2018 Ford F-250 SD complaints

MY 2018 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY HAS A VIOLENT SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE) IF I HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MY TRUCK WILL SHAKE SO BAD TO THE POINT I CANT HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHATEVER IS IN MY CUP HOLDERS GOES FLYING IN VEHICLE. I HAVE GIVEN FORD 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND EVERY TIME THEY TRY TO FIX IT, THE PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND SPOKE WITH THEM MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THE ISSUE. AT THIS TIME, THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I JUST NEED TO KEEP TRYING TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP WITH ANY KIND OF TRADE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE TRUCKS. FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH 2017/2018 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I'M TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW I HAVE BEEN TREATED BY A COMPANY THAT I SPEND OVER $250,000 WITH OVER MY LIFETIME.

MY 2018 F-250, 11 MONTHS OLD HAS A DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES BETWEEN SPEEDS 50-65 MPH ON INTERSTATE AS WELL AS STATE TWO-LANES. LEFT WHEEL HITTING ANY BUMP CAN LEAD TO TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FRONT END NOW SEEMS LOOSE AFTER THESE MANY OCCURRENCES. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON INTERSTATE AND DRIVE WITH "WHITE KNUCKLES" EVERYWHERE ELSE. ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I END UP OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

2018 FORD F-250 WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF WHEN FIRE STARTED UNDER THE INTERIOR CABIN. FIRE SPREAD THROUGH-OUT THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE TRUCK WITHIN MINUTES. COMPLETE BURN

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ABOVE 55MPH A VERY SCARY WOBBLE WITH START IN THE FRONT TIRES.. STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY & THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED DOING THIS AROUND 15K MILES. EVERYTHING IS FACTORY PARTS HAVE NOT INSTALLED ANY AFTERMARKET TIRES OR WHEELS. SCARED TO DRIVE OVER 55MPH

TRUCK HAD 12,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAD IT FOR 9 MONTHS, GOT A MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM SOMEWHERE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES, THEY SAID IT HAD NO WATER LEAK, SO I DIDN'T MY OWN TEST I NOTICED THE BACK CARPET WET, RIPPED THE BACKSEAT OUT AND NOTICED WATER POURING IN FROM THE LOUVERS IN THE BACKSIDE OF THE CAB, DEALER HAD TO RAKE BED OFF AND REPLACE BOTH LOUVERS

2018 FORD F250 WITH 25,000 MILES EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WABBLE" IN THE MOUNTAINS GOING DOWN HILL. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NEW TRACK BAR IS BEING INSTALLED.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT A BUMP THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. IT SEEMS IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. THE TRUCK HAS 30000 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 1 YEAR

WHILE DRIVING IT DEVELOPS A DEATH WOBBLE MAKING FOR A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION TO TRY TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT HAPPENS WHEN HITTING AN UNEVEN AREA IN THE ROADWAY. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY TRUCK.

AT SPEEDS GREATHER THAN 50 MPH, HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE CAUSES A STEERING OSCILLATION KNOWN AS "DEATH WABBLE". THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND KNOWN BY MANY. VEHICLE STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON MARCH 9, 2019 THE FRONT END OF MY 2018 FORD F250 BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING/ OSCILLATING AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UP CROSSING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS MEDIAN STRIP OF THE HIGHWAY. I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS NEAR ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK ANYMORE DUE TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

AT AROUND 55 TOO 60 ON UNEVEN ROAD I GET THE DEATH WOBBLES AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC VERY SCARY WHEN MY FAMILY IS IN THERE

METAL TYPE ENGINE NOISE ,SCRAPING ,TAPPING COULD HEAR LOUDER ONCE WARMED UP AND AT IDLE. SOUND PRESENT FORM DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AREA.METAL FOUND IN OIL SAMPLE AND FORD DETERMINED IT WAS A MAIN BEARING FAILURE. COULD HEAR WHEN STATIONARY BUT LESS NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATING . 6.2L GAS ENGINE

VEHICLE HAS STOCK TIRES AND SUSPENSION WITH 43,000 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH THE FRONT STEERING BEGINS TO THRASH AND OCILATE VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SLOWED DOWN TO 35 MPH.

WHILE DRIVING 3/3/19 AT 70 MPH I HIT A RUFF SPOT ON THE ROAD MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN I REGAINED CONTROL. 19000 MILES!

STARTED AROUND 15000 MILES EXTREME SHAKING IN THE FRONT END (DEATH WOBBLE).IT HAPPENED WHEN I WENT OVER CERTAIN BRIDGES AND OVER PASSES ON THE INTERSTATE AROUND 70 MPH. NOW HAS 20000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE SHAKING HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN NOW. EVEN GOING SLOWER ON SIDE ROADS, ALL IT TAKES IS HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD APPARENTLY THIS HAS BECOME A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST A MONTH FOR PARTS TO COME IN, THEY ARE ON BACKORDER

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE KNEW THIS PAST SATURDAY ONLY TO FIND THAT WHEN YOU MAKE A LEFT TURN OR YOUR TURN THERE'S A THUMPING FOUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE THAT WE BELIEVE. WE ARE NOT SURE OF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. WE ARE BEYOND UPSET THAT WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THERE IS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE ON IT

I HAVE A 2018 FORD F250 AT ABOUT 4450 MILES HAD THIS DEATH WOBBLE HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY. HAD NO LOAD AND WAS DOING ABOUT 80MPH, JUST PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I WAS PULLING IN FRONT OF IT I HIT A POT HOLE AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED. I HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 30MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL, NEARLY CAUSED A ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME.

DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING & OR SUSPENSION

STEERING DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS !!!!! FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR OVER TEN YEARS. WHY IS THIS ISSUE STILL NOT BEING ADDRESSED? I SEEMS THAT FORD IS LEAVING IT UP TO THE CUSTOMER TO RESOLVE. I GUESS I'M THE THE DUMMY FOR TRUSTING THAT FORD HAS SAFETY IN MIND WHEN THE F250 WAS PUT INTO PRODUCTION WITH A KNOW SAFETY STEERING PROBLEM. THERE IS A FIX ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET BUT FORD CONTINUES TO FAIL THEIR CUSTOMER BY NOT PROVIDING THE SOLUTION AT NO COST. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD TO DIE BEFORE FORD DECIDES TO RECALL? I PAID OVER 70K FOR THE TRUCK AND IT IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. NOT KNOWING WHEN THE NEXT TIME THE FRONT WHEELS ARE GOING TO START THE (DEATH WOBBLE). FORD PLEASE RESOLVE !!!!!

"DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE TRUCK WITH GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AND HAVE TO SLOW SPEEDS DOWN TO 45 MPH TO CORRECT ITSELF, SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE (WHICH IS FIRST REACTION) MAKES IT WORSE

BETWEEN 60 TO 75 MPH WHEN HITTING CERTAIN BUMPS THE STEERING STARTS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND WILL NOT STOP TILL SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MPH. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 24K AND HAS HAPPENED 10+ TIMES. ALSO AT 37K SYNC 3 RADIO NO LONGER WILL COME ON AND WIRING ISSUES CANNOT GET TRAILER BRAKING TO CONNECT TO THE TRUCK. LIGHTS WORK FINE BUT ALWAYS SHOWS TRAILER DISCONNECTED SO BRAKING DOESN'T WORK. YOU CAN ALSO START THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PUT IT IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE.

AT AROUND 7K MILES DEVELOPED A DEATH WOBBLE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR CRACKS IN THE ROADWAY AT 40 MPH AND UP. TOOK INTO DEALER AND UPPER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE SOMEWHAT LESS NOTICEABLE. NOW AT 10K MILES THE DW IS PREVALENT IN EVERYDAY DRIVING AND MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. ALMOST TOTAL CONTROL IS LOST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL YOU BRAKE HOPING NOT TO GET REAR ENDED WHILE REGAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ITS BAD ENOUGH TO SPEND $60K ON A TRUCK THAT DEVELOPED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AT 7K MILES BUT AT 10K MILES IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT MONEY, THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE. FORD HAS LISTED A TSB ON THIS ISSUE THAT I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO BUT I'VE SEEN NO CONFIRMATION THAT THIS FIXED THE ISSUE, APPEARS TO BE MORE OF A BANDAGE. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP.

FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED THE WHOLE WAY ACROSS AFTER USING DEFROSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON AS I WAITED FOR VEHICLE TO WARM UP I WENT BACK INSIDE THE HOUSE. WHEN I WENT BACK OUT AND GOT IN THE VEHICLE THE WINDOW WAS CRACKED ALMOST THE WHOLE WAY ACROSS IN A PERFECT LINE WITH 2 PEAKS THAT CAME UP ABOUT A FOOT IN ON EACH SIDE. THE CRACK THAT WENT THE WHOLE WAY ACROSS WAS ABOUT 8 INCHES ABOVE DASHBOARD. I HAVE ONLY 13000.00 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND BOUGHT IT NEW AROUND 11 MONTHS AGO. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL COVER THIS AS THEY SAID THE COVERAGE ON THE WINDOW HAD TO BE UNDER 12000.00 MILES OR 12 MONTHS WHATEVER CAME FIRST. IT'S REALLY UPSETTING TO THINK THE WINDOW WOULD CRACK FROM DEFROSTER AND THAT THEY MAY NOT COVER IT.

EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) THIS HAS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS OF 55, 65 AND 70MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES DURING THE EVENT. IT STOPPED AFTER I DECELERATED TO ABOUT 40MPH FORTH UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. 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.

AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP JUST RIGHT, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME KNOWN AS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. IT DID NOT START UNTIL AROUND 30K MILES AND WAS VERY RANDOM, ONLY OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. NOW AT 39K MILES IT HAPPENS DAILY.

AT 65 MPH WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES, OR OTHER BUMPS THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. STEERING IS IMPOSSIBLE, IT WILL WRENCH THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. I WAS PASSING SOMEONE AND COULDN'T COMPLETE THE PASS. IF THE ROAD HAD BEEN CURVED AT ALL I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A VERY STEEP DITCH.

EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON THE I-15 SOUTHBOUND AT THE RUSSEL RD BRIDGE IN LAS VEGAS. LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT 65MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT.

AT APPROXIMATING 12161 MILES ON MY TRUCK, IT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD , MY F250 THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED (4-5 TIMES) A VIOLENT OSCILLATING OR SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT OR OVER THE EXPANSION JOINT OF A BRIDGE. I HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (4-5 TIMES). MY COURSE OF ACTION IS TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, SLOW DOWN, SAFELY PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, SLOW DOWN TO 5MPH, AND THEN I CAN CONTINUE ON. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT THE TRUCK / I WAS GOING TO FLIP OVER BECAUSE OF LACK OF STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED AND FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AUTONATION FORD KATY (20777 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450, (281) 305-8949) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE WHEELS WERE UNBALANCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AT 70 MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION/WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES AFTER DRIVEN OVER SLIGHT ROUGH PATCH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK TO GET IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY THROUGH TRAFFIC. VIBRATION WAS APPARENTLY VISIBLE TO ONLOOKERS, AS SEVERAL DRIVERS MOTIONED FOR ME TO PULL OVER. TRUCK WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW, SIX MONTHS AGO, AND ONLY HAS 16K MILES. TRUCK IS STOCK, NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE TRUCK. VIBRATION/WOBBLE OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SO WE EXITED HIGHWAY AND RETURNED HOME VIA BACKROADS (POSTED SPEEDS OF 55 MPH OR LESS) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

2018 FORD F-250 4X4 WITH 6.2L GASOLINE ENGINE: UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, THE TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVER INPUT IS STOPPED. THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO REV UP (ALL THE WAY TO RED-LINE) WHILE IN GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED. THIS HAPPENS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: - VEHICLE IS IN A "COLD START" CONDITION (ENGINE NOT UP TO TEMP) - VEHICLE IS IN "M" (MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER SELECT MODE) - VEHICLE IS COMMANDED TO INITIALLY ACCELERATE WITH THE PEDAL, BUT THEN PEDAL IS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED, AND YET ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN UP TO RED-LINE - VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED - VEHICLE WILL AGAIN SPEED UP AS SOON AS FUEL PEDAL IS PRESSED TO A LEVEL OF APPROXIMATELY 2300RPM EACH TIME, AND THEN THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ESSENTIALLY STARTS THIS "RUN AWAY" FREE REV CONDITION. - THE CONDITION IS MORE PROMINENT WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN "4L" MODE, BUT CAN HAPPEN IN "4H" OR EVEN "2H'. - CONDITION IS REPEATABLE; THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT AND CAN BE MADE TO HAPPEN WHEN CONDITIONS ARE AS STATED - CONDITION HAS BEEN EXHIBITED ON OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR BUILD DATA; OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE HAD THIS SAME CONDITION HAPPEN TO THEM

WHILE TOWING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55-60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO GO THROUGH A HARMONICS TYPE OF VIBRATION SHAKING THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT , STEERING WHEEL AND DASH. THIS VIBRATION CONTINUES REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE SPEED IS INCREASED AND DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE SPEED IS LOWERED BELOW 55-60 MPH.

THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMYING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON MOSTLY HIGHWAYS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO BLAME MY TIRES. THEY TRIED ROTATING MY TIRES AND TELLING ME ITS GONNA FIX THE ISSUE BUT DOESN'T. THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER KEVLAR TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW HAVE ONLY 20,000 MILES AND ARE NOWHERE NEAR WORN OUT! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT SLOWER SPEEDS (AROUND 45 MPH) IN THE CITY, BUT MOSTLY OCCURS AROUND 60-70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

AT 7909 MILES SINCE NEW THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLED WITH ENORMOUS SHAKING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, INDUCED INSTANTLY AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE TRANSITION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD SHOULDER TO GET IT TO STOP THE OSCILLATION. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT ALSO CRACKED THE REAR HALF OF THE DUAL PANEL SUNROOF GLASS.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AS I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT FROM AN OVERPASS BACK TO THE MAIN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO OSCILLATE. THE HANDLING RETURNED TO NORMAL ONLY AFTER I HAD REDUCED MY SPEED.

AT APPOX. 12,000 MILES THE FRONT STRING STARTED TO FEEL LOOSE. BY 14,500 MI IT BECAME VERY LOOSE, JERKY OVER NORMAL HI WAY EXPANSION JOINTS. AT 14,700 MILES, AFTER GOING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HI WAY AT 64 MPH, IT WENT INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" SHAKING SO HARD I COULD BARLEY CONTROL IT. IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BOB HURLEY FORD. TULSA, OK. AT THIS VERY MOMENT. THIS WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY FORD.

HIT SOME BUMPS ON A BRIDGE ON I-24 AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK SLOWED BELOW 50MPH

3 TIMES MY TAILGATE HAS OPENED SPONTANEOUSLY. TWICE WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON A HIGHWAY, AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW IN TOWN. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM MYSELF. IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM. I HAVE 6000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW.

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE TAILGATE CAME DOWN UNEXPECTED WHILE DRIVING. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, WE OCCURRED DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE AND THE 5TH WHEEL. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED. WE WERE TOWING OUR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER IN MOTION, TURNING AND DRIVING. TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN VEHICLES TOLD US OUR TAILGATE WAS DOWN AND HAD DAMAGE TO OUR FIFTH WHEEL. ONE HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER AND THE OTHER IN NOVEMBER AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON HWY 77 IN VA ON OCTOBER 25, 2018 WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRI-AXLE DUMP TRUCK GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED. UPON IMPACT SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE AND MY HUSBAND STRUGGLE TO GET THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE HELP OF THE DUMP TRUCK DRIVER PULLING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK DOOR. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND THE ALUMINUM MELTED AWAY. HE LOST EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK AND SOME THINGS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. HE WAS PULLING AN ENCLOSED TRAILER WITH TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT AND THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE TRAILER AND DAMAGED/DESTROYED SOME TOOLS UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE BURNING TRUCK FOR YOUR REFERENCE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURED OF THE TRUCK REMAINS. I WOULDN'T BE AS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER FRONT END COLLISION, IN A 2018 FORD F-250 SD TRUCK. THAT TRUCK ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE THE SAME WAY AND ENDED UP BURNING UP COMPLETELY. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE REMAINS OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. TOLD THE CAR DEALER AND THEY GAVE US A NUMBER TO CALL FORD AND TELL THEM. MY HUSBAND CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY DID WAS LOG THE COMPLAINT AND GAVE HIM A CASE NUMBER.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-10 GOING EAST ON I-10 AND CROSSED THE BRIDGE AT THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA LINE. I WAS CHANGING LANES WHILE GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND HIT A BUMP. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SHOOK UNTIL MY SPEED DROPPED BELOW 45 MPH WHICH TOOK ABOUT 20 TO 30 SECONDS. I FELT THAT IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKES, THAT THE FRONT WHEEL WOULD HAVE SHEARED RIGHT OFF THE AXLES. THIS WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING SITUATION I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN A VEHICLE. I HAVE KEPT THE SPEEDS BELOW 50 SINCE THE INCIDENT AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE.

HIT BUMP ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES NOW. FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE STEERING DAMPENER. IT DID IT AGAIN AFTER BEING IN SHOP FOR 3 DAYS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN ONLY STOP THE SHAKING BY SLOWING TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD REFUSES TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS AND CLAIMS EVERYTHING IS FINE AND IT WAS THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE. THE AIR PRESSURE WAS TO SPECS. AND STILL DID IT.

WITH LESS THAN A 1,000 MILES ON MY 2018 F-250 THE TRUCK SHOWED SIGNS OF "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS BECOME WORSE OVER THE PAST 5,000 MILES. THE EARLY SIGNS HAVE TURNED INTO FULL "DEATH WOBBLE" NOW AND ARE GETTING WORSE. THE TRUCK IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, TYPICALLY CROSSING BRIDGES.

WAS GOING AROUND 80 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THIS MORNING AND CAME UPON A BRIDGE APPROACH AND WHEN I HIT THE BRIDGE APPROACH I GOT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS PASSING SOMEONE THE ONLY THING I COULD DO IS SQUEEZE TIGHT AND SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER. THE WOBBLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I CURRENTLY HAVE 10,959 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. SAME THING HAPPENED AT THIS SAME BRIDGE APPROACH IN MY 2013 F350.

BOUGHT A 2018 FORD F250.. DROVER IT FOR ABOUT 1500 MILES. WENT ON A TRIP TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK , ON THE WAY BACK. WE WERE ON THE 5 FWY BACK TO LOS ANGELES WE ARE GOING 70 AND ALL THE SUDDEN LOST GAS PEDAL IN LINE ONE WITH A BUNCH OF RIGGS AROUND ME. TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER LINE JUST WITH IMPULSE OF THE TRUCK ,STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND TURN IT OFF WAITED LIKE 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED AND GOT HOME. AT HOME WHEN TRY TO RESTART IT WOULD NOT STAR AT ALL. TOOK THE DEALER THEY SAY GOT FIX . DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT WITH ALL MY FAMILY ABOARD ON THE 405 FWY ON THE SECOND LINE ON FWY WITH FIVE LINE EACH WAY. ALSO NO PEDAL POWER TOOK IT TO CUROSCO FORD IN LONG BEACH. CUROSCO FORD AND FORD TECH ADVISE IT WAS PEDAL CONTROL ORDER THE PEDAL CONTROL. WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WILL BE READY 5 DAY LATER. WENT TO THE DEALER FIVE DAYS LATER. THE TECH SAY THEY INSTALL THE PADEL AND TEST DROVE IT, BUT FIVE MILES LATER STILL LOST PEDAL CONTROL, THIS IS 20 DAYS LATER AND THE TRUCK STILL NOT FIX CAN NOT FIND THE PROPLEM ON IT. BOUGHT THE TRUCK ON 07/31/2018 AND I HAD IT ON MY POSSESSION FOR ABOUT 20 PUT 1500 MILES. FORD SAY I CAN TRADE THAT IN LOOSE 25000.00 AND THAT ALL THEY CAN DO.. LEMON LAW DOES NOT COVER BECAUSE IT HAS NOT HAPPEN THREE TIME AND I AM NOT WILLING TO TRY FOR THE THIRD TIME AND HAVE AND ACCIDENT.

I WAS CLEANING MY 2018 FORD F250 WINDSHIELD IN MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER WIPER ARM FELT LOOSE. I WENT OVER TO CHECK THE DRIVERS SIDE AND GAVE IT A WIGGLE AND NOTICED THAT THE KEY WAY FELL OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WIPER ARM WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SHAFT TO MAKE YOUR WIPERS MOVE. I THEN WENT BACK OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE A NOTICED THE KEY WAY LAYING ON SHROUD AT THE BASE OF THE WIPER ARM.

TRUCK HAS AUTO TAILGATE RELEASE. TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. THE TAILGATE HAS DROPPED / RELEASED TWICE BY ITSELF. TAILGATE RELEASED AND DROPPED WHILE TRUCK WAS NOT IN PARK. ONE TIME THIS OCCURED WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I NEED TO EXIT AND CLOSE THE TAILGATE. CONCERNED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS CARGO COULD DROP OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR CARGO COULD BE STOLEN FROM THE TRUCK BED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK, IT MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A DITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR OPEN. WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, IT KNOCKED HIM OVER; INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARSHAL MIZE FORD (5348 TENNESSEE HWY 153, HIXSON, TN 37343, (423) 875-2023), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,300. *TT

I THINK THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE HEADLIGHTS ON ALL NEW FORD SUPER DUTY PICKUPS. EVEN ON LOW BEAMS THEY HAVE AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT AND BLINDING DOUBLE STACK OF LIGHTS ON EACH SIDE. THESE LIGHTS ARE THE MOST BLINDING LIGHTS COMING AT YOU FROM THE FRONT OR REAR THAT I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THESE ARE LEGAL? I EVEN DRIVE A PICKUP SO THIS ISN'T JUST A COMPLAINT FROM SOME PERSON WHO HATES TRUCKS. THESE LIGHTS I'M REFERRING TO ARE REALLY BLINDING TO OTHER DRIVERS.

NEW F250 PICKUP TRUCKS HAVE FOUR HEADLIGHTS SHOWING AT ALL TIMES WHEN OPERATED IN HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAM. THIS GIVES OTHER DRIVERS THE IMPRESSION THAT HIGH BEAMS ARE BEING USED AT ALL TIMES, WHICH CAN LEAD TO OTHER DRIVERS FLASHING THEIR HIGH BEAMS AT F250 DRIVERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEM DIM THEIR HIBEAMS. HOW WERE THE HEADLIGHTS FOR THESE VEHICLES CERTIFIED FOR HIGHWAY USE.