TIME WAS AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME I ENDED UP IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH LIVESTOCK BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. DEALERSHIP ENCOURAGED ME TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DANGEROUS OF A PROBLEM THIS IS. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS
WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS OF 55-60 RANDOMLY HITTING A BUMP OR BRIDGE TRANSITION ,FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WILL OCCASIONALLY START SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU PULL OVER TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP , RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIME FOR SAME PROBLEM , RESULTING IN SAME ISSUE EACH TIME,ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY , ALWAYS IN A STRAIGHT LINE
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING MY DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THEY DO FINALLY UNLOCK AND I AM ABLE TO OPEN THEM. AFTER THEY ARE OPEN I AM UNABLE TO CLOSE THEM BECAUSE THE LATCH IS HALF LOCKED. I HAVE TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO COMPLETE THE LATCH LOCKING CYCLE THEN I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK IT SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE DOOR WORKS PROPERLY.
HIT A BREAK IN THE PAVEMENT ON AN INTERSTATE DRIVING 70 MPH AND THE TRUCKS FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE HIGHWAY. NO LOAD (EMPTY) IN THE VEHICLE. HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A STOP BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT SHAKING. I HAVE NOTICED A LITTLE SHIMMY THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS WHEN CROSSING EXPANSION JOINTS BUT NOTHING TO COMPARE TO THE INTERSTATE EPISODE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND CLOSED THE TAILGATE. WHEN THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE TAILGATE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GJOVIK FORD INC (LOCATED AT 2600 US-34, SANDWICH, IL 60548, (630) 552-8058) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLLED THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH ON A CONCRETE PAVED HIGHWAY. HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT OR EXPANSION JOINT, AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AS IF ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD FLATTED. I COULD SEE THE HOOD SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO OSCILLATED SIGNIFICANTLY. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICE. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LIGHTLY BRAKED TO ABOUT 45MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING AND OSCILLATION STOPPED. FORD DOES HAVE A TSB OUT ON THE ISSUE TSB 18-2268, BUT THEY ARE ONLY REPLACING PARTS THAT HAVE WORN OUT, NOT THE HIDDEN ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION PARTS TO WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING AND TOWING A 26 FOOT TRAILER, THE TAILGATE DROPPED DOWN AND CRASHED ONTO A TOOL BOX. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR FORD (3800 HIGHWAY 78, SNELLVILLE, GA 30039, (678) 384-4242) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. A DECISION ON REPAIRING THE VEHICLE WAS PENDING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE VEHICLE WAS WENT INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED." IT HAS SINCE OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THE FIX. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A PERMANENT FIX.
THE POWER LIFT GATE OPENS BY ITSELF 3 TIMES IN 1 YEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TAILGATE IS DESTROYED FROM HITTING TRAILER JACK.
TRAVELING CA. 65 MPH ON I-435 IN KANSAS CITY, DIVERTED LANES FORCED ME TO DRIVE OVER SHOULDER RUMBLE BARS FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE RUMBLE BARS, THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO OSCILLATE,JERKING LEFT AND RIGHT VIOLENTLY. I REDUCED SPEED AND EXITED THE LANE BUT THE STEERING KEPT SHAKING UNTIL I REDUCED SPEED TO AROUND 30 MPH. I STOPPED, VISUALLY INSPECTED THE TIRES AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION BUT FOUND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE DIC INDICATED THE TIRE PSI FOR ALL TIRES WAS NORMAL. I RETURNED TO THE HIGHWAY AND RESUMED SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT REPEATED THIS ISSUE SINCE.
THIS MORNING, I HAD THE 2 DOORS ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER THE DOORS BEING UNLOCKED. BELOW FREEZING WEATHER AND SOME RAIN OVERNIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE? VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND SITTING OUTSIDE.
SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY WHEN HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP. REPAIR AND REPLACE BOTH UPPER SHIMS WITH 1 DEGREE BUSHING, STEERING SHOCK, AND BAR BALT JOINT. ALL PARTS ON BACK ORDER INDICATING THIS IS COMMON OCCURRENCE.
WHILE DRIVING, IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING INSTABILITY AND MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLES SPEED IS DRAMATICALLY DECREASED OR IN SOME INSTANCES STOPPED COMPLETELY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMESON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH AS WELL AS WHEN TRAVELING ON CITY STREETS AT A LOWER RATE OF SPEED
WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75MPH THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE. THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLY VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN 'REPAIRED' BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY THREE TIMES AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF THE SHOP MOST RECENTLY 2 DAYS AGO AND IS ALREADY HAVING DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 39,000 MILES. A VIDEO OF THE OCCURRENCE IS AVAILABLE, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO UPLOAD.
I AM HAVING THE ISSUE WITH FROZEN DOORS LATCHES. THE FSA 18N03 HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY DOORS NOT OPENING WHEN IT IS BELOW FREEZING. IF I AM ABLE TO GET THEM TO OPEN, I AM UNABLE TO GET THEM TO LATCH AFTERWARDS, THE DOOR JUST BOUNCES BACK AND WILL NOT LATCH.
ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. SLOWING DOWN TO 15-20 MPH WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES GOT THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE VIBRATION IS AKIN TO THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WHILE I DID NOT CRASH THE TRUCK, IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME ON ANY OF THE INCIDENTS, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TRUCK VEERED INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. THE TRUCK IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS 20K MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 16K MILES.
DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING EXPANSION JOINT IN ROAD
I CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TAILGATE OPENING ON ITS OWN. TODAY IT CAME DOWN SOMETIME WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TO WORK. I WILL EVENTUALLY LOOSE SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK, AND I HAVE A COVER ON THE BED, SO I CANNOT SEE WHEN THE TAILGATE IS DOWN. MY TRUCK DOES NOT FALL IN THE TIME FRAME FORD HAS ON THEIR TSB SO I THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. MAY TRUCK WAS AN AUGUST BUILD AND THE TSB FOR THE PROBLEM ONLY COVERS TRUCKS BUILT UP TO JULY
THE TAILGATE ON MY TRUCK OPENS ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND FOUND A FEW ARTICLES MENTIONING IT WAS HAPPENING. I FIGURED I WOULD ALSO SUBMIT THIS FORM TO LET YOU KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING TO ME AS WELL.
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD THE TRUCK FRONT END STARTED SHAKING RAPIDLY. STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. TRUCK WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND RAPID BRAKING WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN CONTROL. VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND ME ALSO HAD TO RAPIDLY BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING ME. CHECKED THE TRUCK OUT AND FOUND NOTHING LOOSE OR OBVIOULSY BROKEN. WENT ON MY WAY. TRUCK NOW DOES THIS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY WHILE DRVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE, ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". TWO OTHERS I KNOW OF WITH BRAND NEW TRUCKS ARE ALSO HAVING THESE ISSUES. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO DEALER AT 7,000 MILES COMPLAINING ABOUT "CHATTER" IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING BUMPS. THEY STATED NOTHING WRONG, AND NOW AT 14,000 MILES I AM EXPERIENCING THIS VIOLENT SHAKE. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK, AND IT APPEARS FORD ISNT FIXING THE ISSUE, ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE A CALL IN TO THE DEALER. FORD APPEARS TO BE SLAPPING A NEW STEERING DAMPER ON THE VEHICLE TO MASK THE PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF MILES UNTIL IT WILL RETURN. A STEERING DAMPER IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE FROM HAPPENING ON OLD OR WORN FRONT END PARTS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A NEW TRUCK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, EVEN WITH NO STEERING DAMPER. THIS ISSUE NEEDS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.
IN ORDER TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED 90 DEGREES RIGHT. DURING THIS EVENT, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALL AT THE SAME TIME. IN ADDITION, THE DISPLAY SCREEN GAVE 'COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE' ERROR MESSAGE. I IMMEDIATELY AND SLOWLY DROVE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WHEN I PARKED IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONDITION I DESCRIBED ABOVE STILL EXISTED. FORD ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE CORRECTED ITSELF AND THE TECHNICIANS ONLY FOUND CODE U3000. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. FORD CLOSED THE ISSUE AS 'UNABLE TO DUPLICATE' DESPITE IT BEING A HUGE PUBLIC SAFETY RISK IF THIS CONDITION REPEATS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED CARRYING A LOAD. THIS COULD RESULT IN A DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.
FRONT TIRES WOBBLE EXTREMELY HARD AT CERTAIN SPEED
THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON AND REDUCE SPEEDS TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. IT IS THE SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED WITH A VEHICLE IN OVER FORTY YEARS OF DRIVING. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THAT YOU ALL ARE SILENT. IF YOUR AGENCY CONTINUES TO IGNORE THIS YOU ALL SHOULD JUST CLOSEDOWN AND FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO.
DOOR LATCHS FROZE WONT OPEN OR CLOSE OPEN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DID RECALL NEW PARTS STILL HAVE PROBLEM NOW NO SOLUTION CANT FIX I WAS TOLD WILL CALL ME IF THEY FIND A FIX MEAN TIME KEEP DRIVING THE TRUCK HOLD DOORS CLOSE WHILE DRIVING HELP
THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKING AND "WOBBLING". IT HAPPENS ON REGULAR CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAY. NO CONTROL OF IT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" BY NUMEROUS OTHER FORD OWNERS ONLINE.
IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, AT 25,000 MILES, MY TRUCK BECAME TEMPORARILY UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL SECTION OF INTERSTATE 10. I EXPERIENCED SEVERE OSCILLATION OF FRONT TIRES AT 70 MPH. I WAS ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL GROUND AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH AT WHICH TIME I REGAINED CONTROL. DURING THE INCIDENT, I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LANE INTEGRITY. AFTER STOPPING, I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ALL TIRES WERE AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE'S. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHAPMAN FORD DEALER IN SCOTTSDALE AZ AND THE INSPECTION CAME BACK "NO PROBLEMS DETECTED". IN JANUARY 2019, AT 28,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT 50 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL PAVED ROAD. THIS TIME I DID NOT REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL 20 MPH. IN BOTH OF THE DESCRIBED INSTANCES I WAS PULLING A LIGHT UTILITY TRAILER LOADED WITH A POLARIS RANGER. *NOTE: I DO NOT RECALL HITTING A BUMPY SECTION OF ROADWAY TO INITIATE THE SEVERE OSCILLATION.
DEATH WOBBLE - THE UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE HAS STRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES WITH MY 2017 FORD SUPER DUTY. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE, UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUE, AND EVEN MORE SURPRISING IS THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE THIS UNDER A RECALL! AS WE RESEARCHED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND STEERING. WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STRIKES IT IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING. THIS CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS INDEED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
TRUCK FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP GOING 70 MPH
BOTH FRONT DOORS FROZE OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. THE DEALER SAID FORD WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THEY DIDN'T THINK THE DOORS FROZE WHERE I LIVE. INSTEAD THE FORD DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE DOORS OPEN! THAT'S RIGHT I'M SUPPOSED TO DRIVE WITH THE DOORS OPEN AND UNLATCHED! HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?
I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. IT STARTS WHEN I'M DRIVING AND A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL START ROTATING LEFT AND RIGHT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY UNLESS I SLOW ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO BELOW 10 MILES AN HOUR. MY NEIGHBOR AND COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE A 2011 F250 THAT I'VE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. I THINK IT'S AN GEOMETRY ISSUE. TWO TIMES I WAS ON THE NORTH LOOP 289 ACCESS ROAD TURNING NORTH UNDER THE OVERPASS AND TRAVELING AROUND 15-20 MILES AN HOUR. DEC 2017 THE THIRD TIME I WAS BETWEEN CR 7700 AND HWY 41 ON CR 1730 BOTH IN LUBBOCK TX. DEC 28TH 2018
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