2017 Ford F-350 SD complaints

FLEX PLATE AND CONVERTER FAILURE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 3 INTO 6TH GEAR WITH A LOAD BANG. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK HAS 61,800 MILES, NA THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICES THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW IN THEIR SHOP. THE DRIVE TRAIN ON THE CONVERTER AND FLEX PLATE IS 60,000 MILES. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH, THE FLEX PLATE STARTS TO GO OUT WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS THE TORQUE CONVENTER. THE TALE TALE SIGN IS WHEN THE STARTER ENGAGES IT MISS HITS OR GRINDS A LITTLE. WHICH STARTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AGO (TODAY IS 8/21/19), WHICH WOULD PUT THE ISSUE WELL WITHIN WARRANTY. IVE ALSO FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THROUGH THE NHTSA (10160931) WITH A MANUFACTURER'S COMMUNICATION NUMBER OF: SSM 47976. AFTER SEVERAL TALKS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE TURNED IN A COMPLAINT, HOWEVER, THEY WANT ME THE CONSUMER TO PAY OVER $2,000.00 FOR MANUFACTURERS DEFECTIVE FAILURE I HOPE THIS GET RESOLVED SO OTHER DO NOT GET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THIS WILL BE MY LAST ONE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR AND HIT A POTHOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES YOU CANNOT EVEN HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL OR CONTROL IT AT ALL. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS ACTUALLY HOPPING OFF OF THE GROUND. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS YOU HAVE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO UNDER 40 MILES AN HOUR, THIS IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE ON THE HIGHWAY IS GOING 70. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT BECAUSE I SEE ONLINE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD AND YOU'RE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL YOURS. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED

DEATH WOBBLE FROM 50 TO 70 MPH IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD IT WILL SET THE TRUCK OFF IN TO AN UNCONTROLABLE SHAKE, IT IS CONSIDERED VERY DANGEROUS, FORD REPLACED THE STEERING ABSORBER BUT THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE,, I AM NOW COMMUNICATING WITH FORD CORPORATE OFFICE AS THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DO ANY WORK WITHOUT THE COPORATE OFFICE PERMISSION

2017 F-350 ENCOUNTERED SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCURRENCES TWO OCCURRED IN A THREE WEEK PERIOD. TWO OCCURRED TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND DRIVING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT. ONE OCCURRED ON A DIVIDED CITY ROAD AT THE SPEED OF 55 AN RUNNING OVER A MANHOLE COVER THAT WAS NOT LEVEL WITH THE ROADWAY. TWO OF THE EVENTS WERE IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS AND ENDED IN NEAR COLLISIONS. FORD TSB # 18-2268 ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDES CORRECTIVE ACTION; HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A RECALL PROCESS. VEHICLES MUST SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL, A DIFFICULT FEAT IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS DRIVING ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY SURROUNDED BY TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS BEING CORRECT BY FORD; HOWEVER THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE CONDITION PRESENTING ITSELF.

AT 45-65 MPH IF THE TRUCK HITS THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU CAN STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CAUSING A CRASH. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK DRIFTED THROUGH 4 LANES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" STEERING OSCILLATION. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE INCIDENT USUALLY OCCURS WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. WHIN THIS OCCURS, IT IS USUALLY WHEN CROSSING A SEAM ON THE ROAD FROM A BRIDGE OR HITTING A ROUGH PATCH IN THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY CAUSING YOU TO FIGHT KEEPING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP, WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,400. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DTHAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH ENGINEERS AT FORD HQ IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE MADE THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS TO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS IN CORRECTING THE ISSUE: ADJUSTING THE CAMBER ON EVERY VISIT, ADDED 2 DIFFERENT SIZE OF SHIMS,REPLACED BOTH STEERING DAMPERS, AND MOST RECENTLY ADD A 1 1/2" LEVELING KIT. UNFORTUNATELY THE ISSUE STILL IS NOT RESOLVED, THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IMPACTING MY ABILITY TO USE THE VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE MIDDLE AND REAR SECTIONS OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS TIGHT AND SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRYSTAL FORD (LOCATED AT 2440 NW, US-19, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL 34428, (352) 795-7371) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS TOO LONG, THE CARRIER BEARING NEEDED TO BE LOWERED, AND THE REAR END NEEDED TO BE SHIMMIED DONE FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION ANGLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-21793867. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,443.

TRUCK TAILGATE RANDOMLY OPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 6 MONTHS AND THE RANDOM OPENING HAS OCCURED 4 TIMES WHEN DRIVING. WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR WARNING THE TRUCK TAILGATE OPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CARGO ON THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS THE FOB IS SOMEHOW DOUBLE CLICKED WHEN IN THE DRIVER'S POCKET CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO OPEN (FOB HAS TAILGATE REMOTE OPENING FEATURE). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE VEHICLE OPERATOR HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THE TAILGATE HAS OPENED. THERE SHOULD BE AN INTERLOCK THAT PREVENTS THE AUTOMATIC OPENING OF THE TAILGATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE POPPED OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLOOD FORD OF EAST GREENWICH (2545 S COUNTY TRL, EAST GREENWICH, RI 02818, (833) 651-8957) WHERE THEY FOUND STRAPS AND AN AIR MATTRESS STUCK IN BETWEEN THE TAILGATE. THE LATCH WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,700.

THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES AIR LEAKING FROM ALL OF THE ALUMINUM WHEELS AT THE VALVE STEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN (7) TIMES FOR TIRES LOSING AIR. IT HAS REQUIRED SIX (6) VALVE STEM REPLACEMENTS. SOME HAVE BEE REPLACED TWICE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE METAL VALVE STEMS USED ON THE 2017 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAULTY WHERE THE STEM MEETS THE ALUMINUM RIM RESULTING IN CONTINUAL LOSS OF AIR. THE STEEL WHEELS (DUALLY) ON THE INSIDE REAR DO NOT LEAK AIR. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A MONITORING SYSTEM, AIR MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE RESULTING LOSS OF AIR IN THE TIRES AND DRIVING UNDER LOAD (THE TRUCK IS DESIGNED FOR TOWING HEAVY LOADS - WE TOW A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER) WITH UNDERINFLATED TIRES. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON UNADDRESSED PROBLEM FOR 2017 AND NEWER F350 DUAL WHEEL TRUCKS USING 17"X6.5" POLISHED ALUMINUM 8 LUG 5 HOLE WHEELS. THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS AFTER THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW AT 5,000 MILES AND CONTINUED EVER SINCE.

AT 19000 MILES I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKE IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH ON A LOCAL EXPRESSWAY. THIS VIOLENT SHAKE MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF ANY STEERING OF THE VEHICLE TIL I SLOWED DOWN TO I BELIEVE WAS 40MPH WERE I GAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER LANE AND VEHICLE AND IT ALMOST CAUSED THE DRIVER BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOPPING ON A EXPRESSWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER 5 TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE STEERING CONTROL ISSUES. I WILL ATTACH THE LATEST RECEIPT SHOWING REPAIR THAT HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY BUT LUCKILY IT WAS NOT AS BAD. PLEASE HELP FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TAILGATE UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHILE LOOKING AT THE BACKUP CAMERA. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,900. *BF *TR

WHEELS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH STEEL VALVE STEMS. BECAUSE THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT METALS THEY ARE CAUSING A CORROSION PROBLEM WHICH IN TURN IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. IF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I BELIEVE THAT IF THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE TO LOOSE PRESSURE QUICKLY THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ OF MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET BUT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. CORROSION APPEARS TO BE NOT ONLY INSIDE THE VALVE STEMS BUT ALSO ON THE WHEELS. REPLACING THE VALVE STEM WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS IT WILL ONLY OCCUR AGAIN AND AGAIN. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2018 (NEW) AND IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE. I CONTINUALLY HAVE TO FILL THEM WITH AIR. TOOK IT INTO FORD UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT CORRECTED.

I WAS PULLING A 12,000 LBS 5TH WHEEL TRAILER ON A HIGHWAY MOUNTAIN PASS WHEN I WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STARTED A DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY STARTED SHAKING AND I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND TRAILER BARELY BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER BEFORE GOING OVER A CLIFF WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE VEHICLES BEHIND ME THAT HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING US.

TAILGATE OPENS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT DRIVER COMMAND WHILE DRIVING

I'VE EXPERIENCED 5 "DEATH WOBBLE" INCIDENTS ON MY F350 WITH LESS THAN 10K MILEAGE. THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CROSSING OVER UNEVEN BRIDGE EXPANSION STRIPS ON A DIAGONAL. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS IN THE NUMBER TWO LANE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED IN BUSY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 30 MILES AN HOUR TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPERDUTY 4X4 TRUCKS. IT'S THE SECOND TIME I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. FIRST TIME, FORD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. NOW THEY ARE CHANGING TIE-ROD ENDS. NTSB REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND FORCE FORD TO STOP NICKEL DIMING REPAIRS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL.

REAR TAILGATE OPENS BY ITSELF. UNKNOWN WHEN IT OCCURS AS I HAVE A CAMPER SHELL WHICH PREVENTS THE TAILGATE FROM COMPLETELY OPENING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 40-50 TIMES RANDOMLY SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK NEW IN AUGUST 2017. NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF ISSUE AND FORD TSB-2196 BUT WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED AFTER JUNE 2017, IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY PROBLEM. UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE CAMPER SHELL PREVENTING TAILGATE FROM DROPPING.

MY TRUCK HAS THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEREAS HITTING CERTAIN BUMPS THE TRUCK'S STEERING IS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH MINE. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, GOING 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I SLAM ON THE BRAKES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH FORD, BUT THEY WILL JUST TELL YOU IT'S THE TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE. I KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T THE CASE, HOWEVER, I REPLACED ALL SIX TIRES AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY A SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED.

WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND HIT A BUMP OR ROAD TRANSITION ON A BRIDGE THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH TO GET IT TO STOP

SEVERAL TIMES THE PICKUP HAS STARTED SHAKING. IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND ENTER THE DITCH. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I'M AT A SPEED OF 50MPH OR ABOVE. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN A POTHOLE OR BRIDGE CREASE IN ROAD IS CROSSED.

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F-350 PICKUP ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A POTHOLE. THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED WOBBLING AND SHAKING TO THE POINT THAT I COULD BARELY CONTROL IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE BLOWN A TIRE OR TOW BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED SINCE I WASN'T IN A POSITION TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY SAID WAS TO MAKE SURE THE TIRES WERE AT THE RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE. LUCK FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME IN ONE PIECE.

TIRE VALVE STEMS ARE LEAKING REPEATEDLY, NEW VALVE STEMS WILL START LEAKING SOMETIMES THE NEXT DAY. WHILE THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE STEMS UNDER WARRANTY (BUMPER TO BUMPER) THIS IS CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. 25% OF AIR CAN BE LOSSED OVERNIGHT. IT SEEMS LIKE THE MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO RUN OUT THE WARRANTY AND LEAVE CONSUMERS WITH THE PRICE OF THE STEMS AFTERWARD. IN 15,000 MILES, ONE OF THE WHEELS ON THE TRUCK HAS HAD 4 STEMS PUT IN.

I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN THE FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND OVERALL VEHICLE CONTROL. AFTER THE FIRST THREE INCIDENTS I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE DEATH WOBBLE THREAD ON THE INTERNET. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A DRAG LINK AND BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE DROVE MOSTLY NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS WITH ONLY OCCASIONAL FRONT STEERING VIBRATION AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THEN ON JUNE 10, 2019 I RAN OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE ON A CORNER GOING 45-50 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK VIBRATED TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL AND GOING OFF ROAD NEARLY INTO THE DITCH BEFORE I GOT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VIBRATION AND OSCILLATION WAS EXTREMELY SEVERE WITH EVERYONE IN VEHICLE BEING TOSSED ABOUT VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND DEALERSHIP STATED THEY KNEW OF PROBLEM AND REFERENCED TSB 18-2268. THEY SHIMMED THE SUSPENSION, ADJUSTED THE CASTOR, AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER TO THE TUNE OF $624. I TALKED TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND GOT NOTHING BUT A RUN-AROUND. AFTER TRUCK WAS REPAIRED, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT FORD WOULD PAY $335 FOR REPAIRS SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED

MULTIPLE INSTANCES ~15 OF 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHERE THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. NORMALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR ROUGH ROAD. STARTED OCCURRING ONLY WHEN TURNING AND HITTING A BUMP, BUT NOW HAPPENING WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. REQUIRES SLOWING QUICKLY TO BELOW 30 MPH TO STOP SHAKING, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY. STOCK F350 DRW WITH 32K MILES

TRUCK HAS DEATH WOBBLE. AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. REQUIRES SLOWING DOWN TO UNDER 40 MPH TO STOP SHAKING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD HAS INSPECTED THE FRONT END AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. ANOTHER FORD DEALER REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AT MY COST. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, I CROSSED AND EXPANSION JOINT AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IF I HAD TWO FLAT TIRES. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO HARD THAT I HAD TO GRASP IT WITH BOTH HANDS AND A VERY TIGHT GRIP SIMPLY TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN MY LANE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR TIRES. NOTHING SEEMED WRONG. I PULLED BACK ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND CONTINUED AT 60 MPH UNTIL THE NEXT EXIT. ONCE I GOT HOME I WAS ABLE TO SEARCH FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM HAD A NAME, THE "DEATH WOBBLE" GIVEN TO IT BY OTHER OWNERS THAT HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME. I CALLED MY DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN ACTIVE SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM.

WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN A CORNER AROUND 60-65 MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING BACK AND FORTH IN A VERY UNSAFE FASHION. TRUCK ONLY HAS 33K MILES ON IT. I NOTICE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THAT IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS THE STEERING BECAME VERY "LOOSE", BUT THIS LAST TIME IT SHOOK MUCH MORE.

THIS TRUCKS FRONT END SHAKES TERRIBLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS, ON IMPROVED GRAVEL ROADS AND SPEED OVER TEN MPH IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE NOW AT 34000 MILES.

2017 FORD F-350 WITH 35000 MILES AT 20000 EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING GAME N FRONT END THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATED BETWEEN 11 AND 1 O'CLOCK THIS HAPPENED AFTER HITTING BUMP IN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL SHOCK. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING BEGAN AND I COULD STOP BY SLOWING TO 30 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL SHOCK AGAIN WAND THE TRACK BAR.BOTH PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR MANY MONTHS. NOW I AM NOTICING A SLIGHT SHAKING WHEN I HIT A BUMP. THE INTERNET CALLS IT THE'DEATH WOBBLE' THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FORD HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM THAT THEY CHOOSE TO IGNORE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

DEATH WOBBLE. AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH TRUCK GOES INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER DRIVING OVER SMALL POTHOLES OR EVEN FREEWAY EXPANSION JOINTS. FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IT IS ALL I CAN DO TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS. SLOWING DOWN DOES NOT HELP UNTIL SLOWING BELOW 45 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 DIFFERENT TIMES. IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE DAY (1/18/19) DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 5 FROM SACRAMENTO TO BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA WHILE TOWING MY 38FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS 2017 SUPER DUTY F350 HAS ALL THE FACTORY TOWING OPTIONS AND HEAVIEST GVW PACKAGE. THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES HAVE GOOD EVEN WEAR AT MORE THAN 50% AND TOTAL MILES ON THE TRUCK IS 40,000. THE TRUCK IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED AT THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED (CORNING FORD IN CORNING CALIFORNIA).

AIR LEAKING FROM TIRE VALVE STEMS. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

THE STEERING ON MY 2017 F-350 OCCASIONALLY BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER REFERRED TO THIS AS " DEATH WOBBLE" FORD HAS ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT ONCE BY REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS AND TIRES. FORD IS UNWILLING TO MAKE ANY MORE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH ON LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2017 AND NEWER F 250 / 350 SERIES TRUCKS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME WAS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER- NORTHSIDE FORD IN SAN ANTONIO, TX.

CAST ALUMINUM WHEELS LEAKING AIR FROM AREA AROUND STEEL VALVE STEM WHERE CORROSION IS OCCURRING. ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND ONE WAS REPLACED TWICE. VEHICLE HAS 29K MILES. THE AIR LOSS HAS BEEN BOTH SLOW AND QUICK. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I PULL A 13,000 POUND TRAILER. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF MANY CASES. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE WHEELS WITH A SAFE PRODUCT AND CONTINUES TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE WHEEL AND VALVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 20 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE LESS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED VERN EIDE FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 2300 N MAIN ST, MITCHELL, SD 57301, (605) 996-5614) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A DIP IN THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VIBRATION WORSENED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. SMITH MOTOR COMPANY INC (LOCATED AT 359 NJ-31, WASHINGTON, NJ 07882, (908) 835-8100) WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 60MPH ON ROAD WHEN I HIT A SMALL PATCH OF SNOW. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE HORRIBLY UNTIL I GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED. I WAS DOING EVERYTHING I COULD DO TO STAY ON THE ROAD AND NOT GO IN THE DITCH. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS STEERING DAMPNER.

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I ENCOUNTER EXTREME STEERING OCILATION WHICH EVERYONE KNOWS AS FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITH MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN DANGEROUSLY TO 25 MPH BEFORE IT WOULD STOP SHAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES BETWEEN TAKING IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEM NOT PROPERLY REPAIRING THE ISSUE. MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN CONFIRM IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, I CAN SAY THAT I THINK IF MY WIFE WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK ATLEAST ON 2 OF THE INSTANCES IT HAPPENED, SHE LIKELY WOULDNT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT FROM A CRASH. 1 INSTANCE I WAS BETWEEN LANES AND BRAKING WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I DO HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE AS WELL BUT COULDNT FIGURE HOW TO UPLOAD AN MP4 FILE.

FOR NO REASON THE TAILGATE WILL OPEN ON IT'S OWN. EITHER DRIVING OR PARKED. TAILGATE HAS COME DOWN A NUMBER OF TIMES. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN A PARKING LOT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH TRUCK DEVELOPED A HIGH SPEED WOBBLE. WIFE WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. THE TRUCK THAT HAS 26000 MILES ON IT HAD NO PAYLOAD SHOOK SO HARD THAT MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO GET IT STOPPED WHILE TRYING TO STAY IN HER LANE AND ON THE ROAD.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ON A HIGHWAY, GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CORNER, HIT A BUMPY PATCH OF ROAD THAT CAUSED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHOLE TRUCK. SLOWED APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH TO GET SHAKING TO STOP.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50MPH I PASSED OVER A SMALL BUMP (ROADWAY TO OVERPASS) IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST BUT THE SHAKING HAS NOT BEEN AS VIOLENT AND HAS STOPPED WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE (NOT THIS TIME). THIS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. MY TRUCK HAS 11,450 MILES.

TRUCK JUST TURNED 25K MILES THIS WEEK. I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE FIRST TIME I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT THAT WAS NOT PERPENDICULAR WITH THE ROAD AT ABOUT 70 MPH. STEERING WHEEL WENT BACK & FORTH MAYBE SEVEN TIMES MOVING 3" OR SO VERY QUICKLY, DEFINITELY GOT MY FULL ATTENTION! SECOND ONE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER GOING OVER ANOTHER EXPANSION JOINT WHICH WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD, SAME OCCURRENCE BUT MUCH MILDER.

DRIVING AT AROUND 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO BOUNCE AND VIBRATE AFTER HITTING A UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE BOUNCE AND VIBRATION DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED TAKING A MAJOR EFFORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL TILL STOPPED. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE.

SIGNIFICANT STEERING WHEEL OSCULATION AND FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION AFTER DRIVING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ON HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES. REQUIRE SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO 20-25 MPH BEFORE THE ISSUE STOPS.

HAULING HORSE TRAILER WITH 4 HORSES, HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON A 5 LANE HIGHWAY THRU SLC UT. ALSO LEARNED AFTER THE FACT FORD DEATH WOBBLE.

AT SPEED OVE 60 ON ROAD BUMPS , BRIDGE JOINTS, ROUGH ROADS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIOTNELY SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY ALSO CALLED THE DEATH WOOBLE.COAST TO ABOUT 50MPH WILL STOP SHAKING. SCAREY WHEN IT HAPPENS DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY VEHIVKE CONTROL AT WHILE IT WOBBLES. SONE ROUGH ROADS THE BUMPS CAUSE A VIBRATION LIKE IT WANTS TO DO THE DEATH WOOBLE THEN THE RIGHT BUMP IR ITS ANGLE ON TH ROAD STARTS A DEATH WOOBLE. TRUCK HAS HAD DEALER VISIT #1 ALINGMENT, INSPECTION, #2 STEERING DAMPER REPLACED, #3 CAMBER ADJUSTED TO SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) #18- 2268 SPECS. #4 CAMVER ADJUST ADDUBG MORE CAMBER. OROBLEN AEEMS TO BE REDUCED NOW BUT CAN STILL HAPPEN BUT NOW LESS VILONLTY. THAN BEFORE. I FEEL LIKE A TEST CASE THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX.

EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS (BETWEEN 65-75 MPH). THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES - ONCE WHILE PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. DEALER INSTALLED BAR TO ADDRESS ISSUE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. TODAY, I EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN - 5 TIMES IN A MATTER OF 60 MILES - AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ON BRIDGES. THIS IS ONLY STOPPED WHEN SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY ON HIGHWAY - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BASED ON THE VERY SIMILAR AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE MAKES ME THINK A CLASS ACTION IS WARRANTED AND NEEDS TO BE PURSUED - SINCE IT SEEMS THERE AREN'T APPROPRIATE STEPS BEING TO CORRECT THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. THE CORRECTIVE STEPS FORD HAS DEALERS PERFORMING AREN'T WORKING AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *TR

FORD DEATH WOBBLE - AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (45-75MPH) SEVERE STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TO GAIN CONTROL DRIVER MUST BRAKE HEAVILY AND REDUCE SPEED.

TIRES NOT HOLDING AIR PRESSURE. SEEING THIS ON THE PASS SIDE FRONT WHEEL/TIRE, AND THE OUTER PASS WHEEL/TIRE OF THE REAR DUALLY. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS COULD BE DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED BY THE STEEL VALVE STEM AND THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. THIS IS A HAZARD PARTICULARLY DUE TO THE FACT THIS VEHICLE IS BUILT FOR HEAVY DUTY TOWING AND TIRES MUST MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE. TIRES ARE LOSING APPROX. 10PSI WEEKLY. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR/REPLACE THE VALVE STEM ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT TIRE PRESSURE LOSS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME CAN BE FOUND BY RESEARCHING INTERNET SOURCES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 13,500 MILES ON IT.

WHILE TOWING A 28" FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER I ENCOUNTER SEVERE, AND I MEAN SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS (DEATH WOBBLE). IT OCCURRED WHEN HITTING EXPANSION JOINTS AT BRIDGE CROSSINGS AND WHEN GOING OVER MODERATE ROAD BUMPS. SPEEDS VARIED FROM 65MPH TO ABOUT 55MPH.TRUCK IS RELATIVELY NEW WITH ONLY 15K MILES ON IT.