2015 Ford F-350 SD complaints

Multiple times: Front end violent shake pulling steering wheel from hands and loosing control at 70 mph. Slammed on brakes just before I hit the center concrete barrier on highway. Driving over a manhole cover on road at 30 mph sent front end again into a built shake causing loss of steering and into oncoming traffic till was able to brake and stop vehicle. Drive great till next bump in road. 11 diesel techs cannot figure out what is wrong! This truck is going to kill someone, what is wrong with it???? Replaced tie rods, track bars, ball joints, wheel bearing, steering dampener, shocks, multiple alignments, caster bolts, ... $4800... in parts and labor so far and continues the exact same death wobble trap!

At speeds over 50 miles per hour going over bumps the steering wheel shakes violently. Also occurs during hard breaking.

Vehicle wobbles violently above approximately 50mph and when go over slight bump or uneven road surface. Have to slow down rapidly almost to a stop for the violent wobbling to stop. Also wobbles slightly at low speed. This has happened multiple times now. Took it in to the dealer the first time it happened, while it was still under warranty, but the dealer said it was not a big deal and they did not have time to fix it.

While driving on the freeway, exiting onto the off ramp, the rut in the road caused my whole front end to shake uncontrollably. I could barely keep the vehicle on the road and almost collided with the sound wall adjacent to the off ramp. The severe shaking lasts until my vehicles slows significantly, as in the 15-20 mph range. Which is less than ideal on a major freeway!!!!! This is the fourth time this has happened in the past few weeks. Research on the internet revealed to me that this apparently is a known problem with this particular vehicle model. I finally was wise enough to take it to my local Ford dealership, wherein a mechanic told me that it is a known problem by Ford, which the dealerships cover only when one is brought in with issues. Not shocking to me however, the Ford dealership just told me that the suspension issues was caused by "wear" and it is out of my pocket to repair. It has 35,000 miles on it! Is this indeed a wide spread issue? My wife will no longer drive with me, or allow my kids in the vehicle, because she was in the truck on two of the occasions and she told me she would like to live!!!!!

I was driving about 65 mph and my truck started to vibrate and then the rear tire blew and I was able to pull over and inspect. Upon inspecting half of the tread had separated and came off and damaged my truck bed. This tire is available for inspection. I am very lucky to have been able to control the truck. Myb9 yr old son was in there and worst case scenario we could have hit other cars or rolled the truck and possibly injuries or death could have occurred. I've read other complaints of the samething happening to other drivers. Michelin had recall on tires similar to this one before for tread separation. Is it related somehow? The truck and tire has been inspected by insurance and auto body shop and NTB tire manager. The NTB manager couldn't say what caused it. They have never seen this kind of blowout before. And recommended to keep pursuing something. But Michelin won't do anything except to buy my actions with a 40% off of new tires. I wish somebody would investigate Michelin. There's so many reports out there on these tires separation and sidewall being blown out. It's going to be very unfortunate for somebody to lose their life because of these tires.

I was driving on route 37 at about 65 mph. All of a sudden the truck started vibrating. I pulled over and got out and checked my tires and lugnuts didn't notice anything. Drove some more and it started vibrating again. I was preparing to pull over again but then the rear tire exploded. Tread separated, caused severe damage to my truck bed. I have the tire for inspection. This could have caused a bad accident on the interstate. My son and I was in danger of wrecking the truck. I'm waiting on the insurance to contact me. No warning lights. I feel like Michelin has had several issues with tread separation before. It look like a tractor trailer exploded. Tire size is 275/65 R20 Michelin LTX A/T2

This truck is extremely dangerous. It has the infamous Ford Death Wobble. When you go across a slight transition or bump at 55-70 mph, the truck goes into a violent wobble in the steering that wont stop until you slow down to 30 or so mph. Ive had several parts replaced on the front end and nothing works. From online forums, Ive recently learned that Ford is ignoring the problem. Please take action because I almost had 2 collisions traveling on the interstate

After hitting very small bumps is the road my truck shook so violently that I could not control it. I had my two little girls in the back and they where very scared. After taking my truck to my mechanic I was made aware of this being a big issue with Ford trucks, apparently it is called the "Death Wobble". I completely understand why they call it that. My truck has under 100,000 miles and when this first happened my truck only had around 60k miles on it. Ford has not maintenance recommendations to replace suspension parts at 60k miles. There should not be any suspension issues on a vehicle with only 60k miles. This is VERY DANGEROUS. Not only can the vehicle not be controlled but this happens on highways and interstates and can cause a huge accident. From time to time I tow a 5th wheel RV that weighs 13,452 when it is empty. Does somebody need to die because nobody wants to do anything about this very serious issue? I am reporting this now because I previously did not know things like this could be reported to a Government agency.

TURBOCHARGER INTERCOOLER HOSE BLEW OF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND LOST OF COMPRESSION ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I WAS ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY AND IT CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HIT A INCONSISTENT PLACE IN THE PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE GETS A DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BOUNCES ON THE GROUND. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE WOBBLE GETS WORSE SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE SHAKING WILL STOP AROUND 23-28 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 6 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD WHILE IT IS HAPPENING. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE SLOWLY BEEN HAVING AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACING FRONT END PARTS TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING THE TRUCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE WHICH HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE VIDEOS ON MY DASH CAMERA WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE LAST TIME IT ACTUALLY KNOCKED THE CAMERA OFF THE WINDOW. I KNOW ALOT OF FORD TRUCK PEOPLE AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED TO REVERSE, THE BACK-UP CAMERA BECAME DISTORTED, DISPLAYING MULTIPLE RANDOM COLORS AND POWERING OFF AND ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS THEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. JOE BULLARD FORD LINCOLN (19684 US-43, GROVE HILL, AL 36451, 877-710-9321) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL HOWEVER, NEITHER THE VIN NOR THE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL WERE INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE IF ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HITS A BUMP THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES TERRIBLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW WAY DOWN BELOW 50 MPH WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS DANGEROUS WHEN OTHER VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING UP TO 20 MPH FASTER.

WHEN YOU GET PAST 48 MILES PER HOUR THE FRONT END/STEER SHAKES NOTICEABLY. ALSO, WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP/HOLE IN THE ROAD IT SHAKES SO BAD WE HAVE TO PULL OVER NOW. IN CALLING TO GET IT FIXED THE FORD REPAIRMAN KNEW WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE WE SAID ANYTHING, BUT STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT?? ITS DANGEROUS!

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO OSCULATE OR BOUNCE FROM RIGHT WHEEL TO LEFT WHEEL IN A RAPID MOTION COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES WITHOUT MAKING THE PROBLEM ANY BETTER. POSSIBLY IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AFTER THE VISITS. THE WOBBLE SEVERELY DIMINISHES CONTROL OF THE 9500LB VEHICLE AND HAS CAUSED ME TO DODGE INTO BARRICADED CONSTRUCTION ZONES AMONG OTHER DANGEROUS MANEUVERS, TO GAIN CONTROL. I HAVE POSTED VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE SHOWING 6 INSTANCES (I HAVE MANY MORE) OF THE WOBBLE AND BELONG TO A RAPIDLY GROWING GROUP OF THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN UN-EVEN PAVEMENT IS DRIVEN OVER AND THE LEFT & RIGHT WHEEL DO NOT HIT THE BUMP AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. EXAMPLES WOULD BE A BRIDGE TRANSITION AT A 20-30^ ANGLE OR JUST DILAPIDATED TOP LAYER OF ASPHALT. ESPECIALLY PRONE TO ACTIVATION WHEN THE ROAD IS CURVING LEFT AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL HITS A SMALL BUMP.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR VIOLENTLY BOUNCES OVER 50 MPH. IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED; ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAVE HIT A POTHOLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ESPECIALLY ON A CURVE IN THE ROAD. IF THE ROAD HAS BUMPS OR DIPS THE TRUCK BOUNCES SO VIOLENTLY I ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.

WHILE DRIVING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED THE DEATH WOBBLE. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO BRAKE AS THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER COMING UP ON THE PASSING LANE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. AFTER READING ALL THE ISSUES REGARDING THE DEATH WOBBLE, ITS TIME FORD DOES A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH AND FORD GETS A LAWSUIT.

MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WITH ONLY 60K MILES ON IT. WHEN I HIT A BUMP GOING MORE THEN 50 MPH THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN. I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL.

WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH PAVEMENT WHILE TRAVELING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR THE FRONT SUSPENSION DEVELOPS A MAJOR AND UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH WHILE THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING APART. KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN A LANE IS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP IS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO BELOW 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. THIS FIRST OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2020 WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, THEN TWICE AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2021. IN RESEARCHING THIS SYMPTOM I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR YEAR SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOM. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH EPIC FORD IN EVERETT WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2021 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE DEALER WHO I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM. THEIR TECH COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SYMPTOM SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 9TH 2021 AND TOOK THE TECH FOR A DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. ON FEBRUARY 24TH 2021 THE DEALER CALLED TO SAY THE TRUCK WAS READY TO PICK UP BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SAID I SHOULD REPLACE MY AFTER MARKET DUAL STEERING STABILIZER. I WHOLLY DISAGREE THAT THIS IS AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM AS THE AFTERMARKET STEERING STABILIZER IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD ONLY REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF FRONT END WOBBLE, NOT CAUSE IT. RELUCTANTLY, I AGREED TO REPLACE THIS PART AND PICKED OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER ON FEBR

HAVE TO REV GAS PADDLE ON VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF..VEHICLE ALSO STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY..

THE TRUCK GETS THE DEATH WOBBLES SO BAD ITS UNCONTROLLABLE.. HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK.

THE TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOOBLE. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO WRECK EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS. GOING 30+ MPH HOUR AND HIT A BUMP THE FRONT WHEELS AND STERRING WHEEL WOOBLE, VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY.

WHEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH OR GREATER AND HIT A BUMP THE STEERING STARTS DOING A VIOLENT WOBBLE WHERE I NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATE 2025 MILES AN HOUR TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK THIS HAS HAPPENED WEISS WHILE TRANSITIONING ON THE FREEWAY AT EXPANSION JOINTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDS WAS REDUCED AND THE FAILURE WAS ELIMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD STORE (17045 CONDIT RD MORGAN HILL, CA 95037, (408) 782-8201) WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BACK AND RESCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.*DT*JB

VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE EXHAUST FILTER WITH THE DEF SYSTEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. SCANNER REVEALED CODE P20BA-00, REDUCTANT HEATER "A" CONTROL CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE, AND P0884 TCM POWER SIGNAL INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FORD DEALER CONTACTED REGARDING REPAIRS. ADVISED WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR EMISSIONS CONTROL. COST PROHIBITIVE TO REPAIR.

VEHICLE IS A 2015 FORD F350 DUALLY WITH 36, 875 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET. WOBBLE GETS EXCESSIVELY WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER NOTICING THE PROBLEM I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS WEEK 4 OCT, I TOOK VEHICLE TO OURISMAN FORD IN ALEXANDRIA, VA TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING DRAG LINK INNER AND OUTER, DRAG LINK TRACK BARD AND JOINT AND STEERING SHOCK DAMPNER. GOT SECOND OPINION FROM MALLOY FORD OF ANANDALE, VA, THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE ABOVE BUT ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH LOWER TIE RODS AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT MALLOY FORD JOHN PITTS IS THE PERSON THAT INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN OCCURENCE IN THESE VEHICLES AND CALLED IT A "DEATH WOBBLE". COSTS FOR THESE REPAIRS IS ROUGHLY $2100. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE CONCERING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER CARE MANAGER AMANDA ON 7 OCT AND SHE STATED ALTHOUGH SHE UNDERSTOOD MY CONCERNS THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. SHE STATED THIS ISSUE COULD BE CAUSED FROM DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS AND HITTING POT HOLES. I EXPLAINED THAT THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD AND I BEARLY DRIVE IT, HINCE ONLY 36, 875 MILES IN 5 YEARS. SHE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE ON HER END AND TOLD ME TO HAVE A NICE DAY.

THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING ESPECIALLY BAD IN THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I GET UP TO 50MPH AND FASTER. ALSO HAS A HOPPING FEELING AROUND 42 TO 45 MPH. THE SPEED AND EFFECTS ARE THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT ROAD I'M ON.

SUPPOSED DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCE. TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY THE SEMI DRIVER NEXT TO ME SAW THE FRONT WHEEL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND STARTED TO BRAKE. SEMI HAD TO LOCK UP HIS BRAKES DUE TO THE FACT I WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND COULD NOT KEEP THE TRUCK IN MY LANE AND CAME ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC UNCONTROLLABLY. AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT BY INCHES, BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN LOOKED IT OVER. EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE FINE, BUT NOW VERY CAUTIOUS TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BUT TO TRY AND NOT GET IT TO GO SIDEWAYS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING VEHICLES FOR YEARS INCLUDING EMERGENCY AND SEMI TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. NOW IT IS SCARY TO EVEN DRIVE THE TRUCK AND MY WIFE WON'T GET BEHIND THE WHEEL NOW. HIT A SLIGHT BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RECOVER UNTIL STOPPED. WE ARE THANKFUL NOT TO BE SITTING IN A HOSPITAL OR EVEN WORSE!!

DEF HEATER FAILED. FORD HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED.

MY TRUCK HAS 103,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHEN I HIT EVEN MINOR BUMPS OR TRANSITIONS/SEAMS IN ROAD, FROM PAVEMENT/BRIDGES/OVERPASSES. IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES RAPIDLY 4-6' BACK AND FORTH WHILE SHAKING. I'M AFRAID OF LOSING CONTROL OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT WILL NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH, AND THAT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN 75 MPH TRAFFIC, FROM CENTER LANES, AND VERY OFTEN THERE IS NO SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN ONTO, WHEN I'M ON A BRIDGE OR TOP OF OVERPASS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 55 MPH, CAN BE TRIGGERED BY A POT HOLE, & ANY BUMPS IN THE PAVEMENT.THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANY ROAD OVER 55 MPH. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME 6/21/20 AND HAS HAPPENED NOW EVERY SINGLE TIME WE DRIVE IT. I HAVE CAPTURED THIS HAPPENING ON VIDEOS TWICE NOW. TODAY IS 8/9/20 AND IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 24 MILES TODAY. IF I DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT BE IN ABLE TO TELL ANYONE THAT THIS WAS ACTIVELY HAPPENING. THEY WOULD SAY I HAD 'FAILURE TO CONTROL VEHICLE'. I HAVE TAKEN TO SHOP AND HAD MULTIPLE SUSPENSION PARTS REPLACED AND IT'S STILL HAPPENING, ZERO IMPROVEMENT. NOW I'M TAKING IT BACK TO A MECHANIC TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PAID FOR YET, IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I'M EXTREMELY SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT. THIS CANNOT BE CAPTURED IN A PICTURE, YOU NEED TO SEE THE 2 VIDEOS I TOOK OF THIS HAPPENING TODAY.

I HAVE A 2015 F350 WITH 24881 MILES ON IT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE READ ABOUT IN RECENT LAWSUIT NEWS ON THE FORD TRUCKS A HANDFUL OF TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY TO GET IT TO STOP. I USE THIS TRUCK MAINLY TO TOW MY BOAT AND IS COMPLETELY IN STOCK FORM. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING TO A 65K STICKER TRUCK WITH LOW MILES AND POSES A SERIOUS DANGER.

DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR EVEN JUST A ROUGH ROAD AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER THE STEERING IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS DANGEROUS, I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN EVEN WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY AND CARS HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING

2015 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AFTER GOING OVER AN OVERPASS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHOLE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT STOPPED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER. IT DID IT TO ME AGAIN 4 MILES LATER. I WAS TOLD I EXPERIENCED WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE".

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65-70 MPH, I DROVE OVER AN OVERPASS TRANSITION ON I-69 IN HOUSTON, WHICH WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF A SMALL BUMP, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ALL LOOSE BELONGINGS IN THE TRUCK WERE SLUNG AROUND IN THE CAB AND EVENTUALLY LANDED ON THE FLOOR, INCLUDING THE DRIVER AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL, AND OTHER VEHICLES CLEARED AWAY FROM ME. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO KEEP WITHIN MY LANE, AND I SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER. MY WIFE DROVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER, AND A VERY SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 55 MPH ON A TEXAS HIGHWAY NORTH OF HOUSTON. SHE SAID THE TRUCK WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL, AND SHE WAS VERY RATTLED DURING THE EVENT. AT WORK, WE HAVE MANY FOR SUPER DUTIES IN OUR FLEET, AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE TRUCKS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES, WITH LESS THAN 25K MILES ON THE NEW TRUCKS. WE HAVE ADDED DUAL STEERING DAMPERS TO THE FLEET TRUCKS AND HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE SINCE. FORD'S FIX FOR THE PROBLEM LASTED 2-3K MILES, AND THEN THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER WITH AN OEM STEERING DAMPER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SAWGRASS FORD (14501 W SUNRISE BLVD, SUNRISE, FL 33323), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

MY TRUCK STARTED DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I OWNED A FORD DEALERSHIP FROM 1993 TO 1998. I'VE BEEN DRIVING F350 TRUCKS GOR 40 YEARS. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. FORD MUST DO SOMETHING TO GIX THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON I80 WHILE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR I HIT A SMALL LIP ON THE BRIDGE. I'VE PRETTY MUCH QUIT DRIVING MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN.

WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY ABOVE 60 MPH THE VEHICLE CAN DEVELOP A VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP, POTHOLE, OR BRIDGE TRANSITION. UPON RESEARCH, THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A FORD SUPERDUTY DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER ALREADY TWICE, AND SO FAR AFTER SPENDING $855 AND NOW THEY ARE ASKING FOR $670 MORE TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE AND I AM VERY WORRIED WITH MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE CARS AROUND ME WHEN THIS VIBRATION OCCURS. THE ONLY TO REGAIN CONTROL, IS TO RAPIDLY SLOW TO ~ 40MPH. THIS IN ITSELF IS DANGEROUS IN 5 LANE CITY TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] AS PROOF THAT THIS REPORT HAS BEEN VIEWED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OWING A DIESEL PICK-UP WE HAVE TO ADD CETANE BOOSTER TO EVERY TANK OF FUEL TO BOOST THE CETANE PERCENTAGE TO KEEP THE ENGINE OPERATING AT PEAK PERFORMANCE. I USE ONLY "MOTORCRAFT CETANE BOOSTER & PERFORMANCE IMPROVER', IT COMES IN A 20 OZ BOTTLE. THE ISSUE IS THERE'S A ROUND CARDBOARD UNDER THE CAP THAT'S SUPPOSED TO STAY THERE TO PREVENT IT FROM LEAKING, IT DOESN'T. IT STICKS TO THE BOTTLE AND IF YOU AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION IT WILL GO INTO YOUR FUEL TANK AND GET STUCK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK. IT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS STRANDED 3 TIMES TILL I FOUND A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I LOOK ONLINE AND IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO OTHER OWNERS AND FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW AND THE LABOR TO GET IT REPAIRED. IT'S THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND DANGEROUS. THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE THEN SHUT OFF. THANK GOD I WAS ON A 35 MPH ROAD. IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT 70 THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BREAKING WILL SHUT OFF, SUPER HARD TO CONTROL, VERY DANGEROUS. THE TRUCK WEIGHS ABOUT 6,500 LBS. . I'VE READ ONLINE IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND CREATE A BOTTLE THAT DOESN'T FALL APART. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IN TRAFFIC SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS TRUCK HAS AN OCCASIONAL WOBBLE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN IN MOTION,SPEED DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A MAJOR FACTOR. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THIS IS PREVALENT ON MOST ALL SUPER DUTY PICKUPS FROM ABOUT 2010 TO PRESENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN A NHTSB ISSUE FOR A RECALL AS THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME, OH YEAH WE CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO AS TO JUST HOW PREVALENT THIS IS AND WHAT FORD IS DOING TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE MOST COMMON TERM FOR MY PROBLEM IS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE. I AM SPENT A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS TO FIX THE TRUCK ONLY TO LEARN THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TO DATE FORD HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MILES AN HOUR AND HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS A HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND MILES ON IT, THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY AT 120000 ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO.

I OWN A 2015 F350 SUPERDUTY. I HAVE NOTICED HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR HIGHER WHEN CROSSING OVER A TRANSITION IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SUSPENSION/STEERING CAN GO INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMING THAT CAN ONLY BE OVERCOME BY A RAPID DEACCELERATION TO LESS ~30MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT THE SHIMMING IS SO VIOLENT ITS HAD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. YESTERDAY, CROSSING OVER A BRIDE ON RT 222 SOUTH IN LANCASTER CO PENNA, THE TRUCK CROSSED A TRANSITION A THE END OF A BRIDGE. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE OTHER CARS HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS HITTING ME AS MY TRUCK WAS IN THIS RESONANCE UNTIL I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. THIS ONLY OCCURS SO FAR ABOVE 50MPH, BUT, IT IS MUCH MORE COMMON AT 65-70MPH. I AM TAKING THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR ANOTHER EVALUATION. THIS SITUATION DEVELOPED AT ~ 76,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS 92,000 MILES NOW. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE EVENT ONLINE I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE "FORD SUPERDUTY DEATH WOBBLE." I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS TERM AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD THIS SITUATION ON QUITE A FEW FORD F250-F350 VEHICLES. I NO LONGER FEEL VERY SAFE DRIVING A $72,000 VEHICLE THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE A DEATH WOBBLE, WHICH AS AN ENGINEER, WOULD APPEAR TO BE A DIRECT RESULT OF AN INADEQUATE DESIGN BY THE OEM. I BELIEVE WE NEED THE GOVERNMENTS HELP RESOLVING THIS SITUATION SINCE FORD DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF THIS COMMON SITUATION.

THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH OUR TRUCKS, IT'S A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. IN A 10 MILE RIDE IT WOULD HAPPEN 3-4X AT 70 TO 75MPH HITTING THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. VERY DIFFICULT ON A HIGHWAY, *BF

WHEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AT 70-75MPH, THE TRUCK HITS A SMALL BUMP AND GOES INTO AN EXTREME DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE NIGHT OF DRIVING. UPON RESEARCH, IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG FORD SUPER DUTIES AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT IS NOT SAFE WHATSOEVER. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH 47,000 MILES. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T67905_DS972988

WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING I HIT A BUMP THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO START TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. I PUT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO WOBBLE UNTIL I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IT NEARLY CAUSED A ACCIDENT. SCARED ME TO DEATH. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

SAME PROBLEM W/ THE DEF HEATING UNIT AS ON EARLIER/SIMILAR F-SERIES TRUCKS THAT HAVE COMPELLED FORD TO ISSUE EXTENDED WARRANTY (SEE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 18M01) -- A DTC208A ERROR COMES UP, INDICATING FAILURE IN THE DEF SENDER/HEATER. NOT CLEAR WHY FORD IS OMITTING THE 2015 F350 POWERSTROKES WHEN THEY'RE USING THE SAME PART AND BUILT IN THE SAME FACTORY AS THE MODELS THAT HAVE HAD THE WARRANTY EXTENDED.

VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE DRIVER WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE. UPON STARTING, THE DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD IMMEDIATELY. NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY BEFORE THE FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE NOTICED. FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVER THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, POPPED THE HOOD RELEASE, AND SPRAYED 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS UNDER THE HOOD AND ON THE MOTOR EXTINGUISHING THE FLAMES. THEN 911 WAS CALLED.

BETWEEN 65 MPH AND 80 MPH THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING IF YOU COME ACROSS UNEVEN SURFACES CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ALMOST BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS HAVE TO BE REDUCED TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL I HAVE HAD ALIGNMENTS NEW TIRES AND HAVE HAD ALL STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS INSPECTED EVERYTHING IS TIGHT APON RESEARCH SEVERAL FORD OWNERS SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE IS NOT EVEN FORD IS TRYING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. VAHICAL MILLAGE AT 105,000

TRUCK STARTED MISSING AND BACKFIRING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, LOST POWER ASSIST TO BRAKES, LIMPED 1/2 MILE TO MY HOUSE . ENGINE WAS CLATTERING , MISSING, STALLING AND BACKFIRING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CODE P0307. BROKE #7 VALVE SPRING(INTAKE) , LOST KEEPERS, DROPPED VALVE , WHICH PISTON HIT, FORD DEALER SAY IT NEEDS AN ENGINE FOR $10,300.00 AND NO COVERAGE AT 69,000. BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM . DANGEROUS WHEN YOU LOSE POWER ASSIST TO BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF NO VACUUM. REQUEST FORD SERVICE TO ASSIST BECAUSE SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE

ON MY 2115 FORD F 350 POWERSTROKE DIESEL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT DE RATED THE POWER. I READ THE CEL CODE AND ITS PB20A WHICH IS A REDACTANT HEATER PERFORMANCE FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR ALL MODELS 2011-14, F250-F 550 AND 2015 F450, F550 ONLY. FORD ISN'T COVERING THE F250 OF F350 IN THE 2015 YEARS. MY TRUCK MEETS THE DATE AND MANUFACTURING PLANT CRITERIA AND IT IS NO DRIVABLE BECAUSE OF THIS EMISSIONS CONTROL PART FAILURE. THE REDACDANT HEATER KEEPS THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID FROM FREEZING AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UN DRIVABLE WHEN IT FALIS.

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF STATE (NY) WHEN AN ALERT STATED "LOW FUEL PRESSURE) AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 5-10 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. UPON EXITING, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING LEAVING ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHICH INFORMED ME THE BOSCH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT DELIVERING THE REQUIRED PRESSURE (/,000 PSI). UPON CONTACTING THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, I WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED WARRANTY MILES (100,000/129,239) AND THE COST OF THE PUMP WAS $1,245 WITH EXCHANGE PRIOR TO LABOR CHARGES. IN ALL, FORD DEALER WANTS NEARLY $5,000 TO REPAIR THE PUMP WHICH WAS POORLY DESIGNED.