2017 Ford F-250 SD complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, I BEGAN TO MAKE THE CURVE IN THE ROAD. AHEAD OF ME WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AS MY FRONT WHEELS HIT THE BUMP, MY TRUCK SHARPLY TURNED PUSHING ME INTO THE OTHER LANE AND BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SHAKING WAS SO BAD I COULD BARELY HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND AROUND 25MPH THE SHAKING FINALLY STOPPED AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION.

MILEAGE 21098. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 65 MPH, ROAD GOT BUMPY, I THOUGHT THE PICKUP WAS GOING TO SHAKE IT SELF APART. LUCKY NO OTHER VEHICLES WAS AROUND ME. I MANAGED TO GET IT STOPPED AND PULLED OVER, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING, I COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID "YES WE ARE VERY FAMILLAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED RECALL 20N04 AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPER. I STILL GET LOT OF SHAKING AND LOT OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY ON GRAVEL ROADS WITH WASHBOARDS.

WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A POTHOLE OR UNEVEN ROAD, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION (INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS) BEGIN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. IT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE PROBLEM ONLY CORRECTS ITSELF ONCE THE TRUCK IS GROSSLY SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT BRAKING. BRAKING MAKES THE ISSUE WORSE AS IT IS HAPPENING. I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. FORD HAS BEEN OF NO HELP IN THIS ISSUE. WAITING FOR A RECALL.

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT PEOPLE REFER TO AS 'THE DEATH WOBBLE'. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN DECEMBER 2020. ALL 4 INSTANCES WERE THE SAME.... GOING AROUND MAYBE 48MPH ON A CITY STREET WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT/SMALL HOLES THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I MEAN, THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL VICIOUSLY SHAKE AND GIVE THE DRIVER NO CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH. WHEN IT SHAKES YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT AND JUST TRY YOUR BEST TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. IT'S SO DANGEROUS AND SCARY! THERE ARE TONS OF VIDEOS OF OTHER FORDS ONLINE DOING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO ME IN MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH 2017+ FORD F-250 AND F-350'S BUT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. SOMETHING WITH THESE YEAR MODELS SUSPENSION IS NOT CORRECT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM IS GOING TO REPLACE THE DAMPENERS, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM EVERYONE WITH THIS ISSUE, IT IS A TEMPORARY FIX AND THE WOBBLE RETURNS AFTER A FEW MONTHS. THERE IS A FORD INSTALLED 6IN LIFT AND 37IN TIRES ON THE TRUCK(HAD THIS WHEN I PURCHASED) BUT FROM INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO THAT.

I'VE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65-70MPH AFTER HITTING AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER IN MAY/2020. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED, BUT WASN'T AS BAD AS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. THEN LAST WEEK THE VIBRATION WORSENED. I THEN EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL WITH A VIOLENT VIBRATION IN STEERING AND ENTIRE BODY. ALMOST HAD A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI TRACTOR AS I WAS TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL. WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY, 4/21/2021, AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACK BALL JOINT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW, AND NOW ONLY 38K MILES. I LOVE FORD TRUCKS, AS THIS IS MY SECOND F250 I'VE OWNED. THE FIRST ONE WAS A 2003, WHICH I ALSO BOUGHT NEW. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THESE FRONT END PARTS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS YESTERDAY AS MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, WHICH I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS DUE TO IT'S PREVIOUS REPAIR FOR VIBRATION ISSUES WHEN ROLLING OVER IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD. I AM NOW WONDERING IF I SHOULD GET RID OF THIS TRUCK AFTER READING MULTIPLE TOPICS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCES.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. YOU COULD VISUALLY SEE AND FEEL THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKING. IT GOT WORSE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING OVER MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET THE RECALL FIXED, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE WOBBLE. I ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED AN EVEN WORSE WOBBLE 1 WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR. THE WOBBLE IS STILL A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE WOBBLE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE AS IT WAS MILD AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED ME TO GET A FLAT TIRE WHEN IN FACT THE TIRE WAS FINE AND THAT WAS THE ACTUAL WOBBLE. EVERYTHING WAS SHAKING AND I HAD TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE TRUCK. EACH OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY.

WHENEVER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD, MY TRUCK BEGINS TO WOBBLE, NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLY. AT SLOWER SPEEDS, I CAN STILL FEEL THE WOBBLE. IT ONLY DOES NOT WOBBLE WHEN I HIT BUMPS GOING 15 MPH OR LESS.

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG AN INTERSTATE AT 75-80 MPH, AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A PAVED BRIDGE JOINT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO SHATTER APART. I HAD NO STEERING ABILITY AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO NEARLY COME TO A SLOW ROLL, ON THE INTERSTATE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO RETURN BACK TO NORMALCY. THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE THE SHAKING SUBSIDED ENOUGH FOR ME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SAME EVENT, ON A DIFFERENT ROADWAY, OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE FIRST EVENT.

DRIVING ON I 495 LAST NIGHT AND EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE UNDER 27,000 MILES ON MY 2017 F250. IN THE PAST, I NOTICE SHAKING BUT THIS WAS ALOT WORSE AND LASTED A LONG TIME. I HAD TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND MOVE OVER LANES TO SHOULDER WHILE SLOWING DOWN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT BUT COULD EASILY HAVE BENN.

THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT 65 MPHON INTERSTATE 40 EAST JUST BEFORE EXIT 24 IN NC. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BUT I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS COMMON ON THESE TRUCKS AND IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I HAVE JUST OVER 51,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. IT IS COMPLETELY STOCK LIKE IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. IT THEN DID THIS WOBBLE TWO MORE TIMES ON LESS THAN 2 MILES. I AM REALLY GLAD NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING ME TOO CLOSE AS I HAD TO,BRAKE VERY QUICKLY.

EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" THE 1ST TIME TRAVELING 65 MPH TRAVELED OVER CONCRETE TO ASPHAULT TRANSITION. MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS AT 13,500 MILES. THIS TRUCK IS 100% STOCK NO MODFIFICATIONS. TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS

THE DEATH WABBLE WAS A PROBLEM FOR OUR GAS F-250 CREW CAB. THE PROBLEM WAS WARPED FRONT ROTORS. THE PROBLEM DID NOT SHOW UP ON ANY DIAGNOSTIC AND THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE RATED 'GOOD'. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED BY A TALENTED MECHANIC WHO RULED OUT EVERYTHING ELSE AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SUSPECT ROTORS. THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC PROBLEM AND IT IS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FACTORY SUPPLIED ROTORS!!! FORD MUST AVOID INFERIOR PARTS THAT WARP IN CHANGING TEMPERATURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE THEN LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED DRIVING AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED WINSLOW FORD (840 MIKE'S PIKE ST, WINSLOW, AZ 86047, (800)331-6698) WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK REMOTELY TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THREE TIMES FOR THE FRONT TIRES SHAKING AND VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. JUST HAD THE TRUCK IN TWO WEEKS AGO TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN AND STILL VIBRATING.

56K MILES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN OCT/2020 AND DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED A DOZEN TIMES DRIVING OVER 55 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND MUST STEER ONTO SHOULDER AND STOP FOR THE VIBRATION TO STOP.

BASICALLY THE TRUCK AT ANYTHING OVER 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR HITS ANY TYPE OF BUMP IT VIOLENTLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT IS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND I HAVE NOW PARK THE TRUCK I AM DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEEL UNSAFE THAT I'M GONNA KILL MYSELF OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, IT'S THAT VIOLENT. THE THREE TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. EVERY TIME IT'S HAPPENED IT'S ALWAYS AFTER HITTING A RUT OR SOME ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO RECALL OR FIX TO 100% SATISFACTION CUSTOMERS CONCERNS. AGAIN THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND BEING AROUND OTHER PEOPLE OR OTHER VEHICLES WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WILL LEAD TO A CATASTROPHE ON THE ROAD LIVES WILL BE LOST. IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY, BUT HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED.

THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 30K MILES ON IT AND LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY IT SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH. ONLY BY BRAKING AND PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER WERE WE ABLE TO STOP THE SHAKING. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP-THEY THINK IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DAMPNER AND THE TRACK BAR.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND PULLING A TRAILER OUT OF NOWHERE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. I QUICKLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 40MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOP SHAKING. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A TURN OR SLOPE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK. EACH TIME FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED SAME PART FOR A STEERING DAMPER DOES NOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING MY INCIDENTS I FOUND SIMILAR STORIES REFERRING TO THIS AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WENT OVER A SMALL CRACK IN THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY THE FRONT END STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES WITH THREE TRUCK ACTING IN THE SAME MANNER AS BEFORE; LOSING ALL STEERING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY, SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOSING ALL STEERING CONTROL.

WHEN MAKING A TRANSITION BETWEEN ROAD SURFACES OR IRREGULARITIES IN THE ROAD SURFACES ABOVE 50MPH THE STEERING ENTERS A HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION THAT REQUIRES AN ABRUPT SLOW DOWN TO REGAINED CONTROL. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN HITTING POTHOLES BELOW 50 MPH. THIS IS REFERRED TO ASK THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND CAN BE SEEN ON YOUTUBE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH THAT IT IS NOT A ONE TIME INCIDENT OR A FLAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND ITS GOING TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR.

AT 55-65 MPH, IF I HIT ANY KIND OF A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY BRING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 30 MPH TO GET THE SHAKING UNDER CONTROL. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS, AND THEY HAVE NO CERTAIN FIX, THEY PLAN ON JUST REPLACING PARTS ONE THING AT A TIME AT MY EXPENSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROX 6 MONTHS.

WHEN I OPERATE MY 2017 FORD F250 AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH AND ENCOUNTER A POT HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK BEGINS A TERRIBLE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AND RATTLES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A STEERING DAMPER AS PART OF A FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM BUT NOW CLAIM THE PROBLEM WILL PERSIST BECAUSE I HAVE WORN BALL JOINTS AND A DRAG LINK THAT NEEDS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD COST ME OVER $1,100 AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD ALTHOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW AND A RESULT OF THE FAILED DAMPER. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD IS WILLING TO IGNORE SUCH AN ISSUE. MY FAMILY WON'T RIDE ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE TRUCK AS IT IS TOO FRIGHTENING FOR THEM. THE SAD PART IS THE TRUCK HAS 25,000 MILES AND COST ME $50,000 AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT OR DEPEND ON IT NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY RIGHT TO LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT MASSAGE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE LUMBAR AND SEAT PORTION WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND FOR A SHORTER DURATION THAN TWENTY MINUTES (2017 FORD F250 PLATINUM). THE VEHICLE WIPER BLADE RATE OF ACTION RANDOMLY INCREASES AND DECREASES ON IT'S OWN. I WAS TOLD TODAY BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN REDDING, CALIFORNIA THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SEAT MASSAGE PROBLEM, BUT THAT FORD WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY $800.00 FOR THIS REPAIR. IF FORD IS AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE SEATS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND KNOW HOW TO CORRECT IT, WHY AM I BEING CHARGED TO CORRECT IT AND MAKE IT RIGHT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FIVE CAMERAS ON THE VEHICLE WERE FOGGY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE IMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER KEN GRODY FORD #1 ORANGE COUNTY FORD (6211 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90621, (714) 521-3110) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMERAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ALMOST SHOOK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN LESS THAN 2 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEED- 70 MPH.

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND GOING ONTO THE BRIDGE IN JOLIET TRUCK STARTED DEATH WOBBLE AFTER CROSSING FROM THE RAMP TO THE DECK. OSCILITION DID NOT STOP TILL I DROPPED BELOW 55 MPH .

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE SOUTHBOUND ON THE ILLINOIS TOLL ROAD HIT A POT HOLE AND HAD TO SLOW THE TRUCK TO BELOW 50 TO STOP THE DEATH WOBBLE .

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 45 - 65 MPH THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IT WOULD HAPPEN ON A STRAIGHTAWAY AND CURVES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON OR ABOUT FEB. 24, 2018 ON I-80 BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND ELKO, NV. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 7,500 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT SCARES THE HOLY CRUD OUT OF ALL PASSENGERS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD IS HAVING.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THAT BUMP CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION GO INTO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." IT SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 25 MPH. DURING THAT TIME THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF TURNING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT COULD CAUSE SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE CORRECTED AND FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I CROSSED A BRIDGE WITH A NORMAL JOINT IN THE ROADWAY, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JAR LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO DRIFT LANES. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND MOVE THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. ONCE I DEACCELERATED TO AROUND 15 MPH, THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. THE VEHICLE IS "STOCK" WITH NO MODIFICATIONS.

DEATH WOBBLE AT 44,000 MILES

I RAN OVER A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM IN FORD TRUCKS CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPPED.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 60MPH AND 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGINS TO EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY SHAKE; ALMOST FEELING LIKE THE WHEELS ARE QUICKLY JUMPING OFF THE GROUND BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX 30 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 48,500 MILES ON IT. IT WAS BOUGHT TO FORD EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM, THE REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. I DROVE 1 MILD DOWN THE ROAD AND BROUGHT IT RIGHT BACK TELLING THEM THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME 3 MORE PARTS THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE, BASICALLY TELLING ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT WERE GOING TO DO SOME EXPLORING JUST REPLACING PARTS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT POSES A THREAT TO MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND ME ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND GETS WORSE THE MORE TIME THAT GOES BY!!

I HAD VIGOROUS SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 80 MPH IN DEC 2020. CALLED DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT IS A RECALL. I GOT THE VEHICLE IN A FEW DAYS LATER WHERE THEY CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPENER. IN JANUARY, I DROVE TO TEXAS AND BACK AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN 3 TIMES. AFTER SLOWING TO 50 MPH, IT WOULD STOP. DEALER SAYS THAT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES ON THE FRONT END THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY COVERAGE, SINCE I AM PAST THE 3 YEARS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, WHERE AFTER MARKET ACCESSORY DEALERS ARE MAKING A TON OF MONEY TO SELL US STUFF TO FIX WHAT FORD WILL NOT FIX. IT'S DANGEROUS, AS SEEN AND AS THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD IS NOT MANDATED TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VALIANTLY. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME THING.

TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING 4X SO FAR. THIS IS AFTER IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL ABOUT 2 YEAR'S AGO. EACH TIME I WAS DRIVING AND IT HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST 10 MINUTES. I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS CAMPING WHEN IT HAPPENED

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH. VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES ON EITHER SIDE.

DEATH WOBBLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 55-75MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING SO BAD THE ONLY CONTROL YOU HAVE IS BRAKES. IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT CAN HAPPEN WITH ANY SMALL BUMP OR "RUB BOARD" SITUATION, CURVE OR NO CURVE. FORD IS AWARE OF, THEY REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER EARLY 2019, AND HAPPENED AGAIN JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE STABILIZER AGAIN, BUT RECOMMENDED I CONSIDER AFTERMARKET. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE IT WAS 9 MONTHS OLD. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET (INCLUDING MUCH EARLIER YEAR MODELS AND LATER) AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A LAWSUIT. I DRIVEN PICKUPS (WORK RELATED) FOR OVER A MILLION MILES (MOST OF THEM HAD 200,000 PLUS MILES WHEN TRADED IN) AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND, RIDICULOUS, THAT I NEED TO GO SPEND $3000 ISH DOLLARS TO HOPEFULLY FIX A $50,000 + TRUCK WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT TO FIX A KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE THAT I WAS CERTAINLY NOT INFORMED OF WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE LAST INCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ON TOP OF AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS THAT WAS CUT DOWN TO ONE LANE FOR CONSTRUCTION AT 65MPH - IT HAD NOT OCCURRED FOR 8-9 MOTHS (SINCE STABILIZER REPLACEMENT) AND WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT CAME ABOUT 6 INCHES SHORT OF CAUSING A MAJOR INCIDENT. ALSO, DUE TO THE EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN

THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT AT 45 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING UNCONTROLLABLE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND IT FINALLY STOPPED SHAKING AT 25MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE. I COULDN'T TAKE IT IN TO BE FIXED AT FIRST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SO CALLED FIX FOR IT!! I FINALLY GOT IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY FIXED IT , I THOUGHT. THIS SAME OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. YESTERDAY JAN. 16, 2021 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 70 MPH AND HIT AN UNEVEN PART OF THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING OUT OF CONTROL, THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING TERRIBLE. YOU COULD EVEN SEE LIGHT THRU THE DOOR JAMB OF THE CHASSIS. FINALLY AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES IT STOPPED SHAKING AT 30 MPH I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK!! I PURCHASED IT NEW AND SPENT OVER $75,000. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER BUT NOW I'M SCARED TO PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM FORD AGAIN .

I'VE HAD MY 2017 FORD 250 AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE TWICE, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SENT ME HOME WITH NO SOLUTIONS TO FIXING THE ISSUE

DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF NEAR 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND ONLY STOPPED ONCE MY SPEED WENT BELOW 40 MPH. IT HAPPENED 3X ON ONE 500 MILE TRIP AND HAD HAPPENED 1X A MONTH PREVIOUSLY. I CHECKED TIRES, WHEELS, AND PRESSURES AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE WATER ENTERED THE WINDSHIELD AREA AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CABLES LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO BECOME WET. THE WATER ALSO DRAINED ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE CARPET. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THE DEFOGGER WAS ACTIVATED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDWAY FORD (8155 W FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FL 33144, (786) 801-2969) SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PLACED A PROTECTIVE SEAL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE DASHBOARD AREA SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

2017 FORD F-250 DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRENCES ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO OCCURRENCES AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. ONCE WHILE TRAVELING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. VEHICLE INITIALLY SHOOK AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SLOWED. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS

TIRE FAILURES DURING TOWING LEXANI LT 275/65R20 TIRES ARE STATED TO HAVE 3750 MAX LOAD CAPACITY, 50% OF THE TIRES HAVE FAILED DURING NORMAL TOWING. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE SAME WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS AND FEEL THESE ARE NOT CAPABLE OF STATED CAPACITY.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A DEATH WABBLE IN IT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES

MY TRUCK HITS BUMPS IN ROAD AND BOUNCES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY BUT IT IS ALSO OCCURRING IN CITY STREETS. THE SUSPENSION SEEMS DESTROYED.

ON TWO SEPARATE ROAD TRIPS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END THAT FEELS AS IF THE WHEELS ARE ABOUT TO COME OFF, IN EARLY DECEMBER 2020, IT HAPPENED AND I THOUGHT I HAD A BLOW OUT, BUT ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK PULLED OVER IT CHECKED OUT OK, SO I CONTINUED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER. ON DEC. 29 ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY TRIP IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND ALMOST CAUSED A POSSIBLE FATAL CRASH WITH MY GRANDKIDS IN THE TRUCK.. TODAY JAN 6, 2021 TRUCK IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. FYI THE MILEAGE IS 23,346. MY APOLOGIES IF THIS WAS SUBMITTED TWICE, WASN'T SURE IF IT WORKED LAST NIGHT.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW EXPLODED INSIDE OF THE CAB. WE HAD OUR DOGS WITH US LYING IN THE BACK THE GLASS FLEW INTO THE BACK AND EVEN DOWN OUR CLOTHES. NOTHING HIT THE TRUCK. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT AS MUCH GLASS OUT OF THE CAR. IT LANDED EVERYWHERE. IT WAS VERY SCARY. THE PHOTO BELOW IS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT. THE GLASS BLEW DOWN MY SHIRT.

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRACK BAR COMING LOOSE AND CAUSING SPEED WOBBLE. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. NOW I'M AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES AND IT'S REALLY LOOSE AGAIN. IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SOMETIMES LOSE CONTROL. IT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY WHEN ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE FORD DEALER CAN'T GET ME IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JANUARY 12TH, 2021.