2017 Ford F-250 SD complaints

TRAVELING AT 65MPH ENCOUNTERED A BUMP ON A INTERSTATE 4 LANE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IMMEDIATE ACTION ON MY BEHALF SAVED A NEAR ACCIDENT FULL APPLICATION OF MY BRAKES STOPPED THIS DEATH WOBBLE !

DIESEL FUEL SPRAYING OUT CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING - FUEL FILTER HOUSING CRACK DETECTED. HAD TO PARK AND THEN PUT IN SHOP - DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED FUEL FILTER HOUSING WAS CRACKED. PLANET FORD IN SPRING, TX IS THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 70 MPH, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (GALPIN FORD, 15505 ROSCOE BLVD, NORTH HILLS, CA 91343, 1-(818) 787-3800) KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR MONTHS, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE OPTION DURING THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THEIR RESPONSE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS/PITS IN THE PAVED ROADWAY AT 40+ MPH. THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. WHEN IT DOES, I MUST IMMEDIATELY BRAKE TO SLOW THE TRUCK TO 20MPH OR LESS TO REGAIN CONTROL. TODAY WAS THE WORST OCCURRENCE - COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL AND SWERVED OVER BOTH ADJACENT LANES BEFORE RECOVERING. WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. NO TRAFFIC NEAR, SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, TRUCK STEERING WHEEL CANNOT BE HELD FIRM DUE TO REACTION TO THE EXPANSION JOINT AND THE STEERING. ALL THESE HAVE OCCURRED ON BOTH PAVED COUNTY ROADS, STATE HIGHWAYS, AND INTERSTATES AND DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD.

POWER TAILGATE IS COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. TAILGATE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO IT COMING OPEN WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. TAILGATE HAS OPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT BOTH TIMES. BOTH TIMES THE TAILGATE HAS COME OPEN IT HAS BEEN WHILE THERE WAS A TRAILER CONNECTED. ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE OTHER WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 05/22/2018 AND THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS 10/08/2018.

TAILGATE HAS BEEN OPENING ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED AND THE TAILGATE DROPPED WHILE DRIVING AND THE TAILGATE AND TRAILER WERE DAMAGED. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO OPEN ON ITS OWN. KEY FOB WAS ON THE DASH WHEN THIS HAPPENED SO COULDN'T OF BEEN PUSHED ON ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. DAMAGE OCCURED WHEN TURNING, THE TAILGATE CAUGHT THE CARGO DOOR(S) OF THE ATTACHED FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER.

10/19/2018, AT 54 MPH, ON A SMOOTH, 4 LANE FREEWAY AT 4:30 AM, MY TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON A ROLLING FLAT TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN AS QUICKLY AS I COULD WITHOUT BRAKING; ALTHOUGH DIFFICULT TO STEER, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT IT. I COULD NOT DETERMINE THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK OR ANY EVIDENCE I UNKNOWINGLY RAN OVER SOMETHING. LATER THAT MORNING, CALLED 3 FORD DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF I COULD GET MY TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION, WHICH ALL 3 TOLD ME THIS ISSUE IS KNOW AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK COULDN'T BE SEEN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TIRE SHOP WHOM I HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH ALL MY FLEET TRUCKS AND TRUST THEIR EXPERIENCE IN SUSPENSION, TIRE, BRAKE AND SHOCK SERVICES. THE MANAGER TOLD ME THE SAME THING ABOUT THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. HE SAID HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS LOOSE, BROKEN AND THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS CORRECT. THAT ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND APPARENTLY FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA TAKES THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND BECOMES INVOLVED IN THE REMEDY OF THIS PROBLEM.

TWICE NOW I'VE HAD THE TAILGATE OF MY TRUCK (LARIAT) HAS OPENED ON ITS OWN. I'M UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAULT SO I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN YET, BUT BOTH OPENINGS WERE UNEXPECTED.

MY 2017 FORD SD F-250 TAILGATE HAS OPENED BY ITSELF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS YEAR WHILE STATIONARY. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN IN REAL TIME ONLY AFTER IT HAS HAPPENED. IN 2017 ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND PASSING CARS POINTED TO MY TAILGATE. THIS YEAR 2018 THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT WORK FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND WHEN I WALKED TO IT THE TAIL GATE WAS WIDE OPEN. THE KEY FOB IS ALWAYS IN MY FRONT PANTS POCKET.

POWER TAILGATES OPENING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY INPUT. IT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. IT POSES A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE OF CARGO FLYING OUT OF THE TRUCK BED. IF RV OR TRAILER IS ATTACHED, CONTROL-ABILITY OF TRAILER MAY BE IMPEDED.

MY FORD F250 HAS A SEVERE "WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL SLOWING TO ABOUT 35 MPH. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT ONLY 45 MPH AND AFTER THAT IT HAPPENED AT GREATER SPPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. AT TIMES, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT HAPPENED BETWEEN 15-20 ON MY TRIP BACK TO TEXAS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DESCRIBED IT AS A WOBBLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS DEFECT, I LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST 2011 AND FORD WILL NOT CORRECT THIS AS A WARRANTY PROBLEM EVEN IF YOU'RE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD MY FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT TO WHICH I REPLIED " IF IT IS, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WOBBLE", AND OF COURSE THE MECHANIC SAID THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE, BUT HE WAS NEVER IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT "WOBBLED". I THEN WAS TOLD ABOUT ANOTHER CORRECTION, BUT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. SO THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE "WOBBLE" IS TO ADD STEERING/STABILIZER SHOCKS TO THE FRONT END AND PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ALL ABOUT. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP TELLING ME "AFTER MARKET PARTS", ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN IF THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO REPAIR THE OBVIOUS DEFECT OF THE FORD F250. I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT FORD WAS ADDING PARTS TO THE VEHICLE, RATHER I THOUGHT THEY WERE MAKING REPAIRS TO THE EXISTING VEHICLE. SO, IT IS OBVIOUS FORD KNOWS THERE

I RECENTLY PARKED MY TT AT OUR NEW RV CAMPGROUND. WHILE BACKING IT UP THE GATE OPENED RANDOMLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND DENTED THE TOP OF MY TAILGATE. EXTREMELY UPSET I NEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A HARD CASE TO SUBMIT TO WARRANTY FOR THEM TO BELIEVE THAT IT WASN'T USER ERROR. A FEW DAYS LATER I LEFT WORK AND DROVE 20 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO GET TO WHERE I WAS GOING AND GET OUT OF MY TRUCK TO SEE THE TAILGATE DOWN WITH A FULL PROPANE TANK IN THE BACK AN A $1000 WORTH OF FISHING POLES. TODAY I TOOK MY WIFE TO LUNCH AND WHEN WE PARKED AND GOT OUT THE GATE WAS DOWN AGAIN. WE ATE WENT A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, SHOPPED AND UNLOCKED THE DOORS USING THE FOB AND THE GATE DROPPED. THAT'S TWICE IN ONE DAY. IT WAS GETTING WORSE. SHORTLY AFTER, I GOT A LAST MINUTE CALL TO MOVE MY TT DUE TO RISING WATERS HERE IN BUCHANAN AT THE RV PARK AND WHILE I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE GATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. SO I GOT OUT MY CAMERA AND CLOSED THE GATE. WITHIN 20 SECONDS IT OPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I VIDEO TAPED IT AND TEXTED THE VIDEO TO MY FORD WARRANTY REP. I RUSHED MY TRUCK TO COVERT FORD AND BY GODS GOOD GRACE THE TAILGATE OPENED REPEATEDLY IN FRONT OF EVERY FORD REP WORKING. I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY FIND. MY TRUCK IS A 2017 F250 LARIAT ULTIMATE. I HAVE A VIDEO BUT IT IS 9.63MB. EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT IT.

TRUCK AT TIMES HAS LONG CRANKING ISSUE BEFORE STARTING.

THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE IN THE 2017 KING RANCH F250 CAN COME OPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHEN IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 4 TIMES; MOST RECENTLY WHILE PULLING MY AIRSTREAM TRAILER WHILE IN UTAH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY AIRSTREAM PROPANE BOTTLES, THE ALUMINUM COVER, AND ALSO PUTTING A DENT IN MY F250 TAILGATE. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC, SHOULD SOMETHING FALL OUT OF THE BACK DURING THIS MALFUNCTION. MY EXPERIENCE RECENTLY: I HAD JUST ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND WAS ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS IN UTAH, AFTER A QUICK STOP FOR TAKEOUT BREAKFAST AT MCDONALDS. A TRUCKER FLAGGED ME DOWN TO PULL OVER AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY. HE RAN BACK AND TOLD ME MY TAILGATE WAS OPEN. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARED THE OPEN TAILGATE HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY PROPANE TANKS ON MY AIRSTREAM, THE ALUMINUM COVER, AND ALSO PUT A DENT IN THE TAILGATE WHEN LEAVING MCDONALDS PARKING LOT ONTO THE STREET TO GET BACK ONTO THE FREEWAY. WE WERE LUCKY NOTHING HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE REAR BED, AS IT WAS PACKED WITH CAMPING GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE CAN ONLY BE ACTIVATED BY THE 'KEYFOB' OR BY MANUALLY PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE TAILGATE WHEN UNLOCKED. 1) THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN OR LOCK THE TAILGATE OTHER THAN THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE TAILGATE OR WITH THE KEYFOB. 2) THERE IS NO INDICATION THE TAILGATE IS DOWN, ONCE IN DRIVE. (SAFETY ISSUE) 3) THE TAILGATE CAN/DOES OPEN INTERMITTENTLY ON OCCASION WHILE IN DRIVE WITHOUT ANY OPERATOR INTERVENTION.

WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE , I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (DEATH SHAKE) ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF TRUCK. I HAD TO MOVE BACK OVER INTO MY LANE BEFORE I SHOULD OF AND PULL OFF ONTO THE NARROW SHOULDER WHICH CAUSED ABOUT 6 VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE SHAKE WENT AWAY. I CONTINUED ON DRIVING TILL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A SAFE AREA TO INSPECT FOR A CAUSE, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING LOOSE OR ABNORMAL IN ANY STEERING OR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. FORTUNATELY I WASN'T TOWING MY CAMPER AT THE TIME, OTHERWISE I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SERIES OF BUMPS THE FRONT END TENDS TO 'JUMP' IF I'M CORNERING OR WILL BOUNCE THE FRONT END THAT EFFECTS THE STEERING OF THE TRUCK. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70MPH) GOING STRAIGHT HIT A COUPLE BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCKS FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY BOUNCING TO THE POINT I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO LESS THAN 10MPH BEFORE IT SMOOTHED BACK OUT. THIS IS A VERY SCARY THING TO HAPPEN AT THOSE SPEEDS. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL AND CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON I-96. UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING & BOUNCING OF THE FRONT WHEELS, CARRIED THROUGH TO STEERING WHEEL. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DID NOT STOP UNTIL PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SEVERAL VIDEO'S OF THIS PHENOMENON ON YOUTUBE, INCLUDING ONE FROM NHTSA SHOWING THIS HAPPENING. APPROPRIATELY NAMED.

I BEGAN NOTICING SLIGHT FORMS OF WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS/POTHOLES AT 24K MILES OF MY 2017 4WD SWB CC F250 PLATINUM. THIS PAST WEEKEND I GOT THE EXTREME VERSION OF DEATH WOBBLE (EXTREME STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION) WHERE I THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A COUPLE TIRES AT ABOUT 50 MPH AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SUPER DUTY DO THIS IN MY PAST MODELS GOING BACK TO THE MID 90'S. HONESTLY, IT HURT MY BACK AND SHOULDER TRYING TO CONTROL IT AND REQUIRED A DEATH GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP FROM CHANGING LANES. ONLY THING THAT CAUSED IT TO SUBSIDE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND THEN IT SMOOTHED OUT LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY AND THANK GOODNESS NO VEHICLES WERE BESIDE ME. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE OR FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE THIS TRUCK GIVEN THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM SCHEDULING TO TAKE TO DEALER AND LEAVE UNTIL IT IS GUARANTEED FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F -250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CUP HOLDER ASSEMBLY IN THE CONSOLE WAS NOT SEALED; THEREFORE, LIQUID LEAKED INTO THE CONSOLE COMPARTMENT AND THE CONSOLE LIGHTS FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE CONSOLE AND THE CABIN FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MCLARTY DANIEL FORD, 2609 SOUTH WALTON BOULEVARD, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712, (479) 250-0401) WHO STATED THAT THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLINED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE DUE TO USER ERROR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,144.

MY F-250 HAS SOME TERRIBLE STEERING ISSUES WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND MUCH WORSE WHEN I HIT A SERIES OF BUMPS. THE FRONT END STARTS BOUNCING AND THE TRUCK WILL BASICALLY BOUNCE SIDEWAYS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS PREPARED AND COME CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL. IT WILL BOUNCE OR WOBBLE GOING 40 MPH JUST AS BAD AS DOING 55 OR 60. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT ON ANY HIGHWAY, ONLY AROUND TOWN BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DEATH SHE MIGHT LOSE CONTROL AND WRECK OR LOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

RAINWATER LEAKS INTO CAB ONTO FLOOR BOARD LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE.

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 55 NORTH OF SIKESTON, MISSOURI. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK. AND WAS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK. SHE NOTICED THE TRUCK LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE AND A LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH RELATING TO THE POWER LOSS. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. AS SOON AS SHE STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND TOLD OUR DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. AS SOON AS THEY GOT TO THE TAILGATE FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE TRUCK. SHE SAW THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE WITH FLAMES DROPPING DOWN ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. SHE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (FORD GROVES) EARLIER THAT DAY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE FIRE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CHILD IN A CHILD RESTRAINT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED BY D & K TOWING AND STORED AT THEIR FACILITY IN SIKESTON. THE SCOTT COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE FIRE. THE TRUCK AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE DESTROYED IN THE INCIDENT.

THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF OF MY FORD F-250 CRACKED OVER THE ENTIRE SUNROOF WHILE PARKED FOR 2 WEEKS WITHOUT MOVING. NO HAIL OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTER HAPPENED. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE OUTER GLASS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 69 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED WAS UNDER 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT LANDMARK FORD TRUCKS, INC (3401 E CLEAR LAKE AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62702, (217) 528-0770); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO LANDMARK FORD TRUCKS, INC, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-15627787. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,100. *DT UPDATED 10/2/18*JB

AT 36,000 MILES 2017 F250 SD BEGAN TO EXHIBIT EXTREME LOSS OF CONTROL WITH STEERING AFTER TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROADWAY. ROAD BUMPS CAUSED VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. (DEATH WOBBLE). DEALER INSPECTED AND REPLACED TRACK BAR BALL JOINT AND NON-FUNCTIONAL STEERING DAMPER...DROVE 300 MILES AND WOBBLE IS BACK AGAIN. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS MALFUNCTIONS OCCUR IN TRAFFIC, NO RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY FORD AT THIS TIME. SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE.

NEW, STOCK TRUCK PURCHASED AT SUNRISE FORD IN FONTANA STARTED EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE AT 7000 MILES. HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS 65-70MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE FRONT END TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY UP AND DOWN AFTER GOING OVER SMALL BUMP. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO BOUNCE & JERK AROUND WILDLY UNTIL VEHICLE IS SLOWED TO UNDER 40 MPH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD AND THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED DUE TO A DRIVER LOSING CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE WHILE GOING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE EXPERIENCING THIS "DEATH WOBBLE"?!? A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT THIS NEW $60,000 TRUCK WITH UNDER 10000 MILES ON IT DEFINITELY IS NOT. TWICE I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT, STATING THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD ME IS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY HAVE SENT ME AWAY WITHOUT EVEN BOTHERING TO LOOKING AT IT. THEY SAID THEY ARE BUSY, LEAVE THE TRUCK WITH THEM AND THEY CAN GET TO IT IN 2 DAYS OR SO. I HAVE TO USE IT FOR WORK TO PULL MY TRAILER, SORRY FORD BUT THE OIL CHANGES CAN WAIT, SAFETY TAKES PRIORITY, I WILL BE TRYING AGAIN TODAY.

VIOLENT STEERING OSCILLATION AKA "DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK HAS 18K MILES AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN UNDER 20 OR IN SOME CASES THE TRUCK MUST COME TO A FULL STOP. CONSIDER GOING 65MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO 20MPH AND PULL OVER WITH CARS AROUND WHILE THE TRUCK IS ON THE BRINK OF BEING OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVE HAD TO DO IT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR BOTH SAFETY AND QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS.

WHILE DRIVING WITH A CROSS WIND, ESPECIALLY ON TWO LANE ROADS WHEN PASSED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BY A SEMI, THE HOOD JUMPS (POPS) UP APPROXIMATELY 1-2 INCHES ON THE REAR EDGE. IN HIGH CROSS WINDS THE DISTANCE HAS BEEN HIGHER (3-4) INCHES. HAVE HAD TO DEALER LOOK AT IT AND TALKED TO FORD "CHAT LINE". THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO REPORT IT HERE. THE REAR HINGES ALLOW THE HOOD TO ROTATE UP WHEN LATCHED . THE FRONT LATCH IS TAKING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF UPWARD FORCE IN THESE SITUATIONS AND LIKELY TO FAIL OR METAL FATIGUE. BELIEVE THE CROSS WIND EFFECTIVELY CREATES A VACUUM WHICH IS INCREASED BY A PASSING VEHICLE WHICH "SUCKS" THE HOOD UPWARDS. THERE IS A NORMAL "VIBRATION" OR SHAKING OF THE HOOD LIKELY BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTENING OF THE MATERIAL. THIS IS NOT WHAT I AM REFERRING TO. ONGOING/REPETITIVE ISSUE. HAS OCCURRED SINCE NEW

I HAVE A 2017 FORD F250 THAT HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUES. IT BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE IF IT HITS ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE HIGHWAY, USUALLY AT 70 MPH. IF THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO SLOW TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR STOP COMPLETELY. WHILE DECELERATING IT WILL GET WORSE THAT AT 70 MPH FOR A SHORT TIME, AND THEN SLOWLY STOP SHAKING. I HAVE BEEN TO THE HELLER FORD DEALERSHIP IN EL PASO, THEY REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO START THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF WORN TIRES. THEY HAVE 9/32" OF TREAD ON THE FRONT. THEY ARE HOWEVER DAMAGED FROM THE WOBBLE, FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES. THE TEARS HAVE ABOUT 7/32" AND ARE NOT "CUPPED" LIKE THE FRONT. THE TRUCK DOES THIS WHILE IN MOTION ON ALL TYPES OF PAVEMENT USUALLY 55-70MPH

A VAN LOST CONTROL IN HEAVY RAIN MERGING ONTO A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE AND CROSSED 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE ENTERING MY 3RD LANE. IT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO MY VEHICLE AS I STRUCK IT IN THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. MY DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. I THEN SPUN AROUND AND SLID SIDEWAYS STRIKING A GUARDRAIL IN MY DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH CAUSED ME TO ROLL ON THE GUARDRAIL FOR APPROX 112 FT. BEFORE COMING TO REST ON MY WHEELS. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER DID. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BEING A TOTAL LOSS.

VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. VEHICLE BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. MUST REDUCE SPEED IMMEDIATELY TO UNDER 20 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. INVESTIGATING LEMON LAW. INCREDIBLEY UNSAFE PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS CONDITION AND STILL NO FIX/RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A BYSTANDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHAPEL HILLS FORD (1565 AUTO MALL LOOP, COLORADO SPRING, CO 80920, (719) 387-1099), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,277.

MY TRUCK HAS 40000 MILES ON IT I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY TELL MY 100000 MILE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE SENSOR THAT IS GIVING A FAULT AND I GOTTA PAY 890.00 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD ALL ENGINE COMPONENTS ARE UNDER WARRANTY FOR 100K ON THE TRUCK

DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AT AROUND13K MILES. IT IS TRIGGERED BY HITTING A BUMP AT 45MPH OR FASTER. WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER. SHAKING GOES AWAY AT 25MPH. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A VISIBLE PROBLEM, BUT DID EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE. MECHANIC WAS TERRIFIED. FORD HQ TOLD THEM TO RANDOMLY CHANGE COMPONENTS UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. IT DID GO AWAY UNTIL NOW. TRUCK HAS 22K MILES ON IT AND THE DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK. DEALERSHIPS CANT SEE ANYTHING WRONG BUT WONT DRIVE TRUCK LONG ENOUGH TO HIT THE 'RIGHT' BUMP TO TRIGGER THE WOBBLE, SO WONT RE-FIX IT. THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRONT END, AND FORD CLAIM NOT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT IT BEING AN ISSUE, AND OTHER PEOPLE ON LINE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE OVER 35MPH IN CASE I HIT THE BUMP THAT TRIGGERS IT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD A TRUCK AND SEVERAL CARS SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE RECTIFIED, OR SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS NO MODIFICATIONS. WOBBLE DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. IT SEEMS TO BE CERTAIN BUMPS THAT TRIGGER IT.

THE MANUFACTURER HAS DESIGNED A TRAILER HITCH THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE SAFETY CHAINS WITH. YOU CAN NOT ADEQUATELY ATTACH THE HOOKS LEADING THE POSSIBILITY OF A RUNAWAY TRAILER. THE FORD SUPERDUTY TRUCKS BOAST OF THEIR ABILITY TO PULL WELL OVER 10,000 POUNDS BUT THEIR ENGINEERS DID NOT PROVIDE A WAY TO FASTEN SAFETY CHAINS.

APRIL 2, 2018. I OWN A FORD F250 SUPER DUTY PLATINUM WITH 4753 MILES ON IT, PURCHASED NOV 2017. THIS WEEK WAS THE 1ST TIME I TOWED MY TRAVEL TRAILER (GVW 7800LB) AND ON THREE (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE TAIL POPPED OPEN BY IT SELF. ALL THREE OCCASIONS I WAS TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WAS TRAVELING ON FLAT PAVEMENT. THE RESULT OF THE UNINTENTIONAL OPENINGS WAS DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE WHEN THE TAILGATE HIT THE TRAILER STANCHION WHILE TURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FAILURE IMPACTED THE STEERING AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. MCGRATH FORD (4001 1ST AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402) DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED CASE NUMBER: 14400173. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

I PURCHASED MY 2017 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. I FIRST NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND REGAIN CONTROL. I BEGIN TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND LEARN OF THE DEATH WOBBLE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF, I WILL NOW TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED. SECONDLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE'S WITH MY SYNC3 SYSTEM, BLUETOOTH, CLIMATE CONTROL, EASY ENTRY AND EXIT FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE APPLE CAR PLAY FEATURE. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, I WAS TOLD THE SYNC3 SYSTEM, A COUPLE MODULES AND THE CHASSIS HARNESS WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE'S. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO FORD THREE TIME FOR THE SYNC3 MALFUNCTION AND WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE BLUETOOTH STREAMING WITH APPLE PRODUCTS, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IF IT'S SUPPOSE TO WORK. I HAVE CONTACT FORD FOR A BUY BACK AND THE ANSWER OF COURSE WAS "NO" I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP A FEW MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR AND IT HAS ALREADY BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE FOR THE SYNC3 ISSUE THAN ANY OTHER ISSUE'S. HOPEFULLY FORD FIGURES OUT THERE ISSUE'S AND OFFER GREATER CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR A NOT SO CHEAP VEHICLE.

ON HIGHWAY - THE FRONT-END AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH, UNCONTROLLABLY AND VIOLENTLY REQUIRED BREAKING TO AROUND 20 MPH BEFORE GAINING CONTROL. IT IS DESCRIBED ON BOTH THE INTERNET AND SOME DEALERS AS "DEATH WOBBLE" THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES OVER A SEVEN (7) HOUR DRIVE FROM CO TO OK AT SPEEDS OF 70, 65 AND 60MPH. FORD MOTOR CO REFUSED TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AND REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS AN ISSUE. I ASKED THEM TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THEY WOULD NOT. I SOLD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE FORD DEALER AT A $13,000 LOSS. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING THE CLASS-ACTION LAW SUIT WHEN FILED AS IT IS A MATTER OF TIME VERSES "IF" ONE WILL BE FILED. NO PICTURES... JUST GOOGLE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE"

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEATH WOBBLE ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE IMPACTED THE STEERING AND CAUSED A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER (SCHMIDT FORD OF SALEM, 1815 W MAIN ST, SALEM, IL 62881, (800) 562-2014) STATED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THAT THEY WOULD ADJUST THE CASTERS AND ROTATE THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED TWO TSBS FOR THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS TO RESPOND TO THE CONTACT TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

9800 MILES AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT 60-65 IT STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK OUT OF YOUR HAND. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 25-40 BEFORE IT WILL STOP. DID IT 3 TIMES IN I-65 BETWEEN BOWLING GREEN AND LOUISVILLE KY. WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE OR RIDE IT ANYMORE. IN FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND RAINING TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SLOW DOWN IS VERY DANGEROUS

DEATH WOBBLE.. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 ON HIGHWAY IF YOU HIT ANY KIND OF BRIDGE OR BUMP IN ROAD THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY LIKE A WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF.. YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN TO 20MPH OR STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL.. I HAVE ONLY 19000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW.. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOME ONE NEEDS FIXED.. HAVE HAD IT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES ON MY WAY FOR 4 TH TODAY . I BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK TO FEEL SAFE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW.

I HAVE A 2017 F250 4X4. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH OR FASTER THE FRONTEND WILL START TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN I HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON IT. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING ROUGH PATCHES IN FREEWAY AT 70 MPH

FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO "WOBBLE & SHAKE" VIOLENTLY OF SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH.

LED HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT SCREW DOES NOT WORK. WHEN ADJUSTING THE HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE THEY ARE SHINING TOO HIGH. THE HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT SCREW TURNS BUT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ADJUST UP AND DOWN. THE HEADLIGHT ARE TOO HIGH AND BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THEM. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AND THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE PROBLEM.

I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AFTER I NOTICED THE TPMS WAS MALFUNCTIONING AFTER ABOUT 4,000 MILES AND 3 MONTHS OF OPERATION. THE TPMS ORIGINALLY SHOWED A DRAMATIC FAULT IN ONE TIRE, BUT LATER SHOWED FAULTS IN THREE. THE READINGS CHANGED CONTINUALLY FROM TIRE TO TIRE AND SOMETIMES WERE AS LOW AS 40 PSI IN SOME TIRES. THE DEALER REPLACED 1 SENSOR BUT COULD NOT GET THE TPMS TO CALIBRATE. I RETURNED THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE DEALER OBTAINED TWO MORE NEW SENSORS. AFTER THE TWO NEW SENSORS WERE INSTALLED IN TRUCK WHEELS, THE TPMS STILL WOULD NOT CALIBRATE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW SENSOR IN THE REMAINING WHEEL AND WAS THEN ABLE TO CALIBRATE THE TPMS. THE DEALER BELIEVES THAT ALL FOUR SENSORS FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES AND THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER SAID THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD "MOISTURE" INSIDE WHEN THEY INSTALLED NEW SENSORS AND ASKED ME IF I HAD USED A PERSONAL AIR COMPRESSOR TO ADD AIR PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. I RESPONDED THAT I HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING TO THE AIR PRESSURE BEFORE THE FIRST FAILURE AND ONLY CHECKED ALL FOUR TIRES FOR AIR PRESSURE AFTER THE SYSTEM SHOWED A PROBLEM. WHEN CHECKING ALL FOUR TIRES AFTER THE FAILURE I MAY HAVE ADDED A POUND OR TWO TO EACH TO BRING ALL UP TO THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. I HAVE SINCE CHECKED MY COMPRESSOR AND IT DID NOT EXPEL ANY WATER AFTER DRAINING. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE FINAL SERVICE REPORT FROM THE DEALER, AS AFTER 4 HOURS OF WAITING FOR RESOLUTION, I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET HOME. OBVIOUSLY, ALL IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

THE DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE/LATCH. TEMP. WAS LOW 20'S THIS MORNING AND WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S DOOR IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I HAD TO SLAMMED THE DOOR 10 OR 12 TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR WOULD LATCH CLOSE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THE F-150 HAS BEEN HAVING.

FORD SENT NOTICE OF RECALL, BUT HAS NO SOLUTION AS OF THIS DATE OR A TARGET TIMEFRAME FOR RESOLUTION.

EXCESSIVE WHEEL BOUNCE.