2017 Ford F-350 SD complaints

AT ~25,000 MILES, TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING ANY SMALL DEFECT IN THE ROAD IF TRAVELING OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR. VERY EASILY COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF IT WERE TO OCCUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR AROUND A SHARP CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY. TRUCKS ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK". MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED IT TO FAILED STEERING DAMPERS. BEGAN NOVEMBER 2018, BECAME A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN JANUARY 2019.

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65) AN 'EXTREME' WOBBLE DEVELOPED IN FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION. STEERING WHEEL DEFLECTION WAS AROUND 30 DEGREES SIDE TO SIDE FROM TOP CENTER. A FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED AND THE WOBBLE RESULTED IN DEPARTURE FROM TRAVEL LANE; HOWEVER, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 20 MPH BEFORE WOBBLE CEASED AND TRAILER BRAKES WE THE ONLY EFFECTIVE THING TO STRAIGHTEN TRUCK. APPLICATION OF TRUCK BRAKES SEEMED TO WORSEN THE WOBBLE. VOLUMES OF INFORMATION EXIST ON THIS ISSUE LABELED AS 'DEATH WOBBLE.' HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=4JV7L8BBO1Q HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8EUQ6F8RGT4 VEHICLE IS AT PURCHASING DEALER FOR REPAIR. I AM HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH NHTSA IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE.

MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COMPONENTS, TRUCK WILL GET DEATH WOBBLE FOR NO REASON AND HAVE HAD THE 'UPDATED STEERING' DONE AT THE DEALER AND IT STILL DOES IT !

AT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD ONTO TO. THE SHAKING STOPPED AROUND 25MPH AS I WAS PULLING ON TO THE SHOULDER. THE TRUCK HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL TIRES, WHEELS, PARTS, SUSPENSION DO NOT APPEAR DAMAGED. RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE REVEALED WHAT IS BEING CALLED, "DEATH WOBBLE." THOSE DESCRIPTIONS FIT MY EXPERIENCE PERFECTLY. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CLEAR SOLUTION.

EXPERIENCE 'DEATH WOBBLE' OF FRONT STEERING AT ABOUT 17,000 MILES. TRUCK HAS ABOUT 21,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NEW. TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH ORIGINAL TIRES, WHEELS AND SUSPENSION. LAST WEEKEND I HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPEN TWICE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 MILES APART WHILE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OFF OR ROOM AS LANES WERE NARROWED. A SMALL BUMP STARTS IT, BUT IT TAKES ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS TO 'RAMP UP' TO WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIOLENTLY SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. HAPPEN AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 58 MPH AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 40 TO REGAIN CONTROL. TIRE PRESSURE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES HAS A READING OF 63PSI WHICH COLD INFLATION IS 60. TIRES ARE ROTATED AT OIL CHANGES. TRUCK IS AN XLT CREW CAB WITH LONG BOX, POWERSTROKE DIESEL, 4X4 WITH FX4 PACKAGE AND MAX GVWR 11,500. DOES HAVE CHROME PACKAGE THAT INCLUDED CHROME 18' WHEELS AND GOODYEAR ALL TERRAIN TIRES. COMPLETELY STOCK AS TAKEN FROM DEALER. MY OPION IS THAT THE SOLID FRONT AXLE HAS A FLAW WITH REGARD TO TRACK BAR LOCATING THE AXLE POSITION AND THE DRAG LINK OF THE STEERING. BOTH OF THESE LINKS ARE NOT EXACTLY PARALLEL OR OF EQUAL LENGTH. SINCE ONE IS ATTACH DIRECTLY TO THE AXLE AND THE OTHER IS ATTACHED TO THE STEERING ARM, WHEN THE FRONT AXLE OSCILLATES GOING OVER A BUMP, THE NON-PARALLEL, NOT EQUAL LENGTH LINKS INTRODUCE A CONDITION SOMETIME REFERRED TO BUMP STEER. THIS THEN STARTS AN OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING ARM AS THE TRUCK WISH TO CONTINUE TRAVELING THE STRAIGHT LI

I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 35 IN NORTHERN IL ON 3-9-19. THIS STARTED AFTER I RAN OVER A MINOR ROAD BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL BUT WAS ABLE TO REDUCE SPEED WHICH STOPPED THE VIBRATION AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS DID HAPPEN AGAIN ON 3-10-19 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 3-13-19.

DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK HAS 6000 MILES ON IT, WHEN I HIT THE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE BRIDGE AT 55MPH STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH VEHICLE (HAPPENED 4 TIMES). TRUCK IS NEW W/ 6000 MILES ON IT. JUST HAPPENED AGAIN AT A SMALL POTHOLE WHEN I WAS GOING 35MPH.

TRUCK CURRENTLY AT 18,250 MILES. AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) WHEN HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE EXPRESS WAY OR OTHER DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD SURFACE, WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AN UNCONTROLLED AND VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS. DURING ONE OF THESE "DEATH WOBBLE" EVENTS LOSS OF CONTROL IS POSSIBLE. TO REGAIN CONTROL, THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH WHICH CAN CAUSE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD.

DEATH WOBBLE! MY TRUCK HAS 31K. WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING 50+ MPH IF I HIT AND BUMP OR TAKE A TURN FAST, THE ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. EXTREMELY SCARING AND DANGEROUS, CAUSED ME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY BEFORE IT WENT BACK TO DRIVING NORMAL.

WHILE DRIVING 45 - 60 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD, AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE SHAKING ONLY STOPPED AFTER REDUCING SPEED UNDER 30 MPH. ON A ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH DOING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.

EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH ON HIGHWAY.

COOLANT LEAK FROM "TEE" CONNECTIONS ON LINE FROM OVERFLOW BOTTLE ACROSS ENGINE. FORD PART: HC3Z-8075-D. SMELLED COOLANT LEAK WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. WHILE HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME HAD ONE OF THE HOSE CONNECTIONS AT THE PLASTIC TEE ABOVE THE ENGINE AIR INTAKE COME LOOSE CAUSING COOLANT LEAK. INSPECTED OTHER CONNECTIONS ON BOTH TEE'S AND FOUND ALL TO BE LOOSE AND/OR LEAKING. SECURED ALL HOSE CONNECTIONS (6) ON BOTH TEE'S WITH SCREW TYPE CLAMPS TO GET HOME. FORD HAS USED OETIKER CLAMPS AND SINGLE BARB PLASTIC TEE INSTEAD OF A MORE ROBUST SPRING OR SCREW TYPE CLAMP ON A MULTI BARB CONNECTION.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 FORD F350 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 LONG BED, I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. UPON HITTING THE JOINT, THE FRONT END WENT INTO A VIOLENT OSCILLATION BOUNCING LEFT AND RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OSCILLATING SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT TOOK ALL THAT I HAD TO HOLD IT ON THE ROAD. I HAD TO REDUCE THE SPEED RAPIDLY FROM 65MPH TO 35MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN MY RIGHT LANE, OR I WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THEIR VEHICLE. THIS FELT LIKE "DEATH WOBBLE" AS THE WHEELS WERE BOUNCING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALER LOT IN KANSAS. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE IS 13,000. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER HOW CLAIMED IT WAS A FAILED STEERING DAMPENER. THE DEALER REPLACE THE DAMPENER, BUT THE FRONT END STILL FEELS LOOSE AND UNWEIGHTED OVER BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. THE WEATHER WHEN IT HAPPENED WAS SUNNY AND CLEAR. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY BUT MOVING. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED MARYLAND HIGHWAY 100. THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

FRONT END SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.

WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHIMMY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. IT HAPPENS A SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT THE RIGHT BUMP THE WRONG WAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD, AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE SHAKING ONLY STOPPED AFTER REDUCING SPEED UNDER 30 MPH.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND THE FUEL INJECTOR DASH LIGHT APPEARED MOMENTARILY AND THEN DISAPPEARED . SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, I BEGAN TO SENSE THE SLIGHT SMELL OF DIESEL AND JUST AS I TURNED INTO MY HOMES DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD BURST FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SMOKE. I STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND EXITED AS I WAS GOING TO INSPECT THE SITUATION. THERE WERE SCREAMS OF FIRE COMING FROM MY WIFE AS THE TRUCKS ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEGAN TO ROAR WITH FLAMES. ACTION WAS TAKEN TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE FLAMES WERE TOO STRONG. 911 WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BEGAN IN ROUTE TO OUR LOCATION. IN MY ATTEMPTS TO CONTAIN THE FIRE THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ATTEMPT TO START ON ITS OWN. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 ATTEMPTS OF THE TRUCK STARTING, THERE WAS ANOTHER LOUD BURST AND MORE FLAMES. AFTERWARDS THE HORN BEGAN TO ALARM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WITH THE HELP OF MY NEIGHBORS BETWEEN THE WATER HOSE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER WE WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN UPON THE 18 MINUTE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME TO WHAT CAUSED THIS FIRE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND MY FRUSTRATIONS AS I TELL YOU MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS STRAPPED IN HIS CAR SEAT IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS ON FIRE WHICH WAS ONLY PURCHASED ONLY 6 MONTHS AGO FROM A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP. PHOTOS OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB DASH AREA ARE ATTACHED. *DT*JB *DT CONSUMER STATED HE HAS YET TO HEAR FROM FORD.*JB *DT *DT*JB *DT *DT*JB *DT*JB *DT *DT *TR

ELECTRONICALLY LATCHED TAILGATE OPENING BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. ESPECIALLY WORRYING WHEN TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AS IMPACT WITH TRAILER CAN OCCUR. LOCAL DEALER INSPECTED AND SAID, "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. UNABLE TO REPAIR." HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CURVING TO THE RIGHT ON THE TOLLWAY I HIT A POTHOLE WHICH SENT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTO VIOLENT SHAKING KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT ALMOST RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS.THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH.

2017 F350 18000 MILES. AT HWY SPEED, WHEN A BUMP IS HIT WITH BOTH FRONT TIRES, THE SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL SPEED IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND THE STEERING CAN BE TURNED AGGRESSIVELY.

MY 2017 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH 6.7 DIESEL HAS DEVELOPED THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS REACHED THE POINT AT JUST 50,000 MILES THAT THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND REQUIRES RAPIDLY SLOWING DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE IS TOTALLY STOCK AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED WHEN THE SPEED WAS LOWERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,254. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK WAS REPLACED.*JB

EXPERIENCED HEAVY OSCULATION AT 25K MILES. AT 26K MILES THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. ANY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOUT 60 MPH THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET IT REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRACK BAR WAS ON BACKORDER; HOWEVER, I FOUND ONE AVAILABLE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I DROVE THERE, PICKED IT UP AND TOOK IT TO THERE DEALERSHIP WHO FIXED THE TRUCK THE FIRST. GOT THE TRUCK BACK SEVERAL DAYS LATER. AT 31/32K MILES, IT STARTED TO DO THE OSCULATION/VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN I HIT ANY BUMP ON THE ROAD/ROUGH PATCH AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP AT 33K MILES AFTER IT DID THE DEATH WOBBLE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT A SECOND TIME. THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO FIX IT, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND IT DID THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. IT WAS LIKE A MINI-DEATH WOBBLE WITH A VERY HEAVY OSCULATION, SHAKING AND VIBRATION WHEN I HIT A ROUGH PATCH AT 60 MPH OR GREATER. THE TRUCK IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP AND WAITING FOR THE THIRD REPAIR. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AT SPEEDS USUALLY OVER 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY OR ANY COUNTRY ROADS. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AT ABOUT 55 MPH. DRIVING IN TOWN IT DOESN'T DO IT AT LOWER SPEEDS (40-45) UNLESS YOU HIT A VERY BIG BUMP/POT HOLE/ROUGH PATCH.

PROBLEM # 1 VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE IN MOTION WHEN IT HITS A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE. IT HAS HAPPENED FEW TIME IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, ON 2/15/2019 WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MHM THE VEHICLE HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE VEHICLE FROM SUSPENSION STARTED TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF IT. I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AND REDUCE SPEED BY 50% TO STOP THE SHAKING. PROBLEM 2. FRONT AIR MONITORING SYSTEM FAILURE. IT ALL THE SUDDEN STARTED TO GIVE WRONG READINGS IN BOTH FRONT TIRES.

WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR TRUCK HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND FRONT END FEELS UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE HAULING A TRAILER, THE TAILGATE UNLATCHED AND DAMAGED THE TRAILER AND DESTROYED THE REVERSE CAMERA THAT WAS HOUSED IN THE TAILGATE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP TO REPAIR THE TAILGATE BEFORE AN INSPECTION COULD BE PERFORMED. THE TAILGATE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-5 BETWEEN TACOMA, WA AND OLYMPIA, WA AT 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION THAT AFFECTED BY DRIVING. I SLOWED DOWN BETWEEN 30-35 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING CEASED. I DROVE SAFELY HOME AND CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED I COULD MOVE THE DRAG LINK ROD BACK AND FORTH. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP PLANS TO REPLACE PARTS BUT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. FORD DOES HAVE A TSB OUT ON THIS MATTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE LOSING AIR PRESSURE AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBINSON BROTHERS FORD (11455 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70816, (855) 493-1385), WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IT HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WILL HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WILL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING. IT WILL SHAKE UNITL YOU CAN GET SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY. WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TO ALL SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE WEIRD THING IS THE NEXT DAY YOU CAN DRIVE IT ON THE SAME ROAD AND IT WILL NOT SHAKE. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENS. SO FAR IT HASN'T HAPPENED WHEN PULLING A TRAILER BUT SCARED TO FIND OUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF WE ARE.

I'M A MECHANIC AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THESE PICKUPS ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11 AND 13 LOCALLY. THE LITTLE FUEL LINE OFF THE TOP OF THE FILTER BREAKS AND FUEL EVERYWHERE. THE LAST ONE I HAD TO FARMER FIX ONLY HAD 1200 MILES ON IT. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALL I CAN DO IS PATCH IT SO THEY CAN GET HOME. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER WAY TO DO THIS. WHEN EVERY ONE OF THEM ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT THOUGH?

VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION AT SPEED OVER 55 MPH WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCMULLEN FORD (LOCATED AT 3401 S EXPRESSWAY ST, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501, (712) 366-0531) AND THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIE ROD DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO WOODHOUSE FORD (LOCATED AT 2546 US-30, BLAIR, NE 68008, (402) 426-4126) AND THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK WAS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TRUCK STEERING OSCILLATES ALL THE TIME. TURNS INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING ON ROADS ABOVE 55 MPH THAT ARE ROUGH.

MY F-350 WITH NO MODIFICATIONS AND STOCK TIRES HAS REPEATEDLY WENT INTO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OR VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING IRREGULAR AREAS ON THE ROADWAY. MY TRUCK SEEMS TO DO IT PRIMARY ON BRIDGES, EVEN ONES THAT BARELY HAVE A TRANSITION AND SEEM SMOOTH. FORD RECENTLY UPDATED SOME PARTS AT LESS THAN 30K MILES. TODAY, I WENT OVER THREE BRIDGES IN A ROW AT 70 MPH AND EACH BRIDGE MADE THE FRONT END SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE THIRD BRIDGE WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND A TRACTOR TRAILER NEARLY HIT ME. YOU MUST SLOW TO 30 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS SLOW TO 30 MPH IN 70 MPH TRAFFIC. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I DROVE ACROSS A JOINT IN THE PAVEMENT (SMALL BUMP) AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, VIBRATING AND JUMPING AROUND THE LANE. I HAD FELT A FEW STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES PRIOR TO THE MAJOR VIBRATION/SHAKE, BUT THEY DISSIPATED QUICKLY. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY, I HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND REDUCE THE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. I THEN PROCEEDED DRIVING AS I HAD BEFORE, NOTICING SMALLER STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.

TRUCK SHAKING, WAS TOLD TIRE INFLATION WAS NOT BEING MAINTAINED. ALL VALVE STEMS LEAKING SINCE DAY I BOUGHT IT. ONE TIRE HAD FIX A FLAT IN IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT TOOK FORD 6 MONTHS TO REPLACE VALVE STEMS CORRECTLY. AFTER THIS TRUCK STILL SHAKES ON ANY ROUGH ROAD, IF HIT ANY REAL RUFF TRUCK VIOLENT SHAKE HAVE TO STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. NOW SINCE TIRE PRESSURE CAN BE MAINTAINED SINCE VALOVE STEMS FIXED. THEY TELL ME FRONT TIRES NEED REPLACED FROM NOT MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURES. THAT IS WHY TRUCK SHAKES. THE TRUCK HAS SHAKENOUGH SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I OWNED IT IT MARCH 2018, THIS HAS CAUSED FRONT TIRES TO WERE ON BOTH OUTSIDE EDGES. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO BAD, I HAVE RAN OFF 7 TIMES, RAN TWO OTHER CARS OFF ROAD, AND PULLED OVER FOR SUSPECTED DUI TOLD OFFICER WHAT HAPPENED AND IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED HE WRITE ME TICKET DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND DEEM VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. ALWAYS IN MOTION, ANY SPEED, ANY RUFF ROAD, EVEN GOING ACROSS BRIGGS ANYTHING THAT IS NOT PERFECT SMOOTH ROAD

I OWN A 2017 FORD F350 4X4, AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 65000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, AS I CROSSED OVER THE TRANSITION ON TO A BRIDGE A VIOLENT VIBRATION BEGAN IN THE FRONT AXLE/ TIRES. VIBRATION WAS SO PRONOUNCED IT WAS SHAKING MY HANDS FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I QUICKLY DECELERATED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. VIBRATION SUBSIDED AROUND 35MPH. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. INITIALLY THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. AFTER A DRIVE OVER A BRIDGE ENTRANCE AT SPEED THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THE ISSUE I DESCRIBED TO THEM. THEY REPLACED SOME STEERING COMPONENTS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS, FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS, THE ISSUE RETURNED. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS BEING RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR CONCERNS DOCUMENTED ON LINE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED TO ME FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR TSB ON THE ISSUE. SO FOR I HAVE SPENT $450.00 IN PARTS AND LABOR FOR A REPAIR THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. NOT CERTAIN IT IS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING VEHICLE.

WELL DRIVING TAILGATE OPENS ON ITS OWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE TRAILER .WAS IN FOR REPAIRS BUT IS STILL OPENING NOT SAFE DON'T WANT LAW SUIT FOR STUFF THAT FALLS OUT. LOST RATCHET STRAPS & 2 POWER DRILLS BATTERIES & CHARGER NO LIGHT OR BUZZER LETTING DRIVER KNOW THAT TAILGATE HAS OPENED THERE IS ONE FOR HOOD THINK I WOULD NOTICE MY HOOD. SCARED TO DRIVE ALSO TOO COSTLY & DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS BEHIND ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ELECTRIC TAILGATE SLOWLY OPENED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, OBJECTS IN THE CARGO BED SPILLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN GARFF AMERICAN FORK FORD (597 E 1000 S, AMERICAN FORK, UTAH 84003) SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE LATCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. *TT

COMING A INTERSTATE BRIDGE AT 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BADLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING.

SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING WITH THE STEERING. IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO FALL OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 70MPH. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO THE POINT I AM AFRAID SOMEONE WILL HIT ME FROM THE BACK. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL BUT IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD LESS THAN 15,000. THESE OCCURRENCES ARE FREQUENT NOW AND AS A RESULT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT

FORD F350 UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING OSCILLATION BEGINNING AROUND 12/3/18 @ APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON TRUCK I BEGAN EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS IN STEERING. REACHED OUT TO DEALER FROM WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW 1 YEAR EARLIER. REPORTED ISSUES AND WAS INFORMED ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT COULD NOT BE SEEN TILL JANUARY 15,2019. ON 12/16/18 WHILE MERGING LANES ON HIGHWAY(APPROX.60 MPH) STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE LANE TO LANE. CONTROL WAS ABLE TO BE REGAINED ONLY AFTER SLOWING TO MINIMAL SPEED(ASSUMING 20 MPH OR SO). INCIDENT CAUSED ALL IMMEDIATE TRAFFIC TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO BREAKDOWN LANE . UPON EXITING VEHICLE ,A WITNESS TO INCIDENT ALSO PULLED OVER . AS A OWNER OF A 17 F250 HE INFORMED ME OF WHAT IS CALLED DEATHWOBBLE WHICH HE HAD EXPERIENCED IN PRIOR MONTHS. WITH INFORMATION A SECOND DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED ,WITH THERE RESPONSE BEING THEY ARE AWARE OF POSSIBLE CAUSES BUT COULD TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED ON 12/20/18. DIAGNOSED WITH A TSB 18-2268/06-22214. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE, HOWEVER PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED TILL 1/29/19. TRUCK WAS DEEMED UNSAFE BY DEALER AN WAS RECOMMENDED NOT TO DRIVE. AS OF 1/5/19 FORD CUSTOMER MANAGER HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO CASE ,WHOM ALSO STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF POSSIBLE CAUSES OF INCIDENT YET REASSURED ME SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXPIATE PARTS.THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM ON COMMERCIAL WEIGHTED VEHICLES WITH THE ABILITY TO LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC DAMAGES TO UNKNOWING OWNERS AN GENERAL PUB

STEERING WOBBLE (DEATH WOBBLE) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MY CASE 55 MPH AND ABOVE WHEN ROADWAY HAS BUMPS SIMILAR TO EXPANSION JOINT HEAVING. THE STEERING WILL WILL GO INTO A RAPID SHAKING ACTION MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. WILL STOP ONLY AFTER VEHICLE SLOWS BELOW SPEED OF 55 MPH. I AM FEARFUL BRAKING MAY INCREASE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT PROVEN THIS YET. I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING STRAIGHT THE 3 TIMES IT HAS GONE INTO THIS STEERING WOBBLE. AFRAID WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF IN A CURVE, BUT EXPECT IT WOULD GO OFFROAD. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN IN FOR INSPECTION 3 SEPARATE TIMES. (1) INSPECTED AND REPLACES STEERING DAMPENER (2) ADJUSTED ALIGNMENT (3) DEALER WANTS TO ADJUST CAMBER AGAIN BUT PARTS NEED ARE BACK-ORDERED. WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS WHEN PARTS AVAILABLE. TRUCK CURRENTLY BEING USED MINIMALLY SINCE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

DEATH WOBBLE. AT SPEED, TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY, HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES STOP BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF MY HAND . TRUCK GOES LEFT WHEN HITTING BUMP ON STREETS AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER

DRIVING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ON INTERSTATE AND TRUCK STEERING HAD A SEVERE WOBBLE, UNABLE TO CONTROL AND ALMOST HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIAN WALL. SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO STOP IT.

DEATH WOBBLE/UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH SHAKES SO BAD IT MAKES CONTROLLING THE TRUCK ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. MUST REDUCE SPEEDS BELOW 20MPH OR TO A STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD LIKE A POT HOLE, BRIDGE, MANHOLE, ETC. VEHICLE HAS VISITED A FORD CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THERE IS NO FIX AND THEY HAVE 9, I REPEAT 9 TRUCKS IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

I'M APRIL OF 2018 THE ELECTRIC TAILGATE ON MY 2017 FORD F-350 STARTED OPENING ON ITS OWN ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE. IT DID NOT MATTER IF THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK OR IN GEAR BUT DID NOT OPEN AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10 MPH OR SO. AFTER GOING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN ELKHART IN. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE IF THEY UNHOOKED THE WIRING L COULD NOT OPEN THE TAILGATE. I PULL A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WITH THE TRUCK SO THIS WAS NOT AN OPTION IF L WANTED A TAILGATE. I TRIED TO WATCH THE BEST L COULD BEFORE TAKING OFF TO MAKE SURE THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSED WHEN L WOULD MOVE THE TRUCK. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT HAD COME DOWN AGAIN AND MADE A TURN WITH THE TRAILER HOOKED TO THE TRUCK. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE TAILGATE WAS CRUSHED BEYOND USE AND BROKE A TWILIGHT LENS AT THE SAME TIME. AGAIN L WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN ELKHART IN AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO REPORTS OF PROBLEMS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE TAILGATE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE FACT L AM SURE THERE IS STILL AN IS SURE.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLES FRONT TWO WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL WILL WOBBLE OR OSCILLATE RAPIDLY AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT. THE WOBBLING JARS THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAKES THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. BREAKS MUST BE APPLIED AND SPEED REDUCED BY 5 TO 20 MPH TO STOP THE WOBBLE.

I OWN A 2017 FORD F350 THAT HAS EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE. WHICH IS A VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATING IN THE FRONT END. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY, YOU CANNOT EVEN CONTROL THE VEHICLE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, WHEN TURNING, WHEN HITTING A BUMP, GOING FAST OR GOING SLOW. I KNOW MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THEIR DEATH WOBBLE, SO I AM JOINING THEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.