2017 Ford F-350 SD complaints

HAD RECALL PERFORM FOR TAILGATE OPENING UNEXPECTEDLY ON MARCH 3, 2020. IN DECEMBER 2020, THE TAILGATE OPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE REVERSING TO ATTACH A TRAILER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE. WE CONTACTED KENDAL FORD IN MERIDIAN ID TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AND THEY SAID FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND IS NOW CLOSED. THEY WANT IN EXCESS OF $1500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THE RECALL. FORD WILL NOT BUDGE IN COVERING THIS ISSUE WHICH WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. OBVIOUSLY THE RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE DID NOT WORK. PLEASE CAN YOU HAVE ANOTHER RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS TAILGATE ISSUE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE ITEMS IN THE BED OF OUR TRUCK AND NOT KNOWING WHEN THE TAILGATE WILL OPEN AND CONTENTS FALL OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

REPEATED VALVE STEM LEAKS IN ALUMINUM WHEELS. FIRST ATTEMPTED REPAIR ON 8/14/2019 AT BATTLEFIELD FORD IN CULPEPER, VA (PURCHASING DEALERSHIP). SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT ON 2/10/2020 AT DEALERSHIP. THIRD ATTEMPT AT REPAIR ON 2/22/2021, AT THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED TO ME THAT I NOW NEED TO REPLACE TWO OF THE WHEELS AT MY EXPENSE.

IF A BUMP IS HIT AROUND HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" I AM TOLD. THIS RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNUSABLE AS IT IS NOT SAFE. FORD SAYS THEY BELIEVE A STEERING DAMPENER REPLACEMENT MAY FIX THE ISSUE BUT HAVE NO PARTS IN STOCK, NO OPTION FOR OUTSIDE PARTS, AND NO ETA FOR AVAILABILITY.

DRIVING AT APPROX. 65 MPH MY F-350 4X4'S STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY HARD, ENOUGH TO HAVE A DPS STATE TROOPER HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION NOTICE. HE MADE A U-TURN, CAUGHT UP TO ME, PUT ON HIS LIGHTS AND STOPPED ME. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A TRAFFIC STOP TURNED OUT TO BE A SAFETY CHECK. HE TOLD ME THAT HE STOPPED ME BECAUSE HE HAD NOTICED MY WHEELS WOBBLING AND THOUGHT THAT I WAS IN DANGER OF CRASHING. I HAD TOLD THE OFFICER THAT THE WOBBLING STOPPED ONCE I REDUCED MY SPEED TO ABOUT 40 OR SO. TIRES WERE CLOSE TO NEEDING CHANGING, I REPLACED MY TIRES AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED UNTIL RECENTLY. IT IS STARTING TO WOBBLE NOW AND THEN ONLY AFTER AN ADDITIONAL 15,000 MILES. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT A ONCE IN A MILLION EVENT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE HEARD MANY TIMES AMONG OTHER FORD OWNERS TO SHOW THEM WE NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. MY LIFE IS WORTH MORE THAN A BAD ENGINEERING DESIGN. DID I BUY A $ 73,000.00 COFFIN?

DEATH WOBBLE ON HIGHWAY AFTER HITTING A BRIDGE SEAM. JUST STARTED AFTER 2 YEARS IN JANUARY 2021

THE POWER TAILGATE WILL RELEASE WHILE IN MOTION. I HAD THE FORD RECALL COMPLETED ONCE, I BELIEVE AROUND SEPTEMBER OF 2020. I JUST HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE POWER TAILGATE FIX DOES NOT APPEAR TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY JUST REMOVED THE ORIGINAL RECALLED PARTS AND DID THE RECALL AGAIN ON MY TRUCK. THIS CURRENT WORK WAS COMPLETED ON 1/20/21. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO DO A REPROGRAM OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TO INCLUDE NOTIFICATION WHEN THE TAILGATE IS OPEN IN THE DISPLAY IN THE DASH. I WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE REINSTALLATION OF THE RECALL WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE, MY THOUGHTS ARE NOT.

MASSIVE STEERING WOBBLE AND SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60 TO 70 MPH. USUALLY ON A ROUGHER HIGHWAY OR A BUMP FOR JOINT EXPANSION. RATTLE CONTINUES TILL SPEED REDUCTION TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR.

TWO ISSUES. FIRST ISSUE, CRACKED RIM. STARTED LOSING TIRE PRESSURE, LEAK BETWEEN RIM AND STAINLESS STEEL VALVE STEM, HAD VALVE STEM REPLACED WITH RUBBER VALVE. LASTED ABOUT A WEEK AND STARTED LOSING AIR PRESSURE AGAIN. USED GREEN SLIME AND SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. PRESSURE LOSS WAS MINIMAL, 70 PSI DOWN TO 60 PSI OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS, WOULD REINFLATE TO 70 PSI AND WOULD HOLD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND I WOULD JUST INFLATE BACK TO 70 PSI. DRIVING BACK FROM FL TO NC ON THE 30TH OF DEC 2020, I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF 20 PSI IN ABOUT AN HOURS TIME. PULLED INTO REST AREA, REINFLATED TIRE AND SPRAYED WITH WINDEX AND SAW BUBBLES COMING FROM A CRACK AROUND THE TIRE VALVE AND GOING ABOUT 2 INCHES TOWARD THE INNER EDGE OF RIM. CHANGED TO SPARE, AND MADE IT HOME WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. RIM IS ORIGINAL FACTORY ALUMINUM RIM. DEALERSHIP SAID TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. PURCHASED AFTERMARKET WHEELS THIS WEEK, DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE WITH SAME MODEL OF RIM. SECOND ISSUE. TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES. NOTICED DEATH WOBBLE WHILE I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH ABOVE MENTIONED TIRE/RIM ISSUE AND FIGURED IT WAS DUE TO THE IMBALANCE OF FRONT TIRE THAT HAD GREEN SLIME IN IT. WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AFTER HITTING POTHOLE, WAS GOING ABOUT 50-55 MPH, HIT POT HOLE, TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 AND SHAKING STOPPED. HAS HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES BUT THOSE TIMES I HAD THE OLD TIRE/WHEEL SET UP. THIS LATEST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WITH DIFFERENT TIRE/WHEEL SETUP. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO D

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED WOBBLING STRONGLY, IT DID NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. I HAVE OEM SUSPENSION, WHEELS, TIRES, NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE.

I EXPERIENCED THE FORD 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65MPH DECEMBER 23RD 2020. I TOOK THE TRUCK MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. MY STEERING DAMPENER HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, DUE TO THE RECALL, ON JUNE OF 2020. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THE DAMPENER WAS IN GOOD CONDITION BUT THE TRACK ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF APPROX. $400.00. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THE THE TRACK ARM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL. THIS LEAVES ME DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT WILL EXPERIENCE THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AGAIN AND PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN GRAVE DANGER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER THIS KNOWN PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD REPLACE ALL PARTS THAT ARE AFFECTED IN THIS CASE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HARM OR DEATH TO THE VEHICLES OCCUPANTS. A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE FORD DEALERSHIP DID, OR DIDN'T DO, CAN BE FOUND ON THE FORD OASIS REPORT WITH THE VIN NUMBER PROVIDED.

WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55+ MPH), THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, COMPROMISING STEERING CONTROL. THE SHAKING WILL TYPICALLY ONLY SUBSIDE BY REDUCING SPEED, OF THE VEHICLE.

ON DECEMBER 24 ,2020 AFTER ENTERING INTERSTATE I25, AND REACHING ABOUT 50 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK WHEN INTO A VIOLENT SHACK AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL.

WHILE DRIVING CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEATS UP AND STARTS LEAKING BLACK LIQUID ON SENSOR WIRES AND SMOKING REAL BAD WITH A BURNING SMELL.

THE TAILGATE OPENS INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN LOCKED, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT IS LIKE THE LATCH IT NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ALSO, THE RADIATOR KEEPS LEAKING ON THE LEFT UPPER HOSE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. EACH EVENT HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE ITS CAUSES A LOSS OF CONTROL AND ALMOST RESULTS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. THE SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED BELOW 10 MPH.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON I-40 EASTBOUND IN EAST TENNESSEE I WENT THROUGH SOME ROUGH PATCHES AND POTHOLES IN THE ROADWAY. THIS RESULTED IN MY STEERING WHEEL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD ON TO AND CONTROL. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF TRAFFIC I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND ONCE IT REDUCED SPEED TO ABOUT 30 TO 40, IT STOPPED. DURING THE NEXT 200 MILES IT OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES. ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND GOING OVER A ROUGH PATCH WHERE A BRIDGE AND ROAD MEET, AND TWO OTHER TIMES DUE TO POTHOLES THAT I WAS ABLE TO PREVENT/STOP A FULL BLOWN VIOLENT SHAKING EPISODE BY DRIVING SLOWER AND BEING AWARE OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC OR ANYWHERE ELSE IT MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE STATIONARY OR ON TRIPS THE TIRES LOOSE AIR AND BECOME SEVERELY UNDER INFLATED REQUIRING THE TIRES TO BE INFLATED TO PROPER PSI, USUALLY BEFORE EACH TIME THE TRUCK IS USED (3-4 TIMES PER WEEK). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD TIRES BECOME UNDER INFLATED WHILE TRAVELING OR IF THE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE USED IN A SITUATION WHERE THERE IS NO TIME TO INFLATE TO PROPER PSI. OUR TRUCK IS USED TO HAUL HORSES AND WOULD BE DANGEROUS IF WE HAD AN EMERGENCY TO MOVE HORSES WITHOUT TIME TO INFLATE THE TIRES OR IF TIRES LOST INFLATION WHILE ON A TRIP. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED ABOUT 10 MONTHS (MAY 2018) AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WOULD REPLACE LEAKING VALVE STEMS. INTERNET SOURCES SUGGEST THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY FORD USING STEEL VALVES ON ALUMINUM WHEELS, CAUSING CORROSION WHERE THE TWO METALS MEET. WENT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER WHO CONFIRMED SUCH CORROSION AND RECOMMENDED I REPLACE ALL SIX WHEELS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $4,963.16. HOWEVER, DEALER COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM OR PREVENT ITS REOCCURRENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED TO 20 MPH AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER LAWLEY'S TEAM FORD (100 AZ-90, SIERRA VISTA, AZ 85635; (520) 458-8140), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING SEVERAL COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT NOT REPAIRED AND CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,826.*DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE SAID VEHICLE HIT A BUMP OR BAD SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXTREMELY ERRATIC. I IMMEDIATELY HELD ON, LOOKED IN MIRRORS FOR OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY GET IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WE HAPPENED TO BE ON A 65MPH HIGHWAY. WITH HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING WE DID MANAGE TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD TO THE SHOULDER. I NEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IT WAS. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME AT THE TIME AS WELL. WE HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. AT 9000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THEN AGAIN AT 16,500, 18,900, 24,440 AND THE MOST RECENT TIME IS 27,500. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED 4 PRIOR TIMES. EACH TIME THEY CHANGE THE STEERING DAMPER AND I GET MY VEHICLE BACK. NOW I AM TOLD I NEED NEW TIRES, A CASTER ADJUSTMENT AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER DAMPER. SURPRISE THE DAMPERS ARE ON BACK ORDER.I'M VERY SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. LUCKILY I GUESS PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED YET. THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT. THIS IS MY THIRD NEW TRUCK FROM FORD. I THINK WE HAVE CERTAINLY SPENT OUR FAIR SHARE OF MONEY WITH THEM. FIX OUR TRUCK SO WE CAN FEEL SAFE WHEN WE PULL OUR CAMPER AROUND THE COUNTRY. THAT'S WHY WE BOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. THANKS FOR READING OUR EXPERIENCE.

I WAS DRIVING DURING MODERATE RAIN AND WET ROAD CONDITIONS. MY TRUCK HIT A SEAM IN ROAD AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE. I HAD TO GET ON THE BRAKE FAST AND THIS WAS EARLY MORNING LOTS OF SEATTLE TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH. THE TRUCK ACTUALLY STARTED A SHIMMY THAT PUT ME IN THE OTHER LANE LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON MY LEFT SIDE. IT WENT AWAY WHEN I WAS ON THE BRAKE AND HAD SLOWED WAY DOWN UNDER 35 MPH. WHEN I GOT BACK ON ACCELERATOR, I AGAIN RETURNED TO HIGHWAY SPEED ONLY TO HAVE IT RETURN WORSE AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS TIME THERE WERE MORE VEHICLES AROUND AND I HAD TO HIT BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD SO AS NOT TO BOUNCE EVERYWHERE. THE TRUCK GOT NOTICEABLY LIGHT ON FRONT END BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND VEERED OFF ROAD TO THE RIGHT. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. TRUCK WAS PARKED AND TAKING TO FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE AND FINDING OUT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 17510 MILES ON IT HAS BEEN IN FOR ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCES. IN FACT TIRES WERE JUST ROTATED AT 17000 MILES.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, - OCCASIONALLY THIS ISSUE OCCURS AT ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH AREA OR "CONCRETE TO ASPHALT" SEAM IN THE ROADWAY, THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A VERY VIOLENT, ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END. LET OFF ON THE FOOT PEDAL TO BEGIN SLOWING TO AROUND 60 MPH FOR THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THEN HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY TO EXPECT THE SAME THING TO OCCUR AT ANY RANDOM TIME WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH AREA IN THE ROAD. REALLY SCARY SITUATION WHEN THIS OCCURS!!!

4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS OUR TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IN EVERY INSTANCE WE WERE TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND CROSSING BRIDGES. OUR TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WE LOST CONTROL, EVEN CROSSING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE ONCE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND PULLING TO THE SHOULDER THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED. ONE OF THE TIMES, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND CROSSED LANES BEFORE SHE COULD GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. NOW I'M AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THE TRUCK..

LESS THAN 20K MILES, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT TIMES WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE IN A TURN OR ONE SIDE HITS THE BUMP AND NOT THE OTHER. THE PICKUP BECOMES INCONTROLLABLE. YOU HAVE TO AGGRESSIVELY BRAKE TO REGAIN CONTROL WHICH IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 45 TO 70 MPH.

STARTING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER A USED PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE AT 48,000 MILES AND 3 YEARS OLD, A INTENSE FRONT AXLE OSCILLATION WAS INTERMITTENTLY NOTICED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 75MPH, OFTEN THE ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DIRECTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS. AFTER HAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE VEHICLE 4 SEPARATE TIMES TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. SO FAR THE FIXES TRIED BY THE DEALER HAVE BEEN BALANCING THE TIRES, INSTALLING NEW STEERING DAMPENER, NEW TIE ROD ENDS, NEW DRAG LINK AND TWO SEPARATE ALIGNMENTS.

VEHICLE HAD SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 65MPH. DEALER ADJUSTED CASTOR AND IMPROVED THE SEVERITY. STILL HAVE UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AND VIBRATION. MANY VISITS TO DEALERS IN TWO STATES WITH NO CORRECTION OR IMPROVEMENT. UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE TO TOW 5TH WHEEL.

I'VE HAD 4-5 INSTANCES OF STEERING OSCILLATION IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS (AKA "DEATH WOBBLE") FROM EITHER DRIVING OVER HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES, OR JUST FROM TAPPING THE BRAKES AT SPEED. THIS INCLUDES AN INSTANCE ON JULY 2, 2020 WHILE DESCENDING THE WEST SIDE OF WOLF CREEK PASS (HWY 160) WHILE TOWING A 10,000 FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. I HAD TAPPED THE BRAKES TO FURTHER ENGAGE THE ENGINE BRAKING FUNCTION AND THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING WAS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL (WHICH IS TYPICAL). THE VEHICLE ALSO TRANSMITS OSCILLATION/VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT WHEELS DURING NORMAL DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS. THE STEERING IS WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS LOOSE TOO - LOTS OF PLAY AND LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS.

DEATH WOBBLE

2017 FORD F-350, TRUCK CAN HIT ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOES CRAZY SHAKING EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEEDS FROM ABOUT 45MPH AND FASTER. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25-30MPH. IT'S VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE IT'S SHAKING, AS YOU DO NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE STEERING. A BIG PROBLEM IS THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T TELL WHICH BUMPS WILL CAUSE THE VIOLENT SHAKING. IT COULD BE A LARGE UNAVOIDABLE POTHOLE, OR IT COULD BE A SMALL CONCRETE JOINT IN AN OTHERWISE VERY SMOOTH FLAT ROAD. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN THERE WERE NO BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO KNOW THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS SELLING VEHICLES FOR UPWARDS OF $80,000 THAT CAN'T BE SAFELY DRIVEN ANY FASTER THAN 45-50MPH, AND ARE PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER ON A DAILY BASIS.

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, WE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND ALMOST CAUSED US TO HIT THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO US. WE HAD TO SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY TO STOP THE SHAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK AND THE SECOND TIME WE WEREN'T AWARE WE HIT A BUMP, THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. OUR TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT NEXT WEEK.

SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. I PURCHASED IT IN 2017 BRAND NEW. IT HAS NEVER HAD CONSISTENT TIRE PRESSURE IN 3 OF THE VALVES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY EVEN AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT 187 MILES.

I PURCHASED MY 2017 FORD KING RANCH DUALLY NEW ON 5/11/18 AND HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH REPETITIVE TIRE AIR PRESSURE LOSS OF VARYING RATES WITH ALL SIX WHEELS AS A RESULT OF CORROSION BETWEEN THE TPS VALVE STEMS AND ALUMINUM WHEELS. THE VALVE STEMS ARE STEEL, WHEELS ARE ALUMINUM THAT RAPIDLY CREATE CORROSION WHERE THESE TWO METALS CONTACT WHICH RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO BOTH COMPONENTS. STARTING ON 8/6/2018, 3979 MILES, EVERY WHEEL ON THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED DUE TO CORROSION. AS OF TODAY MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED NINE FORD DEALER REPAIRS AND #10 IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS THURSDAY 10/8/2020 FOR ANOTHER TPS WARNING. I BROUGHT MY CONCERN TO MY SELLING DEALER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE SEEN THE SAME FAILURES ON OTHER SUPERDUTY TRUCKS BUT FORD WILL ONLY ADDRESS THIS CONDITION UNDER THEIR WARRANTY GUIDELINES. THEY CLAIM THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. THREE FORD DEALERS HAVE MADE THE SAME STATEMENT. AFTER NOTICING A PATTERN OF REPETITIVE IDENTICAL FAILURES, ON 4/2/2019 AT 6404 MILES I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND EXPLAINED MY CONCERN TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE. SHE GENERATED CASE #CAS17549134 AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTINUE WITH WARRANTY REPAIRS AND EXPLAINED SOMEONE FROM FORD WOULD FOLLOW UP. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION FROM FORD. THESE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE PARKED AT HOME, DRIVING WITH AND WITHOUT A LOADED TRUCK, HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS AND IN REMOTE AREAS WHEN WE TRAVELED AROUND THE STATES ON VACATION. COMPRESSED AIR WAS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN AREAS OF

I BOUGHT THIS 2017 F350 USED WITH APPROX. 67000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A 3000 MI 0R 90 DAY WARRANTY. WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED I HAD OWNED THIS VEHICLE 3 WEEKS. ON 9-25-20 MY WIFE AND I WENT TO PICK UP A DESK AT A RESIDENCE 20 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE. AFTER LEAVING THE RESIDENCE I ACCELERATED TO HIGHWAY SPEED 50-60 MPH ON A PAVED TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. WE HIT A ROUGH PATCH, RIPPLED SECTION OF PAVEMENT. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHUTTERING BACK AND FORTH IN MY HANDS AND THE TRUCK STARTING STEERING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, I GRIPPED IT AS HARD AS I COULD WITH NO RESULT TO RETURN THE TRUCK BACK TO THE LANE WE WERE IN. I ALSO WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AT THE SAME TIME, BUT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SLOWING DOWN. AFTER , APPROXIMATELY 200-300 YARDS THE TRUCK SLOWED AND THE STEERING RETURNED, SO I COULD GAIN CONTROL AND RETURNED TO MY LANE OF TRAFFIC.

"DEATH WOBBLE" MARCH 2020 DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (IT WAS A VERY STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD) AT ABOUT 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT AGGRESSIVE BRAKING SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE NEAREST FORD DEALER INSTALLED A NEW STEERING DAMPER FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. SEPTEMBER 2020 THIS TIME I WAS TOWING A 39 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL RV. SAME VIOLENT SHAKING ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEED 70 MPH STRAIGHT ROAD. AGAIN AGGRESSIVE BRAKING RETURNED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO ME. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER INCIDENT BUT IT WAS SURE SCARY! MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT.

FORD SUPER DUTY DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. I'VE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE (UNCONTROLABLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.) OVER 12 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2017 F350. WHICH HAS LESS THAN 17K MILES. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE INSTALLED NEW STEERING DAMPENERS SIX TIMES INCLUDING THREE OF THEIR NEW IMPROVED DAMPENERS SUPPOSEDLY TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HE VEHICLE CROSSES OVER UNEVEN OR VERY ROUGH PAVEMENT. USUALLY ON FREEWAYS. TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A BUSY FREEWAY.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APROX. 65MPH WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND WOBBLING, I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING UNTILL I CAME TO A STOP. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT OUT THINKING I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TIRES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN FINE SINCE BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN, ALMOST CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN LARRY H. MILLER FORD DRAPER (11442 S LONE PEAK PKWY, DRAPER, UT 84020, (801) 742-5237, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN IN-HOUSE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR A DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR FAILED TO REMAIN SECURELY CLOSED AND WAS SECURED USING A ROPE. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,630.

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT, DOME LIGHT, AND TRUCK BED LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED AND WHILE DRIVING ON CITY ROADS. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY THE SENOR WILL FINALLY GO OFF. WE HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM A FEW TIMES BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING IF THEY CANNOT SEE IT HAPPENING. AFTER DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM IS NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. THEY FINALLY SCHEDULED AN APPT. BUT WAITING UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TO TELL US THEY HAD TIME FOR US TO BRING IT. IT HAS LITERALLY BEEN 3 YEARS THIS MONTH!

AFTER TURNING ON TO A MAIN ROAD AND BRINGING THE VEHICLE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF AROUND 55-60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD FEEL IT THROUGH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND IT WAS SHAKING ME IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND STARTED PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT, AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS OR SO, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING.

OCCASIONALLY, THE TAILGATE WILL AUTOMATICALLY FALL, WHEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, FROM A STATIONARY POSITION. I VERIFIED THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE KEY FOB IS NOT IN MY POCKET. THANKFULLY, IT HASN'T HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. IT STARTED, FOR ME, SOON AFTER I PURCHASED IT USED, IN JUNE 2020.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN TRAFFIC, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO BRAKE AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A FRONT SUSPENSION/STEERING ISSUE.

TAIL GATE ON THE PICKUP CAME DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AND WAS DAMAGED. THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM ON THE TRUCK, THAT WE HAD COMPLETED BY FORD JUST PRIOR TO INCIDENT. THE RECALL DID NOT WORK, THE TAIL GATE STILL CAME DOWN ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING. FORD IS REFUSING TO COVER DAMAGES.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2017 FORD F350 PICKUP AND PULLING A BUMPER PULL TRAILER THE TAILGATE RELEASED BY ITSELF AND LOWERED. IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TRAILER JACK AND WHEN I PULLED OF THE ROAD IT DAMAGED THE TAILGATE. I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR A TAILGATE RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR AND A SECOND TIME FOR THE THE TAILGATE NOT OPENING. AUTOMAX FORD IN KILLEEN TX ADVISED ME THAT THE TECH FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RECALL WORK AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE ISSUE. WHEN THE TAILGATE WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND THE TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND MOVING, BOTHE SAFETY FEATURES THAT SHOULD PREVENT THE TAILGATE FROM UNLOCKING'

AT 400 MILES DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AS IF THE FRONT WHEELS WERE COMING OFF, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT MUST BE A BAD ROAD, SAME THING WHEN IT HAPPENED AT 7,000 MILES AND AT 22,000 MILES. AT 35000 MILES WE TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR WELL OVER A MONTH, TO FIX IT. NOW AT 39000 IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND WE ARE TAKING IT BACK IN TOMORROW TO BE LOOKED AT. NOW THAT I BOUGHT MY WIFE A TRUCK THAT IS WELL OVER $70,000 SHE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS SO SCARY TO DRIVE WILE THE FRONT TIRES SHAKE LIKE THEY ARE FALLING OFF. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC, SHE FEELS LIKE SHE COULD KILL SOMEONE SIMPLY BY LOSING CONTROL WHEN THAT HAPPENS. I HAVE PURCHASED COUNTLESS FORD AUTOMOBILES AND PAID OFF MANY FORD CREDIT AUTO LOANS, AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES, WE MAINTAIN OUR VEHICLE WITH THE FORD MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, WE CARRY A FORD ESP WARRANTY ON ALL OF OUR FORDS AND WE ARE VERY METICULOUS IN TAKING CARE OF OUR VEHICLES... AT THIS POINT WE WANT A NEW TRUCK, AND WE DO NOT FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE DEPRECIATION SIMPLY BASED ON THESE PROBLEMS. WE ALSO WANT OUR FORD ESP AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT TO BE ON THE NEW TRUCK, JUST AS WE HAVE ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. EVERYTHING ON THE TRUCK WAS STOCK....TIRES, WHEELS, SHOCKS, AND STEERING DAMPER. HAVE REPLACED SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPER, AND DRAG LINK AND STILL HAVE THE SAME DEATH WOBBLE. WORSE WITH MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER HOOKED TO IT WITH A LOAD ON. CAN'T TRAVEL DOWN BACK ROADS IN UPSTATE NY FASTER THAN 25MPH BECAUSE IT GETS SCARY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ABOUT 40 MPH THE TAILGATE OPENED BY ITSELF AND THE CARGO FELL OFF TO THE ROAD, THE CARGO WAS DAMAGED.*DT*JB*DT*JB

DEATH WOBBLE I HAVE ABOUT 24 THOUSAND MILES ON MY TRUCK AND WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT'S A STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AND FORD SEEMS TO BE BLOWING ME OFF ABOUT IT. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT FUNCTION WILL SHUTOFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 30 SECONDS OF USE AND DISABLES THE USE OF THE HEATED OR COOLING FUNCTION UNTIL THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED AND SAID IT WAS COMMON AND REQUIRES REWIRING OF BOTH SEATS DUE TO OHM-AGE DIFFERENCE. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $700 TO $900 WHICH SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND IF COMMON WHY WOULD IT NOT BE RECALLED?*DT*JB

AFTER HITTING SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT AT BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ON A COUNTRY HIGHWAY MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I THINK I WAS IN A SLIGHT TURN AT THE TIME. *TR *BF

I BOUGHT THIS 2017 F-350 FORD AND AS I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WAS TOLD BUY A FEW FORD CUSTOMERS THAT THEY CALL THIS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK TO HAUL HEAVY ITEMS. WHY WOULD FORD RESELL THIS TRUCK KNOWING IT HAS THIS PROBLEM? I AM A 74 YEAR OLD VETERAN AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS ITS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK? AND WHY HAS NHTSA NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK WITH MY FAMILY ANYWHERE.CAN A LAWSUIT BE FILED? IS FORD DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?

AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH, THE TRUCK GOES INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN A LARGE BUMP, POTHOLE OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT IS ENCOUNTERED. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES RAPIDLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND THE TRUCK FEELS AS IF IT IS LOSING CONTROL. THE TRUCK MUST BE DECELERATED RAPIDLY TO STOP THE SHIMMY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES, MAKING THE TRUCK DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. .