2019 Ford F-250 SD complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 74 MPH. DROVE ACCROSS EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY. TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO HOLD THE TRUCK STEADY. TRUCK WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE DIRECTION. TOOK MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR AND GENTLY APPLIED BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN. TRUCK STOPPED SHAKING WHEN I WAS ALMOST TO A FULL STOP. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK WHAT HAPPEND AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND I AM DEFINITELY SHAKEN UP. I BELIEVE IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THEY WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH SUCH VIOLENT SHAKING.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE". I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 15 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, IT DID IT AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WITH MY FAMILY, AND I HAD TO PUT ON WARNING LIGHTS, AND SLOW DOWN TO AN UNSAFE SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. LATER THAT WEEK, A COLLEAGUE BORROWED MY TRUCK AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY THAT NEEDED REPAIRS, AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED AROUND 15 TIMES. AT THIS TIME, I WON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYWHERE OVER 40 MPH DUE TO FEAR OF HARMING MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S FAMILY. WHEN THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENS, YOU LOSE COMPLETE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON TIGHT AND HOPE YOU CAN SLOW DOWN SAFELY. I REFUSED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYWHERE OVER 40 MPH.

TRUCK HAS VIBRATION, IN FRONT END, AFTER REPAIRS STILL HAS SAME ISSUE ,THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING OVER BRIDGES, AROUND CURVES WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT.THIS IS THE 2ND FORD F250 THE FIRST A 2017, THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLABLE DEATH WOBBLE, I TRADED THE 2017 OFF FOR A 2019 THINKING IT WAS JUST A LEMON, NOW I KNOW THIS IS A FORD DESIGN FLAW. THAT THEY HAVEN'T FIXED.I GUESS ITS GOING TO TAKE A LAWSUIT ,FATALITY TO GET THEM TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS!!!! PLEASE HELP

BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AT JOE COTTON FORD SET UP TO PULL A KEYSTONE HALF TON COUGAR 29RKS AND IT CAME WITH A STICKER FO PAYLOAD OF 2029 LB. TOOK IT TO CAT SCALE AND HAD MYSELF , 34 GAL DIESEL AND A BED COVER OF 125 LB IN IT . SCALE SAID IT WEIGH 8340 OR PAY LOAD OF 1760 LB NOT SAME AS TIRE STICKER STATED. WHICH IS RIGHT AS I WANT TO BE LEGAL TO CARRY THIS TRAILER. TOLD BY FORD DEALER IT CAN HAUL THIS TRAILER NO PROBLEM? WHY ARE THE WEIGHTS DIFFERENT AND ARE THEY SAFE TO USE THERE OR CAT SCALE S

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLOW RADIUS IN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50MPH I HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH MOST REFER TO AS "DEATH WOBLE". THIS CAUSED THE FRONT END TO LOOSE TRACTION AND SCOOT ACROSS THE ROAD. TO OVERCOME IT I HAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW DOWN MY RATE OF SPEED. MY CURRENTLY HAS 2857 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO LESSER AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY.

EXPERIENCING JUMPY STEERING, ESPECIALLY ON UNEVEN OR ROUGH ROADS. WENT INTO A FULL AND DANGEROUS DEATH WOBBLE SITUATION TWICE NOW. BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW. CURRENTLY HAVE 10,000 MILES. BEEN BACK TO SEWER TWICE NOW AND THEY ARE DENYING THE ISSUE.

TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE VERY RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING HAVE TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY BAD AND THE WHOLE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME APART. TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SPEED EXCEEDED 30 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND ONLY OCCURRED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS COLD STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONGMONT FORD (235 ALPINE ST, LONGMONT, CO) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. *YH *TP*PM

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON I-70 AT 60 MPH, A 1000 POUND BOULDER FELL OFF THE MOUNTAIN AND HIT MY TRUCK AT HIGH SPEED ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN FIRST GEAR THROUGH THE HILLS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THE GEAR WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONGMONT FORD (235 ALPINE ST, LONGMONT, CO 80501, (720) 771-6003) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

IN DEC OF 2018 THE FORD F250 EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH HAPPENS WHEN GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ONRAMP ENTERING HIGHWAY OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT OR POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 45-50 MPH. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCE EXTREME "BUMP STEER" AND HARMONIC OSCILLATIONS SO HARSH AS TO SEEM LIKE IT WAS A MULTIPLE TIRE BLOW OUT. DEALER TESTED AND EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE. HAD 32,727 MILES ON THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. FORD TSB 18-2268 SUPPOSEDLY WAS THE APPLIED FIX. HOWEVER WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND EXPANSION JOINTS THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT BUMP STEER AND SHIMMY BUT NOT ENOUGH TO OSCILLATE HARMONICALLY. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS ON THE SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. THIS IS A CONTROL ISSUE RELATED TO BOTH PART FAILURES AND DESIGN AS MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THESE INCIDENTS BEFORE 20,000 MILES. PARTS SHOULD NOT BE WEARING OUT THIS SOON. VIN# (XXXXXX) FORD SUPERDUTY XLT F250 6.7L DIESEL CREWCAB 4X4 PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TAILGATE LATCH GETS STUCK AND ALSO DROPS WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. THE TAILGATE DROPPED INVOLUNTARILY WHEN I WAS HAULING MY HORSE TRAILER AND DAMAGED BOTH MY TRUCK TAILGATE AND MY TRAILER JACK. I HAD TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE AGAIN TO GET MY HORSES OFF THE ROAD AND NOW THE TAILGATE IS STUCK AND I CANNOT UNHITCH MY TRAILER.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND OFF. NO ONE WAS IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES BY ITSELF.

DRIVER DOOR LATCH FREEZES. HASN'T HAPPENED YET ON OTHER DOORS, BUT THEN THEY ARE NOT USED MUCH. OCCURS DURING WET/COLD/BELOW FREEZING WEATHER. TRUCK IS NEW, 3600 MILES. FIRST TIME DOOR OPENED BUT WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED AGAIN.HARD CLOSURE OF DOOR AND MULTIPLE LOCK/UNLOCK ATTEMPTS FREED LATCH AND IT WORKED. SECOND TIME, 48 HOURS AFTER FIRST. REPEATED ABOVE PROCESS AND DOOR LATCHED. THIRD TIME WAS THIS MORNING (1/15/19) . SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING. FIRST ATTEMPT THIS MORNING, THE DOOR UNLOCKED AND THEN WOULD NOT CLOSE. SPRAYED ALCOHOL INTO DOOR LATCH AND DOOR LATCHED CLOSED, AND THEN WOULD NOT REOPEN. USED MANUAL KEY TO FREE UP FROZEN LOCK MECHANISM. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT FORD ISSUED FSA 18N03 TO PREVIOUS YEAR F150 AND F250 TRUCKS TO FIX SAME ISSUE BUT THE FSA HAS NOT YET BEEN APPLIED TO 2019 MODEL YEARS, EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS FORD DID NOT FIX THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE FOR THE 2019 F250 MODELS. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COOK FORD (2600 PALMER HWY, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590, (409)-948-2541) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE BUMP STEERED, WHICH OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEEDS OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED THE CONTACT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SEVEN YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,697. *JS