2018 Ford F-350 SD complaints

TRAVELLING ON I-90 IN IDAHO ON 8/22/2020 AT ABOUT 70 MPH VEHICLE WENT INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE IN OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THIS VIOLENTLY. MY WIFE AND I WERE GOING ON ABOUT A 60 MI. ROUND TRIP. WE EXPERIENCED THIS 4 TIMES TOTAL. I TRIED SLOWING TO 60 MPH BUT IT STILL RE-OCCURED. ANYONE NOT AS STRONG AND EXPERIENCED COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. PART OF OUR TRIP WAS ON SECONDARY ROADS TRAVELLING AT 60 MPH OR LESS AND DID NOT OCCUR, ONLY ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS EXTREMELY VIOLENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL HE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAC HAIK FORD JACKSON (6130 I-55, JACKSON, MS 39211) AND THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WITH CONTAMINATED DIESEL FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY SENT AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

UNCOMMANDED TAIL GATE OPENING..CONTINUES TO OPEN EVEN AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED.. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TAILGATE WOULD OPEN PERSONAL BELONGINGS WOULD FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. AFTER HAVING THE TAILGATE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. *JS

TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM ABOUT 30,000 MILES. AT 63,000 MILES FORD DID THE STEERING DAMPER RECALL. IT DID NOT HELP AT ALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, SO IT SITS AT HOME. IT IS AN $80,000 VEHICLE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT GETS WOBBLY GOING ABOVE 60 MPH, AND REACTS BAD WHEN BUMPS ARE ENCOUNTERED ON THE ROAD. *TR

TAILGATE CAME OPEN ON ITS OWN YET AGAIN..TOWING A 5TH WHEEL..WAS ABLE TO SEE IT OPEN IN A SHARP TURN AND STOP..CAUSING A TRAFFIC JAM ON HIGHWAY 12. SEVERAL CARS ALMOST HIT EACH OTHER...THIS IS AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED .*DT*JB *TR

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN...TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER...THIS IS SECOND TIME SINCE TAILGATE RECALL WAS DONE. *TR

LOSE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL ON HIGHWAY ..DUE TO UNCOMANDED TAILGATE OPENING.. TAILGATE COMES OPEN ON ITS OWN...THIS IS AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED. *TR

VEHICLE HAS UNDER 29,000 MILES. VEHICLE DOES NOT TOW HEAVY LOADS NOR COME CLOSE TO ITS RATED CAPACITY FOR USE AS A 1 TON. TODAY JUNE 1ST 2020 AT 50MPH ON SIDE ROAD I DROVE OVER A TRANSITION BETWEEN OLD ASPHALT AND NEW ASPHALT, A SMALL BUMP, THE TRUCK FRONT END STARTED SHAKING. ALL CONTROL OF THE FRONT END WAS LOST. I COASTED U TILL THE PROBLEM STOPPED I DROVE ANOTHER 4 MILES HOME. SEARCHED THE INTERNET. LEARNED OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. I REPEATED THE DRIVE UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AT THE SAME SPOT THE TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME LOSS OF CONTROL DEATH SHAKE. *TR

MY 2018 F-350 HAS A UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END, THE FORD DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER, BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE FALLING OFF, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T FEEL SAVE TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

EXTREME CORROSION AROUND THE VALVE STEM CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. NOW HAVE THE 7TH FLAT TIRE ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON THIS TRUCK KEEP LOSING AIR PRESSURE DUE TO GALVANIC CORROSION BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM WHEELS AND STAINLESS STEEL VALVE STEMS. PRESTIGE FORD IN GARLAND TEXAS REPLACED DEFECTIVE STEM WITH THE LIKE PART IN JANUARY 2020. I NOW HAVE A SECOND WHEEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. FORD HAS A CURRENT TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT HAS TAKEN THE STANCE OF NO REPAIR UNLESS THE STEM FAILS. THIS TRUCK HAULS A 16,000 POUND TRAILER AND A TIRE FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROLS WITH INJURY OR DEATH. DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES THE NTHSA SHOULD MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE FROM AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD BE AVOIDED BY FORD DOING THE RIGHT THING.*DT CONSUMER STATED CORROSION IS HAPPENING DUE TO DISSIMILAR METALS CONTACTING WHICH IS KNOWN AS GALVANIC CORROSION.*JB

ON APRIL 4, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, I TRAVELED OVER AN OVERPASS THAT HAD A SMALL LIP TYPE BUMP. THE TRUCK HIT THE SMALL BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY SO THAT I HAD TROUBLE HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE TRUCK VEERED HALFWAY INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME CAUSING A VEHICLE TO SOUND ITS HORN AND TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE TRUCK FINALLY SETTLED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AS I WENT HALFWAY OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. MANY ARTICLES IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WERE DISLODGED INCLUDING A COFFEE CUP, READING GLASSES. THIS TRUCK HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT, HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL. THIS INCLUDES TIRE ROTATION AND REGULAR TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS TO THIS TRUCK, IT IS EXACTLY AS IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. I AM A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WITH DECADES OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVING TO MY CREDIT WITH NO ACCIDENTS. I TRULY FELT IN DANGER AND ATTRIBUTE THE SAFE OUTCOME OF THIS EPISODE TO MY PROFESSIONAL EMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVER TRAINING SKILLS.

I FIRST HAD A DEATH WOBBLE AT 9000 MILES. I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED, THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING OR BLEW A TIRE AT 60 MPH. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. AT 15000 MILES IT BECAME MORE AND MORE RECURRING AND I STARTED ASKING AROUND AND HEARD OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 50 MPH AND IS SUCH A VIOLENT SHAKE IT MAY PUT YOU INTO ANOTHER LANE. YOU CAN NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT AND MUST SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 25 MPH. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO HIT MY BREAKS ON A FREEWAY WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME GOING 70 MPH AND NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED OR CAUSING A HUGE CRASH. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A COMPANY VEHICLE TO USE AS MY DAILY COMMUTER. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY HEARD OF IT AND SCHEDULED AND ORDERED PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. I SINCE HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ON A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH 16000 MILES. THEY INFORMED ME THIS SHOULD FIX IT BY REPLACING THE STABILIZER. REALLY? HOW DID IT WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY, I FEEL THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM AND THIS IS ONLY A SIMPLE FIX TO THE SITUATION TO GET ME ANOTHER 10000 MILES. DONT HIT ANY ROUGH BUMPS OR IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU WAS MY WORRY AND BEING REAR ENDED OR THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-75 UPON HITTING A BUMP ON THE PAVEMENT THE TRUCKS FRONT AXLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL AND FORCES RAPID DECELERATION TO REGAIN CONTROL. AT FIRST I ATTRIBUTED IT TO NORMAL BUMP STEER WITH SOLID FRONT AXLE BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM. TRUCK ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING SINCE 16,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ANY SPEED 55MPH-80MPH, HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BEGINS. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. VERY SCARY!

YOU DID A RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE OPENING BECAUSE OF MOISTURE IN A SENSOR BUT YOU STILL HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE OPENING DUE TO THE KEY FOB. YOU SAY ALL THE DAMAGE THAT CAN BE CAUSED SHOULD THE TAILGATE OPENING WHILE PULLING A TRAILER. IF YOU HAVE THE KEY FOB IN YOUR POCKET IT CAN BUMP THE TAILGATE OPEN BUTTON TWICE (JUST WHILE WALKING) AND OPEN THE TAILGATE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO BE DISABLED. THE DAMAGE POSSIBILITY IS IDENTICAL. PLEASE GET THIS CORRECTED. SHOULD IT COME OPEN IN MY YARD WHILE I AM WORKING AND COMES DOWN ON MY GRANDDAUGHTERS HEAD IT COULD BE DEADLY. PLEASE CORRECT THIS. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 75 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY (THE 'DEATH WOBBLE') AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW.

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAY AND HITTING A "ROUGH" PATCH, THE TRUCK'S WHEELS THEN BEGIN SHAKING, CAUSING THE WHOLE TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SHAKING WON'T SUBSIDE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED DROPS BELOW 50 MPH OR LOWER. THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LIMITED RESPONSE TO TURNING WHEN THE SHAKING IS HAPPENING. THIS SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT I'VE HEARD DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND MAINTAINING SPEED (I.E. NOT TURNING OR ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING). THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY, BUT ALWAYS AFTER A CHANGE IN SURFACE (EXPANSION JOINT, POTHOLE, UNEVEN SURFACE). I HAVE DRIVEN OVER THE SAME SPOT WITH OTHER VEHICLES, INCLUDING A FORD EXCURSION, AND CANNOT REPLICATE IT. IT SEEMS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THIS GENERATION OF THE SUPER DUTY.

BOUGHT BRAND NEW, THE FEEL WAS BOUNCY; AT 14,000 MILES MORE BOUNCY IN FRONT END, BY 23,000 MILES THE FULL "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 45 MILES AN HOUR ON A VERY SMALL BRIDGE. THEN EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU DROVE THE TRUCK, THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WOULD HAPPENED, EVERYTIME, EVEN WITH THE LITTLES BUMPS. VERY SCARY AND THE TRUCK IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I WAS ACTUALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.

I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS GETTING SLOPPY AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND GOING OVER BRIDGE JOINTS. TWO NIGHTS AGO I WAS DRIVING AT 57MPH WHEN I CAME OFF A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND PULL TO THE ROAD SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. AT ABOUT 30MPH THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE I HAVE A TRUCK INFLICTED WITH 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. INSTINCTUALLY, I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN WHICH SEEMED TO ADD TO THE FORCEFUL SHAKING BY CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I'M A HEALTHY SIZED 210 LB MAN AND I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT VEERING OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ANOTHER CAR. I MANAGED TO STEER MY WAY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO WHERE THE SHAKING AND SWAYING STOPPED. ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 30 SECONDS IN DURATION, IT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY AND IT WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOMENTS IN MY LIFE. AFTER THE INCIDENT TODAY, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SUPER DUTY F-250 & F-350 PICKUP TRUCKS. IT HAS BEEN LABELED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" (YES THAT'S REALLY WHAT ITS CALLED). THANKFULLY, IT WAS ME AND NOT MY TEENAGE SON BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE I THINK TODAY'S INCIDENT WOULD HAVE ENDED MUCH DIFFERENTLY HAD HE BEEN DRIVING! PLEASE ADVOCATE FOR THE CONSUMER AND ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE.

IT STARTED WITH A SLIGHT SHAKE GOING OVER A SEAM IN THE PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES IT DEVELOPED INTO A HARD SHAKE THAT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL YOU WOULD SLOW DOWN BELOW 35 MPH. THE DEALER "FIXED" THIS WITH A STEERING STABILIZER, BUT IT STILL FEELS LIKE IT DID WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AND THE DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROBABLY BECAUSE I WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY IN ABOUT 2000 MILES.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE FRONT END HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL BEGINS AN OSCILLATION THAT CARRIES THROUGH ENTIRE TRUCK. TRUCK NEEDS TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO GET VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 15,000 MILES AND ONLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH TIME. TRUCK NOW HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. FORD REPLACED A STEERING DAMPENER 1-24-20 BUT TRUCK STILL HAS ISSUE

I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT STEERING CONTROL ISSUES AT 65MPH TO THE TRUCK STEERS LEFT AND RIGHT AS IF THE TIRES ARE WOBBLING TAKEN IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT WAS PURCHASED AT AND TWICE THEY CLAIM TO FIX PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT THE TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON ROUGH ROADS ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT SMOOTH LANE AND OUT OF KNOW WHERE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY THIS WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE I SLOWED DOWN AS QUICKLY AS I COULD TO TRY TO STOP IT BUT IT TOOK A BIT TO STOP SHAKING I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ANYTHING LIKE THAT

UPON REACHING SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 60MPH AND DRIVING ON BUMPY, UNEVEN OR SMALL FISSURES IN THE PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEELS SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AND IS AT TIMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

TWENTY THOUSAND MILES AND FRONT END PARTS ARE WORN CAUSING " DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, SOMETIMES VERY EXTREME SHAKE,

EXTREME, UNEXPECTED VIBRATION IN FRONT END AFTER HITTING SMALL IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT REQUIRED EMERGENCY BRAKING TO NEAR COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WOBBLE/VIBRATION IS SO SEVERE THAT FRONT OF VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND REQUIRES EVASIVE DRIVING TECHNIQUES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SOME CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON I-15 NEAR CLEARFIELD UTAH I WAS DRIVING NORMAL HWY SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE WENT INTO A UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN ME STEERING. IT FELT LIKE MY TIRE WAS WOBBLING OFF OF THE AXLE. I ALMOST WIPED OUT AN ENTIRE FAMILY NEXT TO ME BUT LUCKILY THE DRIVERS PASSENGER SEEN MY UNCONTROLLABLE TRUCK AN TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT.

WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIGOROUSLY UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT FORD KNOWS OF THE ISSUE AND CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. A TSB WAS ISSUED, 19-2393 HOWEVER THERE ARE NO PARTS TO CORRECT THIS.

PURCHASED NEW IN WENATCHEE WA. AT LESS THAN 18,000 MILES I NOTICED A FRONT END SHAKE AND BOUNCE WHEN I WOULD DRIVE OVER ANY TYPE OF EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE. AT AROUND 18,400 IT BECAME A VIOLENT UP AND DOWN BOUNCE SIDE TO SIDE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. THE LAST TIME IT DID THIS I WAS GOING AROUND A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WERE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE HIGHWAY WHICH A FILLED WITH TAR TO SEAL THEM. AFTER RUNNING OVER THEM THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, THE WHEELS WERE VIOLENTLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND IT BOUNCED US INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO LOCK UP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE SHAKING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE ONCOMING LANE. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER. THEY EXAMINED IT AND FOUND NEARLY ALL OF THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE WORN OUT. THIS IS AT 18,000 MILES ON A TRUCK THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON ANYTHING BUT MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAD TO FIX A FEW ALREADY BUT SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ONE THIS WORN OUT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THEY INSTALLED ALL NEW PARTS. I ASKED IF THE NEW PARTS WERE ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES THAT FAILED, (SUCH AS NEWER BATCH NUMBER), THEY SAID NO. TOOK THE TRUCK HOME. WE HAVE NOW PUT ON ANOTHER 2,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STARTING TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS ON ANY VEHICLE MUCH LESS A TRUCK WE PAID CLOSE 70,000 DOLLARS FOR. I HAVE ALL OF THE PAPERWORK FOR THE REPAIRS THEY DID.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK WILL START TO SHAKE OTHERWISE KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED NEW TIRES AND NEED A NEW STEERING DAMPER PER TSB-19-2392. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 400.00 FOR THE PART. MY RUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY AND I PURCHASED THE FORD PROTECTION PLAN. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO DRIVE. IT SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS

TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY IN A 10 MILE RIDE IT WOULD HAPPEN 3-4X AT 70 TO 75MPH HITTING THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. VERY DIFFICULT ON A HIGHWAY. VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE A VIDEO TO SUBMIT IT IS VERY HARD TO SHOW SHAKING OFF A TRUCK IN PICTURES. *BF PLEASE SEE ATTACHED VIDEO. I HAVE FILED 6 COMPLAINTS FOR 6 DIFFERENT TRUCKS.*JB

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

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS ALL STOCK, IT STARTED ABOUT 25K MILES.

SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING TRUCK HAS 30,000 MILES

ON 12/6/2019 WHILE TRAVELLING FROM FORT COLLINS, CO TO CHEYENNE, WY BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH, THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT-HAND LAND AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND SLOW DOWN. THE SHAKING CONTINUED UNTIL I REACHED ABOUT 30 MPH AND THEN IT QUIT. THE TRUCK HAD JUST UNDER 30000 MILES. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE LOVELAND FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS FOR THE TRUCK. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY A BAD STEERING DAMPER AND THAT IT NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM FORD AND WON'T BE UNTIL THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2020. THEY HAD NO OTHER SUGGESTIONS EXCEPT TO MAKE SURE THE TIRES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE AND PROPERLY INFLATED.

AT 20000 MILES THE TRUCK STARTED DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE. IF I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AT BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH THE TRUCK GOES INTO A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. VERY DANGEROUS . DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

ON 12/17/19 I WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHICH CAUSED VIOLENT OSCILLATIONS IN MY STEERING. I HAD NO CONTROL AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY CAUSING A TRACTOR-TRAILER TRAVELING BEHIND ME TO CHANGE LANES QUICKLY.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THIS VEHICLE WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT, GETS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FRONT WHEELS, & STEERING WHEEL, START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, SHAKING THE WHOLE TRUCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU LOOSE GRIP OF IT. THE TRUCK CAN'T BE STEERED AND ONLY BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN CAN THE VIOLENT SHAKING BE STOPPED. IT HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY. IT HAPPENED TO ME AT 75 MPH, 70 MPH, & AT 55 MPH. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED EVERY TIME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN MY LANE. I TOOK IT TO FORD & THEY PUT NEW PARTS ON BUT IT STILL DOES IT. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. ALL SERVICE ON MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BY THE FORD DEALER, INCLUDING TIRE ROTATIONS, ETC.

EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY AND CROSSING A EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROADWAY. HAD TO SLOW TO UNDER 30 TO GAIN CONTROL. DURRING RUSH HOUR THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. FORD HAS REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BALL JOINT UNDER WARRANTY AT 15000ISH MILES DUE TO IT BEING COMPLETELY WORN OUT CAUSING ALL KINDS OF CODES AND ALARMS ON THE DASH.ONCE REPLACED THE CLUNKING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL ALARMS HAVE NOT RECURRED.

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 80 MILE AN HOUR AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL GETS A VIOLENT SHAKING AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS IS TO HIT YOUR BREAKS AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR THIS DEATH WOBBLE PUTS YOU OUT OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. I'VE HAD THE FRONT END PARTS CHANGED OUT (SHIMMY SHOCK, LINKS,ETC. HAVE THIS DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES ROUGHLY. I NOW HAVE 20,000 MILES ON MY VERY EXPENSIVE F350 POWER STROKE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS FORD IS AWARE BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. I KNOW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT ON THIS BUT FORD IS DENYING IT..

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT FRONT. KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TOOK IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THEM, PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. TRUCK VIOLENTLY VIBRATES TO THE POINT WHERE I LOSE CONTROL WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOMEONE SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER FOR VIBRATION TO STOP.

TAILGATE OPENS ON ITS OWN...NO INDICATION THAT IT IS OPEN...CAN NOT SEE IN THE MIRROR.

SPEEDS GREATER THAN 70 MPH AND HITTING SMALL BUMP CAUSES TRUCK FRONT TIRES/DRIVE SUSPENSION TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. ALSO KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE.

I WAS TRAVELING AT 64 MPH ON 75 SOUTH UNLOADED AROUND AUSTIN LANDING AREA WHEN MY TRUCK ENCOUNTERED A FEW CRACKS IN THE PAVEMENT. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL RAPIDLY MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PROBLEM DID NOT CEASE UNTIL I REDUCED SPEED TO 20 MPH. TRUCK WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I HAVE NO MODIFICATIONS ON THE VEHICLE AND CALL SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT ALL SERVICE INTERVALS BY FORD DEALERS ONLY.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE FOR MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW, AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR PARTS FOR THE THIRD REPAIR. THE SECOND TIME THIS TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP THE ISSUE RETURNED THE VERY NEXT DAY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTION ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO VOICED CONCERNS WITH FORD THAT IF THIS HAPPENS ON ICY ROADS THAT SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS COULD HAPPEN. I ASKED THE FORD REP TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE SO SHE COULD REALIZE JUST HOW COMMON IT IS. MY WIFE FEARS SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME ANY TIME I TAKE THIS TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED ANYWHERE FROM 55 TO75 MPH WITH NO NOTICE.