2017 Ford F-350 SD complaints

UPON COLD START, THE AT IN 'M' MANUAL MODE, FIRST GEAR OR 'R', EITHER 4WD LO, HI OR 2WD, WHEN ACCELERATED UP TO 1500-1800RPMS, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF, WITHOUT OPERATORS FOOT ON ACCELERATOR INCREASING SPEED AND RPMS APPROACHING 4000 RPMS. BRAKING IS POSSIBLE AND WILL SLOW TO IDLE RPMS SAFELY, BUT IF INCREASED AGAIN WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR TO 1500-1800 RPMS, SYMPTOM WILL REPEAT UNTIL WARMED UP THRESHOLD HAS BEEN REACHED. THIS IS BETWEEN 3-5 MINUTES AFTER COLD START. ALL IS NORMAL AFTER THIS TIME AND VEHICLE WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED BY ITSELF. IF VEHICLE SITS FOR 2-3 HRS, SYMPTOM CAN BE REPEATED. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT SEEM TO PLAY A FACTOR. IT IS MOST EASILY EXPERIENCED IN 4WD LO, AS THE SPEED IS LOWER, YET THE RPMS ARE THE SAME AS IN 4WD HI OR 2WD. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN BACKING UP (IN 'R') IN 4WD LO AFTER A COLD START AND HAD TO INCREASE SPEED AND RPMS BEYOND 1500 WHEN VEHICLE STARTING INCREASING IN SPEED BY ITSELF. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIMENTED TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHEN THIS SYMPTOM OCCURS.

STEERING WOBBLE (SOME CALL IT DEATH WOBBLE) ON CARTOON BUMPS IT APPEARS T INDUCE A UNCONTROLLABLE WO BUE IN FRONT WHEEL STEERING. WHEELS WILL ISOLATE FAST AND VIOLENTLY UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWS. MY VEHICLE SO FAR HAPPENS INT HE 55 TO 60 MPH RANGE AND COASTING WITHOUT USING BRAKES IT WILL DISCONTINUE BEFORE 40MPH. I NOTICE ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I HA E EXPERIA CEDAR THIS (3 TIMES SO FAR) THAT SEVERAL OF THE TYPICAL CROSS RIDGES CAUSED BY GROUND HEAVE OR FREEZING WILL MAKE STEERING WHEEL SHALE LIKE 3 TIMES. THIS IS NOT NORMALLY EXPERIANCED ON MOST SMOOTHER BLACK TOP ROADS. I FEEL THE 3 SHAKES ARE A PRE-WOBBLE ACTION AND WHEN A BUMP MAYBE IS REPEATED IN CARTOON DISTANCE MAYBE IT MAKES THAT 3 SHAKE I'VE FEEL CROSS THE CONTROLLED STEERING POINT AND THIS SHAKE/WOBBLE HAPPENS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE WO BUE HAPPEN WHILE GOING STRAIGHT BUT HAVE FELT THIS 3 SHACK PRE-WOBBLE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IN A CURVE AND FEEL LIKE IT COULD DO IT IN A CURVE ALSO SHOULD THE NEEDED TRIGGER BUMPS BE THERE. I DO NOT HAVE PHOTO OR VIDEO DO HOPE TO MOUNT CAMERA AND HAVE A VIDEO SHOULD IT REPEAT IN THE FUTURE. FORD DEALER 1ST VISIT FOU D NOTHING BUT FELT THEY COULD CHANGE ALIGNMENT BUT NEEDED TO ORDER A SHIM I BELIEVE. 2ND VISIT REALIGNED USING A SHIM AND CHANGE STEERING DAMPNER. 3 RD VISIT SAME ANSWER BUT SHIMS ON BACKORDER WILL CHANGE PAST 3/4 DEGREE ADJUSTMENT TO 1 DEGREE. HOPE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS ADJUSTMENT WHEN THEY ARE ABLE TO DO IT.. SERVICE SHOWED ME A SERVICE BULLETIN OUTLINING THESE STEPS TO SOLVE ISSUE.

TWO ISSUES.: 1) I HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING THE TIRES INFLATED TO THE CORRECT LEVELS. AFTER FOUR OR FIVE TRIPS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THIS ISSUE MAY BE CORRECTED. IT WAS SO BAD I HAD TO PURCHASE A PUMP TO MAKE SURE I COULD PUMP THE TIRES UP WHEN I WAS AWAY FROM HOME -- RVING. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE WHEN THEY SOLD ME THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK COULD LOSE 30 POUNDS OF TIRE PRESSURE OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN MARCH 2018. 2) ON FOUR OR FIVE OCCASIONS THE TAILGATE HAS FALLEN OPEN. ONCE IT DID IT WHILE I WAS TOWING A TRAILER. ON THE OTHER OCCASIONS IT HAS FALLEN OPEN WITHOUT US KNOWING IT. TODAY, MY WIFE USED THE TRUCK. SHE GOT HOME AND PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN SHE WENT OUT TO CHECK THE MAIL, SHE FOUND THE TAIL GATE OPEN. WE RECENTLY COMPLAINED TO FOX FORD, THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD US THE TRUCK. WHEN MY WIFE TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TAILGATE ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED THEY "TIGHTENED IT" ACCORDING TO MY WIFE. WELL, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. I WILL COMPLAIN AGAIN TO THEM TOMORROW.

ON NOV. 7 AND NOV. 24, 2018 WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRUCK I CROSSED FREEWAY BRIDGE TRANSITION STRIPS AT 70MPH, AT WHICH TIME THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WENT INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO BY OWNERS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UP, DOWN AND SIDEWAYS. THESE VIOLENT VIBRATIONS WERE OBVIOUSLY FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH ALSO BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, NEARLY TAKING THE WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS WHEN THE EVENT FIRST STARTED. THE VIBRATION DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS OFF ON THE BERM AND REDUCED SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THESE OCCURRENCES OBVIOUSLY CAUSED NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME, BUT FOR EVERY VEHICLE BEHIND OR BESIDE ME AT THE TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE PROBLEM IS TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE SPEED, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, EVEN MORE SO IF TOWING A TRAILER OR CAMPER. THIS ISSUE CAN VERY EASILY CAUSE VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE TO LOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN, GOING BACK YEARS, AND OWNERS HAVE SAID TSB 18-2268 DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, AND OWNER'S ONLINE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE NHTSA ALLOWS THIS PROBLEM TO PERSIST.

WHEN HITTING BUMP IN ROAD AT 60MPH OR MORE FRONT END STARTS TO WOBBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY AND THE FRONT END SLOWLY BEGAN TO STOP SHAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MOODY MOTORS FORD (251 SPRUCE AVE, NIOBRARA, NE 68760, (402) 857-3711) WHERE THE STEERING SHOCK STABILIZER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,356.

2017 FORD F-350 DRW 4X4. WHILE DRIVING ON US HWY 67 IN ARKANSAS (A VERY ROUGH ROAD) AT 60 MPH, TOWING A 15K LB 5TH WHEEL RV, ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED A SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND STABLE OPERATION RESUMED. THIS OSCILLATION HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST A FEW TIMES, BUT ONLY FOR 1-2 SECONDS AND ALWAYS AFTER EXPERIENCING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I PRESUME THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WOULD BE COVERED BY FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 18-2268 31 AUG 2018

DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH ON A CONCRETE PAVED HIGHWAY. HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT OR EXPANSION JOINT, AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AS IF ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD FLATTED. I COULD SEE THE HOOD SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO OSCILLATED SIGNIFICANTLY. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LIGHTLY BRAKED TO ABOUT 45MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING AND OSCILLATION STOPPED. THIS OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 7, 2018.

I'VE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM TWICE WITH MY 2017 F350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HITTING AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, MY TRUCK FRONT WHEELS BEGIN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I MUST IMMEDIATELY SLOW TO A STOP TO END THE WOBBLE. MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 6K MILES, SO IT ISN'T BECAUSE OF ANY WORN PARTS. I FOUND OUT VIA THE INTERNET IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS.

AT 10,000 MILES THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR VALVE STEMS BEGAN LEAKING WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY OR DRIVING CAUSING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN TO HAVE THEM REPLACED 11 TIMES AND THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. FORD RESPONDED SAYING THE PROBLEM WAS A DEALER ISSUE NOT THEIRS.

2017 F350 SUPERDUTY DRW, 27000 MILES. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION (DEATH WOBBLE). THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REDUCE SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT MUST BE WITNESSED BY AN OFFICIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN BEFORE ANY ASSISTANCE COULD BE RENDERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO BAYER FORD (833-318-1196, LOCATED AT 200 E CENTRAL AVE, COMANCHE, TX 76442). THE DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,200.

ON 7/22/18, MY 2017 F350 (CREW CAB, LONG BED, DIESEL) EXPERIENCED WHAT IS APPARENTLY BEING CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" 4 TIMES WITHIN 20 MINUTES, WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-15 NORTH OF SALT LAKE CITY, UT. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 27,800 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. IN FIRST INSTANCE, MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 65 MPH, AND IN THE FOLLOWING 3, IT WAS BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY WAS BUMPY IN ALL CASES. THE SYMPTOMS WERE EXTREME AND VIOLENT VIBRATION COUPLED WITH VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING, WITH THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF TRUCK (AND STEERING WHEEL) SHAKING VIOLENTLY, PRACTICALLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE SHAKING, AND SEEMED TO MAKE IT WORSE. IT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I HAD COASTED AND VERY CAREFULLY APPLIED BRAKES UNTIL I GOT BELOW 20 MPH. FORTUNATELY, THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT IN ALL 4 OCCURRENCES, OR I FEEL I WOULD HAVE GONE OFF THE ROAD. UPON EXITING INTERSTATE AND INSPECTING FRONT END, I NOTED THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAD ACTUALLY TORN SMALL CHUNKS OUT OF MY FRONT TIRES (OEM GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT, LT275/70R18E), ALONG WITH OTHER CRACKS AND DIVOTS; THERE WAS NO SUCH DAMAGE TO THE REAR TIRES. I DID NOT DRIVE IT OVER 40 MPH AFTER THAT, UNTIL I HAD TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO BE INSPECTED THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT, AND REPLACED THE TIRES, AND SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT REOCCURRED. THIS HAD ACTUALLY HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS, OVER THE SPAN OF 3 MONTHS, WITH WEEKS BETWEEN, UNDER SIMILAR DRIVING CONDITIONS, BUT I INCORRECTLY ASSUM

2017 F350 KR SRW LWB 21500 MILES OVER THE LAST 1000 MILES OR SO I HAD NOTICED A LITTLE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I'D GO OVER A ROAD CUT, A PATCH, OR EXPANSION JOINT. WELL TODAY I HIT ONE AT AROUND 70 MPH GOING STRAIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL JUST WENT FREAKING BIZERK. IT STARTED OSCULATING BACK AND FORTH REALLY QUICK. I TRIED TO JUST GRAB IT AND HOLD IT STILL TO NO AVAIL. EASED ON THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITH TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN ON ME. AT 45 MPH IT STILL HADN'T LET UP.. AS I HIT THE SHOULDER AT AROUND 40 IT FINALLY QUIT SHAKING.

YESTERDAY WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL I HAD SLOWED TO BELOW 45 MPH. THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AS IT IS KNOW IS VERY DANGEROUS. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE NEAR ME AND I WAS ABLE TO LET OFF OF THE THROTTLE AND HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL THE TRUCK STOPPED SHAKING.

2017 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH 28,000 MILES. THE TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING A SEVERE WOBBLE/SHAKING IN THE STEERING AROUND 70MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A BLOWN FRONT TIRE. THE TRUCK MUST BE IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE STEERING APPEARS FINE ONCE DRIVING IS RESUMED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN HIGHER SPEED TRAFFIC, AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY HAPPEN. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND ON THIS SITE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS OCCURRING WITH MANY FORD SUPER DUTY'S. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE INITIATED PROMPTLY AS THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STEERING PROBLEM.

FORD TAIL GATE OPENS SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. IT HAS DAMAGED MY TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE TOP OF THE TAILGATE. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS 11/8/18. I DON'T RECALL THE OTHER DATES. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN IT OPENED. I REALIZED THAT IT HAD OPENED WHEN I HEARD THE CRUNCHING SOUND IT THE TAILGATE DAMAGING MY TRAILER.I HAVE NOT WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE TAILGATE OPENED, I ONLY KNOW WHEN IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY TRAILER. I AM RELUCTANT TO PUT CARGO IN MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT COME OUT AND DAMAGE PROPERTY OR KILL SOMEONE.

HIGHWAY SPEED, HIT SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD AND VIOLENT SHAKE/SHIMMY STARTED. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKE WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO 15-20 MPH WHILE PULLING OVER. UNIT HAD BEEN PERFECT AND TROUBLE FREE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES. TOOK TO FORD DEALER WHERE THEY REFFERED TO A TSB 18 2268 BUT WANTED ME TO PAY $1200 TO CORRECT AS BUY THE TIME THEY MADE APPOINTMENT UNIT HAD IN EXCESS OF 36000 MILES AND WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A KNOWN BY FORD DEFECT AND A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENSIVE "DEATH WOBBLE", WHICH CAUSED IT TO BE UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (SIOUX FALLS FORD, 4901 W 26TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106, (605) 361-0361) STATED THAT THE BUSHINGS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

AFTER HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH, ENTIRE VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED WOBBLING/OSCILLATING VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD ONTO AND WAS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY. CONDITION WAS REMEDIATED BY A PANIC BRAKE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHERE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ISSUE ALSO OCCURRED EARLIER THE SAME WEEK WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN EMPTY SIDE ROAD WITH SAME EFFECTS AND REMEDIATION - PANIC BRAKE AND SLOW TO 30MPH TO STOP THE CONDITION.

CRASH ALERT SENSOR AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL KEEP GOING OUT. NOW THE CRASH SENSOR WHICH PRE-LOADS THE BRAKES IS GOING OFF WHEN I AM PARKED. IT SEEMS LIKE IF I SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AND RESTART IT IS BACK WORKING, BUT IF THIS SYSTEM IS PRE-LOADING MY BRAKES FOR A FULL BRAKE APPLICATION WHEN I DONT NEED IT, I MIGHT GET REAR-ENDED FOR A SLAMMING BRAKE APPLICATION WHEN NOT NEEDED. I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. I AM GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THIS ISSUE.

FRONT STEERING DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP TRANSITIONING ASPHALT TO CONCRETE OVER BRIDGE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER TWO WEEKS, TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND BRING TRUCK TO A SAFE STOP. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL STEERING COMPONENTS REFERENCING FORD TSB 18-2268. WHEN I ORIGINALLY CALLED DEALER THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR TSB NOTICES ON MY TRUCK.

VALVE STEM LEAKAGE PROBLEM ON WHEELS. CORROSION BETWEEN VALVE STEM AND WHEEL DUE TO DISSIMILAR METAL OF WHEEL AND STEM. CAUSES SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES.

RIGHT SIDE REAR OUTSIDE DUAL RIM WILL NOT HOLD AIR. TOOK VEHICLE TO SAKELARIS FORD IN CAMDENTON, MO. FIRST VISIT THEY REPLACED THE VALVE STEM WITH A NEW ONE. A WEEK LATER THE WHEEL WAS STILL LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEEL CONTINUED TO LEAK. SERVICE MANAGER FAILED TO INITIATE A CLAIM WITH FORD AND HAS SINCE QUIT THE DEALER. NOW THE DEALER'S GENERAL MANAGER REFUSED TO SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SLOW LEAK IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS FORD FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. MOST HAVE THE SAME RESULTS; THE DEALERS DO NOT WANT TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. 2017 IS THE FIRST MODEL YEAR THAT TPMS SENSORS WERE USED ON F350 FORDS. THERE IS A CORROSION PROBLEM AROUND THE RIM OPENING WHICH LEADS TO THE SLOW LEAK. I HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE BOTH STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING USING THE TPMS MONITOR.

TAILGATE HAS OPENED UP ON IT'S OWN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ONCE WHILE PARKED AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING.

THE TAILGATE HAS OPENED ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THE TRUCK IS ONE YEAR OLD AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 13K MILES.

ON MAY 24TH, 2018 WHILE DRIVING MY TAILGATE AUTOMATICALLY CAME DOWN. I WAS TOWING A 5TH WHEEL RV TRAILER AT THE TIME AND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TAILGATE TOP TRIM AND THE RV FRONT GARAGE DOOR. BOTH THE TRIM AND THE FRONT GARAGE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, PLUS TOUCHUP PAINT FOR THE TAILGATE EDGES.

POWER TAILGATE OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SOME ITEMS IN THE BED WERE LOST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS WERE VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIAMSBURG FORD (701 E ROCHAMBEAU DR, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23188, (757) 229-2411) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH THE CONTACT REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. *TT CONSUMER STATES TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING. UPDATED 12/13/18 *JB

TAILGATE OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. I BOUGHT MY 2017 F350 LARIAT DUALLY USED IN JUNE 2017. 8 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE TAILGATE OPENED WHILE I WAS TOWING A GOOSENECK HORSE TRAILER. LUCKILY I WAS ABOUT 50 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY. THE TAILGATE WAS CONTACTED BY THE TRAILER AS I TURNED AND HAS SOME DAMAGE FROM AN ALUMINUM FOOT STOOL FALLING OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES. EACH TIME I THOUGHT I HAD POSSIBLY BUMPED THE KEY FOB IN MY POCKET, AS IT HAS A TAILGATE RELEASE BUTTON. YOU DO HAVE TO TOUCH THE BUTTON TWO TIMES IN SUCCESSION FOR THE TAILGATE TO OPEN. EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED I HAVE STARTED OR MOVED THE TRUCK, UNLOCKED AND OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THEN GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME CORRELATION BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WAY, BUT I DID NOT SEE IT OPEN AS I HAVE TINTED WINDOWS. AND I USUALLY DON'T WATCH THE TAILGATE IN THE MIRRORS.

MY TAILGATE OPENED UP WHILE PULLING A CAMPER WHILE IN A RIGHT TURN AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE AND 5TH WHEEL CAMPER WHICH I WAS TOWING

MY 2017 FORD F350 HAS NOW EXPERIENCED THREE EVENTS REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" OR SHIMMY WHICH CAUSES SEVERE SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND ESPECIALLY THE STEERING WHEEL. FIRST EVENT IN BAKERSFIELD CALIF WHERE I HIT CONSECUTIVE BUMPS IN THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. HAD TO SLOW TO LESS THAN 40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. SECOND EVENT WAS TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL DOWN A 6% GRADE INTO VERDE VALLEY ARIZONA. HEAVY BRAKING CAUSED THE SAME DEATH WOBBLE IN ADDITION TO THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT. SPEED WAS 65 MPH. THIRD EVENT WAS LEAVING MCCARREN AIRPORT IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA WHERE HITTING A FREEWAY BRIDGE TRANSITION CAUSED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. ALIGNMENT CHECKED OK, TRACKING BAR TORQUE OK, WHEELS OK, BALL JOINTS OK. BRAKE HOSE DID NOT PASS PRESSURE TEST AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND CAUSE. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE OR OEM PARTS INSTALLED AT FACTORY WERE DEFECTIVE AT TIME OF INSTALLATION. THIS IS MY FOURTH SUPERDUTY 4X4 SUPERCREW. MY OTHER THREE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. IN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE I FOUND TWO AUTOMOTIVE RELATED WEBSITES WHERE 35 PLUS LATE MODEL SUPERDUTY OWNERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE, YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD AT 20-75 MPH AND IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 15MPH TO MAKE IT QUIT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND SAID IT WAS TIRES OUT OF BALANCE, THE NEXT TIME IT WENT IN THEY SAID IT WAS MUD IN THE WHEELS. 2ND PROMBLEM IS THE UPPER OIL PAN STARTED LEAKING AT 80K , 3RD PROMBLEM THE STAINLESS STEEL BRADED LINE THAT GOES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE RUPTURED AND LEFT ME WITH NO BRAKES . ALL OF THIS OVER A COURSE OF ABOUT 89K MILES

THE TIRE VALVE STEMS LEAK. I HAVE REPLACED 8 VALVE STEMS AND I HAVE OWNED MY TRUST APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. IN SOME INSTANCES THE LEAK RATE WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT, REQUIRING FREQUENT STOPS TO RE-INFLATE THE TIRES. FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM - THE COMPANY SIMPLY REPLACES THE VALVE STEMS AND LEAKS RESUME WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE RECENTLY WHEN WE WERE TOWING A LARGE LOAD IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO. FORD HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE REFUSED TO CORRECT THE ROOT CAUSE. / THE VALE STEMS LEAK UNDER ALL CONDITIONS - WHILE DRIVING, WHILE TOWING A LOAD, WHILE PARKED.

I OWN A 2017 FORD F-350. THIS TRUCK IS FULLY STOCK, NO MODS OF ANY KIND. NO ABUSE. MAINTENANCE IS ALWAYS ON TIME AND TIRES ARE ALWAYS ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 5000 MILES. IN MAY 2018, I WAS DRIVING ALONG A STRAIGHT MODERATELY BUMPY ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO THE DEATH RATTLE. THE FRONT END SHOOK SO HARD I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. IT HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL YESTERDAY, 10/10/18. I WAS TRAVELING ON A NEWLY PAVED ROAD AT 30 MPH. I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE DEATH RATTLE AGAIN. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD ABOUT 3 MILES TIL I GOT HOME. I CRAWLED AT ABOUT 15 MPH WITH NO PROBLEMS. I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN ABOUT 60 FEET FROM MY HOME, STARTED TO TAKE OFF AT AN EXTREME CRAWL AND IT STARTED SHAKING AGAIN. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,036. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS DANGEROUS! MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS WITH ME AND I CAN'T RISK THEIR LIVES BECAUSE FORD HASN'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE FORD FIX THIS. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I LET OFF THE GAS AND SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AVOID ALL BUMPS AND DIPS NOW. IT HAS HAPPENED 8 OR 9 TIMES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE TRUCK LOOKED AT FOR THE PROBLEM, NOW THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP. I JUST THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT ITS A HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION.

VEHICLE HAS 5800 MILES, 4X4, CREW CAB, LONG BED ALL STOCK AS FROM FACTORY. NOT DRIVEN OFF ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO "DEATH WOBBLE". PROBLEM INCREASED FROM A SLIGHT VIBRATION TO AN ISSUE THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOVE 50 MPH. IF A DIP OR SERIES OF "WASHBOARD" BUMPS ARE ENCOUNTERED THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND WILL FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. FORD DEALERSHIP (HASTINGS FORD) HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND AWAITING A RESPONSE AS TO WHAT THE "FIX" SHALL BE. IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD FOR MANY YEARS YET THE TSB FROM FORD ADDRESSES TIRE INFLATION AS THE CULPRIT. BELIEVE FORD HAS MISSED THE ACTUAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

CONTINUED FAILURES OF VALUE STEMS ON THE WHEELS OF THIS TRUCK

SUDDEN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO LEAKING TPMS VALVE STEMS. THIS IS THE SIXTH SIMILAR FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW IN 3/2017. THE FIVE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES RESULTED IN WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF THE TPMS/VALVE STEM UNIT. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF 20 TO 30 POUNDS OF TIRE PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF 20 POUNDS PER DAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE DRIVING, AND WHILE PARKED.

AT 60 MPH SOME TIMES WITH A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY AND IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT ONLY STOPS AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES THIS YEAR. THE DEALER SHIP HAS WORKED ON THE TRUCK TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS. THE TRUCK HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AS THE TRUCK FRONT END IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN A 3 MILE STRETCH OF ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TAILGATE INADVERTENTLY OPENED AND DAMAGED THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (PURE COUNTRY FORD, 333 C W STEVENS BOULEVARD, GRAYSON, KY 41143, (606) 474-5414), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. *TT *JS

REAR WINDOW OF STANDARD TRUCK CAB BLEW OUT EXPLOSIVELY SCARING THE DRIVER AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TEMPERED GLASS IS A MENACE IN THIS APPLICATION. DEALERS THINK LEXAN IS ILLEGAL. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON FED HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND.

"2017 SUPERDUTY DEATH WOBBLE" THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH 2018 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH) AND GOING OVER VERY MILD BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUTTERED ENOUGH TO OPEN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND EMPTY ITS CONTENTS ALONG WITH EVERYTHING IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO KEEP IT IN MY LANE AND I LEFT THE ROAD FOR THE DITCH. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTILOCK WAS ACTIVATED AND DID EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP. TWO WITNESSES STOPPED TO MAKE SURE I WAS OK AND SAID IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE FRONT END WAS COMING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEXT EXIT (ABOUT 5 MILES) AND THIS ISSUE REPEATED THREE MORE TIMES AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED 80 MILES AND A REPAIR WAS PERFORMED TO THE STABILIZER SHOCK THAT TOOK A FULL WEEK. IT IS NOW 7/29/2018 AND THE VEHICLE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SHAKE AGAIN BUT MILD IN NATURE. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE ON OLDER VEHICLES BUT NEVER ON A NEW VEHICLE WITH UNDER 30,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE WILL KILL SOMEONE SOMEDAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF SLOW LEAKS AND CORROSION BETWEEN THE ALLOY WHEELS AND THE VALVE STEMS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE FACILITY WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE REPAIR FACILITY REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AND THE REAR OUTSIDE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE LATER OCCURRED WITH THE REAR OUTSIDE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RAIN WOULD LEAK FROM THE ROOF AND ROOF MARKER LIGHT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED SPRADLEY BARR FORD & LINCOLN OF GREELEY AT (970) 506-3600 (LOCATED AT 4901 W 29TH ST, GREELEY, CO 80634) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

AT 21000 MILES MY 2017 FORD F350 DRW HAD TWO WHEELS WITH TPMS SENSORS LEAK AIR AT THE STEMS. BOTH WERE ALUMINUM RIMS. BOTH STARTED LEAKING ON THE SAME DAY WHILE STATIONARY AND UNDER OUR SHELTER WITH NO DAMAGE OF FOREIGN BODY COMING IN CONTACT WITH STEMS OR RIMS. BOTH STEMS WERE REMOVED BY A PROFESSIONAL TIRE DEALER AND FOUND THAT REPLACING GASKET DIDN'T SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT STEMS AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE IN STOCK OR FOR ORDER BECAUSE OF DEMAND FOR BY OTHER OWNERS NEEDING REPLACEMENTS ALSO.

TIRES LOSING AIR PRESSURE. DRIVING AND IN MOTION.

MY F-350 DRW HAS DEVELOPED LEAKS BETWEEN THE OEM ALUMINUM WHEELS AND STEEL VALVE STEMS AT ONLY 12,435 MILES. TOOK TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE DISSIMILAR METALS, THE WHEELS HAVE BEGUN TO CORRODE AT A HIGH PACE CAUSING PITTING AROUND THE VALVE STEM. IF IT WASN'T FOR MY TPMS, I WOULD HAVE NOT KNOW OF THE LEAK ALL THE WHILE TOWING MY 18,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL RV. FORD HAS AGREED TO REPLACE ALL THE WHEELS, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE OTHERS SHOULD BE INFORMED TO PRECLUDE ANY ACCIDENTS. A CHECK OF THE SUPER DUTY FORUM HAS INDICATED THERE ARE MANY OWNERS ACROSS THE US THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. THANKS, JEFF

THE REMOTE ELECTRIC OPEN REAR TAILGATE HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THE PROBLEM IS EITHER DUE TO FAULTY KEY FOB, POOR PLACEMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUTTON THAT RELEASES THE TAILGATE OR SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TAILGATE WILL 'AT RANDOM' OPEN ON ITS OWN. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON MANY OCCASIONS, I'M VERY MINDFUL TO KEEP THE KEY FOB OUT OF MY POCKET AND NOT ALLOW MY PALM TO HIT THE BUTTON WHILE RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE (VERY POOR LOCATION). I HAVE HAD DAMAGE TO MY TAILGATE DUE TO IT OPENING WHILE PULLING A TRAILER, IT RESULTED IN THE BACKUP CAMERA BEING DAMAGED. FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS AND SEEMS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM.

ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING APPROX 60MPH, I DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL/FRONT END EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING, COMMONLY CALLED A 'DEATH WOBBLE.' PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL I SLOWED THE TRUCK TO 10 MPH. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 17,000 MILES. AFTER THE 3RD TIME THE DEALER REPLACED STEERING COMPONENTS. AFTER THE REPAIR THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO HAVE MINOR PROBLEMS (QUICK SHORT WOBBLE) BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT WAS PART OF THE REPAIR. ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND THE FULL WOBBLE RETURNED. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF AT DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE ( I HAVE TEENAGERS AND REFUSE TO RISK THEIR LIVES). I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE TRUCK TO FORD UNDER THE STATE LEMON LAW. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE BACK THE TRUCK BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE IT IS FIXED OR SAFE.