2017 Ford F-250 SD complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OVER 55 MPH, AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE ERECTLY. IF A TIGHT GRIP IS NOT MAINTAINED ON THE STEERING THE TRUCK WILL START TO MOVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON A TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 8500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE BUT THE FILES ARE TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, RUNNING ACROSS ANY ROAD IRREGULARITIES SUCH AS POTHOLES, BRIDGE OR ROAD EXPANSION JOINTS AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE CAUSES SHAKING IN THE FRONT END SO BAD THAT THE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE ALMOST COMPETELY STOPPED TO REGAIN CONTROL. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN REAR END ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND SLOWING IN TRAFFIC. FIRST ATTEMPT AT A REPAIR WAS AT 2400 MILES WHEN THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD, IT CAUSED THE ADAPTIVE STEERING TO FAIL. THE ADAPTIVE STEERING/STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. TRUCK HAS SPENT OVER 75 DAYS TOTAL IN THE SHOP IN 25000 MILES IS STILL NOT REPAIRED AND DEALER HAS NO ESTIMATE OF A REPAIR TIME. OUR FRIENDS REFUSE TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK AND MY WIFE IS SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, SHE AVOIDS ANY ROADS WHERE SHE WILL EXCEED 50 MPH. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED TO HAVE THE TRUCK REPURCHASED, YET FORD HAS REFUSED, SO WE HAVE RETAINED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PURSUE A LEMON LAW SUIT.

FORD "DEATH WOBBLE" 2017 FORD F-250 4X4 WITH 20,000 HIGHWAY MILES DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SMOOTH PAVED HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END WITHOUT WARNING. ANOTHER MOTORIST STOPPED TO CHECK ON THE DRIVER DESCRIBED THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKING SO BAD HE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COME OFF. THREE DIFFERENT DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WE SPOKE TO ALL KNOW OF THE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS.

DOOR LATCHES FREEZE BELOW 25 DEGREES F CAUSING THE DOORS TO NOT STAY CLOSED, INTERIOR LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT GO OUT AS IF DOORS ARE ACTUALLY SHUT, DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING WHEN THIS OCCURS, BOTH MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. FORD HAS ISSUED FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 18N03 TO ADDRESS THIS, BUT MANY HAVE REPORTED STILL HAVING THE ISSUE AFTER HAVING THE FSA COMPLETED, THROUGH 2019 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES AS WELL. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE LATCH/ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE FSA AND HOPEFULLY THE NEW LATCHES DONE ON 1/14/2019.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED DEFECTIVE WIRING CAUSED THE FIRE BOTH THE TRUCK AND CAMPER WERE A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MILD SHAKING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SHAKING, THE CONTACT HAD TO DECREASE THE SPEED FROM 70 TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHENEVER THE SPEED EXCEEDED 60-75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHIL LONG FORD (301 S 2ND ST, RATON, NM 87740) AND UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. A MONTH AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *DT*JB

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE"...... VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT..... HAVE DONE RESEARCH. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A SAFETY BULLETIN OUT. FORD TOLD ME THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER FOR FIX.....PEOPLE ONLINE SAYING EVEN AFTER FORD FIX STILL NOT FIXED. I DONT FEEL SAFE LETTING ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE....OR ME DRIVING IT ABOVE 50 MPH. SO BASICALLY IF YOU HIT A ROAD JOINT FOR A BRIDGE FOR EXAMPLE (WHERE I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN 3 TIMES SO FAR) IT THROWS THE FRONT END INTO A RYTHMATIC VIOLENT SHAKE. YOU HAVE TO SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH FOR IT TO GO AWAY. I AM GOOD AT RECOVERING FROM IT NOW..... BUT I ALMOST SMASHED INTO THE GUY NEXT TO ME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED..... IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND FORD HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL. PLEASE HELP AND MAKE THIS A MORE KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE READ ALOT OF THE SAME STORIES ONLINE. I HAD NOTHING IN TOW DURING MY OCCURRENCES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.....

DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED TODAY WITH ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE. SCARED MY WIFE TILL THE POINT SHE WAS CRYING. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS AROUND ME OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD WRECK.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, FRONT END DEVELOPS SEVERE WOBBLE, KNOW AS "DEATH WOBBLE"

SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (AKA DEATH WOBBLE) WHILE DRIVING DOWN A US HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH I ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHTLY ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT THAT AFFECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK ONLY. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND THE OSCILLATIONS CEASED. FORD DOES HAVE A TSB OUT ON THE ISSUE 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.

THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER FIRST OCCURANCE RETURNED TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. PARTS WERE EXCHANGED AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME. FIRST REPAIR COMPLETED OCT 11 2017. NEXT TWO OCCURANCES WERE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING DEALER COULD NOT SEE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TILL 11-30-2017 VEHICLE STILLAT DEALER AS OF 12-19-2017 TOLD PARTS ON ORDER TILL 1-28-2019

ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 10, 2018 MY F250 EXPERIENCED VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF STEERING WHEEL AFTER CROSSING OVER A HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINT. IN BOTH CASES I HAD TO EXCESSIVELY GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. BOTH OCCASIONS WERE EXPERIENCED DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE LOCATION THAT PROMPTED THE OSCILLATION WAS DURING A GRADUAL LEFT CURVE IN THE HIGHWAY.

AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH, WHEN A SERIES OF BUMPS ARE DRIVEN OVER THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE SPEED DROPS TO AROUND 20 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IT SHOOK SO BADLY SHE CROSSED CENTERLINE AND WAS IN THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS WELL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND THIS IS A NEARLY NEW TRUCK. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION AND IS CALLED THE"FORD DEATH WOBBLE". IF NOT FIXED WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK IT IS SO DANGEROUS.

TERRIBLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHOLE REST OF THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS......(DEATH WOBBLE)

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AFTER HITTING BUMPS WHILE DRIVING AT 50-60 MPH.

AUTOMATIC TAILGATE ASSIST JUST RANDOMLY GOES DOWN EITHER WHILE DRIVING, WHILE IN PARK, OR EVEN JUST FOR NO REASON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN PARK WITH A TRAILER ON THE BACK AND CAUSED $2000 IN DAMAGE WHICH WE HAD TO PAY FOR. LUCKILY ALL THE OTHER TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED, THERE WAS NOT A TRAILER ON THE BACK. WE WERE NOT TOUCHING THE KEY FOB, SO IT DIDN'T GET "PINCHED" IN A POCKET OR ANYTHING.

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHUDDER. IT CAN RIP THE WHEEL FROM YOUR HANDS AND INCREASES IN SEVERITY AS YOU SLOW YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE A FEW VIDEO EXAMPLES: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HDEFJB7C2X8

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND SHAKE AFTER DRIVING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (VIC BAILEY FORD, 501 E. DANIEL MORGAN AVE, SPARTANBURG, SC) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

UNCOMMANDED TAILGATE OPENING. TAIL GATE OPENS AND DROPS ALL BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT PERSISTENTLY. FORD DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX, AFTER REPEATED SERVICE VISITS INCLUDING INVOLVEMENT OF FORD FACTORY TECHNICIANS. UNCOMMANDED OPENING MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, RELEASING PARKING BRAKE AND/OF SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALONG TIME, MONTHS AND MONTHS. DEALER PERFORMED WORK CALLED FOR BY 10/17 TECH SERVICE BULLITEN, DIDNT FIXIT. HAS REPLACED WIRING HARNNESS, RELEVANT SWITCHES, CHECKED AND RECHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED MASTER CONTROL MODULE...NONE OF ALL THAT WORKED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS YOU DONT KNOW WHEN TAILGATE IS OPEN. FORD HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS AND FACTORY SEEMS COMPLETELY DISMISSIVE OF THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS.

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE BETWEEN 60 & 65 MPH I HIT A BUMP AND IMMEDIATELY ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VIBRATION WAS SO SUDDEN AND VIOLENT THAT I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VIBRATION STOPPED. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT. I REMOVED THE WHEEL COVERS AND VERIFIED THAT THE LUG NUTS WHERE TIGHT AND THAT THE TIRES WHERE IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION. I ALSO INSPECTED THE STEERING LINKAGE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AT THIS POINT I CHALKED IT UP TO THE HIGHWAY AND WENT ABOUT MY BUSINESS. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING MY FAMILY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I PARKED MY TRUCK AND NOW WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND THERE ARE PAGES OF COMPLAINTS/ISSUES WITH THIS SAME SCENARIO AND IS DEEMED "DEATH WOBBLE".

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH IN A TURN LANE, A VEHICLE MOVED INTO MY LANE FROM A SHOPPING CENTER BETWEEN 2 CARS STOPPED IN THE NON-TURN LANES WHO WERE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT AHEAD OF THEM TO CHANGE. THIS REQUIRED ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. THE TRUCK'S ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO INITIATE AND THE WHEELS DID NOT LOCK UP. LUCKILY, I MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING THE ERRANT VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING DAY AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LACK OF ABS. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK, TEST DROVE IT AND RETURNED IT TO ME WITH THE NOTATION THAT THE TRUCK'S BRAKES ARE "NORMAL." I QUESTIONED WHY THE ABS DIDN'T ENGAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK PRECLUDES THIS FROM HAPPENING. SAME REASON FOR THE LACK OF THE WHEELS LOCKING UP. THE SERVICE ADVISER FURTHERMORE STATED THAT "THAT THIS WAS THE WAY ARE ENGINEERED." IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ALL SUPER DUTY FORDS OUT THERE AND I MIGHT ADD ALL LIGHTER TRUCKS LOADED ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THEIR GVWR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A CLEAR ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE HELD WITH EXTREME FORCE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE SHAKING FAILURE WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLES COMES ACROSS CHATTER IN ROUGH ROADS OR AT BRIDGES VEHICLES STEERING VIOLENTLY SHAKES. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TO REGAIN CONTROL BY LIGHTLY HITTING THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR SO VEHICLE STOPS SHAKING. I COULD TAKE A VIDEO OF IT IF YOU LIKE JUST CONTACT ME.

VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS NOT SMOOTH HIGHWAY CONDITIONS SUCH AS SMALL BUMPS, CHATTER, OR ELEVATION CHANGES AT BRIDGES.

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AFTER COMING TO A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR EXPANSION CRACK THE TRUCK STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THE TRUCK WILL AT TIMES MOVE ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE AND REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. THE PROBLEM RETURNED RIGHT AWAY. THE TRUCK IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR AGAIN DEC 17 2018

DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENS AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. TRUCK IS STOCK WITH STOCK WHEELS AND TIRES.

2017 FORD F250 SUPERCREW DIESEL. DRIVING 40MPH OR FASTER ON HIGHWAY AND RUN OVER ANY TYPE OF UNEVEN SURFACE TRUCK SHAKES AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY! IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS HAULING MY HORSES AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK WITH TRAILER IN TOW! I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF ROADING OR ANYTHING CRAZY THAT SHOULD EVER MAKE THE SUSPENSION DO THAT KIND OF SHAKING! IT WAS HORRIFIC! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM!

WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED TO BOUNCE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN TO 25-30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PUTS YOU IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN A LOT BUT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6-8 WEEKS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL TRUCK. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE. APPERENTLY THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT BUT I'M NOT SURE. IT MAY BE THE TSB18-2268. I PLAN ON CONTACTING MY FORD DEALER IN THE MORNING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS TODAY I CROSSED A ROUGH SPOT ON THE FREEWAY. MY STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR LIGHT TRAFFIC ALLOWING ME TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULD QUICKLY THEN I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS TERRIFYING. AFTER DOING A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM I FOUND NUMEROUS WEB PAGES ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? NO ONE IS GETTING HELP FROM FORD. SOME ONE IS GOING TO DIE.

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND I HIT ANY SMALL BUMP THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY.

THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING "DEATH WABBLE" AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. DEATH WABBLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT AXLE THAT WON'T STOP UNLESS YOU REDUCE YOUR SPEED OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED FROM ORIGINAL FACTORY SPECS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE OR LATCH PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE A FEW ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE DOOR WOULD LATCH. IN ADDITION, "DOOR AJAR" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONCE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED STUCKEY FORD (500 BROAD ST, HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA 16648, (844) 200-3673) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED OVER THE PHONE THAT THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM MAY BE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *TT*JB *TR

THE FOLLOWING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT ON DEMAND: WHILE TRAVELING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AFTER CROSSING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE A SEVERE WOBBLE THAT COMPROMISES DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. TWICE MY VEHICLE HAS TRAVELLED ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE SLOWING THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THIS WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED I HAVE HAD TO SLOW BELOW APPROXIMATELY 30MPH IN ORDER TO MAKE IT STOP. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUDDEN SLOWING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IS A RECIPE FOR AN ACCIDENT.

AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC TAIL GATE OPENS RANDOMLY WITHOUT DRIVER SELECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO TAILGATE AND TRAVEL TRAILER. NO INDICATION TAILGATE IS OPEN GIVEN TO DRIVER. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST 100 MILES AFTER PURCHASE, THE FIRST TIME. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT. LAST INCIDENT I HAD JUST PULLED ONTO THE FREEWAY AND WAS FLAGGED DOWN BY A PASSING TRUCKER WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH THAT MY TAILGATE HAD OPENED. IMAGINE IF SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE BED OF MY TRUCK AND CAUSED ANOTHER MOTORIST TO CRASH. I HAD HEARD A CREAKING SOUND WHILE TURNING ONTO A ROADWAY WITH MY AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER ATTACHED. THE TAILGATE HAD CRUNCHED AGAINST THE PROPANE BOTTLES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE, THE PROPANE BOTTLES, AND THE COVER. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN OTHER INSTANCES BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE UNTIL THIS LAST EVENT WHILE TOWING MY AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER. I CONTACTED FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IN AUSTIN; THEY SUBMITTED TO FORD AND FORD SAID THEY WOULD PAY PART OF THE BILL, BUT I AM ON THE HOOK TO PAY ALSO. THIS IS A FORD WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED SAME ISSUE. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS 100% BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS FROM ITEMS FALLING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WHEN BED OPENS AUTOMATICALLY.

WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEED, IF YOU HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROADWAY, UNEVEN PAVEMENT, POTHOLE ETC. YOU WILL GET AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO HIT THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT SPEEDS IN THE RANGE OF 55MPH TO 65MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WITH SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT IS VERY EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ABOUT A YEAR, TWO OT THEM ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON MOUNTAIN ROAD AT CADE'S COVE TN. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF , NO INDICATION BEFORE HAND. ALL SMALL ICON SHOWED ON DASH INCLUDING BATTERY. JUST MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF ROAD PULL OFF AREA OR OTHER WISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN CENTER OF ROAD. NO POWER STEERING. TURNER KEY OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 1 MINUTE. TURNED KEY ON AND ENGINE STARTED UP. WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO OUR CAMPGROUND. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY / ACCIDENT AS THIS MOUNTAIN ROAD IS VERY NARROW AND MANY TURNS GOING BACK TO GATLINBURG TN. FROM CADE'S COVE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR DRY HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH, I HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE TRUCK DRIFTED ACROSS TWO LANES BEFORE I COULD GET SLOWED DOWN TO 30MPH WHEN THE SHAKING STOPPED. I PULLED OFF, CHECKED THE TRUCK AS BEST I COULD THINKING SOMETHING HAD COME LOOSE. NOTHING FOUND, I WENT TO A GAS STATION AND VERIFIED TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT. CONTINUED ON, THE NEXT DAY AT THE SAME SPOT ON THE WAY TO WORK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED ' STEERING SHOCK' THIS IS A 2017 F250 WITH ONLY 25K MILES THIS WAS TERRIFYING AND SOMEONE MUST MAKE FORD FIXTHIS PERMAMENTLY.

DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHAKE UNTIL SLOWED TO AROUND 40MPH. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND CLAIMED IT WAS FIXED, THREE MONTHS LATER IT IS STARTING AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD , I HIT A WASHBOARD SPOT IN THE ROAD . THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING OSCILLATING WILDLY . I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AS THE FRONT END SEEMED LIKE IT WAS BOUNCING DOWN THE ROAD . I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE THE TRUCK RECOVERED . FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD AND HAD NO SIDE BY SIDE TRAFFIC AS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

17 NOV 2018, WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING SB ON I-15 NEAR BOUNTIFUL, UT GOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP (WHERE THE ROAD TURNS INTO A BRIDGE). THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DO A DEATH WOBBLE AND WE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BREAKS WERE VERY SLUGGISH DUE TO THE FRONT TIRES NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND PULL OVER AND INSPECT THE TIRES TO FIND NOTHING WRONG. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO LES SCHWAB WHERE THEY INFORMED US THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL LOOSE AND BROKEN PARTS. THE DEALERS WERE CLOSED OR UNABLE TO GET US IN ON SATURDAY. THE TRUCK IS A 2017 F-250 CREW CAB, 100% STOCK. IF I WAS PULLING A TRAILER, I WOULD HAVE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL AND WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF THIS TRUCK CANNOT GO DOWN A HIGHWAY WITHOUT A DEATH WOBBLE. SOMEONE OF LESSER DRIVING SKILL WILL NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND THIS TRUCK COULD KILL SOMEONE. VIDEO OF THE EVENT: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JQFTGQKDKPG YOU CAN SEE IN THE VIDEO THAT AS SOON AS I CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE, THE TRUCK REACTS TO IT AND STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE HOOD CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN VIBRATING AND THE DASH CAM RECORDS AND SAVED THE EVENT AS A CRASH.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND SEVERE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION BEGAN. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 45-50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING. THIS PROBLEM REPEATED EACH TIME I WOULD ENCOUNTER A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ENCOUNTERED THE BUMP OR DIP FIRST.

TRAVELING AT AROUND 75 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE INTERSTATE, I HIT A BUMP THEN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 50 MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I45 AT 70MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO WOBBLE REALLY BAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE BAD ALSO. IT WAS HARD TO HOLD ON TOO. I SLOWED DOWN AND GOT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE , AT ABOUT 30 MPH IT QUIT WOBBLING AND I PROCEEDED ON. SOON AFTER I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND IT STARTED WOBBLING AGAIN. I SLOWED DOWN AS I DID BEFORE AND IT STOPPED WOBBLING AGAIN AROUND 30MPH. I PARKED WHEN I GOT HOME. I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND IT STARTED WOBBLING AGAIN. EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, IT WOBBLES NOW. I HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WILL BE TAKING T IN 6 DAYS FROM TODAY. THEY COULD NOT FIT ME IN UNTIL THEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEACON JONES FORD-LINCOLN, INC. (919-736-3387, LOCATED AT 3301 MCLAIN ST, GOLDSBORO, NC 27534) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN OCCURRENCE, BUT THERE WAS NEITHER A RECALL NOR A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT 13K MILES. DEALERSHIP CHANGED VARIOUS PARTS IN FRONT END AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. AT 21K DEATH WOBBLE WAS BACK. DEALERSHIP CHANGED STEERING DAMPER. PROBLEM WAS FIXED. 33K ITS BACK. THE DAMPER IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE TRUCK. ONCE THE DAMPER IS WORN, DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH WHEN TRUCK ITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. UNCONTROLABLE FRONT END SHAKING FORCES DRIVER TO SLAM ON BRAKES UNTIL ABOUT 25MPH WHEN SHAKING STOPS. THIS IS TERRIFYING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THIS IS ALL OVER THE WEB. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS. PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I AM PETRIFIED TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP WONT FIX IT UNTIL THEY EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM, BUT WONT DRIVE THE TRUCK LONG ENOUGH. WHAT THEY FIXED TWICE, CLEARLY IS NOT SUFFICIENT AND IT HAS GONE AGAIN. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF FORD DON'T FIX THIS. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD, OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY.

FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DEATHWOBBLE AT 1500 MILES..... GOOGLE THE PROBLEM IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE. FORD DOESN'T SEEM VERY MOTIVATED IN FIXING THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE A NATIONAL RECALL

THE TRUCKS STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER UNEVEN, EXPANSION JOINT, BUMPS, ETC IN THE ROAD. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT YOU CAN SWERVE INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC AND THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT STOP IS SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH OR UNDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES, THANKFULLY THEY WERE ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME AS I HAVE VIRTUALLY NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AT THAT POINT.

DRIVING AT LEAGAL HIGHWAY SPEED OF 75 ON US I30 IN SULPHUR SPRINGS TEXAS ON 11/11/2018. HIT A BUMP ON ROAD AND VEHICLES FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS I STRUGGLED TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. ONCE I SLOWED TO 45 SHAKE WENT AWAY. HAPPENED AGAIN 15 LATER UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. CLASSIC DEATH WOBBLE

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE BUMP CAN BE AS MINOR AS A CRACK IN THE PAVEMENT OR EXPANSION JOINT. LARGER BUMPS ON ROUGH ROADS ARE WORSE. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT STEERING IS IMPACTED AND SLOWING TO WELL BELOW HIGHWAY SPEED IS REQUIRED TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A VIDEO, BUT UPLOAD NOT ALLOWED BY YOUR SYSTEM.

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS ON PAVED ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH. THE WORST OCCURENCES WERE WHEN TOWING A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND GET DOWN BELOW 45 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL. EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED HAS BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE (I-95, I-40, I-75). THIS IS DANGEROUS ANYTIME AND PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED TWO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. LOCAL FORD TRUCK SHOP HAS HAD PARTS ON ORDER FOR COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I WILL PUT THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD IT, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF VIDEOS (MP4 FORMAT) THAT WERE TAKEN IN THE CAB DURING A TWO INSTANCES. THESE SHOW THE MAGNITUDE OF THE VIBRATIONS. THE DATE OF OCCURENCE BELOW WAS ONE OF 3 DIFFERENT DAYS. OTHER DATES WERE 15 AND 18 OCT 2018.